The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-11
HOUSES TOBE REMEMBERED
The City Will Probably Order the
Work. Done at Once.

Mr.. Sholes' Proposition in the Hands
of the Finance Committee of Coun-
cil-The Mayor in Favor of It's Ac-
ceptanoe Why the Improvement
Was Not Provided for in This Years
Budget.
The proposition Of Mr.. A. E. ShOles to
reminder the city and wait until next
year for his pay will in all likelihood be
accepted by the city. The proposition is
now in the hands Of the finance commit
tee of council Mayor McDonough said
yesterday that he is very much in favor
Of the proposition, and is in hopes that it
win accepted by council.
1T was intended, " said the mayor, "to
provide for the REMEMBERING of the city in
this years budget, but the $4,000 of bills
payable, which we brought over from the
previous year on account of extra expense
incurred by reason Of the storm and other
matters which had not been provided for
in the budget, compelled us to exclude
everything from this years budget ex-
cept absolutely necessary appropr4a-
tions. "
at is the intention of couacil to pro-
vide for the REMEMBERING of the city in
next years budget" the mayor said,
land if We can get the work done this
year and not pay for it until next year |
think il will be wise 10 take advantage of
the opportunity. Mr.. Sholes' offer is a
very reasonable one, and if he can do the
work in q manner satisfactory to the city
l see no reason why we should not accept
III nah
in need of REMEMBERING, and the sooner
we can get the work done the better"
Mayor McDonough also said that when
the city Is remembered the streets will
also be remarked The latter is almost
as badly needed as the REMEMBERING of
the houses. The majority Of the street
corners are without signs to indicate the
names OF the streets, the signs having
either fallen down or faded out of reCog-
southern section of the city have never
been provided with signs.
THE STREET NAMES.
Mayor McDonough said he thought the
present style of sign, good strong board
nailed against the sides Of the houses or
the walls at the street corners, was the
most satisfactory. There is a style Of
porcelain composition now used for these
signs, which is both durable and attrac-
tive which has attracted his favorable
attention. This matter, however, will
come up for further discussion, when the
subject is taken up by council.
THE NEW STREET SIGNS.
Mr.. w. P. Carmichael has applied for a
patent for his iron street signs, with a
view to placing them on the market, and
possibly TO their use in marking the
streets of Savannah. A couple of these
signs have been in use at Bull
and Broughton streets for some time.
Mr.. Carmichael has made some improve
ments since those we're put down. The
new signs are in two sizes, 10 or Is inches
square with 215-inch letters, instead of
Pinch letters The smaller signs can be
supplied at $l.25 apiece, and the larger
ones at Sl.50. One ofethe features of the
signs is that they are indestructible and
cannot be defaced. They are placed in the
sidewalks at the street corners and
can be read from any direction. The
signs have been favorably noted by those
who have taken the pains to look into
their advantages over the cheap painted
signs which are nailed to houses and
fences at the street corners, and which
are continually being torn down and de-
aced and have to be replaced every few
ears