Savannah morning news., 1886-06-17
BETTER FIRE SERVICE.
raT CkTS TO ESTABLISH A NEW
FIRE STATION.

Shs Contract for the New Engine House
on barnard Street Awarded - The
Rrsurhton Street Pavement - The
shade Tree Question-PropertyO Own
ars on Broughton street Asked to
Efsat Trees in Place of Those Cut
Down.
The Clty Council held lengthy meet
veg last night and handled considerable
business, Notwithstanding the sultry
weather atprevailed in the long room.
One Of the most important matters that
came up was the subject of building an
engine house IN the southwestern section
of the city. Alderman Mills, Of the Fire
Committee, submitted a report stating
that lot "A FOrsy tn ward was deemed the
best location by the committee. 1t is
sity lot 40 by l31 feet, on Barnard street
uear Hall.
City Surveyor howard prepared plans
hr either a wood or brick
building. The bids for a wooden
building ranged from $1,7O0 to $4,000.
One bid was received from r. X. Bragdon
Offering to put up brick engine house
for s., 800.
The report recommended the erection of
a brick building. the report was adopted
and the bid Of $3.50 was accepted. The
new house is to be 40 feet wide and 20
long. The ground floor is to accommo-
date an engine, hose reel, hook and
ladder truck and five horses.
An ordinance authorizing the exten-
sion OF the Savannah. Florida and West
ern railways tracks from the inter-
section OF ST. Julian and Ran
dOlph streets along Randolph street
and across the Bay to the wharves of the
Baltimore steamship line, was read a
first time. The ordinance provided for
damages and the maintenance of safe
crossings, etc. A second reading was
moved, but was objected to on the ground
of errors in the drawing OF the ordinance,
and it went over until the next meeting.
Alderman BOgart introduced an 0rdi-
nance repeating the one which requires
sailors to sleep ashore from June l to
Oct. Is.
Or. James j. Waring and Messrs.
Wylly & Clarke sent petition to
who repaired their windows that
were broken by the salutes fired at
the unveiing of the tablets on the Greene
monument during the Centennial. The
bill amounted TO $144, and the petitioners
asked Council to pay it, as the occasion
was public one and the firing was per-
mitted by the city. Some one suggested
LudI Ln6 UeIiLlOu D6 I6lCII6u W buE OOlll-
mittee on Streets and Lanes Chairman
Thomas, Of that committee, objected and
moved that il be referred to the Finance
Committee. Some one else suggested the
Fire Committee, but it was referred to the
Finance Committee.
A protest was received from James J.
Waring, one of the bondsmen of the War
ren-Scharf Asphalt Company, Objecting
to the watering of the asphalt pavement
on BrOughtOn street. He stated that If
the pavement is kept clean it does not
need watering, and constant we.ting he
considered injurious TO the pavement.
A resolution was adopted requesting
the property owners along BroughtOn
street. between West Broad and Aber-
corn, to plant elm trees along the street
eighteen inches within the curb, and
thirty feet apart.
The petition of DIR. Waring for the es-
tablishment of a tree culture commission
was reported upon adversely by the COM
mittee TO which it was referred, and the
report was adopted.
A resolution offered by Alderman
Thomas. authorizing the purchase of a
street sweeping machine and 1000 feet of
eurbing. was ADOPTED.
Accounts against the city amounting
20 Sl4, 800 40 were ordered to be paid.