The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-28
new OFFICERS IN
ELECTED AND APPOINTED MEN
TAKE THE OATH.
MAY BE OTHER CHANGES.
CHARLES GARFUNKEL NOW IN
CHARGE OF POLICE.

Mounted PatroImen T. C. Murphy
and j. A. Woods Were Appointed
Sergeants of POIice-First Omcfni
Act of New Police Chief Was
TO Make Mounted Men of Officers
Broome and McCarthy-This Was
Made Necessary by Promotion OF
Murphy and wOOds-Water Com
mittee of Council Was First to
Hold MeetInE-Bids Called for for
16 Inch Mains.
Following their election by City
Council Monday night the new city Of
ficers took the oath of office at the
City Exchange at noon yesterday. Dur
ing the day their bonds were filed.
The officers who were retained went
on with their work without Interrupt
ton and the new men began where
their predecessors had left off. Charles
Garfunkel, the newly elected superin-
tendent of police, took formal charge
of his department at l o'clock. Mount
ed Sergeant Walter Fleming, who was
elected lieutenant, also began his new
duties. To fill the vacancies on the
force of sergeants Mounted Patrolmen
Tom c. Murphy and j. A. Woods were
sworn in. t-..I.
GRrfunkeTs First Act.
Probably the first act of the new
SUPERINTENDENT of police was to mount
Patrolmen A. NJ. Broome and j. 9. Nc
Carthy, to take the place of the
mounted men who were appointed SER
day in examining the police property
and in receiving the congratulations
of his friends. He remained in his Of
flee at headquarters until late hour
and spoke to the men on the night re-
liefs as they went out and came IN.
There will be a meeting of the Police
Committee of which Alderman Gray
son is chairman, this morning, and 1t
is known that certain improvements
will have to be made in the police sta
bles. Beyond the naming of the two
mounted men the new police chief is
sued no orders.
Water Committee Leads.
The Water Committee of Council, OF
which Alderman Garfunlxel is chair
man, has the distinction of having
been the first committee that held a
meeting. The committee met at the
City Exchange yesterday morning and
agreed to advertise Tor bids for the
furnishing of $500 feet of 16-inch
mains. These mains are to be put
down on Abercorn street, from Ander-
son street to Forty-second. This work
will be done as soon as the mains are
delivered and they Will be put down
before the Taving of the street is be-
gun.
While rumors were rife yesterday as
to contemplated changes among some
of the appOintive officers nothing was
done in this direction and it was stated
by these on the inside that any
changes that might be under consider
alton have not as yet been determined
upon. 1t was said that Mr.. Leander
Butler, clerk in the Office of the direc-
ter of public works, might step out and
that Mr. J. c. Bernhard, now in the
waterworks department, would take
his place.
Vacancy is Untitled.
No one has yet been selected to take
the place of ]. W. Howard who was
elected assistant city engineer in place
of ]. deBruyn Hops. There was some
talk of filling Mr.. Towards place in
the engineers office at a reduced sal
airy and putting in an extra man with
the amount shaved from the salary of
the second assistant. In several of his
annual reports, the city engineer has
requested that he be allowed an extra
man to make copies of the numerous
maps, plans and profiles, which are the
accumulation of years of surveys.
1t is the idea of the engineer to have
these copies stored in some secure
building, not connected with the City
Exchange, in view of the fact that
should the original be destroyed By
fire or otherwise, the loss would be
almost irreDarable. The friends of Mr..
Roy Baby are anxious to have him
put in this place. C. Rockwell is
spoken of for the place made vacant
hY the nrnInntion of Mr. Howard