The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-11
NEW CANALS TO BE OPENED.
DRAINAGE or SECTION SOUTHWEST
or CITY TO BE RECONSTRU CrED.

Chairman Dale says That a Few
Months VIII witness Completion
of BuckhaIter system and That AZ
tention VIII Then Bc Given to
Dundee aud TcIfair swamps-He
Admits They Need Attention Badly.
Inability 90 Agree with Property
Owners ~ 80 Rights OF Way the
Trouble "a the PRst-Ihe Harmon
canal VIII Have 90 Ne Redug by
County Forces.
The Huckhaiter system ~ drainage will
Ia completed within the next few months
saii Chairman Dale. Of the Board Of
County Commissioners. yesterday. "and
g. Is then the intention o. the board 20
take up the drainage Of that section Of
the county southwest Of the city and to
push 81 TO as rapid completion as cir
cumstanccs viii permit"
Chairman Dale returned 20 the city yes
terday morning and was discussing the
questions relating 20 the drainage 81 the
county with q Morning News reporter
This section southwest OF the. city"
said Chairman Dale is about the only
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drained by the various drainage canals
q the county The Telfair and Dundee
swamps undoubtedly need attention and
would have received u before but for
the unwiilingness Of the owners o. some
Of the property Ia that locality 20 give the
county the necessary rights of way for
the construction u canals and lsterals
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and discussion more than once. bat the
county has never been able 20 come 20
an agreement with the property owners
that would make che construction Of the
necessary drains feasible We hope for
better things in the near future"
Chairman Dale said that 90 Is the plan
Of the commissioners 90 divert az great
percentage Of the drainage % the see
ton just southwest OF the city as r.
possible from the Musgrove canal 20 the
nuckhalter canal. thus taking ~ away
from the city rather than towards Il. ana
through % on its way 90 an outlet The
Musgrove canal runs through portion
OF the present city limits while the Buck
halter carries its waters 20 the Little
ogeechee.
The Harmon and Hampstead canals are
part Of that section OF the county drain
age system that IL is intended 20 change
and better as soon as time ana emporium
ify may be- found They come together on
what b. known as "the divide" the for
mer dischareing into the Casey canal and
the latter into Hayner's creek. These can
oils do not serve their intended purpose
20 the satisfaction Of the commissioners.
and Chairman Dale stated that IL would
be necessary. practically 20 rcdlg and r.
construct the Harmon canal
From the section west OF the city ~"
drainage system Is TO be carried further
20 the west as Gar "a Pooler and is VI
cinity The Harden swamp. In that 10 |
caiity. needs attention badly, ami auen- |
zion g. to be given 81 a. soon as time per
mits. There was rumor some time ago |
that some OF the residents OF that section |
had taken the matter into their hands |
and had blown up portion Of the bed Of |
a canal under which runs a culvert chat
drained tho Harden swamp The culvert. |
/. was said, was not more than half large /
enough 10 carry on the water that ac-
cumuiated IN wet weather. and repor,
Rad IL that the size Of the outlet had been
materially increased with the assistance
% q few pounds Of giant powder or a stick
or two % dynamite. Tho chairman stated
that he had NOS had time 10 investigate
this rumor before his departure Tor the
North. He agreed. however that the con
dftion Of tho drainage la the section where
the explosion was reported 20 have o.
Cured needed the attention Of the county |
That the commias toner's intend TO take |
some action in resard 90 the drainage |
Of the section southwest 81 the city. will |
come o. pleasing surprise 20 the res |
tdeuts and owners % property there, who /
had very nearly abandoned hope The I
inability OF the commissioners TO agree I
with the owners Of some Of the land
through which the projected canals and I
laternlB were to pass had discouraged the I
county authorities and the absence Of I
effort on their part had Discouraged the 4
landowners who wanted the drains con-
etructcd.