The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-19
MAY GET THE LOT AFTER ALL.
DR.. Falligant Gives the City Some
Light on His Church Gift.

Light on His Church Gift.
The city council may reverse it's decis-
ion with regard to the Episcopal church
lot on Bull street. When DR.. Falligant
saw the announcement in yesterdays
MORNING NEWS that the committee on
city lots had reported unfavorably on the
petition Of Bishop Nelson 10 give the lot a
frontage on Bull street, as originally in
tended by the donor, on the ground that
the city did not own the intervening
property, he called at the city exchange
and threw some light on the subject.
DR.. Falligant donated the lot on Bull
street and Lamar avenue to the Episco-
pahan church in 1870. At the same time
ne dedicated to the city the right-of-way
through his property in the southern por-
ton of the city from the middle of Bull
street TO Price street for the streets south
OF Lamar avenue, as much as was owned
by him at that time. The dedication
was made upon certain conditions, the
city agreeing to complete the work begun
by DR.. Falligant of leveling the old
batteries on his land and paying him for
the work already done by him on that
line.
deed was given to the city by DR..
Falligant, which included a plot drawn
upon lines fixed by the then city surveyor,
John B. Hogg.
When DR.. Falligant called at the city
exchange yesterday he had the report of
the committee Of council on this dedica-
ton brought from the city archives.
The report which was adopted by
the council of that year showed
that DR.. Falligant's contention that the
lines or Bull street, as then understood,
had been adopted by the council, and that
the city owned the intervening property
between the new lines of Bull street and
the old lines with the exception of
small strip about six feet wide AS the
adverse report of the committee adopted
by council Wednesday night was based
upon the supposition that the city did not
own the property in question, this proba-
bly, means reversal of councils decision
In the matter
Mayor McDonough was surprised at
the showing made by DR. Falligant, and
promised to bring the matter to the at
tentlon OF council at its next meeting In
speaking OF the matter yesterday, DIR.
Falligant said:
I'm purchasing lot letter B for widen
ing the shell road eastwards to constitute
Bull street extended at this point, al
most the entire breadth of lot letter B
VIII be absorbed by Bull street, leaving
narrow strip or 7x90 feet between
Bull street as newly opened and the east
ern half of Bull street as opened by my
9eea 10 the mayor and aldermen in 1870.
This strip is, of course, absolutely value
less for building purposes. The 3715 feet
between 1t and the church lot being
dedication by contract, cannot be sold by
the city for any other purpose without
the consent Of the bishop and myself,
which certainly will not be given
except for the purpose now sought.
What possible reason the city could have,
therefore, for refusing this appeal of the
bishop cannot be conceived by those IA
miliar with the facts"
A MORNING News reporter saw DR. Fall
hgant last night in relation TO the matter,
and the doctor unhesitatingly stated that
II the committees had called on him for
information, before making their report,
as 1t had been previously understood by
him that they would do, he would cheer
fully have given them the information
now brought out so unexpectedly.