The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-04


Mayor McDonough submitted the fol-
lowing brief report Of the progress Of the
police investigation, which was called for
by resolution Of council on July 10 last
| The resolution, it will be remem bered,
was the result of a disc ussion which
grew out Of the mayors structures upon
the police force in his last annual report
Some Of the aldermen thought the criti-
( clsms, made by the mayor, demanded an
| investigation, with decisive measures of
reform, should the criticisms be found
10 be just. The inves tigation had almost
| been forgotten, however, in the interest
in more recent subjects. The report is as
follows
The mayor and the committee on. police, to
which was referred the resolution adopted by
council July 10, 1898. relative to investigating
the conduct OF the police department, report
that the investigation of said department has
ing results.
The committee find that the military and
soldlerly bearing, and discipline of the force
mas been improved but it is not yet up to the
standard that the committee hopes to see II
at an early day.
The conduct of the men and the respect
shown by them to their officers has been
much improved. and during the year 1898 the
quarters were kept In eleanly condition.
TO REQUIRE ESCAPES.
The following ordinance was introduced
by Alderman Dixon, chairman of the COM
| mittee on fire. 1t is the result of a recent
communication to council by Chief Puder
| calling attention to the need of fire es-
capes upon many buildings in the city and
the failure to comply with the state law
upon the subject
Be It ordained by the MAYOR and aldermen
OF the city Of Savannah in council assembled,
That the owners of all buildings in the city Of
savannah. not used as private residences,
three or more stories in height Shall provide
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| OF SAID building above the second story by
stairways on the inside or outside OF such
building, and such stairways shall be as
nearly as may be practicable at opposite
| ends OF each story, and so constructed that,
in ease Of fire, the ground can be readily
reached from the third and higher stories.
StalrWays on the outside of such building
shall have suitable rallied landings at each
| story above the first and shall connect with
each OF said stories by doors or windows
| opening outwardly and such DOORS windows
ana landings shall lie kept at all times clear
or DISTRACTIONS All the main doors of such
buildings, both inside and outside, shall open
ontwardly and each story shall be amply sup
pIled with means for extinguishing fires.
BE It further ordained that it is hereby
made the duty of the chief fireman of the city
OF savannah to examine such buildings at
least once year, and report in writing to the
mayor and aldermen of the city OF Savannah
| that the requirements of the preceding sec
| ton OF this ordinance have or have not been
| complied with. II not complied with the
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tined In writing, by direction Of the city of
Savannah to provide needful alterations.
BE 1t further ordained, That the ordinance
| snaIl gotnto operation on the - day of -
----, 1894, and within six (6) months from
| that date, the owners of the buildings referred
| to in this ordinance shall make all altera-
lions or additions necessary to
this ordinanc, eand, after the expiration OF
| the said six month the examination shall be
made as required by this ordinance, and the
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| as required herein, and thereafter the exam
nations and reports shall be made during the
month Of December OF each year.
| Be 1t further ordained that the owners Of
| buildings referred to in this ordinance who
| fail to comply with the requirements of this
| ordinance within the time designated, or
after having received written notice, as
| herein provided, shall refuse or neglect to
| make the alterations specified in said written
notice, shall upon conviction before
the police court OF the city Of
liable to fine of not less
than twenty-five (s25) dollars nor more tina n
| one hundred (S100) dollars, but, in the second
| case after having received written notice,
| twenty-five (S25) dollars nor more than one
| hundred ($100) dollors for each and every
month that said refusal or neglect continues
| commencing thirty days from the date when
| said written notice has been received by said
owner
The ordinance was placed upon its first
reading and will come up before the next
| meeting of council.
REFUSED LIQUOR LICENSES.
| Three parties were refused license to
retail liquor by council, They are as fol.
lows:
Benjamin Crum, southwest corner
| Houston street and South Broad street
| lane.
G. T. Erickson, No 161 Congress street,
between Barnard and Whitaker.
| Frank d. Gaffney, southwest corner
| Congress and Houston streets.
Herman Lange was granted a license
conditionally at the corner of Liberty and
West Broad streets, the conditions being
that he should keep the street clear in
| front of his place, complaint having been
made of the gathering of disorderly
crowds there.
The application of G. T. Erickson was
refused because of a petition of the bust
ness men of the neighborhood that no
more liquor license be granted in that
section.
The applications of Gaffney and Crum
were probably refused because of COM
plants against their places and the pre-
vious misconduct with which the proprie-
tors have been charged.
The MORNING NEWS was elected city
| printer for 1894.
n PGblblOh was IGIGlN6u lIOll NIGOTRG
w. Tiedeman TO be allowed to place a
portable powder magazine on the north
side of Bay street, opposite his store, and
it was referred to the committees on
water and fire.
A petition was received from
! Bishop Nelson asking the city to
donate to him the strip of land
intervening between his lot on Seventh
street and Bull street. When the land
was bought or donated it was supposed
| TO front upon Bull street. When that
street was Strengthened out upon it's ex-
! tension, however, it threw a strip of land
| between the lot and the street. Bishop
| Nelson wishes his lot to be placed back
/ upon the Bull street front.
Several applications for liquor licenses
were received and referred to the COM
mittee of the whole. The petitions could
not be considered last night because they
| had not been advertised. The petition
| ers will be compelled TO stop retailing
| liquor until council passes upon their APP
| plications.
| The proposition made by the representa-
tives of the Dasher tract, to allow of the
| opening Of all streets iutersccting it
| through the tract for the sum of 5000,
! payable in one, two and three years. was
! accepted and resolution to that effect
adopted by council.
TO LIGHT THE EXTENSION.
A resolution, reported from the COM