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metal roof house. Stops to extend to
line of other stoops on block, lot No. 81
Washington ward, referred to Commit
tee on Fire and Streets and Lanes.
Petition of Cornelia M. Mehrtens for
permission to build piazza projecting
on sidewalk to line of other stoops on
same. block en- Lot No. 80, Cue Ward,
referred to Committee on Streets and
Lanes.
u Petition of c. r. Fulton for permits
ton to build four stoops to houses on
East Boundary and one Stoop on Rey-
nolds street, projecting on sidewalks to
line of other stoops on same block
houses on East Boundary and Rey-
nolds streets, referred to Committee
on Streets and Lanes.
Petition Est Eva b. Wimpy Chris
Lang for permission to build one
three-story brick metal roof six-flat
apartment houses, stoops to project on
sidewalk to line of other stoops on
same block, No. AZ Jackson Ward, Lib
erty street, west, referred to Commit
tee on Streets and Lanes.
Petition sundry property owners,
proprietors of the various businesses,
ETC., in the vicinity of Hall, Oak and
West Broad streets, asking Council
TO place one large llRnL III the
center Ct West Broad street, facing
Oak sire. and the end of Hall street,
referring to Committee on Streets and
Lanes.
Petition of C. H. Dorset, offering 10
sell city land for widening and open
ing various streets in city limits. re-
ferred to Committee on City Lots and
Opening Streets.
ORDINANCES
Ordinance read in Council for the
first time jap. 20, 1904, read a second
time Feb. 3, 1904, and laid on the table,
taken from the table Feb. II, 1904,
amended, placed upon its passage and
passed by Committee of the Whole:
"An ordinance to require automobiles,
locomobiles or other similar road car
riages used upon the streets of the city
of Savannah, to be registered and num-
bered, and for other purposes" offered
By the Committee of the Whole.
Section /. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Sa-
vannah, in Council assembled, That all
automobiles, locomobiles and other SIM
liar road carriages, used upon the
streets of the city of Savannah, shall
be, by their respective owners, regis
tered in the office of the Clerk of Coun-
ell, in book to be kept by him for that
purpose, which registry shall show the
style or kind of such road carriage, the
name and street address of the owner,
and the number or the initials of the.
owner to be attached or displayed on
such road carriage, which number shall
be designated and assigned by the
Clerk of Council in each instance. or. at
the option of the owner. in lieu of a
number, the Clerk shall designate such
road carriage by the initials of the
owner, and certificate of registry shall
be given by the Clerk to such owner;
and, on and after March 15 1894 no
automobile, locomobile or other similar
road carriage shall be propelled, ope-
rated or used upon the streets of Sa-
vannah until the same shall have been
registered as aforesaid. and unless the
person so propelling. operating or using
the same shall display from or upon
the rear thereof, either painted upon or
securely attached to such road carriage,
the registered number of the same, or
the initials Of the owner, conspicuously
shown IN figures, or letters as the case
may be not less than three nor more
than four inches in hight, which fig-
ures, or letters, shall he colored so as
TO contrast with the color OF such road
carriage and be easily discernible.
"Sec. 2 BE II further ordained, That
on and after March IS, 1904. the owner
OF any automobile. locomobile or other
similar road carriage operated, propell-
ed or used upon the streets OF Savannah
which shall not have been registered,
shall be liable 10 all the penalties pre-