The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-23
FOR THE JULY SESSION.
THE SUPERIOR COURT JUDeEsHIP
ELECTION.

Judge FaIii9ant Without Opposition
Local Bills TO GO Before the Legisla-
ture at Its Coming Session - The
Drainage and Water WORKS Bill and
the Bill Giving the City Council the
Control OF the Streets Two of the
Most Important-The Warsaw and
Tybee Incorporation Acts.
A good deal of local interest centers on
the adjourned session Of the legislature,
which win convene on Wednesday of next
week. The most important local matter
win be the election Of a judge Of the superior
court for the Eastern circuit. Judge Robert
Falligant, the present incumbent, was ap-
pointed last month to fill the vacancy oc-
casioned by the resignation Of Judge A. P.
Adams Judge Falhgant has so acceptably
discharged the judicial duties of his office
as to commend him for election for the full
term, and il is understood that he will have
no opposition in the circuit. Judge Falli-
giant will be present when the legislature
cOnvenes.
Next to the election of superior court
Judge, local legislation absorbs public in
terest There are quite a number of pro-
posed acts which will be brought to the at
tention of the legislature by the represent
atives from Chatham, among which the
most important are briefly summarized:
THE CITY BILLS.
An act to authorize the perfecting of a
system of house. or other drainage, in Sa-
vannah south Of Anderson street for houses
and the erection of a system of water works
TO supply water to the inhabitants of the
city south of Anderson street.
An act to vest in the mayor and alder
men Of the city of Savannah the title and
control of the public streets and lanes, and
the public domain within the present or
future corporate limits Of the city.
An act to amend the act Incorporating
the town of Warsaw Thunderbolt), to ex-
tend the limits of the town and to provide
for contested elections. This proposed act
was suggested by the fact that at the last
village election the defeated faction was
unable to contest the election under the ex-
listing charter. Charges were made that
votes were taken from non-residents and
that the election was void, but when it
came to contesting the election there was
no provision in the act Of Incorporation
providing for contest.
ANOTHER NEW RAILROAD.
A bill to incorporate the Savannah and
Oconee Railroad Company will be intro
uuceQ. Inls Is Jne enterprise detailed IN a
recent issue of the MORNING NEWS in which
MIR. II. p. Smart and other lumber men are
the projectors.
A bill to amend the charter of the Ogle-
thorpe Savings and Trust Company making
no member eligible as a director who does
not own at least ten shares of unpledged
and unencumbered stock. and providing for
declaring vacant the office of those direct
ors who do not at the time of the passage
of the act hold ten shares of unencumbered
and unpledged stock in the company.
An act to authorize the sale of strips of
city property on the south side of President
east Of Whitaker street to tho Savannah
Volunteer Guards for arsenal purposes. and
also an act to provide for the sale of like
width on the same side of President west of
Whitaker street to Andrew Hanley.
An act to incorporate the Chatham Dime
Savings Bank.
An act providing that notaries public,
who are ex-officio justices of the peace in
Chatham county, may hold their respective
courts in separate places from the place of
holding courts of elected justices OF the
peace
An amendatory act to the charter of the
town of Tybee, so as to change the time
and to provide for holding the first election
for mayor and councilmen and to provide
for subsequent elections.