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ALDERMANIC FISTS FLY.
THE COUNCIL IN A MELEE OVER
THE POLICE BEROEANTCY.
The Mayor and Alderman Dixon Paes
Hot Words Over the Measure Per
mitting the KeapDomtment of Sergt.
Killourhy to the Police Force—The
Ordinance Finally Passed— Alderman
Folllard Takes the Oath of Office.
Police Not to Receive Pay During
Absence From Duty.
Last night’s meeting of the oity oouncil
was probably one of th- most, if not.the
most, sensational that has ever occurred in
the long room of the city exchange. Mayor
McDonough and Alderman Dix >n lost their
tempers, and for a few seconds it looked as
If a persmal difficulty between the two
might remit.
Ibe case of ex-Assistant Chief of Police
Killourhy was the cause of the trouble.
l'he preliminary council caucus lasted
two hours, and the exohange clock was
striking 10 when Mayor McDonough and
the board died into the long room.
Ass >oij as the meeting was called to or
der Alderman Thomas A. Folliard, the new
member of the board, was sworn in.
A QUESTION OF CHARITY.
Another case, almost parallel with that
of Policeman Masters, which was acted
upon four weeks ago, oame up. It was
that of Policeman Neidlinger, who asked
the o*. unoil to refund to him sllß which was
deducted from his salary during the time
be was compelled to attend his wife during
her recent fatal illness. The majority of
the police committee—Aldermen Myers
and Dixon—reported unfavorably, aud
Alderman Haines, the chairman, submitted
a minority favorable report.
Alderman Wells moved the adoption of
the majority report, whtoh was seconded
by Aiderman Dixon In a brief speech, in
which he said that under the oath be bad
taken to protect the people’s money he did
not feel that he could conscientiously favor
refunding the money asked by Policeman
Neidlinger. Alderman Dixon sympathized,
be said, with anybody placed in such a po
sition, and uould be willing, as a matter of
cbaritv, to give his pro rata out of bis
pocket to make up the amount asked, but
he felt that setting the precedent asked for
by I’olioemau Neidlinger would lie wrong,
and would only open (be gates to fraud.
Ih'X CITY NOT A CHARITABLE INSTITUTION.
Alderman Mters justified his report on
similar grounds. He said that the city
Could not be run as a charitable institution
If charity were to be considered, the poor
men discharged from the corporation who
bad largo families to support were more
deserving than a policeman earning a good
salary. Alderman Myers believed the set
ting of such a precedent would eventually
cost the city thousands of dollars.
Alderman Haines scouted the bad prece
dent idea. He said the argument that a
man who was compelled to attend the bed
side of bis dying wife or child should have
b '.s salary deducted for the purpose of pre
venting a possible fraud by someone else
was ridiculous, “lake the case home,” be
waid, “and ask yourselves what you would
Ho under the circumstances. It is Inhu
manity to cut a man’s salary when the cir
cumstanois are like those which surrounded
the cases of Policemen Masters and Neid
linger.” -
NOT AFRAID TO SPEAK.
In seconding the minority report Aider
man McMillan said: “In seconding the
adoption of the minority report, I want to
say that 1 am not afraid to express myself.
We often let bigger things slip through, in
volving considerably more money, and I
think It is small policy to get back at a poor
policeman. I hope there are seven alder
men around this board to-night who have
enough humanity in tbeir hearts to give
Policeman Neidlinger back his m >ney."
The appeal of Aldermen Haities and
McMillan, however, proved unavailing, the
majority report being adopted by a vote of
7 to 5 on a call of the yeas and nays as fol
lows:
Y eas—Aldermen Dixon, Bohan, Myers,
Folliard, Caun, O’Brien and Wells.
Nays—Aldermeu Screven, Mills, Harris,
Haines and McMillan.
To the surprise of nearly everybody pres
ent at the meeting Mayor M ’Donough de
feated the ordiuauce offered by Alderman
Haines to permit making Mr. Killourhy a
sergeant. The vote of the alder
men on the ordinance was a
tie, and when Clerk of Council
Rebarer announced, “the vote is six and
six,” and Mayor McDonough repeated the
words, “six aDd six,” the ex-chief’s friends,
who were well represented among the
spectators, brightened up, but the brighten
ing was only like the illusive sunshine pre
ceding a storm.
Mayor McDonough said: "Gentlemen, I
feel constrained to vote against this ordi
nance on the ground that it is class legisla
tion. I opposed a similar ordinance several
months ago, and therefore I vote ‘no.’ ”
THE MAYOR’S VOTE A SURPRISE.
The look which overspread the counte
nance of Alderman Haines and the five al
dermen who voted with him was a puzzled
one. The blow oame from a quarter least
expected.
Since Mr. Killouhry’a defeat for re-elec
tion as assistant chief, Mayor McDonough
had expressed a desire to the ox-obiel’s
fr.ends to appoint him to the vacant ser
geantcy, and said that the only thing in the
way was the age ordinauoe which prevents
the appointment of a man over 35 years
old. Alderman Haines drew bis
ordinance to assist Mayor MoDouough, aud
when the mayor voted against it the alder
man was naturally surprised.
When the ordinance was read Alderman
Bohan moved Its adoption, and Alderman
Screven seconded it. The yeas and nays
resulted as follows:
Yeas—Aldermen Bohan, Soreven, Myers,
Folliard, Mills and Haines.
Nays—Aldermen Dixon, Harris, Cann,
McMillan, O’Brien and Wells.
Then came the deciding vote from Mayor
McDonough.
Alderman Haines, who has been Mr. Kil
lourhy’s stanch friend, determiued to make
one more effort for him.
ALDERMAN HAINES’ ORDINANCE.
After a few routine matters bad been dis
posed of Alderman Haines offered au ordi
nance empowering the mayor to appoint as
sergeant of the police any citizen who had
performed faithful servioe as a police officer
for ten years.
“I suppose 1 am leading a lost cause,”
said Alderman Haines, “by requesting
unanimous consent to have this ordinance
read a second time aud acted upou to
night.”
“1 object,” said Alderman Wells.
"We have a full hoard present to-night,”
said Aiderman Dixon, “and I ask Alderman
Weils to withdraw his objection and let us
vote upou it."
"All right," answered the objecting alder
man , aud the ordinanoe was read a second
time.
As soon as Clerk Rebarer finished reading
it Alderman Dixon opened his attack
upou the measure. "A man doesn’t have
to go far to see what it means," said ho.
"It is for Killourhy. It Is an ordinance for
the benefit of an individual In direct opposi
tion to the ordinance now upon the books
requiring that sergeants of pulioe shall be
appointed by the mayor upon the recom
mendation of the chief of police. We
should not abolish a good ordinance for a
bad one. It means the same as the ordinance
just defeated."
DIDN’T PROPOSE TO EXPLAIN.
Alderman Wells said he did not propose
to explain his vote because he did not see
any reason for it. He expected to vote
against the new ordinance for the same
reason which compelled him to rote against
the other—class legislation.
"Yes," said Alderman Haines, "I have
offered this ordinance in Mr. Klliourhy’s
behalf. 1 have done so because be deserves
** For over twenty-five Fears that man
was one of the city’s mos* faithful and effi
cient officers. Never during that period has
there been the scratch of a pen against
his namo or his record. He has braved
dangers for the citizens, protecting
their lives aud property, and I tb ink it is
only due him that such service should be
rewarded. I say without fear of contra
diction that John B. Killourhy was one of
the most Intelligent and efficient otfioers
• Mava-inah’s polios force has ever had, and I
appeal to you, gentlemen, not to reward
faithful, true and tried service with the
punishment of dismissal."
Alderman Myer 9 hacked Aldermeu
Haines in a pretty speech in whioh be said
that he considered the creeent ordinanoe
upon the statute books debarring men from
appointment as policemen after .‘ls years of
age unjust.
LET THE OAT OUT.
Alderman Wells at this point let the eat
out of the bag as to the opposition to Mr.
Killourhy. He said he was opposed to such
an ordinance because it might result in the
appointment to the sergeantcy of a man not
in harmony with the superiors of the
department.
Then Alderman Dixon talked again. He
said if Mr. Killourhy had been content to
remain a sergeant when he hel l that office,
he would probably be still bolding it, "but.”
said he, "Mr. Killourhy aspired to an elect
ive office. Wheu ha went about
soliciting votes he accepted all
the contingencies connected therewith
and finally met them in defeat. He was
defeated honorably and should acoept his
defest gracefully. If vou begin making
this kind of provision for defeated officers
there may be no end to it. Your city court
clerk was defeated, and you could,
with equal grace, have arranged a
place for him by such a measure
as this one. Anyhow, 1 don’t believe
Killourhy is physically qualified to he a
police offioer.”
Alderman Wells about this time recon
sidered his determination not to explain his
position. "I have nothing against Mr.
killourhy," he said. “He made a splendid
offioer, but this kind of an
issue might arise again. If Chief Green
should happen to he defeated two years
henos we might have to make some more
ordinances. It is class legislation, I insist,
aud I will vote against it.
ALDERMAN MYERS 1 POSITION.
"If this is class legislation,” said Alder
man Myers, "then I favor just such class
legislation. I think when a man serves the
city as faithfully as Mr. Killourhy has for
twenty-five vears, and then is willing to
take a subordinate position, he is entitled to
it. it is an instance where class legislation
is needed. Police service is not like
the servioe of a city court
clerk. It is entirely dissimilar.
In one it is clerical, in the other it is the
risking of life and limb for the people.”
Alderman McMillan said he was in favor
of wiping out ihe age ordinance altogether
if there was going to be any
monkeying with the measure. '‘l
did not support the other
ordinance,” said he, "but I will support this
one. It don’t strike me as any class legisla
tion.”
Alderman Harris fell in line. He con
sidered a man only at the age of discretion
when 35 years of age. He wanted the age
limiting ordinance wiped out.
Alderman Dixon offered an amendment
that the mayor appoint as a police sergeant
such person as recommended qualified for
foot aud horse duty by the health officer.
WHERE THE FUN CAME IN.
This was where the fun began.
“ Will not the certificate of any other
reputable physician be as good as the health
officer’s?” asked Alderman Haines. “ I have
two here from two of Savannah’s most
reputable physicians saying that Mr. Kil
lourby is in every way qualified to perform
police duties.
"1 would like to ask,” replied Alderman
Dixon, "whether Alderman Haines and
Mayor MoDonough have had any con
ference or understanding about the ap
pointment of Mr. Killourhy!”
“You have no right to ask auy suoh ques
tion,” interrupted Mayor MoDonough.
“O, but I have,” tartly replied Aider
man Dixon, “and I ask you, sir, if there
has been any suoh understanding."
Mayor McDonough reddened to the roots
of his hair. He was mad, and as he
wheeled around in bis chair and faced
Alderman Dixon, he was exoited as
welt Raising his "band and point
ing his finger at the alderman
Mayor MoDonough answered 1 ud and
hotly: “I say emphatically, sir, it is none
of your business.”
"I was only seeking information,” an
swered Alderman Dixon.
"Well, sir, you will have to find it out in
some other way,” was Mayor McDonough’s
short retort.
"I did not mepn to insult his honor,” oon
tluued Alderman Dixon.
"No, and he doe* not mean to allow you
to insult him either," came quickly from
the mayor.
"And in reply to the gentleman's Ques
tion,” said Alderman Halues from the other
side of the table, with his hand pointing
threateningly across, "I say to him em
phatically ‘No;’ I have not held any con
sultations.”
Alderman McMillan threw oil on the
troubled waters at this point by calling for
the question, with the remark that he
thought there was enough of the monkey
and parrot time.
The amendment was first put and oarried
by a vote of 7to 5, after which the ordi
nance passed by the following vote, Alder
man Cann ohanging, in a speeoh, about
how the department should be regulated:
Yeas—Aldermeu Bohan, Screven, Myers,
Folliard, Harris, Haines and McMillan.
Nays—Aldermen Dixon, Mills, Cann,
O'Brien and Wells.
MUST KEEP THE TRACKS WATERED.
The ordinanoe to repeal the ordinance re
quiring street oar companies to water their
tracks was defeated by the vote of Mayor
MoDonough to decide a tie. The only dis
oussion of the ordinance was on the part
of Alderman Cann, who urged that as much
dust is thrown up by the electric oars as by
the horse cars. The aldermauio vote was
as follows:
Yeas—Aldermen Screven, Myers, Mills,
Haine, McMillan and Wells.
Nays—Aldermeu Dixon, Bohan, Folliard,
Harris. Cann and O’Brien.
The health and cemetery committee re
ported the selection of the following drug
gists to furnish medicine to the po' r: H.
V. Nottingham, Broughton and Habersham
streets; Robert J. Dukes, No. 8
West Broad street; W. A. Big
man, No. U3 Al>ereorn street; E. J.
Kieffer, No. 101 West Broad street: Robert
D. Griggs, Masonio temple; W. L. Richard
son, No. 84 Henry street, and O. T. Bhaffer,
No. ‘-’55 West Broad street The contract
runs until January, 1805.
THE MEETINGS AT WESLEY.
A Week of Interesting Services—The
Coming Week’s Programme.
The revival at Wesley Monumental
church is increasing in interest Mrs.
Leftwich led the woman’s prayer meeting
this week. The meeting was enjoyed
by all.
Dr. Leftwich’s talk to the Sunday school
scholars was full of interest. Many went
to the altar for prayer. The services every
day at 11 o’clock and at night at 8 o’olock
have been well attended. The pastors of
all the Methodist churches have assisted in
the meetings. So far about thirty people
have been oonyerted, and four united with
the church.
Next Sunday’s services will be as follows:
Prayer meeting at 10 o’clock a. m.; preach
ing at 11 o'clock a. in., Sunday school at 4
o’clock p. m.; preaching at 8 o’clock p. m.
The pastors and members of all denomina
tions and all interested are invited to these
meetings. Next week the services will he
at Trinity church.
RIVER AND HARBOR.
Messrs. Chr. G. Dahl & Cos. cleared yes
terday the Italian bark Concettina for
Trieste with 2.660 barrels of rosin, weigh
ing 1,370,230 pounds, valued at $7,100.
Cargo by the S. R. Shutter Company.
THE MORNING NEWS: THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1893.
I PAST THE MILLION NOTCH
HIGH WATER MAKE. IN SAVAN
NAH’S NAVAL STORES TSahlS.
The Rosin and Turpentine Receipts
for the Season So Far 1,274.937
Packages—The Greatest Receipts at
Any Port in the World In Naval
| Stores—l he Record for the Last Ten
Years.
The receipts of rosin at Savannah passed
the 1,000,000 barrel mark yesterday, the
highest notch reached by any port in the
world.
The board of trade celebrated the evsnt by
Hying its flags. Besides the board of trade
tiag and the national colors there was a
large white ffag displayed under the United
Btates fiag, upon which was painted the
picture of a barrel and on the barrel the
figures 1,000,000, whioh mark an epoch in
the history of the naval stores trade.
The total receipts of rosin and spirits has
reached the stupendous figures 1,274,937
packages. These figures huve never before
been recorded at any port in the United
States in the matter of reoeipts of naval
stores and it is hardly probable that they
will ever be reached again for several years
to oorne, if at all.
LARUE PRODUCTION NOT PROFITABLE.
It has been found by producers that auclfe
an enormous production is of no practical
benefit to the trade and has a very demor
alizing effect on values. The naval stores
trade baa experienced the same effect as tbs
cotton trade from the results of overpro
duction, aud low prices through the year
have left producers a very
small return for their efforts.
The figures, however, show what rapid
aud enormous strides Havanuah is making
in trade progress and places her easily in
the front rank as the greatest naval stores
port in the world, and there is hardly a
doubt that the will easily hold the position
for many years to come. At the present
time she has no rival in this branch of
trade, pud with her superb facilities she
fears none,
TEN YEARS’ RECEIPTS.
The appended table shows the receipts of
naval stores at Bavannab for the past ten
years:
Spirits. Rosin.
March 81. Barrels. Barrels.
1884 133.011 563,31 V
1886 117,200 474,288
1886 107.369 460.106
1887 147,352 582,53)
1988 169,961 643,532
1889 158,208 584,428
1890 183.558 683,077
1891 196,166 738,458
1892. 234,986 878,678
Maroh 16, 1893 274,764 1,000,173
HE DID NOT RESPOND.
Alonzo Coleman's Murder Trial Did
Not Take Place Yesterday.
Alonzo Coleman (colored) was to have
been tried for murder yesterday in the su
perior court, but he could not be found.
Coleman, it will be remembered, killed
Primus Mallard in Robertsville several
months ago with a pair of brass knocks.
The coroner’s jury returned a verdict of
manslaughter against him and he furnished
a bond. The grand jury, however, indicted
Coleman for murder , and he left the city.
Coleman is supposed to be in Brunswick,
and Judge Faliigant issued a bench war
rant for bis arrest.
Mary Wylly, charged with assault with
Intent to murder upon Annie Elliott, was
tried and acquitted in the superior court
yesterday.
The grand jury of the superior court last
night returned the following indictments:
Henry CaiD, murder; George Mclntosh and
.1. McM. Baker, assault with intent to mur
der; Henry Cain, carrying concealed
weapons.
Judge Faliigant yesterday granted arti
cles of incorporation to the Savannah
Steam Laundry Company.
Gratz C. Myers was yesterday appointed
a commercial notary public by Judge Falll*
gant.
The jury in the case of the Nelson Morris
Company against (he Crystal Ice Company
in the city court, an account of which ap
peared iu the Morning News yesterday,
returned a verdict for the plaintiff for $2lO.
The cate of J. L. Sanders vs. the Central
Railroad and Banking Company, breach of
contract, was begun in (he city court yester
day afternoon. W. R. Leaken, Esq., rep
resents Sanders aud Lawton & Cunningham
are defending the road.
TO-MORROW’o PARADE.
Grand Marshal Carson Announces the
Line of March.
All arrangements for St. Patrick’s day
parade to-morrow have been completed.
It will take place after the military mass
at Jthe cathedral. Grand Marshal Luke
Carson will havo as aids Sheriff John T.
Ronan and Mr. Daniel Sheehan, from the
Ancient Order of Hibernians, aud Mr. John
T. McMahon and Mr. Robert Charlton,
from the Worklngtnen’s Benevolent So
ciety.
The line will form with the right resting
on Liberty and Hatersham streets and will
march in the following order;
Marshal aDd Aids.
Regimental Band.
Irish Jasper Ureens.
Workingmen’s Benevolent Society.
Band.
Ancient Order of Hibernians.
The route will be down Liberty street to
East Broad, to Broughton, to Drayton, to
Bay, to Whitaker, to Congress, to Bull, to
Broughton, to West Bread, to Liberty, to
Bull, and thence to the Jaßper monument
in Madison square, where the Greens will
fire a salute, after which the parade will be
dismissed.
Rev. P. IL McMahon, pastor of St.
Patrick’s church yesterday received for the
Irish Jasper Greens from hii cousin, Mr. T.
P. McKenna of Muliagb, County Cavan,
Ireland, 100 sprigs of shamrock. These
will be worn by the members of the corns
la to-morrow’s parade.
Mr. Adler's Spring Opening.
Mr. Leopold Adler’s store at Bull and
Broughton streets was thronged with ladies
yesterday during the entire day. The occa
sion was that of his annual spring opening,
nt which was displayed a beautiful and
stylish line of millinery and fancy dress
goods, whioh have just beeu opeued for the
spring trade. Mr. Adler is carrying a
varied assortment in other lines, but a
specialty was made yesterday of the new
millinery and dress goods, among which are
many imported novelties. The show win
dows were beautifully deoorated by Mr.
Uoldsman of the establishment, and com
pliments were bestowed on every side by
the orowds that visited there for Mr. Adler's
beautiful display.
A Splendid Display.
The spring opening of a Krouekoff yes.
teraay displayed to the publio one of the
most beautiful aud complete lines of mil
linery ever brought south. Mr. Krouskoff
oouducts exclusively a millinery emporium,
aud the noveltiee of various lines which
were displayed yesterday, and with which
the show windows aud store wore decorated,
presented a beautiful and attractive sight
to the large number of Indies who took ad
vantage of the ocoasion to iuspeot them to
the best advantage.
Thanks to the introduction of Salvation Oil,
young bicyclers n ed not fear a fall. 25c,— ad.
THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
A Short Session and Part of That With
C u sed Doors.
The case of the Suburban and West End
railway, the story of whose many troubles
has beeu given in the Morning News,
i came up before the county oonuniasioners
1 yesterday afternoon.
It will be remembered that this road ob
tained permission from the commissioners,
after making certain agreements, to build a
line along the Louisville and Augusta roads
for a distance of half mile or more. Part
of the road, about 87u feet on the Augusta
road, has been built, and the road com
missioners, through Chairman Bourquin,
cluim that the conditions whioh included
an agreement not to obstruct traffic on the
road have not been complied with. This
the commissioners were to determine.
The officers of the road were served with
notice to appear before the commissioners
and show cause why the track laid should
not be removed as a nuisance.
Owing to Mr. Bourquin’s illness
yesterday the bearing was post
poned until next Wednesday at 4 o’clock.
Along with the road’s other troubles,
there comes also an injunction against the
road by the Central railroad to prevent it
crossing that railroad’s right of way At
torneys for the Central were also on hand
to argue agains - the condemning of their
property by the commissioners in order to
afford a crossing for the Suburban and
West End.
The only other matter of any im
portance taken up by the com
missioners was tbs weekly report of Maj.
Blandford, the county engineer, which
states the progress made on the Dundee and
Casey canals, and the matter of the escaped
conviots already reported in the Morning
News. It stated also that the Meridian
road had been completed to the Montgom
ery cross road and would soon be entirely
completed. The clerk of the board was in
structed to notify Mr. McKay, agent of the
\ ernon shell road, that the road must he
put in proper sanitary condition at once.
The remainder of the session was behind
closed doors, the chairman of the board an
nouncing that matters were to he diioussed
which did not concern the public.
THE NEW SCHOOL CENSUS.
Mr. A. E. Sholes Will Have Charge of
the Work in the City.
Col. Mercer, president of the board of
education, and Bupt. Baker of the publio
schools held a conference with Mr. A. E.
Sholes of the city directory yesterday after
noon to decide how the work of taking the
school census should be done.
The special charter under whioh the
board is organized gives it larger powers
than Is usual in*such caoes, aud It is em
powered to make appointments and fix
salaries for the census taking withiu the
city as they see fit. The result of the
conference was that Mr. Sholes was
given the contract for taking the
sohool census of the oity. Besides making
a considerable saving by letting the work
to Mr. Bholes, the board has put it in the
hands of men who are thoroughly
acquainted with every locality in the city,
and no quarter can escape them.
The city sohool census was taken five
years ago by the police, hut this time it was
deemed advisable to make a change, and
the work was accordingly put into the hands
of Mr. Bholes, who will have the work done
by the men he has employed In gathering
information for the directory.
Those appointed to do the work in the
country districts outside the city are O. E.
Brown for the Fifth aud Bixth districts, W.
G. Fairchild for the Seventh and W. T.
Stringfleld tor the Eighth. They are to re
ceive a per diem of $2 as fixed by the state
school hoard. The work of taking the cen
sus will begin to-day, and must be com
pleted according to law uy May 20. Sa
vannah is expected to make a better pro
portionate showing of school population thau
she was given credit for by the last census.
A committee from tha graad jury, con -
sisting of Messrs. C. G. Anderson, A. M.
West and T. A. Askew, visited the public
schools of the city yesterday in company
with Bupt. Baker and expressed themselves
as highly pleased with everything as they
found it. The schools are making rapid
progress under the careful supervision of
Bupt. Baker and the grand jury committee
noted their high standing with pleasure.
The school budget will be prepared and sub
mitted to the grand jury next week for
them to pass upon aud approve it.
AT A LaW DATE.
Some Disappointment at the Time Set
for the southwestern Meeting.
The meeting of the stockholders of the
Southwestern railroad to hear the report of
the special committee which went on to
New York for the purpose of investigating
the reorganization plan has beeu called for
April 12 In Macon.
This is rather a late date, as the time
fixed by the reorganization committee for
ull the securities to be in is April I, and,
although a number of Southwestern securi
ties have been transferred, the majority of
them have been awaiting the report of this
committee and the result of the stockhold
ers’ meeting. This has been the case also
with holders of other Central securities,
who have been awaiting the result of the
action in the case of the Southwestern.
Whether or not the committee sent to
New York made any arrangements with
the reorganization committee in regard to
an extension of the time for receiving the
securities is not known, but it is a fact that
the date as fixed by the committee for the
meeting of the stockholders has been a dis
appointment to many of them, as the special
committee has had the matter under con
sideration for some time, and it is known
that they are now ready to make their re
port. The securities of the Southwestern
have already suffered considerably by the
various delays with whioh the settlement of
the matter has met, and it is said that any
further delay can only add to the evil.
The stockholder* were anxious that this
matter be settled at an early date as possi
ble, as it can readily be seen that any delay
will (only have a tendency to delay the re
organization of the Central system.
THE NEW DRIVING PARK.
Savannah to Have One of the Finest
Courses in the Country.
The work of clearing the tract opposite
Wheelmen’s park, where the proposed new
driving park Is to bo constructed, is now
under way. The park scheme has taken
definite shape, and the projectors will meet
shortly and effect a permanent organiza
tion.
The place is peculiarly fitted for a race
course on account of its excellent clay
foundation, which is of the pipe variety.
The track will be a mile around. A fine
grand stand and elegant stables will be
built, and the projectors of the park expect
it to be made the winter quarters of the
finest racer* of the norm and east.
Spring and fail meetings will also be
held, at which purses sufficiently large to
attract the blooded stock of the oountry
will be offered. The outlook for Savannah
becoming the sporting city of the south is
becoming brighter every day.
f'oiiglu, Hoarseness, Sore Throat, etc.,
quickly reltevpii by Brown's Bronchial
Troches. They surpass all other preparations
in removing hoarseness and as a couuh remedy
are pre-eminently the best.—ad.
Dre. LeHardy
Dr. J. C. Leliardy has taken into copart
nership his son, Dr. Julius C. Leliardy, Jr.,
who will attend to the general practice and
surgery while his father will attend to con
sultations and office practice. The senior
member of the firm is one of the most dis
tinguished practitioner* in the oountry, and
the Morning News’ bast wish oan only be
that the junior will be as able and success
ful as his father.
BAKING POWDER.
Highest of ail in Leavening Power.—Latest U. S. Gov’t Report.
Binder
ABSOLUTELY PURE
WIRES MUST GO BELOW.
MAYOR M’DONOUGH WORKING TO
HAVE THEM PUT IN A CONDUIT.
Ha la Now Getting* Information From
Other Cities On the Subject and Will
Have An Ordinance Prepared—The
Dangrerous Troliey to Come Down,
Toe—Savannah May l.evy a Ground
Rent Like St. Louis in the Meantime
for Poles—The United States Supreme
Court Says It la Practicable.
Mayor McDonough, since the experience
of Boston with overhead wires during the
reoent fatal fire in that city, has begun lay
ing plans looking toward having all the
wires in Savannah placed underground
and the unsightly polos removed from the
streets.
Mayor McDonough favors the conduit
system now in operation in Now York, and
has written to the authorities there for all
necessary information about it. He sees no
reason why the electric oars cannot be oper
ated by an underground trolley placed in a
groove similar to that used by cable oars
The mayor bas written to prominent elec
tricians for all information on tbls score,
and when he gets all bis data toge iher he
will have an ordinance prepared and sub
mitted to the counoil compelling the re
moval of all overhead wires,
MUST GO UNDER FINALLY.
“The city,” said the mayor, ‘‘must event
ually take some aption about this indis
criminate stringing of wires and the sooner
such action is taken the better it will be (or
all concerned. Borne of our streets are so
heavily strung with network of wires that
in onee of fire it would be an impossibility
for tbe firemen to get ladders against the
buildings, and, if the attempt wag made,
fatal results would most surely follow. The
wires must go under ground everywhere in
this country some day, and if Savannah
moves early in tbe matter, tbe expense in
cident to the change will be much less to
both the city and tbe companies than if it is
delayed for a few years.”
A CHANCE FOR REVENUE.
In tbe meantime while the underground
movement is taking shape the city can swell
its treasury considerably and comparatively
reduce taxation on tbe citizens generally
by making telephone, telegraph and other
companies using poles pay a ground
rental. The decision rendered last
week in the United States supreme court,
in the ea3e of tbe city of Bt. Louis vs. tbe
Western Unlou Telegraph Company, paves
the way.
The opinion of tbe court established the
rule that tbe city of Bt. Louis bad the right
to impose a lioense of $5 per year on all
telograph or similar poles within its pre
cincts. The ordinance on which tbe suit
arose was passed by the Bt. Louis councils
in 1885; but the oompany ignored the law.
In 1888 a suit for $28,000 due for such
rentals or taxes from the company was
brought
A CITY’B RIGHT TO TAX POLES.
After running the gauntlet of the Mis
souri courts the case was takeu to Washing
ton, where the supreme court, iuan opinion
delivered by Justice Brewer, it was estab
lished that the $5 per pole was evidently
not a license tax, for it was not laid on tba
basis of the amount of business done. It
was rather a rental charged for the use of
the public streets, aud, the eminent justice
contended, tbe city bad as much right to
charge a rental in this case as for the use of
a room iu tbe city hail. There was nothing,
the justioo said, in the charter of the com
pany exempting it from taxation on the
ground that the public streets of a city are
post routes.
The decision has awakened considerable
attention in many cities throughout the
country. Mayor McDonough’s attention
was called to it yesterday, and he thinks the
opportunity to secure revenue from this
source ought to be considered by Savannah.
There are thousands of poles erected in the
streets here, and a yearly rental of $5, or
even $2 or $3, would help greatly in reduc
ing the burdens of the taxpayers generally.
BALTIMORE MOVING IN THE MATTER.
Mayor Latrobe of Baltimore has been
quick to recognize the value of the deoisiou
of the supreme court and has, in accordance
with public opiuion, referred the matter to
the city’s law officers in order that they
may examine past ordinances and tbe city’s
prerogatives and ascertain whether or not
the counoil can enact an ordinance requir
ing oorapanies using the streets in that city
to pay an annual tax or rental similar to
tbe one in 86. Louis. This is probably the
action Mayor McDonough will take.
It is safe to assume that if a reutal law
could be laid upon the ooim.anies for the
poles, a considerable number of old and
useless poles, that now disfigure the
streets aud are not used by tbe companies,
would be removed. They are standing now
because it is cheaper for the companies to
let them rot than to have them taken down.
These poles obscure the architectural
beauty of many buildings, mar the appear
ance of leading streets, offer impediments
to the prosecution of business bvmerohants,
shut out the light of heaven and endanger
the lives of those valuable public servants,
the firemen.
EXTENDING THU MAINS.
The Southern Extension to Get an In
creased Water eapply.
The water mains are to be extended
through Whitaker and Ninth and Teuth
streets by the Title Guarantee aud Loan
Company, The work will be done by the
city, the company paying the cost with the
understanding that the sum expended shall
be refunded, less interest, when the land in
the extension becomes subject to city taxa
tion. These are tbe same terms upon which
the water mains were laid in the streets ad
joining the properties of the Savannah In
vestment Company and tho Chatham Heal
Estate aud Improvement Company. The
Title Guarantee Company now gets a supply
of water for Its houses fiom an artesian well,
the water from which is pumped into a tank
and from it carried into the houses. W hen
these mains are laid there will be a very
good supply of water in that part of the
city south of Auderson street between Bull
and Montgomery streets.
'‘Wheezing" in children is soon cured by the
famous Dr. Bull’s Cough Syrup.—ad.
Miss M. C. Butler of the Boston School of
Oratory will give an Illustrated talk upon
health culture in the parlor of the De Boto
Thursday evening at 8 o’clock. Miss Butler is
very popular, numbering among her pat
rons aud pupils Dr. Foster of Clifton
Springs sanitarium, Dr. Strong, Saratoga-
Mr. Uavemyer, the New Yorx millionare-
Mr, Coltou of Washington, ex-minister to
Venice, and others of like reputation. Free
to all.— ad.
Abbott's East Indian Corn Paint cures all
corns, warts and bunions.—ad.
THE DARK HORBB DISCOVERED.
James R. Sheldon, Esq., Has Been Still
Hunting for the Postofflce.
The dark horse in the postmastership race
has been discovered. Mr. James R. Sheldon
has been figuring in that role. He and his
friends, it Is said, have been making a still
hunt for the position, and they feel well
pleased at tbe outlook.
Another candidate in the field is Mr. John
F. LaFar. He has quite a strong backing
and is working zealously.
These additional candidates bring the
total up to six. Alderman George B.
Haines, ex-Postmasters Lamar and Me-
Laws and Registry Clerk Lemoks are tbe
others. Alderman Hal Des, however, seems
to have the call, if the opinion of the polit
ical oracles count for anything, and if the
story is true that Congressman Lester will
have the privilege of naming to President
Cleveland the postmasters in bis district.
Alderman Haines, according to flrst-olass
authority, is Congressman Lester’s choice.
OITY BREVITIES.
Haupt Lodge No. 58, I. O. O. F., meets
to-night.
Tammany will meet to-night at its new
olub rooms.
Meeting of Solomon's Lodge No. 1, F.
and A. M., to-night.
The Savannah cotton mill has deolared a
dividend of $4 per share.
Regular monthly meeting of Excelsior
Loan and Savings Company to-night.
J. H. O’Byrne was yesterday appointed a
sanitary inspector by Mayor McDonough.
Protection lodge. Ancient Order of
United Workmen, recently organized, will
meet to-night at Odd Fellows’ hall.
Emanuel Bee, who tried to shoot George
Maxwell last week, was captured yesterday
by Constable Quinley and committed to
jail.
Mr. C. G. Anderson is not foreman of the
superior court grand jury, as announced
day before yesterday, but is chairmau of
the committee to visit the public schools.
The dress pattern to be given away at the
matinee this afternoon by the Baldwins
Melville Company is on exhibition iu the
window of Gustave Eckstein & Cos., instead
of Einstein, as was stated yesterday.
The Title Guarantee and Loan Company
has accepted the appraisement put upon its
property for the land to be taken in wideuing
Barnard street. Nearly all of the property
owners interested will doubtless follow the
example of that oompany.
The work of raising the sunken Austrian
bark Undine was begun yesterday by the
contractors, Cooley & Brown. The bark is
a valnable piece of property, and while it
will j)e a long and tedious job in raising her,
it wttl be well worth the while.
The Bdvaunah Investment Company has
sold tbe block bounded by Habersham,
Pric\ St John ami Bt. Michael streets
for $7,375 cash. It is understood that one
of the leading charities of the city is to erect
a handsome building upon the property.
There was an iaformal meeting of some
members of the board of trade held last
night to discuss direct trade matters and
devise means of briuging grain shipments
through this port. The meeting was entirely
an informal one and its action was not
made public.
Clerk of Counoil Rebarer vesterdav re
ceived an inquiry from England for Patrick
Loftus, who was a resident of Savannah
some years ago. The inquiry came from
attorneys, who are anxious to get some in
formation about Loftus on account of estate
matters. Clerk Rebarer would like to se
oure information of Loftus or his where
abouts.
Policeman Clayton, who succeeded the
late Policeman Fahrenbaoh as special officer
to the mayor’s office, is back again on active
street duty. Tbe reason for this is that
Mayor McDonough deoided it an unneces
sary expense to have a polioeman specially
deiailed for his office, as the messenger of
council and his assistant can do all the work
there. The change saves the city $65 per
month.
LOCAL PERSONAL,
R. M. Mixson of Atlanta is at the
Pulaski.
James Council of Higgstnn is at the
Pulaski.
N. P. Pratt of Atlanta is at the Pulaski.
V. E. Orr of Atlanta is registered at the
De Soto.
John A. Perdue of Atlanta is stopping at
the De Soto.
8. D. Emerson of Boston is stopping at
the De Boto.
T. W. Walsh of Atlanta is registered at
the De Soto.
C. W. Harrison of Bessemer, Ala., is at
the De Soto.
Capt. Thomas H. Laird is in town from
Washington.
H. T. liava of Jacksonville is registered
at the De Soto.
C. D. Reamer of Chattanooga, Tenn., is
at the De Soto.
H. F. Dexter of Live Oak, Fla., & regis
tered at the Pulaski.
T. D. Darlington of Charleston, S. C., is
stopping at tha Pulaski.
W. R. Beasley of Mount Vernon is
registered at the Pulaski.
Mr. J. J. O'Neill left yesterday on the
Tallahassee for New York.
Matt Grau, of the Grau Opera Com*
pany, is registered at the Pulaski.
Newton Crosby and W. G. Freyman of
Tison are registered at the Pulaski.
T. W. Robey, auditor of the Florida Cen
tral and Peninsnlar railroad, Jacksonville,
spent yesterday in the city.
Miss L. Vottmnr of Hillsboro, Mo., is vis
iting her sister, Mrs. F. L. Kempf, at New
Houston and West Brood streets.
Rev. Henry Scblenke of Columbus is
in the city on o visit. Father Sohlenke
was formerly assistant pastor of Bt. Pat
rick’s church of this city.
J. T. Auerback, Esq., of New York, one
of the general counsel for the Central reor
ganization committee is in the city for a
few days. He is accompanied by by Mrs.
Auerbach.
Mr. R. F. Reinhardt, of the firm of P.
Reiubalter & Cos. of Philadelphia, is at the
Pulaski. Mr. Reinhardt’s linn built the
famous Emma Abbott monument and the
Don Cameron monument at Washington.
He is in the oity preparing plans and figur
ing on the construction of the Anderson and
Hammond monuments, which are soon to
be put up.
Zimmerman is Back.
Zimmerman has returned to Savannah
from Brunswick, and will train here for the
raoes at Wheelmen’s park April 8.
With Scbiffmann’s Asthma Cure
There is no waiting for results. Its aotion
is immediate, direct and oertain A single
trial convinces the most skeptical. Trial
package free of druggists or by mail. Ad
dress Dr. R. BchifTmann, St. Paul, Minn.
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