The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-12
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
COUNCIL BREARs THE RECORD.
It Gets Along with a Ten Minute
Caucus Without Trouble.


Carson was congratulated over the working
OF the leaven to have less caucusing and
more work, The aldermen were in caucus
less than ten minutes, went into the long
room at S:13 O'Clock, and finished its work
and adjourned at 9:23 o'clock.
There was great deal of routine business
transacted in the short time. The only
sensation Of the evening was the :oasting
Alderman Falligant, chairman Of the drain
age committee, received from Alderman
| Haines when the latter learned from the
mayor that the drainage of Hutchinson
island is not what it should be. The matter
was precipitated by the mayor, who called
attention to the fact that Mr.. Massie, the
lessee Of the island, refuses to keep the
bitches cleaned out.
Alderman Falligant said that Mr.. Massie
Is not living up TO his contract; that the
bitches are full of stagnant water, and the
lessee claims il he keeps the land dry he has
nothing to do with tine bitches.
QUESTION OF bitches.
Alderman Haines inquired how long the
bitches have been neglected, and the mayor
replied that it is now about year.
Alderman Haines said, as a member of
the drainage committee. he would like to
know whose fault it is that the nuisance
has not been abated. He felt that it was
reflection upon the drainage COMMITTEES.
Alderman Falligant replied that he had
reported the matter to the mayor, whose
duty 1t was to have acted when the matter
had been brought to his attention Alder
man Falltgant said he would favor termi-
mating the lease.
The mayor then came back at DIR. Falli-
CANT with the charge that there are foul
banks and bitches on the island, and it was
the drainage committees duty to attend to
them.
Alderman Falligant replied that the COM
mittee has no right to take the citY's money
to put private lands in order. The city en-
glneer's duty is to inspect the dry culture
lands and report to the drainage committee
what are in unsanitary condition.
THE RESPONSIBILITY PLACED.
Alderman Haines said that the chairman
OF the drainage committee ought to consult
the committee, and if the bitches are in an
unsanitary condition to report that fact to
the committee.
Alderman Falligant-You are a member
OF the drainage committee aud you ought
to go and see them yourself. l will take
you all over the dry culture lands at any
time.
Alderman Haines-There has never been
a meeting of the drainage committee called
since have been a member of it. There is
too much responsibility taken by the CHAIR
man of the committee.
Alderman Falhgant-There has not
been much encouragement given me to call
the committee together. You have voted
down every recommendation l have pre-
sented here, and you have taken away the
money from the drainage committee and
appropriated it for other departments.
The dialogue vas getting peppery when
the mayor raped for order and a resolu-
ton by Alderman Nichols was adopted in
structing the city engineer to inspect all the
lands under dry culture contract and report
the condition of the same at the next meet
ing OF the council.
Onmotion of Alderman Bailey the matter
was referred to the mayor and city attor-
ney with power to act.
AFTERNOON MEETINGS FOR THREE MONTHS.
Alderman Nichols having given notice at
the adjourned meeting that he would move
TO amend the rules so as to provide that
during the months of June, July and Au-
gust council shall meet at O'clock %. M,
instead OF O'Clock p. M, the matter was
taken up, and council by an unanim ous vote
so amended the rules. Alderman Nichols
was congratulated, and Alderman Carson.
McDonough and Haines reached over and
shook hands with Mr.. Nichols for his final
success in 1.-THE early closing movement" as
he he has, with unbroken regularity.
meetings during the warmer months, and
10 every instance was outvoted.
The petition of the Central railroad for
permission to raise the grade of the bridge
over the Ogeechee canal in the vicinity of
the wharves, to facilitate the Tightening of
cotton from the compress to the river was
referred to the street and lane committee.
The petition of property holders on
Gwinnett street, west of Whitaker, for the
nrlVIlpCa of onrhip0 tho u
planting grass as on Liberty street, was
referred to the street and lane committee
with power to act.
THE PORT WARDEN ORDINANCE,
An ordinance was passed providing that
when vacancy occurs in the board of
port wardens the board shall consist of only
three members, and that at future elections
for port wardens only three shall be elected.
City Treasurer Hardee's report to council
that he agreed with the finance COMMITTEES
in the classification of fruit dealers, sub
jecting only j.. S. Collins & Co. and Kava-
naugh IL Brennan to a wholesale tax, was
read and on motion of Alderman Haines
was accepted, and the action of the finance
Kavanaugh 81 Brennan were classed as
wholesalers because they are importers and
sell by the carload.
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A resolution was adopted authorizing the
committee on city lots to put in clock in
the city exchange, 20 take the place of the
present clock, the cost of the new clock nots
to exceed $500.
The following sums were voted for open
ing streets in the southern extension: H.
G. Ward, 800 for land for opening Aber-
corn street; A. Kent, $4,000 for opening
Montgomery street southwark from Ander-
son street; Robert Falligant, $l,750 for
land to open Barnard street, aud the Lilh-
bridge estate, $4,000 to open Sixth and
Whitaker streets.
Alderman Myers inquired of Alderman
Cam, chairman of the special committee
on opening streets, how much he expected
to expend in. opening streets, to which in
quiry Mr.. Cam replied that the committee
expected to spend about twenty thousand
dollars, the estimated value of the Dillon
tract
Permission was granted to the Waldburg
estate TO construct shed on the W harf in
the rear of the building now under progress
of erection near the foot of Bull street
The schedule, amounting to $l6,3S2 IS,
was passed for payment. and council ad-
journed subject to the call of the mayor.
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