The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-30
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RESOLUTIONS.
By Committee of the Whole
1t is resolved by the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of the City of Sa-
vannah Ga, that the Georgia Munich
pal League is an organization likely to
be of great service in promoting mu-
nicipal Improvement and we hereby
authorize the payment by our treas
urer of $500 annual dues, in order
that this city may become a member
of said league.
Adopted.
BY Committee of the Whole
Resolved, That the sum of eleven
hundred and eighteen dollars and nine
ty-five cents ($1,11S.95) be and the same
is hereby appropriated to be paid out
of the city treasury to Union Society,
to be used in the paying of taxes for
year 1902 on the property of said so
city. said taxes amounting to said sum
of $1.11S.95.
Adopted.
By Alderman Dixon
Resolution to amend resolution
adopted at meeting of Council May %,
1895, by adding the month of Septem-
Der after the month of August, so
that the resolution amended shall read
as follows
Resolved, That his honor, the May
or, be and is hereby authorized to per-
NIT the officers of the city govern
ment, in the City Exchange, or as
many of them as he may deem best,
to close their offices daily during the
months of June, July, August and
September, at 2 o'clock p. m.
Adopted.
By Alderman Watson
Resolved, That the Streets and
Lanes Committee be authorized to ad
vertise for bids on laying artificial
stone sidewalks in that portion of
the city known as Collinsville on the
several streets where property owners
have not yet complied with sidewalk
ordinance.
Adopted.
Resolved by the Mayor and Alder
men of the City of Savannah, in Coun-
Gil assembled:
First That permission be, and the
same is hereby granted to the Southern
Bell Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany,its successors and assigns, subject
to the terms and conditions of the ordi-
nance of 1895, hereinafter mentioned, to
construct and equip a two-duct SUBJ
way from the manhole of said company
at Drayton street and Gordon street
lane, west on the north side of Gordon
street lane, across Bull street and
Whitaker street, to Barnard street,
with a subsidiary from Gordon street
lane and Barnard street, to a pole at
the northwest corner of Gordon and
Barnard streets.
Second. Resolved further. That per-
mission be and the same is hereby
granted to the said Southern Bell Tel
ephone and Telegraph Company, its
successors and assigns, subject to the
terms and conditions of the ordinance
of 1895, hereinafter mentioned, to con-
struct a four-duct subway from the
manhole on Drayton and Huntington
streets, east on Huntingdon street to
Abercorn street. thence south on Aber-
corn street from Huntingdon street to
Thirty eighth street.
Third. Resolved further, That per-
mission be and the same is hereby
granted to the Southern Bell Telephone
and Telegraph Company, its successors
and assigns, to construct and maintain
in connection with the said extension
of it's underground system, such man.
holes, subsidiaries and such other in
cidental construction as is necessary TO
its underground system.
Fourth. Resolved further, That the
said permission is given and said COM
the city ordinances now in existence or
which may hereafter be passed relative
to the use of the public streets by the
telephone and telegraph companies,
and particularly an ordinance adopted
Feb. 27, 1895, entitled an Ordinance de-
filming the manner of laying under
ground conduits, tubes, or pipes for
conductors, cable or wires.
Fifth. Resolved further, That the
said company shall indemnify the city
of Savannah against and assume all
liabilities for damages, which may
arise or accrue to the city of Savannah
from any injury to persons or property
from the doing of any work herein au-
thorized, or the neglect of said COM
pany or any of it's employees to comply
with any ordinance relative to the use
of said streets, and the acceptance by
the said company of this grant shall be
an agreement by it to pay the city of
Savannah any sum of money for which
the city may become liable from or by
reason of such injury.
Sixth. Resolved further That said
company shall file with the clerk of
Council of the city of Savannah its ac-
ceptance of the terms of this resolu-
ton within sixty days of the date of
its passage.
Adopted
By Alderman A. ]. Garfunkel-
Resolved, That the Committee on
Water be authorized to lay a six 60
inch water main on Thirty-first, Thir-
ty-second and Thirty-fourth streets, to
extend from Habersham street to the
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad track at
cost not to exceed $1,100. Adopted.
BY Alderman Glatginy-
Resolved, That the offer of D. R.
Thomas to sell to the city 1863 5-1OO
square feet of lot No. Sc, Estill ward.
for Thirty-seventh street, for 9S 1l-100
dollars be accepted. Title to be salts
factory to the city attorney. Adopted.
BY Alderman Glatigny-
Resolved, That the expenditure of
$97 by the Committee on Health for
necessary work at the house Of the
keeped of Laurel Grove Cemetery be
and the same is hereby approved, and
the account ordered paid from the APP
preparation for. Bill be paid and
charged to appropriation for Laurel
Grove Cemetery. Adopted.
BY Alderman Thomas
Resolved, That the offer of H. e,
Wilson to sell to the city so much of
the eastern half of lot No. Vernon
tything, Heathcote ward, for opening
and widening Oglethorpe avenue, for
$780, be accepted. Titles to be salts
factory to the city attorney. Adopted.
By Alderman Thomas
Resolved, That as to lot No. 10 Ber-
rien ward, on West Broad street, Geo.
Schroeder owner thereof, is hereby au-
thorized to place his new building on
a line with the buildings to the north
ward and southwark of said lot on
West Broad street. in consideration of
which he is to relinquish a strip of
land one foot in width along the
southern end of said lot No. 10 for the
widening of CASTOR street. and he is