The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-04
ATLANTA'S DEPOT UNHEALTHY.
EXAMINED YESTERDAY BY SAM
TARY INSPECTOR.

Depot Master Refused Assistance
and the Examination Was Made
Anyhovv-Question VIII Go over
Until the Board Meets on Thursday.
Chance for LaborinG Men to Regis
tcr-MiIitary Commissions Issued.
Bonds of the City of Columbus.
Atlanta. Feb. 3.-Chief Lowry of the san
itary department. in company with MI
Burton smith, went to the depot this
morning 20 ascertain the condition of the
flooring.
Denor Master Armstrong was called and
was requested to tear up the flooring for
the inspection. lie refused to do this, and
Chief Lowry sent for two Of his work
men. When they arrived the planks were
removed from "a section Of the flooring,
and the filthy condition of the area under
meath the floor was exposed. The sani-
cary officer then withdrew.
Later Chief Lowry served notice on
President George Smith of the Atlanta and
West Point Railway notifying him Of the
action Of the board yesterday afternoon
Mr.. Smith, Attorney Albert Howell Mr.,
Burton Smith and Chief Lowry held a
conference IN The chiefs office at noon. IL
was decided that the sanitary department
would hold up their notice unth next
Thursday morning.
The railway officials requested this ana
promised to call a meeting of the board OF
control of the union depot TO lay the mat
ter before IT, The meeting viii be held in
Mr.. Smiths office az 10 o'clock on the day
named.
Chance for Laboring Men.
If the full strength of the laboring
classes Of Atlanta is not polled at the
coming primary it viii not be the fault of
an active campaign committee who are
working in the interest of the working
men nor because an opportunity is not
afforded those who work until late in the
day to register and prepare themselves
for the battle at the ballot box.
At the request of this committee which
was appointed primarily to look after the
interests of c. c. Houston, the labor can
didate for the Legislature, Tax Collector
A. P. Stewart has appointed Sam M
White as a sub-registrar and an office has
been fitted up in the Federation of Trades
Hall, 141a North Forsyth street for this
purpose The office will be open every
evening except Sundays from until
O'Clock, until the coming primary The
regular hour for Mr.. Stewart to close his
office is at 8 o'clock in the afternoon,
about an hour before the workingman fin
ishes his days work.
The fight for judge and solicitor of the
City Criminal Court is three-cornered for
both offices. the last entry in the race
to-day being Frank A. Arnold, who an
nounced for the judgeship Of the Criminal
Court of Atlanta, Mr.. Arnold being Ten
nessean by birth, although he has been
identified with Atlanta almost since boy
hood.
Military Commissions.
Acting Adjutant General Byrd was quite
busy to-day issuing and forwarding com
missions to the line officers elected on the
list inst. Those commissioned to-day were
reelected without opposition.
Col Byrd will not issue the commissions
of the field officers until the certificates of
election of all are received. There were
forty-ive commissions issud to-day, eigh-
teen of them being to Savannah officers.
and there are nine more TO be commits
STONED yet for that city. Col. Byrd says
there were fewer changes in the First
Regiment than any in the state service,
and more in the Fifth.
The city of Columbus registered with the
Secretary of State to-day 1851, 500 of bonds
issued to refund the outstanding bonds OF
the city. The original amount was S5iS0O0,
$50 500 of which were returned in the past
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