The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-09
LOOKING FOR GRAVEL PITS.
CHATHAM COUNTY NAY Use ITS
Own GRAVEL HEREAFTER.

Several beds Said to Exist In the
County and the Matter Is ReinR tn
vestiEated-If the Right Kind OF
Gravel L. Found che County -
willing 90 Buy az a Reasonable
Price-Property Owners Claim "a
Part OF EstilI Avenuc-Datl, Aver
age of ConVicts on the Comfy
Gangs Last Month 3O3is, the Lar
Ecst In the History Of the county.
Chatham county may soon be- using Sos
own gravel with which 60 pave ats roads.
There are several beds q gravel in dif-
ferent parts Of che county and the com
missioneFs are investigating these with a
view to asccrtalning n the gravel Is Of a
only one small bed ms been found SO far
which appears 60 meet the requirements.
ana this. unfortunately. IS inconVenlenuy
located requiring a wagon baul Of four
20 seven miles in order 20 reach any %
the roads which the commissioners are
likely 10 pave IN the next few years.
Chairman Dale discussed the matter
at the meeting OF the County Commits
sioners yesterday afternoon and expressed
the belief that as good guvci for road
work could be found in Chatham county
as that for which the county is now pay
ing considerable freight on from Augusta.
The Chairman's idea IS that enc county
should own its own gravel bed. which
u could work with It's own la Dor, and
thus cut expenses both ways by giving
publicity TO the natter ne thought that
landowners would be led to investigate
and ascertain whether or not they have
gravel beds on their lands
A communication was received from
Lester q Ravenei. attorneys for Mrs. M
: RAIN. r. Gercken and J. " AIaupas Of
fering TO the county three strips OF land
now part OF Estll avenue, bat claimed
20 have been cucroached upon by the
county without che consent OF the owners
For the three parcels 500. sm and S2So re-
spectvely were asked Chairman Dale
stated that County Surveyor Thomas had
informed him that the county owned "a
strip Of Il feet TO the south Of the prop
erty In question. The matter was referred
60 tho Committee on Roads and Bridges
70 investigate and report.
Mr.. T. !. Davis was appointed appraiser
FOR the county IN the matter OF condemn
ius roadway through lands OF Mrs.
wooden for opening Ialtoche avenue Mrs.
walden having declined 90 sell the nee
essary right OF way.
a resolution was adopted by which tho
commissioners will hereafter nay TO tho
county officers entrusted with the work Of
compiling the lists 81 disqualified voters
only for names complied for the current
year. names which have appeared on pre-
vious lists being excluded
Mr. j. X. y. Carr qualified as clerk OF
the Superior Court FOR the ensuing term.
The monthly report OF superintendent
W. F. Chaplin showed that on Nov. !
there we're i69 men. 50 boys ana q women
on tho oounty's convict roll. a total OF
300. The daily average FOR tho month was
1914. the largest daily AYERS &c In the
history OF the county No I camp at
the county farm contains Is men. 60 boys
and a. women. total OF ~. superin-
tendent Chaplin calls this his ''dcadhead''
camp there being only six able-hodied
men In the lot lie would be more than
willing to turn this gang over TO the State
Prison Commission, he states. os % con-
sists almost entirely OF invalds. women
and minors.
The county employs no chaplain for the
convicts az present A. there are usually
three or four preachers on the gang Il is
considered unnecessary 10 go to any ex-
pense on this score.
During the month the convfcts com
pleted 1856 linear feet Of new drainage
bitches and slushed S 100 feet q Idditches.
2.l50 linear feet a gravel was laid on the
Louisville road between the Ave and six
mile posts