The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-14
COMMISSIONERS WILL REPLY.
ANSWER TO DE SENT TO ALL MEM
BEERS OF THE GRAND JURY.

They Think Many Errors Were Made
in the General Presentments-In-
teresting Discussion Expected-Fe-
tftiOn for "A Bridge to Wilmington
Island Renewed-Street Car Line
Wants to Secure Temporary
Rights of Wny-BiIIs That the
County VIII Not Pay.
| The County Commissioners, 1t is under
stood, win make quite an interesting reply
10 the grand jury of the Superior Court,
whose presentments some weeks ago in
cluded some rather interesting remarks
upon county affairs and their manage
ment.
The matter was not brought up before
| the regular meeting of the board yesterday
afternoon, but the commissioners were a
| long time in caucus, and 1t is unders tood
the subject was extensively discussed at
that time. II is said that as result
though, the matter has not been finally
settled upon, the commissioners will make
quite an interesting reply to the structures
of the grand jury. and a copy of the re-
ply will be sent to each member of that
| body within a few days by the county at
torney. Mr.. ]. R. Saussy
The commissioners have never quite got
ten over some of the statements made by
| the grand jury, and they assert that many
errors were made in the presentments
which ought TO be corrected. They pro-
pose to make some of these corrections
Outside of this matter, 1t is said that moth
| ing of unusual interest was discussed in
caucus
There were several interesting subjects
before the board the first being the dis
cussion of a petition on the part of the
Savannah, Thunderbolt and Isle of Hope
Railroad for permission to lay track on
| Dale avenue and the western side of the
| Waters road for the purpose of getting A
| line into the city from the camp of the
| First Division of Gen. Lees corps, which
will be located on Dale avenue Both Capt
| J. H. Johnston and Mr.. j. S. Collins of
! the company were before the board for
the purpose of discussing the matter. The
! petition has not yet been filed, but will
| probably be put in to-day.
Mr.. Augustus Oemler presented a petit
| ton from property owners on Wilmington
Island, along with a map showing the ex-
act situation, asking that the county con-
struct trestle bridges across to and from
White Marsh Island for the purpose Of
connecting Wilmington Island with the
roainland. The road thus connected would
| ia about four and half
miles in length, while the trestles
| to be constructed would be about $500
| feet for the first and 1890 feet for the
second. There is a large place to be fill
ed in with hard material, which, MIR. Gem
Ter said, he would look after by putting
| in shells from the oyster factory. The
| people who live at Wilmington and who
own property there have been making
| a persistent effort for some time to get
| this connection, but so far with little
| success. The matter was referred to the
| committee on roads and bridges for a re-
| port.
The petition from the rice field negroes
| at Burroughs station and along the Ogee-
| chez for county aid was taken up, but
there was little discussion of it. None Of
| the parties interested were present. The
! petition was referred to the committee
| on poor for a report, but with power to
act in any case which needs especial at
| tention.
! A bill from the Skidaway Shell Road
Company for $90.S2 for repairs to culverts
| as the result of the storm was presented
and referred to the committee on drainage
| to report.
The County Commissioners practically
! decided that they would not pay two bills
| which have been presented to them One of
| these was from Coroner Goette and Dr.
Kenan, for examining a body In BuEoch
| county with view to ferretng out a sup
| posed crime, and the other was from DR..
| Owens. who examined prisoner to deter
mine whether his condition was such that
| he should be admitted to bail. Both of these
| bills We're sent in by the solicitor general.
| County Attorney Saussy reported that
| there was no law under which the COM
| missioners were authorized to pay them,
/ and letter to this effect VIII be sent
| to the solicitor general.
Owing TO the lateness of the hour the
| subject of blankets for the winter season
was not discussed There were half dozen
large packages of blankets in the commits
sioners' Office, but none of them were ex-
amined. The board left the matter to the
committees on chain-gang and jail with
power to accept the lowest and best bid
made.
Bills for $12,042,S1 for the preceding month
were audited and passed for payment The
commissioners took a recess subject 10
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