The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-25
OFFICIAL


Section l. Be it ordained by the mayor and
alderman OF the city of Savannah, in council
assembled, That permission is hereby given
Palmer Hardware Company. of Savannah
Ca, to keep a portable powder magazine
within the city of Savannah, on the open
sidewalk, on the north side of Bay street and
opposite their store on Bay street. as asked
for in their petition, as to which a report was
adopted by council at its meeting of June 20.
1894 The said magazine is to be made of
heavy sheet iron. with overlapping and pro-
lecting cover, and to be made safe and secure,
and is to have capacity of holding not
exceeding four hundred 400 pounds of
powder.
Sec. > Be it further ordained, That the
right is reserved by the mayor and aldermen
of the city of Savannah to cause the removal
of the said powder magazine at any time ii is
determined by the said mayor and aldermen
of the city of Savannah that the same is dan
gerous.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That all
ordinances and parts OF ordinances in conflict
! with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Ordinance on its first reading and by
unanimous consent read a second time and
passed.
ORDINANCE to amend an ordinance entitled
an ordinance 10 provide for the sleeping
ashore of crews of vessels in the port of Sa-
vannah, passed Sept. 10, 1898.
BE it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen
of the city OF savannah IN council assembled,
and it Is hereby ordained by the authority Of
the same, That said ordinance shall be so
amended as to fix as the time within which
crews of all vessels lying in the savannah
river shall sleep on shore south of river
street, to be the period extending from the
first day Of June to the first day of November
of each year, instead of the period now set
forth in said ordinance.
Be it further ordained That all ordinances
or parts of ordinances in conflict with this
ordinance be, and the same are hereby re-
pealed
Ordinance on its first reading.
BY Alderman Mcmillan
n
entitled an ordinance to regulate the elic-
trio railways operated in the city of Savan-
nah by striking out the following language
in the second section of said ordinance: ~ o
employ, for the operation of any car in the
city of Savannah, asa conductor or motor
man any person under 81 years of age, or
to permit minor to operate any of its cars
in the city OF Savannah either as conductor
or motorman, " and in lieu thereof inserting
the following To employ, for the4opera-
ton Of any car in the clty of Savannah, as
motorman any person under FL years of
age, or as conductor, any person under IS
years of age.
Section l. Be it ordained by the mayor and
aldermen of the city of Savannah in council as
Sembled that section second, of an ordinance
entitled an ordinance to regulate the electric
railways operated IN the city of Savannah, be
and the same is hereby amended, by striking
out the following language in said second sec
ton ITO employ for the operation of any car
in the city of Savannah, as conductor or
motorman, any person under q years Of age,
or to permit a minor to operate any of its
cars in the city of savannah either as con
in lieu thereof, the following To employ
for the operation Of any car in the city Of
Savannah, as motorman any person
under 81 years of age, OF as a conductor any
person under IS years of age" so that, as
amended, said section shall read. That it
shall not be lawful for any
Geof the o railway 0p95nfe
for the operation Of any car in the city of
Savannah. as motorman any person under
81 years Of age, or as conductor any person
under IS years OF age, and any electric rail
way company violating this section, shall be
subject, upon conviction before the police
court OF the city of savannah to fine not
to exceed one hundred dollars and imprison-
ment not to exceed thirty days, either or both,
in the discretion of the court: and further,
the railway company itself shall be subject,
upon conviction before the police court of the
city of Savannah, to fine not to exceed one
hundred dollars for each and every violation
of this section.
Sec. 2. Re it further ordained, That all or
dinances and parts OF ordinances in conflict
with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Ordinance on its first reading
By Alderman Harris
AN ORDINANCE to abolish the charge for
cleansing pals and surface drawers:
Be it ordained by the mayor and aldermen
of the city of Savannah in council assembled,
That the city of Savannah shall make no
charge for cleansing pals or surface drawers
ordinances of the city in lieu Of priyy vaults
within the city Of Savannah.
Sec. g Be it further ordained, That all or
dinances and parts OF ordinances in conflict
with this ordinance be, and the same are
hereby repealed.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The following communication was received:
Hon. j. j. McDonough, Mayor City OF Sa-
vannah-Dear Sir: AT the present time there
are five sanitary inspectors. Four of this
number are engaged in the daily inspection
OF premises. The fifth, Mr.. Melvin. who is
the chief inspector. has all his time taken up
in experimenting the work of the others, in
disinfecting houses and in doing clerical work
of this Office
taken in by the city on Jan. !, that four men
will not be able TO cover the ground, aad
would earnestly recommend the appointment
of another man for this work. Very respect
fully. W F. Drummer, Health Onlcer.
Letter received, and the mayor autho riZed
to appoint an additional inspector
The mayor announced the following stand
ing committees for 1894:
Accounts Mills. Bohan, Remshart.
Assessments-Wells,M Mills. Charlton, Sore.
ven, Foiliard.
CITY Lots-Charlton Mcmillan. Harris
Drainage-Folliard Brien. Mills.
Finance-Myers, Mills, Wells, Mcmillan,
Baldwin.
Fire-Bohan, Screven. Remshart.
Harbor ana Wharves-Screven Baldwin.
Myers.
Health and Cemetery Harris, Wells,
O'Brien.
Market-Baldwin, Bohah, Harris
Police Remshart, Screven, Charlton.
Streets and Lanes-O'Brien Wells, McMil-
Ian. Folliard, Baldwin.
Water-McMillan. Myers Bohan.
Special Committee on Opening Streets
Charlton, Wells, O'Brien Pollard, Mcmillan.
Special Committee on Railways-Myers
O'Brien Baldwin, Remshart, Pollard.
Sanitary Board-Alderman Harris Myers;
citizens z. J. O'Connor, DR.. b. s. Purse, J. f.
b. Beckwith.
APPEAL CASES.
The following appeal cases from the de-
cision of the recorder In the police court were
read and set for trial at next regular meeting
of council, Of July 4, 1894;
NJ. A. Buttimer, McKenna g. Welsh, M.
Drury and Thomas Fogarty
Council adjourned. f. +. REBARER,
Clerk OF Council.
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