The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-13
TO AID TELFAIR HOSPITAL.
Council Discusses the Question of
Hospital Donations.

Hospital Donations.
Alderman Davis wants the amount that
will come to the city this year from the
Telfair Hospital for taxes donated to the
| institution. He introduced an ordinance
40 that effect IN Council last night.
lively debate followed, during which
the opinion Of the City Attorney on legal
points was often asked. and resulted in a
modification of the resolution. which was
adopted in a way that insures the hospital
getting only the first quarters taxes.
The discussion brought out the consid-
Grafton of the benefits secured by the city
! from the hospital. Alderman Duncan,
president of the Savannah Hospital, was
asked what that institution and ST. Jo-
seph's Infrmary do for the city in return
for the sums given them.
Some of the members objected to the res
oluton Of Alderman Davis being worded
! in such a way as TO show that the taxes
| OF the Telfair Hospital were being remit
ted. The City Attorney said that was
practically what was being done anyway
it might be worded. He said that he had
always contended that the city could not
relieve any taxpayer from taxation, and
he has never been certain of the step when
donations have been made to institutions
that have amounted to such a relief.
which was adopted, providing for an ar
rangement by which the code
may be revised for the first
time in ten years. 1t is eX-
pected that this revision win greatly IA
cilitate the work of the officials of the
city and others who nave occasion to use
A resolution by Alderman Reid to nd-
vertise for bids on necessary repair work
upon the wharf a the quarantine sta
ton was adopted.
For Alderman Charlton. who was absent
Alderman Krouskoff submitted a resolu-
ton authorizing the Mayor to sign his
name to an agreement that had been
reached between the committee on open
ing streets and certain land owners in
the southern section, by which a number
of lots may be secured for the purposes OF
the committee. An exchange of certain
lots owned by the city and payment in
cash is to seal the trade. The resolution
stood the vote and the agreement will be
signed by the Mayor. The street 1t is
desired to open by the agreement is Tenth
between Bull and Whitaker streets.
An ordinance of Alderman Owens was
put on its first reading, making it an Of
Tense punishable by fine or Imprisonment
in the recorders court for any one to will
fully and maliciously cause the stoppage
of a closet. The alderman stated that the
ordinance was offered as a safeguard to
the city's health.
A resolution was offered by Alderman
Owens providing for the PRONUNCIATION of
the time allowed owners of houses valued
at not more than $500 in putting in their
connections with the drainage system.
The alderman stated that it would be a
matter of great distress to many of the
owners of such houses to make the con-
nections within the year that had been
assigned as the limit of time allowed, and
for this reason he desired to see it in
creased to three years. He had talked to
a number of people about it, he said, and
they wanted to see such resolution adopt
ed. The resolution was passed.
The clerk read the accounts against the
city for December, which aggregated $62,-
047 AZ. This was followed by the reading
of a long list of the dealers to whom the
city viii this year issue licenses to sell
liquor. The list had been made up by the
committee of the whole and was agreed to.
The reports of committees was then
taken up. The finance committee recon-
mended that the petition of the Savannah
Female Orphan Asylum to be relieved
from the payment of the portion that
should be borne by it of the cost of paving
Oglethorpe avenue should be referred to
the committee of the whole. 1t took that
course. This was followed by the reports
of other committees, among them one by
the police committee adversely upon pc
tition that the refusal of persons to pay
hack fares should be made punishable by
fine in the court of the recorder. The
opinion of the city attorney against such
an ordinance was given.
Other petitions were read, one among
them being that of the Union Society for
relief from the payment of paving assess
ments for paving Oglethorpe avenue
A petition was read from the Suburban
and West End Railroad asking for re-
bate of $3.50 in the specific tax on the
property. This was referred to the finance
committee.
The Savannah Investment Company
wants jefferson street paved the rest of
the way to Sixth street, and Sixth street
paved to the Ogeechee road. The petition
was read and referred to the street and
lane committee