The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-23

Chairman Committee on Public
Health.
PETITIONS AND APPLICATIONS.
Application of F. II. Haar, to retail
liquor at corner Moore avenue and Boil
ton street, referred to Committee of
the Whole.
Application of ]. A. Kicks. to retail
| liquor at northwest corner Sims and
Prendergast streets, referred to Com
mittee of the Whole.
Application of Beach & Jernigan, to
retail liquor at Central Hotel, No. SIG
West Broad street, referred to Com
mittee of the Whole.
Application of NJ. A. Bell, for per-
mission to transfer his liquor license
at No. liz Congress street, west, to
b. Z. Winters, at same place of bust
ness, referred to Committee of the
Whole.
Application of d. d. Ponder for per-
mission to transfer his liquor license,
! corner Wheaton and Waters road, to
corner East Broad and Broughton
streets, referred to Committee of the
Whole.
Petition of E. D. Alexander & Co.,
asking city to transfer their contrac-
tors license at 511 Henry street, west,
to Frank H. Kramer & Co., at same
place of business, referred to Commit
tee of the Whole.
Petition of Nordsen and Sax Lum-
Der Company, asking transfer of their
lumber license to the Alfred r. Sax
Lumber Co, referred to Committee of
the Whole.
Petition of ]. C. Puder for permits
sion to transfer his wood dealers Ii
cense at GIL Railroad street to Vogel
& Metzger at same place of business,
referred to Committee of the Whole.
Petition of P. D. Daffin, chairman
Park and Tree Commission, asking for
an appropriation of $350.0O for the pur-
chase of new benches which are alb
solutely necessary, referred to Com
mittee of the Whole.
Petition of Jennie Rice, asking to be
| relieved from the payment of balance
due on license, she having gone out
| of business, referred to Committee on
| Finance.
Petition of Camilla A. Jordan, j. r.
Saussy, d, b, n, c. t, a of David Gugel
ct. al. for separate titles to E II lot
80, Liberty ward, referred to Commit
tee on Finance.
Petition of Rachel Sternberg, ask
| ing to be relieved from double tax on
personal property. referred to Conn
mittee on Finance.
Petition of Richard T. Busch, ask
ing reduction of assessment on per-
sonal property, referred to board of
tax assessors.
Petition of w. T. Bedford for per-
mission to put up an awning, with
iron frame and posts, extending across
pavement. about 40 feet long, lot No.
| l, Falligant ward, No. 1923 Bull street,
| referred to Committee on Streets and
| Lanes.
Petition of O. B. Strong and John
| w. Clark asking Council to extend
water main on Habersham street, be-
| tween Fortieth street and Maupas ave-
nue., referred to Committee on Water.
ORDINANCES.
Ordinance read in Council for the
first time, May II, 1904. read in Coun-
ell for the second time. May 25, 1901
| and laid on the table, taken from the
| table July 20, 1904, amended, placed
| upon its passage and passed all mem
| bers present Q2) voting in the affirma-
tive.
| By Alderman Davant-
An ordinance for the improvement
of Thirty-first street from the east
side of Lincoln street to the west side
/ of Habersham street, under the terms
| and provisions of an act of the Legis-
] lature of Georgia. approved Oct. !
1887.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Aldermen of the city o.
I Savannah, in Council assembled, un-
der the terms and provisions of an act
| of the Legislature of Georgia, ap-
| proved Oct. l. 1887, that the director
| of public works for the city of Sa-
vannah, and the Committee on Streets
and Lanes of said city, be, and they
are hereby authorized and directed tC
| build and construct on Thirty-tirs
street, in the city of Savannah, from
| the east side of Lincoln street to the
west side of Habersham street. a road
/ way of Vitrifed brick thirty 800 feet
| between the curbing, said pavemeni
| at all street and lane intersections tC
extend over the full width of said Thir-
| ty-first street. that is to say to lines
| coincidert with the respective property
lines, and they are authorized and di-
rected to lay the necessary curbing ano
to do all the work in the way of grad
ing, the placing of catch basins, drains
crossings and all other things Incl
dent to the construction and compile
tion of said roadway on said portion
of said Thirty-first street.
Sec 2. Be il further ordained, that
after the total cost of said work shall
| have been ascertained, one-third OF
such total cost shall be paid out oil
| the city treasury and the other two
| thirds by the persons owning at the
date of the adoption of this ordinance
the real estate ahutting on the SAID
| portion of Thirty-first street to be inn
| proved under this ordinance accord
| ing to frontage, and the pro rata
| amount of the cost of such work is
hereby assessed against the said abut-
| ting real estate and it's owners, as
aforesaid, according to frontage.
The frontage of intersecting streets
and lanes is assessed as real estate
abutting on said portion of Thirty-firsi
street to be improved, and the Mayor
| and Aldermen of the city of Savannah
shall be, for all the intents and pur-
poses of this ordinance, the owner OF
| the real estate so abutting, and shall
| pay from the city treasury its just Pre-
! rata as such owner of the cost of such
work according to frontage, in addi-
ton to it's one-third of the entire cost
as hereinbefore provided.
Sec. g. Be it further ordained that
after the improvement hereinbefore
provided for has been completed, the
| said director and the said committee
shall prepare and submit to the Coun-
| Gil of the city of Savannah a state
ment showing the cost of the improve
ment herein provided for, and also an
assessment roll showing as to two
thirds of the cost to be apportioned
how it is apportioned among the sew
eral abutting parcels. including the
street and lane intersections, and Civ
ing the sum chargeable to each parcel
with the name of the owner.
Upon the consideration and adoption
of said statement and assessment roll
by the Council of the city of Savannah
il shall then become the duty of the
city treasurer TO send to the abutting