The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-27
QUESTIONS BEFORE COUNCIL.
DnAYTON STREET PAVEMENT RE-
PORT NOT YET READY.

The Appraisers of MIR. MendeIs bull
street Property Unable to Agree.
Two Will Submit "a Valuation of
S3.2jO-The City's Appraiser Thinks
the Amount Too High-The Bill
Posting and street Advertising
Ordinance to Come Up again.
The City Council Will probably not have
deiuge Of business at to-nights meeting.
Several matters 1t was thought, would be
brought up, but the present understanding
is they will be deferred TO another meet
ing.
Commissioner of Public Works Wiliink
will not report on the Drayton street pave
ment. The contractors are very anxious
that a report be made soon, for number
of reasons, one of which Is that the ninety
days within which the city is expected to
pay for the work. do not begin until the
work has been accepted. 1t is therefore
to their interest TO push the matter, and
with a view to this the commissioner was
requested to go over the street yesterday
afternoon to see If the defects noted the
day previous had been remeded and the
street put in proper condition. On account
of the weather, the commissioner did not
do so, and when seen in regard to his
final inspection, he said the paving would
be looked over again to-day, but that he
would make no report at this meeting OF
Council
Members Of the board are anxious that
the matter be reported TO them at the ear
lest possible moment, in order that there
may be no delay in taking the necessary
steps to collect that part of the assess
ment which is to come from the property
owners direct From the present outlook
they will have to pay in the neighborhood
of SO a front foot as stated In the Morn
ing News yesterday.
The award of the board of appraisers to
condemn the Mendel property on Bull
street will be filed and accepted or reject
ed by Council. The appraisers are not in
clined to discuss their action, but it is I'M
derstood two of them agreed to the pay
ment of $3.50, which not only covers the
allowance for the 4036 square feet con-
demned, but includes $3.50 for the removal
of certain buildings now on the place. The
two who agreed TO the award are Mr..
Alexander X. Fawcett, representing Mr..
Mendel, and Mr.. 1. G. Haas, the third APP
praiser called in when It was seen the
Others could reach no agreement Mr.. B.
ID. Rosenbrook who represents the city,
would not agree 10 the award, so that it
will likely go to Council without his sig
nature, unless he reconsiders the matter
to-day.
Il do not like 10 set the precedent of the
city paying such prices as are demanded
in this instance" said Mr.. Rosenbrook.
Property has been acquired by the city
in the immediate vicinity of this tract for
about one-fourth what is now being asked.
More equitable terms should be offered the
city, especially when the land lies farther
out than that which has been bought at
lower prices. l don't think I will ac-
quiesce with the other appraisers, unless
the figure is lowered"
For this reason Council may not accept
the award, as 1t is presumed Mr.. Rosen-
brook Is acting under instructions given
him by the street opening committee. 1t
is said he was authorized to agree to an
amount which the committee considered
quite liberal, but the fact that the other
! appraisers have gone beyond this, makes
it strongly probable the board will drop
the matter and make no further overtures
| at amicable adjustment Either party
had the right to dissent from the award,
however, but it is understood Mr. Mendel
is satisfied and will accept the amount If
Council does not intervene.
Mayor Meldrim said that the ordl-
! nance prohibiting the scattering of paper
of any kind in the streets, which was
| killed when recently put on its passage
because it interfered with private rights,
| by prohibiting the posting of advertise
ments on walls, win likely be modified
| and introduced again tonight. With GER
| tain clauses removed there will probably
! be no objection to it's passage. The ordir
| nance provides against a growing nuts
| ance, which is caused mainly by careless
ness, and when first introduced all its fea-
! lures were favorably commented upon, eX-
cept the few on which the aldermen
| hitched.
If there Is any prospect of the election
| of an alderman to take the place of ex-
Alderman r. NJ. Hull resigned, no one
| seems to know anything of 1t. The fail
! ure to fill this vacancy seems on account
! of the board not having succeeded in
! finding any one acceptable to all the MEM
| bers. There was necessarily little delay
/ in filling Mr.. Hamiton's vacancy, as he
| was chairman of the finance committee,
and it was imperative that some one be
| at the helm. II is different with the other
! vacancy, however and while it may be
brought up at the meeting, no one is men
toned for the place and there is no talk
| of an election.
The public health committee, to which
! the matter of draining Laurel Grove GEM
etery was referred, will report that an APP
| preparation be made sufficient to do the
work AS the matter of providing addi-
ton burial space is imperative, il is like
| lv to be discussed and the appropriation
made.