Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-06-22


REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
The Committee on Public Sales and City
Lots, to whom was referred the petition of
Valentine Basler and V. $. Studer and
others. asking for separate titles to lot No. IS,
Pulaski ward, beg leave to report in favor Of
the same. T.. j. OCONNOR.
Chm Com. on Public Sales and City Lots
Report adopted.
referred the petition of the Hibernian Society,
asking that the property owned by said So
ciety be exempt from taxation, report adj
petition. SAMUEL z. HAMILTON,
Chairman Finance Committee.
Report adopted.
The Committee on Finance, to whom was
referred the petition of the Savannah Volun-
ter Guards on the subject of the taxes as
sessed on the property of said corporation, re-
spectfuily report that the act of the Legisla
ture, approved December Il. 1883, enacts that
the property acquired by the Savannah Vol
unteer Guards be and the same Is exempted
from taxation under the laws of this State
and the ordins noes of the city of Savannah,
and your committee are advised that this act
being an amendment to the charter of said
company. is not repealed by the constitution
of 1877, and is now Of force, and the property
of said corporation is exempt from taxa
ton by operation of its charter.
SAMUEL p. HAMILTON,
Chairman Finance Committee.
Report adopted.
The Committee on Fire, to whom was re-
ferred the petition of W. FalcOner, asking per-
mission to erect steam engine and boiler at
No. 172 Bryan street, report fav9rably to the
same. JOHN II. HAMLET,
Acting Chairman Fire Committee.
Report adopted.
The Street and Lane Committee, to whom
was referred the petition of j. f. BarRwell
relative to paving material, beg leave to re-
mort that they do not consider il practicable
to use said material at this time.
JOHN II. HAMLET,
Chm. Street and Lane Com.
Il .f.a1
SAvANNAH, June 20, 1888.
To The Honorable the Mayor and A IdeYmeg of
the City OF Savannah:
Under and by virtue of a resolution passed
in Council on June 6, 1888, instructing the
Committee ON Public Sales and City Lots ''tO
ascertain the number and ward OF each city
lot sold since May IS, 1881, upon the condition
that the purchaser thereof erect improve
ments thereon within twelve months after the
SAID purchase, and to make report 10 COun-
ell at its next regular meeting the names of
the purchasers who have failed to comply
with said condition. 50 that the city may re-
claim the said lots sold as afOresaid,N they beg
leave to submit the following report:
Lot 81 Lloyd ward, purchased July ), 1881,
by Robert L. Minis.
Lot 10 Charlton ward, purchased October 4,
1881. by Mrs. V. Russell.
Lot Crawford ward, east, purchased De-
cember q, 1881, by McDOnough 4 Ballantyne.
Lot AZ Lloyd ward, purchased June 6, 1882,
by X. b. Collins.
The above purchasers haye failed to comply
IL
Respectfully. 2. j. O'CoNNOR,
Chm'n Com. on Public Sales and City Lots.
Report received for information.
ORDINANCES,
The ordinance TO define the fire limits of the
city of Savannah, and the limits within which
wooden buildings may be erected, and to re-
peal an ordinance entitled IAN ordinance to
regulate the erection and repairs of buildings
i'm the city of Savannah" passed in Council
July 3, 1882, was read second time and in
definitely postponed.
PETITIONS AND APPLIC ATIoNs.
Petition of Mrs. Margaret A. Martin for
titles to west half lot No. Wesley ward. Re-
ferred to Committee on Public Sales and City
Lois.
Petition of sundry citizens relative to ordi-
nance prescribing fire limits and regulating
the erection Of buildings. Received for infor-
nation.
Petition of Henry Sanders asking the City
Council TO sanction bill to the Legislature in
connection with railway. Referred 10 Com
mittee on Streets and Lanes TO report at first
meeting.
Petition of the southern Telegraph Com
pany for right Of way, forwarded with APP
proFal of Board of Sanitary Commissioners.
Granted, subject to the supervision and direc-
ton Of the Street and Lane Committee and
City Surveyor.
Petition Of sundry citizens for permission
to erect shed for the protection Of horses from
the sun in front of Stoddard's Lower Range.
Referred to Committee on Streets and Lanes.
Petition of ID. Entelman, asking reduction
of assessment on property No. North Ogle-
thorpe ward Referred to Finance Committee.
Petition of Jos. III. Baker, to lease lots s.,
So and 90, Springfield Plantation. Referred
III Committee on Public Sales and City Lots.
Petition of Christopher Murphy, relative to
lot S. Brown ward. Received for information.