The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-03
ALDERMEN ROW
OVER GASOLINE
ORDINANCE IN PIGEON HOLE.
ALDERMAN DAVANT WANTED IT
GIVEN TO SPECIAL COMMITTEE.

Feryor for Some Time-Alderman
Davnnt's Motion Lost by Close
Vote-He Did Not Think Any Mem
Der of Council Knew Anything
About Gasoline Thirty-Ntnth
street Ordered Opened at Once.
New Water Mains Ordered.
Having slumbered peacefully in
pigeon hole for several weeks, the gas
oline ordinance last night exploded in
the midst of a session of City Coun-
Gil.
Alderman Davant applied the torch,
with the following resolution:
Resolved, That the expediency and
necessity of an ordinance regulating
and controlling the handling and use
Of gasoline within the city limits is
recognized, and the Mayor is author
ized and requested to appoint COM
Tnittee of three, consisting Of such city
employees or other persons as he may
deem competent to frame such an or
dinance."
1t was suggested that gasoline
ordinance was already before Coun-
ell. There was such an ordinance
drawn and read twice, but it was new
er put on it's passage. 1t was referred
to the Committee on Fire for revision.
Ordinance Absolutely Necessary.
Mr.. Davant said in the light of recent
events, the Chicago and Baltimore
fires, such an ordinance was absolutely
necessary. There is now no regula-
tion," he said, except the general reg
ulation of what is against public good,
and any one could store so or 100 gal
Ions of gasoline and nothing could be
said"
Alderman Grayson offered as a SUBJ
stitute that the Fire Committee prepare
an ordinance from the ordinance that
has been referred to it. Alderman Da-
want suggested that Council would not
get the ordinance in a month, and that
one was needed at once. Before the
vote was taken Alderman Thomas
wanted to define his position.
He said he would vote for the sub
stitute because he did not want to take
the matter out of the hands of the al
dermen. Mayor Myers then asked why
it was desired to take it out of the
hands of the aldermen, and Alderman
Davant replied: There is not any
member of Council who can give you
an intelligent idea as to what gasoline
is, or its uses
Oliver Wanted Special Committee.
Alderman Oliver said he favored the
special committee considering the or
dinance. The matter had been refer
red to the Fire Committee he said,
and as chairman of that committee he
had been trying to get a copy of the
ordinance, but had been unable TO do
SO.
Referring to the resolution in which
the words city employees" are used,
Alderman Grayson said he thought the
aldermen could call on the city en-
ployes to give their advice, and aid
without any special resolution.
on the vote. the substitute was car
ried, Aldermen Grayson. Dixon, Nc
kenna, Wright, CAVITY. and Thomas
voting for it. Against it were alder
men Garfulkel. Hartman, Oliver. Glat-
igny and DaVant
Alderman Davant then wanted the
original resolution put.
Mayor Myers ruled that the carry
ing OF the substitute killed the resolu-
tion.
Alderman Davant said he did not
think so.
The Mayor suggested that he could
appeal from his decision. but Alder
man Davant said he did not care to
do so.
During the course of the talk, and
voting on the resolution considerable
heat was generated.
The Fire Committee now has the
gasoline ordinance in hand and will be
expected to report as early as pos
sible.
Opening Thirty-Ninth Street.
A number of other important matters
were passed upon by Council. The
following resolution on the Thirty
ninth street crossing, by the Commit
tee Of the Whole, was unanimously
passed:
Resolved, That it being deemed by
Council necessary and proper that
Thirty ninth street should be project
ed across the right-of-way of the At
lantic Coast Line Company at grade,
and said company having consented
thereto, without putting the city to
the expense or trouble of condemna-
ton proceedings, said crossing is here
by directed, and the director of pub
lie works and the Committee on Streets
and Lanes will proceed to construct
said street crossing over said right Of
way of the Atlantic Coast Line Rail-
road Company, comforting with the en-
gineers of the said Atlantic Coast Line
Railroad Company as to all details of
the same, and the expense thereof will
NC CndISeQ no the account OIL the
streets and lanes department"
Putting Down Water Mains.
A resolution by Alderman Garfunkel
was passed, authorizing the Water
works Committee to spend $500 in
laying water mains on Thirty-seventh,
from Montgomery to Florence; on
Forty-first, from Montgomery to Whit
aker; on Forty-first, from Burroughs
to Florence; on Forty-second from
Montgomery TO Florence on Florence
street, from Fortieth to Forty-second
and on ST. Thomas street, from Haber-
sham to the Atlantic Coast Line Rail-
road. The mains have already been
ordered.
Upon a resolution by Alderman
Thomas, the offer of the Peoples In
vestment Company to sell to the city
all land needed for the opening of At
lantic, Paulsen, Thirty-first, Thirty
second, Thirty-third, Thirty-fourth,
Thirty-fifth and Thirty-sixth streets
was accepted. The price paid will be
three-quarters of a cent per square
foot, and notes will be given, running
three, four and FIVE years. The deal
is rather a large one.
A Home for IncurahIes.
Accounts against the city amounting
TO $l4,99S.S7 were approved and ordered
paid.
The petition Of the Kings Daugh-
tiers, Circle No. ~, asking for an ap-
preparation for a home for incurab les,
was referred TO the Committee on Pub
lie Health.
1t was decided to donate to
. McLaWs Camp of Confederate