The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-16
BULL STREETS IMPROVEMENT.
/ Directing Property Owners to Be
! Given Hearing.

Alderman Davis introduced an ordinance
in council last night TO improve Bull street
by paving with gravel a roadway forty feet
in width from the south side Of New Hous-
ton street TO the southside of Anderson
street and a roadway fOrtyfve feet in
width from the southside of Anderson
street to the southside of Twelfth street.
Alderman Guckenhcimer moved that the
ordinance go to a second reading. Bull
street, south of the park is in a horrible
condition, he said. The county has i'm
proved the roads leading out from the city
and it is imperative, he considered, that
the street should be improved. Alderman
Guckenheimer held, though that all work
of this kind should be done by contract
and he proposed TO offer an ordinance to
this effect
Alderman Hull objected to a second
reading of the ordinance.
Alderman Davis stated in reply to re-
ports that the only parties objecting TO
the work are Mr.. W r. Frain and the
Germany estate. Alderman HulPs objec-
ton was for the purpose of giving these
property owners a chance TO he heard.
Alderman Hull did not offer his ordi-
nance for the Improvement of Drayton
street, which was Withdrawn for revision
a the previous meeting.
The petition of J. w. Wilson, calling at
tention to the bad condition of the walks
around the park extension, was reported
unfavorably by the street and
lane committee on the
ground of there being no funds for the
work, but the report stated that council
had under contemplation a tax upon Di-
cycles and would doubtless have ample
~ af
tax.
Alderman Wells amendment to the side
walk ordinance to permit the use of nat
ural as well as artificial stone in the bus
| mess district came up on its second read
! ing.
Alderman We'll explained that if the ma
terial be confined to artificial stone there
would be no competition as there would be
if other stone were allowed
Alderman Owens said that what is
wanted is a uniform pavement, either flag
stones or artificial stone or any 0her sin
gle material.
Alderman Krouskoff said uniformity was
his main idea in introducing the ordinance.
The artificial stone could be made right
here and all the work done by Savannah
people he said. The amendment was lost.
The finance committee reported unfav-
oraby upon the petition Of the Savannah
Female Orphan Asylum 10 be relieved Of
paying the assessment LOT pdNIllS on O5lS-
thorpe avenue on the ground that it
would be unconstitutional to grant such
relief.
Lieut.. H. S. Coldings petition that the
naval reserve be included in the police
reserve appropriation for 1898 was referred
to the committee of the whole.
A petition for the removal of two trees
on New Houston street caused a discus
sion as to whether it should be referred
TO the streets ana lane committee or the
park and tree commission, the decision
being in favor of the former.
a. j. Herman petitioncd for some com
pensation for the time lost by him while
under suspension by the fire chief, the
time being seventy-three days.
A resolution that the assistant clerk of
council, stenOgrapher, messenger of coun-
Gil and porter are subject to the orders
of the clerk of council during business
hours was adopted.
The Savannah Press was elected city
printer for the year 1898. There 90 two
bids for the work, that of the Morning
News for $1,000 and the Savannah Press
for 5000 The Press secures the work by
a vote of to 3. The bid includes the
printing of the registration lists.
Bills amounting to $34, CD 10 were passed
for payment.
The members Of council present at the
meeting were Acting Mayor Hamilton
and Aldermen Well Davis, Reid. Owens,
Charlton. Krouskoff, Smith, Quicken
heimer and Hull.