The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-23

verscly to the prayer of petitioner.
W. J. Watson, Chairman.

Jones street, west, asking that she De
paid for damages done to the house at
the corner; of Jefferson and Thirty
eighth streets, through fumigation, by
/ the order of the health authorities, beg
to report adversely to same.
Easss ]. j. HOrrigan.
Chairman Joint Committee.
Adopted.
PETITIONS AND APPLICATIONS.
The following applications were read
and referred to the Committee of the
! Whole:
Jos. N. Anderson, AZ Reynolds street.
Thos. Cooley, West Broad and River
streets.
NJ. A. Farrell. Bay and Lumber.
Eotchkiss & Nevill, Jefferson and
Broughton streets.
X r. Hornton, 1119 Jefferson street.
j. K. Kaiser. 1511 Bull street.
Maryweather & Williams, 57S Bay
street, east
east
Otto W. Nell, Central Hotel a.
Spellman & Drumming, West @road
and Alice streets.
E. L. Stephens, Wayne and Jefferson
| streets.
Henry semken, East Broad and Bay
streets.
T. R. Smith. Bryan and Farm
streets.
Petition of sundry citizens protest
| ing against the smOkestack at Thomas
| &. Iarvey's wood yard, the smoke and
SCOT from the same being a public
nuisance, annoying to the residents in
the neighborhood and damaging to
property, was read and referred to the
Committee of the Whole.
Petition of B. F. Smith, business
agent of the Savannah Building
| Trades Council asking that the office
of building inspector be created, was
| read and referred to the Committee of
the Whole.
Petition of Mrs. NJ. A Donahue for
permission to replace old dilapidated
two-story frame shingle roof with a
two-story frame metal roof house
with stoop, on lot east half No. 49,,
| Troup Ward, rear, was read and re-
! ferred to the Joint Committee on Fire
and Streets and Lanes.
Petition of G. II. Miller, asking per-
mission to build two water closets on
Lot No. l, subdivision of Beck Lot 2,
Swoll Ward, petitioner agreeing to
| make sewer connection to the new
sewerage system whenever required,
was read and referred to the Commit
! tee on Public Health. ~
| Petition of n. w. Armstrong, asking
| p6TIllSSlOll W lIdHSlSI LlS lOA III La
rel Grove Cemetery to Bryan Beasley,
was read AND referred to the Com
mittee on Public Health.
Petition of the Enterprise Dime Loan
Association, asking to be relieved from
specific taxes for the year 1908, as the
association is about to wind up it's af-
| fairs and retire from business, was
read and referred to the Committee
| on Finance.
| af ha n Electric
Company asking the city authorities
to join with the county in condemna-
ton proceedings of a certain portion
of the property of the Central of
Georgia Railway and of the Ocean
| Steamship Company. lying Immediately
east of the old Water Works road and
required for the widening of the said
road to a width of so feet a small por-
ton of this property being within the
extended city limits, was read and
upon motion received as information.
ORDINANCES.
The following ordinance, read in
| Council the first time Dec. "a, 1902, read
the second time Jan. q, 1908, placed
upon it's passage and passed:
! BY Alderman Jones'
/ An ordinance to provide for the APP
pointment of police for the Southern
Cotton Oil Company, to make the
| same a. part of the regular police
force of the city of Savannah under
certain limitations herein provided to
| provide for their maintenance by
said company and for other purposes.
Section l. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and alderman of the City of
Savannah in Council assembled, That
the Southern Cotton Oil Company is
hereby authorized and empowered to
appoint from time to time such fit
| and proper persons as policemen, as
it may find necessary to be stationed
| at its wharves, yards and properties
within the police and jurisdictional
| limits of the city of Savannah and
| to designate and determine the re-
spective rank and designation of such
policemen whether as sergeants, pri-
Yates or otherwise.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That
the said appointments shall be made
subject to the approval of the Mayor,
and. the persons so appointed shall be
subject to perform the duties pre-
scribed by the said company. They
shall take the same oath, and be sub
| ject and conform to all the rules reg
| ulations and ordinances governing
the city police, and shall be taken
and held as a part of the regular po-
lice force of the city of Savannah, ex-
| cept that they shall be paid by said
| Southern Cotton Oil Company such
salary as it may deem proper. and
shall be liable to be dismissed by said
| company from time to time or when
said company shall determine to
| cease paying for their services.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That
all ordinances and parts of ordinances
in conflict with this ordinance be and
they are hereby repealed.
The following ordinance, read in
Council the first time Dec. 10. 1902 read
the second time Dec. "a, 1902. and laid
on the table, taken from. the table
Jan. 81 1908, placed upon it's passage
and passed, all thirteen members pres
ent voting in the Affirmative: -.
By Alderman Watson
An ordinance for the improvement
of a portion of East Broad street, in
the city of Savannah, from the south
side of Jones street to the north side
of. Gwinnett street, under the terms
and provisions of an actsof the Legis-
lature of Georgia, approved Oct. /, 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. 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, au-
thorized and directed to build and con-
struct on East Broad street, in the
city of Savannah. beginning at the
south side of Jones street, and extend
ing to the north side of Gwinnett
street, roadway of forty-five (45) feet
in width of vitrified brick, and they
are lSO anthOrizad and dironfad ~ in