The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-16

/ lis uhllU VI 4Aa AGNIANs 44N Lno fNA
| dangers for the citizens, protecting
/ their lives aud property, and | th ink it Is
! only due him that such service should be
rewarded. ] say without fear Of contra
| dIction that John b. Killourhy was one OF
! the most intelligent and efficient officers
Savsnnah's police forcs has ever had, and l
appeal 20 you, gentlemen, not 20 reward
faithful, true and tried service with the
punishment OF dismissal"
Alderman Myers backed Alderman
Hsines in pretty speech In which be said
that he considered the present ordinance
upon the statute books debsrring men from
appointment as policemen after IS years Of
age unjust.
LET THE CAT OUT.
Alderman Wells az this point let the cat
out Of the bag as to the opposition 20 Mr..
Killourhy. He said he was opposed 20 such
an ordinance because 1t might result In the
appointment to the ser gesntcY Of a man not
in harmony with the superiors Of the
department.
Then Alderman Dixon talked again. He
said il MIR. Killourhy had been content to
remain a sergeant when he held that office,
he would probably be still holding IT, but, y
said he. "Mr. Killourhy sspired 10 an elect
i've Office. When he went about
soliciting votes be accepted all
the contingencies connected Herewith
and finally met them in defeat. He was
defeated honorably and should accept his
defeat gracefully. II you begin making
this kind Of provision for defeated officers
there may be no end to IL. Your city court
clerk was defeated, and you could,
with equal grace, have arranged
place for him by such a measure
as this one. Anyhow, | don't believe
Killourhy is physically qualified to be
police officer"
Alderman Wells about this time recon-
sidered his determination not 20 explain his
position. II have nothing against Mr..
Killourhy,n he said HE made q splendid
officer, but this kind of an
issue might arise again. II Chief Green
should happen to be defeated two years
hence we might have TO make some more
ordinances It is class legislation, insist,
and l will vote against it.
ALDERMAN MYERS POSITION.
''If this is class legislation" said Alder
man Myers, "then | favor just such GLASS
legislation. think when a man serves the
city as faithfully as Mr.. Killourhy has for
twenty-five wears, and then is willing to
take a subordinate position, he is entitled to
it. 1t is an instance where class legislation
is needed. Police service is not like
the service of city court
clerk. 1t is entirely dissimilar.
In one it is clerical, in the other it Ia the
risking Of life and limb for the people,
Alderman Mcmillan said he was in favor
Of wiping out the age ordinance altogether
it there was going to be any
monkeying with the measure. II
did not support the other
ordinance" said be, but will support this
one. 1t don't strike me as any class legisla-
ton"
Alderman Harris fell in line. He con-
sidered a man only at the age of discretion
when IS years Of age. He wanted the age
limiting ordinance wiped out.
Alderman Dixon offered an amend nent
that the mayor appoint as a police sergeant
such person as recommended qualified for
foot and horse duty by the health officer.
WHERE THE FUN CAME IN.
This was where the fun began.
"Will not the certificate of any other
reputable physician be as good as the health
officer'sn asked Alderman HAines. Il have
two here from two OF Savannah's most
reputable physicians saying that Mr.. Kill
lourhy is 10 every way qualified to perform
police duties.
81 would like to ask. replied Alderman
Dixon, whether Alderman Haines and
Mayor McDonough have had any con-
ference or understanding about the ap-
pointment OF Mr.. KlllourhyF
You have no right to ask any such ques-
tion," interrupted Mayor MoDonough.
20, but have" tartly replied Alder
man Dixon. land l ask you, sir. il there
has been any such understanding"
Mayor McDonough redeemed TO the roots
Of his hair. He was mad, and as he
wheeled around in his chair and faced
well. Raising his hand and point
ing his finger at the alderm an
Mayor McDonough answered loud and
hotly: II say emphatically, sir, it is none
of your business"
II was only seeking information" an
swered Alderman Dixon.
"Well, sir, you will have to find Il out In
some other way" was Mayor McDonouRh's
short retort.
II did not mean to insult his honor" con-
tinued Alderman Dixon.
mo, and he does not mean to allow YOU
Co insult him either" came quickly from
the mayor.
And In reply to the gentleman's dues-
ton, " said Alderman Haines from the other
side of the table, with his hand pointing
threateningly across, II say to him en-
phatically Mo- | have not held any con-
situations"
troubled waters at this point by calling for
the question, with the remark that he
thought there was enough Of the monkey
aud parrot time.
The amendment was first put and carried
by vote of to 5, after which the ordi-
nance passed by the following vote, Alder
man Cam changing, in a speech, about
how the department should be regulated:
Yeas-Aldermen Bohan, Screven, Myers,
Folliard, Harris, Haines aud Mcmillan.
Nays-Aldermen Dixon, Mills. Cam,
O'Brien and Wells.
MUST KEEP THE IRA CKS wATERED.
The ordinance to repeal the ordinance re-
curing street car companies to water their
tracks was defeated by the vote of Mayor
McDonough to decide tie. The only dis
cussion of the ordinance was on the part
of Alderman Cam, who urged that as much
dust is thrown up by the electric cars as by
the horse cara. The aldermanio vote was
as follows;
Yeas-Aldermen Screven, Myers Mills,
Haines, Mcmillan and Wells.
Nays-Aldermen Dixon, Bohan, Folliard,
Harris. Cam and OBrien.
The health and cemetery COMMITTEES res
ported the selection of the following drug
gists to furnish medicine TO the poor: r.
Y. Nottingham. BrouGhton and Habersham
streets; Robert J. Dukes, No. s
West Broad street; W. A. Pig
man, No. 80 Abercorn street; E. J.
Kieffer, No. 10l West Broad street. Robert
D. Griggs, Masonic temple; W. L. Richard
sou, No. 81 Henry street, and o. T. ShRtfer,
No. 255 West Broad street. The contract
runs until January, 1895.
TIE MEETINGS AT WESLEY.