The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-13
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OFFICIAL.
until Feb 4. 1895. for the purchase by the said
! company from the said city OF savannah for
{ the sum OF ZOO OF that certain lot desig
mated on the map OF said city as lot number
seventy l7Ol bounded on the north by GWin-
nett street and on the south by Sycamore
street. and of the ten lots on the east OF said
city lot number seventy t5Ol designated as
/ city lots numbers seyentyrOne (7D, seventy
two az. seventy three t13). seventyfour al
( scventy-hve C55l, seventy-six t5Gl. seventy
| seven an, seventy eight t7s). seventynine
/ t'gl ana eighty $50 subject, however. 70 the
/ following terms and conditions. TO wit:
] !. he said city OF Savannah shall have the
I right tooEen through the property just de-
scribed without charge to the city, Bolton
| street, GWinnett street lane and Bolton street
| lane and also 10 widen sycamore street TO
| total width OF sixty go feet. No coudemna-
/ ton proceedings shall be necessary for these
.. said railroad company as long as it holds
| the said property. shall hold. use and occupy
! the same as terminal property for It's railroad,
and should It sell the same. or any part there
| OF, II will invest the pro eeds from such sale
| IN other terminal property within the tlXabie
| limits OF the said city Of savannah, that
| the said property, or other property repre-
| sented by the proceeds OF its sale shall at all
! times be used by the said railroad company
as its terminal property in the city OF Savan-
J nah.
! 3. The said railroad company shall exc
| cute bond payable to the mayor and alder
men OF the city OF Savannah. conditioned that
| 1t shall make such investment within twelve
/
| made by the said railroad company of the
! said property or any part thereof, or OF any
property in which the proceeds have been in
| vested.
Sec 3. BE il further ordained That all ordi.
| nances and parts OF ordinances In conflict
! with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
| Ordnance read in council for first time
| Oct, -, 1898. read second time Nov. s, 1898,
| amended and passed.
| BY Alderman Mills
| AN ORDINANCE to regulate barrooms and sa-
| looms ana retail liquor licenses in the cor
| porate and 1urtsdictlonal limits OF the city
section I. BE Il further ordained. that after
| the present year, no license shall be issued 20
/ any person hrm or corporation TO sell malt vi
nous or spirituous liquors at retail within the
corporate and jurtsdictional limits OF the city
! OF savannah, except after an appl-
cation has been filed 10 the mayor
ana aldermen OF the city of Sa-
| vannah, ana it has been approved, which
! application shall locate the place whore 10 IS
| proposed to sell, and it shall not be lawful to
| sell under such license, should the application
! be granted Mt any other place.
See. > BE It further ordained, that this or
dlnanCc shall not be so construed as to ancct
| or impair the right of revocation OF license
now existing. and that all ordinances and
parts OF ordinances in conflict with this Ordt-
| nance are hereby repealed.
Ayes and nays were called:
| Ayes-Aldermeu Bohnu, Cam, Dixon Fol
Hard. Harris. O'Brien and Wolls-7.
3.
RESOLUTIONS.
Resolution by Alderman Harris
| Resolved. That authority be and the same
| is granted 10 b. Donovan, attorney heirs OF
| George Patten, TO transfer lots 1925 and 1927.
! Laurel Grove Cemetery, to John III. Fox
lU'G and j. II. Weeks 1927. Adopted.
| MISCELLANEOUS.
| A letter was received from the Episcopal
! Orphan Home, thanking the city council for
the donation of amount due for paving In
front OF their property on Liberty street The
| letter was received for information.
| Al ~
II. +. KuclS, appeal sustained and case dis
missed. The following cases were set for
| trial Nov. %, 1893;
G. 5. Godl old, Herman Miller. two cases;
| Chas. f.. Harvey, Electric Railway Company;
William Mccormick, f. ID. CAT n y.
Council adjourned, subject ~ call OF the
| mayor. T.. n. REBARER.
Clerk OF Council.
Savannah Ga, Nov 10. 1893 Council met
pursuant TO adjournment at T. o'clo * M, this
day. Present-Alderman George j Mills act
ing mayor: Alderman r. Is. Harris, vice
| chairman OF council; Aldermen Cam, Haines,
Mcmillan, Myers, Screven and Wells.
Ordinance on its first reading, ana by unan-
imous consent, read second time and passed.
An oRDINANCE to amend an ordinance en-
titled, An ordinance TO provide for the
assessment OF real property In the city OF
| Savannah for taxation for the year 1894, -
adopted by council oct. 81, 1888
Section T. BE 1t ordained by the mayor and
aldermen Of the city OF savannah In council
assembled. that II is hereby made the duty
Of the mayor and finance committee OF the
city of savannah, 10 at once appoint three
80 additional freeholders OF the city Of Saw
annah for the purpose Of assisting the four
"a freeholders already appointed in the as
sessmeut and valuation for municipal taxa
tlOn, for the year 1894, the real property, in
Guiding the improvements, subject 20 munich
pal taxation under the terms and provisions
1 OF an act OF the legislature or Georgia
approved Sept. II, 1883 as amended by
an act of the legislature Of Georgia approved
Dec. ~. 1890, which said three additional free
! shall
and be clothed with all the rights and pow
ers, with reference to the said property, laid
down in the said ordinance concerning the
four freeholders originally appointed The
said additional freeholders shall qualify as
provided in the said ordinance, and shall, IN
all respects, comply with the said ordinance
with reference to the assessment and Yalua-
ton of the real estate herein mentioned.
Sec. 2. BE It further ordained That all ordi-
nanees and parts Of ordinances in conflict
with this ordinance are hereby repealed
RESOLUTIONS.
Resolution by Alderman Myers
I Resolved, by the mayor and aldermen OF the
city OF Savannah in council assembled our
attention having been called TO the tendency
before the Legislature Of the state OF bill
introduced by Hon. J. j. Doolan, representa-
tive from Chatham, providing for the pension
ing Of tiremen, we respectfully submit for the
consideration Of our representatives, that, in
our Judgment IL would be unWise and i'm
proper TO pass any bill which would require
the cities Of the state TO provide in any way
for such pensions, or to use any part OF their
municipal revenues for the purposes OF the
act. We do not assume, as a board OF aldermen,
TO submit any view or expression relative TO a
bill that may contemplate placing the eX-
pense incident to its enforcement upon the
state, but we respectfully submit that the diff
ferent cities ought not to be compelled TO pro
vide for this expense, and that measures
looking TO the pensioning OF tiremcn by cities
Qf they are to be taken) ought to be the sub
ject Of local regulations by the respective
cities. uncontrolled by any requirement. OF
state legislation. Our clerk Of council is di-
, rected to send an official copy OF this action TO
the representatives OF this county, and TO the
senator from this district.
| Adopted.
Council adjourned subject to call Of the
mayor f. Il. REBARER.
Clerk OF Council