The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-09-05
BILLS GROW LESS
DECIDED REDUCTION NOTED IN
CITY'S EXPENSES.
COUNCIL PASSED Se,e42.48.
BUSINESS THAT OCCUPIED THE
BOARD LAST NIGHT.

on West Broad Street Passed, But
Alderman Watson Had His Paving
Ordinance Laid on the TabIe-De-
Iinquent Owners of Ground Rent
Lots Must Pay Up or BE Sold Out.
Report Upon street Railway Fran
chises Promised for Next Meeting.
Business before the City Council last
night was dispatched in short order.
There was nothing to keep the alder
men long, either in caucus or in opsn
meeting. TIE caucus began at 8
clock, and at S:45 the open meeting
was over. 1t was the first meeting held
at night since early in the summer.
At the NEE ling were Mayor Myers,
Aldermen Dixon, Holland, Thomas,
Frank, Watson, Fripp, Bacon, Colding
ard CAVITY. Clerk Bailey read ac-
counts amounting to $9,S42.48, which
were passed for payment. There has
been quite an appreciable diminution
in the amount of bi-weekly bills
against the city, which would seem to
show that expenditures during the Sec
ond six months of the year are coun-
terbaianc;ng the heavy inroads upon
the treasury that were made during
TIE first six months.
The Committee of the Whole report
ed favorably upon the petition of the
Sisters of Mercy to remit $72.O6 inn
posed as an assessment against St
Joseph's Hospital for curbing, and the
report was adopted.
Plumber E. F. Brotierick had petit
of the fine of $50 that was imposed
upon him by the recorder some months
ago for violation of the plumbing or
dinances, but the Committee of the
Whole reported that no such action
could be taken, the Legislature having
relieved Council of its prerogatives as
body appellant.
Jesse A. Milton was turned down
upon his application for compensation
for damages received some months ago
in a bicycle accident, sustained at the
intersection of Oglethorpe avenue and
Abercorn street, the Streets and Lanes
Committee, to which his petition was
referred, having reported adversely.
Isaiah Campbell wanted SIS for dam
ages to his wagon, caused through the
vehicle having fallen into a ditch. The
Streets and Lanes Committee said no,
and Council acquiesced.
Mr.. r. V. Connerat will get his tank
for the storage of gasoline. The COM
mittee to which his petition was re-
ferred reported favorably, and the re-
port was adopted.
Alderman Watsons ordinance for
sidewalks on West Broad street, be-
tween Stone and Anderson streets, was
placed upon it's second reading and
adopted. The sidewalks are to be on
each side of the street They are to
have a width of seventeen feet, four
teen feet of which are to be paved and
the other three reserved for grass plats
and trees.
nance for paving West Broad street,
from Stone to Gwinnett, with vitriied
brick, was brought up for it's second
reading, moved that it be laid on the
table, and it took that course. The al
derman was asked after the meeting
why he had offered the motion, and he
said that it was because they didn't
want to pass it just them. That wasn't
very explicit, but it was gathered from
Mayor Myers that there is no need
for hurry about the ordinance, the
Mayor saying that he thought the
work could hardly commence before
Jan. l. Among number of the Alder
men the idea had been that the work
could start about Nov. 1, and be finish
ed before the time mentioned by the
Mayor for its inception.
In view of the point raised by the
United States government some time
ago, when the question of paying the
city $4,000 for the quarantine station
arose, Alderman Thomas introduced a
resolution setting forth that A receipt
from the Mayor. acting Mayor or city
treasurer would serve as legal ac-
acknowledgements of the payment of any
debt owed the city. The Mayor ex-
planned that the government was very
particular upon this score, claiming
that it could find no law, ordinance or
resolution that made the Mayors re-
ceipt legal acknowledgement, and il
was desired to pass the resolution in
order to cover future contingencies.
The resolution was adopted
A resolution was introduced by the
Finance Committee. directing the city
treasurer to notify delinquent ground
rent lot owners that, unless the
amounts due the city by them were
paid before the next meeting of Conn
Gil, the lots would be sold by the civ
marshal. The resolution was adopted
A communication from Mr.. d. B.
Lester, offering the city a bond of SIS
600, for the completion of a street rail
vided his petition for a franchise Is
granted, and promising to secure con-
domination of track on Bay street
was read and referred to the Commit
tee of the Whole Mr.. Lester also
called attention to the approach of the
Legislatures session, urging that,
Council show some dispatch in its ac-
ton upon his petition, in order that
he might have time to institute con-
demnatory proceedings before the as
sembly.
Alderman Thomas, in that connec-
ton. asked Chairman Watson of the
Streets and Lanes Committee when he
thought report upon the petitions for
franchises would be forthcoming. TO
which the alderman replied that there
would be report presented at the next
meeting. This will be agreeable IN
formation to the five petitioners, who
have been waiting for a long while to
hear from Council. The matter is now
in the hands of the Streets and Lanes
Committee.
John Stockett appeared before the
board to ask that the action of the
Finance Committee which had report
ed adversely upon his application for
the replacement of a hackmans badge
that had been lost, be rescinded The
board saw no reason why an excep-
ton should be made, as Alderman
Dixon sal dthat twenty or more sim
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