The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-07
WHAT WILL THE COUNTY DO?
COMMISSIONERS UNDECIDED AS TO
THE SKIDAWAY BRIDGE.

They VIII Probably Decide Thurs
day Whether They VIII Appeal
From Judge FaIIigants Decision.
No Money on Hand Now for Doing
the Wordsworth Have to BE Pro-
vided for in Next Years Budget.
Skiduyvay Property Owners Jubi-
liant.
It is as yet problematical what the coun-
ty commissioners will do with regard to
building the Skidaway bridge. Judge Fal-
ligants order under the mandamus pro-
ceedings requiring them to do 1t will be
imperative, and under it the commission
ers will have only two courses, either to
appeal to the supreme court, or accept the
decision of the superior court and build
the bridge.
Whether the commissioners will carry
the matter to the supreme court remains
to be seen. The question will no doubt be
taken up at their meeting next Thursday,
and it will be decided then. The expense
of an appeal on the part of the county
would be comparatively light, amounting
only to the expenses of the county attor-
ney in going to Atlanta, and the costs of
court in the event the case should go
against the commissioners.
one of the commissioners said yesterday
he hardly knew what the board would do.
1t may decide to appeal from the decision,
or it may conclude to build the bridge and
let it go at that. One thing is certain he
said, and that is the bridge cannot be
built this year. 1t will be necessary to levy
a tax for the purpose, and the amount
would have to go in next years budget,
as the budget for this year has long ago
been made up and passed. rs
It is estimated that a bridge from the
mainland to Skidaway Island would cost
between $1,000 and $1,000 The grand jury
which recommended the building of this
bridge, thought the work could be done
for 1000 and recommended the raising OF
that amount for it. The county commits
sioners came to the conclusion that they
could not build the bridge for this, and
did not levy the tax. Bids were adver-
tised for. and the lowest, Chairman Dale
said, was in the neighborhood of $1,000.
Maj. Blandfords estimate of the cost Of
a good, substantial bridge made at that
time, he said, was somewhere near $2-
go. gentleman, who Is interested In
the building of the bridge, with view to
beneftting the property owners of Skid
away Island said that the lowest bid was
between $1,000 and $500, considerably less
than the amount named on the budget.
This bid he said, is now on file.
The SlSidaway property owners were
jubilant yesterday over the turn the case
had taken They are satisfied that Judge
Falligant's decision will stand the test
of the supreme court, should 1t be taken
there, and they feel confident now that
the bridge will be built at an early date.
ut was a long fight remarked one of
them, but 1 felt confident that we would
win it In the end Our property has de-
preciated year after year. until it has got
ten about down to nothing. When the
bridgt is built, 1 am satisfied that it will
appreciate in value, though at first the
improvement may be somewhat slow.
There is an abundance of good truck land
on the island and the bridge Is the only
thing 1t needs for it's development"
Opinions appear to differ somewhat as
to the value of the property on the
island. One of the commissioners thinks
that the property owners there would
protest vehemently against any increase
in assessments after the bridge is built.
If 1t must be done, however, it must be
done, he says, and that settles it.