The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-25
VUST BUILD FIFTY MILES.
-ur CONDITIONS or THE MACON.
DtBLIN a SAVANNAH GRANT.

riehteen Months UpOn Condition.
Nev Fire Objective Assistant
chief Firemen Created.
PRESIDENT James T. Wright of the Geor-
49,, and Illinois Construction Company
.,ssrsf before council last night with his
s+-oruegs Messrs. Barrow and Osborne.
I'D Dit .. B. Dunn, engineer Of the Ma
IN dublin and Savannah railroad. ami
4e,Bested an extension of the time allowed
. III Macon. Dublin and Savannah to com
4 -is-e its line into this city, upon which
. condition it was granted certain property
& and rights of way. The committee was
. .s,r3 in committee of the whole. The
result was seen in an ordinance which
vas Introduced later on by Alderman Gar
-arf. extending the time allowed the com
ranv by the city to comply with the con-
1 5tions required of 1t in the grant of GER
tain property and rights by the city. The
/ ordinsnce provides that the time allow
ed the company to comply
with the conditions OF the grant shall be
extended eighteen months from May 1, the
cate of expiration of the last extension.
/ subject to the following conditions: That
the company shall complete fifty miles of
road from the city within one year from
the date Of the extension; that it shall
4 complete its entire line by Nov. 1, 1896
from Macon to Savannah, and that it shall
pay into the city treasury within three
months from date the sum OF 81, 500.
The latter condition was volunteered by
the railroad people. inasmuch as the time
for complying with the conditions of the
I grant have been extended several times
before This viii make a total of 5000
i paid into the city treasury by this com
pdny the sum of $3.50 was paid when
the grant was first made. The ordinance
/ Vas read and referred to the committee
4 Of the whole. There is little doubt of its
/ passage
/ The representatives of the railroad were
In hopes that the ordinance would be
passed last night, in order that work
mleht be begun at once.
President Wright stated to a Mornins.
News reporter that the dead between his
company and the Atlantic Short Line is in
statu qou at present, awaiting the result
Of the receiVerShip of the latter company
The following resolution introduced by
Alderman Willink, and adopted by coun-
Gil explains itself.
IN view of the development of the city
OF savannah south of Anderson street. and
II the needs Of this extension of the city linz
its, that the mayor of the city appoint
upon the recommendation of the fire com
mittee, a second assistant chief fireman
upon salary of $50 per month, who shall
be foreman in one of the engine houses To-
Gated in the southern portion of the city.
The said second assistant chief shall be
subordinate to the chief and assistant chief
and be located at such place as the mayor
II and committee on fire may designate and
Il the mayor and said committee on fire are
further authorized to make such changes
in the location of the foreman as may be
Il deemed necessary and proper.
Alderman Falligant objected to the res
0luton on the ground that it was provid-
ing new office and increasing expenses.
Alderman Nlllink explained that the sec
ond assistant chief was to perform the
duties OF foreman and the only addition
. al expense would be so a month, a fore
mans salary being $40 a month.
City Marshal Power reported a number
OF parties who have failed to have their
sidewalks repaired after having been no.
titled to do SO by the marshal. The mar
sinai was directed to repair the sidewalks
in accordance with the ordinance and col
leet the cost from the property owners.
Inc petition against ball playing by the
citizens Of West Savannah was Withdrawn
This report was received as in
formation. The committee of the
whole, to whom the petition was re-
ierred at the previous meeting, decided
mat the Sunday ball playing being con-
rary to the law that the police be in
Structed to put a stop to it.
Alderman Willinks ordinance providing
addluonal fire regulations with regard
70 the keeping of explosives, oils and in
nammable material in buildings within
me city came up 'on its second reading.
The ordinance was referred to the COM
mttee of the whole for discussion and to
Il give parties having objections to IL an
opportunity to state their objections.
Alderman Gleason presented an ordi-
nance amending the ordinance for
me Improvement of the Ogee-
chee road, fixing the width OF the road
ped at thirty feet from Anderson street
70 the neighborhoOd of Battery park, and
twenty feet roadway from thence to the
Guy limits, and providing for separate
easements for the two widths. The or
81 QludQCc read a second time hV
NOUS consent City Engineer Winn said
NE work could be done considerably
cheaper by cutting down the width of
he road way as contemplated in the
ordnance.
81 Alderman Garrard objected to the
cnange, saying that if the street was to
he permanently improved 1t should be
carried out for the full width. He was
ne only member who voted in the mega
1e, however, all the others voting for the
ordnance.
81 Alderman Screven introduced an ordi-
rance to prohibit the keeping of any
plum den or joint or place for the smok-
OF opium within the city of Savannah,
~ hHlng the penalty at 500 or thirty
n avs, one or both. in the discretion of the
uIt. Inc ordinance was read second
me and passed.
alderman Watson introduced an ordi-
ahce to enforce the rules and reguls-
onS OF the city water works as applied
plumbers and consumers. These regu-
IONS We're adopted by council in 1889
ut have been imperative, because no
enalty was attached for violations Al
eriaan Watson's ordinance provides a
penalty Of $50 fine or ten days imprison-
lent Tor each violation. The ordinance
whole. INC
i col Ihe mayor was authorized to have 1000
4 eePtbs oI the mayors report for 1894 to-
selher with the reports of city offices
per $50 to be bound in Goth. $50 in pa
Il me committee on fire was authorized
~ EApeQd 500 for fha qD1lrcbas IF borea
niirr lne water committee $50 for the same
4 i IAe petition of T. r. johnson for permits
III 70 rebuild and remodel the Savannah
1,l.ealer was granted on condition that
pB-oper flre protection and fire exits be
tLboNlged which shall be satisfactory to
--9 cHlef fireman and the fire committee.
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