The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-11-10
DR.. HENNESSY DISMISSED
THE COUNCIL DECLINES TO AC-
CEPT HIS RESIGNATION.

The Acting Mayor Authorized to APP
point a Physician to Fill ais Place
Temporarily-A Resolution Calling for
an Amendment of the General Tax
Act by the Elimination of the Clause
Exem ptiuR Certain Professional
Glasses From Taxation and Declar-
ing That the Collection of Special
Taxes Shall Not Exempt From Mu-
nicipal or Local Tax.
Notwithstanding the election excitement
every alderman was present at last nights
meeting OF the city council
number of committee reports were
made. Among them was an adverse report
on the petition of the Young Mems. Chris
tian Association asking that the association
be relieved from payment of amount for
laying pavement in front of its building.
The committee took this action on account
of a state law on the subject.
The board of sanitary commissioners
made its report in the case of DR.. Hennessy
in which the charges were reviewed and
recommendation made that DIR. Hennessy be
dismissed from the service of the city. Ac-
ton was about to be taken on the recon-
Iu6UUdblOu WISH AAu6Euhu
gested that as q resignation from DR.. Hem
messy was in the hands Of the clerk, the
adoption Of the resolution would be unnec-
essaTy.
DIR. HENNESSY DISMISSED FROM OFFICE.
Alderman Cam moved that the recon-
mendation be concurred in. He thought
that enough had been heard about the city
physicians, and that as far as DR.. Hennessy
was concerned, he was either guilty or limo
cent. II guilty he should be dismissed, and
not allowed to resign. The recommendation
was adopted. DR.. Hennessy's resignation
was then read. 1t simply asked that his
resignation be accepted, to take effect at
once. The letter was received as informa-
ton.
A number OF petitions Of various kinds Of
only personal interest we're properly res
ferred. Among the petitions was one from
a number of citizens requesting that the
| Central railroad be compelled to put proper
guards at the crossing Of the road and Bay
| street. Alderman Myers introduced the
| following resolution:
FOR EQUAL TAXATION.
WHEREAS, 1t is an admitted pri nciple that
public taxation IN any form should be equally
applied, as far as possible, and no discrimtna-
| ton admitted favoring one class above another;
therefore,
Resoived. That our senator and representatives
be and they are hereby requested by the city
eliminated from the general tax act Of the state
OF Georgia. the standing clause found
now in paragraph of section of said act,
page 80 of the acts of 1990-'9D which
declares that lawyers doctors. dentists, rail
road and bank presidents and others IN said
paragraph named shall be exempt from local
or municipal taxes, which exemption is denied
TO all other classes named in the succeeding
| paragraphs Of said section. And that a general
proviso shall be attached to the section of such
| general tax act which levies specific taxes on
NA.aa anHV fsra lin
collection Of special taxes by the state shall in
no case operate as 6u exemption from local OF
| municipal tax or license.
On the call for a vote some merrimeut
was created when Aldermen Harris aud
Charlton we're the only ones who voted
against the resolution. The yeas and nays
were called for and three votes we're cast
| against it, Aldermen Harris, Charlton and
| O'Brien.
Alderman Charlton offered resolutions
| which was adopted, appointing ID. r.
| Thomas, John Derst, r. b. Reppard, j. L.
| Whatley and A. f. FawceJt TO condemn
| such lands as may be necessary for opening
| q street and lane north of Gwinnett, be-
| tween Paulsen and Harmon street extended,
through the lands OF d. g. Purse and
others
On motion of Alderman Harris the mayor
was authorized TO appoint physician tenn
porarily in the place of DR.. Hennessy until
authorized to advertise the vacancy.
WITNESS WHO WOULDN'T SWEAR.
The trial of appeal cases came up and oo-
cupied long time. The council confirmed
| the mayors decision in the case of Robert
| Driscoll, who was fined In August last 300
for selling liquor on Sunday and without
| license. He was represented by Mr.. Rock
well. The next case wag that of Linton
| Lyons of a similar nature as above. In
this case long time was consumed on &c
| count of the stubbornness of one of the
| witnesses, J. II. Davis (colored), who refused
| to take the oath. He is a negro fond of using
big words in a way that conveys no mean
ing, and he took up much of the time In
| trying to explain why he wouldn't swear on
| the Bible. He also refused to affirm and
the patience of the aldermen ran out, and
motion was made to place Davis in Jail. Just
then he got it into his head that an affirma-
| ton was not swearing on the Bible and
| Mr.. Rebarer finally got him to affirm that
he would tell the truth.
The principal witness against Lyons was
a colored employe of the custom house
named Snelson 1t was pretty clearly
| proved that Snelson had a grudge against
! Lyons and had bought the beer in question
| Saturday night and called Sunday night for
! it and ran into a policeman's arm coming
out. His reputation for veracity was i'm
| peeched and council quickly acquitted tue
defendant. He was represented by Mr.
! Osborne. Council was in session until after
! ~ O'Clock, the greater part of the time
being consumed with the appeal cases.