The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-26
NAVAL MILITIA OUT
NOT INCLUDED IN CITY'S MILITARY
APPROPRIATION.
BECAUSE OF DEPLETED RANKS
COUNCIL DROPPED NAVAL MILITIA
FROM BENEFICIARIES.

Emmett Rifles Come i'm for n Full
share of the Military Appropria-
tion-That Company VIII Get $3.50
in Common with the other White
Military COmmandS-E. IT. McEvOy
Elected Chimney Contractor for
the Western Observation-Disclosures
for Paving short Sections OF
Streets Passed-That for Paving
Stewart Street Held Up.
The division of the appropriation of
$4,000 for the white military companies
of Savannah was made last night by
the City Council. Every company in
the city, except the Naval Militia, will
receive financial assistance.
a resolution was introduced by AL
derman Dixon, providing that the Sa-
vannah Cadets, the Oglethorpe Light
Infantry, the German Volunteers, the
Irish Jasper Greens, the Republican
Blues, the four batteries of the Sa-
vannah Volunteer Guards, the Georgia
Hussars and the Chatham Artillery
each receive $3.50 during the year from
the city, and that the Emmett Rifles
and the Third Division of the Naval
Militia each receive $125.
Alderman Watson asked about the
status of the Naval Militia, saying that
he had understood that there were only
some sixteen men in the division, and
that he considered that it should be
stronger to receive support from the
city. He offered a motion to cut the
Naval Militia out from the appropria-
ton.
Alderman Horrigan did not like the
Emmett Rifles being Disseminated
against, but Alderman Dixon explained
that as, including the Naval Militia,
there were thirteen companies, it had
been necessary to cut down two. He
yielded readily to Alderman Horrigan's
suggestion that the Emmett Rifles be
cepted that as an amendment to his
motion. The resolution was adopted,
giving each company, save the Naval
Militia, $3.50.
f. T. McEvoy was elected chimney
contractor for the western district, re-
CelNiAs I'VE NoteS. n. NJ. GllIuidH re-
ceived three votes, one of the nine al
dermen present voting a blank ballot.
p. Schmalheiser was also a candidate,
but received no votes.
A city printer was also to have been
elected, but, after the bids of the
Morning News and the Press were
opened, Alderman Thomas moved that
they be referred to the Committee of
the Whole and the motion prevailed
The Morning News offered to do the
city's printing for a year for 81, 800,
while the Press bid was for $1,65O.
Alderman Watson's ordinances for
paving portions of Forty second,
Berrien. Little Jones and
Tattnall streets were put on their
second reading and adopted. His ordl-
nance for a sidewalk on the northside
of Stewart street was also put on its
second reading and adopted The ordl-
nance for paving Stewart street, intro
duced by Alderman Watson at a for
mer meeting. was not put on its sec
ond reading. being withheld until the
next regular meeting because of pro-
tests against the paving of the street
that have been offered.
At the meeting We're Alderman Dix
on, presiding, in the absence of the
Mayor; Aldermen Holland, Thomas
Horrigan, Schroeder, Watson, Fripp
Jones and Colding. No great time was
required for the dispatch of business
as all was of a nature to be passed
over quickly save the reading of the
ordinances. On adjournment, the al
dermen and a few of the city officers
retired to the Mayors office, where re-
freshments, in keeping with the Christ
mas season, were served Alderman
Dixon being the host