The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-10

to the fact that the force was
increased by request of your
honorable body in order 10 give additional
police protection to the southern part of
the city"
A statement of the actual expenses in
CURED during 1897, together with the fig
ures of the estimate of expenses for 1898
in detail, is attached. This shows the ex-
penditures during 1897 to have been &c.
O0O.S7 and the estimated expenditures for
1898 to be sS1.S25.
The communication was referred TO the
finance committee, with instruction to re-
port to the committee of the whole
The Police Commission also petitioned
for the passage of an ordnance to pro-
hibit any one from interfering with the
wires of the police signal system.
Mr.. Waring Russell petitoned Council
for a reopening and adjustment of an old
claim against the city for land used by
the city for Lincoln, Abercotn and Haber-
sham streets on the line of Gwinnett
street. The petition states that in 1871 Mr.
Russell was the owner of a strip of land
on Gwinnett street, having a depth of IS
feet on Price street, with a frontage of
LIPS on Gwinhett and a depth of 20 feet
at the western end. In 1871, the petitioner
states, that the city opened Lincoln street
across the strip He placed fence across
Lincoln street. whereupon he was placed
upon the police docket. The Recorders
decision was in his favor. The petition
states that he then entered into an agree
ment with the Mayor and aldermen by
which he was to remove the fence and
allow the use of the street and that he was
to look for compensation from the city
only when it should be determined by COM
petent authority that the city was Liable.
Some time later, he states, the city tore
down his fence and extended Habersham
and Abercorn streets across. the strip. In
1885, he called the attention of the city to
the use of his property for street pur-
poses, but was refused compensation. He
then brought suit against the city in the
Superior Court for 5000 damages. The
city, through its attorney, entered a plea
of demurrer on the ground that the claim
was debarred by the statute of limitations
The suit Is still pending. He requests that
the plea of the statue of limitations be
withdrawn in order that the case may be
heard upon its merits or that the matter
be submitted to board of arbitration for
final determination.
The petition was referred to the commit
tee on finance and the city attorney.
A communication was received from the
chairman of the Park and Tree Commits
Kennickell Of Laurel Grove Cemetery, con-
veying the information that there are no
further lots for sale in the cemetery.
Alderman Smith announced that the
committee on city lots had conferred with
the police commission on the improve
ments to the city prison and had adopted
plans and advertised for bids, which would
probably be presented at the next meeting
of Council.
An ordinance was adopted placing a IL
cense Of 800 upon wholesale dealers in
paints oils and sashes, and $50 upon retail
dealers in the same lines.
The time for making tax returns was
extended for the present year to Feb. g.
The petition of citizens that the license
granted George c.. Schwnrz to retail liquor
at the corner of Congress and Whitaker
streets was adversely reported by the
committee of the whole, the report stat
ing that the application had been adver-
tised for two weeks as required by law
and no one having made 1t objection, it
had already been granted.
Mr.. John II. Hunter was elected com
missioner Of pilotage to succeed Lewis T.
Turn err, whose term has expired.
The appointment of w. c. Umbach as
keeper OF the powder magazine was con-
frmed.
Mayor Meldrim being absent from the
city and Chairman Hamilton being absent
on account Of the marriage of his daugh-
ter, the vice chairman of Council, Alder
man w. w. Owens, presided at the meet
ing. Alderman owens had intended ac-
companying Mayor Meldrim to the quar-
antine convention at Mobile, but remaiu-
ed in Savannah on account of the condition
of DIR. M. L. Boyd. The other members of
Council present were Aldermen Charlton.
Duncan, O'Donnell, Reid, Guckenheimer.
Krouskoff, Davis and Smith.