The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-08
OFFICIAL.

dred and fifty dollars.
Adopted.
BY the Committee of the Whole
Resolved, That the Mayor and
Council of the city of Savannah notice
with approval, that a measure has been
presented TO Congress for the relief
and to promote the efficiency of the
] Revenue Cutter Service in terms of
bills s., 1925 and H. r 5796.
They earnestly petition that the sem
| ators and representatives from the
! state of Georgia give the bill their sup
! port, believing that the proposed leg
! islation is in the interest of a business
like administration of public affairs,
and does justice to a service which, for
more than a century, has performed
/ faithful and efficient duty in peace and
war.
The commercial bodies of this city
have passed similar resolutions, and in
so doing, have voiced the sentiment of
this community.
Resolved. That a copy of this reso-
| luton be forwarded the senators and
representatives from this state, under
the seal of the city.
| Adopted.
| BY Alderman Dixon
Resolved: That a special committee
OF five be appointed on city extension
who shall have authority to have
survey and maps made of the sections
| recently brought within the city limits
showing the location of all buildings
and fences, which committee after
completion of the map shall recommend
plans for streets and wards.
| Adopted.
In accordance with the above reso-
luton His Honor the Mayor appointed
the following committee: Aldermen
Watson, Bacon, Thomas and Schroeder
| BY Alderman Thomas
| Resolved, That the special commit
tee on house drainage be authorized to
have the director of public works re-
sumo the laying of house drainage pipe
! to the extent warranted by the appro-
priation for the year 1902.
Adopted.
Committee of the Whole
| Resolved. By the Mayor and alder
men of the city of Savannah in Coun-
ell assembled, That the health officer
of the city of Savannah be and he is
hereby authorized and empowered to
| employ a bacteriologist, with official
| authority as the representative of the
| city of Savannah, the compensation to
| be one dollar for each examination and
the number of examinations not to ex-
ceed $50 for any year. The employment
will continue during the discretion of
| the health officer or of Council.
| Adopted.
| By Alderman Colding-
| Resolved. That the sum of one hun
dred and sixty-five dollars be donated
to the relief of Margaret Fender, widow
of Harry B. Fender, who was killed
while patrolling the streets of this city,
said amount to be payable in eleven
monthly instalments of fifteen dollars
each first payment to be made on
March l and regularly thereafter on
| = oh, Il eatI
amount shall be paid in full.
| Adopted.
| By Alderman Dixon
| Whereas, by a recent act of the Cen
eral Assembly of Georgia the cCrpor-
ate limits of the city of Savannah have
been changed so as to omit n public
| highway known as Stiles avenue, ANA,
| Whereas, a petition has been pre-
sented to the Commissioners of Chat
ham county by a number of citizens
and large tax payers of this city ask
/ ing said commissioners to make said
| Stiles avenue a public road, and to ex-
| tend the same, and
| Whereas, such action by the County
| Commissioners would be greatly to the
interest, not only of the tax payers of
the county but of this city
Therefore be it resolved, That the
right to declare said Stiles avenue a
public road, and to construct and use
! it as such, and jurisdiction over such
! position of said Stiles avenue, as may
| be outside of the corporate limits, he
and the same is hereby given to the
| Commissioners of Chatham county and
eX-officio judges until such time as the
corporate limits of this city are ex-
! tended so as to incorporate said Stiles
| avenue, the jurisdiction and rights OF
the city to revest in any portion of said
road when said corporate limits shall
| include such portion.
Adopted.
BY the Committee on City Lots and
Opening Streets
Resolved by the Mayor and Aldermen
of the city of Savannah in Council as
sembled, That, so much of the land of
Mrs. Margaret D. Morrissey of Sa-
vannah, Georgia, as is needed for the
extension of Thirty fourth street in the
city of Savannah, be and the same is
hereby condemned, the said land con-
sisting of an undivided two-thirds in
terest in twenty-five hundred and six
ty-five (2,265) square feet of land, be-
ing the northern portions of lots of
land in the city of Savannah, known
as lots one % and two (2) of the Brady
subdivision in Estill ward, the length
of which on the proposed extension of
Thirty-fourth street is sixty 600 feet
with a depth south of thirty-one and
sixteen hundredths (S1 .1) feet. Also
an undivided two-thirds interest in a
strip of land east of said area, the
said strip extending along the proposed
line of Thirty fourth street twelve and
thirty-two hundredths (12.32) of foot
and along Bull street thirty-one and
forty-eight hundredths (31 1.49 of
foot.
1t appearing that the Chatham Real
Estate and improvement Company
corporation of the city of Savannah,
holds security deeds made by the said
Mrs. Margaret d. Morrissey covering
the said two-thirds interest in the said
property it is further resolved that
the interest of the said Chatham Real
Estate and Improvement Company is
also condemned.
To this end John c. Rowland of the
city of Savannah. is hereby appointed
the assessor on the part of the city of
Savannah under the provisions of the
law touching condemnation.
1t is further resolved that due notice
of this resolution be served upon the
said Mrs. Margaret d. Morrissey, and
the said Chatham Real Estate and I'm
provement Company to the end that
they may select their assessor and fur
ther proceedings be had in conformity
with the statute.
1T appearing that the proceedings
heretofore had with reference to this
property were taken upon the assump-
tion that the said Mrs. Margaret d.
Morrissey was the exclusive owner
of all of the land needed for Thirty