Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-18
MAYOR WINS
IN COUNCIL
FIGHT
Salary Raises Lose 0ut-Signlf-
icant Gain Shown in Wood
wards Strength.

4 Mayor Woodward won a significant
Victory n being sustained on two out
of three of his vetoes in Council Mon
I day afternoon in a political fight Of
] considerable Importance.
The count on the vote, as compared
with past performances of the city
! body showed a distinct gain by the
Mayor
The first Of the vetoes to be voted
on was the proposed raise for City
attorney James L. Mayson which was
sustained for lack of a two-thirds'
4 majority of Council to override the
MAYORS action. Those voting to down
1.-The veto were: Councilman Baskin,
EWardlaw, Hall, Thomson, Greer, Sis
son, Wood, Boynton White Smith and
Mason. Those sustaining the Mayor
ere Knight. Ash, Colcord, Aber-
athy, Humphrey and Kimbrough.
Police Raise Loses.
IN the second proposition Mayor
INoodward's veto Of the proposed raise
in salaries for the city police, aggre-
\ ting 10000 annually. the veto was
stained for lack of a two-thirds
majority +" override it. Those vot-
ing in accord with Mr.. Woodward's
action We're: Councilman Lynch,
knight, Ashley. Colcord, Humphrey,
kimbrough and Wardlaw;' those to
override the veto were: Councilmen
Baskin, Hall, Thomson, Greer, sisson,
Wood, Boynton, White Smith, Mason,
Shepard and Alternately.
The joint assembly OF Council and
the Aldermanic board overruled May
or Woodward's veto of the proposition
TO close the street at Broad and Ala
oama by q vote Of 23 to 4.
Mayor Woodward for the first time
since his Inauguration addressed
Council Monday afternoon. He pro-
tested against the overriding Of his
veto Of the plan to close Broad and
Alabama streets on the ground that
council was supplanting an ordinance
with resolution. He pointed out the
luegality of such course and urged
Council to get the matter Strengthened
out.
mat the fight on the three issues
would be hot one was presaged by
declarations Of Inf entail members of
council preceding the meeting. The
tension which was brought about
forced number of Councilmanic can
ulcates f)r committee appointments
TO declare themselves either for or
against the Chief City Executive. The
meeting therefore clearly drew forth
the lines between the adherents of the
Mayor and his opponents, and showed
lhe Mayors gain in strength by a
t"o-thirds victory.
Inc Mayors objection to the raise
IN salaries of members of the police
lo'ce was based on the inopportune
ume' as he expressed 1t. when the
proposition was raised. Mr.. Wood
"aFo declared that such a matter
should be brought up at the first OF
,'e year when the city budget was
Oe'As made out by the Finance Com
H'IIee' In order that it might not In
''iteFe with disbursements of. this
Se a, as they had been outlined.
T., me Mayors objection to a raise
Ill Sai5ry Of $50 a month was in line
, "'gI ms light against further ad-
, ,,iI~es IN salaries for already fairly
"V,t PAID city officials.
N ordinance providing for the es-
fT, - Ilinent of the office of purchas-
r ms agent for the city was unani-
, S5,3Isy passed by Council. The po-
S p'I;Gh VIII pay $500 year and It's
n,5 ,.E VIII be appointed by a COM
w. ,,ye7e composed of the Mayor, Chair
I1- oi the Finance Committee w. G.
C1I5 pHfey and Comptroller ]. H.
srb,uSiu1Ln. The ordinance will be
fS ~. lL to the Board of Aldermen
'Oi Ihelr approval
by al ordnance was also introduced
s s3 ,a5.tiueerman Ragsdale to prohibit
Tang in all theaters of the city.
va Srdlnance, Mr.. Ragsdale said,
CSs,so Lered at the request Of Fire
cinarI, Nutnmlngs and is aimed prin-
All! al the hurlesque houses of
nan .'a II was referred to the ordi-
''~e committee.