The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-22
TAX PUT ON TOWB0ATs.
other Ordinances and Petitions be-
fore the COuDPiI

IOFe tne council.
Towboat and dredging companies doing
business in the city must hereafter pay
license taxes for their privileges. An or
dinance, introduced in City Council last
night by Alderman Tiedeman, from the
Finance Committee, read second time
and adopted, fixes the tax at s25 for every
tow5oat employed in such business and
$50 for every dredge. The taxes are an
nual and include the present year.
An ordinance was introduced by Alder
man Dixon 10 permit the Southern Bell
Telephone and Telegraph Company to
construct and operate subways on Perry
street lane, from Lincoln street to Dray-
ton street, and on Lincoln from Perry lame
to Hull street lane and also to erect and
operate a pole line on Lincoln street from
Hull street lane to The city limits. The
permission is coupled with the usual con-
didons. including the use of the company's
subWays and poles by the city for its po-
lice and fire alarm wires. The ordinance
went oyer to the next meeting.
The Georgia Historical Society, through
its corresponding secretary. AIR. Otis Ash
more, asked to have State street, from
Barnard 90 jefferson streets, paved with
ebert. The motive for the petition is
art gallery are being seriously injured by
the black dust which is blown from the
unpaved street into the building. Presi-
dent street, just south of the art gallery,
was paved with ebert by the last admins
tration with very satisfactory results 20
the art gallery.
Henry Sack for the heirs of Georgiana
A. Sack, served notice upon Council that
the heirs would not permit the city to con-
struct the house drainage sewers through
the property of the estate at Lincoln and
Second streets until the right of way had
been secured by condemnation proceed
ings. The city now has a fight In the
courts with the Sack heirs over these
rights of way, the Sacks claiming that
the streets have never been opened
through this property and the city hold
irg to the contrary.
a communication was received from
Mills b. Lane, president of the Savannah
Cheating House Association, stating that
the four banks at Bryan and Drayton
streets now pay $50 a month for the serv-
ices Of a Waterman. Mr.. Mills stated that
as the banks are large taxpayers and en-
titled to public protection, the task to be
relieved of this expense for watchmen,
and that it be undertaken by the city.
Some of the aldermen smiled when this
communication was read, and the smiles
BODIED no good to the petition, which was
Mr.. NJ. j. Solomons, as a special COM
uittee of one from the Park and Tree
Commission. memoralized Council in be-
half of that body for special appropri-
alton of 5000 for the Improvement Of the
Bay street green, and suggested that
Council adopt the name of Emmett Park
as a suitable designation for the green
The petition stated that Il
had been the purpose of the commission
for some years to improve the Bay street
green. and that pans had been prepared
with this object in view, but that the
funds annually appropriated to the COM
mission had never been sufficient to per-
NIT of undertaking the work. With the
large amount of tree planting and the
number of dead trees to be removed from
the city It was stated that the appropria-
ton for the present year would barely suf-
flee for the regular work of the commits
sion. X was urged that the possibilities
of the green in The way OF Improvement
are excellent, and that with the sum re-
quested It could be made one Of the most
delightful spots in the city. The petition
was referred to Committee of the Whole.
The petition of A. =. Mcfarland. a fore
man of the fire department, to be reim-
bursed In the sum of $40, the amount Of