The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-31
OFFICIAL.

Broad street, to No. $40 West Broad
street. corner Charlton street. Refer
red to Committee of the Whole.
Petition of John Rourke & Son, ask
ing Council to donate them the clock
and weather vane in the present tower
when City Exchange building is taken
down. Referred to Committee of the
Whole.
Petition of sundry lumber dealers.
protesting against alleged Illegal
charges by Central of Georgia Railway
Company, for transferring on River
street. Referred to Committee on
Finance.
Petition of George B. Walker. for
permission to erect stable 15x36, frame,
metal roof. IL feet high. Referred TO
Committee on Fire.
Petition OF sundry property owners,
(Collinsville), asking Council to build
sewer along Henry street lane from
Waters road to Paulsen street, so 1t
can be connected with main sewer al
ready constructed. Referred to Com
mittee on Streets and Lanes.
Petition of Morning News, for per-
mission to build storm door. said door
to project two feet from property line
on Whitaker street to edge of iron
grating, in front of building. Referred
10 Committee on Streets and Lanes and
Fire, with power to act.
Petition of o. B. Laffette, asking to
be paid the sum of twenty-five dollars
for articles destroyed by order of the
health department. Referred to Com
mittee on Public Health and Finance
Petition of w. T. Dixon relative to
burial of paupers. Referred to COM
mittee on Public Health.
ORDINANCES.
On it's first reading.
BY the Committee of the Whole
An ordinance to prevent vendors of
meals, lunches, coffee, tea, sandwiches,
or other food prepared in or upon, or
sold from, push carts and similar We
hicles, from standing or remaining sta
tionary with such carts or vehicles, on
the streets of Savannah, except as
herein specified, and for other purposes.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Sa-
vannah, in Council assembled, That
hereafter, it shall not be lawful for
persons vending meats, fish, meals,
lunches, coffee, tea, sandwiches, or
other food cooked or prepared in or
upon, or sold from, push carts and SINH
lar vehicles, in the city of Savannah,
to stand or remain stationary with
such cart or vehicle upon the streets of
said city, for the purpose of prosecut-
as may be necessary to make change
or to complete sale, and if any person
owning or occupying premises within a
radius of three hundred 5000 feet from
the place where such push cart or other
vehicle may be located, objects to such
location, and makes his or her objection
known, in writing or verbally, to such
vender owning or using said push cart
or other vehicle, such vendor upon such
objection being made known to him,
shall, at once, move his said push cart,
or other vehicle, more than three hum
| dred 5000 feet from the premises own
ed or occupied by said Directing person,
nor shall he stop or locate 1t again
| within such limits, except to make
change or complete a sale, it being the
| intention of this ordinance that no
| such Vender shall stand or remain sta
| tionary with such cart or vehicle in or
upon the streets of this city, except for
the purposes of making change or COM
pleting a sale, if any person owning or
| occupying premises within a radius of
| three hundred 5000 feet from the loca-
| ton of such push cart or other vehicle,
shall object to the same, and shall COM
| municate such objection to such VEN
| der, verbally or in writing.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That
any person violating any provision of
| this ordinance shall, on conviction be-
Vannah, be punished for each and every
such offence by a fine not exceeding
| twenty-five ($25) dollars, or imprison-
ment not exceeding thirty 500 days,
| either, or both, in the discretion of the
| court.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That
all ordinances and parts of ordinances
| in conflict with this ordinance are here
| by repealed.
On its first reading.
| By Committee of the Whole
An ordinance to amend Section Six
| Hundred and Forty-six (646) of Mac
| Donells Code of Savannah" which
| requires physicians or other persons
| practicing medicine in Savannah to
report cases of infectious, contagious,
| or pestilential disease to the Board of
Sanitary Commissioners, so as to re-
| quire such reports to be made as soon
| as possible, and more fully, and for
| other purposes.
| Section 1. Be it ordained by the
| Mayor and Aldermen of the City of
| Savannah. in Council assembled, That
| Section Six Hundred and Forty-six
| (646) of MacDonelrs Code of Savan-
nah," which requires physicians of
other persons practicing medicine in
| the city of Savannah to report cases
| of smallpox, yellow fever, or other in
| fectious, contagious, or pestilential dis
ease, which they may be called upon
| to treat within the city limits, to the
| Board of Sanitary Commissioners, be
| and the same is hereby amended, by
| striking out, in the caption of said
| section the words within twenty-four
hours and by insereting in lieu there
| OF, the word Immediately" and by
adding, after the word report in the
second line of the body of said section
| the words lin writing and by Strik-
! ing out the words in the sixth line of
| the body of said section, to-wit: with
| in twenty-four hours" and by substi-
tuting in lieu thereof the word i'm
| mediately;" and by adding, after the
word found" in the ninth line of the
| body of said section, these words, to-
wit: And any case he may be called
upon to treat, of which he may have
| doubts or suspicious as to whether or
| not it is contagious or infectious, he
shall likewise report in writing, i'm
mediately, specifying in his report,
the name of such patent and the local
| ity of the house in which such person
| is to be found" so that said section,
when amended, shall read as follows:
''646. Physicians to report to board
cases of disease Immediately. 1t shall
be the duty of every physician or 9TH
er person practicing medicine in the
| city of Savannah, to report in writing
! to the Board of Sanitary Commission
ers every case of smallpox, yellow fe-
yer, or other infectious, contagious or
| pestilential disease, which he may be
called upon to treat within the city