The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-12
STRIKEMEANS TAXES
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS DISCUSS
ED COAL SUPPLY.
AT THE SEPTEMBER MEETING
CONTRACTS FOR COUNTY SUPPLIES
WE'RE AWARDED.

Residents Near G.. s. 1. College Ask
That Road Be ChanEed-Ben Tele-
phone Co. Is Authorized TO Con-
struct Line West of City-PetitiOn
for the Opening of Davis Avenue.
Residents of White Bluff Extend
Thanks for Recent improvements.
sheriff SchwnrE Asks for More
Firearms at the Jnil-Superintcnd-
ant ChnpIain's Report.
The coal miners strike has not
spared Chatham county. A discussion
of the situation came up at the Sep
TENDER meeting of the County Commits
sioners yesterday, when Clerk Butler
called attention to the fact that as
winter was coming on it would be nee
essary to make some arrangements for
coal. This brought forth the statement
that though coal could be purchased
at something less than $40 a ton, the
| price per carload is considerably great
err No bids were offered, and the COM
| missioners instructed the clerk to pur-
chase the coal at the lowest price pos
sible
A petition from sixty odd residents
of the community in the neighborhood
of the Georgia State Industrial Col
lege was read. They asked that the
| public road from the college toward
the city, at a point where it now runs
| through the resident lots on the bluff
! be changed to the east side of the
| right of way of the Savannah Electric
| Railway line, from the crossing in
| front of the college to a junction with
LaRoche avenue at the point where
| the railway crosses the avenue. The
| petition was referred to the Committee
| on Roads and Bridges with power to
| act.
| Authorized to Construct a Line.
The Southern Bell Telephone and
| Telegraph Company notified the COM
missioners of it's intention to construct
q line to Macon. using the poles along
! the Augusta road, which have been in
use for the last five years. The COM
| pany called the attention of the board
TO the fact that when the line was orig
| inally constructed in 1897 no authority
was had from the county commission
crs. 1t now asks that the commission
| ers confirm the right to construct and
but the commissioners stipulated that
the work of construction be done under
the supervision of the superintendent
of public works of the county and that
an inspector be appointed who shall
follow the instructions of the Superin-
tendent. 1t was made a further pro-
viso that the company furnish the
county telephone service gratis to all
convict camps in the vicinity of the
| line.
The property owners on the William
son tract, adjoining the Augusta road
| on the south and the Dundee canal on
| the east, petitioned to have made pub
| lie a roadway running south from the
/ Augusta road, and that it be known as
! Davis Avenue. They say that it is d
| public necessity, and add that the fifty
| and more taxpayers signing the petit
| ton are ready to make deeds to the
county of right of way for the road.
| This petition was referred to the COM
mittee on roads and bridges with pow
er to act
Vernonburg's Thanks.
communication was read from the
! intendant and commissioners of the
| town of Vernonburg, known as White
Bluff. On behalf of the residents of the
| community they extend thanks to the
hoard for their efforts in having caus-
ed the construction of the shell roads
| and the draining of the bitches. They
add that the improvements are great
| convenience and give general satisfac-
| ton.
A petition from David L. Christian.
and others, asking that the commits
| sioners appoint Fred Obern a justice
| of the peace for the Eighth district,
| was received as information. the COM
missioners not having yet received any
notice of a vacancy in the district.
To the Jail and court house commit
| tee was referred the communication
| from Sheriff Schwarz asking that the
| Jail be furnished with fire arms The
sheriff stipulates that twelve shot guns
twelve pistols and three Winchesters
| are needed.
Supt. ChapIin's Report.
Superintendent Chaplin read his re-
| port to the hoard. 1t shows that tie
number of prisoners confined in the
various camps is S14. which is an I'M
usually large number. OF these, 22S are
| men, SO boys and As women. During the
| month Sc prisoners were sent from the
Jail to the camps. The report
further showed that a great
amount of work has been done by
the convicts. Skidaway road and
| Dale avenue have received attention
and much work has been done on the
| various canals. Some work has also
been done on the Augusta and Mon
teith roads and at the Fair Grounds
After a careful consideration of the
bids entered, the commissioners award
| ed contracts for county supplies for
the next three months, as follows:
Groceries, j. A. Grady & Son, and Sa-
vannah Grocery Company; bread, Fred
Schwarz; fresh beef, NJ. B. Hendrix;
shoes, E. A. We'll & Co.
At the meeting were Commissioners
Lathrop, Moore and Wylly. Before the
meeting a caucus of an hour was held
| Commissioner Abram Vetsburg was
appointed a committee of one to make
arrangements for the state election
| Oct. 1.
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