The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-26


l. A. Falligant,
Chairman Health and Cemetery Commit
tee
Report adopted.
PETITIONS AND APPLICATIONS.
Petition of the Hastings Pavement Com
pany relative to paving South Broad
street with asphalt blocks. Referred to
committee of the whole.
Petition of Fred Asendorf, relative to
amount paid for cleaning privy vault.
Referred to committee on health and GEM
etery.
Petition of Antonio Carulla asking to be
refunded amount paid for badge. REFER
red to committee on finance.
Petition of Gordon SausSy, representing
the Savannah Athletic Association, for
permission to play foot ball in the park
extension at nights. Petition refused.
Petition of school boys to play foot ball
in park extension. Petition refused.
Petition of W. T. Hussey relative to
privy vaults on property No. and Sims
street Referred to committee on health
and cemetery.
Petition of c. W. Gilbert & Co, to be
refunded amount paid for wagon badge
Referred to finance committee.
Petition of Crew-Levick Company rela-
tive to storing lubricating oil at Nos ISL
and 1912 River street Referred to com
mittee on fire.
Petition of NJ. Houlihan to lease land on
southeast corner Bull and Second streets
Referred to committee on city lots.
Petition of j. c. Simmons captain COM
handing Georgia Artillery, requesting city
to sell to said Georgia Artillery lot corner
Cuyler and New Houston street lane. Re
ferred to committee of the whole.
Petition of S. Guckenheimer & Sons to
place portable powder magazine in front
of petitioners store. Referred to COM
mittee on streets and lanes.
Petition of Henrietta Bohan, to build
a piazza to house on lot NO. IS, Gilmer-
willie ward. Referred to committee on
streets and lanes.
Petition of w. C. Rowland, asking that
he be appointed a lumber inspector. Re
ferred to committee of the whole.
Petition of sundry citizens, relative to
paving Thunderbolt road, on Wheaton
street extension. Referred to committee
on streets and lanes.
Petition of Brush Electric Light and
Power Company, relative to city lamps.
Referred to committee of the whole.
Petition of Mrs E. S. Gustin, for fee
simple deed to part of lot No. p, Jackson
ward. Referred to committee on city
| lots.
Petition of John Derst. to be refunded
amount paid for badge. Referred to com
mittee on finance.
Petition of w. J. Donnelly, agent, to be
| refunded amount paid for badge. Re-
| ferred to finance committee.
Petition of c. H. Dorsett, to remove
house on Hall street, between Jefferson
and Montgomery streets, to rear of lot.
Petition granted.
The following applications were re-
| ferred to committee of the whole: 7. o.
Pye, to retail liquor at No. 2OS Congress
| street; T. B. Rivers, to retail liquor at
| President and Reynolds streets; n. A.
| McShane, to transfer liquor license, at
| Sims and West Boundary streets, to W.
& H. Ferris, at same place of business;
| Samuel Schoen, to transfer liquor license
to T. o. Pye, at 20S Congress street.
ORDINANCES.
Ordinance read in council for the first
time Aug. g. 1896, read a second time Oct
! p, 1896, placed upon it's passage and passed:
By Committee of the Whole
An ordinance to grant to the trustees of
! Wesley Monumental church for the Meth
odist Episcopal Church, South, in Savan-
| nah, ten QO feet to be taken from the
west side of Abercorn street, between Cor
don and Wayne streets, opposite Calhoun
| square, thereby increasing the depth of
Trust lot number twenty-seven CD, Cal
! houn ward, ten 90 feet.
| Section l. Be it ordained by the mayor
and alderman of the city of Savannah, in
council assembled, that the eastern boun-
dairy Of Trust lot number twenty-seven
| cd, Calhoun ward, in said city, be extended
tel wv l6tl 10 De ldh6il lIOIl the west sue
of Abercorn street, between Gordon street
| and Wayne street. opposite Calhoun
| square, and the said 10 feet are hereby
| added to and made a part of said lot,
| provided, however, that an act of the leg
! slature of the state of Georgia, CONFIRM
| ing this ordinance, be obtained.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That all
ordinances and parts of ordinances in con-
flct with this ordinance are hereby re-
| pealed.
Ordinance on it's first reading:
| By Alderman Lester
An ordinance to amend section 1156 Of
MacDoneh's code of Savannah:
Section l. BE it ordained by the mayor
and aldermen of the city of Savannah, In
! council assembled, That the above men,
| toned section, to be found on page 306 OF
MacDonells code of Savannah, be and
| the same is so amended, that hereafter
it shall be lawful for the council of the
city of Savannah, by resolution, to an.
| thoriZe, in its discretion, division of land
| held in the city of Savannah under deeds
| commonly known as ground rent titles
| Notwithstanding the fact that the division
| asked for may cause part or portion of
land to have a frontage of less than
| twenty feet on a public street or square
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That
all ordinances and parts of ordinances in
conflict with this ordinance are hereby
| repealed.
| MISCELLANEOUS
communication from sundry masters
of coastwise vessels, asking permission to
| permit crews to sleep aboard was read
| and referred to the sanitary board.
The following communication from the
city marshal was read and marshal di-
rected to repair sidewalks in question in
| accordance with ordinance:
Savannah Oct. q, 1S95,-To the Honora-
BILE, the Mayor and Aldermen of the CITY
of Savannah: Gentemen-The following
named persons have failed to repair or
relay their sidewalks, after having been
duly notified: Mrs Alice r. Wiedner
north two-thirds lot of west one-half lot
No. 5, Troup ward j. w. McAlpin. Jr.
ct al. lot No. g. Digby tything, Decker
ward; Mrs. w. O. Sturtevant, north one
half lot No 5, Cue ward; Estate of P
Counihan, west one-half lot No. 9, WHY
ward; Estate of j. j. Waring. southwest
corner Price and Duffy streets, Warning
ward; Estate Jacob Waldberg. lot No. (
LaRoche tything, Heathcote ward; John
Flannery, west half lot No. 49, Franklin
ward; Miss s. c. Jones, lot No /. Carmen
ter tything, Decker ward. John Power.
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