The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-12
CITY aoVERNMENT-
Omoial Proeeedinga of Connoil.


Omcial Proceedings of Council.
savannah, Ca. March s. 189l-Council met
pursuant to adjournment ats p. m. Present:
Aldermen Bohan, Pollard. Haines Harris,
NILS, Myers. ScrevCu, Wells.
On motion. the acton of council taken at
meeting Of March g. upon the resolution regu-
atng the employment of la or on the street
and lane department. was reconslaered aud
the resolution referred 20 the committee on
streets and lanes with power TO a,t
Lelluou OF NeStrY Of ~ stephens EpisCo-
pal church, relative TO the removal of trees
from the sidewalk of said church, on Haber-
sham street. was referred 10 the committe on
streets and lanes, with power 10 act.
ORDINANCES.
The following ordinance was read for the
first time. by unanimous consent read a Sec
ono time ana ialu on the ia lie:
An ORpINANCE to divide the City OF Savau-
nah into election precincts for municipal
elections to held in the city OF savannah.
sect "a /. BE 1t ordained by the mayor and
aldermen of the city of avanuah In council
assembled, under the terms and provisions OF
an a't OF inc legislature OF Georgia approved
De embcr ~ 1853 and entitled An act to
provide Tor and regulate municipal elections
IN tae city Of savannah. to prescribe suitarl 10
Penalties fer all violations thereof and for
other IN poses That the city of Savannah
DE ana the same is hereby divided into twenty
t2Ul election precincts mum bered consecu-
tVely from Cd TO t2O) as hereinafter defined,
each precinct to contain the area comprised
Precinct No. 1-Bounded north by Savan.
nan river, east by Bull street, south by Bryan
street and BAY street continued and west by
the western city limits.
Precinct No. BOUNDED north by Savannah
river. east by the eastern city limits south
by the savannah Florida and Western rail
road wharves, st. Juiial street and Brough-
ton street, and west by Bull street.
Precinct No. 3-BOunded north by BRYAN
street and Bay street continued east by Bull
street south by Broughton street, zubly
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west by the western city limits
Precinct NO. 4-Bounded north by Brough
ton street and st. Julian street. east by the
eastern city limits. south by South Broad
street and President street continued (or
rlsht of-way Of savannah and Atlantic rail-
road, and west by Bun street.
Precinct No. s. Bounded north by Brough-
ton street. Zublv street and Zubly street con-
tlnued, east by Bull street, south by South
Broad street anu William street and William
street 9ntinued and west by the western
Pre- inct No 6-Bounded north by South
Broad street and south Broad street con
unned ana President street II continued, east
by the eastern city limits south by Perry
lane, canal and Perry street and west by
Bull street.
Precinct No. 7-Bouuded north by South
Broad street. by William street and by Will
nam street continued, east by Bull Street,
south by Louisville road, Railroad street and
limits.
Precinct No. s-Bounded north by Perry
stree! Perry lane canal. east by the eastern
CITY limits. south by Jones street and Jones
stleet continued, and west by Bull street,
Precinct No. 9--BOunded north by Harris
street, Railroad street and Louisville road
east by Bun street south by the Savannah
ana Ogeeehee canal. lot 50 Springfield planta-
ton. inns street, Berren street aud Jones
lane, ana west by the western city limits.
Pre- ,inct 40. D--Bounded north by Jones
street aud Jones street continued east by
Wheaton street, south by Gordon street,
I n III 80 FnA
ana Castor street and west by Bull street.
FrcCluct no ll-bo nded north by Jones
lane, Berrlen street Sims street, 81 Spring
Ogeechee canal east by Bull street,
soQlh by Feeley avenue, So Spring
held plantation, lot No. 2 Swollville,
'front.' lot No. 4 Minis ward, and CASTOR
street, and west by the western city limits.
Precinct No. i2-Bounded north by CASTOR
street Davis street and Davis street con
tnued Gordon street and Wheaton street
east by wheaton street and Waters road,
south BY Wolf street lane, Grant street.
herhdon street ana Hall street, and west by
Bull street
Precinct No 13-Bounded north by CASTOR
street Walton ward Choctaw ward lot No
3 aWo. VILE lot No o. Springfield planta-
ton ana teeley avenue. east by Bull strest.
south by Gwinnott street continued and
Gwlunett street, and west by the western city
limits
Precinct No l4-Bounded north by Hall
street Herndon street. Grant street and Wolf
=.
Bolton street and west by Bull street
Precluct No. l3--Bounded north by Gwin-
nett street and Gwinnett street continued
east by Bun street, sOnth by 104 and 100
Springfield plantation, Sycamore street and
New Houston street and west by the western
city limits
Precinct No 1e - Bounded north bv
Bolton street, east by Waters road south by
New houston street and west by Bull street
Precinct No l7-Bounded north by New
Houston street, Sycamore street and 1Of and
&nriQuNgl0 aqf nv TltftI afr
south by lots 50 and o. Springfield plantation
and by colorcd portion OF Laurel Grove Gem
etery ana Ggeechce road and Anderson street
ana west by the western city limits.
Precinct No, 1S-Bounded north ty New
houston street. east by Waters road. south
by Lover lane and Anderson street and
Precinct No. 10-Bounded north by Ander-
son treet OReechee road, white portion OF
Laurel Grove cemetery, SO and "a Springfield
Plantation ana unnamed street in SprlnRfield
plantation. east by Bull street, South By the
present corporate southern limits and West
! welfth street, and west by the western city
limits.
Precinct No. 2O-Bounded north by Anders
son street east by East Broad street, south
by still avenue and west by Bull street.
sec. 2 BE 1t further ordained, that all
ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict
with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
RESOLUTIONS.
BY Alderman Myers
Charges having been been made by the
Savannah fire department Ia inefficient and
IN consequence thereof. the rates Of insurance
having been advanced 25 cents per hundred.
"hlch VIII prove not only q great hardship,
but an injury to the business and property in
terests OF our citizens; therefore be it
Resolved, That the following gentlemen;
w. q. Cam. John Flannery and Edward Ka-
row, representing the cotton exchange ID. G.
Purse, John u. Young and j. p. Williams
representing the board Of trade, and Sam
lel Meinhard, H. A. Palmer, A Vetsburg,
md j. d. Estill, representing business and
property interests at large, and three alder
men, be appointed "A committee, with the re.
luest that they fully investigate the matter
md confer with the Southeastern Tariff AS
ISOLATION, II in their Judgment said confer.
nee is advisable and after a fun investiga-
ion. as requested ABOVE, report result to
council. with such recommendations IN the
premises as the committee deem proper and
desirable.
Adopted.
Council adjourned subject to the call of the
mayor. f. T.. REBARER.
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