The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-23
OEEICIAI.


burial and asks the city donate them an
other lot for similar purposes. was read
and referred TO the Joint committee on
public health aud finance.
Petition of the Planters Rice Mil Com
pany, asking permission to erect one
story wooden shed covered with corrugated
iron, on Planters Rice Min wharf was
read and referred to the committee on fire.
Petition OF the Oglethorpe Real Estate
Company shows that il has begun the inn
provement of its property abutting on
Eighth street. and asks that water main
be laid on said street, Petitioners agree
ing TO pay the cost of laying the said m ain.
providing the city win furnish the pipe,
was read and referred 10 the committee on
water.
Petition of J. F. Minis, president Knitted
Hydraulic Cotton Press Company. aul
Gen. W. W. Gordon. entering their protest
against the using Of the Lamar canal as
The eastern outlet Of the new house drain
age system petitioners believing IL viii in
iure the value of their property besides
being deleterious TO the health Of their .m-
poyes was read and referred 60 the spec
ial committee on house and contract sew
crage.
The following petitions were read aud
referred 20 the committee on city lots and
opening streets:
Alfred Kent. Offering land needed FOR the
gomery and West Broad streets. at the
rate of p cents per square foot the city to
pay the cost of removing house now on
the land needed.
James r. Wilson, offering lot No. > Mel
drim ward, for the purpose of opening up
Fifth street for the sum Of $1,000.
ct Rober, Offering SO much of his lands
as is needed for the opening of Whitaker
street at the price of so cents per square
foot, petitioner agreeing 10 accept city's
note one year with per cent interests,
3. d. Rosenbrook, Offering so much OF
his land as Is needed for the opening Of
Anderson street for the sum OF $l,250. pc
ttioner TO remove store and other build
irss necessary to be removed.
The following petitions TO build were
read and referred to the joint committee
on streets and lanes aud opening streets.
with power to act
Mary ~ Hull for permission TO erect a
2-story wooden house on lots % and a.
Solomons ward.
Charles Hohenstein. for permission TO
erect eight history wooden houses on lots
ward.
Mrs Deborah E. Cunningham. for per
mission to erect a history wooden house
on lot 61, SouthVille ward.
w. & j. deBruyn Hops, for permission
to erect two double tenement wooden
houses on lots No 49, liS, IA. Johnston
ward.
Petition Of James L. Crotty. to erect
two 1-story wooden houses on lots No s107
and los. Owens ward.
ORDINANCES.
on its first reading
BY Alderman Haas
An ordinance to establish the office Of
electric inspector for the city of Savan-
nah, TO regulate and define the duties Of
such Office to establish rules and regu-
lations concerning electrical wiring and
appliances and to provide for the collection
of fees for inspections of such.
Section l. Be 1t ordained by the Mayor
and aldermen of the city OF Savannah in
Council assembled. That the superlntend-
ent of the fire department is hereby mado
the electric inspector in and for the city
of Savannah,
Sec 2. BE It further ordained, That the
electric inspector shall be under the direc-
ton of the Mayor and fire committee of
Council and the orders of such electric In
spector shall at all times he subject TO The
revision and approval of the same.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That
the electric inspector of the city of Savan-
nah is hereby authorized, empowered and
directed TO regulate and determine the
str.nging of electric wires, the placing of
electric light and power wires in and on
buildings in said city so as TO prevent fires,
accidents or injuries 10 persons or prop
erty, and to cause all electrical appliances
to be so placed, constructed and guarded
as not to cause fires or accidents or en-
danger life or property; and whenever in
the judgment of said electric inspector any
electric wire or apparatus shall be defec-
tive by reason OF improper or insufficient
insu1ation or from any other cause, the
said electric inspector shall at once cause
the immediate removal Of such defect
Sec. 4. BE IL further ordained, That the
said electric inspector, or other competent
person delegated by him, shall have the
right at any time to enter any building,
manhole or subway, In the discharge Of
his official duties, or for the purpose of
making any tests of the electrical appa-
ratus or appliances therein contained and
for that purpose he shall be given prompt
access TO al buildings, private and public.
and TO all man-holes and subways, on ap-
plication to the company or individual
owning or in charge or control of the
same.
Sec. 5. Be 1t further ordained, That the
said electric inspector, or competent per-
son delegated by him, shall have the pow
er to cause the removal of all wires or
the turning off Of all current where the
currents interfere with the work of the
fire department.
Sec. G. Be 1t further ordained, That no
alteration or change shall be made I'm the
wiring of any building, or shall any build
ing be wired for the placing of electric
lights, motors or heating devices, without
first securing from the said electric in
spector or competent person delegated by
him a permit therefor nor shall any
change be made in any-electric plant after
inspection without notifying the said cleo
trio inspector or person delegated by him,
and securing a permit thereof
Upon the completion of the wiring Of
any building and before such wires are
concealed II shall be the duty of the COM
pany, firm or individual doing the same
to notify the said electric inspector or
competent person delegated by him, who
shall at once inspect the same. and il APP
proved by him he shall issue certificate
OF satisfactory inspection, which shah con-
tain the date of such inspection and an
outline of the result Of such examination;
but no such certificate shall be
issued unless the electric light.
power or heating installation ana
all apparatus, wire. etc, connected
With it shall be in strict conformity
with the rules and regulations hereinafter
set forth, nor snail current be turned on
such installation until said certificate shah