The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-08-02
EXPANSION AT WAYCR0SS.
Charter TO Be Amended 10 Establish
Another ward.

Waycross, Ga, Aug. Late yester-
day Afternoon Mr.. Mitchell Joiner had
his left leg broken just above the an
kle. The accident was caused by his
mule running away as he was leav-
ing his farm, three miles west of town,
on his way home. The mule became
frightened and ran, striking the bug
gy against a post and throwing Mr.
Joiner out and breaking his leg.
Steps are being taken by the City
Council looking to the establishment
of another ward in the city. The plan
outlined by Council is to divide the
Fifth Ward at Reynolds street, run
ming eastward from Gilmore to the
corporation line. The two wards are to
be known as the Fifth and Sixth wards.
of the city of Waycross. the Fifth to
embrace all the territory between Gil=
more street on the west, Reynolds on
the north, and the corporation line on
the south. The Sixth Ward is to en-
brace all the territory between Rey-
nolds street on the south, Gilmore
street and the Savannah, Florida and
Western Railroad on the north and
the corporation line on the east.
The intention is to elect the alder
men from the Second, Fourth and Sixth
wards for two years, and the alder
men from the First, Third and Fifth
wards for one year, beginning with the
next general municipal election in
January, 1902.
Representative Toomer will be re-
quested to secure the enactment by the
Legislature of such measures as will
amend the charter of Waycross, so as
to provide for the six wards and a cor
responding number of aldermen. Under
the new arrangement, the maximum
salary of the Mayor will be fixed at $500
per annum, and the salary of the al
dermen will be fixed at the maximum
amount of 800 each per annum.
The Pigeons still Here.
Five of the carrier pigeons which
were liberated mere Monday morning,
are still in the city. They took their
positions on the stand-pipe at the wa
ter station, and remain there. T. H.
Finn climbed to the top of the stand
pipe in an effort to catch the birds, but
they made their escape.
CharIton's County Site.
The registration books of Charlton
county are open at the various voting
precincts, preparatory to the election
called by Ordinary Haddock, to deter
mine the question of moving the coun-
ty site from Traders Hill to Folkston.
The books are with ] J. Upchurch,
Moniac; G. NJ. Owens at Cutler; ]. C.
Thompson at Toledo: ]. S. Mizell at
Traders Hill; B. G. Mcdonald, Folks
ton; o. +. Wilson, Wainwright; w. r..
Anderson at Warden, In addition to
this there is book open at the Office
Of the, tax collector. The books will
close Aug. %, and the election will oc-
cur Sept. IS.
Tent Meeting Closed.
Rev. ]. H. Ellis, the evangelist who
pitched his tent here last week for the
purpose of conducting a revival meet
ing, has taken down his tent and left
He is an interesting talker but did not
strike a popular chord here somehow.
The congregations attending the meet
ings were very slim, accounted for,
probably, in part by the excessive
heat
Rev. r. A. Brown and family have
gone to Greensboro, N. c., where they
will spend a month or two visiting rel
atives and friends. During the alb
sence of Mr.. Brown, Mr.. ]. A. Riley,
General Secretary of the Y. M. G. A.,
will conduct services at the Presbyte-
rian Church, on the mornings of the
first and third Sundays. =
Mr., B, E. Bridges is in the city put
ting in additional machines for the
Jones Pants Manufacturing Company.
This will make twenty-five machines
in the factory.