The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-10
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II in testing and proving any such
meter. the Inspector shall ind that q
IL so worn, that II cannot be correct.
ed and made useful and adequate FOL
the purposes of registration. he shall
condemn the same and give written
notice accordingly to the gas or cleo
trio company interested, as the case
may be, and said condemned meter
shall not be replaced, but Il shall be
the duty of such gas or electric COM
pany in such event. 10 replace said
useless meter. with new one, which
must be previously proved to be cor
rect by the inspector ana be sealed
or marked by him, and for said serv-
Ice the said company shall pay fee
of twenty-five cents into the city treas
ury, and the city treasurer's receipt
for the same shall be exhibited to the
inspector before he shall seal or mark
said meter to be correct.
Sec. 5. BE IT further ordained, that
II shall not be lawful for any gas or
electric company, under any circum-
stances. TO charge or collect, in the
city of Savannah, for any greater
amount of gas or electricity, as the
case may be. than is registered by
the meters, respectively.
Sec. 8. Be It further ordained. that
in case any gas or electric company
In the city of Savannah, or any official
thereof, shall fail or refuse to COM
ply with the provisions of this ordi-
nance, or any Of them, such person,
corporation or official of such corr
poration so violating the same, shall
on conviction before the Police Court
OF the city Of Savannah. be punished
for each and every such offense by
a fine not exceeding fifty dollars, or
Imprisonment not exceeding thirty
days, either or both, in the discretion
OF the court.
Sec. 7. Be 1t further ordained, that
all ordinances and parts OF ordinances,
in conflict with this ordinance are
hereby repealed,
RESOLUTIONS
BY Committee of the Whole.
Resolved, That the Street and Lane
Committee be authorized to expend
ST. $50 90 In the house drainage DEPART
ment for the purpose OF extending the
l6-inch outlet sewer on West Broad
street to the harbor line.
Adopted.
BY Committee of the Whole.
Resolved, BY the Mayor and Alder
men of the city Of Savannah, in Coun-
ell assembled, That the sum of S356.25
for municipal taxes for the year 1903
against the Savannah Port Society be
and the same is hereby. directed to be
paid from the treasury of the city OF
Savannah to the Savannah Port So
ciety to be applied TO the payment Of
said taxes.
Adopted.
BY Committee of the Whole.
Resolved, by the Mayor and Alder
men OF the city of Savannah In Council
assembled, That the sum of $l,1lS s5 be,
and the same u.s. hereby appropriated
out of the treasury OF the city Of Sa-
vannah to be paid TO the Union Society.
or TO j. II. Estill, president thereof,
so that said sum may be applied TO the
payment Of taxes against said society
(municipaD, for the year 1908.
Adopted.
BY the Committee of the Whole.
II appearing that certain amounts
of money hereinafter named have been
assessed against certain churches IN
the city of Savannah for their proper
ton Of street paving along their 'front.'
ages, and II being clear to Council that
said churches are institutions which
tend TO the incubation of morality,
obedience to law and good order gem
orally therefore It is resolved by the
Mayor and Aldermen of the city OF
Savannah, in Council assembled, That
the sum Of money hereinafter named
be appropriated from the treasury Of
the city of Savannah to be paid QUO
to said churches, or the officials there
of, to be applied to the payment Of
said respective assessments for paw
ing, that is TO say:
First. To the trustees of Grace
Methodist Episcopal Church the sum
of $214 IA shall be paid as aforesaid, to
be applied I'm the payment Of the assess
ment against them for the portion
chargeable to said church In the paw
ing OF Park avenue with vltrifled
brick
Second That the sum of s1s3 Sc be
paid out of the treasury to the trustees
of the Lutheran Church of the Ascen-
~ e.f he III
against said church for the paving
Of State street with vitrihed brick,
the said sum TO be applied to said
bill.
Third. That the sum Of s1ss.s2 be
paid as aforesaid TO the Duffy Street
Baptist Church, or its officers, TO be
applied TO the payment Of the assess
ment against said church for paving
Abercorn street with virtrified brick.
Fourth. That the sum of 1881 "a be
appropriated as aforesaid to the Rev.
j. s.. Mccarthy, TO be applied TO the
payment of the bill for street paving
against st. Patrick's Church for re-
placing the stone pavement on West
Broad street with one of vtrihed brick.
Fifth. That the SUN of $165.74 be,
and the same is hereby, appropriated
as aforesaid to st. Michaeis Church.
or the senior warden thereof, to ne
applied 10 the assessment against said
church for its proportion OF the street
paving on Habersham street of vitri-
fled brick.
Sixth. That the amount Of S148.03
be. and the same is hereby, appropri-
ated as aforesaid to Grace Methodist
Episcopal Church, or to the officers
thereof. to be applied to the payment
Of the bill against s1id church for it's
portion Of the paving of Jefferson street
with granite blocks.
Adopted
There being no further business,
Council took a recess, subject to the
call of the chair.
j. ROBERT DREAMER.
Clerk of Council.