The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-14

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amendment fair proposition and would
accept IL. The vote was unanimous.
CONTRACTOR OC0NNELL IN HOT WATER.
Contractor Matt OConnel came in for
some sharp criticism, and will no doubt be
before the police court in a day or two. In
the section Of the city from Montgomery TO
Habersham and Huntingdon to G wiunett
streets the ordinance provides that wood On
buildings can only be erected on lots 40 feet
IL inches front. March 10 Mr.. O'Connell
called at Clerk Rebarer's Office and asked for
a permit to build frame house on a 25-foOt
lot on Hall street near Montgomery. 1t
was refused, and Mr.. O'Connell filed
an application for the permission
to the council. While the petition
was being considered by the fire committee
he built the house, and last night Alderman
Bailey, chairman Of the fire committee res
ported adversely to the petition with state
ment Of Mt. O'COnnel's action and a re-
quest that an example be made OF him for
violating the city's ordinance.
Alderman Charlton wanted Mr.. O'Con-
nell fined Co the limit of the law and the
city marshal empowered to tear the house
down.
The report of the fire COMMITTEES was
adopted aud to-day Mr. O'Connell will be
put upon the information docket, and
maybe an order will be issued to pull his
mouse down.
TO REGULATE THE USE OF POLES.
An ordinance offered by Alderman Cam to
regulate the use Of poles and span wires by
street railroads using electricity was unani-
mousy adopted. The ordinance provides
that no railroad shall put up poles
and span wires for supporting trolley
wires where they have already besn put by
another railroad using electricity On the
same street and running parallel line, and
makes its compulsory on both roads to use
the same poles and span wires.
Section Of the ordinance provides that
the second road built shall pay proper and
proportionate compensation for the cost of
the poles and wires already up, and in the
event no agreement can be reached the
amount to be paid shall be fixed by the
committee on streets and lanes.
Alderman Bailey's ordinance for vehicles
to keep to the right was passed.
In response to letter from Mr. Max Rob-
tnson, secretary of the Merchants Week
Association, the council authorized the
mayor to write officially to the Secretary
OF War and ask that the werships be al
lowed to visit Savannah during May week.
THE BELT AND ELECTRIC LINES FIGHT.
The fight between the Electric railway
and the Belt Line was brought up after the
transaction of the regular business and got
the aldermen into lively wrRngle. When
the Electric road was granted permission to
extend its tracks to the Savannah, Florida
and Western railway wharf IL intended to
put in a switch on President street near the
Tybee depot The Belt Line people a few
days after went before the street and lane
committee Of the council and secured per.
mission to widen and lengthen its switch on
the same street. The committee granted
the permission.
The Belt Line yesterday began remodel
ing its turnout and the Electric roads
force started In about the same time to put
In its crossing at the same point. Both
roads claimed authority for proceeding
and both claimed the same line of roadway.
A row almost resulted The Belt Line went
before Judge Falligant and sued out writ
OF Injunction against the Electric road.
The Electric company's officers countered
oack with a similar bill on the Belt Line.
TAKEN BEFORE THE COUNCIL.
Thus matters stood when President Col
Inns Of the Electric railway appeared before
the council. He had written instructions
from the city engineer prior to the right
granted the Belt Line, aud asked the alder
men 60 give their sanction to his doing the
work under the terms of these instructions.
If this we're done, he believed the Belt Line
would give way,
A long wrangle followed between the
aldermen on the question. Alderman Cam
held that the Electric line had plenty OF
room to build its road if it followed out the
line as staked off by Engineer VIM. He
could see that the Electric road people we're
put out because the Belt Line had been given
privilege which it expected to hold. Alder
man AcGuire thought the street and lane
committee didn't act quite right in granting
the Belt Lines application after the other
road had a prior claim, and wanted the
committee sat upon. He moved that the
sanction of the council be given to the
Electric road, and it was carried.
This official action of the aldermen will
probably settle the injunction suits.