The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-10
EAST SAVANNAH PROPERTY OWN
ERs.
Permanent Organization Effected Mt
the Meeting Last Night.

The property owners east of the Savan-
nah, Florida and Western railway met at
the banking house of Hull 6, Lathrop last
night and formed a permanent organiza-
ton under the title Of the East Side
League. Mr.. ]. S. Collins was elected
president and Mr.. J. K. Fennell secretary.
Reports were received from the several
committees appointed at the last meet
ing. The committee on closing the Bilbo
canal reported that resolutions had been
prepared to be introduced at the meeting.
but after learning of the action of the
mouse drainage commission, which met in
the afternoon, the resolutions were con-
Sldered unneces sary, the action of the
drainage commission being entirely salts
factory to the committee.
The committee on opening streets made
ITS report by resolution, which was adopt
ed. The resolution states that in view Of
the agreement between the city and the
Plant system, by which certain streets are
TO be opened across the Savannah, Florida
ana western railway and it being of vital
interest to the citizens and property owns
ers east of the Savannah, Florida and
western railway that the city should pros
coed with all possible dispatch to secure
the lands lying between the right-of-Way
or the railway and the lands of the Sa-
vannah Real Estate Loan and Bulldog
Company, through which the streets are
already opened and as the agreement be-
tween the city and the Plant system pro-
Vldes that the crossings shall be COM
pleted not later than next Aug. ] and az
considerable time will be taken negotiat-
ing Tor the lands necessary for the open
ing OF the streets, that a committee Of
nVe be appointed to call upon the city
council and ask that immediate steps be
taken whereby the streets may be prompt
~ opened when the crossings are finished.
1t was also resolved that the committee
oIler 70 assist the council in every way
possible to secure the lands necessary for
opening the streets. The committee viii be
appointed by the president a his leisure.
The committee appointed to take steps
TO secure the Improvement of Waters
Road and EStiU avenue presented a pet-
ton, which had been prepared by the
committee and TO which a large number of
signatures of property owners and resi-
dents in the southeastern section and sub
urbs had been secured. The petition is ad-
dressed TO the county commissioners
and calls their attention to the Waters
road from Wheaton street to EstiH aVen-
ne ana 10 Estlll avenue from the Waters
road TO Bun street extended. as being two
pieces of roadway which might advan-
tageOusly be taken in hand at the present
time. The amount Of work that the i'm
pfOFement OF these roads would call for.
the petition states, would not involve any
very heavy expense upon the county.
Whlle the facilities for the transportation
OF and delivery of materials on these roads
IS such that the work can probably be
done much more economically than on
many of the other roads.
without wishing to seem to disDarage
any work projected for other roads"
states the petition, we submit that there
are few If any roads in the county whose
Improvement would be so speedily reflect
ed IN increased tax returns or which
would prove more beneficial to the com
tort ana convenience of the large body of
tax payers, as in the case of these two
roads Most of the roadwork already
done or in contemplation is upon the ives
tern and southwestern sides of the city.
we understand that the work upon the
bay street extension will be held tempo
rarlIy in allegiance and we respectfully
urge that the present is a fitting time to
take up some of the roads to the east and
southeast of the city. We believe that an
inspection Of the locality will convince
your honorable body that the improve
ment Of these Two roadways, for the short
distance mentioned, will not only largely
increase the value of real estate of the
county by affOrding easy access to lands
which, from their immediate contiguity
70 the city, only need to be made accessi-
be 10 become desirable residence locali-
ties, but also that no more pleasant or
convenient driveway could be AFFORDED
our citizens, either for purposes Of pleas
ure or of traffic. to reach the roads radiat-
ing out into the southern and southeas-
tern portion Of the county than would be
AFFORDED by the Improvement Of these two
sections of roadway
The committee was instructed to present
the petition before the board OF county
commissioners at its meeting this after
noon