The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-06-01
These Are Bill d Few O The Record Breakers.
OFFICIAL.

the Ogeechee road, is higher than Laurel
Grove, being about 81 feet, as shown on the
typographical county map, with a grad
ual slope towards the Buckhalter canal,
near the Savannah, Florida and Western
Railway.
Fourth. The committee therefore rec
ommend that the tract offered by Mr.
William Garrard. hereinbefore described,
and for the price and upon the terms
named, be accepted, and that upon the
examination of titles by the city attor-
ney, and his acceptance of the same,
May ors notes be issued in the usual
form, upon tho delivery of satisfactory
deed.
This committee further recommend,
that the owners of lots in Laurel Grove
Cemetery shall not be deprived of the
use of their lots for burial purposes, but
that the sale of lots in that cemetery
shall be discontinued as soon as may be
practicable. Respectfully submitted
ISAAC G.. HAAS,
JAMES NJ. DIXON,
JOSEPH G. FARRELL,
JOHN SCHWARZ,
Committee
While agreeing to the report in the
main as to the desrability of the pur-
chase of the Garrard tract at the price
named, yet owing to its inaccessibility
not being within easy reach of persons
not keeping private conveyances, l think
some means Of easy access should be
assured before definite action is taken
GEORGE j. MILLS.
Upon motion, which was adopted, AL
derman Thomas moved that the report
be laid on the table until the next regu-
lar meeting, and that it be published for
| information.
PETITIONS AND APPLICATIONS.
The following applications to retail
| linll0r n -
and referred to the Committee of the
Whole.
H. Sanders, to retail liquor at 300 Con-
gress street, from July /, 1900.
w. NJ. Jones, for permission to trans
fer his cook shop license, from Farm and
Bryan streets, to East Broad land New
Houston streets.
Scott & Davis, for permission to transfer
his green grocers' license, to Mrs. S. Mar
tin at the same place of business, 2l9
| Henry street, east.
ID. f. Thompson, for permission to
transfer his green grocery license at
Gwinnett and Burroughs Streets to r. G.
! Newton at the same place of business.
+. Rosenhoof, for permission to trans
fer his millinery license from No. 4l9
Broughton street, west, to No. 400 Brough-
ton street, west.
Petition of the Savannah and Isle of
Hope Railroad, asking for the use of cer-
tain streets. for the purpose of building
and operating street railway; was read
and referred to the Committee OF the
| Whele.
Amended petition of the Savannah Real
Estate, Loan and Building Company, rel
| otive to compensation for streets and
lanes in that portion or the city. known
as Collinsville; was read and referred to
the Committee of the Whole.
Petition Of s, L. Lazaron, attorney for
trustees of the Hebrew Cemetery proper-
| ty, protesting against the closing 10 of
| Wilson street by the Georgia and Ala
bama Railway Company, the said clos
ing up of the said street, being detrimental
| to the property interests of the said He
brew Cemetery's property; was read ana
referred to the Committee Of the Whole,
Petition of the Savannah. Port Society,"
asking TO be relieved from the payment of
an execution in the hands of the CITY
marshal, for city taxes in the amount az
sS5e.25. Petitioner taking the position that
u taxable at all, they ere only so ON only
a portion of the building and the greater
| part OF the present tax is not authorized
by law; was read and referred TO the Com
| mittee of the Whole.
Petition of James f. Evans, attorney
for Washington Hassett, states that n