The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-11
THE FIRST LIQUOR LICENSE
Granted by the County Commissioners
Under The New Law.

| The License Given TO 3. Carpenter on
Sterling Bluf-The City and Subur-
ban Railway Required to Clean Out
It's Side bitches Which Are in an I'm
sanitary Condition-What Convicts
Cost the County.
The county commissioners granted the
first liquor license yesterday for selling
liquor in the county which has been
granted in Chatham county since the
Smile church and school house law went
into effect
Not only that, but it is probably one OF
the first, or rather one of the few, licenses
which have been granted under that law,
! as there are very few points in the state,
no matter how barren, but some church
| or school house holds forth within three
| miles.
1t was the petition of B. Carpenter for
a license to sell liquor at Sterling Bluff
on the White Bluff road, just this side of
the Bryan county line, which was referred
back for proper information in regard to
whether the SlgnerS were or were not
freeholders. A certificate was presented
from j. w Parish, tax collector of Bryan
county, showing that six signerS of the
petition were freeholders in that county
| The law requires five of the signers to be
property owners. A few remarks as to
the desirability of having barroom at
that point were made by Mr.. Pritchard,
who owns the property around the point
designated
Mr.. Carson said as liquor was sold out
there anyhow they might as well license
the place and let the county get the
money.
ut looks" said DR.. Charlton, "as if we
were licensing a barroom in Chatham
county for use in Bryan county,"
AS the price of the license was dis
cretionary, it was moved by Mr.. Kehoe
that MIR. Carpenter be granted license
for 800. The motion was carried, and
the license will be issued.
WHAT CoNvIcTs COST THE COUNTY.
Maj Blandford's report presented some
very interesting points, especially in re-
gard to the cost per capita to the county
for maintaining its conyicts.
The total cost for the month of April
for the three camps was 81 Alb IA
The average number of convicts
in the three camps each day
during the month was 1877. The
average cost per capita per
month for guarding the convicts is Sc 257
and for food is S. 658, or a total of $S.915,
WHICH Is dH average Cost per Ca DlUd per
diem of 1917 cents, or if Sundays are ex-
cluded and only work days are taken into
reckoning, the cost is 1874 cents per capita
per day.
Maj. Blandford also spoke of some i'm
provements which are being made in the
sanitary conditions and regulations at the
camp.
THE CITY AND sUBURBAN's DIRTY bitches.
In his report Maj Blandford laid special
stress upon the unclean and unsanitary
condition of the side bitches along the
tracks of the City and Suburban railway,
and said that they should be cleaned out
at once.
1t was considered necessary to take
immediate action on this portion
of the engineers report and
Commissioner Carson moved that the
City and Suburban be compelled to clean
and drain the side bitches along the road
within ten days. The motion was unani-
mously adopted, and the clerk was in
structed to notify the superintendent of
the road that the work must be done
within the time specified
WANTS TO PUT UP LIGHTNING RODS.
A petition was read from a lightning rod
agent extolling the beauty of the county
court house, and suggesting that the only
thing it lacked was a few lightning rods
upon its crest to protect it from attacks
from the fiery fluid. The agent intimated at
the end of his petition that he would like
to quote figures on the work if the com
missioners saw fit to have the rods put
on. His proposition was referred to the
court house committee without power to
act
Capt. Dillons bond as clerk of the
board was approved and he was sworn in.
A petition from John G. Lathrop and
others. requesting the commissioners to
have the Pipemaker swamp near Pooler
drained, was referred to the committee
on drainage for consideration
The county engineer was authorized to
order an additional grapple for the
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