The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-04
mBKING WAR ON THE EAST END
OF LOOSE CHAR
,crERs STRONGLY OPPOSED.

tEVERS SIhOA0Ll
auying of Property for Their
- win Not De EnduPed-one of
"a. residents of That Section Fin
nv Recorder RnveneI for Keep
. DisorderIy HOuse-TOO Much
p,o,o Playing and Loud Talking
Disturbed Their Slumbers-An Eff
tort May BE Made TO Move That
class on of the street.
THE respectable people residing in the
vicinity Of Oglethorpe avenue and Haber-
s-am street have grown weary of the ten
5arloin settlers whereabouts, and are on
the verge of instituting vigorous proceed
.r-s ID clear the avenue of them from
tlsbs-sham to East Broad street. Pianos
t1nrierfng away at the dead hours OF
,fshf and the loud and bosterous talk
which proceeds from them, has apparently
rse6ule more than they are willing to toll
crate much longer.
II has been the hope all along that this
section would steadily be taken up by
Others. and that the locality now alive
with loose characters and revelry, would
be supplanted by a better class of resi-
dents. The real situation seems rather to
the contrary, however as efforts are be-
ing made, it is said, to buy property
around the corner on Habersham street,
supposedly for the purpose of turning it
over to the same class. When an inkling
of this came out, it was the occasion for
stir among property owners, some of
whom threaten to begin a crusade TO
clear the street of all Objectionable char
acters. or. at least those who have pianos
booming and men around them using all
sorts of loud language at all. hours of the
night.
An attorney has been making inquiries
of Habersham street property owners as
to what they would sell for, and has made
PROPOSITIONS to buy if he could do so at
reasonable figure. Nothing was thought
of this until the property owners had
reason to believe, it is said, that the at
torney desired TO get the property for
clients who owned places nearby on Ogle-
thorpe avenue.
To sum up the situation, several resi-
dents got the idea that the tenderloin rep
resentatives were seeking to get one of
the three houses on Habersham street just
opposite the police barracks with view TO
renting it to these characters. BY getting
this grip on the corner the purchasers
could, perhaps, by reason of renting the
place to these people, force neighborng
residents to evacuate that end of town.
In The event one of these houses was
bought, it would be within the power of
the owners to greatly depreciate the value
of adjoining property, which would either
have to be sold, or the present owners
move away and rent their places to the
same class of people. The efforts to buy
one of these three houses, and the belief
at no
for such purposes, left the owners feel
ing rather insecure
A case in Police Court yesterday against
Madam Clara Stewart of No. All Ogle-
thorpe avenue, east, is thought to be the
start of a movement to begin war on this
section. She was arraigned at the in
stance of owners of the property in ques-
ton, being charged with keeping a noisy
and disorderly house At the trial she adj
mlt,od to Recorder Ravenel she maintain
ed an immoral house but stated she had
used her endeavors TO keep down all dis
turbances out of respect to neighboring
residents.
Two of the compliments were in court,
and stated there was a terrific noise a
Madam Stewards house frequently, most
Of which was loud talk and the inhar-
monious noises of piano. They said they
could not sleep, and that while the noise
OF the piano kept them aroused, it was
not enough to dispense the mosquitoes.
Under the circumstances Recorder Rave
mel saw no other way to relieve the situa-
ton except to fine Madam Stewart S25,
which amount she at once counted down.
She said her efforts had been to keep a
quiet place, and her demeanor convinced
the Recorder that she had tried to do 1t.
This was not the end of the case, how
ever as the prosecutors gave the woman
to understand they would indict her be-
fore the grand jury if she did not clear
out Knowing it would be troublesome to
remain in the locality, she agreed to va
cate by Aug 10. After having consented
to set away, however, she again saw one
OF the Habersham street residents, but he
stoutly refused to compromise the matter,
saying he wanted her to go elsewhere.
He also declared that others who sought
70 establish an immoral den there would
De prosecuted as long as they remained.
recorder Ravenel said he had nothing
whatever to do with anything further than
the trial of the woman, the crusade
against other places of like character
being another matter. He thought, now
ever that the tenderloiu would have to
give way to a better class of residents,
ana especially so since Oglethorpe avenue
mas been paved
1t is believed the start of a bitter cru
sade is at hand, however, and that fight
against the tenderloin has commenced
Whicn will not abate until the territory
the people occupy is pretty well cleaned
ouI AS the residents advance it is likely
'hey VIII complain against the loud talk
anu piano humping next door until the
conquest VIII be complete and the women
IeleSated to the back streets