The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-28
In AND ABOUT THE CITY.
QUESTIONS BEFORE COUNCIL.
The New Water Works Proposition
to Come up Tonight

The New Water Works Proposition
TO Come up Tonight
The meeting of the city council tonight
promises to be an interesting one. In addi-
ton 10 the routine work incident to regu-
lar meeting the water question will come
up for consideration, the recommendation
OF the water committee having been re-
ferred at the last meeting to the further
consideration of the council
1t Is believed that the council will decide
70 shorten the well castings and construct a
conduit to lead the natural flow Of the arte-
sian wells into a reservoir, from which the
pumps are 10 take the water, the improve
ments to the plant TO be SO constructed as
to form an auxiliary part Of the new plant,
when. In the Judgment OF council, the
finances of the city win justify the expendi-
ture for additional water facilities
The question of breaking ground for a
new plant on the Springfield plantation will
also be up for consideration, but whether
the council will decide to go on with the
new plant at this time Is thought to be
problematical. By many it is thought that
IL the present waste of water is remedied,
the present plant, after the proposed i'm
provements, will supply, for some time to
come, all reasonable demands upon the wells
and pumps.
The veto ordinance will also come up, and
the opinion seems to prevail that it will be
passed.
1t was the talk about town yesterday
that Alderman Carson will introduce a
resolution looking to the abandonment of
the caucus, which seems to be growing In
disfavor. The people on all sides are argu-
ing that as matters are going now they can
not tell who to blame and who to commend
for popular or unpopular legislation, and
that often they wait for hours to
listen to the proceedings OF
council. and go away leaving the council in
caucus in the mayors private office, and
that the air of secrecy thrown around the
proceedings ought to be obviated.
1t is said, too, that some of the proceed
fngs in the caucus have been more spirited
than polite, and often personal controversies
have taken up the time in the caucus-room
which should be devoted to the public bust
ness of the city
A MORNING NEWS reporter asked Alder
man Carson yesterday if it is true that he
contemplates such resolution. Mr.. Car
son replied that while he was not at liberty
to divulge what had occurred from time to
time in the caucus room, he did not feel it
any breach to confess that at the last meet
ing be had been moved to give notice that
he would at the next meeting introduce a
resolution looking to the partial abandon
ment of the caucus
Mr.. Carson says that his resolution will
provide that at any time, upon the objection
of two members of the council, the caucus
shall adjourn to the long room, and that it
will also provide that the mayor shall limit
or terminate discussion in the caucus room
at any time
Alderman Carson was asked If he thought
the council would adopt his resolution, 70
which he replied that while he himself is op-
posed to the caucus system, he is not pre-
pared to say that a majority of the council
will vote with him to abrogate it. He ex-
pressed the opinion that there is a strong
probability that sufficient number OF
members will vote for the resolution, OF
something approximating it, and he will
| therefore submit it tonight