The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-02
DUNCAN ASKED TO STAY.
THE COUNCIL REQUESTS THE WITH
DRAWAL OF BIS RESIGNATION.

Scarlet FeVeT-The City registrars
Won't Get Extra comparatively
Board of Trade Wants a Change in
Quarantine Rules.
The new city council held a two hours
session last night Those present were
Mayor McDonough, Aldermen Wells,
O'Brien, Mcmillan, Cam, Harris. Mills,
Screven, BohAn, Dixon and Hsines. DR..
Duncan's resignation came up during the
meeting. II was brief and to the point. 1t
read as follows:
sAvAxSAH Jan. %, 1898
Hon. }. J. McDonough, Mayor Sauanuat; ,
SIR am impelled by sense OF duty, as wei
also Of self respect TO present this, my resigna-
ton. 70 be laid before the board at It's next
meeting but to take effect so far as any further
connection with the board is concerned I'M
Aeu'0'''y 0-' '''' w. DUNCAN.
Alderman Haines moved that com
mittee Of FIVE be appointed, with the mayor
as chairman, TO wait upon DR.. Duncan and
request him to withdraw his resignation.
The resolution was adopted, Alderman Nc
MILAN voting In the negative. The mayor
appointed Aldermen Harris, Screven, Wells
and Myers to act with him on the com
mittee.
THB SCARLET FEVER SCARE.
Inc question OF scarlet I6F6T now bAAsJ-
ing in the city was brought officially TO the
attention Of the council by the following
resolutions, passed by the board of sanitary
commissioners:
Resolved, That in consequence Of the various
rumors IN reference TO scarlet fever the board
of sanitary commissioners have investigated
the matter and ind that there are but eleven
cases in the city at present, except those cases
IN the Episcopal Orphans home, all OF which
are now couyslescent and doing well,
RESOLVED further, That this board would rec
Ommend to the city council that all houses in
which there is a case of scarlet fever, dphthe-
ria or any other contagious or infectious disease
be placarded with the name Of the disease, and
that said houses be uuarantined within the dis
erection of the board Of sanitary commissioners.
Mayor McDonough called the attention
of the board to the fact that under section
GA of MacDonell's City Code the sanitary
board had the power TO put its own recon-
mendations In effect. Taking this view of
the matter, the resolutions were referred
back to the sanitary board.
WANT QUARANTINE RULES MODIFIED.
A copy of the following resolutions
adopted by the board of trade at its meet
ing yesterday, requesting the repeal OF GER
tain regulations requiring the discharge of
ballast by sail vessels which have not come
from infected or suspected ports, addressed
TO the sanitary board, were read:
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY THE SAVANNAH BOARD
OF TRADE.
WHEREAS, The regulation adopted by the
sanitary board of Savannah requiring the dis
charge of ballast at the quarantine grounds OF
vessels which have not come from infected or
suspected ports prevents such ballast from be-
ing used in making the water front on either
side of the Savannah river and abreast Of the
city advantageous for commercial and manu-
featuring purposes; and
WHEREAS, Such ballast comes only in sailing
vessels whose days are fast passing by making
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should be allowed 20 come direct to the city and
discharge their ballast, so that same be
used IN making said water front available for
the necessities OF our port; therefore be IL
ResOiUed, That the sanitary board be re-
quested to rescind the aforesaid regulation re-
quiring the discharge Of ballast at the quaran-
tine ground of such vessels which have not
come from infected or suspected ports.
DIDN'T GET A RAISE OF SALARY.
The registrars for the city election petit
toned for increased compensation for their
work, claiming that So per day was not
sufficient salary for the hours, which were
nine, but they did not get it. The finance
committee reported adversely.
The petition Of the Georgia infirmary for
assistance was adversely reported.
The committee on health and cemetery
reported in favor of paying certain small
sums specified to fifteen different parties,
who had made claims for articles DESTROYED
Of contagious diseases.
Alderman Dixon inquired If it was ac-
cordlng TO law 10 pay these bills or whether
1t was simply custom, and II so was this
custom in vogue in any other city in this
section.
The discussion resulting from Alderman
Dixon's questions brought out the facts
that such had been the custom in Savannah
for several years, though there was no law
to compel the city to pay for articles
destroyed to prevent infection.
Clerk RebArer called attention to the fact
that in the deed to the tract of land sold by
the city to the SOutL eastern Plaster Com
pany a mistake had occurred, the number
of feet frontage being stated at 5215,
when it should have been 1925. The mis-
take will be corrected.
The committee on water reported that il
had awarded contracts for roofing the new
water works buildings TO W. II. Converse
at $500. The committee also reported
that the contract for the uppor portion of
work on the pumping stations in brick and
terra Gotta work had been awarded to w
f. Chaplin for S27, 100 The committees
action was confirmed.
WANT MARKET FEES ABOLISHED.
A petition was received from several
renters OF vegetable stalls iD the market
requesting relief from the payment of
fee Of 10 cents per dsy and 20 cents on Sat
urdays collected from them by Clerk of the
Market O'Brien. The petitioners pay S45
year rent for their stalls, and with the add
tional fee imposed by the clerk their stalls
cost them SSl year. The petition was
referred to the market committee
A petition was received from r. H.
Tatem requesting the city to open up the
streets on each side of Bull street to Twelfth
street. 1t was referred to the committee
on opening streets,
A petition was received from H. T.
Beckett requesting the return of a portion
OF pound fees paid by him on zone red
COW" some time last month.
A petition was received from a number
of wholesale and retail merchants urging
that the taxes upon itinerant peddlers was
entirely inadequate, placing the estab-
lishee merchants who pay heavy taxes
and licenses at q disadvantage The petit
tion was referred to the committee Of the
whole.
A communication was received from the
sanitary board requesting that an office be
provided for the health officer in the CITY
exchange. By motion Of Alderman Dixon
the communication was referred TO the
committee on city lots.
Alderman Haines asked that the commit
tee on police be authorized to buy two horses
for the police department, not to exceed in
cost $500 each, TO take the places of two
that have been condemned and dis
DOsBd of The Fnaoiution vavsoS