The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-05
FILLING THE VACANCIES.
DR. w. F. BRUNER ELECTED TO
THE HEALTH OFFICE.


Four Candidates in the Field and DR..
Bruner Elected on the First Ballot
How the Vote stood The Mutual
Gas Light Companv's New Enter
prise-Water South of Anderson
Street.-The River Street Improve
ment Ordinance Repealed.
The City Council held two-hour session
last night. Outside of the election for
Health officer there was very little business
OF interest transacted. There were four
candidates in the field for Health Officer:
DR.. W. F. Bruner, DR.. NJ L. Boyd, DR..
W. w. Owens and Dr. Frank 7. Lincoln.
DR.. Bruner received a majority of the votes
on the first ballot and was elected. The
vote stood: Bruner Z, Owens 3, Lincoln 2
and Boyd l. The election was to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of the late DR..
j. T. Mcfarland
THE NEW Health OFFICER.
The Health Oaicer-elect, DIR. Bruner, is
experienced in quarantine affairs, having
been Assistant United States Marine Hos
pital Surgeon here and in charge of the
national quarantine station at Sapelo
Island for some time He was in the
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phis, Fernandina and Tampa, and last sum
mer he was sent by the city to Florida to in
vestigate the yellow fever quarantine there.
There was considerable interest in the
election, and cne friends of the candidates
waited patiently in the Council chamber
until the vote was announced, when there
was bolt from the room. DR.. Burners
friends were out in numbers. They were
| counting upon his election, and they were
not disappointed. DR.. Bruner will assume
the duties Of his new office at once.
NEW KIND OF GAS.
The Mutual Gaslight Company petitioned
for permission to dig up the streets after
May for the purpose of disconnecting the
two systems of gas mains which the com
pany has now laid, and which are connected
with both the Bay street and East Broad
street works. The company is about
TO begin the manufacture of
| cheap gas for household purposes,
which it will manufacture at the new
works, and which will be sold for about
half the price Of the Illuminating gas. 1t
will be run through one of the systems of
mains independent of the other system, and
before the manufacture and distribution Of
the gas is begun 1t is necessary to
disconnect the two systems which are
/ now connected at various points. To do
this it is necessary to dig up the streets, and
it being impossible to finish the work by
| May l, after which the upturning of the
| streets is forbidden by ordinance, except
with the permission of the City Council.
| The company asked permission to
continue the work under the
direction of the Sanitary Board until it is
| completed The matter, after some debate,
was referred jointly to the Committees on
| Health and Cemetery and the Sanitary
| Board
| WATER SOIrTH OF ANDERSON STREET
A resolution by Alderman Wells to ac-
cept the propositions of the new
street railroad and the Georgia In
| Urinary to defray part of the
| expense of extending the Habersham street
water main south of Anderson street was
| adopted, and a & inch main will be carried
out HabeIsham street from Anderson to
| st. Thomas street ard across through
either Fifth or Sixth streets TO the Georgia
Infrmary. This will supply the new street
railroad with water at its stables and will
| also supply the Georgia lnfrmary and the
residents ON Habersham street in that
nelghborhood with water.
The railroad company will pay 5000
toward the extension of the main, and the
| Infirmary offers the city the right to open
| Fifth and Sixth streets and Lincoln street
through its property.
| The ordinance passed at the last meeting
and providing for the regarding and paving
of River street from West Broad to Water
street, was repealed.
The assessors appointed to assess the value
of the property taken from Christ church
in the widening of the Drayton street side
walk on the east side of the church, reported
a valuation of $40, which the city will pay
| the church.
Alderman Myers gave notice that at the
next meeting he would move an amendment
of the rules Of Council fixing the hours for
meeting at 1870 O'clock p. IN. instead of s
o'clock. and the office hours of the city
| officials from $50 a. m. to l 80 p, IN, and
from $50 p m. to $50 p IN.
After the other business was disposed of
the Council heard number of appeals from
| the report of the Assessment Committee.