The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-07

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| or and aldermen OF the city of Savannah,
| and when approved blythe council OF said
| city. shall become binding and effective.
When the said rules and regulations are
confirmed by council, provision shall be
made by the said council for any penalties
necessary for the due observation OF SAID
rules and regulations.
| Sec. 2. Be IL further enacted, Ihat sec
! lion of the said act be and II is hereby
amended by striking out the word not
at the beginning of the ninth line OF the
said section. and by striking out from said
| section the words but the work directed
| by it to be done shall be performed
through the commissioner of public
works" which appear in the ninth, tenth
and eleventh lines of said section, by in
sorting after the word squares" wher-
ever 1t appears in the said section D, the
words Cemeteries aforesaid" and by add
ing to said section the following clause:
But the said commission shall not have
the power to appoint q keeper of Laurel
Grove cemetery, or of any other cemetery
in or controlled by said city, the election of
such official or officials being hereby vest
ed in the mayor and Aldermen of the city
of Savannah in council assembled" So
that said section 5, as amended, shall read
as follows: Be it further enacted, that
the said commission shall have entire
charge and control of the expenditure OF
the appropriation of money which may be
made by the mayor and aldermen of the
city of Savannah, in council assembled,
for parks, squares, cemeteries, aforesaid,
trees and grass plats, and flowers, and
the same shall be paid out of the city
treasury, upon bills or acquisitions, certi-
fed to by the secretary of said commits
sion, and approved by the chairman or
vice chairman of said commission. The
said commission shall have control of its
own Iaborers, it being the intent and
/ o.,f, Of aof hal WI a
are expended by the city of Savannah
upon the care and preservation and man.
agement of parks squares, cemeteries
aforesaid, trees, grass plats and flowers in
said city, shall be done solely under the
direction, approval and Z management of
this commission But the said commits
sion shall not have the power to appoint
keeper of Laurel Grove cemetery, or of
any other cemetery in or controlled by said
city, the election of such official or officials
being hereby vested in the mayor and al
dermen- of the city of Savannah, in coun-
Gil assembled.
Sec. g. Be it further enacted that sec
ton six of the said act be and it is hereby
amended by adding the word squares" IN
the fourth line of said Section the words
! ''cemeteries aforesaid"
Sec. A. Be it further enacted that the
| said park and tree commission, or any
member thereof shall be subject to re-
!
men of the city of Savannah, in council as
sembled, for malfeasance in Office. or for
| incompetency or neglect in the discharge
of his or their official duties, or from ina
| bility from any cause to discharge the du-
| ties of said office, or upon his or their con-
viction of any crime against the state of
| the grade of a felony, or of any crime in
volving moral turpitude; Provided, how
eyer, that before such removal can be eff
| fected, charges in writing shall be preferr-
/ ed against said commission, or member
thereof, setting forth in specifications,
/ wherein he or they may be alleged to be
! guilty of malfeasance in office, or of in
competency or neglect in the discharge of
| his or their official duties, or of inability
! from any cause to discharge the duties
of said office or of conviction of any crime
| against the state of the grade of a felony,
or of a crime involving moral turpftude,
so as to acquaint said official or officials
! fully of the facts and details of the same,
a copy of which charges shall be served
upon him or them personally, at least ten
| days before he or they shall be called upon
| to appear before the mayor and aldermen
of the city of SavannaS in council assem-
bled, to answer the .saSle. at which hear
ing he or they shall have the right upon
| request to the clerk of council, to have all
! witnesses subpoenaed. upon whom he or
they may rely, and also, to be confronted
| with whatever witnesses may be produced
/ against him or them and shall have the
| benefit of counsel, if he or they so desire,
and the trial of such official or officials,
upon such charges and Specifications, be-
fore the said city council, shall be final and
conclusive; provided, further. that no re-
/ moVal from office shall be effected under
this section unless there shall be at least
ten (0) votes in favor of such removal, the
mayor having right to vote.
Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, that all
| loxx 1ax in ict rxitb
this act are hereby repealed
/ RESOLUTION.
By the Committee Of the Whole
i Resolved, by the mayor and aldermen OF
the city of Savannah, in council assem-
i bled, That the two local acts read before
the council at this meeting and prepared
at its instance, entitled respectively,
A bill to be entitled an act 30 amend an
act of the legislature entitled an act to
create and organize a board of police CON-
missioners, for the city of Savannah, to
define it's jurisdiction and powers, and
for other purposes, approved Dec. 2, 1895
and bill to be entitled an act to amend
an act of the legislature, entitled an act
to create and organize a park and tree
commission for the city of Savannah
to define its jurisdictiont and powers, and
for other purposes, approved Nov. 80, 1895
are hereby approved by council; and the
representatives from Chatham county, and
the S6HdAOT lIOL tHC tAoti ASt dic iC-
spectfuly requested to sustain these two
acts. and to secure their prompt passage
Alderman Falligant asked to be recorded
as voting in the negative. he being opposed
to the amendment of the park and tree
commission act, which places the Gene
teries under control of said commissioners
Resolution adopted; Alderman Falligani
voting no.
Communication from the board of fire
commissioners for the relief of the widow
and children of Fireman McStay, who was
killed on Sept. % last, while in the dis
charge of his duty, was read, and referred
to the committee of the whole.
Communication from c, S. Cortland
cashier Stafford National Bank, Dover. N
H., relative to lost coupons owned by SAID
bank, and asking that the city treasurer
be authorized to pay the value of said cou'
pons, was read and referred to the com,
mittee of finance.
Communication from DR.. w. F.. Aiken rel
alive TO the treatment of eyes and ears Of
the poor of the city at city dispensary
should same be established, was read, anG
referred to the committee of the whole.