The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-09
THEIR FIRST MEETING.
THE NEW COMMISSIONERS TRANS
ACT THEIR FIRST BUSINESS.

ACT THEIR FIRST BUSINESS.
A Kick Against the Suburban and
West End Railroad-The County's
Poor-The Vernon Shell Road Must
be Repaired at Once or the Work
VIII be Undertaken by the County.
The new county commissioners held their
first meeting since their installation yester>
day afternoon. They got down to work in
earnest. In all probability they will meet
every week for few weeks until they get
the run Of the work and get everything in
shape.
The entire board was present when Chair
man Dale called she meeting 20 order. The
first thing considered was the application Of
B. Carpenter for a license to sell liquor at
his place out near the Ogeechee river.
There was also g counter petition from sew
eral Bryan county citizens who live near
this place protesting against the granting OF
the license.
The commissioners showed q disposition
70 discourage liquor selling II the rural
norton OF the county, and when they were
Informed that only one such license had
been granted in four or five years, they in
structed the clerk 20 look into the matter
and see if there were not legal obstacles in
the way.
TO REMOVE A sTREET<RAILWAY.
A petition from the road commissioners
requesting the county commissioners to re-
ouire the Suburban and West End street
railway to remove that portion Of its track
On the Louisville and Augusta roads was
considered.
The petition alleged that the road had not
been laid in a proper manner according
TO the written agreement with the
county, and that it was an OBJ
struction to travel and a nuisance. As it
had not complied with the contract the
road commissioners thought 1t should be
removed
Next Wednesday hos been set as the day
for the hearing in the case, and the dIrec-
tors Of the road will be required to appear
before the commissioners 20 show cause why
the portion OF the road above specified
should not be removed.
A petition by the Savannah Rifle Associa-
ton to purchase certain county lands for a
rife range was tabled until the commission
ers could better inform themselves OK the
nature and value of the lands.
ANOTHER STREET RAILWAY.
The clerk read letter from Capt. Purse
10 the mayor and aldermen which had been
referred 20 the commissioners asking that,
as the conditions had been complied with
in the building Of the Savannah and Isle of
Hope road, the commissioners condemn
certain lands for the purpose Of widening
the roads along that line The county at
torney informed the commissioners that
they could not lawfully condemn land for
the purpose Of carrying out a private con-
tract and he was instructed to so reply to
the communication.
Some discussion arose in regard to the
preparation Of the county budget to present
TO the grand jury, but the commissioners
were not exactly ready to take hold of this
work, and for the time it was dropped.
THE COUNTY's POOR.
Several applications for support from the
county, nUmeTously signed, were presented,
read and referred to the committee on poor
to be appointed.
The pauper docket was also taken up and
discussed. 1t was the unanimous opinion
that this list of county beueflciaries should
be taken up, revised and corrected
and that the names Of those
not entitled to the monthly stipend they
were receiving be weeded out. The list was
referred 60 the committee on poor, with
power to weed.
THE VERNON SHELL ROAD.
The report Of Engineer Blandford upon
the Vernon shell road, as requested ct the
last meeting, showed that road TO be in a
very unsanitGrY condition, and that its
system of drainage was very imperfect,
leaving large pools of stsgnant water ct
various points.
The clerk was instructed TO notify the
owners OF the road that its sanitary condi-
tlon and drainage system must be improved
within ten days, otherwise the county will
take the work ~ charge and require the
company to pay the costs.
The committee on auditing accounts re-
ported favorably on bills to the amount OF
SO, 500 40, also the bill Of SlO,0 900 for educa-
tional purposes, which were ordered paid.
An account Of 500 sent ia by Solicitor
General ". W. Fraser and others for OBJ
tanning evidence in gambling cases was not
tavo"ably reported. TINS committee
thought this amount should have been paid
out OF the fines collected, part Of which is
divided among the officers of the court.
Those presenting the bill will be requested
to appear ard explain why the amount
should be paid.
The county attorney was instructed to
draw up an abstract of all laws and parts
of laws pertaining TO the rights and duties
of the commissioners, and these will be pub
lished IN pamphlet form for their reference.
GONE BACK SATISFIED.