The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-29
DILIGENCE or POLICE
REQUESTED ny COUNCIL ON BE-
HALF OF THE HUCKSTERs.
A PERMIT AND A BADGE.
MUST BE HAD by THOSE WHO SELL
ON THE STREETS.

Petition From Bernard, the Bill Pos
ter, Protesting Against Indiscrimi-
nate Bill Posting and Asking Pro-
lection for Himself, a Licensed Bill
Poster, Was observation-disclosures
Agents and Brokers TresPnss Upon
His Rights without Having to Pay
a License-Ordinance for Sale OF
Property to Ocean steamship Com
pany and One for Improvement OF
St. Julian street, East. Passed-Al-
dermnn GarfunISeI Chairman Com
Inittee on Accounts.
The Joint Committee on Market and
Finance, to which was referred by the
City Council the petition of licensed
hucksters, protesting against the pass
system in vogue with the stall renters
in the market, reported adversely at
the meeting last night to any change in
the privileges allowed to stall renters.
The committee, however requested the
diligence of the police department in
the enforcement of the city ordinance
by arresting all parties selling in the
streets without the required permit
and badge. The report was adopted.
A petition from Charles Bernard.
general manager of the Bernard Adj
vertising Service, was received. MI.
Bernard objects to paying a license of
sac a year as bill poster and having
merchandise brokers and others allow
ed the privilege, without paying a bill
posters license, OF posting up adver-
Using placards. He gave two or three
instances wherein agents have been
violating the ordinance as he under
stands it. Mr. Emile Newman repre-
sents Mr.. Bernard and asked Council
to permit him to appear upon his
clients behalf, if it were desired that
the facts be fully presented. Some
time ago there was an ordinance drawn
by Mr.. Newman. but nothing ever
came of it. The petition was referred
to the Committee on Finance.
The meeting of Council was very
brief There was but little business
before it, and what there was was
transacted with dispatch. Not until
twenty minutes after eight were there
enough aldermen present to constitute
enth man arrived, the doors were
thrown open, and the open meeting
commenced, there having, contrary to
the usual custom, been no caucus.
Later two more of the aldermen APP
peared, so that there was, after all,
a reasonably large meeting.
1t was clearly shown by the delay
of some of the aldermen in appearing
that it was time that the time of
cI,a he oh TO
the afternoon. Last nights was the
last meeting at night. Hereafter, there
will be afternoon meetings, continuing
through June, July and. August.
At the meeting We're Mayor Myers.
Aldermen Holland, Thomas, Frank
Dixon, Watson, Garfunkel Bacon and
CAVITY.
The accounts passed for payment
amounted to S1S402.37. These were re-
ported by Alderman Bacon, as acting
chairman of the Committee on Ac-
counts. Mayor Myers announced that,
Alderman Frank having declined to
serve as chairman of the Committee on
Accounts, he had appointed Alderman
Garfunkel to the craftsmanship.
A petition was received from Mrs.
Mary S. Allen Webb. praying that the
property of the Womans Christian
Temperance Union on Liberty street.
west. be relieved from taxation.
Two of Alderman Watson's ordi-
nences were placed upon their second
reading and passed. One was that au-
thorizing the. sale of a portion of the
City's property near the Ogeechee canal
and River street to the Ocean Steam
ship Company for $1,000. The other
provided for the improvement of st.
Julian street, east, where Augusta
gravel Will be substituted for the plank
roadway.
An ordinance to amend the ordinance
TO lessen the danger from fires on the
wharves was introduced by Alderman
CAVITY. The amendment provides that
it shall be unlawful to smoke pipes,
cigars or cigarettes on the wharves. on
the decks of vessels or in their holds
while they are being loaded or I'M
loaded.
A resolution was introduced by AL
derman Thomas, providing for the pur-
chase from Mr.. c. H. Dorset of lands
for opening Stevens street and widen
ing Bulloch street at cents a square
foot. and for opening Fortieth street at
71A cents a square foot. This resolu-
ton was adopted
A Communication from Capt. D. G..
Purse, chairman of the Monument
Committee of the Confederate Vete-
rams, extending an invitation to the
Mayor and Aldermen to participate
in the ceremonies of the unwilling of
the monuments to Gen. McLaws and
Gen. Barlow on June 3, was received
with thanks. There being no farther
business, Council adjourned.