The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-13
COUNCIL LIFTS POLITICAL AK.
PROSPECTS ARE CITY DIsPENsARY
FORCE WILL GO IN TOTO.


the Sanitary board ana Placed
Directly Under COunciI-Omce
Soo1-x.. N.o,. fobs mud nru,cfst.
want ORDERS " 'h"ut the HreSeh'
Competitive Bidding-T. j. Wright
Elected Suneriutendeut of COIOred
60.
sec'io" Oh Ia
There was lttle political Whlrl at the
meeting of Council yesterday afternoon
the feat,,ras If which were not alforetb-
eT expected bNSIue9 t"e 'i'O'iOi VI
superintendent for the eolored section OF
Laurel Grove cemetery, the board went
a stem further NV introducing an ordf-
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H''Oo ny"
Keeper . heeie OF the city ulspehsdly' ms
assistant Mr. w. H. Wacaser, aud also
the office norter To reduce the situation
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- Oi-''''0'i 49,
the ordinance means mat the Whole
shooting match is 10 be cleared from
the disnensarv
Ae.lu : - -.f,,.,,o, ,,oia t.tu.eor
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Aldermah DIXON, HeaIlh OlHeer bIu"ue'
and others, during which all legislation
passed bv Council ana by the sanitary
hoard ,ertoirive, to tho disnone,r,, was
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the conclusion was reached that things
should be changed 50 that the dispensary
will in future be under the control of
Council and not of the sanitary board, a.
II is at present The intentions of those
who nave looked after the proposed
change were Kept qulet, SO much so, ia
1act, that MT. o heefe ana his trends
only got bare inklings of what was going
on. 1hey were prepared for anything
mat came, but they did not expect that
the decapitating knife would be unsheath-
cd Tor 50 wide a swath.
Inc movements OF the present board
win regard TO the dispensary have been
OF a reactonary nature 1t was by the
myers board that the dispensary was re
moved from politics by taking it out of
the hands of Council and putting il under
the control OF the sanitary board. This
seems 10 nave been generally approved,
as those IN control were free to exercise
their judgment without being subjected to
political influences. That the plan has
WORKED 10 the general satisfaction seems
evidenced by the fact that during the two
years since the change was made no Of
ncial Complaints nave peeu maze against
the dlspensary The fact that 100000 per
sons nave been served during this time
ana also tnat ABOUT I-4Vvl prescriptions
nave oeeh nHed seems 10 De suflcIent
test OF us WORKINGS uhutr the sanitary
po5rd.
by the ordnance introduced by Alder
man Dixon ahothef ordnance emitted An
ordnance 10 re-establsh the city dspen-
sary as II existed PRIOR to being abolish
Cd approved May 49, 1871 is to he amend
ca oy terminating the terms OF office Of
the keeper assistant Keeper and porter;
10 ploNiue Iof the e-ecton OF Keeper
si9te'ii' 1919 a'iu porter OF the as
pehsaty' ana 70 TX their terms of office
~ 10 'i ONNeH thal lhe terms OF the pres
en-, oillcSIs shaIl expire Aug. TO- 1879.
~ - PROVIDED aiso that successors to
tle present hcumDehts shai be elected
az the iifst regular meeting of Council
al aug ust' 1her salaries snail be the
SAM as lald down IN section two of the
OiuliiallSe approved May ", 1897. The
iIeM olilcers are TO hold their offices until
wy uSAl regular meeting OF Council. They
are men TO De elected for a term of two
years thereafter at the time fixed by the
lIle LOT the erection OF all other city
oi iS3 anu are theh TO be elected bien-
an uhuer-cuiIcnt OF rumors were ahoat
yNaleI'ay ABOUT previous efforts which are
SaTu 80 nave peen made 20 get Keeper
y heeIe ana the others out of the dispen-
SdIy' II Is reported that the sanitary board
mas opposed change and viii fight the
pdss9AS OF the ordnance though this Is
Only fumor based on reports that the
members had been previously sounded by
nose desiring the removals, and were
Iound 10 De opposed 10 any changes except
Tor good cause. Believing there was no
Chahce 10 change things through the ac.
uol OF Inc sanitary board, it is said the
oply way was 10 again put the dispeusary
IN the hands of Council, where a few
pfoadsides could be landed on it, While
mere may be opposition, il is not believed
u Nlll De strong enough to prevail against
those in sympathy with the ordinance.
Another rumor is that Keeper O'Keefe
has had some differences with drug deal
ers, who desired that he abandon the
usual method of advertising for bids and
buy the city's medicines only from dealers
in sympathy with the administration His
refusal to do this is said 10 have been
the start of the movement for change
in the conduct of the dispensary. Whether
counciimanic control is ia n,opo,a or
lessen the efficiency of the institution re-
mains to be seen.
Keeper O'Keefe had nothing to saw yes
terday about the prospective change ex