The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-14
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president, for permission to excavate,
FOR the purpose of laying underground
conduit on the west side of Barnard
street. commencing at the intersection
OF Gwinnett street lane and Barnard
street and continuing in a southerly
direction to the intersection of Barn
ard and Fortieth streets, referred to
Committee on Streets and Lanes.
Petition of John c. Rowland, for per-
mission TO place stoops to houses in
Broughton street lane, to line of other
stoops, on lot No. IL, Columbia Ward,
referred TO Committee on Streets and
Lanes.
Petition Julia Mcleod Chapter,
Kings Daughters, by Miss V. c. Ken
nedy, treasurer, asking to be relieved
or taxes on the ground upon which
their nursery and home is placed, re-
ferred to Committee on Finance.
Petition of Georgia Infirmary, by C.
M. GILBERT, president, asking to be re-
lleVed from taxes for year 1903,
amounting to $173.55, referred to Cor
mittee on Finance.
Petition Benedictine Order of Geor-
gla, asking to be relieved from taxes
on real estate, Thirty-third and Bull
streets, amounting to $134.4O, referred
10 Committee on Finance.
Petition George j. Mills, D. r. Thorn
as and c. M. Gilbert, executors of the
estate of Maria l.. hewitt and Caroline
N. Hollis, for separate titles to lot No.
8, Chatham Ward, referred to Conn
m1ttee on Finance. 81.
Petition of John F. Lubs, grand chief
of Georgia of the Order of the Golden
Eagles, asking Council to transfer lot
NO. 1922, Laurel Grover Cemetery. to
Charles j. White, referred to Commit
tee on Public Health.
Petition of Mrs. L. d. Buckner, ask
ing Council to pay her for articles de-
stroyed by order of health authorities
referred to Committee on Public Health
and Finance.
Petition of Mary M Goodwin, ask
ing to be paid for articles DESTROYED
by order of health authorities, referred
to Committee on Public Health and
Finance.
Petition of w. F. Treese, asking to
be paid for articles destroyed by or
der of health authorities, referred to
Committee on Public Health and FL
nance.
Petition of A. D. Rivers, asking to
be paid for articles destroyed by order
of health authorities, referred to Com
mittee on Public Health and Finance
Petition of sundry merchants, ask
ing Council to appoint William D. An
mutual protection, the salary of the
said Anderson to be paid by petit
TONERS, referred to Mayor and Com
mittee on Police.
Petition of sundry residents, request
ing Council to grant permission to j.
Goldberg to retail liquor at 1921 Ogee-
chez avenue, received as information.
Petition of S. L. Lazaron ct al, pro-
testing against the closing of Jasper
avenue in the old waterworks tract
referred to Committee on City Lots.
Petition of sundry citizens, calling
attention of Council to the reckless
running of automobiles upon the
streets of the city. Petitioners request
that the ordinance regulating the speed
of automobiles upon the street be en-
forced. Referred to the Mayor.
ORDINANCES.
On its first reading,
By Committee of the Whole.
An ordinance to eliminate grade
crossings at Bolton and Gwinnett
streets over the property and tracks
of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Company; to provide for carrying
Gwinnett street through said property
by construction of a subway; to au-
foregoing and for other purposes.
Whereas. the crossing at grade of
the property and tracks of the Atlantic
Coast Line Railroad Company by Boil
ton and Gwinnett streets, and the
street car lines thereon is a source
of great danger and peril to the eiti-
zens using said crossings; and
Whereas, the carrying of Gwinnett
street through the property of the At
lantic Coast Line Railroa1 Company
under its tracks by mes Cf a sub
way would afford sal method of
crossing uninterrupted by the move
ment of railroad trains and engines;
and
Whereas, the Mayor and Aldermen
of the city of Savannah desiring to
eliminate and remove the two grade
crossings aforesaid and the perils and
dangers incident thereto, has requested
the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Com
pany and the Savannah Electric Com
pany to consent to certain changes in
said grade crossings, as set forth in a
contract hereinafter mentioned, and has
requested those companies to make GER
tain contributions specified in said con-
tract toward defraying the cost Incl
dent to the work to be done by the
city in changing the crossings, which
requests have been acceded to by the
two companies aforesaid, who are will
ing to enter into said contract. Now,
therefore,
Section l. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Aldermen of the city of
Savannah, in Council assembled, that
the contract relating to the aforesaid
crossings and subway duly prepared
to be executed in triplicate by the
Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Sa-
vannah, the Atlantic Coast Line Rail-
road Company and the Savannah Elec-
trio Company, which contract has been
tad fn hac
fully read and considered, is in all re-
spects approved, agreed to and enter
ed into, by the Mayor and Aldermen
of the city of Savannah, and the said
Mayor is hereby directed to sign, exc
cute and deliver the, said contract in
triplicate in the name of the Mayor
and Aldermen of the city of Savan-
nah, by himself as such Mayor and
the clerk of Council is hereby direct
ed to affix the corporate seal and at
test the same.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, that
when said contract shall have been
duly executed and delivered by and
between the said corporations all work
to be done hereunder will be under
taken and will be carried to conf
pletion with all reasonable despa tch.
Sec 3. Be it further ordained, that
all ordinances and parts of ordinances,
in conflict herewith, be, and the same
are, hereby repealed.
BY Alderman Thomas
On its first reading.
An ordinance to authorize the Mayor,
for and on behalf of the Mayor and
Aldermen of the city of Savannah, to
make and deliver an unconditional deed
conveying fee simple title to lot num-
bered lightweight 1857, in Battery
ward, in Savannah, to Florence Crit