The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-04
WOODWARD SAVED HIMSELF.
MADE PUBLIC APOLOGY BEFORE
TnE CITY COUNCIL.

Expressed uis HrGrcts, Placed us
Resignation in the Hands Of Cou"-
ciiman Rawson Go he Used " Sc
Did 80 Again. aud Declared Sc
would Get Drunk mo- More.
Chances Are the Impeachment
VIII ne Dropped.
Atlanta. sept Mayor james O. Wool
wand sawed himself from Official dcclpl-
tatlon to-day. by calling special meeting
q Council apolog.xins ia person COR ais
conduct lu ,he past. promising 10 remain
sober ln iBc future. and phcirg n the
hands 81 a councilman his resignation, To
be- rendered 10 Council IL he becomes in
toxioafed again.
The Mayor was sick aud ieft his bci.
hut Il was "a eronnd-hos case" lie was
forced 10 do as De- did 10 save himself.
As soon as Council was called 10 order
BY Mayor pro. tenn. Nayson. Mayor
Westward arose. he was iookiug pale
oud was evidently weak In slow ana
measured terms he read the followlag
statement from typewrittcn copy.
What the Mayor said.
= have called this meeting % your
honorable body for the purpose Of making
a personal explanation,
Il desire 10 apologize TO You. ami
through YOU 10 che public Tor my recent
unseeming conduct. which conduct. as
sou and the public ore aware. was due
20 10 health and temporary dissipation
now entirely overcome. which was mani
Tested &c you in one OF your recent meet
ihgs.
= am keenly sensible Of the prophecies
OF both official and private conduct. and
90 one can SO profoundly regret what has
occurred rs J do The c0nsoling thought
that occurs % me Is that my error, while
4 has on nded you. has injured only my
self Again ! express 70 sou my profound
regre.s and nay sincere apologies.
Il have proposed IN my call for this
meeting that YOU take such action heroon
a. may seem proper to your honorable
body II Is not improper to apprlse you
Of the fact that ] have prepared aud
gnsd an unconditional resignation OF my
Office which I herewith hand 20 Council
man W. G. Rawson u the Second ward.
with the request that should any dlsslpa-
ton on my part again manifest itself
he Immediately transmit the same 60
your body I know myself and have fun
faith that the occasion viii never arise
when this shall De done"
same Adverse Comment.
Councilman Maddox arose when the
Mayor finished HIS statement. ard said
.
d. not want a paper ike that from tho
Mayor think he should resign or be
imrcached We have had the worst adj
minis'r1tien Atlanta ever had. II has
been worse than the regime or Boss
Tweed In New York The Mayor should
resign unconditlonally or be impeached
! Say"
Councilman Harweu secured the noor
next He said
here are number Of memhers Of the
Council who are memhors Of labor or
ganixations. ana who wish 60 participate
H. ire labor day exercises move. there
for, thot We adjourn 10 the regular meet
Ing hour tomorrow
Councilman Barrett seconded the mo-
tien The motion was lost Councilman
Parks then made the motion t. adjourn
until O'Clock to-morrow morning. the
motion was carried without "a dissenting
vote. The hour Oamed for the n ginning
of the imreaehmfut trial Is 10 O'Clock to-
morrow morning
Becauss majority 81 members voted
to-day 10 meet an hour before the trial
Il is clearly evident that they VIII con-
s.der the Mayor apology favoraby. and