The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-23
THE MORNING NEWS: FRIDAY, MARCH %. 1894.

Petition of W. d. Wilkinson for permission
10 hblIi porch 10 house No. - Jones street,
between Lincoln and Habersham streets.
referred TO committee on streets and lanes.
Petition OF g.. W. SaulS for permission to
repair, remodel and add to house ON lot >
subdivision Hulls Of 60 and % Cue ward. and
erect stoop TO same. Referred TO committee
on hrc and streets and lanes.
FctltiOu OF DR.. = a, White, by Saussy &
SauSSy, asking TO renew negotiations with
the city as 10 the pur, base OF so much OF lot
No. Ferclvgl ward, as will straiEhten the
north line of south Broad street Referred to
committee on streets and lanes.
Petition Of j. II. Grimm. relative to mort
cages. Referred TO committee on finance
Petition of John Carr. asking that another
N> enSe e granted HIM TO sell liquor In the
city OF Savannah.
A motion was made to refer the petition to
the committee of the whole LoSt-aNeS and
nays called. Ayes, Aldermen Haiues Charl-
ton and Weiss. Nays. Aldermen Dixon,
Bohan. SCreven. Pollard and McNilan-5.
Inc petition was granted petitioner to pay
500 for license.
Application Of estate Thomas Walsh for
permission to make connection with West
Broad street sewer from premises corner
stewart ana West Broad streets, Referred
To committee on streets and lanes with
power to act.
Application Of estate f p. Haupt for per
mission TO make connection with Perry street
Lane sewer from premises, Liberty street,
near Lincoln street. Referred to committee
on streets and lanes with power to act,
Application Of G.. A Munster for permission
10 make connection with AbercOrn street
sewer from premises, Henry street corner
prayton street Referred 10 committee on
streets and lanes with power to act.
Application of j. Turner for permission to
make connection with Haoorsham street
sewer from premises New Houston street,
near HaberSham street Referred to com
mittee on streets and lanes with power to
act.
Application Of W. J. Harty, for permission
10 make connection with East Broad street
sever sever from premises corner East Broad and
streets and lanes with power to act.
ORDINANCES.
Ordinance read in council for the first time
March Il. 1894, and by unanimous consent
read second time and passed.
BY Alderman Harris
AN ORDINANCE TO fix the charges to owners
OF property for cleansing and filling priyy
vaults.
Section I. BE it ordained by the mayor and
aldermen of the city OF savannah in council
assem- bled That hereafter the charge to own
ers Tor cleansing privy vaults in the city Of
savannah shall Q nXed at four a. dollars per
vault without reference to the size or the
contents thereof, and to two iel dollars per
vault for filling the same. In case where
vaults are abandoned and sewer connection
Immediately made instead there shall be no
charge for cleansing or filling
Sec. . b il further ordained, That all ordi-
nauCes and parts OF ordinances in conflict
with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
ordnance ItdU IN council LOT Iht lfSL Time
March IA, 1894 and by unanimous consent
read a second time and passed.
BY Alderman Dixon
AN ORDINANCE to regulate the granting Of
permits for the repairing Of Improvements
within the city limits of the city OF Savan-
nah ana the making of changes therein.
Section /. BE II ordained by the mayor and
aldermen OF the city OF savannah IN council
assembled, That all applications for the re-
pair Of buildings within the city OF savannah,
or for adding to, improving, or changing the
same, shall be filed with the clerk Of council.
and shall state specifically the character of
the repairs or work to be done and the loca-
tiCn of the building. Upon ITS receipt, the
clerk of council shall refer the appica-
ton to the chief fireman, whose duty
il shall he to report back to the
said clerk with an Endorsement as to the ad-
Instability of granting the petition, and If, in
the opinion OF the said chief fireman, the ap-
plicatiOn should not be granted under the fire
ordinance. he shall state in writing the spe-
Cihc reason or reasons for its refusal. The
application Will then be laid before the com
mittee on fire and will he presented to council
with such recommendation as the said COM
mittee may deem proper, but no application
shall be granted except by the permission Of
the mayor and aldermen Of the city Of Savan-
nan In council assembled, except as provided
for iu the next section of this ordinance
SC >. BE it further ordained, That when
ever 1t is apparent that repairs to prevent
damage to property are necessary to be made
al once the said application shall be filed
with the clerk of council, and after the same
has been filed, the committee on ire may,
with the concurrence of the MAYOR Of the city,
give permission to make such repairs as are
necessary 10 prevent damage, and no other
repairs shall be permitted except as provided
for in the first section OF this ordinance
Sec. 3. Be 1t further ordained, hat when
any application is granted as provided for in
the preceding sections Of tins ordinance, such
application shall be referred to the chief
fireman, who shgll see to it that the applicant
shan not exceed in any way the permission
pletiOn of the work done under the permits
sion from council or within a reasonable time
after the action OF council, II the work be not
done, the said chief fireman shall return the
application to the clerk OF council, Endorsed
work done in accordance herewith or mot
dor e, as the case may be. Whenever any
repairs. additions. improvements or changes
are made without the consent Of council, or
such repairs, additions, improvements, or
changes, exceed in any manner the permits
sion granted by council it shall be the duty Of
the chief fireman to at once stop the work
and report the matter 60 council
sec. 4. BE it further ordained, that here
after it shall not he lawful for any person to
repair any building. or TO add to 1t, or
change the same within the corporate limits
of the city of Savannah except In the man
ner provided for in this ordinance and under
the terms of this ordinance. and any person
violating this ordinance or any provision
thereof. shall on conviction before the police
court OF the city OF savannah, be subject to
fine not to exceed one hundred
exceed thirty days, either or 10th in
the discretion OF the court, and, In addition
TO this the work done in violation OF this
ordinance may be undone by direction of The
council of the city Of Savannah, and the
building or structure may be removed.
Sec. ;. Be il further ordained that all
ordinances and parts OF ordinances in conflict
with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
RESOLUTIONS.
BY Commltte on Market
Resolved, That the clerk Of council adyer-