The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-12

I called on time and agaih for subscrip-
I tons 10 public enterprises. Many pri-
/ waite exhibitors. however have paid their
I own expenses"
Mr.. Carson said he was in favor Of an
/ appropriation. if il could be made legal
IS. he thought, however, the advice OF
I the county attorney should be needed.
/ There was no money in the treasury, he
/ said. for any purpose outside Of the bud
I get, and II such an appropriation were
I made a special tax would have to be
/ LEVIED for IL.
/ Commissioner Charlton was DESTROYS OF
/ making the appropriation, but was doubt
! ful about its being done under the cir
/ cumstances.
'1f the committee on roads and bridges
/ desire 70 send a commissioner to Atlanta. ="
\ Commissioner Carson said, Ito get infor-
nation about roads, il might be done in
/ that way, but ] hardly see any other
Z way to get at the question"
on motion Of Commissioner Kehoe, the
! matter was referred to the committee
/ Of the whole.
At a meeting of the COMMITTEES Of the
/ whole after the adjournment of the board
the matter was discussed for a short
/ time when il was finally decided to put
/ 1t off to a special meeting TO be held on
Friday afternoon.
One Of the most amusing and interesting
features Of the meeting was the reading
of the charges preferred against Capt. G.
j. Heath Of Convict Camp No. l by ex-
Quartermaster II. O. Box. Box sent in
| with the charges request that they be
considered. The commissioners decided
TO have the charges read.
Box charged Capt. Heath with often
staying away from work and riding with
a lady, who was another mans wife,
which interfered with his making out the
reports; that he comes into camp under
the influence Of intoxications;'' that Capt.
! Heath attempted to strike him because
he said he was going to report the man
ner in which affairs at the camp were
being conducted that Heath often took
off team and remained away all night
not returning in time for him to use the
team in the morning; that he compelled
Box to give him time on the pay roll
which he did not make; that Heath
charged more money for board than he
had returns for. and that there were sew
eral other irregularities, all Of which he
makes mention of, and which he states
he can prove by witnesses.
Maj. Blandford said that any statement
that he had received a copy of such
charges from Box was false. The charges
were referred to the committee on chain
gang with power TO act.
Messrs. Dale, Kehoe, and Chaplin being
a majority of the board were authorized
to represent the commissioners in APP
pointing the necessary managers for the
conduction of the special election TO be
held Sept. %.
Clerk e. c. Miller of the county com
missioners of Liberty county sent in a
communication few days ago asking
on what terms the commissioners of this
county would take the Liberty county
convicts. The board decided Chatham
county would take charge of them If they
were delivered at the county Jail here free
of cost, and if on the expiration of their
terms Liberty county would nav their aNr
penses from Chatham county jail back to
their homes. The board agreed, however,
to take the same care of them as is taken
Of the Chatham county convicts. 1t re-
mains to be seen whether the Liberty
county commissioners will accept these
terms
The bill presented by Mr.. George w.
Lamar of s71.SO for repairs to county
drains along the Skidaway shell road,
the damage having been caused by the
recent rains. was referred to the connie
tee on roads and bridges.
The county budget for the ensuing year.
as already published in the Morning
News, was considered, and passed as
was also an order directing the tax collec-
tor to collect $3.50 per $1,000 on the proper
ty returned for taxation.
A report from Clerk J. X. +. Carr of the
superior court, that the record-book racks
in his office were all filed and that more
tee on court house, with power to act.
The petition of the Suburban and West
End Railway Company to be allowed TO
extend its line from Alexander street TO
Stills avenue, on the Augusta road, was
left to the committee on roads and
bridges. Mr.. S. L. Lazaron said the
company would like as early an answer
as possible, as 1t was ISsing money daily.
DR.. Charlton said the company having
delayed making the petition for a year
and a half a little delay on the part of
the committee should not put the COM
pany to any inconvenience. On motion of
Commissioner Kehoe, the committee was
given power to act in the matter.
Maj Blandford's report showed that
there was a daily average OF 134.3 prison.
ers at the convict camps duFing the past
month which was seven more than for
July. The cost of guarding and feeding
/ the prisoners for the month was Ss72.0.
There has been a great deal OF sickness
/ at the camps, both among the guards and
/ the prisoners. There are now las prison.
| ers in all the camps.
1t will require until the end of this week,
he says. to finish the work on the rife
/ range. Last week the force was taken
| off the rifle range and put to filling up
| the ponds at the intersection of the White
/ Bluff road and Estill avenue, about which
1 there has been so much complaint. These
ponds have now been entirely filled up,
/ Maj. Landlord salds ana there VIII De
no more danger from them.
| DR. Charlton wanted the men taken from
the canals and put on the Waters road for
the present on account Of there being so
much malaria and sickness of one kind
and another at the camps. Chairman
Dale said that that matter was already IN
| the hands of committees with power to
act 1t is probable that some steps Will
be taken to relieve the situation at the
| camps In this respect.
f. NJ. Wall, Jr.. reported that the Buck
halter road was in very bad condition, and
| asked that ii be seen to at once. The
| matter was referred to the committee on
roads and bridges with power to act
After a consideration of the bids for
/ county supplies for the coming three
months, the contracts were awarded as
| follows:
J. e. Grady & Son, general supplies p.
Tuberdy, shoes; II. Logan, meat; Fred
Schwarz, bread, and c. H. Dixon, coal
and wood,
THE WORTHWHILE BOYS.
Two Fined by Acting Mayor Screven