The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-20

Chatham ward, fee simple; referred to
committee on finance.
Petition of Mrs. NJ. Flaherty, relative
to prlvy vault on lot No II White ward
and execution for charges; referred to
finance committee
Petition of Rosa Iromon asking to be
allowed 10 per cent. discount to make east
half of lot No. q Green ward fee simple;
referred to finance committee.
Petition of Thomas J. Sheftall, sheriff
city court. relative to amount expended
by him in case of Charles Daniels, fugi-
mittee
Petition of c. S. Ellis, acting secretary
park and tree commission, relative to city
Imposing tax on bicycles and requesting,
IN case said tax is levied, to appropriate
the same for the use of park and tree COM
mission in repairing and building roads,
etc. referred to committee of the whole.
Petition of P. Ryan to extend stove pipe
from place of business, corner River and
Drayton streets, SO that the same will
project on street; referred to committee on
fire.
Petition of sanitary commissioners rela-
tive to abandoning the present system of
dispensing medicines to the city poor, and
recommending that the old city dispensary
be equipped, and that medicines be dispos-
ed through said dispensary during the year
1897; referred to committee of the whole.
Petition of ]. H. H. Entelman to erect
three two-story wooden houses on lots
Nos. q and %. Wesley ward; referred 60
committee on fire.
Petition of ]. T. Shuptrine for permits
sion to repair Lamar's building on Ran
doph street, foot of Broughton; referred
to committee on fire with request to report
to committee of the whole.
Petition of M. s. Walsh, trustee, for per-
mission to remodel house and build four
foot veranda, lot 81, Ebert ward; referred
to committee on fire and streets and lane.
Petition OF G. T. and j. f. Cam, asking
council to open Twelfth street, and offer
ing, for a limited time, donation to the
city of sufficient land to open said street
from Florence street to Ogeechee avenue;
referred to committee on opening streets.
Petition of Matilda Goetke to erect
Stops to house on lots Nos. g. and g.
Mercer ward; referred to the committee
on streets and lanes.
Petition of T. M. Cunningham, for Mrs
Q. A Lamar, relative to water rent due
at No 4S Broughton street; referred to
water commission and finance.
The following applications were referred
TO the committee of the whole: J. J.
Egan, to transfer liquor license from
Huntingdon and East Broad streets to
Charlton and East Broad streets; G. A
Drumming, to transfer liquor license from
West Broad and Waldburg streets to West
Broad and GWinnett streets.
The following applications for permis-
sion to make sewer connections, were re-
ferred to the commissioner of public works
with power to act: B. d. Rosenbrook,
Montgomery street sewer, from premises
Montgomery and Anderson streets; John
Lynch, Whitaker street sewer, from prem
ises Corner Whitaker and Taylor streets.
ORDINANCE.
Ordinance on its first reading
BV Committee Streets and Lanes
An ordinance to permit S. Guckenhemer
& Sons of Savannah, Ga, to keep a powder
magazine in the city of Savannah as here
in provided.
Section l. BE it ordained by the mayor
and alderman of the city of Savannah,
That permission is hereby given S. Guck-
enheimer & Sons of Savannah, Ga, to keep
a portable powder magazine within the
| city of Savannah in front of their place
| of business on the corner of Bay and JEFF
ferson streets. to be located by the COM
| mittee on streets and lanes, near the walk
on the north side of Bay street, as asked
! for in their petition, which was referred
to the committee on streets and lanes by
council at it's meeting of Oct. q, 1896. The
| said magazine is to be made of heavy
| sheet iron, with overlapping and project
! ing cover, is to be safe and secure, and
| is to have a capacity of holding not ex-
ceeding four hundred (4OO pounds OF
powder.
Sec. 2. BE 1t further ordained, That the
right is reserved by the mayor and alder
| men of the city of Savannah to cause the
! removal Of the said powder magazine at
| any time 1t may be determined by the
| mayor and aldermen of the city OF Sa-
| vannah that the same is dangerous.
Sec. g. BE 1t further ordained, That all
ordinances and parts Of ordinances in con-
fiict with this ordinance are hereby re-
pealed.