Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-03-29

cameterv-Condition of HutchinsOn's
Island.
The CITY Council met in the Exchange
Chamber in regular session last night AT
$50 O'Clock. There were present ms
Honor Navor Lester. Aldermen Hamilton
Wells Nell. Hanley, O'Connor, Wilder
CO, Nichols. Thomas. Hamlet.
The Clerk read the minutes, which were
confirmed.
ACCOUNTS.
The Committee on Accounts reported
/ having audited accounts 10 the amount
Of S17.I6I fl. The report was received
and the accounts passed for payment
The Committee on Finance reported
careful examination Of the account Oh
the MORNING NEWS OfSl.25l IL ana recon-
mended its payment. Referred toCoiiiiiii'-
tee on Accounts. go.
| The Committee on Public Sales and City
/ Lots reported adversely on petition OF
Honoria Foley for remuneration Tor sale oil
: lot.
I The Committee on Streets and Lanes, TO
/ whom was referred the communication OF
/ Lieutenant of the Police Green. IN refer
ence to the removal of garbage accumu-
lations from the streets. squares ana lanes.
reported the duty of the City Scavenger IN
! a communication from the Corporation
/ Attorney. The report was adopted.
The Committee on Pumps, TO whom was
/ referred the matter Of sinking. an arteslan
/ well. reported no further information on
the matter. and action was indefinitely
postponed.
/ The Committee on Streets and Lanes
/ recommended that the remuneration OF
/ Mrs. Corbett for injury received by her
COW be increased to $50.
The Fire Committee recommend that
SIS be paid to John Lyons for damages to
,rav-4v~ hr-h faarF
The Finance Committee reported ad-
versely to refunding liquor license of John
/ c. Weaver.
ORDINANCES.
By Alderman ThOmas-Amending an
ordinance providing for the taxation OF
/ rice pounding and cleaning mills. The
ordinance was passed to second read
ing.
Also by Alderman ThOmas-PrOviding
for the appointment of Naval Stores In
spectOrs, and regulating their fees. by
unanimous consent the ordinance was
directly passed to a second reading and
put upon its passage. Carried.
The ordinance as amended increases
the number Of Inspectors IRON d 10 ;, ana
provides for the election of two more In
spectOrs at the next meeting OF the C0un-
ell.
PETITIONS.
H.. a
through New street. for the purpose of
conveying beer from the Central Railroad
depOt to the petitioners warehouse. Re-
ferred to Committee on Streets and Lanes
and Corporation Attorney.
T. b. Thompson, assignee of the SaNan-
nah Times Publishing Company, asking
restitution of $50 paid by the city to I'M
authorized party. Referred to Committee
on Finance.
Several petitions were presented for
privileges to erect, repair and otherwise
alter buildings, sheds, etc, and disposed
of.
A communication signed by leading
BrOughtOn street merchants was presented
| asking that the ordinance prohibiting the
display of their goods on the sidewalks be
repealed, as the enforcement OF the Ordl-
nance would be detrimental 10 their busi-
ness. Referred TO Committee on Streets
and Lanes.
Petition of Henry Boss TO transfer liquor
license to Henry Schroeder. Referred to
Committee on Finance.
Petition of Christopher Murphy to re-
fund $40 taxes and ground rent was also
referred to Committee on Finance.
A petition was presented by student
of Emory College, engaged in selling
Bibles in the city, asking that the tax re-
quired by the city for the privilege of sale
be removed. Referred to Committee on
Finance.
RESOLUTIONS.
Alderman ThOmas-AuthOrZing the
Clerk of the Council to advertise the cleo
ton of Naval Stores Inspectors. Adopted.
Alderman Notwithstanding the
Committee on Public Buildings TO order re-
pairs on the City Exchange and the
Keepers house at Laurel Grove Gene
terry. Adopted.
MISCELLANEOUS.
IT. Of Council colIod
to the chOked condition of the Congress
lane sewer, and the matter was referred
to the Committee on Streets and Lanes.
A communication from the Board of
County Commissioners asking that
committee be appointed IRON the CITY
Council to meet a committee appointed by
the Commissioners to consider the build
ing of a new Jail, was read. On motion
committee was appointed consisting of
Aldermen Hamlet, Wells, Green, Hamil-
ton and O'COnnOr.
communication was also read from
Gen. Henry r. Jackson, President of the
Georgia Historical Society, announcing
committee of ten appointed to consult
with similar committee from the City
Council with reference to the completion
of Greene monument in johnson square.
On motion of Alderman Wilder COM
mittee of five, with the Mayor as Chair
man, was appointed, as follows; lder,
Thomas, Hanley, Nell.
The Superintendent of the Brush Elec-
trio Light Company presented commu-
nicatiOn explaining the delay in the cree
ton of the towers, caused by the non-Shlp-
ment of material i'll the West owing to the
floods. and stating the arrangement pro-
posed by the company until the full num-
Der of towers could be completed. The
matter was referred to the Committee on
Gas.
THE COLORED CEMETERY.
The following bids for draining the
COlOred Cemetery were read by the Clerk:
David Sutherland. .-.... ..-.--..-.- . 81, 2So
!. r. Eaton, ............ 1850
On motion, the contract was awarded to
David Sutherland, and the committee au-
thorized to place a competent Inspector in
charge of the work.
THE QUARANTINE WHARF.
Bids for the building of a wharf and
tramway at the quarantine station were
read as follows:
o. F. 4. Won Ebberstein ...-.. 50, 200
F. NJ. Jones .......... ....-........ 2,700
The contract was awarded to F. NJ.
Jones.
HUTCHINsON's ISLAND.
The attention of the Council was called
to the sanitary condition of that part Of
Hutchinson's Island owned by private in
dividuals, and the report of the City Sur
veyOr, who had made an inspection of the
property, was presented:
CITY SURVEYORS OFFICE,
SAVANNAH, GA, March y, 1888.
Hon. Rufus T.. Lester. MAJOR:
In accordance with your instructions, |
have this day examined the lands known
as the Mcconnell tract and those adjOin-
ing on the west, known as Mr.. Clay's,
with reference to their dry culture con-
ditiOn.
The entertainments OF the Mcconnell
tract on front river and next to the rice
planters canal exclude the tides, but
leak badly in many places, so that the
bitches contain good deal of water. On
Back river the entertainments are in bad
order. being overfiOwed in many places
during spring tides. The bitches have
received little or no attention since the
storm of 1881, and are grown up with
| weeds, and always contain more or less
| water, the quantity varying with the
weather and tides.
The tract of Mr.. Clay's under dry Gull
/ ture appears to receive no attention what
ever, and is fast growing up in young
trees and brush. The embankments on
the river front nearest the city are over
flowed at every spring tide, and the trunks
in bad order. Very respectfully,
JOHN b. HOWARD,
City Surveyor.
The Committee on Dry Culture was
authorized to order the property to be
placed in a sanitary condition, and in