The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-20
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hNAlNh against the permission recently
granted by ordinance 20 n u baltimore
allowing him TO erect wooden building on
lot a. Forsyth ward. and asking its recon
siderauon ANA Withdrawal was read aud
upon motion wac received az informatio Ion.
Petition OF John G. Crimmins asking his
re-eppoinincut TO me police force toseih
with recommendations OF sundry citizens
toinine in his petition FOR Reinstatement.
was read ana referred Co the Police Com
mittee together with hls Honor che Mayor.
Petition from G. q. Hchco submitting
proposition relative 90 rental ~ the old
waterworks tract was read ard referred
10 the Committee on Finance and city
Lots
Petition or the United Hydraulic CT
ton Press Company by James NJ Bar
nard president asking permission 20 *
tend The side track owned and optrAtcd
by the savannah. Florida and Wcftern
Railway Company and located on the
north side OF S. Julian street. in the rear
o. the Press property wcstwardiy on ST.
Julian street ana thence aero Ran
dolph street by a curve a distan o
about 80 feet so ns 60 connect with the
tracks Of the Central 81 Georgia Railway
Company. Petitioner further asks fer "a
hearing before the committee 60 which
tho petition may be- referred wa read
and referred 70 the Committee OF Streets
and Lanes
Petition q d b. Lester. attorney Yer
non Shell Road Company. 4 sir.ns 20
change the right OF way FOR street railway
privileges asked for IN a previous petit.
ion and suggesting the following route IN
stead Of that asked for iu The said y a.
vlOus petition via South on Price street
TO Estlll avenue %outh side OF Estin ave
rue 20 the white Blum road north On
the White Blum road TO Twelfth street
a..
Montgomery street. was read ana re-
ferrcd 10 the Committee on Streets aud
Lanes
Petition OF George y waring. asking
permission TO die privy vaults on lots 81 10
60. Southvilie ward. was read and referred
10 the Committee on Public Health.
Petitions OF James Doolon ana W. II
Coleman. asking TO be relieved from the
payment OF bills tn the amount Of 800
each TOT cleaning and nlling privy vaults.
petitioners claiming that the collection Of
the sasd amounts be contrary 20 the pro
visions OF an ordinance adopted March II.
o. was read and referred Go the Joins
Committee on Public Health and Finance
Petition Of Mary Driscoll asking that
he be refunded the sum Of $40 paid city
treasurer for cleaning and nlllng up sink
a No. as East Bryan street. was read ana
referred 20 the Joint Committee on Public
Health and Finance
Petition or Antonio Robinson. asking 10
he paid for articles destroyed by order Of
hcahh authorities. IN the amount Of 1850,
was read and referred 10 the Joint Com
mittee on Public Health and Finance.
ORDINANCES
Tho following ordinance. read In Coun-
ell the first time Oct 8. 1870 read the se--
ond time Oct II, 1900. placed upon It's pas
sage and adopted All members presen,
voting IN the affirmative
by Alderman DiNon-
An ordinance for the Improvement Of
a portion 81 Farm street. In the city OF
savannah herein mentioned. under the
terms ana provisions Of on act OF the Leg
islaturo Of Georgia approved oct. /. 1857
Section I. BE H. ordained by the Mayor
and Aldermen OF the city Of Savannah In
Council asse mbled under the terms and
provisions Of an act OF the Legislature OF
Georgia approved oct. ,. 1851 that tho Di-
rector ~ Public Works for the city Of
Savannah. and the Committee on Streets
and Lanes OF the said city be- and they
are hereby. authorized and directed 20
pave with granite blocks Farm street, ~
the city % Savannah. from the north
side Of BAY street TO the south side OF
River street. between the curblug already
laid on said portion Of Farm street; the
said pavement Of granite blocks shall be
forty N0) feet ia width. and they are also
authorized and directed TO DO all the
work Ia the way - grading. the placing
OF catch basins. drains. crossings and oil
other things incident 20 the construction
and completion OF the said roadway on
the said portion OF Farm street.
Sec 2 he Il further ordained. That AZ.
ter the total cost 81 the work shall have
been aseertained. one-thifd Of such tofai
cost shall be paid cut Of the city treas
ury and the other two-thirda from the
persons owning az the date OF the adop-
tion Of this ordinance the real estate ahut
ding on said portion a Farm street to be
Improved under this ordinance. according
20 frontage. and the pro rata amount OF
the cost ~ such work T. hereby assessed
against the said abutting real estate and
its owners. aforesaid. according 20
frontage The frontage OF intersectina
streets ana lanes Is assessed as real ea-
tate abutting upon said portion OF Farm
street to be improved. and the
Mayor and Aldermen Of the city OF ss-
vannah shall be- for al the intents and
purposes OF this ordinance. the owner ~
the real estate so abuttinR. and shall paw
from the city treasury is just pro rata
~ such owner Of the cost OF said work.
according TO frontage. IN addition 20 its
one-third of the entire cost as herein
bofore provided.
Sec Q. BE II further ordained. that after
the Improvement hereinbef0re provided
for has been completed tho Dl-
rector % Public Works for the city Of ea-
vannah and said Committee on Streets and
Lanes shall prepare and submit % the
Council OF the city Of Savannah n state
ment showing the cost o. tho improve
ment herein provided for and also an as
sessment roll showing as 10 two-thirds OF
the cost 20 be apportionsd. how Il Is ap-
portioned among the several abutting par
GELS. including The street and lane inter-
sections. and giving the sum chargeable 70
each parcel, with the names Of the owner
Upon the consideration and adoption Of
said statement and assessment roll by the
Council Of the city OF savannah. a shall
then become the duty OF the City Treas
urer 60 send 20 the abuttinE property own
era their proper bill for the came as n
may be asceriained By the city Council,
and. n such bill 50 sent b. not paid with
In thirty (90 days after the presentation
or sending OF the same. II shall then be-
come the duty Of the city Treasurer 20
issue an execution for the amount to.
gether with costs. against the person and
property aforesaid. which execution shall
be made and levied out Of the property
Described therein as are executions for
city taxes.
Sec. T. BE Il further ordained. that all
ordinances and parts Of ordinances IN CON
nlct with this ordinance are hereby re-
pealed.
The following ordinance read ia Council
the first time Oct. b 1900. read the sec