The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-01
Mr. KEHOE LEAVES THE BOARD
continued from Eighth Page.)

.-srs. and taking effect at once.
..r .onsider that 1 have done my whole
s.,-" MIR. Kehoe said in speaking of his
,lgr9tion. 1.-The matter is now with the
...,1le and 1t is for them to say whether
~ not they will submit to such outrag-
-- affairs as have taken place. After
+,rirg to find any support on the part of
~ 3rrer members of the board in put
en-. down the scandaous immortality at
a.. convict camps, I considered that
rlsre was nothing left for me to do but
rssi-r. and I have done So"
r5muissionor Kehoe's resignation will
So-htless be accepted within q short time
rrab4blv at the next regular meeting of
'ae board. The law requires that when
,,rrt is vacancy it must be filled with
IN thirty days and that will doubtless be
done
raa county budget for the current year
v9s perhaps the most important matter
considered. With regard to the budget
asit came back to the commissioners with
Ira communications of the grand jury,
county Attorney ]. r. Saussy made a re-
mort showing just how far ii is incumbent
mon the County Commissioners to be gov
erued by the recommendations of that
body.
The county attorneys report goes into
detail with regard to matters which come
within the particular province of each of
these bodies, but there are only one or
with this years budget to which he re-
fers. An account of these features was
presented in the Morning News two or
three days ago.
The following items of taxation are lev
fed under the recommendation of the grand
Jury and the commissioners must abide
bv those recommends tions: For educa-
uoual purposes, to maintain and support
prisoners; to pay jurors and coroners; for
litigation; for expenses of court; to pay le-
gal indebtedness of the county due, or to
become due during the year or past due;
10 pay expenses for public roads and for
other matters connected with the courts.
In the foregoing list only one item was
OF particular Importance on this occasion,
namely the educational fund. The COM
mssiOners. under the circumstances of
course, let that stand as 1t was at $50 900.
The establishment and discontinuanee of
public roads are in the exclusive jurisdlC-
ton of inc County Commissioners MI
Saussy said, and the County Commission
ers, therefore, paid no attention TO the
recommendation of the grand jury that the
county purchase the two toll roads.
The other, and perhaps the most import
ant item in this years budget, was that
with reference to county poor The grand
Jury, as viii be remembered, increased the
appropriation made by the commissioners
from 600 to $1,000, recommending that
$1,000 of the amount be distributed through
the city charitable association. Mr.. Saus-
sy told the commissioners that under the
code they had exclusive jurisdiction with
reference to county poor. as they were re-
sponsbe for the distribution of the fund.
Mr.. Kehoe moved that the poor fund be
LEFT at $780, as fixed by the grand jury,
lut the commissioners reduced it FROM
5000 to 81 600, as they had il in the first
pace. 1t was ordered that $1,000 be APP
lroprated for charities to be distributed
F.1 a - / ltr
trbuted through the office of the County
Commissioners, 81, goo; for the Georgia In
Urinary, $1,000; for the Savannah Hospital.
$1,000; for st. Josephs In1irmary, $4,000;
for the Little Sisters of the Poor, 81 900,
end for the Widows Society, $1,000.
The roads and bridges fund was left
at $4,000, as the grand jury put 1t. No
changes were made in any other features
of the budget. The removal of $1,000 from
the general poor fund cut the budget down
from S235, 100 to 1898, 100, which was the to-
tai when it first went from the commits
eioners to the grand jury.
The position Of Commissioner 7. Newell
West a member of the board was de-
clared vacant and MIR. William d. Sim
kIns was elected to fill the uneXpired
term thereby created. The following res
clution was adopted with reference to
Commissioner West:
1T appearing to the commissioners of
that Thomas Newell West was elected and
qualified as a member of the board of
commissioners of Chatham county, and
eX-oficio judges for the term of four years
from the 4th day of March, 1897.
And it further appearing that the said
Thomas Newell West has been mustered
into the military service of the United
States as a lieutenant in The Second Geor-
gia Regiment of United States Volun-
teers an Office of profit under the govern
ment of the United States. and by the ac-
ceptance and retention of said office rem
dering himself ineligible TO hold any civil
office in this state.
1T i5 ordered that the Office of commits
sioner of Chatham county and ex-oficio
Judge so held by the said Thomas Newell
west is hereby declared vacant by rea-
son of the premises, and said vacancy is
hereby judicially ascertained"
The name of Mr.. William d. Simklns
was Their placed in nomination to fill the
unexpired term created by this vacancy,
ana he was elected. The appointment be-
comes effective whenever MIR. Simkins APP
pears and takes the prescribed oath of Of
rec 1t was directed that the clerk of the
Aoard notify the governor of the appoint
ment Of Mr. Simkins, and request that a
commission be issued to him as a commits
toner and ex-officio Judge of Chatham
county
The invitation from the commissioners of
uiJon county to the commissioners of
chatham county to attend an old-fashioned
barbecue to be given there on the even
I's OF July 90, the day on which the con-
Ntntion Of the county commissioners of
we state VIII assemble in Atlanta, was
one of the primary objects Of the meeting
OF The board.
Alter full consideration of the matter,
was decided chat the chairman of the
board be authorized, with such other
members of the board as may desire to be
present to represent Chatham county at
lAe coming convention of county commits
sIoners Of the state. The matter of nvlt-
.iS the convention to hold its next meet
Hl8 m Savannah was left to the discretion
lhe chairman, such invitation 10 be ex-
l5naed personally or by letter If he should
pe able TO attend the convention
should any Of the members of the board
9uehd the convention il was decided that
CHeir expenses will be paid by the county
o9 me presentation Of certified account
VA communication from President D. G.
NiNe or the Savannah and Isle of Hone