The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-06-16


want. asking to be relieved from a double
tax of $500 on furniture, for the year 1899.
Petitioner claiming he was not the owner
OF any furniture during the said year; beg
to report favorably to same.
GEORGE W. TIEDEMAN.
Chairman. Committee on Finance.
Adopted
The Committee on Finance. 90 which
was referred the petition of A. LETTER
asking the usual discount of 10 per cent.
to make fee simple ground rent lot
east u No. q Calhoun ward, beg to re-
port favorably to same.
GEORGE w. TIEDEMAN.
Chairman. Committee on Finance.
Adopted.
The Committee on Fire, 10 which was
referred the petition of II. NJ. Lotion,
general manager OF the savannah Thun-
derbolt and Isle of Hope Railway. asking
permission TO use rotary gongs on the
cars of the said company, beg to report
unfavorably to same.
Chairman Fire Committee.
Adopted
The Joint Committee on Public Health
and Finance To which was referred the
petition of Mary Brown, asking re-ulUn-
GRAFTON in the amount OF twenty dollars
for articles destroyed by order of the
health authorities on account OF conta-
gious disease, beg to report adversely 10
came. j. G. FARRELL
Chairman Joint Committee
Adop Cd.
The Joint Committee on Public Health
and Finance to which was referred the
petition of Fred Fair. asking to be re-
munerated in the amount OF Sl3 80 for art
icles destroyed by order Of the health au-
thorities on account of contagious dis
ease, beg to report adversely to same.
J. G. Jar-ell,s
Chairman Joint Committee.
Adooted.
The following report read at meeting of
May 80. 1900. and upon motion laid on the
table until the next regular meeting Of
Council, and to be published for informa-
ton, was read again and after consider
able discussion was tabled by the follow
ing vote:
Ayes-Aldermen Thomas. Mills. DOYLE.
Tfedeman. Graham, Wells SIS.
Nsys-Dixon, Horrigan. Haas. Bacon,
SCHWARTZ.
Savannah. Ga. May 30. 1soo.-To the
Mayor and Aldermen OF the City Of Sa-
vannah: The Special Committee. TO which
was referred the matter of new cene-
terry. and the offers made by various par
ties Of land for the same, beg leave 10 re-
port.
First. That the following parcels of land
have been offered, viz:
"Brampton Plantation" on the Augusta
road, about two miles from the city, $40
acres at 500 per acre. This land lies on
the Savannah river. Total price. $4,000.
2. The heirs of DIR. James p. Sore
ven offered 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.. G, 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, $40 600
4. The Warfeld land is offered by
Mr.. C. II. Dorset. 300 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
s. Battery Park tract is offered by
Mr. C. H. Dorset. which tract adjoins
Laurel Grove. Total price, $3.50.
g. Mr. George w. Lamar offers 300
acres, located on the Savannah. Florida
and Western Railway, just beyond South
over 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.
T. Messrs. Youmans g. Demmond offer
lands embracing 1858 acres. adjacent to the
RyaIs farm, and adjoining Laurel Grove
$50 500.
s. Mr. j. Palmer Brown, through
Messrs Youmans g. Demmond, offers $50
acres, at $115 per acre lying between the
White Bluff road and the Waters ROAD;
also land of Mr.. C. T. Cooper, adjoining,
200 to 400 acres, at $40 per acre. making
a total of $50 acres. Total price, $5S,95O
g. Evergreen Cemetery Company Of
fers "Bouaventure, 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 certain
lots in perpetuty, specified In the offer
To this is attached an offer of the Mer-
chants and Mechanics Land Company or
fourteen adjoining acres, at $3.50 per acre,
and about twenty-seven acres more be-
longing to various parties. making forty
one acres to be added 10 "Bonaventure,"
or, in ALL 12l acres. including "Bonaven-
ture" 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 Pc
ningular Railroad crosses the same, one
and seven-eighths miles from the city lin
it's and extending across to the Savannah,
Florida and Western Railway. being 1850
acres more or less. for the sum of $4,000
to be paid in ten years time, in equal in
stalments, with interest al per eentum,
payable semi-annually, interest not to be-
gin, however, until Jan. /, 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 10 the
same, such as offers numbered and T.
The offer OF "Bonaventure" Cemetery
and lands adjoining. could not be accepted
by this committee because the price was
too high, not enough land was offered, and
beyond all this, "Bonaventure" Is. and
has been a cemetery since 1919. and II
would be bad policy for the city 10 ac-
quire the remainder Of the land not al
ready used by graves, for the public GEM
etery of the future.
When Laurel Grove was laid out less
than fifty years ago, IL contained 1l79
acres, when the population of Savannah
was about one-ffth of what II Is now.
so that II o cemetery should be acquire
20 be laid out with narrow driveways
and small lots. as the present one ~, ana
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 so located as not to be
in the line OF probable city extension, snd
vet near enough; and It's drainage should
be in a direction from, and not towards
the city. nor should II be into the Savan-
nah river.
Third After careful consideration OF