The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-24
FIRST MEETING BRIEF
COUNCIL REQUIRED LITTLE TIME
TO DISPOSE OF BUSINESS.
VACANCY WAS NOT FILLED.
SEEMED TO BE SOME HITCH AS To
A SUCCESSOR TO STARR.

Politicians Stiu Rather Certain That
CoIding VIII Be EIected-Ordi-
nances for Paving jefferson and
Thirty-eighth Streets With Vftri-
fed Brick Were Passed-Ordinanc
Granting Franchise to vernon
Shell Road Company Referred to
Committee OF WhOIe-Land for
Opening streets to BE Purchased.
Mai. A. :. Bacon Appointed Mem
Der of Park and Tree Commission.
Its brevity was the chief feature of
the first regular meeting held by the
new City Council. The meeting was
held last night, at s o'clock, and lasted
but an hour. including the caucus in the
Mayors Office before the board went into
the Council chamber.
Chief in interest among the matters
that were expected to be brought before
the board was the succession to Alder
man Starr, whose resignation was read
and accepted 1t was thought probable
that the board would proceed with an
election to fill the vacancy. but it was
said some hitch as to who should be
chosen, developed in caucus, and it
was decided to postpone the election un-
ill a subsequent meeting.
The politicians stin say that r. l..
Colding. Esq, is to be Alderman STAIRS
successor, and they were rather surprised
that he was not elected. If there is any
difference among the members of the
board as to the succession, Mr.. Colding's
friends say they believe it will be cleared
away by the next meeting, and that he
will then be chosen meeting is to be
held next week. it is eaid, for an election.
Save for Alderman Starr, there was
full meeting. Those present were Mayor
Myers. Aldermen Hoi.and Thomas. Horri-
gan. Schroeder Dixon, Frank. Watson,
Fripp. Bacon Jones and Canty. The al
Cermen lost no time IN discussion but pro-
ceeded promptly to vote upon each ques-
tion that came up.
The two ordinances regarding street
paving were placed upon their second
reading and adopted, the call for the yeas
and nays showing unanimity for their
passage One of the ordinances calls for
the paving of jefferson street, from Henry
10 Forty-second and of Thirty-eighth,
from jefferson to Bull with vitrihed
brick.
Another ordinance that was placed upon
It's second reading was lndi granting
rights and privileges to the Vernon Shell
Road Company for constructing and op>
Grating a street railway system in Savan-
nah. AS the new board had not had OPP
portunity to become thoroughly familiar
with the franchise question, it was deter
mined to refer the ordinance to the Com
mittee OF the Whole, by which it will be
discussed. The ordinance will probably
ne passed at the next meeting of the
board.
Resolutions were passed for the pur-
chase of two tracts of land for the open
ing of streets. One resolution called
for the purchase by the Committee on
City Lots from the estate of James NJ
Schley, land for opening Atlantic avenue
at u cents q square foot, and land for
opening Thirty-fourth street at Is cents
a square foot. payment to be made by
notes of the Mayor, maturing in one, two
and three years, and bearing interest at
the rate of per cent
The other resolution called for the pur-
chase by the same committee, of land
from Mr.. A. Ehrlich and Mr.. j. S. Kauf-
man for the opening of Forty-first and
Forty second streets, between Bull and
Whitaker, at a cost not exceeding So.
6594S. payment to be made as provided in
the other resolution.
The report upon the accounts passed
for payment showed that they amounted
10 S24, 5006S.
petition from green grocers of he
city was read. requesting that the license
upon their business be reduced from 500
TO $50 a year.
petition from Mrs. Il. II. Abrahams
and Mrs. George w. Lamar, a commit
tee from the local chapter of the Daugh-
fers of the Confederacy. asking that the
enclosure about the Confederate Monu-
rnent be put in proper repair by Me-
mortal Day. was read and referred to the
usual committee.
Mr.. Malcolm Maclean having resigned
from the Park and Tree Commission, the
mayors appointment of Maj. A S. Bacon
as his successor was read and confirmed