The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-09
GOV. ATKINSON TO BE INVITED.
SAVANNAH WILL EXTEND HIN A
WELCOME MAY WEEK.

The City to Invite Him 10 BE Its
Guest-Be VIII Probably Review
the Troops on the Day of the Pa
radcliffe Cost 81 the Recent Inn
DrOvements On DrnytOn street
s2,0if.1S-The City's share S97I.sD.
The city council held a half hour ses-
sion last night All the members were
present with the exception Of Alderman
Bacon. No important business was
transacted.
By resolution introduced by Alderman
Garrard Mayor Myers was requested 10
invite Gov. Atkinson TO visit the city dur
ing May week. The invitation viii be an
official one. 1t viii be seconded By one
from the May week committee. The
members Of the governors stan resident
in savannah would be glad to have the
governor here as they would then have
an opportunity OF appearing in their
handsome new uniforms. Gov. Atkin-
sons visit would be very appropriate at
that time as he would have the opporuni-
~ of reviewing the military parade which
viii be an imposing one
several petitions were received from
Keepers Of sailor boarding houses asking
10 be relieved from the special tax of $50
ixed on such places The petitioners
stated that by the passage of a recent act
of congress all shipments Of sailors must
be done through the United states COM
missioners office thus depriving them of
the perquisites which they formerly en-
Joyed from this business. This being the
case they stated that there is no longer
any distinction between a sailor boarding
house and boarding houses conducted for
other classes of people and they ask TO be
placed upon the same footing with ordi-
nary boarding houses which would re-
HeVe them OF the tax.
The statement Of the cost OF improving
Drayton street from BrouChtOn TO An
derson with she'll and cinders was submit
ted and the city treasurer was instructed
to proceed TO make out and collect the
assessments against the abutting prop
erty owners. The total cost is 2,9l41S
and the amount to be assessed against
the property owners is $,9i219 The city
bears one-third of the total cost. or 1871 80
The statement of the work Is as follows:
~, $50 bushels of shells at 4 cents per
bushel, 81 1910; 235 loads OF cinders at q
cents n load, $Si, time of hands $3.50. 10;
time OF teams, S255.63. Total, S2.9l41S.
An ordinance was passed giving j. T..
Grady q Sons permission 70 place pow
der magazine in front of their store on
Bay street.
An ordinance was aso passed providing
penalty for violations of the provisions
OF the ordinance providing rules and regu-
latious for the government o. plumbers,
passed May Is, 1889. The penalty is made
a fine, not to exceed so, and imprison-
ment, not to exceed ten days, one or both,
In the discretion OF the court.
A petition was received from r. A.
Well. Jos. Rosenheim and Abraham Vets
burg, trustees of the Hebrew cemetery
asking compensation for that portion of
the lot taken by the city to open up VIII
son street; otherwise, the trustees state.
they will inclose the lot with a substan-
ial fence, shutting off the street
The streets and lanes committee was
authorized TO purchase a team of mules
at a price not to exceed $3.50.
1t was decided TO cxpend $50 in i'm
pTovement in the city engineers office.
Supt. Lotion Of the water works was
granted leave Of absence to attend the
national convention of superintendent OF
water works at Atlanta and was al
lowed $50 and expenses.