The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-21
RECEIVED REPORT
OF CHANGING
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MET.
PETITION FOR OPENING OF A NEW
ROAD WAS APPROVED.

An Extension of the Old Dean Forest
Road Will be Commenced Unless
Objections Are Made Before March
1O-Superintendent ChapIin's Re-
port of County Public Works
Makes Good Showing for Chain
EnnE-PetitiOn Received and Re-
ferred.
An adjourned meeting of the County
Commissioners was held yesterday aft
ernoon. Little besides routine mat
tiers was attended to. The December
report of the superintendent of public
works was received, but the annual
reports were not ready. They will
probably be submitted at the February
meeting.
According to Supt. Chaplin's report
the average number of prisoners dur
ing the month of December was 1888;
cost of guarding for the month, ST.
3S9.5S, and cost of feeding for the
month, $943.71; the monthly per capita
cost for guarding was $446.2, and for
feeding, s2.S2.7
The percentage OF sickness at all
camps was per cent.
Camp No. l is at the county farm,
where 123 men, women and children
were kept busy at miscellaneous work
Camp No. was employed during the
month in working on Pipemaker canal,
repairing the Bay street extension, re-
grading the Dean Forest road, during
which it finished 1850 linear feet.
10 4 ,.I a,,A I,fI 81
on Moore avenue and Bonaventure
road. on which there were laid $500
linear feet working on bridge at
Smith & Kellys; at Fair Grounds; on
Judge Norwood's place, and on the
Montgomery road.
Camp No. 4 widened the Telfair canal
and dug laterals.
There were no deaths in the camps
during the month, no escapes and only
seven prisoners We're sent to the hospi-
tai. One convict escaped, but was re-
captured and given an extra sentence.
petition from the Old Folks and
Orphans Home for assistance from the
county was referred to the Committee
on Budget.
The following budget committee for
the coming year was appointed: A. b.
Moore, Albert Wylly and j. Paulsen.
The budget viii be submitted to the
petition from citizens residing in
the district traversed by the White
Bluff road, asking that improvements
be made in that section OF the county,
and that new roads be built so that
they would be brought in closer touch
with Savannah was referred to the
Committee on Roads and Bridges.
The petition of Ida Heidi asking re-
lief from excessive taxation was re-
ferred to the chairman with power to
act.
4 large number of petitions for re-
lief from double tax was referred to
the chairman with power to act.
The special committee appointed some
time ago to investigate the advisa bill
ity of acceding to request made by
certain citizens to open a new road
from near Pooler to a point on the
Augusta and Louisville road, reported
favorably, the committee from the
board on roads and bridges concur
ring. Citation was issued and unless
objections are filed before March 10
the road will be built.
The Superintendent os public works
was instructed to plant shade trees
on Moore Dale and LaRoach ave-
nues.
The petition of the Savannah Electric
Company, asking for permission to run
a single track line along Lathrop ave-
nue. from the Louisville road (via what
was formerly known as the old water
works road Schwarz avenue and Fac
tory road) to Stiles avenue, was grant
ed.
The Postal Telegraph Company was
authorized to build a line along Lath-
rop avenue.