Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-21
BILLS FOR THE PAVING.
COUNCIL ACTS UPON THE PROP
ERTY OWNERS PETITION.

The Bills Reduced by the Amount of the
Cost OF Paving tho Sidewalks AT inc
Intersection of streets--Alde rmen VIII"
Voted to Grant the Petition-How the
Matter Stands.
The City Council met at noon yester-
day in special session, and as commit
tee of The whole gave two hours to the
discussion Of the Broughtcn street paw
ing question. Aldermen O'Conuor.
Nichols, Myers ana Derst were in favor
OF granting the petition of the property
owners who asked to be relieved from
payment for all the a sphalt pavement be-
tween the east and west building Ines on
tie streets intersecting Brau-hton.
The minority made strong light, con-
tending that the property owners VINO
petitioned Council for the pavement did
not expect to have to pay more than one
third of the cost OF the pavement immedi-
ately in front of their lots. But now they
are asked TO pay for the pavement at the
intersection OF the streets. Ihat they
considered unjust. Council has been
asked to pave Bull street from Congress
TO State. When that is done the property
owners along Bull viii only have to pay
for the paving in front Of their lots, the
paving at the Br0ughtOn street crossing
being already done That would be re-
lievng the Bun street property owners at
the expense o. the BrOugntOn street prop
erty owners.
The same would be the case il Barnard,
jefferson or Montgomery streets are ever
paved. The approach Of the dinner hour
cut short the debate and the following
was adopted as the report OF the commit
tee OF the whole ;
Eesar5ef In the matter of pavement OF
BrougAton street, that 70 much VI the pave
msut running east and west ae covers the
sidewalk crossing on and parallel with
Bropghton street outside Of tn" line he de
Quoted from the calculation and assumed by
Tie city, as not withie tho purvIew Of the
atule in the opinion of the ACHING Corpora
lion Attorney, and that the calculation, as
subtn tied by the City Treasurer, in all other
respects stand as II Is.
Alter The committee rose and the report
was read. Alderman Myers offered an
amendment to the effect that the cost oil
OF all the paying at the Intersection OF the
streets be borne by the city. That, he
said, would be just and equitable.
Alderman O'COnnor said that he was
in favor OF the amendment, and be made
snort speech advocating it. The city of
Chicago be said, bears the whole cost Of
paving streets at the intersections.
same effect, ana the Alderman thought it
unfair to make the property owners along
the street pay for paying the crossings.
Alderman Nichols also advocated the
amendments and urged its adoption il
preference to the committees report. The
advocates of the report said nothing and
waited for the time to vote. A viva VOce
vote was taken, and the Mayor declared
the amendment lost. Division was called
for, aud Aldermen NIcnols, Myers,
O'COnuor and Derst stood up. Aldermen
Hamilton. Thomas, Nell, Mills, Bogart
and Sheldon voted against the amend
ment, and the Mayors decision was sus-
tanned.
Alderman Nichols then offered an
amendment dividing the cost OF paving
the crossings equally between the city
and tue property owners. That was also
lost by a vote Of six TO four. The original
resolution was then put upon its passage
and adopted. 1t reduces the bills by the
amount of the cost of paving the side
walk crossings at the intersection of the
streets.