Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-11-10
TEE CITY GOVERNMENT.

HlN
NisoeII~psous Business.
The City Council met last night Al
. O'Clock. pursuant t. Adjournment
f Prssent-H0n. Rufus =. Lester, Mayor
presiding. and Aldermen wilder Mell7'
O-Cgnnor. Nichols. Derst, Green MINIS.
& HanIey. Hamlet, Hamilton aud ioonl47-
RyP0RTs u Committee
The Committee on Gas - y 1om " a.
f rs-Fs--e5 tre Question whether the br1sl
Ffel.t-ie LINT COMPANY LAD i-l1 -
their cgnrrac- Wiz. IL c-t.- SIM -
the following report "llcA "a7 l'04 anu
adopted .--.., -., q r..-
n. Fla H-rrse ~ Klger sHf A'der'aen &.
~ e.ta n sgr1nrsIh-
l,Frr-zl-Es- TIE Committee - Cas- nav
4 .-] l..r. n -r~7lrted bF r1-0lgtlgu pa77ei %
. lrrrrI gr Dctgler q ls.3, - morn t-1
. .1zri whether W lgt tle -i-il o- --e-t--z
fae ctF hy to- bra-1 ElHrtf-r Las4- 49,
Power l1llu4Er 1a1 Been a-erfle y -eeer s,
r rf.al.eare -reret9 ~ submit lae iY-l'Al hs
b.. Bra-a E.ertr.e Liras and P9Wer. Con
nav ryrareueed ts iglt liz e-ty or IA. 81
ar-.l-- -+-.. r-..l l.l1-s-i I1 petition ---F-
rrs q zlt- fsr taa EurpJ-e- 81 i-s q ma
rsr Owing 81 llnerJl. c1ti-'-- l--e- @..lt--
. fs--a a=- g-.e1 Uere fh- Gene forage u -
49, --- mr. s5.- ~ rt.e a1mo- glere and tf-e
rr-s..l fll1es- ~ labor i-e Ag-i-l- q. t--+ ~.
. I'D 1gt commerce a. z-fc-----lit a. -
. .e4et-
steu had been rlt -1l1 1I'cf a--'1 49, ~
\ rl--ter 1ls1e tn1TDlzl l--i-- i-s- u - ~
u eLs. and t-rz--z MORO gig cons li-l+-s
Z r-ru asr-I-al 1t.-erF 4tio1- wax A-@Ns 414
~ -f+t.e. -r.e were -uIer4lllv lghtel. and
~ a-..r.-- particularly il come pace ii--re
-a- not 81 Or .e1t Zrl-- aud up9l tAr 7---1@-
t.1l 70 r14- -5l1l---ee a'4.i-l-li- ~ i--A7--
r.salH ~ rl-t-g1 ~ ~ - r---l ~ -i-- ---tA
#.l'E II Elt- u t1e Ull.i-c y tle summer
. tn- egn1z-r lad fifteen -. lDWtr-- t@9
-nllzlIz -szlE= az ~ Two z 49, 49,
1884. rad atel through zoe c.tg. ara s94T COM
b. -t-e were then ~ tie opinion mai Inc D. Eht
/ va -ueees-- They uotleed particularly maj
The lance were wen lighted 7DtiriilAllz DOL
I 1re1r1rll shed heretofore owing - the 1n-efee
~ La-lr.s - Il0-l ~ the cg-ler- tlereyi >ilite
I that time tle -Glt7 4l1 l9A L-EA h-tA tAe
4 came -tea1ils-- and certainty - before, ana
2 lleEerlug ans gong (lt u Lne H1At- =
. l-f--ral- cau-e1 some localltles . W IN QarA-
re-- ~ various tlme- during the night
ArtIr1es =J1e u tlle iamp- On the ioWeF7
s-o1Il te llt. w1lle CHER 4amp- % TIE came
. t0Wer- would furnish ~ Lglt. The cause u
f tr.- could Igt ~ 4-.eftalI-i. ~ tAe lamp
+ were al charged . ta ~ 74ine corEent y
. electricity and were ~ tle same circuit ia
. the cttle- where tbs -F-tem j. ln operation
me Elt- burn steadily and 70 nor Alf EeF
2 -FOUR rJu.rilttee rgE.l not un'teF-ta14 tAe
Y cause u the-a defects, aud. therefore. On
. octlDer -. -. had lengthy inter'ie"
| ult1 tle wee President ~ -all COMPANY
{ lBgu tae zuB5ect They learned that the
7 rJ1l pa1r were equally a-tnnL-Lea- ana were
i rla1e Immediately. and u The company were
--fen further indulgence the system Wouid
. ZION b. made aD rlgle-tllne1 -ucee--- re-
f g4r1le-. 20 The cJ-t thereof n4orthhatfi.
. t1e next fzv tic work ~ tle company we're
U completely destroyed bg 1re- ~ cyn-ei 1eiiee
z ~ which they were rlmpellel. through 10
faelt ~ their. ~ abandon, temporarily the
. lzltlIg 81 Tie city 8y electricity j Dc -ai1
. r5lnpang- although having sustained great
. y-- iu tAe de-tTlrtl9A u their Dul9lnG-- 4aIn-
. aEa o. their machinery aHl = Suspension ~
garment ~ their monthly allowance Ht TIE
aitv. being ne-lrou- % continuing said 81 stem,
. are willing tO incur frZe e-i'en-e DID, tiir cree
lo1 n uea DulldllE-- D1reiia-ils Of ne" anu
improved machinery. and Bl-lflreit Guarau-
. tee thai thc system wlI De perfect success
. tf1f tle standard stipulated in Tie original
contract Fll ~ fully reached ana lnal every
eefert ulil BE- th0r8u Eiilr reMeflefl. provided.
. lIaeFer. that fle Mayor and Aldermen wJI
Consent D., arreUt their -F-tem % lighting The
. rlts a- "a r1uUeEsatign l9r toe enormous exc
leruIture they IS % uece -ar.ly incur.
four c0Inmitt@e have carefully considered
tl- urlpY- ZION made a- Aiore-aid- ana Dee
lIcFe It 1871 be- % the interest " the citF 70
. accent said -seteu. TheF also realize the
f flrt that The Brush Electric Light and
. Power Company Is composed almost, II
. Iot entirely. % our own cltlLens,
/ men Df iulginitaDle VIII and interchangeable
. ruErgy. u DO have spent large amount u
E money 10 the introduction % inns light. ana
t.r-lrlu.. o. encourage enterprise and to assist
. 10 the Promotion ~ eyer& thing that VIII en-
T hanrc our material welfare. they consider d.
rl-f r0grad lns 20 refuse to accept -al1 system.
lHIlh HttH tltt ltfl -fAllrii''A Atidt- ~
Z Though the light wac imperfect Do some re-
specie. It certainly illuminated the streets
T and lance " the city a. well. II not better.
than amy system that has yet been tried.
your c5mmttf-e therefore recommend that
fl.- -F-fsru az lighting The city bF The Brush
Electric Light and Power Company ye ac-
repted. EItl thc understanding that u o dis
quite shall arise between the ga comm ttce
aad -aId company a- 10 the failure OI the
latter o. fuliF comply Will their contract. the
matter wili be determined ln the manner
pr--lrIbel u The oFl giual contract
We further recommend that ninety 1901 day =
from the date hereof De given said company
tD erect their work. etc. 20 which time -aid
-F-fem must hc lu successful operation.
Respectfully submitted.
jvH- DER-T.
T.. j. O'CDNNoE.
GEORGE N. NICHOLS.
Committee on Ga.
The applications u }. j. Daley. W. NJ.
Kent. II. r. Cramer and G.. T.. Wilson,
for permission % erect buildings, were
granted.
The resolution Of Alderman Minis in
PRODUCED az the preceding meeting for
the appointment Of a committee Of three
members Of Council % visit Washington
during the next session Of Congress and
urge tHv In4iJI cane. n aadatf0na .
appropriation for the Improvement Of the
harbDr al savannah was then taken up
and discussed by Aldermen Minis, Ham
let. O'COnnOr, Wells. Wilder, Thomas and
Alderman Hamlet constituting one MEM
ber instead Of three as the number
Of said committee and requesting Mayor
Lester 10 act As the committee. was
adopted The Mayor was authorized 10
appoint "A member in his place in the event
that be should be unable % act in the
matter.
ON motion Of Alderman HanIey the
Mayor was authorized 10 request the Cen
trail Railroad and Ocean Steamship Com
pany. the Savannah Cotton EX-
hange, the Savannah Florida and Western
Railway Company and the Savannah
Board Of Trade 10 each appoint com
mittec TO act in conjunction with the
committee appointed by Council in Sc
curing the appropriation referred 70.
Alderman Wilder made a motion that
when Council should adjourn il adjourn
% meet on next Wednesday evening at
8 O'Clock, for the purpose Of discussing
the new fire ordinance and other I'M
finished business.
EeCOuncil then adjourned until Wednes-
day next at s o'clock N.
sentenced to the Penitentiary.
Hon. a. =. Adams, Judge Of the East
/ cru Judicial Circuft Of CcorVia returned