The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-10
ONLY TWO VOTING BOXES.
THE COMMISSIONS HEDGING ON
ELECTION EXPENSES.

City Voters viii Vote at One Box
the Election of Dec. 16-GettIng
Ready to Pave Waters Road-The
County Dredge to BE Traded on
For $4,000 Worth of Augusta Grav-
eI-T'he County VIII Pay For As
phalt Paving when 1t Is in Funds.
There will be only two voting boxes at
the coming election for justices of the su-
preme court, which takes place Wednes-
day, Dec. &c. This was decided at the
meeting of the county commissioners yes
terday afternoon.
When the matter of the election came up
for consideration, Chairman Dale wanted
to know whether the county was obliged
to provide eight or ten boxes for voting
as is done in other elections. After look
ing over the law, County Attorney Saus-
sy stated it was his opinion that the COM
missioners could provide as many or as
few voting precincts as they desired. 1t
was matter with which the legislature
could not interfere under the constitution,
he said, and was altogether within the
power of the commissioners.
After hearing Mr. Saussy's opinion, a
motion was made that two boxes be pro-
Vided for voting in this election, one for
the city districts and another for the
country districts. This was passed by
unanimous vote, it being considered that
there was no need for any more boxes, as
there is no contest in this election Mr.
Dale's idea was to cut down the expenses
for elections, as the expenditures had al
ready greatly exceeded the amount pro-
Vided in the budget for elections The
managers and clerks now are paid only
So and SO respectively, so that the coming
election will be very inexpensive one to
the county. The details for the election
were referred to the committee on court
house, with power to act, and will proba-
bly, be arranged this morning.
The commissioners also considered a
proposition made by the city to pave with
asphalt York and President streets from
Bull to Drayton, on either side of the
court house, provided the county would
pay it's proper proportion of the amount
Chairman Dale did not want to enter into
any such agreement, as he said the county
did not have the money to eXpepd for that
purpose. An order with regard to the
matter was finally passed, however, with
the proviso that the county would pay its
proportion of the amount for the paving
when it is in funds. This is sufficient so
far as the city is concerned, as it assures
the city that the countys proportion will
be paid. Chairman Dale voted against
the order even in this form.
An order was passed authorizing the
county engineer to make a survey of the
eastern boundary of the Waters road with
a view to determining the proper boundary
and right of way between Estill avenue
and the Thunderbolt road. Chairman
Dale thought a survey should be made on
the west side of the road which is the
eastern limit of the city. 1t was stated
however, that it might not be possible for
sometime to get the city TO take acton IN
the matter so the order was passed The
commissioners contemplate paving this
road between the points named, and be-
fore doing so they want to establish the
proper line, and have all distractions re-
moved. $40,
A bill from Mr.. G. Bourquin for 1854
for the destruction of trees on his prop
erty by the force engaged on the county
man work was turned in with an opinion
from the county attorney, and was re-
ferred to the committee on county map,
with power to act.
The commissioners have decided to sell
the county dredge. Rather, they are go
ing to trade it off for gravel to put on
the county roads The dredge has been
doing very little work of late, and in fact,
it was the opinion of the commissioners
that there was no longer any need for
it. An order was passed authorizing the
chairman of the committee on roads and
bridges to sell the dredge at a minimum
price of $500, the payment to be made
in cash or it's equivalent in gravel such
as is now being used in the building of
the county roads. 1t appears that the
commissioners have had some proposition
made them with regard to the dredge, and
as the fund for paving roads is getting
rather low, they have decided to sell the
dredge to help it along. This amount of
money will pave about a mile of road. The
dredge was purchased by the board of
county commissioners Immediately pre-
cedng the present one at a cost of about
5000, and was bought principally for the
purpose of constructing the new Casey
canal, as well as for other drainage work
Its work on the Casey canal has been
completed, and it is considered that there
is no longer any need for 1t.
Chairman Dale announced that there
were a good many applications before the
board for the position of superintendent
of public roads. The commissioners, at a
former meeting. decided, however, to let
the matter rest in allegiance at present
and authorized the chairman of the com
mittee on roads and bridges to employ a
foreman to take charge of the work The
commissioners all said they did not care
to take any action in the matter at the
present time.
The county engineer, in his report,
stated that several changes had been made
in the personnel of the guard forces at
the camps.
There were six escapes during the
month, he said, and three of them had
been recaptured One of them escaped
from St. Josephs Infirmary, three from
Camp No. l and two from Camp No 2.
-Four of the number were TRUSTEES. The
matter of making certain convicts TRUSTEES
had been stopped, as far as it was posi-
BILE to do So he said. There are now 2O7
convicts in all the camps four of whom
are from Bulloch county. Those at camps
Nos. and are working on the drainage
and those at camp No. 8 are on the county
roads.
petition was presented from Ignatz
Ehrenreich stating that his property had
originally been assessed at $500, but he
had been required to pay taxes on $3.50.
He complained that this was too much.
and asked that the commissioners grant
him relief from the extra taxation. The