The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-25

took no active part on either side. He IL
q member ~ the Citizens Club however.
and voted fle straight Myers ticket Some
~ Dr. uunran.s prominent supporters
were authority for the statement that
-ir Rockwell was with them
Ihe new board or aldermen and Mayor
elect Myers held "a caucls in TIE banquet
room 20 the Le SOTO h0tc. iast night for
the purpose ~ discussing the Rockwell
Did, providing for the election Of city
ctcera On tle day TIE new boar1 is sworn
l1 Tho general object - The meeting.
ore ~ those present said. was TO get az
the sentiments u the entire board with
regard 20 what changes should and
what should not be- made among the city
officials.
hours, and all OF those present were
under iujurct.ons. by mutual agreement.
fq say nothing about what tIanspired. -
was impossible % get any Information
with rrErrr 20 what was done thou-u
Dr. was stated that no definite agreement
with regard 90 action had been reached. as
the meeting had not been called for thar
purpose
There Is no doubt a 90 the fact that
the new board viii - ahead with the
elections on Monday, though it Will have
20 repeal the ordinance re0ulrlnE the add
vcrtsins FOR applications Co. no %. and
the only question is where yili THE line De
drawn. The new board. II is understood.
is divided on the subject. " is expected
aud Do utl no doubt be- the case. that
there VIII be applicants from among the
supporters of tie successful ticket for
every office on tne list. Some OF The new
aldermen. lt is said. are in favor ~ clean
sweep. and Will use every effort to- uut
go their men. Others. however. are more
conservative. and will favor "a policy o.
peace they say dIsplaciug only those city
officials whom they consider have not
f..|r rs mi rf To a d..
partisan iu the eight
There ia some talk Of a REORGANIZATION
OF the police department. and city Marshal
Wade Us "a universally talked Of TARGET.
There has also been Some tank about City
Attorney S b. Adams. who. as ls well
known, was strong supporter Of Dr
Duncan iu the fight. - is likely that The
new aldermen viii hold one or two more
meetings before they are sworn ia Cor
the purpose ~ settling among themselves
beforehand as 10 what they viii do in
this matter.
Before tho caucus last night several
applicants for Offices were around the
lobby OF the ue Soto buttouholing the
new aldermen and trying to get an In
sight into their prospects. What they
succeeded in learning, however. is not
as yet recorded.
Alderman Hohan was asked last night
about the report Tint Mr.. Andrew Hanley
had authorized his attorneys G1rrard
Neldrlm & Newman. TO take out an in-
junction against the city 10 prevent il
from purchasing $500 feet OF hose from
the Eureka Fire Hose Company in accord
auce with the bid Of that company accept
ca by the city, on the ground that he had
offered the city equally good hose at
less price.
ut would be very foolish on Mr.. Ham
ley's part 10 do anything of the kind"
said Alderman Bohan. Gle forFets that
fra asking for bids council reserved the
right 20 reject any and all bids The bid
OF the Eureka Company was accepted
unanimously 10y the whole committee. We
have tried the Eureka hose before and
know what we are buying There is as
much difference In different manufac-
lures of hose ass i'm different brands OF any
other manufacture. There was no COM
parison ia the two bids. any way, as any
one can find 10y examining them. The
price dxed by Mr.. Hanley on the best hose
offered by him was so cents, which was
the same price made by the Eureka Com
pany with different conditions. 1t IS not
cheap hose we want, but good hose