The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-27
OFFICIAL,

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Chairman Joint Committee on Wa
ter and Finance.
PETITIONS AND APPLICATIONS.
Petition of Otto Nell for permission
to transfer his liquor license at Cen
trail Hotel bar, No. BIG West Broad
street to G. A. Spinks, manager, at
same place of business. Referred to
Committee of the Whole.
Petition Orsini Bro, for permission
to transfer his liquor license, at No.
52S Bay street, east, to No. 223 Con-
gress street, west. Referred to Com
mittee of the Whole
Petition colored Old Folks and Or
phan Home at East. Savannah, asking
for an appropriation towards support
OF said institution. Referred to Com
mittee of the Whole.
Petition of Fletcher. A. ExIey asking
that Thirty-third street, west. be OMEN
ed from Burroughs street west.
though lots 9, 10 and IL, being part of
farm lot IS. Referred to Committee on
Opening Streets.
Petition of II. NJ. Boley asking to be
renewed for six months taxes from
July L, 1903, to Jan. l, 1904. on stock in
trade having sold out his business.
referred to Committee on Finance.
Petition of Mrs. G.. A. Wilkins ask
ing Tor the amount of SIS for articles
DESTROYED by order of health authori
lles. Referred to Committee on Puh
lie Health and Finance.
Petition sundry citizens asking for
the opening of Cohen street to VOL
edge q Philpot Co.'S mill, and ]. r
Iaylor's Oil Co., and for paving Cohen
street from the Union Depot or for the
paving OF Sims street from West
ifaI
a street to connect with these plants
Referred to Committee on civ lots
and Streets and Lanes.
Petition Woledge and Philpot askine
Councll to place water main to theiy,
plants so as to furnish water for drinlr-
ing purposes for so to 100 men tbav
nave employed. Referred to Committee
on Water. ''ee
Petition trustees of Trinity Church
Tor the Methodist Episcopal Church
oouth, IN savannah, by James M. Roe-
els' secretary and treasurer, asking to
be allowed 10 per cent. of the haIenco
of the purchase money due on said io+
and to make lot No. % Jackson ward
lee simple. Referred to Committee On
Finance. oii
Petition of Now York Savannah Ri
cycle Company by J. ]. Opnenbain,ar
agent, for permission to transfer hio,,
Gle hsense from POP Jefferson street n
mos. l.. Odom at 1873 Whitaker street
ReIerred to Committee of the Whole.
Peutlon fhe S. w. Branch Comnanv
py H. j. Sutcliffe, manager for Nor,
mission mission to transfer his green grocery
neeIlse at corner Bull and Brady
streets to NJ. ]. Bettencourt ar ssr,1o
place OF business. Referred to Commit
tee of the Whole.
Application of H. M. Boley for per-
mission to transfer his liquor Hcensa
at corner Taylor and Price streets IN
George Cooper & Co. at same place az
business. Application granted.
On its first reading.
BY Alderman Garfunkle-
An ordinance to amend an ordinance
entitled AN ordinance to punish the
waste OF water in the city of Savan-
nah, adopted April a. 1899, so as 10
make the agents Of premises Wherein
such leak or waste is permitted also
amenable and subject to all the terms
thereof, and for other purposes.
section /. Be it ordained bv tba
Mayor and Aldermen of the citv Of
savannah, in Council assembled that
the ordinance referred to in the fore
going caption be and the same is here
by amended in the second section tbe,a
f
ted in the third line of said second
section, these words. las well as ~
agent or agents Of said premises rem
resenting the said owner or oU,,,a,,s,
and by adding after the word "hereia :;
at the end of said second section tha
iollowing sentence: If the said aeerft
consist of firm, every member NJ ~
SAID frm shall be liable hereunder ana
II SAID agent is corporation. all NJ fba
oipceis OF the same shall be liable here
under 20 prosecution as aforesaid ana
70 all the penalties as prescribed mere
IN so that said second section wben
amended shall read as follows.
Sec 2. BE IL further ordstnoa
mat the owner or owners Of pren,isos
"here such leak Or waste h permitted
~ Wen as the agent OF agents of sad
premises, representing the SAID o,,.,,fr
~ owners, shall also be- subject IL
prosecution under this ordinance anSi
- me penalties prescribed herein ~
me falq agef a. consist % q frro s,,..,,,
member " said hrm shall - ifstis
h'f"uhaef, ana n said agent n a ~
iNfti all ~ the oflccrf ~ ne same
rnall DE- liable hereunder ~ pross,,,si,,..
~ aiofefaia. end ~ 40 fhe lenalflsr ~
prescribed herein" -s
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