The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-23
FACTS FOR sOurHsIDERs.
what the Council Has Done in the
Way of Opening streets.

Alderman Hudson, chairman OF the
street opening committee OF council.
thinks that the people south of Anderson
street are making complaints against the
city administration without giving due
consideration 70 the facts in the case. HIS
attention was called recently TO the resolU-
tions adopted at the recent meeting OF
the South Side League AT YOnge's hail. in
which the administration was severely
criticised for its failure 10 provide lights.
water, police. sewerage ana 10 open and
grade streets in that section.
Alderman Hudson said that IL was not
worth while to enter into any discussion
Of the matter. He thought II would be
better, he said, 10 simply make a state
ment Of what the present administration
had done in the way of iruprovins the ar
nexed section. He said he would look up
the figures and furnish astatenent OF
what has been accomplished by the street
opening committee since February 1, 1885
Alderman Hudson'S statement OF the
work of the street opening committee IL
as follows:
"Ogeechee road, paved from Henry street
to city limits; Bull street opened up to
Tenth street, seventy-five feet wide and
about 800 feet secured beyond-balance of
street is open, as it has been for years
Uhlrty feeD. In a short time the street
will be fully opened, making this the
central avenue, seVenty-hve feet wide
from north to south. The toll gate incu-
bus has also been removed at cost OF
'Drayton, Abercorn. Lincoln and Haber-
sham streets have all been opened up 70
the Savannah, Florida and western rail-
road, and when We get across the SaVan-
nan, Florida and Western railroad, Will
then be opened to city limits as fast as
available funds can be applied
Seventh street has been open
ed 100 feet wide, from Savannah, Florida
and Western railroad to Bull street, and
the necessary right of way secured 10 open
TINS street 10 barnard street, Which prac-
ucally opens this wide avenue from Sa-
vannah, Florida and Western railroad to
Florence street, and IL Is contemplated
to extend IL TO the Ogeechee road.
has been for some time.
and is now negotiating with owners of
land on West Broad and Burroughs
streets with view to opening up those
streets from north to south. and hopes
to be successful in a short time. We are
also endeavoring to open up some streets
most available east and west to Ogeechee
road.
our committee quite agrees with par
derson street as to lights, police, fire
and sanitary protection, but feel that
council, as far as opening streets is con-
cerned, have done about as well as the
average citizen could expect, in view of
the fact that at least $4,000 has been eX-
pended by the city for opening streets
and other expenses, such as grading paw
ing, ETC., and some $4,000 only received
from taxes in that section. Our friends
there must not lose sight OF the fact that
many improvements are needed in other
portions of the city, and 1t takes lots of
funds Further. all these things can't
be done at once; 1t takes reasonable
time. AS far as pledges by the present
council to open streets, etc, I don't think
the south side people have any reason
to complain. Taking into consideration
that the budget for 1895 for opening streets
was $4,000, dand so. 600 of that amount
was absorbed in paying obligations in
Cured by past councils, our committee
feels that for what has been done and is
now in contemplation this administration
Is entitled to praise instead of condemna-
ton, as evinced in resolutions recently
passed by some of the south side peo-
ple"