The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-06-11
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mission to build piazzas to houses on
w. Eh Arson ward. corner President
and Abercorn streets. piazzas to line
with the three other piazZas, same
block on President street; also to ex-
tend two bay windows two feet six
inches on sidewalk, which is eighteen
feet wide, on Abercorn street. referred
to Committee on Streets and Lanes.
Petition of Henry Semken, asking
Council to advertise portion of Wright
street not wanted by Gas Company
and sell to him at same price as por-
ton to be sold to Gas Company, re-
terred to Committee on City Lots.
Petition of Horace Rivers, agent pro-
testing against the granting of the pc
tition of Henry Semken for portion of
Wright street, referred to Committee
on City Lots.
Petition of Savannah Gas Company,
by John w. Golden, vice president. OBJ
jecting to the granting of the petition
of Henry Semken for portion of
Wright street, referred to Committee
on City Lots.
Petition of Mrs. Ruth Stewart
Leaken, by William Leaken. attorney,
protesting against the erection of
buildings by Messrs. Artley & Cooper,
in Arson Ward, corner President and
Abercorn streets, received as infor-
nation.
Petition I. Gottlieb. for permission to
take down house now on VIZ lot Is.
Franklin Ward, and build one three
story brick metal roof house, piazza on
second story projecting on sidewalk
three feet on Montgomery street with
steps leading to pavement, referred to
Committee on Streets and Lanes and
Fire.
Petition of Sig Gardner, chairman
Committee on Promotion of Public In
terest, asking Council TO enact an ord
nance requiring all bull dogs to be
muzzled, referred to Committee on Po-
lice.
Petition of H. H. Genken for permis-
sion to enlarge kitchen about two 20
feet and add second story metal roof,
referred to Committee on Fire
Ordinance read in Council for the
first time May 25 1904, read a second
time June s, 1904 placed upon it's
passage and passed, all members pres
emit QD voting in the affirmative:
BY Committee of the Whole
An ordinance for the improvement of
Hall street from the east property line
OF Drayton street to the west property
line of Habersham street, in Savannah,
Ga, under the terms and provisions OF
an act of the Legislature of Georgia,
approved Oct. l. 1887, and also under
the terms and provisions of an act of
the General Assembly of Georgia, en-
titled, AN act to provide for renewing
or repairing any pavement now laid
or to be laid in any city of this state
| having population over twenty thou
sand (2O,0O0," approved Oct. 10, 1891
said last named act being codified in
Section 724 of the Code of Georgia
and for other purposes.
Whereas, At meeting of the City
Council of Savannah. held April 81
1904, certain resolutions were intro
duced by the Committee of the Whole
and adopted by Council, touching the
shell pavement on Hall street in this
city, between Drayton and Habersham
streets, by the terms of which resolu-
tions the director of public works and
the city engineer were directed to make
Il thorough and close examination Of
the pavement of shell on said portion
of Hall street, so as to ascertain its
true condition, and as to whether OF
not it is worn to such an extent as
to be no longer serviceable as a gooo
pavement, and these officers we're fur
Their directed to make detailed repor
to Council concerning such pavement
and their examination thereof; and,
Whereas, At a meeting Of the CITY
Council held on May IL, 1904, the sale
director of public works and the sai(
| city engineer made their report t
| Council, showing that they had mad
an examination of said portion of Hal
| street, between Drayton and Haber
| sham streets, showing that said shell
pavement in many places had worl
completely away to the original sur
| face of the ground, and that in othe
| places where the shell still remained
| they had ascertained, by digging int
the pavement, that the shell pavemen
varied from one-half (1a) to three.
fourths (%) of an inch in thickness
having been originally laid in 1891, anc
then rolled to.a depth of six (6) inches
They further found and reported, tha
said pavement is worn to such an ex.
tent as to be no longer serviceable as
good pavement, whereupon said officer!
were sworn in open Council and exam.
ined relative TO the matters contained
in said report, and during the same
| meeting of Council resolutions intro.
duced by the Committee of the Who'll,
were adopted, declaring that, in the
| judgment of Council, the she'll pave.
| ment on said portion of Hall street
between Drayton and Habershan
| streets, Is worn out and is no Longer
| serviceable as good pavement, and
further declaring that it is so deter.
| mined by Council, and further, thai
said portion of Hall street should be
repaved as soon as practicable witt
vitrified brick; all members of Council
present voting for the adoption of saic
last named resolution and,
Whereas, The city of Savannah has
a population of over twenty Thousand
100000; therefore,
Section l. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Aldermen Of the city Of
Savannah, in Council assembled, under
the terms and provisions of an act OF
the Legislature of Georgia, approved
Oct. l. 1887, and also under the terms
and provisions of an act entitled "Ar
act to provide for renewing or repair
ing any pavement now laid or to be
laid in any city of this state, having
a population of over twenty thousand
(20,00O," approved Oct 10, 1891, said
last named act being codified in Sec.
ton 724 of the Code of Georgia, and
it having been determined by Council
that the present shell pavement or
Hall street, between Drayton and Hab-
ersham streets, is worn out and nc
longer serviceable as a good pavement
so as to make the repaving of such
portion of said street necessary, That
the director of public works for the
city of Savannah and the COMMITTEES
on Streets and Lanes of said city. be
and they are hereby authorized and d.
rected to build and construct on Hall
street in the city Of Savannah, from
the east property line of Drayton street
to the west property line of Habershain
street, a roadway of vitrified brick for
ty (40) feet in width between the curb
ing now laid on said street, said pave
ment at all street and lane intersec-
lions to extend over the full width OF
said Hall street; that is to say. to
lines coincident with the respective
nronertv line and thew are aithOrfzad