The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-02
CITY WILL SAVE
BY BUYING NOW
STREET OPENING URGED
At MEETING OF SOUTH SIDE AID
MINISTRATION CLUB.

Resolutions Passed and Committee
Appointed TO See That Fortieth,
FOFty-irst and FOrty-secOnd
Streets Are Established From
Price street TO Waters Avenue.
Bull, DrnytOn and Abercorn
Streets should Run Through sun
ny Side-CIub Received IS New
Members.
Thoroughly convinced that the city
will save money by purchasing land
for opening streets at this time, and
recognizing the urgent need of the
opening of more streets in the south
ern section of the city, the South Side
Administration Club. at it's regular
meetings last night, passed resolutions,
urging City Council, and the Commit
tee on Opening Streets, to open addi-
tional streets in the South Side.
More streets running both north and
south, and east and west, are wanted
in the growing South Side. One resolu-
ton calls attention to the necessity for
the establishing of Fortieth, Forty-first
and Forty-second streets from Price
street to Waters avenue.
Mr.. Carl Mendel one of the speakers,
impressed upon the members of the
club the Importance of seeing that the
streets are open. and that there is no
delay about the matter. The meeting
was an enthusiastic one. and the res
olutions were passed unanimously.
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the matter up, but "a special commit
tee was appointed to see that there
are no delays. The necessity of prompt
action was evident to the members,
and the matter will not be permitted to
die of inertia.
Not only was a special committee
named, but both resolutions We're re-
ferred to the Improvement Committee
of the club. The action of the South
Side Club makes it certain that For
tieth, Forty-first and Forty-second
streets will be established from Price
street to Waters avenue. and that
Bull, Drayton and Abercorn streets
viii be extended through Sunny Side.
Streets Are Badly Needed.
The following were the resolutions
passed.:
Whereas, The recognized growth of
the South Side demands the opening
of more streets; and,
Whereas The purchasing of land at
this time for the opening of streets
would mean a saving of money to the
city of Savannah, since the land valu-
ations in the rapidly growing South
Side are increasing from time to time;
and.
Whereas, Streets are badly needed
south of Thirty-ninth street, extending
from Price street to Waters avenue;
and.
Whereas, The interests of the South
Side demand that Fortieth, Forty-first
and Forty-secOnd streets be estab-
lished from Price street to Waters ave-
nue.; therefore. be it
Resolved, That the South Side Ad-
ministration Club, in regular meeting
assembled, do urge upon City Council
and the Committee on Opening
Streets the great Importance and i'm
mediate necessity of establishing the
said streets; and be it further
Resolved, That the representatives
of the South Side in city Council use
their best efforts in bringing about the
opening of these streets, so that the
said South Side may derive the bene-
fits which it is entitled to by it's said
rapid growth.
Streets Through sunny side.
Whereas the purchasing of land at
this time for the opening up of Bull,
Drayton and Abercorn streets, through
the tract of land known as Sunny Side,
would mean a saving of money to the
city, as we'll as the doing away with
all the shanties that now debar many
of our citizens from building in that
beautiful section of the city, and for
the benefit of all those who have al
ready built houses and desire to build
in the near future, be it
Resolved, by the South Side Club,
in regular meeting now assembled, do
urge upon City Council and the COM
mittee on opening streets, and our rep
resentative in Council, and our leaders
in general, the great Importance in
opening up said streets, so that the
southeastern section may derive the
benefit which it is entitled to.
In the absence of President Glatigny
the meeting was presided over by Mr..
Thomas Gamble, Jr. Mr.. ]. Robert
Dreamer urged the passage of the reso-
lutions calling for the improvement
of the South Side by the opening of
more streets. There were thirty-eight
new applications for membership and
1t was shown that the club is in a
flourishing condition. Addresses were
made by Frank S. Van Giesen, ]. J..