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

Chairman
Received as information
The Committee on Streets and Lanes
to which was referred the petition az
George w. Wylly, for permission to re-
pair, remedial and improve No. 21s
Bryan street. and to build stoops to
project on sidewalk conforming To
other stoops in the same block, beg
to report favorably thereto.
w. j. Watson,
Adopted. Chairman
The Committee on Fire, to which
was referred the petition of Gather
inc Rutherford for permission to build
one % one-story frame house on LOT
No 16 Currietown ward, beg to re-
port by ordinance
E. A. M. Schroeder.
Chairman.
Received as information.
PETITIONS AND APPLICATIONS.
Petition of A. H. Hadden & Bro.
asking permission to transfer small
dealers license at Lincoln and Bolton
streets to Launders & Smith, at the
same place of business, was read and
referred to the Committee of the
Whole.
Petition of w. D. Champion, asking
the carrying out of the provisions Of
the resolution adopted in Council Jan.
"a, 1900, conveying to your petitioner
for the. sum of $1.25o.00 the old powder
magazine property, was read and re-
ferred to the Committee of the Whole.
Petition of the Savannah Military In
terstate Shoot, to be held from Aug.
20 to Aug. 80, inclusive, asking for
financial assistance in the sum of
$250.0O, was read and referred to the
Committee. of the Whole.
Petition of sundry property owners
on West Broad street, between Alice
and GWinnett streets, asking further
time in the payments of their bills for
paving, and further requesting hear
ing, was read and referred to the Com
mittee of the Whole.
Petition of NJ. M. Gailliard, attorney
for the estate of A. Delegall, asking a
reconsideration upon the petition act
ed upon adversely at the meeting of
Council of July %, with reference to
the addition of a bay window to 218
Anderson street, west. Petitioner
claims that according to the statement
of Mr.. Kaps of the engineers office
the granting of his petition would not
be an encroachment, was read and re-
ferred to the Committee on Streets and
Lanes.
Petition of sundry citizens, asking
that a light be placed at the corner
of Thirty and Whitaker streets
was read and referred to the Commit
tee on Streets and Lanes.
Petition of the Savannah Brewing
Company, asking permission to bury
two feet under the surface, two stor-
age tanks for the storage of fuel oil,
location of tanks to be in the north
ern extremity of petitioners property.
was read and referred to the Commit
tee on Fire and Streets and Lanes,
with power to act.
Petitions of Edward ]. Coffee and
w. j. Lovett, discharged policemen,
asking to be paid the sum of $65, being
salary due for the full month of July,
petitioners being dismissed on the 21st
inst, was read and referred to the
Committee on Police.
Petition of P. D. Daffn, president
Home Building Company, protesting
against the assessment On the property
located at the corner of Lincoln and
Bay streets known as the Stark prop
erty, also the adjoining property west
erly, known as the Bethel, and asking
a reduction, was read and referred to
the Board of Tax Assessors.
Petition of j. H. Lankeman asking
the city to sell to him lots q to 40,
Owens ward, was read and referred TO
the Committee on City Lots and Open
ing Streets.
ORDINANCES.
The following ordinance, read in
the second time July %, 1902, and re-
ferred to the Committee of the Whole,
taken up again at meeting of Aug. g.
and amended by a report from the
Committee of the Whole, placed upon
its passage and passed:
BY Alderman Watson
An ordinance to change the hacks
stand from Liberty street to the north
side of McDonough street, between
Bull and Drayton streets.
Section l. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Aldermen of the city of
Savannah, in Council assembled, That
hereafter it shall not be lawful for the
drivers of hacks and other vehicles
employed for the use of passengers for
hire, to have their hack or other veh-
Gle to stand on Liberty street in the
city of Savannah, except for the pur-
pose allowed under existing ordinances,
street, between Bull and Drayton
streets, is hereby substituted as
stand in lieu of Liberty street. A
failure to observe this amendment shall
be punishable as provided for in exist
ing ordinances touching hack stands.
Sec. 2. A hack stand is hereby es-
tablished on the east side of West
Broad street, between Taylor and
Wayne streets for use by as many as
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained that
all ordinances and parts of ordinances
in conflict with this ordinance are
hereby repealed.
On its first reading.
By Alderman Schroeder
An ordinance to permit Mrs. Cath
crime Rutherford to erect the improve
ments herein mentioned.
Section l. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Aldermen of the city of
Savannah in Council assembled, that
authority is hereby given to Mrs.
Catherine Rutherford to erect on lot
sixteen Q6), Currytown ward, in the
city of Savannah, a one-story frame
metal roof house with fiat roof, 16X2O,
as storehouse, in accordance with her
petition to Council of June IA, 1902.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained that
all ordinances and parts of ordinances
in conflict with this ordinance are
hereby repealed.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Communications from the Savannah
Electric Company by George ]. Bald
win, accepting the grant of franchise
and privileges with the condition at
tached, as made in the report of the
street and Lane Committee of July IS,
lSU2, concurred in by the Committee of
the Whole, and adopted by Council,
was read and received as information.
Communication from P. D. Daffin,
chairman Of the Park and Tree Com
mission, conveying copy of resolution
adOntPd q fhe ra0,,lor ,,,optt,IIr yoapt-