The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-27
VEAL WINS A NEW VICTORY.
PARADEs HIS DUMP CARTS IN DE-
FIANCE OF THE MAYOR.

The Wagons and Their Negro priv
ers Bring Up the Rear of the An
nuaI Parade and Inspection of the
Atlanta Fire and Police Depart
ments-Chief Fireman Joyner En-
tiers n Vigorous Protest Against
Allowing the Dump Carts in Line.
Veal and His Men Kissed by Spec
fators Along the Line of March.
Atlanta. Ca. May 2s.-The annual pa
rade and inspection Of the various de-
partmeuis Of the city took place his az
ternoon.
Mayor Collier, the general council, and a
number Of visiting city officers occupied
places on the reviewing stand az the corn
er OF Marietta and Peachtree streets, and
saw the procession pass by. In the line
were the policeman. the fireman and the
sanitary department all dressed up in Their
best clothes and wearing their handsom-
est smiles.
The parade made a line about mile
long. It included everything the city
owns of a movable character connected
with the various departments, from the
latest approved fire apparatus to the most
ancient dump cart in the service of the
sanitary department
Mayor Collier and the other officials ex-
pressed themselves as being well pleased
with the showing made, which was in
some respects a revelation to the people
OF the town. who did not know what
small army they are taxed to support.
As usual however. there was sensa-
tional feature connected with the affair,
and it is likely that there will be sequel
quite interesting to the municipal author
tiles. 1t appears that when the arrange
ments we're beng perfected last night ior
the parade. Chief Joiner of the fire depart
ment protested against the dump carts
and negroes Of the sanitary department
beina allowed in The line. He complained
IN strong language of the plans made by
Chief Veal of the sanitary department
and the latter resented the hre chlet
words. They were about TO come to blows
when others present at the meeting IN
terfered Mayor Collier was then applied
n and he issued an order directing Chief
Veal of the sanitary department not to
allow his dump carts. etc, to appear IN
the pardQe. Inc sanitary NAASAs AAvf'N'NA'
Maid no attention to the order Of the may
or and had his whole force out
TO bring up the tail end Of the
line. When the fremen and police learn
ed of this they were angry, and those OF
them who were not in the line scattered
themselves among the crowd and melted
them to hiss Chief Veal and his men as
they passed along. The incident widens
the breach between the sanitary chief and
the board Of health and the council, which
vas opened during the late investigation
Of charges against Inspector Veal. The
hoard Of health, which deied the council
10 conduct this investigation itself, vindi-
Gated Veal. and now II appears that the
idea of Chief Veal and the health board
Is that they are running the town. and
subject TO no superior authority. Mayor
Collier viii take Chief Veal to task for
dlsobeying his orders. and there IS every
reason to believe that there Will be some
very spicy proceedings.
To-days parade showed the public that
Veal has twice as many men under him
as the mead of any other department,
which throws some light upon the charges
that he has made fat thing out of the
Office IN a political way.