The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-08
CITY WILL FURNISH A SITE.
M'LAWs MONUMENT FUND TRUs-
TEES MAY TAKE THEIR PICK.


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causes Large "llIS'
By rising vote Couhclt Unanimously
decided last hisht 10 tender 10 the trustees
OF the McLaWs monument fund any site
IN the pdpHc domain or tesefFAtl2As %
the city not otherwise occupied, that may
be mutually agreed upon between his hon
or the 1fa,or ANA ,1. trustees euob
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Ihis action was taken upon the I"Ho"-
ing resolution offered by Alderman Doyle:
"Resolved thar his honor the NIavoT
al io0OS'ii''''i 81 '-'' Suns U'7'''' anu
HIted character OF zen i-alayelte Nc
Laws in public and private life. be and
he ie berebv authorized to lander ia tbo..
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'''se" WIN 'H' N"'9 "a e'N0'''7 81 '""N
or monument 10 ptfpeildie ms memory,
any site in the public domain or reserva-
lions mat ma, Inc r,u4iatl, agreed unon
Oet"teh ms n"i"'' TUG Mayor an" we
parties aforesaid, and the site so agreed
upon to be hereafter confirmed by ordi-
oanoar
Aluetmah bo9ie 'HeH sent 10 'he 'iei
and had read The following sketch Of Gen.
NcTaws' life and hubble service:
..,,o+ con rae.,.o.+o ,ror.a,,.s r,,as
oorh III the CITY Vi Augusta ia Jam
is, 1921. Graduating from the West Point
Military Academy in 1912 he was as
STONED to tho stx4b Trnited states Tnfan-
,4,
lIg. ne iau a''dilel tue ,ahN o. cal,ai ~
"hen, oil ~ - o'I "a NJ ne w ala'e'
ne Lesisi'eu ron lile l. IliIgu states army
% SNARE III "eI loI u,eS, ne was appoIht-
Gu major vi t"e l9t Iesiih % Geor-
SO neg uial puO' e'gcteu 'o'oil!i VI tiie
1enth 1eorsla I'eslilent; ne server WIN
iia 'ioiI ~ .ae ~ , Cae .
Ii9Na' ~ ma9 rI"'hO.'d 10 DilEd''iel
eshsISl sep 90, ieoV' ana 10 major gen
etai May 90 Ioo-' ana ie,' nus ulVlslon III
~ ViSds S'iiei' At %. 49, ga 90
az ~ .lIe sloie VI eir mn
~ .''iii7 ~ NilvON 'le -
a. l3i . ~ 'lle Jam IlNeI' covered me
oilieoei a'e rear III uie StcoHu pdLtle VI
manassas zen Nlci'aWs was cnIely IN
I!Iil , ,'aI ~ tI'e CaP. uIe VI iIaliel
t.S, nun 'iis lile .e 10 9na, l'souIs III
-. " 9"'e 'ie io,'ei a'e llue9 IL I'm
Ti9ae, , AZ ! lc'IeIIchSouIs zen NC
, ~ '"'"eN
'ne nam assault on lhe ConIederate po-
silIoh. Az ChahcellorsVlIe zen McLaWs
nelu the ilEAt oi me Coilieuerate Army,
80 ~ ~ - i,iIiie ~ aloacNs' 30 u'NeIted
sIe "t'eIll t u the enemy as TO MAKE
liioie oeI .aiiiIS success, u 'he great HahK
movement OF StoneWau Jackson. 1t was
ms DIVISION, united with that of Gen.
IeopeI. n A An :, SOL WHlch ueieated lne
IeaI a',acA o. 9tuS"lch corps' Grove IL
aSloss tHe rd-'pihaIl hock' ana so com
pie'eu tie uiuhlph OF ChahceilorsVlue- Al
,he ua'tie OF HettyspuIs' ten. McLaws
Leu ms uIVlsloh IN tne hrm ana success
iul assault On sickle > ana olher forces
=, lioIiT u lNouhu iop. Al Nhlckamausa'
o,ei, NieI-a"s ieu III me pursuit OF tne
enemy, ana at KnoXVlle, in the disas-
Irous assault on the Federal defenses.
III May lool' ten McLaWS was
1SsiSiieu TO command the Mhltary
1,.'-I OF georgia ana the
inlru Mlhtary District or south caro-
ma, Out sKllHuily evacuated savannah
on the investment OF the city by Sher-
man. ana nghting as ne retired met the
enemy fnally at Averysboro and Benton
VINE Gen McLaWs was the first presi-
cent or the Confederate Veterans Asso-
cation OF savannah. and finally its hon
orary president lie died in savannah on
the 24th OF July, 1897 in his nth year"
Alderman Dixon offered an amendment
10 the effect mat the donation should not
IN anyway Interfere with that made by
the Park and Tree Commission to the la
ones Tor The erection of a monument 10
the dead of the Second Georgia Regiment
THIS amendment was promptly accepted
by Alderman Doyle who said that he had
intended that this exception Should be I'M
derstood.
In consideration of the distinguished
services rendered by Gen. McLaws, l move
that the resolution be adopted by rising
vote, SOD capt. DOVlp. The motion vVae