The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-18
USED FOR COUNTY STOCK.
THE FIFTEEN SACKS OF CORN
WHICH MIR. KEHOE MISSED.

ComInfssfoner KehOe Had n RiII
Changed, and Said That Part of 1t
Wedfd he Sent to superintendent
Cfaptin-The order for the Corn
Was Made Out on April % and Sent
10 the City ON May 4, which Caus-
ed the Apparent Discrepancy-The
Comfy Has Received Everything
If Paid for, Chairman Dale Says.
At little matter in connection with the
4 County Commissioners. an account of
3 which was given in the report of their
4 last meeting in the Morning News, is far
nishing food for considerable talk among
the members, of the board on account OF
4 the attitude which Commissioner Kehoe
has faHen with regard to it.
Commissioner Kehoe claimed that the
county had been charged for fifteen sacks
of corn. one sack of oats and one bale
OF hay by Messrs. James NJ. Dixon & Co.
which were not received at the convict
n camps IA least, so far as the quarter
q masters reports showed. The matter was
81 brought up at the last meeting of the
board by MIR. Kehoe, and then referred to
81 Supt. W. F. Chaplin for a report
That did not satisfy Commissioner Ke-
hoe. who thought there should be an in
vestgatiOn. Nevertheless. it stood in that
81 shape. and, does still. Several days later
Mr Kehoe, Chairman Dale and Mr.. Chap
lin met in the superintendent Office and
8 there some pretty warm words ensued
with regard 10 the matter. Mr.. Kehoe's
evident intimation was that the corn and
n other forage had been eaten by the wrong
horses.
The result of that colloquy, though a
warm one, was not any more satisfactory
10 Commissioner Kehoe than previous
events had been. A day or two ago he
took the bill from Dixon's and carried it
down TO the store from which the forage
was sent. Returning to the County Com
missloner's office, Commissioner Kehoe
gave to Capt. Dillon corrected bill The
original bill was for something like SIS,
and Commissioner Kehoe got Mr. Dixon
to make out bill for S54, and told him
that Supt Chaplin would pay the bal
lance. The bill for $54 Mr.. Kehoe approved.
bur Supt Chaplin refused to approve II,
#raying it was incorrect, The collector for
James NJ. Dixon & Co. called at the Of
xhce Of the County Commissioners yester-
DAY to collect Capt. Dillon told him he
#could only pay him $54 at that time, which
&smount was refused, and thus the matter
b tands.
Supt Chaplin and Chairman Dale say
thai as a matter of fact the fifteen sacks
POI corn were received at the convict camps,
End have been used there in the due course
#of feeding the stock.
The Quartermaster," Mr.. Chaplin said
was Informed that the corn was about
Out. and on April 20 issued an order for
Fifteen sacks. This order was not sent
PINTO the city until May 4, several days
Eater, and in another month. The con-
sequence was the county was charged for
p in May, though IL was ordered in April
I'm looking over the stubs on the quarter
l1aster's book Mr.. Kehoe evidently did
pot go back to April. That. is probably
where he thought the discrepancy ex-
sted.
AS for the bale of hay and the sack
ri oats Mr.. Chaplin said, "they went to
my house, as has been the case for some
4nonths, to be used as feed for a horse
Belonging to the county This horse ia
80 by Mr.. Butler In going out to the
Eamps on business, and is kept in the city
Mor his convenience"
|M chairman Dale gave a similar statement
Nlth regard to the matter, and said that
much ado had been stirred up about moth
NJ The county had lost nothing, he
TO- and everything could be accounted
4or.
commissioner Kehoe also objected to the
raVel contracts which the county entered
8to' claiming that the gravel used on
Rale avenue had not been measured by
pc car TOAD, as required under the con-
Afact. Chairman Dale saws that every
far of it was measured, and that the re-
Borts to show 1t are now on file in supt.
&hapLin's office, where they may be seen
any one looks for them.