The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-16
Municipal saImagnndi.

derson street projected eastwardly sug-
gests the possibility of its being opened to
the Thunderbolt road at an early day.
Some years ago most, and perhaps all,
OF the right of way was secured for this
and the work was ordered done by the
county commissioners mot this present
board), but certain influences prevented
its accomplishment This would have Civ
en- nearly direct free road to the Cathe-
dral cemetery. No matter to what point
opened, 1 hope that the name "Ander-
SON. will be retained.
BY the way don't you think we are
making a great mistake about the nam
ing of our streets? We now have two
Oglethorpe avenues. Some one suggests
that West Broad street be changed to
Charlton avenue 1t would be right Gu
rious to be directed to the corner of
Charlton street and Charlton avenue.
Then we have a street from Montgom-
cry TO Bull, which on the old plats is
known as Norwood street. 1t was so
named by Rev. c. B. King when he sub
divided the King land A few years ago
citizen had sign painted and put UP on
that street calling it Best street. From
Bull street to the Waters road, what
might be considered the continuation of
that street is known as Estill avenue.
Eastward from the Waters road to Thun-
derbolt the continuation of this street is
to be known as Dale avenue. We then
have four names for the same street.
Why not have one name for the whole
length of the street or road-extend it
westward from Montgomery street to
Ogeechee road. Call it Norwood, Estill,
Dale or anything else but have some re-
gard for uniformity and simplicity, and
have one name for its entire length.
q nj was mai
my old friend the mayor, by giving the
name of Meldrim to the short narrow
street that used TO be known as Railroad
street Would it not have been better to
call it Louisville street. or avenue? 1t is
really the beginning of the Louisville road,
and if so named would help TO point the
way to that road. The same mistake (ac-
cor1ing to my view, was made in naming
Wheaton street, instead of Thunderbolt
street.
We are perpetuating the errors of our
forefathers, who gave other names to
streets west of West Broad, instead of
continuing st. Julian, Congress, Brough-
ton, etc. to the canal.
Savannah has but two streets running
southwark that are continuous for any
distance. Bull and Neutrality-suspicious. of
the other streets extend farther than
Twelfth street-and some not so far. No
effort is being made to prevent the build
ing of homes in these north and south
streets, beyond Twelfth. There Is no east
and west streets opened from one end of
the city to the other, unless it be Gwin-
nett, and 1t should be opened to the Thun-
derbolt road, as soon as the county COM
missioners buy that road.
Gwinnett should be opened through the
Parade ground, with a sweep" on each
side of the monument-paved with asphalt,
flush with the grade of the parade ground,
through that piece of ground, and the bal
ance of it's length to Water Works park
paved with Augusta gravel.
Stiles avenue, which is on the west of
the Water Works park should be opened
to the Ogeechee road and improved with
Augsta gravel, from the Ogeechee road to
the Louisville road. This would give
truck Growers on the Ogeechee road and
in the Ryals neighborhood hard road to
the Ocean Steamship wharves.
With the extension before referred to of
Estill avenue, or Norwood street, west
ward to the Ogeechee road Cor use
| Twelfth street, which Is now opened to
Ogeechee avenue), and the opening, of Va
ters road northward to the river, COM
plete belt from the river east, to the river
west, would be established.
The bane of our city is politics. 1t
dominates everything and stands in the
way Of progress and internal improve
ments more than anything else. 1 am
no pessimist, but fear unless halt is
thing that the other side does, whether
good or bad, will greatly retard our prog.
ress and prosperity. Commissions ars
not bad-some commissioners may be
Eliminate politics from the commissions,
modify the laws creating them but re-
tain them. Create a street commission to
open and straighten streets and to re-
move Instructions and entertainments.
Open the streets into the county in adj
vance of the citys want. Amend the paw
ing law and pay for it out of the budget
Give the people something in the way OF
improvements for the large amount Of
money raised.
Increase the term of mayor and alder
men to four years and make them ineli-
gible for reelection until the lapse Of
four more years, then they can afford to
work for the good of the town, and not
for reelection. Have county officers
elected for same period and let the mu-
nlcipal, county and national elections all
come in one year. There would then be
but one year of supreme agony, and three
years to devote to business and the good
of the commonwealth.
What about liquor, did you say? Wait
until the spirit Cor spirits0 moves me to
infiict and afflict you again.
1 will only suggest that those who are
winking at the disregard of the laws reg
ulating its sale are making votes for the
barroom bill in the Georgia legislature.
BY the way, what is Atlanta's law about
granting licenses and such like? I believe
that Atlanta may have something which
we can afford to pattern after
AT the risk of having this paragraph
blue penciled," / beg TO suggest that
some readers would rather read an edi-
torial on local matters than any discus.
sion as to circulation or whether Brown
is an artist or an artisan, or whether the
Jericho Star" exclusively announced that
Weyer would lecture on the Golden
Rule in Cuba" Z. l..
p. S.-The above initials stand for Erst-
while Liberal.
The Work Around the City.