The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-16
OFFICIAL.

| Petition or ii. NJ. BOley, IOr peTnlS-
sion to transfer his liquor license at
No. 127 Congress street west, to corner
of McDonough and jefferson streets,
was read and referred to the Commit
tee of the Whole.
Petition of Elias HICKMAN, asking to
| be relieved from being doubled taxed
on personal property, and also to make
| smaller return on personal property
than that charged against him, was
read and referred to the Committee on
| Finance.
| Petition of Georgia Hussars by Capt.
W. w Gordon, Jr.. asking to relieve
| them of tax of $3.50 on Georgia Hus-
sars Bowling Association, was read and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Petition of j. K. Taylor, asking to be
relieved of double tax on personal prop
| erty, was read and referred to the
| Committee on Finance.
Petition of the Savannah Coca-Cola
| Company, by ]. V. Barr, manager, ask
| ing TO be relieved of tax on personal
| property, was read and referred 10 the
| Committee on Finance.
Petition of Hugh P. Woodroof, asking
| to be relieved of tax on personal
| property or reduce said amount in pro-
| portion to what he owns, was read and
referred to Committee on Finance and
| Board of Tax Assessors.
Petition of S. Wilinsky, asking to be
relieved from the payment of 1925 for
| personal tax as he does not owe same,
| was read and referred to the Commit
| tee on Finance and Board of Tax AS
| SCISSORS.
Petition of Catherine and Jos. H.
| Baker for Est. of Nancy Bryan, stating
that they had received notice from city
treasurer that Nancy Bryan owed
| taxes on personal property for 1902, it
/ hP1nQ a
Bryan having died four years ago, was
read and referred to the Committee on
Finance and Board of Tax Assessors.
Petition of Geo. A. Mercer, Jr., for
Est. of w. S. Chisholm, stating that
the estate of w. S. Chisholm has no
personal property to be returned, was
| read and referred to the Committee on
Finance and Board of Tax Assessors.
Petition of John Flannery for permits
sion to build store room by enclosing
platform and extending across factors
| walk to stone wall, side and roof cover
ed with corrugated iron, was read and
referred to Committee on Streets and
Lanes and Fire.
Petition of Mrs. M. C. Hoffman for
| permission to build one two-story
| frame metal roof house, stoops to pro-
ject on sidewalk to line of other stoops,
at n. W. corner of Wayne and Jefferson
streets, was read and referred to the
Committee on Streets and Lanes and
Fire.
Petition of ]. H. Hoffman for per-
mission to build three two-story frame
metal roof apartment houses, stoops TO
project on sidewalk, not over four feet,
was read and referred to the Commit
tee on Streets and Lanes and Fire.
Petition of sundry citizens, occupying
property abutting on York street lane,
between Bull and Barnard streets, ask
ing Council to pave with brick, York
street lane, between Bull and Barnard
streets, was read and referred to the
Committee on Streets and Lanes.
Petition of the Southern Bell Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company, by j.
r. A. Hobson, superintendent, for per-
mission to extend it's underground sys-
tenn by constructing a four-duct sub
way on the east side of Drayton street
from Huntingdon to Thirty-eighth
streets, with necessary manholes and
laterals, and a two-duct subway OH
north side of Broughton street lane
from Drayton to Whitaker streets, and
four-duct subway on north side OF
Gordon street lane from Whitaker tC
Barnard streets was read and referred
to Committee on Streets and Lanes.
Petition of Mrs. Fannie M. Halle, fol-
permission to erect a house at south
east corner of Lincoln and Thirty-first
streets, and to place house on street
line with bay windows extending two
feet over sidewalk, was read and re-
ferred to the Committee on Streets and
Lanes and Fire.
Petition of sundry property owners
on St. Thomas street, between Haber-
sham and Price streets, asking Coun-
Gil to lay a water main on said street
|. was referred to Committee on Water.
Petition of DR.. j. H. Collins, asking
to be allowed to let three privy
vaults remain on Lot No. 49, Currytowr
Ward, being notified by Mr.. Gadson tc
connect said vaults with new house
drainage, was read and referred tc
Committee on Public Health.
Petition of w. E. Copey, post adju-
tant the Interstate Military Rifle AS
ISOLATION, asking the appointment OF
Lieut.. Col. w. l.. Grayson to present
resolutions passed by Council asking
that state shoot be held in Savannah
before Advisory Board of state al
meeting in Atlanta. May u, 1908, wa:
received as information.
ORDINANCES.
Ordinance read in Council for the
first time May 5, 1903 read a second
time May 10, 1908, placed upon its
passage and passed:
BY Alderman A. j. Garfunkel-
An ordinance to authorize Jermial
Murphy to erect a two-story wooder
house on north half of lot No. %, Greer
ward
Section 1. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Alderman of the city OF
Savannah, in Council assembled, That
Jermiah Murphy be and he is hereby
authorized to erect on north half o
lot No. % Green ward, in the city
of Savannah, a two-story wooden
house, as asked for in his petition, filed
at meeting of Council, April 1. 1908.
Sec. 2. That all ordinances and
parts of ordinances in conflict with
this ordinance are hereby repealed in
so far as they apply to this ordinance
On its first reading.
BY Alderman w. j. Watson
An ordinance for the Improvement Of
portions of Broughton street lane
from the west side of Bull street to the
east side of Whitaker street, and from
the west side of Whitaker street to the
east side of Barnard street. in Savan-
nah, Ga, under the terms and pro-
visions of an act of the Legislature
of Georgia approved Oct. l, 1887.
Section l. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Sa-
vannah, in Council assembled, under
the terms and provisions of an act OF
the Legislature of Georgia, approved
Oct. /, 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, au-
thorized and directed to build and con.
struct on Broughton street lane, in the