The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-09
WOULD NOT SIGN THE DEED
Another Hitch in Completing the
Meridian Road.

the OQnQlLAOnS AEE5tA pom ~ AEn
the County Have Not Been Complied
Wfth-rhe Bar Association TO Be
Given q Room in the Court House.
Rains Are FtIlinR Cuyler Swamp
With Waterfall. Blandford Gives
Some Figures on the Cost Of Keeping
Prisoners.
The county commissioners met yester-
day afternoon 70 discuss county affairs,
but the meeting was a quiet one, and very
little business was transacted.
The application OF the Savannah Bar
Association 70 be allowed the use Of the
room now occupied by the county engi-
neer as a library was acted upon favor
ably By the court house committee, of
which Mr. J. J. Dale is chairman.
The bar association was organized some
months ago and has already accumulated
3 considerable library When the court
house was built, the room on the top floor
now occupied by the city engineer was de
signed as a law library for such an or
ganization should it ever be formed. It
has a capacity Of about 1900 volumes.
The room in the northwest corner Of the
lower floor, adjoining the Office of the
commissioners. was intended as the
Office for the county engineer, but is now
the Office of the county attorney. The
matter has been under consideration for
some time, and now that it has been re-
ported on favorably, the room will in all
probability be turned over TO the assOcia-
tion at an early date The matter will be
acted on by the entire board at the next
monthly meeting.
DECLINED TO SIGN THE DEED.
A letter from Mr. D. p. Myerson with
regard to the use of certain portions of
land belonging to him for thesright-of-
way Of the Casey canal and the Meridian
road created considera BILE discussion. Mr..
Myerson stated that the deed, as drawn,
had been presented TO him, and that he had
given il consideration, but that ii was not
in accordance with the terms dictated by
him He said the county had promised to
build certain bridges across the canal
on his property, which had not been'done.
and which has caused him considerable
damage and inconvenience, as he has
been unable to get 10 part of his land
across the canal 10 plant and to cut the
timber, which he says he could have sold
TO a great advantage. Besides, he said
he was to grant the county a strip of land
for the Meridian road on certain condi-
tions which were not named in the deed.
Alb butTtAUEb uGNllltA W oiBh hAAC hCGA
NO WORK YET on THE MERIDIAN ROAD.
The matter was. discussed for some
time it being the opinion Of the board
that where such improvements as are
contemplated will be TO the benefit Of the
landowner, he should not hesitate 70
make deed TO the property. After the
discussion the matter was left with the
chairman of the board, and he was re-
quested to consult with Mr. Myerson and
see what arrangement could be made
about the rights-of-way
Nearly all OF the rights-ofway for the
Meridian road except this have been ar
ranged for up to the Waters road, and as
soon as this can be obtained, the cOnviCts,
can, under the resolution recently passed,
be put to work on this road in rainy
weather
THE GOOD ROADS RESOLUTION.
The copy of the resolutions passed ut a
recent meeting Of the Chatham County
Truck Growers Association, which was
sent 20 the commissioners, was read by
the clerk. The resolutions urge the inn
mediate action Of the commissioners look
ing TO more rapid progress on the county
drainage, and TO the building of more and
better roads. The resolutions were re-
ferred to the committees on roads and
drainage
The applications for county aid from
Robert White, Richard Roberts, Sibley
Maxwell and Amanda Bradley, cOlored,
and from Mrs Walker were referred 10
the proper committees, with power to act.
The jail committee was authorized to
renew the contract with the Brush Flee
trio Light Company for lighting the Jail
The committee on Changing was author
lied to procure new tents or flyers for
camps Nos. ? and g.
The rental Of the county farm lands
was fixed at 80 per acre per annum. About
so acres OF this land are now rented to
outside parties.
MIR. Oscar A r. Saalege of New York
wrote letter containing a long list of
references stating be heard the county
intended 10 build new highways, and
asks employment rs civil engineer He
will probably be notified that his services
are not needed.
THRY WANT A POND DRAINED.
A petition was received asking that a
pond in the rear of the Remshart resi-
dence at VernonberP be drained to the
Vernon river by the use Of sewer pipe,
and Messrs George h. Remshart and
w. l. O'Brien stated that they would fur
nish the pipe If the county would have
the work done. The matter was referred
to the committee on drainage.
Maj Il. A. Blandford says in his
monthly report that owing 20 the heavy
and continuous rainfalls and the large
amount Of water In the swamps, all the
gangs have been greatly impeded in their
work. Every ordinary rainfall causes
the old Casey canal 10 overflow its banks,
and this has kept Cuyler swamp above
where the new canal has been con
structed, covered with water nearly the
whole time.
1T COSTS MORE IN THE NORTH
Referring to the cost OF guarding and
feeding the prisoners Mai Blandford
says the monthly reports for the last
eighteen months show that the avera &c
cost of each prisoner por day Is 20 -
cents for guarding and 4-5 cents for
feeding, or 30 cents per day for both
Considering only working days, the aver
age cost for guarding is "a cents and for
feeding 10 cents, or a total Of "a cents
The number OF sick together with those
required 10 do the washing cooking and
mending is about 10 por cent. Of the
whole number which leaves 80 per cent
70 be employed on the public works, the
product OF whose labor the county has Ia
return for its expenditure, which makes
the cost Of guarding and feeding each
prisoner per work day about 37.S
cents for an average of ten hours
In contrast with this Mai. Blandford
quotes from the financial statement Of
Warden Thayer, Of the Clinton prison,
New York, as follows "The cost of
guards and Of the search for escaped con
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