The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-10
DIXON ORDINANCE ADOPTED.
IN NOW UNDER CON-
TROL OF COUNCIL.


Meeting of COunciI-AIderman
Thomas Favored the Ordinance.
mr. opposed Putting Out Faithful
6,gictnIs-Dr. vi. II. Levi Elected
civ PhySicinn-Mr. GuiImartin
CriticIses the Drainage south OF
the city.
The city dispensary is now under the con-
troll of council and the ordinance of Janu-
sry. 1891 has been restored. AS was an
.ouuced would be the case Council. at its
meeting Yesterday afternoon, adopted the
Dixon ordinance without opposition after
several amendments had been made The
amendments fix the election for the next
rcgular meeting, Aug %, and terminate the
terms of the present incumbents on he
day following, Aug. "a. The salaries are
10 remain the same as at present.
When the ordinance was called up by Al
derman Dixon and his intention of placing
It On IL $ passage was announced, Alderman
Thomas stated that he would be glad to
vote for The ordinance were 1t not that 1t
proposed TO put out of office men against
whom there were no charges of misconduct
aud whom he believed had discharged
their duties satisfactorily. He understood
that these men had handed in their resig-
nadors, and saw no reason why they
shord in terms be deprived of their of
/ tc 10y ordinance.
81 nave always thought" said Alderman
/ Thomas, that the dispensary should be
| under the control of Council and therefore
| ] approve the present ordinance with the
/ I
mend he sanitary board and approve its
4 work ! regard ii as an advisory body and
/ do not think it should exercise official con-
Il uol of any city department. The present
Il ordinance properly places the control of the
dispeusary in the hands of the health COM
mittee subject to Council"
III The ordinance was passed by viva voce
vote Aldermen Thomas and Tiedeman not
voting
DR. NJ H. Levi was elected city
physician for the Second district to fiji
the vacancy caused by the resignation of
4 Dr. NJ. r. Davis. There were only two
4 applicants, Drs. Levi and c, b. Lanneau.
| The vote stood to in favor of Dr. Levi
The successful candidate has been a resi-
dent of The city about year.
A communication was received from
Waithour & Rivers, agents for DR.. j. 3.
Read, announcing that the row of build
iugs on Bryan street, known as the Read
l. =
Of the fire department al the last meeting
Of Council, would be removed within thr-
~ days. This announcement being salts
hctoTy to Council, it was not considered
Necessary to take any further action.
A resolution offered by Alderman Thorn
a. was adopted requesting Engineer W
H Chapman to return to the city at an
FAIRLY date as possible for the purpose Of
Onferring with the drainage committee
TJn the question of a change in the sew
lge outlets.
Alderman DiXons chimney contracting |
ednance amending the previous ordin- |
nee by authorizing the chimney contrac- |
ms to collect their fees from the occu-
ants of houses, and in the case of the
2ure OF occupants to pay to collect not |
Pore than one-half of the amount of the |
rs from the owners of the property, was |
ropned.
Cen. W. W. Gordon was given permis- |
lon to build a further extension of his |
mart to the harbor line for a length of |
leet on the western end, and the Sa- |
ehtah + florida and Western Railway was |
Even permission to build a bukhead on |
us line of Bilbo canal 10 the harbor |
le Both works are a part of the gen.
uai movement on the part OF the wharf |
0ners TO extend their wharf fronts to the |
'fpor line established by the United |
Mates government
me ofer of Mary Houlihan to purchase |
nom the city al the rate of 80 cents per
sUAIe 1907 strip of land adjoining her
property on Bull street was accepted
Inc proposition of Mrs T. Hamilton TO |
# p'S from The city for the sum of $3.50 the
q nIP 81 i7nd adjoining her property on
i3uI street was reported uufavorably by
g. $780, '''' sup
81 me committee on city lots reported I'M
laVorabiy upon the offer of G. T. ana 7
a TtAG mo ho
-'o'er's, TO sell the city such land as is
"a s4u"ed TO open First, Burroughs and |
Up ei streets through The property for IS
.sn's per square foot. the committee con-
.I, ing 10 cents square foot the full
value of the land
81 The offer of c. IT Dorsatt renrese,ti,,,r
g savannah Investment Company, TO
I me CITY the land required for the open
s Oh rant street to an outlet on Sew
1" street at IA cents per square foot
IsPorted favorably, and the report
W was adopted
several reports upon propositions to sell
guy lahd Tor opening streets were held
r, BECAUSE Of the absence of Alderman
..3nls' chairman of the committee on
VtS' me terms of payment not being
III the reports. Among the number
S tle propositon of S. F. Kline to sell
H., NY iahd needed for the opening Of
"'l street, from West Broad to Bur
Eayorably.
r5 an ordinance was adopted, authorizing
"a'l Lovelfs Sons TO place a powder
".sazine on Bay street.
T. ,oultnu nication was read from Mr. J.
4 Duul'nartin, commenting uron a recent
n 3Per article in which the drainage
NJ rN me city was highly commended
30 'u'Iinartin took issue with the author
ii ne article, holding that the drainage
dr,te. NJ the condition represented. The
c',, on the DeRenne lands, south OF the
So "rar The government hospital he
stated. are in an almost abandonal cond;.
csIt WIN the exception of about 10 ner
don- vi me drains having had nothing
MN. 20 ihom in over a year. Mr. Gull
~ "" states that the executive ofdser
the government hospital Lieut. Faunt-
n.y. Examined a part of these drains
rli denounced them to be dangerous.
Nm" induced the county to do some
- lno 10 per cent. mentioned. All the
''h winch the county aufhoritiaq bod |