The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-20
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of that portion of the said lane. petit
TONERS claim that if only from a san
itary standpoint this should be done,
was read and referred to the Commit
tee on Streets and Lanes.
Petition of J. X. Hoffman, asking
permission to move one Cd story
house from the northeast corner of
Drayton and Henry streets to the
southwest corner of Anderson street
lane and Bull streets, was read and
referred to the Committee on Streets
and Lanes and Fire, with power to
act.
Petition of Walter f. Coney. post
adjutant of the Interstate Military
Rifle Association. asking the passage
of a resolution by Council requesting
the Governor to order the state camp
of Instruction in Rifle Practice for the
season of 1908 be held upon the
Avondale range, and further that Il
committee be appointed to wait upon
the Governor upon the occasion of his
visit to the range on Monday. the 23rd
day of February I'm the furtherance of
the resolution was read and received
as Information.
Petition of sundry property owners
fronting on Park avenue, between JEFF
ferson and Whitaker, protesting
against the passage of the ordinance
now pending for the paving OF this
portion of the said street was read and
received as information.
Petition of j. w. Love, Confederate
veteran, asking permission to sell
chickens. eggs. etc, outside of city
Market without paying market fees,
was read and referred to the Commit
tee on Market.
Petition of r. Horovitz asking per-
mission to erect a small building, 12x2O,
in Franklin Square. for the purpose OF
conducting business therein, during u
period of thirty days, while his prem
ises are being repaired and remodeied,
was read and referred to the Park and
Tree Commission.
Petition of Mrs. Patrick Nc
Cabe. widow of retired expo
liceman Patrick McCabe, asking
to be reimbursed in the amount
of $4,000, that being the amount in
CURED for funeral expenses. was read
and referred to the Committee on Po-
lice.
Petition of sundry citizens in the
neighborhood of Duffy and jefferson
streets, stating that they have no OBJ
lection to the sale of liquor by Mr.. r.
K. Horton at 1l19 jefferson street, and
whose application is now pending be-
fore Council. was read and received as
information.
IeAllipil VI JOStDu INOSGtiHtlul dilu
others. states that having learned that
a certain party having purchased
one % story building, formerly oc-
cupied by DR.. j. w. Daniel, and con-
templates placing it on a lot on Bull
street, asks that permission be not
granted and that your petitioners be
given a hearing I'm order that they may
state their objections was read and
referred to the Committee on Streets
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| Petition of w. L. Wilson, asking per-
mission to rent the Old Magazine lot
at the rental of 10000 per year, with
| the privilege of renewal, was read and
referred to the Committee on city
Lots with power to act.
Petition of w. S. Swinton of 207
| Waldburg street, east, asking COM
pensation in the amount of $500 for
damages done through fumigation by
order of the health authorities, was
read and referred TO the Joint Com
mittee on Public Health and Finance.
Petition of j. Il. Kimball, keeper col
ored cemetery, asking that a fixed
salary of $500 a month, or such 9TH
er sum as il may seem proper and
reasonable be placed upon the position,
| the present compensation being fees,
was read and referred to the Joint
Committee on Public Health and
| Finance.
ORDINANCES.
The following ordinance. read in
Council the first time Feb. 4, 1908, read
the second time Feb. IS, 1903, placed
upon its passage and adopted, eleven
members present voting in the affirm
| alive.
| BY Alderman Watson
An ordinance for the improvement
of portions of Park avenue, from the
east side of Jefferson street to the
east side of Whitaker street, and from
the east side of Drayton street to the
west side of East Broad street In the
city of Savannah, under the terms and
provisions of an act of the Legisia-
ture of Georgia, approved Oct. |, 1887.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Aldermen of the city of
Savannah, in Council assembled, I'M
der the terms and provisions of an
act of the Legislature of Georgia, APP
proved Oct /, 1887, that the director
of public works for the city of Savan-
nah and the Committee on Streets
and Lanes of said city, be, and they
are hereby, authorized and directed
to build and construct on Park avenue
In the city of Savannah, from the
east side of Jefferson street to the
east side of Whitaker street, and from
the east side of Drayton street to
the west side of East Broad street,
roadway of vitrihed brick thirty-two
1927 feet in width between the curb
ing, and they are authorized and di-
rected to lay the necessary acurbing,
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 construction and COM
pletion of said roadway on said por-
lions of Park avenue.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, that
street railroad company having
tracks running through the said por-
tons of Park avenue, to be improve I'd
under this ordinance, is hereby re-
quired to pave the width of its tracks,
and two (2) feet on each side of every
line of the tracks of said street rail-
road company with vitrified brick as
the event this Is not done by said
works and the said committee shall
see to its being done at the expense
of said street railroad company.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained that,
after the total cost of said work, ex-
elusive of that done by or for street
railroad company, shall have been as
certained, one-third 0-3) of such total
cost shall be paid out of the city treas
ury, and the other two-thirds (2-3)
by the persons owning at the date of
the adoption of this ordinance, the real
estate abutting on the said portions of
Park avenue, to be improved under
this ordinance according to frontage,
and the pro rata amount of the cost
of such work is Hereby assessed