The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-03
WILL PAVE PRICE
PAVING ORDINANCE PASSED BY
ME CITY COUNCIL.
FOR A MARINE RAILWAY.
RoURkE & son WANT SITE ACROSS
THE RIVER.

ton of Its Property for the Esta5-
lishment of a Marine Railway.
Council Joins in the Invitation TO
Secretary shaw to visit Savannah.
Another of Mr.. Testers Commune
cations Received as Information.
City Trades Property With Miss
Brown-Monuments' Location Left
in Hands of the Mayor.
The ordinance for paving Price
street from the south side of Bay TO
the north side of CASTOR street, was
placed upon its second reading in the
meeting of the City Council last night.
The yea and nay vote was taken, and
the following members of the board.
voted for its passage: Mayor Myers,
Aldermen Holland, Thomas, Schroeder,
Frank Dixon, Watson, Garfunkel,
Colding and CAVITY.
No protests against the paving were
received. Property owners seem to
desire the improvement, which is look
ed to to revolutionize that section of
the city. The street is to be paved
with vitrified brick, and work will be
commenced upon the completion of the
West Broad street paving.
For Marine Railway.
John Rourke & Son want to estab-
lish marine railway or dock on
Hutchinsons Island. With that end in
view they filed petition, asking to be
allowed to purchase or lease a piece
of ground on the island that belongs to
the city. 4 workshop is to be estab-
lished in connection with the plant,
which, il is expected, will be large
enough for any vessel that may come
to this port. The petitioners recited
that there is no such dock south of
Newport News. and the demand of SO
many vessels calling at this port is for
the establishment of such an enter.
prise The petition was referred to the
Committee on City Lots.
Invited Secretary shaw.
A resolution was introduced by the
Committee of the Whole and adopted,
the City Council joining with the Sa-
vannah Clearing Association, the Sa-
vannah Cotton Exchange and the Sa-
vannah Board of Trade in the invita-
ton extended to Hon. Leslie M. Shaw,
Secretary of the Treasury, to visit Sa-
Nd04dn anu duuTeSS the bankers AS
sociations of Virginia, North Carolina,
South Carolina and Georgia, and the
people of Savannah. The Mayor was
requested to forward the invitation to
the secretary, and to appoint such
committee as may be deemed nee
essary to assist in his recep-
ton and entertainment while in this
city.
Information From Lester.
Another communication was received
by Council from Mr.. d. b. Lester, who
asked the reconsideration of the reso-
luton adopted at the last meeting, de-
Ginning to consider any of his further
petitions for street railway franchises.
He asked that he be given Montgomery
street and Forty-second or King street,
to the White Bluff road, for his pro-
jected railway line, with the under
standing that the track would be taken
up along Bull street extended as soon
as the streets in the extended limits
might be opened.
The Council stood by its guns. A
motion was made by Alderman Cold
ing. seconded by Alderman Dixon, that
the communication be received as in
formation. The motion prevailed, no
one voting against it.
Center Street Closed.
a TeSOluIlOH. formally Closing center
street, was offered by Alderman Thorn
as and adopted. The street is now
closed from Bulloch street to the Ogee-
chez road, and the portion so closed,
amounting to 1920 square feet, is to
be Conveyed to Miss Anna Brown, who,
without further consideration, will
convey to the city her lands needed
for opening and widening streets, as
follows: 3.29S square feet. making
Willow street thirty feet wide from
Bulloch street to the Ogeechee road:
$50 square feet for Fortieth street, west
of Florence street. and 10,o50 square
feet, for making Bulloch street forty
feet wide from Willow street to Church
alley.
Wants Tanks for Oils.
A petition was received from Mr..
Louis p. Hart, president of the Gorrie
Ice Company. stating that the company
wants to use oil for fuel, and to store
oil in two tanks at the factory at Bull
ana King streets. A blue print was
attached to the petition. showing that
the proposed tanks are to be forty
feet long by five feet and three inches
diameter.
Ordinances for Building.
The authority of Council is needed
for the erection of certain styles of
nance was introduced by Chairman
Schroeder. of the Fire Committee, au-
thorizing Capt. ]. c. Postell to erect
two double apartment houses on the
trust lot between Macon and Charlton
and Lincoln and Habersham streets.
An ordinance was also introduced by
the alderman to permit Mr.. Charles
Hohenstein and Mr.. H. Bartlett to
make improvements on Gwinnett street,
corner of Montgomery. Mr.. Hohen-
stein wants to erect a two-story house
on lot SO, CASTOR ward, and Mr. Bart
lett wants to erect two one-story houses
on lot 80.
Ordinances, on their second reading
by Alderman Schroeder, were adopted.
giving MIR. William Marcus the right
to repair remodel and improve his
property on Oglethorpe avenue, west,
near West Broad by converting the
two-story dwelling into two two-story
stores, in consideration of his yield of
an encroachment TO the city, and Civ
ing Mr.. j. H. Lankenau the right to
erect two two-story frame apartment
houses on the northwest corner of
Wayne and Tatnall streets.
NcLaws and Barlow Monuments.
Upon the conclusion of the business
of Council, the Mayor said that he de-
sired to see the aldermen in his office
after the meeting A brief caucus
was then held, when it was agreed
that the matter of the location of the
monuments of Gen. McLaws and Gen.
Barlow should be left with the Mayor,
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