The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-15

salary should be paid, as no first class
man would do the work for a mere pit
lance. Mr.. Dale and Mr.. Chaplin
were little inclined TO disagree
on the matterrof salary. Mr.. Dale said
there would be few inquests under the
new law, as in cases where an inquest is
demanded the party making affidavit
must pay the costs when the facts alleged
are not proven. He thought this would
materially reduce the number Of inquests,
and the physicians would have very little
to DO comparatively speaking.
The law had been passed, however, the
recommendation made by the grand jury.
and there was nothing left for them to do
but make the appointment. The appoint
ment was deferred for the present and
will probably be made in March.
WANTS A CANAL CLEANED.
Mr.. NJ. L. Exley appeared before the
board to ask that a part of the chain
tween the Blue water and Vale Royal
canals, which runs through some lands
leased by him. as well at through lands
belonging to Mr. c. e. G. Fell just west
of the city. This canal. he said, was
built some four or five years ago under
the direction of the commissioners, and
has never been cleaned out but once since
that time. The canal is about half
mile long and nearly ten feet wide. 1t is
said to be in very foul and unsanitary
condition. II would take but few days,
he said, TO do the work
Maj. Blandford was asked about the
matter. He said the drain referred to
was nothing more than a ditch, and he
thought had been dug by the parties
through whose lands it runs. The mat
ter was referred to the drainage commit
tee and will probably be attended to at an
early date.
TO CONCENTRATE ON THE DRAINAGE.
Commissioner Kehoe was of the opinion
that all the available convict forces
should be concentrated on the drainage,
especially of the territory covered by the
new Casey canal. He wanted the board
to consider the matter and take some
definite action on it. Commissioner Car
son was of the same opinion, and said it
would be good idea to have three gangs
working on the canal in different places.
The board, however did not do anything
definite with regard TO the suggestion.
j. @. Toshach appeared before the board
to enter his application for liquor Ii
cense, to sell at South Point, on Whining
ton Island. His petition for license was
In due form, and was signed and recon-
mended by nearly all the freeholders in
the neighborhood. The petition was
granted, and summer visitors to Whining
ton this season will enjoy the delights of
restaurant and bar. The question of a
church or school house within three
mile radius did not figure, as there is but
one church on the island, which is more
than three miles from the place, and
which has not been in use, it is said, in
several years.
WANTED SOME DOGS.
Detective Morgan appeared before the
board to make proposition with regard
to the county keeping some bloodhounds
for the purpose of trailing criminals He
said he would be able in many instances
to capture dangerous criminals with the
aid of such animals before they got
beyond the confines of the county. He
thought if he had had some good blood
hounds the night Neve was murdered he
could have caught SmallS while he was
in the Cuyler swamp
Detective Morgan had several good dogs.
he said, and he was willing to furnish
them for the use of the county if the com
missioners would have the expenses of
feeding and training them paid The
commissioners thought the suggestion
good one and arrangements will no doubt
he made to have the dogs kept at the con-
Wet camps near the city, and put in train
ing at an early date. The matter was re-
ferred to the committee on jail with power
to act.
THE GUCKHALTER ROAD.
The matter of Strengthening the Buck
halter road was next taken up. The mat
ter has been advertised for the requisite
time. The commissioners, however, were
not ready yet to have the work done and
no action was taken on 1t.
Several parties appeared before the
board to protest against the manner in
which it is proposed to straighten the
road. The plan as outlined would run it
through their land and deprive them of a
large part of it. They were not able to
! stand the loss. Mr.. Emmett Wilson ap-
! peared for Susan Gaillard, blind woman,
who owned a small strip of two or three
acres. The proposed route of the road
he said, would almost ruin her property,
which was her only source of livelihood.
! Others made similar protests. Action on
the matter has been deferred, the ques-
| ton being laid on the table.
Lola Small's application for county aid
was referred to the committee on poor
! The applications of James w. Love and
! w. d. VIM, ex-confederate soldiers,
who will not receive their pensions I'M
til April, and who in the meantime are
! in need of assistance, were referred to
the Louisa Porter home, which represents
| the commissioners in these matters.
Mai. Blandford submitted his monthly
report. 1t deals with the regular routine
work, but he says in one place:
| THE tramp element from which the
! great majority of the recruits for the
| gang has been gathered ranks low down
| ID the labor scale, particularly the white
| portion of it. They are dear, even for
the guarding and feeding"