The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-26
THE wARRINa COMMISSIONERS.
Commissioner Carson Talks Plainly
to Commissiouar Dale.

W OOhI2AbS1OA01 OaAOs
Savannah, Ca, Jan. 25.-Editor Morn
ing News: In your issue of even date, 1
find communication dated Jan. %,
signed u. ]. Dale, Chairman" It ap-
pears to be an official document addressed
to yourself, but as am not appraised Of
any authority delegated TO MIR. Dale, to
aff1x Chairman" to his signature in this
instance, shall take cognizance of it as
if it were signed, u. j. Dale"
l hardly think it necessary to back up
any statement l may make with card or
communication from others embodied
in it,
If Mr.. Dale, in his endeavor to get at
the facts on which the assertions 1 made
in an interview published on Jan. 10 were
practically based, had examined the
records in the county commissioners and
engineers Office, he would have found:
l. That the present board of commits
sioners took their oath of office on Satur-
day, March 4, 1898.
2. That the regular monthly meeting OF
the board was held on Wednesday, March
S, 1898.
3. That on Thursday, March 9, 1898, the
Hon. j. j. Dale. chairman, gave orders to
the county engineers TO at once repair
the Buckhalter bridge and road.
f. That in compliance with this order,
tuS necessary lunDef was S6ub OuG Ou
Friday, March 10, 1898.
s. That on Saturday, March IL, 1898,
carpenters began work on said bridge,
and had same well under way by Monday
evening, March Is, 1898.
g. That on Tuesday morning, March IA,
1898, squad of the chain gang was put to
work on said road.
The commissioners, held an adjourned
session on Wednesday afternoon, March
Is, 1893.
The engineer in his report presented at
that meeting says: "Buckhalter Road
and Bridge" by instructions of the
honorable chairman, l sent a force yester-
day morning to work on the road and
bridge, ETC."
This report was received as informa-
tion. There is no record of any order
being passed in reference to this matter
up to this date
AS Commissioner Dale "has now had
ample time to make corrections, and as
he has not chosen to do so, ETC., the
statement of the engineer must be ac-
cepted Perhaps Mr.. Dale, knowing,
that the fact of his ordering the work
done and that work under his orders was
being done, was reported by the en-
gineer to the board on March 10, said
report being received as information,
conceived that that was a confirmation
Nevertheless, the fact stands that the
work was ordered and was commenced,
before knowledge of same was officially
had by the board.
Perhaps the silence of the board when
the report was read might be construed
as consenting to the work, but then the
honorable chairman has ruled that
silence does not denote consent"
Mr.. Dale knows that l am not in charge
of nor responsible for the work or manner
in which the convicts work The insin-
uations made in various ways from time
to time, are directed against an officer of
the board who is capable, progressive and
| conscientious. As long as he is deserv-
ing, attacks of such character have no eff
feet on me.
l am bewildered by the tender fatherly
advice and anxious solicitude manifested
by Mr.. Dale toward and for me in his
peroration, and cannot help but believe,
as have always been led to, that he is
one of my warmest friends. Perhaps a
better friend to me than to himself.
j. A. G.. CARSON.