The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-12
TO FINISH THE COUNTY MAP.
THE COMMISSIONERS FINALLY ACT
ON THE GRAND JURY PRE-
SENTIMENTS.

of Education Given the Extra $tO,-
600 without Restrietions-A New
safe for the County Treasurer, and
Bars for the windows of the Ordi-
nary.s COurt-COmmfssiOne Car
son Objects 10 the Appointment OF
n Constable.
The county commissioners have finally
acted upon the presenlments Of the grand
Jury OF the superior court for the spring
term. The matter was taken up at the adj
3ourned meeting yesterday afternoon, the
questions being presented in the shape OF
several orders introduced by Commissioner
Carson
Only four Of the commissioners were
present at the meeting: Chairman j. J.
Dale. COMMISSIONS T. J. Charlton. ]. A
c. Carson and William Kehoe. Most Of
the orders introduced by Commissioner
Carson predicated on recommendations
made by the grand jury were passed
without discussion. but with regard 10
one or two there was some little opposi-
ton from the chairman OF the board.
The order against which Chairman Dale
emphatically protested was that appropr;-
ating $3.50 in this years budget for the
completion OF the county map. Il has
been estimated that it can be completed
for that sum, but on account OF the fact
that Sz7, 900 has already been spent on that
account. Chairman Dale was opposed 10
putting any more into it as he said. ne
saw no benefit that would result to the
county from its completion. As a matter
of fact, while that amount has been at
tributed to that account only about $4,000
has been spent on the county map directly.
The order directed that 1880 be apprO>
priated for the completion Of the map,
and that a sufficient force be engaged by
the county engineer for that purpose.
Commissioner Carson moved the passage
of the order, while Chairman Dale entered
his protest against 1t. He ordered that the
ayes and nays be recorded which was
done with all the commissioners in favor
OF the order but himself The order also
appropriated $500 additional to this years
budget for stationery and supplies Tor the
office of the county engineer
The only other order about which there
was any particular discussion was that
directing that the appropriation to the Sa-
Chairman Dale said he was not opposed
to giving this amount to the hospital II It
was in need of It, but he said the officers
of the hospital had stated on former oc-
casion that they thought they could get
along with 3, 500 from the county DR..
Charlton stated that the hospital was In
great need of the money and that 1t
would hardly be able to meet expenses this
year. On motion of Commissioned KehOe
the matter was referred to the committee
on budget with power to act.
Another of the orders in accordance with
the recommendation of the grand jury
was to the effect that the work Of repair
tng and rebuilding the public roads OF Chat-
ham county now in progress, and what
ever shall be done in that direction here
after, shall be in accordance with the plans
and specifications of the county engineer,
and that he shall be directed to supervise
and inspect the work. To this Chairman
Dale gave sort of tacit dissent, while
it was passed on the vote of the other
three commissioners present, and the ayes
and nays were recorded.
The educational fund was practically in
creased by $4,000 by another of the orders.
This order removed the restrictions placed
on that amount as appropriated in the
budget of 1894, and made the entire amount
of the educational fund as appropriated
that year subject to the control Of the
poses without direction as to how 1t shall
be spent. This order was passed without
any discussion. 1t will be remem-
bered that the additional $4,000
was given for the purpose Of
building an addition to the Henry street
school, but under this order the amount
goes into the general educational fund
The committee on drainage was author
lied by another order to reopen and re-
new the negotiations with the Ogeechee
Canal Co. with view to obtaining the
use of the Ogeechee canal as conduit for
the proposed system of drainage of the wa
tersheds contiguous to the canal. This
order was passed without any discussion
The committee will look into the matter
of the purchase of the canal by the county
The last of the recommendations of the
grand jury acted on was that providing for
iron or steel guards for the windows OF
the document room of the ordinary's court,
for iron tables for the interior of the
vault in his office. and for an iron safe
for the Office of the county treasurer The
order providing for these Improvements
was passed by a vote of all the commits
sioners present.
An order prepared by the county at
torney, Mr.. J. r. Saussy, provided for the
appointment by the committee on roads
and bridges of one or more overseers for
each road district in the county, to act
1880
the names selected are to be reported to
the clerk Of the commissioners court, and
recorded on the minutes. This order
makes such men as are appointed by the
committee the appointees of the board.
They are to perform all duties required
Of them by law. The order was passed.
This order is intended for carrying out
the objects of the new road law which
recently became operative by the recon-
mendation of the grand jury, and which
places the matter of working the roads in
the hands of the county commissioners.
A suit for $1,000 damages was entered
against the county by George Thomas.
through his attorneys Messrs. W. D.
Harden and u. II. McLaws. Thomas was
one Of the negroes who had his feet and
legs frozen by reason of the fact that he
was made to work in the water during the
severe cold spell last January He was
sent to the gang in September 1894. for
six months on a charge of assault and
battery. He claims that he was com,
PEELED to work in the freezing water al
though he protested against it. He says
he is uneducated and that the injuries
he received through having his feet froz-
en- have incap2ctated him for earning a
living. His suit was referred to the coun-
. ~ attorney for report at the next meet