The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-08


The committee on fire to which was re-
ferred by the superintendent of the fire
department. the following petitions to re-
/ pair, remodel, improve. etc. beg to report
that same have been granted.
Isaac G. Haas,
Chairman Committee on Fire.
A. Minis, Trustee, for permission TO re-
| pair Two wooden houses and place tin roof
on same, Nos zoos and l010 Ogeechee road,
petitioner to remove shingles before COW
ering roof with tin.
Adopted.
Jas. Ray for permission 20 extend front
of store to street line, No. g Broughton
street, east, structure not 70 exceed one
story in hight, the entire reconstructed
building (old as well as new 10 be rooted
with tin. Adopted.
r.. H. Solomons. for permission 10 repair
dwelling and front porch, provided roofs
be covered with tin. Adopted.
Mrs Martha Marshall, for permission to
repair wooden houses Nos 512 and 514
| Duffy street. west, and change stoop into
veranda. Adopted
The committee on fire to which was re-
| ferred the petition Of the estate of F. X.
| Shields for permission to erect open shed
! southeast corner Bull and Jones street.
recommend that the same be not granted.
Isaac G. Haas
Adopted Chairman Committee on Fire
! PETITIONS AND APPLICATIONS.
| The following appcat tons to retail IL
! quor were referred 10 the committee of the
whole: James Lane, southeast corner
! Houston and Perry streets; John Buckley,
! 1856 Randolph street.
Petition of The Herman Coal & Wood
| Co, asking permission TO extend the wharf
| of the property foot of East Broad street
| owned and recently occupied by the Sa-
| vannah Rice Mill Co, 10 the harbor lines
| recently established by Capt. Gillette. U.
S. engineer, was read and referred to the
| committee of the whole.
| Petition of Chas. H. Chapman special
| representative Leslies Weekly, states hat
! having been specially engaged to write up
! and illustrate a special edition of twenty
| four pages upon the mercantile, rnanufac-
! turing, transportation and all interests OF
| Savannah, and asking an advance sub
scription for 5. 10, Is or 90 thousand copies
| of the week. at the price of $40 per 1900,
In lots of 1000 or more, was read and re-
! terred 20 the committee of the whole
Petition of NJ. j. SoIomons. secretary
| and treasurer Chatham Real Estate and
| Improvement Company, desiring to make
| fee simple, ground rent lot east "a of lot
! a. Ebert ward, and asking that he be
| allowed the 10 per cent. discount on same
was read and referred to the committee
! on finance.
! Petition of c. s. Westcott, bicycle deal
| er, claiming he is not dealer in bicycle
| sundries, and ask that ne be refunded the
amount of ST. said amount having been
| paid by him as bicycle dealer, the state
| law exempting this class of business from
| municipal taxation, was read and referred
to the committee on finance.
Petition of Nicholas Lang and o. II
Quint for estate Jacob Quint, asking an
investigation into the condition of the
! street railway tracks at the intersection
of Liberty and Abercorn streets Petition
ers claiming the constant Earring over
badly laid tracks causes damage TO their
| property interests, was read and referred
TO the committee on streets and lanes.
| Petition Of the Alexander Robert Law
| ton Memorial Trust asking TO be relieved
! of taxes and water rent, was read and re-
ferred to the joint committee on finance
| and water.
Petition of W. r. Hopkins representing
the estate of John d. Hopkins states that
the house drainage contractors by reason
| of the work now being carried on, have
| damaged their sanitary arrangements at
| No. 30l CASTOR street. and placing the city
| upon notice that they will be held res
ponsible for any expense or damage that
may result from the present condition Of
affairs, was read and referred to the COM
mittee on drainage.
The following petitions were read and
referred to the committee on city lots and
| opening streets.
Sundry real <state owners and tax payers
in Mercer and other wards, asking that
Nichols street be opened from Mercer 70
| Price streets
F. M Smith, offering to sell 10 the city
part of lot that encroaches on Habersham
street. between Tenth and Eleventh
streets.
City and Suburban Railway Company
Offering to sell 4.7lO square feet on the
south side of East Seventh street at the
rate of 12c per square foot cash. provided
the street is graded for travel
l. ID. LaRoche offering 20 sell portions
of lots 1 and Law ward, being in the
middle of Burroughs street. north of Mich
OILS street. for 81 $50 cash.
Saussy e. Saussy representing Dr. Sam
uei a. White, offering TO sell 10 the city
for the sum of $500 certain encroachment
extending beyond the building line on LOT
| No 8 Perc.yal ward
The following petitions were read and re-
ferred to the committee on public health
NJ. r. Solar, calling attention TO the
bad sanitary condition Of the premises Of
J. +. Cordray, ana asking that the eondl-
tons be Investigated and remedied.
George w. Shaw asking that he be given
49,
terry (Colored porton).
S. Krouskon for permission to transfer
lot No. 1874 Laura Grove cemetery, to
Meyer FISHER
A. J. Clayton and NJ. A. Black, asking
that they be given the contract for distr.-
| butng disinfectauts during the summer
months
Petitions Of sundry citizens and naval
stores exporters. bakers, dealers. and fac
tors, protesting against The proposition of
turning over the Savannah quarantine sta
ton 20 the marine hospital service was
| referred 20 the special committee appoint
ed under the report Of the committee Of
the whole upon the resolution by Alder
| man Graham. adopted a meeting Of Coun-
cil held March e. $685. relative 10 the sa-
vannah quarantine station.
ORDINANCES
The following ordnance read in Coun-
ell the first time, March p, and referred
90 the committee OF the whole read the
second time. April 3. 1899, with report
from the committee Of the who.e. recon-
mending its adoption, placed upon fs pas
sage and adopted. Alderman Thomas