The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-09
CITY GOVERNMENT.
omcial proceedings of Council.

Official Proceedings of Council.
Savannah, Ga, Nov. 5, 1S97-Councl
met this evening at o'clock pursuant to
an adjourned meeting. Present, Alderman
IS. P. Hamilton, acting mayor and chair
man of council, presiding; Alderman W
w Owens, vice chairman of council, and
Aldermen Smith, We'll, Davis, Quicken
heimer, Charlton, Wylly, O'Donnell, HUI
and Reid.
ORDINANCES.
On its first reading.
BY Alderman Wylly.
An ordinance to provide regulations
touching street car companies in the city
of Savannah:
Section l. Be it ordained by the mayor
and aldermen of the city of Savannah in
council assembled, That hereafter 1t shall
not be lawful for any street car company
to lay or construct any tracks for use ia
the city of Savannah with rails weighing
less than fifty (50) pounds, and whenever
an old track or any part thereof is relay.
ed this provision as to the weight of rails
shall apply. Whenever, any fiat iron rails
now in use shall be discontinued or taken
up for repairs or otherwise, they shall be
replaced with rails weighing not less than
fifty (50) pounds.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That
hereafter all poles erected in the city OF
Savannah by any street car company,
shall be of iron or steel, and it shall not
be lawful for such a company to erect any
wooden poles, and as fast as the old ones,
now in use, are discontinued or become
useless, they shall be replaced by iron or
steel poles.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That
any street car company using Broughton,
St Julian Barnard or Whitaker streets in
the city of Savannah, shall be required to
adopt schedule which will cause its cars
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to say, ON Broughton and st. Julian to
run not only from the east to the west,
but from the west to the east, and on
Barnard and Whitaker to run not only
from north to south, but also from south
to north on said streets.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, That
all street car companies using the streets
of the city of Savannah, are hereby re-
quired to sink their tracks on street cross
ings, and on paved streets even with the
Davements, and to have the paving be-
tween their tracks on paved streets even
with the street pavement on either side
thereof.
Sec. 5. Be it further ordained, That
it is hereby made the duty of the commit
tee on streets and lanes to see to the OBJ
servance of the provisions of this ordl-
nance, and that street car companies using
the streets of Savannah, shall comply
with and observe all of their obligations
with reference to the public.
Sec. 6. Be it further ordained, That
all ordinances and parts of ordinances in
conflict with this ordinance are hereby re-
pealed.
RESOLUTIONS.
By Alderman Charlton
Whereas in drafting the resolution
opening West Broad street through the
land of Ezra Kent and others between
Anderson and Second streets, First street
was inadvertently LETT out.
Therefore Be it resolved by the mayor
and aldermen of the city of Savannah, in
council assembled, that in said contract
for the purchase of land from said parties
be included land necessary to open First
street through said property. the purchase
price mentioned in the original resolution
covering both streets.
Adopted.
Resolution by Alderman Smith,
That the right of way granted the SUI
burban and West End railway for tho
purpose of laying their tracks upon West
Broad and st. Julian streets be, and the
same is hereby revoked.
Adopted
The streets and lanes committee, to
which was referred the questions of an
amicable adjustment of the route of the
Suburban and West End railway respect
fully report that we have met the repre-
sentatives of this railway company, and
nave failed to come to any agreement,
and therefore recommend the adoption Of
the above resolution. r. j. Davis,
Chairman Committee ON Streets and
Lanes.
BY Alderman Charlton
Resolved, by the mayor and aldermen
of the city of Savannah, in council as
sembled, That from this time on the prac-
tice of caucusing by council be abolished
expect on questions of finance and health.
Adopted
Council adjourned subject to the call of
the chair. VIM. p. BAILEY,
Clerk of Council.