The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-07
TO GO TO THE LEGISLATURE.
COUNCILS RESOLUTION RELEASING
THE MAYOR.

What the City's Quarterly Statement
shOws-SOme Appropriations That
Have Been Overdrawn-LOcnI Leg
isIatIOn Left TO the Judgment of
the Represcntatives-R "A Il
street to he Called MeIdrim Ave-
Hospital.
Aside from the action of council in pre-
ferring charges against the fire commits
sioners, there were other matters Of i'm
portance which came before the members,
all of whom were present, with the ex-
ception of Alderman O'Donnell, who is alb
sent from the city.
In the early part of the present admins
tration it was found that there was a
diminution in the water supply. Council
took the matter in hand for the purpose
of investigating the cause of the decrease
and determining the actual capacity of
the water works plant The report sub
mitted for the information of the board
by Supt Lotion showed an increase in
the supply since the Improvements were
made which will be fully equal to future
demands by the city.
Alderman Davis stated that the street
and lane committee desired to report the
completion of Railroad street. He also
called for the passage of his ordinance on
second reading, providing that the name of
Railroad street, extending from West
Broad street to the western limits of the
city, be changed to Meldrim avenue. The
uyaG mt fn ba Nv A
man Hamilton and passed by unanimous
vote.
There has been considerable complaint
of late with reference to the inadequate
police protection which is given that part
of the city south of Anderson street. and
which lies between Anderson and Twelfth
streets. The matter was called to the at
tention of Alderman Krouskoff, who in
troduced a resolution in council which
provided that the police commissioners be
requested to add two additional policemen
to the police force, for service in
that section of the city. The resolution
further provided that in the event 1t
should be found necessary, an amount not
exceeding $3.50 could be added to the bud
get of the police department for the pres
ent year to pay the extra men. The reso-
luton was seconded by Alderman Wylly
and passed by a unanimous vote of the
board.
The Telfair hospital was donated a sum
equal TO the unpaid taxes due the city
from that institution for the present year.
This resolution was introduced by Alder
man Charlton and seconded by Alderman
Hull.
The damage which was done to the
wharf at the quarantine station some time
since by the tug Dauntless will be repair
ed at once. A resolution, which was intro
duced by Alderman Reid, chairman of
the committee on harbors and
wharves, providing for the expenditure
of $500 for the reparation of the wharf
was adopted unanimously. In this con-
necton, Mayor Meldrim stated that it was
important that the work be done at once,
and, further, that if the tug Dauntless
was liable to the city, she would have the
damages to pay for.
Mayor Medrim is soon to leave the city
to attend the sessions of the legislature
and in view of this fact, Alderman Guck
enheimer introduced the following resolu-
ton, which was passed:
Whereas, The Hon. p. w. Meldrim,
mayor of Savannah, is a member of the
general assembly of Georgia as a repre-
sentative from Chatham county and
Whereas, Said assembly is about to
convene, and the attendance upon its
sittings will necessarily cause the said
mayor TO be absent from the CITY;
Now therefore be it resolved, that full
permission and consent be given to said
mayor to absent himself from the city for
such time as he may be at the capitol dis
charging his duties as a legislator
'Be it further resolved, that the said
mayor the Hon. p. w. Meldrim, be re-
quested in all matters pertaining to local
legislation, affecting the interests of the
city of Savannah, to take such action
thereon as may commend itself to his
judgment, not only as a legislator but
also as mayor of this city"
The third quarterly statement of ex-
penditures of the city departments, from
July to Oct. l, 1897, is as follows:
Bal on