The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-24
RIVER STREET TO BE OPENED.
$1,000 APPROPRIATED BY COUNCIL
FOR THAT PURPOSE.


$4,000 Lost by a Vote of 5 to 4.
Alderman krOuskOf Wants Uni
form Streets in the Southern Sec
ton.
The City Council is badly afflicted with
the caucus habit and the habit is one
which seems to become more firmly rooted
with each succeeding meeting. Although
the hour for assembling is O'Clock, it was
1910 by the City Exchange clock when
the aldermen filed into the long room last
night The business of Council required
about an hour Mayor Meldrim presided,
and the aldermen present were Well Da-
Wis, Reid, Owens, Krouskoff, Smith, Guck-
enheimer Duncan and Charlton.
Perhaps the most important action taken
was the adoption of a resolution
Offered by Alderman Charlton, chair
man of the committee on open
ing streets, authorizing an expendi-
ture of 5000 for the purpose of
paying the owners of the Savannah rice
mill property for the right of way of River
street through that property. The resolu-
ton was promptly adopted. The property
is something which the city has been en-
deavoring to secure for the last several
years and various attempts have been
made, but always without success. The
importance of opening River street is well
understood and the fact that he succeeded
in negotiating the deal is another feather
in Alderman Charkon's aldermanic cap.
The petition of the Police Commission
for the restoration of the appropriation to
the police department to the amount
ceived by the department hast year, So, 200,
was reported adversely by the committee
of the whole. The language in which the
report was couched, however, showed that
Council is not altogether fixedin its mind
as to the final disposition of the matter.
The report requested that the Police Com
mission conduct its finances with judicious
economy, and make further report to
Council as 10 the status of its finances al
the end of six months.
Alderman Krouskoff objected to the re-
port 1t would compel the Police Com
missioners to either reduce the force or
the salaries of the men, he said. He NOV
ed to amend the report by adding $1,000
10 the police appropriation for the year.
Alderman Owens seconded this motion
IT was necessary to take standing vote
in order TO decide the question. The mo-
ton was lost by vote of 5 to 4, Aldermen
krouskoff, Owens, Reid and Smith voting
for the amendment, and Aldermen Charl-
ton, We'll, Davis, Duncan and Quicken
heimer voting against it.
Mr.. Charles Seller petitioned that Sell
er's avenue be opened up and graded
from Seventh street TO Waters road, as
agreed upon when the deal for the street
was made by the city.
Alderman Krouskoff explained that
when Mr. Seller sold the land for opening
Seventh street to the city he donated
right of way through his property east
of the railway to the Watens road on the
condition that it be opened and graded
Alderman Krouskoff took the street and
lane committee TO task for not opening
streets which had been purchased by the
city.
An ordinance to secure uniformity of the
streets and sidewalks in theEsouthern sec
ton OF the city was introduced by Alder
man Krouskoff. IL provides that all
streets south of Anderson running cast
and west except Seventh street, shall
have 3O-foot roadway, with 4-foot path
way in the center of the sidewalk. Sev-
enth street is TO have a 45-fooi roadway
and a 7-foot paved walk Of the streets
corn and H1abersham are to have 40-foot
roadways, with 7-foot paved walks, ard
Lincoln, Price, Drayton and Whitaker, o.
foot roadways with. paved walks. All the
walks are to be of artificial stone.
The petition of the residents and prop
erty owners on Duffy and Anderson streets
relative to the railway tracks on those
streets, were referred to the committee
on streets and lanes. Alderraan Davis an
no ,at ho1 alr bao
settled.
Alderman Guckenhemer wanted the
opinion of the city attorney as to the
right of the street and lane. committee to
permit alterations in the contr act with
out the permission of Council. This was
not done, however, the street and lane
committee simply being instructed 10 re-
port upon the matter at the next meet
ing.
The communication of rhe owners of
Avondale tract calling attention TO the
tract as a suitable site for city ceme-
terry, was referred to the public Health
committee.
The committee of the whole reported ia
vorably on the resolution adopted ATTY the
last meeting of Council to appropriate a
sum for the state exhibit at the Omaha
Exposition but did not name the amount
The report was adopted by a vote of
to 4.
The resolution from the sanitary board
requesting an appropriation of $158for en-
larging and improving the office of the
health officer was reported adversely by
the committee Of the whole.
The Savannah Naval Reserve was allow
ed $50 for expenses, on account of the
removal of their boat house at the foot
of East Broad street.
A petition was received from various cit
liens, calling attention to the unsigatly
pile of rocks at the northwest corner Of
Bay and Barnard streets
A communication from DR.. w J. Lin
ley. quarantine officer called attention to
the bad condition of the telephone wire
in the quarantine station.
The Savannah Grocery Company and
George Derst were refused new wagon
badges to replace those destroyed by fire.
Bills were passed for payment amount
ing to $15, S52.SS.
No mention was made at the meeting of
Council of the matter of fire insurance
rates or the reported plan for disposing
of Fire Chief Mcguire. Neither was any
thing said of the house drainage work and
the injunction suit against the city to
prevent 1t from issuing notes in payment
for the work.
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