The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-03
CITY GOVERNMENT.
OmciaI Proceedings Of CounciI


Savannah, Ga, Feb. /, ls97.-LCouncil met
CHS evening at $3.50 O'Clock pursuant to the
call of the mayor Present, Hon. p. w.
Meldrim, mayor presiding; Alderman S.
r. Hamilton, chairman of council; Alder
man w. w. Owens. vice chairman of coun-
Gil; Aldermen Wylly, Guckenheimer, Hull,
hrouskoff, Smith. Davis, Well Reid,
0Donnell and Charlton.
ELECTIONS.
The following city officers were elected
to serve for the term set forth by an act
Of the legislature of Georgia, approved
Dec. 1, 1891:
Clerk of Council-W. p. Bailey.
City Treasurer-C. S. Hardee.
City Engineer-W. j. VIM
City Attorneys. B. Adams.
Health Ohicer-W f. Drummer.
Recorder-W. C. Hartridge.
Messenger of Council-L S. Cohen.
Clerk of Markell. p Masters.
Keeper of Laurel Grove Cemtetry-J. V.
Kennickell.
Keeper of City Clocks-Theus Bros.
City Physicians-Drs. J. A. Crowther, A.
A. Morrison, II. S. Kenan, s. p. Lloyd.
Chimney Contractors, Eastern District
Daniel Sullivan; western district, A. Shelf
tall.
Harbor Master-John Reilly.
Port Wardens-W. b. Adams, Lewis
Virgins.
Naval Stores Inspectors-J. e. Register.
j. T. Wells, A. A. McEachern. j. r. Nc
Eachern, r. p. Register. NJ. G. Register,
Lewis Bliss, Nat Harrison, j. f. Bliss r.
u. Jewett
ORDINANCES.
An ordinance, read in council for the
first time. by unanimous consent read a
second time, placed upon its passage and
passed.
BY Alderman Guckenheimer-
An ordinance to repeal that certain or
dinance passed by council on the 18th
day of January, 1897, and entitled AN
ordinance to repeal that certain ordinance
Of the city of Savannah. passed March 90
1893, entitled An ordinance to establish
dispensaries in the city of Savannah for
the supply of the sick POOR, and 20 regu-
late the same and to establish q city dis
pensary to be controlled under the rules
and regulations 10 be established by the
board of sanitary commissioners for the
city OF Savannah"
Section !. BE II ordained by the mayor
and aldermen of the city OF Savannah, IN
council assembled, that the above en-
titled ordinance passed by council Jan.
IL, 1897, be, and the same is hereby re-
pealed.
Sec. q BE It further ordained that ali
ordinances and parts of ordinances In
conflict with this ordinance are hereby
repealed.
RESOLUTIONS.
BY Alderman GuckenheiNer-
Resolved. by the mayor and aldermen
Of the city of Savannah. in council as
sembled, That the board of sanitary COM
missioners of the city of Savannah Is
authorized and empowered TO make, al
the expense of the city OF Savannah, sucn
provisions, as 10 the board may seem
proper, for the supply Of medicines to the
INDECENT poor Of Savannah, until perma-
nent provision may be made for this pur-
pose by ordinance. Resolution adopted.
STANDING COMMITTEES OF COUN-
Gil.
His honor the mayor appointed the fol-
lowing committees to serve for the ensu-
ing term:
Accounts--Wylly. Guckenheimer, Hull.
ssessments--chariton, Hamilton, Wyl-
~, Krouskoff and Smith.
City Lots--Smith, Owens, Well.
Drainage-Weil. Owens, Davis.
characterization, Charlton, Quicken
heimer. Wylly, Wen.
Fire-Hull, Reid, ODonnell.
Harbor and Wharves-Reid, Wylly,
ODonnell
Committee Public Health-owens. Reid,