The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-19
THE TAX RATE FIXED.
ONE AND A HALF PER CENT.
AGREED UPON BY The COUNCIL

The Tax Ordinance to be Voted Upon
To-night-The New Rate with Dis
counts Makes the Actual Tax s. 35
on the s1oo-The Boulevard Com
I11ittee's Ordinance Granting the
South Bound Right of Way Intro
duced and Passed to a Second
Reading.
The city council held an adjourned inset
ing yesterday afternoon, every member
being present.
The caucus room was occupied for an
hour or more in discussing the tax ordi-
nance and the South Bound
At O'Clock the doors were thrown open,
and Immediately after coming into the
long room the tax ordinance was reported
by the finance committee, fixing the rate Of
taxation at IL per cent The ordinance
was read the first time, and will be taken
up for passage at the regular meeting to-
night
The ordinance was discussed at length
In the caucus, and it was not
deemed practical, on account of the needed
improvements TO the water works system,
70 place the rate at less than IL per cent.
This, with the usual deduction Of 10 per
cent. for the prompt payment OF taxes VIII
bring the tax down to 81 So on 800 OF val
uation.
The SOUTH BOUNDS RIGHT OF WAY.
The special committee known as the
boulevard committee reported an ordinance
granting the South Bound railway the
right OF way from the western limits
about on the line of Jones street
extended across the Springfield plan
tetion to West Boundary and Railroad
streets. following West Boundary street
north to Olive street, or such other street
north of Railroad street as may be provided
by the street and lane committee, east ON
Olive, or such other street as may be agreed
upon, 70 West Broad, north on West Broad
70 Bay, east on Bay to East Broad. south to
President and east on President, crossing
Randolph street. to a junction with the
Savannah and Atlantic railway.
The ordinance was read the first time and
went over for passage at the meeting to-
night. 1t provides that the Bay street line
shall not be used for the running of locomo-
tives or cars, or for leaving locomotives or
cars on the line except between O'Clock
p. n. and O'Clock q. NJ, and the usual re-
strlctions for the care and repair OF tracks
and crossings are provided for.
TIE RATE OF SPEED ON THE BAY.
The maximum speed permitted trains on
Bay street is four miles an hour. the aver
age speed OF man walking The right of
way is conditioned on the completion Of the
road In two years.
The special committee also reported an
ordinance providing for the sale ct city lots
:, B, c, D, E, F. g, H, 7, J, z. L, NJ. n, o,
p. Q, K, and ), and also lots Nos. SO, So and
81 on the Springfield plantation 10 the
South Bound Company for terminal facili-
ties for $4,000, with the proviso that the
road shall be completed and in operation to
Savann nah within two years from the pas
sage OF the ordinance, otherwise the lands
are to revert to the city.
This ordinance was also read the first
time and will be taken up for passage to
night. There was no discussion of either of
the three ordinances, and no action was
taken looking to any further effort to get
the pan-American delegates to include
Savannah in their tour of southern cities
Mayor Schwarz said last night that all
reasonable efforts have been made to in
dude them to come this way and it was not
deemed necessary TO take any further action
II the matter.