Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-05

The OrJEinal Grant by the City To the
Acad sFny aud the UniOa Society.

The oFJeinaI Grant by tho CITY to the
Academy aud the UniOa society.
The trustees OF the Chatham academy
some time ago secured the services OF
Isaac Beckett, Esq, TO look up the his
tory ohthe site upon which the present
academy, buildings are located. Mr.. Beck
EFT made an exhaustive search among the
Old cpiaty records, and recently submit
ted hishreport to the trustees. IL is a
matter of interest just now, since the
question ofthe purchase of the site Tor the
new hotel is being considered. i,o
On April 30, 1910, the Mayor and Alder
men OF Savannah adopted resolution TO
give TO the Chatham academy and Union
society the block OF five lots OF land
bounded on the north by South Broad
street, on the east by DraytOn street, on
lhe south by lane, and on the west by
Bun street.
The deed conveying the property to the
TWO societies is dated May IL, 1910, and
IS recorded in the clerks office Of the
superior Court, in book &C, pages 548,
etc. 1t recites that the five los described
are conveyed for the joint use OF the soci-
cues Tor the purpose OF building ana
erecting suitable edifce for the educa-
tlon, boarding, lodging, and accommoda-
Llon OF youth, and for no other purpose
whatsoever, and that the building Is to be
erected at the joint expense OF the cor
poratlons' grantees.
a little over two years later, on June D.,
1872, the Mayor and Aldermen adopted a
resolution to grant TO the trustees OF the
Chatham academy and Union society, Il
lease for 90 years Of the five lots, IN
Guiding the lane Immediately south OF the
lots, for the purpose, as stated in the res0-
luton, "Of extending the Academy yard"
1t was specifically provided by the resolu-
tlon That the extension should revert TO
the city upon the failure OF the bodies 70
which it is conveyed to appropriate the
samef0r the purpOseto which IL Is granted.
On December p, 1859, the City Council
adopted another resolution granting to the
trustees of the Chatham academy and
their successors lots numbers II, IL and
~, Brown ward, being the three easterly
lots OF the block mentioned in the lease
above referred to, with such portion OF
the adjacent lane as was then enclosed,
Ito be held by the trustees and their sue
cessors for the purpose Of the education
OF the youth" upon condition, however,
that the trustees should educate free five
youths. If the lots conveyed should be
used for any other purpose than the edu-
cation OF youth, or the trustees Of the
academy should refuse to educate the
persons mentioned, then the property
should revert to the city.
BY another ordinance, passed Aug. II,
1868, the Mayor and Aldermen, after re-
citing that 'by virtue OF ordinances here
tOfore passed, the City Council granted to
the Union Society lots numbers 9, 7, 20
and 81 and portions of the adjacent lane,
and the rents thereof, for educational
purposes, upon condition that the same
should revert TO the city if
appropriated to any other purpose
than the education of YOUTH" granted to
the society in fee simple, numbers 8, Z,
30 and 81. BY this ordinance it is pro-
vided that 'neitber the said society nor
its assignees shall have, hold or use the
portion OF the lane adjacent for a longer
period than the City Council may see fit
to allow and permit the same to remain
inclOsed," reserVing the right to reopen
said lane at any time.
The above comprises all that is found
on record relating to the land now Occu-
pied by the Chatham academy and Pa
viliOn hotel, except an ordinance intro
duced in Council. but not yet passed, re-
linquishing to the Union Society the por-
ton OF the lane adjacent 10 lots 6, 7, 20
and II, and several leases from the Union
Society, leasing the west part Of the build
ing known as Chatham academy.