The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-16
NEWS OF A DAY IN
GEORGIA'S CAPITAL
COUNCIL TOOK A HAND
TO SETTLE THE ROW IN THE Po-
LICE DEPARTMENT.

Two Ordinances Passed and An
pIauded by a Large CrOwd-They
will Tend to Remove Politics
From the Police Board-BaII's
Scalp Is Saved-New Negotiations
With the l.. and n. Railroad Are
On.
Atlanta. Aug. 15.-The City Council
this afternoon took a hand in the po-
lice row and passed ordinances, which.
it is believed. will result in breaking
up the factional politics in the depart
ment.
The first ordinance makes members
of the Police Commission ineligible to
succeed themselves, and the other pro-
vides that it shall require a three
fourths' vote of the police board to i'm
peach the chief of police or any other
member of the department.
AS the police board is at present con-
stituted, there are five members, led
by Capt. w. H. Brotherton and Chair
man S. w. Day, who are really in
favor of getting rid of Chief Ball and
who have been trying every expedient
to do so. There are three members,
led by Capt. James w. English, who
are with Chief Ball. These have long
been known as the English and Broth
erton factions, their leaders having
been members of the Police Commits
sion for years.
Under the ineligibilty ordinance.
English, Brotherton and Day will ali
go out of office next year.
Under the impeachment ordinance it
will take a vote of six members to i'm
peach the chief while there are only
five opposed to him.
The Council chamber was crowded
with prominent Atlantans, who loudly
! cheered Council when it passed the or
| dinances.
l.. and N. Proposition.
The city has reopened negotiations
with the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad, and under a proposition pre-
sented to Council to-day from Presi-
dent Milton H. Smith, he offers for the
railroads to pay the city $4,000 for one
block of a street known as Waverly
Place, in order that the Louisville and
Nashville may complete the large ter
minals it had planned here. Conces-
sions are made the city regarding the
crossing of tracks by a viaduct from
Washington street.
Mayor Howell has recommended that
Council accept the proposition.
For the Exposition.
Gov. and Mrs. ]. NJ Terrell will leave
the city tomorrow for a weeks visit
to the exposition at St Louis. The
Governor feels the need of a rest since
the adjournment of the Legislature.
Taken Back as n Deserter.
Charles ]. Hamilton. a young Allan
| tan. was taken to Norfolk to-day in
| charge of an officer as a deserter from
| the United State navy. His mother
applied for a writ of habeas corpus,
| but that was denied to-day by Judge
| Lumpkin in the Superior Court.
Signed the ''IOney shark" Bill.
Gov. Terrell to-day signed the
money shark" bill as soon as he had
read it, The measure. which provides
| stringent regulations for the business
of money lending on personal property,
| goes into effect at once.
The Governor will complete the
work of signing bills tomorrow. and
one of those to which his signature
will then be attached is that raising
the salaries of the judges of the Su-
preme and Superior courts.
Vetoed Three Resolutions.
The Governor to-day vetoed three
resolutions passed by the General AS
sembly, appropriating money to pay
the per diem and mileage of three
members to their widows. these mem
bers having died before the session
which has just adjourned began. The
three deceased members were w. A. p.
Lowe of Chattooga, r. B. Johnson of
Clinch and f. r. WEIGH of Gilmer. The
ground on which the Governor vetoed
the resolutions was that they were in
violation of that section of the consti-
tuition which prohibits the giving of
any donation or gratuity from the
public funds. New members were
elected from each of these counties and
served at the recent session.
Brooks Against Miller.
Argument was heard to-day in the
case of Jordan F. Brooks against Mrs.
Elizabeth Miller, who seeks a years
support from the estate of Andrew J..
Miller, before Ordinary Wilkinson. De-
cision has not been rendered. Col.
Brooks is administrator of the Nous
seau estate in Savannah, to which he
alleges the Miller estate is indebted.
On this ground he resists the applca-
ton of Mrs Elizabeth Miller for a
years support from her husbands es-
tate.
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GuytOn Startled by Fire Alarm.