The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-04

on the Fort Argyle road, which we I'M
! derstand is a county road, the first bridge
/ beyond Smiths store is badly swagged the
/ stringers apparently giving away. and is
/ needing attention al once before it becomes
dangerous. From the appearances of the
/ Fort Argyle road from Smiths store,
| where it joins the Ogeechee road, to the
| old Ogeechee canal at the sixteen mile
/ post, the road did not have the appearance
| of having been ditched or graded for
years. This road could be made a very
! good one for the upper counties, probably
| a convenient one, but your committee
I would suggest investigation Of the feast
| bility of an outlet over the Ogechee river
! at Ogeechee ferry. This road. like most
/ of our other county roads, is in such con-
/ dition that a thorough overhauling would
appear to be economy, as most of the
bitches are stopped up and the road in
many places in need of grading.
w. NJ. Bent, Chairman;
A. b. Hull,
VIM. p. Hunter,
Committee
| LOUISVILLE AND AUGUSTA ROADS.
Your committee to report on the Louis
willie and Augusta roads herewith submit
the following: We find the Louisville road
| in very bad condition; in fact, almost inn
/ passable from the Central railroad passen-
/ ger depot to the junction with the Angus
Ia road, and since the electric railway has
!
/ narrowed same considerably, and makes
/ the passage under the Central railroad
and Florida Central and Penlnsular rail-
/ road tracks dangerous. We recommend
/ that the tracks of the Central railroad and
/ Florida Central and Peninsular span the
/ Louisville road where they cross. From
! the junction with the Augusta road to the
| county line we find same in splendid con-
/ dition.
| The Augusta road, for four and a half
/ miles we find in good condition, and from
/ there to the line in exceedingly bad order
\ and much need of ditching on both sides.
| The bridges on this road which are quite
! numerous we find, with the exception or
| Dundee and Pikemakers in miserable
condition dangerous. and almost impassa-
| Bile. We recommend that brick culverts,
| or steel bridges, be used in place of the
present cheap and unsafe bridges now
used. We further recommend that, where
the ditching is done along the sides of main
roads, soil pipe be used at all private cross
ings, instead Of, as is the present prac-
tice, leaving the ditch open, or spanning
same with a few saplings covered with
sand which soon Sits through and OBJ
structs the drainage, thus running the
work as fast as IL is finished.
We further recommend that the people
be given a good road for free driving
around the city and suggest that the Wa
| tiers road be shelled from Thunderbolt road
| toll gate to Estill avenue and that the
| tracks of the Electric road be ordered re-
moved to one side of Waters road, there
| by giving passage for vehicles without
danger to same. and also shell Estill ave-
nue. from the Waters road to the White
Bluff road, thus giving continuous drive
of about six miles.
We cannot close this report without COM
mending the work done by Mr.. Wade,
foreman Of roads, which We find has been
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material at hand.
A. 3. Palmer, Chairman.
c. S. Connerat,
W. l. O'Brien,
F. +. Jones.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON COUNTY
OFFICES.
The committee appointed to inspect the
county Offices beg to report that they have
carefully examined the books and records
in the following offices, viz: Ordinary,
county treasurer, county commissioners,
clerk superior court; receiver tax returns,
sheriff, and tax collector We find the
system of keeping the books and records
in all of these offices as near perfect as it
is possible to keep them. The records are
all written up and indexed to date. We
find the balance of public funds in the
hands of county treasurer to be $50. 707.57
June l. Isaac G. Hass,
Chas. G. Bell,
Jno. ]. Gaudry,
Committee.
CONVICT CAMPS.
A very close inspection Of the convict
camps seems to show that while in a gen.
eral way they are properly cared for,
buildings whitewashed, and grounds kept
in good order, yet we believe more atten-
ton should be given to the inside of the
buildings in which the convicts are housed.
Some arrangement should be made to re-
move the sink tubs from the buildings and
a place provided in which the convicts
could take their meals separate from the
house in which they are required to sleep.
Eating and sleeping in the same house
necessarily accumulates considerable filth
and dirt. which must be detrimental to
health, to say nothing of comfort. These
changes could be made, we think, at slight
cost and common humanity dictates that
it should be done. w. s. Rockwell,
A. Yetsburg.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON JUS
TICES OF THE PEACE.
Your committee appointed to examine
books of county magistrates beg leave to
report that we were three days doing this
work, having examined the books of all
the magistrates except those of Mr. John
o. Smith, who, we were told has been alb
sent from the city for some time. and the
only irregularity which our attention was
called TO was the case Of Sarah Harris vs.
Viola Rice, possessory warrant issued by
Justice Mcleod King.
J. J. Carolan.
NJ. L. Byck,
James S. silva
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC
SCHOOLS.
Your committee on schools have to re-
port that they visited all Of the schools
and school buildings in the city. AS the
county schools were in vacation they had
no opportunity of seeing them.
81. e.
three rooms too small and lily ventilated
This condition haVing been nacessitafaI l,u