The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-17
Drummer SAYS HE'LL COME.
MAYOR SAYS HIS ELECTION AND
ACCEPTANCE ARE ASSURED.

sneeiaI Meeting of Council Adopted
"a resolution Fixing Time of EIec-
tion-Threc Possible Ways of
I.ensthening the Health Omcer's
Term. But Mayor Meyers Intimates
,rbat the Office May BE Abolished
mud Recreated by the legislature.
lher Applicants for Health Of
Hcer's Job working.
A resolution was adopted at a special
meeting of Council yesterday providing for
an election Monday for health officer TO
I'll the vacancy caused by DR.. LeHardy's
resignation. This action is understood 20
be The sequel to a cablegram received by
MAYOR Myers from DR.. Drummer, stating
that he viii accept the office and authoriz-
inc the fling of an application for him.
Mayor Myers said that he expects DR..
Brunuer TO be elected on the first balo,,
and looks for him in Savannah to take
charge of the Office within the next three
weeks He will be given all reasonable
latitude in the discharge of his duties and
in carrying out the policy it is understood
ne will adopt in the execution of the city's
health laws
The strongest of efforts were made to
Of which were in the direction of length
enng his term Of Office beyond that of
the present Council. There seems to be
no doubt that he is leaving the govern
ments employ at a considerable sacrifice.
and for this reason 1t was the desire of
Council to provide as long term as pos
si5e. Whether the term win be extended,
remains to be seen, but II is believed the
board is relying upon three possibilities
as a means of taking care of the health
officer soon to be elected. First, it is
said the sacrifice DR.. Drummer is claimed
to be making in returning TO Savannah
at a time when the services of an expert
are needed will turn public sentiment
SO strongly in his favor that a succeed
ing Council would not be able to Dust him
for political reasons. Second, that the
present administration, or others in har-
mony with it, may hold over another term
and third, that in event the faction in
power captures the legislature, an act
creating and frightening the term of the
health officer may be passed.
Since the talk of a change in the health
| department. began few objections have
/ been heard TO the possible election of Dr.
| Drummer. 1t is this that leads Council to
believe that the chances of his being GUST
ed again are sim, and that il this were
attempted by any future Council, the dis
/ approval the people would assert would
probably cause the aldermen to hesitate.
nah will not give up DR.. Drummer again
said Mayor Myers. The chances for his
election Monday are bright, and when this
| is done, the general opinion seems to be
thai il wiz stand for some time to come.
am confident that the course Council is
pursuing in this matter meets the hearty
approval of everybody in Savannah When
| an act is generally Endorsed, 1t is apt to
4 stand
Mayor Myers was asked if 1t is not the
Intention of the faction he represents to
through legislature
/ sble, making the health officer a state Of
fcer to be elected by Council, and length
ening his term TO at least four years
While Il was not Mayor Myers desire to
torestall movement of this kind he in
umated that such a course was possible.
and fully indorsed the idea of Council
eectng the health office for a term of four
years. The Mayor thinks this term is not
100 long in view of the responsibilities
mat are assumed, and the thorough
knowledge of conditions that must be had
10 properly prosecute the work.
10 is not a new thing to ciothe a city Of
fcer sufficiently secure to keep an oppos-
ing Council from ousting him. This has
Just been demonstrated in the cases of a
number of officers whom the present board
wanted out, but whose offices were Great
ca by the. state, and must, therefore, be
abolished by the state. The only way an
opposing board can GUST them without
abolishng their offices, and the method
generally adopted in cutting heads, is by
Impeachment, which is generally difficult
TASK and requires more trouble than Coun-
I'll cares 70 undertake. 1t is proposed in
the present instance to abolish the office
OF health officer of Savannah, and have 1t
Rcreated by the legislature for a term
oi years, thereby making it impossible to
pul the incumbent out without an act or
me legislature. This scheme has worked
admirably before, and it is believed there
MlIl De no trouble in carrying il out in Dr.
runners case, if the next represen tatives
are ~ accord with those who will advo-
cate the change.
Alderman Tiedeman, who knows some
mIng OF the need of more systematic ser
wee IN the health department from his
experience while acting Mayor feels that
Iue city IS making a good move in getting
Dr Burners services again, and thar
mere VIII never be any regret for the in
crease IN salary il is intended TO give him.
Auerihan 11edeman said there had been
tM a.l too much sickness in some quar-
ers OF the city to suit the aldermen, and
uuHt Ihe prospects of getting more eff
cent and telling service is a source of COM
Nae,t pc relief to the entire board They
want all disease stamped out, and they
u 10t want a great deal of time taken
Work on the room to be used as the
esdiln once on the second floor of the city
TpAcnahge is progressing, ana when Dr.
olQnher comes, he will find one of the
H%1lest offices in the building awaiting
lhe only other applicant for the position
TTgSiuSs Dr; Drummer will he Dr. f. L.
aII5'Voih who mas circulated among the
pr'ueiIlnen quite generally and expects to
1--we their support. He claims he was
u9ne an injustice when the board post
RSuep me election last time. Dr. Lincoln
sSi o"en pushing his claims on his record
G.u service rendered the city at Jesup dur
MI us me yellow fever epidemic at Bruins
v,o 1S. ", " nile he has many friends who
S0oi9 IKE 10 see him get the office, 1t may
~ SAID the aldermen have their heads set
MI MI runner, and the chance of other APP
s'fFa Ias nave is like unto a snow ball in
from the New York Rally Tribune, Sun
Gay May 81 1899:
is Inc ADollinaries natural mineral water
AIoWn throughout the world; its name
u.bai 4iousehold word The spring from
il eu IL IS drawn and where il is bottled
fsp near Ahrweiler, in Rhenish Prussia a
re nav lhlies west of the Rhine. 1t takes its
ted rom the Apollnaris Church stua-
ST., vi lhe nil at Remagen a picturesque
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