The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-04
TO PAVE INDIAN STREET.
street Railway Petitions Not Acted
on Last Night.

The matter for petitions for new street
railway franchises was not brought up
IN the meeting Of city Council last night
i, would have been hardly possible to take
action anyway. there being only six mem
bers Of the hoard present including the
Acting Mayor The protests Of the Eighth
street residents and OF Mr. s Krouskoff
president OF the oglethorpe Real Estate
Company. against the use Of Eighth street
for railway purposes. were read. rs was
also the protest Of :. Guckenheimer'
sons against the placing Of additional
tracks on Bay street
Alderman Dixon introduced two paving
ordinances. one for Indian and tho other
for Farm street THE FIRST provides Tor
the Improvement Of Indian street from
West Broad 10 waters street hy paving
with Belgian block. the roadway to be ~
feet IN width. The street railway com
pany IS required 10 pave between its
ks aud for two feet on each side. The
Farm street ordnance provides for tho
completion Of the paving on that street
from Bay TO River street, also with Bel
Elnn block
The ordinance went over according 20
custom. Some objection to their passage
may be raised on the score Of finance.
ana Il s possible that che property own
ers on the street may also object.
The petition OF the Savannah Cadets 90
be given four and half cases OF cart
ridges which have been resting undisturb-
"a a. the city's powder magazine for the
last thirty years was acted unon favor
ably. This will furnish the Cadets with
a good stock OF lead 20 he melted into
regulation Springfield bullets. the powder.
OF course. being worthless
Communication were received from
General Manager ~. NJ Lotion. accept
ing the grant of the franchises granted
the street railway company 10 put IN
sidctraeks on Whitaker street and 10 dou-
botrack Barnard street. with the condi-
lions attached. including the PAVING Of
barnard street from Congress to Brough-
ton streets
An appropriation Of Ks was made on the
petition OF Miss NJ. A. Cosens to be used
In the construction OF coffee wagon
which Is intended 10 D. used for the hene-
NJ 81 tho hremen when attending fires at
night
ExPoliceman John c. Crlmmlns petit
TONED for reinstatement as a member 81
the force The petition was referred 20
the Mayor and police committee
The Babcock-Lary Dredging Company
petuoncd for the privilege OF using a
small section Of the odd waterworks tract
i"i y NtaNhrtAltN rNeN WINE tNH Mufh OF
dredging the river above the city Is in
progress The petition was referred 10 the
water committee.
Alderman Haas ordinance. granting
permits 10 several parties for making We
rious building improvements not strictly
In accord with the present building otcl-
nance. was adopted.
The clerk was instructed 20 advertise an
election TO take place az the next regular
meeting Of a commissioner OF pllotage 10
on the vacancy caused by the death Of
the late j. } wilder. a communication
was received from the hoard Of pilotare
commissioner recommending the selection
OF capt W. ". Williamson to hll the va
cBncY.
The third quarterly statement. show
ing the financial standing OF the various
city departments was read by the clerk
The statement was published in yester.
days Morning News. Bills against the
city amounting TO yS7fi6 were passed for
payment.
The members present at the meeting
were Acting Mayor Tiedcman and Alder
men Dixon, Doyle, Horrlsan. Bacon and
farrell