Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-08
BETTER FIREPR0TECTI0N
THE NEEDS OF THE CITY'S
SOUrnERN SECIION.

Aldermen Discuss the Location o.
an Engine Beyond the Park TX
tensiou-A Hitch in the BrouEh
ton street Pavement Matter-ThC
Coast Line Street Railroad and the
City.
The Fire Committee of Council in &C.
cor1ance with Alderman OConnor's res
oluuon reported last night ON the matter
OF giving the southern part Of the CITY
better protection from fire. II was esll-
mated that a new engine, outfit and rum
nlng expenses for the first year would
cost 80 0l0. To put the engine, John W..
Anderson In repair get more horses
pay a foreman, driver, call men, exc"
would cost 1910. A hose reel and outhJ
would cost $3.50 for The first year.
Alderman Wells moved that the report
he laid upon the table until the next
meeting. so thatth Aldermen could have
more me TO consider the subject.
Alderman Thomas Thought t1at some
thing should be done speedily for the
southern section. as 10 is sudering. The
repotr a. the committee rather favored the
getting OIL a nose reel.
Alderman Wells said that something
more taan a hose reel is needed for that
part of the city. Twelve miles Of pipe is
" uteo TO properly supply the people east
OF Bun street with water he SAID. The
ranOrt went over.
A letter from President Parsons, Of the
coast Line Railroad Company. about
paving Broughtou street, put the Council
in quandary for few mIuu Is. The
paving ordinance requires the Coast Line
Company to pave between its rails, and
feet on either side OF its track all
along BrOughton street from West Broad
n AbercOrn. Dir. Parsons wrote that the
company considers any requirement to
Jay any payementeXcppt between its rails
as an attempt to impair the obligations
between the city aud the company. The
company Is ready to proceed with paving
between its rails, said the President.
No one was quite certain whether the
letter was intended as a positive refusal
10 pave except between the rails.
After the lapse OF ten years the city can
impose new conditions, Alderman Thomas
remarked.
The Council concluded to find out
whether the railroad company will pave
according 10 the ord nance. and If it VIII
not, then the city viii 20 ahead with the
paving and try to make the railroad com
pany pay for the strips three feet wide on
each side of the track.
A resolution was adopted authorizing
the painting Of the railing and iVon-work
in and around all of the public squares.
Bids were opened tor painting the squared
along Barnard. Bull and AbercOrn streets
Andrew Hanley bid 1910, " j. Murphy
$3.50, and John g. Butler $21j. The bids
were referred TO the Committee on Streets
and Lanes with power to act.
Accounts against the ctty amounting to
S9,2O6 were approved and ordered to be
passed.
Alderman Thomas introduced a resOlu-
ton authorizing the Committee on Drain
age to purchase 1900 feet of drain tile for
use on Waters road and Lovers lane.
Alderman Mills offered a resolution
authorizing the purchase Of LOCO feet Of
hose. Both resolutions were adopted.
The Finance Committee reported favor
ably on petition from Z. +. Cheatham,
and adversely on a petition from Byck e.
Selig for relief from a certain part OF their
faNpa.