Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-07
New Executive Opens
Battle to Upset Gre
matOry Contract, but
Is Opposed by Some
of His Own Support
ers---Naming of Col
cord Means Collapse
of Fight on Beavers.
Continued From Page One.

/ h'i Ndu 4 Spetldl meeting Ol
council for tomorrow morning. at lol
O'Clock" declared Mayor Woodward.
But TIE objection was withdrawn and
Mr.. Hammonds appointment approved.
Humphrey Still For crematory.
Councilman W. G. Humphrey, named
chairman Of the finance committee by
Mayor Woodward. said today that he
still thought It was the duty of council
to carry out the crematory contract,
and it would be his effort to place in
the budget an appropriation of S125, 600
as the 1913 payment on the s276,000
crematory. The amount includes $780,
GOO of bond money.
! However, the new finance committee,
! literally new with the exception Of
Councilman Humphrey and Alderman f.
n Ragsdale. is made up of the strong
est possible support that Mayor Wood
ward could get in council. The other
members Harwell, McClelland. Warren,
Everett. Sisson. Wood, Colcord, White
and Ragsdale, have been either favor
ably inclined to Mayor Woodward or
MS al III SupppEltIS' he HdQ TO 6p-
point one member from each ward
If the finance committee should fail
to include this years payment on the
crematory in the budget, there is no
doubt that council would amend the
budget and add the amount
Real Fight After Veto.
The new members of council may
change the vote somewhat, but it is
hardly probable that they will change
council TO Woodward majority.
Mayor Woodward will veto the Gre
matory appropriation when it comes to
him and the real fight will be in the
effort to override his veto.
If council succeeds in that, he has
given them to understand that he will
refuse to sign the check in payment of
the fund. Court action. seeking to
mandamus the mayor, would follow
such a situation.
Mayor Woodward devoted the great
er part of his inaugural message to the
crematory subject last night. He de-
clared:
Proposes to Save City S3oo.oo
According to figures furnished me
by the city comptroller, the general
council of 1912 has passed over to fu-
ture councils contracts of this illegal
nature Zone administration accumuIat-
ing debts for future administrations to
pa) amounting to $494,11L73
II desire to state here that | propose
to save the city of Atlanta more than
100000 of that Illegal business by re-
fusing to further allow the carrying
out of that crematory deal"
He reviewed the detailed history Of
the crematory transactions and of his
| investigation trip through the East
when he saw the plants built by the
Destructor Company. the compant
which has the contract to build At.
Iantas plant. He said the plan to at
tach an electric light plant at an addi
uonal cost of 100000 was impractical
lie sid from what he understood of
the letting of the contract no other
company had any chance of competing.
He. urged that proper investigation
would reveal the fact that DR.. Rudolph
Herring, who prepared Atlanta's crema-
tory specifications, had been consulting
engineer in every city in the country
where patent plant similar to At
lanta's had been built
FaVors Forsyth Cremstory.
He favored a Forsyth crematory.
which can be built by an Atlanta COM
pany for $4,000, as a temporary solu-
ton Of the garbage problem
He urged garbage reduction. by
which the valuable parts of garbage
can be separated and sold. as the ulti-
mate solution Of the problem.
Next, the mayor took up the city,
moral obligation contract for new 20
lice and fte alarm system with the
okonite company for $1O681G73. He
said that he understood that this sys-
TEN had proved a failure in other cities.
Il wish to state here and now that
this loose way of doing business viii
not be tolerated during my administra.
tons"
He also attacked this contract as
violation of the state law and the city
chatter
Raps Streets Department.
He criticised the construction depart.
ment as follows:
while | have the utmost confidence
! in the honesty and integrity of the
! chief of construction, | believe he has
allowed some contractors to exert too
much influence over him. I believe he
! has too many incompetent men around |
! him-men who have more capacity for f!
| votes getting than they have ability IA !
/ do good work"
He advocated fair grounds at Lake |
wood park, with the city paying a sum |
equal to a fund raised by the mer-
! chants of the city.
! The old administration he pointed |
out had neglected its duty by not pro-
vidins better buildings for the Girls /
/ High school. He characterized the pres
! ent quarters as a menace to health.
! His Smoke War Plans.
/ He compdmented the Grady hospital |
! Announcing that the smoke nuisance |
| was too serious a matter 10 be con-
sidered in q frivolous manner, he said |
| me soon would propose plan to coun-