The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-12

helpless, and that he had no relatives
Whatever in this country. His case, at
Ieast, IS deserving of some attention. 1t
was referred to the Louisa Porter Home,
when mas been made the agent for the
distribution of the county poor funds.
SOME BILLS AND COMPLAINTS.
5. +. Dupon sent in petition stating
That a canal dug through his lands had
done him great injury and asking that
the matter be attended to. 1t was re-
1erred to Maj. Blandford for report.
+. Mccarthy sent in a statement to the
effect that while working on the Waters
road some of the Changing hands had
torn down his fence and had neglected to
put 1t back, making it necessary for him
10 employ Waterman. Mai Blandford
stated that he never hadmuch of a fence
there in the first place and that what
| there was of 1t had been put back as it
was found
The bill of r.. F. Higgins, amounting to
S26, for burying Scott Bacon. his wife and
Two children, and the sailor from the
bark Harold, was referred to the coroner
for Endorsement
Capt. Dillon was directed to notify the
officials of the Vernon shell road that no
more tolls were to be charged to the
county. The commissioners have decided
that when any more county teams, or
when they themselves drive over the
road, cash fares must be paid.
DR.. Charlton thought that the county
convicts ought to be supplied with socks
and underdrawers during the winter
months, and said that he had figured that
such supplies would cost the county only
S472 so.
Maj. Blandford stated that it would be
impossible to get, any of the conyicts to
wear either one, whether it was winter
or not, as it was almost a matter of i'm
possibility to make them wear shoes even
when they were working in the ice-cov-
cred canals On this statement the mat
ter was dropped
The monthly report of Sheriff Roman
shows that the feeding of the prisoners at
the jail has been reduced to a science. 1t
cost last month just "a cents per day for
each man, including all the food and
clothing which had to be purchased for
the men during the month The total eX-
penses of the Jail for feeding and clothing
during the month were only S139 So
Commissioners Charlton proposed that
during the winter two meetings of the
board be held each month. He said that
where there is only one meeting it re
qulreS too long to transact the business,
and it takes more time than he is able to
spare from his professional duties This
that hereafter meetings of the commits
sioners will be held every second and
fourth Wednesday in the month.
THOSE TROUBLESOME PONDS.
Chairman Dale said that the meeting
ought not to adjourn until some action had
been taken with regard to that pond on
the White Bluff road about which SO
much had been said Mai Bandford
CO q hud n taf 70 10 v,rifl
gard to it in his report.
The situation Of the pond at the inter
section of the White Bluff road and the
Savannah, Florida and Western railroad
and the City and Suburban has already
been stated in the MORNING News. The
Savannah, Florida and Western, Mai
Blandford said, had already filed up all
OF 1T that was on the cOmpany's right of
way and the City and Suburban's right
of way covered only a small portion of
it, The balance of the pond is on Gen.
Lawton's land. Mai. Blandford sug-
gested several plans by which it could be
either drained or filled up, and he, as
well as the commissioners, seemed to
think that the best way to get rid of it
would be to fill it up He said it would
require about 500 cubic yards of earth to
fill it. Chairman Dale said he under
stood that the earth required to fill it
could be obtained from a hill on Gen.
LawtOus place, and that his consent
could be gotten 10 use the earth.
DIR. Charlton was of the opinion that the
pond was not so dangerous place as had
been stated, and he thought that altogeth-
er too much had been said about the mat
ter. While it was a nuisance, he said, he
thought that no immediate danger was to
be feared from it, He stated. and so did
Chairman Dale, that there were numer-
GUS other ponds of the same kind around
the county, and that some of them were
near the city, as this one.
1t was decided then to refer the matter
to the committee on drainage with power
to act, the committee TO see Mr.. A. r.
Lawton, Jr., Gen. Lawton's representa-
tive during his absence, and see what
could be done towards getting the dirt to
fill the pool up.
ANOTHER BAD POND.
A letter written by Superintendent of
Drainage Carmichael calling attention to
pond of stagnant water 70 by 100 feet
on the Waters road just south of Lovers
lane, and which was sent the commits
siOners by order of the mayor, was read
Major Blandford stated that this pond is
on the property of the Merchants and
Mechanics Land Company thatit is nat
ural depression and filled with water by
every heaVy ram. out he SAID he thought
it could be easily drained Mr. Car
michael's letter stated that while the
pond is outside the city, it is menace to
the city's health. The letter was received
as information.
MAI. BLANDFORD's REPORT.
Maj. Blandford stated in his report that
there are now 100 COnvicts in the camp
and that it has COST Just 81 cents per capt
ia per work day to feed and guard them
during the past month. All the bitches
on the Isle of Hope have been cleaned up
and put in order since last month. Since
the storm the gang has cleaned out over
2S miles in length OF canals and bitches.
many of them being pat in a bet
ter condition than before. Mr.
j. H. Howard, he says, who
entered into a con tract with the county
in July to clear certain part of the RICH
of way Of the new Casey canal near Sack
vile, has failed to comply with his con-
tract. Maj. Blandford requested that the
commissioners require him to clear up all
that part of the right of way upon which
he has done any work before anything
more is paid him for what he did do. The
e 81.