The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-13
WILL CONSIDER
AUTO SPEEDWAY
COUNTY MAY HELP PROJECT
IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALDERMEN
AND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

Commissioners Will Be Represented
in Joint Committee by Their Conn
mittee on Roads and Bridges.
Commissioners Asked to ApprO-
pirate Money for Manual Training
by Grand Jury-Referred to Bud
get Committee.
Next Thursday afternoon a meet
ing of the Roads and Bridges Com
mittee of the County Commissioners,
the Mayor and Aldermen and a COM
mittee from the Chamber of Commerce
will meet to discuss the question of the
proposed speedway for automobiles. At
the meeting of the commissioners yes
terday this was decided upon.
The matter was brought before the
county officers by a letter from the
chairman of the subcommittee of the
Chamber of Commerce, asking that the
county cooperate in the work Maj
r. A. Blandford is chairman of this
subcommittee.
In his letter he briefly summarized
what was proposed to be done, and
set forth the many advantages which
will accrue to the city and county
through its establishment. Other de-
tails, which have been published in
the Morning News, were also given in
brief.
Regarding Manual Training.
A letter from Mr.. A. C. Harmon
foreman of the present grand jury, was
read regarding the proposed establish
ment of manual training as a part Of
the public school course. The letter
asked that sufficient money be appro-
priated for this to meet the necessary
expenses.
In his letter Mr.. Harmon stated that
the Finance Committee of the Board of
Education had estimated that the cost
of establishing the schools and fitting
them would be in the neighborhood Of
S., 900.
The attention OF the commissioners
was also called to the fact that the
Finance Committee had stated that the
High School tuition fees would proba-
bly, be removed, and that 500 would
be necessary to reimburse the Board of
Education for the loss of moneys Tor
the last three months of this year. The
commissioners were asked to appro-
pirate money for this purpose in their
budget.
without any extended debate the
matter was referred to the Budget
Committee, with instructions to re-
port back to the commissioners.
Historical Society Request.
A communication from the Georgia
Historical Society regarding the re-
storing of the old names to the old
roadways in and about Savannah was
presented to the board. After hearing
the letter read, the matter was re-
| ceiVed as information.
1t is not known just what action will
be finally taken by the commissioners
regarding the matter. The commune
| cation from the society was not dis
| cussed, the motion to receive as infor-
nation being made and carried as soon
as the letter was read. 1t may come
up for more definite action at future
meeting.
A communication from Mr. Gordon
| Saussy, chairman of the Chamber of
| Commerce Good Roads Committee, was
read, asking that the old Montieth
road in the Eighth district, running
westerly from the nine-mile post on the
Augusta road be opened. The matter
was referred to the Roads and Bridges
| Committee, with instructions to report.
A large number of applications for
relief from the double tax were pre-
scented to the board. On motion these
were referred to the chairman of the
board with power to act.
Bills aggregating $25,S64.52 were APP
proved and ordered paid.
The report of Supt. Chaplain was
read and received by the board. Among
the interesting things in the report was
that the convicts had cut 2100 linear
feet of Pipemaker canal. All of this
work was done by the convicts at one
| camp.
On April there were 1886 convicts
in camp, and since that time Sc have
been received. The number has been
! decreased by discharges, etc, making
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