The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-03
COUNCIL URGES HARMONY.
1T FAvoRs A PRIMARY sATIsFAC-
TORY TO ALL CONCERNED.


the County md the state Executive
Committees to Take Such Action
VIII Save the City From the Tur-
moiI and Bitterness of a Prolonged
Saskatchewan Thomas Voted in
the Negative, Holding That COun-
ell Had No Right to Make Such an
Expression.
The City Council. at its meeting last
night, adopted a resolution bearing upon
the local political situation and calling for
such an arrangement with regard to the
primary as will allay the present bitter
ness and strife and save the city from the
evil effects of long and hard fought
campaign.
The resolution was introduced by AL
derman Haas and was passed with one
dissenting vote. that of Alderman Thorn
as. After the resolution had been read
and it's adoption had been moved by Al
derman Dixon, and seconded by one or
two other members, Mayor Myers an
nounced that ii was before the meeting
for discussion.
Alderman Thomas said: "Mr. Mayor
while l have no doubt that all largely
share in the feelings expressed in the pre-
amble of the resolution, 1, for one, feel
that it would be going beyond what we
are here for to make an expression Of that
kind. I shall therefore vote in the mega
tive.
No one else cared to discuss the resolu-
ton. and it was put to a vote by Mayor
Myers. Alderman Thomas called for the
with the following result: Yeas-Alder-
men Dixon, Horrigan, Mills, Doyle, Haas
Bacon, Schwarz and Wells; nays, Alder
man Thomas
The resolution is as follows:
Whereas, 1t is the desire Of the mass
of the conservative citizens of Savannah
that the city be saved the turmoil, bitter
ness and evil effects upon It's business and
social life produced by a prolonged and
hard fought fractional political campaign
and
Whereas, 1t is the duty of the Mayor
and Aldermen of the city of Savannah to
encourage anything tending to produce
harmony in the community, thereby slim
ulating progress and prosperity, and pre-
venting the city from obtaining the inju-
rious reputation of a place Of constant
bick ering.
And whereas, 1t is fact acknowledged
by the & eat mass of our citizens that the
pAtbcl iCNAihSS dAIetuy dlOuSSu, anu COH-
stantly being aggravated by the differ
enees created by the approaching prirn-
airy, charged by one wing Of the Demo-
cratic party with being unfair and unjust,
| is likely to become a serious menace to
the peace and good will of the city.
Therefore, be 1t resolved, by the Mayor
and aldermen of the city of Savannah, in
Council assembled, that this body, acting
in behalf of what it considers the best in
terests of the city of Savannah, regard
less of factional differences, earnestly
urges upon the Democratic Executive
Committee of Chatham county, and the
State Democratic Executive Committee,
that some arrangement be perfected, APP
pealing to the sober sense of the citizens
! generally, under which the approa ching
election can be held, Savannah saved the
trouble that appears to be In store for It
under the existing circumstances, the pub
lie peace maintained and good feeling
promoted.
BE 1t resolved further, That the clerk
of Council be, and he is hereby directed
to forward a certified copy of these reso-
lutions duly signed by the Mayor, to each
member of the Democratic Executive
Committee of Chatham county and to
each member of the State Democratic
Executive Committee.
Alderman Thomas stated after the
meeting that he was not opposed to the
idea expressed in the preamble, but that
he simply did not think 1t was within
the province of Council to take action up
on such matters
Alderman Dixon's ordinance for the i'm
provement of Bull street from Tenth street
to Estill avenue by paving with Augusta
gravel was read q second time and pass
ed. The street is already chrbed. The
width of the roadway is to be forty-five
feet.
The ordinance 10 change the name of
Brady street to Madison avenue was read
a second time and referred to the Com
mittee of the Whole by request of Alder
man Dixon
By resolution by Alderman Mills the
Council accepted the new city
map prepared by Messrs. J.
w Howard and Alvin NJ Bell,
the map having been approved by the city
engineer The map is on a scale of 800
feet to the inch and is generally voted,
| by those who have examined It. to be the
most complete map of the city ever pre-
pared. The contract for printing will be
| given at once.
A communication was received from
| Supt Mcguire, calling attention to the
unsafe and unsanitary condition of the
old building in the rear of No. 2lS Erough-
ton street, east, and recommending that
| the building be ordered removed The
building is the property of Mr.. j. w Nc
Intyre. An effort on he part of Council
10 condemn the building proved abortive
recently because of the failure 10 state
the correct number In the complaint. AT
the suggestion of the city attorney the
complaint was referred to the Fire Com
mittee
IT, Council ordered refunded TO Eli We
| ruki 800, being the amount of a fine i'm
posed upon him in the Re-
corders Court some time since,
Judge Falligant having reversed the
decision of the Recorder, holding that the
city had no right to punish for the sale of
liquor on sunday. that being a state Of
fense. Judge Falligant's decision was bas-
ed upon recent decision of the Supreme
Court Had the sentence in the Police
Court been for keeping open on Sunday
the sentence would have held good.
communication was received from
Edward A. Roberts, charging the conduc-
tors of the Savannah. Thunderbolt and
Isle of Hope Railway with continuously
and mallciously breaking the electric light
at the corner of Bay and West Broad
streets. The communication was referred
to the Street and Lane Committee.