The Savannah morning news., 1900-06-14
WONT BUY GAR2ARD TRACT.
COUNCIL DECLINED TO DO so BY A
VOTE OF @ TO 3.


voted for the observation-disclosures
Tiedemnu Led the Opposition, and
Chairman Haas or the Special
Committee Led the EGC rt to Have
the Report Adopted.
The City Council took adverse action
upon the cemetery question yesterday af-
ternoon laying The report of the special
committee recommending the purchase of
the Garland tract upon The table by a
vote OF six 10 1--WE. Both sides put up a
strong fight.
Alderman J. G. Jarrei Stood committed
10 the report, rs he was a member of the
special commivee. While the cemetery
matter was u1kier consideration a note
came for the alderman and he Aeft on pro
fessional business L IS said his vote, had
he remained, would have been for the re-
port, making the result six for and six
against. 10 such an event, the Mayor
would have been called upon to cast the
deciding vote and it is pretty certain
that his ballot would have been for the
purchase of the tract.
Those who voted in favor of the motion
of Alderman Tiedeman and seconded by
Alderman NEIlS TO ldD.e Inc itlOiNs WtIt
Aldermen Thomas, Mills, Doyle, Tiede-
man. Graham and Wells. Those voting
against the motion, thereby standing for
the purchase of the tract, were Aldermen
Dixon, Horriean, Haas, Bacon and
Schwarz.
The report of the special committee was
read 10 Council soon after it convened in
the Council chamber. the meeting of the
about half an hour Following the read
ing of the report, came the reading of an
objection by a taxpayer to the purchase
of the Garrard tract. Alderman Thomas
having requested that the communication
be read On motion, the objection was
received as Information.
Alderman Haas notified the Council that
he had taken the liberty of inviting County
Surveyor e. j. Thomas to attend the
meeting with map of that portion of the
county in which the Garrard tract is en-
braced. Mr.. Thomas was present and Mr..
Haas sal, if the Council approved, he
would De glad to hear from him in expla-
nation of attitudes. drainage and other
features of the tract. One or two mem
bers were inclined 10 demur, but the OBJ
Jections were slight. Mr. Thomas had the
map before him on the table and explained
about the elevations falls, drainage posi-
bilites and the lay of the land, interject-
ing observations nov and then as 10 the
adaptability of the tract for burial pur-
poses and The likelihood OF sufficient Dry
ness being secured at a decent depth for
nteTments.
said, can now be used for burial uul-
poses, while the other half would have TO
be drained. at what cost, he was unable
10 approximate. Knobs aud depvessioas
make up the tract just as all the gully
ing districts OF Chatham county, MI
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tions are such as TO admit # its drainage
into the Ogeechee river.
Alder man Thomas suggested that CITY
Engineer Vim should explain further rs
TO the tract as he Mad been requested 70
report upon its topography. To this col
VIM replied that his report already sub
United had covered the ground fully and
he had nothing further to say. This report
was read, ana il was admitted that Inc
two engineers had pretty well asreel ia
tteir estimates of the tract
Alderman Horrigan then moved the
adoption of the report of the Special Com
mittee, which advised the purchase of the
tract, lo60 acres, more or less. for $4,000
payable in installments at per cent. in
terest The commute consisted of Alder
men Haas, Dixon, farrell ANA Schwarz
Alderman Tiedeman objected to the pur-
chase of the tract. He declared that it
Is a good business principle to look ahead
whenever possible before taking an i'm
portant step. No special need he said
exists fer a cemetery just at this time
A report ma de by a special committee not
dong since showed that the drainage Of
portion OF Laurel Grove Cemetery he'd
reclaimed sufficient land for burial pur-
poses to remove the aed of "A new cene-
terry for ten years This report was made
efter careful investigation. and the alder
man thought, should stand now as wen
as when 1t was submitted al few months
ago
Referring to he claim that the health
OF the section adjoining Laurel Grove
Cemetery is menaced by burials there
Alderman Tiedeman said he had asked
the health officer not long since whether
the Springfield plantation was not more
responsible for the heath of The neigh
borhood than the cemetery and the health
officer had declared that the Springfield
plantation would not be if it were prop
erly drained This the Alderman took as
an admission that the cemetery is not re-
sponsihle for any i'll health that may ex-
list in the vicinity of Laural Grove. Even
though the present cemetery were 10 be
given up the Alderman said. the report
yet demands that burials should continue
there until the available ground is used
so shat the acquisition Of new site
would not mean the correction OF menaces
Use OF Laurel Grove
The principal noint Alderman Tiedpman
raised against the tract was its iuacces-