The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-05


investigation they do not find where Mr.
Kents interests have suffered by the lay
ing Of said mains, but in their opinion
said lots should be purchased by the city
in order to open Huntingdon street.
r, NJ. Huh.
Acting Chairman Committee on Water.
Report adopted.
BY consent the above report was with
drawn and the petition referred to the
committees on streets and lanes and city
lots.
The committee on fire, to which was re-
ferred the following petitions, report ia
Vorably to same
W. f. Reid, for permission to place YER
anda TO second story Of house southwest
corner East Broad and Oglethorpe avenue
(no encroachment on street fifteen feet
from sidewalk.
Helen Rocker to place one room to
wooden house on southeast corner Berrien
and West Broad streets.
T.. a. NJ. Schroeder, to repair piazza to
house ono encroachmenO. take off old
boards and replace with new, 4ls-420 LIB
erty, west.
NJ. j. Voss to repair house No. 52t Tenth
street, west
h. L. Pritchard, to repair. remodel and
en.arge on house on lot No g. White
ward, southwest corner Henry ana Lin
coin.
L. ~ AtlhNt ~ Audlibt bdS MlliubW III
yard part of house into room, No. 2l2 East
Henry, near Abercon.
Est, L. X. Shields, to erect one closed
shed ten feet high Of an area not exceed
ing 300 square feet, northeast corner Bull
and Jones street lane.
Diedrich Grimm, to enlarge and repair
wooden house, take off shingle roof and
replace with tin, lot IA. Green ward.
II. NJ. Hun.
Chairman Committee on Fire
Reports adopted.
PETITIONS AND APPLICATIONS.
The petition OF the Waycross Telephone
Company, asking for franchise to use
the streets ana lanes of the city Of Sa-
vannah for the purpose of operating long
distance telephone toll stations was re-
ferred to the committee OF the whole Mr.
Carpenter, representing the petitioners
being present, upon motion, was permitted
to address council in behalf Of the petit
ton, showing the benefits and advantages
to the city that would result from a
favorable consideration of the granting
OF the franchise asked for.
The petition of the bishop of the Pro-
testant Episcopal church of the diocese Of
Georgia, asking that such land be do
mated to him as viii re-estabnsh the front
age which he originally held, being de-
priVed of same by the extension OF Bull
street, and also to definitely locate the
meets and bounds Of his property, was
referred TO the committee of the whole.
Petition of Lieut.. H. $. Colding COM
handing second division Naval Battalion,
Georgia Volunteers, asking that the ordi-
nance providing for the police reserve APP
preparation be so amended as to include
his command, was referred to the com
mittee OF the whole.
Petition of j. c. Timer for exemption
from payment Of market fees, upon the
plea of being a confederate soldier and
exempted from paying license by the
state, was referred to the committee on
finance.
Petition of r. D. & VIM. baltimore ct.
al, calling attention to the condition OF
Congress street lane, between Barnard
and Whitaker streets, and requesting
council to have same paved with cobble-
stones, was referred to committee on
streets and lanes.
Petition Of G. A. Hudson, asking per
mission to lay a l2-inch terra Gotta sewer
pipe, to connect with the Abercorn street
sewer. al the intersection Of Ninth street,
the cost Of this work to be $500, and
praying council to reimburse petitioner
when in funds, was referred to committee
on streets and lanes.
Petition OF Percival NJ. McIntire, to
place stoOps TO six brick houses on lot %,
Liberty ward corner President and Mont
gomery streets, was referred to commit
tee on streets and lanes.
Petition OF Mcmillan Bros. for permits
sion to take down stoop, which now en-
croaches six feet on sidewalk, and place
small part Of bay window, not 10 en-
croach over two feet on Lincoln street. 10
house, corner Huntington and Lincoln
streets. was referred TO committee on
streets and lanes.
Petition Macedonian Baptist church, by
Rev. A. Jackson, ct. al, asking city au-
thorities to place a light at corner Hunt
ingdon and West Broad streets, was re-
ferred to committee on streets and lanes
Petition Of Maria Bell, asking TO be re-
lievod from payment OF execution for
cleaning prlvy vault, was referred 70 COM
mittee on public health.
Petition OF Mrs. Jane X. Robinson, ask
ing TO refund her five dollars paid city
marshal for execution for cleaning sink,
claiming that said sink has never been
cleaned, at premises No. 30 Dale ward,
was referred to committee on public
health.
Petition Of J. r. Lawton, for permission
to transfer lot No. 225S Laurel Grove GEM
etery, to II. w. Wlenges was referred 10
committee on public health.
Petition OF Walthour e. Rivers, asking
that they may be permitted to sink dry
wells on Eleventh street, between Bull
and Drayton, property OF Stevens g.
health, with power to act.
Petition OF II. Traub. requesting city au-
thorlties to remove fire hydrant from in
front Of his property, northwest corner
Orange ana West Broad streets, as his
property Is greatly endangered by sparks
from fire engines when said engines are
la use, was referred to committee on fire.
Application Of Georgia fnfrmary, to
make sewer connection with Sixth street
sewer from premises, Georgia Inhrmary,
Fifth street. Dasher ward, was referred
10 Harry Willink, commissioner of public
works, with power 10 act
His honor the mayor being unavoldably
detained from being present al the OPEN
Ing OF council. az this point OF the pro-
ceedings came ln and presided during the
balance Of the meeting.
ORDINANCES.
Ordinance read IN council first time June
2. 1897. by unanimous consent read the sec
ond time, placed upon It's passage, and
passed
by Alderman Charlton
An ordinance to be entitled an ordinance
TO amend an ordinance, passed on May
49, 1897. entitled IAN ordinance 90 amend
the ordinance passed on the 9th day OF
November. 1882 and entitled an ordinance