The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-23
COLDING IN COUNCIL
MENTIONED AS ALDERMAN STAIRS
PROBABLE SUCCESSOR.
POLITICIANS so AGREE.
BOARD MAY DECIDE TO FILL VA
CANCY TONIGHT.

Alderman Starts Resignation Leaves
Place on the BOard-R. l.. Cold
ing, ESQ. DIR. j. w. Daniel and Dr.
y. =. Howkins MenfiOned-Ordi-
nance Granting Franchises to the
Vernon She'll Road Company and
Street Paving Ordinances VIII BE
on Their second Reading To-
night-BeIieve Franchise Ordi-
nance wa Pass Unanimously
r. L. Colding, Esq, will be elected a
member of the Board of Aldermen to-
night to succeed Alderman W. W. Starr,
who has resigned. Upon this fact the
politicians seem to have pretty we'll
agreed. DR.. John w. Daniel and DIR. J.
s. Howkins are also prominently men
toned, and the choice of the board,
which is the elective body, may devolve
upon one of them.
Mr. Colding was considered in connec-
ton with a place on the ticket before
the election. He has been closely iden-
titled with the party that is in power,
and the vacancy upon the board may fail
his way in recognition of his loyalty. He
is a well-known young lawyer and his
friends would be glad to see him elect
ed
1t is not improbable that the board will
elect Alderman STAIRS successor tonight
Mayor Myers was asked about the mat
ter last night. He said that he did not
know who would be elected. but that he
thought it not unlikely that the cleo
ton would be held tonight. Alderman
Watson expressed dense ignorance, also,
as to whom the board might choose.
Alderman Starts resignation from the
board so soon after his election had been
practically arranged He did not desire
TO accept the nomination when it was ten
dered him. In fact, it was not rendered
him. He was simply put upon the ticket,
and when he would have done so, 1t was
too late for him to withdraw his name
His friends insisted that he remain, as
they knew his name would give the ticket
strength. Alderman Starr felt that he
could not give the duties of alderman ana
his business the attention both demanded,
so he decided to resign his aldermanic
honors.
The first meeting of the new aldermanic
board will be held tonight. 1t is possible
that the new members may inaugurate
new measures, but yesterday nothing OF
an unusual character has been flied with
the clerk of Council.
Among the unfinished business left over
from the old board is the franchise of the
Vernon Shell Road Company, Offering GER
tain streets for the railway the petitioners
have expressed desire to build 1t is ex-
pected that this ordinance, which is re-
garded by MI. D. B. Lester. representing
the petitioners, as carrying with it too
many onditions, will be passed.
Alderman Horrigan said yesterday that
he thought the passage of the ordinance
would be unanimous. None of the old
board reelected to Council is disposed to
grant the rights and privileges as re-
quested by the petitioners. On the con-
trary, they all approve the ordinance,
which they regard as more consistent with
the best interests of the city.
1t is not believed that opposition TO the
ordinance viii develop among any of the
new members. None of them has yet ex-
pressed a determination to fight for its
defeat, and the supposition that the meas
ure will pass without an opposing voice
seems natural. Mr.. Lester and the friends
of his scheme for the Inauguration of a
street railway upon the terms he would
like to have granted had little hope that
the new board would regard his petition
any more favorably than the Old.
Ordinances introduced by Alderman
Dixon at the last regular meeting of the
old board provide for the paving of JEFF
ferson street from Henry to Forty-second
and Thirty-eighth from Jefferson to Bull,
with vitriied brick. These ordinances viii
be placed upon their second reading to-
night and passed.
1t is very probable that the Mayor will
tonight appoint two members of Council
to succeed ex-Aldermen FARRELL and Ora
ham as members of the sanitary board.
The citizens on the board. Rev. DR.. w. c.
Schaeffer, Col Beirne Gordon and Mr..
]. NJ. Solomons, will continue to serve
upon IT.