The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-09
MAY Be ABOLISHED
ALDERMEN ARE OPPOSED TO PARK
AND TREE COMMISSION.
MAY ASK REPEAL OF ACT.
LEGISLATURE WOULD NEED TO BE
REQUESTED TO DO 1T.

Mayor Myers Said He Had Gathered
That Some of the Aldermen ThinI h
Work of the Commission Could Be
More Satisfactorily and Econom-
ically Done by the Streets and
Lanes Committee of COuncil-Al-
dermen who Were Seen Declared
This Thir View-BOard, They said,
Is Unit for H-DirectOr of Public
Works Would Not object to Com
mission Cleaning Streets.
The City Council may ask the Legisla-
ture to abolish the Park and Tree Com
mission. Should this be done, 1t would be
by repeal of the act that created the
commission. That act created the Police
and Fire Commissions, which were later
repealed the Park and Tree Commission
being the only one retained.
Mayor Myers was asked yesterday If
Council would make such a recommended
tion to the Legislature. Discomfort with
the method now followed in caring for
the parks and squares of the city had
been expressed by several Of the alder
men, and the exact attitude of Council
toward the commission was sought.
The Mayor said that he had gathered
that some Of the aldermen were of the
opinion that the work now done by the
Park and Tree Commission could be more
economically and satisfactorily accom-
plished through the Streets and Lanes
committee of Council, which has super
vision over the department of public
1oA IaRao 1calr fnc
toward the adjustment of the commits
sion, the Mayor said, but the desire of
some of the aldermen to have the man.
agement OF the parks and squares revert
10 the Streets and Lanes Committee may
result in a recommendation reaching the
Legislature.
An alderman was seen for his views
upon the work of the commission. He
declared that the entire board believes
the work could be done better and more
economically by the department of pub
lie works, and that the entire board
would advocate its being placed under
the Streets and Lanes Committee.
Another alderman joined in the CONVEX
sation and endorsed all the first had said
The second declared that the Park and
Tree Commission has not worked success
fully, and ventured the assertion that
90 per cent. of the trees it sets out die
In commenting upon the Park and Tree
Commission cleaning the parks and
squares, the second alderman said that
il employs one boy for the work, and
that it could scarce be expected that his
efforts would result in the squares being
kept clean.
The chairman of the Park and Tree
Commission, Mr.. p. d. Daffin, is quoted
as saying, in connection with the criti-
cism offered by Director of Public Works
George NJ Gadsden upon the condition
of the squares, that the Commission prob
ably has no right to invade the streets
with a cleaning force, though one is sad
~ needed there. To this, Mr.. Gadsden
replied that he certainly would not resent
the Park and Tree Commission putting
men at work TO clean the streets, but
would appreciate it. He said that he saw
that the squares needed cleaning and
that, the Park and Tree Commission not
doing the work, he determined to have
It done himself. His STRENGTHENING force
took up paper and trash in the squares
Sunday morning.