The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-31
rVlY WANTS A FAIR DEAL.
j, Collins EXPERIENCE IN DEAL
ING WITH THE CITY.

r,N came From the city, He Says,
,nt the city Did Not stick to Its
,.,~rrmcnt-AEreed to Open Ger
lin streets and Make Other Inn
o,cmcnts in COIIinsviIIe When
a.. pfu Placing That suburb TN
dor vaxntiOn Was Passed, But the
uorl, Has Never Been Completed.
r.s attention of Mr.. ]. S. Collins was
I'D Yesterday 70 the evident indisposi-
If the members of Council to give
,.rorsble consideration to his petition in
.5s,f of the Savannah Real Estate, Loan
mi Building Company for compensation
+bs streets now open in Collinsville.
"Taose gentlemen said Mr.. Collins,
sem To have forgotten the old maxim
ia, r. is well to hear the evidence before
g.s,ns Judgment. l doubt if one of them
read the petition. When they come
investigate the matter they may fnd
mad there is something more in it than
gsv now seem to think
In IS rue," said Mr.. Collins, that the
gseuia Railway Company did obtain the
.1t TO use certain streets, and that this
"a. a part of the consideration in return
b which we agreed to open certain
reats Ii is also true that it was Coun-
his own suggestion that the plan of the
v as it then existed, should be extend
n over Coninsville and that the city
should open up the streets leading to
nose opened up by us al least to the west
l., H.
/RgilWay tracks. We accepted of these
.eaestious and agreed to make a deed
10 the city of the streets when the city
/ Should have completed its part of the
contract. This it has never done. This ar
/ rlugement was entered into in September
IlGa Four years later, nothing having
| been done by the city in opening up the
streets across the railway track, I noti-
| fed the city of the withdrawal of our
| proposition unless the city should carry
GU its part of the agreement by Jan. l,
| lN5 Nothing was done by the city"
MIR Collins said ne did not regard the
extending Of certain streets across the Sa-
| yauuah. Florida and Western Railway
/ track about two years ago as a fulflment
| Q. the city's contract with the real estate
company. This was done for the purpose
0. bringing Coilinsville under taxation he
/ sail and NOT with view to carrying out
any contract.
4 % think il had been forgotten that any
4 srch contract had ever been entered into
sad Mr. Collins. 1T is true that l was
present at the conference with the Plant
4 system representatives. | was there for
he purpose of getting as much as possible
Tor the Collinsville section. We had al
ready suffered serious loss by the failure
fo- The city to carry out its contract to
4 oFfn the streets, and it was high time for
something 10 be done. 1t was case where
hl.t loaf was better than no bread, and
We thought few streets better than none
L.. an.'
1--WE are not seeking any favors from
poe city,, said Mr.. Collins. "All we want
l. -af treatment and l think l can show
ne members Of Council when the proper
pine comes that neither the real estate
| mpany nor the Collinsville sec
o0 as whole, has received
treatment at the hands of
DC city. When Chatham's representa-
and a bin in the legislature making
| property in Collinsville subject to tax
Ion ~" Aout the plan of the city having
81 been extended over that section Mr..
endersast and myself went to Atlanta
interview the representatives 1t was
greed with them that We should have an
oflunity 10 confer with Council We
/ Ieets should be opened up before the
operty should be subject TO taxation.
2e hi. was passed and we are now sub
ti .o taxation, but only a part of the
.lh sreed upon was done by the city.
A'"ots1 we are paying taxes we do not
III 10 be considered yet a part of the
IVY. New Houston street is a wilderness
weeds. and the chairman Of the street
ana .ane committee says he has no money
"i Gearing them away, although less
Needed work of this kind is done in other
PORTIONS Of the city. The land for opening
harmon street was purchased some time
since and no steps have been taken 20
WARDS removing the obstruc tons and
opening the street. Bolton street is in
uinserous condition, and yet one that
9dd be remedied at very small expense.
am only mentioning these things to show
'1at We are not receiving our snare of at
NalQn We feel that we have dealt lber-
-Iy by the city, and that we should be
ueated accordingly
Ar Collins mentioned that Anderson
street. which was not included in the
ssIeement with the city, had been widened
@ The real estate company and no compen-
auon askd. Neither has any deed for this
@li'ion to the street been given the city.
an interesting fact in connection with
Ae agreement by which the Electric Rail-
way company secured the right 10 lay its
l'ehS on certain streets and the real es-
le company agreed to donate the rights
way of certain streets in Colllnsvine
vas clause that should any other rail-
way company ever be granted the right to
NE the streets donated, New Houston,
|"Iy and OFT streets, that such company
s'url be required . pay into the city
1.asurN the sum of 81 per running foot
~ such portion Of these streets as ii
@'o.d use and that such sum of money
.-o0.1 be paid by the city TO the Savan-
.'n real Estate, Loan and Building Com
t1'A' NO other company has been grant
~ p,Im.ssion to lay tracks on the streets
y'1lel' but should such a grant ever be
80 a'l,' AIR. Collins holds that this feature
ue agreement would still hold good,
r' mat the city would have to collect
~g ~ per running foot from the new
many and pay the amount over to the
d ,'I eF' ate company or It's successor. This
'"eSs furnished the precedent for the
S a' made by the last Council with the
p',,lialHHAdh' Thunderbolt and Isle of Hope
i','l'"ay, by which, in consideration of
1. 'd,aung of Price street by the COM
,'.s' lhe c4ty agreed to require any other
s,"'pa"E to which ii might grant the
er, TO pay into the treasury a certain
c' per running foot, which amount the
tai.. is required to pay over to the street