The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-21
MAY COMBINE THE FORCES.
The Commissioners Considering the
Matter Of Pushing the Drainage.

Commissioner Kehoe's Suggestion to
to Concentrate the Forces, and
put Three Gangs on the Casey
Canal to bs Considered This
Afternoon-The Question of Back
Taxes Due by Railroads Another
Matter Which the Commissioners
Will Have to Look Into-Th 9
Buckhalter Road Matter Another
Prolific Topic.
The adjourned meeting of the county
commissioners to be held this afternoon
will be one of the most important the
board has held in some time. The end of
this month will be the end of the county
fiscal year. Besides many matters of i'm
portance which that fact entails the ques-
ton of the drainage will be discussed in
detail
At the meeting Of the board held last
week Commissioner Kehoe called up the
matter of the drainage, suggesting that
the force on the Casey canal be increased
so that that work could be carried for
ward as rapidly as possible. The only
reason why this matter was not discussed
at that time was that the entire
evening had been consumed with other
business, and the meeting was adjourned
on account of the lateness of tho hour.
MAY PUT ON THREE GANGS.
Commissioner Kehoes sugP estion was
that three gangs be put or the Casey
canal or, in other words, that the entire
available working force be concentra ted
on that work He wanted the canal
pushed forward as rapidly as possible, in
order that something might be accom-
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section just southeast of the city by sum
mer time when the gathering of water in
pools in that section becomes a nuisance.
The drainage in the section traversed
by the Dundee canal has almost been com
pleted, and the matter now before the
commissioners contemplates the removal
of the larger part of the force at Camp
No. 2, now at work on the canal, to the
Casey canal Commissioner Kehoe wants
the convicts divided into three gangs, at
different points on the line of the canal,
which he thinks will greatly facilitate
the work of its construction. Other
members of the board favor this plan,
and it may be that some action will be
taken on it.
Incidentally in connection with this the
question of the construction of the new
convict camp will probably come up. This
matter was taken up for consideration at
a meeting held in January but was post
poned on account of the fact that the
present camp is most conveniently located
for the work. If the forces are trans
ferred, however, some further arrange
ment may have to be made and incident
ally the camp question will probably come
up.
AFTER THE RAILROADS.
Another matter of Importance the COM
missioners may have to consider is the
collection of the back taxes due the
county by the railroads. The total
amount of taxes due is about S31, 900,
which represents Just that much deficit in
the county treasury until 1t is paid. This
amount includes not only the taxes due
by the railroads, but also by
the street car lines in the
city. Some instructions will probably
be given with regard to the collection of
these taxes at once, as the close of the
fiscal year makes it necessary to wind up
all these matters as nearly as possible
The matter of strengthening the Buck
halter road may also occupy the attention
of the commissioners. Property owners,
through whose lands the new road is
scheduled to run, are making complaints
about the project. as they say it Will cut
great deal out of their land. 1t is hardly
probable that this matter will be settled
Just now, however, as the drainage may
demand the attention of the county forces
for some time to come.