The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-30
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paving of Gwinnett street, west. reported
that the petition would be reported upon
| by ordinance when the budget of 1900 shall
have been adopted. This is taken to indi-
cate that the petition will be acted upon
favorably.
Upon Mrs. Elizabeth Creekman's petit
ton for remuneration for damage and
injuries suffering by driving into hole
on Barnard street with her horse and
wagon, the committee reported that it did
not consider the petitioner entitled to com
pensation for the reason that the break
in the sewer at that point was caused by
the petitioners wagon and that it was
private, and not a public, sewer.
An ordinance was introduced by Alder
man Haas providing for pensions for SUI
perannuated and disabled firemeu, permit
ing members of the department to be re-
tired upon the recommendation of the SUI
perintendent, and after examination by
the health officer, those SO retired after
twenty years service to receive one
third pay and after thirty years
service one-half pay. The ordinance went
over on its first reading.
A petition was received from friends of
Patrick McCabe, who was recently retired
from the police force ON one-third pay
after 26 years of service, calling attention
TO his exceptionally good record, and
asking that his allowance be, increased to
one-haif pay The petition Is approved by
Supt. Screven. 1t was referred to the Fin
anee Committee. av.
The proposition of Gen. W. W Gordon
to permit the eastern sewer of the house
drainage system to be cons tructed through
his property on condition that certain re-
quirements be observed and the further
condition that he be permitted to lay rail-
road tracks along the eastern extension
of Bay street, was referred to the Com
mttee Of the Whole, as was also a sepa-
ate petition from Gen. Gordon, asking to
be allowed to extend these tracks across
the Bilbo canal Tor the purpose of con-
Meeting with the Plant System tracks.
A petition from the Hydraulic Cotton
Press Company to be allowed to lay rail-
road tracks alongside its property on both
Say and st. Julian streets, Yves referred
TO the Committee of the Whole
Mr.. James NJ. Barnard Jr., was unani-
mousiy Reelected to succeed himself as a
member of the pilotage commission, and
Capt George p. Walker was in like man
ner elected a member of the commission
to succeed Mr.. Josenh Huh resigned, the
Mayor casting the ballot by instruction of
the board.
The resignationeo of Messenger of Council
Isaac Cohn was received and accepted
The resignation is effective Dec. /. Alder
man Doyle inquired why The messenger
had been suspended. Mayor Myers replied
that he had suspended him because of his
GOuQuGt III OUltG anu as MS RESIGNATION ndu
been rendered he did not consider further
explanation necessary. The clerk was
instructed to advertise an election to be
held at the next regular meeting of Coun-
ell. Mr.. W. e. Hicks is now temporarily
filling the vacancy.
BY resolution from the Finance Commit
tee, it was decided that parties in ar
rears for ground rent should. be notified
that unless settlement is made shortly,
that the city marshal will be instructed
to advertise the properties for sale.
An ordinance to restrict the time in
which butchers and green grocers are al
lowed to deliver meats on che Sabbath, to
the hours between and 8 a. M, the de-
livery to be only of meats sold the pre-
vious day, was introduced.
A communication from Mr.. Alvin M
Bell, offering to furnish the city "a new
map for which many citizens have petit
toned, was referred to the Mayor and
Street and Lane fCfogmnittees with power to
act. g" "f
Mayor Myers remarked, as the meet
ing neared its close, that as Council had
accepted the invitation extended a its last
meeting to visit the Brunswick fair on
Thanksgiving, that he would be glad to
know how many intended making the trip.
The aldermen with one voice almost an
nounced that the minutes of the meeting
We're in error in this respect, as the invita-
ton had not been accepted, but merely
received with thanks Not having been
present at the previous meeting, Mayor
Myers had gained his information from
the minutes.
An ordinance was adopted permitting the
estate of George Bbberwein to repair, re-
model and improve the house at Ala Jones
street. west.
On recommendation of the Committee of
the Whole the following offers Of land for
opening streets We're accepted: A. Kent,
land needed for opening First street, at %
cents per square foot; G. s. Godbold, en-
tire lot on Fifth street, at 90 cents per
square foot; r. Falligant, land for opening
First street at 80 cents per square foot;
]. S. Cooper, 1852 square feet in South
vile ward, for opening Drayton street, at
20 cents per square. foot,
The offer of S. T. I4azaron, for the cd
Hebrew cemetery, of land needed for open
ing Cohen street, al the rate of 30 cents
per square foot, was reported adversely,
the report stating that 90icents per square
foot would be ample return for the value
of the land. The offer of d. ]. Morrison
of a hot on Ninth street at 1890, was also
reported adversely.
The members of Council present were
Mayor Myers and Aldermen Dixon, Thorn
as, Mills, Doyle. Tiedeman, Haas, Bacon
Graham, FARRELL and Schwarz. The r.