The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-07
TO INCREASE THE POLICE.
More PatTOlmen For The Southern
Section Of The City.

The Appointments to be Made as Soon
as an Ordinance Can be Passed-The
Fire Service is Already Being Ex-
tended South of Anderson Street.
Other improvements for the New
Section.
An ordinance will be passed at the next
meeting of council amending the present
police ordinance of the city so as to allow
of the increase of the force needed for
the protection of the extended limits.
Provision was made in the budget for
this purpose, but it has been found since
that the police force is limited by ordi-
nance to its present number, sixty-ive
nen, and that it will be necessary to
change the ordinance to allow the in
crease.
This will be done at the next meeting
Of council. and the additional policemen
will be appointed as soon afterward as
convenient.
Mayor McDonough said yesterday that
from five to ten new policemen will be
appointed at first for this purpose. Just
how many will be needed has not yet
been decided The beats of the mounted
men will probably be extended
south of Anderson street also, so
the annexed district.
PUTTING IN GAMEwELL BOXES.
The city's electrician, Mr.. Cleburne, is
already at work extending the Gamewel
police system in the southern section.
Five new boxes will be put in south of
Anderson street. There will be no police
station built in that part of the city this
year, though this may be done next year,
II il is found that the system requires it.
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rearranging the fire alarm boxes in
the southern section. Several old
boxes will be moved further south,
and several new boxes will 'be put
in south of Anderson street. No new
machinery will be added to the fire de-
partment's equipment this year, there be-
ing two engines, one hook and ladder
company and hose company already in
the southern section of the oity. The
water pressure in that section is very fine
since the completion of the new water
works. A stream sufficient for any ordi-
nary fire can be obtained without the use
of an engine As the majority of the
houses in the extreme southern section of
the city are only one story in hight,
the high water pressure obviates
the necessity of another engine at present.
THE LIGHTING CONTRACT.
Bids for lighting the annexed district
considered at the next meeting of council.
The committee on opening streets has
been much more successful than was an
ticipated a short while ago in arranging
with real estate owners for the opening up
of streets in the new district, and the
prospect is now that the right Of way for
the opening Of all of the important streets
in that section will soon be secured.
The deal with the owners of
the Dasher property, authorized at the
last meeting of council, by which
the city is to pay 81 500, in one, two and
three years, for extending the plan of the
city across that property, opens up large
tract in the southern section, This leaves
only one or two other large property
holders to be dealt with.
All the indications are that the city will
do it's full duty toward the annexed dis
trict this year, with the result of con-
siderably enhancing the value Of property
In that section. The work OF extending
the water mains southwark is also to be.
gin soon.