The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-03
TO SET The CLOCKS AHEAD.
The City ADOPTS 18th Meridian Stand
ard lime.

The Eancs q the Clocks % Re Pushed
Forward - MINUTES a. Noon Next
Eozday-zAs New Tine that q AL
Points North q Savannah and VII
Be Ons Hour Faster Than Goth Eeri-
dian Tine Used b. The Railroads Cen
tsrinR Here.
Tie CRY council adopted the 75th NERD
ian tine lzz- night ss the standard tine
Tor the city. The city clocks VIII Re
changed % conform % the new standard
3-ol5ay ar = O'Clock The change VIII
simply consist % moving the hands o. the
ciry clocks forward = minutes Tals Viii
etFs Savannah exactly The same uDe as
is new used On the o-aer side q the sa-
-anHah r.Ye- which Is one hour faster
than s-h meridian standard time used by
The rsllroa-s here
Af-=s reading the resolutions adopted
On the subject az The meeting Of The board
% trade yesterday morning The follow
ing resolution was introduced b. Alder
man se1even-
Resolved. That the 9Th meridian time
shan be adopted as the local time for
Savannah. and that the keeper q the
city clock BE- and is hereby Instructed 10
Eet the said city clock at = o'clock on
Monday next, 50 IS 10 conform 70 the
said 18Th meridian tine.
The resolution vas adopted unanimously
and without discussion AL OF the mem
bers ~ the hoard acre present Wi-h the
exception Of Alderman Charlton. who
rs Is happened. was The only member OF
the board who would have voted against
the change.
The board Of trade took action in the
matter o. the question yesterday morn
irs and passed strong resolutions favor
ING the adoption by the city Of the s5th
meridian time The board q trade evil
IDENTIFY did not want 10 run q slow SEIZED
Lie
The resolutions as follows were intro
clced D. Air. J. 2. Chestnut OF the firm
CT Chestnut g. o NellI-
Where's, The dlal time that has 50 long
dominated IN this city in the regulation q
business, railroad and domestic affairs
70 the great det-irnenr. Inconvenience and
confusion O. every interest without com
pelGatilg advantages 20 d single one. viii
continue % be a source OF embarrassment
until united, Therefore b. 10
Resolved. by the Savannah Board Of
Trade, That in their opinion ID is the duty
q the mayor and aldermen q the city
conserving all interests, 20 declare a time
that shall govern. as FAR as possible, all
business tralsa crlors.
Resolved. further. That this board be-
Eeves that 18TH meridian time would be
more acceptable 10 the greater number
81 interests 10 be affected by any change,
and ir therefore asks the mayor and al
derUen. ir council assembled 70 adopt
18th meridian time as the time for the
transaction of municipal affairs and 20
be known hereafter as city time.
Resolved. lastly. That a copy OF these
resolutions be transmitted at once to the
mayor and aldermen OF the city. with
the request that they take immediate and
favorable action upon the resolutions
Mr. 5. =. Sh0Lter was the only member
who dissentad from this action on the
part Of the board. and with this exception
the adoption was unanimous Mr. Shot
ters objection was that the railroads had
not adopted 10Th meridian time and he did
not think the city should do so unless the
railroads di1.
There was some little discussion with
regard 70 them. and il was explained that
10Th meridian time would be the best OF
the standards for Savannah on account
Of the action Of the neighboring cities
adopting 10, and that even though the rail-
roads did not see fit 10 adopt it, a differ
euce Of an hour between city time and
railroad time would be far better than
the addition or subtraction of a and %
minutes, as the case might be