The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-06
LIE HARDY IS HEALTH OFFICER.
ELECTED OVER DIR. CROWTHER BY
A MAJORITY OF TWO.

The Deciding Vote @ to on the
Fourth BaIIOt-MayOr MeIdrim and
Two Aldermen AbSent-Dr. Linz
coin Received Two votes on the
First Ballot and One Each on the
second and Third-DF. Graham Re
ccived One VOte-The Candidates
IudorsementS-Dr.L cHardy's Quar-
antine Policy.
DR.. J. c. LeHardy was elected health
officer last night, after four ballots had
been taken by council The vote on the
fourth ballot was six for LeHardy and
four for Crowther. the highest vote receiv-
ed by either candidate during the ballot.
on the first ballot the vote stood, Le-
Hardy T. Crowther 8. Lincoln 2, there be-
ing one blank ballot, supposed to be that
of Alderman Krouskoff. On the second
ballot the vote stood, LeHardy 5, Crow
Their 3, Lincoln l. The vote was the same
on the third ballot. except that DR.. Lin
coin dropped out and DR.. Graham receiv-
ed one vote. On the fourth ballot Alder
man Krouskoff, who had been casting
blank ballots, voted. it is presumed. for
DR.. Crowther, which gave the latter four
votes. Alderman Guckenheimer Is sup
posed to have been the man who voted
for Lincoln on the second ballot and era
ham on the third. and changed to Lee
Hardy on the fourth ballot.
The council had good deal of business
before 1t, which was discussed freely, and
1t was after 11:SO o'clock when the cleo
lions were taken up. There were thirty
or forty Of the friends of the candidates
present, who remained until after the
election
Mayor Meldrim being absent Acting
Mayor Hamilton presided and Alderman
Owens vice chairman of council, sat at
the opposite end of the table. Besides the
mayor two other members of the board
were absent Aldermen O'Donneu and
Well. Alderman O'Donnell is In bed with
rheumatism.
When the matter of flling the vacany in
the health office, caused by the resig-
nation of DR.. Drummer came up, appli-
cations were read from DR.. J. c. LeHardy,
DR.. John A. Crowther, DR.. Frank T. Lin
coin and Dr.. Stephen Miller Gonzales the
latter of Pensacola, Fla.
DR.. Crowther's candidacy was Endorsed
by the following physicians: Montague
l.. Boyd w. w. Owens. John d. Martin,
r. b. Harris, T. r. Waring, Thomas j.
Sidney J. Lanier, Benjamin 8. Purse, e.
II. Nichols. Matthew f. Dunn, II. J.
Num-, A. B. Simmons, J. Weichselbaum,
St. J. B. Graham, c. c. Schley, w. u.
Elliott.
Alderman Hull requested that letters
from physicians and citizens indorsing Or.
LeHardy be read. Letters were according
~ read from DR.. r. ]. Num-, DR.. B. f.
5heftan, DR.. ]. B. Read, Capt. NJ. P.
Usina, c. +. Prendergast, II. p Smart,
j. #. Minis. J. S. Collins, Col ]. II. Estill,
Capt. Henry Blum, J. J. McDonough and
Col. M. w. Dixon.
Alderman Wylly said. in explanation of
these letters. that they had been Sc
cured in answer to the state
ments of Mayor Meldrim in his letter to
the aldermen, in which 1t was stat
ed that he had failed
to find a single physician or a single citi-
zen who Endorsed DR.. LeHardy. Alder
man WILLY said he was authorized by
DR.. LeHardy to state that the report that
he was an open quarantine man was I'M
founded
Before the ballot was taken Alderman
Krouskoff inquired If an alderman were
comoe.led to vote in an election OF this
kind. The city attorney, in reply, said
that an alderman could abstain from vot-
ing X he wished, but 1t would require
majority of all present to elect. The blank
ballots were accordingly attributed to Al
derman Krouskoff The announcement of
DIR. LeHardys election was followed by
applause from his friends.
DR.. Graham, who was appointed health
officer by the mayor to fill the interim he
tween DR.. Brunner's resignation and the
election of his successor viii turn over
the office at once 20 DR.. LeHardy.
DR.. LeHardy's election Is regarded to
mean a reform In quarantine and a modl-
hcation Of the present rules. While the
quarantine is under the control of the
sanitary board. its enforcement and in
fact, the greater part of the quarantine
itself, devolves upon the health omcer.
The election of DR.. LeHardy is looked
upon by commercial interests as a VIC
tory for a liberal quarantine system