The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-04
NEW OFFICIALS TAKE HOLD.
RECORDER PARTRIDGE DIsPENsEs
JUSTICE IN THE POLICE COURT.

Acting Mayor Hamilton in Charee
at the city Exchange During May
or Meldrim's AbSence in Atlanta.
The Exchange Deserted by the
Politicians and once seekers-The
Fire Commission Awards Con-
tracts For "a New Steel Truck and
Combination Hose and Chemical
Wagon.
Mayor Meldrim spent yesterday in A.
lanta at the special session of the legisla-
ture and Alderman s. r. Hamilton, chair.
man Of council, was acting mayor.
The acting mayor had a very quiet day
and only a few matters Of routine We're
brought to his attention. In fact, the city
exchange has quieted down remarkably
since the election of city officers and the
crowds which haunted il before the cleo
tion and since have vanished The trans
formation is especially noticeable to those
who are required TO visit the exchange fire.
qucntly on business Some of this new
quietude is due to Clerk w p. Bailey, who
moves about his work noiselessy, and
avoids long discussions with visitors
Recorder Walter c. Hartridge presided
in police court for the first time and num-
Der Of his friends were on hand in honor
Of the event. Clerk of Council W. p
Bailey was also present, II being one of the
duties of the clerk to attend this court
The new recorder presided with grace ana
dignity and passed upon the matters
brought to his attention in a judicial man
nef. Two men We're fined for an election
day tracas, two or three were turned over
10 the city court and several small fines
were imposed
a meeting of the finance coynpnittao of
winch Alderman Hamilton is chairman,
was held in the afternoon. The meeting
was merely Tor the purpose of discussing
the work or the committee and getting
in trim for future work No action has
yet been taken by the committee looking
70 selection of a successor for the late
Levy j. Myers, as water department clerk
IN the treasurers Office
Cat John Reilly has taken charge as
Keeper of Laurel Grove cemetery and MIR
j. 7. Masters as clerk of the market The
new city physicians have also assumed
charge OF their respective districts.
Mr.. ID. 5. Gardner, the retiring clerk of
the market was complimented by the
stan keepers of the market by the present
OF handsome gold-headed cane The
presentation was made by Mr.. Frank
Dieter who expressed in behalf of the
stall Keepers their appreciation of the UNI
been treated by Mr.. Gardner during the
Two years which he has occupied his Of
nee Mr. Gardner is now the owner of
HdHu9One cane Win ms name and the
aate OF presentation engraved upon il.
me change of administrations made it
necessary, OF course, for Mr.. Gardner to
retire but he went out with the good will
ana the hndiiest of feelings on the part
OF all those with whom he had to deal.
30 Iar as Is known, this is the first time
the occupants of the market stalls have
presented the retiring clerk with a re-
! membrance such as this, and Mr.. Gard
ner naturally feels very roud of it,
The fire commission, mot i'm tho .rtor
noon and passed upon the bids of the va
rlous manufacturing companies TO fur
nlsh the apparatus needed in equippng the
new quarteps for No. , engine company
The bid of Hayward & Co, of New York
TO furnish new steel truck as required by
specifications, for $3.50 was accepted
Inc Holloway Manufacturing Company
OF baltimore secured the contract for the
combination hose wagon with chemical
| attachment for $3.50. The bids were as
follows: For the steel truck, the Fire Ex-
unguisher Manufacturing Company OF
| Chicago, $3.50 and $1,000; two specihca-
! tons; Gleason q Bailey. Seneca Falls n
| J., $3.50, the Racine Company of Racine,
| Wis, SLIGO; the Muskegon, of Muskegon,
| Mich, S1S5, the Wayne, Decatur, H. 81 100 !:
| Hayward q Co, of New York. $780, for the
| combination wagon; the Racine, 81 $50, Hey
| ward & Co, 81 200, Gleason e. Bailey, 81 500
| Holloway Manufacturing Company, 81 500
| Fire EXtinguisher Manufacturing Com
/ pany, 5000 and $3.50
The bids were DISGUISED by the commits
/ siOners for several hours and the repre-
/ sentative of each of the companies making
| bid was given full opportunity to explain
| the merits of the work of his company.
| The commissioners told Mr.. r. r. Pol
| glase, representing the Fire Extinguisher
| Manufacturing Company of Chicago, that
/ they knew the work turned out by his
| company to be satisfactory i'm every par
| ticular, but that his prices were rather
/ steep for the times. The high freights from
| the west, Mr.. Polglase explained put him
at a considerable disadvantage in bidding
! for work here.