The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-30

oak tree in front Of petitioners premises
No ia Taylor street: referred to COM
mittee on streets and lanes.
Petition OF Jacob Paulsen requesting
council to transfer lease granted MIN on
the Georgia Lumber Company; referred
70 committee on harbor and wharves.
Application Of NJ. BOley for permission
70 retail liquor at corner Barnard and
Broughton streets; referred to committee
OF the whole.
Application Of Charles Brickman for
permission TO retail liquor at southeast
corner Indian streer lane and West Boun-
dairy streets; referred to committee of
the whole.
Application Of ]. S. Einstein & Co. for
permission to retail liquor at p Bull
street; referred to committee of the whole.
Application Of J. r. Taylor for permits
mission to retail lie lor at southwest cor
ner McDonough an West Broad.
Application Of S. Raskin, for permits
sion TO transfer liquor license from Haber-
snam and Fifth avenue TO st. Julian and
PRICE, referred to committee Of the whole.
Application OF ]. Battles, for permission
20 make sewer connection with Barnard
street sewer, from premises, Barnard
street, near Huntington street; referred
70 committee on streets and lanes and SAN
ltary board, with power to act.
Application of city of Savannah, for
permission to make sewer connection with
Barnard street sewer from city market;
referred to committee on streets and lanes
ana sanitary board, with power TO act.
Application of J. H. Hoffman, for per-
mission TO make sewer connection with
barnard street sewer, from premises,
Waldpurg street, near Jefferson street;
referrd to committee on street and lanes
ana sanitary board, with power to act.
ORDINANCES.
Ordinance on its first reading;
BY Alderman Screven-
An ordinance to prohibit swimming in
the Savannah river.
Section 1. Be 1T ordained by the mayor
ana aldermen OF the city of Savannah, in
council assembled. that Il shall not be
lawful for any person to swim or battle
IN the Savannah river anywhere within
the corporate limits of the city of Sa-
vannah, or opposite thereto, at any time
between sun rise and sun set; and any
person violating the provisions of this
ordinance shall, upon conviction before
the police court Of the city of Savannah,
be fined in the sum of not exceeding nifty
800 dollars, and imprisoned not exceeding
thirty 800 days, either or both, in the dis
erection OF the court.
Sec. 2. That all ordinances and parts of
ordinances in conflict with this ordinance
are hereby repealed.
Ordinance read in council for the first
time Aug. IA, 1885, read second time Aug.
2s 1875, placed upon its passage and passed:
BY Alderman Screven-
An ordinance to permit the Merchants
and Miners Transportation Company to
appoint policemen, to be stationed on its
wharves and yards.
Section l. Be it ordained by the mayor
and aldermen of the city of Savannah in
and Miners Transportation Company of
Savannah is hereby authorized to appoint
as its policemen fit and proper persons to
be stationed at its wharveS and yards, who
shall be approved by the mayor of the
city of Savannah: shall take the same
oath, give the same bond as now required
OF the police OF the city of Savannah and
shall be subject to perform the duties pre-
scribed by the said company; and shall
| receive from said company such salary as
ii may deem proper. And such persons so
appointed shall be subject to all the rules,
regulations and ordinances governing the
| city police. with the rights, powers and
Sec. 2. BE it further ordained, That all
| ordinances and parts of ordinances in
conflict with this ordinance are hereby re-
| pealed.
Ordinance read in council for the first
| time Aug. IA, 1895, read second time Aug.
Is, 1895, placed upon its passage and
/ passed:
| BY Committee on Health and Cemetery
An ordinance TO prevent the use of sur
face wells in the city of Savannah.
| Section J. Be IL ordained by the mayor
and aldermen of the city of Savannah in
| council assembled, that from and after the
/ 31st day of December. 1895, IL shall not be
/ lawful for any person within the city of
Savannah to use a surface well in any
case where the city water mains are &C
| cessible; and from and after the date
mentioned, surface wells, except where the
| abolished.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained. that any
/ person violating this ordinance, shall upon
| conviction before the police court of the
| city of Savannah. be subject to f1ne
not to exceed one hundred dollars, G1O0.00)
and Imprisonment not to exceed thirty 800
| days, either or both, in the discretion of
/ the court, for each violation thereof.
Sec. 3. Be 1t further ordained, that all
ordinances and parts Of ordinances in con-
! fiict with this ordinance are hereby re-
/ pealed.
Ordinance read in council for the first
| time Aug. IA, 1895, read second time
| Aug Is. 1895, and laid on table until next
/ regular meeting of council.
| BY Committee on Finance
| An ordinance to amend so much of sec
| tion of the Tax Ordinance of the City
| of Savannah as applies to the taxing or
| licensing of fire or life insurance compa-
mics doing business in the city of Savan-
| nah.
ELECTIONS.
The applications of Theo Basch, A. B.
Goodwin and NJ. Prendergast for the po-
sition of City Chimney Contractor for
western division were read. The applica-
| tion of NJ. Prendergast was not considered
\ owing to the fact that applicant failed to
| give the names of his bondsmen, as re-
/ quired by ordinance.
| A vote was taken upon the applications
of Messrs. Basch and Goodwin, the result
being the unanimous election of Bascn.
RESOLUTIONS.
| BY Alderman Garrard-
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