Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-25
THE CITY GOVERNMENT.
SESSION OF THE COUNCIL LAST
NIGHT.

NIGHT.
Increasing the Water Supply-Hutehin-
sons IsIand-The Electric Light Com
pany-s OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF the
Chief of the Fire Department-Miscei-
laneous Matters.
The session of the City Council last
night was presided over by acting Chah-
man J. J. Wilder, in the absence oil the
Mayor, The board met in regular SEES
sion at $50 O'Clock. Present: Chairman
Wilder. and Aldermen Thomas, Nell,
HanIev. O'Connor, Green, Minis, Derst'
Wells and Hamlet.
The Clerk read the minutes OF the pre-
vious meeting, which were connrheu'
ACCOUNTS.
The Committee on Accounts reported
that they had examined and found cor
rect accounts against the city amounting
To * 955 g6. and recommended that they
be passed for payment.
REPORTS.
The Committee on Public Sales and CITY
Lots. To whom was referred the matter OF
the adyisability of the sale of city lot NO.
u Wesley ward, reported adversely 10
such sale. Aldermen Hamlet and Nell OPP
posed the adoption of the report and raw
Ored the sale of the property, having IN
view the Improvement of the city and the
advancement Of building interests. AL
derman Thomas opposed the sale, and
was not i'm favor of dispOsing of the prop
ertv. looking to the necessity of securing
sites in the future for the possible erec-
fion of citv buildings. He could not see
that the refusal to sell the property
would deaden the building interest or
stand i'm the way of the clty's improve
ment. Alderman OfConn0r, OF the com,
mittee reporting upon the matter, stated
that he was in favor of disposing of the
city's lots. but that in the probability OF
this particular lot being wanted by the
city, the committee had reported adversely
TO the sale.
The adoption of the report was moved
and voted upon. The result of the vote
being doubted, the yeas and nays were
called for.
OCOnnOr. Thomas.
Navs-Aldermen Hamlet, Hanley, Nell
and Wells.
The report was adopted.
The Committee on Public Sales and
CITY Lots reported favOrably upon the
petition of sundry citizens requesting
separate titles to certain lots In Brown
ward, and the report was adopted.
The Street and Lane Committee reported
favorably upon granting the petition Of
Richardson & Barnard to erect additional
stalls to shed on Bay street. Adopted
The Finance Committee reported adj
yersely to removing certain charges
against lot ~ Brown ward. Petition by
Christopher Murphy. The report was
recommitted for further information.
The Street and Lane Committee report
ed upon petition of G. NJ. Heidi adversely
TO the opening at present of West Bound
airy street south of Gwinnett. Adopted.
PETITIONS.
Petition Of lot owners in North Ogle-
thorpe ward, relative to restraining par
ties from closing an unknown street for
private purposes, was referred to the
Committee on Streets and Lanes.
Petition of NJ. Feeley to make sewer
connection with the Habersham street
sewer was granted. subject to the ap-
nrOVal of the Sanitary Commission.
Petition of Christopher Murphy relative
to lot No. - Brown ward was read by the
Clerk. and action deferred until the next
meeting of the Council.
RESOLUTIONS.
Alderman Minis Authorizing the Com
mittee on Dry Culture to advertise for
proposals for renting HutchinsOn's Island
for a term of years. Carried.
Alderman Minis-AuthOriZing the Com
mittee on Gas to report to the Council
whether the Brush Electric Light ana
Power Company had fulfilled its contract
with the city. Carried.
Alderman Wells-AuthOrizing the ap-
pointment of committee of five to re-
port feasible plan for increasing the
city's water supply. Carried.
Communication from the Sanitary Com
mission. relative to increasing the city's
water supply, was referred to the Com
mittee on Water Works.
RESIGNATION OF THE CHIEF FIREMAN.
The resignation of Chief Engineer of the
Fire Departments 0sceOla Butler, was
read bv the Clerk. Its acceptance was
moved and carried. The resignation is
understood to take effect in thirty days
from date.
MISCELLANEOUS.
\ petition of sundry physicians of the
city, indorsed by the Secretary of the
Sanitary Commission, asking that the de-
post of offal by the Scavenger within the
city limits at the corner of West Broad
and Gwinnett streets, be stopped, was re-
ferred to the Committee on Health and
Cemetery.
Communication relative to the condition
of the floor of the trestle on Canal street,
leading to the Ocean Steamship wharyes,
was referred to Committee on Streets and
Lanes.
There bpino no further business the