The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-05
OPPOSED TO NEW CEMETERY.
PARK AND TREE COMMISSION PUTS
ITSELF ON RECORD.

From new nft--AfhhANA OAbFF
Sufficient for the City's Use for %
or 30 Years Yet-AIdermen Haas
Ordinance Regulating Granting of
Building Permits Adopted by COun-
cH-HesoIution of Ministerial As
socation Received as Information.
The chairman and vice chairman Of the
Park and Tree Commission have officially
placed themselves on record as opposed
to the purchase of new cemetery site 10y
the clay. At the meeting of Council last
night a communication was read from
these gentlemen, both OF whom are now
in New York. to the following effect
II is with regret we notice the
agitation OF new cemetery in
the city of Savannah in the Morning
News Of Saturday. AS the Park and Tree
Comm. ssioners certainly have demousuat-
Ell that there is no use for new cemetery
for at least twenty-five or thirty years TO
come before this is acted upon we wish,
as both chairman and vice chairman, to be
put upon record that we oppose IT, as we
have often done before your honorable
body"
The communication is dated from the
Gnsey House at New York, Sept g. and
IS signed by Mr. p d. Dafhn chairman,
and Col. George a. Mercer, vice chairman.
II was received as Information
communication was received from
Messrs. w. NJ. Davant and f. c. Wylly,
representing the Evergreen Cemetery Com
pany, offering the city Bonaventure Gem
etery at minimum price of $4,000. II was
suggested that this communication be re-
ferred to the special cemetery committee.
but the point being made that this commit
tee was appointed for the specific purpose
of inspecting Laurel Grove and reporting
back as to the need of a new cemetery,
the communication was referred to the
Committee OF the Whole, with the under
standing that Il shall remain there until
after the report by the special cemetery
committee.
The resolutions adopted by the Ministe-
rial Association of Savannah at its
meeting last Monday, expressing the
qualification OF the members OF the
association at the recent action of the
Mayor and Council looking to the suppress
sion of gambling and Sunday dissertation,
were read and received as Information
The resolutions expressed especial appre-
citation of the emphatic orders given to
the police relative to gambling and re-
spectfully request that like stringent or
utfEi IL not dltdAt HiNtllf bT SihNh ~ SAi7
force the observance of Sunday laws
Alderman Haas was kept away from the
meeting by illness, but two of the three
ordinances introduced by him at the last
meeting were taken up and passed. one
permits the use OF composition roofing by
builders under certain restrictions, and the
other regulates the manner in which build
ing permits shall be obtained The third
ordinance creating the office of electrical
Inspector for the city to be filled by the
superintendent of the fire department, and
fixing the conditions under which such
work shall be conducted was held up by
request from Alderman Haas, IN order to
give the electricians of the city chance
TO be heard.
The building permit ordinance requires
that applications for permits shall be hled
with the clerk OF Council stating specific
ally the character and location of the
building which it is proposed 10 erect and
the purposes for which IL Is intended. From
the clerk the apDhcat lion viii go 10 the
Board of Tax Assessors for their infor-
nation and thence 10 the city engineers
Office for Endorsement as 10 whether or not
the street lines have been obtained. From
the engineers Office il win be returned to
the clerk who vii. refer 1t 10 the super
intendent of the fire department who viii
return the application to the Mayor with
his approval or disapproval, stating fully
his reasons for so doing in case OF dis
approval 1t viii then rest with the May
or to grant or refuse the permit,
Alderman Thomas objected that the
route through which an application was
required to travel before a permit could
he granted appeared to be rather circuit
Gus, stating that the mechanics of the city
had manifested some anxiety on this score
for fear OF unnecessary decay TO building
operations. Acting Mayor Tiedeman re-
piled that there would be less delay than
by the present system and that when de-
SIR a ion Fqafe h h. 800,
through in one day, provided there were
no objections, as the ordinance does not
require applications to come before Coun-
ell. The ordnance was adopted without
dissent.
Heretofore the ordinances have required
that all applications for building permits
should be submitted 10 Council, though in
practice this requirement was dispensed
with some time ago except in cases where
the fire committee had reason to believe
there might be some objection 70 granting
the desired permits. When Mayer Myers
learned recently. however. that buildings
had been erected without the Formally of
obtaining a permit and had thereby es-
capped taxaton for a period of years he
gave orders that all applications for per-
mis- hereafter should be made 10 Coun-
Gil. As a result Of this order there We're
severaT applications for PERMITS before
Council last night VIII h welc referred h
the joint Committee on Fire and Assess
ments, with power to act in certain IN
stances Ordinarily under this process,
from two 10 four weeks would be required
TO obtain a permit Under the Haas orli-
nance adopted last night the applications
viii not be submitted to Council
Upon recomme nda ion of the committee
upon city lots and opening streets Il
was decided to purchase 'anfs for OPEN
ing streets as 70 COWS: a. Kent First
street "a p cents square fooi: r. Ro-
her, VIII 'takOF street 30 CENTS Der s1tiara
foot; H. +. Drecsou, Cohen street -
cents per squsre foot; G. r. and j. r.
Cam, attorneys, Burroughs and First
streets, II cents 9er square foot
The savannah Fema G orphan Asylum
was donated two lots i'm Laurel Grove and
the Savannah Widows Society one lot.
petit on was received from sundry
mix dealers. requesting o be allowed TO
deliver milk after n o'c.ock on Sundays
Acting Mayor T.edam8n stated that he