The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-22
RIVER STREETS FRANCHISE.
COUNCIL AGAIN REFERRED 1T TO
JOINT COMMITTEE.


Committee viii Likely Draft an
Ordinance According to the Elk
pressed Views of the Board and
the Freight Bureau-MiIes & Bradt
VIII he Paid in Full for House
Drainage as Completed and Ac-
cepted, Provided Bond Is Given the
City-PassaEe of Southern Section
Side Walk Ordinance Postponed.
''The mountain labored and brought
forth a mouse"
This about expresses what the City Coun-
ell accomplished at its meeting last night
after being in caucus about five hours
and in open meeting something like TWEEN
ty-five minutes. II was the intention to
take definite action on numerous import
ant matters, but the board drifted INTO
a discussion which consumed time and
| accomplished little
In the caucus the board first took up
the question OF granting the Central Rail-
road franchise through city property
| on River street and to the Tybee Rail-
! road. "A, number of railroad men were
present, among them Vice President John
NJ. Egan Of the Central, Capt. H. c. Gun
bingham, counsel for the road Mr.. F.
| 3. Papy, freight agent of the Plant SXs-
| tenn and Commissioner D. G.. Purse of
the freight bureau, who was on hand to
| represent the interests of the people.
There was a prelude to the discussion
| by members of Council, after which some
| of the gentlemen were called to express
| their views, being indicted into the meet
ing and then retiring. Finally all the visi-
| tors were ushered inside, and then began
| a discussion of the railroad question which
! lasted until about II o'clock. During this
| time Capt. Cunningham, Capt. Purse and
! finally Mr.. Egan, addressed the board.
| They retired, however, and Council took
| the question up for action. 1t resulted in
the adoption in open meeting of the fol-
| lowing resolution by Alderman Quicken
| heimer:
Resolved, That the petition of the Gen.
| trail Railroad Company be recommitted to
| the joint committee of streets and lanes
| and railroads, with instructions to report
| by ordinance at its earliest convenience at
an adjourned meeting of the board"
| This committee will meet to-day at Il
| o'clock for the purpose of going into the
matter. The committee will endeavor to
simmer down the four hours discussion
into an ordinance, such as will meet the
case. 1t will be guided in a measure by
| voluminous resolutions filed by the freight
| bureau, in which the position the bureau
| takes is set out for the committee as ex-
| pressive of business men.
Since the house drainage work has been
divided into four sections. one of which is
| to be completed annually, Contractors
| Miles & Bradt have requested the city tc
| pay for each section in full as it Is COM
pleted, accept and turned over to the
city. They filed a petition requesting that
| a clause to this effect be incorporated in
ba or To in he
| following resolution introduced by Alder
man Thomas and unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That Messrs. Miles & Bradt
| the prospective house drainage contract
ors, be required to furnish bond of ar
| acceptable surety company for $l5,000 ant
leave 10 per cent. in hands of city for the
amount of work accepted, until the com
pletion of the contract; or, should they
prefer to collect for full amount, as the
work is accepted, they shall furnish &C
ceptable bond of surety company for $50,
900.
The following resolution by Alderman
| Well concerning the house drainage worl
was referred to the committee of th'
whole:
Resolved, That City Engineer VIM b.
informed that he is expected to assist II
the superintendent of the house drainage
system, and also to approve all bills be
fore they are paid.
appropriation for the fire commissioners
to purchase winter uniforms for the mer
was disposed of by allowing the amoun
asked which is something over 500. This
win be paid over to the commissioners a.
once, so that the uniforms will probably bt
ordered without further delay The petition
for the appropriation has been before thu
board some time, but until now the com
missiouers have not been able to have
action taken upon it.
Among the petitions filed was one from
the Commercial Guano Company, asking
that the Central Railroad be required Il
use the shifting engines on River stree
between the hours of and o'clock in
stead of from u to g as at present. Tht
objection is that the noise interferes will
all business men having offices along th'
bay, whereas if the shifting was done a
the time suggested which is the dinne
hour, the offices would all be vacated. The
petition was referred to the committee OF
railroads.
When the southern section sidewall
ordinance came up for second reading, i
was 1 o'clock. Alderman Krouskoff call
ed time, and asked the Mayor to be re
lieved. saying he did not desire to remain
longer on account of the long journey t.
his home. Some suspicioned that the al
derman would have explanations to max,
at home. as well as a number of others
on account of the hour.
II requires some time to read the ordi
nance, and there was such a kick agaius
proceeding that all efforts to dispose o
the matter failed. It was decided to TAX,
the ordinance up at some future time bu
lust when was not determined. After dis
posing of a few minor matters the boarC
adjourned subject to the call of the chair