The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-15

same belong TO the city, and sufficient
bond shall be given, subject 10 the ap-
prevail of the mayor. in the sum OF s. 100.
10 cover the same, and the same party
or parties shah be liable 10 the extent Of
Sec. 8 ANY company, firm or persons
placing conduits under this ordinance,
Shall furnish to the city on demand one
duct for municipal purposes freea PROVIDED
used in telephone or Geographic condults.
Sec. 6. That all corporations, firms or per-
sons having telegraph, telephone or cleo
trio Iier ting wires, electrical conductors
or cables placed underground SHALL IN
writing. on or before the nrst day OF
January OF each year. upon request, GER
fifv under oath to the street and lane
committee the actual number or wires,
location and the miles OF wire ana cleo
trical conductors underground, owned or
leased or controlled by them IN the city
Of Savannah. Failure 70 make SUCH re-
turn in the time PROVIDED Ier N TINS orol-
conviction before the police court OF the
city of Savannah, 10 a peeaIty OF tS0U) nfty
dollars per day until such return is made.
for each days delay.
Sec. Z. That for the purpose of reaching
the premises of users of the service fur
vidual, operating under this ordinance,
the necessary poles for distributing wires
from subways may be erected undeI the
direction and supervision OF the street ana
Sec. S. That upon the passage of any
ordinance granting any company, corpora
Dn.
this ordinance. or any ordinance now in
force or to be hereafter passed, relating
to or regulating underground wires, cleo
trical or other conductors, conduitS, pipes,
cables or tubes, the said company, corpora
ton, firm or individual shall, before eX-
ercising any privileges hereunder, give
a bond to be drawn and approved by the
mayor and finance committee of the city
of Savannah, in the sum of two thousand
dollars. conditioned that they will properly
relay and pave all openings made by them,
and for a period of one year thereafter,
keep in repair the same. The street and
lane committee shall not issue any per-
NIT as aforesaid, until this condition is
Sec. 9. Should any company, CORPORA
ton, firm or individual, to which or whom
privileges have heretofore been, or shall
hereafter be, granted, for the laying of
underground wires, electrical conductors,
cables or tubes, dispose of any of the
franchise granted them by ordinance or
lease to, consolidate or merge with any
other company, corporation, firm or in
dividual, they shall forfeit all rights and
privileges granted TO them by the city OF
Sec TO- Be it further ordained, that any
person or corporation violating the pro-
visions of this ordinance, or any Of them,
SHALL upon conviction before the police
court of the city of Savannah, be sub
ject to a fine not to exceed one hundred
600 dollars, and imprisonment not TO ex-
coed thirty 500 days, either or both in the
discretion of the court; and further, If
any person or corporation shall fail or
the committee on streets and lanes under
this ordinance, such person or corporation
shall be subject, upon CONVICTION before
the police court of the city of Savannah,
to a fine not to exceed fifty 600 dollars, for
each and every days delay in carrying
out such instructions, with the aIterna-
tive Of Imprisonment for any time not to
exceed ten days.
Sec. II. Be it further ordained. that all
ordinances and parts of ordinances in
conflict with this ordinance axe hereby re-
Ordinance read in council for the first
time Feb. 10, read a second time Feb. q,
1895, laid on the table and taken up.
BY Alderman Falligant-
An ordinance to amend section 1,126 of
MacDonelPs Code of savannah.
The following was offered as a subsu-
tute for above ordinance, and laid on the
table to enable city engineer to prepare
a chart defining lines in question.
By Alderman Falligant-
An ordinance to amend section l, 126 of
MacDonelrs Code of Savannah.
Section l. Be it ordained by the mayor
and aldermen of the city of Savannah, In
MacDonelPs Code of Savannah, to be
found on page 299 thereof, is hereby
amended, so that the same shall here
Bull street, in said city of Savannah.
shall be extended south to the southern
limits of the city of Savannah as defined
in the act of the general assembly. APP
proved Sept. q, 1888, as follows: That Is
to say, the central line of Bull street, be-
tween Anderson street ana FOufIn street,
shall be a line drawn from the central
point of intersection of Anderson and
Bull streets as prolonged from the north
to the central point of intersection of Bull
and Fourth streets and from the central
point of intersection of Bull and Fourth
streets to the center of Bull street at the
southern limits of the city, that is to
say thirty-seven feet and six inches east
of the western line of the White Bluff
road and the eastern and western lines
of Bull street shall be parallel to and
fbirfV-GnXTan inches
points east and west of said central line
Of Bull street as herein laid out between
Anderson street and the southern limits
Section Ii. Be it further ordained, that
all ordinances and parts of ordinances
in conflict with this ordinance are here
Ordinance read in council for the first
time Feb. q, for the second time March b.
placed upon its passage and lost.
BY Alderman Kolshorn-
An ordinance to repeal an ordinance
entitled, IAN ordinance to require bar
rooms and tipping houses to keep closed
from Il o'clock midnight until a. m"
passed Jan. 2 1895.
Ayes and nays called.
Ayes - Aldermen Falligant, Carolan
Gleason, Bacon, Tiedeman, Lamotte, Gar
Nays = Aldermen screven. Kolshorn,
Willink, Hudson
Ordinance read in council Feb. 27, 1895.
read a second time March 10, 1895, and
laid on the table.
BY Alderman Tiedeman-
An ordinance to amend an ordinance
entitled AN ordinance to regulate pas
senger vehicles used for hire in the city
of Savannah, passed by council Oct. II,
1898
Ordinance read in council for the first
time Feb. q, 1885, read a second time
March ID, 1895, and laid on the table.
BY Alderman Screven-
An ordinance to require reports from
pawnbrokers.
ELECTIONS.
DIR. L. z. WEIGH was elected as city ply
scian for the First district to fill vacancy
caused by the resignation of DR.. F. H.
Bloodworth.
RESOLUTIONS.
BY Alderman Bacon--
Resolved, That the committee on
drainage be. and 1t is hereby authorized
to expand the sum of five hundred dollars
$500, or so much thereof as may be nee
essary, in improving the mouth of Bilbo
canal and in replacing the old work on
same.
Adopted.
BY the Committee on Police
Resolved, That the committee on police
be- and it is, hereby authorized to pur-
chase five C5) horses for the use of the
police department of the city of Savannah,
said horses to cost 1925 each.
ADJ