The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-13
NO FUNDS FOR THE PURPOSE.
THE COMMISSIONERS CANNOT BUY
THE WHITE BLUFF ROAD.

Hoard May Purchase Some Blood
hounds-NO Money on Hand for the
Georgia Infrmary - The County
Engineers Report.
The county commissioners decided at
their February meeting yesterday that
tbev can do nothing toward making the
vernon shell road free public road be-
cause they are not in funds.
The following report on the matter by
the committee on roads and bridges was
adopted by unanimous vote Of the COM
missioners:
The committee on roads and bridges, to
which was referred the petition OF b. b
Wells and others praying that under the
provisions of an act approved Dec. 1S 1895,
the county shall make the Vernon shell
road a free public road. either by pur-
chase. or condemnation, respectfully re-
mort that there are no funds al present
Il the disposal of the board available tor
said purpose. A.. .44.,. Of
Toast for the present, so far as the pur-
chase of the road by the county Is con-
0t rIIn,mTmiissioner T. ]. Charlton stated that
ne had found a party who would guaran-
Zee the county to secure the rights or way
required for the Meridian road up 10 une
Waters road, provided the county WouuIIu
agree to go ahead with the work OF build
ing The road. 1t was decided to send him
q certified copy of resolution passed Dy
the board some time ago providing that
the work on the Meridian road should De
taken up and completed to the waters
road, just as soon as the rights or way
for that distance could be secured.
There was quite a wide variance IN the
bids for supplying the county with lOO
cars of crushed stone and screenings 10
be used in surfacing and paving the Osee-
chez and Augusta roads, according TO a
recent resolution of the commissioners.
The advertisement called for BIDS, per
ton, on about eighty cars of crushed stone
and twenty cars of screenings, TO De de-
livered free on board in Savannah at the
rate of about five cars day. The bids
received were as follows: Southern Gran
ite Company, $1.5S per ton; w. ). Holmes,
S235 per ton for limestone screenings
Winnsboro Granite Company, Sl.73 per ton;
Georgia Quincy Granite Company, $40
per tom Saluda Quarries, $l.33 per ton;
H +. q c. A. Owens of Savannah, $3.50
per ton, and the Stuart Stone Company,
81 IS per ton. After reading the bids they
were, on motion, referred to the COM
mittee on roads and bridges, with power
to act. The committee will probably take
action in the matter at once, so that
the stone can be ordered and work on
the roads begun without delay. 1t is ex-
pected to entirely complete the work In
hand some time before the close of the
present year, which Will give the county
about ten miles of well-paved roads, and
it is expected to keep the work up in the
same manner until all the roads are put
in good condition.
The commissioners granted oyster leases
to Isaac Brown, T. W. Bradford, Frank
Mcintosh, Aaron Ponhill General Griffin,
Peter Bennett, Lewis Frazer, Charles Car
penter, Frank Wright and Bristow Mel
ton, on applications filed by Mr. w. b.
Stubs, who represents them. Each APP
picant was granted a lease on five acres
of oyster lands on the east bank of the
Tybee river. P. W. Bradford appeared
before the board to testify that all of the
lands specified in the applications had
been staked off in accordance with the
Ia h1t II af an ina frV-a1
beds, they are now exhausted, and that
no one else was claiming or planting
them. The commissioners granted the
leases and Chairman j. j. Dale was given
authority to sign them for the board.
A letter was read from Secretary w. w.
Gordon Jr., of the park and tree commits
sion, thanking the commissioners for TAX
ing prompt action in arresting three ne
groes for stealing wood from Estill Park
ana expressing desire to cooperate with
the board in preventing such depredations
in the future.
County Engineer w. A. Dayton's re-
port showed that the daily average of
prisoners at all the convict camps for the
month was 1888 The daily average for
the month before was 12S, showing there
was quite an increase in January. The
the cost or guarding and feeding was % 2-5
cents per work day per man, a decrease of
112 cents over the previous month.
The county engineer reported the es-
capes and recaptures of Willie Pollard and
Eat Noon. He stated Moons fine was paid
teb. ), and he was released by order of
Us solicitor general, During the month
800 feet of the Dundee canal, with 1625
1eet OF side bitches and 800 feet of half
slope and 800 feet of BERN cleaned, were
completed On the new Casey Canal there
We're completed S25 feet of BOTTOM 425
Ieet or side bitches and 975 feet of dyke,
with an average of 2-3 cubic yards per
prisoner per day of material handled, in
excavation and embankment, being an in
crease OF one cubic yard per man per
gay over the month of December. The
TOTAL excavations on the canals by all
a aO1 -,
yards, besides blasting "a distractions on
dundee canal. The dredge eXcaVated about
a'4W cubic yards Of material and COM
pleted 1873 feet of the Dundee canal bot
tom, being 500 feet more in length and
month.
The percentage of sickness has decreas-
ed from 40 per cent. in December to 31k
per cent during January. No deaths oc-
Cured during the month.
In his general report he stated that steps
nau been taken to stop trespassing on
county lands, and it was believed the ef-
forts would prove successful. The grand
jury or the city court, which visited the
camps on Jan. Is and IA, and found every
tnIng IN a general satisfactory condition.
4. me county engineer made request for
the purchase of some bloodhounds for
use IN tracking prisoners. Mr.. G.. w.
Doal, at Clio, has three fully trained dogs,
ana Is willing to have trial run for
tsst OF their ability. The price asked for
mem is $50. He asks that he be sent to
mo 70 test the dogs, and If they are
tOuilu satisfactory, ne asks authority to
purchase them for use in tracking and
catching escaped prisoners, for which
purpose some hounds are badly needed
az the camps.
The recommendation with regard to the
purchase of the bloodhounds was the only
matter in County Engineer Dayton's re-
port which required the immediate atten-
Iion OF the board. The commissioners
seemed to be somewhat in favor of this
proposition, and the matter was referred
power to act
me commissioners refused to grant the
PStton OF the Savannah Cottage and I'M
pr0Vement Company for relief for double
raA, because the affidavit was not in
PIoper form. AS soon as this defect is
teinedled the application WILL no doubt,
oe sranted at once. Several other apph-
UdLohs for relief from double tax were
tiEleIrIred back to the applicants, on prac-
'iTTSdIIy uhe same grounds.
NJ ne committee on poor reported that 1t
ti au 10 FUNDS to grant an extra appropria-
~ NJ 70 the Georgia infrmary, and recon-
s+t{GdQeu that those in charge of that in
luton make application to the next
Saaau jury of the superior court. They also
nr NOT that they had no funds to appro-
go 20 10 Circle No. of the Kings Daugh-
fa,s' but would ende1vor to relieve in so
~ DIS is IN their any bona 6da