The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-18
COUNCILS WORK YESTERDAY.

AhS suplSct OK Lne WdL6r Woke inYebbigh-
tion was not touched upon and IL is proba-
BILE that the finding Of the water COMMITTEES
will not be made public until the next meet
Ing OF council, two weeks hence.
There Is very little doubt that the COM
mittee will vindicate the engineers and
Contractor Chaplin. What Contractor
Weavers position will be after the conclu-
sion Of the investigation is uncertain.
There were present at the meeting yes
terday Mayor McOonough and Aldermen
Bailey, Harmon, Mo3uire, Myers, Cam
Charlton, Carson and HRines
The usual amount Of routine business
was transacted. Several claims for re-
Enumeration for household articles de-
stroyed by the health inspectors
were received. Mayor McDonough
stated that claims made against the city on
this ACCOUNT were becoming very frequent
de suggested that there was a dislhfectinR
apparatus In use by the health department
OF New York city that did away with the
necessity OF destroying infected articles. 1t
would cost less than 81 600, and he thought
1t advisable for the health officer to investis
gate the subject
VAN AMBERe's APPEAL.
An appeal was received from Van Am
berg, the saloonkeeper who Ia now serving q
term OF thirty days In jail for having his
saloon open on Sunday. This Is a peculiar
case. Van Ambsrg was running a saloon
on Bay street, near West Broad. He was
not making any money and sold out bis
place. He, however, failed to have his
license Transferred 10 the purchaser. A
case was made against the latter for
selling whisky on Sunday. AS soon
as thessparty heard Of 1t he skipped
the town. The license being In Van
Amberg's name, be was arrested and sem
fenced as usual by the mayor. Van Amberg
Qaid ha ~ d., a ayH
concluded to 60 TO jail. Mayor McDonough
said Van Amberg was not entitled to an ap-
peal as he had not given bond. The general
opinion was that sixteen days, the length Of
time he has been in jail, was sufficient pen
atty for an offeuse be did not commit.
motion that the appeal be dismissed
and the mayor be requested to exercise his
clemenoy in the case was adopted. Mayor
McDonough will probably order Van Am
berg released to-day.
TO BE HEARD NEXT WEEK.
The appeal cases of the saloonkeepers, who
were fined by the mayor Tuesday for viola
ton OF the Sunday liquor law. were set for
trial on next Wednesday afternoon
Sealed proposals to furnish the city with
1000 feet OF hose for the fire department
were received and opened. These proposals.
were submitted TO council in eccordanos
with resolution passed at the previous
Miueralized Rubber Company OF New
York, the Chicago Fire Hose Company, the
Callahan Jacket Hose Company Of Boston,
and the Gutta Percns and Rubber Manu-
featuring Company of New York. The
bids varied from IS cents to so cents per
foot.
Alderman Bailey indorsed the Baker and
the Callahan hose as having already been
tried by the fire department. aud found sat-
istaotory. The bid OF the Gutta Percha and
Rubber Manufacturing Company for 1900
feet or Baker fabric rubber-lined cotton fro
b ose, at 50 cents per foot, or 10 ger cent
of II paid within sixty days. was accepted
This, it is believed. will give the fire de-
partmene an ample supply OF hose.
The committee OF assessors appointed TO
assess the portion OF Harmon street between
Gwinnett and Wheaton streets not belong
ing TO ID. u. Purse reported the value of the
strip OF land contained between the present
boundary line between the properties Of J .
Y. Rowland and D. G. Purse on the west,
and the line OF the east side Of Hammond,
street on the east, Amounting to $4,000 of
an acre, at 1925 land. and cost of removing
houses thereon at $415. The strip Of land
contained between the present boundary
line between the proper lies OF Adolph
Sack and d. g. Purse on the
west, and the line Of the east side of Har-
mon street on the east, distance of about
4SS feet and containing about 9-l00 of an
acre, was valued at $3.50. The committees
report was received and adopted.
RIGHT OF WAY FOR THE NJ, D. ANDs
A resolution was reported by the special
committee on railways granting the Md
| con, Dublin and Savannah railway q right
OF way so feet in width across the north
side Of lot No. 81 Springfield plantation,
lying west Of the Springfield canal, and
further authorizing It to lay Its track aud
operate the same from the southwester a
corner Of lot No. 81 Springfield plantation,
westWardly through the unnamed street in
line herewith to the present city limits.
The right Of way is granted under restric-
lions provided for by previous ordinances.
The resolution was passed
The following resolution presented by
Alderman Charlton was adopted by coun-
Gil:
Resolved, That the following freeholders Of
| the city OF Savannah, d. g. Purse A. @. Har-
mon, j. c. Rowland, j. PWilliams and O. s. Con-
nerat be, and they are hereby appointed to con-
denim all those portions Of land included within
the limits OF Barnard street mot already
acquired by the city OF Savannah) from the
south side OF Anderson street to the north side
| OF Twelfth street, also all that portion OF JEFF
ferson street, between Anderson and Second
avenue, not already condemned
The committee on finance and water TO
whom was referred the petition of the
| Southeastern Plaster Company to sell IL a
site on ths old water works tract, west of
the city, reported q resolution instructinx
the city marshal to offer for sale on Tues
day, Sept. 6, portion Of the water works
tract with 1925 feet river trout,
bounded on tho north by the Sa-
vannah river, on the east by Conner,
Hull & Co.'s lands and on the
south and west by the remaining portion OF
| the water works tract, containing SIC
\ acres, more or less. The DUR
chssers are excluded from the use of the
artesian wells or the land and the pipes
leading up TO them, the use OF which Is res
served to the city. The minimum price of
said land is not to be less than 81 500 per
acre, and It is stipulated that it shall be
used for manufacturing purposes for Eve
| years at least
TIE GAMEwELL SYSTEM AGAIN.
The committee on police submitted re.
port for the Information of council on the
Gamewen police telegraph system. II
stated that the system had been erected By
the company In accordance with the con-
tract made Jan. 6, 1892. Some imperfec-
tions were found In the telephone system on
first taking charge, due to the Induction of
other wires previously erected on the poles
used by the city for the system. This
was remedied by means of a return
wire erected by the company. The
committee has accepted the system which
is now working satisfactorily and doing ex-
oellent service. In the opinion of the COM
NIT trKy{u &c