The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-22
OFFICIAL.


ton proceedings be proceeded with, under
the provisions of the law.
]. P. Williams.
Chairman Committee on City Lots and
Opening Streets.
Adopted.
The committee on fire having considered
the following petitions to repair, remodel
improve, etc, beg TO report that same
have been granted. Isaac G. Haas
Chairman Committee on Fire.
James j. Joyce, for permission to change
stable into stores southwest corner Floyd
and Liberty streets. Adopted.
Sarah McGranie, for permission 10 add
two rooms TO house on Ogeechee road and
Bismarck street. Adopted.
Plant System, for permission to erect
one wooden shed, corner Harmon and
Wheaton streets. Adopted.
W. II. Taylor, for permission to erect
one wooden she'd corner Anderson street
and Ogeechee road. Adopted.
Mrs. Kate Finn, for permission TO repair.
remodel house, corner Bolton and Mont
gomery streets. Adopted.
w. P. Green, for permission to erect
wooden shed on lot No: % Charlton ward.
, Adopted.
Mrs. NJ. j. Culum, for permission to re-
pair, rebuild and remodel house, a6 Presi-
dent street. Adopted.
The committee on fire having considered
the petition of the estate of j. j. Waring
for permission to build shed to be used
as a carpenter shop, two sides TO be
built of wood and to cover same with tin
roof al No. 30 Barnard street. recommend
that the same be not granted.
Isaac G. Haas,
Chairman Committee on Fire.
Adopted
The joint committee on fire and harbor
and wharves have considered the petition
of John Rourke & Son to erect a CORFU
| gated iron blacksmith shop on the old fer
ry dock slip, and respectfully forward the
petition to the City Council with recon-
mendation that the same be granted.
| Isaac G. Haas,
Chairman Joint Committee.
Adopted.
| PETITIONS AND APPLICATIONS.
Application of R.fW. Cunningham to re-
tail liquor at Dale avenue and Waters
| road was read and referred to the COM
mittee of the whole.
The following petitions to transfer IL
| censes were referred to the committee OF
the whole ]. w. Woods grocery license
| to j. c. Werntz at same place of business,
Jones and Price streets.
II. E. Crittenden, to transfer his com
mission merchants license from the city
market to 2O7 Bay street, west.
M. r. Hall, to transfer his grocery Ii
cense from 52S Bolton street 10 Cemetery
| and Gwinnett streets.
Petition of S. L. Lazaron, attorney for
| the Suburban and West End Railway Co,
| asking the refunding of $500, being specific
| tax paid for the year 1885, or in lieu there
| of, withhold the enforcement of the paw
ing executions law pending against the
| said railroad for the paving of st. Jul
Ian street, was read and referred to the
committee of the whole.
Petition of s. L. fzazaron, attorney for
the Suburban and West End Railway Co.
| contemplating the use of compressed air as
a motive power, desires the assurance OF
| Council that it will grant the right of way
| to extend its lines over certain streets be-
| fore undertaking this mode of power, ano
| asking permission to appear before the
committee to which this petition is re.
| ferred, was read and referred to the com
| mittee of the whole.
| Petition of Austin r. Myres, asking tina
his stock and bond brokers' Hcenses b
| transferred to Fred w. Garden, his repre-
| sentative, petitioner having moved to New
| York city. was read and referred to thu
| committee on finance.
Petitions of B. Goode and Mrs. Eller
| Deignan, asking to be refunded tht
amount of $500 each, being amount pait
on account of being double taxed fol
wagon badges, was read and referred e
| the committee on finance.
Petitions Of Eliza Mccormick and Mrs
Stella Mcintyre, being DESTROYS of makins
certain ground rent lots in TrouD ware
fee simple, and that they be allowed thu
| usual discount of 10 per cent, was reaC
| and referred 10 the committee on finance
Petition of John Snyder, within affidavit
| attached. states that having lost coupons
from city bonds Nos. 956, $751; S5S, $50 ana
962, due Feb. /, 1898, of the value of $50 each
asks that he be paid the amount OF thu
lost coupons, was read and referred 10 thu
| committee on finance.
Petition of Philip Sanders states that h
sold the city his lot on Bull street 70
| street opening purposes, the titles havins
only recently been drawn up; he furthe
| states he is willing to sign the deed, pro
| vided the city will relieve him from pay
ing taxes on same for the year 1893 ant
have the notes in payment for same dat
ed Jan. l. 1899, was read and referred q
the committee on finance.
Petition of Saussy & Saussy, attorney
for Edward F. Lowell and Robert P. Low
ell for themselves and as executors Of th'
will of their father Edward Lowell, de
ceased, accompanied by deeds 10 certain
lots of lands in Springfield plantation. in
GLIDING the general warranty of title ans
asks the execution and delivery by tn
corpora ton to your petitioners of sal
deeds was read and referred 70 the com
mittee on city lots and opening streets.
Petition of the Savannah Investmen
Company, Offering the land required q
complete Plant street by connecting II witt
Seventh street az the rate Of 10 cents pc
square foot, was read and referred to thu
committee on city lots and opening streets
Petition of J. G. Rowland an'
Henry McAlpin protesting agains
the action Of the board o
tax assessors In assessing their prop
erty in Johnson ward for city taxation
the failure to open streets east and ives
and the unjust and unreasonable valua
ton being petitioners causes of complaint
and, asking that the action of the tax es
SCISSORS be revoked and further asking tina
they be relieved from the burden OF pay
Ing city taxes on this property. was rea,
and referred 90 the boasrd OF tax assessors
Petition OF C. A. Mc1ntire for permissio
TO erect stoops TO three houses. 10 be bull
on lot No. 5, subdivision lot l6, gardel
lot. west, was foad and referred 10 ~
committee on streets and lanes
| n.tltAo, ~ q n a i n Gam actin,