The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-02
MAYORS MEETING ENDED.
CLOSE OF THE CITY OFFICIALS CON-
VENTION IN COLUMBUS.

The Last Day Taken Up In n DIscu -
sion OF the Merits of Municipal
Ownership of Gas, Electric Light
and WaterwOrks-An Element of
DiscOrd-Tbc Convention IndOrses
Organized Labor and Adopts the
Typos Badge.
Columbus, 0. Oct 1.-The League of
passed a resolution, introduced by Hon.
Albert ], Boardman of Tampa, Fla, fav-
oring an investigation Of water, gas and
electric lighting works. for the purpose of
enabling citizens to determine whether
there is any economic advantage to con-
sumers in the municipal ownership and
operation of such works.
Among the resolutions passed during
the closing scenes of the convention, was
one offered by Alderman Lowrey of
Poughkeepse, N. Y, indorsing the efforts
of organized labor, and requiring that the
published report of the leagues proceed
ings and addresses, bear the typographical
union label, and that oil official notices
and printed matter for this national body
should, as far as practicable, bear the
typographical union label and be per-
formed by persons and firms employing
and recognizing union labor"
Under a provision of the constitution
adopted by the league yesterday, President
McVicar has named the following vice.
presidents:
New Jersey-Mayor yelling G. sickel of
Trenton.
Virgnia-Mayor w. r. Mayo of Norfolk.
Illinois-Mayor T. j. Medill of Rock Is
land.
Ohio-Mayor Samuel M. Jones of Toledo.
Alabama-Mayor Il. V. Evans of Bir-
mingham.
Georgia-Mayor s. b. Price of Macon.
West Nirginia-Mayor William f. Pite
of Huntington.
Pennsylvania-Mayo Robert j. Salts
man of Erie.
New York-Mayor George T.. Green of
Bnghamton
Massachusetts-P A. Collins of Council
of Holyoke
Rhode Island-R. H. Ryder of council of
Pawtucket.
Connecticut-Mayor Frederick B. Farms
worth Of New Haven.
Indiana--Mayor w. M Aiken, Jr., of Ev-
ansyile.
Kentucky-Mayor George D. Todd of
| Louisville.
Michigan-Mayor William c. Maybury
of Detroit.
Iowa-Mayor F. P. Pierce of Marshall
| town.
colorado-Mayor t. s. McMurray OF
| Denver. i.4A.
Minneosta-Mayor Frank B. Doran OF
st. Paul.
Maryland-Mayor w. G. Mellinger OF
! Cumberland.
North Dakota-Mayor J. A. Johnson of
| Fargo.
North Carolina-Mayor silas P. Wright
! of Wilmington.
Florida-Mayor s. N. Bronson of Lake
| Maitland.
| Mayor johnson of Fargo, N. D., called
| on Mayor Black of Columbus. and in a
few words of praise for the city and its
| mayor, and an expression of hope for the
welfare of the convention, presented
Mayor Black with complete set of Allen
Ripley Foote's works against Municipal
| Ownership"
The mayor thanked the convention for
the gift.
In an interview this afternoon Mayor
| Black said that the election of b. f.
| Gilkinson as secretary had created great
| deal of dissatisfaction among the mayor $
and he was very much afraid that IL was
a fatal mistake.
Mayor Quincy Is quoted by Mayor Black
| as saying that the convention made a
| great mistake yesterday, and it would re-
| suit in the formation of an antagonistic
society, which would be limited to the Off
cials Of the larger cities. beginning with
these of the size of Columbus. and taking
| in those of q greater population.
The board of trustees will fix the date
| of the next annual meeting.
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