The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-18
FORSYTH PARK FENCE TO GO.
1T WILL ADD s425 To THE CITY
TREASURY.


THE RaiIinGs in Court House square
and Around the Gordon MOnu-
ment sold for SIO2-The Council
amends the bond Redemption Or
dinnnce for the Convenience OF
the sinking Fund Commission
The House Numbering Ordinance
Goes over Until the Next Meeting
A Vote of Thanks to Capt. Purse.
The Forsyth park fence is 10 be re-
moved al last. At the meeting Of the city
council yesterday afternoon the bid Of
John ROurke & Son for the fence, in
gliding IT'S removal. Of Si25. was accepted.
The bid Of Rourke & Son Of S102 for the
iron railing around court house square
and the railing and stone around the Cor
don monument in the square. including
removal Of the same, was also accepted.
The work is TO be completed by July Is.
The bids were received from the park
and tree commission with the recommen-
dalton that they be accepted. There was
one other bidder. Mr.. r. s. Salas, for the
Forsyth park fence, his bid being $3.50.
Alderman FalHgant requested that his
vote be recorded in opposition to the ac-
ceptance OF the bids, his reason being. he
stated. that he IS opposed to the removal
OF the park fence.
An amendment to the ordinance passed
Jan. 1. 1896. amending section 3 of the
ordinance of July T. 1883, compromising a
portion Of the bonded debt Of the city,
known as ne bonds Of the Savannah. Al
bany and Gulf railroad, providing for
&c af sinh H.
TED by the committee on finance. The
amendment is Of interest to the business
public and reads as follows:
BE it ordained by the mayor and alder
men Of the city Of Savannah, in council
assembled. That section one of the above
entitled ordinance, passed Jan. ], 1895,
be so amended that hereafter it shall not
he necessary for the sinking fund com
missiOners to have the bonds OF 1873.
which they may purchase because they
ind 1t impracucable on account or the
high and unreasonable prices to obtain
the bonds Of 1898, registered in their
names as commissioners, and TO hold the
same as a trust investment for the bene-
Il Of the bonds Of 1883, but the said com
missioners, when they purchase the bonds
of 1873. may treat the same exactly as
they would treat the bonds Of 1888, that
IS to say, may cancel the same, provided
that the commissioners shall keep an ac-
count of the bonds of 1873 so purchased
and Cancelled so that when the bonds Of
1S3 become purchasable they can then de-
vote any part Of the sinking fund for the
purchase of the said bonds of 1888 to the
extent required BY the bond contract"
The ordinance of Jan. I, 1896, to relieve
dhe sinking fund commissioners from the
necessity of making compulsory pur-
chases of the bonds of 1888, the available
bonds having been secured by spectators
and held a a figure which the commits
sioners considered unreasonable, was
passed.
The committee of the whole, to which
was referred the communication of the
board of fire commissioners relative to
the reconstruction of the Wilcox q Gibbs
GuanO COmpany's building on the north
side of Bay street, reported that the city
could not Interfere with the reconstruc-
ton Of the building as the question of the
plans formerly used in the construction
of the building was settled by decree Of
court May 5. 1888.
The committee on health and cemetery.
o which was referred the petition of sun
dry citizens relative to nuisances existing
at Jones and Abercorn streets, reported
recommending that all the remaining
vaults in the block on the south side of
Jones street between Abercorn and Lin
coin streets, be ordered abolished as null
Sances, and that the owners of the differ
ent properties be required TO make sewer
connections in accordance with existing
ordinances. The committee further recon-
mended that the occupant of No TIP as
ing the yard as a dairy, be required to keep
her cows in some less Objectionable local
ity the odors from said dairy creating a
nuisance where 1t now exists, prejudicial
to the public health and damaging to the
value of adjacent properties. The report
was adopted
A communication was received from Mr..
Sharles 9. ELY, representing +. Sanford
Ross, inclosng an extract of the law reg
ulating lights on dredges, scoWs, etc, and
also letter from Gen. James A. Dumont,
supervising inspector general of steam
vessels II Washington, in which he states
that In his opinion the city of Savannah
had exceeded its authority in the ordi-
nance recently passed regulation lights on
dredges and scows moored in the river.
Mr.. Ely stated that the requirements of
the city ordinances Conflicted with the
United states government regulations and
mat serious loss might result to his COM
pany in case Of accident If il should fail
10 comply with the government regula-
hions. He suggested a means of complying
with both. The matter was referred to the
committee on harbor and wharves.
The house numbering ordinance was
read a second time and an amendment by
Alderman Kolshorn. striking out the por-
zion requiring the use of Benham's patent
holders for street signs, was adopted The
ordinance was then laid on the table by
request of Alderman Kolshorn.
By resolution of Alderman Fallgant, a
vote Of thanks was rendered Capt. d. G..
Purse for his energetic and successful pre-
sentation of the resources of savannah at
the Cotton States and international EX-
position al Atlanta, he having obtained
abe highest honor offered.
A resolution offered by Alderman Lester
was adopted, granting the Savannah Ma
val Reserve permission to use the build
ang at the foot of East Broad street for
purposes appertaining to and incident TO
the Naval Reserve.
The committee of the whole reported
favorably on the application of J. E. Roy
all TO be sworn in as a lumber Inspector
Bills amounting to $14,9S0.16 We're passed
for payment, on recommendation of the
committee on accounts
The members of council present We're
His honor, Mayor Myers Aldermen Fall
giant, Watson, Carolan, Gleason, Lester
Kolshorn, Tiedeman and Hudson.
Aldermen Garrard, Screven and Bacon
are in camp with the Guards.