The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-04
THE ELECTION DAY FIXED.
The COUNTY COMMISSIONERS DE-
CIDE ON SEPT. Is.

All PARTIES Satisfied With That Date,
The order fer the Election Pub
lsShea-rhe state Tax Rate 10 he
sass on - .o0s.-TO Ffu Up the
Ponds ~ the Coast Line and =. =.
ana ". Railway CrossIngs-The
County Doesn't Want Iiberty's
ConVtctS-
AT special meeting o. the county com
rnissiorers held yesterday noon it was or
dered rhat the county election De held on
Wednesday. sept IS The or
der. calling the election. was then drawn
up by the county attorney. J. r. saussy,
Esq. and signed.
The order is in the usual form. calling
an election by virtue OF a writ OF election
issued by Gov. w Y. Atkinson. and stat
ing that il Is 10 be held at the court house
on Sept .. between the hours Of Z o'clock
a. m. and o'clock p. m, for one repre-
sentative from Chatham county to fill the
. vacancy occasioned by the death Of Rep
resentative J. ]. Doolan. The notice is
signed by Commissioners Dale, Charlton
Clerk John r. Dillon.
When the meeting was called 10 order
the writ OF the governor calling the cleo
ton was read. Chairman Dale then
stated that he had conversed with a num-
Der of people in regard to the proper
date to be selected, and that Sept. .
seemed to suit the majority. he asked if
10 make. or the gentlemen present, allud-
ing to Messrs. w. G. Charlton and J. 5.
Collins, who were in attendance. Mr..
Charlton said that he thought that date
a good one. Mr.. Collins acquiesced by his
silence. There being no further sugges-
tions as TO a date, on motion, Sept %
was selected. An order was submitted,
but as the phraseology did not exactly
suit the county attorney, he drew up
new one, which was signed at once.
Tax Collector MCGOWAN reported to the
commissioners that he had received word
from the controller generals office, adj
vising him that the rate of taxation for
the state for 1925 is $i.56 on the S1,o00. He
asked that the annual order, fixing the
county tax rate, and directing the collec-
ton Of the same. be issued. This viii no
doubt be attended to at the regular meet
ing of the commissioners next week.
Mr.. +. c. Miller. clerk Of the board of
county commissioners of Liberty county.
wrote to the board asking if this county
desired to hire the convicts Of that coun-
~. Some discussion ensued and the
board referred the matter to the commit
tee on convicts. The opinion was that the
county did not need or wish them.
gentleman from Brunswick wrote TO
the board stating that as this city was
using ebert he would be glad to sell il
frufr Ion Tna.nH ssa1r
had ample beds Of ebert on il. As an adj
dtional inducement he stated that there
were twenty mineral springs on the
place" This brought out the remark
soto voce, of a member that they were
not in the drug business" The matter
was received as information.
DIR. W. r. Drummer, secretary of the
board OF sanitary commissioners, sent in
a communication, with the following res
olution:
Resolved. That the attention of the
board of county commissioners be called
TO the ponds Of stagnant water near the
intersection Of the Savannah and Isle of
Hope railroad, and the Savannah, Florida
and Western railway. The said ponds Of
water are menace to the health Of this
community and should be drained imme-
diately''
This was received as information, and
the Secretary Of the board was directed
sioners that steps had already been taken
TO remedy it.
An order was made directing the acting
county engineer 10 take the gang now at
work at the rife range and to NIL in the
ponds south Of the city. at the crossing of
the City and Suburban railroad. and the
Savannah, Florida and Western railroad.
This work viii be done at once, and the
gang will be sent back to the rifle range
as soon as this was completed.
Charles l.. Daugherty sent in a bid for
supplying the county with wood this COM
ing season, which was filed for informa-
ton.
r. Z. Hardee reported a cavern at Isle
of Hope, occasioned by the rotting away
OF an underground trunk. ON motion the
writer was informed that the board could
not do anything in the premises, that not
being a legal highway.
Those present were Chairman Dale, and
Commissioners Chaplin and Charlton.
County Attorney Saussy was granted
leave of absence for a trip north for his
health. The commissioners good humored-
~ joked Mr.. Saussy about his trip and the
coming boat races. They advised him to
get a return trip ticket at all events,
which Mr.. Saussy laughingly declared
that he would do.
TO CALL A PRIMARY.