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WINN’S PLAN ADOPTED.
THB CITY CGUNCJiL SETTLES UPON
A DRAINAGE SYSTEM.
The Plan Recommended by City Sur
veyor W. J. Winn Agreed to—What
the System Contemplates Thirty
Miles of Sewers to be Laid at an i s
timated Cost of $348.000—.he City
Divided into Nine Sections—Tama
craw and the Old Port Likely to be
the First Sections Drained.
The city council held a called meeting
yesterday afternoon, lasting nearly three
hours, to receive the report of the special
committee on house drainage. The com
mittee recommended the adoption of the
general plan of City Surveyor Winn, and
tnat the work be done from time to time as
the city can afford. The report was adopted.
The mayor and Aldermen Duacan, Ellis,
Haines, Mell, Myers, Nichols, Reid, Schwarz
and Thomas were present, and also City
Surveyor Winn. CoL J. H. Esiili, of the
board of county commissioners, was pres
ent during the greater part of the session.
Mayor Lester explained the object of the
meeting. He reviewed the tot ion of the
special committee in s-nding C l. Winn to
Memphis, Norfolk and Charleston to in
vestigate the house drainage of these cities.
On the return of the engineer, he submitted
reports to the special committee of what he
did and what he saw, and he then went to
work getting levels of the city and consid
ering what is the best system for Savannah.
The levels were taken, a plan was drawn
and specifications were submitted upon
which the special committee based its
recommendation. The following report of
CoL Winn was then read:
POL. WINN'S REPORT.
Savannah. Ga., Nov. 30, 1888.
Bon. F E. Is&t' r. Mayor, > ivannah. Ha.
Sir—l have the honor to submit for your con*
sideratiou the accompanying plan, proftles anil
approximate estimate for constructing a sys
tem of sewerage for the city of Savannah.
The different systems for’ the removal of ex
crement and liquid refuse may be divided into
three classes, v z: by direct removal, by the
pneumatic system and by water carriage.
The principal rneth'da of the direct system
are the pail system and the dry earth closet.
The pail system is used in many large cities in
Europe, and is advocated by many eminent
authorities. But the exchange and clearing of
the pails need to be enforced by such strict
police regulations as would be difficult to earn
out. When the dry earth closet is used, dry,
powdered earth or ashes is added to the excreta
tn sufficient quantities to absorb the moisture
and deodorize the whole mass. So much care
and attention is necessary to provide a proper
supply of dry earth, to apply it properly, and to
attend to its removal,that it can only be used in
exceptional cases, and cannot be relied upon for
general use.
Pneumatic System—ln the pneumatic system,
costly machinery is necessary to provide for
carrying away the refuse, and the expense of
operating is large and cot srant.
In the water carriage system all that is needed
is a comparatively inexpensive conduit, which
provides for all of the sewage, and. if properly
constructed, the cost of maintaining is trilling.
• A PERFECT SEWER. •
A theoretically perfect sewer should be one in
which all of the sewage would be carried rap
idly to its outfall outside of the city, so that no
time would he given for decomposition The
conduit itself should be smooth, impervious to
water, and should be water tight
throughout its entire length. It
should be flushed at intervals, and
so thoroughly that the development of any c .n
--siderablc amount of sewer gas woidd be impos
sible. It should be so well ventilated that the
■mall amount of sewer gas would be so diluted
with fresh air as to be rendered harmless. It
should be provided with ample means for in
spection and repair. It should be automatic
in its action, so as to require the least posaiuie
amount of care and attention.
When a system of sewers is designed to carry
both storm water and sewage it is called the
“combined system,” and when designed to
carry only sewage proper— that is, the liquid
refuse from dwellings, factories, etc., it is
known as the "separate system."
The object of the separate system of sewers
is tbe complete removal of the sewage proper
from towns in such a manner as shall best sub
serve the health and convenience of the inhab
itants. To accomplish this object three things
are required, viz., constant ami rapid How of tue
sewage, thorough flashing, and adequate ven
tilation. In the separate system properly con
structed, and where ample provision is male for
flushing, the problem of the ventilation of
sewers, whicll has always been a difficult one to
engineers* is much more simplified. If only
Jresb running sewage is found in the sewers,
'and there is no place where the. sewage can
stagnate and decompose. there will be very
little sewr gas devel ped. If in addition to
this the sewers are regularly and thoroughly
flushed, the air in the sewers will be so fre
quently changed that there will not be much to
be feared from sewer gat, aided as it is bv the
ventilation secured in the street lines through
manholes. lampholes and flush tanks. A stiil
more effective means of ventilation may be ob
tained by carrying the pipes of the house drains
unentrapped up above the roofs of the houses.
THE MEMPHIS SYSTEM. I
In the sewers of Memphis, Tenn.. designed by
Col, George E. Waring, .!r., all storm v.ater was
excluded, and a Field's flush tank was placed at
the bead of each lateral sewer. The sewers
were ventilated through the untrapped interior
bouse drains, and ventilating pipes and man
holes. Drain tile was laid in the same trench
with the sewers. The sewers of Pullman, 111.,
designed by Benegette Williams, C. K., the
sewers were flushed by conection with the
water mains, nnd the house drains were flushed
by automatic flushing liasins Man hops w ere
placed 160 feet apart on the mains and A)0 feet
on tbe laterals. In tbe sewers of Binghamton,
N. Y., designed by Rudolph Herring, ('. E., roof
water was used for flus dng, and in p>art of
the system the sewers are made large
enough to carry the storm water. (Bee page .37,
Prof. Staiy’s work on separate system of ttewer
size of the sewers is entirely a matter of
calculation from data mainly assumed as- first:
The extent of the system; second, the density
of population, or probable density of popula
tion in tbe near future; third, the number of
gallons of sewage per diem, per capita: fourth,
varying rates of sewage discharge: fifth, in
clination of the sewers: sixth, the smoothness
of the interior surface of the sewers. The pro
portion of the amount of water per capita pier
diem varies considerably as the following table
will show:
1874 1884.
gals. gals.
Boston 60 110
Brooklyn 58 03
Buffalo HO 157
Chicago 84 145
Louisville ‘Z4 64
Washington 188 165
The following table compiled from the statis
tics of 176 American cities illustrates the present
consumption of water, per capita, per dim:
Average con
sumption in
No. Population. gallons.
48. 10.600 to 15.000 76
88 IS,OOO to 80,000 68
17 ai.UAUo 85,000 71
11 60.000 to 75.(00 80
41 gj.OiXUo 50.100 8(1
4 75.000 to 100.000 05
13 100.000 to £50,000 108
4 .250,000 to 500,000 88
4 500,000 and over 88
The velocity necessary to prevent deposits in
sewers Is variously estimated at from 1 to 3
feet per second by different authors. In ex
treme cases sewers have to bs laid at an inch
nation inducing only a velocity of 2 feet per
second, but it cannot be denied that they are
lees satisfactory in their workings, and require
more care in their mailitainance. a main
sewer in Kalamazoo Mich., has a fall of hut one
foot in 1,800 for a distance of 7,400 feet. The
lower 5,000 feet of this sewer is 18 inches in
diameter, and the upward 2,400 is 10 inches in
diameter This sewer has been in use four years
and there has been no serious difficulty.
THE PLAN RECOMMENDED.
The system submitted for your consideration
has been divided into nine sections, each sec
tion Isolated from tbe others, and thereby ren
dering tbe construction of same independent,
and It neo-Hssry tlie completion of the w hole
more expeditious. The duration of Yamacraw
being much lower tnau tnat of t lie test of ttie
city, it will be necessary to discharge the sew
age of this lection direct into tt.e river, unless
the city is willing to t ear the expense of con
strutting and maintaining a pumping station to
transfer the sewage across the city into the
main outlet sewer, Into which all the other sec
tion* discharge, and which carries the sewage
into Tim tier loading creek. Fhould you dool e
to use any system cl pumping H will involve a
change of a portion of inis plan without a y
material advantage Ling gained, and entailing
a heavy and continuous extiense for malntcu
anoe and operating.
The report then proceeds to give the
boundaries of the nine 1 notions, nnd the
estimates for their separate and aggregated
oust, as follows:
BOCKUAHIES.
bection I—Bounded by Bay, West Broad,
Liberty. East Broad, Perry, Abereorn, York
■ ami Bui! street* to the Bay.
Section 2- Basl of No. 1, boen6l by Pay,
Bull. Y'ork, Abereorn. Perry and East Broad to
the Hay.
section 3 south of No. J. Bounded by
Libertv, Wes' Broad. Hail. Howard, New Hous
ton. across park extension, Bolton to East
Broad, from Bolton along Abereorn to Hun
tmydon. across to Bull, thence to Liberty
street.
Section 4 Bounded by Liberty, Bull. Hun
tingdon, Abereorn to Bolton. East Broad street
from Perry lane l Bolton street.
Section s—South of No. 8. Bounded by Hall
across to Cemetery “street. Cemetery street,
Anderson. Barnard. Puffy, Bull, New Houston.
I Barnard to Hall street.
Section 6—East of No. 5. Bounded by Bolton
across Extensa n. Bull. Puffy. Barnard. Ander
son. East Br a: to Bolton street.
Section 7—Yamacraw and West Boundary
streets to Gwinnett street.
Section 8— t rogtown and Robertsvilie.
Section 9—The Old Port.
The following are Col, Winn’s estimates:
Miles. Cost.
Section No. 1 *M 8 KW4 10
Section No. 2. 2.8 22,681 00
Section No. 8 3.97 44,460 01
| Section No. 4. .. 4.04 35.273 “O
Section No. 5 4. 33,646 SO
Section No. 6 2.54 17.454 20
Section No 7. Yamacraw 4.193 34,138 60
Section No. H, Froetoirn and
Bobertsville 1.672 13.977 50
Section No. 9, Oid port 1.03 6.844 70
Outlet to Timber Landing
Creek sewer. 3 ft. 6 in. by 2
ft. 4 in. 2.86 100.416 00
Totals 30.867 $348,760 oo
Average cost per mile in the city $8,867 42
PROMPT ACTION URGED.
The report was accompanied by a map
showing the sections with drainings of the
different sections, surveys, etc. Mayor
Lester in a lengthy address to the council
urged prompt action, and stated that of the
4,450 privies in the city, 600 of them are in
Yamacraw from River to New street and
from West Broad to the canal and 400 in
the Old Fort from River to Liberty 6treet,
and from East Broad to McAllister street,
suggesting that those localities needed at
tenti n fiiat. The special committee had
recommended the plan, as it being divided
into seed ns, the work need not be deterred
by the cost, but could be carried out by the
city from year to year as it can afford the
expense.
Alderman Thomas favored carrying out
the plans immediately, as far as sections 7
and 9 are concerned, and ho showed the
necessity of the work.
Alderman Mell did not think that sections
No. 7 or No. 9 were the best to begin with.
He favored No. 4. If carried out, it might
lead to the defeat of the Timber Landing
creak plan. He argued that it was uot sui e
that the artesian wells are inexhaustible, but
that they, like the oil and gas wells, may go
dry, and a resort to river water might fol
low. In that event the health of the city
required that the sewage should be further
removed from the city.
IN FAVOR OF THE GENERAL PLAN.
Dr. Duncan favored adopting the general
plan as a whole, with the understanding that
council should first try sections Nos. 7 and
9. The Timber Landing creek sewer can
wait two or three years, he argued, and he
didn’t wan’t the general plan adopted with
out it is understood that it may be subject
to amendment from time to time.
Alderman Mell opposed emptying any
more sewage into Bilbo canal. VYhat is
wanted, he said, is to first get an outlet for
the entire 'system, and then run the west
and easl sections into it too. He thougnt it
important that the city should have an out
let for its sewage so far removed from the
city that it would not endanger the health
of the citizens. He favored advertising for
briok and cement, to see if it would not cost
less than the estimate. The mayor said that
he would favor the city constructing its
sewers and not letting to contract, as it
could be done cheaper by the city.
Dr. Duncan said that ultimately he
favored the outlet to Timber Landing creek
when the city can get there reasonably.
Now the east and west sections can be
drained into the river tm|>orarily—for a
year or two —and tbe health of the eity will
be improved and not endangered.
CAN BE DONE IN 2% MONTHS.
The Mayor said that the work can be
done in 2% months from Jan. 1.
Alderman Thomas said it was necessary
to put on plenty of men and do the work
as quickly as possible.
After remarks by other members, the re
port and recommendations of the special
committee were adopted, and the following
resolution by Alderman Thomas was also
adopted:
Hetoived, That the committee on water be
requested to inform council at the earliest possi
ble date the cost of water supply pipes neces
sary to carry out the plan in district* Nos. 7
ami 9, as recommended by the special eommit
tse on house drainage.
It is understood that tbe council at its
regular meeting to-morrow night will pnss
upon the matter, and the indications point
to tbe oarly drainage of Yamacraw and
the Old Fort.
HARTLEYS BACON BAGGED.
Captured in Chattanooora and Held
for a Requisition.
It leaked out last night that Hartless
Bacon (colored), the alleged car robber, is
under arrest at Chattanooga, where he is
held under a charge of carrying concealed
weapons until a requisition cau be obtained
to have him returned here to answer for
various car robberies laid at his door.
Detective Mowatt, late detective of the
Savannah, Florida and Western railway,
deserves the crodiL of hunting Bac m down.
Mowatt informed the Mohning News last
week that he would soon be able to put his
hands on Bacon, and he was not long in
running his game down. It is reported that
Bacon has made a clean breast of his ex
ploits on the road, and that thoy are a
great many to record. Mr. Mowatt will
bring his prisoner to Savannah as soon as
the necessary papers areobtaineJ. Bacon’s
apprehension will doubtlesi result in un
covering all connected with him iu a
system of train robberies on the two
systems of roads in this city.
D. V. V. C.
From all indications Yonge’s Park hall
will be densely packed this evening. The
D. V. V. C.’s have arranged an attractive
programme, consisting of Charades, Tab
leaux nnd a Grand Minstrel Eerformanee.
Corteses Italian Bun l has been engage ! lor
tbe evening, nnd lull arrangements have
been perfected to attract and please ail ivho
attend. The gold watch contest between
the two powerful railroad corporations will
culminate to-night at 11 o’clock, when the
elegant gold watch awarded by the D. V.
V. C. will be presented to the victor. The
following programme has been arranged for:
Charade "Mistake"
Ist Tableau—St. Valentine's Day, 1 Scene.
2d Tableau-" You Are Not Expected, Sir,” I
Scenes.
3d Tableau—Sunrise, Noon, Sunset, Midnight
4 Scenes.
Grand Jlinstrel Performance, 20 Characters
Represented.
Grtyi l Banjo and Tambourine Performances,
Ml tslrel Jokes and Songs and Plantation Bab
lads.
ITesefltation of Gold Watch.
Refreshments.
The Texas Cotton Crop.
Latham, Alexander & Cos., bankers, of
New York, have roceived the following
despatch from a pr nninent Texas firm:
"Replies of an average date of December
3 from counties that produce 75 per cent, of
I the Texas cotton crop tnnke it 1,278,000
] bales, or 103,000 loss than Inst year.”
The Coast ritorm.
The cautionary signals at the signal
station were changed at 11 o’clock last
nigbl from northeast to northwest. The
storm, which bwm Hut day, is now central
o 1 the coast and seems to be moving north
east.
j • Rank Imposture.
"Fraud loves a shilling mark.” BOZO
DONT is a conspicuous target for unscru
! pulotiH mark-mien. Ho they fly their shafts
at it In the shnpo of liox, alleging their
i wrotohod prcpai aliens for the teeth to lie
equal to tnat matchless article. Accept
| nothing instead of It
THE MORNING rIEWS: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1888.
THEY AHE NOT DOZING.
MAYORALTY CANDIDATES AS
LIVELY AS EVER.
The Postponement of the Nomina
tion* Does Not Lessen the Activity
of the Canvass Major gebwarz's
Friends Claim that the Postpone*
ment is Just What They Wanted -
The Liquor Dealers and the Alder
manic Canvass—The Clubs LooklDff
after the Voting Qualifications of
Their Members.
The action of tbe conference committee
of the Democratic clubs, postponing the
nomination of a municipal ticket until
after the county election, has not tended to
lessen the interest in the municipal election
and the canvass is as active now as it \vas
before it was decided to postpone the nom
inations.
The liquor dealers are not doing anything
except lying low. A liquor dealer said
yesterday that there is no present intention
of their association nominating a ticket.
They will support Maj. Schwarz for mayor,
but they will not support any candidate for
alderman who favors higher licen-e. There
are 365 liquor dealers, he said, in Savannah
who will give SDJO apiece, if necessa v.
making a purse of $36,000, to pre ent the
election of a higher license council, because
it will be better to spend SIOO each than to
have an excessive license saddled on tnem.
THE ALDXRMANIC CANVASS.
Opinions differ as to whether there will
be more than one aldernianic ticket, some
claiming that there will be two candidates
for mayor and but one aldermanic ticket.
Whether the clubs will be able to agree on
a nomination is also a delta table question.
Maj. Schwarz’s friends in the clubs will, of
course, oppose going into a convention,
claiming tnat their candidate is already in
the field, but they went into the conference
committee to help bring about a postpone
ment so that the major might have the
field to himself three weeks longer, and give
him a better chance to fix his fences. They
think that W. G. Charlton, Esq., will be the
or. Dosing candidate, and they say that the
You’ g Men’s Democratic Club was organ
ized in his interest.
A leading official of one of the railroads
is quoted as saying that he would be per
fectly satisfied with either of the candidates
mentioned for mayor, provided the rail
roads are properly represented in the coun
cil; that after ail a mayor can do but little,
and that much more care is required in
selecting aboard of aldermen, which shapes
all the legislation and upon which the
greater burden of responsibility rests for
good government and the prudent and
economical conduct of the city’s affairs.
THE WEST SIDE CLUB.
The West Side Democratic Club helds a
meeting last night at the Central railroad
general offices. In the absence of Maj, Bel
knap, who is in New York, Vice President
J. P. Mclntyre presided. The qualification
of members of the club to vote was dis
cussed.
Secretary Frank Fear has made an ex
amination of the books, and finds that some
of the members have not paid their taxes.
A c .mmittee was appointed to look into the
matter, and report the names of all who
have not paid. A fund will be raised to
pay up the taxes of all the members. It is
understood that the Savannah, Florida and
Western Railway Club have taken similar
steps.
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
The Board of Education's December
Meeting.
The December meeting of the board of
education was well attended last night iu
spite of the very inclement weather. Col.
Mercer, president of the board; and Messrs.
Hunter, Duncan, Blun, Myers, Tattnall
and Estill were present.
The special committee to which was
referred the application of the principal
of the Chatham Academy grammar
school, reported that in consideration of
the increased duties imposed upon him it
would recommend that Ins salary be increas
ed S3OO a year. The report was agreed to.
Capt. Blun moved that hereafter the
treasurer be elected annually at the same
time as the other officers. This was also
agreed to.
Petitions from parties living at Thunder
bolt, East Savannah, and near Taylor’s
church, asking that the school term of the
colored schools at those riaces bo extended,
was referred to the president,with power to
act.
The matter of putting down a plhnk walk
at the Massie school wrs referred to the
committee on school buildings.
The board adjourned after an hour and a
half session.
THE POPCHCNO PASTY.
The Entertainment at the Arsenal a
Charming Success.
The “Pouchong” party at the sapper
rooms of the Ouarili' arseual yesterday
afternoon and last night was a success.
“Pouchong" is the Japanese for a tea. The
name was suggested by Mrs. D. B. Hull.
The rooms were artistically decorated with
every imaginable design of Japan eats work,
and the effect was novel. The chi::a and
ornaments were all of the latest designs.
Hofreshments wire served during th after
noon and evening. Mrs. W. H. Daniel,
Mrs, A. R. Lawton, Jr., Mrs. L. M. War
field, Mrs. Q. L. Jones and Miss Screven
presided at tho refreshment table.
There were two fancy booths at the ends
of the room. The first was presided over
by Mrs. John. M. Bryan, Mrs. D. B. Hud,
Mrs. E. M. Green and Mrs. H D. Stov m.
The second was in charge of Mrs. 11. M. C.
Smith. Mrs. W. G. Charlton and Misses
Owens and Cosens.
The rooms were crowded in the afternoon
and quite a number attended in the evei irg,
notwithstanding the very inclement
weather. The object of tho entertainment
is to raise funds toward paying for the
Episcopal Orphan’s home, recently built at
the corner of Liberty aid Jeffer
son streets. There is u pending
debt of about $3,000 on the home and tbo
ladies of Christ cburcb, who gave the en
tei tammen t,aro the Homs’s managers. They
are working industriously to raise the fund,
or a portion of it, and their efforts deserve
to be appreciated. Among the visitors lait
night wero Rev. E. Huntington Coley, win
is temporarily supplying the place made
vacant by the resignation of Rev. Thomas
Boone.
PAN TOM I Mai AND FUN.
Miaco’a Performance at the Theater
Last Night.
Alfred Miaco and bis pantomime com
pany played boforo a top-heavy house last
night. From the applause which the actors
receivod it was evident that the audience
was well pleased. The play was “The
Magic Talisman.” Mr. Miaoo took the part
of “Pero,”tho white-faced mischiof maker.
He is a very clever clown and made things
lively, as m st clowns do. Mr. William
Hmead was “Farmer Fidgetsweather." Miss
Laura Miaco was “Collinette,” a dashing
village hello. Miss (Jui“hrnnn introduced
some pleasing tongs and did some clover
dancing.
The stage effects were good. The audi
ence had n good deal of fun, and, in the
showman’s phrase, “got Its money’s worth.”
Amatiuoewill bo given 10-day and a
concluding performance to night.
The Pouchong Party.
Tho ladies in chargo of the “Pouchong”
party having uiot with so much success,
and at the special request of tha many
visitors, hare concluded to continue the
in tertoiunimt this evening. The cause is a
worthy one and should be well patronized.
Many pretty things are displayed, and tbo
prices asked are very low.
THROUGH THS CITY. ,
Items Gathered Here and There by tbo
News Raocrtera.
The Savannah Cadets will hold* a regular
meeting to-night at the armory.
The city cotirt sent its usual batch of
criminals to the chain-gang yesterday.
Up to 1 o’clock this mor ing three “dis
orderlies” were booked f r the mayor's court
this morning.
Ancient Landmark lodge, F. & A. M.,
will hold its annual meeting to-night, and
will elect officers.
The superior court will convene at 10
o’clock this morning and the. city civil court
will open at the same hour.
The Southern Mutual Loan Association
will hold its twenty ninth regular monthly
meeting to-night at Metropolitan hall.
There were seven cases before the mayor
yesterday morning, all for minor offemes,
the penalties aggregating $49 fines or 117
days’ imprisonment.
Mayor Lester*;a- called a meeting of citi
zen’s at the city exchange for to-morrow
noon to confer as to the best means to se
cure an adequate appropriation by con
gress for the improvement of the river and
harbor.
Mr. piement Saussy has sold his residence
at No. 88 Bolton street, corner of Abercorn,
to Mrs. Loveil, widow of the late Edward
Lovell, for $15,000. and has bought Mr. F. D.
Bloodworth’s residence at 92 Bolton street,
two doors west, for SB,OOO. Mr. Bloodworth
paid $>1,500 for the property about a year
ami a half ago. He may build anew resi
dence in the near future.
Henry Freiherr, a young German, died
at St. Joseph’s Infirmary yesterday morn
ing of a complication of diseases. Drs.
Lincoln and Read attended him. He was
taken to the infirmary about four days ago,
but his condition was such that little c >uld
be done for him. He has been in America
only about twelve months. He has a brother
in business at the corner of Farm and
Indian streets.
Messrs. J. Gardner of Elgin, 111., and J.
Baker of Gloversville, N. Y., are at the
Screven. They come here with a view to
establishing a factory to prepare the Span
ish moss of this section for commerce. They
claim to have a patent which enables them
to cure it aud manufacture it by their im
proved process, ready for market, in two
uours. After an all night ride they rested
up yesterday, and will begin a survey of
the field to-day.
The officials of the United States court
wo re very much surprised yesterday to re.
ceive notice from Judge Speer that he had
changed his programme, and could not
come to convene court yesterday. He is not
expected to return before Jan. 7. H. H.
King, clerk of the United Sates circuit
court, W. P. Corbett,chief deputy marshal,
and the colored court crier, William
Mitchell, left yesterday afternoon over the
Savannah, Florida and Western and
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia road
for Macon, and last night Mr. Marion
Erwin, clerk of the district court, went
home via the Central.
SECOND WEEK OF THE FAIR.
The Attendance Good Considering the
W eather."
The second week of the Catholic Library
bazar opened last night with a good attend
ance of visitors. The cash collections were
greater even than on some other nights
when larger crowds were present.
Table No. 3 did a prosperous business
under the direction of Mrs. Robinson, Miss
Minnie Bannou, Miss T. Werntz aud the
other fair assistants. With all duevredit
to the ladies mentioned, it may be said th:. t
the table has so many dainty articles that
the gentlem’ 1 who venture mar abandon
all hope of leaving it with any but an empty
pocket.
Tables 1 and 2 have a long list of at
tractions. Tue tables are prc ided over by
Mrs. John Sullivan aud Mrs. Counally, aud
other equally charming matrons and fas
cinating maidens. Among tno latter is
Miss “Babe” Fernandez aud Miss Theresa
Havarese. The ladies at this table wanted
Mr. Will Falconer to have the bride’s cake,
and he took it, but insisted on giving it to
the bride-elect.
The chief attraction to-night is the "pink
lunch” which the lady managers have ar
ranged for the delectation of the young
mn. Each young man will have a chance
to sit beside his ‘test girl" while she orders
pink ice cream, pink cake and pink
lemonade.
The friends of the condidates in tbo sev
eral contests are working assiduously for
their favorite. These contests will close at
9 o’clock Friday night, and it is important
that all returns be on band at that time,
when the votes will be counted.
The interesting oil painting, the burning
of Sumter, has been placed in a more
conspicuous part of the hall, os it do-erves.
The artist, Mr. E. C. Everett, has given a
realistic picture of a great historical event.
Tho drawing and coloring is full of light
aod fire, chiefly the latter.
The Savannah Cadets are expected to
tako supper at tho fa r to-morrow night.
The ruffles last night were as follows:
Table N. 1, bottle of cologne, won by Mr.
J. P. Doyle; glass lemonade set, by J. J.
O’Neill. Several of the recent donations to
this table are very much admired.
No. 2—Fancy iced cake and two boxes
candy, by Will Falconer, Esq.; vrhisk
broom receiver, by Mrs J. Connaily. Sev
eral fancy articles, including an elegant
silver tilting pit her, will be raffled to-night.
Table 3 —Plush album wou by Rev. Father
William; pair patent leather gents’ shoes,
by J. E. Grady, Jr.; biscuit pin cushion, by
Robert E. Banks.
MAY SHOW THEIR GOODS.
The City Allows the Merchants to
Occupy the Sidewalks.
Tho city council, after acting upon the
house drainage system last night, received
several minor petitions, which were referred
to tho proper committees.
An ordinance was adopted permitting
shopkeepers to display their holiday stock
on the sidewalks for a space of 2W feet from
tho buildings and 3 foot inward from tho
curb, until op. in. daily until Christmas
day.
A petition bv General Manager H. S.
Haines, of the Savannah, Florida and West
ern railway, for the appointment of .Stephen
R. Harris as deputy harbormaster for the
Savannah, Florida aud Western wharves,
to succeed tha lute Capt, Robert Lepage,
was referred to the narbor and wharves
committee and the mayor.
A Disagreement as to Facts.
Savannah, Dec. 10. — Editor Morning
Mews' : Your notice in this morning’s issue
of tbe action of the congregation of the
First Presbyterian church at tho meeting
yesterday i< inaccurate. Tbe vote not to ac
cept the rosignat ton of tbe pastor was not
unanimous. The record of twenty-one to
accept wus never broken. Tho majority
voted that it was unanimous, while the
minority continued to vote to accept, and
are still of the same mind. It was a ma
jority vote without a semblance to unan
imity’. One or the Congregation.
The report to which the above refers was
obtained from an elder of the church, who
no ified the pastor of the action of tne con
gregation as staled in tho Morning
News. Other members of the con
gregation stated yesierday that the re
port was correct.’ Doubtless there is a
misapprehension somewhere. The purpose
of the Morning News is to publish only
tbe facts. __
Children Starving to Death
On account of their inability to digest food,
will find a most marvelous food and remedy
In Scott’s Emulsion of Pure Cod Liver
Oil with Hyp< phosphites. Very palatable
and easily digested. Dr. S. W. Cohen of
Waco, Tex., says: "I have usod your Emul
sion in infnutiie wasting with good results,
it not only restores wasted tissues, but
gives strength and increases tbe appetite. I
am glad to use such a reliable article.”
LUMBERMEN TO COMBINE
TEE SOUTHERN PINE COMPANY
TO ,BB ORGANIZED TO-DAY.
Three-Fourths of the Annual Cut of
Lumber In the South Atlantic States
Represented in the Consolidation—
The Darien Consolidation to be a
Part of the New Company—A Gea
eral Combine of the Lumber Inter
ests in the South.
The Southern Pine Company, which was
temporarily organized in New York about
a month ago, will be permanently or
ganized here to-day. The company has
been operating through the Southern Pine
Exchange until a charter oould be obtained.
The company will organize under its
charter to-day. Joseph H. Hilton is presi
dent cf the exchange, and also of the com
pany under its temporary organization.
Charles C. Southard of New York is secre
tary.
The charter for the company was granted
by the superior court last week. The pe
titioners were; J. J. McDonough, IV. B.
Stillwell and L. R. Millen of Savannah, and
Joseph Hilton, Norman W. Dgdge, Issaac
Eppinger and Charles C. Southard of New
York.
THE COMPANY’S CHARTER.
The object of the company as stated in
the petition for a charter is the “carrying on
the business of dealers in southern pine
lumber; to manufacture, buy and sell lum
ber of all kinds; to buy, lease, own and
operate steam saw mills at ail such places
as they may see fit; to buy, lease, own and
sell lands, timber and "timber lands; to
buy and own stock, tools, implements and
all other property necessary to operate
steam saw mills; to bay, own and lease rail
road iron and engines, "and build and own
tramroads.and generally to-do all such mat
ters and things as are indident or common
to the business of manufacturing lumber,
operating saw mills and dealing in lumber,
lands, timber and timber lands, and to buy,
lease and own all such property, real and
personal, as may be necessary in the con
duct and course of the business aforesaid,
and the same to sell, convey, let and mort
gage and dispose of in any manner and at
any time the said association may deem
proper.”
A SAVANNAH MOVEMENT.
The movement to organize the company
was started here some time ago. It was
stated by one of its organizers last night
that it will represent three-fourths of the
entire cut of lumber and timber on the
South Atlantic coast. The paid in capital
stock of the company is stated to be $50,000,
with the privilege of increasing it to $2,000,-
000.
Mr. Southard, who has been in the city
for the past week, said that a meeting is to
be held to-day, but he could not anticipate
its action, nor did he know just who will be
here. He said that the proposed organiza
tion will not at present include the lumber
manufacturers of the gulf coast. The
charter granted in the s.iperior court last
week, he said, he has not read yet, although
be is one of the petitioners. Something,
he says, must te done to protect the mill
owners, the business for the past ten years
having been conducted on the most diver
gent plyis, and the necessity for
organization and community of interest
is recognized. Whether there will be an
agreement after the mill men get together,
he did not say.
FOR THE LUMBERMEN’S BENEFIT.
Mr. Southard says that the organization
is not to be a lumber syndicate or trust to
operate like the jute bag trust, but one to
put all on a common footing for the mutual
benefit of all who mill the southern pine, so
that one won’t be able to take advantage of
another.
This consolidation, following close upon
the consolidation of the interests of the
Hilton Timber and Lumber Company, the
St. Simon’s Lumber Company and the
Dodge Cypress Mill Company at Darien
into the Hilton and Dodge Lumber Com
pany, looks like a movement toward a gen
eral combine of the lumber interests of the
South. The Darien consolidated companies
have a paid up capital of $1,000,000.
Capt. Hilton is also president of that
company, Norman W. Dodge is first vice
president, James L. Foster is 'Second vice
president and Robert P. Paul is secretary
and treasurer. This consolidation alone, it
is claimed, represents one-fifth of the cut of
the coast states.
THE Y. M. C. ASSOCIATION.
Its Work in November—The Columbia
Conference.
The board of directors of the Young
Men's Christian Association met last even
ing, and, among other business, the secre
tary’s November report was read as follows:
Average
Attend.
Young men's meeting 31
Speoial meetings 19
Bible training class 3
Beading room 37
Gymnasium S3
Board meeting 7
The gymnasium committee reported that
the floor in the gymnasium has been com
pleted and new apparatus added.
The association work is in good shape,
and the outlook for a good winter’s work is
very encouraging.
General Secretary Bowman of the Youug
Men’s Christian Association, returred yes
terday from the southern secretaries’ con
ference nt Columbia, 8. C. The conference
was made up of secretaries from all asso
ciations south of Baltimore. Various mat
ters and features of association work were
discussed. The conference merged into the
Southern Secretaries' Institute, which will
meet next voar at Chattanooga
80CIHTY ELECTIONS.
Clinton Lodge, F. and A. M., Elects
Offloers for Next Year.
Clinton Lodge No. 54, F. and A. M., met
at Ma-onie Hall laat night, and the follow
ing officers were elected and installed:
IV. M.—John E. Mallory.
8. W.—Frank H. Moore.
J. VV.—William McHarrie.
Treasurer—J. H. Baker.
Secretary—Waring Russell, Jr.
8. D.—Clarence Broughton.
J. D. —Thomas Robbins.
8. B.—W. W. Mallard.
J. 8. —Theodore E. Broughton.
Tyler—John H. Fox.
Organist—Frank E. Koilbach.
The officers were installed by Post Master
Thomas Ballantyne.
The Claims Examination.
Testimony was taken yesterday before
United States Commissioner Frank Lamar
in the cases where claimants have asked for
a rehearing of their cases In the court of
claims for property taken by the govern
ment during Sherman’s occupancy of Sa
vannah (Aid this part of Georgia near the
close of the war. Testimony was token in
favor of Claimants Henry Mastick, who
claims about $6,00) for hay and farm pro
duce, Lovell & Lalimofe, S6OO, for hard
ware, and Peter Strauss, about $1,760, for
farm produce. Isaac Hecket, Esq., counsel
for claimants, says they made very good
cases yesterday. Mr. Bockot has auout
thirty claims on his hands, aggregating
nearly S2<M),oOO. Messrs. Denmark &
Adams and Garrard & Meldrim also repre
sent, quite a number of claimants. W. C.
Eudioott, Jr., is roprosentjng the govern
ment. The commissioner’s court will sit
from day to day until the testimony in the
cases is concluded.
Positively the liest remeay ever discov
erod for all diseases of man and beast that
can be reached by uu external medical ap
plication is Bangum Root Liniment. One
trial will convince. .Kaugum Root Med.
Cos., Nashville, Tenn. 50 cents per bottle.
For sole by Lapp man Bros., wholesale
■gents.
BAKING POWDER.
w
POWDER
Absolutely Pure.
Tni Powder never varies A. marvel of Purity,
'iTrenjftb and Who] 3*o mr?ness. More economi
Cm\ than the ordinary kinds and cannot be sold
m competition with tae m iltitu’e of low to •
short weight alum or phosphate powders, bo d
0-,y in earn Royal Haeiwg Pottuer t/0.. lOti
\r ' 't Vo**'*.
School Shoes.
Those desiring School Shoes for children
will find it to their advantage to look at
my line and compare prices before pur
chasing elsewhere. It will be money in
your pocket. A S. Nichols,
128 Broughton Street.
A. B. Hull & Cos. call attention of the
trade to their brand of "Schutzen’s Crack
Shot” Tobacco, manufactured by T. C.
Williams & Cos., Richmond, Va., which
they guarantee to be the best piece of 9-inch
4s goods on the market.
Round Trip Rates via the Central Rail
. road of Georgia.
To Augusta exposition and return, $3 40.
Tickets will be on sale until and including
Dec. 14th, limited five days from sale, but
not later than Dec. 17th.
These tickets include transfer to and
from and admission to exposition grounds.
Ticket offices, 19 Bull street and Central
depot. E. T. Charlton, Gen. Pass. Agt
Embroidered Shirts and Full Dress Vests
at LaFar’a.
Mathushek Pianos.
Upright, Grand, Rosewood and Ebonized
Cases, Octaves, three strings through
out, ivory keys, unique fall board, fancy
fretwork, Queen Anne trusses, equalising
scale, French grand action. Catalogue
price S7OO, but now for a limited period
only at $325 —$5 cash, $2 weekly.
Ludden & Bates S. M. H.
Oak Pine and Lightwood.
Have removed my wood yard to corner
Gwinnett street and Savannah, Florida and
Western railway. Telephone 77.
R. B. Cassels.
A Success.
On account of the universal satisfaction
derived from the use of Tetterine by those
afflicted with Tetter, Ringworm, Itching
Piles, Ground Itch, or any other skin dis
ease, its sale is fast increasing, and all who
use it pronounce it a thorough “success.” It
cures without pain or inconvenience. 50
cents. At druggists or sent by mail on re
ceipt of price, by J. T. Shuptrine & Bro,
Savannah, Ga
Chickerlng Pianos in Big Demand.
I was in Chickering & Sons varerooms
this week, and in the course of an inter
view with Mr. C. Frank Chickering I asked
him if they found business good at present.
He replied by asking me to look at their
stock in the warerooras, which, ho said,
looked as If a cyclone had struck them; so
large had been the retail trade that it had
almost cleaned out their entire stock in the
last few weeks.
Mr. Chickering reports their wholesale
trade as excellent. —The Music Trade.
Dunlap’s Fine Hats —LaFar, 29 Bull
street, agent.
The Chickering Always Leads.
The Chickering Piano will be used by the
Theodore Thomas Orchestra on their tour
through New York slate. Richard Hoff
man is the pianist. —Music and Drama.
Dr. Warner's Sanilarv Underwear, of
pure Camel’s Hair, at LaPar’s.
Chickering & Sons First to Make
Seven Octave Grand Pianos in
America.
The first Grand piano-forte of seven oc
taves made in America was manufactured
by Chickering & Sons, in the year 1846, for
Mr. Arthur T. Jones of New York. The
musical critic* of that day stated that this
Grand possessed an equally balanced quality
throughout the scale; its tone was sweet,
yet brilliant, and in quality was something
between the celebrated French and Ger
man instrumen s; the touch was light and
springy to the fingers, admitting the nicest
and most delicate shades of tone. It com
manded considerable attention from musi
cians at the time. —American Art Journal.
At EatlU’a.
Savannah Daily Morning News,
“From the Beaten Path,” by Edward R.
Roe; “May and June,” by Edward Ik Roe;
“Divided Lives,” by Edgar Fawcett; “A
Dark Secret,” by Eva C. Clapp; “Link by
Link,” by A. F. Pinkorton; Frank Leslie’s
Sunday Magazine for January, The
Delineator for January, Christmas Num
ber of Puck, New York Herald. World,
Press, Sun, Star, Times, Tribuno,
Boston Herald, Boston Globa, Baltimore
Bun, Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati Ga
zette, Philadelphia Press, Philadelphia
Times, New Orleans Times-Demcerat,
Atlauta Constitution, Macon Telegraph.
Augusta Chronicle, Charleston News and
Courier, Florida Timos-Union, Louisville
Courier-Journal, Chicago Inter-Ocean.
Lyon's Fine Silk Umbrellas, Silk or
Gloria, at La Ear’s.
Buggy Robes and Carriage Wraps at La-
Far’s.
Always at the Front
The Chickering now French pitch
Concert Grand will be played by Richard
Hoffman in conjunction with Tbeo. Thomas’
orchestra, on their tour through New York
state. —The American Musician.
Elegant Silk and Worsted Muffler* and
Handkerchiefs at La Far's.
Oak, Pine and Lightwood.
Have removed my wood yard to corner
Gwinnett street and Savannah, Floridaand
Western railway. Telephone 77.
R. B. Cassels.
Elegant Driving and Foster’s Kid Glove*
at LaFar’s.
Lucy Hinton Tooacco is the finest Vir
ginia Tobacco made and guaranteed to bo
on elegant chew.
New Styles Hats.
Nichols ha* just opened hi* complete line
of Stiff Hat*. 128 Broughton Street.
LUDDEN * BATES S. M n
OHIOKERiI!
The Standard Piano of the World.
ENEQUALED
IN QUALITY OF TONE AND
BEAUTY OF DESIGN.
over 7 5J] (JO use
The Cross of the Legion of Honor
-’-AND—
-123 FIRST MEDALS AND DECORATIONS
Have Been Awarded to Tfie
CHICKERLNG PIANO,
Pianos to Rent and For Sale
on Installment.
LnJden i jjatei josie e
General Wholesale Southirn Agency.
PLUMBERS’ SUPPLIES, ETC.
Chandeliers,
BRACKETS.
Hall . Lights
AND ALL KINDS OF
Gas Fixtures
OF MANY ARTISTIC STYLES AND
DESIGNS, NOW FOR SALE BY
John Nicolson, Jr.,
30 and 32 Drayton St.
Articles for Decorate
We shall sacrifice our stock of FANCY
ARTICLES in WHITE HOLLY for decora
tive purposes. Call early and get first
choice.
L. & B. S. M. 11.,
ART & STATIONERY DEPARTMENTS,
F. E. McARTHUR, Manager.
FURNITURE AND CARPETS.
A J. Her ye.
ARE THE
Holiday Hustlers!
BUYERS, we mean business. Do you? If so,
come and *ee us. If your heart is bigger
than your purse, come ami i-ee us anyhow, well
fix the goods to fit the purse and fill the heart.
READ OUR GUARANTEE.
O-OOD GOODS ALWAYS.
XJNDEVIATING POLITENESS.
-A.I.L GOODS AS REPRESENTED.
.REASONABLE PRICES.
A CHOICE STOCK.
INO UNDERHAND METHODS.
’TRUTH AT ANT COST.
IE VERY CUSTOMER A FRIEND.
•EiVEKY ARTICLE A BARGAIN.
On this basis we build our record.
A. J. MILLER & CO.’S
Mammoth Furniture and Carpet Emporium.
SPORTING GOODS.
GUNS,
AMMUNITION,
SPORTING GOODS.
FOR SALE BY
EDWARD LOVELL’S SONS,
155 Broughton Street.
DAVIS BROS.
Mr. J.G. Robertson,
AT CENTRAL RAILROAD,
The 19th name drawn In the DAVIS BROS.’
PIANO CLUB.
Wo stopped a Piano to London, England, yes
terday, and received an order hy telegram f°r
a Harrington from Atlanta, Ga. No matter
bow largo a place or how far distant, our insru
menta, price* and terms catch 'em.
OUR XMAS STOCK
NOW OPEN AND MEETING WITH LARGE
SALE.
FIREWORKS OF ALL KINDS CHEAP.
tW Knahe, Harrington and Conover Bros-
I’ianoa. Eatey and Kimball Organa ara all Id
atrumenta to tie to.
DAVIS BROS.,
4U, 44 and 46 JBull St.
