The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-21
OFFICIAL.

refunded the sum of $500 being double
tax for a buggy used by petitioner for
soliciting business only, and not used in
any other manner; was read and referred
10 the Committee on Finance.
Petition OF Henry JuchteT, asking the
refunding of $500, being double tax on
wagon. Petitioner claiming wagon to be
USED only for convenience and not for the
hauling of goods or any other purpose.
and not liable for a badge; was read and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Petition of sundry property owners and
tax payers asking that light be placed
at the corner of West Broad and Kline
streets. was read and referred to the
Committee on Streets and Lanes.
Petition of Thos O'ConneIl and NJ. j.
Heagerty, asking that the stoops to nine
houses, on lots 49, So rs and 76, Atlantic
ward. now claimed as an encroachment
upon Gwinnett street, be permitted to re-
main, was read and referred to the Com
rnittee on Streets and Lanes.
Petition of Beckett & Beckett, attor-
neys for Ernest c. Threadcroft, admin
istrator of Frances NJ. Threadcroft ask
ing for separate titles to the western
half of lot No. II, Troup ward, was read
and referred to the Committee on City
Lots and Opening Streets.
Petition of Geo. f. King, for permission
to extend third story of PIG Broughton
street, west, about IS inches, the i'm
provement to be of wood was read and
referred to the Committee on Fire.
Petition of Mrs. f. d. Shearhouse, ask
ing compensa ton in the amount of $3.50
for articles destroyed on account of a
case of contagious disease being in the
same house, was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Health and Finance.
Petition of Mrs Lizzie Bacon, asking
compensation in the amount of $685., for
articles destroyed by order of the health
Of mt crinJ iG-
ease, was read and referred to the Com
mittee on Public Health and Finance.
Petition of W. j. Britt. asking compen-
sation in the amount of 1913. so for articles
destroyed on account of contagious dis
ease, was read ard referred to the Com
mittee on Public Health and Finance
Petition of W. n Royal, for permission
to dig a dry well at premises No. ia
Gwinnett street, west, was read and re-
ferred to the Committee on Pubic Health.
Petition of James Andrews for permis-
sion to dig a privy vault on southwest
Cne-fourth of lot 4, subdivision of lots IS
and 20. Farm lot 6, Holland tything, Per-
cival ward, on Bismarck street. was read
and referred to the Committee on Public
Health.
Petition of H. NJ. Loftin, general man
ager Savannah, Thunderbolt and Isle Of
Hope Railway asking permission to lay
track across the green on Liberty street
l. dt point ABOUT AO rect east OF East
Broad street, was read and referred to the
Committee on Streets and Lanes, with
power to act.
Petition of Isadore Silverberg, offering
the sum of $4,000 for the eastern thirty
feet of lot No. 30, Thomas ward, was read
and referred to the Committee on City
Lots and Opening Streets.
Petition of Edward F. Lowell and Robert
p. Lowell executors and individually, ask
ing for proper deeds to lots in Springfield
plantation, was read and referred to the
Committee on City Lots and Opening
| Streets.
ORDINANCES.
On Its First Reading.
By Alderman Dixon
An ordinance to change the name of
Brady street to Madison avenue
Section l. Be it ordained by the Mayor
and Aldermen of the city of Savannah, in
/ Council assembled, in compliance with the
| request of the property owners on either
| side of the street, That that certain cross
! street in the city of Savannah, known as
| Brady street" which commences at Bull
/ street and runs west to Barnard and is
between Fourth and Fifth streets, be and
| the same is hereby changed to Madison
avenue"
j Section 2. Be it further ordained that
all ordinances and parts of Ordinances in
conflict with this ordinance are hereby re-
pealed.
| On its first reading:
By Alderman Dixon
An ordinance for the Improvement OF
! the portion of Bull street in the city OF
Savannah herein described under the
terms and provisions of an act of the Leg
islature of Georgia. approved Oct. l, 1887
Section l. Be il ordained by the Mayor
and Alderman of the city of Savannah, in
Council assembled, under the terms and
/ provisions Of aerfc1 10 ttra "a
| Georgia, approved Oct. l, 1887, That the di-
| rector of public works for the city of Sa.
vannah and the Committee on Streets and
Lanes of the said city, be and they are
hereby authorized and directed to pave
with Augusta gravel between the curb.
ing already laid down that portion of Bull
! street in the city of Savannah which ex-
tends from the south side of Tenth street
west TO the north side of Estill avenue
the said pavement of Augusta gravel t.
be foTty-flve (4) feet in width, and to dc
all the work in the way of grading the
construction of drains and all other work
incident to the improvement herein pro
vided for
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained dhere be
ing no street car tracks on the portion
of Bull street herein mentioned) Tha
after the total cost of the said improve
ment herein provided for shall have beer
ascertained, one-third % of the said cos
Snall De pdlQ Out OF tne CITY treasury dnt
the other two-thirds "a from the person!
owning at the date of the adoption o
this ordinance, the real estate abuttinl
on the said portion of Bull street, ac
cording to frontage and the pro rata
amount of the cost of the said improve
ment is hereby assessed against the sai'
abutting real estate and it's owners, ac
"A cording to frontage. The frontage o
ntersecting streets and lanes shall be as
sessed as real estate and the Mayor ant
Aldermen of the city of Savannah shall
be treated as the owner of said streets
and lanes and shall pay from its treasur!
its just pro rata for the said streets an'
lanes, according 10 frontage, Of the cos
of the said improvement, in addition TO it
one-third GO of the entire cost.
Sec 3. BE it further ordained. That af
ter the Improvement herein provided 70
has been completed, the said director ant
the said committee shall prepare and sub
nit to Council statement showing tn
cost of the said Improvement and an as
sessment roll, showing as to two-thirds o
the cost how il is apportioned amongs
the several abuttng parcels, including tn