The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-24

iarns by letter and in person. and that
the iatter had declared that his decision
was lfrevocable. Aldermen Tiedeman and
AHolaS also stated that they had ner-
Sohally discussed the matter with Mr..
WHhams, and had urged him to with
ora" MS resignation. and that he had
stated that his mind was fully rnade nm
As Mr.. Williams has left the cItv n h.
absent for some time, and as the duties
al lhe Guardianship vacated by him are
.'hportaht' Mr.. Tiedeman urged that moth
ing could be accomplished by delay.
alderman Doyle insisted on his resolu-
ION however, which was put to a vote
80 lost' Mr.. Williams resignation was
men accepted, Alderman Doyle voting in
the negative "
OH resolution by Alderman Bacon, Coun-
Gu appropriated $3.50 additional to the
Dewey celebra ton fund
A report of the Committee on City Lots
aLu opening Streets, made at the previous
meeting in recommending the accentance
of the proposition of G. T. G. ! F cam
representing Eliza j. Roberts, for the sale
VI idhd Tor the opening of First street
"dS amended in accordance with the terms
y. d previous agreement, so as to permit
OF the payment of $500 in cash, the re,
in notes. ~ A''''0
"A communication was received from Mrs.
Mary 5. Webb, president of the Woman's
christian temperance Union, submitting
d pan Tor the proposed extension of the
work of the White Ribbon Mission and
sohcltlng the cooperation of the city. The
pIdh includes a wood yard for the purpose
OF furnishing work 90 mendicants who an
ply TO the institution for aid restaurant
Tor the purpose of furnishing meals to the
general public, as well as to the Iaborers
III the wood yard, at the lowest possible
prices, ana increased lodging accommoda-
tlo9s to enable the institution to care for
the greater number of applicants whom
II expects to secure as the result of plac-
ing TINS plan in operation. To permit of
this extension of the work il will be neces-
sary to make use of the whole building
at zz0 Broughton street, west the lower
floors of which are now rented, and hence
the need of outside assistance in order to
make II possible to put the plan in opera
ton. The petition was referred to the
Committee of the Whole
An ordinance was introduced by the FL
nance Committee to sell to II. W. John
son. for $500, the eastern thirty feet of
lot 81 and the western thirty feet of lot
80, in Thomas ward, and to T. NJ Gun
nlngham, Jr,, the western thirty feet of
lot 81, Thomas ward, for 81 $50
The petition of Georgiana Sack for per
mission to restore burnt buildings on
property now in dispute in the south
eastern section, was granted, with the I'M
Outstanding that this permission should be
without prejudice TO the interest of the
city.
Mr. NJ. J. Solomons of the Park and
Tree Commission appeared before the
Committee of the Whole in reference 10
the commissions petition for a special ap-
preparation of SO 900 for the purpose of i'm
proving the Bay street green. AS the
committee desired TO see the plans which
the commission has prepared for this
work and as Mr.. Solomons did not have
the plans with him, the matter was con-
tiuued until the next meeting of the COM
mittee.
Bills TO the amount of $2g612 SO were re-
ported correct and passed for paymnnr.
Those present at the meeting were Mayor
Myers, and Aldermen kriedeman, Dixon,
Thomas Mills, Doyle, Haas Bacon, Jar
rell, Schwarz and Webs. sH