The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-03
TO SAVE COSTLY
WORKS OF ART
NOW IN TELFAIR ACADEMY
GEORGIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
WANTS STATE STREET PAVED.

Petition Addressed to City Council.
Dust from street Is Working IT.
reparabIe Harm to Many of the
Costly Works of Art-PetitiOn Also
Addressed to County Commission
ers Asking That Old Names Be Re-
stored to ROadways.
At the quarterly meeting of the
Georgia Historical Society last night,
a resolution. asking City Council to
pave State street, was unanimously
passed.
A resolution requesting the County
Commissioners to officially restore the
names of the old roadways about Sa-
vannah was also unanimously adopt
ed.
Besides these items, little of interest
to the general public was transacted.
The resolution to pave State street,
| between Barnard and jefferson, was
brought before the society from the
board of curators, where the matter
had previously been discussed. Atten-
ton had been called to the fact that
the dust from State street was enter
ing the Telfair Academy of Arts and
Sciences, and was gradually working
incalculable harm to the works of art
stored there.
Prompt Action Is Urged.
The necessity of taking prompt ac-
ton was strongly urged by the board
OF curators, and they had recommend
ed that the society act upon it at once.
Every effort has been made to keep
the dust from the paintings, but in
spite OF all that can be done. the dust
IS SLOWLY but steadily working ire
parable harm to the paintings.
petition to the Mayor and Alder
men had been prepared by Mr.. j. r.
Saussy, in accordance with the instruc-
lions of the board of curators. This
petition will be signed at once by the
president and secretary of the society
and forwarded to Council. The reso-
luton which accompanies the petition
strongly urges that prompt action be
taken and the street paved, in order
that the many almost priceless works
of art stored there may not be ruined.
The petition comes from the Historical
Society as the trustees of Telfair
Academy.
Wish Old Names Restored.
Another matter which was referred to
the SOClely by the DOdfQ OF
was that of petitioning the County
Commissioners to restore the old names
to the roadways about Savannah. This
resolution was also unanimously adopt
ed by the society, and will be forward
ed to the commissioners to-day.
The resolution calls attention to the
historic value of the names as they
were originally known, and to the
beauty of them. Though recognizing
he In.a Nc IrA
county by the present commissioners,
the society believes that there will be
| a sufficient number of new streets
/ opened to be named after the mem
bers of the board. without changing
the old names. ss
Attention is also called to the fact
that the old names served all purposes,
| and that they are of distinct value in
determining boundary lines of the great
majority of properties fronting on
them. The commissioners are strongly
| urged to restore the old names, mainly
for the historic interest that surrounds
them.
other Business of Society.
Those present at the meeting of the
society were President George A. Mer-
Ger, DR.. H. S. Colding, Mr.. Otis Ash
more, Mr.. William Harden, Mr.. T. P.
Ravenel, Mr.. B. H. Levy, DIR. r. ].
| Mum, Mr.. w. w. MacKall, Mr.. j. X.
Saussy, Mr.. ]. f. Minis, Capt. H. C.
| Cunningham and Mr.. c. F. Fulton.
On motion of DIR. Colding Mr.. George
| Foster Peabody of New York, and Maj.
| ]. F. Hanson of Macon were elected
| members of the society. The ballot
| was cast by the secretary.
| A communication was read from DIR.
| S. Millington Miller of New York ask
| ing to exchange a hand-painted ivory
| miniature of Gen. James Jackson for
a copy of the history written by Col
| Benjamin Hawkins. On motion of Mr.
| Mackall the secretary was instructed
to inform DIR. Miller that the exchange
| could not be made.
The report of the treasurer showed
| that the society was in good condition
| financially. The membership is now
| eighty-one, of whom sixty-one are ac-
tive, four honorary and sixteen CORE
| spending.
Mr.. Ashmore reported that the Hab-
| ersham letters were ready for publ
| cation as soon as certain editing could
be arranged for. A communication
| from Mr.. Owens of Alabama stated
that he would be glad to aid in the
| publication of Col. Hawkins His
| tory"
A resolution was adopted authoriz-
ing the borrowing of $500 for the pur-
| pose of repairs to Telfair Academy.
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