The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-28
AN ELECTION FOR BONDS.
THE GRAND JURY WILL PROBABLY
RECOMMEND 1T DE HELD.

The Active Prosecution % Drainage
and Road improvements to BE
Urged-The Necessity for an In
crease in the budget ApprOpria-
lions for Public WOrks-An In
crease of $4,000 for Educational
Purposes Likely 10 BE Recommend
ed-The Grand Jury for No Fence.
The grand jury Of the superior court
will probably make its general present
ment this week. Its recommendations are
looked forward to with interest. The
questions OF drainage and road improve
ment have been given close attention.
A thorough inspection OF the drainage
system Of the county has been made by
the jury as a body. the work having been
gone over in company with the county
engineer with view to acquainting the
members with its character and progress
and what it is accomplishing so that they
might act intellingently in their considera~
tons.
Conferences have been held with the
county commissioners in reference to the
probability Of an early completion OF the
drainage and as to the means of carrying
on the work. This and the road question
we're thoroughly considered and the grand
jury is enabled to embody in its present.
ment such recommendation as are likely
10 bring about the best results
In view Of the fact that 1t is impracti-
cable to increase the appropriations al
ready made in the county budget suffi-
Client TO undertake the work of road i'm
proVement and carry il further than the
experimental stage without a considerab bic
increase in taxation the grand Jury will in
al propaDllty recommend an issue of
county ponds Tor the purpose of pushing
tne drainage and road improvement and
for educa tiOnal purposes.
The budget appropriation for schools,
~ IS understood, will be increased $4,000
the board OF education having shown that
unless this is done it will be Impossible to
carry on the schools. The aboiishing OF
tuition fees in the high school, and the re-
auction OF the amount heretofore received
from poll taxes have made a large hole in
the board OF education's funds. The in =
crease of school population.t the necessity
for better equipment Of
some of the schools render neces-
sary a larger appropriation every year
THESE appropriations, the county commits
sioners say, cannot be made without an
Increase in taxation and an issue of long
term bonds is regarded as the only solu-
There has been an impression that there
is, or has been, some friction between the
grand jury and the county commissioners
This grew out of the talk that the first
the instance of the grand jury, for the
purpose Of finding out why the present.
ments of previous grand juries had not
been recognized by the commissioners
and their recommendations complied with
While this was in measure the purpose
OF the conference the main purpose was
to learn from the commissioners If there
were any reasons why the recommends
tons of previous grand turies as to drain
age, road improvements and other meas
ures, should not be Endorsed by the pres
ent jury and If they were Endorsed what
the probabilities of their being carried out
are. The conference was a harmonious
one in every way, the commissioners Civ
ing their reasons why. the recommended
tons of previous juries had not been car
ried into effect, in instances where they
have not been.
The county presentments, IL is undeD-
stood, will deal with various other mat
tiers, the position of the court with refer
ence to the exercise of free speech and
free religious thought, and also with refer
ence to election reforms. The adoption
of no fence law will be urged.