The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-27
THE MAYOR STIRRED UP,
4 LETTER CHARGING HIN WITH
NEGLECT OF DUTY.


Door by an Anonymous Communi
cation to the City Councl Alderman
NcDonougL Seconds the Commune
cation - Mayor Schwarz'a Sharp
Reply-Aldernar. Falligant Tells why
the Sunday Laws are Violated.
; The city council last night was enlivened
by an anonymous communication, which
was rather far-resching in its character.
and brought forth some rather sharp re-
marks from Mayor Schwarz in regard to
what he considered his duty.
The communication read as follows:
To tie Honorable City Council:
GESTLENEN-EOu are respectfully req rested
to remedy the injustice done large numbers OF
merchants. who are taxpayers of this city, of
allowing certain storeksepers to transact oJsi-
ness on Sundays. N direct violation OF the law,
and to the great detriment OF other merchants.
We appeal to your honorable body. since the
rrorer Officers and chic executive evidently
refuse TO enforce the ordinance.
As the fact is patent to every one, 1t is not
necessary to refer TO any one VIOLATION. no one
can DENY that these violations are done with
the cOanivauce of the police. We respectfully
ask YOU to have positive orders issued TO the
police TO report, on pain OF dismissal al parties
found violating this ordinance; also to enact
new ordinance subjecting every policeman who
fails to report such offender to dismissal. on
proper proof: also an ordinance revoking the
license OF all violating this ordinance.
We ask this as a simple matter of justice TO
those who wish to regard the laws, but who
have to bear their burdens or city taXations
without being protected from those VINO lnJure
their business by reason of a failure of the city
authorities TO do their duty.
MANY MERCHANTS.
THE MAYORS REPLY.
The moment Clerk Rebarer finished read
ing the communication Mayor Schwarz
L. - laf, inc Fnd fha
police. The police, he said, were under or
ders to arrest all persons having their places
Of business open on Sunday. but he did not
propose 10 put officers inside of a mans
door, and probably have to pay for 30 doing
himself later on.
Alderman 1cDonough remarked that If
the paper had been properly signed he
would have been in favor of considering it,
but as it was Anonymous action was out of
the question. Nevertheless, it was a
move in the right direction. There
is no doubt, he said. that the po'
lice are dereiict in their duty in this
direction. Gross violations of the laws
occur every Sunday. particularly by the
rumselers, and he alderman McDonough)
said he had repeatedly spoken of it without
avail More than that, the alderman said
that he had oven telephoned to police head
quarters in regard to such violations that
came under his observation, but the police
did nothing in the matter.
WHY THE LAWS ARE VIOLATED.
Alderman Falligant followed Alderman
McDonough, giving the reasons why
rumsellers violate the Sunday laws. One
liquor dealer informed him that while he
was in favor of closing on Sunday he felt
compelled to keep open to retain his GUS
toners, as they would patronize the bars
during the week days that accommodated
them on Sundays
Mayor Schwarz interrupted the alderman
by asking him to give the names of those
whom he knew kept their bars open on Sun
day, but Alderman Falligant. not noticing
the Interrogation, proceeded to explain that
his information was from the outside, as he
never went into barroom on Sunday.
Mayor Schwarz got well warmed up. and
replied that the whole trouble lay in the
fact that people are afraid to appear as wit
nesses against violators Of the law. IL any
one brought before him were proven guilty
of having their places open on Sunday he
would fine them. The mayor said that the
responsibility rests equally on the county
authorities, who have more power than the
city officers in the matter, as the violations
spoken OF are against state laws.
After some further discussion the com
munication WINS laid on the table, for the
reason that the authors failed to sign their
names.
A KICK FROM THE BUTCHERS.
The butchers and fish dealers in the m ar
ket asked the council to reduce the rents on
market stalls, claiming that the competi-
ton of green grocers has reduced their
profits, while at the same time the rents had
been increased, and in view of that fact
they asked for favorable consideration.
Alderman Carson raised the point that
the council had nothing to do with the
question, as the fixing Of rentals, according
to the city ordinance, was left entirely to
the discretion of the market committee.
Alderman Falligant said that although
the committee was given such discretion, he
hardly thought the members composing il
would care to make any reduction in the
rates without the consent of the council
Marshal Wade made a statement, claim
ing that there had not been any increase
whatever in rents Year before last the
butchers absolutely refused to pay the mar
ket fee which is collected FOR the cleaning
up Of the building. The market COMMITTEES
held meeting to consider the refusal, and
instructed him to add the yearly fees to the
rental, when the stalls we're disposed of, and
collect tce whole in advance. He did SO,
and that is where the complaints come
from about an increase Of rent.
MR.. TIDwELLs DENIAL.
f. NJ. Tidwell objected seriously to the
statement made by the marshal, that the
Probably few might have given trouble,
but Mr.. Tidwell considered the general
remarks Of the marshal SANDER, and pro-
nounced them unquelifedly false.
Alderman Reid, chairman OF the market
committee, said that the market required
considerable more money to be kept in
order now than for previous years. He
was opposed to any change.
Alderman Myers did not think that the
rental was excessive, and il there was any
excessiveness whatever it was in the mat
ter of fees He did not think any too much
revenue is derived from the market, and
be opposed any change.
d. A. O'Byrne, ESQ.,, appeared for the
butchers and fish dealers, and did not think
public market should be source of any
great revenue to a city, when the same was
built by the citizens. The only rents that
should be collected should simply be enough
to keep the building in repair.
After considerable discussion, Alderman
McDonough moved to refer the question tc
the finance and market committee, with
power TO act, which was adopted.
ANOTHER SMOKING ORDINANCE.
Alderman HaineS offered smoking or
dipance to prohibit smoking north of Bay
street, and north of Bay street extended
east from East Broad street, and on st.
Julian street east of Randolph street, and
north of st. Julian street east of Randolph
street, and on the extension of st. Julian
street eastward from its termination