The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-31
IS NOW A THING OF THE PAST.
COUNCIL SETTLES ATLANTA'S
STREET RAILROAD FIGHT.

Both Lines Get Same Privileges on
Mitchell street Viaduct-COmmis-
sfoners Convention to Meet in At
Ianta-TvvO Alleged Dynamiters
Arrested-MayOr Woodward stops
Reduction of POIicemen's SRIa-
ries.
Atlanta. Ga, March SO.-The City Coun-
Gil. at a called session this afternoon
adopted a resolution granting che Consoli-
dated Street Railway Company equal
rights with the Atlanta Railway Com
pany over the Mitchell street viaduct,
which is the approach TO the West Side,
about which the two companies have been
lighting so vigorously.
The Councils action is qualified, how
ever, by the provision that the Consolidat-
ed shall withdraw its fight on the Atlanta
over the West Side franchises, and un-
less it does the privileges granted for the
viaduct do not bind. In this way the city
has sought to put an end to the long ana
bitter fight between the two companies
The departure of President Woodruff of
the Consolidated for Baltimore to-day has
given a new impetus to the story of the
scooping of the Consolidated company by
a new syndicate, possibly backed by
Yerkes. the Chicago street railway mag
nate. 1t is said that Mr.. Woodruf's trip
to Baltimore is for the purpose of clos
ing up the big deal Nothing has yet been
published here about the reported deal,
though il is being closely watched, and
President Woodrufs return from Baltl-
more is expected TO top the story off
COmmissiOners' Convention.
The annual convention of the County
Commissioners of the state will be held
this year in Atlanta, on Oct. % next. This
decision was reached at a meeting of the
executive committee of the association
the association, for that purpose Macon
was under consideration, but as that city
did not evince any desire for the con-
vention, Atlanta, which has been the place
of meeting heretofore, was selected again.
While the County Commissioners are in
session the National Road Congress will
also meet here, which will be a matter of
much interest to them. The state fair
will also be in progress, and thus add
another item of attraction to make the
convention the most largely attended since
the formation of the association three
years ago
Two Alleged Dynamiters.
Two white men were placed under ar
rest by the local detectives, accused of
t.ato Itvfaa omit Il a-f low Nef, n
week ago while Abe Shurman, the pro-
prietor of a little store on Crumley street,
in the outskirts of the city was at church,
some miscreant put bomb under his
place and blew ii to smithereens. 1t was
lucky that the humble proprietor of the
store was not inside at the time, as was
his custom, for he slept there, as he would
have been blown out of sight along with
his store.
Detectives have been at work on the
case ever SINCE Gov. Gambler having Of
fered reward of 500 for the bomb fiends.
The Nissenbaum brothers, who have been
arrested have a store in the same neigh
borhood. The detectives suspected them
of a desire TO get rid of competition by
the dynamite process, and after ten days
work on this theory, they were pulled to-
day, and viii be given a preliminary trial
tomorrow.
Policemen Won the right.
The police board "renigged' to-day on
it's recent action cutting the pay of a por-
ton or the patrolmen TO $3.50 per day from
81. Since the announcement of the con
templated cut the members of the board
have been in very hot water There was
loud and vigorous howl from the men
to be affected, and from their friends.
Besides this kick the point was made
that the board had no right to make such
Q cut without the approval of Council, and
this latter point gave the board a loophole
through which it was apparently glad TO
escape from the kick of the policemen
whose pay was being tempered with.
Mayor Woodward went to the board
meeting, asserting his right an eX-offcio
member, and made emphatic protest
against the reduction. THE Printer
Mayor is an advocate of good pay 10 city
officials and employees, and he told the 20
lice commissioners that if they should try
TO carry out the scheme of reduction by
applying TO Council for leave, they would
get fatty turned down by that body.