The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-11
IN DISTRESSING NEED.
Savannah'S Charitable Institutions
Are Out Of Funds.

the Savannah Hospitals Treasury.
Tho Commissioners Appropriate
$1,000 to Charities-Work on the
Roads and Canals-Mr. Carson Wins
His Point-Discussion Of the New
Convict Camp.
There is no doubt about the fact that
Savannah's charitable institutions are
almost all without exception in a bad
financial condition. The facts which show
this condition of affairs, come out too
plainly at almost every meeting of the
city council or the county commission
ers.
DR.. William Duncan appeared before
the commissioners board yesterday after
noon to make an appeal in behalf of the
Savannah hospital He spoke of the ap-
plication which was made to the commits
sioners last summer and said he regretted
very much that that institution was in
such a condition financially as to necessi-
tate further calls for assistance. He
thought, however, it had a claim on the
county, as twas county as well as city
institution. It's income had suffered so
greatly by the loss of the Central securi-
ties, that it had to look around for sup
port
INCOME FAR SHORT OF EXPENSES,
The annual expenses of the hospital
were ordinarily he said, about Sl4, 900,
but by close economy they had been re-
duced during the last year. The income
from stocks and bonds is now only about
81 500, but the income and donations have
been so small that there is deficit of
1900 in expenses from the receipts of
the hospital last year. He thought the
commissioners might give the hospital
portion of the back taxes due by the
Central railroad, and that the receiver
would probably endeavor to pay part on
account for this purpose. These back
taxes which are unpaid, however, repre-
sent a deficit IN the county treasury. He
thought if the board could give the hos
pital one-half the amount of the deficit or
81 900 the institution could tide over the
present distress with what they might
get from other sources.
SUGGESTED A DIVISION.
He said he knew that there were many
other institutions similarly situated, and
that great economy would have to be ex-
creased, but if enough could beobtained to
make up the deficit it would be greatly
appreciated.
The $1,000 appropriation made formerly
to the Little Children's Home, which was
the Minnie Mission but which had to be
declined under the conditions imposed
was then taken up, and Mr.. Carson sug-
gested that $500 of it be given to the Sa-
vannah hospital and $500 to the bra
hams Home, which had put in petition
for aid. Dr. Charlton didn't think $500
would help the hospital out much under
the present circumstances.
DIR. CHARLTON SPEAKS OF A SPECIAL TAX.
Chairman Dale was a believer in the
idea that every little helps, and so ex-
pressed himself He said if this condi-
tlon of affairs among these institutions
continued the commissioners wouldn't
know where to stop.
IF it continues" said DIR. Charlton,
"we'll have to stop, unless we come out
and call for a special tax, and let the peo-
pie know just what it is wanted for"
This idea of a special tax put sort of
damper on the discussion of expenditures
for these institutions or anything else,
and after few remarks from Chairman
Dale on economy, the commissioners
adopted Mr.. Carson's suggestion, and
gave $500 Of the appropriation to the Sa-
vannah Hospital, and $500 to the A5ra-
hams Home.
WANTED SOME ROADS FIXED.
Mr.. G. E. G. Fell appeared before the
commissioners as a road commissioner to
washouts and breaks in the county
roads. He wanted the board TO have the
chain-gang do the work of repairing
the road as it was heavier work than the
road commissioners could do with the
tools at their command. One of the
chain-gang crew had been ordered to re-
pair these places, but Mai Blandford said
the chairman of the committee on roads
and bridges had given him no instructions
to go ahead with the work and he had
not done IL. MIR. Fell also spoke Of an
impossible washout on Stiles avenue. He
said also as an individual he would con-
slider it favor if the commissioners
would clean out canal that runs through
the farm of Fell IL Jones, which is in so
bad a condition that his place was fire.
quently overfowed.
1t was ordered that the attention of the
chairman of the committee on roads and
bridges be directed to the condition of
the Augusta road, and that he direct
the county engineer TO make the neces-
sary repairs. The county engineer was
directed also through the chairman of
the committee on roads and bridges to
make the necessary repairs on Stiles
avenue. They decided too, to have the
canal on MIR. Fell's place cleaned out in
February in time for planting. This was
what he asked and he was fortunate
enough TO get all he wanted.
A $236-sToMACH.
Lem Hover's stomach bobbed up Sc
renely during the meeting, and Solicitor
General Fraser was on hand to offer any
explanation that the commissioners might
want. The clerk read the bill 1t called
in all for 1896 for services OF different par
ties rendered in procuring the stomach.
The commissioners were unwilling to
tackle 1t without a full board and the
matter was referred to the county attor-
ney for report at the next meeting. In
the meantime he will confer with Solicit
tor General Fraser with regard to the bill.
Mr. Saussy stated, however, that there
was no provision in the law for extra
charges for post norton in cases where
a man had first been buried.
The petition of Edward Thomas, an old
negro of so years, for assistance from the
county, was referred to the relief COM
mittee
The request of r. Clifton, secretary of
the road commissioners, for an increase
in salary, was received as information.
TO COLLECT RAILROAD TAXES.
The following order was passed by the
board without any discussion:
Ordered that the clerk be directed to
communicate with the controller general,
and request that he deposit with the tax
collector of Chatham county unsatisfied
II fa's against railroad corporations for
taxes due this county to be collected