The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-24
CITY WILL GET $4,000 MORE.
cnLLINsvILLE TAXES WILL BE
THAT AMOUNT NEXT YEAR,


pcIicved the Hill Allowing the CITY
70 Tax That Section viii Become n
Law as Sufficient City Improve
ments Have Been Made to Warrant
u-AIderman Charlton Thinks the
city Has Done Its Duty. While Mr.,
j. :. Collins Takes Another View
of It-He Has Hopes the Bill VIII
,fInng" in the senate.
The present indications are the tax
e9therer will be after Collinsville property
owners next year The Morning News
Atlanta dispatches yesterday stated that
the bill by Representative Mcmillan to
repeal the act of 1854, exemptlng that sec
ton from taxation until the plan of the
cifv had been bona fide extended into il
had passed the House. There is every rea-
son to believe the bill will go through the
Senate, though it is not altogether GER
tain
Savannah has expended no small amount
on improvements in Collinsvllie for the
purpose of putting it on a taxable basis.
Already it is receiving many of the bene-
fits of the city proper, and the endeavor
Of the present administration has been to
provide such additional improvements as
will entitle ii to levy a city tax. Just
what this tax will amount to is not
known, but it is estimated the city's reve-
nue. will be increased at least $40. 900 an
nually.
IL vIar ha.
of Collinsville in view for a year 1t has
been one of the policies of the administra
ton A large sum has been expended In
acquiring property TO open streets, the
entire proceeds from the ground rent lots.
amounted to something like $4,000, having
been appropriated to the committee on
opening streets mainly for this purpose.
Wherever 1t was possible to buy at rea-
sonab,e figures the committee has not fail
ed TO embrace the opportunity, and the
result IS nearly all the property necessary
to properly open the streets has been
bought. Alderman Charlton said there is
small amount of land he intends to
acquire as soon as possible, but he has
bought all it is necessary to buy I'm car
ryins out the condition under which the
suburb will be taxed
act eXempdng Collnsville from taxation.
has been faithfully carried out" said AL
derman Charlton "For long time the
city has had electric lights in that terri
tory Water mains are also there, and
the fire department responds when il is
called out. OF course the terms extend
ing the plan of the city Is broad but it
does not contemplate paving the streets.
and such other modern improvements It
rFu1-
and that the property in that section will
be regularly taxed next year. This tax
will of course, go into the general fund"
Mr.. ]. S Collins, president of the Sa-
vannah Real Estate, Loan and Building
Company, and one of the largest indi-
vidual property owners in that section,
does not believe the bill will pass the Sen
ate. He is inclined to believe Senator
Grovenstein will oppose it, though it is
not stated on what grounds. Mr.. Collins
said he would probably hear something
from the bill before it was called up in
the Senate, and what he is expecting to
hear is that it is being opposed
THE fact is the city has done very lit
tie for Collinsville, outside OF the electric
lights it has furnished" said Mr.. Collins.
We will admit we have been given lights,
but beyond this the city has little claim
TO the improvements that have been made.
Take for instance the water mains. They
were put down by the Savannah Real Es-
tate, Loan and Building Company. and re-
NAMED their property until the Electric
Railway and the Savannah, Thunderbolt
and Isle Of Hope Railway merged, when
the water mains were disposed of to the
city for 5000. The mains cost $1,000 This
company also opened the streets that nave
been opened which are in the east end Of
the territory For this reason the improve
ment is of little benefit to the property
owners
The fact is there is no way to get to the
city except by taking the street cars,
or coming in by Objectionable routes" con-
unued Mr.. Collins. zone way to get to
town is by taking Anderson street or Low
ers lane but by either route persons are
compelled TO come through a thicky popu-
lated negro settlement. What we are after
Is to have the streets properly opened be-
fore we are taxed We do not wish to be
compelled to either take the cars. or come
through streets where the scenes are not
the proper thing for children to observe.
MI. Collins said he had had an under
standing with Senator Grovenstein to hear
about the progress of the bill. 1t is not
known whether steps to defeat the meas
ufe in the Senate will be taken or not. II
VIII be remembered when Senator Groven-
seh was in Savannah shortly before the
election, that he stated his idea of treating
purely local matters was solely according
10 The desires of the county representatives.
ne made this statement in reply to a ques-
uoh as to what action he would take on
me much-talked-of commission bills If his
41ea in this respect is adhered to, it would
seem the bill win pass the Senate In SO far
DIS ms recommendation is concerned.