The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-12
OFFICIAL.


the payment of same, petitioners claim
ing the charge to be for the maintenance
of the asphalt pavements on Broughton
and Liberty streets from Nov. %. 1895,
to Nov. %, 1851, as provided for in the
contract between the city and the asphalt
company. and which has never been paid,
was read and referred to the Committee
of the Whole
Petition of Mrs. L. c. Kassel. asking the
refunding Of certain fines ard
costs amounting 10 $2H.10 paid
into the city treasury, June
and %, 1891, fer violations of
the Sunday liquor law. Petitioner hav-
ing appealed the two cases to The Supreme
Court, who reversed the decision of the
lower court, and prays the payment for
the said above amount, together with in
terest, was read and referred 10 the Com
nittee) of the Whole.
Petition of E. A. Cuts, asking to be re-
funded $500, that being the amount of
double tax upon wagon for failure to take
out badge within the time required by
ordinance, was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Petition of Nelson & Landsverk. asking
the refunding of $500 for badge taken out
for wagon, was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Petition OF G. NJ. Ryals, asking the re-
funding of $780, being double tax on
wagon, or if liable that the double tax of
$500 be RENTED, petitioner being of th0
opinion the wagon is not liable for any
tax. was read and referred to the Commit
tee of the Whole
Petition of Harry Karger, asking the re-
funding of license paid for conducting a
ticket brokerage business under the Pu-
lask House, was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Petition of Luke Harvard, asking rermis-
sion to have coat badge No. u 0wo-horse
hack replaced, petitioner claiming to have
lost the original, was read and referred to
the Committee on Finance.
Petition of sundry pepsons owning and
representing properly on Hunt
ingdon street, east, asking the
paving of said street from DraY-
ton TO Price street. vitrifed brick
preferred, was read and referred 10 the
Committee on Streets and Lanes.
Petition of sundy property owners on
Huntingdon street, protesting against the
paving of said street between Drayton
and Price streets, was read and referred
to the Committee on Streets and Lanes
Petition of David ]. Morrison offering the
land needed for the opening of Seventh
street, from Bull to Whitaker for the sum
of 10, was read and referred to the
Committee on City Lots and Opening
Streets.
Petition of L. A. FalHgant, Offering the
land needed for the Opening of Whitaker
street, from the southern border of An
derson street to garden lot No >. ana
through garden lot No. l, distance of
$50 feet, upon Inc following terms: The
city 10 deed petitioner the block bounded
by Fifth street on the north, AbercOrn
street on the east, Drayton street on the
West, and the lane between Fifth and
Sixth streets on the south; also the strip
of land about twe,ve feet in breadth on
the eastern side of Bun street. from La
ma -, -.,,ft
claim TO the Episcopal Church. the east
half OF Bun street as conveyed by petit
toner to the city in 1870, and the city to
pay the expense of removing the building
now said to encroAh on Anderson and
Whitaker streets, was read and referred
10 the Committee on City Lots and Open
ing Streets
Petition of ]. E. Grady, Jr., offering "a
cents per square foot for The remaining
portion of lot No. g. Estil ward was read
and referred to the Committee on City
Lots and Opening Streets
Petition from D. G. Purse and others
asking the donation of a site in Laurel
memorial TO Gen. Francis S. Barlow, was
read and referred to the Committee of
the Whole.
Petition of Mrs. S. Lingenfelser, asking
PERM sion to transfer twenty feet of the
western portion of lot No. 2211, Laurel
Grove Cemetery, 10 Mrs. A LANCE. was
read and referred to the Committee on
Public Health.
Petition of DIR. L. A. Falligant, for priv
ilese of constructing a privy vault or dry
weld on lot In FaEigant ward, petitioner
agreeing 90 make connection to the new
sewerage system as soon as required. was
read and referred 10 the Committee on
Public Health.
Petition of DR. l.. A. Falligant asking
iCe to bo4
pipe from premises on Anderson street
lane with Bun street sewer, until such
time as the house drainage system shall
be extended through said lane, when con-
nection viii be made therew.th, was read
and referred to the Committee on Public
Health.
Petition of H. NJ Reed. asking permis-
son TO dig dry well on lot No so Weed
ward, was read and referred to the Com
mittee on Public Heath
ORDINANCES.
The following ordinance read in Council
the first time Feb. list 1900 read the 2nd
| time, March 9th 1850, and upon motion
laid on the table.
BY Alderman Dixon
An ordinance granting permission to the
Southern Bell Telephone and telegram
Company, its successors and assigns to
erect, operate and maintain underground
subways beneath the surface of certain
streets of the city of Savannah, and to
place and maintain thereon cabl or
other electrical conductors necessary and
convenient for the business of said com
pany, and to erect. operate and maintain
poles and overhead electrical conductors
upon certain streets in said city.
On its first reading
BY Alderman Dixon
An ordinance for the Improvement Of
the portion of President street in the city
of Savannah herein mentioned, under the
terms and provisions of an act of the
LEGISLATURE of Georgia approved Oct /,
1887:
Section l. Be ii ordained by the Mayor
and Aldermen of the city of Savannah
in Council assembled, under the terms and
provisions of an act of the Legislature
of Georgia approved Oct. /, 1887 that the
director of 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 TO
pave with vitrifed brick President street