The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-11-04
MAYOR STRONGLY SUSTAINED.
CHAIRdAS or THE Park AND
TREE COMMISSION WITH MN.

Chairman Dsnln Condemned the FL
fort 90 open the Squares In No
Measured Herm.-The Squares Are
the Inspiration Of visitors "a the
city Comment Of Gentleman
From Vienna-Monument TO ogls-
thorpe should ne Greeted Rather
Than THAT Ills Squares should ~
Destroyed-work Of the Park and
Tree Commission in the Planting
season.
Judging from his conversation with
representative OF the Morning News yes
terday. no one tn Savannah feels more
clated over the Mayor veto % me ord.-
nance for opening Tho squares than char
man p D Damn q the Park and Tree
Commission Chairman Damn expressed
himself IN unmeasured terms against Che
project and DECLARED that nothing too
harsh could be sad 81 scheme taat
woul8 result On ths enacement q BEAUTY
that has been the subject OF comment OF
thousands Of visitors 20 the city and
means that has served as greatly as any
thing e@s for the advertisement o. sa-
vanuah
Il few dayr age" sad Chairman DAT
nm. "a gentleman from Vienna, Austria
was in the city Now Vienna Is famed as
one Of the most beautiful cities 90 the
world. and % Be- matter 81 no small pride
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ma,
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gentleman hes made = worid-iour' bat ne
said This litIe checkerb1ard Of a city
YOU have here. With its squares and parks
IL tho most beautiful or its size / have
ever known You should certainly Zee.
pride IN and cherish YOUR squares
DO you know IL positively makes me
M 10 hear that talk about opening The
squares ! speak for the Park and Tree
Comm ssdou. too Tor others Of tho mem
bers feel the same wy abou. a. We
shtuk q is but scsut appreciation for the
thought and labor we have expended upoC
our plans FOR the further adornmeat nnl
Identifying OF the squares 90 have alder
meu seek 10 wipe them out OF existence.
practically. By cutting streets through
thorn They want to ruin the trees Of our
city for the sake Of no practical advau-
tage IL there were nny uullty o. their
scheme IL would not seem quite So bad. but
there - not the slightest The loss o.
the trees. OF the beauty ana attraction OF
the squares and OF the lovely vlstas that
grace the thorolghfares and give a touch
OF the country hero and there 10 a busy
busting city. would be irrerarable. ana
the mere fact that having would cost less
II Il did not have TO be- done around tho
squares = not an argument that counter
balances other losses. WHY. let them is-
sue bonds. take a pubfi. subscriptfon. DO
ANYTHING 10 raise money Tor paving pur-
poses bun let them spa-o tbe squares
WHY 40 Won know what thev should lie
doing instead Of reeklrse 10 destroy the
beatltv ~ the cir, ana nenare he health
nv their scheme Of openinr tho souares4
T'hev shouia he eudeavortrr O.. raise a
furd FOR th. establishr,ent ~ a monument
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drew, tho nan az the citv. placing the col
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