The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-06-26
BILLS FOR PAVING
WILL SOON BE PRESENTED TO
PROPERTY OWNERS.
ASSESSMENT ROLLS FIXED
THOSE FOR FIVE STREETS PASSED
BY CITY COUNCIL.

OmctaI statements Consumed Con-
siderable Time at Council Meeting
northumberland of Control of
CrittcntOn Home PetitiOned for a
Tract Which 10 Establish the
ing over of the BiIbOa CanaI-Pe-
titiOn 10 Have Car Lines on Aber-
corn Street Strengthened Bow
Windows Extending Beyond Prop
erty Lines Discussed.
The features of the meeting of the
City Council yesterday afternoon that
consumed most time were the ordi-
nances. establishing the official state
ments and assessment rolls for the
completed paving on portions of West
Broad. Stewart, Berrien. Little Jones
and Tattnall streets. These were in
troduced by Alderman Watson, placed
on their second reading and passed,
the director of public works, the city
treasurer and the city engineer testify
ing to the correctness of the state
ments.
AT $3.50 o'clock the Committee of the
Whole met, and half an hour later the
open meeting was held, with Mayor
Myers, Alderman Holland, Thomas,
Horrigan, Schroeder, Frank, Dixon,
Watson, Bacon, Colding Jones and
Canty present. Accounts amounting 10
$2s,S44.9S were passed for payment.
A petition was received from Col.
j. H. Estill president of the Union
Society, for the remission of $3.50, a
balance due for taxes.
From the Board of Control of the
prospective Florence Crittenton Home
for girls and women a petition was re-
ceived, praying Council to grant a
tract of land upon which the home
may be erected. The petition recited
some of the good that would be ac-
complished by such a home, at the
same time instancing some of the adj
vantageS it would mean for the city.
The petition was referred to the Com
mittee of the Whole
A number of citizens living in the
vicinity of the Bilbo canal petitioned
Council to cover the uncovered portion
of that stream, declaring the oders to
be obnoxious and a menace to health.
Plans for covering a portion of the
| open canal have been under consider
alton.
Youmans & Demmond, acting for
| clients, petitioned that the car lines
| on Abercorn street be placed in the
middle of the street, south of Ander-
son, if the project for paving it be
| carried out. The petition recited that
| the distance between the tracks and
| the curbing on the east side is now
so short as to render it impossible for
a team to be left standing.
A report was made by the Streets
and Lanes Committee upon the petition
of Mr.. J. H. McKenna to be permitted
to construct two overhanging bow WIN
dows as part of a house he is building
at Whitaker and Oglethorpe avenue
lane. This report was favorable, but
| the Mayor and some of the aldermen
| did not approve it. Similar petitions
have been made and refused, the May
or said, and he did not think that per-
mission should be granted Mr. Nc
Kenna to build beyond the street lines.
Alderman Dixon said that Mr.. Nc
Kenna had already built the windows,
and had done so before he filed his
petition, to which the Mayor replied
that that was all the more reason why
the petition should not be granted, as
property owners should be more care
full before making plans that would
conflict with city ordinances. The pc
| tition was referred to the Committee
| of the Whole.
Alderman Watson S ordnance for
| paving Habersham street, from Gas
ton to Henry, with vitrified brick, was
| put on it's second reading and adopted,
| as was that of Alderman Thomas,
| changing the name of Ogeechee avenue
| to Hopkins street and the name of
| Cemetery street to Magnolia street.
Alderman Dixon's ordinance for the
protection of squirrels running st large
| in the streets, squares, parks and GEM
etertes was placed upon it's second
reading and adopted.
| A resolution by Alderman Jones, APP
! propria ting 500 to defray the expenses
| of Superintendent Owen Reilly to the
! International Convention of Chiefs of
| Police. held in st. Louis, May Z, was
! adopted.
A resolution by Alderman Schroeder
| for the purchase of three horses for the
| fire department, at a cost not to eX-
coed $3.50, and another by the same
alderman, providing for the purchase
| of $500 feet of hose, were referred to
| the Committee of the Whole, it not
being known whether or not the appro-
| priation of the fire department would
stand such an expenditure.
A resolution by Alderman Thomas
was adopted, authorizing the purchase
from DR.. L. A. Falligant of as much
| of his land as may be needed for OPEN
! ing Stephens street, at 7acents a square
| foot, and another resolution, by the
same alderman, provided for the pur-
chase from DR.. Falligant of land need
ed for opening Whitaker street at As
cents a square foot.
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