The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-27

exceeding per cent. interest on deferred
payments. The details i'm regard to this
will be submitted to council with each con-
tractors bid for doing the work.
T. S. Wylly, Chairman.
w. w. owens,
T. j. Davis
Committee on Drainage.
The following proposition from Col. G.
r. Waring was also submitted:
savannah, Ga, Sept. a. 1S97.-T. s.
Wylly, Esq. Chairman Committee on
Drainage, Savannah, Ga: Dear Sir-I
make to your committee the following
propositions:
First, I viii act as your consulting en-
gineer in connection with the sewerage
of the city, from now until the completion
of the work (Dec. 81. 1881, for a fee of
$1,000 and my personal expenses in visit
ing the work when necessary. This sum
to be paid $4,000 now, $4,000 April l. 1885,
and $25O.00 Jan. /, 1899. Expenses to be
paid as they accrue.
Second My firm. Warning, Chapman &
Farquhar will make such plans prohles
specifications, ETC, as may be necessary
for the sewerage of the city, with a dis
charge into the Savannah river or into
Wilmington river The plan made for the
discharge into Savannah river will include
an intercepting sewer along the river
front, by which. at any future time, sew
erage may be cut off entirely from the
river ard conducted to another point of
disposal
When the plans are completed. l win
submit in full, my reasons for the Sc
lection of The method OF disposal which /
may decide to be the best.
Warning, chapman & Farquhar are 70
receive $l,0000O net for these plans, pay
able upon their delivery.
Third, Warning. Chapman & Farquhar
viii furnish all engineering assistance and
supervision during the execution of the
work including the expenses incidental
TO the engineering for per cent. ton the
cost of the work. 10 be paid on the month
ly estimates as made up for the payment
of the contractor.
If this proposition is accepted and IL
the amount of the estimates before the
end of the year 1898 amount to 100000
then the $4,000 provided for above lin
the second proposition) will be refunded
to the city of Savannah.
Fourth, IF IL is desired to keep a record
OF the exact location of such part of the
underground working, which can be pre-
pared only as the pipes, etc, are laid,
Waring, Chapman & Farquhar will make
an atlas of large scale maps mot smaller
than the scale of so feet to the inch),
showing same with accuracy for
$3.50 per mile of sewer Respectfully sub
mitted, G.. f. Warning, Jr.,
STA Broadway, New York.
RESOLUTIONS.
Upon the conclusion of the reading OF
the ABOVE report ana proposition inS IOi-
lowing resolution by Alderman Hamilton
was offered and adopted. That special
committee of four, consisting of Alder
men Wyly, Smith, Owens and Davis, be
appointed, who shall proceed to Bruns-
wick and investigate the system of sew
erage now in use in that city and to re-
port back 90 council as soon as possible.
ORDINANCES.
by Alderman Wylly-
Read in council the first time Sept. 25,
1897. and by unanimous consent read a
second time, placed upon it's passage and
passed.
An ordinance to repeal an ordinance en-
titled "An ordinance to provide for DRAIN
age commissioners in the city of Savan-
nah" passed April /. 1891.
Section l. Be it ordained by the mayor
and aldermen of the city of Savannah,
in council assembled That ordinance
entitled IAN ordinance to provide for
drainage commissioners in the city of Sa-
vannah," passed April l. 1891, be and the
same is hereby repealed
Sec. 2. Be 1t further ordained, That all
ordinances and parts of ordinances in con-
fict with this ordinance are hereby re-
pealed.
MISCELLANEOUS
His Honor stated that an invitation had
been extended requesting that a repre-
sentative attend the national convention
OF mayors and councilmen, to be held at
Columbus, o., Sept. 49, 1897. Upon motion,
which was adopted, the mayor was re-
quested to attend said meeting, and if he
found 1t impossible to do so. that he APP
point a representative to- attend in his
place.
Council took a recess subject to the call
of the chair. VIM. p. BAILEY,
Clerk of Council.
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