Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-13
THE CITY GovERNMENT.

Increasing the Fire Service-Proteetion
for the Southern Part of the City-The
Market Ordinance Passed and Street
Hawkers Ruled Out of the Free List
The Mayor and Aldermen to Review
the Procession on st. Patriek's Day.
The meeting of the City Council last
night was dull and uninteresting. The
board met in regular session, with the
Mayor presiding aud Aldermen Hamilton,
Nell. Hanley. O'COnnOr, Wilder, Green,
Minis. Derst and Hamlet present. The
preliminary order of business was trans
acted and the report Of the Committee on
Accounts was received and the accounts
passed for payment.
The Committee on Fire reported a
recommendation for the increase of the
fire service and for certain changes in
property and location of engines, which
called for lengthy discussion. The Pc
titiOn upon which the report was made
was finally. recOmmitted to the Fire and
Finance Committees for a new report.
The Dry Culture Committee reported
upon the petition of f. j. Ruckert for
compensation for damages by overflow Of
lands in the eastern part Of the city,
caused by defective drainage.
A recommendation for building sewer
Waters road to the BilbO canal.
The report was recOmmitted TO the
Committees on Dry Culture and Finance.
The same committee reported upon the
communication from the Health Officer,
read at the last meeting, concerning the
drainage of lands surrounding the city,
that after inspection the committee had
authorized the drainage to be perfected at
once, and the lands placed in a sanitary
condition.
The Market Committee reported favor
ably upon petition Of Fried Il Hicks to
erect a steam engine IN their restaurant
for the purpose of running a fiy-fan.
The City Marshal reported a list Of
pavements out of repair in various parts
Of the city, and was authorized to make
the repairs in accordance with the city or
dinances.
The ordinance regulating the sale Of
meats and vegetables i'm the Market and
by grOcers, green grOcers and street hawk
ers, was readas published IN the MORNING
NEWS, and with slight amendment, was
passed.
After its passage Alderman Hamilton
moved a reconsideration for the purpose
of amending the section relative to street
hawkers by allowing them to peddle
country produce without a badge and
license. Alderman Hamlet seconded the
motion.
Alderman Nell opposed a recOnsidera-
ton for this purpose. The Market Com
mittee. of which he is Chairman, had con-
sidered the ordinance in all its features,
and to protect the city's interest il had
been deemed necessary to require tax of
all persons engaged in selling produce.
The vegetable stalls of the Market are va
cant because Of the public hawkers,
who are allowed to peddle in
without h1npp The
gardeners in the outskirts of the city
make constant complaint that their pro-
duce is stolen and brought into the city
and sold, either upon the street or to green
grOcers. To remedy this it had been
thought advisable to enforce a registry of
all hawkers, with their address, so that
this evil might be remedied. After con-
siderable discussion a vote was taken and
the motion to reconsider was lost.
The ordinance extending the time al
lowed the County Commissioners to com
mence the new Jail twelve months was
passed.
The ordinance relative to sweeping
chimneys was also passed.
A petition from citizens residing in the
vicinity of West Broad and Henry streets,
for a pump to be located on that corner,
was referred to the Committee on Pumps.
Petitions of p. X. Shells and p. O'COn-
nections, were referred to the Street and
Lane Committee with power to act.
Petition of cigar and tobacco dealers,
for reduction of specific tax, was referred
to Committee on Finance.
Petition of Christopher Murphy rela-
tive to the proceeds from the sale of lot
% Brown ward, was received as in
formation and tabled.
The applications of L. j. Merriman and
b. Holmes for election as Inspectors of
Naval Stores were read. Merriman was
elected by majority Of two votes and
Holmes unanimously.
Resolution by Alderman Green lOcat-
ing a hose cart and member Of Fire De
partment in the Mutual Protection Hose
COmpany's house was passed.
An invitation from the Secretary of the
convention of Irish and Catholic societies
to the Mayor and Aldermen to review the
procession on st. Patrick's day was ac-
cepted.
There being no further business the
Council adjourned.