The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-31
FIREMEN MUST LOOK SHARP.
CAN NOW DE DISCHARGED BY THE
MAYOR ON RECOMMENDATION
OF THE CHIEF.

In Case of Appeal the Decision of
the Fire Committee VIII Be Final.
A Brief and Businesslike Meeting
of the New COunciI-The Fruit
Dealers Petition Council 10 shut
out the Push Cart Men.
The new city council held a short busi-
ness meeting last might. II met promptly.
Mayor Myers has announced that he ex-
poets the council 70 meet on time here
after. and not TO take up time I'm caucus
which under the rules SHOULD be spent in
open meeting All Of the members were
present except Alderman Watson. Clerk
Manucy read the minutes of the meet
ings OF Monday noon and Monday night,
and they We're adopted, with slight amend
ments. Mr.. Manucy performed his duues
in satisfactory manner. The number OF
spectators was quite small, compared with
that OF Monday nights meeting.
An ordinance by Alderman Willink.
chairman Of the fire committee. speaks
for itself. II puts the mayor. chief nre-
man and fire committee in entire control
of the changes in the FIRE department:
An ordinance 10 provide for the discharge
of the members Of the fire department
Be it ordained by the mayor and alder
men Of the city Of Savannah. in council
assembled. That any member of the fire
department other than the assistant CHIEF,
shall hereafter be subject 10 discharge
by the mayor Of the city at any time,
with OF without cause assigned, upon rec
ommendatlon Of the chief fireman, with
the right TO appeal to the committee on
fire. the decision Of the committee to be
final.
BY request OF Alderman Willink the
ordinance was read a second time ana
passed
The committee on accounts reported bills
amounting 20 Sl1,0Z4tS, winch were passed
for payment.
The report Of the committee on police,
allo wing 4. c. Murphy q sum equal 10 the
amount OF his physicians bill curing the
time he was lad up with a broken Les,
was received and confirmed. The report
was signed by eN-Alderman RcmsEart, the
former chairman OF the police committee.
J. d. Weed & Co. asked TO be allowed 10
keep 400 pounds Of powder in an iron safe
IN the yard attached TO their store. The
petition was referred to the fire commit
tee.
Several petitions to be relieved from
double tax were received and referred to |
tie committee of the whole.
The Little Sisters Of the Poor petition |
ed for exemption from taxation on their |
property in the southern section of the /
city.
petition was received from the fruit .
store proprietors against the push cart I
dealers. The petition declares that the /
push cart dealers are allowed TO operate /
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ing out no license at all or operating sew /
eral carts under one license. The fruit /
dealers urged that the push cart men I
be compelled to secure permanent places |
Of business at the same license charged /
regular dealers. The petition was re-
ferred to the committee of the whole.
On motion of Alderman Falhgant the /
committee on health and cemetery was /
authorized TO purchase horse for the /
use of the scavenger department at a cost /
not to exceed Sl75.
Bids for repairing the gangway OF the |
Bull street dock were received as follows: /
b. S. Harris. 1913; c. q. Anderson. Jr., /
Sl75; and NJ. Cooley, N70;. The bids were /
referred TO the committee on harbor and /
wharves.
Bids for keeping the city clocks in re-
pair were received from Geo. ) ampard, I
sl75; Theus Bros. $500; Robert Schneider, /
$3.50 The bids were referred 10 the COM
mittee OF the whole.
The bids for city printing were also re-
ferred to the committee of the whole.
Mayor Myers announced that since the /
last meeting he had dismissed Officers /
Bossen and Kavanaugh from the police .
and asked that his action be I
confirmed 1t was unanimously con-
frmed.
The council adjourned at 9.25 o'clock, I
having been in session less than one 1
hour.