The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-22

Corner of AbercOrn and Bryan
Streets Secured Its Abatement.
Ordinance TO Make Ticket Brokers
Pay License and Give Bond Was
Passed, Though Not without Dis
Observation-Disclosures Introduced by
Alderman Watson for West Broad
Street sidewalks and Brick Pave
ment.
Chief Plumbing Inspector Frank
Campcc was GENERATED yest.r lly af-
ternoon by the report of the Mayor to
the City Council, the Mayor having in
vestigated the charges preferred
against the inspector by e. F. Brod
erick, a plumber, who accused him of
false swearing and of favoritism to-
ward other plumbers in his administra-
ton of his duties.
Mayor Myers investigated the
charges preferred by Broderick, exam
lining many witnesses. The hearing
was held last Saturday, and it was then
apparent, from the testimony, that
there was nothing to substantiate the
charges. The Mayor reported to Coun-
Gil that he had investigated, but had
found no evidence to sustain the
charges. He recommended that they
be dismissed, and Council voted to
adopt the report. This would seem to
end the case.
At the meeting of Council were
Mayor Myers and Aldermen Thomas,
Frank, Dixon, Watson, Fripp,
Bacon, Jones and CAVITY. Alderman
Thomas attended for the first time in
two or three months, as he had
was welcomed by his colleagues in
Council.
Clerk of Council w. P. Bailey, after
about half an hour had been spent in
caucus, read the accounts for the last
two weeks, which, amounting to &c.,
10, were passed for payment.
The Committee of the Whole, to
which was referred the protest of resi-
dents of the neighborhood of Abercorn
and Bryan streets, against the noise of
negro meetings, held in the hall known
as Labor Hail. at the intersection of
those streets, reported the abatement
of the nuisance.
Col. T. S. Wylly, Jr., commanding
the First Infantry petitioned to
have the grass and weeds on the
pituitary parade ground cut. The Com
mittee of the Whole reported that the
work had been done.
The ordinance by Alderman Frank to
have ticket brokers pay a license of
$50 a year for each place of business
conducted, the license not to be trans
ferable, requiring them to give surety
bond of $500, and preventing them from
selling or buying tickets on railroad
property, was put upon it's second read
ing and passed, though not unanimous
ly. Alderman Watson said that
he considered the ordinance. was
designed for the protection of the
ticket brokers already in business and
to prevent others from coming in for
the State Fair. The alderman said he
thought that all should be allowed to
come who desire. Alderman Frank re-
piled that he had no intention of
barring anybody out. Mayor Myers
said he thought the railroads would APP
preciate such action and that they
would probably give a lower rate on ac-
count of the Fair than they would if
no such action were taken. The oppo-
sition to the ordinance did not show
up strongly enough to require the call
of the yeas and nays.
An ordinance providing for sidewalks
of brick or artificial stone on West
Broad street, from Stone to Anderson,
was placed upon it's first reading by
paving West Broad street was also in
troduced by Alderman Watson. The
ordinance contemplates paving the
street with vitrified brick from the
north side of Stone to the north side of
Gwinnett street.