The Savannah morning news., 1901-10-19
To HEAR OBJECTIONS
CITY COUNCIL WILL LISTEN TO
PROPERTY OWNERS.
EXTENSION OF THE LIMITS.
WON'T BE MADE WITHOUT GIVING
THEM A CHANCE.

snectoI Meeting of the Committee OF
the whole Yesterday-Was Then
decided That Property Owners to
Be Affected by the Proposed Ex-
tension ShouId Be Heard-Boaro
Favors the Extension, But a Menu
her SAWS, If sound Objections Are
Held by Property Owners, Council
wand Like to Know Them.
Period of Exemption From Taxes
viii Re Probably Five Years.
Property owners will be given an OPP
portunity to appear before Counch ana
make known their objections, II they
entertain any. to the extension OF the
civ limits to the lines that have been
tentatively established by the special
committee appointed to investigate the
question of extension. 1t has oeen oe-
cided TO hold a meeting Of Council next
Tuesday afternoon at o'clock wnen
the proposed extension will be consio-
cred and when owners of property 10
he affected may express themselves.
A meeting of the Committee of the
Whole of Council was held yesterday
afternoon, and Senator Cam and Rep
resentatives Hitch and Harden were
present. After some little informal
discussion of the proposed extension II
was agreed that it would be wise 10
give Directing property owners a
chance TO be heard.
A member of the Board of Aldermen
said after the meeting that there nao
been no other definite action than that
If tbe decision to hold a special ses-
sion TO hear from property owners.
No action upon the extension question
was taken at all, as there seemed 10
he a desire among the greater NUMBER
Of the aldermen to give the property
Owners a chance. The alderman said
that he thought the extension WOULD
be agreed upon, but that 1t seemed well
10 the majority of the board not to act
hastily, for, If there were any reasons
why there should be change In the
rsport of the committee, it would be
we'll to know them. While the alder
man regards the proposed extension
favorably and would like to see 1t
made, he said that he thought GER
tain consideration was due the prop
erty owners Some objection that
might not have occurred to the BOARD
he said, might be urged by someone
especially interested and 1ouno per
fectly sound.
The legislators, while they did not
give a positive expression, intimated
that they were in favor of the extern
sion and would give a measure proVld-
ing for it their support. They took the
position that the City Council should
know best as to just what should be
done in the way of extending the linn
its, and it will be for that body to set
tie upon the delineation.
Little doubt remains that there VIII
be a clause in the bill providing for
the extension which will prescribe q
term of years during which the prop
erty taken in will be free from taxa
ton. Three or five years have beer
mentioned as probable, but it would
seem that the members of the board
or the majority of them, have prac-
tically determined in their own minds
that the period should be five years.
The alderman quoted holds that tht
manufacturing enterprises with plants
outside the present limits should moi
be incorporated and made to pay taxes
without having some period of grace
given them. Manufactures, he rea'
sons. help a city. While those outside
the present limits get the benefit OF
fire protection, in so far as the force
of firemen employed by the city is able
to render it, it is, on the other hand
true that the city reaps benefit from
the factories. Those connected with
the factories and employed by then
transact business in the city. do theil
trading with Savannah merchants and
most of them live in the city. 1t is
undoubtedly to the citys advantage
to encourage manufacturing enter
prises, and the alderman claims thai
1t is no more than right and that it is
also a matter of policy to exempt then
for term of years.