The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-06-01
Report of Special Committee on New
Cemetery.

City of Savannah.
Office Clerk of Council, June /, 1900.
The following report of the Special
Committee appointed by His Honor the
cemetery is herewith published for in
formation, in accordance with action of
Council.
Savannah, Ca, May 80, lsc0.-To the
Mayor and Aldermen of the CITY of Sa-
vannah:
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
/. DR.. James b. Read offers '"Bramp-
ton Plantation" on the Augusta Road
about two miles from the city, $40 acres
at 500 per acre. This land lies on the Sa-
vannah river. Total price, $4,000.
2. The heirs of DIR. James p. Screven
offer 152 acres on Causton's Bluff Road
a part of "Bruton Hill Plantation" for
the sum of $4,000.
8. The fremont Land Company, through
Mr.. c. II. Dorset, offers 500 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 $50 per acre. Total price,
$3.50
4. The Warfeld land is offered by Mr.
c. Fl. Dorsett, 800 acres, at $50 per acre.
near the junction OF Waters Road and
Montgomery Cross Road, about four
miles from the city limits. Total price,
5000.
8. Battery Park tract is offered by Mr..
c. H. Dorset, which tract adjoins Laurel
Grove. Total price, $3.50.
6. MIR. George w. Lamar offers 800
acres, located on the Savannah, Florida
and Western Railway, Just beyond
Southover Junction, one mile and a half
from the city limits, at $40 per acre.
Terms, one-third cash, balance on time.
Total price, $4,000.
7. Messrs. Youmans & Demmon offer
lands embracing 1858 acres, adjacent to the
Ryals farm, and adjoining Laurel Grove
Cemetery. at 800 per acre. Total price,
$50. 800.
g. Mr. j. Palmer Brown through
Messrs. Youmans & Demmond, offers 1870
acres at $115 per acre, lying between the
White Bluff Road and the Waters Road;
also land of Mr.. c. T. Cooper adjoin-
ing, 200 to 400 acres, at $40 per acre, max
ing a total of $50 acres. Total price,
&Ss50.
Evergreen Cemetery Company offers
"Benadventure," containing so acres,
more or less, on which II 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-
chants and Mechanics Land Company,
of IA adjoining acres, at $3.50 per acre,
and about n acres more, belonging to
various parties. making Al acres to be
added to "Bonaventure," or in all, 121
acres including "Bonaventure," at $3.50
an average of $3.50 per acre.
10. Mr.. William Garrard offers his body
of land. fronting on the Ogeechee Road,
where the Florida Central and Peninsu-
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 Z.
The offer of "Bonayenture" 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, "Bonaven-
ture" is, and has been, a cemetery since
1879, and 1t 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. II contained 1179
acres, when the population of Savannah
was about one-ffth of what 1t is now. so
that IL 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.
The cemetery of the future should be
modern and handsome with broad drive
ways. larger lots. and with land enough
to supply The needs Of our people for
more than half a century.
II should also be 50 located as not to
be in the line of probable city extension,
and yet near enough: and It's drainage
should be in a direction from, and not
towards the city, nor should It be into
the Savannah river.
Third-After careful consideration OF
the lands offered, and OF the necessary
requisites of a new cemetery, the COM
mittce has selected the Garrard tract.
This tract. as offe ed. embraces i0s1jz
acres. extending from the Ogeechee Road
to the Savannah, Florida and Western
Railway. but of which the owner has