The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-29
THREATENED TO lMPEACH HIM
COUNCIL DOE'T RELISH CRITICISMS
by DIR. LIE HARDY.

age Into the River Talked over by
Reported to Have Favored Ask
ing DIR. LeHardy Not to Further
Attempt ThwartinE the Plans.
Gives His side of the Mat
ter, and Claims He Wishes His
Objections Understood Before Its
Too Late to Change the Outlets.
Health officer LeHardys communica-
ton. recently published in the Morning
! News, with relation TO the house drainage
| outlets, gave rise to a caucus discussion at
the last meeting of Council in regard to
the proper action to take. Some
! OF the aldermen thought DIT. LeHardy
should be mildly called down." and when
they expressed themselves to this effect.
the question came up as to the latitude
! Council should allow a city official in ex-
pressing his views on such a matter as
The house drainage outlets. which had
already been definitely decided upon.
An inkling of what took place In caucus
reached Dr. LeHardy yesterday. He
seems to have gotten the impression that
Council discussed his Impeachment in the
event he persisted in his criticisms of the
plans that had been decided on In refer
ence to the house drainage outlets. De
string to get at the facts DIR. LeHardy
told an alderman what he had heard, and
asked him what the Council contempla-
| ted doing. The conversation is not known,
but it is said Dr. LeHardy was told that
several of the aldermen were inclined to
/ n ot,,
age plans as INSTRUMENTATION, and advo-
Gated inditing an official letter calling at
tention to the fact that some of the alder
| men, and particularly the members of the
drainage committee, were not pleased
with the apparent effort 10 temporarily
thwart Councils plans by advocating a
| change in the outlets at this late day.
one of the aldermen called attention in
| caucus to the correction over DR.. LeHar-
| dy's signature, and stated that he thought
il time the horizon should brighten with
| an end TO criticisms on the house drain
age matter. He referred to DR.. LeHardy,
and suggested that some action be taken.
! Two other members of the board are said
| to have agreed with him, and favored ad-
| vising DR.. LeHardy that unless he refrain
ed from further illusions to Council IL
| might be found necessary TO take action
!
! Impeachment proceedings, or prefer
| charges for misconduct in office. The dis
! cussion ended without the board taking
definite action. Three of the aldermen
are said to have expressed the opinion
| Dr. LeHardy exceeded the proper bounds
| in presuming to criticize Council, while
| il is said the others present with possi-
| bly, one exception, believed he had a per-
| feet right to publish his views in relation
to the matter, without compromising him
self, or in any way exceeding the bounds
| of official propriety.
| Whatever the result of Councils confab
| on the subject, when it was learned yes
| terday that DR.. LeHardy intended to pub
/ fish another communication along the same
line, he was advised by an alderman not
to do so, unless he desired to risk being
| impeached.
Il am told that should 1 publish GER
tain letters" DR.. LeHardy said ~ would
| be impeached. Would l not like to have
| them attempt this? What a Kaleidoscope
! picture our citizens would enjoyi 1t must
| be remembered the card was published by
me as a physician and sanitarian, and in
| this capacity have a perfect right to
express myself"
| In speaking of the matter last night
| DR.. LeHardy said he is endeavoring to
| have the house drainage outlets changed
| for the benefit of the citizens of Savan-
| nah. When he saw a thing about to be
| 0VHS Which, IN MS opinion. the city would
| have reason TO regret hereafter and which
| would be menace to the public health
on account of the accommodations of sew
age he believes win collect and be churned
! along the river front, he thought It his
duty to place himself on record against it,
! The question is one directly in his depart
| meht, he said. at least. in so far as il
would have anything to do with the public
| health.
| What win you do in regard TO publish
ing the letters 1t is said may bring about
your impeachment" he was asked
In regard to the publication of nv
views on the house drainage outlets" he
replied, Il will not be, baff1ed by anv in
dividual. If l think there is any POSSIBLE
| ity of accomplishing any good by publish
ing them, I will do so; but If I come to
the conclusion there Is nothing to be gain
ed, VIII let the matter stand where It
IS. l am thoroughly convinced that ID is a
mistake to discharge sewage in the river
so near the city, no difference whether
the water is used for drinking purposes
or not. l claim the sewage will be held
and churned in the river, as the ebb and
flood tide viii not work we'll in carrying il
Off promptly. | say a sewer should be ex-
tended 10 the Bilbo canal short distance
east of Randolph street. and there dis
charged. II can be held inside the gates
during flood tide and released al ebb tide.
thereby making 1t impossible for effete
! populated
sections of the city"
One alderman stated yesterday that he
hoped Or. LeHardy would refrain from
further publications, especially when a
rupture with some of the board was apt
to follow, but he also said that in the
event an impeachment was commenced
there would be HOT fight, as the board is
not of one accord that DR.. LeHardy is
without the right to express himself on
this matter. Those who desire to have no
more faltering in carrying out the house
drainage plans are endeavoring to get Dr.
LeHardy to abstain from urging changes
in the outlets, as the entire board think
the present arrangement is the best to
follow. and are willing to assume the re-
sponsibitity of a mistake.
Developments are looked forward to
with interest, as another communication
from DIR. LeHardy threatens to start pro
ceedings that may be characterized by
warmth. The friends of all concerned ex-
press the hope there will be no clash, as
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