The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-17
TO WEAR FROCES AND CAPS.
Butcher Boys in the Market Must be
Uniformed and Numbered.

I The Name Of Their Employer and the
/ Number Of Their Stall to be Stamped
on Their Frock and Cap-S5.oo or
Five Days If They Don't Wear the
Proper Dress-Port warden's Fees
| Put Up.
| The butcher boys will have to wear uni
! forms after this. The city council is de-
/ termined to prevent loafng in the mar
ket, and the only way to do it seems to be
| TO have those who are actually employed
! there wear distinctive dress Of some
kind so that they may be distinguished
| from the loafers.
An ordinance was passed by the coun-
ell yesterday afternoon that thereafter
all butcher boys and helpers of butchers
| in the market are required to wear dur
! ing market hours and while in the per-
! Torrance of their duties a clean white
smOck frOck and a white cap, having the
name Of their employer and the number
Of his stall stamped on the said frock an d
cap.
The penalty for failing to comply
with the requirement is o fine of not ex-
ceeding s. with the alternative Of i'm
prisonment not to exceed five days.
The butcher boys, in their "clean,
white smock frocks," and white caps
with their owners names upon them,
will be noticeable feature of the market,
and will add considerably TO its pic
turesqueness.
PORT wARDENs' FEES GO UP.
The port wardens will receive a fee of
$50, instead of $40, for every survey
aboard ships in the harbor hereafter. An
ordinance to this effect was passed yes
terday, with the provision that the vessel
or goods be at or within the limits of the
city If between the limits and Five Faith
ON Hole, then 50per cent. in addition to the
above rates; if below Five Fathom and
not below Long Island, 20 per cent. in ad-
dition to the first enumerated rates and
if below the island double the enumerated
rates.
For every copy of the record of sur
vey furnished by the port wardens they
will be entitled to collect fee of So.
Alderman Dixon explained that a board
of survey was always composed of
marine underwriters agent, a ship cap
tain and a port warden The first two al
ways charge S25 for their services, and as
the bills are paid by the ship owners
across the water they are never able to
understand how it is that two members
of the board charge S25 each for their SER
vices and the third member only $40
The business men would prefer that the
charge of all the members of a board of
survey should be the same, Alderman
Dixon said, and this was the reason for
amending the ordinance so as to increase
the fee. At Alderman Dixon's request
the ordinance was read second time and
passed
The following resolution, presented by
Alderman Dixon was unanimously adop-
ted:
Resolved, That the city attorney be request
ed to prepare bill for the coming session Of
the legislature of Georgia, which, If this can
court Of the city of Savannah the jurisd1c-
ton TO try and punish cases Of va
graney' norsg gaming and keeping gam
concealed weapons within the city Of Savan-
nah and to report this proposed bill to the
council for consideration.
LETTER FROM JUDGE MACDONALD.
A communication was received from
Judge MacDonell, of the city court, with
regard to the expenses of the city court.
! The communication was not read, but was
| referred with some bills of the city court
| to the committee on finance and accounts
| The appealed case of Mrs. Margaret
| Duffy, who was fined by the mayor for
| selling liquor on Sunday and for selling
| liquor without license, which was set
for a hearing yesterday aftern DON, was
| postponed at the request of the defend
|
| stated that two of the most important
witnesses for the defense were out of
the city and could not be gotten at.
Bills to amount of Sl9,922.19, audited
and passed by the committee on finance,
were read.
The committee on water reported that
while it approved the idea of a drinking
fountain for horses on Bay street. it had
no moneyin hand for such purposes.
The committee on water reported ad
versely on the petition of Mrs. @. A.
Lamar to be remunerated for cost of
water plug in front of her house, at No.
| 4S BrOughton street.
Several parties were reported by the
city marshal for hot repairing sidewalks
in front of their premises when notified to
do so. The marshal was instructed TO
repair the sidewalks according to the or
| dinance
Those present at the meeting of council
were Mayor McDonough, Aldermen Dixon,
Screven, Folliard, Harris, Haines and
Cam; City Attorney Adams, Treasurer
Hardee, City Engineer VIM, and Dep
uty City Marshal Kelly. Assistant Clerk
of Council Hernandez performed the
duties of clerk, Mr.. Rebarer being absent
| from the city.