The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-24
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sired, adjoining the above tract, at the
price of $1,000 per acre, was read and re-
ferred to the Committee of the Whole.
Petition of George w. Owens attorney
for DR.. j. b. Read, offering, for cemetery
purposes, the Brampton plantation, on the
Augusta road, about two miles from The
city's limits, containing $40 acres of high
land and 100 acres of low faud at the price
of $1,000 per acre, terms to be agreeable
to the city and owner, was read and re-
ferred to the Committee of the Whole.
Petition of George W. Lamar, offering,
for cemetery purposes, 800 acres of land
on the line of the Savannah,
Florida and Western Railway, be-
tween the three and fve-mile
post, and little less than a mile and a
half from Twelfth street, at the price of
5000 per acre. one-third cash, balance
yearly payments to suit the pleasure of
the city, was read and referred to the
Committee of the Whole.
Petition of C. II. Dorset Offering the
following properties for cemetery pur-
poses: 500 acres of the fremont Land Com
pany's property, or as much as desired, at
the price of $3.50 per acre, situated on the
Ogeechee road, between the third and
four-mile posts; 800 acres of the Warfield
tract, on Waters road, at $4,000 per acre
Battery Park tract, on the Ogeechee road,
near the Laurel Grove Cemetery, for
$4,000. The terms of payment for any
of these offerings can be made TO suit the
city, was read and referred to the Com
mittee of the Whole
Petition of Commissioner NJ. ]. Solo
mons appointed by the Park and Tree
Commission to memorabilia Council, and
asking an appropriation of $1,000 for the
purpose of laying out and beautifying that
portion of the public domain at the east
ern end of Bay street, and suggesting the
name OF Emmett Park, as an appropriate
name, was read and referred to the Com
mittee of the Whole.
Petition of NJ. b. Lane, president of the
Savannah Clearing Associa ton, states
that four of the banks, members of the
association, pay jointly the sum of $780,
per month for a Waterman to watch the
hanks at night and being large tax pay
ers they ask that they be relieved from
this expense, and that the salary now
paid to the Waterman by the banks, be
paid by the city, was read and referred
to the Committee of the Whole.
Petition of w. j. Gels, asking that he be
permitted to do the business of bcy-
Gle repairer at the same license as here
tofore paid 5000, instead of 5000 as now
demanded by the city treasurer was read
and referred to the Committee on
Finance.
Petition of Mrs. Mary c. Hopkins. of
No. 2l3 Jones street, east, calling atten-
ton TO the making of fires in their yards
by adjoining ncighhors, petitioner claim
ing 1t to be a nuisance and a menace TO
the adjoining property. and asking it's
abatement, was read and referred to the
Committee on Fire.
Petition of Otis Ashmore CORRESPONDING.
secretary Georgia Historical Society ask
ing the city to pave State street from Bar
nard to Jefferson street, with ebert. the
black dust arising from the present sandy
street causing much damage to the works
of art in the Telfair Academy Of Arts and
Sciences, was read and referred TO the
Committee on Streets and Lanes
Petition of Jackson =. Kaufman. offer
ing the land needed from lots AZ. AZ and
IS, Solomon ward, for the opening Of
Eleventh and Twelfth streets at 30 CENTS
per square foot. and so much of lot 97 as
is needed for the opening OF Eleventh
street at 30 cents per square foot. was
read and referred to the Committee on
City Lots and Opening Streets.
Petition OF A. Ehrlich. guardian. offer
ing the land needed from lots %. % "a
and "a Solomon ward. for the opening ~
Eleventh and Twelfth streets at rs cents
per square foot, and so much OF lots IA
4s and 80 needed 'or opening same streets
at the price OF 81 cents Der sauare foot