Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-17
MAYOR WINS
N COUNCIL
FIGHT
Salary Raises Lose out-Signif-
icant Gain Shown in Wood
wards Strength.

Mayor Woodward won a significant
victory n being sustained on two out
of three Of his vetoes in Council Mon
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'
majority Of Council to override the
Mayors action. Those voting to down
the veto we're; Councilmen Baskin,
Wardlaw, Hall, Thomson, Greer, Sis
son, Wood, Boynton White Smith and
Mason. Those sustaining the Mayor
were Knight. Ash, Colcord, Aber-
nathy, Humphrey and Kimbrough.
Police Raise Loses.
On the second proposition Mayor
Woodward's veto of the proposed raise
IN salaries for the city police, aggre-
eating $4,000 annually, the veto was
sustained for lack of a two-thirdS
majority to override 1t. Those vot-
ting In accord with Mr.. Woodward's
action were: 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.
Inc joint assembly of Council and
the Aldermanic board overruled May
or Woodward's veto of the proposition
10 close the street at Broad and Ala
oama by a vote of % to L..
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
Alaoama streets on the ground that
council was supplanting an ordinance
WIN resolution, He pointed out the
4"ssaIlty Of such course and urged
council to get the matter Strengthened
out
That 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 a timber of Councilmanic can
0'ualeS tor committee appointments
u ueclare themselves either for or
against the Chief City Executive. The
meeting therefore clearly drew forth
,4e 'nes between the adherents of the
1DSor ana his opponents, and showed
the Mayors gain in strength by a
"o-thirds victory.
'He mayors objection to the raise
III salaries Of members of the police
iorce was based on the inopportune
""le' as he expressed it. when the
opposition was raised. Mr.. Wood
shiG declared that such a. matter
tbe o'au De brought up at the first of
bsir,y year when the city budget was
Ms Ms made out by the Finance Com
t srfo. IN order that it might not in
va ttre with disbursements of this
III as they had been outlined.
+, 1 . Mayors objection to a raise
vii. ISa'ary OF $50 a month was in line
vsr ro ns night against further ad-
wsn IN salaries for already fairly
paid city officials.
tailor 1n ordnance providing for the es-
Inc ''s'LHent Of the Office of purchas-
m6rs Iiseht for the city was unani-
sfti-S'y passed by Council. The po-
boi5a, VIII pay $500 a year and its
Mite wiz be appointed by COM
man 90 composed Of the Mayor, Chair
HUNS lne Finance Committee w. G.
Goldgpnnniley and Comptroller J. II.
subraittIll9' The ordinance will be
Tor tbo,eeu 10 the Board of Aldermen
.nelr approval.
BY 54tlIhance was also introduced
smopiuernan Ragsdale to prohibit
Tbjs IN all theaters of the city.
q was o effiulhance, Mr.. Ragsdale said,
II Chief tlered at the request of Fire
III ipsn,. oummings and is aimed prin-
Allan al the burlesque houses of
nncs' IVA. 1t was referred to the ordi-
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