The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-12
CITY COUNCILS SESSION.
DIR. FALLIGANT ON THE PROPOSED
INSURANCE BROKERS' TAX.


He Says the People Have Submitted
Long Enough to the Unjust Rules
of the Southeastern Tariff Associa-
tiOn-The Abe Small Reward TO BE
Paid in FuII-No Bathing TO BE Al
lowed on the River Front Between
Sunrise and Sunset.
The amendment to the tax ordinance
placing insurance brokers and companies
represented by them on the same footing
as insurance agents and companies rep
resented by them came up on It's second
reading at the meeting of council last
night.
Mr.. w. p. Green, the only insurance
broker in the city, appeared and was
given a hearing. Mr. Green read al opln-
ion given by Messrs. Ellis & Gray of At
lanta upon the subject of the proposed ac-
tion by the city council of Savannah. The
opinion was quite lengthy, and TO the
effect that the action proposed by council
was violative of the spirit of the vena-
bic law and that an ordinance requiring
a broker to pay more than one license
would be illegal.
Alderman Hudson said that the ques-
ton was an important one, and moved
that the matter be referred TO the COM
mittee of the whole. Alderman Falligant
in seconding the motion gave his expert
ence in having the rate of insurance on
a house owned by him in the country
raised 50 per cent without cause or rea-
son. This, he said, was the sort of JUS
tice the Southeastern Tariff Association
was giving the people. Alderman Falli-
CANT showed some feeling in the matter
His argument was cut short, however, on
a point Of order, and Alderman Hudson's
motion to refer was adopted.
On recommendation of the committee
of the whole a resolution was adopted
that the city pay the full amount of the
reward of $3.50 offered for the capture of
Abe Small in addition to the expenses of
the Officers who brought him back.
Alderman Screven's ordinance TO for
bid bathing in the city limits was read a
second time. Alderman Falligant object
ed, saying that to prohibit bathing along
the entire river front would be unjust
as swimming was good, vigorous exer-
else, and besides was the only opportuni-
" many pOOI pGOpAc lidQ VI ia AAAAtS oA
all. He did not see why bathing should
be prohibited except along the river front
where families reside. The workmen at
the lumber wharves were greatly bene-
fitted by a bath after their days work,
he said. The ordinance was passed by
majority vote. 1t prohibits bathing only
between sunrise and sunset.
There was some debate on a petition Of
Henrietta Henderson to be allowed to i'm
prove her house at AZ South Broad street
by raising the house twelve feet ana
making additions. Col. Garrard showed
that the improvements asked exceeded
the limits allowed by the ordinance. AL
derman Gleason said that the intention
was probably to build a new house within
the fire limits on a permit to improve. AL
derman Falligant moved that the city at
torney prepare a special ordinance, cover
ing the case and permitting the improve
ments Wooden houses, he said, had been
very unjustly Disseminated against in
Savannah. His observation was that fires
were much more easily extingu ishable in
frame houses and that they were much
more healthy than brick houses. The
matter was referred back to the commit
tee of the whole.
The petition of certain citizens relative
to the alleged nuisance caused by undue
noise proceeding from st. Paurs Metho-
dist Episcopal church. colored. on Haber-
sham street, was read and received as in
formation, and the mayor was instructed
to take proper steps to have the nuisance
abated. 1t is understood that a case will
be made on the information docket against
the officers of the church.
A petition from Maj G. NJ. Ryals and
others calling attention to the nuisance
caused by the dumping of refuse matter
west of their lands was reported upon by
the health and cemetery committee to the
effect that the close of the watermelon
season would to a great extent do away
with the nuisance. Alderman Falligant
explained that the amount of watermelon
rinds and refuse melons gathered by the
work during the summer. Watermelons,
he said, containing So per cent. of water.
were very difficult TO dispose of at the
crematory, especially when mixed with
other refuse, and the crematory, he said,
had done wonderfully good work this
summer in disposing of the amount of
refuse it had.
A petition was received asking that a
light be placed at West Broad and Sims
streets. 1t was referred to the proper
committee.
Bills amounting to $19.62S.56 We're report
ed by the committee on accounts and
passed fer payment.
Several petitions for retail liquor IL
cense We're granted.
There We're present: Acting Mayor
Thomas Screyen, Aldermen Falligant,
Carclan, Gleason, Kolshorn, Lamotte,
Hudson and Garrard
CITY BREvITIEs.