The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-07-04
CITY WILL FIGHT
HAS NO INTENTION no GIVE UP THE
CASTOR STREET PAVING.
ALDERMEN ARE UNANIMOUS.
THINK THE CITY HAS RIGHTS THAT
SHOULD BE UPHELD.

Committee of the Whole of Council
Met Yesterday-UnanimO Deci-
sion to Fight the Injunction Sc
cured by Property Owners Before
Judge Speer Was Reached-After
the Committee of the Whole Meet
ing, a Meeting of the Streets and
Lanes Committee Was HeId-F1g-
ures Relative to Brick and She'll
Pavements Were Given the city
Attorney by the COmmittee-Aidcr-
men believe the City VIII Win.
The city will fight the protesting prop
erty owners on CASTOR street, who do not
want the ordinance for paving the street
with vitrified brick enforced. City At
torney s. B. Adams will look after the
citys interests, and his best efforts will
be enlisted on the city's behalf to bring
about the enforcement of the ordinance.
A meeting of the Committee of the
Whole of the City Council was held yes
terday, when the injunction against the
CASTOR street paving, granted recently at
Mt. Airy by Judge Emory Speer of the
United States Court, was considered.
The Mayor reported that he had been
served with copy of the restraining or
der granted by Judge Speer in response
TO the petition of protesting property
owners, who do not, want the street re-
paved with brick, and the aldermen de-
cided to fight the case in the Federal
court to the end.
They were unanimous in that decision.
Not one of the aldermen thought of NOV
ing to have Council rescind its ordinance
for paving CASTOR street. No formal mo-
ton to fight the case was made, for none
seemed necessary. There was such unan-
unity shown in discussing the matter
that it was perfectly clear that there
was none who wanted to revoke the ordi-
nance and, instead of paving CASTOR
street with brick, repave it with shell, the
material that was used in putting down
the present pavement, which was laid
some ten years ago.
Mr.. Adams was present at the meeting
of the Committee of the Whole, and the
talk he made the aldermen was such as
induce them to believe that the city will
win in it's fight against the injunction Sc
cured by property owners. Three of the
aldermen, with whom a representative of
the Morning News talked after the meet
ing were quite convinced that they would
win in the fight and that the street
would be paved with vitrified brick.
After the meeting of the Committe of
the Whole, meeting of the Streets and
Lanes Committee was held Mr.. Adams
attended the meeting of the Streets and
Lanes Committee and was furnished with
figures that he will embody in his argu-
ment before Judge Speer at Mount Airy
on July %. Records from the streets and
lanes department were produced, and the
members of the committee conferred with
Mr.. Adams in the effort to make the
case of the city as strong as possible.
| Arguments that have been made against
shell pavements and in favor of brick
| pavements from time to time in Council
| were revamped, and the city attorney was
| given material for what he believes will
| be a strong case.
Considerable discussion about Henry
| street grew out of the Castor street case
| Henry street is paved with shell, and 1t Is
said that it has never been in good con-
| dition since that material was put down
| Henry street is essentially a residence
| street, like CASTOR, and the two were
| mentioned as parallel cases Henry street
| will doubtless be paved with brick nexi
| year. as property owners have petitioned
| for that material as a substitute for shell
Those owning property on the eastern
portion of the street are particularly anx'
ious for brick pavement.
CASTOR street property owners and the
attorneys representing them in their ight
in the United States Court against hav'
their street paved with brick were inter
ested in the meeting of the Committee Of
the Whole. They were specializing as tC
what would be done by the body. 1t wa:
| thought not improba BILE by some that, ir
view of Judge Speer's action, a decision
to rescind the ordinance would bt
reached. The Committee of the Whole
| however, had no such thought. but will
fight the case before Judge Speer, and
should it go against the city, before in
termediate judicaries until the Supreme
Court is reached.