The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-23

I charges against him, he said, were as a
/ citizen and not as a policeman, and he
[ argued that the mayor erred in treating
| the case as charge against policeman.
Mayor McDonough made a statement
/ in which he said that GOdbold. as a pO-
I iceman. knew that he was a policeman
always, and had a right to arrest Bennett
even after he had beaten him into sub
mission "a man who would beat an
other as Bennett had been beaten by
Godbold is not fit to be a policeman. He
is not fit for butcher even,' said Mayor
| McDouOugh
Mr.. Owens and Mr.. Leaken discussed
the points of the law as laid down in the
rules of the police department.
Alderman Cam called upon City At
torney Adams for his opinion as TO
whether Godbold could legally be dis
missed from the force on the point raised
by MIR. Owens.
A QUESTION OF AUTHORITY.
Mr.. Adams replied that he was very
sorry to disagree with the mayor, but it
was impossible for him to see how God
bold could legally be dismissed from the
force, as no charge had been made
coming under the rules of the police
department. The charges against God
bold were as a citizen, he said, and not rs
officer.
Mr.. Adams opinion set the aldermen to
studying the ordinances. but they found
nothing to disagree with Mr.. Adams in
depreciation of the law.
Mayor McDonough said that while Mr..
Adams disagreed with him as to the law
the facts were that GOdbold was tried as
a policeman in private room in accor-
dance with the custom of the department,
found guilty of the charges and dis
missed.
The question was finally put and the
motion of Alderman Wells to sustain the
mayor was carried by an aye and nay
vote, there being two or three votes in
the negative.
TO REGULATE THE PAWN SHOPS.
An ordinance to regulate pawn shops
was introduced by the request of the
pawn brokers. The ordinance provides
that the license shall be $500 per annum.
The interest to be charged is fixed at
per cent per month for all loans above S25
and at 10 per cent per month for all
smaller loans. Loans shall expire at the
end of three months and pledges may be
sold by the pawnbrokCrs at their place of
business after that date. The pawn shops
are to close al o'clock in the evening. eX-
cept on Saturdays, when they may keep
open until 80 O'Clock. The ordinance
went over until the next meeting.
WILL NOT HAVE to RAISE THE WIRES.
An ordinance was introduced by the
committee of the whole to relieve the Sa-
vannah Street Railway, now operated by
the Electric Railway Company from
placing its trolley wires nineteen feet
above the pavement The ordinance pro-
vldes that in all future changes or repairs
of the line the wires should be placed at
the required hight of nineteen feet.
Bills to the amount ST SO, OFT 40 were
reported examined and found correct by
the committee on accounts, and were or
dered paid.
The committee to which was referred
the petition of the Savannah, Florida
and Western railway to lay
additional track on st. Julian
street, reported favorably, on condition
that the railway company would allow
the East Broad street extension to Estil
avenue without charge to the city
OThe committee to which was referred
the petition of the Savannah hospital for
aid in defraying its running expenses, re
ported favorably, and recommended that
the amount be fixed by the committee of
the whole and made part of the budget
of 1894.
Chief Puder called the attention of
council, by petition, to the act of the leg
islature Of 1889, with regard to fire escapes
upon buildings. The petition was referred
to the committee on fire.
The tax ordinance for 1894 was hur-
riedly read bv Mr.. Rebarer, clerk of conn
ell. 1t was the old ordinance Of 1898, the
object being merely to introduce the ordi-
nance on its first reading, in compliance
with the law, so rs to allow ample time
for discussion before the last meeting in
December.
1t was decided to hold an adjourned
meeting Wednesday night to hear ap-
pealed cases.
The members of council present at the
meeting were Mayor McDonough, Alder
men Wells, Mcmillan, Haines, Cam,
Harris, Mills, Pollard, Myers, Screven
and Bohan.