The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-19
FALK CLOTHING co.

Georgia Hussars. to extend and build
store on Bull strcet, near Liberty; O. II.
DeLyons, TO add one room TO house No.
IL Berrien street: 8 A. Hester TO repair
and add one room to house on lot No. %.
South Oglethorpe ward. J. J. Carolan,
Chairman Fire Committee.
Report adopted.
The Joint committee on city lots and as
sessments, to which was referred the pc
tiuon of Tallulah A. Barthelmess, John
Barthelmess and Dora l.. Roche for eepa-
rate titles 10 portion of lot No. p Elbert
ward, beg TO recommend that separate
II titles be made IN favor Of Dora r. Roche.
Tallulah A. Barthe illness and John b. Bar
thickness as asked for in petition.
Henry kolshorn,
Chairman Joint Committee
PETITIONS AND APPLICATIONS.
Petition OF Fannie 1. Cohen, by S. L.
Lazaron, attorney, relative to double tax
Petition of Mary A. Wehrs. trustee, re-
questing the removal of privy vault; re-
ferred to committee on health and ceme-
terry
Petition OF John Kuck, administrator,
relative to notice received from city mar
shall as to condition OF sidewalk. referred
10 committee on streets and lanes for In
Petition OF f. c. Battey. relative to as
sessment on property; referred to assess
Petition OF Christian Wele to be reim-
bursed for articles destroyed by order or
nedlIn dutnOrltlGAt reItffeQ 10 committee
Petition OF sundry citizens requesting
council to place an electric light az hunt
ingdon and Roberts streets; referred 10
committee on streets and lanes.
The following applications were re-
ferred TO committee Of the whole: w. j.
Allen, agent, to transfer liquor license TO
w. j. English, at Congress and East
Broad streets; w. j. English, 10 retail
liquor at Congress and East Broad
streets; J. NJ. Anderson. TO retail liquQr at
southwest corner South Broad and Price
streets, for one-half year from July l,
1896 w. r: Nicholas, to. transfer liquor
corner East Broad and Harris streets;
Thomas Fitzgerald, TO retail liquor at
southwest corner East Broad and Harris
streets. -
Ordinance read in council for the first
time June 3, 1896, read a second time
June II, amended and laid on the table:
BY Committee on City Lots
An ordinance TO provide for house num-
bering and street signs In the city OF Sa-
vannah.
Ordinance read in council for the first
time June H. 1896, and by unanimous con-
sent read second, placed upon It's pas
sage and passed.
BY Finance Committee
An ordinance to amend that certain or
dinance passed Jan. j, 1895, and entitled
IAN ordinance to amend section three of
council of the city of Savannah July 4,
1888, and entitled an ordinance to com
promise tnaL DOflON OF tNt DOnQtQ QeDl
of the city of Savannah known as the
bonds Of the Savannah Albany and Gulf
Railroad Company, guaranteed by the
mayor and aldermen of the city Of Savan-
nah and hamlets thereof, TO provide for
the issue of new bonds with which to re-
deem the bonds 50 guaranteed, now out
OF q sinking fund for the redemption Of
such bonds, and for other purposes" -
Section l. Be It ordained by the mayor
and aldermen of the city OF Savannah, in
council assembled, That section one Of the
above entitled ordinance, passed Jan. /,
1896, be so amended that hereafter 1t shall
not be necessary for the sinking fund COM
missioners to have the bonds Of 1879 which
they may purchase, because they find II
impracticable on account of the high and
unreasonable prices to obtain the bonds
Of 1888, registered in their names as COM
missioncrs, and to hold the same as a
trust investment for the benefit of the
bonds OF 1888. but the said commissioners
when they purchase the bonds Of 1879 may
treat the same exactly as they would treat
eel the same, provided that the commits
sioners snail keep an account OF the bonds
Of 1879 so purchased and cancelled so that
when The bonds of 1888 become purchasa-
bic thew can then devote any part OF the
sinking fund for the purchase Of the said
bonds Of 1888 to the extent required by the
Sec. 2 Be It further ordained, That all
ordinances and parts Of ordinances in
conflict with this ordinance are hereby
RESOLUTION.
BY Alderman Fallgant-
Resolved, that the thanks Of council be
tepdered Capt. d. q. Purse for his ener-
getic presentation of the Savannah ex-
hibit at the recent Cotton States Interna-
tional Exposition at Atlanta, Which re-
suited IN obtaining the gold medal for this
city.
Adopted.
MISCELLANEOUS
A communication from Charles c. Ely,
inclosing copy of letter from inspector Of
to committee on harbor and wharves.
A communication from ID. G. Purse
chairman committee on exhibit city Of Sa-
vannah, relative to gold medal and di-
ploma awarded the city Of Savannah at
Cotton States and International EXPOSE
ton, was read and received, and thanks
of council returned to Capt. Purse as per
resolution above.
Two communications from the park and
tree commission. recommending the ac-
ceptance, by council, Of the bids of John
Rourke & Son, amounting to $5270O, rela-
tive to purchasing and removing the iron
ratings around Forsyth park, court house
square and Gordon monument, were read.
Upon action being taken, the said bids
were adopted by council, the only negative
vote being cast by Alderman Falligant
who requested that the same be recorded.
Council took a recess, subject to the
call of the mayor. A. n. MANUCY,
Clerk of Council