Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-26
Council Surprised by Mayors In
tention to Give Members Varied
Experience - Almost Waves
Olive Branch at His Opponents.
Reported He viii Appoint Police
Committee With Strict Views
Regarding Locker CIubs-De-
MES Bitter War With Aldermen.

Mayor James G. Woodward Satur-
day gave the first intimation of his
policy toward committee appoint
ments for the new Council when he
declared he would make sweeping
changes in the present committees.
4 think it is good policy to
change around, so the members of
Council can get experience in the va
rious branches of the city govern
ment," he said. There will be whole
sale changes in committee places
Wien the new Council is organized
The members coming in would re-
1Iire some changes, anyway, but 1t
las been my experience that the
best results can be attained with
Cuuncilmen who are familiar with
more than one department Of the
city government. There is so much
work assigned to some of the COM
mittees that the members don't have
much opportunity to gain informa-
ton about more than one line of
work.
The Mayors statement comes as a
surprise to Council. The general i'm
preston has been that he would al
low the present heads of the more
important committees to retain their
places since most of them are to re-
tain their seats in Council
Almost Waves Olive Branch.
In discussing the plans for the
coming year, Mayor Woodward al
most waves the olive branch to his
old enemies in Council
The newspaper stories during the
past months would make it appear
that Council and myself have been at
bitter war over all policies of admin
lstration," he said. There has been
but little difference between Council
and myself over any matter except
moral obligation contracts that were
brought over from last year | have
put stop to those contracts, and in
doing SO brought hard fights on my
'' puI nave diueu III putting
through every legitimate plan of i'm
proVement that has come up in my
administration.
Declines TO Be Specific.
"hen asked If he would reappoint
W, G. Humphrey, Councilman from
the Eighth Ward, chairman of the
finance Committee, Mayor Woodward
SAID he had not decided on definite
appointments. He would not be spe.
rIfic in his plans for changes.
1t is reported on good authority
around the City Hall, however, that
me Mayor will appoint a Police Com
.'ittee with strict views on law en-
Iorcement as to locker clubs and
near-beer saloons. His committee
inns year had A. r. Colcord as chair
nan. The Mayor has told friends
mat he interpreted the recent Coun-
'i'fnanic election as an expression for
more strict regulations along certain
Ines, and besides a number of in
huential locker club and near beer
owners We're aligned against him.
Locker Clubs in Peril.
mere is a strong prohibition ele-
nNht IN Council. and with the as
SStance of Police Chief Beavers a
,'s'rous effort will be made to reduce
.Ie number of locker clubs when their
lenses come up for reconsiderat ton
me FIRST of the new year.
.r ne spirited race for Mayor Pro
m between Alderman l. n. Rags
,,"e' James r. Nutting and J. Fl.
H"rWeA is playing an important part
me politics of committee appoint
r,'Ats, Efforts are being made to get
oo@!or Woodward to WELD his in
H'ence against Alderman Nutting, who
me candidate of the anti Wood
"aFd party Mayor Woodward has
zen no part in the contest at all.
ne effect on this race of possible
o'uthittee places was shown by the
s.'lehent of a prominent anti Wood =
"aru Councilmanic leader Saturday.
II makes me tired to see some of
Ne Councilmen who have been most
ollter in their attitude to the Mayor
&" nice and sweet now that he is
sun TO make new committee ap-
polntments," he said. Last year a
number of Councilman who fought
KIN said they We're not going about
nuI' out before the committees were
announced | heard OF one after an
''rer having long confabs with him.
- mere is no indication of the birth
\, spirit of forgiveness between
"oNor Woodward and three OF the
TN oers-Alderman James r Nut
lg' alderman James w Maddox
rlu Councilman Albert Thomson.
icy were given what are known as
insult committees" last year,
,S0llttees that have so little work