The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-29
TENDERS MAY GO
ON STREET CARS
MAKING AN INVESTIGATION.
ALDERMAN OLIVER Is SEEKING IN
FORMATION FROM OTHER CITIES.

Says He VIII Determine whether to
Introduce Ordinance Requiring
Tenders on Cars After He Gets
More Light on SubJect-Thinks II
His Duty to Investigate Matter, as
Mayor Recommended Such an Or
dinance-Upon Alderman divers
Request, Mayor Wrote a Number
of other Cities for Information.
1t is not unlikely that a car fender
ordinance will be introduced in City
| Council in the near future.
Alderman Oliver is making an inves-
tigation of ordinances of this character
in other cities to decide whether or not
it will be advisable to require the fend-
ers here.
Mayor Myers several days ago, at the
request OF Alderman oliver, addressed
letters to the mayors of several of the
| larger cities of the country, asking for
copies of such ordinances. and infor-
nation as to efficiency of tenders, where
they have been used.
Yesterday the first reply, from Mayor
~tASOA1AAeNAA
In that city there is no ordinance or
regulation requiring the tenders, Mayor
Mcclellan writes, though they are in
USE He has referred Mayor Myers
letter Ito the proper department" to
furnish information as to the efficiency
or desirability of the tenders.
There was nothing in Mayor McClel-
lan's letter to throw any light on the
subject, but the Mayor turned it over
to Alderman Oliver, as he will all the
other replies that are received. The
letters requesting the information were
sent at the alderman's request and all
communications received on the sub
ject will be given him.
oliver Is Investigating.
Alderman oliver, when seen, said he
did not know whether he would in
troduce an ordinance requiring tenders
or not.
The Mayor, in his annual message,
said that such an ordinance was need
ed, and recommended that one be pass
ed" explained the alderman. GAS an
alderman of the city, l am investi-
eating the matter to see if the Mayor
is right. 1 am merely in the position
of a man seeking light. 1 want in
formation on the subject.
Until l get the information and ap-
ply it to local conditions 1 cannot say
what I will do. AS an alderman, how
ever, I think 1 should investigate the
matter, as the Mayor has recommend
ed to Council that the tenders be re-
quired. If after investigation, 1 con-
clude that the tenders are not needed,
l shall not introduce any ordinance.
If on the contrary, 1 find that they
are desirable and should be used,
will"
Aldermen Lost Interest.
The fender question was talked over
by the aldermen a great deal imme-
diately after the reading of the Mayors
annual message, but the matter was
dropped without any one ever bring
ing it up in Council. For a time it
was thought that an ordinance would
be introduced. For several weeks none
of the aldermen have displayed any
interest in the matter, until Alder
man Oliver made his request of the
Mayor.
Manager L. r. Nash, of the Savdn-
nah Electric Company, said shortly
after his arrival in Savannah, that he
had known of tenders to give good
service. He said he would favor a
perfect fender, but did not believe that
a perfect one had ever been made. He
had. however, known of them to bring
good results.