The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-21
TO STAND BY THE BUDGET
ALDERMAN FALLIGANT THREAT
EMS AN INVESTIGATION.

Opposition to the Movement to Split
the House Drainage Appropriation
for the Fire Department-The Elec-
trio Light Contract-Ald Fall
giants Figures oa the Brush Com
&panys Profits and How Much the
City Ought to Save.
Alderman Falligaat's attention was called
Yesterday to the resolutions of the public
health committee of the Citizens Sanitary
Association opposing Alderman Bailey's
resolution to take 10000 from the amount
appropriated by the city for house drain
age in order TO provide additional equip
nents for the fire department
when sit in council and witness such
things the alderman said, Il am not only
amazed like the committee of the Citizens
Sanitary Association, but go back to my
Z home and toss over my couch in sleepless
sadness, and wonder where it will all end! l
go to the gatherings of the distinguished
medical bodies of the United States,
and my life of devotion TO reliev-
ing the sufferings of humanity is gen
erously recognized, my unassailable record
in dealing with the dread scourge of the
J
counselor in the halls of sanitary science,
and my written papers are not only the
standard works and authorities on these
subjects among the homeopaths OF the
country, but are accorded generous com
riendation by my medical brethren OF all
schools and are sought after from all dlrec-
lions with such unmistakable evidences OF
appreciation of the devotion and careful
study have given to these subjects in love
for my native south, and anxiety for the
welfare Of her sons and daughters, as 10
stimulate me to more persistent endeavor
in the undertaking.
WHY HE is OPPOSED.
''But when i bring up these measures In
council for Savanuah's welfare and some
person, whose chief line of study lies IN
telling the qualities of spot cotton or grades
of rosin, gives his ponderouS opinion OF
sanitary science, and council adopts it; or
another wants to know if it will tax his
individual pocket TO help improve the gen
eral welfare, and finding such thing pos
sible, opposes the Improvement; or another
takes the ground that he prefers privies for
his tenants, and lest, in the general great work
for the protection of the comfort and health
and prosperity of the community as
body, some cost of the improvement may
fall on him, he also fights it; or another
thinks it may take away some OF the
amount in the budget wanted for schemes
in which he feels a greater direct interest,
and therefore brings his batteries to bear
against it; and still others help to down my
suggestions on equally unwise grounds.
THE ELECTRIC LIGHT CONTRACT.
'tYou say, doctor, that money is wanted
for other schemesn
Certainly. Take one thing alone, and
see what Savannah is paying to schemes.
Four years ago combination was made to
keep me out of council. The methods by
which the combination worked its schemes
are not necessary TO mention just now, but
If, with Alderman Bailey, they attempt to
divert the moneys appropriated for house
drainage, / will offer in council a resolution
to investigate the history of the electric
light octopus, and ask the appointment OF a
committee to send for persons and papers"
"KVas there anything wrong about this
contractgn
II am not charging that there was any
thing wrong, But from such knowledge as |
have gained concerning electric lighting, |
think the same amount of lighting can
probably be done for less than half the
money"
Were any members OF council interested
in this contractF'
THAT will be shown or disproven by the
investigation. / will say this much: that
recently, under the influence of scare,
propositions came to members Of council to
modify the original contract and give us
double the amount Of lighting for about the
same amount of money!
TIE BRUSH coMPANYs SCOOP.
''What do you mean by scare ~
81 mean that the city had before it, in
an unofficial way, proposition from re-
sponsible company to give us 200 lights on
such terms that, by paying about $4,000
year for five years, we would not only have
the 200 lights during this period, but own
ha 4,1a st at tbo and of the TINA and Ia a hla
TO furnish our 200 lights after that time iu-
side of $4,000 year,
what became of the proposition
During its consideration in an unofficial
manner, the reduction offer is said to have
been made by the existing, or Brush Light
company. Later it was published that the
Brush Light company had absorbed the
other, and both offers have disappeared"
What apparent amount of money was
involved in these schemesp
IF we could buy plant in such a way
that we could pay part of the money
every year for five years, and furnish our
selves with 200 lights instead of 100, at a
cost of SIS, 600 a year, the total outlay would
be $50, 900 during the fire years and we
would own our plant worth say $50, 900
which would make our lights cost us $45,-
coo for the five years or $1,000 year for
200 lights. Now we are paying near $27 900 a
year for little over 100 lights with no plant
coming into our possession. This means
$50, 600 year for 200 lights, the same as we
could furnish for ourselves at one-fifth Of
the money.
PROFITS OF THE CONCERN
''Or, in other words, if the basis of the
offer recently made the city and gobbled by
the Brush octopus be taken as the standard
Of cost, the Brush company, if it can keep
its tentacles on the city treasury aud renew
its stupendous figures Of 1855 light for five
years more, ought to have 100000 clear
profit in the grab. To speak in common
parlance, the game is worth shooting
"What has This TO do with house drain
ages"
why, the profit on the electric lights
alone, at these figures, takes more money
out Of the treasury than the city's whole
share would amount to, in securing a fine
system Of house drainage. Do you wonder
why we can never find money for house
drainage, or TO carry water INTO needy
distrlctsF
Orphans Have an Outing.