The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-27
CAN BORE ARTESIAN WELLS.
THE CITY HAS No ORDINANCES TO
THE CONTRARY.

Improvement OF the LouAHt INC
Road-AId. FaIIigant Glass and
Tacks~ Ordinance Adopted-The
Council an Hour and n Half in
Caucus and Half an Hour in open
Session.
The city council spent an hour and
half in caucus yesterday afternoon, and
followed with a half hour session
The city has no authority 10 prohibit
the boring Of artesan wells in ITS Limits,
and the license for selling water TO ves-
sels on the river IS 10 Dee fixed al $500
That is the result OF the consideration Of
the matter by the council. At the last
regular meeting. it VIII De remembered.
Alr. J. j. Cummings pet.tioned for per
mission 10 bore an artesian well at the
upper press wharf. for rhe purpose Of sup
plying vessels with water. At an ad-
journed meeting Of council week ago
request was received from the water com
mission that council prohibit the boring
Of artesian wells within the city limits,
and also that IL impose a tax on the bust
ness Of supplying water to vessels in port.
Honors appear 10 be even between Mr.
Cummings and the water commission.
He can bore an artesian well. but he viii
have TO pay 500 for the privilege OF sup
plying water from II TO vessels. The
Propeller Towboat Company will have to
pay the same license. although it was the
city contract The ordinance IL not pass
ed yet but there is little doubt but that
It will be passed. It was introduced by
Alderman Watson and provides that every
person transacting or Offering to trans
act. within the corporate or jurisdictional
limits Of the city Of Savannah. the bust
ness Of selling water TO vessels in the
port Of Savannah shall pay tax Of 500
per annum.
The ordinance goes over until the next
meeting.
Alderman Farigants ordinance making
It unlawful to throw broken glass, tacks.
nails or any other substances calculated
70 injure the feet Of pedestrians or ami
mails. or the wheels Of vehicles, was taken
up on its second reading.
Alderman Falligant Offered an amend
ment excepting such substances as are
used by the city or by private corpora
lions in repair Of roadways but requiring
that such substances should be rolled i'm
mediately.
There was some discussion OF the amend
ment. Alderman Lester objected that
the city OF Savannah never rolls shells
in repairing streets. and that it is the
same with the White Bluff and the Thun-
derbolt roads.
Alderman Gleason said that the city
could not send a roller around 10 every
place where a half bushel Of shells is
thrown in "A hole.
Acting city Attorney Freeman stated
that in his opinion the ordinance being
intended to apply to the throwing Of IN
furious substances into the street would
not be construed 10 apply TO the improve
ment Of rOadways. The amendment was
adopted after striking off the words re-
ferring TO rolling, and the ordinance was
adopted as a whole.
Mr.. ]. b. Chestnut pettioned for per-
mission TO build a house at Hall and
Whitaker streets. There being an ordi-
nance prohibiting the building Of wooden
houses on lots with less than forty-three
feet nine inches front, and his lot being
a few inches less in frontage, he asked
for the passage of a special ordinance
granting the desired permission. The pc
tition was favorably reported by the fire
committee which will Introduce the ordi-
nance desired.
An ordinance giving the Planters
steam Rice Mil Company permission TO
Improve front wharf lot No. 3, as petit
aioned. was introduced by the FIRE com
mittee and adopted after a second read
ing The ordinance requires that the
building shall be sufficiently separated to
allow such means Of access of ingress to
hsFa1 n
wharf. as shall be satisfactory to the fire
chief and city engineer.
Alderman Falligant offered resolution
from the sanitary board that council be
requested TO allow the health officer to
attend the meeting Of the American Pub
tic Health Association at Buffalo Sept. Ia
to 49, and that his expenses be paid by the
city The resolution was referred to the
committee OF the whole
A petition was received from w. T. Viii
aiams, alleging that he had endeavored ia
rent stall In the market for the purpose
Of selling FISH; that he had been told by
the clerk Of the market that there were
no stalls for rent. but that upon investi-
CATION he found there were a number OF
vacant stalls which had been rented by
fish dealers for the purpose Of using other
stalls to lessen competition. He requested
an investigation Of this discrimination
The petition was referred TO the market
committee.
Mai l. NJ Warfield petitioned the city
TO lay a temporary sewer connection witt
the Sixth street sewer for the benefit o.
a section of Seventh, Eighth and Nintl
streets The petition stated that Maj
Warfeld had begun the erection Of tive
houses and expected to begin severa
more within a few days
From present indications Maj WarfielC
states, he will build on all the vacant lott
in the district named within a yea
or two. a sewer connection is desired il
order 10 avoid dry wells and privy vaults
Two or three other petitions Of a lik'
character have been received from par
ties desiring to make Improvements il
the southern section. and ii is likely tina
the council will do something toward sat
isfying this demand
A resolution was adopted. in pursuance
of a resolution adopted by the sanitar!
board. instructing the public works com
missioner to cut down all weeds on va
cant lots and TO charge the cost of tn,
same 10 the lot owners.
A resolution was adopted, instructins
the water commission to extend the wa
ter service in Laurel Grove cemetery Il
the portion devoted to the colored PEG
pie.