The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-31
rREsENrMENr OF GRAND JURY
OF the Superior Court of Chatham
County, for the March Term, 1s9S.


County, for the March Term, 1s9S.
To His Honor Robert Falligant, Judge
of the Superior Court, Chatham County:
We the grand jury of the Superior Court
for the March term, 1898, beg TO make the
following presentments:
In the matter Of the budget as presented
to us by the County Commissioners, We
have deemed it best to make one or two
alterations, which we trust to be for the
best interest of the county.
ROADS AND BRIDGES.
The allotment appropriated to them by
the County Commissioners is the sum Of
$4,000 Upon inquiry of the commission
ers, we ind that they expect to eXpend
this amount on the Augusta, Louisville
and battle-ground roads proportonately
with a limited proportion of the amount
for betterments of bridges and culverts.
In our opinion the improvements on the
Louisville road could practically be dis
pensed with for at least one year. allow
ing the commissioners to carry out their
ideas as to the improvements of the Au-
gusta road, the Middleground road and
Improvements to bridges and culverts.
The law distinctly defines the duties of
those fntrusted with the education of
children; that they shall arrange for the
education of all, and inasmuch as 1t
was demonstrated to the satisfaction of
this body, that the appropriation made
by the County Commissioners was insult
ficient TO carry out the law to its full eX-
tent, it was deemed best to reduce the
appropriation for roads and bridges and
place il to the credit OF the educational
fund, increasing that fund to $500 as
earnestly asked for by the Board of Edu-
cation; any less amount being inadequate
to comply with the law and provide any
thing like suitable accommodation for the
children desiring an education.
AS to the increase of the charity fund,
the Information received by this grand
jury is that the 81 000 appropriated by the
was intended to be distributed entirely in
the county outside of the city limits.
Upon investigation IL was found that the
County Commissioners had previously
distributed the sum of 50 600 to 5000. in
former years and we cannot understand
why the appropriation should be reduced
in the face of the fact that the necessi-
ties of life are more expensive than for
the past several years; and we consider ii
just and proper that as the majority of
the taxes are paid by residents of the
city and as the poor in the city are in
much greater numbers than those out
side, that $1,000 of the appropriation shall
be dispensed by the Board of Organized
Charities, to whom this amount shall be
turned over by the County Commissioners,
where it is most needed, and not leave the
poor of the city entirely dependent on
voluntary aims from private individuals.
We had to appear before us County Sur
veyor Mr.. E. j. Thomas who stated that
book of maps and notes relating to
county lines in Chatham county, said 40
be the personal property of the late Mai.
Tebeau, who was at one time county sur
veyor-and now in the hands of the clerk
of the Superior Court, is not in good con-
dtion and that something should be done
to put 1t in proper shape for preservation
as they will prove valuable for future ref
erence.
If it is not inconsistent, we would re-
quest the judge of the Superior Court of
this county, to give the matter such con-
sideration as he may think best
BUDGET.
The following are the items contained IN
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