The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-13
INSPECTED THE DRAINAGE.
The Grand Jury Takes n Trip over
the Casey Canal.


The grand jury Of the superior court
made a thorough inspection Of the county
drainage work yesterday. going over the
Casey canal from its head to the outlet.
inspecting the smaller canals leading into
II and which drain thousands OF acres
Of land. and the territory yet 10 be drained
by this important public work.
The county dredge is idle. its work hav-
ing been suspended since March /. It is
lying at the head Of the canal near
SaekvilIe.
The division OF the convict force in
the work on the military rife range near
East Savannah and on the drainage Of
Tybee has reduced the regular drainage
force on the canal TO thirty men. These
are at work opening the side bitches to
one OF the diagonal roads through Estill
PARK which al the same time,
dralh a considerable section through a
lateral canal entering the main canal
from the east Just north Of the Inter
meqlate road. This work will be 1n-s-led
t3-dayi and the cOnyicts not on
me rine range and at Tybee will be put
70 work at once on the main canal, taking
4p the work where DO was left BY the
dredge, something less than quarter Of
mile north of where the canal IS crossed
Dy the intermediate road. and viii work
toward Sackville. With the force now
available, and with good weather, the
cahai can be completed at the rate Of
apOul 20 feet Q week
About three miles of the canal has
been dredged from the intermediate
road north to Sackville Nearly a quar-
yer OF a mile has been finished north
OF the Intermediate rOad and about half
a mile at Sackville. leaving about two
miles yet TO be finished which, with the
year.
From what could be learned, the senti-
mont OF the grand jury Is in favor Of
concentrating all the forces on the main
drainage work so far as practicable, with
possible date.
The Importance Of the Casey canal
and Of the canals leading Into 1t, is appar-
emf TO everyone who takes the pains to visit
the work. II is impossible 10 overlook the
Dement'S that have resulted from the drain
age OF the thousands Of acres of land that
nave been opened up 10 cultivation, and
Whlch IN time will become a part of the
richest farming section of the county.
Inc casey canal is in excellent condition
from its outlet W to where the convicts
are now at work. In some places II is
nlled in with sand. but not enough to
interfere with the flow OF the water or to
impede the drainage The Poor Farm
lands on both sides OF the Meridian road
along the canal. which have heretofore
been too wet to cultivate, are being put in
condition to plant. The Poor Farm force
is about ten men and half a dozen women
and boys. The men and boys are at work
breaking up the lands between the Inter-
mediate and Meridian roads.
several members of the grand jury We're
seen on their return to the city. They
expressed themselves freely in favor OF a
continuation of the work on the Casey
canal with all the available force that the
county can spare. They found the work
in excellent condition so far as It has
progressed. 1t is likely that the grand jury
viii deal with the drainage question at
length in its general presentment.
Acting County Engineer Brown accom-
panied the jury with maps OF the drainage
system and the inspection of the work
was thoroughly and intelligently made.