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

aker street.
John McRae, 344 West Broad street
Hugh McElya. Planters Hotel.
Henry Semken, 2 East Broad street
]. F. Slater. AZ Reynolds street.
w. M. Wallace SOC Stewart street.
The Committee of the Whole to
which was referred the report of the
Sanitary Board relative to the matter
OF bacteriologist, beg to report BY
resolution. Herman Myers.
Chairman Committee of the Whole.
Received as information.
The Committee of the Whole 10
which has been referred the annexed
petition of the Savannah Electric Com
pany, dated Jan. %, 1902. recommend
| as follows:
(a) That petitioner be allowed 20 lay
single track on Roberts street that
is to say so much of Roberts street. be-
ginning at West Broad street, as it
may signify within ten days from the
date of the adoption of this resolution
1t proposes to occupy, provided petit
toner will pay the entire expense of
| paving with vitrified brick so much of
| the said Roberts street as it may oc-
| cupy with its track the entire width of
such portion and all expenses incident
| to such paving, the material to be Sc
| lected by the Street and Lane Commit
tee and the work to be done to its sat
| isfaction.
| tb) That petitioner be allowed to lay
an additional track on Bay street from
| Barnard street to the west side of JEFF
! ferson street.
(c) That the request to lay a track
ON GWinnett street from Habersham to
| Abercorn streets be refused.
(d) That the request to lay an addi-
tional track on West Broad street
af
ming northward about 500 feet be
| granted.
(e) The committee recommend that
action on subdivision f of the petition
| relative to an additional track on East
Broad street. from Gwinnett street to
Duffy, be postponed.
CD The committee recommend that
subdivision f of the petition relative
to the erection of poles, etc, in con-
nection with the privileges granted
hereby be granted.
Provided, however, the rights hereby
granted must be accepted and used
with the condition that petitioner
thereby recognizes the right of the city
to exact from it reasonable car and
mileage taxes, accruing from the time
petitioner went into possession of the
street car lines now using the streets
OF the city. Provided, also all tracks
must be laid and constructed under the
direction and supervision of the Com
mittee on Streets and Lanes and to its
satisfaction.
Adopted. Herman MYERS
Chairman Committee of the Whole.
Feb. 5, 1902.
The Committee on Streets and Lanes.
to which was referred the petition of
VIM. Kehoe & Sons, stating that they
have contracted to erect modern ma
chine, boiler and blacksmith shop,
which is to be erected corner of
Broughton and Randolph streets. and
asking that the city build a retaining
wall similar to one. built at the corner
of West Broad and Indian streets for
]. w. lyman when he built his build
ing, beg to report favorably thereto.
Adopted. w ]. Watson,
D.l Chairman.
The Committee on streets and Lanes.
to which was referred the petition of
Moses Blumberg for permission to con-
struct bay window over front porch,
in Lot No. IL Jackson ward, Jog Hull
street, west, beg to report adversely
thereto.
Adopted. w. ]. Watson,
Chairman.
The Joint Committee on Streets and
Lanes and Fire to which was referred
the pitition of J. N.Lankenan for per-
mission to build two two-story frame,
metal roof apartment houses and to ex-
tend stoops to a line conforming on the
same street, beg to report favorably
thereto.
Adopted. w. ]. Watson.
Chairman Joint Committee.
The Joint Committee on Streets and
Lanes and Fire, to which was referred
the petition of James Van Berschot,
manager, Odd Fellows building, ask
ing permission to erect a bridge across
the lane in the rear of their building
to connect with the building occupied
by Messrs. Foye & Eckstein, the bridge
to be similar to one constructed by
Weed & Co., composed entirely of iron
to be fire. proof, further agreeing to
erect fire doors at the entrance of
each building, beg to report faVorably
thereto, work to be done under the su-
pervision of the director of public
works; subject to the city's right to
cause the removal of the bridge at any
time it may see fit to do so.
w. ]. Watson,
Chairman Joint Committee.
Adopted.
The Committee on City Lots and
Opening Streets, to whom was referred
the petition of Peter J. OFT, asking
compensation for land for Third and
Lincoln streets, report adversely there
10. ~ II. nOHldSs
Chairman.
Adopted.
PETITIONS AND APPLICATIONS
The following applications to retail
liquor for the year 1902 were read and
referred to the Committee of the
Whole;
John F. Crohan, Bryan and Whitaker
streets.
Champion & Evans, 424 West Broad
street.
George Ducatt. SAG Bay street, west.
]. H. Grice, Waldburg and Burroughs
streets.
F. A. Harms, 444 Tattnall street.
Annie Kiley, 406 Broughton street,
west.
Petition of property owners and resi-
dents on Gwinnett street. between Abb
ercorn and Habersham streets, protest
ing against granting the petition Of
the Savannah Electric Company to lay
track on that portion of Gwinnett
street, was read and received as in
formation.
Petitions of Mrs. Mary Nicholson
Moore and Mrs. A. Pratt Adams, pro-
testing against the granting to the
Savannah Electric Company the right
to lay a street railroad track on Gwin-
nett street, east, between Abercorn and
Habersham streets, were read and re-
ceived as information.
Petition of the Industrial Aid So
ciety. a benefit society, asking that a
license of $50 be fixed upon organiza-
tions Of this character was read and
received as information.
Petition by Murphy & Co, asking
that the license upon their business as