The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-13
BUTLER SUCCEEDS DILLON.
CAPT. J. n. DILLON ENDS SIXTEEN
YEARS OF SERVICE AS CLERK.

His Resignation Accepted by Board
of County Commissioners, to Take
QuaIifes-Mr. G. Reuben Butler,
Who viii Succeed Capt. Dillon,
Has Been His Assistant for Severar
Years-The Augusta Road Surfaced
ms Far rs MOntieth, Seven and a.
Half Miles From the City Limits.
in WoodsvilIe.
The resignation of Capt John r. Dillon,
as clerk of the County Commissioners,
was accepted a yesterdays meeting, and
Mr.. Ct. Reuben Butler was elected to sue
coed him Capt. Dillon's resignation is to
take effect as soop as Mr.. Butler qualities,
which will be either to-day or tomorrow.
board of County Commissioners and c.erk
to the superintendent of public works and
roads will be consolidated. Mr.. Butler fill
ing both positions. He has been clerk TO
the superintendent and assistant clerk to
the board for several years, and is we'll
qualified to discharge the duties of the
new Office confided to him.
In his letter rendering his resignation
as clerk, Capt. Dillon said: I'm sevsring
this official connection, which has exist
ed almost continuously for sixteen years.
1 beg to express to your honorable board,
individually and collectively. my deep APP
probation of the many and oft-repeated
acts of confidence and kindly consdera-
ton which 1 have received at your hands,
and which will ever remain with ms as
a pleasing and grateful memory"
The resignation of Capt. Dillon was, of
course, received with regret by the mem
bers OF the board who were present, Chair
man Dale and Commissioners Lyons and
Simkins. They were, however, thoroughly
aware OF the circumstances that made it
essential and no time was lost in an ef-
fort to persuade Capt. Dillon to withdraw
it. 1t is understood that the salary to be
paid Mr.. Butler has been raised to a fig-
ure in proportion to the increased work he
will be called upon to do under the new
arrangement.
Messrs, Jacob Paulsen and S. l.. Laza-
ron offered the county the right of way
for a surfaced road in West Savannah,
over the line of what is now known as
Cecil street. Should the county accept
the proposition there Will be surfaced
roadway from the right of way of the
Central of Georgia TO the Louisville road.
The proposition was referred to the Com
mttee on Roads and Bridges.
The report of Superintendent Chaplin
showed that during the past month that
the Augusta road had been COM
peted to point beyond Mon
teith thus giving a surfaced road
way in this direction for seven and a
half miles from the city limits. Fair
street in Woodsville, was also paved with
gravel thus providing a hard-surfaced
roadway connecting the Louisville and
| Augusta roads. Part of this work was
done some time ago, but it has been com
peted and the connection between the
two roads made since the superintendent
| submitted his last monthly report to the
| Board of County Commissioners ~
During the month the county forces
have cleaned CO. $50 linear feet of bitches
| and laterals, including the Harmon and
Casey canals and laterals. on the. east
ern side of the city and numerous bitches
| adjacent to the city on the western side.
| committee of women, headed by Mrs
| Richard Webb. appeared before the COM
missioners, and asked that some place be
provided in the county for their separate
| confinement of lunatics. The committee
also wished the commissioners to provide
a nurse for these unfortunates. who
would look after their wants pending
| their removal to the state sanitarium. This
| matter has recently been widely discussed
| and the commissioners will take it under
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