The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-23
MANY THINGS TO CONSIDER.
THE COUNCILS SESSION TONIGHT
LIKELY TO BE 4 LONG ONE.

cusSed. Though the Committee Is
Not Ready 10 RepOrt-The sullivan
and Buttimer Appeal Cases to he
Heard-The Transfer of Mr. Butti-
mer's Contract 10 ). W. Creekman
Likely 20 Be Approved-NIr. Adams
Opinion on the City Printing Con-
tract 10 BE Read.
The city council will meet tonight.
/ There is a large amount OF regular BUSH
ness 20 come before tie meeting,
and in addition there is consid-
/ cradle extra business of various character
/ which VIII furnish the fun, If there f.
/ any.
The appeal cases of J. J. Sullivan and
/ N. A. Buttimer are set for "A hearing. Mr.
/ Sullivan's encounter with Chief Of PO-
/ lice McDermott. as the result Of which
! he was fined $50 by the recorder. is still
/ fresh in mind. Mr.. Sullivan thinks thar
/ his fine was too heavy, and that ne was
not entirely in the wrong. and he hopes
| TO make the council see the matter in that
light.
Mr.. Buttimer had an encounter with
Charles Collman. arising out Of a differ
ence over mule about two weeks ago,
as a result Of which the recorder fned
too high charge for a slight difference
among gentlemen The transfer of his
contract with the city to perform the
work of the o. f. NJ. department by MIR.
Buttimer to Mr.. J. W. Creekman is ar
other matter which Will come up. The
council viii be asked to approve the trans
fer
Alderman Falligant who has on several
occasions pXprpseed hfe etrnroc 4 ear,rrov,o1
of the manner in which Mr.. Buttimer
performed his contract, expressed the IN
tention several days ago Of opposing the
transfer and attacking the contract This
matter is not expected to cause much dis
cussion, however. as the majority Of the
aldermen seem to think that the best So
luton of the matter is to approve the
transfer and thus put an end 20 the dI--
terence between the contractor and the
chairman Of the health and cemetery
committee. and at the same time avoid
any legal complications which might arise
from attempting to set aside the contract
Another little matter of some interest
10 the public and more to the newspapers
VIII be the reading of Mr.. Adams opin-
ION as TO the contract for the city print
ing, which was awarded to the Morning
News at the election of city officers I'm
1894. When the terms of the city officers
elected by the McDonough board were
terminated by the act of the legislature
ana new set Of officers was elected by
the present council, Mr.. Adams advis-
eQ the board that the Morning News hav-
ing already begun work under its con
tract, il would not be advisable to attempt
10 terminate II. Some OF the aldermen
were under the impression that the
election was only for one year and that
the contract would terminate Oct q, on
which date the previous election was held
ana resolution for the election OF a
city printer at to-nights meeting, was
adopted at the last meeting Of council.
II was round, however that there was
some question as to the length of the
time for which the Morning News had
been chosen city printer and Mr.. Adams,
as city attorney, was requested by Mayor
Mr.. Adams had been under the impress
sion at the time of the previous meeting
that the Morning News was chosen city
printer only to Jan. ], 1896, and had ac-
eordingly, at the request of Alderman
Wllltnk, drawn the resolution on the
subject which was adopted at the last
investigate the matter, however he
found that the Morning News had been
elected for two years from Jan. /, 1895,
and he rendered an opinion to this effect
to Mayor Myers, which will be read at
to-nights meeting.
Mr.. Adams said yesterday that all the
elections by the previous council in Oc-
tOber last were for two years and that
being the case the Morning News was
officers. The election Of the Morning
News, he said, was the only one of the
elections held on that occasion which
was not set aside by the act of the
legislature, as ii was In the nature of a
contract. which had already been entered
into, Mr.. Adams said, that he did not
consider the city printer a city officer,
as 1t was in the nature of a contract.
1t is not certain whether there will be
any discussion OF the subject of extending
the streets across the Savannah, Florida
special n
mittee on the subject held another meeting
at the mayors office yesterday afternoon,
and spent some time in private session.
Mayor Myers Informed q Morning News
reporter after the meeting that the COM
mtttee would meet the representatives of
the Plant system again Thursday. The
committee will not be able to make
any report at the meeting of council to-
night, he said, and he did not think the
subject would come up for discussion. The
plan agreed upon by the committee was
practically the same as that already out
lined, Mayor Myers said, the lowering of
the railway tracks south of Anderson
street and the extension of Gwinnett
Bolton, New Houston, Henry and Ander-
san streets across the track at a grade
Mayor Myers said that he knew some OBJ
jections would be made to bridging across
the lowered railway track on the score of
cost
said he, and arguing that all the tracks
should cross at grade, do not seem to con-
slider loss of life anything holding that the
don't think that the damages recovered
by mans family after he has been kill
ed by railroad is much consolation to
him. 1t viii cost the city something to
throw bridges across the railway cut, but
that is better than frequent loss of life"
Mayor Myers said that he estimated that
substantial bridges across the railway
track would cost the city about $1,000
each, Including approaches. There are
some members of council who do not agree
with the mayor and they will probably
air their views on the subject if opportun-
ity offers.
Alderman Gleason expressed himself
last night as strongly opposed TO any COM
promise on the line suggested with the
Plant system.
There is no reason why we should make
such a compromise" said he. The city
has the right, or soon will have. to eX-
tend all its streets across the railway
tracks at grade Let the city make its
crossings at grade and then if the railway
company wants to avoid the crossing, let
it raise its tracks 1t will cost the city
$4,000 or 100000 to carry out the plan
which the committee seems to favor. 1t
is not simply a matter of throwing bridges
across the track There will have to be APP
proaches TO the bridges on each side and
property owners will have to be cOmDen-