The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-03

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shows that upon the night of the Christ
| church fire, by order Of Chief Mcguire of
| the fire department, three lines of hose
| were run through their house, one of the
| lines burst and destroyed considerable
| personal property, besides doing other
damage, and asking for a settlement of
their claim, statement of which has been
| rendered TO w. L. Grayson, chairman of
| the board of fire commissioners, referred
to committee on finance and fire.
Petition of John E. Mcguire, secretary
| or The board of fire commissioners, asking
for an additional appropriation for the
purchase of new fire engine, was re-
ferred to the committee on finance and
| fire
Petition of Savannah, Thunderbolt and
| Isle of Hope railway, asking that a COM
mittee be appointed to meet petitioner and
council In reference to q readjustment of
its lines was referred to the committee on
| streets and lanes
Petition of sundry citizens, asking city
authorities to lay sewers in the southern
section of the city from Sixth street to
Anderson street was referred to commit
tee on streets and lanes.
Petition of Malcolm Mac1ean, stating
| that there is mutilated oak tree, dan
gerous to life and property, standing at
the corner of Drayton and Gwinnett
streets and asking it's removal was re-
ferred to committee on streets and lanes,
Petition of estate of G.. F. Byrnes, to
place stOop to two houses, tenements, on
lot H. Green ward, corner Houston and
Broughton street lane, was referred to
committee on streets and lanes.
Petition of Elliott McAllister, NJ. Hall
McAlister and Frank NJ McAllister and
Theresa McAllister Ingersoll asking that
| lots Nos. 1888 and 1924, Laurel Grove
cemetery. now standing in the name of
Julia Parkman, be transferred to VIM. W.
Gordon, was referred to the committee
on public health.
Petition of Alfred Kent to be relieved
from bill for cleaning vault at II NJ. Ogle-
thorpe ward, was referred to committee
on public health.
Petition of Fannie j. Madison asking
city to refund So which she claims was
illegally collected from her for cleaning
privy vault on lot 2O1 Garland ward, was
referred to committee on public health.
Petition of Ann F. Lewis, asking to be
relieved from the payment of S. for clean
ing privy vault on lot 2I Garland ward,
petitioner claiming she does not own the
property, was referred to committee on
public health.
Petition of Mrs. L. V. Shuman, asking
that she be permitted to dig a dry well
on premises, Ogeechee and Mulberry ave-
nue., referred to committee on public
health.
The following applications for sewer
permits, referred to Harry Willink, com
missioner of public works, with power to
act:
G. A. Hudson to make sewer connection
with Abercorn street sewer from premises
Abercorn and Ninth streets.
c. A. Hudson to make sewer connection
with Abercorn street sewer from premises,
Abercorn and Ninth streets.
l.. A. Mccarthy to make sewer connec-
ton with Barnard street sewer from
John Riley, agent, to make sewer con-
neetion with jefferson street sewer from
premises, Eighth street, corner Jefferson.
ORDINANCES.
Read in council the first time June 80,
1897, and by unanimous consent read a sec
ond time, placed upon its passage and
passed, all the members present voting
in the affirmative.
By Alderman Davis
An Ordinance for the improvement of
Railroad street, in the city of Savannah,
from West Broad street to the east side
of the Savannah and Ogeechee canal, I'M
der the terms and provisions of an act
of the legislature of Georgia, approved
Oct. l, 1887,
Section l. Be it ordained by the mayor
and aldermen of the city of Savannah, in
council assembled, under the terms and
provisions of an act of the legislature of
Georgia, approved Oct. /, 1887, that the
commissioner of public works for the city
of Savannah be and ne is hereby author
lied and directed to build and construct
on Railroad street in the city of Savan-
nah, from West Broad street to the east
side of the Savannah and Ogeechee canal
roadway of granite blocks, to be of the
width set forth in the plan of said i'm
provements prepared by the city engineer
and filed by the. clerk of council on the
10Th day of May. 1897. The said commits
sioner is also authorized and directed to
enclose the said roadway with a stone
| curbing, and to do all the work in the
way of grading, the placing Of catch ba-
sins, drains and all other things incident
| TO the construction and completion OF the
| said roadway of granite blocks,
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained (there be-
| ing no tracks of any railroad company up
| on the said portion of said Railroad street
to be improved, That after the total cost
of said work shall have been ascertained
| one-third of such total cost shall be paid
out OF the city treasury and the other two
| thirds from the persons owning at the
date of the adoption of this ordinance
the real estate abutting on each side of
| the said Railroad street, according to
| frontage, and the pro rata amount of the
| cost of said work is hereby assessed
| against the said abutting real estate and
! its owners as aforesaid. The frontages of
| intersecting streets and lanes are assess
| ed as real estate abutting upon the por-
/ AlOH % Sdlu iNdlitOdu street. 10 De iffl-
| proved, and the mayor and aldermen of
the city Of Savannah shall be, for all the
| intents and purposes OF this ordinance
| the owner Of the real estate so abutting,
! and shall ray from the city treasury It's
| just pro rata as such owner for the cost
! Of said work, according to frontage, in
addition TO its one-third OF the entire cost
as hereinbefore provided.
Sec. 3. BE 1t further ordained, That after
the Improvement hereinbefore provided
for has been completed the commissioner
Of public works for the city Of Savannah
shall prepare and submit TO council a
statement showing the cost of the i'm
provement herein provided for and also
an assessment roll showing as TO two
thirds OF the cost TO be apportioned, how
Il is apportioned amongst the several
abuttlng parcels, including the street and
lanes intersections, and giving the sum
chargeable 20 each parcel with the name
OF the owner. Upon the consideration and
adoption OF said statement and assess
ment roll by the council OF the city OF Sa-
vannah, Il shall then become the duty Of
the city treasurer 10 send TO the AUDITING
property owners their bill for the same as