The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-28

States Circuit Court, has not yet been
heard in that court
THE litigation with Mrs. Kassel in
volVing her right to recover two fines
of $4,000 each is now pending in the
Supreme Court of the state.
The suit of the city against Floyd
& Co. ct al has not yet been deter
mined.
THE case pending at the date of my
last report involving the right of the
city to tax property commonly known
as ground-rent lots has been, since the
report finally adjudicated in favor of
the city by the Supreme Court of the
United States, the unanimous decision
of which has fully sustained the posi-
ton of the city and the judgments of
the state courts.
'"Since the date of my last report the
following new cases have been brought
against the city:
THAT of Miss Mary e.
OBrien, claiming damages for per-
sonal injuries sustained on account of
the alleged defects in a pavement.
The damages laid in the declaration
were $10,000000. The jury rendered a
verdict against the city in the sum of
ST. 965.
Celia Campbell brought a suit for
the sum of So 600, claiming personal
injuries on account of the alleged de-
fective condition of a street and the
trial resulted in a verdict in her favor
in the sum Of 5000. In this case 1 have
filed a motion for a new trial, which
is pending.
&C E. Wright has brought a case in
the Superior Court of Chatham county
claiming damages in the sum of $500
on account of injuries received on a
street The trial term of this case
has not yet been reached.
1.-The Armour Packing Company has
brought an injunction suit in Nour Su-
perior Court assailing the right of the
city to tax its money and credits, upon
the ground that it is a nonresident
corporation. The city's contention is
that it has the right to tax these as
sets. At this date the case has not
been heard
THE City and Suburban Railway
Company has brought an injunction
suit denying the right of the city to
tax certain property belonging to it,
which case is now pending.
The CASTOR street property owners
have brought. in the United States
Court, a case to prevent the paving by
the city of this street with vitrified
brick. Judge Speer has granted a re-
strainng order and the case is now
pending on the plea to the jurisdiction
filed by the city.
Dan Williams has brought a suit in
a magistrates court claiming damages
to horse and harness on account of the
legged defective condition of a street in
the sum of $37. This case is still pend
ing in that court.
1.-The foregoing calls attention to all
the litigation on hand. The city of
Savannah has brought no suit within
the past year. and, as will appear from
the foregoing, seven suits have been
brought against the city, but several Of
these involve small amounts.
During the past year / have drawn
a number of deeds to the city, after
investigation of titles. due, chiefly. to
the extension of streets. AS the clerk
of Council has these titles and an in
dex to them, / do not suppose that It
is necessary to give them in detail. The
information is contained in other re-
ports. 1 have also drawn a number
of contracts and attended to the usual
routine business Of the Office, such rs
the preparation Of ordinances and reso-
buttons, the giving Of advice TO the
Mayor and aldermen and the city off,
Gals attending meetings etc"