The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-19
OFFICIAL.

was referred the petition of Louis r
Hart, president of the Gorrie Ice Com
pany. stating that they desire 70 use
oil as a fuel and asking permission 10
erect tanks for the storage OF same at
their factory. Bull and King streets,
beg to report favorably thereto condl-
toned upon the said tanks being bullt
two feet under ground, and ten rect
distant from any building.
E. A. M. Schroeder,
Chairman Committee on Fire.
Adopted.
The Committee on Streets and Lanes,
to which was referred the petition or
Brenton Greene of 91s Wolf street, call
ing attention to the condition of the
drainage in and around his premises,
beg to report that the complaint has
been remedied. w. j. Watson,
Chairman Committee on Streets and
Lanes.
Received as information.
The Committee on Streets and Lanes,
to which was referred the petition of
John J. McDonough, asking permission
to lay a railroad track from the pres
ent passenger depot of the Plant Sys-
tenn, across East Broad street, and for
about $50 feet on one side of Charlton
going towards Price beg to report IA
vorably to same subject to the passage
of an ordinance regulating conditions,
etc. w. j. Watson,
Chairman Committee on Streets and
Lanes.
Received as information.
PETITIONS AND APPLICATIONS.
Application of Geo. Brodman to re-
tail liquor at the southwest corner of
Taylor and East Broad streets, was
read and referred to the Committee of
the Whole.
Applicatio of F. NJ. Porcher ask
ing permission to transfer his plumb
ing license from 224 Perry street to 40
Drayton, was read and referred to the
Committee of the Whole.
Petition of Cad D. Bryan & Co., re-
questing a hearing relative to license
for keeping pool room, was read and
referred to the Committee of the
Whole,
Petition of ]. A. Sternad, business
manager Of the First Regiment Band
asking an appropriation for the giving
of public park concerts was read and
referred to the Committee of the
Whole.
Petition of sundry property owners
representing interests lying east of
Abercorn and south of Thirty
street and asking that Habersham
street from Thirty-seventh to Thirty
eighth be opened up across the rail-
road tracks of the Savannah, Florida
and Western Railway, was read and
referred to the Committee of the
Whole.
Petition of. Nebert N. Hill protesting
against the passage of the ordinance
now pending granting permission to
Charles Hohenstein and H. Bartlett to
erect structures on lots SO and 80, Gas
ton ward, was read and referred to
the Committee of the Whole.
Petition of the Savannah Electric
Company, by George J. Baldwin, pres
ident, asking permission to lay an adj
ditional track on West Broad street,
from Gwinnett to Duffy streets, also
additional track on Duffy street, from
West Broad to Drayton, together with
the necessary curves to make connec-
ton with the present line of the com
pany, and to erect such poles and over
head equipment as may be necessary
in the operation Thereof, also to extend
it's Indian street track westward along
River street and northward along
Bridge street, to a point about 25O or
300 feet south of the wharf front, was
read and referred to the Committee
on Streets and Lanes, they to report
to the Committee of the Whole.
Petition of D. Grimm for permission
to build a stoop to house on lot No.
157 Johnston ward, Gwinnett and Har-
mon streets (fronting on Harmon
street,, was read and referred to the
Committee on Streets and Lanes.
Petition of D. Grimm for permission
to build a stoop to house on lot No. 1856
johnston ward, Gwinnett street, near
Harmon (fronting on Gwinett street,,
was read and referred to the Commit
tee on Streets and Lanes.
Petition of Ella c. Davis, by Rivers
o lprr11fG sim RI o.
move present old buildings at the
northwest corner of Harris and Jeffer-
son and build two two-story frame
metal roof houses, was read and re-
ferred to the Committee on Fire.
Petition of Chas. H. Wilcox for per-
mission to transfer lot No. 2090, Laurel
Grove Cemetery to Walter M. Cler,
was read and referred to the Commit
tee on Public Health.
Petition of Alice F. Remshart, for
permission to dig a privy vault in the
northern part of lot No. 4, Middle
Oglethorpe ward, was read and refer
red to the Committee on Public Health
Petition of N. B. Tilton, asking per-
mission to give him deed to lot 2003
Laurel Grove Cemetery; was read and
referred to the Committee on Public
Health.
Petition of sundry property owners,
residing in the immediate vicinity of
lots % and "a, Troup ward, withdraw
ing any objection to the erection of
certain buildings on the said lots by
j. c. Postell, if constructed in accord
ance with the said Postells amended
petition of April 7, 1902; was read and
received as information.
Petition of j. C. Postell, asking that
the ordinance now pending before
Council, providing for the erection of
wooden buildings on lots % and "a,
Troup ward. be so amended as to per-
nit the said buildings to be built of
expanded fire proof metal roof laths,
with Portland cement stucco on the
outside instead of wood; was read and
received as information.
ORDINANCES
The following ordinance, read in
Council the first time April 2, 1902, read
the second time April Is, 1902, amended,
placed uopn it's passage and passed:
An ordinance to permit J. c. Postell
to erect two (2) double apartment
houses on lot twenty-four ga, Troup
ward.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Aldermen of the city of
Savannah in Counoil aeSap1bIad Tho