The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-15
HOW TO MAKE 1T LEGALLY.
THE QUESTION THAT Is BOTHERING
THE COMMISSIONERS.

They Want to Make an ApprOprfa-
lion, But They Are in Doubt As to
whether to DO IL by n subterfuEe,
or 10 Make the Appropriation Just
/ sO-They VIII Discuss 1t Again
Next Wednesday.
The indications are that the county
! commissioners viii make some sort Of an
I appropriation TO aid in the work OF get
/ ting up creditable exhibit for Savannah
/ and Chatham county at the Atlanta expo
/ sition. The commissioners. however.
reached no definite conclusion in the mat
ter at their meeting yesterday after
noon.
The matter Of making such an appro-
/ priation when it came up at the regular
| meeting several days ago was referred
/ to the committee Of the whole. At the
/ special meeting. therefore. the commits
I sioners. all Of whom were present, re-
/ tired TO the county attorneys office to
discuss the matter as a committee.
/ It could not be ascertained just how the
/ commissioners stood with regard TO max
ing the appropriation. though one of them
stated after the meeting that some of
/ them favored making an appropriation
/ outright and standing the brunt of it,
while others did not want to
/ do it unless it could be done in accord
/ ance with law, and it was plain that it
/ could not be done in accordance with law
/ without resorting to a subterfuge. The
! board. generally. however, favored maxi
/ ing some sort of an appropriation to aid
| IN the undertaking.
/ Commissioner Carson introduced an or
/ der in the meeting Of the committee of
1 the whole simply for the purpose Of dis
! cussion. This order embodies his ideas of
/ the only legal manner in which an APP
preparation for the purpose can be made
! The order which he drew up for the pur-
| pose Of discussing the question, read as
follows:
! Ordered: LIST. That an appropriation
/ of $500 is hereby made, the same paya-
[ BILE out of the road and bridges fund for
/ 1885, for the purpose of defraying the
/ expenses of a commission to the cotton
/ states exposition to be held in Atlanta
( Ca, commencing Sept. IS, 1895. and ending
I Dee. 81, 1895.
''2nd. That it shall be the duty of said
/ commissioners to attend said exposition
]
regarding the most improved system OF
constructing roads and bridges, and ma
! terial used for same, together with any
/ general information regarding the best
/ methods of plans for drainage that they
may obtain, reporting in writing 10 this
/ board.
sd. That d. G. Purse, d. b. Lester and
J.. w. Haskell are hereby named said
\ commissioners. with power to appoint
\ their own alternates"
/ This, as will be SEEM is only a way Of
| getting around the law 1t provides for
! the appointment Of commissioners for Il
/ purpose for which the county can legal
/ ~ make an appropriation for the pay
/ ment of their expenses, and the question
/ Of how the Savannah and Chatham coun-
| ~ exhibit would be benefited thereby
/ will be answered when it is known what
] use the commissioners so appointed make
/ of the appropriation.
Some of the commissioners objected to
this manner of making an appropriation
/ for the exposition, and favored giving a
certain sum outright, as a matter of pub
/ lie enterprise, and take the consequences,
! whatever they might be. The county at
/ torney has advised, as is well-known, thar
/ "A direct appropriation cannot legally
/ be made, and altogether the commission
/ ers were in a sort of a quandary. SO
| when the committee OF the whole ad-
/ Journed and came out to report to the
{ bodEu COMMISSIONER carson simply stated
/ that it asked for further time in which
! to consider the matter. This, of course,
was perfectly agreeable to the commit
I tee, and the matter will come up for
further discussion al a meeting to be held
next Wednesday afternoon.
The next matter taken up was petition
/ from Capt Purse for the use Of the coun-
/ ty maps, showing the county's drainage
work, to be placed among the exhibits
! at the exposition. Commissioner Carson
stated that blue prints of the maps might
be furnished for the display but did not
think the original maps should be al
lowed to leave the court house The mat
ter was referred to the committee on
county map, with power to act.
The only other matter taken up was the
I petition from the Suburban and West
! End railroad to be allowed to extend its
! tracks further out on the Augusta road
from Alexander street to Stiles avenue
This was referred at the last meeting to
the committee on roads and bridges, and
/ that committee presented its report
The report was in the shape of an or
der that the company be allowed to ex-
tend its tracks as requested under certain
conditions, which are usual in such cases.
such as keeping the drainage of the track
in good order, and agreeing to make all
necessary improvements in case the coun-
ty should at any time see fit to pave or
improve the road. The report of the com
nittee as presented was passed by the
will begin the extension of its tracks
early next month.
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