The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-13
OFFICIAL.


to ]. M. Hook. at the same place of
business.
Application of Spellman & Brunins
to retail liquor at the corner of Alice
and West Broad streets, was read and
referred to the Committee of the
Whole.
Application of the Delmonico Com
pany to retail liquor at the corner of
Bull and York streets (southeast cor
ner), was read and referred to the
Committee of the Whole.
Petition of the Kings Daughters
Union, asking the donation of a lot
for the purpose of erecting a build
ing thereon, to be called the Kings
Daughters Day Nursery and Chill
dren's Home, was read and referred
to the Committee of the Whole.
Petition of sundry property owners.
protesting against the proposed paving
of Abercorn street, was read and re-
ferred to the Committee of the Whole.
Petition of, the trustees of the He
brew Cemetery, asking the reconsid-
Grafton of the unfavorable action of
Council taken at the last meeting of
Council upon their petition asking the
remittance of certain taxes against the
cemetery property, was read and re-
ferred to the Committee of the Whole
Petition of Belford & Co., asking the
issuance of duplicate truck badges in
place of originals, having been stolen,
was read and referred to the Commit
tee on Finance.
Petition of Daniel A. Holland, asking
that he be allowed to correct his tax
return, petitioner having made a re-
turn of $4,000 for certain articles when
it should have been $500, was read and
referred to the Board of Tax Assessors.
Petition of G. A Mercer, Jr., agent of
the American Surety CO., of New York.
desiring to know if the conditions at
tached to the bonds given by the said
company on the 23rd day of November.
1896, for the Warren Scharf Asphalt
Paving Co., covering their contract for
paving two roadways on South Broad
street and maintenance, have been
complied with, If so petitioner asks
that a certificate be given him showing
that no liability has accrued under the
said bonds, was read and referred to
the Committee on Streets and Lanes.
Petition of James H. McKenna, for
permission to repair and remodel
building in the rear of lot No 10 Jack
son ward, corner of Whitaker and
Oglethorpe avenue lane, and to build
one bay window on Whitaker street
and one in lane II feet from the
ground, was read and referred to the
Joint Committee on Streets and Lanes
and Fire.
Petition of Jessie Jones, asking COM
pensation for injuries received by rea-
son of falling through the man hole
of the sewer at CASTOR and Tattnall
streets on the morning of May 90 1902,
was read. and referred to the Commit
tee on Streets and Lanes.
Petition. of w. B. Jones, a member
of the Fire Department, asking the
payment of a bill of DR.. A. A Morri-
son in the sum of $4,000 for treatment
of injuries received by being thrown
from wagon while answering an
alarm, of fire, was read and referred to
the Committee on Fire.
Petition of Mrs. B. L. Crawford ask
ing to be paid the amount of $1,000 for
articles destroyed by order of health
authorities on account of contagious
disease, was read and referred to the
Joint Committee on Public Health and
Finance.
ORDINANCES.
The following ordinance. read in
Council the first time May 2S, 1902, read
the second time June II, amended,
placed upon its passage and passed:
By Alderman CAVITY
An ordinance to amend an ordinance
entitled AN ordinance to lessen the
danger from fire in the port and city
of Savannah" passed in Council, Nov.
16, 1898
Section /. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Aldermen of the city Of
Savannah, in Council assembled That
Section five 90 of IAN ordinance to
lessen the danger from fire in the port
and city of Savannah" passed in Coun-
ell Nov. 16, 1898, be and the same is
hereby amended by striking out the
words 1.-The dock in said section and
inserting in lieu thereof the words
ANY wrarf, dock or pier within the
port of Savannah or on the decks" so
that said section, as amended, shall
read as follows: Section 5. Be 1t fur
Their ordained, That it shall be unlaw-
full for any person to smoke any pipe,
cigar or cigarette on any wharf, dock
or pier within the port of Savannah
or on the decks or in the holds of any
vessel while loading or unloading, or
while at the docks in this port"
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That
all ordinances and parts of ordinances
in conflict with this ordinance are
hereby repealed.
BY Alderman Dixon
On its first reading.
An ordinance to protect squirrels run
ming at large in the city of Savannah.
Section l. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Aldermen of the city OF
Savannah, in Council assembled, That
ehllJ sui hlllillSs VI dttCiiAPN
ing to kill or injure any squirrel run
ming at large in any cemetery, park
square, street, or other place in the
corporate limits of the city of Savan-
nah, shall be subject, upon conviction
before the Police Court of the city OF
Savannah, to fine not to exceed ten
dollars and to Imprisonment not to ex-
coed five days, either or both, in the
discretion of the court.
Section 2. That all ordinances ana
parts of ordinances in conflict with
this ordinance are hereby repealed.
By Alderman Watson
On its. first reading.
An ordinance for the improvement
of a portion of Habersham street, I'M
der the terms and provisions of an act
of the Legislature of Georgia approved
Oct. 1. 1887.
Section /. Be 1t ordained by the
Mayor and Aldermen of the city Of Sa-
vannah, in Council assembled. under
the terms and provisions of an act OF
the Legislature of Georgia approved
Oct 1, 1887. That the director of public
works for the city of Savannah and
the Committee on Streets and Lanes
of the said city be, and they are here
by, authorized and directed to buiiu
and construct ON Habersham street, IN
the city of Savannah, beginning at the
south side of CASTOR street and eX-
tending to the south side of Henry
street, a roadway of vitrified brick
forty (40) feet in width, and they are
also authorized and directed to en-
close the said roadway with stone