The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-01
CAR LINES THREATEN LIFE.
GRAND JURY CALLS ON CITY TO
TAKE ACTION.

Authorities. the Grand jury Says.
o,ber Matters Discussed in GEN
araI observation-disclosures Com
,,,ittee Reports That the Same I'M
satisfactOry Conditions of Drain
ooe Around the City Reported by
1ormer Grand Juries sim Exist.
7,ba Grand Jury of the Superior Court
fed its presentmcnts for the term yester-
,,,v afternoon. owing to action taken by
the grand jury which has just completed
i,- work. the presentments are not ordered
nublished in full, but it Is recommended
that the County Commissioners publish
SYNOPSIS of the presentments.
Tba presentments state that soon after
the organization of the grand Jury the
to5,. was interviewed by the County Com
rnissioners and a fun and free discussion
VAS had in regard to the finances
of the county. At the suggestion of the
commissioners a resolution was adopted,
authorizing the commissioners TO call for
bids from the daily papers of the city for
the publication of such presentments or
portions of presentments as may be re-
commended by the grand jury for publica-
ton
The presentments are a concise and thor
ourb review of the work done by the grand
jury and are fully as worthy of publica-
ton as those of any preceding grand jury.
Perhaps the most important feature of
these presentmeuIs is that in which the
grand jury refers to the present system or
lack Of system in the management of the
street railways OF the city. The para
graph devoted to this subject is brief, but
to the point. 1t says:
The grand jury, mindful of the daily
Increasing accidents TO life and property
by The street car fines of this city, are
unanimously, of the opinion that the city
authorities should take prompt and sum-
mary action to compel the street railroads
10 observe moro care in their method of
running their cars, and also in the condi-
lion of their tracks. Under the present
system of management, there seems to be
but little care for the lives of citizens or
damages 10 property"
In the reports of committees, of which
the presentments chiefly consist, that of
the committee. on drainage is given precer
dence. The report reads as follows.
1.-THE committee on drainage can but
by its predecessors in the last three years.
that the canals and bitches of the country
surrounding Savannah are generally in a
bad condition and greatly in need of atten-
ton. To particularize would be but the re-
petition of an old story and would make
this report more voluminous than is our
wish
Much territory Immediately contiguous
to Savannah remains undrained which,
for the benefit of the health of the city,
should have the prompt attention of the
County Commissioners. We cite particu-
larry the Musgrove watershed, which lies,
as 1t were, at our very gates. This large
area, embracing Telfair and several other
sWamps, still remains undrained, fruit
ful burden of fevers, despite the fact that
many grand juries, as Wen as frequent ar
tcles in our local newspapers, have urgent
~ called the attention of the County Com
missioners TO it. 1t is the opinion of your
committee that the chain-gang should be
hrst employed in draining this territory
ana Kept there until it is placed in thor
ougn sanitary condition. The work in
Buckhalter swamp which has kept so
large part of the chain-gang employed
Tor so long time, and which, it seems,
plus Ialr 10 keep it there for months to
come could we'll be deferred That Sec
uoh' IS IN comparison with the territory
u winch we speak, distant from the city,
ana mas in comparison to population ana
ene NUMBER 1t will benefit, we believe, not
one to five hundred.
We repeat the recommendations of our
predecessors; - 'N-
nat Musgrove watershed and the
"tner UNFRAMED territory Immediately
%iouno savannah should have thesatten-
III Vi the County Commissioners with,
ana Liner AZ ener delay, to the end that canals
anu NJ ui'ches may be dug to drain them.
ne Kept continually EMPLOYED on fine az.
sung canals and bitches to keen them
ciedh and in good condition to do their
work" " w tneH
~ ne report is signed by thes'mernbers of
p f,ie drainage committee, N$ssrs. r. A.
ne ,I,,'0 IoL A; W. Harmon, A. e. Moy-
"TIO Iohh Schwarz and J. e. Fulton
ne committee appointed to examine the
books Of the county officers renor,s w.,
lould the records correctly kent. the
paPers MED so as 60 be referred Ia readily
ana generally the work in all the ofices
deae eiy ana correctly done and kept up to
his committee appointed to examine the
DOOhs OF the various ma eistratas ,r.,,o,t,
mat 1t found the books corraotI, I-,S1 ~ -
Inc report of the cornmittea ar,loi,,.,,
tho Pni the schools and the work of
podro Of Education Is OF sneciaI in
recto5 ne committee reports that If d.
the gatb Ss attention more particularly TO
th sathering of information concerniney
me organization, equipment ana or ,,sollp
II Ira rero ol an the schools in the county
ers e ei%ris 5hat the total number of scboI-
Inc the I1lo IN the city and county. inciui
9o me High School, is s207 of tbasa.
r ,4o are white and 1898 are eolored C Con-
gam 90 WIN I,5 last year, the whites show a
p. OF 10 tbi and the coiored falling off Of
eutred in the country schools T rent. &C.
Of 5tton no,es that the average percentage
the C conufn upon the colored schools in
81 per C cant Is IS only Il per cent, against
e Eta, me Board of Education might sa 81 sue,
oled scboo apolish entirely some Of the col
o. them. isoliaate two or more
,f,, ~ the education of the negro e >,
naror, 70 be legal part of The viii, ~ con o,
hooyes tb burden" says the report 1T be- be-
precation Of ' Wbat race re- to show just ap-
,-1gaously appropriating ths nor . mem