The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-22
APROTEST AGAINST TAXES.
They Want the City Plan Extended
Over Their Section Of the City.

I
ida and Western Railway Object to
Paving Taxes without Getting All
the Advantages They are Entitled
| to-They Decide to Garry the Matter
Before Council-They Demand the
Opening of Streets Across the Savan-
nah, Florida and Western Railway
! Tracks.
The property holders of the southeast
ern section of the city, lying east Of the
| Savannah, Florida and Western railway,
held meeting at the Office of Charlton,
Mackan 81 Anderson last night for the
purpose Of taking steps to present a pro-
test to council against the ,levying of
taxes upon property in that section.
The grounds of the protest are that the
city has not complied with the act of 1854
| by which this section was incorporated,
which act specified that this property
should not become subject to taxation by
| the city until the plan of the city had
been extended over 1t.
The property owners of that section
| further declare that they have received
none of the benefits which should accom-
pany taxation. The plan of the city, they
| say, has not been extended over their
| property, no streets have been opened, no
| lights, no water, and no drainage, have
| been provided and no police protection
| has been given them. Until these things
| are provided they hold that they are not
subject to taxation.
STREETS OPENED RECENTLY.
The greater portion of the streets in
that section have been opened up within
| the last two or three years by the real
| estate owners on an understanding with
| the city that it should open the streets
east and west across the Savannah, Flor
| ida and Western railway track, the real
estate owners agreeing to deed the streets
which they have opened to the city when
| this condition is complied with.
The city has not opened the streets
! across the Savannah, Florida and West
| ern railway. and the property owners
! contend that they will not be liable to
| taxation until this condition is complied
| with.
There were between thirty and forty
! property owners present at the meeting
last night, while as many more were rep
resented by proxy.
! Among those present were the follow
| ing:
T. F. Stubs, w. w. Mackall, E. c.
Gleason, Henry Sack, P. B. Springer, j.
q. Burgess, r. B. Cassells, r. M Hicks,
| F. J. Ruckert, G. V. Snedeker Edward
Brown, Thomas Murtagh, Thomas Nu-
| gent, H. NJ. Reeves, d. Grimm, Walter
! Meyler, Albert Lodge, j. j. hewitt and
others. There We're half dozen colored
| property owners present.
THE cITY's POSITION.
The meeting was organized by the cleo
| ton of MIR. J. S. Collins as chairman and
! Mr.. H. M. Reeves as secretary. Mr.. Col
Inns stated the object of the meeting and
the reasons for which it was called sub
| stantially as stated above. Mr.. Collins
! called upon Mr.. w. G. Cam. as former
mem Der of the board of aldermen and
! consequently familiar with the proceed
ings of council upon this subject, to state
the position of the city as he under
| stood it.
Mr.. Cam said he believed council was
perfectly sincere in the statement of its
intentions to open up the streets in the
southeastern part of the city The fact
that council had made an assessment OF
the property there, Mr. Cam said, did
not imply that council held that all the
| property there was liable for taxes at
present, though, he understood, that ii
| would hold that at least part of the prop
erty was liable because of certain streets
which council claimed to be opened Q Mr.
| Cam said, for the city to have an assess
ment made of all the property included
in the limits, and as it was necessary to
have a special board of assessors for Tn is
work at extra expense it was to the city's
advantage to have a complete assessment
made without regard to whether all the
property would be taxable this year or
not.
| SAID THE CITY WAS BOUND TO OPEN THE
STREETS.
Council, he said, would, of course,
| endeaVor to tax all property that can be
| held liable for taxes. Speaking for him
self, Mr.. Cam said that he did not con-
slider that the property in the Southeastern
section or theIgreater part of it at least
was subject to taxes at present. Mr.
Cam said that he considered the
city was bound to open up the streets
across the Savannah, Florida and West
ern railway, and extend the same faci-
lities enjoyed by citizens in other portions
of the city before all the property east of
the railway would become su beet to taxa
ton.
The subject was generally discussed by
Mr. 7. +. Stubbs. Mr.. w. w. Mackall, Mr.
j. S. Collins, Capt. Purse, Mr.. Cam and
sidered Gwinnett street an open street
and would endeavor TO collect taxes from
| real es ate owners on that street Mr.
| Mackall said that the city would be I'M
able TO maintain this position because
when the Electric railway made its fight
| 10 secure rlgnJ OF way across the railway
track on Gwinuett street the city de-
clined to join the street railway company
in its fight to have the street declared an
open street and the subsequent litigation
had not established this fact.
A COMMITTEE APPOINTED.
Messrs. Stubs. Purse and hewitt were
appointed a committee to draft a set of
resolutions and protest to council, to
be signed by all the property holders. to
be presented to council, which was done.
The general expression of the meeting
was that no steps should be taken at
present looking 10 any litigation with the
city, but that hearing should be asked
of the assessment committee and of coun-
Gil, before which bodies the position of
the property holders in the southeastern
section OF the city should be fully stated
The general expression was that the
! property holders were ready and willing
10 bear their share of the city's taxes as
soon as the streets should be opened up,
and the statement was freely made that
the city would be given the rights
! of way through all that property, il IL
/ would go ahead with tho opening up of
the streets. Messrs. Collins. Purse and
! Cam were appointed a committee TO 60
before council and present the case Of the
| property holders.
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