Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-14

passed.
An ORDINANCE to define the articles which
green grocers may sell under the green gro
GERS license tax, to prohibit the sale by re-
tail of such articles by any one without his
being first licensed elsewhere than at the
Savannah Market House and at green gro.
GERS, and for other purposes.
PREAMBLE.
WHEREAS, The practice of vending at IN
| 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 unwhoesome provisions:
and for the protection of the health
be sold only at places in SAID city where prop
er inspection Of them at all times by the 20
lice authorities may be readily had; for rem
| edy whereof, be it ordained by the Mayor
and Aldermen Of the city Of Savannah as fol-
| lows:
SECTION l. Hereafter it shall be unlawful
to sell by retail elsewhere than at the Savan-
nah Market House, under existing regula-
| tions, and at licensed green groceries, the
| following articles, viz: Beef, veal, mutton
pork, and fresh butchers meat of all kinds,
| but nothing herein contained shall be taken
| to prohibit the sale from wagons of licensed
| butchers and green grocers of the meats speci-
| fed in this section from the market.
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
SEC. 8. The license tax to be paid bv green
| grOcers shall be the sum now fixed bv exist
| ing ordinance, or such sum as may be fixed by
| ordinance from time to time hereafter
SEC. H. Any one violating the provisions of
| this ordinance shall be fined before the Police
| Court of Savannah not more than one hum
| dred dollars for each ohense, or be impris-
| oned for each offense not more than thirty
| days.
SEC. 5. Nothing in this ordinance contained
shall, however, apply to street hawkers of
| poultry, game, fish, and shell fish and green
| garden truck, who shall first pay to the Clerk
| of Council the license tax as now required by
| ordinance for street hawkers, and register
| with the Clerk their names and places of resi-
| dence, and obtain from said Clerk a badge
| to be worn by them while hawking upon the
| streets, so as plainly to be seen, which said
badge shall be made in such shape and dimen-
| siOns as the Clerk of Council may determine
SEC 6. Repeats conflicting ordinances.
| Ordinance read a second time and passed.
| AN ORDINANCE to be entitled an ordinance to
! grant to the Commissioners of Chatham
| county and eX-OficiO Judges all that Ger
tain tract or parcel of land in Forsyth ward,
! city OF savannah, in which the Jail is To-
Gated. and to provide for the opening of
| Howard street through said land.
WHEREAS, BY the act of the General As
| sembly approved September 20, 1881, vesting
| the management and care of the Jail in the
| County Commissioners and Sheriff of the
| county OF Chatham, it was enacted among
| other things that no fees shall be charged for
dieting or for other purposes against the city
OF savannah, as to prisoners sent to Jail from
me Mayor 8 Court OF Savannah or other Police
| Court of said city. And
| WHEREAS, 1t Is deemed desirable by this
| Council mat new Jail should be
| speedily erected IN some other part
of the city Of savannah; and whereas, the
| proylso IN the ordinance passed in Council
| June =, 1888, requiring work on the new Jail be
! commenced by the lst of January, 1884 has
rendered sald grant made by said ordinance
| SECTION l. Be it ordained 6y tie Mayor and
| Atdernten Of tie city Of Savannah, IN Council
/ dSSem6led and 10 is here5V Orddiaed 6v tie az
! hOrttg Of tile same. That all that tract or par
! eel OF land situate, lying and being in the said
! city OF Savannah, i'll Forsyth ward, bounded
north by Hall street, east by Whitaker street,
| south by lots Nos. thrtY-seYen $50 and thirty
| eight (3S) Forsyth ward, and west by Barnard
| street, excepting thereof Howard street.
| which IS hereby continued and extended north
| and south through said property, be and the
| same Is hereby granted to the Commissioners
! OF Chatham county and -Oflicio Judges and
| their successors in Office and assigns in fee
| simple to be by them appropriated to aid in the
| construction of a new Jail, this grant to take
| effect Immediately upon the completion of
new jail for said county of Chatham; provid-
| ed said new Jail be erected and ready for oc-
cupatlon within three years from this date;
and provided further, that unless new jail
| shall be commenced by the lst day of February
next said land shall revert to and become re-
| vested IN sad the Mayor and Aldermen OF the
| city Of savannah in the same manner as if
| this grant had not been made.
Ordinance read a second time and passed
| AN ORDINANCE to amend the several Ordi-
nances of the city Of Savannah in relation
to the sweeping of chimneys in the city of
Savannah.
SECTION l. The Mayor and aldermen ofthe
city Of SdcdRndh, IN Council assembled, DO
hereby 0rddif, That all and every person or
| persons occupying a building or part of a
building with a chimney or chimneys thereto
In which fire Is usually made shall allow and
| permit the contractor for sweeping Chin
/ lugnppt To ha
once in every three months. except Kitchens
and wash houses, which shall be swept once
IN every two months, throughout the year,
and he, she or they shall pay the fees
Tor such sweeping; and in case any
person shall oppose or prevent the
sweeping Of any chimney as before directed,
he, she or they making such opposition shall
be fined IN sum not exceeding thirty dollars.
SEC. 2. Be FURTHER Ordained 6y tile duthOTitv
Gfore@did, That if the contractor for sweep
ing shall neglect his duty in not causing the
said chimney to be swept perfectly neat and
clean, or leave any chimney which ought to
be swept unswept for three calendar months
or unsWept for two calendar months as here
inbefOre directed. said contractor, on infOr-
nation before the Police Court of such neg
lect, shall on conviction thereof be fined in a
sum not exceeding fifty dollars, and in case
such improperly swept chimney or unswept
chimney shall take fire, such contractor shall
be liable and obliged to pay all the fines and
penalties which by the fire ordinance are in
hlcted on the 0ccupier of the house whose
chimney takes fire; and the said contractor is
hereby made responsible and liable for all
SAID lres and sums of money: Prooided,
necertheless, that said contractor was not op.
posed or prevented from sweeping the said
chimney,
SEC. 3. Belt further ordained 6y the authoritv
dtOreSdid, That the said contractor shall give
notice in writing to every person by leaving
the same at the house of the time and hour the
chimney or chlmneys is or are to be sWeut
while notice shall be given at least the day
BEFORE and such sweeping shall take place at
proper and convenient hour.
SEC. 4. BE ii further ordained 6g the
authority GToTesGid, That every person, or
persons, who carry on the trade of a baker or
keeper of public cooking house shall be re-
CURED to have the chimney or ohimneys of
their bake or cook house, or bake or cook
houses swept once IN two weeks during the
period OF using the same.
SEC. 5. Be IL further ordained 6u
me authority atoreSaid, That the con-
tractor Tor sweeping chimneys is
hereby empowered and directed to receive
and demand his fees from the occupants of the
houses in which chimneys are swept; but
Wlen tne contractors are unable to collect the
fees for sweeping chimneys from the tenants
they shall be entitled to collect the same from
the owners of the houses whose chimnevs
they nave swept. Pfo0ided they notify the
owners or their agents of the DELINQUENCY of
the tenant within twenty days from the time
OF sweeping such chimneys.
SEC. 6. Be IL further ordained bv the aathor-
Ky GToreSdtd, Ihat 1t shall be optional with
the owners or occupants of houses to have
chimneys wherein coal is exclusively burned
swept or not.
SEC. Z. Be it further ordaineH bv the an
WoFtty Gforesd{d, That the fees of the CON
tractor Tor sweeping chimneys shall be as fol-
lows, to wit: Fifteen cents for each story
Ana the contractors for sweeping chimneys
are hereby empowered and directed to de-
mand and receive their respective fees from
the occupants of the houses in which CHM
neys are swept.
SEQ. g.. Be IL further ordained 6y tie au-
hority Gtoresaid, That in all cases of neglect
of the said contractor not hereInbefore pro
Ylded Tor, on conviction thereof before the
Pollce Court, such contractor shall be fined in
any sum not exceeding fifty dollars.
PETITIONS AND APPLICATIONS.
Petition of sundry citizens asking that a
pump be placed on the corner of West Broad
and Henry streets. Referred to Committee
on Pumps.
Petition of G. Ledlio asking city authorities
to make door to store occupied by him in
Market basement Referred to Committee on
Market, with power to act.
PetltlOn OF VIM. SWOll asking for SEPARATE
titles to lot 81 Jackson ward. Referred to
Committee on Public Sales and City Lots.
Petition of sundry merchants relative to
tax on retailers of tobacco and cigars Re-
ferred to Committee on Finance.
GebltlOn OF Christopher Murphy relative to
the proceeds from the sale of lot IS Brown
ward. Received for information.
Petition of Thomas Clarke for permission TO
repair building, lot No. II North OglethOrpe
ward. Referred to Committee on Fire.
Petition OF }. l.. and G.. Hartfelder asking
permission to erect a steam engine on Price
street, opposite CASTOR street. Referred to
Committee on Fire.
Application of T.. O'COnnOr for permission
10 make sewer connection with Broughton
street sewer from premises No. Z Broughton
street. Referred to Committee on Streets and
Lanes, with power to act,