The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-30
TO PASS ON PAVING CONTRACT
THE MYERS COUNCIL LAST MEET
ING TO-DAY.

The Military Appropriation Ordi-
nance VIII Come Up If Alderman
Gleason WithdrRvs His objection
to Its sideratiOn-PIenty of
Gossip About the OHices-Deputy
Clerk of Council Hernandez to Go.
Mr.. w. g. WOOdhn May He His suc-
cessOr.
The present city council of Savannah
will hold its last meeting at 1890 o'clock
to-day. The meeting has been called by
Mayor Myers for the purpose of disposing
of unfinished business.
Among matters which will come up are
the bids for paving President and York
streets around the court house with as
phalt. These bids have been received by
the commissioner of public works in ac-
cordance with advertisement, and are
ready to be opened. The Warren-seharf
Asphalt Company is probably the only
bidder, and the conditions are doubtless
the same as those on which South Broad
street is now being paved.
The bids for furnishing granite blocks
and curling for paving Bryan and Farm
streets, as provided for by recent ordi-
nances, have also been received by the
public works commissioner, and will
doubtless be passed upon by the council.
Another matter which may come before
the board is the ordinance introduced by
Alderman Watson, al the last meeting, to
appropriate 81 10 TO the military companies
of the city through the medium of the 20
lice commission, that amount being add
ed by the ordinance to the budget Of the
commission, and to be distributed in
10 Inc of IN
the eleven white military companies of
the city, being a partial recognition of
their value TO the city as police reserve.
Immediate action on the ordinance was
only prevented at the last meeting by the
objection of Alderman Gleason, unanimous
consent being required for the reading of
an ordinance a second time at the meeting
at which il is introduced
While such recognition by the city lad
not been hoped for by the military men,
they are glad to see that some move in
this direction has at last been made, and
a disposition shown in some quarters TO
aid them in some degree in maintaining
the organizations of which Savannahians
are so proud, and which have in times
past rendered such genuine service to the
city. The unrequited service of the mill
tary is something to which Savannahians
are so accustomed that the idea of aiding
in the maintenance of these companies
must have struck the average citizen with
surprise 1t is nothing new, however.
Nearly all the northern cities contribute
literally to the support of their military
in addition to the handsome support
given the military by the several states
in that section. Even in Georgia, which
has been noted heretofore for it's treat
ment of its military, the city of Atlanta
appropriates $500 per annum to each of
her white military companies. Savannah,
it seems, ought to be able TO do at least
half as well as Atlanta in this respect.
The discussion of the prospective office
holders under the incoming administra-
ton seems TO be the most interesting topic
to a great many people these days. Mr.
c. V. Hernandez the deputy clerk of
council. is the latest of the present incum-
bents to discover that his official head is
in danger.
Mr. Hernandez learned yesterday that
several Liberal Club men had sized up his
position as exactly suited to their tastes
Mr. Hernandez has never been a partisan
and he had hoped that after thirteen
years consecutive service in the city ex-
change he would be allowed to remain UNI
interrupted. 1t seems that such Is not to
be the case, however. Mr.. Hernandez has
strong friends on the Liberal side though
and he has received assurances from thcm
of their hearty support As Clerk Manu-
cy's head is slated for the basket, Mr.
Hernandez friends think il would be good
policy on the part of the incoming admin
istration to retain the deputy clerk in or
der to have some one who is familiar with
the routine of the office and the records of
previous years. Mr.. John +. Walsh and
Mr.. w. G. Woodin are said to be aspir-
ants for the position. Mr.. Woodhn was
the deputy of Mr.. w. p Bailey when the
| latter was clerk of the city court. The
deputy is appointed by the clerk and if a
change is made the Indications would
seem to point towards Mr.. Woodfn.
About the latest thing in this line is the
announcement of Frank Pavetich, the
crippled newsboy, that he is a candidate
for the position of messenger of council
against Mr.. John Harrison Frank is
familiar figure on Bull street, and is com
monty known to his patrons as Mike"
There is nothing slow about Mike. If he
| is cripple, and as a newsboy he is a
| hustler. He says that he has enough votes
| promised him already to elect him and
that he has dead cinch on the job The
position pays $50 a month, and Mike says
he needs it as badly any one he knows
| Of
Mr.. Harrison has been in the exchange
! so long that he is regarded as a fixture.
Mike wants ii understood that he was
red-hot Liberal in the recent election.
Mr.. 7. j. Beytagh is looming up as a
candidate for clerk of the market, and
his friends claim that he has a sure thing.
Mr.. Beytagh is a well-known young bust
ness man from the east side. There was
a rumor yesterday that Judge Philip NJ.
Russell would be a candidate, but the
rumor is probably canard.