The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-28
OFFICIAL.
CITY GOVERNME EMF.
Omciai Proceedings Of Council.

Savannah. Ga, Jan. 26. 1908.
II A change in the administration of
the city government being about to oc-
cur, the Mayor-elect and the members
of the board having assembled in the
Mayors office were escorted into the
Council chamber by the retiring board
The board was called to order by his
Honor, Mayor-elect Myers. The Clerk
of Council read the certified return of
the municipal election held on the 18th
inst. for a Mayor and II aldermen for
the city of Savannah for the ensuing
two years, from said returns it appear
ed that Hon. Herman Myers was duly
elected Mayor and the following named
gentlemen duly elected aldermen:
James M, Dixon, Robert L. Colding,
James H. McKenna, w. ]. Watson, E.
A. NJ. Schroeder, W. l.. Grayson, George
L. Hartman, A. ]. Garfunkel, John F.
CAVITY, John F. Glatigny, r. j. DaVant
and D.. r, Thomas.
The. Hon. Pope Barrow, judge of the
Superior Court, duly administered the
oath of office to his Honor Mayor-elect
Myers. after which the entire board of
aldermen-elect were duly sworn in.
Alderman James NJ. Dixon was nomi-
mated and elected chairman of Council
and Alderman Robert l.. Colding vice
chairman of Council.
1Ilo IIOHOl Zig AdyOI HIS
annual report for the year 1902 and at
the conclusion of it's reading was upon
motion of Alderman Colding referred
to the Committee of the Whole the
applause of the people in attendance
showing the approval with which it
was received. The report was an ex-
cellent one, full and comprehensive in
its character, dwelling Upon the pros
perity and progressiVeness of the city,
containing condensed statements of
finances, street paving, opening streets
and other departments with certain
recommendation to the incoming board
to consider as to a new. public
building, new public cemetery, a home
for the poor and other matters. The
report further mentioned that a new
city lighting contract and an arrange
ment with the county authorities for
the. removal of garbage had been en-
tered into. Alderman Colding took
occasion to make some remarks upon
that portion of the report which had
reference to the establishing OF home
for the city and county poor on the
County Poor Farm, he spoke of its
necessity and gave notice that he would
offer a resolution covering that GER
tain recommendations suggested in the
report. The report will be published in
full in the annual report of the Mayor
and city officers.
RESOLUTIONS.
BY. Alderman Colding- 81.
Resolved That the Mayor be and he
is hereby requested to appoint a COM
mittee from Council to confer with the
County Commissioners with view to
carrying out his plan for the establish
ment of a home for the poor on the
county farm in conjunction with the
county. Adopted. .-...t
In accordance with the provisions ef
the above resolution, his honor, the
Mayor, appointed Aldermen Colding,
Dixon and Davant.
BY Alderman Dixon s...s
Resolved That the Clerk of Council
is hereby instructed to advertise for
bids for printing $500 eight hundred
copies of the Mayors report for 1902.
Three hundred bound in cloth and 500
in paper,
Adopted.
BY Alderman Dixon ,er.
Resolved That the rules of the. re-
firing Council for the government of
the incoming board be for the present
adopted, and that a committee of three
90 be appointed to draft rules to gov
ern this Council, to be submitted at
the first regular meeting in February.
Adopted. sr.s l......
Aldermen Dixon, Thomas and Gray
son were appointed. -.-et ...a.,,.s...
There being no further business,
Council took recess until O'Clock
this evening. VIM, P. BAILEY,
Clerk of Council.