The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-30
TIE COUNCIL STAYS AT HOME.
Aldermen Talk Busir ess Instead o
Taking n POmpeu.


Taking n Pompeu-
The mayor and aldermen did not attend
the destruction of Pompeii last night, but
met at the city council chamber instead.
There were present Mayor McDonouzh and
Aldermen Mills, Carson, O'Brien, Cam,
Harris, Reid, Myers. Mcclure. Harmon and
Bailey and City Attorney Adams.
Bills for payment were passed amounting
to Sl7, 7S5 2S.
A number of petitions for the erection
and alteration OF buildings were read and
referred to committees on streets and lanes
and fire. Solomon Cohen requested per-
mission to build thirteen one-stor y wooden
houses in Marshall ward, and six one
story wooden houses in Screvea ward, and
seven one-story wooden houses in Marshall
ward. The houses will front on Duffy,
Cuyler, New Houston, Waldburg and Boil
ton streets
L. J. Gazan was given permission to
| erect two-story residence on Jones street,
near Whitaker, with bay window pro-
jectipg over the street from the second
story at q hight Of sixteen feet from the
street.
The petition OF the Belt Line TO upturn
the soil on certain streets after May /, in
continuation of the work of double track
ing its line, was read and referred to the
sanitary commission.
A petition from the residents and property
owners in the locality to have an officer
placed at the park at the east end of Bay
street on the north side was referred TO the
mayor with power to act. The park has
become very popular place of resort, and
policeman is needed to keep order among
the rough characters in that part of town.
A petition from W. +. Morse, agent Of
the Enge Cremstory Company, was
read, stating that the crematory had
now been placed in frst-class con-
dition. the breaks in the brick.
work having recently been repaired.
and is consuming more garbage than was
required of 1t by contract, and requesting
that the amount still due, $500, be paid
He offered t. deduct $3.50 for immediate
payment. The communication was re-
ferred to the committee on health and
ceme.e
An ordinance by Alderman O'Brien to
suspend the city ordinances with regard to
signs during Merchants week was read
twice aud passed.
A resolution was offered by the commit
tee on streets and lanes that the committee
be authorized to confer with the proper
parties with reference to the removal of the
brick wall around the old cemetery on
South Broad street, was read and adopted
The resolution OF Alderman Reid to de-
tail policeman TO duty in the market base
ment, both in the day aud the night was
taken from the table where it had lain since
last meeting. It caused considerable discus
sion, council being evenly divided on the
question.
Alderman Reid, who is chairman OF the
market committee. stat ed that it was i'm
possible for one policeman stationed in the
market TO watch the basement and take
care of the market. The market basement
Is the resort of thieves, and the lessees of
the rooms there have threatened to give up
their places unless proper protection was
afforded. Also that whenever there was
any trouble in that neighborhood the call
was sure to be made upon the policeman at
the market.
There was a strong indisposition on the
part of the council to increase expenditures
by the addition of two extra policemen,
which the resolution would make necessary,
one being on duty in the dav and the
other at night. Alderman Carson offered
as an amendment after the word
policemen in the resolution Tor special
Waterman" The vote came up on
the amendment aud stood FIVE for and five
| against. Mayor McDonough voted for the
amendment. The vote on the resolution
also stood five to five and Mayor Nc
| Donough again voted in the affirmative
| The market basement will now have
policeman on duty night and day, which it
has long needed, especially at night, when
the dimly-lighted passages are the resort Of
| bad characters generally.
| A communication from G. Carroll in
reference to DR.. Lind, recent quarantine
officer, was read, and was referred to the
health and cemetery committee. The cons
municatl0n charged that DR.. Lind has sold
from the station certain property belonging
to the city.