The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-30
HOME TO GO UNDER HAMMER.
WAS BUILT ron CONFEDERATEs
by GRADY's EFFORTS.

Property said 10 BE Worth 100000.
Contest for Vacant seat on the
Board of County Commissioners
Is Warm One-NiIam Refused "A
New Trial-Auanta's Mayor and
Council in a Contest over Street
Paving.
Atlanta, April 29.-The Confederate SOL
diers home. which was formerly burning
issue in legislative politics and has been
falling into ruin and decay while the
trustees vainly endeavored so solve the
problem Of its disposition. is 10 be sold at
auction before the Fulton county court
house next Tuesday.
The property is regarded as very valu-
able being worth over 100000, but it Is
very doubtful if it will bring anything
like that sum under the hammer. 1t has
been ordered put up for sale several times
heretofore. but something has interfered
TO postpone It.
Under the present order of court for Its
sale, the proceeds are TO be applied In some
way not yet determined upon for the bene-
fit Of old soldiers The home building,
which is situated about five miles from
the city, would make good summer hotel
or large school.
Contest for walkers Place.
The recent death of Dr. B. F. Walker,
member of the Board of County Commits
sioners has precipitated a warm campaign
for the vacancy on the county board
In the fight the Old lines for and against
the Consolidated Street Railway Company
are being drawn very tightly. Capt. Cliff
ford l.. Anderson and Mr.. 5. y. thurman
are the leading candidates so far. Capt.
Anderson. who was defeated for the place
by Dr. Walker a year ago, is identihed
with the management of the Consolidated
indirectly, and he is therefore bearing the
brunt of the fight of bitter partisan who
never fail to jump on the Consolidated
every time there is a suspicion that II Is
interested in an election
The Consolidated has two friends now
on the board. and the members are an
tagonistic, which makes the election Of
the new man a matter of the liveiiest kind
of interest
Refused New Trial.
Judge John S. Gambler refused a new
trial TO John Milan, the man convicted
last week of killing Henry Perry and
sentenced 90 serve ten years in the peni-
Tertiary for his crime. Milan will carry
his appeal 20 the Supreme Court.
Mayor VS.. Council.
There is an interesting contest going on
between Mayor Woodward and the ma
jority of the City Council. Several weeks
ago the Mayor vetoed batch of ordi-
nances providing for the pavement of
streets at the city's expense, on the ground
that similar work had been done in other
parts of the county at the expense of
property owners. He regarded the pass
these ordinances sffohs and
for that reason refused to sign them.
The Council, however, got together and
passed the ordinances over the veto, but
there was some irregularity about the ac-
ton, and the aldermanic board refused
TO concur. AZ the last meeting of Coun-
Gil this defect was cured. however, and
the papers sent again to the Mayor.
Holds They Are Dead.
But the Mayor was determined not to
put his name TO the obnoxious ordinances
and so held them up until after che ex-
pration of four days allowed by law for
acting on ordinances, before they are sent
10 the city clerk.
The city attorney now takes the posi-
ton that the ordinances are dead che
Mayor by his tactics having gotten the
upper hand of Council
There is a lot of warm talk about the
city hall on both sides of the ouestton
The Mayors friends declare that he Is
right In stopping all sorts of "jobs. while
the councimen interested declare that tbe
work they have ordered is for the Good
OF the whole city, and that an execution
TO past rules should be made on tbat
account There is a lot of friction between
the Mayor and the Council. and the pros-
poets are that there will be some inter
esting developments before dog davs ara
past.