The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-25


I presentation 10 the chairman OF this COM
mittee for certificatiOn for s645. for which
f. latter amount the said Buttimer presented
7 the oil certified by Rogers for S5i5 for ths
I Clairman's signature.
Item lst- Aug. 4. west side Whelan lane.
South Stewart street The citv charged
by Butfimer 8 % for cleaning urfya ,-siiit.
Z reported by Rogers as never cleaned al
I all The facts. as developed. show tna-
! Buttimer sent his men and teams there,
I but never cleaned the vault, the owner.
Z Mr. Burns, protesting that the vault die
I NOT need cleaning, and no cleaning was
/ done ar Butumer claims that his forces
! or employees lifted the floor Of the vault,
/ TOOK out one barrel Of contents and were
I driven of by Mr.. Burns The simple fact
Z IS that the vault was not cleaned, but
I the city was charged for its cleaning.
/ Item Second: Aug. s. Buttlmer charges
/ CITY - Tor cleaning two vaults at s. and
! 3! Jones street. on inspection it is found
] that these premises have sewer connec-
4 tlons, and no vaults exist on them. But
/ inner excuse IS error in number OF lots
! OF premises, ne claiming TO have cleaned
/ vaults At g., Is and 4 Jones street.
/ Item Third: East side Guerard Nos. 2
and 3, north of New street. charged on
( Aug and again on Aug. 80 for Nos. /.
z and g. The testimony in these cases
{ reasonable sustain Mr.. Buttimer's claims.
/ Item Fourth: Aug. 90 South side Elev-
I enth street, next to AbercOrn, charge by
Buttlmer of $3.50 for cleaning and hlling
! Nauit. Inc testimony shows that Butu-
mers men and wagons We're sent there,
but found that the vault had already
| been nlled with sand by Mr.. r. II. Tatem.
1 or his employees, but Buttimer charged
the city $3.50 for it,
/ Item Fifth: West side whelan lane
/ ). Stewart; second attempt in same
/ month to clean vault belonging to Burns.
NO work or cleaning done, but second
cnarge OF Si-5O entered on Buttimers bill
I against city as If the work had been done.
Item Sixth: Aug. q. Southeast st.
] Thomas and Habersham. Mr.. Rogers
same work. the first charge being for
cleaning small slide opening into this
same vault, and where barrel was plac-
Al
/ struction of sewer connection, the second
/ charge being for cleaning the vault itself.
sMr. Buttimer claims the right to charge
/ Tor two cleanings of the vault.
! Item Seventh: Aug. 81. Florence AMI
| Ninth streets. Mr.. Buttimer's explana-
| ton of charge of cleaning third vault at
this point is that his third closet was on
a Brownsville lot on West side of F'l1r-
| ence street
From the above cited answers several
| pungent facts may be gathered:
/ First-That Mr. Buttimer charged for
cleaning closets whether the cleaning
| was done or not, provided he had orders
| from the health department to do the
/ cleanlng and sent his employees to the
premises for that purpose.
Second-That Buttimer swore that in
| similar cases under the previous admin
/ lstration, Mr.. Cleary occupying the pO-
/ sltlon now held by Rogers. certified such
bllis as II the work was really done.
Third-That property owners were thus
/ made to pay for work never done. If But
timer only sent his men and teams to the
/ premises.
The committee are of the opinion that
| inasmuch as the contract with Buttimer
/ provided only for the payment where act
ual cleaning was done, and made no pro-
vision for payment for the mere sending
of men and teams without actual work be-
ing done, the city is not liable for such
amounts. A. the same time they consider
that when Buttimer sends his men and
teams to any place under orders from the
health department. it is at least debatable
whether he is not entitled to some remun-
Grafton for this much service. In the mat
ter OF the complaint of Mr.. Tussey, fore
man r., {. and y. yard, Mr.. Buttimer
sWears that the account published in the
local columns of the Morning News. to
the effect that Dr. Falligant went with
consented to his depositing contents of
privy vaults at or near powder magazine.
was incorrect, whilst Mr.. Neeson of the
Morning News states that Buttimer made
this declaration to him in person DR.. Fal-
lgant declares that there was not a word
OF truth in Buttimer's statement as so
published.
The affidavit of Nancy Byas to the effect
that she paid NJ. a. Buttimer 81 for clean
ing vault is explained by him with de-
claration that Dan did it," and he. Mau-
rice, knew nothing about it; the commit
tee believe Maurice's statement that he
would have gotten $3.50 out of the city in
stead OF 81 out of Nancy.
In view of the fact than an investiga-
ton OF this much of the Buttimer contract
has taken considerable time the commit
tee are constrained to ask further time in
which to investigate the manifold injus-
/ llteS complained OF DN property owners as
to the manner in which they think them
selves wronged by the method Of charges
upon them now in practice for work of
Chairman Health and Cemetery ttirS Com
Recommltted back to committee on
health and cemetery for definite report as
to amount of money overcharged
The committee on water, to which was
referred the petition of St Johns CEpis-
copaD church for permission to place
water motor in church report favoIa bly
thereto. w. ]. Watson.
Chairman Water Committee.
The committee on water, to which was
referred the petition of r. d. Guerard
asking council to extend water main on
Oak street about $50 feet westward beg
to report favorably to prayer of petit
tioner. W. j. Watson.
Chairman Water Committee.
The committee on water, to which was
referred the petition of Mrs. D. Y Dancy
/ TO be relieved of water rent beg leave
to report favorably to prayer of petit
toner. W j. Watson.
Chairman Water Committee.
The committee on water, to which was
referred the petition of Mary Furlong
and J: Laslky relative to water tax, re-
port faVorably to request of Mary Fur
long and adversely to request of j.
Lasky. w j. Watson.
Chairman Committee on Water.
The committee on harbor and wharves.
70 which was referred the petition of r.
s Salas relative to renting wharf be-
longing to city and asking for Tapping
privileges, recommend that Mr.. Salas be
allowed TO lap Abercorn street slip at
rate of nifty dollars per annum payable
in advance, but in no case shall his yes
sells extend across the entire slip, and
whenever the slip is wanted for sloops or
any other vessel In use by the city that
they not be interfered with, and thai
no contract be entered until all DIFFER
ences between petitioner and the CITY are
adjusted and paid j. j. Carolan.
Chairman Harbors and Wharves Com,
mittee
Report adopted.
The committee on fire, to which was
referred the petitions of ]. w. Jackson
to erect two story stable on lot No %
White ward; Anna NJ. Sack. TO make one
room addition to kitchen ON lot No. 49,
| Cumming ward; Mrs. Margaret Flahertv