The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-16
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Total notes outstanding. .$69S60
Those due in 1895, as previously stated provided
for in the budget for that year These notes. well
those paid in 1894 and at other times issued in every
instance in accordance with the action of Council taken
different occasions during several years The amount
ted the total outstanding debt of the city, other than its
bonded debt, up to date.
glance at the budget will show that 81 800 has been
provided for the opening streets account in 1895 and
above the amount fixed for payment of notes to become due
during said year
The budget 1894 the trial balance and statement of
receipts and expenditures submitted by the City Treasurer
and also statement of bonded debt date appended
this report.
The health matters of the city have received careful at
tenton and the work of the Sanitary Board and of the
officers charged with duties in this department has been
such to deserve commentator.
The Mayor again calls attention to the necessity of a
cemetery and the early abandonment place of
burial OF Laurel Grove Cemetery which is now in our
midst and filled almost to its utmost capacity.
The old cemetery South Broad street remains ever
on of its dapidated and uncaed for condition.
rebuke to the community Truly something should be done
towards identifying it and to the maintenance of
the place in worthy of it's character If, ac
count of the litigation pending the and the i'm
provemens of the entire cemetery is feasible and
should it remain probable that the litigation will last for
time and the present of the continue
the city authorities if it is legal TO do should have the
bodies within the portion hereto regarded being CONTROL
able by the city removed the walls taken down and Lincoln
street opened through to Perry street lane for the pubic
convenience. If the law fOrbds this then there is evidently
nothing be done but to await the final disposition of the
by the courts with perhaps the result that this
must remain undated because of the fact that under
the law is not in the of the city authorities to
edy the matter .,...4..4.
The election of colored physician to attend the INDECENT
sick among that would it is believed be advantageous
to the cOored people in that they would be afforded OPP
pOrtuny of calling physician of their color for
medical attendance and this fact would probably induce
them to be prompt in summOnng the doctor for them
selves and their children.
In view of the large mortality existing for time
past among the coored children caused it is said by
luctance the part of the parents City
physician the effort to ameorae this condition affairs
by the election of coored physician certainly that
should be made
The Mayor view with favor the present mode
of furnishing the sick poor with medicines proven
be very expensive and favoritism and
other irregularities which be creeping it and
which cannot easily be prevented the system should
changed Two dspensries operated by the city under
strict rules and proper conduct would prove expensive
give better service and be acceptable
pelled in many by misfortune obtain medicine
from this
The cleansing of priyy vaults is being done by
tract and with considerable less than heretofore
The Scavenger Department continues prove efficient
but in parts of the city, especially the Southern it
found to be impossible, account of insufficient
number of carts to the garbage herefrom daily
The appropriation for 1895 has been made large meet
this and other demands upon the Service warrant
the operating of the department basis that should
give effective service TO all parts of the city The Supern-
endent Of the department has. with the means al his
command given good service and deserves be com.
mended for his management and attention duty The
use OF covered carts for the removal OF garbage again
recommended The passing by Of the present loaded