The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-17
CONTROL OF THE cONWCTs.
TT IS VESTED IN THE CITY FOR
THE TIME BEING.

~ to the AdVisibility of Turning
IN the SOiI-Aldermnn WyIIy Ask
ed 10 Specify Just What Is Want
The city now has practically entire con-
,roI of all the conyicts of the county.
wherever the city authorities want them
,o 90 they will go. and whatever the coun-
~ authorities want them to GO they will
do.
commissioner T. Newell West returned
n the city yesterday, and there being a
crorum of the board in the city. a meet
i1g was held at the court house at IL
o'clock for the purpose of considering the
drainage question, which has been attend
Cd to up to this time by Vice Chairman
s. Lathrop and Commissioner Guck-
enheimer.
The board ratified everything that the
committee on drainage had done, and
authorized the putting of the entire con-
Wet force in charge of the city authori-
ties. The second gang of fifty men will
he at work this morning. 1t will be To-
Gated lust to the west of the city limits
on the Bay street extension, and from
tbat point the drainage of the whole
western section near the city limits will
he conducted A large part of the work
10 be done by this gang is within the city
limits that is the cleaning of the drains
and bitches just to the south of the Cen
tr,l railroad wharves and on the SPRING
field plantation, as wen as just beyond the
city limits.
A letter from Alderman 7. S. Wylly,
chairman of the drainage committee of
council stating what the city authorities
desired done, was placed before the board.
As the names and locations of the partic-
mar ditches and drains which the city au-
thoriues want cleaned were not stated,
the board decided to write to Alderman
willy and request him to be more specific
and TO state exactly what work the city
authorities desire The county commits
sionors do not desire to take the RESPONSE
buty Of upturning the soil in or near the
citv limits at the present time, as will be
seen from the report of their drainage
committee, given below While they are
willing to do all the work desired, they
want the city authorities to take all the
responsibility.
Alderman Wylly will probably answer
that communication to-day, and specify
inst what work is desired. In the mean
time however, the WIN VI TIC COlNlGlS
will not be stopped, but will proceed I'M
der verbal directions from Alderman
Willy.
AZ the meeting the committee on drain
age. Commissioners Lathrop and Quicken
halmer, submitted the following report,
which was adopted:
THE committee on drainage beg to sub
nit the following report:
ION the 18th inst, a communication
was received by the vice chairman of the
board from Hon Peter W. Meldrim, may
or of the city, informing this board of the
existence of yellow fever on the Gulf coast
and the intention Of the municipal author
tiles to establish quarantine, and of the
purpose of putting the bitches and drains
around the city in the best possible con-
dition
"The cooperation of the county COM
missoners was requested and they were
urged to cause the entire available force
at their command to be put Immediately
at work cooperating with the force of the
city in this emergency. The committee
on drainage being the only members of
the board in the city, at once convened,
and promptly replied to the latter of the
mayor Your committee, while deprecat-
ing the cleaning of the bitches and drains
Immediately around the city at this time
ana exposing the decaying vegetation and
contents Of the drains to the heat Of the
sun, the drains themselves being in fair
condition TO remove the rain, yet deferring
70 the Judgment of the medical advisers
OF the city who had been called in con-
sulation-your committee informed the
mayor that they were ready to place at
the service of the mayor and aldermen
TO be worked under their direction, what
ever force extending to the entire avail
aoe body of convlcts, the municipal au-
thorltes may deem necessary in the
emergency and assuring the mayor of
their hearty cooperation.
subsequently,, after consultation with
the mayor and sanitary commissioners,
your committee organized a gang of fifty
eonVcts who are now at work in the
eastern section of the jurisdictional linn
IT'S OF the city and another gang will be
put 10 work tomorrow in the western
section of said limits at such work as the
done.
-FOUR committee submit the correspond
t ence and their action in the premises for
uie re, consideration of the board"
we do not believe that the soil should
" upturned either during this month or
NeAy one of the commissioners said aft
me .ne meeting, but If the city health au-
'HoIlues differ with us, and the matter
Of the health of the city is in their hands
", are willing to do the work, provided
WI, neS take the responsibility. To that end
w want them to indicate and specify in
W., "iiri'lns just what they want done, and 1t
~ De zone at their direction That is
sia. ltlon plainly stated. AS they in
6, ,,. On the work we will do everything in
wi II power to see that it is pushed forward
2y'uiy ana done just as they desire it,
CLr1i3or Medium, Alderman Wylly, Vice
y, 'on man Lathrop of the board of com
,r,''ssiiohers, Commissioner West and Com
,lrSS,oner of Public Works Willlnk drove
fGulu the outskirts of the city in the
sitrTl1.'ooh, and took a look over the whole
si1a a1ou' They went first to the east
snit @I AUG tnen over to the west. AS re-
dont their inspecting tour 1t will no
fns, 'I pc stated to-day in specific terms
WIZ %nut the commissioners want done.
STAT 1ll regard to the trip, Mayor Meldrim
entiro mat the party had gone over the
tho, ol the eastern flank of the city,
they .IsHIy examining all places which
in H. thought might demand any attention
that ~" way OF draining. He said further
di,ior 'e party had found the general con-
wers must excellent, and that while there
drain, lew places which were vet TO be
He sai5 Jhe work could soon be finished.
son s,ra. mat he had made the trip in per-
his r,, ,nPiy because he desired to satisfy
Vi the condition of the suburbs
CITY BREVITIEs.