The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-25
oFFIcIAL.

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ing for relief from said over-valuaUon was
read and referred TO the board of tax as
| SCISSORS and receivers
Petition of G. T. and ]. F. Cam, attor-
neys for estate Eliza Roberts, offering 10
sell to the city lands needed for the open
| ing of First street and Burroughs street,
through the lands of the said estate, was
read and referred TO the committee on city
/ lots.
Petition of Elizabeth and Virginia Miller.
Offering as an offset 10 a bin Of 1922, rem
dered for asphalt paving in front of resi-
| dence, No l06 Oglethorpe avenue, west a
strip of land by 80. adjoining the above
residence, petitioners claiming the above
strip as their property and being an en-
croachment on the sidewalk, was read and
referred to the committee on city lots.
Petition of J. H. Estin, states that he
has received from the city treasurer bill
| for sos. for curbing Ninth street, east of
| East Broad street, petitioner claimed that
| by an understanding with the committee
| on opening streets, the bill should be only
| $50, and asks that the bin be made out for
! that amount, was read and referred TO the
joint committee on city lots and streets
| and lanes.
Petition of Martin L. Havery state that
having been honorably discharged from
the police force, after serving II days in
| the month of February and having received
| payment for the said seventeen days, asks
| that he be paid $50, The amount for full
month, the difference being $2S 2S, upon
motion which was adopted, the petition
was granted.
The following petitions to erect stoops
were read and referred to the committee
| on streets and lanes. Herbert r. West, lots
Nos 26 and q, Screven ward; George w.
Allen, lot No. IS, Southville ward; s. Eich-
holz, LOT No. 81, Sereven ward.
The petition of Mary Josephs for per-
mission to add one foot and two inches TO
stoops, and 10 place Veranda to second
story of houses on lot IS, Crawford ward
was read and referred TO The joint commit
| tee on streets and lanes and fire
ORDINANCES.
The following ordinance, read in Conn
| Gil the first time, March g. 1899. read the
second time March %, placed upon It's
| passage and passed:
| By Alderman Dixon
An ordinance TO require the paving of the
| portions of President. Randolph and South
| Broad streets herein mentioned
Section !. Be il ordained by the Mayor
! and aldermen of the city of Savannah. in
| Council assembled, That the paving of
SIDEWALKS, twelve feet in width, on both
SIDES of President street, from East
broad to Randolph streets, of sidewalks
nine feet in width on both sides of RAN
dolph street, from the north side of PresI-
dent 10 Liberty streets, and of sidewalks
seven feet in width on both sides of South
Broad street, from East Broad TO Ram
dolph streets in the city of Savannah. Is
| hereby required of the owners of lots abut-
ting on said sidewa fiss.st The said nave
hlehts snail be of brick and be enclosed by
stone curbing
Ihe pavements herein required. with the
curbing, shalt be completed by the said Iot
owners within sixty days from this date
ana shaH be subject TO the inspection and
approval of the director of public works
ana improvements for the city of savan-
nah.
Should the said pavements not be laid
as nerelh required, the same shah be done
| by the city of Savannah and the expense
for by law
sec q Ihat all ordinances and parts of
ordinances in conflict with this ordinance
are hereby repealed.
The following ordinance. read I, Conn
ell the first time March s. 1899 ana re-
Ierfed to the committee of the whole. road
ene second time March p, 1899, accom-
panied by a report from the committees ~
the Whole, in the form of an amendment
Whlch amendment was adopted. The or
dnance was then placed upon las passage
as amended, and adopted.
| BY Alderman Mills
An ordinance granting permission to the
American Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany 70 construct, operate and maintain
INES of telephone and telegraph unon
along and under the highways Of the city
of Savannah, Ga.
Section /. Be Ii ordained by the Mayor
and aldermen of the city of Savannah. i'm
Council assembled, That the American
Telephone and Telegraph Company. a cor
porai of New York, and its successors,
be, and they are hereby, granted, as here
matter expressed, and subject TO the
terms, conditions and provisos of this or
dinance. the right, privilege and authority
TO erect, operate and maintain lines of
telephone and telegraph, including the nee
essary poles, fixtures and electrical con-
ductors upon, along and over the high
ways and subways for electrical conduct
ors in the city Of Savannah. subject how
ever, among other things, to the following
provisos, to wit:
(a) The said American Telephone and
Telegraph Company and its successors,
shall use the conduis and poles OF the
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph
Company, whenever by using said con-
Quits and poles they can reach the points
covered by the permission granted to them
by this ordinance.
CD Wherever it Is necessary to erect any
poles, they shall be neat, symmetrlcal and
painted and no pole shall be less than
twenty-five (25) feet from the surface of
the ground.
(c) No pole shall be erected unless II is
first located by the committee of the Coun-
Gil of the city of Savannah known as the
committee On streets and lanes, which said
committee shall have the right at any
time, without expense to the city OF Sa
vannah to change the location OF any
pole the decision of said committee re-
quiring said change to be subject TO an APP
peal to Council In the event there IS dis
satisfaction herewith.
Sec 2 Be it further ordained that the
said American Telephone and Telegraph
Company shall place its wires within the
area bounded by Liberty street, East
Broad street, West Broad street and Riv-
or street under ground.
Sec 3. Be Il further ordained that all
poles shall be erected under the direction
and supervision Of the committee on
streets and lanes and all streets and
sidewalks that may be damaged or dis
turbed in the construction Of said lines
shall be promptly replaced and repaired by