The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-14

the meeting last night, asks for permits
sion to construct and maintain tracks from
the company's yards and depot from
point near the corner of Liberty and East
Broad streets, northward on East Broad
to Bay, and thence along Bay to West
Broad street, together with side tracks
to extend into streets running north and
south and into warehouses and stores To-
Gated along Bay street, as the business
needs of the merchants and others on that
street may render necessary or convenient.
The railroad states its willingness, in
the event 1t is allowed to build such line
and sidetracks, to permit any other rail-
way company entering the city TO use the
same on such terms and conditions as may
be reasonable and just, or 1t is willing to
enter into an arrangement with other rail-
way companies for joint ownership and
construction. In either event, the petit
toner states that IT is willing to haul the
cars of other railway companies over such
tracks for such reasonable compensation
as may be agreed upon, or as may be fixed
by arbitration.
The petition was referred to the Com
mittee of the Whole. which still has the
petitions of the Georgia and Alabama and
Central of Georgia railways for SINH ar
privileges under consideration.
Alderman Haas ordinance TO permit the
retirement Of members of the fire Depart
ment on the certificate of the health Off
Ger that they are unfit for further duty on
one-third pay after twenty years service,
and one-half pay after thirty years SIR
vice, was read a. second time and passed.
Mr.. ]. ]. Halligan's petition for compen-
sation for performing the duties of plumb
ing inspector during the absence of IN
specter Campos was reported adversely,
the committee holding that 1t is the duty
of officials to provide for the satisfactory
discharge of their duties during absence
IL,
is no fund from which such claim could
be paid.
The ordinance permitting certain en-
croachments by houses belonging to Col.
p. w. Meldrim on West Third and West
Fourth streets TO remain as al present was
adopted.
A petition from Georgana B. Sack, stat
ing that she had been refused permission
to repair certain property damaged by fire
on Lincoln street, the city claiming the
same to be an obstruction to the street,
was received the petitioner claiming that
the city had never acquired title to the
property and was referred TO the Com
mittee of the Whole.
A petition was received from NJ Fersts
Sons g. Co. and Others asking that the
business Of bill posting be regulated and
tax placed upon the same in order that
the city may have reliable bill posters.
The Southside Baptist Church petition
ed to be allowed to purchase lot owned
by the city at St. James and Bull streets,
and requested that Council fix a price up
on the same.
A communication was received from c.
H. Dorset. offering land needed for wild
ening Barnard street at Sixth street at the
rate of 80 cents per square foot
A communication was received from S.
l.. Lazaron, refusing the offer of the city
of 80 cents per square foot for land fog
opening Cohen street through property OF
the old Hebrew Cemetery. Several offers
of small lots OF land for opening streets in
| the southern section were accepted.
number of applications for license to
retail liquor during 1900 were read. The
| petition of Henry Fehrenkamp for license
to retail liquor on the Augusta road be-
| yond the city limits was adversely repcrt-
| ed by the Committee of the Whole.