The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-29
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ing and using street railway cars. or
other vehicles. in other kinds of busi-
ness, shall, upon paying the tax here
/ inbefore prescribed, take out a badge,
! which VIII be furnished by the City
| treasurer, for each street car or vehf-
Gle to be employed in such business
1.-THE number of street cars or vehicles
to be employed TO be stated on. OATH
which shall be placed I'm conspicuous
place on such vehicle or street car
except vehicles kept by keepers of pub
4 lie or livery sta 5les TO be let for hire,
and vehicles used for pleasure or con-
/ venience-and any person using or en-
ploying any vehicle or street car on
such business without badge affixed,
| except as aforesaid, shall be doubled
taxed, and on conviction thereof in the
/ Police Court. may be fined in sum
not exceeding one hundred dollars, or
imprisonment not more than thirty
days. or both, in the discretion of the
| Court.
Sec. IA. The ordinance of Novern-
ber It, 1S43. requiring badges to be
i taken out for dogs. and prescribing
other regulations for dogs so far as
the provisions Of the same are not in
/ consistent with this ordinance, is here
| oy re-ordained and declared to be in
fun force. Every person failing to
take out license for dog or falling
10 pay such license, as repaired by sec
tons and of this ordinance. shall.
upon conviction before the Police. Court
OF the city of Savannah. be subject to
fine not to exceed three dollars, with
the alternative of imprisonmentvnot 10
exceed three days 10
Sec 10. That the Clerk of Council
be, and he is hereby directed to-report
/ TO Council at the first meeting in every
quarter the amount of money expend-
cd Tor each department up to date of
report and as soon as any department
making any disbursements shall have
reached the limits provided In the
Il budget, the Clerk Of Council shall at
once notify the head of that Depart
ment.
Sec. 10. This ordinance shallabe sub
Ject to alteration and repeal. in whole
or In. part, at any time during the year
lSO2, should II be deemed advisable:
ana no such amendment or repeal in
any particular shall be construed to i'm
pair the right of Council to. assess and
levy a tax for the whole of said year
1902 whenever made
Sec. II. All ordinances and parts of
ordinances conflicting with the provis-
ions OF this ordinance are hereby re-
pealed; provided, nevertheless, that so
much and such parts of ordinances
heretofore passed as provided for the
issuing and enforcement of executions
Tor any tax or assessment or part OF
tax or assessment required by any such
ordinance and now remaining unpaid.
shail continue and remain of force SO
as to authorize the Treasurer Ia issue
such executions and the Marshal to col
lect the same. until such taxes or as
sessrnent shall be fully paid
RESOLUTIONS.
BY Alderman Jones'
4 That the new City Code being re-
printed TO be ready for publication, the
toiowing committee is appointed to
examine the same and make report
thereon to Council. to wit
The Mayor. Alderman Coldinp. Al
derman Thomas and the city attorney.
| Adopted.
BY Alderman Thomas 5af
Resolved, That the Committee on
CITY Lots and Opening Streets be au-
thorlzed to sell at public or private
sale, in its discretion, the houseson lot
u Southville ward. purchased from
Renty Burroughs. t
Adopted.
BY Alderman Thomas
Resolved. That the offer Of 3. F.
blanchard to make title to the city for
that portion of lot 81 Padelford ward
needed for opening and widening An
derson street be accepted on following
conditions: The city is to have con-
/, Veyed TO him that portion of lot 81
extending from his fence to Henry
street lane, to have house moved and
put In as good condition as Il now Is
ana pay him two hundred dollars. ne
10 make changes of fence and out
buildings without further compensa-
ton, provided the Committee on City
Lots and Opening Streets secure the
: ground required from other owner at
not exceeding twelve and a half
cents per square foot. which purchase
Is hereby authorized Titles to be sat-
isfactory to the city attorney
Adopted.
BY the Committee of the Whole
Resolved, BY the Mayor and Alder
men Of the city of Savannah, in Coun-
Gil assembled, That we view with APP
prehension the constantly increasing
list OF local businesses on which spe-
cine taxes are imposed by and for the
benefit of the, state government the
II result of such action on its part be-
ing the limiting of one OF the prfnci-
pal sources OF revenue open to munici-
palities, where such businesses are
conducted, and resulting i'm the plac-
n ing OF extraordinary or almost pro-
hibitive burdens on such businesses.
II 10 the detriment of the municipalities
Resolved, further. That we. urge
upon the Senator from the First Dis
trict and the Representatives from rhis
county the advisability Of their oppos-
ing the extension of the list of spe-
cific business taxes imposed by the
state and of their securing the coon
GRAFTON of the representatives from
other municipalities to this end
Adopted 49,
Resolved. BY the Mayor and Alder
men OF the city of Savannah, in Coun-
Gil assembled: a-
G First. That IL is exceedingly impor-
tant that authority should be granted
by the General Assembly, so that pun
ishment can be inflicted in Police
Court of Savannah on persons who.
within corporate or jurisdictionaI linn
its OF this city, keep a barroom or sell
liquor without city license, and also
on persons selling liquors on Sundays.
and to this end two bills have been
drawn, which are directed to be sent
to the Senator from the First Dis
trict and to the Representatives from
this county, with the request that they
introduce the same and press them TO
passage at this session. tsr
Second. That clerk of Council send
copies of this resolution to said Sena-
tor and Representatives.
Adopted.
MISCELLANEOUS
Mr.. w. b. Bynum. having made APP
plication to be appointed a licensed
lumber inspector and being recon-
mended by Messrs A. S. Bacon &
Sons and John A. Calhoun, he was
thereupon duly appointed by his honor
the Mayor and the appointment con-
firmed by Council
There being no further business