The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-08
OFFICIAL.

fee simple No Monterey ward was
read and referred to the Committee on
Finance with power to act.
Petition of A. d. Kent asking that
light be placed at the corner of Bar
nard and Forty-frst streets, was read
and referred to the Committee on
Streets and Lanes.
Petition of O. S. Kulman asking that
light be placed at the corner of Will
Hanson and West Broad streets, was
| read and referred to the Committee on
Streets and Lanes.
Petition OF Mrs. w. ]. Barrett ask
ing to be remunerated in the sum of
SSl 90 for articles destroyed by order
OF the health authorities on account
OF case of contagious disease, was
| read and referred to the Committee on
Public Health and Finance.
Peution of Rosa and Florence Ham
! ilton of 651 Jackson street asking to
be rernunerated for articles destroyed
by order of the health authorities on
account of contagious disease, was read
and referred to the Committee on
Public Health and Finance.
Petition of Haupt Lodge, No. 58 l.
| y. y. f., for permission to transfer
| lot No. 2526 Laurel Grove Cemetery to
! j. Z. Henderson was read and referred
to the Committee on Public Health
Petition of John Carrick, an ex-fire-
a
S22 SO of the Savannah Hospital, be-
ing hospital charges, from Dec. 8 to
"a, 1900. inclusive for petitioner; was
| read and referred to the Committee
| on Fire.
Petition of E. T. Okarma, asking
permission to build Z 2-story frame
houses on lots and Warren ward:
was read and referred to the Joint
Committee on Streets and Lanes and
Fire. s.,5
ORDINANCES.
The following ordinance, read in
| Council the first time Feb. s. 1902. by
| unanimous consent, read the second
| tllne' placed upon it's passage and
| passed
BY the Committee of the Whole.
An ordinance to amend as herein ex-
pressed the general tax ordinance for
the year 1902, adopted Dec. 90 1901.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Aldermen of the city of
savannah in Council assembled. That
the aforementioned tax ordinance is
hereby amended by adding after the
iifth paragraph on page of the printed
pamphlet containing the said tax or
dInance, the following paragraph:
EVERY company, corporation or ner
son not doing the business of regular
LIE insurance company or of 4 req
ular accident insurance company. but.
nevertheless, engaged in the business
OF paying sick or accident benefits 10
policy holders, shall pay a specific ftax
OF nifty dollars. In the event of a fail
ure TO pay this tax, the said company.
corporation or person, or any agent
sollcltlng therefor. shall be subject,
upon conviction before the Police Court
OF the city of Savannah, to a fine NOT
70 exceed one hundred C00) dollars and
imprisonment not to exceed thirty (20l
days either or both in the discretion
of the court 0--
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained. That
IN heu OF the words public steam
iaundrles fifty dollars. Public laun-
cries run without steam twenty-five
dollars appearing on page 12 Of the
sald printed pamphlet of the said tax
ordnance, the following Be substi-
luted: Public laundries run by steam
or electricity fifty dollars. Public
iaunorles run without steam or cleo
trlclty twenty-five dollars"
Sec! g.. Be it further ordained. That
an ordinanees and parts of ordinances
/ by repealed.
? Ihe following ordinance read the first
tilne Feb. 5, 1902, by unanimous con-
sent read the second time, placed unon
its passage and passed.
BY Alderman Thomas.
AN ordinance to amend the ordinance
passed october 80, 1901, entitled IAN
ordnance to authorize the purchase
from E. L. Orkarma for a street of five
hundred and forty-five (545) square feet
or land lying east of and adjoining LOT
n1ty-four (5D in Johnston Ward and
east or the west line of Waters road
section Two. Be it ordained bv the
Mayor and aldermen of the city of Sa-
vannah IN Council assembled, that the
above entitled ordinance be and it is
so amended as to authorize the com
mittee named to pay E. I. Okarma the
sum OF ninety-three dollars and thirty
cents cash for the three hundred and
eleven and thirteen-hundredth (311.13)
square feet of land held by him as the
owner of the northern half of lot num-
Der flfty-four .(54) Johnston ward.
Section Two Be it further ordained.
that all ordinances and parts of ordi-
nances IN conflict with this ordinance
are hereby repealed.
The following ordinance read in
Council the first time Jan. %, 1902, read
the second time Feb. 5, 1902 amended
placed upon it's passage and passed.
By Alderman Garfunkel-
An ordinance to require reports
from pawnbrokers, and to provide
suitable penalties for the violation
thereof.
Sec. 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor
and Aldermen of the city of Savannah.
in Council assembled, that it is hereby
made the duty of all pawnbrokers do
ing business in the city of Savannah
to make daily reports to the superin-
tendent of police of the city of Savan-
nah by 8 o'clock each morning of the
reception of any and all pawns de-
posted with them the preceding day.
giving the number of the pawn ticket
and such a description of the personal
property as will make it's identification
easy, and in case the pawn is a watch
or other article having a number, the
description shall state among other
things, such number.
Sec. 2.-Be ii ordained that no pawn
broker doing business in the city of
Savannah shall ship any goods or un-
redeemed pledges out of the city, or sell
any such goods or unredeemed pledges
at wholesale, without first submitting
to the Mayor of the city of Savannah
a list of the articles desired to be
shipped out of the city or sold at
wholesale, and obtaining the Mayors
sanction of the shipping of said ar
ticles out~of the city of Savannah, or
the sale of said articles at wholesale.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained
that when it is made to
appear to the Mayor of the
city of Savannah that any person do |
ing the business of a pawnbroker in |
the city of Savannah has violated any
of the provisions of the foregoing sec |
ticn, or has made false or incomplete |
reports hereunder his license as n |