The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-14
TARRANT's APERIENT.

Rowland plantations have been leased TO
Dr. A. Oemler, who is in charge OF an in
Gustry on the island, the 0emler Oyster
company, which employs 49, laborers eN-
elusive Of farm hands, and has at work 1l9
crafts rangingefrom bateauX to schOOners.
which We're engaged last season in the de-
livery Of POI. eos bushels of oysters which
were steamed during the season recently
closed, and all Of which were procured
from South Carolina and from the counties
south OF chatham, The request IS tor a
causeway about 800 yards long for which
the sapplings and brush can be procured
on the island free of cost
An order was passed directing the county
engineer 10 revise his annual report so as
to charge to the county farm department
a minimum rate for the poor e.ass of la
boz, such as is sent TO the farm, and also
10 give the farm credit for its produce at
the fair and equitable market rates.
County Engineer w. A. Dayton's re-
port showed an average of 1888 prisO-
ners in all the camps during the month,
an increase of III over the month pre-
vious. There was a slight increase in the
number of sick, the percentage being
Elizabeth Walker, confined at camp No.
l on April ], gave birth. TO male child,
doned.
The county engineer reports favorable
progress on the work of cleaning the
drains and bitches around the city. Camp
No , is at work on the Dundee canal
Camp No. 3, with an average OF about
thirty-one men per day, is engaged on
the road work.
There are now under cultivation on the
county farm twenty-six acres of oats,
forty-eight acres of corn, eleven acres OF
peas four acres of sugar cane, thirteen
acres of rice, and about three acres of
truck.
There were in all the camps yesterday
146 convicts, or Ill men, IL women and a
boys.
Chief Engineer Brown of the topograph-
ical survey, reported that work of plac-
ing the stone monuments TO mark the lines
on that part of the county already sur
veyed, was progressing favorably, and
would be completed by the latter part OF
the month.
county map, objected to a charge of S6o5
to the typographical department for in
struments, which at the time the map
work was discontinued, were distributed
around among the other county depart
ments. DR.. Charlton said, dependent upon
the action of the grand jury, he proposed
to move a reconsideration of the action
of the commissioners in disseminating the
work on the county map; but whether that
is done or not, he said he did not think
this amount should be charged to the map,
as the instruments were taken away from
the department and new outnt had 10
be bought. The matter was left over for
consideration when the whole question OF
the county map is taken up.
An order was passed providing tnat the
chairman of each committee should GER
tify to the pay rolls IN his department
The county convicts are to be treated
to what may be to them a desirable change
in their camp life. The commissioners
decided to try a change and give them
an evening dinner, instead of having them
eat their dinner in the heat of the day.
They will hereafter have only half an
hour for lunch at noon, but VIII be taken
in to the camp half an hour earlier, where
the hot dinner will be served. No changes
have been made in the bill of fare.
The commissioners left to the commit
tee on roads and bridges the matter OF
purchasing a tramway for use on the
road work. 1t has been decided neces-
sary to get a tramway for hauling stuff
from the railroad side tracks to the point
on the road where 1t is to be used. This
will be done on account of the fact that
the rough stone destroys the feet of the
mules used in the carts and makes them
unfit for service in a short while.