The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-30
GRAND JURY PREsENrMENTs

We, the grand jury for the March term Of
1892, beg to submit the following general
presentments:
We have examined the county records,
hooks of the court of ordinary. clerk of
oonrt county treasurer, tax collector, re-
oaiver Of tax returns, sheriff aud magis.
trates, and found them correctly aud well
kept.
RECOMMENDATIONS.
/. That another book case be provided
for the ordinary's office TO protect the bound
fIes of the MORNING News, as this is the
official paper confirming citations.
9. That new safes be provided for the Of
fees of county treasurer aud receiver Of
tax returns.
Examination of public buildings. court
house aud Jail shows them to be well taken
care of and in excellent condition.
RECOMMENDATIONS.
l. That floor in furnace room of court
house be bricked,
3 That furnace room, coal room and adj
Joining room be whitewashed.
3. That all steam pipes in the jail be
painted,
pan closets for sanitary reasons.
OBSERVATIONS.
The public water closet on third floor Of
COURT mousse Is nOL III bduALaEg GOhQAblOns Uub
this is due to lack of water pressure, which
cannot be remedied until the new water
works are completed.
The public schools were found to be clean
and well ventilated. Some of the schools
are rather crowded, but this will be relieved
as soon as the new school house on Henry
street is completed. The colored schools are
very much crowded as to the rooms of the
first ana second year scholars.
CONVICT CAMPS
Are in first class order, and good health and
cleanliness prevail. In the camp on W aters
road we found that the new quarters for
white women are being erected which will
relieve the county jail OF q class Of chronic
offenders of this sex.
COUNTY ROADS AND BRIDGES.
Roads within four or five miles Of the city
are IN bad condition on account Of the very
heavy sand. The Augusta, Louisville and
Ogeechee roads, with the exception of the
sand, are in fair condition, as is the case
with the Middle Ground road Montgomery
cross roads, and Waters road, together with
the different cross roads, built under the
direction OF the county commissioners II
within the province Of the commissioners,
we would call their attention to the condi-
ton Of the bitches along the White Bluff
toll road. In great many places the bitches
are not attended to and are full of stagnant
water. We call the earnest attention of the
commissioners to the lack Of proper drain
age In the region of low lands outlying the
western and southwestern portions of the
city as menacing the health OF those portions
Of Savannah. The Buckhalter road should
be attended to. This road has apparently
been overlooked by previous grand juries. 1t
is in very bad condition and almost impass-
able in places. Attention is called
10 Harden swamp bridge on the Pine Barren
road which has hoated out of its position
We recommend that brick culverts be sub
stituted for the present plank bridges on the
Louisville, Ogeechee and Augusta roads
wherever practicable. We recommend that
the appropriations for county roads be in =
creased s., 1000, provided the money be used
for the following specific purposes, viz:
That the county commissioners shall pro-
vide themselves with complete road out
fit, such as mules, implements, ETC.. neces~
sary for the successful carrying out of this
work, and after this expenditure, use the
balance Of the IS, 900 for the grading aud
working of the roadbeds of the three princi-
pal county roads, viz: The Louisville, Au-
gusta and Ogeechee. aud also the protected
road to the Isle Of Hope. We also name as
condition TO this increased appropriation
that fifteen or more OF the convict gang
shall be put upon the work under the direc-
ton of the county engineer and be oon-
tinued permanently at it until it is conn
pleted. We consider these roads of great
Importance to the commercial interests of
our city.
BRIDGE AND CAUSEWAY BETWEEN WHIT
MARSH AND WILMINGTON ISLANDS AND
THE MAIN DRAW-BRIDGE ACROSS TUR-
NER'S CREEK.
We recommend that this being work
that will cause considerable outlay be only
undertaken when the county is In funds
but we believe the growing Importance and
nOprYIatiNn IF ithaca ialanda un6pr the f0Ctor-
ing care Of the Oemler Oyster Company
aud the Wilmington Island Improvement
Company, will ere long demand recogni-
ton from the county at large in the build
ing Of the desired bridge, which would be in
the nature of public convenience.
BRIDGE BETWEEN sKIDAWAY ISLAND AND
THE MAIN.
In our opinion the amount required for
this undertaking is too large for the
public benefits that will be locally derived
from it,
LUNATICS IN COUNTY JAIL.
We recommend that the county commits
sOners be required to devise some means
whereby these unfortunates, pending their
removal to the state asylum, be better pro-
vided for as to room, food, medical atten-
ton and protection from self-infiicted vic.
lence.
The pension list from the state executive
h7pol bul6ub IOT Lu6 COuSluGTdLlOn Oh E0S
grand jury has been examined as required,
ana We find that all of the pensioners en-
listed are entitled to this beneficent state
provision, with the exception of the follow
Ing persons, who have not appeared before
US, and who we have been unable to find,
VIZ: Mrs. Harriet M. Farmer Elizabeth
Z. johnson, w. G. Corley. Mary Osteen
and Mary L. Reyes. Should these parties
ever appear their cases should be con-
sidered.
TUITION FEE CHATHAM ACADEMY HIGH
SCHOOL.
We recommend that it be abolished as
soon as the county is in financial condition
to do so.
Budget for the year commencing March
4 l. 1892, and ending Feb. %, 1898:
For superior court Observation-Disclosures. S16.5OO OC
TOT city court. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1880 o.
81 t LOT lnsolvent costs. ........... 1900 OF
q Tor court house. Observation-Disclosures 1000 OF
81 Tor chln-gang ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1880 OF
LOT LOT jan. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. $500 OF
Tor commissioners office. ........... 1000 OF
Vor interest on bonds ............... 5000 o.
E E roads and bridges. 5000 OF
Tor county map. Observation-Disclosures. $500 Of
~ county farm. 1870 o.
EoI drainage. Observation-Disclosures. $500 o.
Tor general expenses. ............... 1900 o.
Tor education...- ................. 5000 OF
ut county poor Observation-Disclosures. $500 o.
1 oL Georgia lntrmary. .....,. ...... 1900 o.
For St. Josephs Inirmary 1000 o.
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