The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-07
NO MUSIC ORDINANCE
WAS NOT HURLED AT
MEETING OF COUNCIL.
FRANCHISE ORDINANCE HELD.
THE PETITIONERS WILL GET FUR
THEIR CONSIDERATION.


ton of the City sOIons-&AIderman
Hollands Food Inspector Ordi-
nance Laid ON the TabIe-OrdI-
nnnee for Paving Water Street
Passed-Ordinance Setting Forth
Time for Allowing House Drainage
Connections on Its First Reading.
Alderman Horrigan's Ordinance
for Keeper for COIOred Ceme-
tery-AuthOrity Given for Opening
Streets.
No ordinance for Sunday concerts in the
Park Extension was introduced at the
meeting of Council last night and there
is now rather a general feeling that none
will be introduced. Alderman Jones did
not see fit to come forward with the
measure for the concerts. No other al
| der1nan had expressed the intention to do
so, so the only reference made to Sunday
concerts was when the resolution of the
Southside Baptist Church protesting
against them was announced. The reso-
luton was not read. Its title was
nounced and the resolution was received
as information, a ripple of laughter go
ing the rounds of the aldermanic table
at the mention of the subject.
The ordinance granting certain rights,
privileges and concessions on the streets
to the Vernon Shell Road Company, rep
resented by Mr.. d. B. Lester was not
put upon its second reading. Mayor
Myers said after the meeting that the
ordinance had not been brought up be-
cause more time was desired by the new
members of the board for its consider
alton. Mr.. Lester is not satisfied with
some of its provisions and there will be
further hearing. The Mayor would not
say that he thought it likely there would
be changes In the provisions of the ordi-
nance it now stands, but said that it
is to receive further consideration.
Every seat was filled when the Alder
men had filed from the Mayors office
where a caucus OF an hours duration
was held Alderman r. l.. Colding sat
with the Council for the first time.
The accounts against the city reported
amounted to $31, 47S.1S. This report was
followed by those on liquor licenses, which
were granted. A report of the Commit
tee of the Whole upon the petition of the
green grocers to have their business
license reduced from 500 to $50 recon-
mended that 1t be laid on the table,
which was done.
An unfavorable report from the Streets
and Lanes Committee relative 20 the pc
tition of Messrs. Levy and Goldin for an
encroachment on BrOughtOn street, west,
was adopted To have granted it would
have been to disregard an ordinance for
bidding such encroachments.
The Streets and Lanes Committee also
reported upon the petition of the Savan-
nah Chapter of the Daughters of the Con-
federacy, requesting that the enclosure
about the Confederate monument in the
Park Extension be put in proper order.
The matter will be given immediate at
tention.
Changes of minor Importance were made
in the rules governing Council the spe-
clal committee appointed having made rec
concentrations. The term "city surveyor
is changed to "city engineer" and that
of corporation attorney to "city attor-
ney," in accordance with ordinances. The
director of public works is required to be
present at the meetings of Council and
the hours for keeping open city offices are
left to the Aldermen or the Mayor for
alteration at any time.
n petition from many citizens that the
Vernon Shell Road Company be granted
the rights and privileges it requests for
Tue COHSIEuCllOH ana operation or a street
railway line was referred to the Commit
tee of the Whole. The petition was sign
ed by residents along the streets the Ver-
non Shell Road Company would like to
have the line pass
Mr.. B. H. Levy submitted a petition for
the refunding of $213.30 for excessive valu-
alton of lot from 1892 to 1899 Messrs
Garrard & Meldrim, for a Client. petitioned
that price be set upon certain lots owend
har nd ,irfx-
sixth streets. A resolution TO have min
imum price set and the lots disposed of at
public sale was passed.
Jerry f. Hardee created some amuse-
ment by the naive nature of a petition
1t seems that he lost his job on the fire
department. His petition requested that
he be given back Shis Job as a fire fight
er, or that he be employed in some other
department of the city administration. His
chief concern seemed to be for job, but,
because of the specific mention of the fire
department, the petition was referred to
the Committee on the Fire Department.
Opposition to Alderman Hollands ordi-
nance for the creation of the office of
food Inspector at a salary of $500 a wear.
induced the alderman to move that the
ordinance be laid on the table The mo-
tion prevailed. 1t is not inIproba bic that
1t Will be brought up later for action Mr.
Palmer Kirkland has been prominently
mentioned as destined to filI the position.
II created, and there are many who believe
there should be such an officer
Alderman Watson, chairman of the
Committee on Streets and Lanes. intro
duced his ordinance for paving Waters
street, from Indian to Bay, with Belgian
block. Because of the desire of the de-
partment to proceed with the paving as
quickly as possible, rules were suspend
ed, anu the ordinance was put upon its
second reading and adopted 1t was ex
planned that it had been designed to have
Waters street paved, but that it had been
overlooked in the ordinance that was
passed relative to the paving of Indian
street.
An ordinance to provide for the election
by Council of a keeper of that part of
Laurel Grove Cemetery set apart for the
interment of negroes was introduced nv
Alderman Horrigan The election. by the
ordnance, is to be held on March G. and
the keeper is to be a colored man. The
Keeper shall be under the supervision of
the Keeper Of Laurel Grove Cemetery.
and it shall be his duty to provide All
necessary labor for care of grounds and
interment OF bodies, including those with
free permits, out of fees to be collected
by him; which fees shall not exceed for
the body Of each adult in coffin. S5 n
in coffin and box, 50; and for each person
under twelve years of age the fees shan
not exceed 81, II in coffin, and, If in cof-
n and Gt,h