The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-01-15
WAYCROSS CITY AFFAIRS.
New Council Fixes Salaries and Dis
cusses Paid Fire Department..

Waycross, Ga. Jan. Hills many
friends here regret to learn of the acct
dental shooting of Mr.. w. II. Carroll
in Jacksonville, news of which has just
been received here. Mr.. Carroll was
hit by a stray bullet which was fired
at two negroes who were creating a
disturbance in a show tent at Jackson
Vile. A letter from Mr.. Carroll states
that ne is getting better and will soon
be fully restored.
Salaries for the .city officers for this
year have been fixed as follows: Mayor.
$500 per year; aldermen, $50 per year;
chief of police, sos per month; police
men, $45 each per month; clerk of
Council, $500 per year. one half to be
paid by Waterworks Commission;
ehaingang guard, $55 per month, Sum
days included; night Stockade guard,
BIS per week; treasurer, $3.50 per year;
tax assessor and collector, per cent.
on all amounts actually collected;
special police for Old Nine, SS5 per
month; cemetery keeper, $40 per
month; city attorney. $500 per year;
chairman waterworks commission, 81
rum is present. ~
The City Council held an adjourned
meeting last night and continued its
work.
1t was stated that Hon. L. A. Will
son. who had been elected city attor-
ney, had declined the Office, on the
ground that his friend, Judge ]. L.
Sweat, was an applicant for the posi-
ton, and that he is supporting him
hi l.f. q Enn
without an election. 1t is said that
there were only two candidates voted
for Judge Sweat and Col. S. w.
Hitch.
In the matter of paid fire depart
ment. correspondence was read
from the Tariff Association, also YER
bal report of the volunteer department
made by Mr.. w. H. VERIFY, and the
matter was put back into the hands
of the Fire Committee for further in
vestigation as to apparatus, etc.
Scott Beaton, who has been selling
"iuice" for some time, appeared be-
fore Council and asked permission to
sell out his stock on hand, and it was
granted.
Fire occurred at Wilson Brothers
saw mill. three miles from Waresboro,
Saturday night in which about $500
worth of lumber was destroyed. The
fire originated from sparks blown into
the lumber from the slab pit. The
mill crew rallied to the alarm and
worked heroically, saving the mill and
all machinery.
Rev. ]. S. Mays, a we'll known col
ored preacher, was hurt by an incom-
ing passenger train. AS he was cross
ing the railroad track he was struck
by the train and knocked from the
track. Mays was taken to the Plant
System Hospital where he was given
medical attention.
The first case to be tried by his
honor. Mayor Youmans. was Phil
Brown, colored, who was charged with
shooting within the corporate limits
of the city. The negro proved that he
shot a dog which was making an effort
to bite him, and he was acquitted of
the charge against him.
The newly elected city officers, clerk
chief of police, and other officers OF
the city, have been sworn in, and have
entered upon their duties.
Another Mans Wife.
Two men and a woman with little
child registered at a Waycross Hotel
last night, as J y. Manning and wife,
and ]. T. Knight from Mt Pleasant.
in Wayne county. They spent the night
here and left on the Brunswick and
Western train. A few minutes after
they had left the hotel deputy sheriff
from Wayne county appeared at the
hotel with a warrant for the arrest
of the parties. He says that the woman
is the wife of another man by the
name Of Manning at Mt. Pleasant and
that the two men are running away
with her. 1t could not be learned TO
what point they bought tickets, and
the deputy followed them by a later
train.
Mr.. G. T. Beavers who was hurt some
time ago by catching his ring as he
was getting off his engine, his finger
being torn from its socket is recover
ing very rapidly and expects to go
back 20 running in few days.
Mr.. George +. Wooten who has been
running the Buck Hotel at Douglas
the past two or three years has moved
back to Waycross and accepted a po-
sition with the Brad Watson Company.
His family will move TO Waycross in a
very short time