The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-04
THE BUSINESS OF COUNCIL.
Liquor Appeal Gases All Postpone:
to the Next MaatinO

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Council met in public session about 5
! O'clock. There were present: Mayor Nc
Donough, Aldermen Bailey, Harmon, Mo-
CURE, Myers, Reid, Cam, Charlton, O'Brisn
| and Carson.
The appeal cases OF George Scharwz, Mrs
| E. Gaffney, James Mcbride, r. Whelan aud
| Tom Golden, fined by the mayor for selling
whisky on Sunday, were postponed until
| Wednesday afternoon at 4 O'Clock. The
counsel In each case pleaded not ready for
trial.
The appeal case Of Capt. c. 81. Towson,
| OF the bark Albion, who was fined 500 by
the mayor last August for violation Of the
quarantine regulations in failing to give
the pilot correct information as re-
| CURED by law, came up for trial.
The Albion came in from San
tos, yellow fever port, where several
of her crew had died Of the fever The
captain failed TO inform the pilot Of this
fact. The vessel was sent to Sapelo for
some time with the piloss who had boarded
George w. Owens, Esq. DR.. Drummer. the
health officer, and Pilot c. g. Maxim, who
boarded the Albion, and had the pleasure OF
| spending a week at Sapelo with her, testified
in behalf of the city. Mr.. Owens read
Capt Towson's statement. The statement
| in itself was a practical confession Of the
correctness Of the charge Council so viewed
/
ALTMAYER's ASSESSMENT APPEAL
The appeal case of A. r. Altmayer,
against tax assessment, was dismissed. Mr..
Altmayer had been waiting for hearing
for about two hours, but had left the room
| without the permission Of the mayor.
Because of Mr. Altmayer's failure to be
present when the case was called, the ap-
peal was dismissed.
A petition was received requesting that a
| talanhnpa no nj OoI nj
| terry for convenience of citizens, and was
referred to committee on health and ceme-
| terry.
A petition was received from the Society
for Prevention OF Cruelty to Animals, re-
questiug permission TO place watering
troughs at places throughout the city for
animals. '--1ia4
BUILDING PETITIONS
A petition was received from the Telfair
hospital requesting permission to rebuild
the house formerly occupied by p. ID. DAT
fin, at Whitaker and River streets Some
objection was raised, aud the petition was
referred to the committee Of the whole.
A communication was received from
Michael Feeley protesting against the erec-
ton Of wooden building9oH lou on Will
hanson street near West Broad by Kuhl-
man Bros, to be used as O. broom factory.
The ordinance to amend section. 523 of
the city ordinances on fire regulations so as
to allow wooden houses TO be built on lots
of 25 feet front instead Of 43 feet inches
as at present, came up On its second read
Ing.
Mr. Charlton objected to the amendment
He said that Savannah was the only city in
this section OF the world where the lots were
50 ridiculously small and where the houses
were built so close together. He favored
increasing the limit allowed 90 90 feet in
stead Of reducing it ..>-t..-r,.-
| Alderman Bailey argued 10 favor of the
ordinance. The ordinance failed to pass.
A resolution was introduced 10 lay 10
inch water main on Montgomery street
from Anderson south to Seventh street. the
Savannah Investment Company, which Pc
titioned for the improvement, 10 pay the
cost Of same, the money co be refunded,
without interest, when tie city shall extend
its fire limits In that direction. The resolu-
ton was passed.
| A LITTLE TIFF OVER HOSE.
resolution introduced by Alderman
Bailey authorizing the fire committee to
purchase z, 00J feet Of hose caused slight
ripple in the meeting.
Alderman Myers moved that bids for the
hose be advertised for. He said there were
companies which were willing to sell the
city hose and guarantee 1t at 20 cents less
than the city had been paying for it.
Alderman Bailey very sharply suggested
that the selection Of hose be left to Alder
man Myers.
Alderman Myers said that he knew there
was a company which had, offered the city
hose at 20 cents less than it had BEEN paying
for 1t. lE
. Alderman Bailey accepted Alderman
Myers amendment -------------
| Alderman Cam wanted all bids submit
ted to the fire committee to be submitted by
IL to council The resolution as amended,
was passed. 1900 ,rstrla Il
The appealed case of j. +, IIubs. was post
poned until next meeting.
! A committee of the fnaehiufsts associa~
ton, which protested against the appoint
/ nent of engineers OF the fire department
a hearing before the committee OF the
whole.
The complaint of the mschinists was that
the ordinance requiring the appointment of
practical machinfsts had been disregarded
Mayor McDonough had the ordinance read
for the information of the nachinlsts. The
present ordinance was passed since the pub-
llcation of the code. 1t showed that q COM
; potent engineer was required and not a
, practical machinist as understood by the
, machinisbs. 1$-es WY
The speaker of the machinists association
! caused little sensation by stating that the
chairman of the fire committees, Alder
man Bailey, had stated to him that the ap-
pointment Of engineers was obtained by a
, political pull. That he did not consider
: Henry Green a competent engineer, but he
: had strained point and put him on. Al
derman Bailey denied that he had made
such statement. He did not have the ap-
pointment of the engineers. He did request
: Chief Puder to recommend Henry Green
: for the position. and he was the only engi-
neer whose appointment ne had ever had
anything to do with.
Alderman Bailey seemed considerably
worried at the inconsiderate manner In
which the machinists gave away state
secrets The machinists did not seem
satisfied with Mayor McDonough's
statement that the ordinance with re-
! gard to the selection of firemen and en-
gineers bad been changed so that only q
competent engineer was required and not a
practical nachinist, as was the case with
the old ordinance.
WHAT CONSTITUTES COMPETENCY
The mechinists commended that an
Z engineer could not be considered competent
l who was not practical machinist. Mayor
r McDonough said that the railroads did not
require their engineers to be practical
machinist5, or TO know anything more
8 about machinery than they had learned
while running as fremen, and he did not
see why the city should be required to dc
go. Mayor McDonough told the maohinists
that If they had any charges OF incompe.