The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-20

] lie schools, the eastern block being preferred
I 1t is tie purpose OF the board 70 erect at al
| early date g modern and commodious scuoo
| building in the Henry street site, and 70 q
houses, and to acquire sufficient area &C
I enable the scholars to exercise within The
! school grounds, ard under proper discipline
! TIE SOUTH BOUNDS RIGHT OF WAY.
TIE ordinance granting the right of way
I to the South Bound, az heretofore referred
| to in the MORNING NEWS, was passed with
! an amendment OF q character making il
/ obligatory on the part Of the South Bound
! TO grant the right of way over its tracks on
! Bay street to any other roads, hereafter to
! be built to this city. which council may de-
sire, and optional with the south Bound to
! grant the right of way to any
roads row built. The prics to be paid the
South Bound by the company using its
| track is to be fixed by the mayor and board
| CT aldermen if the reads are unable to agree
upon the price.
The ordinance selling the terminal
grounds was also passed, amended SO as TO
reserve the right OF way to connect the
water works with the proposed site OF the
new plant at the deep artesian well on the
Springfield plantation.
An ordinance was passed authorizing the
street and lane committee to pave Bull
from Liberty TO Harris, and Harris from
Bull to Drayton with asphaltum blocks.
DIsMFECTING BOAT.
A res olution by Alderman Harris author
izing the purchase of a disinfecting
boat, to cost not to exceed $4,000,
met with some opposition, and was
referred to the committee OF the
whole. Messrs. Cam and Carson seemed to
think that moro extensive wharves are
needed more than adisinfecting tug Alder
man Harris said that with 400 feet of
wharves and the improved facilities con-
templated from one to two vessels can be
discharged daily, and that the wharves will
be of ample length. The tug, he said, is
needed to put the quarantine station on a
par with that of New Orleans and other
seaports Of the Importance of this port
A resolution was passed authorizing the
filling in of Wadley street near River
street. Also q resolution authorizing the
purchase Of ], 500 feet Of sewer pipe. Also
authorizing the drainage COMMITTEES to build
terminal brick sewer through the Ocean
steamships property near the mouth OF the
Ogeechee canal, between Canal and Biver
streets.
INVITED TO sTEET PAVING EXPOSITION.
An invitation from the Commercial Cl ub
of indianapolis to send delegation to visit
the street paving exposition TO begin there
April / and to last week was read. The
llftIdblOu Was Iti6ET61 10 EQ6 COTluILTe6
of the whole, Alderman Bailey favorinC an
acceptance and the sending OF Alderman
Hartman, chairman of the street and lane
committee, to the exposition.
The Commercial Cub says that all kinds
OF material used in street paving will be
shown in blocks Of one square yard, the OBJ
ject in holding the exposition being
TO enable the people Of indianapolis
to see, by comparison, what system
s- I,-e i -
that other cities may share the advantage
to be obtained in obtaining knowledge on a
subject of such vital interest. The club be-
lieves that more can be learned in day at
the exposition than by visiting trip to a
dozen of the best paved streets III the coun-
try, as the leading contractors of the coun-
try will make exhibits of materials and
work.
FISH Vendors TO PAY A LICENSE.
On the recommendation of the market
committee, it was decided TO collect mar
ket fee from all fish vendors in the vicinity
of the market.
The street committee reported adversely
to the purchase Of the Southern Vulcanits
asphalt plant.
The committee Of the whole reported
that it is not expedient at this time to
dedicate the water works'tract as park, as
petitioned for recently.
The Harmonic club was granted permis-
sion to extend a bay window four feet on
Bull street, sixteen feet above the sidewalk
alderman Cam opposed it vigorously, and
the yeas and nays. His vote
was the only one in the negative. His
reason assigned was that it married the
beauty Of z main thoroughfare.
TO EXTEND THE SIDEWALKS.
An ordinance by Alderman Bailey was
read the first time, providing for extending
the paving of sidewalks to include all thai
portion Of the city lying between Liberty
and Anderson streets, including the south
side Of Anderson street, and East Broad and
West Broad streets, including both sides of
East and West Broad.
The ordinance proposes to divide the
paving district in five divisions, and COM
pei paving, or the same to be done by the
city at the expense OF the property holders s.
The divisions and time in VIII CHI paving is
requested to be done il the ordinance are as
follows:
First Division-Bstween Liberty and
Jones, including the north side of Jones.
sidewalks to be paved by June next.
Second Oivision-Jones to CASTOR, in
Guiding the north side of CASTOR. Paving
to be done by July next.
Third Divislon-Gaston to and including
the north side of Gwinnett street. Side
" a. nS w OS f1dNcu W aug. next.
Fourth Division-From Habersham TO
West Broad, both sides of the streets, and
from Gwinnet5 to and including the north
side of New Houston street. To be paved
by Sept / next.
Fifth Division-New Houston to and in
GLIDING both sides of Anderson street from
Hahersham to West Broad. To be paved
by Oct. / next.
The usual number of petitions were re-
celved and acted upon, great deal of rou-
tine work was done and bills aggregating
81, 5Sl So were passed for payment.
TAKING DOWN THE CRUSHER,
The Southern Vulcanite COMPANY