The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-24
THE CITY'S NEW FATHERS
Dr. EALLIGAST BRINGS Up TIE
DRAINAGE QUESTION.


Wharves Recommended to- ire
Quarantine Station
he new city camel had plenty q work
before +. last night The cz--us 1-+ -1t
las l9-rs- tLAu twenty MINUTES. a11 tie
free-fo session vas 6 lively C-e. Dr..
FaIiza-. ope-e5 tie ball wiz g ras7.--
ton rr1vi5.1Z r. red---.1- g. t1e
charze f1r sewer permits from 81 - % s..
Alderman Ws-ls moved % a-=1i b.
making uo charge a. a1. A-1sr-al Myers
novel % refer the mater % t1= hlancs
cou-ittee. a1t 1pC- I'll "--r1rawaI q
Altman Wells u --i-- t-s motion - r.
f. VS. C3-r-5L
Wells .-- a1-z j. referred q re fact -La-
Whist l. -Cw chs drainage committee -
council. q which Dr. rs-Gza-t is c-er-
man las -1.1i 4 % do wI-l -1s drainage
q ne city proper II is. E= sid. % -zI q a.
f1rE1s II tie Dr. culture con .--t-@=, az
r5-.-,et 70 s. lrer5lta-.1 the examination Il
IL noe Lands in the vicinity . Savannah
sgo5=e. 70 the dry culture system. sc1 o.
rsc5zl--ls11 from time q r.--e ~ cy1aci
suc- measures a. the mite 10 t-l --=
b. ceZc-1-at=1 90 give s1-c-e-cT al U-..l-y
u the svs.e-o TIE damage = IL
civ r-o-e7. Al1sruaa Wen, explained,
Is controlled b. t1s street. All 4a1s con-
nit
wAyTzD = ESCw wHzsE IL STOOD.
Dr.. FsEi -art-As chsir11al o. ;ls drain
age cc-n-r.lt.as. I would lke - know ~bat
tLs powers II the committee are I have
SINE Il alters relating o drainage % orlng
bsf5re t1e council. and wait 70 kLoF Were
! st21d
re clerk read The ordnance defining The
powers - The drz mage cJ-nu-tt@e.
Alderman u els sad TIA be called a.
tez..Cz - t1e fz-- a. lis drainage system
l. un6a- c11trol # tie stree. au1 4s-e con-
T1i.tee because e. E1ew t1s. Or. FaillEaaL
was under wrgZE impressed
Dr. Fall CANT wanted . i&Ls ID the
drai1age CO s.4on a. once he Uuderstcod
thar T. was Chairman q tie COMMITTEES
having control = TIA. deDzTt-asl--
is .E--s any Jan 5eta.e me council
now Alderman GcDglcngh- asked.
DIT. FalE41--I have 2 plan o. subni.
eni want - know how = - % IL The
drainage q -1u.--s-'s powers, Re argued,
ougnt % e determined 81 one Il 0-de-
tia. n -1lrs s1o1lc be Us. IL getting .
work.
Alderman Wells sad that the olly way
q n, Dr. Fallizzut's C. mCittsa 10 charge
q tie c--T's o-a -ags was . pass a. ofdl-
nance % tnat sr1ec--
Wl.-o-tz iag further into the powers Of
the comm lee, Dr. Ea-ga1t aid that Re
rad several resolutions . l-~-, ole q
vrscE 1rgy.dsi f5- Ire ilrrai-c-!y1 q an
o-5.1a-cs pr LlJl-lIy t1e laying Z sewer
utues Cr cCI1JlIs except under TIE sIp-r-
vl8.o- Of -1e CITY surveyor. his res lu-
rs1n was wI-L1 -aaTn. ard will oe introduced
a. tLs next meeting u t-s form q a. o-1l-
nance.
TEE WV CITY ZAP.
Ire sso2nd res9- ltioa provided for the
q .strl5.-rlo1 a-d sale Il tbs new city map.
Each r---1oe- { tls ur=se1, coul II, and
also 4 me retiring council and the heads Of
ire var4o-s d=parrI1e1ts q the city govern
1neut viii b furnished a map and the rest
viii be turned over - TIE city treasurer for
sac.
Or. Fsliigaut t.en offered q resolution
s-t-J-lZIug the p1rc1ase q piping and
pr1vl1I-lg for q series II experiments and
practical tss.s. wiz view % establishing
Jns grade falls, lsTe-s, ETC, # the proposed
c s-nzZs system
Alderman HcDonough vas not in favor
q experimenting. II We can't depe1d
upgu ire Judgment % engineers be
sa.d. let Us profit BY the ex-
pe-lsuce 4 some other city. What
We wzut % get III Il IFS. is Blbo canal
An outlet b tbs first thing . be settled, and
then there is time enough 20 talk about the
drains e 0. the c.-T proper.
Alderman Wells sad that the question
which j. o. be co-sdered first Il all g to-
water supply. That has 81 % he increased
before anything csu BE- done toward house
drainage. After a lively debate the resolu-
ton wa finally tablet
80 FOOT BALL N TIE PARK
Ire ordnance introduced a. tie last ses-
zion o. re Cd council BY Alderman Nell
amending the ord nance prohibiting ball
playing IN t1e park extension, 50 a. 70 Per
INIT foot ball Dv bows not over Is years old
came up for second reading and provoked
z lively discussion. Aldermen Wells,
Myers, FalligsnI, Bailey AID Harris op-
posed TIE ordnance, and it was defeated
A communication from the sanitary com
mission into which was incorporated
mission recommending the building
of two additional whsrves at the
Quarantine station was read The
Tecommendation was based upon the fact
there is serious delay in the di charging Of
ballast Owl z To 3 lack q wharf room.
Alderman Wells moved reference Of the
communication 70 the committees on heath
and cemetery and harbor and wharves.
Alderman SMITH thought that all matters
relating % the iupro ~emeat Of the haroOr
should 20 - t1s aArb.r committee. II that
COMMITTEES j. ~ be held responsible for the
harbor, it ought % have charge Of the
WORK
Alderman w eils-Ive no objection 10 the
matter going - the Larbor committee. but
the apprJp riat.Jl for the work must come
from TIE health and cemetery committee.
Alderman smith thought that II TIE
blLdl & q re" Wharves is solely 70 o5viate
tne deny iu d.sch2rgiug ballast the matter
might b. got around b. a different way.
he wharf facilities be said, are ample
now
Alderman Myers urged a reference Of the
matter q the joint committees, and it was
80 referred.
SMOOTH PAVEMENT ASKED FOR
A communication from Judge Speer #
the United States court in reference u the
Tepaylug,of Bay street in the vicinity OK
the custom house, and Bull street from Bay
% Bryan, With asphalt, 81 as % 10 away
with tie noise z dr8ya and omaihuses which
seriously interrupts the work Of the courts
while ia session in the custom house build
ing, was real and referred 10 the committee
on streets and lanes. Judge Speer sta Cd
that tie court officials would present. the
matter before the government authorit eB,
aud If tho city is inclined % rrpave the
street with smcY.h pavement he believed
that the government would make a special
appropriation 10 aid in carrying out the
improvement.
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