The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-16
THAT BULL STREET. OBSTRUCTION.
Mr.. SeIig McndeI Speaks About II and
Also New Placement.

Also New Pavement.
Editor Morning News: There has been
great deal of writing done in the papers
about me obstructlng the opening of Bull
street, which does me a great deal of in
justice. I have naturally felt timld about
airing my private grievances before the
public. but there are times when a man
owes it TO himself as a gentleman to set
himself right.
Now, as for me hindering the city from
opening Bun street, I have always been
ready for fair arbitration, but have
never heard from the city Tor rather from
the chairman on opening streets up to
this date.
On the 9Th of July I sent in a petition
to the Mayor and aldermen to grant me
the right to build a residence on my lot.
To that petition l haven o answer to this
date.
On the Sth of July the Morning News
printed a little article in which one of the
aldermen informed your reporter that
did not seem 10 be consistent. I could not
get the name of the gentleman, but who
ever he is, If he has been as consistent
ever since he has been an alderman as /
have been during my residence in SaXan-
nah, for the last thirty-three years, l hope
he will be satisfied.
The Morning News printed an editorial
on the same day In which it said that
the city had rights and I had rights, and
II behooves them to give me mine and
they could get their own.
On the 9Th, Mr.. Davis and Mr.. Krous-
kof visited me at my office and asked me
If / would arbitrate with the city about
the damages to be awarded me for my lot
l told them l had been ready all the time
for such a proceeding, but l did not want
" IA W. IA . how cold
that they would be ready they thought,
by Monday, the 18th of July, to have an
arbitration when behold! to my surprise,
on the 9th of July, 1 received an official
notice, signed by his honor the Mayor,
that the city had commenced coudemna-
ton proceedings and had appointed Mr.
B. D. Rosenbrook as their assessor to rep
resent them, and that 1 should appoint
my assessor to meet him on Monday the
18th of July, a 10 a. M, at the place
on Bull street extended to assess damages,
l appointed MIR. A. Il. Fawcett to rep
resent me.
1t seems that the two gentlemen could
not agree, and they elected Mr. Isaac G.
Haas as referee. After giving Alderman
Krouskoff, for the city, and me for my
self a hearing, Mr.. Haas, as referee,
awarded me S., 80 as damages. l under
stand that the award was signed by Mr.
Haas as referee and Mr.. a. r. Fawcett,
refused to sign the award, saying that
the committee on opening streets had in
structed him not 20 sign the award if 1t
went beyond the stipulated sum.
Now if Mr.. Rosenbrook had to so by
instruction I do nat know how he could
act as arbitrator, and I suppose any fair
minded man win agree with me.
But the pre;tiest part is, that Mr. Roeen-
brook afterwards, in a conversation with
friend of his, said that he thought the
award had been a very fair one for the
city. l think 50 myself, because l think
the award was about $4,000 less than 1t
should have been.
Mr. Haas, I know inadvertently erred
in allowing me only 500 for moving the
house when he should have condemned
it, as it is an impossibility for me or any
body else to move a house 80 feet wide on
19 feet inches of ground. which l would
have left after the city takes the part Of
the lot she has condemned.
The gentlemen of Council in refusing to
sanction the award can't well plead that
they want to save money for the Cftv:
when in a similar transaction made about
the LIST Of july, they paid a party within
a few days, a profit of $4,700 on 49, acres
of ground bought in Colllnsville, but it may
be that the gentleman who sold them the
ground is a particular friend Of theirs.
Now something concerning the general
public:
How about Bun street extended? You
ought to take drive about now and see
how beautiful it looks. A regular mud bed
There have been, as I understand pretty
| near $4,000 expended between New dous-
ton and Tenth street, and 1 suppose the
abutting property owners will be called
upon to pay for Il.
Now common sense will teach us that
they will resist the payment thereof. a. il
is only not an Improvement on the ola
shell road, but is not as good by a long
shot, and I do not think that the city win
be able to find any disintcreeted iurv
which will say otherwise 1t viii not even
do for a substratum for either asphalt
brick or belgian block pavement. ana tbe
| money IS worse than thrown away as n
will have TO be taken up again to make
| room for another pavement
Sellg Meudel
WHO Primary for GrfIIn