Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-06-08
mUNrcrPAL MATTERS.
Regular Meeting OF COuRsil-Gen-
eral Business.

Council met 10 regular semi-monthiy ses-
sion last evening at o'clock. Present, the
Mayor prs siding, and full quorum Of mem.
bers.
The minutes of the receding meeting
were read and approved.
ACCOUNTS.
The Committee on Accounts reported
they had examined and audited accounts
amounting to ST. DAB Is, and recommended
that the same be passed to payment.
Adopted.
REPORTS.
The Finance Committee, to whom was
referred the petition requiring proplietors
of fruit and peanut stands to confne them
selves to the business for which they are
licensed, reported that a license to keep a
fruit and peanut stand does not confer the
right to sell therefrom any other articles,
and do recommend that the City Marshal be
required to notify the holders of such license
that their business must be restricted to the
sale of fruit and peanuts. Adopted.
Finance Committee reported adversely on
the petition of A. F. Torlsy, Keeper Of
Laurel Grove Cemetery, for an advance of
salary. Adopted.
Committee on Public Sales and City Lots
reported favorably on the application of M.
A. Duggan and Rieser & Stern for separate
titles to lot No. Warren ward. Adopted.
Committee on Fire, to whom was referred
the petitions Of G. G Gemunden and w. II.
Connerat for permission to make repairs of
buildings, reported favorably. Adopted.
Fire Committee, to whom was referred
the petition OF r. D. Guersrd for permission
to put tin roof on single roof building,
on York street lane, and improve same, re-
ported that the work amounts to a rebuild
ing of the premises, and, therefore, is be-
You'd the powers Of Council to authorize.
Adopted.
Street and Lane Committee, to whom was
referred the petition of the Savannah Bsp-
list Church, asking permission to enclose
space now occupied by church steps and
elevate enclosing wall, reported favorably
on condition that the wall erected shall be
removed by said church whenever required
by the city authorities. Adopted.
Committee on Streets aud Lanes, to whom
was referred. the petition OF John Flannery
relative to widening pavement on Hull
street, near Bull, reported favorably of same
10 condition that the width of same shall not
be increased over three feet and that all the
property holders on Hull street north side),
between Bull and Whitaker streets, will in
crease the pavement fronting their property
to the same width as that laid by the petit
toner. Adopted.
Commit, ee on Streets and Lanes, to whom
was referred the petition of the City and
Suburban Railway Of Savannah asking per-
mission to ex tend its track on West Broad
street, from Liberty to Barrien, and from
Henry to Anderson streets, reported favora-
bly,, on condition that the grade Of the
track on said streets shall be established by
the City Surveyor, and that the tracks shall
be planked, macademized or filed with
some hard substance, and shall be kept
| level with the street.
On motion. the report was recommitted,
and that the City and Suburban Rail-
way be permitted to proceed with prepare
| tions for change of line as proposed, sub.
| iect to such conditions as shall be embodied
| In an ordinance to be hereafter adopted pre-
scribing the manner OF laying their track.
Report of the Committee on Public Sales
| and City Lots, on the petition of the Indus
| trial Relief Society, asking thai the restric-
| lions put upon the donation of lois 40 and
| SO Forsyth ward, be removed, was submit
| ted with letter from the attorney OF the pc
tItioners, and, after some discussion, was,
on motion, laid upon the table.
ORDINANCES.
An ordinance to regulate the erection and
repair of buildings in the city OF Savannah.
| Ordinance on its first reading.
An ordinance to establish quarantine
ground, to prescribe the quarantine to be
observed by all vessels entering at any port
or inlet from Ossabaw Sound to Tybee. o.
its second reading, and on motion referred
to the Board of Sanitary Commissioners.
PETITIONS.
Petition OF Mrs. Aminta E. Green for
relief from taxes and ground rent on the
Little Minnie Mission. Referred to Finance
Committee.
Petition Of Z. A. NJ. Schroeder for per-
mission to make repairs of buildings. Re
ferred TO Fire Committee.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Invitations received from the several
t re companies to attend collations at their
h0is ~eI,, o. uotion, accepted.
There being no further business offered,
on motion, Council adjourned.