The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-09
A BASIS OF SETTLEMENT.
THREE DISCOUNTS OFFERED
GROUND RENT LOT OWNERS.


and the Majority Report Adopted
Other Matters Before Council
The city council was in caucus an hour last
night, and the open session lasted two hours.
all the members being present except Alder
man Cam. Inside the railing and in the
lobby were quite number Of ground rent
lot owners.
There was a majority and a minority re-
port from the special committee on the
ground rent question. The majority re-
port was adopted by a vote Of TO 4, with
out a division being called. The following
is the report adopted:
The special committee!to which has been re-
ferred the question OF proper basis OF settle
nent with the holders of what are commonly
called ground rent lots, with the purpose OF Sc
curing the settlement of the balance OF pur-
chase money due on these lots, beg leave TO
recommend, in view Of the right Of these
owners TO retain perpetually this balance.
the need Of the city for this
large amount for the Improvement Of its
drainage, ami the extension of its water mains
and privileges, and the desire Of the city 70
avoid litigation with its citizens that 10 all Of
these owners who settle by May next a dis
count Of 80 per cent. be made; 70 those who
settle by August next, discount Of 20 per
cent. be made, and 10 those who settle Oct.
next, discount of 10 per cent. be made.
The adoption of this report is not TO change
or affect the citys position that these lots are
taxable from Jan. ], 1890.
AID. FALLIGANT'S MINORITY REPORT.
The following minority report Of Alder
man Falhgant brought on a lengthy dis
cussion:
Having as chairman signed the majority re-
port Of the special committee, as was my duty,
deem it due TO myself individually to say that,
whilst think it right and proper TO buy in at a
premium, or discount at its equivalent the
mortgage balances due on the So-called ground
rent lots, in order to secure the paying up Of
these balances, which otherwise have an in
definite period TO run, just as we have to pay
premium TO settle our bonds prior
TO their maturity, / think that the effect of
taxation upon the lots will be to cause most of
these balances u bs paid up anyhow. And as
the city is legally aud justly entitled to the full
amount of bs ances due as well as TO taxes |
think it unwise to donate $4,000, or 80 per
cent of the S5O0,000 or thereabouts. due, to
those who have already enjoyed such prolonged,
exceptional, and illegal benefits-more especially
since so heavy donation would leave an insult
ficient amount for the public works to which
these moneys are TO be devoted, and require the
deficiency to be made up in part again by taxa
lion upon those who have already paid more
than their Just share.
Alderman Falligant then moved to amend
by fixing a discount Of Is per cent. to all
who paid up their balances by May 1, and
10 per cent. after May l. which was lost
THE BELT LINES PETITION.
The committee on streets and lanes re-
ported favorably to granting the Belt Line
railroad the right of way In BAY street
from West Broad to Wadley street, and
down Wadley to the Ocean steamship
wharves, but Chairman Harmon presented
minority report granting the use of Indian
street from West Broad TO Farm, south on
Farm to Bay, and thence down Bay and
Wadley to the wbarves, agreeing with the
rest of the report that The use of the track
should be permitted for any other
street railroad to which right of
way may hereafter be granted by
the city. The minority report was
adopted, a majority of the council holding
that Bay street is too narrow between
West Broad and Farm streets. There were
petitions for and against the grant as asked
by the Belt Line company. Mr. McDonough
urged the granting of the petition, which
was opposed by remarks from Aldermen
Myers and Harmon. Messrs. Myers, Reed,
Mills, Harris, Harmon, and Daley voted
for the Farm street route.
The petition of the Savannah street rail
way for certain rights Of way was re-
terred back for more explicit information
as to the route TO be pursued
The report Of the committee of the whole.
refusing to grant the petition to require
the barrooms to be closed at 10 o'clock, was
adopted
l1QSSaTS Y
permit their bazaar building to remain until
April l was referred to the committee on
fire
TO ASPHALT BULL AND HARRIS STREETS.
An ordinance by Alderman Harmon was
unanimously passed to pave Bull street,
from Liberty to Harris, aud Harris, from Bull
TO Drayton, with asphalt, with proper curb
ing and drainage, the width of the asphalt
pavement on Bull street to be IS feet, and
that on Harris street AZ feet wide, and
a resolution was adopted authorizing the
street and lane committee to advertise for
bids for theswork.
An ordinance by Alderman Falligant
was passed changing titles of ''city sur
veyorn to "city engineer and Corporation
attorney" TO ''city attorney"
Hon. P. M. Russell was reelected city
court clerk by vote of for Russell, two
voting blank. His sureties are Henry r.
jackson and W. S. Chisholm.
Capt. L. l.. Goodwin was reelected CITY
court sheriff by an unanimous vote. His
sureties are DR.. James B. Read and Horace
A. Crane.
The EUe,ing Times was awarded the city
printing at 81, 500 for the year, or about
$1,000 more than last year. There was but
one bid. Clerk Rebarer announcing that
the MORNING NEWS had declined to bid
The sureties of the Times are Gazavay
Hartridge and W. w. Fraser.
There being but one bid, that of So cents
per pound for bread to be furnished the
barracks, by Fred Schwarz, he was
awarded the contract.
THE NEW QUARANTINE STATION.
A resolution by Alderman Harris was
adopted, instructing the health and Gem
etery committee TO advertise for bids To
build the houses and wharves for the new
quarantine station at as early time as
possible.
Resolutions by Alderman Harris were
also adopted, authorizing the health and
cemetery committee to turn over the street
scraper and mules to the street and lane
department, and authorizing the health and
cemetery committee to purchase three two
horse teams for the scraper department, and
two two-horse teams for the odorless ex-
cavating machine.
A resolution by Alderman Myers was
adopted authorizing the purchase OF an
outfit for deepening six Of the artesian
wells at the water works to depth of l 900
feet.
The mayor was instructed to attend
upon the part of the city, as per invitation,
the meeting of the Southern Travellers
Association tonight to confer with the
association as to a programme for "Aer-
chants week"
Alderman Falligant stated that he had a
report of Sanitary Engineer Herings on a
system Of house drainage, which, owing to