The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-24
DISPOSED OF IN CAUCUS.
THE OLD WAY OF DOING
THINGS.

IHINbss
$4,000 to BE Spent in Extending Wa
ter Mains south of Anderson street.
The Cost of Paving the Cross
Streets North of CASTOR, Between
DraytOn and whitaker streets,
With she'll and Vitrified Brick to
he Figured On-The Recent Pur-
chases of Street Rights of Way
Confirmed.
When the present council went into Of
flee it was announced that sessions would
always. begin promptly on the hour APP
pointed and that caucuses would be prac-
tically done away with. The first session
was held promptly on time, but it has
never happened since then. The eau
cuses have gradually increased in length.
until they last between one and two hours.
Last nights meeting capped the climax.
At $50 o'clock the councilmen We're in eau
Gus in the mayors office and a large crowd
of petitioners, witnesses and interested
spectators was in waiting outside.
At o'clock the crowd began to
wonder what was the matter with
the aldermen. An hour dragged
by, the clock struck 10 and the
aldermen were stu in caucus. 1t was
10l5 o'clock when the doors to the long
room We're finally thrown open and the
councilmen filed in They looked tired
and worn, and well they might. They
had had a great deal of business to trans.
act and it had all been decided in eau
Gus Perhaps the public is not entitled
to listen to the discussion of the public
business, but the opposite opinion has
heretofore prevailed. 1t was left to the
present council to establish a precedent
to the contrary.
If council prefers to settle all mat
tiers in secret session 1t might hold the
secret session the night before or in the
afternoon IN order not to inconvenience
those who have business at council and
do not care TO remain up all night TO at
tend to IL.
After the transaction of a. large amount
of routine business, a number of import
ant resolutions were adopted
The following was offered by the water
committee:
is hereby authorized to lay water mains
on Second street, from Whitaker to Ha-
bersham streets, and on Third street, from
Bull to Habersham street. the cost OF
same not to exceed $780,
A resolution by Alderman Garrard, re-
questng the committee on streets and
lanes TO report as soon as practicable
what would be the total cost of Smelling
the streets not now shelled or paved be-
tween Bay and CASTOR streets, on either
side of Bull street, to Whitaker and Dray-
| ton Streets and also New Houston street
| from Whitaker to Drayton streets, and
| what would be the total cost of paving
said streets with vitrifed brick. and what
| proportion of cost would have to be borne
/ by the city and what proportion by lot
owners, was adopted.
| adopted confirming the trade of the street
! opening committee with r. b. Reppard,
! conveying TO the city the land necessary 20
/ from
! south TO the lot recently purchased from
s. Krouskoff. The price to be paid Is 81
! 425, and the space sold to the city is 20l
feet on Bull street. 70 feet in depth. The
terms are 81 900 cash and three notes IF
$2l4l.3S, to be paid in one, two and three
years, with interest at per cent.
A similar resolution was adopted con-
| firming the trade of the committee with
| the Savannah Investment Company for
! land to open Seventh street from Lincoln
street east to the Savannah, Florida AMI
| Western railways right of way, and also
| Habersham street through the Glatigny
| tract The price agreed on is $3.50, 5000
cash and two notes, each for $3.50, one and
two years, with interest at per cent.
A resolution by the fire committee to
turn over all fines collected from iremen
| for derelction of duty to the local council
| of American Firemen to be used by them
/ for sick benefits and other benevolent
| purposes was adopted. These fines amount
to in the neighborhood of 500 a year. AS
the firemen are allowed no pensions and
| no compensation for injuries received
| while in the performance of duty, the re-
quest of the firemen is considered modest
one.
A resolution authorizing the fire COM
mittee to expend $3.50 for the purchase of
bed springs for the fire department was
adopted.
A letter was received from the county
commissioners communicating resolu-
ton requesting the mayor and aldermen
| to correctly define the eastern line OF
the city. The communication was referr-
ed to- the committee on opening streets
and the city engineeP.
A petition was received from the trus-
tees of the Hebrew cemetery requesting
that council condemn a portion of VIII
Son street owned by the cemetery for
| purposes of street opening. This is simply
| supplemental to former petition, and
was referred to the committee on opening
streets.
a petition signed by number of prop
erty owners in the western section, re-
questing the city to open Huntingdon
street west of West Boundary, was re-
| ceiVed.
An ordinance permitting the Beck &
| Grigg Hardware Company to keep a pow
| der magazine at Bay and Houston streets
was read a second time. A petition
signed by several residents of the local
ity protesting against the location of the
magazine at that point, was read The
ordinance was, nevertheless, passed.
The following members of council were
present: Mayor Myers, Aldermen Fall.
| CANT Watson, Carolan, Gleason, Kolshorn,
Bacon, Tiedeman, Lamotte, Hudson, Gar
rard.
In the absence of Mr.. Manucy who left
for Atlanta on the 10 o'clock train to at
tend the formal opening of the Savannah
exhibit at the exposition Assistant CLERK
c. V. Hernandez performed the duties OF
clerk.