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CITY GOVERNMENT.
)niciai Proceedings of Council.

Official Proceedings of Council.
SAVANNAH. GA, Sept. IL. 1856
Council met, pursu mt to adjournment. at
p. m. this FAY. Present: His Honor William
Duncan, Mayor pro TEN; Aldermen Myers,
Derst, Hamilton, Nell, O'Connor and Thomas.
REPORTS.
The committee of the whole. to whom was
referred he ordinance amendatOry of the or
d'nanGe To permit the Savannah. FLORIDA and
Western Railway Company 10 extend its
track, etc, have carefully copsidt red the
W. DUNCAN,
Chairman Committee Of the Whole.
Report received.
ORDINANCES.
Ordinance introduced as substitute for or
diuanCe referred TO committee of the whole,
and by unanimous consent read second time
and passed:
nv the Committee OF the Whole
AN ORDINAFCE TO mend an ordinance entl-
tied an ordinance to permit the Savannah.
Florida and Western Railway Company to
extend its railroad track from ITS present
track, Mt the intersection Of st. Julian and
Randolph streets along satd Randolph street
and across Bay street to the wharves now
used nv The Merchants and Miners Trans
portation Company for the Baltimore
Stesmship line, passed in Council june 30,
1886, so as TO permit The said savannah,
Florida and Western Railway Company to
put in switches so as TO connect the railroad
track on Randolph street with the track to
the wharves used by the Merchants and
Miners TRANSPORTATION Company for the
Baltimore Steamship line. and to permit q
track o be laid on the south side of st. Ju-
liam street to connect the railroad track
now on St. Julian street with the branch TO
the river, and to remove track now near
centre OF street to north side thereof.
SECTION l. BE it ordained by the Mayor and
Aldermen OF the city of Savannah in Council
assembled. That the savannah. Florida and
Western Railway Company be anH it is here
by permitte TO connect The track Of SAT-
company by such switches a. NAV he neces-
sNry to connect its line on Randolph street
with track to the wharYes used by the Merch-
ants and Miners Transport ation Companvf for
the Baltimore stcamship line; provided that
switch stands shall not he within the line of
any street; and provided further that cars
shall not be left standing on Randolph, Bay
street, and that the tracks form
ing said switches shall not cross the rails
OF the track on Bay street; and provided fur
ther. that BAY street within the tracks and
i've feet outside of tracks on each side be
paved with good quality OF square b 0cks Of
paving stone, or in sueh manner as the Com
mittee on Streets and Lanes shall rect.
SEC. 2. BE it further ordained by the author
tv aforesaid, That the said the savannah.
Florida and Western Railway Company be,
and 1t Is hereby, permitted to connect its llne
on st. Julian street with its line on Randolph
street bv a DETECTION from its present line on
st. Julian street to the south, and by n track
on the south side of st. Jniia an street to point
on st. Julian street where said track VIII
en- er the track now laid to the Merchants
and Miners wharf; provided. the said defPc
ton. or said connection OF said tracks, shall
be made by means of switch or switches,
then the switch stands shall not be placed
within the line OF any street.
SEC. 8. BE il ftirther ordained my the hu-
thOrltY aforesaid. 1rhat as condition prece-
dent to the building of the switches and the
making OF the connections herein before pro-
vlded, the said, the Savannah, Florida aud
Western railway, shall move the track now
near the centre of st. Julian 10 the north sioe
OF st Julian street. so as to reduce the width
Of the platform now on north side OF said
street to a width of twenty feet. said new
track running as near said platforms as re-
dnce1 as is possible; and that as further con
ditlOn precedent to the building of the tracks
ereinbefore provided. the salt. The SaVan-
nah, Florida aud Western Railway Company
shsll extend the plank roadway now ON St,
Julian street ter feeI towards the north aide
OF said street, under the direction of the Com
tee on Streets and Lanes.
SEC. 4. Be il further ordained by the author
ity aforesaid, That the said the Mayor and
Aldermen Of the city of Savannah reserves to
itself the right at any time to alter the looa-
ton of tho tracks provided for IN this ordi
nance, as the alteration of the same may be
deemed proper from time TO time.
SEC. g. Be IL further ordained by the author-
ity aforesaid. That the switches provided for
in the first section of this ordinance, and the
connections to be made under the second SEC
ton thereof, shall be located by the Commit
tee on Streets and Lanes. aud shall be laid
anu tSFu III CONFORMITY WIFI INC ordinance
passed in Council June 3d. 1885. of which This
is a endatory, the same as il they had been
authorized thereby.
SEC. 6. Be it further ordained by the au-
thorltv aforesaid That il the said the Savan-
nah. Florida and Western Railway COMPANY
or its servants or agents shall violate any of
the provisions OF this ordinance or of the or
dinance passed in Council June 30. 1885, of
which this orOinSqce is amendatery, then the
said company shat be liable to a penalty of
not more than one hundred dollars on convic-
tion thereof IN the Police Court of Savannah
for each and every offense.
Ordinance on It's fret reading and, by unan-
imOus consent, read asecond time and passed
BY order of Council-
AN ORDINANCE TO permit Jordan E. Brooks,
as agent for the owners Of improvements on
lot number five (Nos5p FIRST tything Reyn.
olds ward, city Of Savannah, TO erect in the
lane in the rear OF that p5rtion Of sRid i'm
provements used as the United States post
Office a platform for the reception Of the
mails, under certain conditions.
SECTION /. The Mayor and Alternen OF the
city OF Savannah in Council assembled do
hereby ordaln. That Jordan b. Brooss, rs
agent for the owners of the improvements on
lot number five mo. 81 First tythiBg, Reynolds
ward, city of Savannah, be. and ne Ia hereby
authorized and empowered to erect in tie
rear of the building now used for the Unite
States post Office n platform for the reception
of the mails, which platform shall not extend
farther into said lane than the edge of the
stone coping around the area In the rear Of
DuiluihSs pAahioIi III shSli Dc Dullt
in conformity with the plan submitted by said
agent to Council; provided. that said
platform will he removed by the
owner or owners, his or their as
signs, at such times as the said the Mayor and
Aldermen Of the city OF Savannah mag di-
rect: and in the event that said platform is
not removed within tweny-four hours after
the came 10 directed to he removed ny the said
the MaNor and Aldermen or the city OF Sa-
vannsh, then the same NAV be removed at the
expense of the owner or owners Of said build
ing by the Marsnal OF said city forthwith;
and prov. ded further that in he event said
building shall cease to be used as the United
States post Office, then fald platform shall
forthwith be removed by the owner or owners
of said building. and in the event it is not so
removed by said owner or owners OF said
building then the same may be removed by
the Marshal Of said city at The expense Of the
owner or owners of said building.
PETITIONS.
Petition OF John Kuck relating to encroach-
ment corner DraytOn and Jones street lane
Laid on the table.
Council adjourned
FRANK f. REBARER