Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-11-26
ORDINANCES.
Ordinance on Its first reading.
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Ordinance on Its first reading.
/ By Alderman Green
! AN ORDINANCE to combine the Police and Fire
Departments under one command, to repeal
fire ordinance of May g. 1875, to provide an
adequate force for fire duties, and for other
purposes connected Herewith.
SECTION l. The Mayor and AtderRea Of tie
| city Of Sd0dnndh, in Council assembled, do
! hereby Orddin, That the Police and Fire De-
! partments shall be combined under the gen.
! eral command of the Chief of Police, who
| shall be known in future as the Chief of Police
| and Fire, and whose salary shall be increased
| $500 per annum from this date. and who shall
/ hold Office for the balance of the term for
| which he was elected Chief of Police, and at
! the expiration of his term of Office his success
/ sor shall be elected, and shall hold his Office
! for three (3) years, unless sooner removed for
! inefiiciency or improper conduct, and whose
annual salary as Chief of Police and Fire shall
| be $500.
SEC. ,. and it is herein further ordained bu
! the authority a oresdid, That the apparatus for
regular fire service shall consist of three 80
! steam fire engines, three 90 hose tenders one
! ~ hook and ladder truck, eleven az horses,
| with harness, hose and all other necessary
| appliances for effective operations.
! SEC. 3. And IL is hereby further Ordained 6y
/ the authority dforesdid. That the men to serve
! with the ab0ve-described apparatus shall be
/ one Assistant Chief, with rank as Il Lieu
/ tenant. and whose pay shall be at the
/ rate Of Sl,500 year; three engineers who
shall be practical machinsts. and whose pay
| shall be at the rate of $1,000 year each:
| seven % drivers, whose pay shall be at the
rate of 5000 year each; one ~ tillerman and
! twenty-four ca privates, whose pay shall be
! at the rate of $500 year each; one ~ Super
| intendent of Fire Alarm Telegraph, whose
! pay shall be at the rate of 5000 year All
| the men above mentioned shall be chosen in
! like manner, and subject to the same regula-
tiOns as sergeants and privates of police.
SEC. 4. nd it is hereoy further ordained
/ by tile authority aforesaid, That the twenty
| four "a privates. arranged in suitable re-
liefs, shall patrol Sin of the police beats near
! est the engine quarters, and shall have all the
! powers and authority of regular policemen,
and shall constitute part of the police force of
! said city.
SEC. ). And it is hereby further ordained 6y
! the authority Gt0reSdid, That as an auxiliary
/ force, one % steam fire engine, one % hose
| tender, shall be kept in reserve with engineer
and drivers to serve when specially called
! ont, who shall be paid at the rate of 81 per
| day when actually employed.
| SEC. 6. And IL is here6V further ordained bv
! the authority aforesaid, That the several COM
/ panies of volunteers at present in service,
| viz: Barlow, Washington and Germania En-
| CINE Companies, Cleburne and Mutual Pro-
| lection Hose Companies, and Werner Hook
! and Ladder Company, shall remain in SER
vice subject to the orders of the Chief or other
! officer in command.
SEC. I. nd it is hereby further ordained Jv
the authority Gf0resdid, That all ordinances
and parts of ordinances in conflict with this
| ordinance be and the same are hereby re-
/ pealed so far as they so conflict.
Ordinance on its first reading and by unan-
| imOus consent read a second time, placed
| upon its passage and passed.
| BY Alderman Thomas
| AN ORDINANCE to amend an ordinance en-
titled, IAN ordinance to authorize the Dlrec-
| tresses of the Savannah Widows Society to
sell and convey in fee simple the lots of
land numbers one % and two (2) at the
| southeast corner of South Broad and Hab-
ersham streets, Crawford ward, city of
Savannah. on certain terms and conditions,
passed in Council December 30, 1867, and to
/ of 4hA CO. h
WIDOWS Society to sell and convey said lots
in fee simple"
SECTION l. The Mayor and aldermen of the
cjfu0 Sqy0nNdh in COHh7ciL assam byeJ Io herA-
by OgddiR, That the conditions attached to the
ordinance passed in Council December 80,
1867, in reference to the sale of lots Nos. and
2, Crawford ward. by the Directresses of the
Savannah W idOWs' Society, be and the same
is hereby repealed, and the said Directresses
of the Savannah Widows Society be and they
are hereby authorized and empowered to sell
and convey in fee simple the said lots,
without the purchaser of said lots being
required to look to any investment of the pur-
chase money TO be paid therefor, and without
any power being reserved by the said the
Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah
to direct or approve the investment of said
purchase money.
The ordinance to prohibit the smoking of
cigars, pipes or cigarettes In certain portions
Of the city OF Savannah was read a second
time, placed upon Its passage and lost.
PETITIONS AND APPLIC ATIoNs.
Petition of Christopher Murphy relative to
the proceeds of lot So, Brown ward, was taken
up. and, on motion, laid on the table.
Petition of Samuel Meinhard. asking that a
lamp be placed on east side of Calhoun square,
corner Wayne and Abercorn streets. Referred
to Committee on Gas.
Petition of j ohm NJ. Bischof for permission
to erect shed temporarily on north side Canal
street, foot of Farm street. Referredto Com
mittee on Fire.
Petition of NJ. L. Harnett relative to specific
tax on Harnett House. Referred to Commit
tee on Finance.
Petition of TheOphilus Colson for damages
sustained by horse and wagon by falling in
sewer in BrOughtOn street lane, near Whit
aker street. Referred to Committee on Streets
and Lanes.
Petition of sundry citizens, asking that
large window in the Market, blown down by
storm, be replaced. Referred to Committee
on Market with power to act.
Petition Of X. ID. Guerard, asking extern
sion of water mainon Gwinnett street 70 Hab-
ersham or Price street. Referred to Com
mlttee on Water Works.
Petition Of b. +. Sheftall, NJ. D., Coroner
of Chatham county, asking that certain ar
ticles of furniture be purchased for "mOrgue,"
said petition having been referred to Council