The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-08
ROAD ORDINANCE ADOPTED.
EVERYBODY MUST KEEP TO THE
RIGHT FROM NOW ON.

Hacks to he Required to Carry
Lights Mt Night-AIderman Owens
Criticises the Condition of the As
phaIt Streets-City Has No Ordi-
nance Requiring Sunday Closing
Except as to SaIOOns-A Petition 10
Require Corner Groceries and
Fruit stores to Remain Closed
Sunday.
Alderman Guckenheimers road ordi-
nance was adopted by the city council last
night Hereafter all vehicles. including
bicycles, must keep to the right.
On Bull street. bicycles and other vehi-
cles must go around the squares to the
right.
On Liberty street, all vehicles going
east must take the southern roadway,
and all going west must take the north
ern roadway. The block in front of the
De Soto Is excepted from this require
ment.
Bicycles are limited to a speed of ten
miles an hour south of CASTOR street, and
six miles an hour north of that street
Not more than four bicycles are allowed
abreast. The ordinance is effective at
once.
Alderman WILLY offered an amendment,
excepting the block between Bull and
Drayton on Liberty street from the pro-
visions of the second section of the ordi-
nance. 1t was necessary to call the ayes
and nays to decide the fate of the amend
ment, which was carried by vote of 6
to 4.
Alderman Guckenheimer said this
amendment killed the ordinance and he
accordingly voted against it. The amend
ment was adopted, however.
Alderman HulPs ordinance requiring
hacks and other vehicles offered for hire
TO carry lights at night and also requiring
them to have the number of the driver s
badge painted on the lamp, was adopted.
An amendment by Alderman Well re-
During all vehicles using the streets at
night to cary light, was lost.
Alderman owens called attention to the
contract between the city and the Warren
Scharf Asphalt Company for the repairing
of asphalt streets Portions of Liberty
and Broughton street, he said, are in a
disgraceful condition Liberty street, be-
ern portion of Broughton street, he said,
should be repaired at once. The city is
paying the Warren-S charf Asphalt Com
pany to keep these streets in repair, and
it is somebody's duty, the alderman said,
to see that the company complies with it's
contract. Alderman Owens said he did
not know to what department the matter
should be referred. but it should be at
tended to at once.
1t was suggested that the committee on
streets and lanes had supervision of the
work. Alderman Davis, chairman of that
committee, replied that the commissioner
of public works had entire charge of it.
The council seemed to be at a loss what
to do in the matter and no action was
taken.
Mayor Meldrim announced a transfer
in the craftsmanship of two committees,
Alderman Wylly having been transferred
from the committee on accounts to that
on drainage and Alderman Well from
drainage to accounts. The transfer was
made by request of Aldermen Wylly and
Well
The petition of the Savannah Primitive
Baptist church that the city donate 1t a
lot at the corner of Fifth and Drayton
streets, for the purpose of erecting a
church thereon, was taken up. A repre-
sentative of the church addressed the
council in support of the petition. Alder
on opening streets had under considera-
ton an offer to trade the citys lots at
Sixth and Drayton streets for certain
property for opening streets. After some
discussion the petition was referred to the
committee on opening streets and city lots
"A numerously signed petition requesting
the council to enforce Sunday observance
by requiring all corner groceries and fruit
stores to remain closed on the Sabbath
was read. City Attorney Adams stated
that there was no city ordinance requir-
ing Sunday closing except as regards sa-
looms, all other ordinances on the subject
having been repealed several years ago.
On motion of Alderman Charlton, the
petition was referred to the committee of
the whole. Alderman Krouskoff said the
petition was numerously signed by Ger
man citizens, who, though often slandered
to the contrary, thus demon
strated their desire for the en-
forcement of the Sunday laws.
The petition was referred to the commit
tee of the whole, which win consider the
advisability of formulating ordinances
providing regulations for Sabbath observ-
ance.
Alderman Hulls ordinance amending
the chimney contractors ordinance came
up on its second reading. An amendment
by Alderman Owens, placing the charges
upon the owners of property was lost and
the ordinance was adopted as reported
A resolution was offered by Alderman
Hull to change the hour of meeting Of
council during the months of March
April and May to $50 instead of O'clock
The resolution went over to the next
meeting under the rules.
Mayor Meldrim and all the members OF
council were present, with tire exception
of fsF