The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-06
NOT ENOUGH TO GO ROUND.
MAYOR MELDRIM OVERRUN WITH
APPLICANTS FOR CITY JOBS.

Nearly Hundred want to BE SAM
tary InspectOrs-The City Tug n
Bone of COntentiOn-The POIire
Force the Mecca of Place Seekers.
Public Works Commissioner Will
link "a Thorn in the side of Admin
istratiOn Patrons.
Mayor Meldrim had a number of callers
yesterday to discuss various topics. Among
them were quite a number of applicants
for the few small positions left at his dis
posal.
Inc mayor has pile Of applications six
inches high on his desk for sanitary in
spectors' jobs. There must be nearly
hundred in the lot and as there are only
three or four positions to be flied, a great
many are bound to be disappointed. The
captain and engineer OF the quarantine
tug are positions waiting to be filled by
the mayor. Capt. Ed. F. Daniels of the
Theckla is doubtless an applicant for re-
appointment Capt T. i. Healey for
NOR captain of the tug, is also an appli-
cant for his old position ana has strong
backing. AS the Theckla is now undergo
ing repairs at Rourke's machine shop,
having a new boiler put in, there is no
necessity for immediate action by the
mayor in the matter of appointments.
A good many people seem to be OF the
opinion Indt the mayor sui mas authority
to appoint to the police force or at least
has considerable influence in that line as
number have applied to him for posi-
lions on the force They are referred to
the chief of police. When they apply to the
chief they are given a blank application
to be filled out and left with Police Clerk
Masters Anybody who wants to apply Tor
position on the police force can get an
application blank to be filled out and left
with the clerk There are probably over
hundred of these applications on file and
n a
Alderman Krouskoff has notified toe
market committee to meet at the market
this morning for the purpose of making
an inspection of the building. The Narl-
GUS other committees of council Will also
make tours Of inspection of the depart
ments whose operations they are expect
ed to supervise.
Persistent reports continue to be cir
culated that in some manner or other
Commissioner of Public Works WillinN is
to be disposed by council. The common
report is that the commissioner VIII be
charged with carrying men on his pay roll
who were engaged merely to do political
work, and that several instances OF Sucn
abuse of his Office will be cited.
Commissioner Willnk, when spoken to
about these reports, simply said that they
were false. His books, he said, are open
to the inspection of a committee from
council at any time. The commissioner
said he did not care to talk for puDllca-
ton, but intimated that he was ready TO
make it warm for some of the pecpis
who are circulating these reports, If an
attack should be made upon him.
1t is not believed that any attempt will
be made to interfere with the members
of the police. fire and water commissions,
so Ions as they do their duty, which they
undoubtedly will do. Mayor Meldrim has
stated positively that all he desires of the
commissions is that they shall cooperate
with the administration by the operation
of their respective departments in the
most successful manner possible. Wheth-
er this extends to the commissioner of pub
lie works is uncertain. gentleman high
in the councils of the Liberal Club init
mated to a Morning News reporter that
there would be some very interesting de-
velopments within the next two weeks
The election is over and anything interest
ing il this line viii be appreciated by the
public.