The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-12
THE COUNTY'S BAD ROADS.
The Matter Will Come Before the
Commissioners Soon.

Complaints About False Weights and
Measures The Commissions s
Urged to Take the Matter Up-Bai-
lev Carpente- Gets New Trial.
To Hold Semi onthIy Meetings.
Chairman Dale Ties a Vote-JaiI-
birds Fed for 1-3 Cents a Day.
Those stagnant Ponds Again.
The most important thing that was
taken into consideration by the county
commissioners at their October meeting
Yesterday afternoon was the condition of
the county's roads and bridges, and espe-
cially the roads.
The matter was brought up by Mr.. w.
G. Lathrop, who asked to be allowed to
sppear before the commissioners and
make a statement with regard to the con
dition Of the Augusta road, which, he
said had been so cut up by the heavy
rains that it was in some places in an i'm
passable condition. 1t needs deeper
drains, he said, and gang of men with
wagons to work the road
Mai. Blandford, who was present. quite
sgreed with the statement made and said
that the bitches ought to be graded He
said that there were other roads
In the county in as bad a
condition and some of them
even worse. The Ogeechee road he men
toned as being in very bad condition
and there are other roads, he said, which
also need as early attention. There has
been much complaint for some time now
about the condition of these roads, and
the commissioners have been urged more
than once to take the matter in hand.
Mai. Blandford was requested to make a
report with regard to their condition and
q meeting will be held at an early
date, when gang of convicts will be or
dered to begin the work of road improve
meut at once. The city will also be urged
to look after the ends of the county roads
which are within the city limits.
SHORT WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
The question of short weights and
measures was called to the official atten-
ton Of the county commissioners and
they we're requested to urge that bill be
presented to the legislature providing for
an inspector of weights and measures
who shall have power to see that all such
weights and measures as are used bymer-
chants are officially stamped As the law
is now it seems that the inspector has no
authority to require that merchants
A letter from Inspector j. p. White
was read. He stated that he had seen
numerous instances of the use of false
weights and measures by many of the
small merchants in the city, and he said
the representatives were willing to intro
duce such bill as is wanted provided
the commissioners ask it.
Jacob j. LutZ also made a similar re-
quest, stating that numerous instances of
fraudulent practices in this manner had
come under his attention both as a dealer
and purchaser.
IN BAD FIX.
The residents and land owners
in the nelghborhood of the Ogee-
chez pond are in a bad fix. They
have entered a complaint with the COM
misSioners and they want something done
at once 1t seems that the Savannah and
Ogeechee canal has broken its banks at
thepond fora distance of 100 to150 feet, and
that during the recent heavy rains and
floods of one kind and another the bridge
which used to be across the canal at that
point has been washed away. This they
say has injured them in more ways than
one. No one who lives in that section
now has any means of crossing
the canal at that point, and they say
their children are thereby deferred from
going to school, and on Sundays the citi
zens themselves are kept from going to
church. They appealed to the commits
SlOners to take some action, and asked if
the company could not be made to repair
the canal. 1t seems, however, that the
company has refused to attend to it. The
commissioners decided that they would
not see the people Inconvenience any
longer than they could help, and they in
struCted Maj. BlandfOrd to make report
on the matter at once TO the chairman.
and it will be acted upon at the special
meeting which will be held in few days
WILL BE GIVEN HEARING.
The petition of Bailey Carpenter, who
runs the liquor store out on the bluff on
the Ogeechee road, asking that a re-hear-
ing OF his case be granted before the or
der revOking his license be confirmed, was
taken up and it was decided to allow him
another hearing at the next meeting, but
IN the meantime the order reyozing his
license will stand.
1t will be remembered that at the last
regular meeting Carpenter left the court
room before his case was heard, under the
impression that the compliments had an
nounced not ready This he stated in his
petition, which was filed by Messrs. Sea
brook, Morgan and Way. that he could
prove beyond a doubt. He also stated
that he could satisfactorily prove that
ms saloon was not within the Smile limit
prescribed in the statutes. On his sworn
athdavit to the above effect it was de-
clded to give him chance to prove that
his statements were true.
THE CHAIRMAN CAN VOTE.
Contrary to the customary rules in gen
eral assemblies, the chairman of the
county commissioners has the right to
vote on all questions, even if by so doing
ms vote makes the result a tie. This CON
clusion may be drawn from the action of
chairman Dale on certain question yes
terday.
Commissioner Kehoe introduced a reso-
tuuou to turn over to the Citizens SAM
tary Association the 81 600 asked for some
TINE ago as part of the salary of the in
speclor who is employed by the
ASSOCIATION. There was some little
discussion about the matter, Commits
sioner Charlton stating that the resolu-
ZION appropriating 81 900 was fol" sanitary
Inspection, and not for any inspector He
sdlu The provision was made in case it
snould be found necessary to have inspec-
ZION made, if the city should be attacked
Dy an epidemic AS no such thing had
happened yet he did not see why the res
OtuIon should pass. Chairman Dale was
VI the same opinion.
=, vote was then taken and Chairman
Dale and Commissioner Charlton voted
asalnst the resolution, while Commits
Sloners kehoe and Chaplin voted in its
Idlor MIR. Kehoe raised the question of