The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-28
WANTED TO PAY THE MILITARY.
AID. WATsON's ORDINANCE TO AP-
PROPRIATE $2,T5O.

A Proposition to Disburse That
Amount Among the White Military
Companies in Recognition of Their
Services as n Police Reserve-AId.
Gleason Objected to n Second
Reading of the Ordinance and Its
Confederation VIII Go to the Next
| COunciI-MOre Paving Provided
| For.
The present city council held its last
regular meeting last night. The mem
| bers present were Mayor Myers, Alder
men Falligant, Garrard, Letter. LamoVte,
Kolshorn, Lester. Gleason, Watson, Ba-
con and screven. The absentees were
Aldermen Tiedeman and Hudson. Alder
men Bacon and Screven attended the
meeting of the committee of the whole,
but were excused after the meeting of
! council was called to order.
An ordinance was introduced by Alder.
man Garrard, adding $3.50 to the police
appropriation for the year. to be Iis-
bursed by the commission in equal
amounts TO the eleven white military
companies of the city in semi-annual n
stalments. The preamble of
the ordinance recited that
these companies have formed
| police reserve for the city for a number of
years past and have done active service
for the city on more than one occasion, for
which they have never received any com
pensation.
After the ordinance had been read Al
derman Watson moved that unanimous
consent be given to have the ordinance
read a second time, laid on the table and
printed. Alderman Gleason objected, and
the objection, according to the rules of
council, prevented further consideration
of the ordinance
Alderman Watson stated to a Morning
News reporter after the meeting that he
had had TIE ordinance drawn and ready
for presentation over a month ago, but af-
ter consultation with other members of the
board had decided not to present it until
after the election in order to avoid the ap-
pearance of an attempt upon the part of
the present council to influence the votes
of the military men in their favor by such
an appropriation. The ordinance will now
be passed upon by the incoming admins
tration. If left to the present council there
would not be the slightest doubt of it's
adoption.
A communication was read from the
commissioners of pilotage, calling atten-
ton to the limited accommodations for
anchorage in the Savannah river. The
communication states that the improve
ments undertaken by the government
have so curtailed the anchorage grounds
as to render it dangerous to vessels pass
! ing up and down the river to pass a YES
sci at anchor Passage is extremely haz-
ardous, it is stated, at the turn of the
| tide, or when more than one vessel is
anchored in the same place. The greatly
| increased depth of water in the channel"
/
| steamers to enter and depart from this
port at any time except at extreme low
water, so that it is impossible to always
avoid passing vessels at anchor on turn of
the tide.
AS it is equally important that sailing
vessels should have the privilege of safe
anchorage at designated points in the
| river, well as that steamers should
| pass with safety, we would suggest that
| the city of Savannah, in the interest of
her commerce. should place substantial
mooring piles at at least two points in the
river. Such points could be designated by
! the government representatives or the
Savannah pilots. Provision should be
made so that at least three vessels could
be moored at each point and where they
would be completely out of the channel,
! and thus remove an element of great dam
| ger to the commerce of this port"
The communication was referred to the
| committee on harbor and wharVes, which
viii doubtless confer with the government
! engineer as to suitable points for estab-
| fishing such places of anchorage as are
/ recommended by the pilot commissioners.
The committee of the whole to which
| was referred the petition of certain citi-
| zens, requesting the paving of Margaret
| street reported that as the city proposed
| paving Bryan street. they reported unfa-
varably on the ground that there was no
/ immediate necessity for the improvement.
! The committee of the whole to which was
| referred the petition requesting the paw
! ing of jefferson street with granite blocks,
| between Bryan and Broughton streets, re-
| ported favorably, the city attorney being
| instructed to draw up an ordinance to this
| effect.
The committee of the whole reported I'M
| favorably on the petition of number of
| liquor dealers to reduce the tax for the
| year.
The petition of the board of education,
asking for the grading and paving of he
| streets and pavements surrounding the
| Anderson street school, was reported IA
| Vorably by the committee on streets and
lanes, and the reports was adopted by
| council
petition from the Georgia Hussars,
asking that the plaster model of the bust
of Gen. Anderson, now located at the po-
lice barracks. be donated them, was refer
red to the committee on police.
The petition of three of the city physi-
clans, asking for an increase in their sala-
! ries, was refused by council, on the ground
that the matter came within the province
| of the incoming board.
The request of DR. Cornelius McKane
| that the Mckane hospital be relieved from
| taxation, was granted, but the request for
| an appropriation to aid in the work was
not acted upon, being deferred for future
| consideration.
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