Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-01-01
CITY GOVERNMENT.
Official Proceedings Of eOuncil.

D. m, this day.
Present Hon John F. wheaton. Mayor
Alderman 2, A. Wei, Chairman of Council;
Alderman II. It. Willtok, Vice Chairman OF
Counci; Aldermen Purse. schwarz, Lowell
Freeman, Bun, De ATontmollin, O'Connor
Hamlet Ballantyne. and Duncan.
Reports OF coMNIFTEEs.
The j)iut committee 70 whom was referred
the communication OF William NJ Wadley,
President Ocean Steamship Company, under
resolution Of Council passed December 22d
1880, beg leave to report in favor of the sale OF
the portion OF the W alter " orks tract applied
for on the following conditions:
I. The value of the property to be ascer-
tanned by apprafsement by iivs appraisers,
two Of whom shall be appointed by his Honor
the Mayor, two by the applicant. and one ty
the four appraisers appointed, and the value
OF the property hxcd by said appraisers shall
be the minimum price at which said property
shall be sold
9. The sale shall be made by the City Mar.
shall, in front of the Exchange, on five (5l days
nonce OF the time of safe through the oflcial
pzper of the city.
i. The Mayor and Aldermen of the city OF
Savannah, ia the deed Co be made for said
property when sold. shall reserve the right to
run such streets as may be necessary through
said land without any remuneration TO the
purchaser of said land, or those claiming under
him.
4. The Mayor and Aldermen OF the city Of
Savannah, in the deed to be made for said
property when sold, shall further reserve the
right 10 open through said land an aqueduct to
connect Savannah river with the Savannah
Water Works in such direction through said
tract sold as may be deemed best.
All Of which is respectfully submitted.
HENRY BLUM,
Chairman Joint Committee.
On motion the report was resolved as infoT
nation. aud laid over until next meeting OF
Council.
The Joint Committee ON Dry Culture and
Health and Cemetery to whom was referred
the petition OF .. Z. StubbS, eskiny that he be
allowed to plant rice on Hutchinsoa's Island
beg leave to report unfavorably to the same.
K. A. We'll,
Chairman Joint Committee.
ORDINANCES.
ordinance read IN Council for the first time
December 81, 1889, an by unanimous consent
OF Council read second time placed upon It's
passage. amended and passed.
AN ORDISA CE to amend an ordinance to assess
ana levy taxes and raise revenue for the
city Of Savannah; for the regulation of Ger
tain kinds of business in said city: fixing
penalties for ths violation of thu revenue
ordinances OF said city, and for other pur.
poses connected with taxes and revenue OF
said city.
SECTION /. The Mayor and Aldermen Of the
CITY OF Savannah In Council assembled 40
hereby ordain, That from and after the first
day OF January, 1881, the inhabitants of said
city, and those who hold taxable property
within tho same, and those who transact or
offer e. transact business therein, except such
as are exempt from taxation by law, shall pay
towards tn support of the government Of
said city, and for the safety, benefit. conven-
fence AMI advantage OF said CITY. the taxes
hereinafter prescribed
SEC. II. Every person and corporation own
ing rea! properly in said city, not excepting
property known as ground rent lots including
improvements, shall pay tax to be assessed
by Councilupon the value If the sail property
by the first day Of April 1881, at the rate of
two and one-haf per Centum OF such value !;
except on such property as may be exempt
from taxation uL der the laws of this State.
SEC. I'LL Every person or partnership en-
gaged IN business as wholesale or retail
or wholesale and retail dealer In
goods, wares and merchandise of any
description whatsoever, shall pay tax OF one
ana haf per eentum on the value of such
sessed OF on the first day OF January, 1881 ex-
Cept such as may be exempt from taxation nv
the laws of this state.
SEC. ~. Every person and corporation own
Ing household, kitchen or office furniture
watches, Iewe.ry, plate musical Instruments
billiard tables, stocks in money corDorat;ons
bonds, notes and other evidences of debt
money, solvent debts and every other kind If
personal property whatsoever mot held for
sale or as stock in trade, and except vehicles
used for purposes OF pleasure and convenience
and hereinafter otherwise taxed) shall nav a
tax of oUe-half of one per centum ON the
value OF such personal property SO owned on
the hTst day OF January, 1881. except such as
may be exempt from taxation by the laws
Of this State or OF the United States
The foregoing phrase, stocks in money
corporations" shall not include shares
in banks OF banking associations organized un-
der the authority OF this State or of the United
States, and located within the city OF Savan-
nan, whether the owner of such shares reside
in the said city or elsewhere but the tax on
such shares shall be $40 OF per cent per
annum, III accordance with tax law OF the State;
but nothing in this or any other section OF this
ordinance shall be construed to require any
tax upon the capital OF any bank or banking
association organized under the authority Of
this State or of the United States, or to require
any tax upon the shares Of stockholders ia sny
such bank or banking association at any great.
er rate than is required for other nloneved
capital in the hands Of individual citizens.
SEC Y. Every person and corporation de-
irving income or commits ion from his or its
business as a merchant factor, auctioneer
broker forwarding, shipping or commission
merchant, keeper OF q hotel or restaurant or
from the, pursuit of any profession, faculty,
trade, calling, or business whatsoever and
every railway company operating It's road by
steam, every street railroad company gas
company, express company, cotton press com.
pany, insurance company, and every private
banker and banking association, and every
agent carrying on business for another. Except
dealers, traders, merchants or other per-
sons taxed on their stock in trade) shall
pay q tax of one and half per centum on tho
amount OF such net income or commission
above eight hundred dollars. And every ship
master, captain, SupercarSo, agent, or other
officer of aoy ship or vessel, or other person,
who shall sell goods or articles of any kind from
any vesse! or wharf, or personally purchase
cargo or collect freight, shall be considered
commission merchant, and pay the tax herein
prescribed, and also the tax hereinafter pre-
scrlbed for commission merchants.
SEC. VI Every person transactng or offer
Ing 10 transact either of the kinds OF business
hereinafter specified, shall pay the tax herein
after prescribed, viz
Every auct oneer one hundred dollars on his
auction business exclusively
Every dealer in goods, wares and mer-
chandise, including dealers in drugs, etc., in
addition to liquor license) as follows
Every dealer, exclusively retail, twenty-five
dollars;
Every retail dealer, also selling at wholesale
to others than the trade, fifty dollars
Every retail dealer, also selling at wholesale
to the trade, seventy five dollars
Every dealer exclusively wholesale, one
hundTed dollars
Every banker or bank agent, or agents of
bankers engaged in buying or selling exchange,
including every insurance company doing
banking business, one hundred and fifty
dollars; every bank three hundred dollars;
Every cotton broker. broker or dealer in
stocks aud bonds, ship broker money broker,
and every produce, grocery and naval stores
broker, exclusive OF brokers ia lqaor, fifty
dollars;
Every broker in liquor, one hundred dollars
and fees;
Every broker for the sale Of horses and
cattle, who keeps no stable for the sale OF
same, twenty five dollars;
Every pawnhroker, one hundred dollars;
Every building and loan association, one
hundred dollars;
Every losn association doing a banking bust
ness, two hundred dollars;
Every insurance company doing business,
whether directly or through an agency, one
hundred dollars:
Every person who shall be sworn by the
Mayor (Tho is hereby authorized to administer
the oath for such purpose), as a public weigher
or any goods, wares or merchandise, ten dol
lars;
Every local average or insurance adjuster
other than agent of an insurance company,
twenty-five dollars;
Every keeper or keepers OF hotel. one hun
bred dollars;
Every sewing machine agent or agency. fifty
dollars-the same for each and every agency;
Every dealer in sewing machines, fifty dol
lars;
Every dealer in coal. Atty dollars:
Every agent for, or dealer in fertilizers, fifty
Every sailor boarding house keeper, twenty
FIVE dollars;
livery owner or owners, lessee or Iessees Of a
cotton press estahli hment, three hundred dol
lars; every hsnd cotton press, twenty-five Gol-
lars;
Every the owner. owners, lessee or lessees Of
junk shop, or junk dealer, one hundred and
fifty dollars;
cotton pickery, to be confined exclusively
to the purchase or sale Of cotton. two hundred
dollars, and all buyers OF loose cotton, who buy
from other than cotton merchants, two
hundred dollars;
Every the owner or owners of a steam cot
ton gin establishment. one hundred dollars:
Every commission merchant or factor, and
each and every individual member of a com
mission firm or partnership, fifty dollars;
Every stevedore, fifty doilara;
Every the owner or owners of lumber yard,
fifty dollars;
Every the owner or owners OF n wood ward