The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-30
OFFICI AL.
CITY GOVERN ENT.
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF coUN-


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Savannah, Ga, Aug. IS, 1900.-Council
met this day at 5 p. m. pursuant to the
call of the Mayor. Present, the Hon.
Herman Myers, Mayor. presiding and AL
dermen Dixon, farrell, Horrigan and
Doyle, majority of the members in the
city being present.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
The Committee of the Whole, to which
was referred the Communication from the
health officer, conveying a copy of the
following resolution, adopted at a meet
ing of the Sanitary Board, held Aug, q.
1900. Resolved, That the City Council be
requested to cut down and remove from
the city limits all weeds now growing in
the streets, lanes and vacant lots this
work being a sanitary necessity, beg TO
report by ordinance. Received as informa-
ton. Herman Myers. Mayor.
The following ordinance read in Coun-
ell the first time Aug. %. 1900, by unani-
nous consent read the second time,
amended, placed upon its passage and
passed.
BY the Committee of the Whole
An ordinance to provide for the cutting
and removal destruction of weeds and
other rank vegetable growth growing on
private property within said city limits;
to provide a penalty for noncompliance
with the provisions hereof and to author
ize the city authorities to cut and remove
and destroy such weeds and other rank
vegetable growth at the expense of the
owner or owners of the property on which
it grows.
Section l. Be it ordained by the Mayor
and Aldermen of the city of Savannah in
Council assembled, That whenever the
Sanitary Board of said city shall notify
the Mayor thereof that, in the opinion
of said board, il is necessary for the
preservation of the health of the city to
have cut and removed from private prop,
erty in the said city. or destroyed thereon
weeds and other rank vegetable growth
the Mayor shall issue his proclamation re-
quiring the immediate cutting and re-
mOval of such weeds and other rank veg
etable growth to the property line of said
lot or the destruction of the same bv fire
on such lot by the owner or owners of
said property, or the agents of such own
ers having charge of such property. and
thereupon, if such weeds and other rank
vegetable growth is not cut from such
private property and removed to the prop
erty line of such property or destroyed
thereon by fire within ten days after the
first publication of said proclamation by
the Mayor, then and in that event the
owner or owners of said property, or the
agents thereof having the same in charge
shall, upon conviction in the Police Court
of the city of Savannah, of a failure to
cut and remove such weeds and other
rank vegetable growth within the time
above named, be punished by a fine not
to exceed fifty GO dollars, or imprison-
ment not to exceed thirty 900 days either
or both in the discretion of the court
Sec. ,. BE it further ordained That
in the event OF the failure of the owner
or owners, or the agent of such property
having charge of the same. as the case
may be, to cut and remove such weeds
and other rank vegetable growth or de-
stroy the same within the time above
named then and in that event the Mayor
and Aldermen of the city of Savannah.
through the director Of public works
shall, at the expense OF the owner or own
ers Of such property, have the same cut
and removed or destroyed
Sec 3. BE IL further ordained. That
oil ordinances ana parts Of ordinances IN
conflict with this ordinance are hereby
repealed
There being no further business Council
took recess subject 20 the cali OF the
Mayor. VIM. =. Bailey.
Clerk Of Council