Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-24
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City Scavenger (by contract)
SEC. 2. Al applicants for city offices mu
file with the Clerk Of Coune
at or before O'Clock P. NJ. on the Monda
preceding the day Of election their severt
applications. For those positions requirIn
bonds the names of the bOndsmen 1.-TWO In a
casesl must accompany the applications. Al
bids for contracts must be fled with I'd
Clerk of Council at or before O'Clock P.
on the Monday preceding the day Of election
which bids must be accompanied with TIL
names of suretie5 or bondsmen who will b
required to qualify before Notary Public q
other officer, such qualification to accompan
the bid. No application or bid Will receiv
the consideration of Council unless filed in aC
cordance with the provisions of this ordi
nance.
SEC. 8. All ordinances and parts of ordi
nances initiating against the provisions
this ordinance be and the same are hereby re
pealed.
Ordinance on its first reading.
by Committee on City Extension
AN ORDINANCE to amend an ordinance emit,
tied An Ordinance to amend an or
dinancee entitled an ordinance to pro
Ject aud lay out in the limits of tn
city OF Savannah, south OF Anderson street
certain streets and lanes, and for other pur
poses, so as to do away with lanes, south
Anderson street, and for other purposes,
passed in Council February "A, 1886, so as d
more particularly designate and describ
Bull street. 80 as to rectify the location d
Bull street ans; to lay out q street on eacl
side OF the track of the Savannah, Floridi
and Western Railway, from Anderson stree
In said city to seventh street in SAID city,
SECTION /. BE il ordained by the Mayor ant
Aldermen OF the City Of Savannah in Council
assembled, That section 2 Of ordinance d
February "a, 1886, rs amended by ordinanG
passed July IA, 1856. be and the said is herebi
amended SO as to read as follows; That Bu1
street in said city of Savannah shall
be extended south to the southern
limits of the city of Savannah as defined Ii
act Of the General Assembly, approved Sep
temDer I'll. lSSH. fOIlOWa. That
say the western line OF Bull street
between Anderson street aud First street
shall be line drawn from the point of inter
section of the south line OF Anderson stree
with the western line of Bull street TO tht
point of intersection OF the northern line o.
First street and the White Blur road in sait
city, and that the western line OF Bull stree
from said First street to the southern limit
of the city shall be the western line of the
White Bluff road, and the eastern line d
Bull street shall be parallel to and seventy,
i've feet at all points from the western side o.
sad Bull street as laid out between said An
derson street and said Twelfth street.
SEC. 2. Be IL further ordained by the au
thority aforesaid, That street thirty sever
and half feet on each side Of the track 0l
the savannah, Florida and Western railway
from Anderson street In said city to Seventh
street In said city be laid out and opened ans
declared u street of said city, as soon as
dedication of the same be made by the Sayanl
nah, Florida and Western Railway Company
to the city Of Savannah; that on SAID street az
laid out under this ordinance the said Savan.
nah, FLORIDA and Western Railway Company
shall be required to put only two crossings
between Anderson street and Seventh street
in said city and said street shall be known al
- street. I
Ordinance on its first reading and by
unanimous consent read a second time,
placed upon its passage, and passed.
by Committee on Streets and Lanes
AN ORDINANCE to suspend the ordinance
passed In Council April 20, 1888, relative I'd
obstruction of sidewalks.
SECTION /. Be 1t ordained by the Mayor
and Alderman of the City Of Savannah, in
Council assembled, and it Is hereby orda1n ed
by the authority aforesaid, That the ordI-
nance passed in Council on April %, 1888,
relative TO obstruction of sidewalks by tha
displaying of dry goods, ETC., be suspended
from December l6, 1886, TO January 3, 1887,
inclusive, upon condition that the space occu.
pied by deHlers in displaying their goods
shall not exceed two and half feet from
store TO sidewalk. and shall not exceed three
feet from the curb towards the street, but no
goods or boXez shall be left on the pavement
or streets after six o'clock P. NJ. OF each dayl
Ordinance read in Council the first time
December /, 1886; read a second time Deem
Der IL. 1886, placed upon It's passage and
pissed:
AN ORDINANCE to amend section of an or
dinance entitled an ordinance to provide
for defraying the expenses Of the Hari1or
Master or Harbor Masters, and for the con-
tinuance of the improvement OF the river
aud harDor OF Savannah, to provide for the
to repeal existing ordipgnces On tito subject
OF harbor and Harbor Masters fees. so far
ms they conflict with this ordinance, passed
ia Council March ~, 1873.
SECTION ]. BE IL ordained by the Mayor ar
Aldermen of the city OF SRvannahsin Council
assembled, that section Of said ordinance
be amended SO as to re ad as follows: "5ection
!. The Mayor and Aldermen OF the city OF
savannah, in Council assembled, DO hereby
ordain. That from and Immediately after the
passage Of this ordinance. the following I
charges and fees shall be due and payable 20
the uaTbor Master Of the port of
savannah, for the mooring Of merchant ves-
sells In said port by or under hlsdirectlon, and
for all other services rendered to such vessels
ana their cargoes by him; that is 20 say, all
brigs, fore and aft schooners and ocean steam
ers regularly running to this port as packets
shall pay five cents per running foot oflepgth
over all measurement; other square-rlgged
vessels ana transient ocean steamers ten
cents per foot Of like measurement. Steamers
running regularly as packets between Flor
ida, South Carolina, or on any river in the
state, i've cents per foot of like measurement,
payable per quarter. Other vessels above
n .med shall pay the charges herein men,
toned within forty-eight hours after arrival.
And IN every case the measurement of the
vessel shall be determined by the Harbor
Master according to the best informa-
ton he can procure; but in case
of disagreement as to the true meas
urement, the same shall be determined
on the arbitrament of the HarbOr Master and
the master OF such vessel. and one of the Port
Wardens of said port, TO be selected by the
IN lster OF the vessel; but no delay shall be al
lowed in the collection Of said feeSpr charges
on account OF any delay Of such aAbItramenI
through the fault o. neglect Of the master of
such vessel.
ORDINANCES LAID ON THE TABLE.
An ordinance TO tx the number OF the po-
lice force of the city OF Savannah. TO provide
for the appointment OF a chief detective, and
for Other purposes.
An ordinance to repeal an ordinance enti-
tied an ordinance to prohibit the occupation
OF any part OF the streets or lanes Of the city
for steps or porticOs, passed in Council June
2, 1886, and ~ leave the matter Of the erection
OF steps and portcos on the streets of she city
to the discretion OF the Mayor and Aldermen
OF the city OF savannah.
Council adjourned.
FRANK +. REBARER,
Clerk of Council.
Sour Peas.