The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-17

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was more expensive on account OF the
/ greater width, but that there was not such
a difference as Capt Purse stated Liberty
| street cost az SO per square yard, Bull
/ street g -, BrOughtOn street ~ % and
/ - "a aid Congress street 81 4S.
| Mr.. James l. Rankin, chief clerk in the
! city treaslrer's Office, stated that Capt.
| Purse had not obtained his figures from the
CITY treasurer's Office, and Mr.. Rankin
vOuched for the correctness Of the figures
upon which the assessments were based.
Alderman Cam seemed 70 think that TIE
property owners didn't want an amicable
adjustment. They had first petitiOned the
council b do a certain thing GER
tain way, which the council did,
and now they come in and com
plain, and decline to say VIII 70 charges
are wrong. They do not specify, he said,
what they viii pay. What they should do
| Is - state specifically what they want TO
pay. The council has been listening to
oratory foreign TO the subject and personal
allusiO1s which are out OF place. ihe
property owners ought 70 say, he reiterated,
what charge IN their bills they object TO-
THE STREET NOT PROPERLY PAVED.
R. r. Richards said that the street is not
properly paved. The condition of the pave
ment Is not what was called for IN the
petition. The city, he said, must comply
with the law and the ordinances before
property owner can be called upon to pay.
Mr. Cam went on To show that if the
street railroad had paved six feet along its
track it would have made no difference in
the bill
Mr. Richards said that the drainage
ought not to be charged, and the curling
should be taken off
Alderman McDonough asked il the cess
pools and drainage are taken Off, would
they he willing to payl
Mr.. Richards was unable to answer, and
referred to Capt. Purse who said that he
could put the matter before his committee
for action.
Alderman McDonough said that the prop
erty holders had been invited before to
meet council and adjust the differences, and
only one attorney came. Then this meeting
was called, and the property holders were
not prepared TO say what they would do.
Mr. McDonough asked Capt. Purse: Are
you going to deny any liability. Ii not,
what do you wantW
Capt. Purse-I can call the property
owners together and hold a meeting.
Mr.. Cann--You claimed the power to act
for the property holders. This meeting
was called and you were invited for con-
ference and settlement. We are here ready.
What do you object tol What do you want
council to doc
SOME OBJECTIONS STATED.
Capt PURSE object TO the sewerage to
the cesspools, the curbing and the street
railroad not being charged for its proper
ton Of the paving.
Mr.. Richards-Will council let us have a
conference of the property owners, and
knock out the $2l 900 for curbing, drainage
and cesspools, over and above what was
paid the vulcanite companyg
Alderman McDonough-I don't think l
would. The city had the right under the
act. The curbing and cesspo Is come
under the head of improvement" and as
to the drainage item, there is no doubt as
TO that being an Improvement.
Alderman Harmon explained that the
9th was compelled to change the curblug.
Deeper curbing than the old was necessary
j. Il. Saussy spoke at some length against
the cesspool item, which was catch traps
for the other streets, and he Intimated that
his clients would fall back on what he
termed their constitutional rights if an
agreement was not reached He did not
like it because the street railway was not re-
quired to pave.
Alderman Cann--If that part of the
assessment for drainage, cesspools and curb
ing IS waived by the city, will you pays
Mr.. Saussy-I think so.
THE COST OF GRADING.
Mr.. Richards then raised an objection to
the change of grade as being unnecessarily
expensive.
This objection was fully met by members
of council, and Alderman McD0nough ex-
planned that the increased diameter Of
sewer pipes was necessary. Before the
pavement was laid much of the storm water
was absorbed by the sand. SAVith the pave
ment a better drainage Syst IN was re-
CURED as all the water runs off as soon as
it falls, and the old sewer pipes would not
have accommodated it.
Alderman McDOnough asked Mr.. Rankin
OF the treasurer's office TO read his financial
statement of the cost of the paving, which
he did, and he stated that the 1921, 900 basis
suggested by Mr.. Richards was an unfair
one as it was $4,000 too much to be de-
Quoted for the items objected to.
Mayor Schwarz suggested that council
adjourn to meet three days hence, giving
the property overs further time, but Alder
man Cam said that the more time given
them the more they got. He moved
that when the council adjourned, it
adjourn subject to the call OF
the mayor, and if the property
owners make up their minds what they
want taken off their bills they can have
their redress. The council took this view
of the matter, and before adiourning re-
terred the petition of the property owners
west OF Iatmall street to the committee of
the whole. Alderman Cam complimented
the petitioners for the straightforward man
ner in which they had presented their
grievances to council, and there is little
HDubt that il will ba ,r~apta1