The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-21

provided there Is no further improvement
on the street James ". Dixon.
Chairman Joint Committee.

Whlcn was referred tie petition or Charl2S
Hohenstein for permission to build privy
vaults on lots 81 to 81 inclusive, beg 10
report favorably TO same
Chairman Committee on Public Health.
Adopted
The Committee on Public Health, to
which was referred tho petition of George
W. Allen for permission 20 dig a Drivy
vault at premises Zubiy street. near Ann
street, beg leave 70 report favorably 10
same. J. G. FARRELL
Chairman Committee on Public Health.
Adopted.
The Committee on Water. to which was
referred the petition of John J. Powers,
secretary Catholic Library Associa-
ton, asking the refunding of wa
ter rent already paid by ne as
ISOLATION for the months of Octo-
Der, November and December 1899, they
having adopted the meter system to start
from Oct l, 1899, beg to report favorably
TO the petition that is that the water rent
paid by petitioners for the months of Oc-
tober. November and December, 1899. be
refunded, and that they be charged by me-
ter for these months. Hal II. Bacon
Chairman Committee on Water.
Adopted
The Committee on Streets and Lanes, to
which was referred the petition OF 2. w
Neldrim relative 10 the street lines of West
Third and Fourth streets, west Of Mont
gomery, petitioner being of the opinion
that they were not run parallel and having
recently erected twenty cottages with
stoops on said streets, thinks an encToach-
ment may exist, and asks that Council
Will grant him permission to have tce
stoops remain as they are, he having orig
inaly donated the streets to the city beg
70 submit the following report: The Com
tnlttee on Streets and Lanes, 10 which was
referred the petition of p. w. Meldrim,
ING rr9ige fo a "a q
on West Third ard West Fourth streets,
beg to report adversely thereto. Section
1910 Of MacDonells Code, the purpose of
which is 10 prevent encroachments south
of Anderson street has been rigidly en-
forced by us, no exceptions have been made
and we think ii highly improper that eI-
ceptions should be made in the present
case as the encroacnments are on two en-
tire blocks of the sdewa,k ks and consist in
all of twenty stoops The reasons assign
ed by the petitioner for allowing this en-
croachment have no foundation in fact.
While there may have been no intention TO
violate the ordinance and the mistake Is
doubtless an honest one, yet the oYdi-
nance has been violated in the clearest
manner to such On extent as to entirely
take from the public at least one-halt OF
the sidewalks for two blocks, and we do
not think this ought to be done. The 9TH
er rea son urged, namely, that the streets
were donated to the city by the petitioner
is entirely Incorrect. The city bought these
streets at a cost of $1,000, and the pet-
toner has already made his deed TO the
city in consideration of this money. For
these reasons we report adversely 10 this
petition. Jas. NJ. Dixon,
Chairman Committee on Streets and
Lanes.
Adopted.
PETITIONS AND APPLICATIONS.
The following applications to transfer
| licenses were read and referred 10 he Com
mit,ee of the Whole:
A. Gil, far permission to transfer his
| green grocery license at No, PA Jefferson
| street corner Ogle hoppe avenue lane, to
| H. n. Lloyd & Co, at he same place of
| business.
j. L. Werntz, by Jonas Mendel. attor-
| ney, asking mat he be permitted to trans
fer bis green grocery license from go Gas
ton street, west, TO l.. +. Coleman, 6l9 Car
| den street
T. e. McAlpin, for permission to trans
fer his liquor license from East Bread and
St. Julian streets, to BrorShton and Price
streets.
Petition of the Central of Georgia Ra:E-
way, by John NJ. Egen, vice president.
asks that il be permitted to construct
through the streets of the ely of Savan-
! nah an extension of its RAILROAD from d
point east of the Savannah and Ogee chce
| Canal to East Broad street, was read and
referred TO the Committee of the Who,e.
Peti ion of sundry merchants and proper
| ty owners on Bay street earnestly re-
| questing the passage of an ordinance CIV
| ing to the Central of Georgia Railway the
right to build its tracks through the
streets of the city as located by the map,
| accompanying their petition. Petitioners
| believing This route to be shorter, more
| expedit GUS and convenient than any other
route proposed, was read and referred to
| the Committee of the Whole.
| Petition of j. II. Estill president of the
Union Society states that an execution in
| the amount of S711.50 for taxes due for the
| year 1898 is IN the hands of the city mar
| shall and asks that an amount equal in
sum be donated to cover the execution,
was read and referred 70 the Committee
| of the Whole.
Petition of the Georgia and Alabama
Railway, through its attorneys, Charlton,
! Mackall & Anderson, asking permission 10
| lay it's tracks in Stewart street and other
streets in the city. was read and referred
to the Committee of the Whole.
Petition of the Knights of Pythias Hall
| Association, asking for the use of a por-
ton of the military parade ground. where
| in it is proposed to hold a street fair and
| carnival from Nov. "A to %, was read and
| upon motion which was adopted, the pc
| tition was granted, all work to be done I'M
| der the supervision of the Street and Lane
| committee ana lne SiOulltS 10 DG tcStSitu
by the assocati ton to their original condl-
| ton
Petition of L. L. Cubbedge & Co, asking
| to be refunded $780, being amount paid for
another badge in lieu of one stolen, was
read and referred TO the Committee on
Finance.
Petition of Mrs Hattie Fried, asking
she be allowed the usual discount of 10
per cent. to make fee simple the southern
portion of lot No. 81. Lloyd ward, was
read and referred TO the Committee on
Finance.
Petition of sundry citizens and property
owners, asking that Florence street from
Iavinia street to Third or Bismarck
streets, be opened, was read and referred
10 the Committee on City Lots and Open
ing Streets.
Petition of Mrs. i. A. Grady, residing
Al 412 liberty street, east, asking to be
relieved from taxes on furniture was read
and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Petition of F. ]. Ruckert by Samuel
r,aru1iGGinn n dig