The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-12
COUNTY FAV0RS
GOOD ROADS PLAN
CHATHAM WILL DO ITS PART
TOWARDS ESTABLISHING COM
PLEIE SYSTEM IN THIS SECTION.

Commissioners So Notified the Good
ROnds Committee of the Chamber
of Commerce Yesterday-RepOrt of
superintendent of Public Works
Chaplin shows That Prisoners
Were Fed for a Little Over 81
Per Month During January-ShOrt
but Interesting Session Was Held.
County Farm n Big Help.
At the meeting of the County Com
missioners yesterday the plans recent
ly put on foot at a meeting Of the Sa-
vannah Chamber of Commerce to-
wards the completion of a perfect road
system in this section of the state, was
unanimously Endorsed.
Mr. Gordon Saussy, who was APP
pointed a committee from the Good
Roads Committee of the Chamber of
Commerce to take the matter up with
the commissioners of bingham, Bry-
an and Chatham counties, will be noti-
fled that Chatham stands ready to
carry out its part of the plan.
In his communication to the COM
missioners Mr.. Saussy said he was al
ready in communication with the COM
missioners in the other two counties
and has every reason to believe they
will cooperate with the commission
ers of Chatham.
The plan for the perfection of good
roads all over this section of the state,
to gradually spread out until the entire
state, and eventually the entire South,
is connected by well paved public high
ways, has been advocated for years,
but no definite action was ever taken
until this time. 1t is already recog-
nized that the fast touring cars and
automobiles now built will make it
necessary that good paved roads con-
meet all the more important places of
the country.
If the plan which was suggested at
the meeting of the Good Roads Com
mittee of the Chamber of Commerce
are carried out, Chatham will have to
build it's roads but little further, as
they already go to within short dis
lance of the county lines, and are paw
ed in the most approved manner.
Costs Less to Feed COnvicts.
Superintendent of Public Works
Chaplin made his report for the month
of January 1t was shown that the
average number of prisoners during the
month was 313, and that the cost for
guarding them was 81, 1922, and for
feeding $3.50. SO. This shows an unusual
falling off in the cost of feeding The
prisoners which is due to the products
which are furnished from the county
farm. The average cost per capita for
feeding during the month was $2.65,3.
The percentage of sickness at all camps
was 3.S.
Camp No. 1, stationed at the county
farm, only lost one day from farm
work. This was on account of rain.
Camp No. 2 was engaged during the
month on Pike Maker canal, working
the Augusta road, repairing Pipe Maker
bridge, working on the Dean Forest
road, patching Bay street extension
and miscellaneous work.
Camp No. assisted in working at
the county farm, laid LAPS linear feet
of gravel on Moore avenue, working
on road through Sackville, working at
Fair Grounds, on Levy avenue, Wylly
avenue, River road and miscellaneous
work. Camp No 4 finished l. 100 linear
feet on the Tefair canal. The work
done by the convicts during the month
as shown by figures, is as follows:
Regarded 2,1OO feet of old roads;
graded 5000 feet of new road; laid LAPS
feet of gravel cut LOO feet of canals
and bitches; cut 10000 feet of right of
way
County Farms Good Showing.
There was delivered from the County
Farm during the month 122 bushels
of meal, 122 bushels of grits, 2150
pounds of rice, 35 bushels of peas, Is
bushels of potatoes, 1856 gallons of
syrup, $50 punches of turnips, 1876
pounds of pork, and 1880 pounds of
hay and straw.
The financial report for the year 1908
was submitted and approved. A petit
ton from George w. Owens. Esq, ex-
ecutor for E. w. Shotter, for a quit
claim to the property of w. c. F'ripp,
was approved and an order issued for
the issuance of the claim.
Sundry petitions for relief from
double tax We're read and referred to
the chairman with power to act.