The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-10
cOUNTYs WORK DURING 1893.
CHAPLIN'S AN
VIAL REPORT TO THE BOARD. y

A
Reduced-Chairman Dale Attrib-
,,tes This to the County Farm,
(which Now Furnishes Large
portiop of the Supplies for the
cnain-Eang-Bids Awarded Yester-
dav for County Supplies for the
,,suipu Three MOnths-Budget
.or ,soa-10OO to BE Made Up This
Month.
rho first business considered by the
r-.4ting of the County Commissioners yes
,.r5av Afternoon was the reading of the
arrua1 report of the superintendent of
,,iblic works and roads.
Superintendent Chaplin gives the figures
as to the work of the cnain-gang. county
,srm and road work for the last fiscal
,.,r The report shows that there were
soS .onvicts on the gang at the beginning
~ 10 wear. that 619 were received during
the wear and that the decrease has been
~ leaving 24O convicts on the gang at
the beginning of the present year OF the
decrease $40 were discharged, % escaped,
-iye died and eleven were sent to the in
Urinary. The present force consists of 40
men 81 boys and 10 women. The month
" average of sickness during the year
was 8.5 per cent.
The cost of guarding the prisoners was
13S cents each per day and their feeding
9t3 cents. The total cost of guarding was
81 1S.05. anG of feeding $6,07s07 for the
wear. the average cost per prisoner for
these two items being $76.T. This as a de-
crease from the average cost of the pre-
vious four years of $15.54 per convict.
During the year seventy-two miles of
bitches were slushed and SO miles of new
bitches were dug The Buckhalter canal,
which was commenced July 80 1885, has Deem
completed to station 222, distance of o.
30 llneal feet In the work of clearing
she way for the canal 7A obstruction
were removed by dynamite at a cost for
this work of $27221. A statement was
given OF the work done by the county
dredge on the canal, showing 1850 linear
feet to have been dredged, the amount of
excavation being 20,9S4.7 cubic yards. and
the cost 81, 035.00, or 40 cents per yard.
The county now has A22 miles of sur
faced roads. Repairs were made during
lne year to a number of bridges, consider
able damage having been done by the
storm of last September.
A statement is gwen showing the total
expenditures for works under the direction
of The superintendent to have been $46,
66l3l divided as follows: guarding convicts
S11,12S.05, feeding convicts S4972.3l, sup
plies $64575 expenses $6SS92 clothing
$3,57OS5, implements $1,O5597 county farm
$540T, superintendent public works and
roads S5,l1665, roads and bridges SIS, 29S.3 49,
drainage 49, 27S9S, live stock $685.. 80. The
cost of maintaining a convict for one
month was $3.50 and for a day 26O1 cents
\ statement of the results of the coun-
" farm was given, showing that during
the year products of the farm 10 the
amount of $2,26S13 were furnished to the
chain-gang. The report further states that
there is now on hand at the county farm
1900 bushels of corn, $50 bushels of peas
100 bushels of rice, 2S6 bushels sweet
potatoes, 1851 gallons syrup, 10000 pounds
fodder, 5000 pounds hay, 1900 pounds rice
-four $1,000 stalks seed cane.
Chairman Dale was evidently very much
pleased with the report from the county
farm.
That accounts for the reduction in the
cost of feeding the convicts," he said in
speaking of the farm report
\ communication was received from Col
George A. Mercer, president of the Board
OF Education. The communica ton dis
claimed any intention on the part of the
budiu Oh Educatlon of causing any annoy
ance or offense by the resolution adopted
az the January meeting with reference to
tHe payment of the school appropriation
oy the county. The only object of the
ooard III adopting the resolution the com
'lIlicatlon stated was the good of the
s1noois ana nothing was further from the
hlmds OF the members than the intention
Oh giving offense. The communication was
tFge'Ved and ordered spread upon the min
Mrs. Laura E. Stone. of Cedar Ham
MOCK appealed TO the board for county
aid, her letter stating that she rvos is
Years. OF age, and had three young chill
committee. ~ '"e pun
Nouhly Attorney ]. r. Saussy stated
.lat ne would make no report unon the
%luS OF the clerk and sheriff of the civ
oult lor msolvent costs until the SUI
ar+n Court decides which of the claim
mus Tor these offices are entitled TO collect
the costs. ~ coi'ect
resolution was adopted bv the hoard
Wlectlhg the sheriff to enforce av raw A
'1 1s no" IN his hands for the collection of
",iauit taxes and to advertise the IRON
y against which the f. fas are issued
i ~, sac on the first Tuesday in Nav, nm
ment i@ui' make settle
comm, - VI plds Tor furnishing the
,oont5 month WIN III, supplies for the ensuing three
HIohths The contract in every Cos ,,s,s
aWarded TO the lowest bidder Tha s"a9
S S bidders We're James p. GRADY g
R 3Jl groceries Hugh Logan. beef: Brown
S S,os' wood; c. II. Dixon & Co, coal. Fred
na onw' ~ bread and the Globe Shoe Com
I,. ne county gets its supplies Al the very
no',nd prices, Bread costs It 25s cents ner
.rocorio peeI re cents. and shoes 81 .O5. The
con rica auInlsned the county include ba-
T rIs, meal peas corn and oats,
can "e BOARD took retess subject 10 the
Win ~ tHe chair The finance committees
eat f no" pesin the preparation of the Ind