Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-04
Chairman Fire Committee



Report Adopted.
The Fire Committee. TO whom was referred
the petition OF Mrs. Ellen Daniels for permls-
sion 10 repair house at northwest corner Bay
street lane and Houston street. report favor
ably to the same. GEO. a. Mills,
Chairman Fire Committee.
Report adopted.
PETITIONS AND APPLICATIONS.
Petition OF Mrs. y. NJ. Boggs for permission
10 reshingle house on lot S6, Berrien Waro.
Referred 10 Fire Committee.
Petition of Maggie Francis for permission
81 TO repair house on York street. second door
west of Price street, Referred to flre CON-
mittee.
street between West Broad and Abercorn
streets requesting city authorizes 20 pave
BrOughton street between sald slreets IN ac-
cOrdanCe with the act Of the General Assem-
bly, approved Sept. 8, 1885, Referred to
corporation attorney for examination.
ORDINANCES.
Ordinance on its first reading.
By Committee on City Extension South
An ORDINANCE to be entitled an ordinance 70
repeal the ordinance passed In Council May
81, 1884, entitled IAN ordinance to be en-
titled an ordinance to lay out IN the limits
of the city OF Savannah, south Of Anderson
street, certain streets and lanes and FOR
other purposes" and to project and lay out
in the limits OF the city Of savannah south
Of Anderson street certain streets, and for
other purposes.
SECTION l. BE it ordained by the Mayorand
Aldermen Of the city of Savannah in Council
assembled and 1t Is hereby ordained by the
authority OF the same, That the ordinance
passed 10 Council entitled ian ordinance TO
project and lay out in the limits OF the CITY OF
Savannah south of Anderson street certain
streets and lanes, and for other purposes"
passed in Council May 81, 1854, be and the
same is hereby repealed.
SEC. 2. BE Il further ordained by the au-
thOrity aforesaid, that the following streets IN
the city of savannah, running north and
II ~ 9af Price.
AbercOrn, Bull, Barnard, Montgomery, ana
Burroughs shall be extended south 10 the
southern limits 81 the city OF savannah as dc
lined 10 the said act OF the General Assembly,
approved sept u, 1888, at right angles TO
Anderson street, in said city; the centre line
IN each Of the streets thus extended shall be
an extension IN a right line OF the centre line
Of the street as it now exists north of Ander-
son; and the width of said streets to the
southern limits Of the city shall be as follows:
that Is TO say, East Broad street shall be so
feet In width. Price street shall be so feet in
width, Habersham street shall be 70 feet in
width, Aberccrn street shall be Is feet in
width, Bull street shall be 70 feet in width,
Barnard street shall be 20 rect IN Wldtn, Mont
gomery street shall DO 10 feet IN width, and
Burroughs street shall be IS feet IN width
SEC. 3. Be it further ordained by the au-
thOrity aforesaid, That the eastern street OF
Brownsville shall be widened on the eastern
side TO sixty feet, and shall be EXTENDED north
ward TO the Ogeechee road OF the same width,
and shall be known as FlOrance street; and
the middle street OF Brownsville, rs it now
exists, shall be known as Harden street, and
the western street as it now exists, shall be
known as Bulloch street,
And it is further ordained, That there shall
be laid out adjoining the public squares, five
short streets, the length OF each being the
length of the square which II adJ0ins from
north to south, aud their respective names
shall be as follows:
The street adjoining Reppard square shall
be known as Reppard street.
The street adjoining - square snail be
The street adjoining Solomons square shall
be known as SOlom0ns street.
The street adjoining Lester square shall be
known as Lester street.
And the street adjoining Dale square shall
be known as Dale street. And the width of
each of said streets shall be ffty feet.
SEC. 4. BE 1t further ordained by the author
ity Aforesaid, That the following streets be
laid out IN the city of Savannah Westwardly
from East Broad street. south of Anderson
street, in SAID city as follows: That is to say,
First street, south of Anderson street, shall be
80 feet from the southern line Of said Ander-
son street, and shall be parallel to II, and as
feet In width, and extend from East Broad
street on the east to the Ogeechee road on the
Second street shall be $40 feet from the
southern line of First street and parallel to It,,
and shall be as feet in width, and extend from
East Broad street on the east 10 the Ogeechee
road on the west.
Third street shall be $50 feet from the south
ern line Of second street and parallel to it. and
Broad street on the east TO the Ogeechee road
on the west
Fourth street shall be 800 feet from the
southern line Of Third street and parallel to
it, and shall be rs feet in width, and extend
from East Broad street on the east to the
Ogeechee road on the west.
Fifth street shall be 320feet from the southern
line Of Fourth street and parallel to IL, and
shall be IS feet in width and extend from
East Broad street on the east 10 FlOrance
street on the west.
Sixth street shall be 800 feet from the south
orn line OF Fifth street ana parallel TO IL. and
shall be IS feet in width, and extend from
East Broad street on the east TO the Ogeechee
road on the west.
Seventh street shall be 800 feet from the
southern line of Sixth street and parallel to
IL, and shall he rs feet in width, and extend
from East Broad street on the east TO Flor
Ance street on the west.
southern line OF Seventh street and parallel
10 II, and shall be IS feet in width, and eX-
tend from East Broad street on the east to
tlOrance street on the west.
Ninth street shall be 800 feet from the south
Brn line OF Eighth street and parallel to il,
and shall be 70 feet in width, and extend from
East Broad on the east to the dividing line of
farm lots Nos. 3 and 4, Huok's tything, Perci-
val ward, thence northwardly at right angles
and of the width Of 90 feet to the 0geechee
road.
The Ogeechee road from Anderson street to
The southern limit Of the city shall be OF the
width Of 80 feet and shall be known and des-
ignated as street.
SEC. 5. Be IL further ordained by the au-
shortly Aforesaid That the areas embraced
within the following streets shall be set apart
~ public squares, and shall be known and
designated by the names OF the wards in
which they lie, TO wit: The area bounded by
Second street on the north, Third street on
the south, Reppard street on the casa and
Bull street on the west shall be known as
Reppard square.
The area bounded by Habersham street on
The west. Price street on the east, Seventh
street on the north and Eighth street on the
south shall be known as square.
The area bounded by Bull street on the
Bast. Solomons street on the west, Seventh
street on the north and Eighth street on the
south shall be known as SOlomOns square.
The area bounded by Montgomery street on
the west, Lester street on the east. Second
street on the north ana Third street on the
south shall be known as Lester square.
The area bounded by Montgomery street on
the east, Dale street on the west, Seventh
street on the north and Eighth street on the
south shall be known as Dale square.
SEQ 9. BE 10 further ordained by the au-
thOrity Aforesaid, That the area embraced Ia
said extended limits OF the city OF savannah,
shall be divided into wards, whose boundaries
and names shall be ~ follows: That portion
wing between EBst Broad street on the east,
Habersnam street on the west. Anderson
street on the north, and Third street on the
south, shall be known and designated as Barry
ward.
That portion lying between East Broad
street on the east, Habersham street on the
west. Third street on the north, AID Sixth
street on the south, shall be known and de-
eignalcd as Garland ward.
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