Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-02
CHANGES URGED
IN STREET WORK
Special Committee Not to Rec
ommend Creation of Office
of Consulting Engineer.
News Service.

Councils special committee on the
reorganization of the chief of construc-
ton department completed its report at
a meeting today. 1t will recommend a
new system for the department at the
meeting of council tomorrow afternoon.
subcommittee composed of c. G.
Mason, S. A. Wardlaw and Harvey
Hatcher called on Chief of Construc-
ton r. NJ. Clayton and asked him if he
would accept position as city consult
ing engineer, Captain Clayton said he
would wait to see. what sort of consult
ing engineers place council created
and what changes were made in the
chief of construction department. He
said he would then decide whether to
run for chief of construction or accept
The place Of consulting engineer
In view of that reply, the committee
decided not to recommend that a per-
manent position of consulting engineer
be created, DR.. Rudolph Herring is now
consulting engineer to advise as to the
bond issue Improvements. But mem
bers of council have announced that
this office will be discontinued on Oc-
tober |.
Urge HancocL's Candidacy
Since the committee decided at its
last meeting to recommend the eumi-
nation of the qualification that a man
shall have had ten years experience as
engineer before being eligible as a can
didate before the people for chief of
construction, it was reported today a
movement had been begun by a number
of citizens to get w. A. Hancock, for
mer alderman from the Seventh ward
to run for chief of construction Mr.
Hancock is manager of the South River
Brick Company
The committee decided the chief of
construction should have an assistant
in charge of the details of the office
an engineer in charge of streets and
an engineer in charge of sewers. and
that the appointment of these assist
ants should be approved by council and
| that council should have the authority
to remove them at any time
The chief Of construction now has
four assistants, one in charge of streets.
one in charge of sewers. one in charge
of sidewalks and one in charge Of street
repairs The chief Of construction has
general supervision over them all and
! he has absolute authority as to appoint
ments and removals. 1t had already
been decided that the chief of construc-
tion should be under the direction of
/ council
Hatcher Still Protests.
Councilman WardlaW made sugges-
/ tion that there should be some one in
the chief of constructions office during
all office hours who could give general
! information to the public. He said un-
less Captain CLAYTON was in the office
| he couldn't get any Information about
things. The other members of the COM
mittee agreed with him, saying that the
new assistant 10 the chief OF constitute
tion would be the man to meet the pub
| lie in the construction office.
Councilman Hatcher chairman Of the
council streets committee and who has
protested that there was no general
/ complaint against Atlanta's streets. in
sisted that no changes were needed in
the chief OF construction department.
He said that an the members Of the
| committee knew Captain Clayton would
he re plptteU