The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-05
Judge Russell Defeated for City
Court Clerk.
OWEN 3. REILLY ELECTED ASSIST Ant
CHIEF OF POLICR


Green Reelected by Two Votes.
Clerk of Council-Frank E. Rebarer.
City Treasurer s. Hardes
City Marshal-Robert J. Wade.
Health Off1cer-William F. Drummer.
Chief Of Police-John Green.
Assistant Chief Of Police-Owen f.
Reilly.
Recorder-H. E. Wilson.
Clerk of the Market. P. OBrieu.
City Attorney-Samuel B. Adams.
Messenger Of Council-John Harrison.
Keeper Of Laurel Grove Cemetery--
George w. Alley.
Chief Fireman-Willia B. Puder.
Assistant Chief Fireman-George Mouro.
Superintendent OF Scavenger Depart
ment-E. E. Cheatham.
Superintendent Of Water Works-James
Manning.
City Physicians-Drs NJ. T. Davis, W.
T. Comm, and j. g. FARRELL.
Clerk of the City Court-William P.
Bailey.
Sheriff of the City Court-Wilam F.
Blois.
City Engineer-W. ]. VIM.
City Printer-The MORNING NEWS.
Port-wardens - John Power, W. B.
Adams and Lewis F. Virgins.
Harbor Master-R. c. Kennedy.
Chimney Contractors division,
Daniel Sullivan; western division, W. r.
Furlong.
The above officers were elected by the CITY
council last night. The prediction Of an
aldermen published in the MORNING News
| several days ago that there would be clean
sweep Of the Russellites was borne out 70
| the letter.
SCENES AT THE EXCHANGE.
The city election caused as much interest,
comparatively speaking, as the county
| election. The council chamber was pro a.
bly, never before so crowded. By O'clock
people began to make their way to the OK.
change, and when the mayor and aldermen
| filed into the long room from the mayors
office thirty minutes later, there was not q
| foot of vacant space outside the bar. Every
| member of the board was present.
Spectators even crowded out on the bal
| cony, and satisfied themselves by peering
into the room through the windows, while
nearly all she late comers had TO content
themselves with a place Ia the corridor.
Nearly all the candidates occupied seats in
side the railing. The crowd impatiently
waited through the transaction of routine
business by the council. The spectators had
come to see how the elsotious would result
and they wanted to be accommodated as
quickly as possible.
Ii was $50 O'Clock when Clerk Rebarer
announced, ELECTIONS are next in order. "
| A wave OF excitement ran over the room
at once, and with one accord everybody in,
| side pushed forward until there was an al.
| most solid phalanx around the aldsrmanic
| table, while those in the corridor forced the
| doors and crowded in.
The first three Offices clerk Of council
| city treasurer and CITY marshal, were moi
contested, and the present inoumbents
Messrs. Rebarer, Hardes and Wade were
unanimously elected, Mayor McDonougt
| casting the IL votes Of the board.
CHIEF GREENS REELECTION.
The first contest was for chief of police
| Ii was exciting. There were four candl-
| dates and four ballots were necessary to
choice The candidates were Chief Green
| O. A. Fleming, A. w. Harmon and Chiel
Leonard of the Savannah, Florida and W 90
tern railway force. The ballots were a,
| follows:
First--Green 4, Fleming l, Harmon 8
Leonard 4, blank l.
second-Green 4, Fleming /, Harmon 4
Leonard 4.
Third-Green 8. Fleming 0, Harmon 8
Leonard 4, blank l.
Fourth-Green 8, Harmon II, Leonard 8
The announcement OF the reelection o.
Chief Green was received with great cheer
ing Some one yelled Three cheers To-
Green and the McDonough system will
that"
The election for assistant chief of polio,
| was surprise for most OF the spectators
1t was the defeat OF Assistant Chief Kill
lourhy, who has admirably executed thu
duties of the office for the last CIV,
years, by Sergt Owen r. Reilly
who got votes and Killourhy 5
The defeat of Assistant Chile
Killourhy retires from the police force an
officer who for twenty-seven years has beer
one Off bravest and most faithful officer.
and who. during his long term, has beer
Reilly, the new assistant chief, is a popular
officer who has been also a long time con
nected with the force. He opposed Assist.
ant Chief Killouhry two years ago. Hi,
election is a promotion of which he may b.
proud as it is a recognition of his merit.
THF FIGHT FOR RECORDER.
| The next Office balloted on was that o
recorder. Six lawyers offered themselve
as candidates, George w. Owens d. A
| O'Byrne, W. P. LaRoche, II. E. Wilson
Otto Seller and J. F. Cam. One baIio
| b0Sbiou Al 11Ts w ubUnh kaVOTs 1Q6 VOE
was: Wilson z, Owens 2, O'Byrns /, Seller
/, Cam 9, LaRoohe 0.
| City Epgi Ger VIM an,
| HarboF Master Kennedy wer
unanimously reelected, there being no op,
| position.
There were four candidates for clerk @
the market. J. P. O'Brien, the present In
cumbent; A. II. Lane, 7. A. Maddox an
| w. A. Baggs. Mr. O'Brien was reelected
| receiving votes ageinst 4 for Mr.. Lane,
for Mr.. Maddox and none for Mr. Baggs,
| City Attorney Adams and Messenger o
| Council Harrison were the next officers q
receive a unanimous reelection.
There was q contest for keeper OF Laure
Grove cemetery, which resulted In the de
feat OF the present incumbent Mr.. Il. s
Haupt by Mr.. George w. Alley. late super
iutendent OF the City aud Suburban rail
way. Mr.. Alley received votes and Mr.
| Haupt 6. Two other candidates, H, +
Bennett, who offered to take the position
for $3.50 and ]. II. Parsons did not rscei We
vote
There were two candidates for keeper o
the pest house, NJ. A. Fahy and J. Ii. Nc
Dermott. Fahy received IL votes agains
2 for McDermott.
Chief Fireman Puder, Assistant Chic
| Mouro, Superintendent OF Water Work
Manning aud Port-wsrdens Power, Adam
aud Virgins were reelected without Cd
| position.
Daniel Sullivan was reelected chime,
contractor for the eastern division and w
r. Furlong for the western division