The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-10
OFFICIAL.


red to the Committee on Streets and Lanes
and City Lois
Petition of John s schley. representing
the estate of James NJ. Schley, offering
the land necessary for the construction of
Atlantic street north of Bolton, through
the property of the said estate at the rate
OF y cents per square foot, the east
ern part of East Broad street at
10 cents a square foot and the lard
necessary to open Bismarck and Bur
roughs street at Is cents per square foot.
one-half cash and the balance in a note of
one year. offer open for thirty days from
Feb. g. 1900, was read and referred to the
Committee on City Lots and Opening
Streets.
Petition of O. w. Shaw. asking permis-
sion to transfer lot No rs, Laurel Grove
Cemetery. colored portion, to Joseph Ed
ward Brown, was read and referred TO
The Committee on Public Health.
Petition of ID, B. Lester ct al, asking
permission to temporarily sink and use a
dry well the north side of Twelfth
street. between Burroughs and Florence
streets, to continue until city builds sewer
In that section, was read and referred 20
The Committee on Public Health.
Petition of u. b. Lester ct al, askit
that a water main be laid down on West
Twelfth street, between Burroughs and
Florence streets, was read and referred
to the Committee on Water
Petition OF i p. Mcfarland, fireman,
Lawton Hers in the amount of $500. Pc
titoner claims having received injuries to
his eyes in Sept. 8, while in the perform
ance of his duty at a fire at No "a Bay
street, west. and which necessitated the
employment of specialist, was read and
referred to the Joint Committee on Fire
and FINANCE.
Petition of George Schwarz trustee, ask
ing permission to tin roof over shingles,
was read and referred to the Committee
ON Fire.
Petition of Mrs. l.. NJ. Remshart. for
permission to Gin roofs of six houses over
shingles was read and referred to the
Committee on Fire.
ORDINANCES
BY Alderman Dixon
The following ordinance, read the first
time the 24th of January, 1900, read the
second time Feb. Z, 1900 was. upon motion
| laid the table:
An ordinance to amend an ordiusnoa
| passed Oct. IL, 1893. and amended March
| u, 1895. and Jan. is, 1891 entitled IAN or
dinance to regulate passenger vehicles
used for hire in the city of Savannah"
The following ordinance. read the first
time Feb T. 1900 by unanimous consent
read the second time, placed upon its
| passage and adopted:
| To authorize j. II. Lankenau to erect a
| two-story wooden, metal roof building on
| lot number sixteen 06). Berrien ward.
/ Section /. BE ii ordained. by the Mayor
| and Aldermen of the city of savannah,
| in Council assembled, that j. H. Lankenau
be, and he Is hereby authorized to erect
| on lot No. 16. Berren ward, in the city
| of Savannah, a two-story wooden, metal
| roof building, as asked for In his petition,
| filed Jan. II, 1900.
| sec. 2. BE IL further ordained, That all
| ordinances and parts of ordinances In con-
| nict with this ordinance are hereby re-
pealed.
In accordance with resolution of Coun-
ell, adopted Jan. "a 1900, an election was
| held to fill the vacancy caused by the re-
moyaI by Council of the late keeper.
Applications of c. clifford Hill and A.
| r. IaRoche. were read. Balloting was
had and resulted I'm Mr. IIill receiving
eight votes and Mr.. LaRoche two votes,
| whereupoh Mr. Hill was declared duly
| elected keeper of Laurel Grove Cemetery,
| to fill the unexpired term.
| A vacancy having occurred I'm the Board
of Pilotage Commissions by reason of the
expiration of the term of Office of Com
| missioner Wilder and notice of an election
having been advertised, and there being
only one applicant, Joseph J. Wilder, up
| on motion, which was adopted, the rules
were suspended and the Mayor was In
structed TO cast the vote of Council Tor
| Mr. Wilder. His honor thereupon an
nounced the election of Mr.. Joseph ]. Will
der as a commissioner of pilotage.
RESOLUTIONS.
BY Alderman Bacon
| Resolved That the Committee on Water
be, and 1t is hereby authorized and en-
| powered TO remove, or have removed, the
| old water tower In Franklin Square.
| Adopted.
BY Alderman Doyle
whereas 1t is the duty of municipal
ity to encourage the payment OF living
| wages to It's citizens and TO set a good
| example in this respect.
And whereas, inadequate wages tend 10
| pauperism and the moral and social evils
| growing out of this unfortunate estate
And. whereas the municipality is not
| called upon to pay only such minimum
| wages as the necessities of its citizens
NAV compel them TO accept, but may and
ought TO consider the claims and require
ments of good citizenship
Wherefore, be It resolved:
| First That no regular employe OF the
city of Savannah, working on It's streets
or in the drainage or other departments
| of the city government, shall receive less
than one dollar and twenty-five cents for
a days labor.
second That full and faithful services
| shall in all cases be required, and II shall
| be the policy of the city 10 dispense with
all unnecessary, inefficient or dnfaitheul
employees.
Upon motion, which was adopted. the
above resolution was referred to the Com
mittee of the Whole.
lBy Alderman Doyle
Resolved That His Honor, the Mayor,
| in recognition of the distinguished and ex-
allied character of Gen. Lafayette Nc
Laws, in public and private life, be and
| ne is hereby authorized TO tender to those
charged with the duty of erecting tab
let or monument to perpetuate his mem
ory, any ste in the public domain or res
| ervations that may be mutually agreed
upon between his honor, the Mayor, and
the parties aforesaid the site so agreed
upon TO be hereafter confirmed by ordi-
nance Provided said donation does not
in any way interfere with the donation
made by the Park and Tree Commission
10 the ladies for the erection OF mon
ument to the dead of the Second Georgia
| Regiment.
After the reading by the clerk of a