The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-10-05

street between Huntingdon and Hall streets;
Referred TO committee on streets and lanes and
sanitary board, with power 10 act.
Petition of E. Eickholz for permission to
make sewer connection with East broad street
sewer from premises corner East Broad street
and Liberty street lane Referred TO committee
on streets and lanes and sanitary board, with
power TO act.
Petition of Chatham X. L. and Improvement
Company for permission to make sewer con-
nection with East Broad street sewer from
premises southwest corner Taylor and Price
streets. Referred to committee on streets and
lanes and sanitary board, with power TO act
ORDINANCES.
Ordinance read the first time September 10,
1885 aud referred to committee on streets and
lanes; reported back and read second time
October Q, 1888, amended and passed.
AN ORDINANCE to grant to the county Of Chat
ham fifteen feet to be taken from the south
side Of President street. between Drayton
street and Bull street, thereby increasing the
width of trust lot letter II, Percival ward,
eight feet.
WHEREAs, Greater space is required for the
erection of a new court house. on lot letter II,
Perciva ward, than is afforded by the present
dimensions of said lot,
SECTION /. Be it ordained by the mayor and
aldermen of the city of Savannah in council
assembled. That the northern boundary of lot
| letter II, Percival ward. be extended eight feet,
| to ee taken from the south side of President
street, and that the county Of Chatham be and
| 1t is hereby authorized to project a new court
vided that said eight feet shall be added to said
| lot only for the purpose of building court
house, and that the permission and rights given
| by this ordinance be confirmed by an act of the
general assembly of the state Of Georgia.
SEQ 2. BE IL further ordained, that all ordi-
nanceS and parts of ordinances in conflict with
this ordinance be and the same are hereby re-
pealed.
RESOLUTIONS
| By Committee on Streets and Lanes
Resolved, That the contract with Cole &
| Bennett, relative to the REMEMBERING of the
| houses in the city of Savannah, be so far modi-
| fed as 20 permit the said Cole 4 Bennett to put
up forfeit of $50 cash instead OF giving bond,
and to allow them ninety 900 instead of sixty
| 6O) days in which to complete the work
Adopted.
| By Alderman Duncan
| Resolved, That special committee Of five
members of council, together with his honor
the mayor, as ex-ofiicio chairman, be appointed
| and authorized to employ civil engineer with
| a view of formulating some systematic plan of
| house drainage for the city generally and
specially for the early adoption of the most per
| feet system tnat can be devised for those por.
| tions of the city east of East Broad street and
west of West Broad street.
Adopted.
Aldermen Duncan, Reid, Schwarz, Thomas
| and Nell were appointed in accordance with
above resolution.
| By Alderman Thomas
| Resolved, That the committee on streets and
| lanes be authorized to have a green house
erected for Forsyth place at u cost not to ex
| coed $3.50
Adopted
MISCELLANEOUS.
| The following report of expenditures from
Jan to Sept. 80, 1898, submitted by the city
| treasurer. was read and received for intorma-