The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-28
WANT THE APPROPRIATION.
MILITARY MEN THINK THEY
SHOULD GET MONEY FROM CITY.

Committee From First ReGiment,
Guards, Chnthams and Hussnrs
VIII Appear Before Council To-
night and Urge That the Police
Military Appropriation BE RestOr-
ed-The Grounds They VIII Urge
for H-CoI. LavtOn Says the City
Has No Right TO Cut on the Appro-
priafiOn.
4 committee representing the military
Of the city viii appear before Council at
its meeting tonight to endeavor to make
the aldermen see the necessity and wisdom
from the military standpoint of allowing
the appropriation to stand for next year,
a il has for the last two years. On this
committee are Col A. r. Lawton Of the
First Georgia Regiment, Col. William Gar
rard OF The First Battalion, Georgia Volun-
teers; capt G. B. Walker of the Chatham
Artillery and Capt Beirne Gordon of the
Georgia Hussars.
A meeting was held yesterday afternoon
a the law offices of Col. Lawton The
matter of the appropriation was gone into
thoroughly, and the officers decided to APP
pear before the Council in an effort to in
duce the aldermen to allow the appropria-
ton to stand
Col Lawton said it is necessary to she
existence of the command that they re-
ceive the money from the city. Return
ing home after six or eight months In
the army the organizations have found
fl1fr
than would have been the case had the
members al been here to keep them up.
To curtail the income OF The organization
10 the extent the Withholding of the APP
preparation would involve would mean Sc
rious embarrassment 20 many of them. To
some il is possible that it would mean
more.
The amount that has been given by the
city for the last two years is $3.50. An
ordinance was passed by the board of al
detmen which retired in January of 1897
granting the organizations, as a police re-
serve, the amount named 1t is claimed
by the officers that Council has no right
70 fail to recognize the military in max.
ing up the budget of the expenses for
1899 IL could just as lawfully fail to pro-
VIDE for the payment of the police. An
ordnance was passed, the officers say. ana
council cannot ignore ii in such a manner.
10 make II lneUeCUVe, il would have to
be rescinded by a vote of the board. With
II sun on the list of ordinances of the
city 1t has to be recognized. it is claimed
and the military must be given the money
provided for it in the ordinance.
Col Lawton regards the expenditure of
the money as an economic measure. He
differs entirely with the board in its idea
to husband its resources by cutting out
the military appropriation. He holds char
the soldiers are needed in the city in case
OF disorders, and that, without them
there would be added danger to disorders
arising The partial maintenance of the
military by the city gives il a force that
can De called upon when necessary.
Military men feel that they are to he
1ouoly restricted if the city adheres to its
determination to cut off the appropriation
Inc state has virtually cut off all of its
appropriation, and the local military
thought this was hard enough. More al
rect benefit has been derived from tba
city appropriation than from the states
however and it is thought the loss of the
Appropriation would be a great blow TO the
organizations