Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-22
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Naming the Wards and the New Park.
All the Aldermen were present at the
meeting Of the City Council last night
except Mr.. Hamilton. In the absence OF the
Mayor Chairman Wilder presided. The
chief interest Of the session centered in
the consideration Of the ordinance proyid-
ing for tbs laying out Of streets and lanes
in the new extension south Of Anderson
street. The ordinance, as introduced by
the Committee on CITY Extension at the
last meeting of the Council and amended
in conference session. was read BY the
Clerk and with further amendment was
adopted.
A number OF changes were made in the
original ordinance. The unnamed streets
we're named the wards were designated,
A park was provided for and the width Of
streets and size of blocks was altered.
The three streets-the eastern, middle
and western-in Brownsville. were named
Florence. Harden and Bulloch streets
respectively. The wards were named as
follows: That portion Of the city bounded
by Anderson, Habersham, Fourth and
AbercOrn streets. Cumming ward.
That portion bounded by Anderson,
AbercOrn. Fourth and Bull streets, Rep
That portion bounded by Anderson,
Bull. Fourth and Barnard streets, EalG-
CANT ward.
That portion bounded by Anderson,
Barnard, Fourth and Montgomery streets,
Lester ward.
That portion bounded by Anderson,
Montgomery. Fourth and Burroughs
streets, Meldrim ward.
That portion bounded by Anderson, Bur
roughs, West Fifth and Florence streets,
and Ogeechee road. Low ward.
That portion bounded by West Fifth,
Burroughs, Eighth and Florence streets,
Owens ward.
That portion bounded by Fifth, Mont
gOmery, Eighth and Burroughs streets,
Duncan ward.
That portion bounded by Fourth, Bar
nard. Eighth and Montgomery streets,
Flannery ward.
That portion bounded by Fourth, Bull,
Eighth and Barnard streets, Estill ward.
That portion bounded by Fourth. Aber-
corn. Eighth and Bell streets. Thomas
ward.
In Thomas ward a portion Of land
included between Fifth, Abercorn, Wells
and Bull streets was set apart for the
/ purpose Of public park, to be known as
Thomas Place.
That portion Of the city included be-
1 tween Fourth. Habersham, Eighth and
Abercorn streets was called Dasher
ward
That portion included between Eighth,
| Habersham. Twelfth and Aberc Orn
/ streets, Griffin ward.
/ That portion included between Eighth,
/ Abercorn, Twelfth and Bull streets,
I Wadley ward.
/ That portion included between Eighth,
Bull, Twelfth and Barnard streets, Solo
mons ward.
That portion included between Eighth.
/ Barnard, Twelfth and Montgomery
/ streets Lowell ward.
/ That portion included between Eighth,
/ Montgomery, Twelfth and Burroughs
| streets, Dale ward.
That portion included between the
4 Ogeechee road and Florence and Dillon
/ streets, Bacon ward.
That portion included between Dillon,
/ Florence and Bulloch streets, and the
southern limit 0 the city, BrOwnville
/ ward.
| That portion included between Dillon
4 and BullOch streets and the Ogeechee
/ road and the southern limit Of the city,
/ Demere ward
! In the portion of the city west Of
1 Florence street, and in Bacon ward. one
/ street was named Wilder street and an
/ other Nichols street. after Aldermen
/ Wilder and Nichols. On the south side
| Of the Park, or Thomas place, new street
/ has been laid out to be called Wells
| street, after Alderman Wells.
In the naming of the park, the commit
mittee. in view Of the prominence of Al
| deTman Thomas in the work Of laying out
! the streets, and from the fact Of his deep
! interest in all the city's affairs, and the
/ time and attention he had devoted to the
! furtherance Of its interests, recommended
/ to the Council that it be named in his
honor Thomas Place.
Several other alterations were made in
| the original ordinance, necessitated by
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/ vicinity Of where the Georgia lnirmary
now stands.
After the reading Of the ordinance,
| Alderman Hamlet moved that all that
/ portion Of it relating to the park he
/ stricken out. He could see no use for it.
| 1.-THE city wanted a park he was in favor
| of going into the country and purchasing
a suitable tract Of land that could be i'm
proved and made to subserYe the pur-
! poses of a park.
For the purpose of bringing the matter
before the Council, Alderman Nell sec
| Onded Alderman Hamlet's motion.
| Alderman Thomas, while approaching
/ the honor which had been conferred upon
| him in naming the park Thomas
/ Place, was strongly in favor Of it as re-
sort for the people Of that portion OF the
city.
Alderman Hamlet think the whole
matter ought to be stricken out.
Alderman Wells thought there was no
use in discussing the matter, as the
| Council was nearly unanimous in favor
of the park.
Alderman Hamlet's amendment was
voted and lost, his vote being the only one
in its support.
The ordinance was then passed, with
single dissenting vote, when communi-
cation from Hon. p. W. Meldrim,
donating the land for the extension OF
streets through his property. between
West Broad and Montgomery streets, was
read, and resolution of thanks was eX-
tended him. The Corporation Attorney
was also instructed TO secure from him
| titles to the city.
| Among other business transacted was
the passage of the ordinance prescribing
quarantine regulations, and also the ordi-
nance prescribing the width of payements
I on River street.
The ordinance providing a new mode of
assessment and for the appointment Of
City Assessor was laid over for future
| consideration.
The Finance Committee reported ad-
| versely to the granting of the petition of
| fruit dealers, and the joint Committee on
| Health and Cemetery and Water Works
/ reDOrted in favor of granting the Jail
tree water privileges, and also renting
the burial fees for pauper criminals.
A resolution providing a free supply Of
water TO the street railways for the pur-
pose Of watering their tracks, was re-
| ferred to the Committee on Water Works.
A resolution by Alderman Green au-
| thorized the Fire Committee to have a
new boiler put in the Barlow engine, and
also to have the engine otherwise repair
ed. He stated that in doing this an en-
! CINE as good as new could be obtained for
| about 81 800 or 81 800, while a new engine
would cost between S4, 900 and $1,000.
A resolution by Alderman Thomas
authorized the City Surveyor to pro-
vide a list of all lots belonging
to the city with their occupants and all
information obtainable regarding them.
He also offered a resolution authorizing
the repair OF the fences about Laurel
| Grove Cemetery.
| The Committee on Public Buildings re-
/ ported that the only bid received for the
erection Of an engine house as an addition
/ to Fireman's Hall called for the expendi-
! ture of a greater amount than they
were allowed by the Council,
! and asked for further instructions.
! The committee were directed TO
| contract for the erection Of the structure
/ upon terms which they regarded the most
/ favorable to the city's interest.
The committee on accounts reported
! bills against the city amounting to
! SIS, 762 81, which were passed for pay
ment.
THEIR TENTH ANNIVERSARY.
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