The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-17
TO BE CLOSE TO 100000.
THE CITY BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR
ABOUT MADE UP.


An Increase in Nearly All of the De-
900 for Street Paw
ing and an Increase for the
Fire Department-The Completion
OF the Bull Street Pavement to
the Park This Year Doubtful-An In
crease Asked for the Dry Culture
Department and $4,000 for the
Market.
The city council will meet tomorrow
night to take final action on the budget for
next year. Night before last the aldermen
approximated the budget. but probably
there will be some changes which will be
settled upon tomorrow. This years budget
amounted TO sT55. 200, but next years will
figure up close TO $4,000. There will be
an increase in nearly all the departments.
The street paving item has been placed at
$4,000, an iuoreae of 5000 over the press
emit budget, so as TO provide for extra paw
ing. Alderman Bailey wanted to pin the
council down to the continuation of the Bull
street asphalt pavement, but it wasn't ex~
actly agreed TO. Alderman Harmon, chair
mau Of the street and lane committee, and
Alderman Cam, one Of its members, op-
posed the improvement
TO IMPROVE OTHER STREETS.
Alderman Harmon told MORNING
News reporter yesterday that he ia not
against the continuation of the pavement,
but thinks it ought to give way next year
to more important streets, from a business
point OF view. He wants to pave West
Broad street from Stone to Henry with
graywacke and East Broad, from Jones to
Henry with the same material. and also TO
improve Drayton street, New Houston,
Lincoln and others.
Alderman Harmon said the paving of
Bull street from Harris to the park will
cost $40. 600, and he is opposed 70 spending
half the appropriation for that work and
preventing other paving of much more inn
portance, both for business purposes and
fire protection.
BULL STREET CAN WAIT.
Alderman Cam said he would like TO see
Bull street paved with asphalt to the park,
because 1t would add considerably TO the
ctty's beauty, but he doesn't think there is
any urgent necessity for the work next
year. 1t can wait until other streets more
in need of pavements for business requires
nlents and fire protection are improved
Alderman Cam wants Drayton street
paved with asphalt blocks south from
Jones street TO Anderson, Lincoln street
shelled, and West Broad and East Broad
paNou WHIP gray "hcAe. ne Salo ne Will
oppose the Bull street continuation next
year, but will vote for it the year after.
ALDERMAN BAILEY FAvoRs IT.
Alderman Bailey believes the aldermen
will agree to continuing Bull streets pave
ment to the park. He told a MORNING
NEWS reporter that il the budget caucus
doesn't settle the matter definitely to-mor-
row night he will bring the matter up In
council: The Improvement, he believes. is
something almost every citizen favors, and
the aldermen should yield to the wishes of
the people and not the people to their wishes.
Another argument Alderman Bailey ad>
vances in favor Of the work Is the fact that
the Bull street property owners can Just
now better bear the burden of street paw
ing assessments than those of West and
East Broad streets.
MORE MONEY FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Another item in the budget which is
causing considerable discussion is the appro-
priatlon for the fire department. THIS year
it was S5l, 600 and next years figures 80 far
place it at only s52, 900. Alderman Bailey
says this is nothing like q sufficient amount
TO operate the fire department. The actual
running expenses next year will be ISL 500,
caused by an increase of $1,000 In salaries.
as provided for by Alderman Cams grad
ual increase system.
NEW EQUIPMENTS NEEDED.
More hose. Alderman Bailey said, is also
needed in the department.. 1t now has
5,40O feet, 5000 of which is new and can
pe considered tirst~class, the other 2 400 feet
being old and liable to burst at any fire.
This statement Of Alderman Bailey was
borne out at last nights fire of the Tide
Water Oil Company's works, where about
half dozen lengths OF the old hose burst.
Each length is fifty feet and last nights
loss figured up 300 feet alone.
Alderman Bailey wants at least e O0O
feet Of first-class hose. aud said he would
also like to have another large eugins for
down town service. The value of large en-
gines was clearly demonstrated at the
Guckenheimer fire, where No. l did the
greatest and best portion OF the work. be-
cause OF its powerful streams. Alderman
Bailey believes that council will see the
necessity of a larger appropriation by to-
morrow night, and will make vigorous
fight to get sufficient money to put his de-
partment in condition to give the citizens
ample protection.
AN INCREASE IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
The police department also wants an in
crease over this years appropriation
SOL 600 Alderman Haines is anxious to
have the Gameweli alarm system adopted,
and also wants five additional men on the
force He will probably get the five men.
but there is a doubt about the adoption of
the Gamewel system.
There will be no house drainage next
year because nothing can be done on that
line until the new water works il completed.
Alderman Carson, chairman of the drain
ange COMMITTEES, however, wants an in
creased appropriation for dry culture for
certain work in the western part of the
city. This years appropriation was as COZ.
Chairman Reid of the market committee
wants $4,000 for next year, an increase of
$4,000. He has in view certain improve
ments in the sewerage line. He may get a
small increase, but hardly as much as he
asks for.
The increase for which there is claimed to
be the most necessity is the fire department..
and it will probably be granted. Mayor
McDonough doesn't think Alderman Bal
ley's figures excessive.
ALTOGETHER TOO WARM YET.