The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-21

the charges, IL any were 10 DC IldOe, ouBuI
to be made in writing. A recess was taken
until noon to-day.
THE QUARANTINE DEBATE.
Nearly the entire session of council be-
fore the Smith Drummer matter came up
was occu pied with the discussion of the
quarantine question. The joint committee
on finance and health and cemetery, to
which the Improvement of the quarantine
station was referred, recommended a series
of improvements which the committee
believe will be Of the utmost
Importance to the city and the port 1t re-
commended the connection of two of the
present wharves by a platform, and sug-
gested, if the work did not cost too much,
that the third wharf be connected with
the other two by platform This would
give additional room for one more vessel,
thereby accommodating four vessels
The committee also recommended that
iron rails be put down in place Of the
the present wood tramwey, and that a
double hosting engine or two single
engines be placed on the wharf for the
hosting of ballast so that the work could
be done more expe1itiously. The committee
recommended further that a superintendent
be placed in charge Of the work
to see that it is done with dis
these engines the committee believed
should be charged only such an amount as
will defray the actual expense to the city.
The charge for discharging.the ballast not
to exceed twenty five cents per ton. In
carrying out this plan the committee be-
lieved that the unloading Of ballast will be
very much facilitated and fastened, and
that the quarantine station will be
in condition to compete with that
~ Of thu South a flonfiQ Tho
committee also recommend that the quar-
antine officer be moved to Cockspur Island,
if permission can be obtained from the
United States engineer, until other pro-
visions can be made This would
give the quarantine officer access to
the present station, which is very desir
able. The committee recommended further
that council take such steps through Con-
gresham Lester as will procure from the
United States government site on Cock
spur Island for permanent station, and,
in the event of his success in obtaining the
site, the committee recommended that the
money paid into the city treasury
from the sale of rock at the old
quarantine station be used for the
purpose of building up the station in Cock
spur Island at as early day as possible.
THE IMPROVEMENTS RECOMMENDED.
In connection with this report Alderma n
Harris offered resolution authorizing the
placing OF two hosting engines on the
wharves at one and the employment of
a competent superintendent and providing
for the appointment Of a special
committee of five, Of which the mayor
should be chairman, to have charge of
such other improvements az the station as
might facilitate the discharge of ballast
The council spent nearly two hours dis
fV,rr ba md hatat,I IN ha
ports from the committees of the
cotton exchange and board of
trade. These committees submitted
two reports, a majority report in
favor of establishing a permanent station
on the south side of Cockspur Island, on
what is known as the site of Fort George,
facing the south channel, and recommend
ing that the necessary steps toward esteb-
fishing the station and equppng it with the
necessary hosting engines be taken at once.
The present facilities the report sets forth,
are inadequate to the wants of commerce.
The minority report rec)mme lded the
further Improvement of the present station
by connecting and extending the wharves,
and placing steam hoistS to expedite the
discharge of ballast, and by driv-
ing additional piles above and below
the wharves so that all vessels
subject to quarantine, may find a ready
DetAi. NC lllAiOlibJ I6BOlb ldfOIeo IH6 pEt-
sent site as the most economical and the most
CO lvenient one for accommodating vessels
1t has ample water and an easy approach, and
is susceptible of being extended sufficiently
to accommodate the largest feet of vessels
without obstructing or impeding the navi-
CATION of the channel.
The two reports differed only in the loca-
ton of the station. Both agreed that some
thing ought to be done at once Both
s.
the methods of fumigation now in force at
New Orleans, with view to their adoption
here.
The majority report was signed by Presi-
dent Blood worth of the Cotton Exchange,
j. F. Minis James NJ. Barnard, Jr, Edward
Karow, Gen. G. NJ. Sorrel, and Joseph d.
Weed. The minority report was signed by
President Young of the Board of Trade,
George T. Walker, aud James Earle, Jr.
Nearly every member of the committee was
present.
The site which the majority report recon-
mended on Cockspur Island is on the south
side. There are about twenty acres of land
on this side of the island owned by the
state of Georgia. The rest of the island is
owned by the United States government
After lengthy debate, in which an effort
was made to refer the joint committees
report to a committee of the whole the
report was auopted.
TO PAVE JEFFERSON STREET.
The street and lane committee introduced
an ordinance providing for the paving of
Jefferson street from Broughton to Charl-
ton streets with granite blocks. The prop
osition is to pave a roadway twenty five
feet wide. The ordinance was laid over
under the rules, but resolution was passed
authorizing the clerk Of council to adver-
tise for bids to do the
work. The committees idea is TO
pave as far south this year as Charlton
street, and next year it may be able to COM
plete the pavement to Anderson street and
possibly to Laurel Grove Cemetery. Jeffer-
son street, the committee thinks, is more in
need of pavement than any other street
running north and south. 1t is very poorly
drained and its uusanitary condition has
been several times reported to the COM
mittee by the health authorities.
Alderman Mills introduced an ordinance
regulating the improving and remodeling
of houses
Alderman Harris ordinance requiring a
registration of births by the health officer,
was taken up and passed.
Alderman Falligant's ordinance regu-
lating the digging up of the streets for lay
ing water pipes, gas pipes, etc, was laid on
the table.
The committee on police, to which was
referred the petition Of the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union asking the passage
of an ordinance requiring the closing Of
the barrooms at 10 O'Clock at nigqt, sub
mltted a unanimous report adverse 10 grant
ing the petition.
The fire committee. to which was referred
the application of Charles P. Rossignol for
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