The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-25
WAY BRING 1T TO A VOTE.
an nIyoN'S DIsPENsARY ORDI-
,.NCr5 LIKELY TO COME UP.

,r,... alderman Stiu Considering the
waiter. with No Prospect of Over
.,heIming Defeat on Either side.
localities Want Their Burial
cro,ud in Laurel Grove Enlarged.
r.I,er Matters to Come Before
rorrciI Tomorrow Afternoon.
Srsb5b,y the most interesting matter to
s,no before the meeting of Council to-
.,-rov afternoon is the ordinance provid-i
.u, for the establishment of the city
.,,.oer=lrv. placing it directly under the
..,,r.,l of Council instead of the sanitary
hoard. as at present and also providing for
,bs removal of the present dispensary Of
ESQ., Unless the ordinance is laid on the
,ga,e on motion of Alderman Dixon, who
.r,rodueod it. there is every indication that
O vote viii be taken.
As stated in the Morning News yester-
3,v tbe reluctance of aldermen 10 talk on
rse subject leaves the possible result in
doubt. Ii is known there is enough oppo-
si.jsn 10 il to cause some activity on the
mart OF nose who seek to bring about the
change The opponents of a change claim
tbe,e is TOO much politics in it, while those
u5, favor Il claim it is for the good of aha
disp4nsary and that it is proposed by the
chang. 10 accomplish more at the dispen-
sary than is being accomplished at pres
ent
No doubt is expressed by some about
tbe massage of the ordinance, which, it is
climed. viii be supported as a party
move. Whether this will be the case is
not known, as a number of aldermen are
said TO be waiting for the reasons for
change. They have stated they are open
TO conviction, and this is what they are
vaIuns for. II may be Alderman Dixon
will have something to say to the board
In the caucus meeting tomorrow, so the
doubtful aldermen may be induced TO
vo.e favorably.
Those of the board in the city are AL
deImen Tiedeman, Dixon, Thomas, Mills,
povle. Graham, Bacon, farrell and
schwarz Those absent are Mayor Ny
ers and Aldermen Wells, Haas and Will
mms Il is understood Alderman Will
iams may return for the meeting, but this
is by no means certain.
A petition will be submitted from the
Park and Tree Commission asking that a
part OF he col1red section of Laurel Grove
cemetery be set aside for the burial of
Israeiites The petition goes on to say
that the city's action, under direction Of
the Park and Tree Commission, has re-
suited in the reclamation of sufficient low
ground in Laurel Grove cemetery to serve
years TO come. 1t is further stated that
many years since a portion of the ceme-
tery was reserved for the buriel of Israel
ties This space has been about taken
up, however, and an additional allotment
is asked, to ne added to the present por-
u1n. The commission say sufficient space
could be provided in the reclaimed ground,
but this viii separate the Jewish dead
Pursuant to the wishes of large num-
Der of Jewish people the commission sug-
gests that a space containing from 200 to
-5 feet front by $50 feet in depth be taken
from the tract now included in the col
bred portion of the cemetery. and given
90 The burial of Israelites. This will be
an enlargement of the present reservation
for this purpose, and will not separate the
burial lot 1t is stated this portion can
be SET off without deranging the colored
hrnen Of the cemetery in any way, and
mal the ground can be put in proper con-
o.uoh Tor burial purposes without any
laise expenditure by the city.
number of petitions have been filed by
PERSONS who were discharged from the pest
mousse after having been confined there on
account OF smallpox, asking that they be
enumerated for the destruction of their
co'nns by the city. 1t is stated this mat
Ter VIII probably come before the sanitary
BOARD at its meeting this afternoon. A res
ouuon was recently adopted by Council
'n'"lns $40 TO pay the cost of reimbursng
persons confined in the pest house for the
V'o'hlng II was necessary to destroy. Mem
ue's OF the sanitary board have not init
mated what action, if any, they will take
on The petition.
mere are a large number of petitions to
uaHsIer liquor licenses which Council win
nave 10 dispose of, A number of other min
VI matters will come before the board for
attention. but they are not such as to add
any interest to the meeting.