The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-02
WORK BEFORE COUNCIL.
The First Summer Afternoon Meet
ing to Be Held To-day.

ing to Be Held To-day.
The city council will hold it's first sum-
mer afternoon meeting for the year at
$50 o'clock this afternoon. All regular
meetings will be held in the afternoons
during the heated term. AS there is a
great deal of business to come before the
the meeting it is likely to be somewhat
lengthy. Considerable business was left
over from the last meeting.
The ordinance by Alderman Davis. intro
duced at the last meeting, providing for
the pavement of Railroad street from
West Broad street to the Ogeechee canal,
will be taken up. 1t will be adopted prob
ably this afternoon, and if not then, at
a later meeting. There Is no piece of
paving in the city more needed than this
portion of Railroad street, as was fully
realized by those who undertook to go
out TO the fire at the brick yards last
night. Until this paving is completed, the
work of both the city and county in i'm
proving the Augusta road from the canal
westward will be of little advantage.
The work would doubtless have beeen
begun before now, but there has been
some delay pending negotiations with the
authorities of the Central railway regard
ing the railway bridge which crosses the
street at its narrowest part, the supports
of which block up and divide the street
President Conner, it is understood has
stated his readiness to remove the present
unsightly wooden bridge and to substitute
an iron span bridge, which will leave the
street entirely clear AS the Central rail-
way will also be called upon to pay two
thirds of the cost of the improvement, be-
ing the owner of the abutting property
on hot 81 on ha r.
of the company is appreciated by council.
The ordinance TO relieve the health Of
ficer of the duty of attending emergency
calls at the barracks will come up on
its second reading. The ordinance was in
troduced by Alderman Krouskoff, who
does not believe that the health officer
should be burdened with such minor du-
ties. Were IL not for the fact that the
ordinance was recently passed with the
special purpose of requiring the former
health officer to perform this duty, there
is hardly any doubt but that ii would be
repealed. Some of those who voted for
the ordinance, however, feel some delicacy
in voting for it's repeal, so that the fate
of Alderman Krouskoff's ordinance is in
doubt
The question Of a city dispensary versus
dispensary drug stores is on the bills,
end may come up.
Alderman Hull's ordinance for the i'm
proVement OF DraytOn street is on the
table but will hardly be taken up.
Alderman Guckenheimer's ordinance to
provide another colored city physician,
introduced at the last meeting OF council,
will come up and WILL in all likelihood, be
adopted, despite some opposition. The
date named in the ordinance for the cleo
ton Is June Is. Two candidates for the
position have been In the field for some
time and have, through their friends,
made quite an active canvass for the po-
sluon Both have strong endorsements.
Inc candidates are Drs. j. II. Bugg and
}. c. Atkinson.
The committee reports may also con-
ttlh some matters Of interest. The petition
OF the park and tree commission, asking
Tor an increase In its budget of $1,000. this
amount being necessary TO maintain the
work already completed, was referred 10
'he finance committee to report 10 the
committee of the whole. Il is expected that
me request OF the commission will be
granted
The council has also before II the hear
ing OF a complaint against Mr.. j. W. Nc
inlyre for maintaining n nuisance upon
ms property at Broughton and Abercorn
IN the shape of a dangerous and unsani-
.sry building. The complaint Is made by
Mrs Ellen NJ Oiiyeira