The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-10
AS TO THE COMMISSIONS.
A Lively COllOQUy Between The County
Attorney and Chairman Dale,

Not Think They VIII Have to Pay
the Bnls-Chairman Bourquin Enters
Another Protest-A Chemist After a
Job-The ogeeohee Canal is Over
howing Dundee Swamp and Source
of Danger to Health.
The matter Of the collection of the
taxes due the county by the Central Rail
road, brought out an interesting little
colloquy between Chairman Dale and
County Attorney Saussy, just before the
board adjourned yesterday afternoon.
The county attorney referred to the
statement that the county was making
arrangements to take the Centrals notes
for the remaining $4,000 due the county.
He said that the controller general was
the only person authorized to collect these
taxes when they were in default, and
that in accordance with instructions from
the controller general he had served a no
tice on Receiver Conner. The taxes, he
said, were the highest lien on the prop
erty, and they had been ordered paid by
Justice Jackson.
Mr.. Saussy stated that he had prepared
an intervention and had been ready for
had requested him not to file it as itwOuld
pile up costs. MIR. Saussy said the receiver
told him sometime ago that the money
would be paid quicker if no interven-
tion were filed, and that up to that time
Chatham county was the only county that
had received any of the taxes due. Mr..
Saussy went on to state that other coun-
ties ha d filed interYentions for the taxes
due them.
docs this action affect the cost of col
lection2" asked Chairman Dale.
''If / choose to charge the commission
allowed it does, but otherwise it does
not, ~ said Mr.. Saussy.
well, will you choose to charge it2'
asked the chairman.
Il NAV and may not. he said. ''If 1
have to go into court and if [ have much
trouble in collecting this money, ! will be
entitled to the ten per cent. allowed by
law"
What are we going to do about thisl"
someone asked.
II don't think any action is necessary"
said the chairman, and the matter was
dropped forthwith.
WHAT WILL THEY DO WITH THEM.
Among the numerous bills which came
up before the commissioners, and paying
bills, by the way, is the most delightful
part of their work, were accounts
for over $3.50 for conducting
post-morJem examination of the
body of Lem Hover. When these
bills were read Chairman Dale an
''This is for disinterring the body of
Lem Hover. Mr.. Saussy Will read US the
law on the subject"
Mr.. Saussy then went on to show from
the law that neither the coroner nor the
solicitor was authorized TO make such a
disinterment. The coroner only could
= I,fr# l,.,
jury who sat at the inquest. There were
several other points which were read to
the commissioners, some of which seemed
in dispute. II seems that in this case the
jury did not recommend a post norton,
but that it was held under the authority
of the acting coroner.
Mr.. Carson didn't want to pay the bills
unless the coroner and the solicitor had
right to authorize the examination. Mr.
Dale thought it was unfortunate that
they had only hearsay evidence to act on.
MIR. Kehoe wanted to act at once, as he
saw no reason whatever why the bills
should be paid.
Mir. Carson then thought that perhaps
the solicitor and the coroner both had
their sides of the case, and it was decided
on his say so to put the matter off until
the September meeting, when everybody
who had hand in the case will be cited
10 appear before the board and state
their sides The matter of paying the
bills will then be acted on.
From the expressions of the commits
sioners yesterday it could be seen that
they were all very much opposed to pay
ing the bills.
ANOTHER KICK ON THE ROAD.
Chairman Gugie Bourquin of the road
commissioners got in another shot at the
Florida Central and Peninsular railroad.
He is noted for kicking vigorously when
the county roads are not kept in good con-
dition, and he came down again with Il
reminder that the Florida Central and
Fenensular had not complied with the
order issued by the commissioners at their
last meeting. The road which he called
especial attention to as being in a very
bad condition on account of the Florida
Central and Peninsular crossing, were the
Ogeechee and Burckhalter, with regard
TO which the orders, he said had not been
obeyed
Chairman Dale said he had driven over
the Burckhalter road and had found it in
a very bad condition. The other roads he
said he thought We're in a very fair con
ditiOn.
Mai. Blandford said that it made no
difference what Mr.. Bourquin or nybody
else said, these roads were not in a bad
condition, but that they had oeen fixed up
and repaired by the Florida Central and
Peninsular according to theiagreementb be-
tween himself and the Florida Central
and Peninsular engineer. With regard to
the condition of the Ogeechee road
it was in as good condition as
was required under the agree
ment and it was all right. He had writ
ten once and they didn't comply
and he wrote them again. The roads
were then repaired to his satisfaction, I'm,
der the agreement made between him and
the Florida Central and Peninsular engi
neer for crossing them.
He had inspected all of them except the
Burckhalter road, and they were in good
condition. He said he would give his at
tention to the Burckhalter road as soor
as possible
WANTED TO ANALYZE HOVER.
Hover's stomach has gained a state rep
utation.
Yesterday Chairman Dale received
letter from Mr. Henry Il. Slack of La
Grange, Ga, stating that he was pre-
pared TO make chemical analysesof stains
on clothes or of stomachs or anything els,
in that line that the county needed don,
for the purpose of aiding in detecting ant
prosecuting its criminals. MIR. Slacl
went into details and gaze minut
directions with regard TO packing sucl
articles as stomachs for shipment. Ii
was ready to do this work at as reason
able cost as any expert would do it