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The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-30
VERDICT FOR PLAINTIFF.
Roy Recovered Damages in Suit
Against Brewing Company.


Bonnie Henderson. a 10-year-old lad, re-
ceived a verdict for $500, the full amount
sued for, in damage suit against the
Georgia Brewing Company, that was tried
yesterday in the City Court. The suit was
based upon the injuries alleged to have
been received by the plaintiff, when he
was knocked down by a wagon belonging
to the defendant.
The accident occurred az the corner of
Drayton street and Jones lane nearly two
years ago. There was a conflict of evil
dence as to the cause and responsibility,
but the jury held that the driver of the
wagon was at fault. and gave the verdict
to the plaintiff. The plaintiff was repre-
setned by Mr. r. l.. Colding, and the de-
PENDANT by Messrs. O'Connor O'Byrne &
Hartridge
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-30

the Navy Department, seized this iron.
in all 1875 tons. Council requested him
to allow the iron to remain here until the
decision of the President could be OBJ
tanned and memorial was sent on to
Richmond asking the assignment of a
sufficient quantity of it for the compile
ton of the defenses planned for the city
Before the President could act, under in
structions from the Secretary of the
Navy the iron was forwarded to Atlanta"
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-30
POOL TOURNAMENT CONTINUES.
Powers Leads in First Glass and
StiIIyeII I'm SECOND.

StiIlweIl in Second.
The second play of the pool tournament
at Catholic Library Hall took place last
night, with the following result The
play will be probably concluded next
week.
In the first class w. P. Powers is first,
with games won and lost; ]. ]. Hogan
is second, with won and lost; and
Thomas Healey is third with won, and
lost.
In the second class II. L. Stillwell leads,
with won and l lost; w. A. Barry is
second. with won and l lost. and r. f.
McPhelan is third, with won and lost,
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-30

From this it will be seen, as might be
expected from any class of pavement, the
average expense per square yard to the
city for the care of brick pavements has
increased with each year, as has that for
the care of the shell pavements. Although
the shell pavements have been down twice
to three times as long the brick pave
ments. the city's expenditure on account
of them in 1900 were but two mills
square yard more than on the brick pave
ments, in 1899 but seven mills a square
yard and in 1895 but nine mills AS there
are 10 l06 square yards on CASTOR street,
it will be seen that the care Of that thor
oughfare last year cost the city
but $20.21 more than II the pave
ment had been brick one, in 1899
II cost but sofa more, and in 1898 but
1906 more, although the comparisons, as
stated, are with brick pavements but re-
Gently laid. while the shell pavement on
this street has been in service ten years.
The average expense for repairing and
cleaning Castor street per annum for the
past three years is accordingly found,
from the reports of the public works de-
partment TO have been by $50 more than
if it were paved with brick and the dis
parity would doubtless be much diminish
ed If brick pavements had been in use
for a period as long as shells 1t can
or a display of sound business Judgment
on the part of the city, to incur an unnec-
essary expenditure of probably $4,000, the
interest on which at 8 per cent. would be
$40 a year. in order to save $50 a year.
Council should BE Careful.
II am advised that, under the decisions
of the courts of Georgia. the discretion
of Council in matters of this kind is al
most unlimited. This being So 1t is i'm
portant that it be cautiously and justly
exercised and in such a way as to pre-
vent, If possible, friction and dissatis-
faction on the part of citizens whose rep
resentatives and servants we are. No
matter how confident we may be of the
success of the city in litigation, it ought
IL possible. be avoided. 1t has been our
good fortune for some years to have very
little litigation and this policy should be
maintained unless important and con-
trolling reasons require that we depart
from it in justice to what we conceive to
be the Public good No such reasons ex-
list in this instance.
THE majority of the present Board of
Aldermen are comparatively unacquainted
with the street paving question or the
status of the citys finances. Under the
circumstances it would appear proper that
final action on this question be deferred
a short time in order to permit the alder
men to fruther study it."
Cost of Paving by Years.
The Mayor supplemented his message
with the following statement to show
comparative cost of paving and of repair
ing and cleaning:
Average cost of paving seven streets
with vitrihed brick, per square yard in
past two years:
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-30
Water Valley, Miss, Feb. 4, 1898.

Gentlemen Il have been using your
Plantation Chill Cure for three years in nv
family, and | cannot recommend it too
highly; have never known it to fail to cure
chills and fever. Last spring our little boy
was taken with pneumonia. and we used
Plantation Chill Cure, "Tasteless, - in place
Of quinine to keep down the fever; it acts
like charm ALBERT BROOKS.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-30
See Below
A Few of the Many
Thousand Testimo-
malls we have on File
in our Office.

Henderson Ark, March 7, 1897.
Van Vleet- Mansfield Drug Co. Il am
out Of business. but want to say one word in
praise Of Plantation Chill Cure l consider
it the best chill tonic on earth. To show it
is to sell it. In all my sales l have never
had one single bottle returned. Yours re-
spectfully. JOHN I. SMITH.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-30
Average cos.

Average cost per square yard for paw
ing seven streets with vitrified brick,
Sl.59
on Castor street measurements made
by city engineer show 10lO6 square yards
Of shell pavement. To relay with brick at
average cost OF $1.59 square yard will
cost S1e.O6s
Cost OF repairing and cleaning asphalt
and shell street for five vears--av vera 90
cost rnv cou.ro ,r,~d.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-30

Remarks-Except in the Mobile Mont
gomery and Memphis districts the tenn
perature is slowly rising Showers have
been quite general in the Atlantic coast
districts, while over the central and
western districts they have been scarcely
appreciable
Observations taken al the same moment
of time at all stations. May 20, 1901, D.
m. 10Th meridian time:
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-30

River Report.-The hight of the Savan-
nah river at Augusta at 8 a. m. Goth me-
indian time) yesterday, was lilo feet a
fall of 10 foot during the preceding TWEEN
ty-four hours.
Cotton region bulletin, Savannah, Ga,
for the twenty-four hours ending at a.
M, 18th meridian time, May 49, 1901
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-30
Average, five years.2 5s-iwc.

mot over eight months repairs.
Asphalt cleaning and repairing cost ON
average, go per cent. more than shell.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-30
THE WEATHER.

Morning News thermometer at IL D. m.
g.
Morning News barometer at II p. m.
29.7O.
Forecast for Thursday and Friday
Georgia: Fair and warmer Thursday,
Friday increasing cloudiness, probably in
northern portion; fresh northwesterly
winds becoming variable:
Eastern Florida: Fair Thursday and
Friday; light westerly winds.
= Western Florida: Fair Thursday Fri
day probably showers and cooler; light
southerly winds becoming southeasterly.
South Carolina: Fair Thursday and
Friday; fresh southwesterly winds.
Yesterdays weather in Savannah
Maximum temperature p. M. IA degrees
Minimum temperature 8 a. M. SO degrees
Mean temperature .............. Sc degrees
Normal temperature .............76 degrees
Deficiency of temperature. 10 degrees
Accumulated excess since May l.
As degrees
Accumulated deficiency since
Jan. .'.........................2 76 degrees
Normal .............. ...........,.. IA 1nches
Deficiency since May 1.......... "a inches
Deficiency since Jan. 1.......... 1.76 inches
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-30
The contract for asphalt was for the first
five years.

FIVE years.
Alderman DIxOn's Figures.
Alderman Dixon presented the follow
ing, saying that the contract could be let
for the price he named:
Castor street, east, when laid nine
years ago, $6,T7305, total, or 81 cents per
yard. The city's proportion was IS, 490.ST.
Property owners paid 81, 2S2.1S. Since that
time the city has spent $4,772.20, or AZ PIG
cents per yard, for maintaing the shell
on that street, making a total cost to the
city to date of $s26S.O7, or $1,49O.02 more
than the original cost of the entire street.
These figures do not include $1,000 spent
last summer for repairing CASTOR street,
from Drayton to Price, which was charg-
ed to house drainage.
THE cost of maintaining the shell
streets for the last nine years has been
5Ac. For the past three years 1t has
been sac per yard, and for the year 1900
1t was 2-l0 cents per yard, which shows
that this cost gradually increases, as the
shell streets grow older, and we all know
what condition they are in to-day. To
properly relay the street with shell the
cost would be $1,000, which would have
to be done at least once again In ten
years, meaning another 5000; interest on
1000 at per cent for ten years would
be- $3.50; annual maintenance at same
rate as past nine years. $530.24 per year,
$780, making total cost of street for
next ten years, $l2,S20
THE total cost to repave the street I'M
der the Watson ordinance would
be .....................,.$l 4, 10000
Less amount to be paid
by house drainage -. 1,O0O00--$l3 900 90
Street railways, $50 fet at $3.50 E. s25 90
N2175 OOs
City's one-third or amount to
be charged 10 paving strets go. 405S 90
Balance for city and property..$ s117 90
Cost to city for 1,5T2 feet 'front.'
age at N.45 .........................$2 ,279 40
City's one-third .................... 4,05S 90
s 6,SS7 40
Total cost to property owners .. 5,S37 60
S12,175 co.
Castor street, between Tattnan and
jefferson, has never been assessed for a
pavement. therefore the property-owners
on that block have no right to protest
against a new pavement. The distance on
that block 10 be paved is 272 front feet.
Add 10 that the frontage of the parties
who have asked that the street be paved,
viz, AS feet. and we will have III front
feet, the cost OF which. at $1.45 per front
foot. will be Sl,03965. The total cost of the
street to property owners is S5,SS7G0. De-
duct $l,OS9.65 from that amount and we
will have 4.7g.95. which is oil the money
that could be tied up in the courts, pro-
vided every single owner should go into
court. which, of course. is not likely.
1T would be cheaper for the city 20 pave
CASTOR street, even at the cost Of the gem
eral fund
Interest on $4,000 at per cent. for
ten years would be $500; the cost Of main
tenance. from past experiences. would be
AT the rate of 2 mills or SIS per year. and
ten years $3.50 total for ten years. $3.50
as against S12,s2o for relaying and main
tanning she'll"
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-30

III you WANT GOOD MATBhl "a
and work. order your lithographeo ,'oa
printed stationery and blank books
Morning News. Savannah, Ga.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-30

n. 3. Boyer,
&ocal Forecast OineiaL
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-30
OVER MAYORS VETO.
Continued from Tenth Page.

tine arising this summer. No provision
has been made for extraordinary expenses
which may arise during the next seven
months, and we cannot hope that the in
come of the city will be greater than the
expenditures regularly provided for in the
budget.
Facing a Probable Deficit.
Council is accordingly facing the prob
ability of a considerable deficit at
the close Of the year. 1t must
also not be overlooked that
if CASTOR street is paved
there will be nothing left for the paving
of other streets which are in my judg-
ment, more necessary for the convenience
and traffic of the public. 1t is especially
important that West Broad street be i'm
proved this year in order to provide ac-
cess to the new Union railroad depot.
1T is also to be remembered that there
are other important public necessities
which demand attention and which are not
provided for in the budget. 1t is highly
probable that the city will be forced to
increase the water supply in the near flu
ture, either by boring more wells or by
providing a larger reservoir In view of
these facts it does not appear wise to ex-
pend $4,000 in repaving Castor street,
when an expenditure of $1,000 will replace
the shells and put the street in present
able and serviceable condition.
The argument has been advanced that
q shell pavement costs so much more
than brick for repairs and cleaning that
it would be economical for the city to
replace shell with brick even if il had to
bear the entire expense itself. Invest-
CATION does not sustain such a statement.
Brick. pavements have only been used in
Savannah for five years and the greater
part of such pavements have only been
down two or three years. Shell paVements
have bee in use from FIVE to ten years
Comparative Cost of Paving.
From thu reports of Director of Public
Works Cad sden and his predecessors the
following analysis of the average expense
per square yard TO which the city has
been put by reason of the two classes of
pavements is obtained:
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-30
Cost of Paving by Years.

The Mayor supplemented his message
with the following statement to show
comparative cost of paving and of repair
ing and cleaning:
Average cost of paving seven streets
with vitrihed brick, per square yard in
past two years:
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-31
MILITARY TO CHARLESTON.
sesentietb Regiment Will Probably Attend the
MA r,sston Exp sision.

The v& did companies of the, Seven
tieth Regiment viii! probably attend the
Charleston Exposition. There is !, move
ment on foo. among the officers Of me.
regiment looking TO the advisability OF
such a sten. II is an assured fact that
at least one company Will go n January
and the captain of that company Will
urge the other companies to go with his.
The Spanish--American War Veterans
Association Mil hold called meeting at
the Regimental Armory tomorrow night
To reorganize and adopt a suitable place
Tor the association 70 meet this winter.
Captain Charles Q. SaSille will announce
Ais intentions IN regard to his resi- Ena-
ton at the meeting of his company on
Friday night. His resignation has been
d!sapprorcd by Colonel Anderson and re-
turned III him. with the request that It
be reconsidered.
Company b held It's regular weekly
meeting and 1.il last night. Several
new recruits Mere received. The squad
organized 10 compete with the other COM
panies .or the HARDY cup viii meet on
Saturday afternoon ut Chimborazo Park
to practice This squad consists or
twenty men, but will be cut down to
eight.
Company II viii hold Its regular weekly
meeting tonight s5 ss
-&eautants {: 3 Cray Bossse,,x ana Cap.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-31
WHITMAN SHALL
RULE !NlARYLA And.
Ex-senator German and Governor
Smith Address Large
Meeting.
nv Asscciatel Press !

x Z, -
BALTIMORE, MD, Oct. Ex-Governor
John Walter Sml,n and former United
States Senator Arthur P. German adj
dressed argely-attended Democratic
mass-meeting in Music Hall tonight. The
Governors speech was devoted princi-
pally to a defense of his acton in calling
an extra session of the General Assembly
to secure authority for a State census AID
amendment of tile election laws.
He argued that the changes in the
election laws, which practically disfran-
chise illiterate negroes, were necessary
in order that the white man should rule
in the State.
Mr.. German received an ovation lasting
TO: several minutes when he stepped to
the front of the platform. His speech
was along similar lines to that Of Cover
nor Smith. He asserted that the result
of the coming election in this State would
place Maryland ION one side or the other
of the great conflict that has been going
on for thirty-two years in this country
whether the white man or the colored
man shall rule in this country
Referring to the statement that he
would be a candidate to succeed Senator
George l.. Wellington, If the next Legis-
lature should be Democratic, Mr.. German
said:
ST have not been in the habit of Civ
ing my opponents much information, and
in this case don't know what I would
do if could, but could not if would.
In crisis of this sort or in any conh.c4
where the party's interests are at stake.
great as this is. shall be found march
ing with the column. no matter what they
do with any man.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-31
Advised Commander of LadysmIth
to Burn Ammunition and Make
Best Terms Possible.
fRr Associated Prsss. !

LONDON. Get. 3l.-The National Re-
,yieW5 gives the essential terms of the
..Spatc h- Cooked dispatch of Sir. Red
yers Butler to General Sir. George white,
when in command of the beleaguredi Brit
ish garrison at Ladysmith According
to this authority, the message ran as
follows:
II have been repulsed You will burn
Your ciphers and destroy all your am
munitioll. You will then make the best
terms you can with the Beers after |
have forfeited myself on the Tugela.
General Butler, in the speech which led
to his dismissal from the command OF the
First Army Corps, challenged the Ma
dispatch and to explain how it was obs.
tained declaring that he would then
publish certified copy Of the original
and allow the public to judge the ma .te..
The editor Of the National Review now
explains that he got the dispatch from q
civilian VINO vas in Ladysmith at the
time and who said there was nothing
secret about it. He asserts, also, that ne
understands that both General Butler and
General White have officially asked per-
mission to publish the authorized version,
and he cannot conceive why permission
has been withheld
The same informant, giving an allegen
explanation of the fact that there was
no cooperation between General Butler
and, General White during the battle OF
Colenso, says General White was in
formed that the attack was fixed for
December 18th, but General Butler COM
n;enced the attack on December 18th. to
the dismay of General White, who had
not completed his preparations.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-31
Received Payment,
YOUNG LADY INJURED.
Fell from Car Mt Seventh and Broad and
Was Painfully Injured.

A young lady had a narrow esc,pe WIN
her life at Seventh and BroaI Streets
yesterday evening shortly after Il o'cicck.
Accompanied by her sister, she b ari. ]
an eastbound Clay-Street car at that
point, and, after getting on, she discDv.
cred that she had dropped package from
her hand. She rushed out to the p,a, form
and slipped off the moving car without
hailing the conductor. In stepping off
she lost her balance and fell to the ground
very heavily.
She was picked up by friends and assist
ed into barber shop DR.. E. Govan Hill
of Manchester, stepped off another car
about the time of the accident and rushed
TO the young ladys assistance. d.. :.
w. Henson entered the shop few min
utes later to be shaved and assisted DR..
Hill.
In the fall the young lady received
severe cash on her head, besides a score
of minor bruises and cuts. Her right arm,
while not fractured, was badly larcerated.
Her injuries We're temporarily dressed ard
she was moved to her residence III a car
riage. accompanied by DR.. Hill. She was
made as comfortabl as possible. AMI 1T
a late hour last night was resting as vel
as could be expected. DR.. Hill SAID he
could not tell at present whether her
skull was fractured or not.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-31
BIRTHDAY PARTY GIVEN.
Delightful Occasion lg Barton tsishss-psr.
sonaf Notes of Interest.

4 delightful birthday party was given
at the residence Of Mr.. and Mrs. H. Lee
Lorraine, on Barton Avenue and Ker-t
stem Street. in honor of their daughter.
Louise, Tuesday evening from to 6.
Games were INDUCED in and refresh
ent were the following: Misses Ethel
Dickerson, Wirtly Dickerson. Louise Bou-s
dar Ethel Boudar, Alma Vaughan. Kern
cole, Blanche Hartman, Gladys Martin
stein, Bessie Woodward. Helen Minor,
Virginia Minor, Bessie Bache. Ruth Hutch
inson, Mary Sharpe, Mary Williams,
Louise Wilson, Margaret Brown. Helen
Rose, Russell Jones, Dorothy Jones, Beu-
lab Goodwin. Elizabeth Leila Page-Shel-
bourne. Marian starke. Helen Lorratns
and Virginia Lorraine; Messrs Percy
Harvey, woodward. Henry Taylor. Frank
Taylor, Bingham Bache. Frank wilson,
Charles Wilson, Buford Rose. Cabcll RAJ
dy, William Sharpe. Mercer Williams and
Charles Hartman.
Mr.. Tom Walker. OF Columbia. Va, IS
visiting Mr.. Calvin Satterfleld. OF
North Avenue.
Mrs. Calvin c. satterieId. of North
Avenue, left yesterday on q visit to
friends in Old Point, Va.
Mrs. Clara Harper. who has neen VS.
ting her brother. Mr. Calvin c. Satter-
field. of North Avenue, left with Mrs.
Satterfield to visit friends In Old Point.
Va.
Samuel William. Esq. has returned to
his home. in Bristol, Tenn, after pleas.
ant visit at MIR. Ivy. Starritt's. OF Mti-
ner Avenue.
Mr.. Arthur T. Fa,lkrsr, nf Lamb Ave.
nue. and Dove Street, left Tuesday on
business trip to Washinstan. ~ Z. Hs
goes in the interest OF .hc aics.ornicH
III, <far-fua COMPANY. -
Mrs s Lee sangster and family. who
has been visiting her father-iri-law at
Ma ireax county, Va. is now visiting hes
narer,ts. Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. Q, Bannon.
OF Barton Avenue.
Mr. Fl w. Davies. OF afonteiro Avenue
and vale street. is improving and is aDis
70 take a short walk, and hopes TO ns
able to resume his business the latter
mart of the week.