The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-24
COUNCIL MAY HAVE ATE VOTE
DIsPENsARY ORDNANCE TO COME
UP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

UP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
1t Is Expected Alderman Dixon Will
Return, Which May Remove All
objection to DeIny-Thc Board Said
10 he Pretty Evenly Divided-POI-
iticinns Cant Tell How Alderman
Williams stands. HovcVer-MayOr
Myers and Others May he Absent.
The prospect of vote at the meeting
of Council Wednesday night on the or
dinance providing for the re-estabIishinS
of the city dispenssry seems 10 be favor
able. Alderman James NJ. Dixon, prime
mover for change. whose absence would
have resulted in the laying of the or
dinauce on the table, viii be present.
which means that a vote Will be taken
unless he deems it advisable not to DO 50.
There is unusual interest IN the turn
things will take, since it is generally under
stood that the board is almost evenly di-
vided on the ordinance. 1t may be mat
after Alderman DtXon's return tomorrow
he will win over a sufficient number 70
assure the passage Of the ordinance.
Those who do not see the reason for re
be convinced of it, possibly, before they
will consent to support the move
With the abso ute promise of votes Meth
er side viii probably know what the re-
suit viii be, owing 10 the frequent move
ments Of aldermen at present, many of
whom 90 from the city SO often it cannot
be told whether they win be present. AL
derman Haas viii net be present having
gone with his family to New York. where
he via be until after the ordinance IS dis
posed of. Alderman Williams is in Biz
mingham, and it is doubtful whether he
Will return in time for the meeting. Alder
man Mills is with the c5uncilmanic com
miltee inspecting crcmatories. 1t is not
known whether he Will return. Alderman
Wells IS also with the committee, but there
is a possib lily of his coming down from
Atlanta before joining his family IN New
York, where he intends 70 remain the bal
ancc OF the summer, Mayor Myers is out
of the city, but it is said he VIII be here
for the NEE ing.
In figuring on the fate of the ordinance
the other day a private in the ranks was
calling off the names Of aldermen VINO
could be relied upon TO support an part
moves. Another man standing close by was
keeping count. The politician went down
the list, picking out The sure supporters,
until he struck the name of Alderman J.
i. Williams. There he hesitated, not know
ing which side to place him. After a
moments suspense the man keeping tab
asked the other to move a.ong by telling
him on which side to place Alderman VII
Hams
"Oh, just leave him out. was the reply.
Il can't tell anything about it, He gen
orally votes as he - pleases"
According 10 The list as arranged, how
ever the ordinance will slide through with
out as much as a scratch 1t is claimed
the dispensary must be cleaned out, that
the present crowd must go and new officers
Supersede them. The reasons for the
change have not yet been outlined, though
some claim IL is TO be made on general
principles.
The reluctance of the aldermen to talk
makes il impossible to give their views
without a breach of faith. 1t is under
stood however, that there is a possibility
of a tie, in which event either Mayor Ny
ers or Acting Mayor Tiedeman will cast
the turning vote Mayor Myers left the
city prior to the time the ordinance was
introduced so that his opinion has not been
obtained. Alderman Tiedeman did not
care to discuss the merits of the ordinance.
but said he desired TO look thoroughly into
the advisability of It's passage before the
vote is taken. How he stands is not known,
as he is with the other in Withholding their
views.
The dispensary officers are preparing for
whatever comes. If the ordinance passes
they say they are ready 20 retire. Aside
from the quiet work in progress in denying
rumors which have come TO the surface
since the ordinance was introduced, there
is very little hustling being done by either
side.