Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-05-25

SECTION /. Be ii ordained 6g the Mayor
and aldermen Of the city eL Sdcdnzga; ts s
Council assembled, and q IS hereog orodi'semm
by the authority Of the same, Ihat al
that tract or parcel of lana
situate, lying and being in the said city OF ga
vannah, in Forsyth, ward; bounded NORTH py
Hall street, east by Whitaker street, south by
lots Nos. thirty seven 80 and thirty -eight,
(3S), Forsyth ward, excepting thereir9h HoM-
ard street, which is hereby continued ana eA-
tended north and south through sald proper
tv, be and the same is hereby grantee 70 the
Commissioners of Chatham county, ana sA-
officio Judges and their successors IN once
and assigns, in fee simple to be by tnem appro-
priated to aid in the construction of a new
iail this grant to take effect Immediately
upOn the completion OF new JAN 1or sald
county of Chatham, provided SAID new jail De
erected and ready for occupation within -
wears from this date; and provided 1urtner,
that unless a new jail shall be commenced by
the LIST dav of - next, said lands shall
revert to and become revested in said the
Mayor and Aldermen of the city OF savannah
in the same manner as if this grant had not
been made.
An ordinance to compromise that portion Oh
the bonded debt of the city OF savannah.
known as the bonds of the Atlantic anu 1uu
Railroad Company, guaranteed Oy tne mayor
and Aldermen of the city of Savannah, 10 pro-
vide for the issue of new bonds with Whlch 10
redeem the bonds so guaranteed now OUT
standing, to provide for the establishment OF
a sinking fund for the redemption OF such
bonds and for other purposes.
PETITIONS AND APPLICA ATOMS.
Petition of John J. Walsh, agent, for an
extension of time in which to pay back taxes
due on the estate of Catherine Henick.
Referred to Finance Committee.
Petition of Rosanna Mcclure, asking that
an amount of money ILLEGALLY collected 1or
taxes on lots No. Il and 81 North Oglethorpe
ward. and improvements thereon) be refund
ed to her. Referred to Committee on Finance.
Petition of l.. {. strong; asking that lot No
81 Forsyth ward, be valued and placed at pub
lie sale. Referred to Committee on Public
Sales and City Lots.
Petition of the Chatham .Artlllery, asking
that certain property owned by said company
be relieved from taxation. Referred to FL
nance Committee.
Petition of Daniel B. Lester asking that
that portion of Springfield plantation bound
ed on the north by GWinnett street, east by
Cemetery street. south by Laurel Grove
Cemetery and west by West Boundary street,
be valued and placed at public sale.
Referred to Committee on Public Sales and
Petition of John FIannery & Co., agents,
for permission to erect open shed on Kelly's
wharf, between Bull and Drayton streets.
Referred to Fire Committee.
Petition of J. S. Barnwel, relative to ma
terial for paving. Referred to Committee on
Streets and Lanes.
The following applications approved and
forwarded by the Fire Committee were
granted;
corner Liberty and Price streets, Nos. 50 and
&C Crawford ward; Mrs. j. q. Brown, Pine
and St. Gall streets, letter NJ, Oglethorpe
ward: John F. LaFar, Gwinnett street, No
"a STEPHENS ward; b. Graefe. Jefferson
street, near Huntingdon, No. 90 CASTOR ward;
Mrs. A. 5. Cam, Waldburg, near Burroughs
street, No. 10 Screven ward; John Wolber;
northwest corner of New Houston and Barnard
streets. No. is Cue ward; William kehoe,
Broughton street, Nos. % and 20 Magazine
ward; Mrs. Solomon Cohen, northeast corner
Habersham and Harris streets. No. Il IrOup
ward: Blois b. AIingledorf, southwest corner
Duffy and Barnard streets.
For Repairing-N. o. Tllton superintendent,
wharf lot No. 4, west of Canal street. Mrs. {.
Mehrtens. corner of Charlton and jefferson
streets, No. 10 CurytOwn ward; X. ID. Guer-
ard, Hall street lane and Jefferson street, No.
50 and 80 CASTOR ward.
The Fire Committee, to whom was referred |
the application Of G. W. Germany, trustee,
beg to report adversely to the application for
repairing. but in favor of the application for |
building the shed. provided it be done in |
accordance with ordinance passed March u, |
1872. Report of committee adopted as action !
of Council,
John Green was elected Assistant Chief OF |
Police in accordance with ordinance creating |
said office.
RESOLUTIONS.
By Alderman Thomas
ResOIUed, That the City Surveyor be instruc- |
ted to examine and report to Council the con-
ditiOn of all bitches belonging to lands under !
the dry culture contract. Adopted.
BY Alderman Hamlet
Res0EUed, That the sale of the property of |
LHe chatham AEbllltfy lOI UdASo NC 5u9pCuuCu
until after the report of the Finance Commit |
tee on the petition presented to Council by |
said company. Adopted.
By Alderman Green
Res0lred, That the sum of fifty dollars be |
appropriated to each of the four fire cOmpa- |
MES (making total sum of two hundred dol |
lars towards defraying the expenses of the |
annual parade of said companies, to take |
place on 18th June, 1888. Adopted.
BY Alderman Hanley-
Be il ReS0ICed 6g the Mayor and A1dernoen |
Of the city Of SdUdnndh, IN Council assembled, |
That the Finance Committee be and they are |
hereby instructed not to enforce the taxation |
against ground rent lots for the present. |
Adopted.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The bid of w. j. VIM, for completing en- |
bankment on Hutchinson Island, from the /
eastern end along the south side of the city's |
property, west to kinsey's timber basin, was |
accepted,
No further business, on motion. Council adj |
journed, FRANK K. REBARER,
Clerk of Council.