The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-09
WILL NOT BE DICTATED TO.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS CHAIR
MAN ON THE SANITARY BOARD.


Plenty For New Roads.
"If 1 am to be dictated to by DR.. lie
Hardy and a few city officers as to my
duty as county commissioner, I will get
down and out" Chairman Dale said, as he
| pushed his chair back from the table in
| the commissioners room yesterday after
| noon
Il have lived In this community before
now without being a county commission
err and I believe can do it again." he
went on to say, with increased fervor and
emphasis. Il do not believe in cringing
/ shall never make foot ball of myself
| and"
1t was very clear that the chairman
was far more excited than Commissioner
Kehoe, who had precpitated the outburst
by taking position at variance with the
chairman on the suggestion from the san
itary board, that the commissioners pay
more attention to drainage nearer the
city, instead of giving so much of their
time and the county's money to drainage
in parts of the county comparatively thin
ly populated.
The letter from DR.. LeHardy to the
county commissioners had just been read.
County Attorney Saussy had prepared a
letter in reply to the suggestions from
the sanitary board. which sounded rather
curt. He had read it in part before the
commissioners. The letter stated to the
sanitary board that the county had paid
considerable attention to drainage around
the city,a within the past week has done
good deal Of work in territory close to
the town, but expressed surprise that the
board had taken no steps towards city
drainage on its own part. The letter call
ed attention to recent law by which the
convicts or prisoners of the recorders
court must be turned over to the mayor
and aldermen. 1t stated further that
since these laborers are no longer under
the control of the county 1t is the city's
right TO put them to work on the drainage
needed by the city. The letter closed by
saying that the county would be glad to
cooperate with the city authorities.
This is the substance of the proposed
letter to be sent to the sanitary board,
and after 1t was read there was much
explaining by Mr. Saussy and Chairman
Dale. They said that the city prisoners
are now being kept In JAIL and that the
county is made to feed them then in idle
ness while the city Is calling upon the
county for drainage.
Nevertheless, don't think such a let
ter as that ought to be sent to the SAM
tary board" Mr.. Kehoe said. at seems
that we are asking II to do all the drain
age necessary and refusing to do any on
the part of the county just because the
work is around the city. I believe we
ought to offer to confer with the city
authorities and work with them for a
common wit mi IF afr nd
a unity of ambition. This is the largest
and most important region of the county
contiguous to Savannah, and we must
bear in mind that it is our duty to do the
greatest good to the most people"
True" said Mr.. Dale, but we know
our business better than the sanitary
board knows it, and when the time comes
that we don't l think we ought to resign
and let the sanitary board run the coun-
~.
81 certainly prefer and insist that the
letter be couched in different language"
replied Mr.. Kehoe. THE sanitary board
aims at just what we ought to be aiming
at-the good of the community, and l
think we ought to invite them to a con-
ference
That would be cringlng." Mr.. Dale
said. Il don't believe in Knocking to the
dictations of any man or set of men who
are meddling in our business They have
men enough In the prisons we are feeding
for the city to make good 800 DAYS Of
work, why don't they turn them loose on
their drainage for the city? We have just
been cutting out their bitches for them"
Mr.. kehoe-Why do you say their
bitches. They are our bitches, too. The
city of Savannah is in Chatham county.
and therefore under the supervision of the
commissioners
MIR. Dale-They would have It that Chat
ham county Is in the city of Savannah
he q 10 Narao rsrff,r
more about our work and business than
we do and are going to have it done for
us, l think we should get out of Office
and II l am to be dictated to by DR.. Lee
Hardy and a few city officers. / win get
down and out. have lived in Savannah
without being county commissioner, and
l believe that can do 1t again.
Mr. kehoe-l don't view IL as Won do 7
don't think the sanitary board or any
body else is trying to NEEDLE I'm our af-
fairs. They are simply endeavoring to
get the best results for the greatest num-
Der or people. l move. therefore, that
the drainage committee invite the CITY
sanitary board to a conference.
Mr.. Dale opposed the motion, but put IL
TO vote. Mr.. Kehoe favored IT, The
nay vote was so feeble that even Mr.. Dale
thought nobody voted against Mr.. Ke-
hoe, but himself and declared Il a tie un-
til Secretary Mcintyre called attention 10
voted with the chairman, and. therefore.
that the motion OF Mr. Kehoe for a CON
ference was lost The letter was slightly
amended to meet Mr.. Kehoe's ideas Of
conservatism and Il will be sent 70 the
sanitary board to-day
There were a number OF petitions from
humble petitioners" asking the author
tiles to give attention to certain roads IN
the county. The most significant of these
was the petition from citizens a,ong the
Montgomery cross road asking that i'm
provements be given them in their means
OF getting TO and from the city. IL IS de-
sired that the commissioners give some az
tention TO the southeastern section OF tho
county and that the Montgomery cross
road be graded and paved from its iunc-
ton with the Waters road TO its iunetion
with the Montgomery road, and that tbe
dirt road known as the Montgomery road
beginning at the Montgomery cross road
and running to Montgomery, be graded
and paved.
The reasons shown were as follows.
First-That the section OF country AZ.
fected by the improvements requested IL
az present without a road leading toward
a of m hot a