The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-09
To Be WILLY AVENUE
NAME OF WHITE BLUFF ROAD
CHANGED BY COUNTY.
in HONOR OF ALBERT WILLY
, MEMBER OF BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS

superintendent of Public Works
Ordered TO Work COnvicts on the
Newly Named ThOrOughfare.
Board Passed order AuthOri1inG
Increased Payment of Deputy
JaiIer and His Assistants-Ben
Telephone Co. Asked Permission
10 Extend Its Lines on EStiI Ave.
Plan of Tree Nursery Being Pre-
pared.
The last memory of the old system
of tolls, which has prevailed in Chat
ham county, since a time when the
memory of man runneth not to the
Contrary" was dispelled yesterday.
when, at a meeting of the Board Of
County Commissioners, the purchase of
the road was officially recorded, and a
resolution passed changing its name
from the White Bluff. or Nernonburg.
road, to Willy avenue.
The superintendent Of the oountv's
public works was instructed to have
the road worked hereafter by the coun-
ty forces: and it is probable that re-
pair work will be begun shortly. The
county having purchased all the rights,
title and franchises of the NernonbIrg
Shell Road Company, to that portion
of the road situated outside of the cor
porate limits, the commissioners de
eided to name the thorOughfare Wylly
avenue, in honor of Hon. Albert Wylly.
chairman of the Committee on Roads
and Bridges of the board. 1t will be
remembered that upon the purchase
of the old Thunderbolt or Sl1idaway
road, the name was changed to Moore
avenue, in honor of Hon. A. b. Moore,
vice chairman of the board.
Extra Pay Granted.
The meeting of the commissioners
was fully attended, but there was not
a great deal to occupy the attention of
the board. An order was passed rela-
tive to extra compensation for the serv-
ices of the deputy jailer and Jail guards
and firemen, in accordance with the
act of July 80, 1903. by which the COM
pensation of the deputy jailer is en-
hanced to $500 annually and the Jail
guards and flremen to $72O. annually.
1he order is retroactive, taking effect
from Sept. !, last.
The Southern Bell Telephone and
Telegraph Company filed a request
with the board to be allowed to place
q line of posts on the north side Of
Estlll avenue, beginning at Waters
ROAD, ana running east to a point OBJ
poslte the dairy of w. NJ. Clark. The
petition was referred to the Commit
tee on Roads and Bridges. with power
70 act, and will be taken up again at
the next meeting.
Too Many Hogs.
A communication which occasioned
some merriment, although it was seri-
ously considered by the hoard was
from L. G. Foley, a farmer who lives
IN the neighbOrhood of the county farm
he explained that the hogs from the
county farm had overrun his crops and
injured them al least $75 This amount
he said he would like to have paid him
ne SAID that he had reported the mat
yer 10 Supt Chaplin, and that that par
ticular official had told him to kill the
hogs when the trespassed Following
these instructions. he killed one hog.
but, adds the complainant Il found
At cost more to stay there and shoot
than / could make at it," The com
mittee.
A petition was also received from
Waring Russell, Jr.. clerk of the City
Court for compensation for preparing
The jury lists of the court. The COM
munication was referred to the Com
mittee on Court House.
Supt. ChRplin's Report.
The September report of Supt.
Chaplin, which was read to
the meeting, showed that there
are 391 prisoners on the chain
gang; that out of this number but one
escaped during the month. and he was
caught the same day. The cost of
guarding the prisoners for the month
however, was over $1,000 The convicts
were employed in working on the roads
and drainage in every part of the coun-
ty. the greatest amount of work being
done in Pipemaker creek and at the
county farm.
The question of the tree nursery was
not taken up. there being nothing new
in the matter for the commissioners to
consider. A plat of the ground required
for the nursery is being drawn, and
will be presented to the commissioners
at their next meeting. This plat will
show the outlines as denoted some time