The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-18
M'EvOY FINED TEN DOLLARS.
The Council Decided His Case in
Executive Session


The charges preferred against T. J. Nc
Evoy, city chimney contractor for the
western district. preferred by D. J. Nor
rison, were taken up By the city council
yesterday
The charges. in effect. were that Nc
Evoy had conducted his business in viO-
lation OF the ordinances and Illegally. at
tempting 20 collect money from Mr.. Nor
rison. The letter received by Mr.. Nor
rison from McEvoy threatening to make
an unfavorabie report to the Southeast
! ern Iarim Association upon his property
II Dill amounting to Sl2.39, upon which
McEVoy had entered suit in Justice Pat
tersons court. was not paid, was also IN
troduced as evidence.
Mr.. ID. n. Thomasson complained th2t
McEVoy had failed TO stop the mouths
OF the chimneys in cleaning the Chin
heys at his house and had thereby done
considerable damage to his furniture.
McEvoy was represented by Mr. w. l.
Clay. Mr.. Jacob Gazan represented Nj.
Morrison. Mr.. Clay admitted the charges
made by Mr.. ThOmasson and said that
MT. McEvoy was willing to pay the amount
OF damages claimed. which was s..
Several of Mr.. Morrison's tenants testi-
he'd as to McEvoys manner of doing bust
ney OF an unOccupied house next door
Another said that boy came 10 her
mouse and dropped a bag with a brick
IN II down one chimney which had not
been used and then went away without
sweeping other chimneys.
Mr.. Morrison said he owned fifty-fve
house in the western part of the city
and had never paid any bills for Chin
ney sweeping. When McEvoy presented
ms Dill he refused TO pay 1t and told him
ne would have to collect from the ten
ants.
MeEvoy was put on the stand and made
a very clear statement of his manner of
working. He had notice books and made
IL a RUE, he said, to take up the western
side OF the city by sections leaving no
tees with the occupants of each house
giving the date when the contractor
would call to clean the chimneys The
tenants were very foxy, he said and did
everything they could to keep the con-
tractor from getting their names. Many
or Mr.. Morrison tenants, he said, paid
their bills, but others positively refused
10 do so, and the only recourse he had
was against the landlord. He called on
Mr.. Morrison several times about the
bill, he said, and Mr.. Morrison finally re-
tused positively TO pay it, and he then en-
tered suit.
McEvoy, when asked what he meant
by the section of his letter stating that
the payment of the bill would enable him
10 make favorable report upon his prop
erty, referred to section 595 of the code
which makes the contractor liable to
ilne If he fails TO comply with the ordi-
nances requiring chimneys to be swept
every three months. He could not salts
tactorily explain, however, how Morri-
sons failure to pay that bill would make
any difference IN any report which he
might make TO the tariff association.
After hearing ali the evidence. the
mayor ordered that the room be cleared
while the matter was under considera-
ton by council. This was a new one on
the reporters and others present, but as
the case was not of great interest, they
did not stop to inquire the meaning Of
such secrecy. and retired promptly.
After being in session about fifteen
minutes, the council returned a verdict
to the effect that McEvoy was guilty
of breach of good conduct in writing
a threatening letter to Mr.. Morrison, and
filming him $40 for the offense. The other
charges as to violations or the ordinances
by McEvoy on account Of his manner of
carrying out his contract with the city,
were not sustained. Charges were, how
ever preferred against McEvoy at the
meeting of council by two other parties,
charging misconduct on his part, which
will be heard at the next meeting of
council McEvoy says he will now go
ahead and sue Mr.. Morrison on the bill
for Sl2.39 over which the trouble arose.