The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-29
ENGINEER BRowX's NEW TITLE.
The New Fond to ThunderbOIt VIII
he Known as "DnIe" Avenue.

The New EOnd to ThunderbOIt Will
he known as Dale" Avenue.
The county commissioners passed sew
eral interesting and important resolutions
at their open meeting yesterday, after the
caucus. One of these was the order by
Commissioner Lathrop, changing the title
Of The present engineer in the employ Of
the county. Mr. W. f. Brown, who has
held that position for some time, and has
been under Superintendent of Public
Works w. F. Chaplin, has heretofore been
practically unknown in the work outside
of the official county circles,
This was one thing to which Commits
sioner Kehoe objected Comm .ssioner Ke-
hoe claimed that scientific knowledge was
a necessity in the conduct of the county
work, and this is one point upon which
the dispute arose between himself and
Chairman Dale, as stated After a dis
cussi0n of the matter however, the com
missoners seemed all agreed that Mr.
Brown should be given a title COMFORTING
with the dignity of his position as the
countys engineer, and to this il seems
that Mr.. Dale did not object. Under the
order agreed upon in caucus, and passed
in open meeting, Mr. Brown will here
after be known and designated as "the
engineer and assistant superint endent of
public works and roads of Chatham coun-
~"
Another very interesting feature was
two orders concerning the new road, which
is to be built between Savannah and Thun-
derbolt Under an order introduced by
Commissioner West and passed unani-
mously in the open meeting, ii was decid-
ed that "the new road running from the
Waters road to the town of Warsaw,
through the lands of the Merchants and
Mechanical CHI he
known and designated as dale avenue"
Commissioner West had somewhat of a
field day during the meeting. Besides TAX
ing part in the prevention of the threat
ened difficulty, he was the author of six
orders which We're discussed in caucus and
passed in open meeting.
The second of these orders was in line
with the first, and under it the superin-
tendent Of public works is directed ito
surface with cement gravel the road-bed
of Dale avenue at a uniform width of
twenty-four feet"
The county commissioners decided
sometime ago to build this new road to
Thunderbolt and have made arrange
ments to do the work. Since their decis-
ion in the matter they have had opportu-
nifty to purchase the Thunderbolt shell
road at a comparatively low figure, the
price named being $4,000, but they have re-
fused to buy it. 1t seems now that work
soon as the convicts necessary for the
work are availa BILE.
OF course, Buckhalter was not overlook
ed. One of Commissioner Vests orders
provided that the plans and specifications
for building the Buckhalted canal, as pre-
scented by the committee en- drainage,
should be approved; and under the order
this committee was authorized to complete
the details of those plans as the work pro-
crosses, As a matter of fact, practically
no work is being done on Buckhalter at
the present time, the conVicts being en-
gagged in drainage work around the city,
but il is expected that il will soon be re-
sumed. Commissioner Kehoe stated in the
meeting that he had no objections to the
work being done in BuckhalCer swamp
but he wanted 10 be put on record as op-
posing the drainage of the Musgrove creek
section across the divide between that Sec
ton and Buckhalter swamp. His request
was complied with, and the order was
passed.
Another order was passed concerning the
drainage in the section contiguous to the
city N approval of the action of the COM
mittee on drainage in having this work
done at the request of the sanitary COM
mittee of the city of Savannah. as detailed
in letter from DR.. LeHardy, health Off
Ger, under date of Sept 90" This matter
had been approved heretofore, but there
being fun board present. this additional
action was taken upon It.
Three other orders were passed, oil OF
which concerned more particularly details
in connection with the county works. II
was provided that the committee on coun-
~ form should be authorized 10 purchase
one threshing machine, one sugar min and
boiler, or evaporator. with suitable con-
nections, furnaces and sheds. so as TO con-
meet The same to the motive power now
operating on ne farm. The same COM
mittce was authorized TO purchase such
fertilizers as, IN their Judgment. were
needed for use on the farm
Another order by Commissioner West
authorized the committee on roads and
bridges and directed it to have SURVEYED
and laid out and marked, the route of the
new road from Pooler to the Mont,eth
road, and to report it's utility to the board
at rs earliest convenience. This order.
as were the others, was passed unani-
mously.
BY another order, the committee on
roads and bridges was authorized TO dis
pose Of 10 the best advantage, all sur
plus crossties, spikes and other material
now used in the road Improvement DEPART
menl and not likely 10 be needed in the
near future