The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-09
HELD SHORT SESSION
CITY COUNCIL HAD LITTLE BUSI-
NESS OF IMPORTANCE.
LEGISLATION ASKED FOR.
MORE POWER DESIRED FOR CITY
RECORDER OF SAVANNAH.

Legislature VIII BE Asked to Give
ChainGang and Punish for Con-
mittees of Council Will
Confer With County Commissions
ers as to Vernon She'll ROad-Re-
tail Merchants Ask That Some
PawnbrOkers BE Brought to Con-
form to Laws of City.
City Council met in regular session
yesterday afternoon and disposed of a
great amount of routine business, such
as the approval of reports, accounts
and the hearing of minor petitions re-
garding changes in licenses and apph-
cations for relief. The quarterly state
ment of the clerk of council was read
by Clerk ]. Robert Dreamer, showing
the expenditures of the city depart
ments The ordnance in relation to the
waste of city water was amended by
ordinance making the agent or agents
liable in case of waste on property
under his or their care. Each member
of firm of agents if more than one,
W cAo llicthC lldDlG LUZ 0uNh
waste.
The Vernon Shell road matter came
up in two ways, one a petition signed
by about one hundred and fifty citi
zens, including many taxpayers living
or owning property in the section,
praying that the city join with the
county and secure the road to make it
free public highway. The second pa
per was in the form of a request from
Chairman Lathrop of the Board of
County Commissioners, asking that
Council appoint a committee to confer
| with the commissioners in regard to the
possible purchase of the road. The
Mayor referred the matter to the joint
committee of Streets and Lanes and of
Finance.
| The statement and assessment roll
! for the improvement of East Broad
street, between Jones and Gwinnett
street was submitted and adopted.
Resolution was adopted asking for
suitable legislation at Atlanta, to en-
able the city of Savannah to secure a
certain portion, about fifteen feet Of
the public street on each side of the
City Exchange, for site of the proposed
new building.
About Police Court.
A resolution was passed requesting
the representative of Chatham coun-
ty and the Senator from this district
to introduce into the Legislature an
act to enlarge the powers of the Po-
lice Court of the city of Savannah in
the infiction of punishment so that in
every case of a violation of an ordi-
nance of the city of Savannah, where
punishpent is by Imprisonment, such
Imprisonment may be with labor on
the changing of Chatham county,
and for other purposes, also an act to
define police power and punishment of
persons who may be in contempt of
the lawful authority of the Police
Court.
PawnbrOkers.
A petition was read from Sig. Gard
ner, secretary of the Retail Merchants
Association, asking that attention be
directed to certain pawnbrokers, whom
it was averred, went regularly into
the markets and purchased goods, and
carried on a general retail business,
while only having license to conduct
a pawnshop. The petition also stated
that these pawnbrokers took no note
of the requirements of law concerning
hours for business and remained open
nearly all of the time, including all day
Sunday. The matter will be consider
ed in the Committee of the Whole.
A bill for repairs and overhauling
the keepers house at Laurel Grove
Cemetery for $500 was passed and or
dered paid. 1t was said that the much
talked of plumbing bill of $97 was in
cluded in the total mentioned.