The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-15
THE WORK AROUND THE CITY.
ONE HUNDRED CoNVICTs WILL BE
PUT ON 1T THIS WEEK.

One Camp of Fifty Started Yesterday
and viii Work the Eastern Sec
tiOn-The Section to the West and
Southwest of the City VIII BE En-
pIOred To-day, and Another Gang
of Fifty Men VIII BE Located to
DO That WOrk-The COnvicts at
the Full Disposal of the City Au-
thOrities.
The work on the drainage around the
city has begun. force of fifty convicts
was located yesterday out on the Waters
road, about half a mile south of the june
ton with Estill avenue, and the men went
to work on the bitches and drains in that
section at once. While SINE of them were
engaged in putting up the camp, the bal
ance were put to work on the drains in
the immediate locality, and about noon oil
of them were busily engaged on that work.
The work thai is 10 be done by these
convicts depends entirely on what is asked
for by Health officer ]. c. LeHardy and
Alderman T. S. Wylly, chairman of the
drainage committee of council. They have
been designated by the sanitary board to
point out what is desired to be done, and
whatever they ask for will be attended to.
Since the sanitary board was requested
by the commissioners to put in writing
what was wanted in the way of drainage,
the matter was brought up for discussion
at yesterdays meeting of the sanitary
board al l o'clock. The board, however,
did not specify at that time exactly 'the
drainage that is desired. This feature
was left however, to DIR. LeHardy and
Alderman Wylly. The board passed the
following resolution with regard to the
matter:
Resolved, That in the opinion of this
board the drainage of the lowlands about
the city is of the first Importance to the
public health, Notwithstanding any pos
sible injury that might result from the
necessary upturning of the soil; and that
the health officer and the chairman of the
drainage committee are requested to have
the following work done as contained in
their report submitted this day."
This resolution left the question Of what
was desired altogether with the two off,
Gals named. A copy of the resolution was
sent to Vice Chairman Lathrop of the
board of county commissioners by Mayor
Meldrim with the following letter:
Savannah, Ga, Sept. IA, 1ST.-Mr. f. S.
Lathrop, Acting Chairman County Com
missioners, City: Dear Sir-Again thank
ing your board for your promptness in
cooperating with the municipal authori-
ties in taking measures to protect the
public health. l have the honor to en-
I~close a copy of the resolution this day
adopted at a meeting of the sanitary
49,
ing that the work to be done will be
designated by Health officer LeHardy and
Chairman Wylly of the drainage commit
tee. These two gentlemen represent ana
stand in the place and stead of the board.
With high respect, I am very truly yours,
"P. W. Meldrim,
Mayor c. s., Ia"
Since DR.. LeHardy could not accompany
Vice Chairman Lathrop on a tour around
! the city yesterday afternoon, no new terri
! tory was explored. Mr.. Lathrop and AL
| derman Wylly went out to where the new
camp has been located, and Alderman
! Wylly designated what the city authori-
ties desired to be done in that section.
| The fifty conVicts which have just been
located in that section Will begin work to-
day on the property of the Merchants and
| Mechanics Land Company. This proper
ty, it is stated, will require very LITTLE
work. From that point they will go tc
| EasVille a section located between the
city limits, the Thunderbolt road and the
! Coast Line railroad. After they have
finished this work where there is some lit
tie water to be drained off, they will &C
| to the Savannah, Florida and Western
| railroad wharves and the surrounding sec
tion where it is said there is considerable
work to be done. Most of this drainage
is within the city limits, but the convicts
under the directions of the city authori
. saer prlrt wall do llk
city limits. The work at the Savannah
Florida and Western wharves viii not bt
reached for two or three days, as it will
have to be mapped out and specified By
the city authorities before it is done
These, however, are the plans for tn,
work to the east of the city limits.
Vice Chairman Lathrop of the commits
sionGrs, DR.. LeHardy and Alderman Wylly
will make a trip this afternoon to the Yves
and southwest of the city. They VIII takl
in the section known as the Springfield
Plantation, and lanes contiguous to il, anC
will give it a thorough exploring, A sec
ond gang Of fifty men will be ready to e
to work Tomorrow morning, and it viii
| be located somewhere to the southwest o
the city limits This gang will do what
ever work IS required in that section b!
the city authorities.
Thus it will be seen that 100 men will b.
at work on the outlying drains this week
Vice Chairman Lathrop hos informed tn
sanitary board that the convicts will b
at their service as long as there Is an!
need for them, and that whatever worl
they nsk for will be done. In other words
The entire county forces from now on ar
under he direction of the s1nitary board
represented by DR.. LeHardy and Alderman
Wyliy. Wherever they state that work !
necessary there the conv,cts will be put
Il muy be expected, therefore, hat tn
drainage around the city will be prett,
thoroughly worked up. since the convict
are there for this purpose as long as thci
| services are needed.
HAS GONE TO NASHVILLE.