The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-06-02
OFFICIAL.
Report of Special Committee ON New


Committee appointed by His Honor the
Mayor, to consider the matter of a new
cemetery is herewith published for in
formation, in accordance with action of
Council.
Savannah, Ca, May 3d. 19c0.ATo the
Mayor and Aldermen of the CITY of Sa-
vannah: if
The Special Committee to which was re-
ferred the matter of a new cemetery, and
the offers made by various parties of land
for the same, begs leave to report,
First That the following pacels of land
have been offered, viz:
1. DR.. James B. Read offers "Bramp-
ton Plantation" on the Augusta Road,
about two miles from the city, GAO acres
at 500 per acre. This land lies on the Sa-
vannah river. Total price $4,000.
2. The heirs of DR.. James p. Screven
offer 1852 acres on Caustons Bluff Road.
part of "Bruton Hill Plantation" for
the sum of $4,000.
3. The fremont Land Company, through
Mr. C. Fl. Dorset, offers SEQ acres on
the Ogeechee Road. adjoining the Gar
rard land and lying on both sides of
said road. between the Garrard tract and
the city, being about one mile from the
city limits, at $3.50 per acre. Total price,
SO. 0d0
4. The Warheld land is offered by Mr.
C. II. Dorset, 300 acres, at $50 per acre,
near the junction of Waters Road and
miles from the city limits. Total price,
$1,000.
s. Battery Park tract Is offered by Mr..
c. H. Dorset, which tract adjoins Laurel
Grove. Total price, $500.
6. Mr.. George w. Lamar offers 300
acres, located on the Savannah, Florida
and Western Railway. just beyond
Southover Junction, one mile and half
from the city limits, at $40 per acre.
| Terms, one-third cash, balance on time.
| Total price, $4,000.
T. Messrs Youmans g. Demmon offer
| lands embracing 1858 acres, adjacent to the
| Ryals farm. and adjoining Laurel Grove
| Cemetery. at 500 per acre. Total price,
| S36.SO0.
8. Mr. ]. Palmer Brown through
| Messrs. Youmans e. Demmond. offers 1870
| acres, at $115 per acre. lying between the
| White Bluff Road and the Waters Road;
| also land of Mr.. G.. L. Cooper adjoin-
| ing 200 to 400 acres, at $40 per acre, maxi
| ing a total of $50 acres. Total price,
| $751; $50.
| 9Evergreen Cemetery Company offers
| "Bonadventure," containing so acres,
more or less. on which 1t is stated there
| are over 400 lots held by residents Of
the CITY, upon terms $4,000 cash. with
| an agreement by the city to care for GER
tain lots in perpetuity, specified in the
| offer
To this is attached an offer of the Mer-
1 chants and Mechanics Land Company,
| of IA adjoining acres. at $3.50 per acre,
| and about q acres more, belonging to
various parties making Al acres TO be
| added to "Bonaventure." or in all, 12l
| acres including "Bonaventure," at $3.50,
an average of $40 per acre.
| 10. Mr.. William Garrard offers his body
| of land fronting on the Ogeechee Road,
| where the Florida Central and Pennsu-
! lar Railroad crosses The same, one and
| seven-eighths miles from the city limits,
| and extending across to the Savannah,
| Florida and Western Railway being
| 1000 acres more or less, for the sum of
| $4,000, to be paid in ten years time, in
| equal intalments, with interest at per
| centum, payable semi-annually, interest
| not to begin, however, until January /,
| 1901.
second-In considering these offers. this
| committee having in view that Laurel
| Grove Cemetery has been condemned by
| the health officers for years past as a
| menace to the public health" could not
entertain offers of lands adjacent to the
| same such as offers numbered and 7.
| The offer of "Bonaventure" Cemetery
| and lands adjoining, could not be ac-
copied by this committee, because the
| price was too high, not enough land was
| offered and beyond all this, "Bcnayen-
ture' is, and has been a cemetery since
| 1919 and II would be bad policy for the
| city TO acquire the remainder of the land
not already used by graves, for the pub
lie cemetery of the future.
When Laurel Grove was laid out, less
than fifty years ago, Il contained 117.9
| acres. when the population OF Savannah
| was bout one-fifth of what II is now, so
| thar IL a cemetery should be acquired to
be laid out with narrow driveways and
small lots, as the present one is, and to
last less than half a century, about 600
acres would be required.
| M Of he fuf ebOIiI6 ha
| modern and handsome. with broad drive
| WAYS larger lots, and with land enough
| 70 supply The needs of our people for
more than half a century.
II should also be so located as not to
| he in the line OF probable city extension
and yet near enough; and les drainage
should be in a direction from, and not
towards the city, nor should 1t be into
the Savannah river.
Third--Afer careful consideration OF
the lands Offered, and of the necessary
requisites Of a new cemetery, the COM
mIttee has selected the Garrard tract.
This tract as offe ed, embraces 1,0s1A
| acres extending from the Ogeechee Road
to the Savannah, Florida and Western
| Railway, but Of which the owner has
given to the county public road through
same, and also a sufficient amount or
land for Buckhalter canal and its later
ais leaving of this tract 1850 acres, more
| or less, which is offered at $4,000, to be
| paid for in ten years, In equal install
ments, with interest at per centum, pay
able ssmi-annualy. interest not to begin
however, until Jan. l. 1901.
This tract is a handsome one, we'll
wooded, in the right direction. southwest
from the city, to be accessible and yet
not in the line OF the city's growth, and
Is on a watershed the drainage OF which
Is carried Off into the Ogeechee river.
Buckhalter canal is at the foot of this
watershed. with laterals being dug by
the county, and the committee has the
| statement OF the drainage engineer Of
the county, that the laterals now being
dug in this tract will lower the plane OF
natural water level between four and