The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-21
TAKE OATH TO-DAY
NEW BOARD or ALDERMEN WILL
QUALIFY FOR OFFICE.
TO BE SWORN BY FALLIGANT.
STANDING COMMITTEES WILL BE
NAMED BY THE MAYOR.

Mayor Myers Animal Report TO
Council VIII Also BE Read-It Will
Deal but slightly with the Years
History. hut Number of Recon-
mendations win Be Made-After
the Meeting the Members of the
old Board and the New VIII BE
Guests OF the MayOr-I'irst Meeting
OF the New Board win BE Wednes-
day Might.
The new board of aldermen will be
sworn in to-day at noon. The oath viii
be administered by Judge Robert Falli-
CANT, Of the Superior Court Mayor Ny
ers will also be sworn in for the faith
full performance Of the duties of his high
Office for another term.
Members of the old board and Of the
new will gather in the mayors office,
whence they will proceed at u o'clock to
the council chamber, the members of the
old board escorting those of the new. Ar
rived in the council chamber, the returns
of the election viii be read as a matter
of form. and the oath Will be admins
tered.
After taking the oath, the aldermen
win hear the report of Mayor Myers. The
report will be read by the clerk of council.
Mayor Myers was asked last night to in
dictate what the nature of his report
would be- but, further than to say that
il would treat of some few of the prin-
cipal events respecting the city's admin
istration during 1900 and contain GER
expression. His excuse was that he
could not anticipate in any manner any,
thing that he might address to the board.
The Mayor said. however. that he re-
garded the year as a very successful one
for the city It's affairs had been admin
istered well and its circumstances are
good. Financially, he claimed, it is on
good footing, and the service of its Off
Gals and employees has been faithful.
His report, . Mayor Myers said, is not
devoted at length to the municipal his
tory of the year. That is something that
is practically covered in the reports of
The city officials. These reports will not
form part of that of the Mayor to Coun-
ell, but they. with the report of the
Mayor. will he published. In the same
volume, probably, viii be the municipal
history of Savannah, written by Mr..
Thomas Gamble secretary to the Mayor.
This history is not yet ready to be pre-
scented to Council. 1t is very voluminous
and shows clearly in itself the great la
nor which Mr.. Gamble has devoted to
in the compilation of his data and its
which it viii appear.
Upon the conclusion of the meeting
Mayor Myers will be host and will enter
tain the members of the old and new
boards. A modest collation. will be served
and all will partake of the Mayors hos
pitality.
The first meeting of the new board for
the transaction of business will be We'd
nesday night. Among the matters then
no come up is the consideration of the
street franchise of the Vernon Shell Road
Company. 1t is believed the new board
will not be any more favorable to the pc
ttion of Mr.. d. b. Lester, representing
the petitioners, than was the majority of
the old board The ordinance will be upon
its second reading, and it is believed that
it will be passed by the incoming board
though the petitioners would far prefer to
see it defeated and rights and privileges
which they asked.
1t was thought too that the standing
committees of Council would be an
nounced Wednesday night, but Mayor My
said last night that he would prob
ably have them in readiness TO announce
at the meeting to-day. Upon this mat
ter, as upon that of the annual report
he would say nothing. 1t is presumed,
though, that Alderman Dixon viii be
chairman of the Finance Committee. He
will also be chairman of Council and will
be elected to-day if the new board de-
cides to hold the election. Alderman
Dixon ran first on the aldermanic ticket
and Alderman Holland ran second, which
naturally entities him to the vice chair
manship.
Alderman Edwin NJ. Frank is MENTION
ed as chairman of the police commit tee.
Alderman Bacon is chairman of the Wa
ter Committee and it is not improbable
that he will continue in that position with
the new Council. Alderman Horrigan is
mentioned for the craftsmanship of the
Fire and also of the Streets and Lanes
Committee.