Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-13
ORDINANCES,


lcemen on the occasion be investigated. Re-
ferred to Committee on Police and TIE Mayor.
ORDINANCES.
Ordinance read the first time Oct g. 1885,
by unanimous Copsept read n second time and
referred to Council as committee of the
whole. reported back to Council Oct. ., 1856.
amended Uy substitute as follows and passed:
AN ORDINANCE to amend an ordinance enti-
tied an ordinance TO permit the savannah,
Florida and Western galway Company tn
extend its railroad track rom its present
track. at the I'M erSection Of 81. Julian and
randolph streets along said Randolph street
and across Bay street 70 the wharVes now
used by the Merchants and Miners Trans.
p0rtatiOn Company tor The Baltimore
Steamship Line, passed in Council June 30,
1886 as to permit the salg 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 she
Baltimore Steamship Line, and to uermit
track to be laid on the south side of st. Jul
Ian street to connect tho 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,
passed in Council Sept. II. 1856, so as to
change the location of the railroad tracks
in st. Julian street and for other purposes
SECTION !. Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Aldermen of the city of Savannah in Council
assembled, That section of the said ordl-
nance, parsed in Council Sept. II, 1885, be and
the same IL, hereby repealed. and the follow
ing words are Inserted IN lieu thereof as Sec
tion of said ordinance: That the Sa7an-
nah, Florida and Western Railway Company
be, and it is hereby, permitted to extent its
line on and near the centre Of ST. Julian
street through said St. Julian street aud by
way of Randolph street, through the property
on southwest corner of Randolph and Bay
streets. aud across BAv street to the wharves
now used by the Merchants and Miners
Transportation Company; provided II said
extension shall be made by means of switoh
or switches. then the switch stands shall not
be placed within the line of any street."
SEC. 2. Be il further ordained by the au-
thority aforesaid. That section of the said
ordinance, passed in Council Sept. II, 1856, be
and the same is hereby repealed, and the fol-
lowing words are inserted in lien thereof AS
section of said ordinance: That the platform
now on the north side of st. Julian street
shall he reduced at the expense of the SaVan-
nah, Florida and Western Railway Company
to q width OF twenty feet al once, and the
said the Savannah, Florida and Western Rail-
way Company be ana 1t Is hereby required
to lay new track in st. Julian street as near
as practicable to the said platform SO reduced
to width of twenty feet.
SEC. 8. Be it further ordained by the au-
thority Aforesaid. That it shall be the duty Of
said the Savannah Florida and Western Rail-
way Company to cause all trains, cars or
locomotives coming out from any inclOsure
through wbich its tracks may run on to Bay
or Randolph streets to b. tagged so that the
RESOLUTIONS.
BY Committee on City Lots
ResolUed. That the Committee on City Lots
he authorized to have repaired the property
belonging to the city now occupied by Cooley
Bros. at the foot of West Broad street, and
the Pound House, on Abercorn street. Re
solved further, that the civ surveyor he re-
quired to prepare specifications aud advertise
for proposals for doing said repairs.
Adopted.
By Alderman Thomas
Reso1Ued. That the City Surveyor be author
lied to purchase q transit and level at a cost
of not exceeding one hundred and seventy
dollars.
Adopted.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Alderman Hamilton, acting Chairman
Committee on Water, reported that the arte-
elan water obtained from the well at the water
works site had been sent North to be
analysed, and that the result as set forth in
the reports of the United States Geological
Survey, and of Prof. Chandler, OF New Ork,
was most satisfactory.
On motion the report was received and the
analysis ordered to be recorded on the min
utes of Council.
Council adjourned.
FRANK r. REBARER.
Clerk OF Council.