The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-28
SAYS THE TRUNKS ARE BAD
Dr.. Read Wants the Damage 70 His
Plantation Repaired.

rba Democratic Party Granted the Use
If the County's Election Parapher-
nalia-Bids for the Skidaway Bridge
Will Be Advertised for at Once-A
Committee Appointed to Examine
Applicants for the Once of Coroner's
Phvsician-No Rewards to Be Offered
for Escaped Conviots.
The county commissioners decided
Yesterday afternoon to let the Demo-
cratic party have the paraphernalia used
IN the general elections for use in the
urinary of July 10, which Hon. Walter
g. Charlton says will probably be
held. The following request was read
and unanimously granted.
To the County Commissioners and Ex-
oN1cial Judges of Chatham County-Gentle-
men: On July 10, 1894, a primary of the
democratic party will, in all proba bility be
held at the court house in Savannah. 1 re-
spectfully request that you will allow that
organization the use of the appliances ordi-
parily employed at general elections in this
county will cheerfully carry out any sug-
oestion which may occur to you in regard to
the property to be used. am, very truly,
WALTER q. CHARLTON
Chairman Democratic Party of Chatham
County. se.-
DIR. READS COMPLAINT.
DR.. J. B. Read appeared before the
commissioners to make a complaint with
regard to the manner in which the
Brampton plantation has been used by
the county in completing the canals and
drains in that section and through his
place.
the work on his place completed by Feb.
u 1894 The agreement had not been
untitled as the work had not been com
pleted yet. The consequence was lands
above his were drained, while the water
flowed down on his place and kept it
partly submerged and in sucn a condi-
ton that it was entirely useless He had
intended to use the land this summer, but
he had l15 acres which, on account of the
bad condition of the trunks on the place,
was worthless for purposes Of cultiva-
ton The nine trunks on the place. he
said, were simply large boxes and were
no trunks at all. They were, he said, alb
solutely worthless, and destroyed the use
of the rice fields. One of these trunks
he had replaced, and there were eight
more to be changed.
Dr. Read said he did not want to have
any trouble with the county and he
merely wanted the matter properly ad-
iusted so that he could use the land. He
wanted the trunks changed, and said he
would perform the work if paid
SlO65. the amount it would cost to
put in the trunks, and relieve the
the county from any further liability in
connection with them. He wanted
trunks, he said, as good as those which he
had in the drains before the work began.
He SAID SURFACE DIRT WAS TAKEN
He said also some surface dirt and
some dirt out of the bank of one of his
field canals was taken by the county
forces, for the purpose of building the
banks of the county canals. This he said
he supposed had been done by order of
Maj. Blandford and without his knOwl-
edge or consent. He said he would not
hold the county liable if the trunks were
fixed, unless, before the laterals were COM
pleted, his land was overhowed by a
freshet or on account of storm. He
said for space of 200 feet by 30 feet on
one of his best rice fields the surface
earth was taken off for foot in depth.
He could not afford to have a handsome
rice field SCARED upiu that way.
There was quite an animated discus
sion and Maj Blandford explained just
what he had done in the matters referred
TO, On motion the case was referred to
the committee on drainage for iuvestiga-
ton and report The board viii visit the
plantation in. body with Mai. Blandford
and DR.. Read in order to make a Thorough
Investigation of the place.
THE sKIDAwAY BRIDGE.
Mr.. Lester Hubbell appeared in behalf
of the Skidaway islanders who want
bridge put across from Isle of Hope He
said he had had parties take measure
ments for the purpose of making estimates
on such bridge as was desired, and they
had informed him a good, substantial
bridge could be constructed for theamount
named in the budget as approved by the
grand jury, namely s, 900.
He asked the commissioners to adver-
tlSe for bids for such a bridge, to include
plans and specifications, and not to cost
more than 50 600
A communication from w. Barnett and
other Skidaway people was read, urging
the commissioners to advertise for plans
to build such a bridge. The chairman
was authorized to advertise for bids plans
and specifications for this bridge at once.
The cost, of course, will not exceed s., 600,
as that was the amount recommended by
the grand jury, and bidders will have to
conhne themselves to that limit. The in
ha0ltants on the island are quite anxious
TO have the work done as early as posi-
Die, as at present they have no means of
road communication with the mainland.
The county commissioners seem favorable
TO the work, provided it can be properly
zone for the amount named.
WANTED REWARD FOR ESCAPES.
Maj, Il. A. Blandford, county engineer,
read his monthly report, synopsis Of
which has already been given in the
MORNING News. This report covered the
period up 10 June 10. He read also a sup
Elemental report covering from June ID
to June q. He stated that the drainage
OF the White Bluff road, as ordered by
the commissioners, had been almost com
pleted. He called attention again to the
TACT that the cows and loose cattle are
trampling down and destroying the drains
In every direction, which is costing the
county thousands of dollars every year
He also took up the subject Of escapes
from the gang, and recommended that
small reward be offered for the arrest Of
each escaped convict. The guards can
not leave their gangs to capture them,
and can only shoot at them when they do
not stop. The negroes will protect rather
Than inform on these escapes, he said, but