The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-28
COUNCIL ALLOWS MORE POLES
TELEPHONE CO.'S PETITION GRANT
ED EXCEPT FOR LINCOLN ST.

hut the Requirement Objected to
by Some of the Aldermen-S1,5 500
Appropriated for Draining Laurel
GrOvc-Assessments for Paving st.
Julian and barnard Streets
Around the Market Approved.
Committee to Provide for New
City Code AppOintcd-The Mendel
Property Appraiscment Not Acted
on.
Acting Mayor Owens presided over the
City Council last night in the absence Of
Mayor Meldrim, who was engaged in the
Adula case in the United States courts.
Nearly all of the aldermen were present.
The joint committee on finance and pub
lie health, to which was referred the mat
ter Of draining Laurel Grove cemetery,
recommended that $1,546.S6 be appropriate
ed for the purpose of draining the west
ern section. This is the amount of the
lowest bid filed with the Park and Tree
Commission some time ago when the mat
ter was referred to it.
The city engineer is to supervise the
work, and is authorized 10 appoint a COM
petent inspector, for the purpose of which
an extra appropriation of $500 was made.
The successful bidders are McKenna &
Walsh, and as the necessary funds have
trouble all along, it is likely the work viii
begin at once and pushed to completion.
The Bell Telephone Company was de-
MED the privilege of erecting poles on
Lincoln street from Bay to Broughton. At
the last meeting a petition was filed and
referred to the street and lane committee,
asking the right to place poles in various
parts of the city, and those on streets
in the southern section were allowed. The
line was drawn on the inside streets, how
ever, the report recommending the rights
asked be granted on all streets with the
exception of Lincoln.
Alderman Davis, chairman Of the com
mittee stated there was objection TO plac
ing wooden poles on the outer streets,
but on the inside he thought all compa-
MES should be required to erect iron poles
only.
This called for number of expressions
on the much mooted pole question. AL
derman Thomas said to require the cree
ton of iron poles is altogether out of rea-
son, as the cost would be such that no
company in the city could afford them. He
said they would cost from $i5 to $55 each,
to say nothing of the labor and other eX
pense that would be added to this. Alder
man Thomas was of opinion that wooden
poles should he allowed. Alderman owens
was also opposed to the report of the
committee and thought the company
should be allowed the rights asked
it was for the purpose of getting tele
phone connection to the Port Society
building and other places on Lincoln
street.
Alderman Smith said it was his opinion
there were enough poles in the city and
that a halt should be called. He thought
the wires of the fire, police and other de-
partments hould be run on one set of
poles He did not understand why the
telephone company could not use its poles
along Habersham street to make the de-
sired connection from Bay street with the
Port Society building The matter was
! discussed at some length by other alder
men, but as the petition had been refer
red to the street and lane committee with
! power to act, no exception could be taken
| to its report, which was adopted
Jacob Tuch the city labOrer who ap-
! pealed to Council to investigate the cause
of his discharge from the city force by
| Commissioner Willink, will have to settle
his troubles with The commissioner. The
! petition was referred to the street and
! lane committee at the last meeting and
| after considering the matter ii was decid-
ed to relate alone to the commissioner
| and not to Council.
! The house drainage committee reported
| that certain expenses caused the Mutual
Gas Light Company while the house drain
age work was being done, be charged to
| the contractors. 1t was stated the gas
company suffered some damage to its
| pipes, and also had TO employ an inspec-
| tor to look after it's interests while the
streets were being dug up. There was
4 ~. A 4 bon,
heimer and Thomas to charging the
amount against the contractors without
/ their consent. but City Attorney Adams
| said the claim was against the city, and
! that the contractors were bound to indem-
Nifty ii for claims for damages of this sort.
/ BY resolution of Alderman Charlton the
/ report was adopted.
The assessment rolls for the improve
ment of St. Julian and Barnard streets
! on both sides of the market We're submit
I ted by Commissioner Wnlnk and ordi-
/ uances We're passed establishing the Off
/ cial statements and authorizing the city
! treasurer to collect the amounts due from
| property-owners along these streets The
cost of st. Julian street, paved with vitri-
! fed brick, from the west side of Barnard
! stree Ito the east side of jefferson, is
/ 81 3J3W Barnard street west of the mar
ket 81 79S 60; Barnard street east of the
market 81 $500 The three ordinances
passed to a second reading.
I A resolution was adopted authorizing the
I committee on opening streets to purchase
lands from b. Sanders and Mrs. Fannie
Hamilton at 81 cents a foot for the pur-
pose of opening Bull street
Under the resolution Of Council of July
% Mayor Meldrim was authorized to name
| three of the five members of the commit
tee to whom the matter of preparing a
new code is to be referred. Mayor Mel
drim named Aldermen Charlton, Thomas
and Duncan in his report. The commit
tee has power to examine in
TO the matter and make such re-
concentrations as may be considered
proper.
A petition asking permission to erect a
small tent in Chippewa square for the pur-
pose of selling refreshments for the ben
efit Of the Second Georgia Regiment hos
pital fund was referred TO the Park and
/ Tree Commission. The petition states it
is desired TO use the tent once or twice a
week for about two weeks.
| There was no election of an alderman to
l g fett Tho me Tor ae