The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-07
DRAINAGE AND SIDEWALKS.
TWO IMPORTANT QUESTIONS BE-
FORE COUNCIL TONIGHT.

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Section to Be Heard BY the Board.
Some Objections to the Sidewalk
Ordinance - Question of Miles &
Bradt's Bid to BE Discussed By the
Board - Committee on Drainage
Took No Action on the Matter-An
Interesting Meeting Expected.
number of important matters will
make to-nights meeting of the City Coun-
Gil one of the busiest for some time. This
accumulation of business is TO some ex-
tent due to the storm, as one of the chief
matters to come up, that of getting an
expression from property owners of the
southern section as to their ideas con-
corning the new sidewalks paving ordi-
nance, was carried over from last Wednes-
day night.
Chief among the things it is expected
will be brought before the meeting are the
house drainage question and the southern
| section sidewalks, while it is also under
stood action will be taken by the board
regarding the erecting of signs across
streets in such manner as to endanger the
lives of pedestrians in case the signs fall.
The Importance of guarding against the
erection or maintenance of dangerous signs
has recently emphasized itself so forciblv
that the aldermen have determined 10 give
1t attention, and require the removal of
all signs not considered safe
There is already an ordinance governing
the matter, so that further legislation *
not needed. The section relating to this
| character of signs says: at shall not he
lawful to erect or put up in the city of
savannah, or to continue erected. or 10
have or use any sign that is unsafe or
dangerous 10 life, limb, person or prop
erty no matter how said sign may have
been originally constructed or erected
Should any sign now erected or which
may hereafter be erected, be or become
unsafe or dangerous, within the meaning
OF TINS section, the person or persons own
lng or using such signs shall be notified
OF TINS tact by the city marshal and 1t
shall thereupon become the duty of such
persons to forthwith make the said sign
secure and safe, or to remove the same"
| II is the determination of the board TO see
that the ordinance is properly enforced. as
the appearance of terrific storms in this
section the past few years makes the OBJ
servance of the ordinance a matter Of
| great moment.
The question which promises to interes,
the board most, however, is that relating
10 the mousse drainage. With a view to
determining as to the proper recommends
ton to make to Council, relative to the
DID of Miles & Bradt, about which the
facts have been published, the drainage
committee held meeting yesterday, which
lasted about two hours, but did not re-
suit in any definite action. 1t is UNDER
|
ter thoroughly, but decided to refer IL
to Council for action. The idea of The
committee is that the matter can be more
generally discussed in Council, where the
aldermen will each have an opportunity
to express themselves. From present indi-
! cations, however, 1t seems whatever
course 1t adopted, will be favorable to re-
ceIving the bid that came late.
In the event the Miles & Bradt bid Is
considered with the others, the firm is
almost sure to get the contract, since its
bid is lower than the others. The others
will, of course, stand no show in the face
of the Miles & Bradt bid, should il be
considered along with them, and are
therefore anxious that whatever action
Council takes will tend to placing all
concerned on the same footing.
1t is expected southern section people
will be at the exchange in full force for
the purpose of confering with Council
eAbOul CSA tdltl FEATURES Ol the sidewalk
ordinance. There is said to be some dis
satisfaction with the ordinance as it now
stands, because it does not require a uni
form pavement The pavement is only
required where there are as many as
three houses on one block, the result of
which. it is said, will scatter the pave
ment in little strips, until it will be al
| most worthless, as we'll as unatractive.
What many of the property owners
seem to desire however, is a uniform pave
ment, such as will be serviceable as well
as attractive. They will be given an OPP
portunity to express their ideas about the
matter before Council goes into open
meeting. There is said to be no objec-
ton to the proposed law, and that a mod
itication of some of its provisions will sat-
isfy all.
The paving ordinance spurs property
| owners to develop their section of the city,
and all seem interested in II. The people
make no objection 20 the time within
which the work must be done, it is said,
and are ready to proceed with the paw
ing as soon as the alterations they con-
| slider necessary are made.