Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-17
NEW PARKS.
The Land for Them Ought to be Pur-
chased at Once.

The Land for Them Ought to be Pur-
chased at Once.
Editor Morning NeloS: was very much
impressed with the wisdom of your sug-
gestion in Mondays paper concerning a
new park. There is even now the neces-
sity for such place of resort. We need
a public park on the line of one of our
shelled roads. 1t should be arranged
specially for drives, and, if1,lcated in the
right place-say a mile or two from the
extended city limits-wouad in very
few years become the nucle u for a thirty
ing suburb, which would reimburse the
city for its cost by the sale of OTIS.
The lands in Chatham coun ty are in
creasng in value every year, q md this in
crease will be more rapid from this time
forth than at any time since the war. The
internal improvements now bem z pushed
forward by the county officials are GER
tain to result in great good to our people
in the near future. Lands that are now
lying idle Will be eagerly taken u p at fair
prices, and will prove as healt by homes
as within the city. 1t would Sc Elm TO be
the part Of wisdom for the city to pur-
chase such lands as will be needed,
now that prices are as low !n8 they
will ever be. There are lands OF tsside of
the extended limits of the city, D etween
the Waters road extended on tn 9 east
and the Middle Ground road on the west,
which would make beautiful DarA d, and
which will very soon bring a large )rice
II Will be but a short time before this
same land will be in active deman, for
building purposes, and until such ime
arrives the city need make no eXpen siVe
improvements on this land, but wait a ntil
they can be paid for from the sale OF the
lots.
am afraid that our Council will prove
so economical that in the end we will not
save money. For instance:
There is very elaborate map made Of
the city extension, embracing the tern =
tory south from Anderson street to Twel 9TH
street, which is line extended east a d
west from about the point wheF e
the two railroads cross the WhiA
Bluff road. This territory is
beautiful plateau, the greater por.
ton being as level as n floor and we'll
drained. The CITY has run Con paper) itsl
streets southwark, eastward and west
ward. In consequence Of the fact that
many OF these streets do not con-
form 10 the streets left by the
owners OF the land upon which
houses are built, great doubt exists in
the minds of the people as 10 where they
can safely build The result OF this Is
that no lots are being sold In that terri
Z
ward is retarded. The writer heard a
real estate man say that but for this
unwiso arrangement Of streets. there
would have been large business done la
selling lots in that locality, and many
houses would have been built ere this in
that locality.
The position OF the city authorities
seems 10 De 20 insist upon their arrange
meut ofstreets, but 30 defer paying the own
ers for the streets until forced by legal
action 10 do 30. Would itnot be better for
the city 20 purchase all OF the
vacant land that can be
bought between Anderson and Twelfth
/ streets, aud sell an that Is not needed for
; sireetsy Private parties are buying up
| this land and making large profits by sub
| dividing and selling. Why should not the
| city do this and make It's streets freey
/ They VIII be forced at some time or other
| 20 pay out over $4,000 for streets In that
same territory The adoption Of this
plan will insure n profit Of nearly that
amount. CITIZEN.