The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-28
OUT OF PUBLIC LIFE.
THE COUNCIL ACCEPTS ALDER
NAN WELLS RESIGNATION.

pOned Until the COUNCIL NeAt -nSSt-
ing-The Tax Ordinance Read the
First Time The Postal Telegraph
Company Asks Permission TO Put
Up Poles in the City-A Proposed
Street Railroad 70 Jasperville-The
81 so Tax on Improved Property
Not Water Takers Passed.
The committeeman Of council appointed
to wait upon Alderman Wells and urge
him 70 withdraw his resignation, had their
labor for their pains. The committee re-
ported to the council last night that Mr..
Wells insisted upon his resignation.
Alderman McDonough moved that the
resignation lie on the table until the next
meeting, but when confronted with the
positive statement of Alderman Myers,
, chairman Of the committee, that Mr.. Wells
had firmly declined to withdraw
his resignation, Mr. McDonough withdrew
his motion, and, on motion Of Alderman
Harxis. the resignation Yves accepted. with
the regret Of the board.
There were no nominations for the
vacancy, the matter going over on motion
of Alderman Myers that the council take
a recess until tomorrow afternoon at 4:3O
o'clock.
THE TAX ORDINANCE READ.
Aldermen Bailey and Cam were not
present at last nights meeting, and Alder
man Falligant was called out during the
meeting. The continued illness Of Clerk
Rebarer prevented his attendance, and
Assistant Clerk Hernandez served IN his
stead, and accomplished the feat Of reading
in fifteen minutes the ordinance 70 levy
fo al for ~
a document Of eighteen pamphlet pages,
which was read the first time. No changes
were made in the ordinance, which goes
over to another meeting for q second read
ing, and to be amended.
The report of the health aud cemetery
committee was adopted in the case Of the
Norwegian bark Louis, which, through the
mIsinterpretation Of the quarantine rules
by the quarantine officer, was ordered back
to quarantine after once released. The
committee, while it disclaimed any re-
sponsibility on the part Of the city TO reim-
burse the master Of the vessel, allowed
him S68 for expense Of towags.
The petition of the Savannah Cotton
Mills, for permission to connect a pipe with
the Bilbo canal to drain the extra how from
its artesian well, was referred to the drain
age committee with power to act.
4 petition was received from City
Physicians Owens and SheftalI, and referred
to the finance committee, asking for an in
crease Of salary, owing 10 the largely
increased demands upon them for medical
attention. The petition asked that the
salary be placed at not less than 800 per
month.
TIE POSTAL TELEGRAPH COMPANY.
The following petition was referred to the
street and lane committee:
POSTAL TELEGRAPH CABLE COMPANY,
OFFICE OF GENERAL SUPERTNTESDEST.
RIcHEoND, Va, Nov. Is, 1889. J
To the city Council Of Savannah:
GESTLENES-The Postal Telegraph Cable
Company Ia corporation duly chartered by the
state OF New YORK, and operating an extensive
system Of telegraph throughout the north.
south, east and west. in connection with the
hackay- Bennett cables respectfully makes
application for authority 70 erect and maintain
line Of poles and wires along the following
named streets Of your city:
From the corporation line through Bay
street % Barnard street, thence TO Bay street
lane, thence 20 Drayton street. and Office in
thst nsiEhborhOod Very. respectfully,
JOSEPH W. HATES,
General Superintendent.
Mayor Schwarz explained that Mr.. Hates
has written that the Postal Telegraph Gable
Company desires to construct line Of poles
and wires through the streets Of Savannah
TO connect with the line the company is now
building from Augusta to Savannah, and
which connects at Augusta with the com
pany's system north and south Of Augusta.
RAILROAD TO BASKERVILLE.
A petition from the Savannah City Rail-
way Company was also referred 10 the
street and lane committee. The petition
prays for the re-enscting OF the ordinance
Of Juns, 1865, granting 70 William Ebbitt
and others the right TO conduct and operate
q street railway, and which company was
in. 49, 10
passed IN March, 1896.
The petition asks that an extension Of the
right 70 build and operate a street railway,
commencing a. the eastern extremity, or
foot Of South Broad street. running west
ward through South Broad street to West
Broad street, with connections on West
Broad street, across or on West Broad street
u William or New street, on and through
William or New street to Farm,
or West Boundary street, or up
West Boundary street to Bay street, on
Bay street, AID the extension and extern
sions 70 the present and future corporate
limits OF the city, with connections on and
from Bay and extensions through the street
given by the Central, running northward
from Bay street to the river, and west
ward through the water works tract to
Jasper avenue, Bay avenue, and thence on
Bay street or the Augusta road to the city.
TIE LINES CONNECTIONS.
The company's proposed connections are
on West Boundary, New, William or Farm,
or all Of them, and with connections com
mencing at Market square on St. Julian
street, running westward through or
around Franklin square, down Montgomery
street to Broughton, westward on Brough-
ton street to West Broad, thence to William
or New street to the main line of the pro-
jected road.
This petition evidently comes from those
interested in the Jasperville Land Com
pany, and has in view line Of street railway
TO Jasperville from East and South Broad
streets
THE 81 80 WATER TAX LAW PASSED.
The ordinance was PASSED to assess a
water rate Of 50 so per annum on the own
ers and holders of improved lots who are
not water takers. The ordinance pro-
vides that rate on "all improved
lots or parts of lots constituting
separate premises, each separate dwell
ing or store to constitute such prem
ises, located on streets in which the water
pipes have been extended or may hereafter
be extended This charge is to remain and
be collected until the water is introduced
into the premises, when it shall cease, and
the regularly established water rates shall
then be charged for the use of water.
For a Charitable Purpose.
The East and West Broad streets colored