The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-02-13

The canal bridge needs repairing,
also plank broken out OF bridge 100
yards from Brobston station ON the
B. g. B. r. r., which needs immediate
attention.
We find fish hole road in very bad
condition, apparently having received
no attention for the last two years,
the same having been so reported by
the last grand jury, and recommend
that the same receive immediate at.
tention.
We also recommend that all sign
posts which have become so obliterat
ed of defaced that the same cannot be
read, be renewed.
We also recommend that the road
going through Buffalo swamp be made
wider as teams coming from opposite
directions cannot pass each other
without risk and danger.
We also recommend that the road
from Little Satilla river to Fancy
Bluff be made a public road, also a
branch road leading by J. r. Doer-
fingers to public road, distance of both
roads one mile
Road leading from the public road
Pyles marsh to Oak Grove is In bad
condition and almost impossible, and
we recommend that the same be put
in order.
County officers.
We have examined the books of the
different Justices OF the Peace, Clerk
of court, tax receiver, ordinary and
sheriff and find them correctly and neat
ly kept, with the exception of G.. E.
Fahm. J. P, and we recommend thaf
in future he have his books to show
more explicitly how the different cases
are disposed of. We recommend also
that the different justices Of the peace
he furnished with books indexed so
that cases can be quickly traced.
Convict Camps.
We inspected the camp at the Big
Buffalo and find eighteen convicts at
work, sixteen black and two white
They are all well and seem to well
treated. The tents at the camp are
in bad condition, but the superintend-
ent at the camp informed us that new
tents had arrived in Brunswick and
would be sent out and be put up at
once. They are provided with mat
tresses and blankets sufficient to make
them comfortable. We find the condi-
ton of this camp ali that could be ex
pected. We also inspected the con
vict farm, where we found seven con
victs. one white and six black, AMI
one woman. We found one sick and
has been sick for several months He
has good medical attention but does
not seem to improve. The condition
of the farm was all that could be ex
pected. The houses are comfortable
and provided with stoves the rooms
clean and we'll kept the food served
was good, well cooked and all thai
they wanted, and we could not suggest
any improvement In our Judgment
the convict gang Of our cornty are as
well cared for as any In the state.
Your committee would cali the atten-
ton Of the grand Jury to a matter that
is very important to our county, which
is the causeway across the Buffalo.
This has always been q serious prob
lem and very expensive to our county
to keep It up. It is a mile In length
and through a swamp that has from
one to three feet Of standing water
which keeps the causeway always soft
and is likely to break at any time
The earth has to be hauled from both
sides Of the swamp to repair 1t which
makes it very expensive. We would
suggest that the main run OF the
swamp be opened to tide water dis.
lance of half mile, so at to drain that
portion of the swamp through which
the causeway runs and open up drains
on both sides Of It, and in short time
the swamp would be dry. Then the
causeway would be built of a sufi-
Client width and length from the mater
ial Of the swamp that would make i
permanent and save the county a vast
expense.
Fisheries.
We find that fish warders have done
considerable towards checking the VIC
lation Of the fish and tarrapin law, and
we recommend that our representative
at the next session Of the Legislature
pass a law to prohibit the using OF
seins or gill nets within three miles
Of the city Of Brunswick.
The law having been changed by the
last legislature, combining Offices Of
game ana Ash waTdens, we recommend