The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-22

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The following resolution by the committee
on opening streets was then unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, by the mayor and aldermen of the
city Of Savannah in council assembled That
the award OF Joseph D. Weed, John Flannery,
J. J. Dale, Z a. Well and solomon krouskoff,
assessors appointed under resolution of council,
adopted June IS. 1892, in the matter OF the Yer
non Shell Road Company, which award was filed
in the once Of the clerk Of council on March 10,
1898, be and the sane is hereby accepted by
this municipal corporation. And the mayor of
the city OF Savannah is hereby authorized and
requested to pay to the Vernon Shell Road Com
pany the sum OF S., 600 under the terms Of said
award, ami 9 have the provisions Of the said
award carried out.
This puts an end to the long litigation
which has cost the city treasury lots Of
money.
THE NEW COMMITTEES.
Mayor McDonough announced the new
committees Of the council, made necessary
by the election Of Alderman Folliard, as
follows:
Accounts-Aldermen Mills, Bohan and
Haines.
ssessments-Aldermen Wells Mills,
Sereven, Bohau and Pollard.
City Lots-AIdermen Mcmillan, Dixon
and Folliard.
Drainage-Aldermsn Folliard, O'Brien
and Mills
Finance--Aldermen Myers, Mills. Cam,
Wells and Mcmillan.
Fire-Aldermen Dixon. Bohan and
Screven.
Harbor and Wharves - Aldermen
Screven, Myers and Haines.
Health aud Cemetery-Aldermen Harris,
Wells and O'Brien.
Market-Aldermen Bohan, Harris and
Dixon.
PoliOe-Aldermen Haines, screven and
Myers.
Streets and Lanes-Aldermen OBrien,
Wells, Cam, Mcmillan and Harris
Water-Aldermen Cam, Mcmillan and
Myers.
Special Committee on Opening Streets
Aldermen Mcmillan, Wells, O'Brien, Cam
and Folliard
Special Committee on Railroads-Alder-
men Myers, O'Brien, Dixon, Haines and
Cam.
Sanitary Board-Aldermen Harris and
myers, and Citizens J. r. Sheldon, P. J.
OConnor and F. D. Bloodworth
DRAINING OF THE CENTRAL's PROPERTY.
Receiver Conner Of the Central ard En-
gineer Hunter were before the board about
the draining of the Central railroads wharf
property and the Ogeechee canal, which
was really the reason for the special meet
ing. The council and Mr.. Conner misunder-
seood each other about the matter, The
board intended in lite communications that
tne work should be done at once and Mr..
Conner understood by the wording of the
communications that he had until May l to
comply with the orders of the city.
AS the work was hanging fire the council
decided to hold a special meeting and take
action and charge the work to the
railroad. Mr.. Conner attended the
meeting. and, after stating his under
standing Of matters, said that the
work Oh cleaning out the bitches on the Vale
Royal property would be begun to-day bpt
In regard to the turning of water into the
second level Of the canal be desired TO offer
suggestion to the city. 1t would not avail
anything IN his opinion to build dam at
Blues lake because be doubted whether
enough water could be accumulated there
curing the summer to flow into the canals
second level.
The trouble. Mr.. Conner said was the
Musgrove creek culvert which runs along
the bottom Of the canal. IL rises above the
ped and acts as dam TO keep the water
BACK. His suggestion was to cut
q mole IN the oulvert and dig
bitches leading to it which wouid
cause the How TO run into the culvert and
thus carry off all unsanitary matter. If
storm or other unusual flow came on the
surplus water would pass over the hole into
the canal, and 60 out by the raising of the
locks.
The plan seemed to strike the board ia
yorably, but it continued the matter until
tomorrow afternoon, when Mr.. Conner.
Engineer Hunter, Health Officer Drummer
and City Engineer Winn will be present TO
discuss its feasibility.