The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-29
AGAINST CITY HALL
MIR. KROUsKOFF SAYS CITY CAN'T
AFFORD 1T.
AT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
IMPORTANT MATTERS DISCUSSED
IN JULY MEETING.

Bringing the Cavalry to Savannah
for the Camp Cost Some Money
but Was Well Worth the Expense.
Progress of the Greater Georgia
MOvement-Needs of Fort Screven.
New Committee to Look Into Mat
ter of Fall Rnces-New Members
Elected.
The first protest against the erec-
ton of the new City Hall was by Mr..
Chamber of Commerce yesterday aft
ernoon.
Mr.. Krouskoff said he regret
ted very much to appear in the role
of a man arguing against public i'm
provements, but the city he said can
not we'll afford to go into such an UNI
dertaking at present The proposed
plan means that the taxpayers must
have added to their present expenses
about $4,000 per year, and in view of
the fact that the present building is
commodious, safe and not unsuitable
for the purposes of the city govern
ment for many years to come, he could
not see why there should be change.
If the Exchange had been considered
as unsafe, or there appeared other
good reasons for the building of a
new City Hall, besides the desire TO
have something more ornamental, then
he would not raise his voice against
it, He would be glad, he said, to have
Savannah beautified as much as pos
sble, as long as the city can afford
it; but at present he believes taxes
high enough and that they should moi
be increased.
Mr. Krouskoff's protest was at the
conclusion of the meeting and there
were evidences of approval by several
members. No action was taken by
the chamber as the matter was not
put in the shape of a motion or reso-'
lutions.
The meeting was long and interest
ing and many matters came up Tor
discussion and disposal. Several COM
mittees were named, others MADE re-
ports and the chamber was Increased
by the addition of one active member
and two associate members. The roll
now shows 623 members.
Needs of Fort Screven.
The chamber was called to order at
5 o'clock by President Estill, and after
the reading and approval of the min
utes of the last meeting, various mat
tiers of interest came up.
Col. Estill made a brief report OF MS
recent trip in company with Senator
Bacon to Fort Screven, and said that
the visitors were pleased with all they
saw. After having seen Fort ScreVen,
Col Taylor had made statement OF
what was needed, and the matter OF
securing the proper appropriations for
work at this place, and larger gar
rison, must now be the work OF Inc
senator's and representatives.
Col. Estill said that it was his de-
sire that a strong committee of the
chamber be appointed to work on the
matter No definite action can, of
course, be expected until Congress
meets, but in the interim the mem
bers of the special committee could
be making every effort to interest not
only their senators and representatives,
but as many members of Congress
as possible. The committee was then
appointed as follows: w. w. Cor
don, Pope Barrow, Herman Myers,
John M. Egan, Leopold Adler, w. f.
McCauley, George w. Tiedeman, P. A
Stovan, w L. Grayson, w. W. Mack
all, Roy c. Foster, j. F. Cam, w. D.
Krenson, C. II. Dorset, w. f. Coney
A. b. Moore B. H. Levy, William Ke-
hoe, o. S. Kulman, Lee Roy Myers,
G. M Ryals George A. Gordon, w.
w. Williamson. The committee will
be called together at an early day and
| will elect it's own chairman.
The Dredge Cumberland.
report from the Committee on
River and Harbor, presented by Mr.. J.
M. Barnard, Jr., was submitted show
| ing the efforts that had been made to
secure the use of the government
dredge Cumberland for work on the
Tybee knoll, at the mouth of the Sa-
vannah river. Letters had been writ
ten to Hon. r. f. Lester and other
representatives in Congress- and it was
shown that they had applied to the
Chief Engineers office. Acting Chief
| Engineer A. Mckenzie replied that it
could not be said just when the repairs
would be finished on the dredge, but
that the department fully appreciated
| the importance of the request for the
dredge, and that it would receive care
full consideration.
Greater Georgia Movement.
The special committee on Greater
Georgia Association work reported
| that the necessary amount of adver-
Using matter had been sent to Atlanta
and that a page advertisement had
| been arranged for in Harper's Weekly.
Col. Estill spoke of this movement for
the further advertising of the advan-
| tages and attractions of Savannah and
said that it was a matter from which
good results were certain to accrue
He said that he believed in judicious
| advertising. If the people from the
North and West could be induced to
| come to this section and see for them
selves the beauties and advantages of
the climate and soil there would be
no trouble in getting it settled up, as
| thickly as Germany, perhaps. 1--WE
have the finest climate in the world -
he said, land our fertile lands offer
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