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 Will Appoint Police
Committee With Strict Views
Regarding Locker Clubs-De-
MES Bitter War With Aldermen.

Mayor James G. Woodward Satur-
day gave the first intimatlon of his
policy toward committee appoint
ments for the new Council when he
declared he would make sweeping
changes in the present committees.
q think it Is a good policy to
change around, so the members of
Council can get experience in the va
rious branches of the city govern
nent," he said. There will be whole
sale changes in committee places
when the new Council Is organized.
The members coming in would re-
cure some changes, anyway, but it
has been my experience that the
hest results can be attained 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
ton about more than one line of
work.
The Mayors statement comes as
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
AIr,oef M1,Na, nI;,,.
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
istration," 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. I have
put stop to those contracts, and In
DONG so brought hard fights on my
self But l have aided In putting
through every legitimate plan of i'm
poVement that has come up in my
administration"
Declines to Be Specific.
Wher 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
aFpointments. He would not be spe.
'lhc in his plans for changes.
IS reported on good authority
around the City Hall, however, thai
me Mayor will appoint a Police Com
m'tIee with strict views on law en-
Iorcement as to locker clubs and
hear-beer saloons, His committee
lh1s year had A. r. Colcord as chair
man. The Mayor has told friends
uiat he interpreted the recent Coun-
ciImanic election as an expression for
more strict regulations along certain
ines and besides number of in
nuehlal locker club and near-beer
owners were aligned against him.
Locker Clubs in Peril.
4 mere is strong prohibition ele-
ueht III Council, sud with the as
s,s'ance of Police Chief Beavers a
vigorous effort will be made to reduce
tIe number OF locker clubs when their
usenSes come up for reconsideration
Ne brst of the new year.
p, ne spirited race for Mayor Pro
m between Alderman I. n. Rags
70, James R. Nutting and ]. II.
t''E"eil is playing an important part
~ me politics of committee appoint
Hteu's' Efforts are being made to get
saNvr Woodward to WELD his in
u"ence against Alderman Nutting who
me candidate of the anti Wood
NaId party. Mayor Woodward has
''rrh no part I'M the contest at all.
ne effect on this race of possible
souIIhiitee places was shown by the
saleihent of prominent anti-Wood-
'.,u Councllmanlc leader Saturday.
A. II makes me tired to see some Of
, k Iie Counctlmen who have been most
.Ver IN their attitude to the Mayor
nice and sweet now that he is
ph TO make new committee APP
poHtments," he said. Last year a
LUMBER OF Councilmen who fought
XIV SAID they were not going about
aIn' out before the committees were
Ssnhouhced | heard of one after an
rer having long confabs with him.
mere is no indication Of the birth
VI spirit OF forgiveness between
,'ayor Woodward and three Of the
hoers-Alderman James r. Nut
ny alderman James w Maddox
Ti.u Councilman Albert Thomson.
,bte! were given what are known as
INSULT committees" last wear,
lln'ttees that have so little work
"ey never meet