The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-26
MAY COME TO AN AGREEMENT.
THE CITY GIVES THE PLANT PEO-
PIE MORE TIME.

FLE MORE TINE.
Mayor Myers Wires From New York
That Mr.. Erwin viii BE Here
Next Week for the Purpose OF
bringing the street Crossing Mat
ser TO CIose-WadIey street to he
Paved With Granite Blocks and an
Ordinance introduced TO Pave
Gwinnett West From jefferson
with the same Material-S3.O0O
More Appropriated 10 Opening
Bull Street.
All the members OF council were present
at the meeting last night, except the
mayor. This was something unusual May
or Myers demonstrated. however. that he
was present in spirit. Fl not in body 10y a
telegram from New York 10 Acting Mayor
Sereven on the subject of thc street cross
ings across the Savannah. Florida and
Western railway tracks Mayor Myers
requested in his telegram that the action
contemplated be delayed. as he had seen
Mr. r. c.. Erwin. and the latter would
be in Savannah Thursday with a view 10
bringing the matter between the railway
company and the city 10 q final settle
ment.
The mayors telegram puts a different
face on the matter. The majority Of the
members OF council We're Of the opin-
ion that Il would be necessary TO pro-
coed 10 condemn the rights Of way for
the streets across the savannah Florida
end Western tracks. In this case the
condemnation proceedings would have in
cluded all the streets crossing the tracks.
Whereas the compromise agreement
reached some time ago. and which the
city has been waiting for the representa-
tives Of the railway to sign, leaves sew
eral streets unopened
The recommendation of the committee
on street opening that the offer Of /. D.
LaRoche TO convey to the city such por-
ton Of lots in Reppard ward as may be
"a al its fun width for $500 payable in
one TWO and three years at per cent.
interest. was adopted.
II appears to be the intention OF the
council TO pave Gwinnett street from Jef-
ferson street west TO Cemetery street
with belgian blocks. An ordinance TO
that effect was introduced from the COM
mittee of the whole. 1t was only read
once. however. and went over without
debate. The ordinance provides Tor
roadway Of granite blocks, thirty feet
in width, with granite curbing and grass
piats on each side.
II is probable that there will be a kick
from the residents Of Gwinnett street
against a granite block pavement. The
chief reason advanced for heavy pave
ment connecting Jefferson and Cemetery
streets is that Il is necessary for the use
OF the scaveuger and other city wagons
IN going to and from the crematory and
the water works.
An ordinance 10 Improve Wadley
street BY paving with granite blocks
from River street to the present granite
block paving on Wadey street was intro
duced and read twice without objection.
which means that It Will be passed short
~. The distance TO be paved is short and
the chief expense will fall upon the Cen
trial railroad, as the owner OF the abutting
property. The railway track where it cross
es the street is to be paved between the
tracks with plank by the railway com
pany.
Alderman Fanigant introduced a resolu-
ton instructing the joint committee on
streets and lanes and health and Genie
terry TO examine into the feasibility Of
opening a roadway between the white and
colored portions of Laurel Grove ceme-
terry from the Ogeechee road to the west
ern limits of the city The resolution was
adopted.
ton appropriating $50 for the purpose Of
purchasing advertising space i'm the Of
hcial programme to be issued for the mill
tary May week festival. Mr.. NJ. J. Sullivan.
who has the contract for the programme
was before the committee of the whole in
caucus. What arguments were advanced
in favor Of the appropriation are not
known as the matter was not
discussed in council. There were
several noes when the matter
was put to vote however and
an aye and nay vote was called for. The
result was as follows: Ayes Aldermen
Fallgant. Watson. Carolan, Lester Kol-
shorn, LamOtte. Hudson Garrard and
Acting Mayor Screven. Noes: Aldermen
Gleason, Bacon and Tiedeman.
Alderman Falligants ordinance amend
ing the surface wells ordinance so as to
give the council the discretion Of allow
ing surface wells to remain where cir
cumstances make ii proper to do so was
taken up and passed. after some discus
sion Alderman Falgant explained that
under the existing ordinance il was made
compulsory 10 do away with the surface
wells, though IL might not be possible for
house-oWners to make water connections
A list of persons who have failed to
have their sidewalks repaired after hav-
ing been notified 10 do so by the city
marshal was reported by the marshal and
caused some discussion. Alderman Gar
rard stated that the sidewalk business was
badly mixed up In the present city or
dinances. and that the necessity of intro
ouctng an ordinance regulating the i'm
provement OF sidewalks had been recog-
nized and such an ordinance would be
introduced at an early date. He there
fore. moved that the report lay on the
table for the present. The motion was
adopted.
The appeals against the decisions of
the assessment committee were set for a
hearing next Wednesday night.