The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-03
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referred 10 OF the Whole
Petition of Sundry citizens on Thir-
ty-fifth street, east of Bull and wcst
of Barnard, asking Council to omen
Thirty-fifth street from Bull to Barnard
streets.
Referred to Committee of the Whols
Petition of j. F. burden, for per
mission to transfer his green grocery
license from Ogeechee road and Bis
mark street to SAB Bay street, west
Referred to Committee of the Whole.
Petitions of Geo. Carellas and n X
Pappadea, asking to be relieved from
double tax on personal property
Referred to Committee on Finance.
Petition of Miss Margaret Daley ask
ing to be relieved from double tax on
personal property.
Referred to Committee on Finance.
Petition of Mrs. E. S. Gustrice, ct. al.
by Carl Mendel, for permission to place
covered stoop with steps leading from
sidewalk, instead of piazza now there.
on Lot 49, Currytown Ward oil Jeffer-
son street,.
Referred to Committee on Streets and
Lanes.
Petition Jarratt Bros, for permission
to dig and place privy vault foot of
! Margaret street, west of Ogeechee
: canal, over 200 feet from sewer.
Referred to Committee on Public
| Health.
ORDINANCES.
Ordinance read in Council for the
first time, Aug. II, 1904, read a second
time, Aug. 81. 1904.
By Committee of the Whole
An ordinance to repeal Section 1414
| of MacDonell's Code of Savannah,
touching the keeping open of barber
shops until II o'clock a. m. on Sun
! day.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Aldermen of the city of
/ Savannah. in Council assembled, that
| Section 1414 of MacDonelTs Code Of
| Savannah, providing that barber shops
may be kept open on Sunday within
the limits of Savannah until the hour
| OF IL O'Clock a. m, be and the same Is
hereby repealed.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, that
| all ordinances and parts of ordinances
in conflict with this ordinance be and
the same are hereby repealed.
On its first reading.
! By Alderman Oliver
An ordinance requiring the inspec-
! ton of poles now erected, or which
may be erected hereafter in the city
! of Savannah, and the removal of all
unsafe and unused poles in the city
| of Savannah, and to provide penalties
| for violation of this ordinance.
Section l. Be it ordained by the
!
| Savannah in Council assembled that
| from and after the passage of this
! ordinance it shall be the duty of the
superintendent of the fire department
to inspect, or to have inspected by
the members of the fire department
| all poles now erected in the city of
| Savannah or which may be erected
hereafter, such inspections shall be
made at least once in every six months
and full written report of the same
! must be made to the Mayor by the
superintendent of the fire department
once every year.
Sec 2. Be it further ordained that
in the event of the finding of any pole
| which is in the opinion Of the super
! intendent of the fire department un-
safe dangerous or a menace to public
| satety or public or private property,
| the said superintendent of the fire de-
! partment shall make immediate report
| TO the Mayor and shall notify the per-
| son, firm or corporation to whom the
said pole belongs to have it removed
| within twenty-four (2D hours from
the date of such notice
Sec 3. Be it further ordained that
any person, firm or corporation own
| ing, using or operating such con-
demned pole who shall refuse, neglect
| or fail to remove the said pole with
In twenty-four (2D hours after the re-
SuDerlD-
| tendent of the fire department shall,
upon conviction before the Police
| Court of the city of Savannah, of own
ing, using or operating a pole unsafe,
| dangerous or a menace to public safe
| ty or public or private property, be
subject to fine not exceeding fifty
(5O dollars or to Imprisonment not ex-
ceeding thirty 800 days, either or
both, in the discretion of the presiding
officer for every day the said pole is
allowed to remain.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained that
| nothing herein contained shall be con-
| strued as relieving in any way any in
| dlvldual, firm or corporation from Ii
ability or responsibility for injury or
damages resulting to either persons
! or property through any unsafe, de-
fective or dangerous POLE whether the
| same has been reported or condemned
| as herein provided.
Sec. s. Be it further ordained that
all ordinances and parts of ordinances
| in conflict with this ordinance be and
the same are hereby repealed.
Ordinance on its first reading
| BY the Committee on Fire:
An ordinance amending an ordinance
entitled, IAN ordinance providing for
the control, regulation and better eff
cheney of the fire department of the
city OF Savannah" adopted by Coun-
vi oepI. 10, l5U3
Section 1. Be it ordained by the
! Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Sa-
vannah, in Council assembled, That
the above recited ordinance be and the
same is hereby amended by adding
TO Article 5, Section 2, the following:
Upon recommendation of the SUI
perintendent of the fire department,
the Mayor shall assign one of the reg
ularly appointed engineers as inspector
of engines, whose duties lin addition
TO those already prescribed) shall be
to make all necessary repairs to ma
chinery lin so far as the tools and
implements of the department will en-
able him) when so directed by the su-
perintendent of the fire department,
and to make inspections of engines and
machinery at such time and place as
the superintendent of the fire depart
ment may direct.
Sec. 2. BE it further ordained. That
all ordinances and parts of ordinances
in conflict with this ordinance be ana
the same are hereby repealed.
RESOLUTIONS.
BY the Committee on Fire.
BE Il resolved that the Committee on
Fire be authorized to expend the sum
OF two hundred and fifty-two l1-lVo
dollars for the purchase OF new smoke
fiues for reserve engine No. i. Adopt
ed
BY Committee on Fire
Resolved by the Mayor and Alder
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