The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-11
OFFICIAL.
CITY GOVERNMENT.
ContInued Lon sevenLh 40

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Petition Of O. II. Mitchell TO erect Stops
TO wooden house. No rs Souihville ward,
was read and referred TO The committee
on streets aud lanes.
Petition Of Henry Precht to erect stoops
10 wooden houses on lots % and p, Minis
ward. was read and referred to the COM
mittee on streets and lanes.
Petition Of Mrs. Julia W. Daucy 90 re-
place old Stops with new ones on lot No
Is Castor ward was read aud referred to
the committee on streets and lanes.
Petition of J. G. Posten, calling atten-
ton to the improper drainage in Paul
sen street, Immediately north of Bolton
street petitioner claiming said improper
drainage was caused 10y the nllng In Of
Paulsen street by the city and destroying
the natural flow to the Bilbo canal was
Teae and referred TO the committee on
streets and lanes.
Petition of sundry citizens. taxpayers
and business men, asking that Congress
street lane, between Whitaker and Bar
nard streets, be paved, was read and re,
ferred TO the committee on streets and
lanes
Petition of Mrs NJ Kenny TO move
wooden house from the center OF lot IS
Middle Oglethorpe ward. TO front on Pine
street was read and referred to the Joint
committee on streets and lanes and fire.
Petition OF Daniel d. Grimm TO erect
piazza and bay window to house 10 be
erected on lot No. 49, Minis ward. was
read and referred to the Joint committees
on streets and .anes and FIRE.
Petition OF the Chatham Real Estate
and Improvement Company asking the
grading of streets and extension OF water
mains on the line of 81. James. ST Paul
aud other streets to the line OF the Boule-
ward. parallel with the Savannah. Florida
and Western Railway, property located
south Of Anderson and east of Price
streets, was referred to the joint commit
tees on streets and lanes and water
Petition of the Savannah Investment
Company says that in obedience TO the re-
quirements of an ordinance Of the city
they have paved the sidewalks on Third.
Fourth and Fifth streets. and on Barnard
and jefferson streets, and now ask the
city to properly grade the roadways abut-
ting; also requesting that some protection
be afforded against the indiscrmlnate driv-
ing over the said pavements by teamsters
10 their great damage was referred to
the committee on streets and lanes and
opening streets.
Petition of DR.. J. c. LeHardy. health
officer. asking that his office be moved to
the first floor of the city exchange was
read and referred to the committee on
city lots.
Petition of b. r. Armstrong asking the
reduction In the assessment on houses
Nos. 2l7 22l and 22j Gordon street. east,
was read and referred to the board of
tax assessors and receivers.
Petition of c. p. Heath asking 10 be re-
lieved from double tax on furniture was
read and referred 10 the board of tax as
SCISSORS and receivers.
Petition of John Rourke & Son states
tn bttiI b1fv
wharf property and as the city has the
right-of-way through this property to run
a sewer, they ask that this work be done
at once. was referred to the committee on
dI ainage
Petitions of w F. Furloug and Thomas
j. Burns state that having been honor
ably discharged from the police force after
serving seventeen days In the month ask
that they be paid sos the amount of n
tuli months's pay. were read and referred
10 che joint committee on police and
fin ance
Petition of sundry plumbers. asking the
consolidation of the Offices of plumbing in
spector and inspector of the water works.
vas read and referred to the committee
on public health and water.
Petition of L. W. Crovatt asking that
deeds be given HIM for the northwest por-
ton OF lot No. 2l5 Laurel Grove cemetery.
as iedu dud referred 10 the committee
on public health.
Petition of Margaret Bowman for per
mission to dig a privy vault az premises
I'D Reynolds street. near Broughton street.
was read and referred to the COMMITTEES
on public health.
Petition of Meyer Mendel. by Sellg Men
del attorney. for permission 10 dig privv
vault to four houses, u and 10 Law ward
was read and referred 90 the committee
on public health.
The following ordinance on It's first read
ing:
BY Alderman Dixon
An ordinance to require the having of tho
portions of President, Randolph and South
broad streets herein mentioned
section l. Be it ordained by the Mavor
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
ooiph street from the north side of Presi-
neht TO Liberty streets and Of sidewalks
seven feet In width on both sides of South
Broad street from East Broad to Ran
doiph streets in the city OF Savannah Is
hereby required of the owners of lots ab,It-
phg on said sidewalks. The said pave.
ments shall be of brick and be enclosed
by stone curbing
The pavements herein required. with the
curpipg' shall be completed by the said lot
owners within sixty days from this date
ana shall be subject 10 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 herein required, the same shall be done
by the city of Savannah and the exnense
ihereof collected in the manner provided
for by law.
Sec. :. That all ordinances and parts of
ordinances in conflict with this ordinance
are hereby repealed.
Inc following ordnance read in Counci,
the first time, March s. 1899, by unanimous
consent; read the second time, placed upon
Its passage, aud passed.
BY Alderman Mills
An ordinance TO re-enaot air the ordi-
nances Of the city Of Savannah In force
81 the time of the creation OF a police rom
mission and a fire commission for the citv
oil savannah which relate to the control
or management OF the police or fire de-
partments Of the city of Savannah, except
as herein excepted.
section ]. BE il ordained bv t1,a NFa,.o.