The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-15
TO SOON SETTLE
FOUNTAIN MATTER
CONFERENCE DECIDED ON.
PARK AND TREE COMMISSION DIS
CUSSED THE QUESTION.

Commission Held. Special Meeting
and Determined to Have a Con-
ference With Councils Water
Committee irman
Dnmn Said He Thought Matter
Would BE Adjusted at Proper
Time.
There is to be a conference between
Commission and Alderman Garfunkel,
the chairman of the Water Committee
of Council, within the next week or ten
days in regard to the drinking foun-
tains that have been ordered by the
Water Committee for the parks and
squares of the city.
AT a special meeting of the Park and
Tree Commission yesterday it was de-
termined to invite Alderman Garfun-
KEEL to conference with the commits.
sioners. No special time for the con-
ference was determined upon, and it
will be arranged whenever it is most
convenient for all the parties con-
cerned.
There is every indication now that
the fountain question will be amicably
adjusted. A member of the commission
stated after the meeting that there
was no serious objection to the foun-
tains in the squares, though the COM
mission wanted them placed next to
the walks, so that people would not
have to walk over the grass plats to
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Alderman Garfunkel all along, and he
also intended to consult with the COM
mission as to the locs ton in the
squares for the fountains.
Chairman Daffin's Objections.
Chairman Daffin stated after the
meeting that the fountain question was
discussed, but that nothing was deter
mined. The matter would be taken
up later, he said, and he believed it
would be satisfactorily adjusted. A
conference would be held with the
proper authorities, he stated. The dis
cussion by the commission had been
informal he said.
do you object to the fountains go
ing in the squares, or simply to their
being placed there without consulting
the Park and Tree Commission ?" Mr..
Daffin was asked.
"WeH, both" he said but the mat
ter will be taken up later. There is
nothing to say about that now"
Mr.. I. A. Solomons, a member of the
commission, said after the meeting
that there was no serious objection to
the fountains. The commission sim
ply wants to see that the fountains are
not so placed as to have the grass in
jured by persons tramping over 1t in
getting to the fountains.
Matter Will BE Adjusted.
He said he was satisfied the matter
would be adjusted easily enough. The
plan is for the Commission to meet with
Alderman Garfunkel and determine
upon the location in the squares for
the fountains. The commissioners
don't want the fountains placed in the
middle of a grass plat he says, but
permission will very readily be given to
have them placed by the walks, so
that they can be reached without
injury to grass or flowers.
A fountain in the middle of a grass
plat would be very inconvenient and
Alderman Garfunkel never contempla-
ted having them placed there. He also
recognized the fact that the commits
sion had exclusive jurisdiction over
the squares, DuC II never occurred TO
him that there could be any objections
to the fountains.
The special meeting was to take the
place of the September meeting, which
had to be postponed at the beginning
of the month as no quorum was
present. 1t was held at the office of
Capt. Charles S. Ellis. The benches
which are being built in the parks will
soon be ready. Most of them will be
used in Forsyth Park.
1t is the intention of Chairman Daft
fin to have the benches on the Bull
street walk between CASTOR street
and the fountain placed nearer to-
gether so that more people can be
accommodated there. This portion of
the park is used more than any other,
Mr.. Daffin says, and should have more
benches.