The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-03

the late commissioners, will be turned
over 70 said park and tree commission -5,s.l
Sec g. BE il further ordained, That al
ordinances and parts OF ordinances, IN
conflict with this ordinance. are hereby
repealed.
An ordinance 10 amend an ordinance
auproved Jan. g. 1885. entitled, An ordl-
rance touching the board Of tax asses
-e-s ard reCeiVers for the city Of Savan-
nah ana the compensation and salary OF
the members thereof and their clerk, their
bonds. duties ana powers, requiring tax
returns 10 be made and the manner, and
f1rescrfbfug penalties for the failure 10
comply with the requirements nereoI, ana
for other purposes connected hefeWlth,
by repeating sections 3, Z, 5, ana Thereon,
and by providing for a double tax 10 be
assessed against persons, nfsns' corpora
tions and others who fan or refuse 70
make a return OF personal property WIN
in the time prescribed.
Section /. Be IT ordained by the mayor
and aldermen Of the city OF savannah IN
council assembled, that an ordinance ap-
proved Jan. 4. 1896, entitled, An ordinance
touch hing the board Of tax assessors ana
receivers Of the city OF SaNannan, the
compensation or salary OF the members
thereof and of their clerk, their bonds,
duties and powers requiring tax returns
to be made, and the manner and prescrlb-
ing penalties for failure to comply with
the requirements hereof and for other pur-
poses connected with IL" and the same Is
hereby amended by striking from salt or
dinance sections s, Z, S, and 9.
. Sec. ? Be it further ordained, That Sec
ton ., subdivision %, be further amend
ed by adding at the end thereof the fol-
lowing: In all such cases it shall be the
duty of said tax assessors and receivers to
assess such person, firm, agent, trustee,
guardian OF corporation, as snail Iall or
refuse to make any returns OF personal
in double the sum which they have enter
ed upon their books, as the amount which
they believe to be subject to tax FRO
vided, however, that upon a proper show
ing made the said board may reopen said
assessment within thirty days after the
same shall have been made, and said
board shall have the power to revise such
assessment or double assessment, IN such
manner and upon such terms as II may
deem Just and equitable.
Sec 8. Be IL further ordained, That all
ordinances and parts of ordinances in con-
fict with this ordinance be and the same
are hereby repealed.
ing substitute ordinance was offered by
Alderman Watson, and the same was
placed upon its passage and passed.
An ordinance to amend that certain or
dinance adopted Jan. 4, 1896, entitled An
ordinance touching the board of tax as
SCISSORS and receivers for the city OF Sa-
vannah. the compensation or salary OF the
members thereof, and of their clerk, their
bonds. duties and powers, requiring tax
returns to be made and the manner, and
prescribing penalties for failure to COM
ply with the requirements hereof, and for
other purposes connected herewith, by
repeating section nine 90 thereof.
Section l. Be 1t ordained by the mayor
and aldermen of the city of Savannah,
in council assembled, That section nine Of
the above recited ordinance be and the
same is hereby repealed.
Sec. 2. That all ordinances and parts OF
ordinances in conflict with this ordinance
MISCELLANEOUS
The mayors annual report for 1895, with
reports of city Officers, was submitted TO
council after which the following resolu-
ton was offered by Alderman Garrard:
Resolved. BY the mayor and aldermen OF
the city of Savannah, in council assem-
bled, LIST, That the report of his honor
the mayor, read tonight, be referred to
the committee of the whole; I'd, That au-
thority be given to his honor the mayor
to have one thousand 1000 copies of his
said report printed in book form, together
with the reports of city officers, and other
statistics of public interest, two hundred
(2O0) of said reports to be bound in cloth
and eight hundred $500 in paper.
Adopted.
Jan. 2S. 1S96.-Hon. Herman Myers,
Mayor, City-Dear Sir: l beg to submit
herewith a communication for the infor-
nation of the mayor and aldermen of the
city of Savannah, with a request that you
duly place the same before council. The
park and tree commission for the city OF
Savannah desires to report that Colonial
park is to be improved by the removal OF
the wall, the laying out of walks, ETC.,
etc, and the planting of trees, shrubbery,
etc. etc, all of which work is to be done
y
1896, by council for the use of the park
and tree commission in prosecuting their
work, and for the above designs, the ap-
prevail of council is respectfully requested
under the act of legislature creating and
defining the powers of the park and tree
commission. The commission also desires
council to authorize them to advertise for
sale the following iron fences and ratings
as they now stand. including the founda-
ton stones or bricks, all to be removed
and the ground left in good order within
M
save in the case of Forsyth park, where
the time may be twenty days; bids to be
sealed and delivered to the. secretary OF
the park and tree commission at his Of
flee before p. M, Feb. 3, 1896; bids to be
made separately for each fence or rail
ing, but may also be made as a lump
sum for the whole or any part thereof
the fences or ratings being as follows
Those surrounding Forsyth park, For
syth park fountain, Pulaski monument
Chippewa square fountain, Wright square
and Gordon monument; If any other de-
partment of the city wishes to use any
of the above fences or ratings, they tC
have the option of doing so, but at their
own cost: the cost of the above to be met
by the present appropriation for the park
and tree commission. The commission
also have in hand some $504, being the
amount appropriated by council for use
upon Estin park, January, 1894, besides
some SIS. received as rentals for small
| tracts of land in the park, and they de-
sire specific instructions as to what dis.
position they shall make of this money
They would also respectfully ask wheth.
er the amount set aside by council fol
Estill park, on Jan. l, 1895, is subject tc
requisition by this commission, in ad
dition to the amount appropriated Jan 1
1896 The letter from Mr.. J. H. Estill tC
the Hon. Herman Myers, which was re.
ferred to the park and tree commission, is
herewith enclosed Very respectfully,
VIM. w. Gordon, Jr,, Secretary
Referred to committee of the whole
with power to act.
The following communication was road
Savannah, Jan. a. 1S96-The Hon. Her
man Myers, Mayor, City: Dear Sir
Steamship Ida" With reference to The
putting into this port on July 6, last year
of the steamship Ida cargo cotton
New Orleans for Liverpool, owing to fire
in coal bunkers and tween decks, which
fire was put out by the fire department Of
this city in a highly creditable manner
the men getting same under control with
out flooding the tween decks cargo bes
to advise that the sum of $251. O3 has beer
| allowed in the ganeral auat.a pc 81, t,-iI,11