The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-11
OFFICIAL.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF ]. ]. MCDOnOush, Mayor Of Sd
Vannah.

Mayors ONCE, Savannah. Ga. Jan. l. 1894
Fellow Citizens; Herewith Is pres ented for
your Information statement OF the receipts
ana expenditures, and Of other matters APP
pertaining TO the city government for the
81, 1923
-, The balance in the treasury on
SSs,9OlH, the receipts during the year
amounted to 1921 SIS, 10, which added to the
s9la balance, gave the city 1884, 1880 with
when, when 10 meet the expenses OF the year he
budget was fixed by council at 1901, 10000, the
amount received during the year and cash on
hand Jan /, gave SSO,Sl690 in excess Of the
budget The expenses however, amounted
10 1oo0, 49S2 and exceeded the budget SOL
Oi9e2. This excess was due principally to
payments to complete the new water works
sooner than contemplated, and to the extra
ordinary expenses occasioned by the storm
OF August last and the epidemic at Bruins
WICK, all of which entailed upon the city obi
cations that were not 10 be expected, and
Whlch were unprovided for at the time Of the
preparation of the budget for the year
To meet these extraordinary calls upon the
treasury the city borrowed for a short time
the sum of $4,000. There renal ned how.
ever, at the end of the year a balance OF
Sl9, PSF 0S, which was carried over as cash in
the treasury with which TO begin the year
le94 DeduCting this from the amount Dor
rowed, there shows for 1893 a deficit OF
1922, but there were taxes and other
sums due by corporations amounting TO
Sl7s565s exclusive of amount due for paving
Liberty street,. which the city had reason to
believe would have been paid during the year,
winch should be placed as an Offset to the
deficit.
In liking the budget for 1898, council left a
margin to cover any ordinary excess unfore-
seen which might occur in the departments,
the budget being close one, and when the
advlsabllity of furnishing an immediate and
full supply of'water by completion of the new
water works made itself felt, and council de-
clded to do this, IL was believed that the extra
expense thus entailed, and which was origi-
nally intended to be provided for the coming
year, could be paid from the available funds OF
1881 without a deficit, but the storm Of August
and the epidemic at Brunswick forced upon
the city unusual obligations and caused the
deficit which, under the circumstances, was
unavoidable
The payment OF the sum borrowed, $4,000.
has been provided for IN the budget for 1894
under the head of bills payable" Arrange
ments having been made by the parties owing
the city to pay early in 1894 the taxes and a
portion OF the other dues remaining unpaid
at the end OF 1898 the amount so received
will be at once applied to the payment OF the
loan, which will thus be liquidated without
extra demands upon the citizens and
without interference with the regular policy
OF the government.
1t is proper for the mayor TO state here that
the most rigid economy mas Teen outlined for
the administration of the government for the
coming year. and IL Is expected, and reasona-
Fly, too that good results Will be obtained In
this direction.
Under the head of Receipts and Expenses
and statement OF Bonded Debt" will be
found the budget and trial balance
for the year. A comparison will show
in which department the budget was ex-
ceeded, and the items in the treasurers re-
port will show for what purpose the money
was spent The report OF the city treasurer
carefully ltemized, showing the receipts from
all sources and the expenditures n every
department, Is published herewith. The
annual report OF city officers and statistics OF
public interest, will be published in Munich
pal Reports for 1893.