The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-20

Andrew Hanley ..........., Is %
c. X. Dixon Il Con-. 16t "
Standard on Company. 52
Palmer Hardware CO... 1921
r. D. 4 VIM, baltimore 35
Savannah Ice Delivery
company ...-.-...-. ..... 70
J. Gardner ................ 600
Dixon, Mitchell & CO.., $3.50
+. Mueller Mfg. Co ...... 23H
J. ID. Weed a. CO........... "A
Time of hands ............ IS 40
Time Of hands ............ 81 %
Time of hands ............. 70 90 4J0 "a
Water Works Meter AccounO--
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Time or hands ............. 46 So 90 90
Total ............... ................$25,si $40 IS
The committee OF the whole. to which
was referred the petition of the Central
of Georgia Railway Company for permits
sion to build a spur track On River street,
begs leave 10 repCSt favorably thereon, the
said spur track when hHtlt, to be oper-
ated under ordinances Of the CITY of Sa-
yannah. This permission however, Is with
out prejudice to and without waiver OF
any rights of the city as now existing,
relating to said railroad on River street;
and in no wise to affect or change the
present legal status OF said railroad, or to
prevent the mayor and aldermen Of the
city of Savannah from taking such action
as II may deem proper in the future az to
said River street and the railroad there
on. Herman Myers,
Chairman Committee of the Whole.
Report adopted.
The COMMITTEES Of the whole, to which
was referred the petition ofs the United
States Union Association, requesting as
sistance in the erection Of an orphan as
ylum, begs leave TO report that the same
has received careful consideration, but
that it Is not within the province of the
mayor and aldermen, at the present time
to assist in the erection Of said asylum.
and that when said asylum shall have be-
come erected under proper auspices the
committee would consider a petition for
an appropriation for the maintenance Of
the same. Herman Myers
Chairman Committee OF the Whole.
Report adopted.
The committee of the whole, to which
was referred the majority report of the
board Of fire commissioners relative to the
purchase of the Strasser property on Bay
street for the purpose of using same as an
engine house. report unfavorably thereon
Chairman Committee of the Whole.
Report adopted.
The committee OF the whole. TO which
was referred the following petitions. re-
port favorably thereto, namely: Todter
Bros, to retail liquor at northeast cor
ner Alice and West Broad street; Mar
garet NJ. Byrnes. TO retail liquor at West
Broad and Bryan streets; G.. Hansen, TO
retail liquor at Cuyler and Anderson
Streets j. K. Taylor, to transfer liquor
license to South Broad and Price streets:
w. G. Cooper, to transfer license to w. G.
Cooper o.
uor license to Mrs. M. A. Mehrtens, at
1896 Drayton street; Wells, Rous q Had
don, to transfer liquor license to No. 30
Congress street; George w. Bandy to
transfer liquor license TO Mrs. NJ. NJ.
Byrnes, West Broad and Bryan streets.
]. NJ. Haar, to transfer license to M. j.
DAILY, agent, Louisville and Augusta roads.
Herman Myers
Chairman Committee Of the Whole.
Report adopted.
The committee Of the whole to which
was referred the minority report from the
board of FIRE commissioners relative to the
purchase of a site for an engine house for
engine No. 2 of the fire department, re-
ports favorably thereon, to the extent
that what is known as the lyman prop
erty is selected and the same will be pur-
chased by the city on the terms set out
in said report, titles being satisfactory to
the city attorney; and the details of said
purchase, together with the work 10 be
done upon said property by the vendor,
are referred to the committee on fire, to
act in conjunction with the board OF fire
commissioners, and the improvements on
said property to be made by the city as
set out in said minority report, and to
be made under the same superintendence.
Herman Myers,
Chairman Committee of the Whole.
Report adopted
The committee on finance, to which was
referred the petition OF Mrs. Ann Carroll
to be relieved from taxation, report un-
favorably thereto, II not being within the
power of the mayor and aldermen to ex-
empt property in question from taxation.
William Garrard,
Chairman Finance Committee.
Report adopted.
The committee on assessments, to which
was referred the petition of w. j. Cleary,
et al, executors, relative to reduction OF
assessment, report unfavorably thereto
the time in which to make appeal having
elapsed. Hal II. Bacon,
Acting Chairman.
Report adopted
The committee on market, to which was
referred the petition of sundry citizens
requesting the removal of market garb-
age box, recommended that the commits
sioner of public works be directed to re-
move the garbage box and provide other
wise for the removal Of garbage from in
and about the city market.
c. A. Lamotte.
Chairman Committee on Market.
Report adopted.
referred the following petitions, reports
favorably thereto, namely; Emma Muhl-
berg, to place bay window to house, yard
side, No. 129 Charlton street; Mrs s. E.
Burnham and children, TO take down old
stoop and replace same with new one, lot
No l. Gallie ward; w. A. Hernandez TO
build bath room to house on lot No. 66
West Fiannery ward; w. ]. DeRenne to
repair wooden house on lot No. So, Brown
ward; Mrs. Catherine Gary, to take down
old stoop and replace same with new one.
]. J. Carolan,
Chairman Fire Committee.
Report adopted.
Savannah, July 15 1s96.--TO the Mayor
and Aldermen of the City OF Savannah:
Gentlemen-We beg to inform you, on ac-
count of certain charges appearing in the
Morning News, rejecting upon the condi-
ton Of the Savannah quarantine station
and also rejecting upon the official con-
duct of the quarantine officer, the board
of sanitary commissioners deemed II nee
essary, for the public good, that a full in
vestigation be made Of said charges. The
several masters of vessels who were quot
ed in the Morning News as complaining
against the quarantine officer, the appa-
ratus at quarantine and the detention of
vessels coming to the Savannah quaran-
tine. appeared before the board on Thurs
day, July 9, 1896. and gave their testi-
mony, which was, in substance ibhe same