Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-28


hereby ordaia, That the Savannah. Florida
and Western Railway Company shall have
the power to appoint fit and proper persons
to be stationed at its wharyes, depots and
yards, who shall be approved by the Mavor
snail take the same oath, give the same bond
as are required of the police, and shall be
SUBJECT 10 perform the duties to be prescribed
by the said company. and shall receive from
said company such salary as it NAV deem
proper, and said parties so appointed shall be
subleet-tO conform to all the rules regulations
ana ordinances governing the city police.
ordinance read IN Council for the first time
January ,. 1884. read a second time January
passed
AN ORDINANCE to amend an ordinance passed
May Il, 1859, to prohibit the use of veloci-
pedes upon any Of the sidewalks squares or
parks OF the city of Savannah. and to permit
the playing Of ball in the extension Of
Forsyth Park.
The Mayor and Aldermen of the citv Of
Savannah, IN Council assembled, do hereby
orddtn, That from and after the passing of
this ordinance it shall and may be lawful to
play base ball or foot ball, or to ride yelocl-
pedes, bicycles or tricycles. of any size in the
enclosure known as the extension of Forsyth
Park, Notwithstanding any ordinance hereto
fore passed by Council.
Ordinance read in Council for the first time
September - 1888; read a second time SEN
TEMPER 70, 1883, and referred to Committee on
Market; returned by said committee, read
| third time January IS, 1884, amended placed
| upon its passage and passed
AN ORDINANCE to amend ''an ordinance en-
Titled an ordinance to amend, revise and
consolidate the several ordinances Of the
City OF Savannah for the regulation of the
Public Market of the City of Savannah, and
to amend the several ordinances of the said
city in relation to green groceries," passed
IN Council May 49, 1872.
SECTION !. Be ii ordained 5sehe MAJOR ana
Aldermen Of the CITY Of Sdgdnnah, an Council
assembled, and it's hereby ordained 6y the du-
| HoFty Of the same, That section four of
SAID ordinance, passed in Council May %,
Io'z, De ana the same ls hereby amended so
as to read as follows: Every butcher or other
| person bringing meat to market, or green
| grocer having meat for sale in the city, SHALL
under pain of forfeiture of license and fines
not exceeding one hundred dollars for
every oHense, report to the clerk
OF the market at each and every
opening OF the market the mark or marks Of
every OK, COW, steer, heifer, sheep or lamb, or
such butcher or other person with the day of
the month the meat was brought by him to
market or TO his green grocery, and it shall be
the duty Of the Clerk of the market to make
an entry of such report in book to be by him
kept open at all times during market
hours Tor public inspection, and at every
place OF slaughter the hide of every such ami
MAJ, with the horns and ears attached, shall
remain subject to public inspection until the
close of market hours on such day as such re-
port may be made, and if such clerk shall fail
TO perform any such duty or shall enter any
false brand or mark he shall be subject to q
hne not exceeding one hundred dollars and to
removal from Office
Ordinance en- its first reading
BY Committee on Market
AN ORDINANCE to define the articles which
green grocers may sell under the green gro
Gers license tax, to prohibit the sale by re-
tan OF such articles by any one without his
being first licensed elsewhere than at the
savannah Market House and ut green gro
GERS, and for other purposes.
PREAMBLE.
WHEREAS, The practice of vending at I'M
licensed shops and upon the streets of Savan-
nah by street hawkers in wagons and other
wise, of the articles hereinafter mentioned
has been found to be conducive of injury to
the people OF savannah by affording a market
for stolen and for unWholesOme provisions;
and whereas, such articles very soon putrefy
and for the protection Of the health Of the in
habltants of Savannah, should be sold only at
places IN SAID city whore proper inspection of
them at all times by tho police authorities
may be readily had; for remedy whereof, be
1t ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of
The city Of savannah as follows:
SECTION J. Hereafter it shall be unlawful
to sell by retail elsewhere than at the Savan-
nah Market House, under existing regula-
tons tons ana at licensed green groceries, the
following articles, viz: Beef, veal, mutton,
pork, and fresh butchers meat of all kinds
and green garden truck, such as green corn,
green peas of all kinds, cucumbers, squashes,
okra. tomatoes, celery. radishes, carrots
lettuce, spinach, and such like green garden
truck.
SEC. 2. The articles mentioned in section
Of this ordinance, are defined as those which
the green grocer may sell under the green
grocer's license tax, and which cannot be sold
without payment of such tax
SEC. 3. The license tax to be paid by green
grOcers shall be the same now fixed by exist
ing ordinance, or such sum as may be fixed by
ordinance from time to time hereafter.
SEC. 4. Any one violating the provisions of
inns ordnance by selling elsewhere than at
the savannah Market House, under existing
regulations, and at the green groceries any Of
the said articles by retail shall be fined before
! the Police Court of savanna not more than
one hundred dollars for each offense or be
imprisoned for each offense not more than
| thirty days.
| SEC. 5. Nothing in this ordinance contained
snail however, apply to street hawkers Of
| poultry, game and green garden truck, who
| shall first pay to the City Treasurer the
/ license tax now required by ordinance for
street hawkers, and register with the Treas
| urer their names and places of residence, and
| OF tam from said Treasurer a badge to be
| worn by them while hawking upon the streets
so as plainly to be seen, which said badge
| shall be made of tin of such shape and dimen-
! sions as the City Treasurer may determine
and the cost, of which to be first paid by such
street hawkers, shall not exceed 81.
SEC. 6. -AHd be 1t further ordained b0 the
authority aforesaid, That all ordinances, or
parts of ordinances conflicting with this ordi-
nance, be and the same are hereby repealed
in so far as they so conflict.
Ordinance on its first reading:
BY Alderman Hamilton
AN oRDINANCE to increase the Fire Depart
ment by adding four men to said Depart
ment and prescribing the pay for said me n,
and to abolish the position of Supernume3
nary in the Fire Department.
SECTION /. The Mayor and Alderman of the
city OF SdCdRndb,5 in Council assembled 10 here
6y orddin, That the Fire Department of the
city of Savannah be, and the same is hereby
increased by adding to said department four
men, who shall be appointed by the Mayor
with the approval of Council, on the recon-
incubation OF the Chief Fireman, approved
| by the Committee on Fire of Council.
SEC. 2. And be at further ordained by tds
authority aforesaid, That the said men added
to fire department under the first section of
this ordnance, shall be paid for their services
to the city the sum of $50 per month
SEC, 3. Ind be ii fuy,tbsy ogdeinA9 Ia, me
authority dforesdtd. That the position Of SUI
pernumerary, or extra man, connected with
me ilre department be and the same is hereby
abolished.
Ordinance on It's first reading.
BY Alderman Green
Al ORDINAEcE to prescribe rules and regula-
tons for the better government of the Sa-
Nannah FIRE Department.; to provide for the
trial of parties violating the same in the
Police Court of Savannah, and fixing penal
ties for the same; to provide for the filling
of vacancies In said department, and to pre-
scribe the pay OF drivers hereafter APP
pointed.
DisN IlON l. fto AUyOf' u1b dtU6fI1SH or the
city Of SdrdnRdh,i8 Council assembled, do here
bg orddia, That the following rules and regu
latlons governing the employees of the Sayan-
nah Fire Department be and the same are
hereby adopted, and made the rules for the
government of said department, and shall re-
main or force until modified or changed bv
direction of Council:
Rules and Regulations for the Government of
Fire Department.
CHIEF FIREMAN,
!. The equipment, disposition, control and
management Of the Fire Department shall be
lntrusted to the Chief Fireman under the d.
rectlon OF the Mayor or acting Mayor, subject
TO such rules, regulations and ordinances as
may from time to time be made by Council
2. AS the Chief Fireman is held responsible
for the general performance of the duties Of
the men in the Fire Department, he must give
clear and precise instructions to the men in
his department and report every instance of
neglect or breach Of discipline to the Mayor.
lie shall have the power to suspend any en-
plQye of the Department for any neglect of
duty or infractiOns of these rules but must
report the same to the Mayor within twelve
hours, and put the party offending on the
docket of the Police Court for trial in said
Court.
3. 1t shall be the duty of the Chief Fireman
10 visit and inspect the fire apparatus every
day, and all repairs to any of the machinery
running gear or apparatus of the department
shall be made under his superintendent and
direction, and on the completion of any re-
pairs that may be necessary he shall inspect
the work and pass upon the same before it is
paid for by the city
4. He shall frequently inspect the engine
houses and quarters of the EMPLOYEES of the de-
partment, and shall he held resDOnsihle for