The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-11
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- Wont Broad street a width Of 100 feet
Sptgrea, Anderson and Sixth streets, and
Sonoi,,Nng Bernhard B. Rosenbrook as
~ assessor representing the city in the
condemnation proceedings.
cO, ,iSar1nan Charlton stated that he did
..at think 1t worth while for the city to
HsIav any longer in this matter as 1t Is
moi probable that iand IN that section VIII
~ no any cheaper than it is at present,
90 the city has been endeavoring for
IN a,,.,rsI years to secure the land necessary
s. onening this street by negotiation, but
without success
..orted favorably to the petition of the
savannah Guano Company to erect an
ornamental iron or wood structure on the
S.rtb side of Bay street, for the protec-
zion of animals. Alderman Hull disagreed
Nth the report, but it was agreed to.
Mayor Meldrim announced that he in
..r6sd 70 veto the report if he had the
rovrer TO do so, as he is opposed to placing
aD,, structure of this kind on the streets.
IN like manner, Mr.. John w. Huger was
s,ranted permission to erect a similar
structure. ,..
The committee on harbor and wharves,
an motion of Alderman Reid, was author
,"od N advertise for bids for making the
mocessarv repairs at the quarantine sta
ton
The finance committee reported adverse
n, unon the petition of Mrs. Mary A.
Wiebrs, for a pension of $40 per month, but
commented that the allowance OF $6 per
month be continued for 1897.
The committee on city lots was author
izsd to expend 1850 for painting the exte-
rior of the city exchange.
Bills amounting to $23,S2O7 were read
and passed for payment.
All the members Of the board were pres
ont with the exception of Aldermen Wen
and Wyly.
Among the petitions received by council
and referred to the proper committees, the
following are of interest:
4 petition from the New South Invest
ment Company, asking for the grading of
Vartridge street, from Roberts street to
west Boundary street and the abatement
of n nuisance caused by the emptying of
sewer upon a portion OF the tract OF
land owned by the company at this point.
The petition states that the company has
laid out a street forty feet wide and 600
to 100 feet long. which 1t is willing TO
deed to the city on condition that the fay-
vors asked for are granted. 1t is stated
that this is the third time this offer has
been made to the city, and the abatement
of the nuisance asked for, and Unless act
ed upon within six months and the nuis-
ance abated, the offer will be withdrawn
and the company will proceed to seek rel eff
for the abatement Of the nuisance in the
courts.
A petition from Mrs. Ellen NJ. Olveira
calling attention to the condition of an old
frame house in the rear Of her premises,
No. 22O Broughton street, east. 1t was re-
ferred to the fire committee.
A petition asking for amendments to the
chimney sweeping ordinance was received,
was signed by number of real estate
owners and renting agents. The petition
rectes that the present chimney sweeping
ordinance was adopted many years ago, be-
fore Savannah possessed water works or
an efficient fire department, and when
nearly all house roofs were of shingles.
Now, it is stated, nearly all roofs are COW
cred with metal and the fire risk is COM
paratively small. The exactions of the
chimney contractors, the petition states,
are such that the properly owners are ex-
tremely DESTROYS of sundry amendments to
the ordinances.
1t being easier to collect from the own
ers of houses. the petition states no at
tempt Is made to collect from the ten
ants. The houses are cleaned oftener
than the law requires, imperfectly clean
ed and overcharged for.'
The petitioners ask that the law be
amended so as TO require that chimneys
be swept once a year, instead of once
every three months, that the charge be
fixed at 10 cents for each fire place. in
stead of Is cents for each story. as at
present, and that the portion of the or
dlnance requiring property owners to pay
Tor sweeping in case of default of the ten
ant be stricken out.
The chimney contractors have always
claimed that there was no money in their
business and the positions have never been
regarded as specially desirable