The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-10
TAXPAYERS GIVEN MORE TIME
AN EXTENSION GRANTED ON AC-
COUNT OF THE STORM.

To BE Allowed Until Oct. 81 to Pay
This Quarters Taxes-The Council
Adds the Pound Lot to Colonial
Park-The City's Quarterly state
ment of Expenditures Several
Departments in Excess of Their
Appropriations for the Year.
The city council held short meeting
last night for the passage Of bills and
the transaction of other routine business,
there having been no meeting Wednesday
night on account of the lack of quorum
A resolution extending relief TO tax
payers, was offered by Alderman Fall
giant and adopted as follows:
Resolved, That in view of the recent
disastrous losses suffered by the taxpay-
ers of the city of Savannah during the
cyclone Of Sept. 90. the mayor and alder,
men do hereby instruct the city treas
urer to extend to and including the Sis,
inst. the privilege of paying the third
quarters taxes due the city, with the 10
per cent. discount.
City Marshal Power reported six prop
erty owners for failure to repair side
walks after having been notified to do so
according to the ordinance The marshal
was instructed to proceed to lay the side
walks and assess the cost against the
property owners. The board of education
is one of the six property owners report
ed.
Alderman Garrard's ordinance to dedi-
cate the pound lot to park purposes and
adding it to Colonial park came UP on
its second reading. 1t is conditioned that
this addition shall not be placed on the
same conditions as those on which the
present Colonial park was obtained and
the right of the city to erect such build
ings as it may see fit is reserved.
Alderman Garrard's ordinance to change
the name of that portion of Perry street
lane, between Abercorn and Habersham
streets, to Colonial place, was brought up
on its second reading and adopted.
The petition of citizens that Bull street
be paved from the south side Of New
Houston street to the park extension was
reported upon favorably by the commit
tee of the whole.
Capt. Gordon Saussy, of the Savannah
Athletic Association, petitioned for per-
mission for the foot ball team to practice
in the Park extension at night The petit
ton was referred to the park and tree
commission.
A petition asking that an electric light
be placed at Houston and East Broad
streets was received.
The following members of council were
in attendance Mayor Myers, Alderman
Falligant Watson, Lefier, Gleason, Ba-
con, 1iedeman, Lamotte, Hudson
In the absence of Mr. Adams, his part
ner, Mr.. B. A. Denmark was present in
the capacity Of acting city attorney
The quarterly statement of the citys
expenditures, showing appropriation, ex-
penditures, and balances on hand, was
submitted by Clerk of Council Manucy 1t
will be noticed that the appropriations for
several of the departments are overdrawn
These are the city court parks and
squares, paving streets, public buildings
and water works meter account The CITY
court appropriation of $500 is already
overdrawn s35S.55. 1t is nothing unusual for
the city court appropriation TO be over
drawn. This happens every year The
indications are, however, that the cost of
the city court this year will exceed that
of any previous year. The employment
of an extra number of bailiffs and deputy
sheriffs is one of the causes of the in
crease.
The appropriation to parks and squares
is overdrawn by $263.34. The improve
ment of Colonial park, including the hand
some concrete walks placed there by the
park and tree commission, is responsible
for this excess. An extra appropriation
to the parks and squares will probably be
rendered necessary to cover the extra ex-
penditures made necessary by the storm
The street paving appropriation is ap-
parently overdrawn by $40 1912 81. This is
only apparent however. When the as
sessments against property owners for
the paving of Bay street extended, Wad-
ley street and portions of Abercorn and
Habersham streets are collected there Will
be balance in favor of street paving. The
appropriation for street paving however
is only $4,000, and when council under
takes to pave South Broad street, as it
has planned to do this fall, 1t will be
necessary to make another appropriation
for paving.
The public buildings item is overdrawn
by $2U2.l5. due to extra expense incurred
in fitting up the offices OF the board of
tax assessors and the commissioner Of
public works.
The water works meter account is over
drawn by small amount, due to the
putting in of few extra meters by the
water commission. The other accounts
are mostly well within the appropriations.
The statement is as follows: