The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-20
TO DISCUSS HOUSE DRAINAGE.
ALDERMAN FALLIGANT BRINGS THE
NATTER BEFORE COUNCIL.

works or Bonnres to He Allowed
North of Jones Street.-The Atten-
ton OF Council Again Called to tbs.
BiIbO Canal - Charges Against
Chimney Contractor McEvoy 10 Be
Heard at the Next Meeting.
The city council held a short meeting
yesterday afternoon at which several in
teresting matters were brought up.
Alderman Screven's ordinance reg
ulating fireworks and bonnres was
passed by substitute. The ordi-
nance. as passed. fixes the section
in which fireworks may be dis
charged and bonfres built during the
Christmas and other holidays. to the en-
tire territory south Of Jones street, with
the exception Of Bull street north Of
the park. on no part Of which shall it
be lawful to discharge fireworks or
build bonfires
Alderman Falligant introduced an i'm
portant resolution 10 the effect that the
chairmen of the committees on health
and cemetery, finance and street and
lanes, be constituted special committee
on house drainage. with instructions 10
examine into the subject and report to
council as soon as possible.
The resolution was coldly received and
Alderman Watson moved to lay it on
the table
Alderman Falligant urged that sys-
TEN Of house drainage is one of the ne
cessities of the city and one of the things
which the city government had been prom
ising to the citizens for years. The
council is constantly meeting, he said, with
is constantly meetin, he said, with
evidences of the need of such system. To
postpone 1t Is to continue the present hap
hazard system of several connections, in
convenient, costly and dangerous to health.
Or. Falligant said that it might be charg
ed that he urged this work because he ex-
peCted to have charge of 1t. He confessed
frankly that he believed himself as a stu
dent of sanitary questions and one who had
given this subject considerable thought to
be the best fitted for the Craftsmanship OF
such work. He had In order to put aside
any such personal prominence designed
that the chairman of the finance committee
and the streets and lanes committee, both
of which committees would have impOr-
tant work to do in connection with the
inauguration of such system, should be
associated with him as a committee to pre-
pare such plan.
Alderman Tedeman moved that the res
olution be adopted. The resolution was sec
Onded when Alderman Garrard moved that
1t be referred to the committee of the whole
in order to allow opportunity for consider
alton, which course was followed.
1t is evident that DR.. Falligant intends
to push the question of house drainage
before the board, and 1t is likely that the
resolution proposed by him or a similar
one win be passed at the next meeting
Alderman Garrard requested that the
matter be allowed to go over, as he had
a great deal Of other committee work on
hand and could not possibly serve on any
other committee during the next two
weeks.
The five fish dealers who were fined $50
each for doing a fish business in the mar
ket without license pettioned to be re-
lieved of such fines and the requirement
of license from them on the ground that
the fish dealers have never been required
to pay this tax heretofore, that no other
vendors in the market are required to
pay license In addition to stall rent, and
that the rent paid by the fish dealers Is
two to four times greater than the
amount paid for the same space by other
dealers. They petitioned through their
attorneys, Barrow & OSBORNE, that the
city tax ordinance for 1895 be amended so
as to require no license of dealers doing a
business in the market strictly and not
at any place outside OF it. The petition
was referred to the committee of the
whole.
A petition was received from Messrs. j.
S. Collins, Jacob Paulsen, +. -. Papy, d.
Grimm and d. G.. Purse calling the atten,
ton of the council to the petition signed
by 1900 citizens presented, to the previous
council requesting that some action he
taken by the city to change the character
of the open sewer known as Bilbo canal
and urging that some action be taken by
the present council. The petition was re-
ferred to the committee of the whole.
Charges were filed by ID. ]. Morrison
against Chimney Contractor McEvoy OF
the western district charging him with
performing his work in an Illegal and
irregular manner and exceeding his au-
thority in the performance of his contract,
and also with having sent a letter to the
complainant, threatening that if a suit
brought against him by McEvoy were NOT
settled on the terms proposed that Nc
Evoy would make an unfavorable report
on his property to the Southeastern Tariff
Association. A charge was also preferred
against McEvoy by Mr.. d. n. Thomasson
that he had damaged furniture to the c,5-
pay. but had failed to do so.
The charges will be heard at the next
meeting of council.
The appeals of the seven Madison
Square boys from the fines in the re-
corder's court were set for a hearing
Thursday afternoon, June q.
The appeal of Joseph G. Brown from
the fines imposed upon him by the recorder
amounting to $l25 for violation of the
sanitary ordinances and his subsequent
alterations with DR.. Falligant, which was
to have been heard yesterday afternoon
was continued. 1t is understood that the
fines will be reduced and the appeal with
drawn.
The committee on police was authorized
to purchase two horses for the department
at cost not to exceed sips each
The following members of council were
present at the meeting: Mayor Myers
Aldermen Falligant, Watson, Gleason
Willink, Screven, Bacon, Tiedeman. La
motto and Garrard.
TO HELP REBUILD A CHURCH.