The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-30

Postage ..............s...... 800 2.4s2 70
Pay roll July ............S ,479 Sc
Elec. Supply and Con. Co. 628 50
The A. P smith Mfg. Co. s8S 90
I Time Ne OF %sS hands 60. -. o. sasl 90
Water Works Material
Rumsey & Sikeman Co. o.. 4OS
| +. Lovells Sons ............ 46
Time of hands ........... Al So 50 SO
Total ......................... SASS IS
The committee of the whole, to which
was referred the petition Of Henry Strauss,
surety on liquor notes of T. 3. Butler, to
secure the benefit of said- liquor license
for which the city has been paid, report
/ favOrably thereto. Herman Myers
Chairman Committee of the Whole.
Report adopted.
The committee of the whole, to which
was referred the communication from the
board of sanitary commissioners, trans
hitting resolution adopted by said board
recommending amendments to ordinance
relating TO sailors sleeping ashore, report
| favorably thereto, and VIII submit an ord
! nance touching upon the same later.
Herman Myers,
Chairman Committee of the Whole.
Report adopted.
| The committee Of the whole, to which
was referred the following petitions re
| port tavorably thereon, namely: w. j.
| Allen, agent. to transfer liquor license to
| ]. c. Toshach; W. +. Byrd. to retail liq-
| uor at southeast corner Waldburg and
| Burroughs streets; A. S. VonKamp, to
| transfer liquor license to Edward Lane,
| Broughton and Drayton streets.
Herman Myers,
Chairman Committee Of the Whole
Report adopted.
The committee Of the whole, to which
| was referred the petition of the Wesley
! Monumental church to take up ten feet
! on Abercorn street, recommend that che
| same be granted, and committee will re-
| port submitting an ordinance bearing up
ment. Herman Myers
Chairman Committee of the Whole.
! Report adopted.
The committee on streets and lanes. to
| which was referred the petition of sun
| dry citizens asking council to place an
] electric light at southwest corneF of West
| Broad and Margaret streets, report faV-
! orably thereto. Z. G. Gleason,
Chairman Streets and Lanes Committee.
! Report adopted.
The committee on streets and lanes. to
| which was referred the petition of Miles
& Bradt to erect a fence around new pun
lie building ETC., report fayorably there
| to. E. c. Gleason,
! Chairman Streets and Lanes COMMITTEES
Report adopted.
The committee on fire, to which was re-
| ferred the following petitions report IA
vorably thereon: Mrs. George Cope, to add
| room to house on Hull street, near Bar
/ nard street; John w. Smith, to repair and
! build addition to house on lot No. 9, Ber-
! rien ward; Madison Holmes, to add kitch-
! en- to house, 60 Berrien ward; George
| Beckman, 10 repair building, 80 Whitaker
! street; Estate E. c. Anderson, to repair
| house, No. Drayton street.
| j. J. Carolan
Chairman Fire Committee.
Report adopted.
The committee on health and cemetery.
! TO which was referred the complaint OF
Mrs. d. J. Sheehan. relative to offensive
! closet in yard attached to No 1871 Mont
gomery street recommend that the same
be cleaned and filled, in accordance with
Chairman Health and Cemetery Commit
tee.
Report adopted.
The, committee on health and cemetery.
| TO which was referred the petition of
knights Pharmacy Company to be desig-
mated as one of the contracting pharms-
! cies for supplying medicines for the poor
| of the city, recommend that the appiica-
! ton be granted, upon the same terms as
exist in similar contracts with other drug
| gists. L. A. Falligant
cha4Eman Health and Cemetery Commit
| tee.
Report adopted.
The committee on health and cemetery.
| 70 which was referred the petition Of
! Mrs. A. E. Parsons to lease a small plot
! or ground about 12x15 feet attached 10
| Laurel Grove cemetery, on Anderson
/ street, recommend that she be allowed to
| lease the same at SIS a year, the lease
TO be terminable by the city at the close
| OF any year at the will of the city, and
| structure to be erected thereon to be ac-
/ ceptable in style and appearance to the
committee on health and cemetery.
Chairman Health and Cemetery Commit
tee.
Report adopted.
The committee on health and cemetery.
| 70 which was referred the petition of
| Christian Ubele to be reimbursed for ar
ticles destroyed by health authorities. re-
| commend that petitioner be allowed the
sum of five dollars. L. A. Falligant
chairman Health and Cemetery Commit
| tee.
| Report adopted
The committee on health and cemetery.
| 10 which was referred the complaint of
Mrs. +. Hagan concerning privy vault in
| thomson wood yard on Harris street
| near Jefferson, have carefully examined
| into the matter complained of and find
| that the vault is over 80 feet from anv
! uWeIllhg over SOU 1eet from public sewer
and there exists no other conveniences an
said premises; the committee therefore do
not recommend its abolition.
| L. A. Falligant,
| Chairman Health and Cemetery Commit
| tee.
Report adopted.
The committee on health and cemetery.
TO which was referred the petition of Eliz-
abeth McPike, in relation to the drainage
| and filling in of a lot Sc. intersection of
| Gwinnett street, and S. F. & w. right of
way, respectfully report that no system of
drainage exists along the valley of said
right Of way at this point. and until such
system IS constructed petitioner must de-
| pend on local surface drainage for relief.
Meantime the city engineer has been re-
| quested to examine into the matter.
L. A. Falligant,
Chairman Health and Cemetery Commit
tee.
| Report adopted.
The committee on health and cemetery,
70 which was referred the petition of c.
b. Seaward for reimbursement for arti-
| cles destroyed by order of health author
iues' recommend that petitioner be al
lowed the sum of five dollars.
L. A. Falligant,
Chairman Health and Cemetery Com
| Report adopted.
! PETITIONS AND APPLICATIONS
| Petition of sundry market dealers reia-
| tive to system of renting stalls to tran
sient dealers; referred to committee on