The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-16
WORK FOR The COUNTY.
Chairman Dale'S Rules in Counting a
Vote Objected To.

noon, but on account OF the Trip OF the
Farmers congress down the river, the
meeting was postponed until yesterday.
There were present Commissioners Dale,
Chaplin, Carson and Kehoe.
There was nothing whatever Of interest
in the meeting, simply the monthly rou-
tine, few petitions, few bills and the
engineers report.
A little discussion about county roads,
10 have heard which would have made
one think Of O'Clock tea, occupied
most of the afternoon. 1t was a case
Of small strip Of road in
the southern part of the county; an ap-
plication was made to have a bridge
built over a canal which had been cut
through it. II was referred 70 the com
mittee on roads and bridges with power
10 act.
Mr.. Carson wasn't satisfied and in a
few minutes it was taken up and dis
cussed again. Again it was dropped and
again Mr.. Carson didn't think the bridge
should be built, as it wasn't public road.
Chairman Dale insisted it was a public
road and Mr.. Chaplin backed him up.
"Well, said Mr.. Carson at last, Il sup
pose IL we ought it to build that bridge
we'll have to build and as the petition
had been acted on the action stood.
FOR THE WIDOWS SOCIETY.
A letter from Miss Maria Minis. asking
aid in behalf Of two Of the oldest charita-
bic institutions in the city, which, on &C
count of the failure TO pay the dividends
on the Central and Southwestern railroad
stocks, have been seriously crippled, was
read. These institutions are the Widows
Society, comprising the Abrams Home
and the Mary Telfair Home.
Tho coua niccionpt-E NveFp very much in
clined to extend some aid TO these institu-
tons and discussed an appropriation of
$500, which had been put in the budget
for the Little Children's Home. otherwise
known as the Minnie Mission, which was
made contingent upon their raising 81 800
additional II has not been learned as
yet what action the officers of the
they have done towards raising the
amount required.
The clerk was instructed to write Col.
Garrard aud find out what the Minnie
Mission or Little Children's Home in
tended TO do in the matter. If they do
not raise the 81 500 and do not lay claim
to this $500 appropriation the commits
sioners will doubtless give part of it, at
least, 10 the Widows Society.
TO CHANGE THE BuRKHALTER ROAD.
The road commissioners reported favor
the course of the Burkhalter road, saw
ing that such alterations would be
of great public utility. The proposition
is TO make the road cross the Savannah
Florida and Western railroad in a direct
line by continuation of the straight
course of this road in a northwesterly di-
rection, and continuing on such course
until it shall intersect the line between
the lands of Williams and Smart and
Harris, and thence along this boundary
until the road shall connect with the old
road at the bend
The clerk was authorized to issue
the citation and serve the notices for
thirty days, as reqpired by law, so that
the commissioners could act on the mat
ter at the next regular meeting. The
need for opening the road was recognized
by all the commissioners.
Proftett Haywood, the changing
camp preacher, applied for an
appropriation to enable him to attend the
annual conference at Wadley, Ga He
thought the commissioners should
send him, as he said it would be greatly
to their benefit. AS it has been Gus
tomary since he has been camp preacher
to let him go to conference annually at
the county's expense, was appropri-
ated for that purpose.
WANTED TO KNOW WHAT A PUBLIC ROAD is.
n pAAA AAbAlA H. AbdhAGNf DIS secretary 10
the the road commissioners. for sos, for
services rendered, elected some comment
The law required the road commissioners
70 furnish the county commissioners a
list Of all roads and road districts in the
county each year, and this year the mat
ter had not been attended to. Mr. Car
son wanted to know what public roads
were, anyhow He was decidedly averse
TO paying the bill until such list as was
wanted was furnished, and, the other
commissioners being of the same opinion
the bill took that course
Chairman Gugie Bourquin. of the road
commissioners, applied for sixty spades
10 be used in repairing the washouts on
the Ogeechee road. Chairman Dale
thought too many of the county's tools
had been lost in this manner, and he was
in favor Of making the commissioners give
bond for the return of such property in
good condition. This was agreed to, and
the commissioners consented to furnish
the spades under that requirement.
The report Of the county iailer showed
that the cost of feeding and clothing the
stxty-nine prisoners in the Jail for the
month of November was Sl52 Is or the
average cost per head per diem was ~
cents. The 1ailer has got the matter
down to pretty fine calculation.
Petitions for the relief of William
Baker, Ned Houston and Rachel Houston
were referred to the committee on poor.
Bernard Kesling filed his bond as con-
stable in the Fifth district.
Mr.. Hover's stomach was again sup
pressed.
The quarterly contract for supplies for
the chain-gang camps was awarded to
Messrs. j. Nj. Dixon & Co.
Maj. Blandfords report showed that
there had been one death on the chain
gang last month or for several months
preceding. One prisoner died during
November from old age. He said ninety
three men, nineteen boys and six women
were now employed actively on the county
works
Mai. Blandford also reported that pro
duce to the amount of 81 1903 "a had been
sold from the county poor farm during
the year 81, 10761 of which was PAID out
Tor expenses, leaving balance of 1901 49,
DISCUSSING THE RULES.
In concluding his report, Mai. Bland
ford stated that a trunk was badly needed
IN the river up about the Brampton plan
tation, and at the request of Mr.. Carson
the matter was taken up for discussion
at once Mr.. Carson favored putting in
the trunk, but Chairman Dale didn't.
Mr.. kehoe was with MIR. Carson and Mr.
Chaplain with Mr.. Dale. The matter
was discussed for some time, when Chair
man Dale finally put it to vote.
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