The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-25
CITY GOVERNMENT.

Savannah, Ca, June "a, 1S97.-A special
meeting of council was held this day at IL
m. Present, Hon. P. W. Meldrim, mayor,
presiding; Alderman S. p. Hamilton,
chairman of council; Alderman w. w. Ow-
ems, vice chairman of council, and Alder
men Davis, Reid, Smith, Hull, Charlton,
Guckenheimer and Wylly
PETITIONS.
Petition from the Suburban and West
End Railway Company, through it's attor-
ney, s. L. LaZaron, asking that they be re-
heved from the payment of the assessment
caused by the passage of an ordinance
passed at meeting Of council June q and
providing for the paving of Railroad street
from West Broad street to the canal
bridge, was read, and, after discussion,
motion by Alderman Wyliy that the pc
tition be not granted was adopted.
Petition of the Suburban and West End
Railway Company, through it's president,
Jacob Pauisen, suggesting the following
changes in the route, the removal of the
present tract from Railroad street, and
asking that they be granted a franchise
to lay their tracks through the following
streets, beginning at point on Railroad
street at the intersection of West Boun-
dairy street, and run north to New street,
thence east on New street to Lumber
street, or Farm street, thence north on
Lumber street, or Farm street. to Zubly
street, thence east on Zubly street to
West Broad street, thence north on West
Broad street to st. Julian street thence
east on ST. Julian street to the city mar
ket; also asking that council pay the ex-
pense incident to the removal of its track
from Railroad street and the laying of its
track through the route designated, the
estimate of said cost of charge to be 1900.
was read, and, upon notion was disposed
of as follows:
That the prayer of the petitioner be
granted in so far as they are permitted to
take up their track on Railroad street and
proceed to lay their tracks as designated
in the route suggested. Provided, however
that the railroad track be removed from
Railroad street by next Wednesday, June
3d. at p. m, and the location of the said
new tracks shall be done under the SUI
pervision of the street and lane commit
tee and the city engineer.
Adopted.
Upon motion by Alderman Wylly, it was
moved and adopted that the amount of
$1,000 asked for to cover the cost of re-
moving it's track from Railroad street,
and relaying its tracks through the route
suggested, be not borne by the city.
ORDINANCES.
Read in council the first time, June "a,
1897, by unanimous consent read the sec
ond time placed upon it's passage and
passed.
By Alderman Davis
An ordinance to repeal that certain ordi-
nance, passed June 2, 1897 entitled, IAN
ordinance for the improvement of Rail-
road street, in the city of Savannah, from
West Broad street, to the east side of the
Savannah and Ogeechee Canal Company
under the terms and provisions of an act
of the legislature of Georgia, approved
Oct. l, 1887.
Section /. Be it ordained by the mayor
and aldermen Of the city of Savannah in
council assembled, That the above enti-
tied ordinance passed June 2, 1897, be and
the same is hereby repealed.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That all
ordinances and parts of ordinances in con-
lict with this ordinance are hereby repeal
ed.
Council adjourned.
VIM. P. BAILEY,
Clerk of Council.