The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-05
OFFICIAL.
Report recomrnitted.

Andrews fer permission to dig a privy
vault on southwest one-fourth of lot 4,
b-divislon of lots IS and 20. Farm lot 6,
Holland tything, Percivsl ward, on Bis
marck street, beg to report favorably TO
same conditioned upon connection being
made to the new sewerage system as soon
as completed. J. G. farrell,
Chairman COMMITTEES on Public Health.
Report recommiIted.
The Committee on Public Health to
which was referred the petition of w. H.
Royal, for permission to dig a dry well
at premises No. ia Gwinnett street, west,
beg to report favorably thereto condition
Ell upon connection being made to the
new sewerage system as soon as com
pleted. J. G. FARRELL,
Chairman Committee on Public Health.
Report recommitted.
PETITIONS AND APPLICATIONS.
The following applications to transfer
| licenses were read and referred to the
Committee Of the Whole
H. H. Lloyd & Co., for permission to
| transfer his green grocery license from
No ga Jefferson street to No. 5S3 Indian
street
r. P. Barry, for permission to trans
fer his green grocery license from Price
and Castor streets to southwest corner
Huntingdon and Price streets
G. B. Cervatti, for permission to trans
fer his retail dealers license at Bay and
| montgomery SlTeelS TO JOHn IdItlSl at
| the same place of business.
Petition of sundry citizens and tax pay
ers and owners of property on Lincoln
street.. protesting against the granting OF
| ary franchise for a street railway on said
street, was read and referred to the Com
mittee of the Whole.
Petition of the Telfair Hospital for
Females. through it's president Louisa
Porter Minis, protesting against the
granting of any street railway franchise
| involving the use of Park avenue between
| Bull and Drayton streets, was read and
referred to the Committee of the Whole.
Petition of sundry citizens and owners
of property on Bull street, south of the
Park Extension, protesting against the
| granting of any right to use said street
| for street railway purposes, was read and
referred to the Committee of the Whole.
| Petition of sundry citizens either as
| owners, tenants or agents for property
| situated on River street on the north side
of Bay street, denying that the use of
| the railway on River street is detrimental
| to said property or annoying to tenants
| In offices, etc, and praying that no interfer-
| ence be had in it's operations, 1t being of
| distinct advantage to said property, has
| enhanced it's rental value and has become
| almost indispensable, was read and re-
| ferred to the Committee of the Whole.
| Petition of sundry pawnbrokers, ask
| ing the passage of an ordinance providing
| for the putting out of lights in the show
| windows of those engaged in this partic-
ular class of business and whose goods
are exposed for sale, at Z p. m, in week
days, except Saturdays, and 11:S0 p. m. on
that day, was read and referred to the
| Committee of the Whole.
| Petition from the Savannah, Thunder
| bolt and Isle of Hope Railway. by its
president, George Parsons. stating that If
| Council considers that additional street
railway facilities are needed as indicated
by a petition from d. B. Lester and 9TH
ers for a railroad franchise through GER
| tains streets, petitioners ask that they be
, allowed to replace their tracks upon Mont
gomery and Price streets, which were
torn up under an agreement made with
the city in the year 1897, was read and re-
ferred to the Committee of the Whole.
| Petition of the Building Trades Council
| of Savannah and vicinity by James NJ.
| Wilbon, secretary, asking the passage of
an ordinance making nine hours the
| standard working day for all of the city
employees, and further asking that in all
contracts made with contractors where
skilled mechanics or where laborers are
required, that the following clause be In
serted, Union labor must me employed, .
was read and referred to the COMMITTEES
of the Whole.
owners, asking the granting to the Vernon
Shell Road Company the privilege of using
certain streets as indicated In their petit
ton for a street railway franchise, was
read and referred to the Committee Of
the Whole.
Petition of John j. hewitt, archltecr
asking the refunding Of tax paid into the
city treasury the above business, tbs
state law making It unlawful for munich
pal corporations to collect a license tax
other than a stote tax upon orchitects
was read and referred to the Committee
on Finance
Petition OF the Sisters of the St. Joseph's
Infirmary. asking to be relieved from pay
ing double tax on property in Cortland
ward; was read and referred to the Com.
mittee on Finance.
Petition Of william Watson & Co., ask
ting the refindins of tax OF 3le0, paid int
the city treasury for doirg The business
OF cotton exporting. Petitioners claiming
they have done no business since paying
the tax, and have removed from the city
was road and referred to the Committee
on Finance.
Petition OF r. Kirkland asking that ht
be allowed the usual discount OF 10 pei
cent, to make fee simple ground rent
lot No. FL, Franklin ward was read ani
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Petition of ". B. Sturtevant, asking Il
be relieved from double tax of $500 on
| furniture, for the year 1899 Petitioner
| claiming he WAS not the owner of any
furniture during the sold year; was read
and referred to the Committee on Finance
Petition of Joseph A. Roberts. calling
attention to the repeated breaking OF th'
electric light at West Broad and Bay
streets by the conductors Of the Indiar
Street Line, (spur track). Petitioner
claiming the act to be Of a malicious char.
ucter; was read and referred to the Com.
mittee on Streets and Lanes.
Petition OF the Central Of Georgia Rail
way Company by its attorneys, Lawtor
& Cunningham, asking permission to con
struct a switch on its River street tracl
across Bay street. as Indicated by thu
attached map; was read and referred t
the Committee on Streets ard Lanes.
Petition of T. N. Hopkins of Thomas
willie, Ca, through his attorneys, Messrs
Gignilliat & Stubs. claims to have beer
injured on Bay street in front of store o.
J. p. Grady e. Sons, by the blocking o.
the sidewalk at thai point by slxids Petit
TONER further claims there was negIi
gence on the part of the city in not hav
ing its streets in proper condition for hin
to poss, thereby causing the injury, au(
that ha would no niAos eel -