The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-18
WATER MASTERS SILL STAY.
ANTI-HoPPER CLOSET ORDINANCE
HELD Up by AID. BACON.

cfI-AIderman Mills Ordinance TO
Keep the streets. Lanes and
Squares Free of Trnsh-Its Imme-
! dfnte Passage Objected - by Al
dermnn Tfcdcman-Vncnnt Lumber
and Tim her InSpectorship Applied
for.
For the purpose Of obtaining further in
/ formation, which viii be submitted to the
/ City Council, the ordinance recently In
! troduced by Alderman Bacon providing
! for the removal of hopper closets was laid
on the table at last nights meeting. Be
! fore il was DONE however, the ordinance
was read second time. Ii is expected it
win come up al The next meeting when it
VIII be passed without any dissenting
votes.
Alderman Bacon's motion was probably
not expected by others. besides the alder
men, as the understanding has been that
the ordinance would be put through.
The imperative demand for the reform for
which Il provides is generally recognized.
and the earlier il is made a law the better
il is believed the city will fare in the way
VI ii SdNIS IN lAt water supply.
TWO other ordinances were introduced,
one giving William NJ Davidson the right
TO build five frame houses in Calhoun
ward, and the other prohibiting persons
from scattering waste paper and ether
trash in the streets. lanes and squares.
The trash ordinance was introduced by
Alderman Mills, who recognized the i'm
49, ffee,
be pat on lis second reading. 1t provides
that il shall not be lawful for any person
to throw auy waste paper rubbish, trash
or litter of any character IA the street,,
lanes, squares or thoroughfares, and any
person violating the ordinance shall, upon
conviction before the Police Court, be finvd
not to exceed so or imprisoned five days,
either or both, in the discretion of The
court.
Alderman Mills requested that the or
dlnance be put on its second reading, but
there was some objection because of the
fact there is no urgent necessity for Ii.
According to the rules of Council an or
dinance may be put on it's second read
ing a same meeting only in cases of
emergency. Alderman Tiedeman had no
objection 70 the ordinance but he thought
as the city had got along fifty years and
more without an ordinance of the kind,
nothing would be lost IN allowing il to 80
over to the next meeting For some time
the need of legislation of this kind has
been recognized, and when the ordinance
IS offered on its second reading there is
no doubt about its passage. 1t is stated
there are ordinances along this line, but
none that exactly fill the bill.
Other Improvements besides those re-
Gently mentioned in the Morning News are
to be made in the market building
through the efforts of Alderman Doyle
chairman of the market committee BY
| resolution introduced by Alderman Doyle
and adopted the Mayor Is authorized to
execute contract with the Edison Flee
trio Illuminating Company for the light
ing OF the market, under which three arc
! lights, averaging thirteen hours a day;
! nine arc lights, averaging three hours a
day; six incandescent lights, averaging
fifteen hours day, at $45 a month. are
| to be furnished subject to the conditions
mentioned in the contract.
resolution was introduced by Alder
man Tiedeman, providing for the appoint
ment of a committee of five, of which the
Mayor Is to he member, who shall ar
! ranSe for having the code printed which
shall INCLUDE all the city laws to date.
Mr.. George p. Jordan filed petition
! which was referred to the committee Of
the Whole, asking that he be appointed
/ lumber and timber inspector. The Office
| seems TO have gone unified for some time
| but 1t has now been discovered. and a man
| found who IS willing to take the position
| So long has il been since Savannah has
! had an official of this kind, that several
| aldermen were compelled to grab for their
! yaher books when the matter was
| brought UP, evidently knowing little about
the duties of the office the petitioner de-
sired to ill.
The clause in the code giving Council
! the power to appoint inspectors includes
one for the inspection of lumber. timber
slaves shingles, and so forth In ali
seaport towns where lumber or timber is
brought for expectation, a subsection
says, the same shall be inspected and
measured, and bills for such measure
! meht snail be made out IN superficial feet
The other sections proceed in detail TO
give Information about the manner in
which the measurements shall be made
II Is The inspectors duty to keep a record
of Inspections to disclose the account Of
sales of lumber or timber. and classify
lumber IN measuring it,
The inspector IS to receive the following
| fees as his compensation one-half To he
paid by the seller the other half bv The
| purchaser the labor necessary for tbe
! measurement and inspection Of mmber win
! be furnished by the factor or seller viz
For Inspecting and culling oak slaves Il
NNiAN9 ~ tiiOuS&HQs Tor shingles. - cents
! per thousand; the price for measuring
and inspecting all classes of timber SHAH
be % cents q thousand feet, and an ad-
ditonal sum of 10 cents thousand fee,
shan De allowed for turning over the
same.
Whether Council viii make the appoint-
ment cannot be told, There seems TO be
! quite q neat sum to be made out of the
| inspections however, and the apnoinlee
viii doubtless make a good thing OUT of
! the position.
| communication from the New Yorl,
| headquarters of League Of American Mum
! icipalties was read, and received as ia
| formation.
The American Telephone and Telegraph
! Company notified Council that the fran
ehise recently granted it viii be accepted
! and bond in accordance with the ordi
! nance hled as soon as possible.
There was Elte more than a quorum
present, which included Aldermen Dixon.
! M.lls, Doyle, Tiedeman, Graham, Bacon,
! Schwarz and Wells