The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-18
OFFICE NOW VACANT
JUDGE S. n. ADAMS HAS RESIGNED
CITY ATToRNEYsHIP.
THREE MENTIONED TO GET 1T.
COL. GARRARD, MAI. CAM AND MR..
OLIVER BEING DISCUSSED.

half of the Aleermen-W. u Il. u
Secured Remission of Taxes and
Appropriation of $IO0-Ex-POlice-
men Are Granted Full salary for
Month-SeveraI Offers of Property
for Opening streets Accepted-In-
formation Docket Remedy
Against whistles.
The resignation of Judge Samuel B.
Adams as city attorney was rendered
Council at its meeting last night and
was accepted after Mayor Myers had
expressed his own and the aldermen's
regret that Judge Adams had found
this step necessary.
The resignation was not presented
until all other business was cleared
away and Council was on the point of
adjourning. Judge Adams asked the
attention of the meeting to a matter of
a personal nature. he said, and then
read as follows:
"The Mayor and Aldermen of the city
of Savannah. Gentlemen: I beg to ten
der this my resignation of the office Of
city attorney, the same TO take effect
Oh Lllt AISL pIOAliilOs 4 AO NlAAo DCNeA01S
1 have accepted an ad interim appoint
ment upon the Supreme Court bench
and expect to qualify on the last day
of this month.
81 became city attorney on the 18th
day of June 1887, being then elected to
fill the unexpired term of Henry T..
Cunningham Esq. l have held the Of
flee continuously since. beg to say
that, during all this time, my client
has treated me with great Kindness
and consideration. The present Mayor
and his predecessors have been uni
formly courteous and considerate. This
is true of all the members of this
board, of the aldermen generally, and
OF all the city officials with whom
have come in contact.
Whatever imperfections there may
have been in the administration OF my
Office / have experienced only the good
treatment mentioned; and for this l
beg to express my cordial appreciation.
All that / can safely claim for myself
is an earnest effort to do my duty.
have always endeavored to make the
interests of the city controlling and
have more than once asserted them
against the interests and wishes Of
other clients. Very respectfully yours,
Samuel B. Adams"
Myers and Thomas Reply.
There was a moment or two of
silence after Judge Adams finished
speaking. and then Mayor Myers arose.
and, addressing Judge Adams, said
Il wish to express the sincere re-
gard of myself and the aldermen for
your services. l am quite sure that
the city's affairs have never received
better attention than at your hands
j congratulate you on the honor you
have received, though l still think 1t
has been loss 10 the CITY,"
Alderman D. r. Thomas followed
Mayor Myers by saying that he was
a member of the Council thaE elected
Judge Adams as city attorney; that
he had since served on several boards
during Judge Adams tenure of office,
and that he had always felt that the
affairs of the city were in the best of
hands. After another pause, Mr..
Thomas moved that the resignation be
accepted. The motion was put and
carried.
The chief interest now centers in the
choice Of Judge Adams successor. 1t
is understood that the matter of Sc
lecting a successor will be discussed
at the next meeting of Council and
that the actual election will take place
at the meeting following that.
II mas alIEauY Deem dIDOuHGGu ina
Col. VIM. Garrard, according to the
statement of his friends, will be in the
race for the position. When this an
nouncement was made there were no
other candidates in sight, but since
that time two others have come for
ward At least their names have been
mentioned by friends, for no formal
application for the place has been
made by anyone. The other gentlemen
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Ferris Cam and Mr. F. NJ. Oliver
Aid for the W. C. n. U.
Another interesting matter brought
before Council was that of a request
for an appropriation for the w. G. L
u which was presented some time ago
but which was personally urged on
Council by Mrs. Richard Webb. presi-
dent of the organization, and by Mr.
Mcconnell, the superintendent of the
new building of the w. G. T. u. These
speakers made so strong an argument
in favor of the institution they repre-
sent that Council has decided to remit
the taxes on the property for the cur
rent year and to give an appropria-
ton of 800 toward the work.
one of the aldermen. in speaking OF
the matter after Council adjourned
said that the work of the W. c. T. U
as explained to the meeting showed
that the institution could and would
take care of many of the cases that the
city is now called on to look after, and
that because of this fact, the meeting
was generally in favor of doing some
thing for the institution. The present
years budget is about exhausted, he
said, but Ii is probable that an appro-
priation will be made when next years
budget is made up, in December.
To widen the Streets.
Council is going forward in the mat
ter of opening new streets. Two reso-
buttons looking to acquiring rights oil
way for this purpose were presented by
Alderman Thomas and were adopted
The first of these stipulates that the
city shall accept the offer of the estate
of James NJ. Schley to sell to the city
all of its land in Schiey and adjacent
wards that is needed for opening anC
widening East Broad street. The price
to be paid for this is $500, payment tC
be by notes running one, two anC
three years at per cent.
Another resolution adopted is an &C
ceptance of the offer of the HON,
Building Company to sell to the city
for $3.50 so much of lot No. 20, over
Ward as may be needed for openinl
burroughs street. Offers of land 70
opening Barnard street and also Thir
ty-nlnth street were made by S. X
platshek and referred to a committee
The petition of Mr.. r. T. Waller, rep
resenting the patriotic societies ant
suggesting that Council take entir
charge of the ceremonies incident q
the reinterment of the remains OF Gen
Eraana which has ALREADY