The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-11-08

A petition was received from the fruit
dealers petitioning council not TO license
the push cart peddlers. The petition viii
be considered when the tax ordinance is
taken up
The ordinance TO pave Bryan street from
Drayton to AbercOrn street with belgian
block was read a second time and passed.
The city will have TO bear two-thirds Of
the cost of this Improvement, as the as
sessment for the portion abutting upon
the square Will have TO be borne by the
city.
Alderman Charlton inquired why the
street" should be paved. Alderman
O'Brien replied that there was a whole
sale house and a livery stable on this
square to which the pavement would be
a great advantage. and as the city had
the block on hand and could do the work
with its own hands, the cost would be
small.
The ordinance TO improve Drayton
street by covering the cobble stones from
Bay to Broughton street with oyster shells
was read a second time.
Alderman Myers said he should vote
against the ordinance, because he did not
think shell sufficiently durable to stand
the traffic on the street He would be
willing 10 vote 10 pave the street with
vitrified brick or belgian block. He had
heard great deal Of vitrihed brick, he
said, and thought this would be a good
opportunity to try it.
Alderman Charlton said the city had
paved around three sides of Christ church
and is now trying to pave around the
fourth side.
Alderman OBrien said it would only
cost 1920 and he thought a thin coating of
shell would prove very satisfactory
Alderman Myers said If the cost were
so small he did not think any assessment
should be levied against the property
owners. Very likely the shell would not
work very satisfactorily, he said, and the
street would have to be paved with some
thing else, then the property owners would
kick
Alderman OBrien said it was only an
experiment, and If it worked well Dray-
ton street could be covered throughout
with shell, which would be a great i'm
proVement.
A resolution was introduced by Alder
man Myers instructing the chairman of
the committee on streets and lanes to
have the city hands cut down all the weeds
on the streets and vacant lots and TO bill
the owners of the lots for the cost of cut
ting the weeds on their lots. Alderman
Myers said this action was strongly
! recommended by the sanitary board. 1t
was passed.
The sanitary board recommended that
/ the tree in front of No. 112 Taylor street
| be cut down as it oversh-adows the house
! and Injuries the health of the inmates.
! The tree was ordered re @oved.
| The appealed liquor cases were set for
| hearing next Wednesday night and the
! appeal riot cases for the Wednesday night
! following.
The resolution adopted at the meeting
! of the board Of trade on Tuesday with re-
gard to the cotton fires, which were pub
/ lished in yesterdays Morning News, were
| received by council in accordance with
! tho provision of the resolutions directing
! that copy be sent to the city council.
The resolutions were read and received
as information. In this connection Alder
man Charlton said he wished to state that
the impression which had somehow gotten
out, chiefly owing to the brief manner
in which the action of the meeting was
handled by the newspapers, that council
| had dealt rather abruptly and ungra-
| ciously with the committee of the cotton
exchange sent to confer with them. This
was a great mistake, Mr.. Charlton said.
The committee of the cotton exchange
| was received with the greatest courtesy
and the remarks Of the members of the
committee listened to most attentively
| The members of council present he said
expressed theih heartiest approval of the
action of the cotton exchange in dealing
with the matter so promptly. On account
of what had already been said in the COM
mttee of the whole, Mr.. Charlton, said
he did not consider it necessary to make
any extended remarks in Offering the reso-
lutions for a reward.
In my Judgment" said Mr.. Charlton
"the city of Savannah has offered most
mUnificent reward. There may have been
twenty persons, and Their may have beer
a hundred concerned in this work. We have
bound ourselves and our successors tc
pay $500 for the conviction of each and
every person concerned in this work, anc
have no doubt that the sum which the
city will be called upon to expend on this
account will be no small amount"
The following communication from thu
clerk of the board of county commits
sioners was read and referred to the com
mittee of the whole:
Whereas, 1t is the opinion of this boar,
| that in matters appsertaining to the drain
age OF the lowlands within the limits o
the city of Savannah and immediatel,
contiguous thereto concert or uniformit,
of action is highly desirable; and
Whereas, In the annual report for $50
of his honor ]. J. McDonough, mayor, i
! said. 1T would, however enhance tn
work and better results would be oh
tanned If the entire drainage of the coun
! ty, including the city, were placed undo
one head" The drainage o
Chatham county is important to the cit
of Savannah and one plan, covering tn
drainage of the city and county, should b
under the control of the county commits
sioners;' and,
W NeGedSt ne city COunCtl OF savanna
r appropriated the sum OF $4,000 for pur
suing the work of drainage and dry cu1
ture for 1893 and the net expenditures 70
the said year were Sl5,649 Il; and,
Whereas, 1t is the belief Of the boar
, that with facilities at their comman
, said work could be done more economical
: ~ and with more effective results If tn
departments were consolidated as sug
gested.
Therefore, be it ordered that this boar
hereby indicate a Willingness to under
I take this work, provided a suficient ar
, preparation is made by the city annual
to cover expenses, and the committee o
- . drainage Of this board is hereby r.
quested to confer with the proper cit
authorities on this subject submlttin
. TO this board for its approval such pla
. or contract as may be acceptable to tn
, city and said committee on drainage
a true extract. John r. Dillon,
Clerk c. c. c.
Mrs. James Gallaher Dead.
. The death of Mrs. James II. GalahC
9 ] occurred last night at her home on TJai