The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-15
THE MORNING NEWS: THURSDAY, MARCH Is. 1888

Petition of Clara R Davis, asking city authori-
ties to lease her certain property on Springfield
Plantation. Referred to Committee on City
Lots
Petition of J, H. Johnston, President City and
SUP .roan railway, for permission TO repair line
and run track on certain streets Referred to
Committee on Streets and Lanes.
Petition OF George HI Remshart for permits
sion 10 add bathroom to house on lot % Lib
erty ward. Referred to Committee ON fire.
Petition OF sundry citizens asking city au-
thortIes TO permit City and Suburban Railway
Company to lay track and run cars ON Second
street. Referred to Committee on Streets and
Lanes.
Petition Of Mrs Julia Sullivan, for permission
to make addition to building on lot 10, Barlow
ward. Referred to Committee on Fire.
Petition OF Mary Hawkins for permission to
make sewer connection with West Broad street
sewer from premises, corner Montgomery and
Harris streets. Referred to Committee on
Streets and Lanes with power to act
Petition of A. Samuels. for permission to
make sewer connection with East Broad street
sewer from premises, corner Price and Gordon
streets Referred TO Committee on Street and
Lanes with power to act
Petition Of Gazaway Hartridge for permission
20 make sewer connection with Drayton street
from premises on bryan street, near Drayton
street. Referred to Committee on Streets and
Lanes, with power to act
fetltion OF w. F. Chaplin for permission to
make sewer connection with Whitaker street
sewer, from premises corner Gwlnnett and
Howard streets. Referred to Committee on
streets and Lanes, with power TO act
Petition of Herman HeSSe for permission to
make sewer connection with West Broad street
sewer from premises corner West Broad and
ork streets. Referred TO Committee on Streets
ana Lanes, with power to act.
Petition of T. p. Heidi, for permission to
make sewer connection with Whitaker street
sewer from premises on York street. near Whit
aker street. Referred to Committee on Streets
and Lanes with power to act
GetltlOn OF Albert jackson, for permission to
make sewer connection with Lincoln street
sewer from premises on Charlton street, near
Habersham street. Referred to Committee on
Streets and Lanes with power to act.
ORDINANCES.
Ordinance on its first reading and by unani-
nous consent of Council read a second time
and passed
BY Committee on Streets and Lanes
AN ORDINANCE to provide for the paving and i'm
proving Of New Houston street, between
Draytoa and Whitaker streets, in the city of
savannah, to make assessment for the same,
and to collect the said assessment.
SECTION /. Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Aldermen of the city of Savannah in Council
assemble, under the terms and provisions of
the a. act Of the LegisaAure OF Georgia, approved
mittee on Streets and Lanes be, and it is hereby
authorized and directed to have New Houston
street, between the west side of Drayton street,
and the east side of Whitaker street In the city
of Savannah, paved with cypress blocks The
said pavement to be OF the width of forty (i0)
feet, and to have constructed such side drains
cross.drains and crossings as may be proper for
| the drainage and grading OF said portion of
| New Houston street.
SEC ,. Be it further ordained, That after the
total cost or said work exclusive of the front
age of interesting streets shall have been
certalned, one-thrd OF such cost shall be paid
| out of the city treasury, and the other two
| thirds by the persons owning real estate front
| ing on said portion of New Houston street, that
| is to say one third thereof from the owners on
each side said norton of said the
| of the passage of this ordinance, according to
| frontage. And the pro-rata amount of the cost
OF said work is hereby assessed against said
owners aud the said real estate as aforesaid.
! If such assessment Is not paid within thirty
| days after presentation of bill for the same,
| the amount of said bill shall be furnished by
! the said committee to the City Treasurer. u D
| shall forthwith issue an execution for the "a, I
bill, together with costs against the persons and
| property aforesaid. which execution shall be
made and levied out of the properly described
| therein as are executions for city taxes
| SEC. 3. Be it further ordained, That all ordi-
nances and parts Of ordidances in conflict with
| this ordinance are hereby repealed.
AYEs-Aldermen Thomas, Nell, Ellis, Mills,
| Reid, SchwarZ, Duncan, Haines, Myers, Nichols
and his Honor the Mayor-11.
NAYs-None.
Ordinance on its first reading and by unani-
nous consent of Council read a second time and
PISSED,
BY Alderman Thomas
AN ORDINANCE to amend the third section of the
ordinance passed Aug. 4, 1865 respecting the
width OF sidewalks on certain streets in the
city of Savannah.
SECTION /. Be il ordained by the Mayor and
Aldermen of the city of Savannah, in Council
assembled, that the third section Of the above
recited ordinance which section respects the
width Of sidewalks on streets in the city of Sa-
vannah, over which the ordinance requiring the
laying of pavernents has not yet been enforced,
and which is to be found on page 464 of the Sa-
vannah City Code of 1871 be and the same is
hereby amended so as to require that the side
walks of such streets which are not more than
thirty five (3o) feet in width shall be six 6) feet
wide; of the streets which are more than thirty
five (33) feet and not exceeding forty (40) feet in
width the sidewalks shall be seven "a feet wide
of the streets wider than forty i0) feet and less
than seventy five (7o) feet, the sidewalks shall
be nine (0) feet in width.
SEC. ?. That all ordinances and parts of ordi-
nances in conflict with this ordinance are here
by repealed.
Ordinance on its first reading:
BY Committee on Streets and Lanes
AN ORDINANCE to provide for the grading, paw
ing and improving of River street, from the
east side OF West Broad street to the west side
Of Water street, in the city of Savannah, to
make assessment for the same and to collect
the said assessment.
SECTION !. Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Aldermen 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 tue Com
mittee on Streets and Lanes is hereby author
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city of Savannah, between the east side Of West
Broad street and the, west side of Water street
to have proper Side-drans, crossdraws and
crossings placed on said portion of River street,
and TO do all work necessary the proper
grading and drainage Of said portion of River
street And the said Committee is also author
lied and directed to have the said portion of
River street paved with a cobble-Stone pave
ment of uniform width, save in front Of the
Planters Rice Mill where the said pavement
snail be more narrow, and, for the purpose Of
uniformity, to relay the pavement on part Of
the said portion of River street.
SEC. =. Be it further ordained, That after the
total cost of said work exclusive of the frontage
Of intersecting Streets) shall have been ascer-
tanned, one third of such cost shall be pa d out
of the City Treasury and the other twC-thlrds
by the persons owning real estate fronting on
said portion of River street: that is TO say, one
third thereof from the owners of each side Of
said portion of River street at the date Of the
passage OF this ordinance according 10 frontage,
and tue pro rata amount Of the cost Of said work
is hereby assessed against said owners and the
said real estate as aforesaid. If such SesS.
Inent is not paid within thirty days after the
presentation Of a bill r the same the amount
of said bill shall be furnished by the sid Com
mittee on Streets and Lane, to tn City Treas
urer, who shall forthwith issue an execution for
the said bill, together with costs against the
persons and property aforesaid, which execu-
lion shall be made and levied out VI the property
described therein as are executions for city
taxes
SEC. g. Be il further ordained, That all ordi-
nances and parts of ordinances in conflict With
this ordinance are hereby repealed
RESOLUTIONS.