The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-01
CITY OFFICERS SWORN IN.
Mayor MoDonough Administers the
Oath to Most of Them.

Oath TO Most OF Them.
The officers who were elected for
the ensuing two years at the second
meeting of council in October were
sworn in yesterday by the mayor
with the exception of those who
were sick or absent and will begin their
terms to-day. AS all officers hold over I'M
til their successors are elected or ap-
pointed, those who were not sworn in are
in no danger.
The officers who took the oath of office
and the order in which they took it are as
follows c. S. Hardee, city treasurer;
Robert j. Wade, city marshal; w. j.
VIM, city engineer; John Harrison, mes
senger of council; John Green, chief of po-
lice; owen Reilly, lieutenant of police
DIR. J. G. farrell. city physician for the
third district DR.. F. d. Bloodworth, city
physician for the first district; James
p. O'Brien, clerk of the market; e. f.
Chatham, superintendent of the scaven-
ger department; William B. Puder, chief
fireman; George Mouro, assistant chief
fireman; William Il. Adams, L. Virgins,
and j. II. Hennessey, port wardens; James
Manning, superintendent of water works
w G.. Furlong and d. Sullivan, chimney
contractors; NJ. G. Register, John F. Nc
Eachern, Nat Harrison, r. b. levitt,
Lewis Bliss, p. i. Register, James T.
Wells, and j. f. Bliss, naval stores in
spectors
S. 3. Adams city attorney: Dr. w. F.
Drummer, health officer; Mr.. H. E. Wilson,
recorder, and Mr.. II. S. Haupt, keeper of
Laurel Grove cemetery, were out of the
city and Clerk of Council Rebarer and
DR.. W. E. Comm, city physician, were alb
sent on account of illness. NJ A. Fa-
hey, Keeper of the pest house, was not
present because he had not been notified,
and as nobody is in any particular hurry
to go out and notify Mr. Fahey, 1t may
be some time before he is sworn in.
There are only three changes among the
city officials. They are; H. S. Haupt in
place of George w. Alley as keeper of
Laurel Grove cemetery; John w Hennes>
sey in place of John Power port warden.
and DR.. F. II. Bloodworth in place of Or.
NJ. 7. Davis, city physician for the first
district. 1t is not expected that either of
these three gentlemen win make a contest
at present.
The circumstances under which the civ
officers We're elected are well known. 4
bill had been introduced into the legis-
lature by Representative Rockwell to take
the election of the city officers out of the
hands of the present council and place it
in the hands of the coming council. To
meet this emergency an ordinance was in
troduced by Alderman Charlton, changing
meet
ing in January to the second meeting in
October The ordinance was passed over
the protest Of Alderman Myers, who made
point by giving notice of a motion to
reconsider at the next meeting Of council
Mr.. Osborne's substitute for Mr.. Rock
wells bill was afterward passed, chans-
ing the time of electng city officers to the
first meeting in February, after the cleo
ton of the new council and vacating all
Offices at that date.
Whether any test of the law will be
made depends upon the composition of
the next council. Mayor. McDonough said
yesterday, in speaking of the swearing
in of the officers:
The city officers were legally elected
for the ensuing two years and cannot be
prevented serving out their terms The
election was held before the passage of
the act changing the time of the cleo
ton by the legislature. No law having a
retroactive effect can be passed by the
legislature.
The matter will be carried to the SUI
preme court of the United States before
the position of the present officials can
be changed"
The mayor will probably appoint sew
eral new policemen to-day. The police
appropriation for 1895 provides for an in
/ crease in TIE force on account of the ex-
tension of the city limits.