The Savannah morning news., 1901-10-20
MAY CUT A SLICE
so THE MAYOR SAYS OF PROPOSED
CITY EXTENSION.
PLANTERS CREEK A LINE
THAT MAY DE WESTERN LIMIT ON
HUTCHINSON's ISLAND.

The Mayor Thinks 1t just as Well
That the Extension on che North
should Be Reduced to That Extent.
On the south side of the Savannah
River He Does Not Suggest Any
Change in the Proposed Extern
siOn-Meeting of Council Day After
Tomorrow Afternoon VIII Be
Open-Property Owners May Then
Make Themselves Heard-Letters
Addressed to Council by Three OF
Those Affected.
The City Councils meeting day after
tomorrow afternoon for the further
consideration of the question of the ex-
tension Of the city limits will be open
TO all who may desire to attend. 1t will
be held in the long room at the City
Exchange, and the Mayor said yester-
day that there will be no bar offered to
the attendance of any who may be in
terested.
Speaking of the proposed extension,
the Mayor said that it was not i'm
probable that there would be a reduc-
ton in the area designed to be taken
in. He directed attention to the fact
that the greatest extension is to be
northward, where Hutchinson's Island
and Fig Island lie. He said that he
thought ii not unlikely that it would be
determined to cut off the western part
of Hutchinsons Island, letting the
western limit run to the south bank of
the Savannah river, and then along
that bank until the present line was
reached, when it would cross the river
and run along the south shore of
Hutchinson's Island until Planters
creek was reached, which would be the
line across the island to Back river.
Then the north shore of Hutchinson's
Island, from Planters creek eastward,
would become the new city line This
reduction would mean that rice lands
owned by Mr.. George J. Mills would
not be included in the extension.
The Mayor thought very favorably
of a suggestion made editorially in
the Morning News yesterday to the
effect that it would be well to grad
uate taxation, making property more
remote from the present city limits
that is to be taken in benefit through
a longer term of exemption from taxa
ton than would be enjoyed by proper
tX close in to the city's lines as they
exist at present. The only objection
the Mayor offered TO the suggestion
was the question of the legality of such
action. He said he doubted that Coun-
Gil would be able to so graduate the
terms of years under which the prop
erty might be taxed, though he thinks
viii enough of the suggestion to sub
init it to the city attorney for an
opinion.
A number Of property owners who
will be affected by the extension as
proposed have either addressed letters
TO the City Council or seen Individual
members of it personally, urging that
they be permitted to appear before the
board to protest either against an ex-
tension or against their property be-
ing made subject to taxation imme-
diately. 1t is very probable, however,
that they are really in no danger of
having their lands taxed within FIVE
years from the time they are incorpor-
ated, as several of the aldermen have
expressed themselves as in favor of a
term of five years of exemption, while
AOl d OiiS mas Sdlu IndL ne DeileNeS the
taxes should be imposed Immediately.
Mr.. George F. Tennille, district MAN.
ager for the Southern Cotton Oil Com
pany, referring to the meeting that
was held Friday afternoon, wrote
Council as follows: 81 have been in
formed that meeting is to be held
this Afternoon for the purpose of decid-
ing the question of extending the city
limits. / respectfully beg to request
that before any decision in this mat
ter is made the property owners at
interest be allowed a hearing on this
question"
Referring to the same meeting, Mr..
Charles Heard, president of the Mill
Haven Lumber Company, wrote as fol-
lows; representing large invest
ment made within the past year in
the way of a lumber manufacturing
plant beyond the present limits of Saw
annah, we respectfully request an OPP
portunity of being heard on the subject
or being included in the limits of your
city under the action now proposed by
you. We have established this business
at your doors, and practically large
benefit is enjoyed by the commercial
interests of your city resulting from
our business. We think the burden of
city taxes imposed upon us at this time
without previous notice would be I'M
just, and for this reason beg leave to
personally present our case before you
for such consideration as you might
care to give it,"
Mr.. w. L. Exley, whose truck farm
is included in the proposed extension,
as are those of a number OF other
planters, wrote: 81 notice in to-day's
paper that there is to be a meeting of
Council this afternoon for the purpose
of taking action upon the matter of
extending the city's limits. 1 notice
further that 1t is the plan not to admit
the property holders interested to the
meeting. I desire very much to be
heard before your honorable body be-
fore final action is taken, being an
interested party myself, and most re-
spectfully petition you for this priv
ilege."