The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-14
OYSTER LEASES PUT OFF.
THE COUNTY COMM SsIONERS TO
ACT ON THEM NEXT WEEK.

Other Matters Disposed of by the
Commissioners at Their January
Meeting Road Question Dis
cussed-The Convict Camp Preacher
Applies for a Recommendation and
an Appropriation to Take Him to
Conference.
Commissioners Walker, Read, Mein-
hard and Estill, County Attorney
Saussy, Engineer Thomas, Inspector
Desvergers and Clerk Dillon were in attend
ance at the January session OF the county
commissioners yesterday.
The court room was filed with attorne vs.
and their clients interested in oyster
leases. Commissioner Estill suggested that
the regular order OF business be suspended
and the oyster question be taken up, but
DR.. Read said he had very important pro-
fessional engagement on hand and might be
called away at any moment. 1t was there
fore decided to proceed with the call of the
docket.
The application OF the Louise Porter
Home for an appropriation of $50 per month
TO cover freight on frewood for the poor
was disposed by an order directing the
chairman TO pass on freight bills not exceed
ing 500 per month.
A letter from DR.. Dupon In regard Co the
projected Isle of Hope public road was re-
ferred to the county attorney.
A letter was read from c. II. Dorsett,
who has the property in his hands for sale,
stating that he could sell certain lots OF the
county farm tract, but that he did not
think the time propitious for selling the
farm as whole. The county commission
ers agreed with Mr.. Dorsett that this is not
good time to sell the property, either by
lots or as an entirety.
Chairman Bourquin of the road commis~
sioners, in response to the action of the county
| commissioners calling his attention to the OBJ
structlon of Waters.road by the tracks of the
| Savannah and Isle of Hope railroad, asked
for On appropriation to employ an attor-
ney TO attend to the matter, stating that he
and County Attorney Saussy did not agree
upon laws relating to public roads.
Mr.. SaussY informed the board that the
city authorities proposed to take action in
the matter of the obstruction of Waters
road and Estill avenue.
j. w. McAlpin aud others called atten-
ton to the condition of the bridges over
Pipemaker's swamp on the Augusta road
These are the three wooden bridges that are
to be replaced by one nm bridge.
Rev. Prophet Hayward the colored
pIehCueF VINO pTeSlueS over the religious
exercises at the convict camp for the sum
Of 800 a year, asked for a recommendation
as to his preaching and also for an appropri-
alton to pay his expenses TO the colored
Methodist conference TO be held at Thomas
vile. He said he wanted to go there In a
style in keeping with the dignity of his po-
sition and to reflect credit on the board OF
commissioners. He did not get his creden-
tlals, but proposition was made to leave
the question Of how much should be appro>
priated for the prophets expenses to Chair
man Walker. That was objected to, but
$40 was set apart for that purpose. Com
missioner Estill voted against the appro-
priation.
The Bay street road was up again. This
time Mr.. Exley called attention 10 viola
ton OF the agreement as to the manner in
which the road should be built. Mr.. Exley's
letter was referred to the chairman with
power to act.
The report of Engineer Thomas and that
of Mr. Desvergers, inspector of drainage.
were read and disposed Of.
A letter from DR.. Falligant was read,
which brought no the oyster lease question
prematureiy. Apparently, however. nobody
was ready to 90 before the court and by
general consent the hearing of the cases was
postponed until Monday afternoon, to which
time the court took a recess.