The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-06
Chairman Heal
Acting Chairman Fire Committee.

Petition of sundry citizens relative TO
burial of the poor in Laurel Grove cem-
etery; referred TO committee on health
Petition of r. Freeiong to be RENTED
amount paid for keeping sailor boarding
house; referred to finance committee
Petition OF George Vandora 10 be re-
lieved OF double tax; referred 10 finance
Petition OF Mrs. Ann Burns. requesting
city authorities 10 cut down tree opposite
pefitionerss property on Bolton street; re-
ferred TO committee on streets ana lanes:
Petition of j. e. Crawford 10 be relieved
Of double tax; referred 10 committee on
Petition Of sundry property owners.
asking that a light be placed on East
BOUNDARY street, between Liberty and
McDonough streets; referred 20 commit
tee on streets and lanes z ~,
Petition of Mrs. Trott to be relieved OF
tax for water cows; referred 10 commute
Petition Of Savannah Ice Delivery Com
pany for permission to erect frame
building for a chan house on lot NO ~
North Oglethorpe ward reterfeu 10 coin-
'' Petition of Mrs. e. r. Gdbbes asking to
be relieved OF water rent; referred 10 COM
Petition Of sundry poultry dealers rela-
tive to parties selling poultry etc, WIN
out paying necessary tax; referred 10 eOiii-
iii Petition Of Henry F. Lubs, asking to be
relieved of charge for cleaning priyy vault
referred to committee on heaith ana Gem
The following applications to retail ID
uor for year 1896 were referred 70 inc
committee of the whole: James McBrlde'
corner Bay and Houston Streets II. r..
Hunt. Thunderbolt road, between Bileo
canal and toll gate; +. Freelong, IL han.
dolph street; George SCHROEDER, souILleas.
corner of Waldburg ana west Broau
streets. r. Elsinger a. Co, Exchange
dock foot of Bull street; T. y. Butter, no
IS Abercorn street; Claus Gerken, nortn-
west corner Price and Gwinnett streetS'
Julia N. Lowe, northwest corner Randolph
and Jackson streets. -
Application Of estate p. II: FITZPATRICK
to transfer liquor license TO Herman WIN
ters: referred to committee OF the Whole.
Application of A. Seyden to transfer nq-
uor license to Albert Huebler; reIefreo
to committee of the whole.
The following sewer permits were re-
ferred to committee on streets and lanes,
with power to act: Mrs. =. DAILY, GORDON
street. No. 30, Wesley ward; Matilda
Krouskoff, Sixth street sewer, from prem
ises Seventh and Abercorn streets; James
Douglass, Barnard street sewer, from
premises Jones, near Montgomery street;
James Eagan, East Broad street sewer,
from premises Huntingdon street, between
East Broad and Price streets.
ORDINANCE.
Ordinance read in council for the first
time Nov. Is, 1885, read a second time Dec.
4 and laid on the table.
BY Committee on Finance
An ordinance TO assess and levy taxes
and raise revenues for the city of Sayan-
nah; for the regulation of certain kinds
of business in the corporate and jurisdic-
tional limits of said city: fixing penalties
for the violation of the revenue ordinances
OF said city, and for other purposes con-
nected with taxes and revenue Of said
city. -
Prior to the election of clerk and sheriff
OF city court the clerk of council read
the act of the Georgia legislature gov
erning said elections and approved by
Gov. w. Y. Atkinson Nov. %, 1896
For the Office Of sheriff of the city court
the following applications were read:
Thomas J. Sheftall, William +. Blois
A vote was taken with the following
result:
sheftal, H. Bois. 1: carolan. l.
Mr. Sheftall having received majority
Of votes, he was declared elected sheriq
For the once OF clerk OF the city court
the following applications were read.
j. 5. Collins, William p. Bailey and
Philip n. Russell
A vote was taken, which resulted IN
the unanimous election Of Mr.. Collins and
he was declared elected clerk OF the
city court.
RESOLUTIONS.
BY Alderman Garrard-
Resolved by the mayor and aldermen
Of The city o. Savannah IN council as
rembled That IN the matter Of the appii-
Z tfi0n Of the Savannah femaie Asylum.
~ ade March ~, 1885 and acted upon in
council sept. ~. 1895, the sum n eight
hundred ana seyenty-nye dollars 0els)s'e