The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-19
TAME SESSION
OF CITY COUNCIL.
AbercOrn Street Paving Ordinance
Passed without Trouble.

dSsCu "iNhOut AEOhbAt"
Only routine matters were disposed
of by City Council at its meeting last
night and nothing out of the ordinary
transpired. All in all IL was an ex-
ceedingly tame meeting and the alder
men did not lose much time in getting
through with it.
In an ordinance introduced by AL
derman Watson chairman Of the
Streets and Lanes Committee, touching
the matter of sidewalks on the western
end of Jones street, the term Little
Jones street a popular one, was used.
Alderman Thomas registered a protest,
declaring that ''WashWomen' called
the street Little Jones. The Mayor re-
marked that Alderman Watson was
rot a wash woman and after a laugh
the ordinance was changed to read
Jones street.
The ordinance providing for the
paving of A bercorn street with vitrl-
fed brick from Henry street to Estill
avenue, was read for the second time
and passed. 1t will be some little
while before the work will be done,
and there is now a. movement on foot
to have another ordinance passed pro-
viding for the paving Of the street
further north.
A petition from Mrs. Josephine Free
lard asking that an ordinance be pass
ed prohibiting the carrying of chickens
with their heads hanging down, and
providing d penalty for crowding
chickens in CoopS, was referred to the
Committee of the Whole. The petit
toner objects to forms of cruelty prac-
ticed on the feathered tribe and i'm
plores Council to take action.
A resolution was passed approving
the action of the special committee
that had in charge the matter of max
ing an agreement with the Georgia
Historical Society, and agreeing to an
appropriation of $4,000 a year, to be
paid in monthly installmentS. The
resolution provided that the first. pay
msnt shall be made as soon as the
board of managers has been named.
There will be ten on this board, and
five members will be named by Mayor
Myers, and approved by Council The
monthly payments will continue until
Jan. l, 1904.
The petition of ]. E. Kimbell, keeper
of the colored cemetery, asking that he
be given a salary. was reported upon
adversely, and the petition of the
sweepers in the City Market for an
increase in pay was turned down. NJ.
j. Martin, keeper of the powder mag
aZine, petitioned Council to allow him
salary, as well as fees, on the
ground that he cannot live on the
emoluments that ne now receives. The
petition was referred to the Committee
of the Whole for action.
The petition of Justice of the Peace
George s. Brown. calling the attention
of Council to the fact that there are
innumerable negro social clubs in the
city, that dispense liquor without a
license, was referred to the same COM
mittee for consideration.
George P. Walker was again named
as a member of the Pilotage Commits
sion.
New petitions from r. r. Flowers
and Alfred Powell, asking $1,000 dam
ages each, because of the dumping of
garbage near their homes, was referred
to the Streets and Lanes Committee.
Similar petitions were recently report
ed upon adversely by this committee.
Port Warden ]. H. Hennessy asked
that a telephone be placed in his office
in the City Exchange.
Bills amounting to $37, ,03460 were
passed for payment.