The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-06
TO-DAY WILL TELL THE STORY.
THE NEW COMMISSIONS WILL
MEET, ORGANIZE AND
ELECT.

Police and Fire officials VIII Know
Their Fate by Dinner Time-SOme
VIII Get Turkey and some win
Get CrOw-COmmissiOne WiIIinIx
says He VIII Make Haste slowly.
Departments 10 BE Consolidated
and Expenses Reduced-A New City
stable on the CrematOry Lot 10 BE
the First Improvement UndertRken
by the COmmissiOner.
There is fear and trembling among city
employees to-day, more especially those who
hold high positions. The commissions take
charge to-day and while there is no pros
pect Of any wholesale changes being made
il is certain that there will be some
changes.
The commissions have full control of
their departments and have the power
to discharge whom they Will. The result
is an unpleasant state of uncertainty
among the large number of public SER
wants who are in position to be affected.
The police commission will meet at the
police barracks at noon, and IL is likely
that before dinner time the re-arrange-
ment Of officers, If there is to be one,
Will be announced. That Chief McDer-
mott Will be reelected goes without say
ing. 1t is expected that the Office of as
sistant chief will be done away with and
that of captain substituted. Lieut. Reilly
Will probably be promoted to a captaincy.
with the same salary at as present, and
one Of the sergeants will. in all likelihood
be made a captain.
The fire commission will also meet at
noon, and by dinner time, too, it will
be known who viii be Chief Puder's sue
cessor. The latter's friends have given
up all hope of his being retained after
the most strenuous efforts in his behalf
II Assistant Chief Mcguire is made chief
as Is expected Second Assistant Chief
Mouro viii be made second in authority
The firemen are all convinced that this
Is the programme and there is already
talk Of who will be made foreman TO fill
the vacancy caused by the promotion Of
Mr.. Mouro The friends of Andy Kier-
nan, tillerman OF hook and ladder COM
pdny NO. i, are already urging him for
the prospective vacancy. Mr.. Herman has
an excellent record as fireman, and If
elected foreman there is no doubt that
MS record would be equally as good in
that capacity. Mr.. j. T.. Campos is also
said 70 be candidate for the foreman
ship.
Public Works Commissioner Wmink
was seen yesterday by a Morning News
reporter and was asked for some state
ment as to his plans The commissioner
said he intends to proceed slowly and
not 10 make changes until he looks
over the field thoroughly.
There Will be a consolidation of depart
ments and rearrangement Of
forces in order to reduce ex-
essary to cut down the forces somewhat
for the simple reason that If every man
now on the pay roll should be kept there
| would exceed my budget considerably.
This would have been necessary anyway
because the forces are larger than usual
at this season and there are more men
than are needed. The number of men EN-
ployed on the public works varies consid-
erably during the year"
Mr.. Willink said that he does not in
tend TO put the guillotine into active OPP
Grafton at once. One of the first improve
ments undertaken by him will be the
erection of a new city stable on the crem-
atory lot near Laurel Grove cemetery,
and to do away with the pound lot back
or the old South Broad street cemetery
and the present city stable on the west
side. The pound lot does not afford suf-
hcient accommodations for the scavenger
wagons by which Il is used at present
and the city stable is an unsatisfactory
affair. Besides the city is paying $500 a
year lease money on the ground occu-
pied by the stable
The city needs a first class stable"
said the commissioner, and it will be
much more economical and satisfactory
to have one general headquarters for the
city stock than to have the animals and
wagons scattered about the city. The
crematOry lot is about the best location
we can get for stable and will be less
Objectionable, l think, than almost any
other place that might be selected"
The water commission will meet in the
Office of the water department in the city
exchange at o'clock for the purpose
of organization. No changes are expect
ed in this department
The park and tree commission will meet
in the office of the commissioner of pub
discuss plans for carrying out the work
assigned them.