The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-25
WILL APPEAL TO COUNCIL.
The jefferson Street Property Holders
to Memorabilia The City.

If They Accomplish Nothing There
They VIII Then Make Formal APP
psaI-A Committee Appointed for
the Purpose at Yesterday After
moons Meeting-It Will Make Strong
Protest Against the Collection of
the Assessments.
Twenty-one of the jefferson street prop
erty holders met yesterday afternoon at
4 O'Clock, at the Office of Mr.. c. II. Dor
sett, TO discuss the question of resisting
the collection of the Jefferson street paw
ing assessments. The meeting decided to
memorabilia council and TO urge that body
that the assessments be not collected and
that the amount assessed against the
property holders be betrayed from the
general budget.
The meeting organized by the election of
Mr.. G. II. Dorset as chairman and Capt
w. n. Nichols as secretary. MIR. Dorsett,
in taking the chair, stated the object of
the meeting. Mr.. Dorsett said that be-
fore going into court with the matter it
would be wise to exhaust every expedient
by which the purpose might be accom-
plished otherwise. This, he said, seemed
to be the consensus of opinion of all with
whom he had discussed the matter.
AMEMoRIAL TO COUNCIL.
The idea seemed to be, Mr.. Dorsett
said, that the first step to be taken
should be to memorabilia council, giving
reasons why the assessments should not
be collected from the property owners,
and he sugges ted that a committee be APP
pointed for this purpose which should
take the matter in hand, prepare the PEE
tition and see TO its proper presentation
before council. If it should be found that
nothing could be accomplished in this
manner, then the committee should be
empowered TO secure legal advice and
take the matter into the courts. Mr..
Dorsett said that he believed that there
was a majority of fair-minded men in
council who would be in favor of relieving
the property owners from the assessment
If the matter were properly presented to
them.
AN UNJUST ASSESSMENT.
1.-The assessment is entirely unjust"
said Mr.. Dorsett THE pavement is no
improvement to the property. On the
contrary, it is an injury. Houses on Jef-
ferson street are less easily rented now
than before the pavement was put down
For my part, / have been living in dread
since the pavement was put down of hav-
ing a case of sickness in my house 1t
would be terrible to have case of sick
ness now with the continued rafting
noise of the vehicles on the block pave
ment."
Mr.. w w. Chisholm moved that the
chair appoint committee of five to carry
out the objects of the meeting, as out
lined by Mr. Dorsett. After some discus
sion the motion was put and unanimously
carried. The chair appointed the follow
ing to compose the committee: w n.
Nichols, W. W. Chisholm, 6. p. Wig
gins, A. w. Harmon and D. Entelman.
On motion of Mr.. Harmon, Mr. Dorsett
was made ex-oficio chairman of the com
mittee.
TO BE SIGNED BY PROPERTY OWNERS
The committee was instructed to pre-
pare a memorial to be presented at the
next meeting of council, and to secure the
signatures of as many of the property
holders as possible. There are fifty-seven
property holders interested, the majority
of whom have signified their intention of
joining in the opposition TO paying the as
sessments Several of the property hold
ers, however, are ladies who are dubious
Of entering into litigation, ana who have
not YET agreed to obligate themselves to
carry the matter into the courts.
The meeting adjourned subject to the
call of the chair Among those present
were: G. II. Dorsett, w. N. Nichols, j.
K. p. Carr, w w. Chisholm, John Juch-
ter, l.. t. Doyle w. G. Cooper, George P.
Virgins, j, w. Golden, D. Entelman, A
w. Harmon, Rev. w. +. Smith, represent
ing Grace Methodist church, and several
others.