Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-02
BIDS FOR THE BIG SCHOOL
ATHENS HEADS THE LIST WITH
AN OFFER OF 100000.

Atlanta Comes in Next with an Oher OF
$4,000 Spot Cash, $50, 900 on Time.
and ANY One of Three Sftes-A Belief
That the Capital City Will Scoop the
Prize.
ATLANTA, Dot. 1.-The commission on
the school of technology met at the capt.
toll this afternoon to open the bids otcities
for the location of the school. The full
board was present, consisting OF \. L.
Harris, of Macon; E. A. Hodgson, OF
Athens; 5. N. Inmau, Of Atlanta; Column
bus Heard. OF Greene county, and Oliver
Porter, Of Covington. The session was
called 10 order by Mr.. Harris, the chair
man. Large delegations from Athens and
Atlanta were present a. the meeting.
The following bids were made:
BY the city of Athens S35, 900 in cash or
bonds. The University trustees offered
SO coo site on the campus Of the Rock
College and four acres, valued al $50, OOO ;
the use OF other buildings, laboratories,
chemical apparatus, engineering lnstru-
meuts, models and drawings, the library
museum, and the instruction Of six pro-
fessors, whose salaries aggregate $4,000,
equivalent to an interest on 1886, 900. The
total value OF the offer is estimated at
316S,000.
Atlanta offered BY her citizens commit.
tee $40, 900, ami BY the CITY Council $50, go
in cash and an annuity OF s. 800 for
twenty years, and by private parties
either Of three valuable tracts for site
one valued at $4,000, one at $4,000 and
one at $1,000.
o site and the City Council offered an an
nuitv of $4,000 for twenty-five years, a
total OF ST6, 900.
Pendeld offered the old university build
ings and 800 acres of Land.
Nilledgeville offered S10,0 900 cash and
the old executive mansion and penten.
tiary lots and sufficient sum TO put the
mansion in repair.
Arguments were made by the represen-
tatives Of Atlanta and Athens in support
OF their bids. The commission adjourned
70 10 o'clock tomorrow, when iney Will
make their decision. The contest seems
10 have settled down between Athens and
Atlanta, with the chances somewhat in
favor of the latter.
the manned Confederate veterans be-
gan drawing the lew allowa nee from the
State Treasury to-day on accoun OF arti-
fetal limbs. seventy-four applications
were made to-day and paid
A delegation OF the Knights of Labor
lelt to-day to attend the general conveu-
ti0n in Richmond.
The trial Of Luther Ellison, CHARGED
with the murder of Conductor Bart Wall
about one month ago on Collins street,
wolch has been going on in
the Superior Court sine Wednesday
nOrung, was concluded this
afternoon by the jury returning a verdict
Of guilty with recommendation to
luercy. AS coon as the verdict was read,
Judge Clarke sentenced the prisoner To
lie time imprisonment in the peniten-
tIary. At the request Of the counsel for
. prisoner an order was passed suspend
inE execution OF the sentence for twenty
days Ia allow motion for new trial to
b. nade.
An inquest was held this morning on
tn body ut Mrs. Wheat, " no was killed
v edHesdGv afternoon at Green's Bridge
ON-r the ChattahoOchee river, BY the
wagon IN wuich she was rGing being
backed OF the side of the bridge. The
verdict was that death was caused
thlolgh the negligence OF the driver,
Fred Danlord, a nephew Of the deceased
The remains were buried in CampbelIton
to-day,