The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-06
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THE ASSESSORS REPORT FOOTs
UP $500. $50.


700, Which, With a Deduction OF
$4,000, Brings the Total Assess
ment Up to $50, .e5O-The As
sessment on File IN the Treasurer's
Office.
The city council was in caucus until 9
O'Clock last night. and it then held an open
session lasting two hours. All of the alder
men were present except Mr.. McDonough.
Alderman Nichols escorted the new men,
Der, Mr.. Carson, to a seat at the long table
Under the amended rules, the read
ing of the printed minutes was dis
pensed with on Alderman Nichols motion.
The committee on assessments brought in
its report as to the examination made Of
the assessment on real estate, and subse-
quently a resolution by Alderman Carson
was adopted that the assessment on real
estate, as revised, be adopted and fled in
the treasurers Office, and that the parties
whose property has been raised over the
amount assessed by the board of assessors
be notified according to ordinance.
THE ASSESSORS REPORT.
The assessors reported the following:
Ground rent lots.....................S 197f.760
Fee simple lots. ..........'''''....'. IOO3,32U
ImproVements..........'. lO9Sl,4IO
Total. .......'..'........ ..'''''-'..SlS'o5o'ooO
The assessment committee increased the
assessment as follows:
Fee simple lots. Observation-Disclosures. .S504, 400
mprovements.........s ................ 161,7OO
Total...................I...........S 672, 100
The committee deducted 5000 on i'm
provements assessed by the board of assess
ors, the property covered by the deduction
having been returned for much larger
sum as personal property. This makes the
net increase $667, 100, and brings the total
assessments on real estate and improvements
up to $40, 500, $50, and, exclusive of the
assessment on ground rent lots, to SlS,59l,-
$50.
Alderman Nichols opposed the filing of
the assessment with the city treasurer's
Office in so far as the assessment on ground
rent lots is concerned, but received no sup
port.
TIE DEAD ANIMAL CONTRACT
The petition Of Mr.. Salamon for the right
to remove the dead animals from the city
was granted. conditioned upon giving
bond of 5000 for the faithful observance
of the contract.
The health and cemetery committee,
to whom was referred the petition
better quarantine facilities, reported that
the committee is doing all it can in this
direction, and a resolution by Alderman
Harris was adopted, authorizing the re-
lection Of all the bids for the construction
of the quarantine wharves, and providing
for the work to be done by the city under
the supervision Of the city engineer and a
suitable inspector.
Various petitions TO build, to repair, to
make sewer connections and to be relieved
from double taxes for failure to return
personal property within the prescribed
limit were referred to the proper commit
tees.
j. c. Eastmead, injured at a fire last
month, petitioned council to pay his sur
geons bill and for lost time by reason of
the accident, which petition was referred to
the fire and finance committees.
The following brief but rather surprising
communication was referred to the harbor
and wharf committee:
4ARNoLD STREET.
LIVERPOOL, Jan. Is. 1890 (
To the Mayor of the City of Savannah, Ga:
DEAR SIR should like to have the privilege
of submitting to you plan OF getting more
water in your harbor entrances. Yours re-
specially, PETER EVANS
THE SOUTH BOUND ENTERPRISE.
B. A. Denmark, vice president Of the
South Bound Railroad Company, sent in a
ference between the directors of the COM
pany and a committee of council which
communication was read and committee,
consisting of Aldermen Myers, Carson,
Halnes, Harmon and Cam was appointed
by the mayor. The communication in sub
stance was to the following effect:
That the railroad company purposes soon
TO begin the construction of its road, which
will run from Savannah to or near Sisters
Ferry on the Savannah river, and thence
into the state of South Carolina, that in
order TO determine its terminal point in or
near this city it desires the permission of
council to pass over certain streets of the
city, and to this end as that a committee
be appointed by your body TO confer with
the board Of directors of the South Bound,
with view OF determining such streets as
1t may be allowed to pass over with its rail-
road, and the lines on which such right will
be granted.
TAX EXEMPTION ASKED.
The board of managers of the cathedra
brought the attention of council to the fact
that the Little Sisters of the Poor, a char
liable organization, had succeeded TO the
property at Drayton and Perry streets. and
asked that under the law the property be
exempt from taxation.
The proprietor of the Screven house. in q
communication to council, called its atten-
ton to the fact that he is paying 1875
annual water rent and can't get water on
the second floor.
When the petition eff the Belt Line street
railway for a double track on Bay west of
West Broad came up for consideration re-
solution byAlderman Falligant was adopted
that special committee of three be- ap-
pointed to confer with the street railway
directors with view of seeing if that por-
ton of the street between West Broad and
Farm can be widened, and at what cost.
The mayer appointed Aldermen Falligant,
Harmon and Myers.
WANTS TO SELL OUT.
The Savannah Female Orphan ASYLUM
petitioned for title in fee simple to the two
lots at Bull and Charlton streets, upon
which the asylum stands, that it may sell
and apply part or all of the proceeds to
the purchase of other lots and the erection
OF home better adapted TO its present
wants and the care and comfort of the
female orphan children. The petition
assigns as the reasons for the change:
That it has become advisable for the
welfare, proper care, and protection of the
female orphan children who are and will
be under its charge to change its home for
another removed from the heart of the city
that the present property is, in all respects,
unsuited to petitioner for its present uses
that the orphans should have larger home,
with the improvements and aau.