The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-11

J. u. Weed. for permission 10 construct
a priVy vault on lot No. II. TrOup ward
report favorably thereon .-,,-.
Chairman Health and Cemetery Commit
tee.
Report adopted.
The committee on health and cemetery,
70 which was referred the petition OF
George ". Allen TO be relieved OF charge
lot Cleaning privF vault, recommend that
petitioner be relieved OF the second charge
OF so IA Falliganf.
Chairman Health and Cemetery Commit
tee.
Report adopted.
The committee on health and cemetery,
TO which was referred the petition OF
Mrs. Mary Morgan, 90 be relieved Of
charges for cleaning privy vault. find that
the petitioner should be- relieved and the
I charge made against James Drury, TO
wnom the property belongs
Chairman Health and Cemetery Commit
zee.
Report adopted.
PETITIONS AND APPLICATIONS
Petition OF sundry citizens requesting
city 10 open Fifth street; referred 20 COM
mittce on opening streets.
Petition OF NJ. 5. Herman & Bro, and
j. b. Johnson. relative to tax as bicycle
dealers. referred TO finance committee
Petition OF ID. J. Murphy, FOR permission
to cut slip at foot Of Bull street; referr-
ed TO harbor and wharf committee
Petition of II. T. MahOney relative TO
charges Tor tltttNsluE nflNN vault lfltiI-
Ell TO committee on health and cemetery.
Petition OF George II. Schafler to trans
fer lot No. LOIS laurel Grove cemetery. TO
Mary +. Jaudon; referred TO committee on
health ana cemetery.
Petition OF H. r. Graham asking council
to refund him portion of tax paid city; re-
ferrcd 10 finance committee.
Petitions OF Joseph A. Galina TO retail
liquor at southwest corner Drayton and
Bay lane. b. Cohen to transfer liquor IL
cense from No. ) Montgomery street to
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to transfer liquor license at letter "A,
River street, TO W. T. Raw. same place;
referred TO committee of the whole.
The following applications for permits
sion to make sewer connections We're re-
! ferred to the commissioner OF public works
with power to act: Estate NJ. Suffer, East
Broad street sewer. from premises Price
| and Taylor streets. III. Blum Broughton
| street sewer, from premises Bronghton,
near Abercorn streets; Thomas Daniels,
| Drayton street sewer. from premises Dray-
| ton street near State George A. Mercer,
| AbercOrn street sewer, from premises cor
ner Abercorn and Waldburg streets; Mrs.
| NJ. A. Mcintyre, Wayne street sewer,
from premises Wayne near Jefferson
| street
| Ordinance on It's first reading:
| BY Alderman Garrard, at request OF Police
| commissioner
An ordinance to amend that certain or
oct. II, 1898. entitled, IAN ordinance to
| regulate passenger vehicles for hire In the
! city OF savannah as amended by ordi-
nance passed March q, 1895.
Section /. Be II ordained by the mayor
and aldermen Of the city of Savannah. In
council assembled. that hereafter Il shall
| be the duty of the drivers OF passenger
vehicles for hire in the city of Savan-
nah, when waiting to be hired. to stand at
the place or places designated by the com
| mittee on streets and lanes under the
above entitled ordinance, and It shall not
! he lawful for the said drivers to keer
their vehicles In motion around and about
| the hotels IN the city Of Savannah when
| waiting for custom, the purpose OF this
| prohibition 0eing - pDeveLH the said
| drivers from moving their vehicles w
| and down in front of and around the no
tells, and thus obstructing the use and
| passage of the streets when the said
drivers are on the lookout for customers
Sec. 2. BE 4 further ordained, that any
person violating this ordinance shall be
subject, on conviction before the police
court of the city of savannah, to a fine
not to exceed twenty-five dollars, and
to Imprisonment not TO exceed ten days
either or both, In the discretion Of the
| court.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained. that all
ordinances and parts Of ordinances In con-
hict with this ordinance are hereby re-
Ordinance read in council for the first
| time March 25 1896, and by unanimous
consent of council read second time ano
laid on the table Taken from the table
April 8, placed upon its passage anc
passed by the following vote: Ayes
Mayor Myers. Aldermen Screven, Tiede
man, Carolan. Garrard. Watson Lester
Lamotte. Hudson-9.
| BY Committee OF the Whole
An ordinance for the Improvement Of O
| part of Wadley street. In the city of Sa-
vannah, under the terms and provisions
of an act OF the legislature or 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 Oct. 1, 1887, That the
commissioner of public works for the city
of Savannah be and he Is hereby author
lied and directed to build ana construct
on Wadley street. in the city Of Savannah,
from the southern line of River street to
| the northern line of the present pavement
of granite blocks now laid I'm Wadey
street, just south of the Central railroad
! tracks, a roadway forty (4W feet I'm width
| OF granite blocks. The said commissioner
| IS also authorized and directed to en-
close the said roadway with stone curb
| ing and contruct all necessary eaten
| basins, drains and crossings and to do
all the work incident to the said improve
Sec. 2. Be II further ordained, That the
| Central of Georgia Railway Company, q
| railroad company which has two of It's
| tracks crossing the said portion of Wad.
ley street, is hereby required TO plank be-
| tween it's TRACKS and two ~ feet on each
side and to Keep the said planking in re-
Sec. 3. Be 1t further ordained, That az
| ter the total cost OF said work, exclusive
offthat done. by or for the railway COM
! third Of such total cost shall be paid out
of the city treasury and the other two
| thirds from the persons. owning at the
| date of the adoption OF this ordinance the
| real estate abutting on each side of the
said portion OF Wadley street, according
the cost Of the said Work IS hereby a 8.
sessed against the said AUDITING real es-
tate and its owners as aforesaid There
| being no streets or lanes intersecting, the
said portion Of Wadley street. no pro-
vision is made therefor.
Sec. 4. Be X further ordained That
after the Improvement hereinbefore pro-
vided for has been completed the commits.
sioner Of public works for the city of Sa-
Vannah shall prepare and submit to coun-
| ell a statement showing the cost of the
| Improvement herein provided for, and
also an assessment roll showing as 10 two
! thirds Of the cost TO be apportioned how
! IL Is apportoned amongst the several
abutting parcels, giving the sum charge
able to each parcel, with the name of the
owner, and also the amount charge