The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-17
MORE PAVING DECIDED ON.
ASPHALT TO BE LAID AROUND THE
COURT HOUSE.

The city to Do the Work and the
county to Pay Its Share-The
Louisa Porter Homes Appeal to
the Council For Aid-The Health
officer ASK For an Increase in
SnIary-The Tariff Associations
Report submitted-The Budget to
he Considered at a Special Meeting
Tomorrow Night.
President and York streets around the
court house are to be paved with asphalt
An ordinance providing for the i'm
movement was introduced in the city
council last night by Alderman Gar
rard. was read second time
nv unanimous consent, and laid upon the
fable by request Of the mover, A resolu-
,on was adopted instructing the public
works commissioner to advertise for bids
for the paving.
A roadway forty feet in width is to be
naved on President street and roadway
of twenty three feet on Drayton street.
The matter of paving the streets on the
North and south fronts of the court house
uas brought to the attention of the coun-
~ commissioners at their last meeting
The board decided that the county was not
able to pay for the paving just now, but
agreed that it would pay it's per rata
FOR the frontage of the court house when
tbe county should be in funds. This is
satisfactory to the city and the streets
will be paved. Being a public building
the county could not be forced to pay
any part of the cost of the paving, and
such payment must be voluntary
petition was received from the man
ayers of the Louisa Porter home asking
the council to consider the needs of the
institution in making up the budget for
the coming year. The petition states
that the home had never found it neces-
sary to ask for outside assistance until
the failure of its income through
loss in Central railroad securities.
The nature of the work of the home Is
urged as furnishing special reason for it's
consideration.
I'VE are the only charity the petition
states giving temporary shelter to any
frendless woman after dark the only
charity giving a temporary home to wo-
men who are strangers in the city in
search of work, and assisting them to find
IT, the only charity offering q home to
B children not coming under the rules of the
other Institutions, and caring for many
4 while their mothers are sick in the hospi-
4 tails
s The petition was referred to the com.
& mittee of the whole and will doubtless
& receive favorable consideration.
B A petition was received from Mr.. P. AL
ston Warning, representing the estate of
4 the late j. j. Warning, asking that the es-
tate be relieved as bondsman of the War
81 ren-Scharf Asphalt Company for perform
E ance Of the contract to maintain the as
q phait pavement on Broughton street from
Abercorn to West Broad street, new con-
d tract for maintenance having been entered
4 into with the company by the city. The
petition was referred to the finance COM
mittee.
communication was received from DR.
". F. Drummer, health officer, requesting
H an increase in salary from 5000 to 81, 400
Dr. Drummer calls attention to the fact
that the city pays the amount asked for
by him to other officials. whose duties
carry no more responsibility, entail no
more time, nor calls for more ability than
the office of health officer" The request
was referred to the committee of the
whole.
petition was received from the First
African Baptist church requesting to be
Fl relieved from paying taxes on churchr
Il property and that such amount as has
already been paid be refunded. The pc
Fl tton stated that the church committee
had returned the property by mistake
ri The petition was referred to the com
mittee on finance.
m communication was received from the
park and tree commission requesting that
800 received from the sale of trees by the
commission be added to the budget of the
committee for the present year. The COM
muncation was referred to the commit
tee Of the whole.
q copy of the report of the special COM
mttee of the Southeastern Tariff Associa-
ton which inspected the water and fire de-
partments of the city, was received from
the secretary of the association, Mr.
Charles c. Fleming of Atlanta, and was re-
ierred to the committee of the whole.
A communication was received from H.
L. Crittenden &C.,, produce dealers in the
market basement, inclosing a bill for $685.
damages claimed by them for damage to
their stock by the recent rains, due to the
condition of the south side of the mar
Aet on account of damages to the building
Oy the September storm. The bill was re-
Ierred to the committee on market.
Bills amounting to $26, .76 were passed
LOT payment on recommendation from the
committee on accounts.
All the members were present at the
meeting except Alderman Kolshorn vino
Is out of the city. The council will meet
lo-morrow night in committee of the
whole to consider the budget
me ordinance to pave Bryan street
rom Whitaker to Farm street, Farm
street to Bay street and Bay street to
ele Ocean Steamship Companys wharf,
Si.h granite block will probably be intro
Vueed at the next regular meeting