The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-05
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pealed
Ordinance read in council first time
June 3 1897, by unanimous consent read
a second time, placed upon It's passage.
and passed
by Alderman Krouskoff-
An ordinance to amend that certain or
dinance passed May 49, 1897, entitled An
ordinance prohibiting the sale Of fish from
stands or boxes in the streets of savan-
nah"
Section l. Be It ordained by the mayor
and aldermen Of the city of Savannah in
council assembled, That the first section
of the above entitled ordinance be and
the same Is hereby amended by striking
from the third line of said first section
the words "or stationary" and inserting
after the words 'push-carts," wagons
or other vehicles" so that said first Sec
ton shall read as follows: That from
and after the date of the passage of this
ordnance, II shall be unlawful to exposes
or sell fish from stands. boxes, push-
carts, wagons or other vehicles in ths
streets of Savannah, under penalty of hve
5000 dollars for the first offense and ten
$1,000 dollars for each and every subss-
quent offense. with the alternative CT im~
prisonment not exceeding five 90 days.
Sec. ?. BE it further ordained. That all
ordinances and parts of ordinances i'm
conflict with this ordnance are hereby
repealed.
Ordinance read in council first time May
s. 1897. read a second time May 10, 1897.
and laid upon the table; upon motion was
taken from the table. placed upon Ito
passage and passed.
BY Alderman Owens
An ordinance to re-estahlsh the city dis
pensary in the city of savannah as 1t ex~
listed prior to being abolished
Section I. BE II ordained by the mayor
ana aldermen OF the city of Savannah i'm
council assembled, That a city dispensarV
for the sick poor of savannah, is hereby
re-establlshed, under the general scheme
| and pan as It existed prior to It's being
abolished, save as they are herein chang
| ed by this ordinance.
Sec. 2. BE 1t ordained that a keeper. as
| sistant keeper and porter be elected for
said dlspensary by the sanitary board ana
| the said dispensary. and the said apDoin-
tees shall be under the control and regula-
| ton of the said board with the power I'M
| the said board to dismiss the said
keeper, assistant keeper or porter for neg
| lect of duty, inefliciency or other causa
| appearing to the said board to be satisfac-
| tory. The said keeper, assistant keeper
and porter shall be elected for such term
as said board shall fx and shall receive
| as compensation out of the treasury %
| the city of savannah, keeper 81, 2O0 assists
ant keeper $500 and porter $2i0 per annums
| payable In equal monthly installments. ID
| shall be the duty of the said board to pass
rules and regulations looking to the supply
| of the INDECENT poor of the city OF Savan<
| nah, and to the usefulness and efficiency
Of the said dspensary.
| Sec. g. BE IL further ordained, That anY
person who shall by misrepresentation
| obtain medicine at the public expense who
Is able TO pay for the same, shall, upon
| conviction, before the police court of the
| city Of Savannah, be subject to a fine %
/ 500 and imprisonment not 70 exceed tens
days, either or both in the discretion OF
/ the court.
| Sec 4. BE Il further ordained. That aIB
ordinances and parts Of ordinances In con-
fiict with this ordinance are hereby re-
pealed.
An ordinance read in council the frst
| time May 10, 1897. read a second time June
= 1871 placed upon it's passage and passed
/ by the following vote:
Ayes. Mayor Meldrim, and Aldermen
| Wen, Charlton, Davis, Reid Hamiltong
| Krouskon, Smith. Guckenheimer Wylly
and Owens-l1. Nos. Alderman Hull.
| BY Alderman Davis
An ordinance for the Improvement %
| railroad street, In the city Of Savannahs
from West Broad street to the east sida
OF the Savannah and ogeechee canal. un-
| der the terms and provisions of an act %
the legislature Of Georgia, approved oct.
| /, 1887.
Section l. BE 1t ordained by the mayor
and aldermen Of the city Of Savannah, in
| council assembled, Under the terms ana
| provisions of an act of the legislature %
| Georgia. approved Oct 1, 1881 that the
commissioner Of public works for the city
| OF Savannah be, and he Is, hereby adthorS
lied and directed to build and construct
| on Railroad street, In the city Of Savan>
| nah, from West Broad street TO the eas0
| side Of the Savannah and Ogeechee canal,
| a roadway OF granite blocks, 70 be of tha
| width set forth In the plan of said I'M
provements prepared by the city engineeH
ID 49, IL. all
18th day OF May 1897 The said commlss
sioner Is also authorized and directed To
| enclose the said roadway with a stone
| curbing, and 10 do all the work in the waY
Of grading, the placing of catch basinss
drains and all other things incident to the
construction and completion of the said
roadway Of granite blocks.
Sec. 2. BE It further ordained, That n
| street railroad company having
| tracks running through the said RailA
road street TO be improved under this ore
| dinance, Is hereby required 10 pave the
width OF its track and two feet on eac1
| side OF every line OF track OF the said
company with granite blocks as the said
work progresses, and In the event this
Is not done by the said street railroad
company, the said commissioner shall SEED
/ TO It's being done at the expense of the
said street railroad company.
Sec. 3. BE Il further ordained, That aftea
| the total cost OF the said work, exclusive
OF that done by or for a railroad compa-
ny, shall have been ascertalned, one-third
OF such total cost shall be paid out OF tho
| city treasury and the other two-third4
1 from the persons owning, at the date %
| the adoption Of this ordinance, the reaE
| estate abuttlng on each side OF the said
| Railroad street, according 10 frontager
and the pro rata amount OF the
cost OF said work Is hereby as
sessed against the said abut~
| ting real estate and It's owners as afore-
said. The frontage Of intersecting streets
and lanes are assessed as real estate abut-
| ting upon the portion of said Railroads
| street 20 be improved and the mayor and
Il aldermen Of the city OF Savannah 6han
/ be. for all the intents and purposes oe
| this ordinance, the owner OF the real es-
tate 80 abutting, and shall pay from tho
| city treasury It's Just pro rata as Hucn
owner for the cost Of said work, accord~
| ing 10 frontage. In addition 10 Its one
third OF the entire cost as herolnbsforg
provided.
Sec. 4. BE II further ordained, That az
| ter the imDrOVemout horeinbefOro pro~