The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-24


no longer at the City Exchange.
The city offices were moved yester-
day from the old building to police
headquarters. Every Office, except that
of the city engineer, was moved during
the day, and that will be moved early
this morning. The very old records
have not yet been moved, and the work
on them will begin to-day also. BY to-
night the interior of the old building
will be dismantled.
The City Exchange has sheltered sue !.
cessive administrations for more than
hundred years. The leaving of the
old building was not without some in
teresting incidents. The office force
of the clerk of Council gathered in
the Mayors Office shortly after noon,
and Clerk of Council J. Robert Cream
err made the Mayor a short speech.
'The force from the clerk Of Coun-
ciPs office wish to bid you goodbye IN
the old exchange" said Mr.. Creamer.
1T is our hope that you may live to
return to the new building. We feel
sure that if you are alive, the good
people of Savannah will send you back
again to preside over the destinies If
the city,"
With People of Savannah.
Mayor Myers thanked Mr.. Dreamer
and those present for the sentiment
expressed. Since occupying the office
of Mayor he has tried to do his full
duty he said, and 1t was very pleas
ant to feel that he1 had the co-opera-
ton and approval of those associated
with him in the city's work The May
or said he hoped to be able to go back
to the new building, but that the mat
ter was with the people of Savannah.
Either 1 or an equally good Mayor
will return to the new building" he
said.
I'VE want you!" exclaimed several of
the clerks gathered about.
Building in "a Turmoil.
The Mayors office was in the utmost
confusion at the noon hour, as were
the other offices in the building. Tables
were overturned and packed boxes
blocked the way on every side. There
was much joking as to how things
would ever be Strengthened out. Mayor
Myers rebuked Charlie" Hernandez,
the assistant Clerk of Council, for his
levity Mr.. Hernandez has worked in
the old building for % years now and
the Mayor thought he should show
some sentiment upon leaving it,
The city clock in the tower of the
Exchange was stopped just at noon
On the last stroke of twelve the hands
of the clock were removed The clock
is to be placed on the new building Of
John Rourke & Sons as soon as that
structure is finished. Robert Schneider,
who is moving the clock, win care
ready. The old bell in the clock, which
was put in in 1902, goes to Mr.. Rourke
also.
Historical Old Structure.
The exchange was built in 1893, but
many additions have been made to
the structure since it was first COM
pleted. During all the Intervening
years the structure has stood and it is
very closely associated with the city's
history for the last hundred years.
In view of this fact, the Colonial
Danes asked to be given the post at
the foot of the stairway in which is
imbedded the seal of the state. This
post had been given to Chairman of
Council Dixon, but he gave 1t up when
he learned that the ladies' wished it.
The portrait of Gen. Lee, which
adorns the Long Room, will be cared
for by the Georgia Historical Society
until the new building is complete
The mineral display has been given to
the Chamber of Commerce.
officials Ready for business.
All the city officers Will be able to
carry on business as usual to-day in
their news quarters. though there will
be some confusion for several days.
The work Of moving was an enormous
task. 1t was done under the direc-
ton of the director of public work and
Mayor Myers congratulated Mr. Gads-
den on the dispatch with which the
work was accomplished.
Mayor Myers and Alderman Dixon,
as well as all of the officials, whose Of
fees were being fixed up, called at po-
lice headquarters in the afternoon and
all were pleased with the new quar-
tiers. The Office assigned to the city
marshal is a little small. hut all the
others are even better than the offices
i'm the old building. The city will save
several thousand dollars by using the
offices at police headquarters instead Of
renting.
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