The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-12
THE BOARD STILL UNDECIDED.
NO REORGANIZATION OF THE COUN-
TY FORCES YET IN SIGHT.

| Commissioners Reduce the Pay OF
Election Managers and Clerks to
50 and SO Observation-Disclosures
Ask For $40 and Get So n Day-The
Hoard of EducatIon's Answer Re
ceived MS Information-Gener
Work of the Board.
The county commissioners caucused Tor
about an hour before their regular meet
ing yesterday afternoon, and it was Tie
Impression that they were discussing the
reorganization of the chain-gang and the
question of filing the places made va
cant by the discharge of County Ensl-
neer w. A Dayton and Superintendent
of Roads r. ]. Wade.
The commissioners had before them
quite a number Of applications for the po-
sition of superintendent of roads, but none
of them were considered. 1t is not known
yet whether the board will continue to
have the chain-gang department and the
road department under separate manage
ments, or will consolidate them, under a
superintendent of public works. There
has been some talk Of pursuing the lat
ter course. but as yet nothing definite
has come Of 1t.
AS yet Mr.. William F. Brown Is still n
charge of the chain-gang forces and the
county works, as acting superintendent
of public works, having taken Mr.. Day
toms place, and a resolution was passed
by the board providing that his salary be
at the rate of 5000 per annum at The
pleasure of the commissioners.
1t Is understood that there are several
candidates before the board for the posi-
lions which have been made vacant, but
it appears the commissioners have been
unable to reach any agreement on the
subject. From all that can be learned, 1t
Is understood that very little, If any pol
itios enters into the situation. Some of
the commissioners want a scientific man
in charge of the county works, while
others think they should be put in charge
of a practical business man. On this ac-
count it Is understood they have been UNI
able as yet to reach any definite agree
ment.
The commissioners passed a resolution
cutting down the pay of the managers
and clerks of elections, to s. a day for
managers and SO a day for clerks. They
have heretofore been paid $40 and S. re-
spectiVely, the amount having been fixed
by custom of long standing. The commits
sioners decided however, that that was
too much, because it is more than is paid
in some of the other counties of the state,
so they fixed a schedule of their own. They
decided also that the three tally sheet
keepers should hereafter be paid S. each
instead of $40.
This is practically cutting the pay down
one-half all around. This decision of the
commissioners, however, applies only to
future elections, and will not cut any fig
ure with that which has just passed, as
they have decided that the managers and
lDTlF raAr
pald according to the custom which has
heretofore prevailed Hereafter, however,
the new schedule of rates will apply.
Inc county registrars, too, came in for
a little cut down, and it may be there will
be some more designations. Messrs. Will
lam Pease, A. S. Way and r. ]. Warrick,
who served in this capacity prior to the
recent election, sent IN a bill to the coun-
ty for $3.50, which is $3.50 each, or $40 day.
| as they served fifteen days. The commits
| sloners paid little attention to this and
| quietly passed a corrected bill. cutting
| their remuneration down to 50 a day, or
S45 each for the fifteen days served. The
registrars put In hard days work every
| day they were on the list, and it is hardly
to be expected that they will be altogeth-
er satisfied with this disposition of their
| bill, especially in view of the fact that
! they saved the county a good deal of
money by not issuing so large a number
of subpoenas as was the case with the
| former registrars.
Mr.. George w. Brown. chief engineer of
Typographical survey, rendered his resig-
| nation to the board, to take effect Nov
| 10, which was accepted. 1t appears that
the work in his department has been com
pleted, as far as 1t can be carried with
| the present funds. His work for the last
month, according to his report, has been
! altogether in the office, where he has been
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surveyed.
The bill from the city, for 1888. SO. for
paving In front of the county Jail, was re-
ferred to the committee on court house.
| The county attorney reported that the
commissioners could pay the bill or re-
fuse to pay it as they liked. The bill
may be paid, but the committee which
has power TO act, will undoubtedly seek
to have 1t greatly reduced, as the city
has biven the county credit for only $110
for the use of the steam roller, whereas
the county claims 1920.
When Clerk j. w. McIntire began to read
the communication from the board of edu-
cation in answer to the request of the com
missioners that the board of education give
them the titles to the Anderson street and
Henry street school properties refusing
TO grant the request, Commissioner j. A.
G. Carson said that he had already read it
in the Morning News. He moved that the
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it be received as information.
IAN right" said Chairman Dale ut
will take that course If there is no objec-
ton. That means, Of course, that ii will
be pigeonholed" and there appears to be
little doubt that it will take that course.
Mr.. J. r. Saussy, county attorney, pre-
scented draft of a bill which he had pre-
pared at the request of the commissioners
amending the law of 1892 so as to provide
for the filling of vacancies on the board,
whether caused by death or resignation.
by election by the board instead of election
by the people. The clerk was directed to
forward the bill to the representatives from
Chatham county with the request from
the commissioners to the legislature that
il be passed.
a petition from taxpayers, who own
property on the Augusta road, beyond the
five-mile post, asking that the road be
paved out to the seven-mile post, was re-
ferred to the committee on roads and
bridges.
A resolution was passed allowing the
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegram
Company the right to use the public roads
of the county to put up poles for long
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