The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-13
THEY CLING TO TEEOLDyANE
Some Want South Broad Street 10 be
0glethOTN Avenue and Others do yOL

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Oplnion DiVl0ea as 20 the proposed
Change hy the City Connoil-4he
Grounds for the Change-Dr- Duncan
Opposed 70 Any Alteration Of che
Present Nane-Evary One Wants
o~l,tborne 10 Have a Monument Of
s.. E-.,,5
Alderman 'h-Flton pFoposiuon 10
change the name of South Broad street 70
Cple-hor-. a,e-,re has stirred -.r, rorsf4-
old citizens. hoth on ANA OF 72Iin hroa4
street who seriously object 70 any change
ir e.. 7s-,s and There. IL. !. great MANY
o'-l-- '---@'i7' 900" '-- -'.- -'----' -'
are decidedly lu favor of t1a change
Morning News rerortar interviewed "A
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day Ihe RESIDENTS o. 2'At" i'loa- street.
who were seen. are about equally divided
on rbe a.s,..4h.lft, OF crar-fr.- the nar,.
NOT a resident oi tne street. approved q
the rror1eed chance
81. !. y.
iflme uy aii means. Il h-i me power d
would change the name before breakfast
Nfor.7a,- r,,orrfrl- yo.t. can rll, r.7. doyr,
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% must ''"p'4A'i''-i' 80 i"''' '' ''''
change. The present name is ohsolele' out
OF date and meaningless The street is
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"oNii "'"N' F1i' '41'iol ie-'9 ii''i''e BOT
it,
Mr.. Ellis has copy Of a pamphlet pub
hshcd several years ago by a wen known
citizen of Savannah, now deceased, urr- 4
ing She Improvement Of South Broad
street. which, ne declared. would DE one
o. the finest streets If any city Of the
whole world If properly improved.
DR.. William Duncan takes the opposite
position TO Mr.. Ellis. Il am opposed 90
the idea" said Dr. Duncan. 1.-THE name
Of South Broad street is intimately con-
nected and associated with the history Of
Savannah. 10 was so named by Oelethorpe I
himself when he laid out the city with .
the expectation that 80 would prove the .
southern boundary OF the new city. u is .
n matter Of interest now to recall that /
South Broad street. though now in the /
northern section OF the city. was once its 4
southern boundary, and that, too, within /
the memory OF persons now living. When /
visitors inquire why the street is called .
an interesting historical subject. I do not .
think it would be much OF a tribute to
Oglethorpe TO name a street of the city
which he founded for him at this late
day. 1t is a shame to the people of Sdvsn- .
nan that Oglet1 o pes memory has not .
been honored ere this by "a magnificent
monument in one of our principal squdres.
hope that this viii yet be done. South
Broad g. a good name and I hope IL viii
not be changed, as matter of sentiment.
II nothing more
DR.. George Il. Stone takes an opposite /
view from Dr. Duncan. Il would change a..
the name if I could" he said "The name .
South Broad no longer has any distiuc- I
tive significance. II is meaningless and /.
confusing TO strangers. especially when /
we take into consideration the fact that /
we have an East Broad street I
and West Broad street as
well. The street when improved /
as 1 hope it viii be, viii be one of the /
finest streets anywhere in the country. 1t
IS really an avenue and IS entitled to I
name in keeping with its masldhcence. II
Is a shame that portion of South Broad /
street should have been so long degraded |
by the character Of its inhabitants, which /
has debarred progress and Improvement /
MY experience and observation have |
shown that the portion of the city bounded /
by East Broad, Hahersham, South Broad /
and Liberty streets is one OF the most /
healthful OF the whole city and it could I
easily be made one Of the most beautiful +.
The change IN name win be one step i'm the /.
right direction"
IL had rather live on South Broad street I
than on Oelethorpe avenue" said Capt (.
Blum. 1.-THE present name suits me well
enough / don't care for any change" /
Mr. Marmaduke Hamilton: Il have f.
lived on South Broad street for twenty
wears and l would now like to live on Ogla- .
thor-pe avenue. The present name is a
snisnomer."
DR.. HoDps said: IT had rather live on
south b doi street s man any, oe ban Pc ave