The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-02


whole.
Applications OF W. T. Lynch to transfer
liquor license 10 Johanna Delaney, and
Fred ID. LANCE, TO transfer liquor license
from West Broad and Harrison streets TO
Congress lane and Jefferson; referred 10
committee OF the whole
Applications Of Kate X. Brown to make
sewer connection with West Broad street
sewer from premises Prendergast and
sims streets. and F. s. Butler 10 make
sewer connection with Anderson street
sewer from premises Anderson and Aber-
corn Streets; referred 10 commissioner
OF public works, with power 10 act
ORDINANCES.
Ordinance read for the first time Feb.
y, loS6, read a second time Feb 70, 1885,
and referred TO the committee OF the
whole:
Ey Alderman Bacon Cby request Of fire
commissiOn)-
An ordinance to prescribe certain fire
regulations, by providing for the storage
OF excelsior, moss, loose cotton, hay,
straw and other cOmbuStible material,
Illuminating oils, gasoline, benzine, naph-
ina benztne varnish, ether, or fluids OF
a like character, petroleum or any Of its
products Of a greater infiammability than
Kerosene oil, gunpOwder. loaded car
tridges, metallic and paper shells; prOhib-
iting the keeping or storing within the
limits Of the city Of dynamite, nitrO-gly-
cerine, gun-cOttOn, nitrate Of silver, giant
powder, nttro7glycerine compounds or
other nigh explosives; by providing for
the proper construction of floors and par
titions in buildings; by providing for re-
pairs TO chimneyS and parapet walls and
the keeping of roofs clear of combustible
material; by providing for the proper con-
Struction OF chimneys and smoke stacks;
by providing proper regulations for the
construction of stove pipes and the keep
ing OF ashes and oily waste in metallic
receptacles; by prohibiting the burning of
trash and other material between the
hours of sunset and sunrise; by requiring
owners and occupants of buildings TO per-
NIT members of the fire department and
the board of fire commissioners to inspect
buildings and by providing suitable penal
ties for violation thereof.
Ordinance on it's first reading.
By committee of the whole
An ordinance for the improvement of
Bay street extension, from the west side
of Wadley street to the corporate limits
Of the city of Savannah, under the terms
and provisions of an act of the legislature
of Georgia, approved Oct. ], 1887.
Section !. Be ii ordained by the mayor
and aldermen of the city of Savannah, in
council assembled, under the terms and
provisions of an act of the legislature of
Georgia, approved October /, 1857, that
the commissioner of public works for the
city of Savannah be and he is hereby au-
thorized and directed to build and con-
struct a roadway thirty 500 feet in width
from the west side of Wadley street, in
the city of Savannah, to the western cor
porate limits of the said city, on that GER
tain street in the said city known as Bay
street extension. and to pave the said
roadway on said Bay street extension
six 90 inches deep and with a wearing
surface of ebert, three CD inches deep and
also to enclose the said roadway with
stone curbing, and to do all the work in
the way of grading, the placing of catch
basins, the construction of drains and
crossings, and all other things incident TO
the construction and completion of the
said roadway on the said Bay street eX-
tension.
Sec. 2.-Be it further ordained, that after
the total cost of the said work shall have
been ascertained There being no street
railroad company having tracks running
through the said portion of Bay street ex-
tension) one-third of such cost shall be
paid out of the city treasury, and the 9TH
er two-thirds from the persons owning, at
the date of the adoption of this ordinance,
real estate fronting on said portion of
Bay street extension and on either side
thereof according to frontage; and the
pro rata amount of the cost of the said
work is hereby assessed against the said
abutting real estate and its owners as
aforesaid. The frontage of intersecting
streets and lanes shall be assessed as real
estate abutting upon the portion of the
said street improved and the mayor and
aldermen of the city of Savannah shall
be, for all the intents and purposes of this
ordinance, the owner Of the real estate so
abutting and shall pay from the city
treasury its just pro rata as such owner
of the cost of said work according to
frontage in addition to its one-third of
the entire cost.
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained, that af-
ter the said improvement has been COM
pleted the commissioner of public works
for the city of Savannah shall prepare
and submit to council a statement show
ing the cost of the Improvement herein
provided for, and also an assessment
roll showing, as to two-thirds of the
cost, how it is appOrtioned amongst the
several abutting parcels, including the
street intersections, and give the sum
chargeable to each parcel with the name
of the owner. After the consideration
and adoption of said statement and as
sessment roll by the council of the city
of Savannah, it shall then become the
duty of the city treasurer to send to the
abutting property owners their proper
bill for the same, as it may be ascer-
tanned by the city council, and if such
bill so sent be not paid within thirty
800 days after the presentation or send
ing of same, it shall then become the
duty of the city treasurer to issue an
execution for the amount, together with
costs, against the persons and property
aforesaid, which execution shall be made
and levied out of the property described
therein as are executions for city taxes.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, that all
ordinances and parts of ordinances in con-
fict with this ordinance are hereby re-
pealed.
Ordinance on its first reading.
By Alderman Garrard-
An ordinance to make it unlawful for
loaded trucks, drays and other vehicles
to use the asphalt streets in the city of
Savannah known as Broughton, Con-
Section l. Be 1t ordained by the mayor
and aldermen of the city of Savannah,
in council assembled, that hereafter it
shall not be lawful for the driver of any
loaded truck, loaded dray, circus wagon
or other loaded vehicle "a delivery wagon
or wagon of an express company ex-
cepted) to use those certain asphalt
streets in the city of Savannah known
as Broughton, Congress. Liberty and
Bull streets, and any driver violating the
provisions of this ordinance shall be sub
ject, upon conviction before the police
court in the city of Savannah, to a fine
not to exceed twenty-five (25) dollars, and
Imprisonment not to exceed ten O0) days,
either or both, in the discretion of the
court.
Sec. 2 Be it further ordained that all
ordinances and parts of ordinances in con-
fiict with this ordinance are hereby re-
pealed.
RESOLUTIONS.
BY Committee of the Whole
Resolved, That George P. Walker of
the city of Savannah, be and he is here
by appointed a commissioner of pilotage
in and for the city and port of Savan-
nah, in the place and stead of the late
Marmaduke Hamilton, deceased, and for
his unexpired term.
Adopted.
By Finance Committee
Resolved. That the sum of one thousapd