The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-04

the special committee on street railroads.
The committee reported adversely to
making any appropriation for concerts in
the park BY Cobb's band, setting forth in
its report that the city council has no au-
thority to appropriate money for that pur-
pose.
Messrs. Collat Bros. having agreed TO
/ cover all the exposed woodwork in the in
tersar and exterior Of their new building
VIII galvanized iron, the protest Of Lawton
| g. Cunningham was withdrawn by consent
An ordinance was read the first and
second times reducing the assessment on a
lot owned by ]. z. Long. Mr.. Long being
| i'll at the hospital was unable 70 go before
the committee OF assessments at the proper
time. The ordinance proposed reduces the
valuation from S.. 500 TO IS, 500. It was re-
| ferred TO the finance committee.
MUSIC OF TRAFFIC ON THE BAY.
The question of asphalting Bay street, be-
/ tween W hitaker and Drayton, gave rise to
| quite an animated discussion between those
in favor Of and those opposed to asphalting
that portion Of Bay street, and was precipi-
tated by the reading Of an estimate of the
cost by City Engineer w. j. VIM, which
report was called for by Alderman Baily.
| Col VIM presented two estimates,
| one for sheet asphalt paving and
the other for paving with granite blocks.
| These estimates, which were Appropriated,
fixed the cost Of sheet asphalting at Sl2, 925,
he estimates would be paid by the street
Railway companies and property owners.
the approximate cost would be $S,05S. 81.
The cost Of paving with granite blocks
be estimates at $l2,S75, to be further re-
duced by deducting what the street rail
ways and property owners would have to
pay, making the net cost for granite paving
s7,7l4 go
Alderman Bailey offered a resolution
authorizing the street and lane committee
to asphalt Bay street from Whitaker to
Drayton.
is THE CITY EXCHANGE GETTING sHAKYl
Alderman Carson suggested that before
they pavel Bay street they had better think
of getting rid Of the city exchange before it
tumbled over their heads.
Alderman Cam questioned Engineer
VIM and City Attorney Adams as to
whether the city could require the street
railway companies TO bear a proportion of
the expense of the asphalt paving after
having collected from them for previous
street paving along the Bay.
Mr. Adams was not inclined to the opn-
ably good aud proper that the city could
again assess the street railways for the
asphalt paving.
Alderman Bailey-Suppose that the pres
emit street pavement is q nuisancei
Alderman Electromagnetic whoml
Alderman Bailey-fo the mayor and al
dermen Of ths city.
Alderman Carson said that it was only at
the afternoon meetings during the summer
that the council had been disturbed by the
travel, but that IL was very quiet at their
night sessions Alderman Bailey, in reply,
said that the noise of the vehicles very
much disturbed the committees Of council
at their afternoon meetings.
REMINDED OF HOUSE DRAINAGE.
Alderman FAlhzant said that the city
could afford 10 wait a while, and that it is
time to take up the house drainage ques-
tion. DE said that the pavement Is good
enough, and thar the mayor and aldermen
can afford to stand the nuisance. Referring
to streets and lanes, work, he said, had al
ready cost very large sum of money, and
he thoughtit was time to take up some of the
other departments, aud, especially, house
drainage
Alderman Harmon, In reply, said that the
street and lane committee has spent less
money the past year, and has had less to
spend, than for any other year for the
past SIX years. He said that he was glad of
the opportunity to show a statement of ex-
penditures by the street and lane committee.
Only IS, 400 had been provided in the budget
for street and lane work. He passed the
statement over to Alderman Falligant, who.
after an exinamination of it, handed it back
to Alderman Harmon without Comment
Alderman McDonough moved to lay the
resolution on the table.
Alderman Myers opposed this, and also
opposed the resolution. He said that there
are other streets that need paving more
than Bay, but that he would oppose paving
any more streets until after the supreme
court has passed on the Liberty street assess
ment cases.
BIG sUPLUs BANKED UP.
Alderman Harmon said that there was
plenty of money in the treasury for improv-
ing the streets. "You have got over $780,
600 banked up in the treasury" said he,
land why don't you expend some of it in
public improvements
Alderman Myers explained that the
greater part of this money had been paid
by the ground rent lot owners, and
it will be required for the water
department in constructing a new water
works plant. He said that If it is expended
for any other purpose, taxes will have to
beincreased next year in order to establish
the plant, and taxes are already high
enough.
At the conclusion of Alderman Myers re-
marks, Alderman Bailey withdrew the reso-
luton by consent.
SHORT ON GRANITE BLOCKS.
Alderman Cam asked Alderman Har-
mon II he were not going TO ask authority
to purchase additional granite blocks for
the street crossings, to which Alderman
Harmon replied that while it is true that
his committee is out of material, he would
not ask council nor will he 60 ON and exceed
the amount of his budget The crossings,
he said, are needed, and when he was asked
by Alderman Cam if three carloads of
blocks would be sufficient, Alderman Har-
mon said that it would not be drop in the
| bucket
AS Alderman Harmon did not seem in
clined to urge council to give his committee
| the material required for street crossings, no
| further action was taken in the matter.
Accounts amounting to $lS,057 7s were
| passed for payment.
| TAII,AHASSEH AMI NORTr5mpN