The Savannah morning news., 1900-06-28
ALDERMAN DOYLE OBJECTED.
Thought Cemetery Question should
Keep Alderman Wells at Home.

The meeting of City Council yesterday
afternoon was uneventful. No report was
made upon the petitions for street rail-
way franchises, and the cemetery matter
only came up incidentally, when Alder
man Wells requested leave of absence
for the summer. Alderman Doyle prompt
ly entered an objection. The cemetery
question was likely TO be brought up at
any time, ne said, and Alderman Wells
vote was needed. Under the circumstances
ne did not think he should be permitted
TO go away.
Nevertheless the leave of absence was
granted with Alderman Doyle voting in
the negative. A few moments later when
Alderman Haas stated that he would
PROBABLY ask for a five or six-week leave
of absence at an early date, Alderman
Doyle promptly remarked that he would
make no objection.
The communication from Mr.. w. j.
M.scally, stating the willingness of the
owners of the Avondale tract to sell the
same for cemetery purposes, and express
ing desire TO confer with the aldermen
in the matter was referred to the Special
Cemetery Committee. AS previously
stated the tract contains 800 acres, OF
which 175 are already drained and suita-
bic for cemetery purposes, while the great
er part of the remainder is susceptible of
easy Improvement by drainage. No price
is mentioned in the communication.
Supt. Screven of the police department,
petitioned for an appropriation to be used
in entertaining the visiting chiefs of po-
lice, and sheriffs az their approaching
State Convention at Tybee. The petition
was referred to the Committee of the
Whole.
The Georgia Infirmary was donated the
amounts of two executions, against it for
sidewalk and street Improvements.
Mrs. Annie McStay pettioned to be al
lowed $685.. So, the amount of the difference
between the sums recommended to be paid
her by the Fire Commissioners and the
amount actually paid her by the commit
tee on account of the death of her hus-
band, Frank McStay, who was killed by
falling through a grating on the north
side of Bay street during the Hull fire
September %, 1896. The Fire Commission
erS recommended the payment of the fun
eral expenses, $90.S5, the continuance of
her husbands salary of $50 a month for
six months. and the payment of s12 a
month thereafter. Council only allowed
$50 for funeral expenses and has only paid
S12 a month. AS Mrs. McStay was left
with large family of children on her
hands she feels that she is entitled to the
previously given the widows of other
firemen who had lost their lives in che
service. The petition was referred to the
Committee on Fire and Finance.
J. o. Bewan was granted permission to
retail liquor at Bull and Best streets
There were two petitions before Council
concerning this matter, one protesting
against the granting of the license and
the other favoring it. They were consid-
cred in committee of the whole.
Mrs. Rosa Gutenberg petitioned for per-
mission to transfer her red hot license
to R. Horovitz.
An ordinance by Alderman Wells was
adopted, fixing the width of Burroughs
street, between Anderson and Fifth
streets. at 40 feet An ordinance was also
Inns of the western portion of lots A and
B, Reppard ward, a strip of land about
14xl10 feet, at 50 cents per square foot
A communication was received from
Secretary S. +. Theus of the Park and
Tree Commission announcing that the
sphnXes had been replaced in Forsyth
Park. and requesting that as the commits
sion had exhausted" its approximation
that the expense of replacing the figures
be paid by Council. The clerk stated that
the park and tree appropriation was
somewhat overdrawn, but not exhausted
it still having $1,000 TO its credit. The
bill was accordingly ordered paid and
charged against the commissions appro-
priation.
Bills against the city amounting to $14.-
S6S71 were reported correct and passed
for payment II was a noticeable fact
that every member of Council with the
exception of Alderman Bacon. who is out
of the city. was present at the meeting