The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-20

| Of attending sick fremen and policemen.
/ The matter viii be discussed at the next
meeting Of council.
/ A resolution offered by Alderman Owons,
was adopted. instructing the public works
commissioners to advertise for bids for a
pail system for the city.
A resolution by Alderman We'll that
twenty-five bills for work and material
upon the new building of the fire depart
ment be referred to a committee composed
Of the chairman of the committees on
finance. accounts and city lots TO deter
mine the character and status of these
bills and the appropriation against which
they shall be charged was passed. The
question is, whether the amounts shall be
charged against the public property fund
or the fire department appropriation.
An Invitation from Fire Chief Mcguire
TO the mayor and aldermen TO attend the
parade Of the fire department to-day, and
also 20 inspect the buildings and property
of the department was accepted.
A resolution by Alderman willy in
structlng The public works commission to
drain River street and certain other por-
tons of the city, under the direction of the
health officer and the committee on drain
age, the expenditure for such work not TO
exceed 1000. There was some discussion
as to the advisa bility of a special appro-
priation for this work
Mayor Meldrim inquired whether II was
the duty of the commissioner of public
works to go ahead and do such drainage
without special instruction by council
Alderman Willy. chairman of the drain
age committee, said he had not understood
that the committee on drainage and pub
lie works commissioner was at liberty to
go ahead and expend the drainage budget
without the consent of council. The APP
preparation was $4,000. he said, md only
about 500 had been expended. Alderman
Wylly said there is from three to six
inches of water in the basement of a num-
Der Of buildings on River street and it
is important that this work should be
done at once. The resolution was adopted
Mr.. j. W. Mcintyre was before the coun-
ell IN his own behalf on account of a CON-
PLANT by a neighbor that a building upon
his property a Lincoln and Brough ton
streets was IN an unsafe condition and a
report thereupon by the committee on fire
that the building was both unsafe and un-
sanitary.
Mr. Mcintyre said the building is an in
significant affair, about Sxl3 feet, and he
did not propose to be put to any unnneces-
sary expense in connection with it, Al
derman Hull said he had examined the
building. 1t Is very old and dflapidated The
matter was set for a hearing at the next
meeting of council.
An ordinance was introduced by Alder
man Wylly to abolish the hack stand on
Harris street. save so much of ii as Is
east of Bull street. Alderman willy said
his object was to keep the hacks out of
Bull street, as they had proved nuisance
there. Unanimous consent was granted
for the reading OF the ordinance for the
second time, after which it was adopted.
Accounts were passed for payment
amounting to $31, 612.25
The members of council present were
Mayor Meidrim, and Aldermen We'll Da-
Wis, Reid, Hamilton, Krouskom, Smith.
Guckenheimer Wylly, Hull and Owens.
Absent, Aldermen ODonnell and Charlton.
No report was made by the public health
committee upon the bids for the O. T.. NJ.
contract. The committee proposes to con-
slider the subject further and an entirely
different system may be adopted