The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-15
OFFICIAL.

mission to be heard upon executions
issued against them for licenses, in the
sum of $1S1; petitioners being in the
recently annexed territory and under
the impression they were not liable,
was read and referred to the Commit
tee on Finance.
Petition of Nicholas Lang, for per-
| mission to extend and enclose back
piazza (two stories) and add bath room
on Lot No. 20, Crawford ward, No. 202
Liberty street, east, was read and re-
ferred to the Committee on Fire.
Petition Of the estate of George r.
Byrnes, for permission to tear down the
old one and one-half-story building
No. 537 Congress street. east. and re-
place same with a two-story metal roof
house, was read and referred to the
Committee on Fire.
| Petition of o. l.. Thompson, whose
office is at the foot of Habersham
street across Emmett Park, asking
! that something be done towards giving
! him and others using bicycles access
to the offices fronting on Emmett Park,
was read and referred to the Commit
| tee of the Whole
Petition of H. III. Peoples G. Sons
asking the privilege of putting In the
| Strand at Bay and Barnard streets
| powder magazine or iron box on wheels
| for the storage of powder similar to
| those now in use by other powder
agencies, was read and referred TO the
Committee on Streets and Lanes.
Petition of N. w. Armstrong asking
permission to transfer his lot, No. 2296
in Laurel Grove Cemetery to Mrs
Kate Beasley. was read and referred
to the Committee on Public Health.
Petition of A L. Tucker for permits
sion to build % one go three-story
brick store and apartment house on
Lot No. TO- Moore Tything, Percival
Ward, and No. % State street, west;
also steps on sidewalk leading to cell
lar. was read and referred to the Com
mittee on Streets and Lanes.
Petition of William r. Herman, ask
ing permission to erect a double wood
en- residence on Lot No. 81, Greene
Ward in place of the old brick house
that is now upon said lot, attached to
petition is a request from the imme-
date neighbors that permission be
granted. was read and referred to the
Committee on Fire.
Petition OF the Citizens Bank Of Sa-
vannah states that they have recently
learned that a complaint has been
made of an encroachment In the erect
| ton of their bank building on the
| northwest corner of Montgomery and
Liberty streets and asks that the con-
struction be not interfered with and
further asking that they be granted a.
hearing before the committee to which
! the matter will be referred, was read
and referred to the Committee on
| Streets and Lanes.
Petition of Mrs. Chatles Doherty.
stating that on Aug. 3, a scavenger
| wagon of the city ran over her son,
| Cornelius Doty, and received severe
| Injuries. causing an expenditure of
$4,000 in drugs and necessary articles.
Petitioner asks that she be reimbursed
in this amount was read and referred
to the Committee on Streets and Lanes.
ORDINANCES.
The following ordinances read in
| Council the first time Oct. 20, 1902, and
| at the request of Alderman Thomas II
was permitted to be withdrawn:
| BY Alderman Thomas
An ordinance providing for sale Of a,
strip of land on southeast corner of
| Thirty-ninth street and Harden street,
in this city.
Section 1. Be 1t ordained by the
Mayor and Aldermen of the city Of Sa-
vannah in Council assembled, That
the Mayor is authorized and directed
to sell strip Of land belonging to the
| city. on the southeast corner of Thirty
ninth and Harden streets, adjoining lot
| No, 81, in Brownsville ward, said strip
/ DCihb VIC klUUJ IeeL long. SIX
| feet and nine-tenths 60 wide at one
end, and five feet and sixth-tenths $50
wide at the other, at and for the con-
sideration of fifty (50) dollars, and TO
execute and deliver deed TO purchasers.
Messrs. Youmans e. Demmond. in the
name of the Mayor and Aldermen of
the city of Savannah.
Sec. 2. Be 1t further ordained that
all ordinances and parts of ordinances
hi H.
| hereby repealed.
The following ordinance read in
Council first time Oct. 20. 1902. read
the second time Nov. II, 1902. placed
| upon It's passage and passed all mem
bers present voting in the affirmative.
BY Alderman watson
An ordinance for the Improvement of
portion of Thirty-sixth street. from
the east side of Jefferson street to the
west SIDE OF Bull street in the city of
| Savannah, under the terms and pro-
visions Of an act of the Legislature OF
| Georgia, approved Oct. 1, 1897.
Section l. Be 1t ordained by the
Mayor and Aldermen of the city of
Savannah, in Council assembled, under
the terms and provisions Of an act of
| the Legislature of Georgia, approved
| Oct 1. 1897, that the Director of Public
Works for the city of Savannah and
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said city, be, and they are hereby, au-
thorized and directed to build and con-
| struct on Thirty-sixth street in the
city Of Savannah, from the east side
| of Jefferson street to the west side OF
| Bull street, a roadway Of vitrifed
brick thirty-two 1927 feet In width be-
tween the curbing. and they are au-
thorized and directed to lay the neces-
sary curbing and TO do all the work in
the way Of grading, the placing Of
catch basins, drains, crossings and all
| other things incident to the construc-
ton and completion OF said roadway
on said portion or Thirty-slxth street.
Sec. 2. BE II further ordained, That
a railroad company having tracks run
ming through the said portion OF Thir-
| ty-sixth street. 10 be improved under
this ordinance. II hereby required 70
| pave the width OF its tracks. and two
| 90 feet on each side OF every line OF
the tracks OF said railroad company
with vitrihed brick as the said work
progresses, and. in the event this a
not done by said company the said Di.
rector Of Public Works and the sald
committee shall see 10 It's being done
Al the expense OF said railroad com.
pany.
Sec. 2. BE It further ordained thai