The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-11-12
THE COUNTY'S WORKS.
Commissioners Discuss the Public I'm
prOvements IN PrOgrass

| Commissioners Discuss the Public I'm
prOvements IN Progress.
The November meeting Of the county
commissioners began yesterday, and after
the transaction of such business as was pre-
scented a recess was taken until Tuesday,
when the board will meet for the purpose
Of inspecting the work on the Casey canal.
! Commissioners Walker Read aud Estill
! Clerk Dillon Engineer Blandford aud Sheriff
/ Roman were present Not a single visitor
| was in attendance.
! The controller general, by advice of
the attorney general, having decided
/ that the property owned and occupied by
the Woman's Christian Temperance Union
was not subject to taxation. an order ID that
effect was entered on the minutes
Bills for expenses Of late election were
passed for payment. They amounted to
S445
An order was passed appropriating $40
for the county poor for the winter
Engineer Blandford presented his monthly
report He reported the outlet of Dundee
canal working we'll, and that the
work on the canal was steadily
progressing. The bridge over
Dundee swamp at the Augusta road was re-
ported to be so rotten that it could not be
repaired without great outlay. The engineer
reported that the work of rebuilding Bay
street road hAd been suspended until the
convicts should be increased
In regard to Casey canal the engineer
stated that the work had not been continu-
Gus, the force having been taken off it to
complete repairs on Skidaway road. He
said;
Owing to the rapid decrease from discharges
without a corresponding increase from tne
courts, have deemed it best to merge gang
the expenses of guarding and for
supervisors and for other causes
Guard Hessar has been relieved and Guard Lane
made chief OF camp No . In the two camps
three or four guards have been temporarily laid
of until the increase Of prisoners Justify their
unemployment Despite the reduction of guards
ths prisoners last month exceeds by 81 O6 the
cost of the previous month
With the changes made, however think the
cost per capita for the present month will be
less by at least 81 80 than last There are now
III prisoners against 49, given in last report
l45 In the report previous and CT six weeks ago.
am pleased to report that Capt johnson
gives the right Of way through the lands owned
by the railway company for the Intermediate
cross road TO the Skidaway road. The incom-
pleted several hundred feet Of this road will be
light Work, ana to build it would be a very great
convenience to the travelling public. would re
spectfuly suggest that be authorized to build
The engineer was directed to open the
Intermediate road, to sell the wood cut on
the Poor farm to the Charleston and Savan-
nah railway, to rebuild the bridge on the
Augusta road at Dundee swamp, to employ
another man should the present superin
tendent of the Poor farm quit, aud to build
a trench at Hammers bridge
Engineer Blsndford made verbal state
ment in regard to the Meridian road, aud |
was authorized to secure rights of |
way for its extension northward |
from the county's land, provided they |
could be secured without cost, and to use |
the convicts in building the road when the |
weather would NOT permit Of their working |
on the Casey canal
In the matter Of the poor quality of shoes |
furnished for the use of the convicts it was |
ordered that better shoes be bought.