The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-17

wnoin was referred the petition of J. NJ. Wilder,
aor PERMISSION TO take platform from the south
east cornerof New Houston and Lincoln streets,
4hd place instead a neat Stoop on New Houston
street, beg leave TO report favorably to the
same. II p 1TuoNtAs
Chairman Committee on Streets and Lanes.
Report adopted
The Committee on Market to whom was re-
lerred the petition of NJ NJ. Sullivan, and other
nsh and oyster dealers filed in the Office of Clerk
of Council on the 2Sth ultimo feels constrained
to report adversely as il has already done to a
similar petition There are several matters
mentioned IN this petition which the Committee
desires to particularly notice.
l. Inc twenty-five cents charged for each oc-
cupancy of a stall is required of all occupants
WITHOUT discrimination as to the character of
thelr wares or business. From this and the
Other revenue from the Market the daily clear
ing OF the Market and stalls, and the other run
mng expenses are paid. If the charge be abol-
lshed as to petitioners, it ought TO be- for the
sake OF fairness and impartiality as TO all oc-
cupants, and in this event it would probably be
ADVISABLE to commenSurately increase the
ordinary rentals of the stalls, the net income
derived by the city from the Market being now
equivalent to only small interest on the value
OF the property, and the rentals charged in
Guiding this twenty-five cents item being entirely
reasonable
:, The specific tax of forty dollars, also men.
TONED by petitioners, has nothing whatever to
40 with the Market. No Market charge of any
klud IS made other than the rent of the stalls
and the twenty five cents complained of. A
SPECIFIC tax for each place of business outside of
the Market used by fish and oyster dealers, by
outehers ana green grocers, or other dealers IS
lald ny the tax ordinance of the city without
discrimination or injustice to the petitioner or
other fish and oyster dealers.
3. The petition also claims that butchers and
green grocers are permitted to sell their goods
on the street after market hours, and yet are
relieved from the payment of the specific tax
his exhibits another error on the part Of pet-
TONERS. 50 far as the city ordinances are con
cerned they have the same right to sell on the
streets after market hours, If they see proper
10 do so, as have butchers and green grocers, or
other vendors and as before observed, the spe
cl1c tax mentioned is required.
There is no discrimination of any sort made
10 any way against the petitioners, or the class
OF dealers represented by them by Market reg
ulations or city ordinances.
w F. REID,
Chairman Committee on Market
Report adopted.
PETITIONS AND APPLICATIONS
Petition of c. G. Anderson, agent Ocean
Steamship Company, asking city authorities to
pay cost of repairs to buggy damaged by horse
and buggy owned by the city and in use in City
Surveyors department. Referred 10 Committee
on Finance.
Petition of sundry citizens relative to house
kept by Lizzie Ryan, No. s McDonough street.
Referred to Committee on Police.
Petition of Henry Wetherhorn asking for
compensation for services rendered as detec
tive. Referred to Committee on Finance
Petition of P Powers for permission to re-
model house and remove stOop from Lincoln
street and place same on President street. Re
ferred to Committees on Fire and Streets and
Lanes
Petition of John Grimm, for permission to re-
pair house on lot No. 81 Greene ward. Referred
to Committee on Fire.
Petition of Fisher, Sloat & Rourke for per.
mission to erect a wooden shed on Canal bank,
North OglethOrpe ward. Referred to Commit
tee on Fire with power to act.
r,E T.t,,R TTaYFv,
to add room to wooden house on lot No. 81
Chatham ward. Referred to Committee on
Fire.
Petition of L. J. Gazan and Frederick Putzel
for separate titles to lot No 6 Lafayette ward
Referred to Committee on City Lots
Petition of R. II. Tatem, Offering TO purchase
the city propel ty at southwest corner of Liberty
and Price streets Referred to Committee on
City Lots and Finance.
Petition of w S. Mcfarland trustee, for per
mission to repair and reshingle house on lot
No. :, middle Oglethorpe ward. Referred to
Committee on Fire
Petition of Mrs. A. NJ. Powers for permission
to repair house on lot No. "a, Columbia ward.
Referred to Committee on Fire.
Petition of j. J. McGowan, asking permits
sion TO make pipe connections from premises
on Congress street lane, near Lincoln street,
with Broughton street sewer. Referred to Com
mittee on Streets and Lanes with power to act
ORDINANCES.
Ordinance on its first reading:
By Committee on Streets and Lanes
AN ORDINANCE to require the Sidewa lks on both
sides of Barnard street, between Congress and
State streets, to be of the uniform width of
fifteen feet.
SECTION BE it ordained by the Mayor and
Aldermen Of the City of Savannah in Council
assembled, That the sidewalks Oh both sides of
Barnard street, between Congress and State
streets, in the city of Savannah, are hereby re
quired to be of the uniform width of fifteen G5)
feet.
G. . D. - e,,u4Lo,- oudo;ro5 That &c .1,o
owners Of real property abuttng on said side
walk, do not make the same of the said width
by the first day Of April, 1888, the Committee
on Streets and Lanes shall proceed to have the
said sidewalks made of the said width at the eX-
pense of the owners of real property abutting
on said sidewalks. and if the bills for the same
are not paid by said owners within thirty days
after their presentation, execution for the col
lection of the said bills. together with costs,
shall be issued by the City Treasurer agaiuSt the
said owners and the said abutting property,
which executions shall be made and levied out
Of the property described therein as executions
for city taxes.
SEC 3. Be it further ordained. That all ord-
nances and parts of ordinances in conflict with
this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Ordinance on its first reading.
By Committee on Streets and Lanes.
An ORDINANCE to provide for the paving and inn
proving of Liberty street from Wheaton to
West Broad streets, in the city of Savannah,
to make assessment for the same, and to col
SECTION l. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Al
dermen Of the city of Savannah, in Council
assembled, under the terms and provisions Of
the act of the Legislature of Georgia, approved
on the first day of October, 1887, That the Com
mittee on Streets and Lanes be and it is hereby
authorized and directed to have laid on each side
of Liberty street, from the west side of
Wheaton street to the east side of Tattnall
street, in the city of Savannah, a pavement OF
which shall occupy a space of p feet on each
side of said portion of Liberty street, and be
laid and located 10 feet from the sidewalks on
each side Of said portion ofesad street so that
there shall be 10 feet intervening between said
sidewalks and said pavement, and 30 feet OF the
middle of the Said street between the said pave
ments which said spaces of 10 and 30 feet re-
spectivelv shall be left for grass plots.
SEC . Be it further ordained, That the said
Committee on Streets and Lanes is also au-
thoriZed and directed TO have laid on SAID Lib
ertv street between the east side of Tattnall
street and the east side Of West Broad street,
pavement, of which shall occupy forty 90 feet
in the centre of the said portion of Liberty
street.
SEC. 8. Be it further ordained, That the said
committee is also authorized and directed to
have new curbs laid on Liberty street, enclosing
fine said pavement provided for in the two pre-
cedpg sections and to have the portions OF the
said street, between the said curbs, paved as
hereinbefore provided, and also graded; ana
further, to have proper side drains, cross drains
and crossings placed on SAID portions OF SAID
Liberty street r.. A.,
total cost of said work exclusive OF the 'front.'
noe of intersecting streets) shall have been
osrertained one-third of such cost snail be PAID
ont OF the City Treasury, and the other Two
thirds from the persons owning real estate
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