The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-16
SAM'L B. ADAMS,
City Attorney.
GENERAL REMARKS.

A large number of poor persons have applied daily to
the Mayor for aid during the year. The charity
tended by the city is confined to appropriations for the
Hospitals salaries City Physicians and medicines for the
sick poor Many of the applicants that the Mayors
Office were found to be worthy persons not SICK but act
ualy in need of food This leads the Mayor the belief
that it would be proper step the part of the city to
tabish poor fund" and place it with committee of cit
zen chosen with reference to their knowledge of the cir
of the unfortunate their necessities be
used for the temporary relief of brought their at
tentiOn by the Mayor through other reliable sources
At meeting of Council held in October last the occasion
being the election of City Officers the spectators the
Der OF which extraordinarily large found their
through the railing and crowded into the Chamber
many of them actually leaning against the table which
sat the Members of Council and stood thus overlooking
the Aldermen while writing the of the candidates
being voted for Effort to set the produced
much noise in the swayng thereof the shung of feet
and the entrance to the building being crowded from the
door up to the Council Chamber it found mpraccabe
to clear the and deemed best get through with
the business in hand in the belief that as soon as
lions were over the crowd would depart This proved to
be the While the spectators were orderly vet
lndlgny to Council though unntenonal proved that the
arrangement of the Council Chamber was not
should be- and later while the budget for 1895 under
consideration the recommendation of the Mayor in his
port for 1898 taken up and appropriation for
remodeing the Chamber according to plans submitted
and which adopted by caucus and
to the Mayor and Committee having the public buildings
In charge with instructions to have the work done The
expiration of the term of Office of the present Mayor and
Aldermen being at hand the supervision by them Of
any contract for the work found to be mpractcabe
and the matter has been left for the next Council If the
plans submitted carried out repetition of such
as alluded to will be rendered impossible.
The Mayor here takes occasion to congratulate the Al
dermen on the results of their abors in the interest OF
good government and for the protection of cis wei
fare and to thank them for the assistance and
ment he has met with at their hands discharge of the
duties of his Office.
The city officers have performed their duties iudieousy
and promptly and the experience many of the heads of
by reason of long service proved of great
value IN the administration of public affairs Faithful ser
vice. ecenc and proper attention to details of the offices
entrusted to them has been regarded by the occupants
sure way to the confidence and support of the public and
in hos
obtained IN the government of city for years and with
good erect prompt attention to business dgned and
courteous manner on the part of city officers being mat
ter of general comment and satisfaction 70 the public
FROM present appearances however, it that politics