The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-27
OFFICIAL.

p. Bu,timer. McDonough and East
Broad
Charles Brickmau. 81 West Boundary.
champion q Evans Taylor and West
Broad streets
John II. Grimm, permission to transfer
license 10 retail liquor at President and
Randolph streets TO A. A Martin at the
same place of business
James J. Joyce East Broad and Wheat
on streets
w. T. Lynch agent. Lumber aud Bay
streets
T. +. Mcbride 525 Bay street
Rouse & Harris, 40 Barnard street.
Cassie Schwarz, Anderson and Atlantic
streets.
Schiller. manager, II Bay street, east.
Solomon Sheftal. 25 Barnard street.
Petition Of sundry citizens protesting
against the granting of liquor license to
Rouse & Harris at 40 Barnard street was
read and referred to the COMMITTEES of the
Whole
Petition of Elliott C. May. in behalf of
j. J Gay. who, il is claimed, contracted
consumption while in the employ of the
city as a fireman and now in destitute cir
cumstances, asks that he be donated the
sum of $40 per month TO assist him i'm
paying his rent and otherwise keeping him,
was read and referred to the Committee
of the Whole
Petition of W. w. Gordon relative to the
conditions upon which We're granted the
modification of his petition concerning the
franchise for railroad track on Bay street
from Randolph street TO I.amar's creek
and upon which action was taken at meet
ing of Council held Jan. 10, 1900 petitioner
declining TO pay the sum of $500 towards
the expense of filling in the basin for
public street and which had been donated
by petitioner, as contained in the first con
dition, and asking to withdraw his offer
60 donate the land for a street from St
Julian 10 Bay street Petitioner accepted
the second and third conditions, and fur
Their asks that the fourth condition be
changed to read six months instead of
four months. was read and referred to the
Committee of the Whole.
Petition of John A. Graham and the
Graham Cypress Company. limited, ask
ing permission to be heard in the matter
of an execution issuing from the office of
the city marshall for license tax amount
ing to 800 and costs. was read and re-
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
Petition of w. II. Briscoe asking the
privilege of restoring his boot black stand
back to the edge of the sidewalk at the
corner of Bull and Broughton streets
was read and referred to the Committee
on Streets and Lanes.
Petition of Joseph ]. Johnson of No. 212
Tenth street. west, asks that the ordi-
nance relative to sidewalk paving on
Tenth street, west, be so modified as to
conform to the pavement already laid
was read and referred to the Committee
on Streets and Lanes.
Petition of Mrs. A L. Bowen for per-
mission to transfer lot No. 1878 Laurel
Grove Cemetery to Mrs. Mary Quested
was read and referred to the Committee
on Public Health.
Petition of Citizens Land Company, Of
fering to sell to the city the land needed
g.,
it's property from Habersham street to
East Broad street at II cents per square
foot. provided said street is opened
through the middle of it's property, offer
to remain open for sixty days, was read
and referred to the Committee on City
Lots and Opening Streets.
Petition of James r Wilson Offering
the land needed through his property at
the corner of Montgomery and Fifth
streets, for the purpose of opening Fifth
street at the rate of % cents per square
foot was read and referred to the Com
mittee on City Lots and Opening Streets
Petition of L. A Falligant offering to
the city lot at the corner of Drayton
street and Lamar avenue for the open
ing of Drayton street for the sum of $500
the entire lot in Demere ward for the
opening of Ninth street for $780, or such
land required at the rate of cents per
square foot. also offering the land needed
for opening Tenth street, through petit
toners property i'm Demere ward at 6
cents per square foot, was read and re-
ferred to the Committee on City Lots
and Opening Streets.
ORDINANCES.
The following ordinance, read In Coun-
ell the first time Jan. TO- 1900, read the
second time Jan. "a. placed upon its pas
age. and passed All members present
voting in the affirmative:
BY Alderman Dixon
An ordinance for the improvement OF a
portion of Gwinnett street, under the
terms and provisions of an act of the Leg
islature of Georgia, approved Oct. /, 1887.
Section /. BE it ordained by the Mayor
and Aldermen of the city of Savannah, in
Council assembled, under the terms and
provisions of an act of the Legislature of
Georgia, approved Oct. !, 1887, That the
director of public works and improve
ments for the city of Savannah and the
Committee on Streets and Lanes of the
said city be and they are hereby author
lied and directed to build and construct
on Gwinnett street in the city of Savan-
NAH beginning at the west side of Whit
aker street and extending to the west SIDE
of Cemetery street, a roadway of thirty
five $50 feet in width of vitrified brick, and
they are also authorized and directed to
enclose the said roadway with stone curb
ines. and to do all the work in the way
of grading. the placing of catch basins,
drains. crossings and all other things in
cident TO the construction and completion
of the said roadway on the said portion
of Gwinnett street.
Sec. 2. Be II further ordained, That
railroad company having tracks running
through the said portion of Gw;nnett
street 10 be improved under this ordinance
is hereby required to pave the width OF
its tracks and two (0 feet on each side OF
every line Of tracks OF the said railroad
company with vitrified brick as the said
work progresses, and. in the event this is
not done by the said company. the said
director of public works and the said
committee shall see to its being done at
the EXPENSE of the said railroad company.
sec g. Be it further ordained. That otter
.he total cost of the said work, exclusive
of that done by or for, railroad com
many. shall have been ascertained. one
third of such total cost shall be paid out
of the city treasury and the other two
thirds from the persons owning at the date
of the adoption of this ordinance the real
estate abutting on said portion of Gwin-
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