The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-09
PLANS FOR NEW ROADS.
ANOTHER SURVEY TO BE MADE
FOR THE ISLE OF HOPE ROAD.


| The County Commissioners Abolish
the once of Typographical Engineer
and Create the ONCE of Supervis-
ing Engineer-Mai. R. a. Blsndford
to Fill the New Of1ce-The Commits
siouers to Hold Weekly Meetings
Hereafter.
The June meeting Of the county commits
sioners was held at the court house yester-
day afternoon at o'clock. The full board
was present. consisting Of Chairman Walker
and Commissioners Read, Estill, Smart and
Meinhard.
Col Garrard was present 10 support
petition OF land owners in the neighbor-
hood of Buokhalter swamp asking that the
swamp be drained. II was decided to post
pons action to a special meeting which will
be held when Col. Garrard returns from
Camp Northen.
Engineer Blandford presented report on
the new Isle Of Hope road, accompanied by
q map, showing the most advantageous
route TO lay out.
Commissioner Estill didn't like the route
urged by Engineer Blandford, because, in
his opinion. there was too much running
around corners and making Of angles, when
the object was to get straight road. His
idea was to utilize the old Skidaway rosd
part Of the way and build the new part as
much through the county's lands as possible.
A VARIETY OF OPINIONS.
Commissioner Read thought the road
suggested by Commissioner Estill would
make the prettiest road, but # would be
more costly.
Commissioner Smart favored the road
suggested Dy Engineer Bsndford, because it
would make q good road for all time TO
come aud would obviate any trouble about
going through peoples lands.
Commissioner Estill said he didn't be-
heve she road suggested by him would cost
the county as much as any of the routes
proposed by the engineer. After a little
more desultory discussion the matter was
disposed of by the following motion offered
by Commissioner Estill:
Ordered That the engineer be and he Is
hereby directed TO make another survey of the
proposed public road to Isle OF Hope so that it
will traverse the county land for q greater dis
lance than the routes proposed in other sur
veys; said new line to begin at the junction OF
the meridian road with the county land, and
end at the present causeway at Isle Of Hope. so
as to utilize said causeway. The engineer TO sub
NIT estimates or the cost OF the several routes
ENcRoAcHMENrs ON COUNTY LANDS.
Engineer Blandford reported a number of
encroachments upon the county lands. Upon
motion of Commissioner Estill the matter
was referred TO County Attorney Saussy
and Engineer Blandford. with instructions to
have the encroachments removed, stones
put down to mark the county's land lines
aud every legal means be taken to maintain
the county's rights in the matter.
Clerk Dillon was directed to get bids
from the hotels and restaurants for furnish
ing meals to jurors.
NEW COURT HOUSE OFFICER.
Commissioner Estill offered the following
resolutions:
Ordered That the office heretofore known as
that OF map or typographical engineer be, aud
the same is, hereby abolished.
Ordered, That the office of supervising en-
gneer be, and the same is hereby created.
Ordered, That the salary Of the supervising
engineer shall be same as that now paid the
map engineer
Ordered, That the duty OF the supervising
engineer shall be TO direct and supervise the
made, aud the preparation and com,
pletion of the map Of the county
which. is now in process OF completion;
to direct and supervise all public work;
have charge of ali convicts, and the con-
troll of guards and other employees who
now are or may hereafter be employed in
working said convicts. The supervising engi-
neer shall also have under his direction such
other engineers as may he employed by the
county He shall receive his orders from the
board OF county commissioners or a majority
thereof, and shall submit weekly report of the
work of his department aud such other reports
as may be required by the board,
A MOVE TO LESSEN EXPENSES.
In support OF his resolution Commissioner
Estill said his idea was to get the convicts
concentrated under one officer OF the
county. and thereby reduce expenses.
Commissioner Smart said the only OBJ
lection he had to the scheme was the danger
Of its interfering with the map. Otherwise
he considered it an excellent thing, and one
long needed. Maj .Blandtord said it wouldn't
interfere with his work. and the resolutions
were unanimously adopted. Maj. Blaud-
ford was then elected supervising engineer.
BY motion Of Commissioner Estill it was
decided to have weekly meetings Of the
board every Wednesday afternoon In order
to facilitate business.
Engineer Blandford reported his detail of
the convicts, showing that he has all the
able bodied men working at the drainage
and the women and weak ones attending
the camps and gardens One white pris-
oner died since the last report. Thomas
Moore was his name, and it will be remem-
bered he was arrested during May week for
larceny and he claimed to be one Of the
crew Of the Kearsarge, which, however,
wasn't true.