The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-01
CHARLTON TAKESTHE OATH
Els Unanimous Election 10 Succeed
Alderman Cam.

The Fire Escape Ordinance Adopted.
The Electric Railway Company
withdravs It's Appeal and Its Fine
Reduced to $50.
Hon. Walter S. Charlton was elected
member Of the city council last night.
The election was unanimous and without
opposition.
There was full meeting Of the board.
The only vacant seat was that formerly
occupied by ex-Alderman Cam.
The first business taken up was the
election. Mayor McDonough called at
tention to the fact that there was
vacancy on the board and suggested that
the council proceed to I'LL it at once. A
resolution that the rules be suspended
and the election of a member to I'LL the
vacancy be taken up was passed.
Alderman Dixon nominated Hon. Wal
ter G. Charlton. There were no other
nominations and the mayor was instructed
70 cast the vote Of the board. He in
structed the clerk to announce 1t which
he did.
.'Mr. Walter G. Charlton receives 10
votes for aldermen" said Clerk Rebarer.
''Mr. Charlton is elected a member of
the board, - said Mayor McDonough.
Mr.. CHAhLION-S ACCEEIANth-
Aldermen Dixon, Wells and Screven
were appointed a committee to no
tify MIR. Charlton of his election. The
committee retired at once for this
purpose. 1t returned fifteen minutes
later with the new member elect.
He was greeted with applause on his
entry to the council chamber, and was re-
ceived by Mayor McDonough, who an
nounced TO him that he had been elected
member of the board, to succeed Alder
man Cam, and inquired if he accepted
the position.
Mr.. Charlton expressed his appreci-
alton Of the honor conferred upon him in
being again elected a member of the
board In doing so he said he was aware
that he succeeded one Of the best and
most faithful aldermen who had ever
served the city He was then sworn in
by the mayor and took his seat with his
brother aldermen.
MIR. Charlton's seat is the one formerly
occupied by Alderman Cam, on the left
side of the council table.
LIQUOR LICENSES GRANTED.
Several applications for retail liquor
licenses were reported favorably by the
committee of the whole and the licenses
were granted.
A larsen, and G. 7. Erickson were re-
fused licenses.
The bid of M. A. Buttimer for cleaning
the city sewer traps was accepted. The
contract is 10 be for three years and Mr..
Buttimer is to give bond of 5000 for
its faithful performance.
Mayor McDonough announced that the
appeal Of the Electric railway against
the decision of the police court had been
withdrawn and that he had fixed the fine
at $50. There being no objection on the
part of council, the case was allowed to
take this course. 1t will be re-
1a,.aA hot +-f1
way was very heavily fined by the
mayor in the police court several months
ago for it's failure to comply with the or
dinances requiring it to fill in and grade
its tracks. The railway company gets of
very lightly. 1t Is understood that it
has promised to fill in its tracks.
LONGER HOURS AT THE HEATH OFFICE.
The recommendation of the health and
cemetery committee that the Office of the
health officer be kept open from
s a. m, to p. m, was adopted
The recommendation was the result of
the petition Of the undertakers, asking
for longer hours of the health office.
The petition of J. H. LANCE, Jacob King
and g. I. Erickson, requesting council to
reconsider its refusal to grant them re-
tail liquor licenses, were reported ad-
versely by the committee of the whole.
A resolution authorizing the mayor to
appoint eight additional privates on the
police force in accordance with the pro-
visions made in the budget was adopted
a resolution was also adopted authoriz-
ing the mayor to eXpend $500 for compil-
ing statistics of the receipts and exports
Of this port during 1898, to be printed for
distribution.
1t was decided to pave Jefferson street
from Charlton to Henry street with Bel
gian block, the shell pavement on that
street being so badly cut up as to be al
most worthless.
TO DISTRICT THE CITY.
A resolution was introduced by Alder
man Myers requiring the mayor to ap-
point a committee of FIVE to divide the
city into fifteen election precincts as re-
quired by the act of the last legislature
known as the Osborne bill. The MAYOR
announced that he would appoint the
committee at an early date.E
An ordinance was passed fixing the
width of Gwinnett street from Cemetery
street TO Styles avenue, at so feet.
Alderman Dixons ordinance recurring
the owners of all buildings in the city,
not used as private dwellings, three or
more stories in height, to provide more
than one way Of egress from each story
above the second story by stairways
on the inside of the building or by means
of fire escapes on the outside so that the
ground can readily be reached from the
third or higher stories. The ordinance
has already been printed in full in the
MoREING News.
The ordinance regulating the appoint
ment of sergeants and privates Of the
police force, which was introduced in
July and laid upon the table,
came up for discussion again
last night. Several amendments were
suggested and the ordinance went over
until the next meeting.
TIE original ordinance gives the mayor
the power to discharge any sergeant or
private of the police force whenever in
his opinionit may be necessary for the
good of the force.
BACK IN ITS OLD HABITS.
The council has fallen into the old bad
habit of lengthy caucuses before the reg
ular meeting.
1t was after 9 O'Clock last night when
the members of council entered the long
room, most OF them having been in the
mayors room for nearly an hour. There is
a rule Of council which requires
that body 10 meet precisely at 80
O'Clock. The rule was passed at the sug-
gestion of Mayor McDonough. 1t has
been very much disregarded of late,
however. The discussion Of the question
of electing Alderman Cams successor
may have had something to 10 with pro
longing the caucus last night.