The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-10
GUERARD ON LOCAL BILLS.
The County Treasurership and the
New Registration Measures.

| AhS OOuAJy 1T6aSuE6TEnlD ana the
New Registration Measures.
! Hon. r. ID. Guerar1 spent yesterday in
the city attending to some private bust
ness matters. Mr. Guerard was not very
! much disposed to talk for the newspapers
The newspapers have gotten me into
! enough trouble already" he said, refer
| ing to the recent controversy with Mr..
! Frazer. He said if he had been correctly
| represented by the newspapers there
! would never have been any misunderstood
ing between himself and Mr.. Fraser
The MORNING News referring to
my position with regard to my bill to al
low the county treasurer to secure bond
| from guaranty company, to be paid for
| by the county" said Mr.. Guerard,
comments on the fac5 that Full
| ton county has no treasurer. the
money being deposited with the banks,
and suggests that the same
thing would be very applicable here.
| The fact is. that Atlanta is very much
dissatisfied with her system. The ques-
ton of what banks shall handle the money
has gotten into politics. and there is so
much squabbling that there is an
agitation on foot now in favor of restoring
the office of treasurer, and a bill to this
erect will probably be introduced into the
legislature. My bill is a business measure
solely. The county treasurer is now re-
vate citizens. A man who is esteemed good
for the amount for which he signs
the bond may be found to be bankrupt a
year or two later, should the bond be
called in question. There is not much
likelihood of loss if the bond is furnished
by a. strong guaranty company, and it
would be unquestionably safer The
county commissioners might be willing to
accept of a smaller bond if this were the
case. The treasurer is at present re-
CURED to give bond for 100000, l think,
which could be obtained from guaranty
company for about $500
Under the present system the treas.
urer is under obligations to those bankers
who go upon his bond, and accordingly
makes his deposits in the banks of which
they are at the head. found this to be
the case when was president of the Chat
ham Bank. If the county paid for the
treasurer's bond, they might direct where
the money should be deposited or call
upon the banks to bid for it."
Mr.. Guerard said he has not yet given
the two bills to change the registration of
the city and county a thorough con-
slderat1on He approves the general
idea of Mr.. Osborne's bill, providing for
the city registration and election, but is
afraid some of its most important feat
ures will have to be stricken out, on ac-
count of conflicting with the constitu-
tion. He thinks that the bill, if passed,
in its present shape, would impose a
very heavy burden of expense upon the
city.
Mr.. Guerard is favorably disposed to
Mr. Doolan's county bill. He consid-
ers the bill, however, merely a polit-
zeal move to get the registration out of
the control of one faction and place it in
the hands of the other. He has no par
ticular objection to the registration
being placed in the hands of the ordinary,
but he favors an amendment to place the
registration in charge Of three commits
sioners appointed for that purpose
Mr.. Osborne will be in Savannah Satur-
day for the purpose of appearing before
the city council to explain his city regis
tration bill The council will be asked to
consider the bill, and to make any sug-
gestions which it may see fit.