The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-03

referred the petition OF the Union socie-
-. asking that taxes due ~ said soele-
u BE- donated 10 81 b. council report taT-
orably thereto. ana recommend that tle
Union Society he granted the sum OF ass5
for the year lgs5 William Garrard,
Chairman Finance Committee
Report adopted
The committee on finance. to which was
referred the petition Of Henry strauss,
relative 10 LQu0r notes or T. q Butter
and transfer Of liquor license, report IN
faV1ranly thereon. J. being the sense OF
the committee that under the clrcum-
stances. the revocation OF the license was
INTENDED 20 operate as a punishment ana
while the committee regrets the result
may be loss 10 the surety, 81 considers that
Il mas not the right 10 make a favorable
report. William Garrard.
Chairman Finance Committee.
Report adopted
The committee on fire. 10 which was re-
ferred the petition Of Mrs. g. Mendel TO
repair sto0p 10 house on lot No 3 Gil
meryille ward. and petition OF George
Virgins 10 erect one room over kitchen
on lot No. s, Cue ward, report favorably
thereto.
The committee on opening streets rec
ommend that the offer Of Mr.. John ).
Scnley. agent be accepted upon the IOl-
lowing terms: That the number Of square
and Atlantic streets be computed as
total, making. as per city engineers sur
Vey lZl,Zis square feet, for which the CITY
pays in notes bearing five per cent inter-
est per annum, notes to be given at once
and two years, the sum total being sew
en- thousand three hundred and thirty
| eight dollars and ninety cents, titles 10 be
satisfactory TO the city.
George A. Hudson,
Chairman Committee on Opening Streets.
Supplementary report TO above;
/ II is understood, should the measure
ment show more or less number OF square
I feet then the amount to be paid viii be
at the same ratio as computed on this
/ report George A. Hudson,
Chairman Committee on Opening Streets.
Report adopted.
The committee on assessments, TO
which was referred the petition of r. c.
/ Battey. relative TO assessment on prop
erty, beg to report that property in Ques-
| ton has been examined, and recommend
a reduction Of 5000 on Improvements,
making the assessment 1900 on improve
ments. George A Hudson,
Chairman Assessment Committee.
Report adopted.
Report Of Fire Commissioners W. b.
| Nell and George W. Parish, relative TO
| purchase OF Strasser property for the
| purpose of using same as a fire station,
submitted to council and referred TO com
mittee OF the whole.
Minority report of w. L. GraysOn,
chairman fire commission. relative TO pur-
chase of lyman property for the purpose
/ Of using same as a fire station, submit
/ ted TO council, and referred to committee
of the whole.
PETITIONS AND APPLICATIONS.
Petition of W. J. Cleary. ct. al, ex-
/ ecutor, relative to reduction of assess
/ ment, referred TO assessment committee.
Petition Of Knights Pharmacy Com
/ pany asking to be awarded contract for
/ furnishing medicine to the poor; referred
/ to committee on health and cemetery.
/ Petition of Mrs. Ann Carroll to be re-
/ lieved OF taxation; referred to finance
/ committee.
Petition Of C. B. Seward to be reim-
/ bursed for articles destroyed by order OF
/ health authorities; referred to conn ittee
/ on health and cemetery.
/ Petition of Central of Georgia railway
/ for permission TO build spur track on
! River street; referred TO committee of the
whole.
Petition of sundry citizens requesting
1 the removal of market garbage box; re-
/ ferred to committee on market.
/ Petition OF Kenan & Hartridge, rela-
| tive to Laurel Grove cemetery lot No
1885; referred to committee on health and
/ cemetery.
Petition of United States Union Associ-
alton requesting assistance in the cree
| ton of an orphan asylum; referred to
/ committee of the whole.
Petition of sundry citizens relative to
| allowing Mrs. A. +. Parsons the privilege
| etery; referred to committee on health
| and cemetery and finance.
The following applications were re-
/ ferred to the committee of the whole:
Margaret NJ. Byrnes, to retail liquor al
| West Broad and Bryan streets; J. K. Tay-
| lor. to transfer liquor license from East
/ Broad and McDonough streets to north
/ west corner South Broad and Price
| streets; w. g. Cooper, TO trans1r liquor
| license to w. G. Cooper Co.; c. Hansen,
/ to retail liquor at Cuyler and Anderson
i streets @. Schultes, to transfer liquor IL
| cense to Mrs. NJ. A. Mehrtens, at Nos.
| 1896 Drayton street; Wells, Rous & Had
| DON to transfer liquor license to 20 Con-
/ gress street; J. NJ. Haar, to transfer liquor
4 license to NJ. ]. DAILY, agent, Louisville &
| Augusta roads; George W. Bandy, 70
| transfer liquor license to Mrs NJ. NJ
Byrnes, corner West Broad and Bryan
| streets.
The following applications for permits.
| sion TO make sewer connections, were re-
| ferred to the sanitary board and commits
sioner Of public works, with power to
| act: j. F. Sullivan and j. J. Powers, Hab-
/ ersham street sewer, premises Habersham
and Taylor; Olivia Delyon, Jefferson sire al
sewer premises Alice and Jefferson
| streets; w. J. B. Adams, Abercorn street
sewer, premises % Reppard ward; Ne
/ Kenna & Welsh, Barnard street sewer
| premises 10 Forsyth ward.
RESOLUTION.
! BY Alderman Garrard-
! Resolved, First, that the city engineer
] make estimate for paving with Augusta
gravel, or similar material, a roadway
twenty-five (20 feet, more or less in
width, in Louisville road, from the west
end Of bridge over the Savannah and
4 Ogeechee canal, to the bifurcauon of Au.
/ gusta road, the intersections being paved
! to the property line, and that he report
said estimate to council as soon as pos
! sble.
Second, that an ordinance be drafted to
cover above to be introduced at next
meeting of council
Adopted.
MISCELLANEOUS
The city marshal submitted a statement
of sidewalks out of repair, which was re-
ceived, and marshal instructed to repair
sidewalks in accordance with ordinance.