The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-04
NEW NUMBERS FOR HOUSES.
THE COUNCIL ADOPTS THE DECI-
NAL SYSTEM.


North and south on Bay street
The Decimal System 10 BE Used
with leo Numbers to the BloeIs
The Macon. Dublin and savannah
Railway Given -Four Months in
which 10 Pay the City S2,5uO-sonle
objection Manifested by the Fire
Commission TO the Rebuiidins Of
the wilcox a Gibbs Company
RuiIding Across River street.
The city council held its frs, meeting Of
The summer yesterday afternoon az 4
O'Clock. The ordinance for REMEMBERING
the streets IVES introduced and adopted
without discussion. The ordinance follows
very closely the line of the report made
by the special committee, Of which Alder
man Kolsh0rn is chairman, appointed 20
take the matter in hand. and which was
submitted at the last meeting of council
and published in fun in the Morning
News.
Bay street is TO be the northern initial
point for house numbering and Bun street
She dividing line. The decimal or block sys-
tenn is 20 be used, 100 numbers TO the
block Odd numbers are TO be placed on the
north and east sides of the streets and
even numbers on the south and west sides.
Streets running east and west are TO be
designated as East Bay street. West Bay
street. etc. Streets running north Of Bay
street are to be known as North Mont
gomery street, North Jefferson street, etc.
The division Of 100 for streets running
north and south, north of CASTOR street
viii be as follows: Bay to BrOughton,
Broughton to South Broad, South Broad
10 Liberty, Liberty TO Jones Jones TO Gas
ton.
rate from Bay street is TO be numbered so
as to correspond with numbers on other
streets and streets running east and west
beyond East Broad ana West Broad
streets, although with another name, are
10 be numbered If they were a cOntin-
uation Of streets, ending at those points.
The commissioner of public works is 70
have charge Of the work under the d.
rection Of the special committee Of cOun-
ell appointed for the purpose.
Benham's patent combination holders
are TO be placed, two at every street in
tersection, and one where streets end or
The preliminary work of preparation is
20 begin at once, and the placing of num-
bers and street signs Is 10 begin not later
81.
The ordinance extending the time within
which the Macon, Dublin ana savannah
Railroad Company may become me own
er absolutely of certain lands, rights of
way, privileges and facilities at Savan-
nah, was adopted as previously published,
which the company Is required to pay
the sum of $500 into the city treasury
was amended to four months after the
date OF the adoption Of the ordinance,
instead of sixty days The extension
granted is for two years from May ], .leJ6.
A communication was received from
Fire Chief Mcguire, secretary OF the
board Of fire commissioners on the sub
ject of the reconstruction Of the wilcox
n Gibbs Guano Company's building on
Bay street, formerly occupied by the Sa-
vannah Grocery Company, and stating
struction Of the building on the old plan.
The communication reads as follows.
u am directed by the board Of ire COM
missioners to communicate win you WIN
view to ascertaining whether or NOT II
would be possible to prevent the repuAq-
ing Of the Wilcox & Gibbs company
property on the old plan on Bay street,
recently destroyed by FIRE.
The board Is in receipt of letter from
the fire chief on this subject and after
carefully considering the matter IS OF the
opinion that the difficulties experienced
in handling fire in this building ana me
danger to surrounding property py reason
Of such difficulty warrants them in ealing
the attention of the proper authorueS 70
this dangerous class OF construction. Ine
board directs me TO say that a change in
the plans is very important ana If II
would be possible to so regulate this mat
ter they ask that there be separate
building on the river front connected with
the main building on Bay street by open
bridges or staging across RlYer street al
each story above the third ioor.
The communication was referred to the
committee of the whole.
communication was also received from
Fire Chief Mcguire, requesting an dppfO-
priation for the overhauling and repair or
the sidewalks fronting the hre heddquar-
tiers on South Broad and Abercorn streets
to conform TO the new grade of those
streets. 1t was referred to the committee
of the whole.
park and tree commission to advertise for
cash bids for the purchase and removal
of the iron railing around Forsyth park.
IA gfn g. i
The bids are to be submitted to council
The cash received from the sale OF the
fence is to be devoted by the park and
Tree commission to the Improvement of
The committee on accounts reported
that ii had examined and found correct
bills against the city amounting TO ST.
6B. A, and recommended that the same be
passed for payment, which was done.
The report Of the city marshal on side
walks requiring repair which was laid on
the table several weeks ago was taken up.
The marshal was instructed TO proceed
TO repair the sidewalks mentioned as di-
rected by the ordinances.
The petition of T. 3. Butler, proprietor
of the Trocadero, for liquor license, his
former license having been revoked by
the mayor was unfaVOrably reported by
the committee of the whole. A petition
was received from Henry Strauss, re,
questing that he be relieved from paying
the liquor notes of T. b. Butler, on which
he is indorser. or that he be allowed 10
transfer the license OF the place. The Pc
tition was referred TO the committee OF
the whole.
The following members of the board
were present: Hon. Herman Myers, may
or, and Aldermen Falligant Watson
Gleason, Lester, Screven, Bacon, La
motto, Hudson, Garrard.
The council adjourned, subject to cal
Of the mayor.
Unless the council is bold enough tC
over ride old-time prejudice and change
the names of some of the streets tn,
plan adopted IS going to work very awlI
wardly East South Broad street anl
West South Broad street will strike any
one and strangers especially, as a ludi
crous attempt to corner all the points o.
the compass in naming one street. A por
ton of West Broad street runs north o.
Bay street. and under the ordinance i
will have to be called North West BroaC
street. AS the street does not incline I,
the northwest in the slightest, the mann
viii be misleading, as well as ludcrous
There are two blocks Of Montgomer!
street north OF Bay street, also, and
will be necessary, under the ordinance Il
term this portion Of the street Nortl
Montgomery street It seems that tn
numbering from the north might just a
well have begun at River street as a
and Tins we'd f.ti