The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-23

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REPORTS or COMMITTEES.
The committee Of the whole. TO which
was referred the report OF the commit
] tee on health and cemetery, In the matter
| Of petition of Sarah NJ. DcvercauN, rcla-
| tive to surface well, recommend that the
| same be adopted Herman Myers.
Chairman Committee of the Whole.
| Report adopted
The committee of the whole. to which
was referred the communication from the
| sanitary board relative TO pan closets, re-
| the committee on health and cemetery.
| with instructions that an ordinance be
prepared in conformity with said eommun-
Chairman Committee Of the Whole.
| Report adopted.
The committee of the whole, TO which
/ was referred the petition Of sundry hack
men asking TO be allowed 10 stop their
| hacks around hotels, etc, report unfav-
| Herman
Chairman Committee Of the Whole.
| Report adopted.
| The committee OF the whole TO which
was referred the petitions of w. j. Allen
| a. Co, TO transfer liquor license from
| northwest corner South Broad and Price
| streets 10 w. J. Allen, agent, northeast
/ corner President and Reynolds streets.
and J. u. Curtis by y. Schroeder. attor-
ney. 10 transfer liquor license from south
| east corner River and Mcguire streets.
| to G; a. OBryan, at northwest corner
] Charlton and West BROAD streets repOrf
| favorably thereto. Herman Myers,
chairman Committee Of the Whole.
The committee Of the whole. to which
! was referred the petitions of Charles G.
Lamy TO retail liquor at southwest corner
of Broughton and Abercorn streets and
! w. j. Allen g Co, by George Meyer, at
! torney TO transfer liquor license to A.
| $. Vonkamp, northwest corner OF South
! Broad and Price streets, report unfavor-
! ably thereto. Herman Myers,
chairman Committee Of the Whole.
| Report adopted.
In the ma tier of house numbering and
| street signs. the committee Of the whole
| recommend that the report Of the special
! committee on house numbering and street
| nation. Herman Myers
Chairman Committee or the Whoie.I
| Report adopted.
Savannah. April 22 1s9s.-To the Com
mittee Of the Whole: Gentlemen-The
| special committee in charge of PROPOSE
tons for house numbering and street
signs, begs to make the following reporf
and request the adoption Of the follow
/ ing plan and recommendations regarding
| above work:
l. That Bay street be the northern mi
| tial point for mum bering, and Bull street
the dividing line, numbers to run east and
?. The decimal or block system TO be
used, that is, 100 numbers 10 the block.
the first block from to l6O. and the next
block commencing with 200, and so on.
3. odd numbers to be placed on north
and east sides Of q street and even num-
4. Streets running east and west TO be
| designated as East Bay street, West Bry-
an street ETC. and in cases where a
| street extends north Of Bay street 10 be
! designated North Farm street but he
| part running south to be designated Farm
s. That the division OF 100 for streets
| running north and south, north Of CASTOR
street, be as follows: From Bay 70
| Broughton, Broughton to State State to
| York York 70 South Broad street and
| 50 on to Castor, and that south Of Gas
ton said division be applied to every
| block.
6. Any street having its beginning sep
arate from Bay street, to be numbered to
correspond TO numbers on other streets.
| and streets running east and west beyond
East Broad and West Broad streets,
| though having another name. to be num-
| bered as II they were a continuation Of
| streets ending at those points
T. That Tan, any points not not covered in this
gress of the work, be submitted to coun.
| Gil for considera riOn.
3. That plats be prepared Of every street
! showing. number of houses and vacant
| lots, and that number be designated to
every thirty FEE feet 1s # eg g Pix space
Your committee recommend the use of
| Benhams patent combination holders, 10
be placed on posts, two to be used at
where streets either end or begin
Your committee recommend that the
work of remembering the city and the
placing OF street signs be carried out by
| the commissioner Of public works, under
supervision OF the city engineer, and that
the preliminary work, IS 20 cost Of mate
rial preparation OF plats, and other de-
tails, begin al once, and that the placing
| street signs be commenced not later tina
Oct. ], 1886 and be completed on Dee. 81,
1886. Very respectfully
Henry Kolshorn, Chairman.
The COMMITTEES on finance, to which was
| referred the petition OF the estate of Ba-
tiste Rodney relative 70 property sold by
/ the city for non-payment Of taxes, report
! faVoraDly thereto, that Is to say, that
/ upon payment by said estate of all claims
! of the city for taxes, assessments, or other
! legal charges, with interest thereon TO
| date of payment, together with all costs,
] que upon said property, the southern =
! Of lot No AZ, Screven ward, Savannah, II
| recon mends that a quit claim conveyance
| be made of the title held by the city UNI
der tax sale to said estate or the represen-
/ tatlVes thereof. VIM. Garrard,
Chairman Finance Committee.
! Report adopted.
The committee on nnance, 10 which was
/ referred the petition Of J. J. Latham, ask
= ing for a free license 10 run a riding gal
I lery report that 1t has referred this petit
/ ton to the city attorney, and has received
I his opinion thereon, which is attached to
/ the petition. Based on this opinion the
/ committee is constrained to report I'M
| favora bly, there being no provision of law
| by which the prayer Of petitioner can be
| granted VIM. Garrard
Chairman Finance Committee
Report adopted.
The committee on finance, to which was
| referred the petition Of w ]. DeRenne to
/ have lot No. S. Brown ward made fee
simple, report favoraby thereto. that is to
| say, that The petitioner be allowed to pay
/ up balance Of purchase money, being $i1A