The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-17
ALL READY TO ORGANIZE
THE SAVANNAH REAL ESTATE
OWNERS ASSOCIATION.

| AAo lultldl OIep L NV tIO OIS1hl1dIioh
Taken at Masonic Hall Last Night
A Committee Appointed to Prepare
Constitution and By-Laws-Mr. R.
D. Guerard Gives the Board of AL
dermen Dig-What the Association
Proposes To Do.
| The real estate owners of Savannah to
| the number of about 200 met at Masonic
| Hall last night. The meeting was called
for o'clock, but it was nearly o'clock
before there was any movement
toward an organization. DR.. J. B. Read
had presided over the first meeting, and
the delay was occasioned by his absence, as
he was expected to preside last night.
The crowd was becoming impatient
when, on motion of D. B. Lester, Capt
Henry Blum was called to the chair and
Randolph Arson was selected as Secretary
Capt Blum, in taking the chair, said that
he accepted the call more with a view to
aiding in the organization of the meeting
than anything else. Those who had made
the call in the papers were better prepared
he said, to state what the meeting was for
Mr.. Lester arose 10 speak, but the audi
ence clamOred for him to take the stage. He
SAID the object of the meeting was to talk
over the proprlety of organizing an associa-
ton OF real estate owners.
POWER BEHIND THE THRONE.
The organization, he believed, would be a
power behind the throne which would tend
to materially advance the interests of the
city, and III that way advance the indi-
vidual interests of the members
of the association. The meeting two
weeks ago, he said, canvassed the matter
and DR.. j. B. Read, who had presided then,
was expected to be present. Mr.. Lester
disclalned being public speaker and re-
GREETED DIR. Reads absence, he having been
delegated to present to the meeting the ob-
Jects sought to be attained by real estate
organization or association of the real estate
owners of Savannah. He did not under
stand that it was protective association.
The Chairman had no previous knowl-
edge OF the objects of the meeting | merely
answered the call by my presence
Mr.. Lester expected DIR. Read here to-
night, who would have spoken fully on the
subject.
Mr.. Lester then moved that committee
| be appointed to organize an association of
the real estate holders of Savannah.
GOING FOR THE ALDERMEN.
K. d. Guerard moved that all who de-
| sired to join an association of this character
| be invited to come forward and do so. He
| inveighed at length against the present and
| past system of public improvements. Indi-
| vldual real estate owners, he said, have little
| showing. IL petitions are not backed by
| political showing they have no chance. When
he had asked for anything he had been told
that he had too much property, and that he
| had no business to own SO much property.
| He was sick of it. Sometimes he wanted
| some things done that would add to the
value of his property, and he had been de-
MED them. He cited an instance
| where a private sewer had to be
carried over 1000 feet because the
| city would not bear any share of the burden.
| he seemed to be impressed with the idea that
| the newer portion of the city is being i'm
proved at the expense of the older part
| The City Council came in for some very
| vigorous whacks, the speaker in abiding to
the members, saying at one point in his
| speech, they don't care a - for you" In
surance and taxes have gone up and rents
| have gone down, down, down Real
| estate" said Mr.. Guerard "has been good
milk COW, but it has been MIXED to death y
He closed his speech by saying, 1T is time
we should organize and go before Council
| and say what we want and that we shall
| have it."
THE ALDERMEN DEFENDED
Mr.. Lester said he did not approve of an
attack upon the Board of Aldermen. 1t
was not the object of the association to
make war upon past Boards of Aldermen,
or the present one. The members of Coun-
| ell were real estate owners themselves The
| object of the association he said is to help
Savannah, and anything that will help Sa-
vannah, will help the real estate owners.
Capt. j. W. McAlpin moved to amend
the motion of Mr.. Guerard, by requiring
| property holders present to sign their names
to paper designating the amount of prop
| hayr ov,1 IL,
for others to sign at future meetings.
Mr.. IL. f. Train said that he would like
to sign. He thought it was a capital idea
| TO organize real estate association to ad-
vance the interests of the city. He wanted
to know, however, If the OBJECT of making
signers designate the amount of real estate
| owned was to tax them proportionatey to
keep up the society, He moved to amend
| the motion before the house by authorizing
the Chair to appoint committee of five
| good business men to draft preamble con-
| stitution and bylaws to be reported at the
next meeting so that they will know what
they were doing There are varied interests
| among real estate owners, he said, and the
| tull meaning of the association must be first
known before it can be expected that thera
| Will be any general signing of a mere paper
| declaring that an association has been
| formed.
| POINT OF ORDER
Mr.. J. S. Collins rose to the point of order
that Mr.. Testers motion was before the
meeting. Mr.. Guerard had made motion
and Mr.. McAlpin had made a motion,
when but one motion was in order. He
therefore moved to vote ON Mr.. Testers
motion. The chair, with smile, declared
| Mr. Collins motion out of order.
MeSsrs. Lester, Guerard and McAlpin
withdrew their motions and amendatory
motions, and the motion of Mr.. Train was
carried, Mr.. Lester in withdrawing his
motion stating that the success of the asso-
! citation depended upon perfect harmony
among real estate owners
| While the chair was naming the COM
| mttee, Mr.. Guerard moved 20 amend by
| adding two more to the committee including
the chairman, which was adopted, and the
chair appointed the following gentlemen on
the committee: H. f. Train, r. d. Guerard
| d. b. Lester, j. w. McAlpin, John Lyons
| DR. j. b. Read and Capt Henry Blum.
On motion of d. B. Lester, the meeting
| adjourned subject TO the call of the char
man.
IRELAND'S BIG DAY.