The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-19
- pit DOWN MORE PAVING.
,rr BLOCK FOR BRYAN AND
GR AN FARM STREETS.

The colOred Military Given u" ~
inc site at CuyIer street and Ne"
i''' .on street Lane-The SALARIES
~, nispensary keepers Fixed
o. .b Dispensary For the
,nern scction-COnfedernte vet
,sl, For Burial Lot in L''u-
rel Grove. -
,.5ioan1es to improve portions Oh
~, n and Farm streets by paving with
pl 5n'ts blocks were adopted by the Guy
graz, recessed meeting held yester-
I,r afternoon. 49,
DAY a, street is to be paved from the
- side of Whitaker street to the east
- Farm street and Farm from the
SUI eide of Bryan street to the south
SUI Raw street. Both ordinances were
S1 ,.iroouslv adopted, eleven votes, the
ur ',.,,,,ber present, being cast for each.
i-- rauicant brought up the question OF
,.isrg for house drainage in laying the
nan street pavement by requiring the
-.,,ortv owners to make the proper mousse
"A
.sorid be laid down the center OF the
-...ot he said. and pipes for house con-
n.c,ions put down. This would save the
-.o,srtv owners the expense of tearing up
and replacing the pavement when II De
.ornes necessary for them to make these
...,roctions other aldermen suggested
t..+ os M house drainage system had
h,or agreed upon the proper levels for
t,o drainage pipes could not be ascertain
al DR. FaIligant said that, on second
.5ousbt. the tearing up of the pavement
.,rld nrobably be avoided by laying two
small mines along each curb instead of one
loruA nine down the center of the street
The council generously donated to the
ooIored military a lot at Cuyler street and
New Houston street lane, site to be
nsed for the erection of an armory. An
ordinance for this purpose was introduced,
road second time by unanimous con-
sent and adopted unanimously. The con-
sideration for the deed to the property is
st. The lot is known as the old arteslan
well lot and is located on the city map as
subdivision b of lot No. 5, Marshall ward.
The ordinance provides that the title to
ion of Infantry, Georgia Volunteers, col
cred the Georgia Artillery, colored, and
t5e Savannah Hussars (coloreD, for their
Joint use and benefit, so long as the same
L nsed as an armory for military pur-
poses.
The matter of an armory site for the col
ored military was brought to the atten-
ton Of council by Capt J. c. Simmons of
the Georgia Artillery, who petitioned coun-
ell to present the lot at Cuyler and New
Houston street lane for this purpose. The
lot has lain unused for a long time and
was of no value to the city except as
real estate asset. The gift will doubtless
be appreciated by the colored military.
The salary of the keeper of the city dis
pensary was fixed at 81 200 per annum and
OF the assistant keeper at $500 per annum,
and they are to be elected to their posi-
tons for three years. A communication
was received from the sanitary board,
stating that the salaries named had been
agreed upon by the board, and recon-
mending that these officials be elected for
three years. The recommendations of the
board were agreed to.
Alderman Hudson brought up the mat
ter of a branch dispensary for the south
ern section of the city, saying that the
distance to the dispensary from south of
and feeble persons to walk. Mayor Myers
stated that the sanitary board now has
this matter under consideration, and will
probably make a recommendation to coun-
Gil on the lines suggested by Alderman
Hudson
A petition was read from Messrs. w. D.
Harden, Jacob Gardner ana j. p. White,
representing the Confederate Veterans
Association, requesting that the council
Sc. aside TWO or three lots in Laurel
Grove cemetery for the use of the con-
Tolerate veterans for the burial of such
Of their number as left no means to pro-
vide for their interment. Alderman Hud-
son said that he was in favor of grant
ing the petition at once. The petition
was referred however, to the committee
on public health, with instructions to re-
port to the committee of the whole. There
Is little doubt but that the request will
be granted.
COL W. j. VIM petitioned council for
me lease of five acres of land Just west
ol the city, for pasturage purposes, for
InTee years, at a rental of $40 per annum.
Inc petition was referred to the commit
lee on city lots.
An ordnance was adopted, permitting
j. H. H. Entelman to erect three frame
houses on lots q and %, Wesley ward, to
Vosl not less than So, 900 each.
me following members of the board
were present at the meeting: Mayor
myers Aldermen Garrard, Tiedeman,
lester Gleason, Bacon, Screven, Hudson,
idlgant, kolshorn and Watson.