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The committee appointed to report me-
mortal on the subject Of preparing quarters
for the United States troops within the in
habited limits OF the city, obtained further
time. The Mayor stated that he had ad
dressed letters on the subject to the Secre-
tary of War and our delegation in Congress.
From the Georgian, Saturday, February .. 1888.
Council met on Thursday.
A communication was received from the
Quartermaster General OF the United States
on the subject Of obtaining lots for the
erection OF barracks.
Colonel Williams offered the following
resolution, In accordance with the above
communication:
RssOlred, That committee be authorized,
OF which the Mayor shall be one, to desig-
nate the site for the location of the new
barracks and to fix the price at which the
ground shall be sold in fee simple to the
General Government, or be rented for
term OF years, the committee to be author
lied, as soon as they have agreed, to make
the proposition to the General Government.
The Mayor, Aldermen Williams, Eppin-
ger, Shsffer and Shick compose that COM
mittee.
From the Georgian, Friday. April 10, 1898.
NEW BARRACKS IN SAvANNAH.-Among
the appropriations made by the last Con-
gress, by referring TO the law which we
publish this morning, will be found one Of
SIS, 600 for site and buildings for the &C
commodation of the United States troops at
this post. The present situation has proved
so unhealthy that the troops could not be
kept there during the summer, except at
the expense OF their health and lives. The
last Board of Aldermen and the present one
also forwarded petitions to Congress on the
subject, stating the circumstances which
rendered the stay Of the troops during the
summer Improbable, and praying that
new situation for barracks might be pro-
cured and new buildings erected,
where they might pass the summer In health.
The last petition was forwarded at the
| end of December last, and its fate conhded
to the Hon. James NJ. Wayne and the rest
OF our delegation The appropriation was
| passed short time afterwards. We men
| ton this as an instance OF the manner In
which that gentleman ''nafsreprese7atS has con-
stit1eats" It is due to Mr.. Wilde to state
that he was the only one of our delegation
besides Mr.. Wayne who replied, and replied
favorably, to the communication OF the
Mayor on the subject. We suppose that
some Of them were too busy with nIllitca-
| ton to attend to any request made BY their
| constituents.
From the Georgian Saturday, April 20, 1888.
In referring yesterday to the inattention
of our delegation in Congress to the petition
of Council for new barracks, we alluded to
our Representatives only, as the object al
luded 10 received the attention and efficient
aid of Col. Troup, one of our Senators.
From the Geor0iGn. Monday, April p, 1888.
Messrs. Arnold and B,Glloch: GENTLEMEN
| Your editorial paragraphs in the Georgian
OF the 18th and ooh instant, In the first of
which Mr.. Wilde and myself are represented
| as having attended to the call of the City
| Ootrno{l for N arpraprfoffon m rann0va the
barracks, and in the second of which
Colonel Troup is said to have done the
same, induce me to say to you that the COM
munication of Council upon the subject
was sustained equally by both Of our Sena-
tors, aud by all Of my colleagues.
Respectfully, JAMES NJ. WAYNE.
N. B.-Colonel Foster introduced the re-
| solution.
We were informed that the Mayor re-
ceived no reply to his communication on
| the sui act Of the removal of the barracks,
| except from the gentlemen we named in
| our remarks, and this induced the belief
| that the communication OF the Mayor was
Unattended to.-EiitorS Georgian,
From the Georgian, Saturday, July 13, 1888
CITY COUNCIL Council met Wednesday.
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The following preamble and resolution
| by Alderman Shick were read and adopted ::
made by Congress for the purchase Of a
site IN the city of Savannah for canton
ment for the United States troops belonging
to this post, and for the barracks thereon,
be 1t
Resolved, That the block of lots, ten In
number, ard the same included, directly to
the south of Liberty street, and east of Bull
street, and opposite the centre of Brown
ward, be offered to the government for
twelve thousand dollars.
From the Georgian, Saturday, AUgttst 10. 1888
CITY CoUNCIL.-ThursdsY, s9b August
1888 Council met. The minutes of the
last meeting we're read and confirmed. The
| following letter was then read:
SAVANNAH, GA, August 2, 1888.
SIR have been authorized to accept the
offer made by the City Council in their
resolution Of the 18th of July last, OF GER
tain square or parcel of contiguous lots, as
a site for barracks and at the terms therein
stated. We must have the entire square, so
that the whole may be enclosed by a wall
and have q street on every side; it Is to be
distinctly understood that we have the right
to close all alleys or lanes in the square, so
that all persons may be excluded from the
barracks or the square, except such as the
commanding officer may think proper to
admit.
l have the honor to be, sir, very respect
9ONA OSNNAShS SSA fo-Lte1
NJ. NJ CLARK,
Lieut. aud Assistant Q'r-Master Q. s. A.
To Col. W. Z. Williams, Mayor Of Savannah.
Whereupon the following resolution was
passed:
The sgent of the Government of the
United States having given notice to the
Mayor of the acceptance of the terms pro-
posed In the purchase of a site for new
| barracks,
Be Il resolved, That a committee be ap.
pointed to cause the ground to be surveyed
and laid off, extending the width of Liberty
street to one hundrded and forty feet, and
that the committee report nm ordinance to
that eff ct.
The committee consists OF the Mayor,
Aldermen Purse and Shiok.
AN ORDINANCE authorizing a conveyance in
fee simple to the United States OF piece
of ground for new barracks.
SEC l. Be 1t ordained by the Mayor and
Aldermen OF the City of Savannah and the
| hamlets thereof in Council assembled, and it
is here by ordained by the authority of the
same, That upon the payment into the City
Treasury of the sum of twelve thousand
dollars, a conveyance be made in fee simple
to the United States for the purpose of
erecting barracks thereon for the accOmmo-
dalton of the troops OF the United States,
of all that piece of ground or parcel of land
situate, lying and being on the south COM
mon of said city, extending from the
southern line Of Liberty street, as herein
after defined; two hundred and twelve
feet six inches southerly, and from the east
ern line of Bull street continued, three hun
dred and two feet six inches. to the western
line of Drayton street continued, embracing
within said limits space equal to the OPP
posite tything, in Brown ward, including
the lane.
SEC. 2. And be 1t further ordained, That
the width of Liberty street shall be one
hundred and forty feet, measured from the
southern line Of lots on said street, and ex-
tending to the northern line of the piece of
ground hereby granted.
SEC. 3. Repeating clause.
Passed in Council 22d August, 1888
W. THoANE WILLIAMS, Mayor.
From the Georgian, Saturday, august "a, 1888.
CITY CoUNon.--Thursdsy last Council
met. An ordinance conveying
to the government the title of the lots re-
Gently purchased by the United States as a
site for the new barracks, was reported by
Alderman Shick, and read the first time.
By unanimous vote 1t was read a second
time and passed.
hrom the Georgian, Friday, NoU. /, 1888.
Yesterday Council met.
Titles conveying sundry lots on the South
common to the United States were this day
signed, and the money arising from the sale
of said lots was appropriated to the payment
of part OF debt due by the corporation to
Marine and Fire Insurance Company, Of
Charleston.
The titles were made out, dated the 9Th
day of November, 1888, conveying the pro-
perty described in the ordinance passed