The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-29
CITY GOVERNMENT.
omcIaI PROCEEDINGS of Council.


Savannah. Nov. IS. 1S95.-Council met
this afternoon at 4 o'clock, pursuant to
the call of the mayor
Present: Hon. Herman Myers, mayor,
presiding; Alderman George W. Tiede-
man, vice chairman of council; Aldermen
Bacon, Carolan, Falligant, Garrard, Hud-
son, Kolshorn, Lamotte, Screven, Wat
son.
The following communication from the
board of trade was read:
Savannah, Ca, Nov. %, 1885,
Hon. Herman Myers Mayor:
Dear Sir-At a special meeting of the
full board of trade, held Saturday, Nov
80 1895, the following resolution was
unanimously adopted
Resolved, That copy of the resolu-
tiOns adopted at this meeting in regard
to modification of the general railroad
law, Of this state, be sent to the mayor
bring the matter to the attention of the
council.
Resolved, further, That the city authori-
ties are requested to cooperate with the
action of this body and take similar ac-
ton in the premises"
L enclose herewith a copy of the resolu-
tions above referred to. Respectfully,
(SigneD c. w. Saussy Supt
Communication and resolution accom-
panying same received as information.
PETITION.
Petition Of George II. Hancock relative
to license on money brokers; referred to
committee on finance.
Ordinance on its first reading:
By Finance Committee
An Ordinance-To assess and levy taxes
and raise revenue for the city of Savan-
nah; for the regula ton 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
Section !. The mayor and aldermen Of
the city of Savannah. in council assem-
lerQnV
after the first day of January, 1885, the in
hab1tants Of said corporate and jursdic-
tional limits of said city and those who
hold taxable property within tbs same,
and those who transact or offer to trans
act, business therein, except such as are
exempt from taxation by law, shall pay
toward the support of the government Of
said city, and for the safety, benefit, con-
venience and advantage of said city, the
taxes herinafter prescribed.
Sec. 2. Every person and corporation
owning real property in said city, includ-
ing improvements shall pay a tax to be
assessed by council upon the value of said
property by the first day of April, 1895, at
the rate of one and one-half per centum
upon the value thereof, except on such
property as may be exempt from taxation
under the laws of this state.
Sec. 3. Every person and corporation
owning or holding in trust or consignment
household, kitchen or Office furniture, pr-
vate or professional libraries, watches,
jewelry, plate, musical instruments, bil-
Hard tables in private residences, stocks
in money corporations, bonds, notes, OF
other evidences of debt money, solvent
debts, stock in trade, and every other kind
of personal property whatsoever, shall pay
tax at the rate of one and
one-half per centum on the val
ne of such personal property so owned or
held on the first day of January, 1896, and
if any person or partnership shall engage
in business as wholesale or retail deal
er in goods wares or merchandise of any
description whatsoever after the first day
of January, 1896, they shall pay a tax on
q w n q a nd lae1a Il
Cas they may be possessed of on the day
of the date of their beginning business in
said city), which tax shall be of such pro-
portion of said tax as the time left in said
year shall bear to the whole year, except
such as may be exempt from taxation by
the laws of this state or Of the United
Sec. l. Every shipmaster, captain, super
cargo, agent or other officer of any shin
or vessel, or other persons who shall char.
ter or offer to charter his vessel, or who
shall sell goods or articles of any kind
from any vessel or wharf, personally pur-
chase cargo or collect freight except
through a licensed broker or commission
merchant shall be considered a commits.
sion merchant and pay the tax herein-
after prescribed for commission mer-
chants.
Sec. 5. Every person transacting, or Of
fering to transact either of the kinds cf
business hereinafter specified shall nav
the tax hereinafter prescribed for every
separate place in which he shall transact
or offer to transact business. viz:
general
ton business) and commission merchant
or auctioneer doing a general auction
business) and broker, two hundred dol
lars.
Every dealer in goods wares and mer-
chandise, including dealers in drugs, etc.
lin addition to liquor tax or hcense), as
follows:
Every dealer exclusively retail thirty
dollars.
Every dealer exclusively wholesale, or
retail dealer selling at wholesale, one
hundred dollars
Every dealer in liquor doing a whole
sale business, two hundred dollars.
Every broker in liquor, two hundred dol
lars
Every banker or bank agent or agent
of bankers engaged in buying or selling
exchange, including every person or coma
pany doing a banking business every
bank with savings department attached
every bank without a savings department.
attached, and every savings bank, nifty
dollars.
Every cotton broker, broker or dealer
in stocks, bonds and real estate, money
brokers, and every produce grocery and
naval stores broker, and every resident
agent representing nonresident dealers,
merchants and manufacturers, exclusive
of brokers in liquor, seventy-five dollars.
Every broker or dealer in stocks, bonds
and real estate, with the privilege of SELL
ing same at auction one hundred dollars,
Every broker VINO may handle or res
ceive goods on consignment, one hundred
dollars.
Every dealer in butter, lard and cheese,
eighty dollars.
Every dealer in hides wax and tallow,
eighty dollars.
Every broker for the sale of horses, cat
tie or mules, who keeps no stable for the
sale of same, eighty dollars.
Every dealer in horses, cattle or mules.
who keeps no stable for the sale of same,
eighty dollars.
Every pawnbroker, five hundred dollars.
The proprietor of each pool room kept
or maintained in the City of Savannah
for the sale of pools on races shall pay
the sum of five hundred dollars per ana
mum.
Every building and loan association, J
fifty dollars.
Every loan association doing a banking
business, fifty dollars.
Every fire or life insurance company
DOING business whether directly OF