The morning news., 1892-03-17
THEY WOULDN'T LISTEN.
DIDN'T WANT TO HEAR
MR. BOURQUIN'S SPEECH.

a Charge Against the City Assessors
of Underassessing Property-A Pro-
posed Ordinance Against the Roller
Skating Nuissnce-More Street Rail-
way Le2isletion-The City Council
to Pay It's Respects to Senator Hnl.
The session of the city council last night
was devoid Of any special interest, with the
exception of the attempt of Mr.. Gugie
Bourquin TO give his views on the work of
the city assessor In the unequal, as he styled
1t, taxation of property.
MIR Bourquin entered an appeal, not
against the excessive taxation of his own
property, but the under-assessment of other
property. After it had been read Mr..
Bourquin, unfolding a bunch of foolscap
paper, told the members that he had res
duced to writing the argument he desired to
make. At that point Alderman Carson called
for an opinion OF the city attorney as
to whether the appeal was in accordance
with the ordinance City Attorney Adams
| said it wasn't, and Alderman O'Brien sug-
| gested that Mr.. Bourquin De given further
time to put his appeal In proper form.
DIDN'T WANT FURTHER TIME.
Mr.. Bourqun informed the alderman that
| he didn't need any further time. He said
he had no complaint about the assessment
of his own property, but wanted to point
| out the error of the assessors as to other
property. The rate of taxation In Savan-
nah, he said, is unequal, and as he had put
| the assessment committee on notice of his
objection he had right to bring the matter
| before the council. He cited several author
tiles to sustain his position, and quoted par
ticularly from a section Of the code about
| taxpayers rights.
City Attorney Adams hunted up the
section of the code which Mr.. Bourquin had
relied upon and found that it didn't cover
the case. This was followed by a motion
from Alderman O'Brien to dismiss the ap-
peal, which was adopted, and Mr. Bourquin
had to leave without giving the aldermen
the benefit of his speech.
TIE ROLLER SKATE NUISANCE.
Alderman Mills aimed a blow at the
roller skate nuisance by an ordinance maxi
ing 1t unlawful for any body TO skate on any
of the asphalted streets of the city. The
ordinance went over until next meeting for
a second reading.
Alderman Myers offered an ordinance
prohibiting electric cars from crossing the
| tracks Of other street car lines at a speed
| greater than three miles an hour. The orr
| dinance also provides that street cars going
north and south in crossing intersecting
| tracks shall have precedence or car going
east or west. The ordinance went over
until the next meeting.
By resolution of Alderman Bailey the
council decided to testify its appreciation
of the distinguished services of Senator
Hill by calling upon him In body during
his stay In the city.
| The petition of the Electric Railway Com
pauy to extend its lines to the Savannah
and Atlantic depot aud Savannah, Florida
and Western railway wharves, and the pc
tition of the City and Suburban railway to
double-track the squares on Abercorn street
were referred to the special committee on
| railroads.
| Alderman O'Brien, chairman Of the COM
mittee on city lots, was authorized to have
a clock erected in the spire OF the First Pres
| byterian church.
The appeal cases of the demt-monde
against the fines imposed for selling liquor
without q license were assigned for trial
next Wednesday night.