The morning news., 1899-11-18

together with the abutlng portion OF fttth
| street should be made into park Peti-
! TONERS state that over five years have
/ passed since the agre5 ment was entered
| into and ask that the proper steps be TAX
! en- towards carrying out the provisions of
| the agreement was read and referred TO
| the Committee on Streets and Lanes.
| Petition Of 5. L. LaZaron, attorney Tor
| the residents of West Savannah. calling
attention 10 the dumping OF cffal by the
| soavenger carts on the Lowell lands just
I opposite West Savannah, thus making the
| locality unsaniGary and asking the dis
| continuance Of the nuisance, was read and
| referred to the Joint Committee on Streets
| ard Lanes and Public Health.
| The following Tetitions were read and re-
| ferred TO Inc Committee on City Lots and
Opening Streets.
S. L. Lazaron, attorney for the trustees
| of the Hebrew Cemetery properly, offering
to the city land required for the opening
| of Cohen street, al the rate of 35c per
| square foot.
G. s. Goibold. offering to the city his
! entire LOT No. 81 in Fifth street, between
| Montgomery and West Bread streets for
the opening of Fifth street, at the rate of
! soc per square foot or ne will sell p feet
by 57-6 at the rate Of 60c per square foo,
| G. T. & J. f. Cam offering So $50 for The
| lot at the northwest corner of Gwinnett
and West Boundary streets, said lot con-
| tanning 10 acres, more or less
Petition of James Fleming, offering to
the city 1917 square feet Of his lot nee1ed
| for the opening of First street, at the
rate of 30c per square foot, petitioner
| agreeing 10 remove the buildings now on
the land requ red for the further sum of
$500.
J. S. Cooper, by L. H. McLaws. attor-
ney offering J. 1651s feet from lot c, South
vile ward needed for the opening of
Drayton street at the rate of 271s cents per
square foot and an additional sum of $50
for the removal of house and fence.
r. Falligant, Offering much of his
property as is needed for the opening of
First street at the rate of 30 cents per
square foot
]. Ferris Cam, secretary and attorney
of the Twelfth Street Land Company, call
ing attention TO their petition of May 81,
1899, with reference to their proposition
for the opening of street through the tract
belonging to the company and asking
that definite action be taken in the petit
ton by Dec. /. or petitioners shall feel
constrained to withdraw their offer.
/ The following petitions We're read and
referred TO the Committee on Public
| Health:
John ]. Haillgan states that having per-
formed the duties of plumbing inspector
= during the absence of Inspector Campos
in the month of August, asks that he be
} compensated for said service in the
: amount of $50.
G. S. Williams asking to be relieved
from the payment of certain charges for
; the cleaning of privy vault at No 1912
East Broad street.
Trustees of the Gaines African Metho-
J dist Episcopal Church, asking permission
to dig a vault in the rear of lot No. Is,
northeast corner of Oak and Cemetery
streets.
! Mrs NJ. a. Mehrtens, for permission to
= dig a dry well at premises Habersham
/ and Third avenue lane.
e ORDINANCES.
The following ordinance read in Council
r the first time Nov. l. 1899, read the sec
/ ond time Nov 10. 1899. placed upon its
I passage and passed:
. By Alderman Haas
An ordinance to authorize the Florida
= Central and Peninsular Railroad Company
: to appoint and maintain policemen. to be
= stationed in and about its yards, wharves.
S terminals and warehouses, and to make
g the same part of the regular police force
Y of the city of Savannah, under certain lin.
d itations herein provided, and for other pur.
e poses.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor
: and aldermen of the city of Savannah, ir
e Council assembled, and it is hereby or.
II dained by authority of the same, that the
II Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad
Y Company is hereby authorized and en-
d powered to appoint from time to time sucf
mt and proper persons as policemen as il
d may find necessary to be stationed in anC
y about its yards, wharves terminals an(
> warehouses In the city of Savannah, Geor
n gia, and to designate and determine the re
e spective rank and designation of such DO
x hcemen, whether as sergeants, privates ol
IS otherwise.
d Sec. q Be 1t further ordained that thu
said appointments shall be made subiec
! TO the approval of the Mayor. and the per
If sons so appointed shall be subject to per
IS form the duties prescribed by the sal,
GnmnanW eh haI oh tGa -
i and be subject and conform 10 all tn,
d rules, regulations and ordinances govern
3 ing the said police, and shall be taken ant
Y, held as part of the regular police force o
n the city of Savannah, except that the,
IS shall be paid by said Florida Central ant
d Peninsular Railroad Company. such salar,
lie as II may deem proper, and shall be liabli
TO be dismissed by said company from tim
II 70 time or when said company Shall deter
e mine to cease paying for their services.
: Sec. 3. Be 1t further ordained that al
d ordinances and parts of ordinances In con
le fict with this ordinance, be and they ar
hereby repealed.
: On its first reading:
y BY the Finance Committee
!; An ordinance to assess and levy take
u and raise revenue for The city of Savan
nah; for the regulation of certain kind
- OF business in the corporate and iuristlic
tional limits of said city; fixing penaltie,
.e Tor the violation of the revenue ordinance
: of said city, and for other purposes. con
nected with taxes and revenue of said city
Section l. The Mayor and aldermen o
'e the city of Savannah, in Council as
n sembled, do hereby ordain That from an,
= after the first day of January, 1900. the in
- habitants of said corporate and jurisdic
~ tlonal limits of said city, and those VIII
hold taxable property within the same, an,
x those who transact or offer 10 transaet
ot business therein, except such as are ex
ID empt from taxation by law, shall pay TO
le ward the support of the government o
el said city, and for the safety, benefit con
Ia venienee and advantage of said city, tn
N taxes hereinafter prescribed.
~ Sec. 2. Every person and corporatio,
- owning real property in said city. includ
= ing improvements, shall pay tax to b
7 assessed by Council upon the value of sal
property by the first day of April 1eO
" at the ta of one and fi,,, On, -.