The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-11
THE CHARGES WE'RE NOT HEARD.
Council Took No Action Against the
Commissions.

commissions.
No charges against Commissioner OF
Public Works willink or any of the other
commissioners were made by the city
council at its meeting last night.
A paper making charges against Com
missioner Willink of offensive PARTISAN
ship, using his Office for political pur-
poses and other charges had been filed
with the clerk of council, previous to the
meeting, by NJ. A. Buttimer This paper
was not formally brought to the atten-
ton of council. though it was doubtless
read in the caucus, which preceded the
meeting.
When the meeting adjourned without
the charges having been read Mr.. Butti-
mer was very much exercised and ex-
pressed himself very emphatcally on the
subject He declared that since council
had declined to recognize his charges he
would withdraw the paper from before
that body. He secured possession Of it in
Clerk Bailey's office and carried it away
with him against the protest of the clerk
1t was the fling of this paper with the
clerk of council doubtless which caused
the general circulation of reports Tues
day night that charges would be prefer
red against Commissioner Willink and
other commissioners.
The council spent some time in caucus
before the meeting but the business was
rapidly transacted after the meeting had
been called to order in the long room. Al
derman Well was the only absentee. by
resolution by Alderman Charlton the rules
OF order Of the previous council were re-
adopted and confirmed for the government
of the present council.
MAYOR Medrim announced the appoint
ment of DR.. T. J. Charlton and Mr.. F. A
Stoval to serve on the board OF educa-
ton as commissioners OF the Massle
school together with the mayor, as pro-
vided for by the ordinance governing these
apDoii tmentS. Both are reappolntments,
DR.. Charlton having alrt ady served several
years and Mr.. Stovall TWO years; mayor
Meldrim remarked that the board OF edu-
cation being an important body At IS the
policy of the administration to continue
good men in Office and not make need
less changes Both the gentlemen named
having performed the duties of their po-
sitions satisfactorily he had thought 1t
a netition was received from MIR. r. S.
Salas for permission to dispense water
to vessels in the river on the same terms
as other persons are allowed 20 do. Mr..
Salas enclosed a copy OF the contract
now in force between the water COM
mission and the tug boat owners by which
the latter are bound to furnish water
at the uniform price of $3.50 per loo gal
Ions Mr. Salas charges in his letter
that he has been discriminated against.
The closing paragraph OF ms petltloh Is
Up to the present time 1 have been
cornpeled to lease a private artesian well
to enable me to secure water. nave Deeh
a victim of rank craftsmanship" The petit
ton was referred to the committee on
water.
Central of Georgia railway, that the com
pany be relived from the payment OF IN
terest on the back taxes due the city by
the company for the years 1891 TO 1885 IN
elusive, was referred to the committee of
the whole.
A petition was received from Mrs. Nc
STAY the widow of Fireman Frank Nc
STAY who was killed by falling through
the open grating on Bay street at the
Hull fire last fall, asking for an increase
in the allowance made her by council. Mrs.
McStay thinks that she should have been
allowed the whole of the funeral expenses
of her deceased husband, $lO0, instead of
only $50, the amount allowed by council.
She points to the fact that the widows of
Firemen Goodson and Wiehrs,. who were
killed several years ago. were allowed their
a ansoanaS pension diS of Of So per month
thereafter, whereas she was only
allowed $12 per month by council from
the time her petition for relief was
granted Mrs. McStay states that she has
six small children dependent upon her and
asks that the allowance be increased.
The letter TO COUNCIL Of Lieut.. II. S. Cold
ing, commanding company b Of the naval
reserve, protesting against the slight Of
fered his company by the preceding coun-
ell in failing TO include 1t in the appropria-
tlon allowed the white military companies
Of the city, was referred to a SPECIAL COM
mittee, consisting of Aldermen Davis,
Hamilton and O'Donnell.
A resolution, offered by Alderman
Owens, was adopted, extending the con-
tract covering the cleansing of privy
vaults dry wells and surface drawers, en-
tered into for three years with M A.
Buttimer, Feb. IS. 1894, and afterwards
transferred to j. w. Creekman, Temporal,
rily continuing it. subject to termination
by council at any time by giving thirty
days notice.
An ordinance was introduced by Alder
pan water closets in the city of Savannah,
on a penalty of not to exceed $l00 ana
thirty days Imprisonment one or DO h
in the discretion of the court for each
offense, and in addition that the closets
so put in shall be removed at the expense
of the property owner The ordinance
goes over under the rules, until the next
meeting of council.
The petition of Supt. r. II. Polk of the
Bell Telephone exchange, for permission
to lay additional subways for the purpose
Of extending the underground conduit
system of his company, was referred to
the committee on streets and lanes.
Mr.. J.. Florence Minis was reelected a
member of the pilotage commission By re-
quest of the commission.
The petition of the veterinary surgeons
of the city for a reduction in license from
$50 to $40, was unfaVorably reported by
the committee of the whole.
Bills amounting to $27 4S757 were re-
ported favorably by the committee on
accounts and passed for payment at the
meeting of the city council last night
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