The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-03
WATER METERS SAT UPON.
THE CITY COUNCIL RECOMMENDS
THEIR DISCONTINUANCE.

City Dispensary, the Creation of
the Office of Food Inspector, Con-
tinuance of the Vault system, the
Paving of Railroad Street and the
Election of Another city Physi-
clan.
The city council held a FIVE and one-half-
hours session yesterday. beginning at
O'Clock in the afternoon and continuing
until $50 o'clock at night. There was a
lot of business on hand TO be disposed of,
and though some of the members grew
FESTIVE before the evening was over, it
seemed 10 be agreed that the business
should be gotten through with before ad-
journment.
The idea which some of the councilmen
had when they went into office that the
commissions had left nothing for the al
dermen to do is doubtless dispelled by this
time.
All Of the members were present except
Alderman O'Donnell, who has gone north
for his health.
Mayor Meldrim did not arrive until the
meeting was half over on account of the
serious accident to his son Ralph. Two
open session.
The results of the meeting are a decis-
ion to elect another colored city physician,
the creation OF the Office of public food
inspector at a salary of $500 per annum,
the re-establishment Of the city dispen-
sary with a keeper, assistant keeper and
porter, 20 be elected by the sanitary board
A continuance of the present vault system
and the awarding of the contract to NJ. A
Buttimer. a decision to pave railroad
street, a refusal to relieve the health Off
Ger of the duty of attending emergency
calls at the barracks, a disapproval of the
water meter system and action upon a
number of other matters.
Alderman Krouskoff's ordinance to re-
peal the ordinance requiring the health
officer to attend emergency calls at the
police barracks came up on it's second
reading.
Alderman Owens asked who was to at
tend the emergency calls at the barracks
should the ordinance be adopted. The Or
dinance had been passed, ne said, at the
suggestion of the sanitary board. but 1t
had always been a custom prior to that
calls. The emergency calls were not of
sufficient frequency 10 require an ordi-
nance to relieve the health officer Of the
duty.
Aldermen Well and Hull opposed the re-
peal
The motion to adopt was lost on a viva
Voce vote, with apparently four votes In
the affirmative.
Alderman Guckenheimer's ordinance to
elect another colored city physician was
taken up. Alderman Owens offered an
amendment, that the white city physi-
clans attend only white city patients and
the colored city physicians only colored
city patients.
Alderman Owens was asked the object
of his amendment He said he saw no
necessity for the election of another col
ored city physician. He had heard no
complaint that the colored city patients
were not receiving proper attention. In
fact, he had heard no reason why there
should be another colored, physician. ex-
cept that it had been promised the colored
people.
On the vote the amendment was lost.
Alderman Owens alone voting in the af-
firmative. The ordinance was adopted by
a vote of 9 to 2, Aldermen Owens and Ham
ilton voting in the negative. Alderman
Owens requested to be placed on record,
but Alderman Charlton raised the point
that the alderman should have called for
the yeas and nays.
Alderman Krouskoff's ordinance prohib-
iting the sale of unwholesome meat, fish
and vegetables and imposing a penalty
for the offense and empowering the sani-
tary board to elect a food inspector at
salary or $500 year, was taken up.
Alderman Krouskoff urged that the poor
people of the city who are compelled to
buy cheap meats are entitled to protection.
Aldermen Hull and Guckenheimer urged
that there is already a sufficient sanitary
and market force to attend to these mat
tiers.
Alderman We'll said that such an inspec-
tor is needed.
The ordinance was adopted, there being
two or three negative votes.
The ordinance TO improve Railroad street
introduced at the last meeting by Alder
man Davis, was read a second time and
adopted.
Alderman Hull inquired where the
money was to come from to pave the
street.
Alderman Davis said it was an absolute
necessity to pave Railroad street. He
thought from the treasurers statement
that there was enough money to do II, and
If not IL could be borrowed.
Alderman Hull offered an amendment 20
strike out granite blocks and substitute
vitrifed brick.
Aldermen Guckenheimer and Krouskoff
oppOhcu inc use VI NlLflueu bIlck Inc
amendment was lost by a vote OF 4 TO z
The ordinance was then adopted and the
vote was recorded. Alderman Hull voted
In the negative.
The gross cost Of paving Railroad street
is estimated az $4,000. OF which the city
will pay one-third, and the Central rail-
road two-thirds. The work IL very much
needed.
Alderman WHY'S ordnance regulating
the building and operation Of private san
ttariums came up on its second reading
Alderman Krouskoff said he understood
that the object Of the ordinance was to
prevent the erection OF an institute by the
Drs. Abbo or Prosser at Hall and Lincoln
streets. He thought Institutions OF this
kind should be encouraged. The ordinance
was adopted, however, no one voting in
the negative.
Alderman Krouskoff introduced an or
dinance amending the ordinance adopted
az the last meeting, prohibiting the sale
OF FISH from movable stands. by including
wagons and push-carts. The amendment
was adopted.
Alderman Krouskoff also introduced an
ordinance TO relieve the health officer OF