The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-09
OFFICIAL.
CITY G0VERNME EMIT.
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF COUN-
Gil.

GIL.
Council met this day at p. m, pur-
suant to the cali of the Mayor. Pres
ent, the Hon. Herman Myers Mayor.
presiding, and James NJ. Dixon, chair
man of Council, and Aldermen Car
funkel, Horrigan, Jones, Schroeder. Wat
son, Thomas, Colding, Bacon, Traub
and CAVITY.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
The Committee on Water, to which
was referred the petition of Woledge
and Philpot, which states that they
are about to erect a planning mill on
lot No. So, Springfield plantation. and
water being absolutely necessary, pc
ttioners ask permission to lay the
necessary piping, to be reimbursed for
the cost of same out of next years
budget, beg to report favorably there
to, conditioned upon petitioners being
reimbursed by the city In three yearly
payments without interest.
Hal II. Bacon,
Chairman.
Adopted.
The Committee on Water, to whom
was referred the petition of the South
ern Cotton Oil Company, for permission
to build a railroad track across the
old waterworks property, beg to re-
port as follows:
That they do not deem 1t advisable
to allow railroad tracks to cross this
property at point asked for by petit
TONERS. Your committee would recon-
mend that petitioners be allowed to
construct a track across this property
at not more than fifty feet from the
road, which bounds this property on
the south, and which Is known as the
old waterworks road, 1t being specific
ally understood that the permission Is
only given for temporary track. which
is to be removed at any time in thirty
days notice from the city, and If the
petitioners avail themselves of the
above petition they are to enter into
a written agreement with the city set
ting forth the terms of this agreement
in full.
Hal Fl. Bacon.
Chairman Water Committee.
ORDINANCES.
The following ordinance read i'm
Council the first time Oct. 7. 1902. by
unanimous consent read. the second
time, placed upon it's passage and pass
ed, all members present voting in the
affirmative.
Before the passage of this ordinance,
Council heard evidence touching the
correctness of the said statement and
assessment roll and duly verified the
same.
BY the Committee on Streets and
Lanes
An ordinance to establish the official
statement and assessment roll. touch
ing the improvement of Price street
between Bay and CASTOR streets in the
city of Savannah. as made under an
ordinance OF the city of Savannah,
passed April g. 1902.
Section 4 II ordained hV the
Mayor and Aldermen OF the city of Sa-
vannah in Council assembled, That the
statement and assessment roll submit
ted to Council by the Director of Pub
lie Works for the city of Savannah and
the Committee on Streets and Lanes Of
said city. made under an ordinance
passed April 2, 1902, and entitled: Van
ordinance for the Improvement Of Price
street, between Bay and CASTOR streets,
in the city of Savannah. under the
terms and provisions of an act of the
Legislature of Georgia, approved Oct.
l, 1887, be. and they are hereby, de-
clared to be the official statement and
assessment roll of said Improvement
under said ordinance. The said state
ment and assessment roll being that
entitled Statement and assessment roll
for improving Price street. A statement
showing the cost of the Improvement
nah. from the south side of Bay street
to the north side of CASTOR street. ex-
cept the intersections of Broughton,
avenue and Liberty streets
(the said excepted streets being already
paved with asphalt). As made Under
an ordinance of the city of Savannah,
passed April 2, 1902; and an assessment
roll showing as to two thirds of this
cost, how IL Is apportioned among the
several abutting parcels, including the
street intersections, and giving the
sums chargeable to each parcel, with
the names of the owners" And the
clerk of Council of the city of Savan-
nah is hereby directed to mark the said
statement and assessment roll filed as
Of this date, and to enter the same on
the minutes of Council for due authen-
tication and preservation
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That
the treasurer of the city of Savannah
Is hereby directed to make out and send
to the property owners a bill for the
amounts due by them. as
provided by the said ordinance. Should
the said bills be not paid within tt irty
900 days from the date of the bill. then
1t shall be the duty of the treasurer to
issue executions as provided for by the
said ordinance which shall be made and
levied as are executions for city taxes.
Sec. 8. Be 1t further ordained, That
all ordinances and parts of ordinances
in conflict with this ordinance are
hereby repealed.
There being no further business
Council took a recess subject to the call
of the chair.
wa. P. BAILEY.