Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-29
COUNCIL TO RECONSIDER.
BROUGHTON STREET PROPER
TY OWNERS GAIN y POINT.

The Assessment for Paving the Inter
sections to be Re-Argued in Committee
ofths Whole at a Special Meeting this
Afternoon-Other Proce sdings.
The Broughton street paving question
came up in the City Council again last
night. The committee Of owners ap-
pointed at the meeting held last week
was present. Council did not take up the
matter until all the other business was
disposed Of. Or. Waring, the Chairman
OF the committee, mentioned what mad
been done at the meeting, and he read
series Of resolutions and petition. Inc
effect of the two papers was request 10
Council TO reconsider its recent acton IN
refusing to make reductions In the paving
bills for the intersections OF streets that
cross Broughtou between Abercorn aud
West Broad.
In presenting the petition, Or. Waring
made an Ingenious argument in favor or
the reduction. lie maintained mat
part OF the intersection OF Bun ana
Broughton streets Is certainly Bun street,
aud therefore the property owners OF
Broughton street should not he required
to pay for paving ali OF the intersection.
All OF the intersection cannot Do brouL IA
ton street, he declared, and he though
that the city should bear part Of the cost,
at least, Tor paving the crossings. 1t Is
unjust TO make Br0ugntOn street
pay for the Improvement OF one
halt Of an intersection which
belongs to another street, he observed.
Elaborate cesspools have been con-
structed at the intersections, the speaker
continued. Halt OF each basin, as built,
is used to drain water from the intersect.
ing streets, in which Broughton street
property owners have no interest. Tney
have been charged with the Dill, though,
Tor building all of the catch basins, not
withstanding that half Of each basin IS
under the cross streets. The speaker did
not believe that the stone posts
at the street corners are necessary
10 protect the basins from travel along
BroughtOn street. Ii they are needed at
all il is to protect the basins from vehicles
turning from a cross street into BrOugh-
ton street. The cross streets ought TO pay
for the posts, the speaker added.
On motion Of Alderman Duncan the pc
tition was referred to Council as com
mittee Of the whole, aud meeting VIII
be held at / O'Clock to-day to discuss it.
The following offered by Alderman
Duncan was referred 10 the Health and
Cemetery Committee:
ResolUed. That the Committee on Health and
Cemetery be. and they are hereby requested
to examine into the adyisab.llty OF having the
brick wall around the Old cemetery on south
Broad street removed; 10 have the grounds ot
1.-THE cemetery cleaned and put IN proper con
dition, and when the commlttee can obtain
authority from the owner or representative.
TO have all abandOnet vaults taken down and
removed, the committee to report at The
next meeting Of Council,
communication from ID. b. Lester
was read Offering TO sell 10 the city tract
Of
tract, city extension, for $65. 900. The
matter was referred TO the CITY Exten-
sion and Finance Committees.
A resolution was adopted authorizing
the exchange of city lot No. p. FOrsyth
ward, for lot No. q. now owned by John
g. Robinson.
The Water Committee reported adverse.
1y on petition asking permission 10 use
water to run an elevator, Alderman
Thomas favored granting the petition.
Chairman Hamilton, OF the Water Com
mittee, stated that the city mas pump
with capacity of 100000 gallons, aud
it is now pumping 5,50O,001 gallons day,
100000 gallons above its capacity. The
city cannot pump the water required, the
Alderman explained. There is another
pump with a capacity of 1900, 000 gallons,
but II is hold in reserve.
a petition from II. l.. Schreiner in refer
ence to the steam laundry on Congress
street, was read and referred TO the Fire
Committee. The petitioner stated that
the steam is injuring bis stock of goods.
Another petition OF like character was
read aud referred to the same committee.
Accounts against the city amounting to
$l4.690 % were passed for payment.