The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-04
ALDERMAN cARoLAN GOES OUT
HIS RESIGNATION ACCEPTED by
THE CITY COUNCIL.


cessor-The scrap Iron Sensation
Bobs Up AEnin-afr. Kehoe before
the Committee of the WhOIe-He
and SuPt. Rogers Tell Different
stories n 10 m Alleged Contract.
A Lawsuit Likely 60 ResuIt-The
Contract for Repairing the
Theckla Awarded.
The most important business transacted
at yesterday afternoons meeting OF the
city council was the reception and ac-
ceptance OF Mr.. John j. Coroian's res
ignation as a member o. council
The announcement ia yesterdays Morn
ing News was the first intimation the
majority OF the members OF the board
had OF any such intention on the part
Of Alderman Carolau. but after having
read the announcement. they were not
surprised when the resignation came be-
fore council in the afternoon
The letter Of resignation was brief and
to the point. 1t was as follows:
Savannah. Ga, Aug. ], 18s5.-To the
Mayor and Aldermen Of the City OF Sa-
vannah-Gentlemen find that IL will
not any longer be possible for me TO at
tend to the duties Of alderman, and
would appreciate your relieving me Of
my position on your board as early as
possible. Yours truly. J. J. Carolan.
After hearing the resignation read AL
derlnan Garrard moved that recognizing
the valuable services of this alderman to
the city OF Savannah his resignation be
accepted with regret" There were no
further remarks. and the motion was
adopted without dissent. Mr.. Carolan was
elected an alderman on the Citizens Club
ticket in january, 1895, and has been an
alderman a little over a year and a half.
1t is too early yet TO speculate as to his
successor.
The scrap iron deal VIII not down. The
council was in caucus and in committee
Of the whole for an hour and half be-
fore II went into open session. Most Of
this time was spent in hearing from Mr..
william Koh0e. Supt. b. o. Rogers Of the
.. Il. NJ department, and others on the
question Of a contract between Mr.. kehoe
and Mr.. Rogers, by which the former
was to take the scrap iron from the Gre
matory and was 70 be given certain Work
there in return.
The matter came before council on the
refusal Of Mr.. Kehoe TO pay for the last
lot OF scrap iron received by him from the
crematOry, and his request to council,
read at the last meeting TO remove the
serted that he had entered into a verbal
contract with Mr.. Rogers, and gave de-
tails Of conversations claimed by MIN 10
have taken place between them.
Mr.. Rogers testimony was exactly oppo-
site to that Of Mr.. Kehoe. He denied
that he had ever entered into any contract
or agreement Of any kind with Mr.. kehoe
by which the latter was to purchase the
scrap iron from the crematory at a GER
tain price, and was TO be given work from
the crematory IN payment. Supt. Peek
of the crematory, also testified that he
knew nothing OF the existence OF any
such contract or arrangement as claimed
by Mr.. kehoe.
After Messrs. Kehoe and Rogers left
the committee room there was sharp
passage of words between them. Mr..
Rogers charged Mr.. kehoe with not tell
ing the truth in his statements to the
committee. Mr.. Kehoe said he did not
care for any discussion, and left the
The bill for the scrap iron now in Mr..
kehoe's yard is only $3.50. 1t is liely
that council will sue Mr.. Kehoe for the
amount. If this should be done, Mr.. ke-
hoe will almost certainly fight the suit.
in which case the MATTER is liable to con-
tinue before the public for some time to
come.
The contract for repairing and renting
the boilers and machinery of the city
tug Theckla was awarded to T. +. O'Don-
mel as the lowest bidder, the work to be
performed according to specifications fur
nelfs bid was $lS7S, while that of John
Rourke a Son, his only competitor, was
$2136. letter was read from Mr.. Rourke
explaining that his bird included, in adj
dition to the specification several other
repairs needed by the tug, which work
should be done now that the city might
save the expense of two separate jobs OF
work on the tug. The committee to which
the matter had been referred, however,
reported in favor of accepting the bid of
Mr.. O'Donnell, and the report was adopt
ed by council.
A petition was received from citizens re-
siding in the southwestern portion of the
city, calling upon council to have remoV-
ed without the city limits two hoeYpens
now within the city limits on the Ogee-
chez road. The hogpens We're complain
ed of as very offensive and a menace to
health. 1t seems that previous complaints
had been made about these hogpens and
the matter referred to Health Officer
Drummer by the mayor. DR.. Drummer was
called upon for information and stated
and found that the pens were
about coo yards off the road and
too far removed from the street
in his opinion to be offensive or dangerous
TO health. This brought on a general dis
cussion on the subject of hOgpens and the
authority of the city in regard to the mat
ter. The city having been given jurisdic-
tion by an act passed in 1895 for distance
of two miles from the city limits for sani-
tary purposes it was the opinion of the
board that the city had ample authority
IN sucn matters, Dut tnat II would be ne
eessary to adopt an ordinance making the
act of 1895 effective. The health and Gem
etery committee was instructed to pre-
pare such an ordinance and the petition
from the people on the Ogeechee road was
also referred to them. Alderman Gleason
said that If the city's authority for sani-
tary purposes extended two miles from
the city limits he wanted to call attention
to hogpen just outside the limits on the
Waters road and another just inside the
limits on the Ogeechee road. He also called
attention to the dumping Of night soil on
the Ogeechee road about three-quarters of
a mile from the city limit
An ordinance ceding to Wesley Monu-
mental church a section of Abercorn
street ten feet in depth, fronting the
church. on the west side of Calhoun square
was introduced. The cession is subject to
IAN act of the legislature confirming the
grant.
The following members of council were
present at the meeting: Mayor Myers, Al
dermen Garrard, Hudson, Watson, Glea-
son, Lester Screven, Bacon and Fall
CANT.