The morning news., 1897-08-27

ing on railroad street in It's arrangenl
of its tracks and desiring to put counI
on notice Cf such chang. the pavement
be removed and repla ced to the satisfd
tion of the city, was referred TO the cod
mittee on streets and .anes.
The petition of Mary Richardson askit
permission TO repair front and back porl
at 405 Perry street, east was referred
the committees on streets and lanes a
fire.
The petition of the Standard Canj
Company by G. w. Tiedeman & Br
for permission to erect one 10-horse-poy
er boiler at premises No. All, Alb and 4
Bay street, west, was referred to the cor
mittee on fire.
The following applications for sew
connections were referred to the sar
tary board and commissioner of pub
works. with power to act: Mrs. Teyna
to make sewer connection with Abercol
street sewer from premises Eighth stree
near Abercorn; Mcmillan Bros, to mai
sewer connection with I1abersham sire,
sewer from premises Huntingdon, nef
Lincoln; G. A. Hudson, from premiss
Ninth street, with Abercorn street sewe
Chatham Real Estate and Improvemel
Company, from premises, Ninth stree
with jefferson street sewer: d. Grim, frOl
premises BrougtOn street lane with Hou.
ton street sewer; w. NJ. Davidson, frol
premises Henry street near Drayton, wit
Duffy street sewer; Mary and Augu.
Mcmahon, from premises st. Michael an
Habersham streets, with Sixth sire
sewer.
ORDIN A[NCES.
On its first reading:
BY Alderman Reid
An ordinance TO abolish all quarantin
charges for vessels entering the port {
Savannah:
Section l. Be it ordained by the mayo
sud aldermen of the city of Savannah,
council assembled, That all Cuarantin
charges for vessels entering the port
Savannah are hereby abolished. 30 tha
hereafter said quarantine charges sha
not be made.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained. That a
ordinances and parts of ordinances in cor
fict with this ordinance are hereby re
pealed.
RESOLUTIONS.
BY Alderman Hull
Resolved by the mayor and alderme,
of the city of Savannah, in council as
sembled that, hereafter, when prisoner
are sentenced to labor in the mayors o.
recorders court, or the city of Savannah
they shall be turned over to the authori
ties in charge of the county chain-gsnt
Chey being selected as the agents of TIL
mayor and aldermen of the city of Savan
nah in this behalD to be put to work b1
them on the streets or other public work.
in or around the city of Savannah.
Adopted.
BY Alderman Reid
Resolved, by the mayor and aldermen ol
the city of Savannah, in council assem-
bed. That the amount expended for tht
repairs of the tug Theckla is hereby ad,
ded to the quarantine appropriation. Upon
motion, which was adopted, the resoluton
was laid over until the next meeting.
BY Alderman Charlton
Resolved, by the mayor and aldermen OF
the city of Savannah, in council assem-
bled. that the offer of Mrs. M. Kline to
sell to the city twenty-eight hundred and
forty-seven square feet of her lot, being
that portion of said lot necessary to open
West Broad street through her property,
at and for the sum of five hundred dollars,
be accepted. subject to the approval Of
title by the city attorney. Adopted.
BY Alderman Charlton
Resolved, by the mayor and aldermen
of the city of Savannah, in council assem-
bled, that the offer OF J. F. Miller to sell
to the city eighteen hundred and forty-five
square feet of his land at the corner OF
Kline and West Broad streets, the same
being necessary to open said West Broad
street, at and for the sum of five hundred
dollars, he 10 remove the buildings and
obstructions on said land, be and the Same
is hereby accepted, subject to the city al
torney approval OF the tltle.
Adopted.
BY Alderman Davis
Resolved. by the mayor and aldermen OF
the city of Savannah. in council assem-
bled, That an appropriation, not TO exceed
$500 is hereby made for the construction
of twenty-four inch pipe sewer on Bull
street from Anderson street to Twelfth
street in the city of Savannah, the work
to be done by the commissioner of pubio
works
Adopted.
MISCELLANEOUS
Communication from city marshal give
ing notice of sundry property owners faii~
ing TO repair sidewalks after having been
duly notified, was received, and the city
marshal instructed to repair said side
walks in accordance with The city ordi-
nance on the subject.
Mr. S. L. Lazaron inquired of council
what report, if any, had been made upon
the petition of the West End Railway
Company relative to the change of tracks
to Margaret street instead of Zubly, and
which petition had been referred to the
committee on streets and lanes from meet
ing of Aug. II, 1887. Alderman Davis stat
er that the members of the street and lane
committee having been out of the city no
meeting of that committee had been he'd
and asked for further time, which, upon
motion, was granted.
Council adjourned.
WM. p. BAILEY,
Clerk Of Council.