The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-12
W. f. CHAPLIN PUT IN CHARGE.
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC
WORKS AT A SALARY OF $1,000.

The Entire Slnte Put ThrOuEh-The
Board Topped $500 Year OF De-
tectiVe WethcrhOrn's salary, and
Cut Down Two Others-A Clerk of
the Poor Fund to BE Appointed.
An Effort TO Postpone the Elec-
lions Understanding Committees
of the Board d-OfIeers
Employed at the Pleasure of the
Board.
The county commissioners, at their
March meeting yesterday afternoon, Gid
just as was predicted in the Morning
News, and put through the full slate Of
county officers. They also fixed the sal
aries.
That the members of the board had
some contest in their caucus over the
candidates before it was shown by the
vote in the meeting, which was not unan-
imous in every case. The officers elect
ed and the salaries that will be paid them
ars as follows:
Superintendent OF Public Works-W. F.
Chaplin; S2.4O0.
Assistant Superintendent of Public
Works-W. F. Brown; $1,SOO.
Clerk of the County Commissioners-J.
w McIntire; $500.
County Physician-T. B. Chisholm, NJ.
D.; $500.
County Attorney. r. Saussy; $1,000.
The board also provided for salary of
$500 to be paid to a clerk of the county
poor fund, an officer who will be ap-
pointed by Chairman ]. J. Dale, under
resolution submitted by Commissioner
Kehoe and passed.
For the Office of superintendent of pub
lie works Mr.. R. B. Habersham received
one vote and Mr.. w. F. Brown received
one vote, Mr.. Chaplin receiving three,
which is a majority. 1t is understood
Mr. Kehoe voted for Mr.. Brown and Mr.,
West for Mr.. Habersham.
The elections of Mr.. Brown, Mr.. MeIn-
tire and Mr.. Saussy were unanimous,
while DR.. Chisholm received four votes, the
vote of Chairman Dale, it is understood,
going for DR.. farrell. The bond Of the
county clerk was fixed at $1,000.
While fixing salaries for the county Off
GERS, the board took occasion to whack
down the salary of the county detective,
by Solicitor General Osborne. Heretofore
this position has paid $1,000 year or 500
a month, but in fixing the amount OF COM
pensatiOn this time, his salary was put at
$500 or SIS a month. Detective H. NJ. Nor
gan, who served under the former solicitor
general, was paid 500 a month for his full
term of four years, and the friends OF Mr..
Wetherhorn, do not exactly look with IA
vor upon the action of the board.
Two other salaries were cut down, that
of Mr.. ". f. Brown, who has been re-
CeiYing 5000 a year, and that OF DR..
Chisholm, who has heretofore received
$1,000. Or. Chisholms duties have been
lightened somewhat, however, by reso-
luton passed at the same meeting re-
scinding the resolution passed July 10,
1895, requiring the examination OF all
prisoners sent to the chain-gang before
they were put to work. so that 1t might
be determined to what extent their physl-
cal condition would permit hard labor
Mr.. Lathrops resolution provides tnat
hereafter the captains of each Of the
camps shall be the judges of whether
convict should be given physical eXaml-
nation before he is put to work, and If
in the opinion of the captain of the camp
there is any doubt as to the mans ina
bility to do hard labor he Will then be
given an examination by the county ply
sician. and the class Of work that he IS
capable of doing will be stated.
Another resolution, introduced by Com
missioner Kehoe, and passed, provides
that the county officers shall hold their
positions only at the pleasure of the
board. In other words they are employed
under no contract, and can be removed
at any time with, or without, cause, IN
less as the resolution provides, the COM
missioners should see fit to make con-
tract with them. This resolution applies
to all the county officers but the clerk of
the board, whose term is fixed by law,
and is four years
Chairman Dale then appointed the
standing committees of the board, as fol-
lows:
Drainage-Commission Lathrop and
Guckenheimer.
Roads and Bridges - Commissioners
Guckenheimer and Lathrop.
Court House and Jail-Commissloners
kehoe ana west
County Farm and Poor-Commissioners
Dale and Kehoe,
Chain-gang and Accounts-Commissio
ers West, Kehoe and Lathrop.
Budget-Commissione Kehoe, Lathrop
and Guckenheimer.
Chairman J. j. Dale is ex-officio chair
man of all of the committees, made so by
a previous resolution.
Before the election of officers took place
Commissioner Kehoe wanted to give the
people twenty-four hours notice of the
fact that such elections were TO take place,
on account of the fact, he said that GER
tain new offices have been created. He
said there might be other parties, who
wanted to apply. and in view of the fact
that a handsome salary had been offered,
he thought parties of considerable talent
might be induced to apply. Fie thought at
least twenty-four hours notice should be
given.
Chairman Dale did not agree with him
at all He thought sufficient notice of
everything the commissioners had done,
had already been given, and he did not see
any reason why the matter should be put
off any longer. He said there had been
enough applicants already, as about fifty
had been after him, and he did not care to
go any further in the matter. All of the
other commissioners agreed with him, and
the elections were proceeded with with
the results stated.
When the vote was taken on the report
of the committee of the whole, Commits
eioner Kehoe asked that his vote be re-
corded against the high salary 20 be paid
the superintendent Of public works, and
A. was done accordingly.
Mr. S. J.. Lazaron presented petition
TO the board in behalf Of the citizens Of
West Savannah, saying the value OF the
property there Is being steadily Increased,