The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-01-23

l;r. II. c. Coursois3r.' all r. NJ.
Scarlett's books, a W. cannot make
cut anything fiJh elitie.
Since the last Grant Try the Of
fire of justice held By ,fr. j. t.. Lam
hi ,ght is. now held by tie Honorable
J. E. Dart.
We could not exanl,t. the books
of the County Treasurer, as he was
out of the city; however, as above
stated, all county books are being
audited by expert accountant.
PUBLIC ROADS.
We wish to report tho following
conditions exasting: We covered some
thing like 140 to $50 miles of coun-
ty roads. First, we want to COM
mend the commissioners for the work
of improving some few old bridges,
as we'll as one or two new ones, which
have and will render much conven-
fence to the travelling public. We
found the roads leading from the pub
lie highway to the different settle
ments in god shape, otherwise than
some heavy sand. The Jacksonville
road from the IA mile post is in a
most terrible condition. There is
considerable water standing in the
road and at numerous places the holes
are indeed deep, and should have i'm
mediate attention, as this road is the
one most used by the tourist passing
through into Florida. We especially
;1l, &
misioners to the tract just beyond
Brookman, for this point should be
drained and some new surface of some
kind should be at once placed there
on. We still find it necessary to call
the attention of the commissioners
to the 3-5's mile of unshelled re III
near Freedman Rest which is still
unshelled and in worry bad condi-
ton. AS the condition. now exists at
this point, it is almost Impossible to
allow one car to pass another for
the deep ruts are of such depth as
to prevent a car from leaving them,
unless coming to very low rate of
speed. This particular piece of I'M
shelled road has been called to the at
tention of the, commissioners in past
several presentments, but it seems
there is but little attention given to
same. We now make q most earnest
plea, that this matter have the atten-
ton it deserves, for in our opinion
this very gap will cost the county a
nice sum of money, as it seems to us
the public travelling this route will
sometime, sooner or later, have very
serious accident, owing TO the fact
there is quite a drop from the ap-
preaching she'll road from either end.
which condition is not given the pub
lie as there are no red lights, nor signs
which would warn the general public.
If this road is not tsiSbc repaired as
it properly should be done, we ask that
some warning be placed at each en-
trance of this deplorabie and un-
slightly stretch of bad road
We also wish to call special atten-
ton to the road from Georgetown to
Waynesville, and the road Green
Swamp to Walbergs Crossing, which
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roads are travelled often by different
taxpayers, so we ask that some atten-
tion be given them.
We are informd by Mr.. Hieggin-
botham that the city has had the use
of the eonviets for past four months,
which accounts for some neglect to-
| wards having kept the roads in better
shape of late.
Mr.. Gould, of st. Simcns Island, adj
vises us that the main road through
the island is in great need of shell
repair. He also advises that some
one hundred dollars placed in hands.
of Mr.. Winn ha sheen spent repairing
the road, but the repair work consist
ed of dirt being thrown from the side
of the road into the holes and low
places, which has not remedied the
situation permanently, but on, the
other hand only temporarily.
We have travelled to tho county line
and are in position to offer the above
conditions from actually having seen