The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-18
TO HAVE CHARGE OF DRAINAGE
THE COMMISSION APPOINTED BY
MAYOR MYERS.

I The Mayor to be Ex-OmciO Chair
man-AIdermen Garrard, Gleason,
and Failignnt TO Represent the
Council and Col. Screven and
Messrs. j. =. Collins aud Lawrence
Lippman the Citizens-The Com
mission TO lie Called Together mt
Onee-Mr. suEden's Plan for an
Outlet Favored.
The appointment Of the house drainage
commission was announced by Mayor
Myers at the meeting Of the city council
yesterday afternoon.
The commission is as follows: Alder
man Garrard, chairman Of the finance
committee; Alderman Gleason. chairman
Of the committee on streets and lanes. and
Alderman Falligant, chairman Of the
health and cemetery committee from coun-
Gil and Col John Screven, Mr.. J. s. Col
Inns and Mr.. Lawrence Lippman. citizens.
The appointment was made under an or
dinance adopted April /, 1891. but which
was never carried into effect. Under the
ordinance the mayor is ex-oficio chairman
Of the commission.
The commission is required by the ordi-
nance to report TO the council as soon as
it conveniently can a suitable plan Of
house drainage for adoption by council
and after the adoption Of a plan by council
the commission is put in charge Of the ex-
ecution of the work. The members of the
commission will be called together by the
mayor at an early date.
1t Is believed that the plan proposed
for sewage outlet by Mr.. Percy sugden.
including the covering of the Bilbo canal
and the use of the present mouth of that
canal as the mouth of the outlet will be
favorably considered by the commission.
A resolution was reported from the com
mittee of the whole, previous to this an
nouncement, to the effect that the resolu-
ton adopted at the previous meeting Of
council for the appointment of a drainage
committee be Withdrawn on account of the
existence of the ordinance named.
A communication was received from the
sanitary board stating that at a meeting
of the board held July Is it was resolved
that the board would recommend to the
city that all surface wells within the city
limits be done away with in all cases where
the city water mains are accessible. A
motion that the communication be receiv-
ed and an ordinance drawn in conformity
Herewith was carried.
The Propeller Tow Boat Company ad-
dressed a protest to council on account
of the Spanish steamship Ida, which put
into port on fire several days ago. against
the furnishing of salvage service by the
city fire department, free of charge, after
the vessel had refused offers of the tug
boats of the company with an evident
view to receiving free salvage from the
city.
The communication criticised the harbor
master for allowing a vessel already on
fire TO be placed in dock in a position dan
gerous TO other property, and called atten-
ton to the ordinances requiring vessels to
pull out into the stream when heating
pitch or smoking out rats. The injustice
to private interests in furnishing public
service free Of charge in such cases was
complained of. The petition was referred
to the joint committee on harbor and
wharves and fire.
The Georgia Brewing Association, George
Meyer, president, petitioned for permits
sion to erect a fountain. for man and
beast" on the open square opposite the
brewery at Bay and Lincoln streets. 1t
was referred to the proper committee. The
petition did not state if the brewery would
supply the fountain with beer for man."
The ordinance changing the tax license
on fish dealers to $50 per year for whole
sale dealers came up on its second read
ing. At Alderman Falligant's suggestion
1t was amended so as to include retail
dealers outside of the market.
The street and lane committee was au-
thoriZed to purchase five mules at a cost
not TO exceed 1925 each.
Alderman Falligant said that the street
and lane department is keeping several
sound mules in reserve as we'll as sew
eral disabled mules, and he thought 1t
would be well to give other departments
the use of such stock when not in use in
that department.
The other aldermen seemed to
think that DR.. Falligant was mistaken
about having sound mules idle in his
department at this season. A resolution
was adopted that the health and ceme-
terry committee make a report upon the
number and condition Of the stock in that
department at the next meeting of coun-