The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-22
SALARIES INCREASED.
CITY OFFICERS GET A NICE CHRIST
MAS PRESENT.


Abolished-A Recorder at a Salary
of $1,000 Year-Aldermen Myers
Replies to DR.. FalliGant's Charges.
The city council held long session last
night, in the course of which much business
was transacted.
The aldermen were in caucus for nearly
an hour before entering the long room.
Those present were Mayor MoDonough, |
Aldermen Harmon, Mcclure, Myers, |
Harris. Cam, Haines, Charlton and Cara |
son.
The most important matter before the |
meeting was the increase of salaries of city |
officers. With a "laudable" spirit of |
economy the city fathers reduced the city's |
expenses 81, 300 by abolishing the city dis
pensary, and in the same breath they in
creased other salaries exactly the same |
amount.
A recorder is provided for at 81, 600
year, the city attorneys salary is increased |
from 81 100 TO $2.400 the chief of the fire |
department. goes up from 1880 to $4,000, |
and the health officer and superintendent or |
water works get like increase.
ALDERMAN MYERS TAKES EXCEPTION.
After the approval of the minutes of the |
last session Alderman Myers, upon Ques- |
ton OF personal privilege, made the follow |
ing statement:
arise on question Of personal privilege and
shall only consume a few moments Of your time.
citizen has seen fit at public meeting, and in
a Savannah newspaper, to throw out insinuations
rejecting on myself and the members of council
who served in the year 1885, regarding the
electric light contract made with the Brush
Electric Light Company during that year. The
statements made by this citizen referring to this
contract are erroneous, and does great injustice
to the then serving board of aldermen that deem
II proper to explain said contract to the public.
The minutes of council will show that in accord |
ance with resolution offered by the committee |
on streets and lanes (of which was not mem |
eerl,i was instructed TO suggest plan for the |
proper lighting of the city. This resolution |
was adopted March II, 1885. April a resolution |
was offered by the committee streets and |
lanes and adopted by council in which said |
committee was instructed TO advertise for sealed |
bids for lighting the streets OF the city for five |
90 years. At the meetng on May bids for
lighting the city were opened and read. and |
upon motion Of Alderman Bogart the bid OF the
Brush Electric Light Company was accepted,
the following aldermen being present: Mayor K.
y. Lester, Aldermen Duncan, Bogart, Derst,
Hamilton, Hamlet Mills, Nichols, O'Connor,
Thomas and Myers.
WHAT CAUSED THE Low BID.
In order to refresh my memory when read
the article in the newspaper refecting upon me, |
addressed note to S. 2. Hamilton, Esq, pres
dent of the Brush Electric Light Company, ask
ing him to explain the difference in the price of
the contract OF 1888 and the contract OF 1890, to
which l received the following reply. which I
think requires no further explanation from ne:
SAVANNAH, GA, Dec p, 1899.
Herman Myers, ESQ, City:
DEAR SIR-ReplyinS to yours Of this date:
Our contract for lighting the city 1885 to 1891 |
was for 1000 candle-power lamps and the pres
ent contract is for COO caud!e-po power lamps, at
500 per lamp per annum; besides many arti-
cles have very much reduced in cost.notably,
carbons, that at one time cost SCI 80 per
1000, now cost So per 1000.
DR.. Cthen Alderman Falligant had nothing
whatever TO do with, nor did be in any way in
fiuence this company or its president in making
the low bid for lighting the city. Respectfully
yours, SAMUEL P. HAMILTON.
In conclusion will only add that whoever in
Binuates or throws out innuendoes that have
ever used public trust TO advance my private
interest simply tells deliberate falsehood.
At the conclusion Of Alderman Myers
statement he requested that it be spread
upon the minutes. Alderman Charlton
seconded this proposition In q few words
very complimentary TO Alderman Myers
record as an alderman. both for ability and
integrity Alderman Charlton said that he
could testify that Alderman Myers mad been
one of the most valuable members OF the
board. There being no objection Alder
man Myers statement was ordered spread
upon the minutes.
CONCESSIONS TO THE F. C. AND P.
The special committee on railroads, to
which was referred the personal applica-
tion of the Florida Central and Peninsular
Railroad Company for terminal facilities
and concessions, submitted the following
report:
1. Subject to the conditions hereinafter ex-
pressed, we recommend that the city widen |
that certain way or avenue which bounds on |
the north lots Al, AZ, 43, a., 49, 46. AZ and 4s, |
this way or avenue a strip Of 100 feet of the
northern portion of the lots designated and
running from the eastern line of lot IL to the
eastern line of lot 4S, and that the said railroad
company be permittedt to use this way or avenue. ,
widened as herein mentioned, for its right OF |
way in coming into the city of Savannah |
ShOul1 the said railroad hv |
purchase or otherwise strip OF not less than |
100 feet. and should it use the avenue so wild {
ened Tor It's right OF way, we then recommend | {
that the city of Savannah pay as much as So 600
IN lieu OF the citys acquiring this strip by
domination proceedings This amount is to be !
paid upon condition that the avenue be widened | .
and be used by the said railroad company as
herein mentioned
2 The city OF Savannah shall sell and convey | I
70 the said railroad company lots 81. 90, &C. 90 \
and 9S Springfield plantation for s, 600
3 The city of Savannah will give to the said
:, 1894, for the purchase by the said com
pany from the city of Savannah for the sum of |
$1,000 Of that lot designated on the map of the
city as lot No. 20, bounded on the north by
Gwinnett street, on the south by Sycamore |
street, and of the ten lots the east designated
as city lots II, u, 73 a. 49, 76 ~ 49, 70 and 3d.
provided that these lots are to be conveyed 20 |
the said railroad company ON the |
payment of the said city upon the condition
exclusively for railroad purposes and are to |
remain the property Of the railroad company
only SO long as they are so used.
a. The said railroad company shall complete |
and shall be operating its railroad from that |
certain static on its line in Florida, known as
Harris Road station, to the city Of Savannah as
1t terminus by Feb. !, 1894, and the said COM
pany shall by that time be regularly running all
passenger trains into the city of Savannah and
shall continue 10 run them,
The agreements and concessions made and
contemplated by the first three articles of this
report are subject to the conditions.
AN UNHEEDED KICK.
A petition against the institution of the
office Of recorder by council was presented.
1t was signed by large number of citizens,
chiefly OF German extraction The names
OF some well-known citizens we're on the
list, however. 1t was received as iuforma-
ton. and the ordinance put on Its second
reading and passed The recorder holds
office for two years, and will be elected at
the coming session for the election of city
officers on Jan. 4. The salary was placed
at 200. AL applications must be filed by
2 O'Clock on Monday before the election
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