The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-21
FEES TO Be TAKEN OFF.
The Council Decides TO Ask the Gov
eminent to Take Charge.

the Move Because He Considers It
Step Toward OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Hale's Report and All Matters Call
ing for Expenditures Not Provided
for in This Years Budget Laid on
the Table Until the Time for Making
Up Next Years Budget-one Thou
sand Five Hundred Citizens Petition
for the Closing of Bilbo Canal.
The first business taken up by the city
council yesterday afternoon was the re-
port of the committee of the whole upon
the memorial of the board of trade urg-
ing the removal of the quarantine fees in
the interest of the commerce of the
port
AS announced in yesterdays MORNING
News would be the case, the committee
reported in favor of the abolition Of the
fees. The report was in the shape of
two resolutions. The first resolution pro-
vided for the abolition of the quarantine
fees to take effect Aug l. This
resolution was passed without
objection. The second resolution
provided for the appointment of com
mittee of three members of the board to
confer with the proper government au-
thorities in regard to having the national
government take charge of Savannah's
quarantine station, through the marine
hospital service.
Alderman Charlton took the floor in
opposition to this resolution. He said he
had not understood when it was proposed
to abolish the quarantine fees that the
station was to be turned over to the
United States government. He was heart
ily in favor of the movement to free the
commerce Of the port by doing away
with quarantine fees, he said, but he
thought it was the place of the city to
shoulder the extra burden occasioned by
this step.
IN FAVOR or LOCAL CONTROL.
Il believe that our quarantine should
be under local control" said Alderman
Charlton. 1T is a matter of local inter
est to US. and very vital interest. too.
To say what ships should enter here and
what should not is right which do not
think we should yield up. | am strongly
opposed to this policy of Capitalization
and do not believe it should be carried
any further than it already has been. |
do not think we should take action upon
this matter until we have given our citi-
ZCUS an opportunity W bA press IuGllSbI YES
upon the subject and TO allow of its dis
cussion in the press. For that matter,
believe it is a question in which the
whole state, and not Savannah alone, is
interested
Alderman Myers opposed the position
taken by Alderman Charlton and favored
the resolution, He said there was too
much sentiment in Alderman Charltons
argument. This is a'matter of business
and not of sentiment" said Alderman
Myers. by doing away with the quar-
antine fees we subject the city to a loss of
$4,000 per annum which we will have to
shoulder unless the government takes
charge of the station. There will GER
tainly be no greater danger of lax
quarantine by having the govern
ment take charge. The government is
now in charge of the Brunswick quaran-
tine, and we all know that any epidemic
at Brunswick is likely to affect Savan-
nah. The principal quarantine station on
the coast where all dangerously infected
ships are sent,is at Sapelo, which is a gov
eminent quarantine station. We do not
decrease our protection any by turning
the quarantine over TO the government,
aud the move is certainly in the interest
of economy"
no ASSURANCE THAT UNCLE SAM WILL
TAKE 1T.
what the city's rights would be in case
the government should take charge.
Mayor McDonough said that the adoption
of the resolution did not insure that the
government would take charge of the sta
ton and he very much doubted if such
would be the case.
Alderman Mcmillan said he would not
have voted for the resolution TO do away
with the quarantine charges if he had
not understood that the government was
to take charge of the station. He agreed
with Alderman Myers that it was bust
ness proposition and not matter of SEN
timent.
Mayor McDonough said that the
marine hospital service had practically
taken entire charge of the quarantine
during the Brunswick epidemic and had
rendered valuable service to Savannah
and the rest of the country thereby. He
said he thought the city would be amply
protected if the whole matter of quaran-
tine were placed in the hands of the
marine hospital service.
The resolution was adopted by vote
of s to 2. Alderman Charlton and Screver
voting in the negative. Mayor McDon
ough will make the appointment of the
committee in day or two.
CHIEF HALE's REPORT.
The committee of the whole reported
upon Chief Hale's report upon the inspec
tion of the fire department that the re
port be laid upon the table until the tint
for making up the budget for next year
when the advisability OF including thu
recommendations for the Improvement Of
the fire department in the appropriat ion:
for next year will be considered. The re
port of the committee was adopted.
The Savannah, Florida and Western
railway and W. w. Gordon Il Co. were
granted permission to build a bridge
across the Bilbo canal, to connect their
wharves, on condition that the bridg,
be of sufficient strength to be used by the
city fire engines.
The ordinance providing for a building
inspector was also laid on the table
until the time for preparing next years
budget arrives.
The Palmer Hardware Company wa
granted permission to place small
powder magazine in front of it's store on
Bay street.
The committee on streets and lanes re
ported favorably upon the petition of ]
G. Nelson, for permission to erect bootl
in Forsyth park for the purpose of ad
vertising' Harris Lithia water and dis
posing of it at the rate of l cent glass
The permission was objected to, however
on the ground of being contrary to tn
ordinances prohibiting the sale OF ware
or article of any kind within tho IN ~,