The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-09

PETITIONS AND APPLICATIONS.
Petition OF MacDonen a Gordon, attor-
neys for estate OF Iiaptste Rodney. rela-
tive TO property sold by city for taxes,
etc. referred TO committee on finance,
Petition Of estate OF W. J. DeRenne. to
make lot No. IS. Brown ward, fee simple,
and TO be allowed 10 per cent. discount;
referred to committee on finance, with
Petition of sundry hackmen. asking to
he allowed 20 stop their hacks around ho-
tells during May week; referred 10 COM
Petition estate OF p. Prenty to erect
stoops TO wooden houses on lot No. %.
Crawford ward; referred 10 committee on
Petition OF j. r. Anderson. trustee. for
perm sslon TO erect stoOps 10 two brick
houses, 10 be erected on lot No. 3, Brown
ward; referred TO committee on streets
Petition Of J. ]. Latham. asking to be
allowed to operate a riding gallery Tor
referred TO finance committee, with power
to act.
Application Of Charles G. Lamy, to re-
tail liquor at southwest corner Of Brough-
ton and AhercOrn streets; referred 10
committee OF the whole.
The following applications to transfer
tee Of the whole: W. J. Allen, agent,
from northwest corner South Broad and
Price streets to northeast corner President
and Reynolds streets: w. ]. Allen q Co,
Won kamp. manager, northwest corner
OF South Broad and Price streets; }. u.
curtis. by d. Schroeder, attorney, from
southeast corner River and Mcguire
street TO c.. a. O'Bryan, northwest corner
Charlton and West Broad.
The following applications Tor permls-
sion TO make sewer connections were re-
ferred 10 the commissioner Of public works
and sanitary board, with power to act;
u. Goode, Jones street sewer. premises liss
Price. near Jones street; Honoro Foley,
Whitaker street sewer, premises hull
street, near Whitaker street; J. J. Bohani
Habersham street sewer. premises Han
and Habersham streets; Mrs. L. +. Minis
and children, jefferson street sewer, prem
Uses Alice and Montgomery streets: Miss
NJ. Minis, West Broad street sewer, prem
ises CASTOR, near West Broad street; -. b.
Fitzgerald Sixth street sewer, premises
Bun and seventh streets; n.
is IS sem west Broad and New Hous-
ton streets; Mary +. Meyer. sixth
street sewer premises BRADY ana Bull
streets: j. i. Gordry East Broad street
sewer. premises Gordon and Price streets.
ORDI NANCES.
Ordinance read in council for the ilrst
time April % 1895, read a second time May
g. 1895. placed upon its passage and passed.
BY Alderman Lester
An ordinance to regulate the mooring OF
dredges and scows in the Savannah river
and the port Of savannah. and for other
purposes connected herewith.
Section !. BE It ordained by the mayor
and aldermen Of the city Of savannah, in
council assembled, That all dredges and
scows in the Savannah river and the port
OF Savannah shall be 50 operated that IN
the day time there shall not be less than
one hundred O0g feet of clear channel
way when vessels are passing on the chan-
mel side Of the plant. Al night time me
dredge or scow shall be hauled out OF the
channel so as to leave a clear channel or
not less than one hundred QOO feet from
the center range Of the channel side
Sec. 2. BE II further ordained, That, in
mooring scOws at the anchorages extra
care must be taken so that the mornings
are put as far from the channel as SAFETY
will allow, and one light placed on forward
part of scOW ana one on the art part IN
daylight a black and white nag snail pc
displayed on the channel side Of the
dredges. Al night all lights must be ex-
tinguished as far as possible, except that
three white lights shall be placed Nerti-
cally on the channel side. At signals given
by approaching steamers, an nnes Oh,
STRUGGLING the channel must be slackened
until such steamers pass.
Sec 3. BE Il further ordained, The above
and foregoing sections are not applied TO
the dredge "Frolic," as she Is being contin-
ually toWed by a tug, and II Is not intended
that her maneuVering shall Dc confronted
Sec. 4. Be il further ordained. that any
person operating any dredge or scoW on
the Savannah river and in the port OF ga
vannah, who shall violate any provision
of this ordinance shall be subject upon
conviction before the police court OF the
city Of Savannah, TO a fine not exceeding
one hundred Q0O dollars and imprson-
,nent not exceeding thirty 800 days, either
or both in the discretion Of the court
Sec 5. Be II further ordained, that all
ordinances and parts Of ordinances in con-
hct with this ordinance are hereby re-
pealed.
time Feb. -, 1895, read a second time
March q 1896, and referred TO committee
on opening streets; reported on faVorably
by committee on opening streets April
% 1886, and on motion referred TO COM
mittee of the whole; reported on favor
ably by committee Of the whole May 8,
1896, placed upon It's passage and passed.
BY Alderman Falllgant--
An ordinance to amend section 1925 OF
MacDonelrs code Of Savannah.
Section !. BE IL ordained by the mayor
and aldermen Of the city of Savannah in
council assembled, That section 1926 Of
MacDonell's code OF Savannah, to be found
on page 2g9 thereof, Is hereby amended, so
that the same shall hereafter read as fol-
lows: Bull street, in said city Of SaVan-
nah shall be extended south to the south
ern limits Of the city of Savannah, as de-
fined in the act Of the general assembly,
approved Sept 81, 1883, as follows: That
Is to say, the western line of Bull street,
between Anderson street and Fourth
street shall be line drawn from the in
tersection Of the south line of Anderson
street with the western line OF Bull street
TO the southwest point Of intersection of
the south line OF Fourth street. and the
White Bluff road in said city; and the
western line Of Bull street. from said
Fourth street to the southern limits of the
city shall be the western line of the White
Bluff road; and the eastern line of Bull
street shall be parallel TO and seventy-fVe
feet at all points from the western side of
said Bull street as laid out between said
Anderson street and said Twelfth street.
Sec. 2. BE 1t further ordained, That all
ordinances and parts Of ordinances in con-
fiict with this ordinance ase hereby re-
pealed.
Ordinance read In council for the first
time, May 6, 1896 and by unanimous con-
sent read a second time, placed upon its
passage and passed
by Committee Of the Whole
An ordinance to suspend all ordinances
| heretofore passed prohibiting the stretch
ing Of signs or awnings across the streets
of Savannah during May week.
Section /. Be II ordained by the mayor
and aldermen of the city Of Savannah in
council assembled; that the ordinances re-
ferred to in the title TO this ordinance be
and they are, hereby suspended during
May week, that is to say, during the week
beginning May II, 1896
Sec. g BE 1t further ordained, That all
ordinances and parts Of ordinances in con-
fict with this ordinance are hereby re-
pealed.
Ordinance read in council for the first
time, May s. 1896, and by unanimous con-
sent read a second time, placed upon It's
passage and passed:
BY Committee on Market
An ordinance to amend that certain or
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