The Savannah morning news., 1901-04-02
DIFFER AS TO SITES
CONTEST OVER THE BARLOW AND
McLAWs MONUMENTS.
TWO LOCATIONS PROPOSED.
COMMITTEE AND COMMISSION HAVE
OPPOSING VIEWS.

Monument Committee Wants MOnu-
ments Erected at Bull street En-.
trance TO Forsyth Park, One on
Either Side-Ordinance Grants
That Location, Provided Park and
Tree Commission COncurs-COm-
mission, However, Asks Council to
Have the Monuments Erected on
Parade Ground, One on Either Side
south Entrance to the Park.
A clash over the location of the Bar
tow and McLaws monuments is imminent.
Views as to the best place for the prospec-
tive monuments are divergent, and it re-
mains to be seen what force the opinion
entertained may have before the City
Council.
The committee of Confederate Veterans,
having in charge the erection of the mon
uments, has declared for the Bull street
entrance of Forsyth Park. The location
is believed to be the most advantageous by
the members of the committee, and the
veterans have thought there would be no
difficulty about securing it.
MS COAliuGllC6 Oh the COulHllllG0 was
emphasized by the ordinance adopted at
the last meeting of Council. granting the
committee the privilege of erecting the
monuments at the Bull street entrance 10
the Park. one on either side, provided the
plan might meet with the approval of the
Park and Tree Commission.
The proviso, however, supplies the rub,
for the plan does not meet the approval
of the commission meeting of that
body was held yesterday at the City Ex-
change, when the question of location
of the monuments was brought up. After
considerable discussion, it was decided
that the place selected by the Monument
Committee would not be the best.
AS a result of the discussion, a resolu-
ton was adopted, requesting Council to
so amend dts ordinance as to allow the
erection of the monuments upon the mill
itary parade ground, one on either side
of the Bull street walk that leads from
the south side of Forsyth Park to the
Confederate Monument.
1t was argued that the location pro-
posed by the resolution is by far the most
appropriate and suitable that could b
secured. Chairman p D. Daffin and
another members of the commission seen
after the meeting expressed that view.
They said the military character of the
famous soldiers whom the monuments
are to commemorate makes it fit and
proper that they should be placed upon
the parade ground. At the Bull street
entrance to the Park there are already
ornaments in the shape of the sphinxes,
and the erection of the monuments there.
it is urged, would mean a detraction from
the appearance of both sphinxes and
monuments. Again. it is declared, the
large trees about the entrance to the park
would interfere with the view of the
monuments, and the shade they throw
would subject the monuments to the dis
colorations of mould
Mr.. Daffin said he had studied the
question carefully and that he had reach
ed the conclusion that the parade ground
location is the very best. He will stand
for the adoption of that.
A member of the Monument Committee
was seen after the meeting of the Park
and Tree Commission and acquainted of
it's action. The gentleman then declared
that he would oppose the change in 10
cation and that he thought Council would
sustain the view that the Bull street en-
trance is rather to be chosen.