The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-14
THE WORK AT QUARANTINE.
The city Refuses 10 Pay ROurke &
sons Claim.

SOn's Claim.
All the members Of council were pres-
ent at the regular meeting last night.
considerable new business was passed
upon besides a large amount of routine
business. The committee TO which was
referred the bill of John Rourke & Son
for work done upon the disinfecting plant
a. quarantine reported that the bill be
not allowed.
city Attorney Adams explained that
Rourke & Son came before the last coun-
eli several times with their claim. which
council refused to allow, the understand
Iug being that the city had already paid
the bill in fun, claims of the city against
the firm being allowed as an offset to
claims by the firm against the city.
Mayor Myers said a bill was allowed
several weeks before the last council
went out of office which was understood
TO be a final settlement. The work at
quarantine was satisfactorily done. he
said. and the council waited some time
before il even allowed the last bill of
Rourke & Son.
The council would probably have passed
the amended ordinance regulating hacks
last night, but for the request of Mr. G..
w. Owens, representing the hackmen, that
they be allowed a hearing before the
committee of the whole, which was agreed
TO-
Alderman Falligants ordinance to de-
fine the lines Of Bull street from Ander-
son street in the city limits was taken
up by substitute, offered by Alderman
Falligant and laid over again until the
next meeting to allow the city engineer
TO make chart Of the proposed extern
sion.
The committee of the whole reported
favorably upon the petition of the trus-
tees of the Union Society for certain
donations and granting the society a do
nation of S735 for this year.
The bid of Robert Snider for keeping
the city clocks in repair during the year
was accepted
The petition of the Savannah Thunder
bolt and Isle Of Hope railway to be al
lowed to double track it's line on Haber-
sham street was reported favOrably on
condition that the street railway COM
pany open contain streets along its
line.
Ex-Pohceman r. w. Baughn was al
lowed SIS for physicians bill for attend
ance on account of injuries received while
il performance of duty.
On resolution of Alderman Bacon IL was
decided to spend $500 in improving the
mouth of Bilbo canal.
The police committee was authorized
to purchase five horses at a cost of Sl25
each.
4 proposition was received from Gay
nor & Co. to take the stone ballast now
lying at quarantine at p cents a ton for
Use as rip rap on the jCtty work. They
guaranteed to conform TO all sanitary
regulations in moving the stone and to
place an of Il below water
A communication was received from
the sanitary board, to which the
communication of Gaynor & Co,
had been referred by the mayor,
stating that in the opinion OF
the board IL is unsafe to remove any such
ballast from quarantine and contrary to
the quarantine regulations. The PROPOSE
ton was declined.
DIT. L. e. Welch was unanimously elected
city physician to succeed DIR. F. II. Blood
worth, resigned. The other applicants were
Drs J. G. Bullock and II. 3. Stanley.
The rights-of-way on certain streets
granted to the South Bound railroad
We're continued for two years more.
Alderman Screven's ordinance requiring
naWnbrokers to make daily reports to
the chief of police of articles received by
them was read a second time, and went
over to the next meeting.
communication was read from James
Mcguire and William Mccormack, stating
their desire to lease the citys portion of
Hutchinson's Island for three years for
agricultural purposes. On resolution of
Alderman Charlton it was decided to ad-
vertise for bids for extending the tram
way at quarantine.
The police committee reported that all
bids for building the new patrol wagon
had been rejected.
Accounts amounting to S21,752.A were
passed for payment on recommendation
of the committee on accounts.
The ordinance changing the manner of
appointing the three Massie school COM
missioners was read a second time and
passed by the city council last night.
The ordinance leaves the selection of
the commissioners to the mayor.