The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-08


B. Stubs, relative to taxes, on part
of lot No. IL Law ward, and strip of
land, to open Grapevine avenue; was
read and referred to the Committee on
Finance and Opening Streets.
Petition of Carrie Seeby, asking
Council to give title to lot No. 2094
Laurel Grove Cemetery, to Jennie and
Fred Withers: was read and referred
to the Committee on Public Health.
Petition of Reppard, Snedeker &
| Co., for permission to erect 4 privy
vaults on lot SO, Springfield planta-
ton; petitioners to make connection
to the new sewerage system as soon
as available; was read and referred to
the Committee on Public Health.
Petition of T. NJ Norwood. asking
that the city have surveyed, locating
| the streets, lanes and park through
| the tract of land recently purchased
from petitioner, was read and referred
to the Special Committee on City Elk
tension
! Petition of John Spiloti & Co., asking
permission TO build an awning across
sidewalk m front of store S14 West
Broad street. was read and referred
to the Committee on Streets and Lanes.
Petition of ]. w McIntire asking
permission to repair, remodel and i'm
| prove No. SIT Rreughton street east,
east Il lot Nqe5, Greene ward, was
read and referpsd to the Committee
on Fire
Petition of Brockett and Campbell,
asking permission to. build four two
story frame metal roof houses on
lots 81, 80, SO. Lee ward, and stoops
to project feet on the sidewalk, was
read and referred to the Joint Com
mittee on Streets and Lanes and Fire.
Petition of Robert Warrick protest
ing against the granting of any appli
i aot i
lane, between Lincoln and Habersham
streets, was read and received as in
forma ton.
Petition of L. B. Greer, ask
ing permission to move his
store, one-story building on
! the southeast corner of Whitaker
and Park avenue to the rear of lot
on the northwest corner of Whitaker
and Duffy streets, was read and re-
ferred to the Joint Committee on
Streets and Lanes and Fire.
Petition of Allen Bond, president
of the Southeastern Plaster Company,
asking to lease for term of ten years
five acres of land being a portion of
certain tract of Sc acres belonging
| to the city of Savannah, and situated
directly south of what is known as
! the old water works tract, and di-
rectly west of the EXley tract, was
read and referred to the Committee
on Water and City Lots.
Petition of Mrs. r. Sowell states that
an employee of the water works de-
partment is indebted to her in the sum
of $3.50 for mending and pressing his
| clothes and asking that some action
be taken towards making him pay the
| debt was read, and upon motion, the
petition was ordered not received and
| to be returned to petitioner, and it
was further ordered that petitions of
| this character must be made to the
| Mayor.
ORDINANCES.
The following ordinance read in
Council the first time March 5, 1902.
by unanimous consent read the second
time, placed upon it's passage and
unanimously adopted.
Before the following ordinance for
establishing the official statement and
assessment roll touching the improve
ment of a portion of Forty-second
street from the east side of jefferson
| street to the west side of Montgomery
street, was acted upon Council heard
! evidence touching the correctness of
the said statement and assessment roll
and duly verified the same.
BY the Committee on Streets and
Lanes:
An ordinance to establish the official
]
! ing the Improvement of a portion of
Forty-second street, in the city of Sa-
vannah, as made under an ordinance
~ tho CITY of Savannah passed Deem
Der 25, 1901.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Sa-
vannah in Council assembled, that the
statement and assessment roll submit
ted to Council by the director of pub
| lie works for the city of Savannah and
the Committee on Streets and Lanes of
said city, made under an ordinance
! passed December %, 1901, and entitled
An Ordinance for the improvement of
a portion of Forty-second street, in the
city of Savannah, under the terms and
| provisions of an act of the Legislature
of Georgia, approved October l. 1887"
be, and they are hereby, declared to
| be the official statement and assess
ment roll of said improvement under
said ordinance. The said statement
and assessment roll being that entitled
Statement and Assessment Roll for
Improving Forty-second street A
statement showing the cost of the inn
provement of Forty-second street in
the city of Savannah, from the east
side of Jefferson street, to the west
side of Montgomery street. AS made
| under an ordinance of the city of Sa-
| Ndlllldils December 70, 1JUl, ana an as
sessment roll showing as to two-thirds
of this cost, how it is apportioned
among the several AUDITING parcels.
and giving the sums chargeable to each
| parcel, with the names of the owners
| And the clerk of Council of the city of
! Savannah is hereby directed to mark
the said statement and assessment roll
| filed as of this date, and to enter the
same on the minutes of Council for due
| 90 aud
Sec. .. Be it further ordained.
That the treasurer of the city of Sa-
! vannah is hereby directed to make out
and send to the property-owners a bill
for the respective amounts due by
them, as provided by the said ordi-
nance. Should the said bills
be not paid within thirty (SO days
from the date of the bill then it shall
be the duty of the treasurer to issue
executions as provided for by the said
ordinance, which shall be made and
| levied as are executions for city taxes
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained. That
! all ordinances and parts of ordinances
in conflict with this ordinance are here
| by repealed
On it's first reading. BY the Commit
tee of the Whole
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-