The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-22

OFFICIAL.
!
ing that she be relieved from paying
bill of $500 for cleaning and filing
privy vault at 401 Oglethorpe avenue,
west, was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Health.
Petition of Dolly Bales of 81 Robert
street, asking to be reimbursed in the
sum of $2S.15 for articles destroyed by
order of the health authorities on ac-
count of contagious disease, was read
and referred to the Joint Committee
on Public Health and Finance.
Petition of C. S. O'Connell, asking
permission to build a 1-story frame
metal roof on lot east " Davis ward,
in rear of ALB Jones street, east, stoops
to project on line of other stoops in
| ferred to the Joint Committee on
! Streets and Lanes and Fire.
Petition of G. T. and j. +. Cam, at
! torneys, representing w. Marcus ask
ing permission to repair, remodel and
| improve the tWo-story wooden struc-
ture. No. Ala Liberty street, west, pc
| titioner agreeing to yield possession
and title to the encroachment in said
street occupied by the stoop of the
present old building, petitioners ask a
hearing when the application is con-
sidered was read and referred to the
Joint Committee on Fire and Streets
| and Lanes.
Petition of Robert Culver, asking the
| extension of water main east in An
derson street to the center of Vine
street, and the further laying of later
| ais south into Reynolds, Randolph,
| Grove and Vine streets, to the south
| ern boundary of lots 6, Z, 10 and IL of
the Mllen lots, south of Anderson
and east of East Broad streets, was
read and referred to the Committee on
Water.
RESOLUTIONS.
BY Alderman Thomas
Resolved, That the offer of John G.
Brittle and Jordan F. Brooks as guar
dian and as agent to sell to the city
lots and g. Law Ward, and improve
ments thereon, for the opening of
Burroughs street flor twenty-one hun
dred dollars, be accepted, payment to
be by notes running two and three
years, with interest at per cent,
| payable annually, and titles to be sat
isfactory to the city attorney.
Adopted.
By Aldermen Schroeder
That the Committee on Fire be and
they are hereby authorized to make an
| expenditure not exceeding 1880 for
paint for the purpose of painting the
interior of fire stations
Adopted.
BY Alderman Frank
Resolved, That the Police Committee
are hereby authorized to make an ex-
penditure of $1,000 for the purchase OF
! twenty-one poles for the Gamewell
system.
Adopted.
By Alderman Watson
Resolved, that the sums of 1897 .05
and s1,65O.OO (total $SO47.O5) be and
they are hereby specially appropriated
to cover the settlements of the cases
of Miss Mary f. O'Brien and the War
rem Scharf Asphalt Paving Company.
Adopted.
BY the Committee of the Whole
Resolved by the Mayor and Alder
men of the city of Savannah, in Coun-
ell assembled, as to the petition of D:
b. Lester, dated Jan. %, 1902, referred
to the Committee of the Whole on the
same date, that the petition for the use
of Montgomery street to Bay street or
| to the Market for the construction
and operation of an electric railway
line, be- granted, subject to the follow
! ing conditions:
First. Petitioner will pay to the city
of Savannah, at the rate of two (2) dol
lars per running foot for such part of
Montgomery street as he or his COM
! pany my use, five thousand $4,000 dol
lars of this sum to be paid cash within
ten (10) days from the acceptance of
the franchise hereby granted, and the
balance of said sum to be paid when
the work begins.
Second. A bond, with acceptable
surety, is to be given in the sum of
fifteen thousand Q5,OOO) dollars to
guarantee the completion of the said
electric railway line from the city lin
it's to White Bluff within eighteen QS)
months from the date of the accept
ance of the franchise. The said sum
of fifteen thousand G5,0O0) dollars to
be paid to the city as liquidated and
stipulated damages in the event of
failure to build this outside line with
in the said eighteen QS) months.
Third. The toll gate of the Vernon
Shell Road Company is to be removed
outside of the corporate limits Of the
city of Savannah and all claim on the
White Bluff road within the said cor
porate limits by the said Vernon Shell
Road Company is to be abandoned so
as to make the said White Bluff road
within the city limits a free public
thoroughfare
Fourth. The electric railway line
within the corporate limits of the city
of Savannah shall be completed Dec.
/, 1902, and in the event IL Is not COM
pleted by said date the right to build
i'm the city limits, and the money paid
on account thereof, are to be forfeited.
Fifth. The road must enter the city
! limits at the intersection OF Montgom-
cry street and the city limits.
Sixth. The franchise must be accept
ed within thirty 600 days from the
passage OF this resolution by writ
ten acceptance filed with the clerk OF
/ Council.
Seventh. The rights granted hereun'
/ der must be upon condition that they
do not impair or AFFECT In any way the
/ city's right 20 charge the taxes. prop
crty or specific, contemplated by the
city ordinances. or similar taxes and
particularly specific taxes based upon
mileage for The use 81 Montgomery
street
Adopted.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Communication from q. ~ New
comb. secretary Commissioners 81 FL
lOfuHo. giving notice ~ the expiration