The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-18
ST0OD BY THE MAYOR.
Tbp Council SuStainS His Report Of
tbe Police Investigation.

-..+sd-Electric Lighting Bids Called
bishop Nelson's Petition Re-
.orted Unfevorably.
The city council voted last night to sus-
-. the mayor in his report of the inves-
70 of the charges made by Alder
Dixon and Myers, that members of
T. citr detective force were aiding Gov.
r1iriraD's spies in their work Of prevent
Touor shipments to South Carolina
Am savannah.
Tle repOrt of the mayor that he found
no in the evidence submitted at the
nNCr..s-s.rigation to sustain the charges made
ttFe previous meeting, was laid upon
tso+1ble in order to allow all the evil
~ which had been taken at the inves-
.tyation to be submitted TO the council.
WANTED TO GO OVER.
Alderman Myers, who made the
.barges on which the investigation
ras brought, backed by Alder
a Dixon. being absent, some of the
p-i5ence should be postponed until the
! rsyt meeting The ma. ority appeared to
. oanvious to dispose of the matter, how
Ooer and it was decided to take it up.
The evidence was very lengthy and
.bsre was manifesity very little desire
man the part of council or the spectators
rresent to hear it, but as there did
rot appear to be any other
nav 10 decide upon the cor
richness of the report without
bsaring the evidence, the ordeal had to be
& slbmitted to.
clerk Rebarer was allowed to sit down
while reading the evidence. The reading
oocupied about thirty-seven minutes. The
Evidence was published in full in the
sNloRyING NEWS at the time of the investi-
cation.
As soon as the reading of the evidence
was concluded Alderman Dixon began
discussion of it. Alderman Dixon argued
that the report was not upon the line
rDon which the investigation was re-
ouested by council. He stated that the
charge was that the city police
and detective force had been aiding in
rreventing shipments of liquor to South
Carolina, and being in the employ of Gov
Tllman for that purpose. Alderman
Dixon held that the fact that it was
shown that Mcdonald, who was employed
" las city detective, was engaged in the
Tillman spy work, was sufficient founda-
tiOn for his charge Bossell, he said had
placed himself in a very bad light by
8 being constantly in company with Nc
Donald, and being familiar with the work
he was doing and not reporting the fact
10 the mayor. The mayor appeared
to be laboring under the delusion,
he said, that Mcdonald, was a
gentleman and not to be cognizant of the
& fact that be was acting as Iillmap spy.
b The least that Mayor McDonough could
have done, Alderman Dixon thought, was
10 have acknowledged the mistake he
vas laooring under and to have dismissed
e Mcdonald from the force.
ONLY TWO OPPOSING VOTES.
When the vote on the adoption of the
e mayor report was taken, the motion to
& ad0pt was carried. Aldermen Dixon and
& Screven alone voting in the negative.
A motion to reconsider the decision
b ..o.s the 70 council rnfs ,i to grant .,
Broad and Liberty streets to J. H. LANCE
Eas carried. The reasons as stated in the
resolution for this revocation Of the per-
N mission were that the barroom is loaf
81 ing place for negroes and disorderly per-
81 sons A yea and nay vote was taken and
tle motion was carried unanimously.
LANCE had not taken out his license,
"a though permission had been granted him
70 do so at the last meeting of the coun-
A ci
The ordinance requiring all buildings
81 Pyer three stories in height to be supplied
81 Tltn fire escapes, which was in
81 reduced at the last meeting,
@as read second time and
& laid on the table until the next meeting.
BIDS TO LIGHT THE CITY.
A resolution by the finance committee
& was adopted authorizing the committee
70 advertise for bids for lighting the city
lor terms Of three and five years, begin
s. ping with the expiration of the present
contract, and also to advertise for bids
or lighting the extended southern sec
3 ION OF the city for the balance of 1894.
A communication was received from
81 tle electric railways of the city, calling
a Inc attention of the council to the fact
a mat they are bearing very heavy bur
81 pen OF taxes under the present ordi
nances, and urging that they be afforded
some relief The charge of $50 for a
81 Paige for each car used was especially
Il oOected to, and request made that thi:
n lax be removed.
DR.. COFER's BILL.
u A pill Of $50 for Services rendered by
Jr' L. E. Cofer as acting health officer
uurlng DR.. Brunner's illness, was
Il tporJed without recommendation. There
v was little debate over this bill Alder
1ah Dixon opposed its payment on the
folnd that DR.. Cofer was in the employ
LNC CulIeQ states government, anC
5LaI ms services were secured by DR.
prlnner without permission or authority
N of the mayor.
Alderman Harris agreed with Alder
uan Dixon as to the pertinence of hi;
eAarks, but said that the services had
81 peeI rendered by DR.. Cofer and should be
81 Alderman Wells opposed the payment
.ne bill, because the mayor and the
ounlttee on health and cemetery haC
zen ignored in the matter.
"a d yea and nay vote, the vote re
u.1eu to D. The mayor cast the decid
vote IN favor of the payment of the
-He petition of Bishop Nelson with re
talu TO frontage of church lot on Bul
.e0I, was reported unfavorably by thu
u lttee on city lots, on the ground tina
1 mes Of the street had not been fxeC
'He city when the lot was donated b.
T. talligant, and that were tn,
10 make good the differenc,
Fused by the change in lines to the Epis
ra- church other real estate owner
lug seek to require the same thing ant
t,r1- otScause the frontage asked for is no
"ued by the city.
ALDERMAN CAMS RESIGNATION
n tAe special committee appointed at tn
3 meeting TO confer with Alderman
& ~ a4H ana request the Withdrawal of hi
udIlon reported that their mission
Il unsuccessful and that Alderman
e o gu mad declined to withdraw his resig
q fe,o3..A The report of the committee wa
IF co and the fosiCu tim accented