The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-12
BIDS FOR REMEMBERING.
PLANS TO TAKE IN EVERY STREET
WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS.

/ The Bids Must BE i'm by Oct. 23 at IL
O'clock NOon-They Also Inc-ude
the Contract for Putting Up the
Street sIgns-SOme Who Want 10
stick 10 Their Old Numbers He
cause They Have Had Them so
LOng-PeOpIe Who Bring over
Numbers From Charleston ana
Benufort-A Lime Number That De-
ponds on which Way You Are Co.
ing.
The city advertises this morning for
bids for remembering the streets of sa-
vannah, and at the same time for bids for
putting up street signs. The advertise
ment specifies that the bidder must SUBJ
NIT the plan, method and system to be
used in numbering the streets, together
with a sample OF the signs to be used. The
bids must all be in by Oct. q, on which
date there will be a meeting Of council
and the bids will be opened and consid-
cred.
1t is evidently the intention of the city,
whenever the work is done, to reminder
the streets and put up street signs every
where within the city limits taking in as
far out as Twelfth street Mayor Myers
said that this was the intention when
ever the contract is let. He stated that
it was the desire of council, in case the
contract was let for the work, to make
1t as complete as possible, and, of course,
the entire city would be remembered. He
said, however, while council generally
thought the work should be done at
once, he had found some people in the
older sections of the city who were OPP
posed to the REMEMBERING at the present
time, as they did not want to change their
numbers on account of the fact that they
have been so long in one place that they
doors.
This. however, can hardly be called pro-
gressive. The council has taken the mat
ter In hand at very opportune time, and
there can be no reason of sufficient weight
urged against step that will be so bene-
nclal 10 the city as a whole. People may
want to hang onto a number because they
have had II for long time, but sooner or
later they will be compelled to give IL up,
and the sooner they get used to II the bet
ter II Will be for them and for all con-
cerned. This IS only one side of the mat
ter however. and a very small one, be-
ing confined to some stores which have
Tor years been located in one place.
DR.. L. A. Falligant, who is a member OF
the street and lane committee of council,
is in hearty accord with the movement,
ana believes the REMEMBERING ought to
be done in the most thorough manner. He
thinks the best plan is to take Bull street
as dividing line and number the streets
east and west.
Such an arrangement as this could be
followed indefinitely, and with those
streets which begin at West Broad or
East Broad and run west or east the num-
bering could be commenced. at the starting
point. DR. Falligant says that whatever
plan is adopted Will take in the whole city,
right up to the city limits in every direc-
ton.
Mr.. William Coolidge, superintendent of
mail carriers at the postoffice, has good
deal to contend with when it comes to the
numbers on the houses in the city. SO
FAR as the mail carriers are concerned the
quicker the work Of REMEMBERING is done
the better ii will be for them. Some peo-
pie who move here, he said, even bring
their numbers from Charleston or Beau
Tort with them and tack them up over their
doors. Savannah numbers are not good
enough for them; they want something a
little more quaint and aristocratic. One
of the carriers noticed a rather odd look
ing number for its locality recently and
asked the occupant of the place how il
was that he had number so out of pro-
portion with the other numbers near him.
why, that's the same number we had
in Charleston" was the reply, and the
party whose house 1t was on
evidently thought il was good enough
for Savannah, no matter what the other
numbers in the neighborhood were. An
other carrier tells good story on a negro
Price and East Broad streets. He could
hardly make out what the number on the
house was and asked:
well, which way is you comm ?" was
the query he received for a reply.
The carrier seemed puzzled and hardly
knew what the occupant of the house was
driving at. His answer, however, brought
forth the reply:
IF you'se comm in de lane frum Price
street, den its 81 but If you Sc comm
from de Eas Broad street way its 49,"
He didn't understand exactly how that
could be-, but let 1t go without further
arguing the question. Mr.. Coolidge thinks
the plan that contemplates taking Bull
street as center line and numbering east
and west is good one. The streets thar
run north and south can be numbered
from the river south. He says the car
riers have a great deal to contend with
under the present condition of things
and almost anything would be better for
a change.
Mr.. l.. S. Benham of Petoskey. Mich,
who is in the street numbering business
is in the city, and will put in his bid and
plans for the work. He has numbered the
streets in good many towns in the south
and his work. ii seems, has given good
satisfaction. Among other places he has
had contracts from Greenville, s. c.
Brookheld, Mo, Townsville and Daw-
son, Ga. His plan is the block sytem
where 100 numbers are allowed to every
block. He proposes, too, to number the
streets east and west from Bull. taking
that street as dividing line.