The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-20
CITY GOVERNMENT.
offieiaI Proceedings OF Council.

man Myers, mayor, presiding; Alderman
Thomas Screven. chairman of council Al
derman George w. Tiedeman. vice chair
man OF council Aldermen Bacon, Fal!i-
giant. Garrard, Gleason Hudson, kol-
shorn, Lester. Watson.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
The committee OF the whole, TO Whlch
was referred petition of Capt j. {. sim
mons. commanding the Georgia ArtlllerY'
relative to the city selling them iot al
the corner of Cuyier and New houston
streets lane, TO build an armory for mil
itary purposes, begs leave TO report Ia
vorably by ordinance. Herman Myers,
Chairman Committee of the Whole.
Report adopted.
The committee on finance, 70 "hlch "as
referred the petition of Isaac Beckett al
torney for Lettie NJ. Mercer, TO De aho"eu
10 per cent. discount, to make the western
half OF lot No 26. Liberty ward lee SIM
pie begs leave to report favorably; tnat
is TO say. it recommends that the western
half of lot No. Is Liberty ward, be mace
fee simple upon the payment o. the pa
ance Of the purchase money ana any ar
rearages of ground rent upon the usual
terms OF 10 per cent. reduction on the odi-
ance of unpaid purchase money, ana that
upon compliance with these terms thaI
fee simple deed be made.
William Garrard,
Chairman Committee on Finance
Report adopted .
The committee on finance 20 Whlcn was
referred the petition of J. y. johnson, ask
ing TO be allowed 10 per cent. TO make east
ern quarter Of lot No. 10, Chatham ward
fee simple. begs leave to report IaVoraoiy'
that is 10 say, 1t recommends tlldl me
eastern quarter of lot NO ~ Chdlhdh
ward be made fee simple, upon the pay
ment of balance of unpaid purchase
money, and any arrearages Of ground rent
upon the usual terms OF 10 per cent teuuc-
ton on the balance Of unpaid purchase
money and that upon compliance Win
these terms. that a fee simple aeeq DC
made William Garrard,
Chairman Committee on Finance.
Report adopted. ,.-
The committee on public health 10
which was referred the petition OF hattle
Spaulding, asking permission 10 bulld
privy vault at No. l8 Florence street. Dess
TO report favorably thereon.
l.. A. Falligant,
Chairman Committee on Pubic Health'
Report adopted.
savannah. Ga, Jan. IS, 1ST.-To the
Honorable Mayor and Aldermen, cay OF
Savannah Gentlemen-Ihe committee
Amounted by YOU at a meeting OF council
held Dec. 30. 1896. to select polling places
for the election to be held on the 18TH inst,
begs leave to recommend the following:
Precinct No. Build booth at Bay and
Whitaker streets.
Precinct No. 2-Buld booth east Of City
Exchange.
Precinct No. 3-Palmer's old stand, Con-
eress, near Whitaker street.
Precinct No. A. A. LINER S, corner
Drayton and State street.
Precinct No. Booth in square, near
odd Fellows hall.
Precinct No. 6-Booth, South Broad and
Floyd, near Firemen's hall.
Precinct No. Booth in front or Ma
sonic Tempe.
Precinct No. s-Republican Blues old
hail: Macon, bet. Drayton and Bull
streets.
Precinct No. 9-s2 Whitaker street next
to Charlton.
Precinct No. 1O-Bull and Jones street.
Precinct No. l1-Corner Whitaker and
Taylor streets.
Precinct No. 12-Tool house Forsyth
park.
Precinct No. 13-Southwest corner Bar
nard and CASTOR streets.
Precinct No. 14-Booth in Park extern
sion.
Precinct No 15-smalls' barber shop
Gwinnett lane and Montgomery street.
Precinct No. 16-Booth in Park extern
sion, near Walburg.
Precinct No 17-Corner New Houston
and Whitaker streets.
Precinct No. 1s-Booth south of Park
extension. near Bull and New Houston
lane.
Precinct No. 19-AIontgomery street, sec
ond door south of Anderson street.
Precinct No. 2O-F. W. Cramer's, Bull
and Second street.
Respectfully submitted,
Thos. Screven.
w. j. Watson.
Henry Kolshorn.
Committee.
Report adopted. and his honor the may
or Instructed TO carry out the provisions
of the above in accordance with the NUM-
cipal election laws.
PETITIONS AND APPLICATIONS.
Petition from the Confederate Veterans
Association, praying for special burial
grounds in Laurel Grove cemetery, was
referred TO committee on public health.
with the request that they report to the
committee Of the whole as early as possi-
BILE.
Petition from Col. W. ]. VIM, asking
permission to lease from the city certain
lands. was referred 10 committee on city
lots.
ORDINANCES.
An ordinance on its first reading Jan.
u, 1897, by unanimous consent read a
second time, laid on the table and pub
lished for information. Taken from the
table Jan. Is. 1897, placed upon the pas
sage and passed.
BY Committee on Fire
An ordinance to permit J. II. II. Entle-
man of rthe city of Savannah, to erect
three 90 frame houses on lots q and 2s,
Wesley ward. to cost not less than 100
each
Sec. 1. Be 1t ordained by the mayor and
aldermen Of the city of Savannah IN
council assembled, That permission be.
and II is hereby given to J. H. II. Entle-
man of the city of Savannah, to erect
three CD frame houses on lots q and q
Wesley ward in said city, to cost not less
than 1900 each.
Sec. 2. Be II further ordained that all
ordinances and parts of ordinances in con-
fiict with this ordinance are hereby re-
pealed, in so far as they apply to this spe-
ciai case.
An ordinance on It's first reading Dec 30.
1896; read the second time Jan 49, 1897.
and, upon motion, laid upon are table;
taken from the table Jan. 49, 1897, amend
ed, placed upon its passage and passed.
BY Committee of the Whole
An ordinance to amend that ordinance
passed Oct. II, 1898, and amended March
q, 1895, entitled IAN ordinance to regu-
late passenger vehicles used for hire In