The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-19
OFFICIAL.
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b. Chisholm. Referred to committee on city
lots.
Petition of James Dorsey for permission to
repair house on lot "a Screven ward. Referred
TO committee on fire.
Petition Of Mrs. S ID. Lamotta and Mrs S
Crevallier for permission to make addition TO
house on lot No, Barlow ward Referred TO
committee on fire,
Petition Of Savannah Volunteer Guards for
permission to build store house on lots 81, 30
and 81 Jasper ward. Referred TO committee
on fire with power to act.
Petition OF W. J. Wlnn, city engineer, for
permission to employ an additional engineer
with two chAinmen for a short period. Re
ferrcd to committee Of the whole.
Petition OF B. Donovan, attorney heirs
OF George Patten, for permission to transfer
lots 1925 and 1927 Laurel Grove cemetery, to
John II. Fox and J. s. Weeks. respectively
Referred to committee on health and Gene
terry.
Petition OF James NJ. Dixon & Co, for per
mission TO keep n portable powder magazine
within the city OF savannah in front OF their
store NO lll Bay street, or on the open side
walk on the north side OF Bay street. Re
ferred to committee on streets and lanes and
fire.
Application OF Patrick O'Connor for per-
mission TO make connection with East Broad
street sewer for premises East Broad and
President streets, referred to committee on
streets and lanes and sanitary board with
PoWCr to act
Application OF board Of education for per
mission to make connection with East Broad
street sewer for premises East Broad near
cartridge street referred to committee on
streets and lanes and sanitary board, with
power TO act.
Petition OF Mrs. Mary f. Wakefield, asking
compensation for land given up by her in set
ting back on line OF Barnard street. rs set by
city engineer Referred to committee on
streets and lanes
ORDINANCES.
Ordinance read in council for the first time
Sept. q, 1898, read n second time oct. IT,
amended, placed upon its passage and passed:
AN ORDINANCE to regulate passenger vehicles
used for hire in the city of savannah.
Section I. BE it ordained by the mayor and
aldermen Of the city OF savannah In council
assembled That il is hereby made the duty
Of drivers Of passenger vehicles for hire In
the city Of savannah when waiting IN the
city or savannah to be hired, to stand at such
place or places as the committee on streets
and lanes OF the city OF savannah may desig
nate, and the said committee is hereby author
lied to designate such place or places. 1t
shall not be lawful for the drivers OF such
vehicles TO stand at any place in the city Of
Savannah other than those designated by the
said committee longer than fifteen 0b) min
utes when the said drivers are waiting TO be
hired
Sec 2. Be it further ordained That 1t
shall not be lawful for the drivers Of said We
hicles to charge exceeding twenty-five (25)
cents per passenger as fare from or to any
depot in the city of Savannah to or from any
be lawful for the said drivers to charge OK
ceeding one ~ dollar per hour for the hire Of
the said vehicles without regard to the num-
Der OF passengers.
Sec. s. BE it further ordained, That It Is
hereby made the duty OF the drivers of the
said vehicles to post inside the vehicles. so
that it may be plainly seen by passengers, u
printed notice showing the rates fixed by this
ordinance.
sec. 4. BE it further ordained. That such
driver OF vehicle shall wear badge placed
on the outside Of his coat properly numbered,
so that he may be designated. Said badges
to be furnished by the clerk OF council TO the
owners of vehicles for which badges have
been duly taken out.
Sec. 3. BE 1t further ordained, That this
ordinance shall go into effect on the first day
OF November next, and from and after that
time any person violating this ordinance. or
any provision thereof shall be subject upon
conviction before the police court OF the city
of savannah. TO a fine not exceeding twenty
five go dollars and to Imprisonment not ex-
ceeding thirty 800 days, either or both in the
discretion of the court.
Sec. o. BE it further ordained That all
ordinances and parts Of ordinances in conflict
with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Ordinance on It's second reading.
by Alderman Cam
! AN ORDINANCE to regulate electric railways
operated in the city Of Savannah:
Section !. BE 1t ordained by the mayor and
! aldermen oflthe city Of savannah In council
! assembled That ID shall not be lawful for
| any electric railway company operated in the
| city OF Savannah to run any OF ITS cars north
! OF the southern line of Liberty street in the
! city of Savannah at a rate OF speed exceed
! ing six miles an hour, and south Of the said
! southern line of Liberty street in the city Of
| savannah, at a rate OF speed exceeding ten
| miles an hour, ana in case this section is VIC
! lated, the employees OF the railway company
| guilty OF the violation shall be subject upon
| conviction before the police court Of the city
| OF savannah, TO fine not TO exceed one hun
dred 400 dollars and Imprisonment not to ex-
! coed thirty 800 days, either or both in the
| discretion OF the court and further, the rail
way company itself shall be subject upon
| conviction before the police court Of the city
| Of savannah. to a fine not to exceed one hun
| dred 900 dollars for each and every viola
| tion OF this section.
Sec. 3 Be it further ordained That it shall
! not be lawful for any electric railway com
| pdny operated in the city of Savannah to en-
! ploy. for the operation Of any car In the city
| Of Savannah as conductor or mOtorman.
| any person under tWentY-One years Of age, or
| TO permit minor to operate any of It's cars in
! the city Of Savannah either as conductor or
| motorman, and any electric railway company
! violating this section shall be subject upon
| conviction before the police court Of the city
| of Savannah, to q fine not TO exceed one hun
| dred 900 dollars for each and every violation
| thereof, and each days continuance in the
violation OF this ordinance shall be construed
and punished as separate and distinct Of
Tense
Sec 3. BE it further ordained. That it is
hereby made the duty OF every electric rail
way company operating its cars in the city OF
Savannah to have upon each car run in the
city OF Savannah conductor and motorman
and IL is hereby made unlawful for such car
to be run without both a conductor and
motorman, and any electric railway company
violating the provi 5ions OF this section shall
be subject, upon conviction before the police
court OF the city OF SavanI an, TO n fine not to
exceed one hundred H00) dollars for each and
every days violation thereof.
Sec. 4. BE it further ordained, That all or
dnances aud parts of ordinances in conflict
with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Alderman Mcmillan moved TO amend the
second section by emitting the word con
ductor' from same. The motion was lost.
Alderman Haines moved to amend section
1st by changing the rate Of speed from six to
ten miles, and from ten to twelve miles. The
motion did not receive a second.
The ordinance was then passed, ayes and
nays as follows:
Ayes-Aldermen Dixon, Folliard, Cam and
O'Bricn4.
Nays-Aldermen Screven, Haines and Nc
Mllan-3.
Ordinance on its first reading and by
unanimous consent read q second time and
passed.
BY Alderman Haines-
An ordinance TO provide that the ordinance
entitled An Ordinance to Regulate Electric
Railways Operated in the City OF > ayannah"
shall not 20 into eGe It, so far as the employ
ment OF minors is concerned, until oct. 90
1893.
Section l. Be it ordained by the mayor
and aldermen OF the city OF savannah in
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