The morning news., 1894-11-23
TO DEMAND RECOGNITION.
The South Side Improvement League
Organized.

derson Street.-The OrRanization to
See That men Are Elected to the Coun-
Gil Who WIN Look After the Southern
Sections interests Water, Sewerage,
Police and Fire Protection and School
Advantages to be Demanded The
Council TO be Asked to Provide for
These Matters in the Budget for Next
Year-An Organization That Means
Business.
The South Side Improvement League was
organized last night at Yonge's hall. The
organization is composed of property own
crs in what has been known as the south
ern extension, or that part of the city
south of Anderson street. Its object is
20 secure for that section the benefits
and advantages which follow taxation.
The following were elected officers Of the
league:
President c.. r. Prendergast.
Vice President Abram Minis
Secretary and Treasurer. G. Nelson.
Managers J. f.. Brooks, f. 5. Jette,
John A. Hutton, e. f. Lowell, S. Krous-
kom. William Taylor, c. l. Cooper c. e.
Gruver, c. +. Meehan, f. f. Stearns,
Charles Westcott, A. McAuister, B. D.
Rosenbrook, 5. T. Kline, J. j. Blake, f.
J. Thompson, G. A Hudson, L. T. Cars
well, James Fleming.
Upwards of $50 property owners in the
southern extension, representing the
greater part Of the real estate in that
section, met at Yonge's hall in response
to the call published in the Morning News.
The attendance was larger than was ex-
pected, showing the interest that is taken
in the development of that part of the city.
Mir S Krouskoff was made temporary
chairman, and Mr. ]. @. Nelson temporary
secretary. The object of the meeting was
fully stated by the chairman, who stated
also the disadvantages the residents and
property owners in the extension labor
under in its development. Among the
| leading property owners present were
/ Messrs. Preudergast krouskoff, II. p.
Smart, c. II. Dorset, J. +. Brooks, DR..
L. A. Falligant G.. A. Hudson, j. H.
Johnson, J. n. Hartman, +. S. Jette,
S. r Kline DR.. Groth, A. NcAllister, a.
Minis, J. S. Wood, Collat Bros, William
( Taylor, l.. T. Carswel, y. r. Carswen,
Philip Myerson NJ. A. Buttimer. Charles
/ Seller, c. A. Drayton. E. r. Behnken II.
F. Lubs r. c. Fetzer Isaac Beckett,
/ William Rogers, d. b. Rustin, J. X. p.
/ Carr. D. B. Lester. S. X Platshek, II. l.
/ Seeman, J. P. Williams, W. c. Mcintyre,
/ G. l. Herriot, St j. r. Yonge, and num-
( Der of ladies.
/ After the object Of the meeting had been
/ stated Mr.. Dorsett moved the appointment
/ of a committee of three to submit plan
! Of organization and to report a list of Off
/ GERS for the organization. The committee
/ was appointed as follows: Nessrs. Dor
sett, Hudson and Taylor The members
/ retired and in a short time returned with
: a report recommending that the Organiza-
! ton be known as the South Side Improve
ment League, and that its purposes be to
/ secure for that portion of the city south
| of Anderson street such advantages as
| naturally follow taxation. Among these
benefits were mentioned the following:
open and graded streets free from toll
! charges; extension of water mains for pro-
lection from fire and for domestic pur-
/ poses, police station, or detail of police
sufficient to patrol a territory which is
one-half the size of the balance of the
/ city fire engine or hose reel, so located
as to be able to reach a fire in a reason
able time; sewers for house and surface
/ water drainage; electric lights in the
. streets, a school house near the center of
population
The committee recommended that these
/ and other matters be brought to the at
[ teutjon of the present council in order
/ that there may he no excuse for a failure
/ to provide for them in the budget for the
coming year which is about to be made
up. It also recommended for the manage
/ ment of the league a president and vice
president who shall be eX-Oficlo members
of the board of mana gers, a secretary and
treasurer and a board of nineteen mana
gers d majority of which shall be bona
fde residents of the section south of An
derson street, and within the city limits
The officers and board of managers were
nominated and the nominations We're
unanimously approved in the adoption OF
the committees report
MT Prendergast, on taking the chair
as president of the league, reiterated
its purposes. 1t will be the aim. he said.
to secure recognition from the city in a
business like way. The league, he added,
is business organization, and its methods
viii be those of business men.
Mr. Taylor stated that a petition had
been circulated among the property own
ers, asking practically the same rec
ognition by the city as was stated in the
report of the committee on organization.
The petition was signed by about 200 prop
erty owners and residents south of An
! deTson street
A number Of short speeches were made
favoring the movement and pledging act
i've cooperation. Mr.. Krouskof spoke at
some length Of the matters to come be-
| fore the league, and what il has got to
accomplish. II is not IN any sense what
ever political organization, he said. but
/ its purpose or at least one of its pur-
poses is to put men in the city council who
viii look after the interests of that part OF
the city south of Anderson street as II
should be looked after The interests of
the city demand that its extended limits
shall carry with them the means for com
Portable living, which the city has not
given the southern extension. Water, sew.
erage, lights, police protection and school
advantages are necessary The people In
3 the southern extension are paying the
same rate Of taxes that property owners
, north of Anderson street pay, and have
none Of the advantages that property
owners IN the city proper have
There was some further discussion as
( to how the matter should be brought
to the attention of the council It was
finally left with the board of managers
TO act as it sees tL Capt Johnston moved
b however that petition bc presented Ia
. the council at It's next regular meeting
stating the purposes of the league, and
j making such representations and demands
, gs HE board may see tt 90 make
] After some Informal discussion the
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