The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-07
OFFICIAL.


mended, and they have no hesitancy
I'm stating that he would conduct none
other than quiet and orderly place,
was read and referred to the Commit
tee of the Whole.
Petition of Ida Henderson. owner of
property at Duffy and jefferson
streets, and for which an applica ton
is now pending for the granting of a
liquor license to one K. r. Horton,
and submitting certain reasons for
the favorab consideration by Coun-
ell of the said petition, was read and
referred to the Committee of the
Whole.
Petition of F. Wachstein for permits
sion to build a one-story store thirteen
foot front mostly of glass. balance OF
building to he of wood. metal roof at
BAG West Broad street, was read and
referred to the Committee on Fire.
Petition of G. w. Thomas, for per-
mission to leave a fifty gallon drum
of gasoline in the lane at his place OF
business, ia jefferson street, to be
used as needed for automobile use,
was read and referred to the Commit
tee on Fire.
Petition of Wallace &. Sutker asking
that a light be placed and a sidewalk
laid on Prendergast street, between
Sims and Jones streets, was read and
referred to the Committee on Streets
and Lanes.
Petition of VIM. F. Herman for per-
mission to build (2) two stoops pro-
jeeting on sidewalk to the same line
as other Stops on same block, lot q,
Greene ward, sos York street, east,
was read and referred to the Commit
tee on Streets and Lanes.
Petition of sundry owners of prop
erty abutting on West Broad street,
between Gwinnett street on the north
and Henry street on the south, asking
the paving with vitrified brick of that
said portion of West Broad street, was
read and referred to the Committee on
Streets and Lanes.
Petition of Rawky F. Flowers ask
ing damages in the sum of $4,000, the
damages claimed being caused by the
city's dumping trash, etc, in close
proximity to residence of petitioner,
causing sickness to himself and fam
lily and damaging them in the said
sum of $4,000, was read and referred
to the Committee on Streets and
Lanes.
Petition of Alfred NJ. Powell asking
damages in the sum of $1,000 the dam
ages claimed being caused by the
city's dumping trash, etc, in close
proximity 70 residence of petitioner,
causing sickness to himself and fam
lily, and damaging them in the said
sum of 5000, was read and referred
to the Committee on Streets and
Lanes.
Petition of W. c. Powell president
Consolidated Naval Stores Company,
stating that owing to his absence and
the absence of the regular cashier of
the company, the payment of the Ii
ho Consolidated Naval
Stores Company. and the Consolidated
Grocery Company, were not paid
within the limit required by ordinance.
Petitioner asks that he be permitted
to pay the said licenses and he be al
lowed the usual discount of 10 per
cent, was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance, with power to
act.
Petition of the Druggists Associa-
ton of Savannah, submitting a plan
for the correction of abuses which it
sary, was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Health.
Petition of sundry citizens, repre-
senting property interests, asking the
laying of a water main on East Thir-
ty-first street, formerly known as ST.
James street, was read and referred to
the Committee on Water.
Petition of the Peoples Savings and
Loan Company, by C. H. Dorsett,
president, reciting certain conditions
in deed from petitioner to the city,
touching lots 48 and 40, Solomon's
Ward, for the widening of Barnard
street, in which it appears that certain
improvements encroach upon the said
street, and the city may at its option
remove the encroachments off the line
of the street upon giving three months
notice of its intention to do so, the pc
titioner having sold one of the resi-
dences to Mr.. Carl Mendel, now asks
the city to remove the said buildings
to the proper line or modify the con-
dition that the encroachment will not
be disturbed, was read and referred
to the Joint Committee on City Lots.
ORDINANCES.
The following ordinance, read in
Council the first time, Jan. 81, 1903,
read the second time Feb. 4, 1908,
placed upon its passage and passed:
all members present Q3) voting in
the affirmative:
BY Alderman Watson.
An ordinance for the improvement
of Broughton street lane from the
east side of Bull street to the west
side of Drayton street, under the
terms and provisions of an Act of the
Legislature of Georgia, approved Oct.
/, 1887.
Section /. Be it ordained by The
Mayor and Aldermen of the City of
Savannah in Council assembled, under
the terms and provisions of an Act
of Legislature of Georgia, approved
Oct. l, 1887. that the director of pub
lie works for the city of Savannah
and the Committee on Streets and
Lanes of said city, be, and they are
hereby. authorized and directed to build
and construct on Broughton street
lane in the city of Savannah, from
the east side of Bull street to the
west side of Drayton street, road
way of vitrified brick twenty feet in
width. between the curbing, and they
are authorized and directed to lay the
necessary curbing, and do all the work
in the way of grading, the placing of
catch basins, drains and all other