The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-24
NOT A COLONIAL PARK YET.
SOME ALDERMEN THINK $1,000 TOO
MUCH FOR THE OLD CEMETERY.


The Council Committee and the
Representative of Christ Church
Reach an Agreement which the
Council Confirms by n Vote Of 90
3-AIderman Tiedemnn's Motion "a
Reconsider POStpOnes Amy Further
Move Until the Next Meeting-May
or Myers Opposed 10 the Price
Agreed Tpon for the Cemetery.
The Representatives Of the city and the
representatives of Christ church have
come TO an agreement in regard to the Old
South Broad street cemetery, giving the
city complete control of the old GENE
terry for certain purposes on certain spe-
cited terms.
The action of the committee was con-
nrmed BY the city council last night by a
majority vote. There was some objection
however. on the part OF some of the al
dermen TO the price agreed upon for the
property and a motion TO reconsider post
poned any further move for the present
The agreement has been put in the
form of a decree. embracing the terms anc
conditions Of the transfer. which, when
finally ratified by the council and the YES
try Of Christ church. viii be signed by
Judge Falligant, and a bill will then be
introduced in the legislature confirming
the agreement.
The intention is that the decree Of the
court and the act of the legislature shall
be in such terms as TO prevent any alter
alton of the conditions on which the trans
fer is made. by any future council.
Col. Garrard and the other members OF
council, with him on the committee to
confer with the representatives Of Christ
church. thought they had the whole mat
ter satisfactorily arranged but a hitch
occurred before the council, which viii
cause some delay. if nothing more.
One of the stipulations of the agreement
is the payment of $500 by the city to
Christ church for the surrender Of its
claim on a part of the old cemetery, to be
paid in six notes. 1t has been understood
from the beginning of the negotiations that
Christ church would demand compensa-
ton for the transfer of its interest in the
cemetery, but ii was not considered good
policy to discuss this feature and il had
been kept in the background until last
night. Some of the aldermen think that the
amount agreed upon is too much and that
was where the hitch came in.
The matter was brought before council
by the following resolution prepared by
the city attorney and submitted by the
special committee:
The special committee, appointed to take
into consideration the settlement Of the
two cases pending in the superior court
OF Chatham county brought by John Will
hanson ct al, and the church wardens
and vestrymen of the Episcopal church in
Savannah, called Christ church. and in
volving the old cemetery, beg leave TO rec
ommend that the terms of settlement set
forth in a proposed decree, a copy Of
which accompanies this report, be agreed
10 by council that the city attorney be
authorized to consent to this decree, and
that when the decree has been properly
taken and the same ratified by an act Il
the legislature, the six notes mentioned
In the decree and aggregating the princi-
livered as contemplated by the said de-
cree.
The report was signed by Aldermen
Garrard, Watson and Carolan.
Mayor Myers said that while the COM
mittee had done excellent work, he
thought it his duty to state, and he de-
sired to be put on record that in his opinion
the amount agreed upon by the commit
tee as compensation TO Christ church was
unusual and exceptional.
Alderman Hudson said that he differed
with the mayor. He thought the city was
getting rid Of an eyesore at very small
cost
Alderman Falligant said that the amount
OF land which would pass into the con-
troll Of the city should be considered.
There are six blocks there he said,
each worth at the lowest calculation
acquired by the city is not less than 800,
COO which II obtains for one years interest
on the amount"
Alderman Garrard made a statement
OF the committees work. A matter which
had been in litigation and in dispute for
years, he said, had been brought to an
amicable settlement, and the city is af-
forded the opportunity of making a most
desirable Improvement. The park, he said,
II completed on the lines suggested, will
be without doubt the most attractive spot
in the city. The compensation involved,
compared with the advantages
of an amicable settlement OF
a, most difficult matter. After considering
all the points involved, Col. Garrard said
the committee had agreed to recommend
the compensation stated in order that
the matter might be finally closed.
When the motion TO adopt the resolu-
ton was put there were some negative
votes heard and a call was made for the
ayes and nays. The vote resulted as fol
lows: Ayes. Falligant. Watson, Carolan
Bacon, Tiedeman, Hudson, Garrard; nays
Gleason, kolshorn, Lamotte.
Alderman Tiedeman, who voted with
the majority, at once gave notice of a
motion 10 reconsider, under rule IA of the
rules OF council.
This carries the matter over to the next
meeting Of council.
The plan, as has already been stated
in the Morning News, is TO convert the
Old cemetery into park, to be known as
Colonial park. The old wall is 10 be torn
down, and walks ana graVeled roads run
through the ground. The property is tc
be preserved strictly inviolate and to be
used for no other purposes than those sci
forth in the agreement. The monuments
and tombs are to remain undisturbed.
THE HURRICANE GONE TO SEA.