The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-04
DECLARED 1T A PARK
CITY COUNCIL ON RECORD IN EN-
MET PARK CASE.
WHISTLES ARE A NUISANCE"
SIXTY BAY STREET FIRMS WANT
ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THEM.

Arnold of Police Department
Placed on Pension List-PetitiOns
of Ex-POIIcemen Referred to COM
mittee of whOIe-Chief of Fire De-
pnrtment Given Appropriation to
ers-City Accepted Oner of Land
for New streets.
The City Council held the first of its
September meetings last night and in
a remarka bly, short time. about an
hour, disposed of a large number of
matters. Probably the matter of most
interest to the public was the Emmet
lark case. Two bills affecting this
were passed. The first one, introduced
by Alderman James NJ. Dixon. had for
its object the resembling of the appro-
priation of $500 recently appropriated
by the Council for the Improvement
of the park.
This ordinance was unanimously
adopted, and then right on the heels
Of 1t was also adopted without dissent
the following resolution proposed by
Alderman ]. ]. Horrigan: Resolved,
by Mayor and Aldermen of the city OF
Savannah in Council assembled, Tina.
we recognize the right of the public
TO resort to that tract of land bounded
on the north by Factor street, on tn;
east by East Broad, and on the west
by Lincoln street, for air, recreation
and exercise. We concede that the
public have used this park for such
purposes for more than fifty years
and, for that reason we now declare
that the same is now, and has been
for the past fifty years, public park
of this city"
whistles n Nuisance.
Another matter that Coun-
Gil was called on to consider was
a petition signed by some sixty Bay
street firms, asking that an ordinance
be passed prohibiting all steamboats,
and other craft from blowing whistles
in the Savannah river, opposite the
city; also prohibiting persons blow
ing whistles located in the business
sections of the city during business
hours, this to apply to vessels blow
ing while tied to the wharf.
The petition states that, This re-
quest is based on the daily habit of
steamboats, blowing their whistles in
the loudest manner possible, even
while tied to the wharyes, causing all
business conversation to cease until
they have blown to their satisfaction,
which is great nuisance. The prin-
cipal other nuisance we complain of
in this connection is the cotton
presses" The matter was referred to
the Committee of the Whole.
Land for New Streets.
A resolution for the acceptance of
a proposition for land to open new
streets was proposed by Alderman D.
r.. Thomas and was adopted. The
resolution is as follows: Resolved.
That the offer of George H. Miller 10
sell to the city all land needed for
opening streets through his land, form
erly McAlpin's, agreeably to a plat of
Percy Sugden's of April Is, 1896, Cor
$500, the lanes, according to the plan,
to be conveyed without further cost.
be accepted, payment to be by notes,
running one, two and three years, with
interest, payable annually, at per
cent, titles to be satisfactory to city
Attorney
John Arnold, quartermaster of
the. police department, by means of
petition in his behalf, submitted by
Alderman A. j. Garfunkel, was put on
the retired and pensioned list. Arnold
Joined the force in. July, 1882, and has
served continuously ever since. His
petition was Endorsed by Chief of Po-
lice Reilly and was approved by May
or Myers. His pension, one-third of
his former salary, will amount to $21.G6
a month.
Ex-Patrolman Frank J. Smith, w
j. Lovett and E. J. Coffee, who were
dismissed from the force in July. pc
titioned that they be paid a full
months salary for that month. The
matter was referred to the Committee
of the Whole.
Fire Chief Got Appropriation.
Chief of the Fire Department John
E. Mcguire, upon petition of Alderman
E. A. NJ. Schroeder, was granted an APP
preparation of SIS to allow him to at
tend the annual convention of the
International Association of Fire En-
gineers, which will be held in New
York city, Sept. 17-1S-19.
Among the other business transact
ed was the hearing of petitions from
Messrs. w. f. Swanson and T. F.
Mahony, both of whom, through their
attorneys, ask to be recompensed by
the city for injuries received by fall
ing into holes in the pavement left
by workmen employed by the city
These petitions were referred to the
Committee on Streets and Lanes. The
petition of Messrs. Woledge and Phil
pot, asking for water connections to
mill that it is intended to build on
Springfield plantation, was referred to
the Committee on Water.
Permits were granted Mr.. ]. w. Nc
Intire to improve certain property in
Green ward, and to Mrs. Catherine
Rutherford to improve property in
Currytown ward. The proposition of
d. Grimm, offering $500 for lots, l to 4,
inclusive, Law ward, was accepted.
The bin for an ordinance affecting the
duties and fees of chimney contractors
was referred to the committee of the
Whole. In reference to a petition of
Mr.. John Rourke's for a site for a dry
dock on Hutchinsons Island the com
mittee on City Lots reported that the
city owns no property on that island
except some six acres on Back river.
Among sundrY other matters disposed
of was the passing for payment of
bills amounting to $2119S.
Besides Mayor Herman Myers and
City Attorney S. B. Adams, those pres
ent at the meeting were Aldermen r.
l.. Colding, James NJ. Dixon, D. r.
Thomas, Fl. II. Bacon. A. ]. Garfunkel,
r. 7. Holland. ]. F. Canty, j. j. Hor-
riRan F. A Nj Schroeder and w