The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-11
DAYTON TO TAKE CHARGE.
HAS SENT IN HIS RESIGNATION As
DEPUTY MARSHAL.

There VIII BE Several Candidates
for the Position He Vaeates, Hut
the Marshal l. Now in Washington
and Ii May Re some Time Before
nm AppOintment Is Mnde-The New
County Engineer 10 Go over the
works with Mai. r.. A. BIandfOrd
To-day.
Mr.. Walter A. DAYTON. the new county
engineer, qualified for that position at
O'Clock yesterday afternoon, by giving
the bond of 5000 required. His bondsman
was J. J. Sullivan.
Mr.. Dayton will take active charge of
the work this morning. when he and Mai
r. A. Blandford, the retiring county ensi-
neer, will 90 over it together. Maj. Bland
ford will. at the same time, turn over 10
Mr.. Dayton all the papers. books, and par
aphernalia connected with his office and
take Mr.. Dayton's receipt for them.
Mai. Blandford viii spend to-day in
showing the new county engineer how
the land lays. and the latter viii take
active hold of the work at once BY the
resolution under which Mr.. Dayton was
elected 10 is left for the engineer 70 Iur-
nish his own means OF transportation 10
and from the camps and tle work IN va
rious parts eff the county Maj. Blandford
did this, ne owning the horse and buggy
which he used in his work. Mr. Dayton,
too is we'll equipped in this direction,
horse being ali the capital which the en-
gineer is required TO have outside Of his
knowledge of his work
Air. Dayt0n's acceptance Of this position
leaves another position vacant, for when
.here will no doubt be several ready appu-
cants. IL is that OF United states deputy
marshal at Savannah, which position, IN
the last Few weeks, has proved TO be
rather lucrative one, when the work
is given close and careful at
tentiOn. The deputy marshal here
has a wide territory TO cover, and II Is
one in which there are numerous viola
lions of the United States laws. Mr. Day
ton has succeeded in arresting quite a
large number Of the ViOlators OF these laws
within the last two months, and had a
number of others in sight, but the money
in the marshals office ran out, ana there
were no available funds with Whlch TO
make trips into the country to get them.
Deputy Marshal Dayton forwarded his
resignation as such to Marshal j.. ID. Har-
rell last night. The marshal. however,
with his chief deputy. is in Washington,
arranging the finances Of the office, and 1t
Will probably be week or ten days before
eral applicants on the anxious bench for
that time. Among the applicants for the
position at present ii is understood, are
Messre. J. r. Wilson, X. ). Salas ana y.
+. McEvoy. There are others who will
no doubt he heard from in due season.
Mr.. Dayton, however, will continue TO
ton with the marshals Office here until
the appointment of his successor, so as
not 10 inconvenience the work. He will
give no more attention to criminal bust
ness, however.
Maj. Blandford Will probably take
brief vacation and trip away for his
health, which has been quite bad for
some time, after which he will al once
take active charge of his work as chief
engineer of typographical survey. in which
connection he viii complete the county
map. His work is entirely separate from
that of the county engineer though they
VIII work in harmony with one another.