Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-04

The cost Of the work complete is esti-
at 81, 900 Alter some discussion as o. the
plan ~ tue work and its Details The re-
port and the following resolutions We're
adopted:
Resoirsi, That as the expense OF comp citing
TINS no umeut, whose corner stone as ial0
sixty Years ago boy toe Mar4u Gc Lafayette.
81 the request OF the citizens oi savannah.
VIII be shout $1,000, the Georgia Historical.
Society appeals 10 the CITY Council In behalf
OF thl, MOST appropriate arna neht 20 she
chlet puhue square Cd. tue eng, ana re-ptc o.
fully asks % the Council $3.50 For The purpose,
corditi 3n3l upon the raising Of She balance
from the citizens az large.
Res11red. That the society trusts 70 the
public spirit and laerallty of oar tclOW-clt-
liens OF savannah TO Subscribe an ajditlona
$500 % dJhOaOr TO the memory of the second
soldier of American Independence, an
adopted citizen of Georgia.
The committee was continued and
charged with the WORK TO its completion.
The movement, which after several years
has been put in definite shape, VIII now
be carried forward by the committee.
The first steps were taken in March,
1883. when the historical society in
vited the cooperation OF the City
Council in the work. In April
a committee consisting of the Mayor
and four Aldermen was appointed by the
Council. A committee was also appointed
committee was made up as follows: Dr.
j. j. Waring, Maj. }. .. Ferrill, Capt. J.
II. Johnston, Gen. G. NJ. Sorrel, S. Y.
Levy, Esq, Maj. ID. 9. Bacon, and Messrs.
s. Z. Hamilton, W. GraysOn Mann, W. 5.
Bogart, aud r. B. Reppard from the his
torical society, and the Mayor and AL
dermen j. j. Wilder, d. K. Thomas, w.
b. Nell, and Andrew Hanley from the
Council. Through a change of city adj
M "a Z o. # 70
Messrs. Wilder and Hanley retired from
the Council and Aldermen William
Duncan and j. r. Hamlet were appointed
% theirplaces. The joint committee during
the last two months has considered tho
matter fully, and, recognizing the public
desire 10 see the monument completed
and made commemorative OF the patriot
and soldier for whom it was intended,
made its report to that end, recommend
ing what in the minds of those who COM
priced the committee would be the best
aud most appropriate manner Of
keeping alive in after generations the
memory OF the ablest General, excepting
Washington, Of the American revolution,
a General whose efforts during the clos
ing year of the great struggle released the
South Of British dCmi at on and resulted
in the surrender {. sallis at York
town.
The cornerstone > the monument.
which II is intended W, after lapse
OF sixty years, to eOmpll ,, was laid
on March q, 1925, by the Marquis de La
fayette. The pedestal and shaft were
aiterward erected. with the understanding
that il should commemorate not only
Gen. Greene, but also Count Pulaski,
should the efforts TO erect a separate mon.
ument TO the brave and chival,0us Pole
fail OF accomplishment. The Greene
monument was completed as it now
stands, awaiting the result of the efforts
10 erect the Pulaski monument. When
this latter was completed years after
ward, the projectors and builders of the
Greene monument We're either dead, dis
persed, OF lacked funds and enterprise to
completete their work. For this reason
the monument has remained without an
inscription 20 marx its purpose.
The City Council will be asked at its
next meeting 20 appropriate The $500
asked OF the city. and with the assurances
that have already been given that the re-
naming amount viii be subscribed by
citizens the contract for the work Will az
once be placed with the Henry Bonnard
Bronze Company Of New York. This Is the
company which cast the Wadley statue,
recently unveiled at Macon. and the Pill
grim statue in Brooklyn. The model for
the alto relieve figure will probably be
made by Robert Cushing.