The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-20
WILL CONDEMN If CAN NOT BUY.
City's Plan to Remove Bull Streets
EncrOachment.

The inability OF the street and lane
committee Of Council TO carry out its ORR
ginal plans for paving Bun street from
New Houston to Twelfth street, on ac-
count of failure to agree upon terms for
property 1t was necessary to secure to
widen the streets IS generally regretted
That paved street We apparently as
sured and should then fail for this rea-
son, as disappointing.
AS stated in the Morning News, the
property is owned by Mr. Sellg Mendel.
1t lies between Tenth and Eleventh streets,
facing 1G feet on Bun street and 81 ieet
in depth. Twenty feet extends into Bull
street. forming the obstruction which it
will be necessary for the city either to
buy or condemn.
Mr.. Mendel claims the city must take
the entire lot for the reason that only
strip 20 by 161 feet would remain, which
would be altogether useless to him.
Alderman Davis made several attempts
to arrive at terms with Mr.. Mendel, but
could get no better proposition than
$500 This he considered more than the
city should pay In view of there being no
other solution to the matter, Alderman
Davis introduced the amended ordinance,
dropping off two blocks of paving from
Tenth to Twelfth streets, until some az
rangement can be made to acquire the
property.
Mr.. Mendel holds that 5000 is reason
able price for the property. He says he
paid $500 for the lot two years ago, ana
ne has since made improvements consist
Ing of a store and other small buildings.
which now rent for So a month under a
hVe-years' lease. He says ne purchased
me property as a speculation, however
knowing the city would some day have to
acquire 1t, If Bun street We're extended.
When asked If he would risk the property
being condemned by the city, Mr..
erty could not be condemned for
public purposes without giving
adequate comS sensation therefor" Unless
the city buys 1T, he said he will soon build
residence, facing north, from which he
VIII have superb view of the big boule-
Vard, and on another corner of the lot he
WAL put up a building suita bic for drug
store and barber shop. Mr. Mendel is not
overly anxious to sell TO the city, he says.
condemned by the committee on opening
streets, of which Alderman Charlton is
chairman. Any Improvements placed on
IL now, since the street has been protected
cannot be collected for according to ad-
vices ne has received. Alderman Davis
was particularly anxious to complete the
work on Bun street according to the orig
mai plan, but found himself powerIess un-
der the circumstances.
Mayor Meldrim said the city is perfectly
wiling to pay what the property is reason
aDIy worth and nothing more Unless terms
are reached, he said, the only alternative
left to the city is to condemn the property
and let appraisers decide on lis worth
The Mayor regretted the hitch which has
unfortunately interfered with the improve
ment Of the street
Since the amending ordinance stopping
the paving at Tenth street, # is probable
nothing viii be done for some time The
work win be rapidly pushed to Tenth
street, however, which will complete The
paving to the falling off point.