The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-22
TO FILL DIR. BRUNNER'S PLACE.
THE MAYOR TO APPOINT A HEALTH
OFFICER PRO TEN.

by the City Council and An Elect
ion for His Successor to lie Held nj
the Next Meeting-A Proposition to
Pave DraytOn street With Asphalt.
An Ordinance Introduced Author
izing the Paving-AIdermnn Davis
Opposed to Asphalt and Wants
BricIx-An Ordinance to shut Up
Business on Sunday - Aldermen
Discuss Market Ordinances.
Health officer Brunner's resignation was
accepted by the city council last night.
DR.. Owens inquired who would perform
the duties of health officer after April "A
and when an election to fill the vacancy
would be held.
The ordinance in regard to election of
officers and filing vacancies were looked
up. Section III of MacDonelPs code
provides that a vacancy may be filled at
a regular meeting of council after giving
ten days notice and for the appointment
of some fit and proper person by the may
or and aldermen to perform the duties
of the office during the interim. City
Attorney Adams called attention to an act
of the legislature, passed in December,
1894, providing that any vacancy may be
filled at any regular meeting of council
BY resolution of Alderman Charlton the
mayor was authorized to appoint some
one to perform the duties of health off,
Ger until a regular election can be had
and that the clerk be instructed to ed
vertise an election for the next meeting
Alderman Hull introduced an ordinance
for the improvement of Drayton street by
paving with sheet asphalt from the south
ern side of Bay street to the northern side
of Anderson street. The ordinance fol-
lows the language usual to such ordi-
nances. 1t went over until the next meet
Ing. There is some opposition in council
TO paving Drayton street at present. Al
derman Davis, chairman of the street and
lane committee, is strongly in favor of the
use Of vitrified brick on Drayton street.
Alderman Hull has a map of the street
showing the frontage Of property which
has petitioned for asphalt. He has also
prepared some figures to the same eff
feet. These figures show that the total
frontage on the street represented in the
petition for asphalt is 5,4S7.5 feet, which
is assessed for taxation by the city at
1898, 800. The frontage of property on the
street not represented in the petition, the
owners of which were not seen on account
of absence from the city failure to find,
want of proper authority on the part of
agents to sign, etc, is 1868, and the
assessed value of this property for taxa
ton by thee ity is $213, $50
The frontage of the court house, Chat
ham Academy, park and park extension is
20s1 feet, and of the Telfair Hospital and
Home for the Friendless S45.5 feet. The
adoption of the ordinance will be urged at
the next meeting of council.
An ordinance to provide for the obserV-
ance of the Lords day was introduced by
Alderman Davis. The ordinance prohibits
the opening of any place of business for
the sale of merchandise on Sunday, drug
stores open for the sale of drugs being
excepted. A penalty of 800 or thirty days
or both, in the discretion of the court, is
provided for violation of the ordinance.
Alderman Davis requested unanimous
consent TO put the ordinance upon its pas
sage but Alderman Owens objected.
The ordinance was introduced because
the city attorney informed the members
of council at a recent meeting, some point
having been raised with reference TO vio-
lation of the Sunday laws, that all the or
dinance providing for Sabbath observance,
with the exception of the ordinance refer
ring to the liquor traffic, had been re-
pealed by an ordinance adopted
some three of four years ago for the regu-
lating of the Sunday liquor traffic. The
general public had not been aware of this
fact, however, and neither were the al
dermen until informed of ii by the city
attorney. Alderman Davis ordinance is in
tended to remedy this defect.
Alderman owens introduced an ordi-
nance to make the salaries of city ply
sicians 81, 600 per annum, payable in equal
monthly instalments. He said he was
not asking for any additional appropria-
ton for the city physician. He showed
that the estimate of Health Officer Brun-
ner for the cost of the health department
included four city physicians at $1,000 each
and that the appropriation was made as
requested. Alderman Owens asked that
the ordinance be placed on its passage, but
objection was made.
The present salary of city physician is
$720 per annum.
Alderman Guckenheimer introduced an
amendment to the road ordinance adopt
ed at the last meeting Of council for the
purpose OF adding the provision which
was stricken from the ordinance when
adopted, and requiring riders and drivers
to take the south roadways on Oglethorpe
avenue and Liberty street IN going east,
and the north roadways In going west on
considered at the next meetin.
Alderman Hull's resolution, offered at
the last meeting. that the rules Of council
be changed so that hereafter the time of
meeting during the months Of March,
April and May shah be p. M, instead of
$50 p. m, was adopted.
A resolution, offered by Alderman
Charlton, that the clerk be instructed to
compile the ordinances passed by coun-
ell during the years OF 1895 and 1896 for
publication for the Information Of the
members Of council and others. and that
proper compensation be allowed the clerk
for this work. was adopted.
BY resolution OF Alderman Charlton,
the commissioner of public works was d.
rected and authorized to repair the side
walks around the lot OF the United States
government property at Abercorn and
York streets, and that appropriate steps
10 collect the cost OF the work from the
government be taken.
Alderman Krouskons ordinance. pro-
hibiting the sale OF fish. shrimp and crabs
on the streets, the purpose being to con-
fine the sale TO the public market. came up
on its second reading. Alderman Irous-
lSoff said that his ordinance was not aim
cd az the hucksters, but at the people SELL
ing fish on boxes and stands on the street.
He offered an amendment excepting the
luCkgtpre from the Terms Of tha or9fporo,