The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-22

Petition of H. Bartlett for permission
to build two one-story metal roof
houses on the rear portion of lot No
80, CASTOR ward, 3l6 Gwinnett street
west, was read and referred to TIE
Committee on Fire.
Petition of George S. Williams for
permission to move the present house
in lot No. 81. Minis ward, to the rear
of lot, and build one two story frame
metal roof house. with stoops to pro-
Ject on the sidewalk to line of other
stoops on the same block, was read
and referred to the Committee on
Streets and Lanes and Fire
Petition of Mrs. w. A. Boggs, of 1911
Habersham street, asking to be re-
munerated in the amount of $3.50 for ar
ticles destroyed through fumigation,
by order of the health authorities,
was read and referred to the Joint
Committee on Public Health and FL
nance.
Petition of ]. c. Gunderson. asking
to be remunerated in the amount of
$50 for articles destroyed by fumiga-
ton, by order of the health authori-
ties, was read and referred to the Joint
Committee on Public Health and FL
nance. &a+
Petition of j. F.. Henderson for per-
mission to transfer lot No, 1926 Laurel
Grove Cemetery to Jas c. Tyson, was
read and referred to the Committee on
Public Health.
Petition of sundry citizens in the
number of AZ Ia the vicinity of Bacon
ward, states that there Is a tract of
land bounded on the north by Lavinia
street, on the east by an unopened
street known as Florence street, and on
the west by the Ogeechee road, and
q Gl<inor that Gtr he oh,
the said tract, was read and referred
to the Committee on City Lots and
Opening Streets.
Petition of Lester & Ravenel, attor-
neys for Mrs. NJ. s. Rain, E. T.
Geffcken and ]. N. Maupas. offering
certain lands on Estill avenue, aggre-
eating in the sum of $1,0SQ, this offer
is made upon the assumption that the
city desires to maintain Estill avenue
as street. was read and referred to
the Committee on City Lots and Open
ing Streets.
Petition of T. M. Norwood, Offering
to sell to the city land needed for
streets running east and west through
the land bonded east by Montgomery
street, west by West Broad street,
north by Forty second street and
south by land of Mr.. Cleary, was read
and referred to the Committee on City
Lots and Opening Streets.
Petition of the Kate Baldwin Free
Kindergarten by Geo. j. Baldwin,
president, asking that lot No. so and
part of lot 10, Salomons ward, decided
to the institution on the 26th day of
June, 1901, be substituted for the lot on
the corner of Montgomery and Thirty
flrst street. was read and referred to
the Committee ON City Lots and Open
ing Streets.
The following Ordinance read in
Council the first time March 5, 1902.
read the second time March 10, 1902,
placed upon its passage and passed.
BY the Committee of the Whole
An ordinance to amend the second
section of the ordinance passed March
90, 1901, entitled: IAN ordinance to
prevent splitting in any public building,
in street cars or on the sidewalks of
the city of Savannah"
Be it ordained by the Mayor and AL
dermen of the city of Savannah. in
Council assembled, that the second
section of the above entitled ordinance
be, and the same is, amended by strik-
ing therefrom the provision requiring
a caution to the person violating the
same for the first offense, so that said
section shall hereafter read as
follows: BE 1T further ordained in
the event of a violation of this ordi-
nance, 1t shall be the duty of a police
man cognizant of the offense to docket
the violator who shall, in the event of
his conviction, before the Police Court
of the city of Savannah, be subject to
fne not to exceed five dollars. or
Imprisonment not to exceed one day.
either or both in the discretion of the
court.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, that
an ordinances and parts of ordinances
IN conflict with this ordinance be, and
they are, hereby repealed.
The following Ordinance read in
Council the first time March 5, 1902.
read the second time March 10. 1902.
placed upon its passage and passed.
An ordinance to provide for the speed
of automobiles, locomobiles and similar
vehicles on the streets of the city of
Savannah.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Sa-
vannah in Council assembled that II
shall not be lawful for any person or
persons using upon any street of the
city OF Savannah an automobile, loco
mobile or any similar vehicle to proceed
at a speed exceeding eight miles an
hour. under penalty, upon conviction In
the Police Court of the city of Savan-
nah, of fine not to exceed one hum
dred Q00) dollars and Imprisonment
not to exceed thirty 900 days, either
or both in the, discretion of the court.
Sec. BE it further ordained, That
all ordinances and parts of ordinances
in conflict with this ordinance are
hereby repealed.
On its first reading.
On it's first reading.
nv Alderman GohroIor
An ordinance to permit j. H. Lanke-
nau to erect two 2-story frame metal
roof apartment houses and extend
stoops to line conforming on the same
street, northwest corner WAYNE and
Tattnall streets, lot No. 49, Berrien
ward.
Section l. Be it ordained by the
mayor and aldermen of the city of Sa-
in Council assembled, that
permission is hereby given to ]. II.
Lankenau to erect two CD two 90
story frame metal roof apartment
houses and to extend stoops to a line
on the same street. north
west corner Wayne and Tattnall
street known as lot No. 80, Berrien
ward.
Sec. 2. BE 1t further ordained that
all ordinances or parts of ordinances
IN conflict with this ordinance are
hereby repealed so far as they apply
10 this special case.
On it's first reading.
By Alderman Thomas
An ordinance to extend the street
herein mentioned and name the same
Section 1. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Sa-
vannah in Council assembled. That
hat certain unnamed street, which ap-
bears upon the present city map as