The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-07
School Building Contract Let-Trou-
BILE Over Road Law.

BILE Over Road Law.
Dublin Ga. Feb. 6.-Yesterday the
Building Committee let the contract
for the erection of the new public
school building to w. T. Jay of She'll
man for s1s,72S. The building is to be
completed by Aug. Is, next. For the
faithful performance of the work, Mr..
Jay is to give a bond in the sum of
$4,000. The building is to be con-
structed according to the plans of Ar
chitect H. w. Witcover of Savannah,
as modified in one or two minor par
ticulars by Architect George c. Thomp-
son of this city, which was necessary
structed within the appropriation. Mr.
Thompson will have charge of the con-
structon of the building.
There seems to be some little differ
ence of opinion as to the complexion
of the county Board of Education in
the future. Last week the grand jury
elected Messrs. T. " Sanders and E.
c. O'Neal members of the board to
take the places of two members whose
terms were expected to expire in April.
1t now develops that in all probability.
one member only goes out at that
time, and it is not known which of
the two members will succeed him.
The grand jury acted on a telegram
from the state school commissioner,
who wired that the terms of Office of
DIR. r. ]. Chappell and DR.. John G.
Carter would expire in April. 1t is
asserted that DR.. Carriers term of Of
flee does not expire until some time
in 1904, and that DR.. Chappell really
goes out in April-the only one who
does.
The new road law is an exceedingly
live issue in this county at the pres
ent time. Some time since, acting on
the recommendation of the grand jury,
the County Commissioners put the new
road law in operation. In order to
facilitate matters a superintendent was
elected for each of the fourteen dis
tricts in the county, and a surveyor
was employed to survey the 800 miles
Of roads supposed to be in this county.
A great many people are opposed to
the new law and a number of others
were opposed to the manner the COM
missioners intended to work the roads.
Last Saturday a mass meeting of the
citizens of the county was held, and a
committee consisting Of Messrs. j. l..
Manning, y. a. Bowen, w. d JOINER,
B. F. Cochran and John Wilkes, was
appointed to confer with the commits
sioners and advise with them as to the
proper mode of putting in force the
road law. This committee met the
commissioners yesterday, and advised
that the fourteen superintendent be
discharged and one general superin-
tendent be elected. Also that only two
gangs be worked on the roads, and that
foreman for each gang be employed.
This was agreed to by the commits
sioners Mr.. Il. r. Cochran was then
elected superintendent and Mr.. w. J.
Joiner was elected foreman of gang
No. 1. 1t is believed that the plan as
agreed upon by the commissioners and
the committee will give entire salts
faction to the people.
Mr.. J. l.. Corey, who for the past
eighteen months has been employed on
the Dublin Courier-D Dispatch. disap-
peared last Sunday and no information
Of him has been yet obtained. He told
his friends that he was going to Haw-
kinsville to spend the day. but instead.
left on the Macon. Dublin and Savan-
nah train for Macon. There is APP
parently no reason for his leaving Dub
lin so suddenly. II is believed by some
that he has Joined an army band at
enc of the posts In the West.