Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-08-03

Regular Meeting of Counetl-Inter-
esting Business.

Council met in regular semi-monthly SEES
sion last evening at o'clock. Present:
Mayor presiding and full quorum of the
board.
Minutes Of the preceding meeting were
read aud approved.
ACCOUNTS.
Committee on Accounts reported that
they had examined and audited accounts
amounting to $1O,2 75 81, and recommended
the same be passed to payment. Adopted.
REPORTS.
The Street and Lane Committee, to whom
were referred the petitions Of the City and
Suburban Railway Company and the Coast
Line Railroad Company for permission
to extend their lines over certain
streets, reported that they have considered
the same, and, in view of the abuse OF the
privilege, heretofore granted to the street
railroads of the city, in neglecting to pro-
vide good and convenient crossings over
their tracks and maintaining the grade level
and keeping the watercourses open, tney
are unwilling to consider any petltlon lot
the extension or addition &c the street rail-
roads already built. Adopted on call Tor
The Committee on Public Sales and City
Lots report that in compliance with the
resolution Of Council, passed at the last
regular meeting, they caused lot NO. s.
Franklin ward, to be exposed for sale on
Tuesday. lst, and that it sold for $500.
Adopted.
Committee on Streets and Lanes, to whom
was referred the petition of sundry citizens
asking that BAY street lane, between Bar
nard and Jefferson streets, be paved, report
ed adversely, as 1t is inexpedient to do the
work at this time. Adopted.
ORDINANCES.
Ordinance to regulate the laying down,
construction and operating carriage rail-
WAYS in the streets of the city of Savannah.
Ordinance on first reading.
Ordinance to repeal an ordinance passed
in Council November %, 1881, in relation to
the appointment Of police Sergeants. Ordi-
nance on first reading.
Ordinance to fix the fees Of the Clerk of
Council and other officers Of the Police
Court OF Savannah, and to provide for the
collection of the same. Ordinance on first
reading.
PETITIONS AND APPLICATIONS.
Applications of c. P. Small, Mrs. Louisa
Kohler, E. A. NJ. Schroeder and NJ. Ambrose,
for permission to make sewer connections.
| Referred to Street and Lane Committee,
with Health Officer, with power to act.
Petitions for apprsisement and sale of lot
No. 70 Stephens ward, by John f. LaFar;
for sale Of lot No. 81 Lloyd ward, by j. G..
Hayward; for sale of lots "a, So, So and SO,
| Forsyth ward, by Il. B. Tompkins, were
read and referred to Committee on Public
| Sales and City Lots.
Petition of James B. West & Co., Agents
| OF the Merchants and Miners Transports
ton Company, complaining that the mud
and debris from ferry dock is continually
being carried by the action of the tide into
the deep water in front OF their wharf,
thereby causing injury to their interests,
J and asking that the city have said ferry dock
wharf redredged. Referred to the Commit
tee on Docks and Whsrves.
Petition of J. Y. johnson for renewal OF
lease Of land, lot No. 9 Oglethorpe ward.
Referred to Committee on Public Sales and
| City Lots.
A number OF applications for permission
to construct buildings were submitted,
with report of the City Surveyor. Where
said report was favorable, the petitions
were granted.
The same action was taken with reference
to several petitions for permission to alter
and repair buildings.