The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-17
TO ADD FIFTY LIGHTS.
THE CRY TO INCREAsE THE
STREET LIGHTING CONTRACT.


PONIES the Excaveting for the Bilbo
Canal Sewer Until Fall-The Clock
in the Independent Church Tower
Not TO be Replaced, but the South
ern Part OF the City to Get a Clock
Next Year.
The city council was in session last night
and until midnight this morning. the latter
part OF the session being taken up with the
consideration of appeals from the assess
ments on the real property of half a dozen
appellants, the council affirming the action
Of the assessment committee in every in
stance.
The more important work Of the council
was the adoption Of resolution to contract
with the Brush Electric Light Company for
fifty additional lights, the passage of the
sidewalk paving ordinance, and postponing
until Nov. l the excavation for a closed
sewer &c take the place of the Bilbo canal.
All OF the aldermen were present except
the chairman of council, Mr. Herman
myers, who is on his bridal tour In detail
the reading of the minutes were waived and
the schedule passed for payment, amounting
to 9,S43 76.
NO CLOCK FOR THE INDEPENDENT CHURCH.
The report of the committee, to which
was referred the petition of the trustees of
Ine independent Presbyterian church for
the replacement of the tower clock in the
new edifice, was adopted. The committee
says that, IN view of the location of clock
N the new court house, it was constrained
70 report adversely to the petition. It
recommended, however, that in the prepa-
ration OF the next budget provision be made
Tor the location Of city clock in the section
OF the city south Of Jones street.
BliDo canal came up for consideration
ana the Following resolution by the board
OF sanitary commissioners was received and
referred to the committee on drainage:
That while the board of sanitary commission
ers approve the construction of sewer along
the Blioo canal to carry off the sewage, yet they
earnestly recommend that the work of excava-
SIIng Tor such sewer be postponed until after
NOV. 1; they would further recommend that q
thorough disinfection of the Bilbo canal be
made as soon as practicable and that the river
gates be opened to admit the tide water.
THE BELBo CANAL TIDE.
An interesting communication from
Maj. L. M. Wartield on the subject was
read. and referred to the committee on
drainage. Mel. Warfeld says that he has
watched the tides in the canal as far as the
Thunderbolt road, and in his communication
TO council on the subject the writer says:
The water in the canal should be controlled,
and to do that it will be necessary to build sub.
Stantial locks at the mouth of the canal and
nave competent lock tender, whose duty it
SHOULD oe TO open and close the gates at certain
conditions of every tide. For example, we will
start at high tide with the canal fun as far up
as 1t is affected by the tides; at this
stage or water let the gates be closed
until nan ebb, then open the gates until
nearly low water than close them until half
flood, when the water should be let in BY this
means there will be strong current created by
tne rush OF water in ana out, and the sewer
deposit will be prevented from settling or re-
naming at the bottom, but will BE- carried out
at every ebb tide, and always down stream. By
starting it out at half ebb the flow viii be
rapid, aud the current will carry the
canal deposit several miles below the city be-
fore the turn of the tide and it is not probable
that any Of the impurities will be brought back
to be washed under the wharves and endanger
the health of other portions of the city. As the
canal now stands, with no control of the inflow
or overflow of the water the most offensive
portion OF the discharge hows3out at low tide
and is carried up stream by the first of the
flood, and is distributed along the front OF the
city
By the plan propose this cannot occur as
the entire drainage of the canal must go down
stream and be carried far enough to be scat
tered and diluted before the flood tide has force
enough to bring it back. think if this plan is
adopted there will never be any reason for COM
plant ct the canal being dangerous to the
health of the city.
Referred to the committee on drainage.
LONGER MARKET HOURS ASKED FOR.
A petition signed by the market butchers
was referred to the committee on markets.
They ask to be heard before the committee
on proposition to keep the market open
from o'clock a. n. to 10 o'clock a. m.
from April to Oct. l, and from 4 O'Clock
a. m. to IL o'clock a. m. from Oct. | to
April l, and on Saturdays from O'Clock a.
IN. to 10 o'clock p. N.
An ordinance by Mr.. Bailey was read
the first time. providing for changing the
name OF Spruce to Guerard, and the present
Guerard street to Lumber, as far az the
streets named are in Choctaw ward, ard
that the street in the same ward immedi-
diataly east of what is called on
the map Spruce street, aud next of
Wilson street, heretofore unnamed, shall be
hereafter called Spruce street. The un-
named street in the same ward Immediately
east of the street designated on the city map
as Guersrd street shall be hereafter called
Cam street, and the unnamed street imme-
diately west of Guerard street shall be here
after called Harmon street.
THE SIDEWALK ORDINANCE.
Alderman Bailey's paving ordinance,
heretofore detailed in the MORNING News,
was amended 50 that it excerpts the south
side of Anderson street, and passed by a
vote of 6 to s. Yess-Aldermen Bailey,
Harmon, Harris, Mills, Cam,
and Carson; nays, Aldermen Reid, Falli-
CANT, Heines. McDonough and Nichols.
The paving limit extends from and in
cludilfg the east side of East Broad street,
ami the west side of West Broad street, and
between Jones and Anderson streets, in
Guiding the north side of Anderson.
The following resolution by Alderman
Harmon was adopted:
That the committee on streets and lanes be
and are hereby authorized to enter into a con
tract with the Brush Electric Light Company
for fifty additional lamps. as per their letter
bearing date April IA, 1890.
The letter referred to in the resolution
fixes the price of the fifty lamps for the year
1890 at SAG per month, and the entire 250
lamps for the four succeeding years at
$25, 900 per annum, being less than the old
contract. The company says that prompt
action of council is necessary, as additional
machinery will have to be obtained.
A communication from President Johu-
ston of the City and Suburban Street Rail-
way Company was received as information
Mr., Johnston says that the crossings on
Aude rson street have been put down and
that the Anderson street track is used, and
he referred to an or finance which prohibits
the railroad company from interfering
with the grade of streets. in reply to the
criticism as to the sand having receded
from the tracks.
Appeals AGAINST the amount of asSasS