Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-14

SEC. 6. No railroad company shall cause or
allow the whistle of auv locomotive engine 10
re sounded within the city. except necessary
brake signals. and such as may be abe lulo.y
necessary to prevent injury TO persons ana 10
properly other than their own, ana tnat In
their possession as freight.
SEC. z. The bell of each locomotive engine
shall be rung continually while running with
in said city.
SEC. s No railroad company shall cause or
allow the cylinder cocks, of aay or either OF
their several locomotive engines, TO be opened
SO as to permit steam TO escape therefrOm ut
any time while running upon or along any
railroad track laid in any street, or when the
engine Is IN immediate proximity to any
stree or railroad crossing in said city; pro
vlded, however, That when such engine email
be standing at such point in said CITY ana Tor
three revolutions OF the driving wheel after
being putin motion the said COCKS may ne
opened for the purpose of allowing condensed
steam to escape.
SEC. Q. Any railroad company or railroad
corporation who shall, by themselves, Their
agents or employees, violate or fail to observe
any OF the foregoing provisions of this ordl-
nance, or any agent or employe OF any rail-
ROAD company or railroad corporation, or
other person, who shall violate or fail to OBJ
serve the same, shall for each violation or
failure to observe the same he fined IN a sum
not less than twenty-five dollars nor exceed
ing one hundred dollars, upon conviction
thereof in the Police Court of Savannah.
SEC. 10. ANY railroad company or railroad
corporation who shall, by themselves, their
agents or employees, or any agent or employe
OF any railroad company or railroad corpora
ton. who shall cause or allow any empty
railroad car or cars to be detached from any
locomotive engine and left 10 remain on any
street or railroad crossing within sald CITY
for 4 longer period than five minutes shall be
fined In the sum of ten dolsrs for eRch and
every consecutive five minutes after the lapse
OF the first five minutes any such empty rail-
road car or cars detached as aforesaid shall be
80 permitted to remain thereon.
Inc ordinance to amend ordnance To
prohibit the occupation of any part of the
streets or lanes of the city for steps or porti-
cos, etc, was taken from the table, placed
upon Its passage and lost.
RESOLUTIONS.
By Alderman Hamilton:
RsSOIDed. That the Committee on Water be
authorized to sink ten-inch artesan well
on water works site, being part of the pro-
posed system for supplying the city with ar
tesian water through the water mains
Adopted.
BY Alderman Thomas
ResoLUed, That the Committee on Streets and
Lanes be authorized tt have the proper street
numbers placed upon all buildings in the city
not already so numbered.
Adopted.
BY Alderman Thomas
ResOl0sd, That the Committee on Streets and
Lanes be authorized to purchase five hundred
yards of graywacke stone blocks for pa wing
portion of the drains on Bay street.
Adopted.
BY Alderman Thomas
ReSoloed. That the Committee on City Lots
be authorized and requested to pave side
walks around city's lot corner OF Liberty and
Price streets.
Adopted.
MISCELLANEOUS.
communication was received from John
R. Dillon, Clerk Board of Commissioners,
Chatham county, enclosing resolutions adopt
ed by said board relative to the drainage of
Waters road. Referred to Committee on
Drainage.
His Honor. the Mayor p. t., announced to
Council the death of Luke Logan, late Mes
senger of Council, which occurred on Aug.
2S, 1886.
Council adjourned until 4p. m. Saturday,
18th inst. FRANK f. REBARER,
Clerk of Council.