The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-03
TO GO BACK TO Sun TINE.
THE CITY CLOCKS TO BE SET
AHEAD SUNDAY NOON.

tilates His Views on Time and the
Newspapers-He Gives His Reasons
for Changing His VOte-Alderman
Wells Reviews the Situation, and
Talks Back TO the Minority Members
of the Time Committee-W. j. VIM
Elected City Surveyor, and DR.. B.
F. sheftan City Physician.
Savannah is to have sun time again.
The City Council voted last night to set the
CITY clocks ahead thirty-six minutes next
Sunday at noon.
This is the second time that Savannah
has had standard time and has abandoned
it. 1t was first adopted, in Decem Der, 1888,
and was in force until Jan. 19, 1884 when
it was done away with and sun
time was re-adopted. Six weeks ago it was
again made the official time of the city.
Ever since then movement has been going
on to get the Council to rescind its action
and go back to sun time. After a hard
fight the movement succeeded, and last
night the Council by vote of to 5
directed that the city clocks be set ahead
thirty-six minutes at noon next Sunday.
At the last meeting petition asking the
return TO sun time was referred 10 a special
committee consisting of Aldermen Wells,
Schwarz, Reid, Haines and Nell. The COM
mittee had several meetings, and last night
submitted a majority and minority report
The majority report was signed by Alder
men Wells, Schwarz and Nell, and was as
follows:
IN FAVOR OF SUN TINE.
To the Mayor and Aldermen Of the city Of So
U0Ylndh:
Your committee, to whom has been referred
N4.ka@ H. - - ,F4s
zens. requesting the RECESSION Of the recent reso-
luton Of Council adopting what is called the
standard time of the Goth meridian, beg leave
TO report as follows:
we have collectively and individually, given
the matter our earnest and careful cOnsidera-
ton--a consideration, We believe, commen-
surate with the Importance of the sub
ject and the great and widespread in
terest manifested in it by the community
By careful personal inquiry, made in every
direction and from every source which promised
information, and by protracted aud searching
hearing, as a committee, we have endeavored
10 be fully informed as to the preferences and
Judgment of our people; and as TO the wisdom
and expediency of granting the petition be
fore us.
On the 18th inst, we called a meeting at
which we're present by invitation, about twenty
prominent representatives of different interests
affected by the recent change-stevedores dray
men, master builders, merchants, bankers and
manufacturers. Their views ware presented at
length. and full discussion ensued.
The judgment and experience of all of them
were in favor Of a return to the sideriel or sun
time. They had found tie slow standard time
attended with great inconvenience and con
fusion, and were emphatic and earnest in their
desire for a change.
Your committee have also found that
probably only very small per cent. Of our
people tavor the standard tme-that, certainly,
very large majority greatly prefer the sun
time It may, with reason. be suggested that
this ought TO have been made known at the
meeting which took action on the subject after
full notice in the public prints If this had been
done and your board had been as fully advised
rs your committee have been of the wishes Of
the community, we believe that the resolution
would not have been adopted, because it is not
the desire Of any member of your board to
insist upon his individual choice against the
great weight of the wishes ard Judgment
Of our people. Recognizing the truth
expressed in tue constitution of the State that
public officers are the trustees and servants of
the people and at all times amenable to them, y
II VIII always give US pleasure TO respect their
wishes whenever we can conscientiously DO so
Although datory in making those wishes
known, they have now communicated to us in q
way 70 satisfy us that they are entertained by a
very large majority of our people, who have the
right rather then the comparatively few hotel
and travelling people and railroad officials, 10
expect favorable hearing. particularly wneu
the granting Of their request involves the viola
ton of no principle ami concerns matters of
convenienience and expediency.
Without advertIug to the reasons given Why
the adoption OF the standard time has worke
general Inconvenience and HARM some of
which are set forth in the petition, your com
mittee recommend that the petition be granted,
and that on Sunday, May 9th, 1888, at IL m the
hands Of the Exchange clock be advanced
thrtYsix minutes.
THE MINORITY REPORT.
Aldermen Haines and Reid submitted a
minority report, as follows:
The minority Of the committee to whom has
been referred the petition of a large number OF
citizens asking Council to rescind it's former &C.
ton adopting uniform standard of time, beg
leave TO report that they dissent from the ma.
jOrity of the committee, and recommend that
Council adheres TO its former action in this
matter
The minority Of the committee are not of the
opinion that it is the general wish Of the citizens
that the present standard should be abandoned,
without at least fair trial. covering a period
of several months.
They are OF the opinion. however, that the in
vitation 20 prominent representatives Of diff
ferent interests affected by the change" should
NOT have been limited TO those who signed the
petition presented 10 Council, but should have
been extended generally, 80 as u have EN-
braced all interests, and to have elected more
general expression of the wishes of the people
The minority Of the committee think, there
fore, that it is assumed and not proven that
the citizens generally desire Council TO rescind
It's action, believing, on the contrary, that il is
the general wish OF majority that a uniform
standard should be maintained.
the minority of the committee desire TO call
the attention Of Council TO the fact that ample
notice Of the proposed change officially
gwen. duu Aue attention Oh Llt CITIZENS was also
particularly directed to the contemplated
change, as the records will demonstrate.
II Council rescinds the action taken, which
as above stated, was taken after calm and ma
ture elaboration, the minority think that the
criticism of a weak and vacillating policy il
this matter will be justly entertained.
The minority. therefore. recommend to COun
Gil that its former action in this matter be- firm
ly maintained
Alderman Duncan moved that both re
ports be received and that action be post
poned until the next nesting OF Council
He made the motion be said in Difference {,
request from Alderman Haines, who wa
unable TO be present on account of sickness
ALDERMAN sCHwARz ON HIS METTLE.
Aldermen Schwarz and Wells were boil
on their feet by the time Alderman Duncan
had got through speaking Alderman
Schwarz got the floor, and he launched gu
at the newspapers for all he was worth
The Aldermaus principal grievance seemed
10 be that the MORNING NEWS found ou
that he had changed his views and his vot
on the time question before he had chanc,
10 let the Council know about it. So IA
as be is personally interested, the time ques
ton, he said, doesn't concern him at all.
ALL THE SAME TO HIM
Sun time and standard time are all TN
same to him. "In fact, y said the Alderman
II don't need any time to get up b,
fov I am nm all tha TINA - Aftar ,,aNrinf