The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-01
FIGURES OF THE COMMISSIONS
PUBLIC WORKS, POLICE AND PARK
AND TREE ESTIMATES.

Tho Public Works Commissioner
Asks For sI4S,2O4.O5 For the De-
nartments Under His Care For
Next Ycar-POlice Commission
wants SOL 900 and the Park ana
Tree Commission $25,OOO-A New
Guard House Wanted For the PO-
lice observation-disclosures and Tree
Commission Want to Improve Bay
street Green and Laurel Grove
Cemetery and Plant 5000 New
Trees.
The estimates of Commissioner of Pub
lie Works Willink of the cost of conduct
ing the various departments under his
care for the coming year have been re-
ceived by the mayor
The estimates show little, if any, excess
of the allowances made for the operation
of the same departments for the present
wear. there being slight reductions in
some Instances.
The following table shows the estimates
made by the commissioner:
Streets and lanes .................S5SS0 20
Dry culture ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 4OoS 90
O. E. NJ. department .............. $40 90
Al
Scavenger department ...........,. 25oZl %
Additions to scavenger depart
ment ............................. 200 w
Crematory Observation-Disclosures. 6245 "
Repairs TO crematory .............. 500 90
Public buildings .................... 2,lOO %
$14S,2O4 O5
The street and lane department is per-
hans the most important in the care of
the commissioner. The estimate for labor
alone in this department is S42,396. This
includes the paving force which keeps the
granite and cobble-stone pavements in
repair repairs sewers, lays crossings and
laws and repairs sidewalks, the street
cleaning force and other employees.
In addition to the above there are re-
pairs to 91,135 square yards of asphalt
pavement at 5 cents per square yard per
annum, amounting to $4,556.f5. The guar
antees on all asphalt streets except those
laid this year, expired Feb. l, 1897. Other
expenses of the department, including
keeping up stock and wagons, repairs to
shell streets and so forth are estimated at
$l1, s25.
The itemized statement of the dry cul-
ture department shows that the chief cost
of that department is for labor, the rent
of Twickenham plantation, al $3.50
a year, being the most important
item outside of labor. There having been
no appropriation for the salary of the clerk
TO the commissioner or for incidental ex-
penses of the city's engineers department,
these, amounting to 81 200 and $315, respec-
lively, have been thrown upon the dry
culture department.
The estimate for the o. E. M. department
Is practically the same as for the present
year. This estimate, the commissioner
notes, is based on clearing sinks, etc, as
heretofore. Upon the adoption of the new
system of house drainage, he states, 1t
will be necessary to make an extra APP
Precipitation of about $4,000 for the purpose
of clearing and filling the entire number.
Only twelve additional lights are in
cuded in the lighting estimate for 1898.
If the city puts in its own plant an entire
change will result in the operation of this
department
The estimate for the scavenger depart
ment is practically the same as hereto
fore, the chief items being labor feed and
care of stock and wagons. The proposed
addition to this department consists of
two wagons with teams and drivers, the
estimated cost being 81, SIS
I'm view of the steadily increasing
amount of garbage and other matter to
be removed by this depart
ment,'' states the commissioner, 81
would respectfully recommend that the
force be increased by the addition of two
wagons at the additional cost given
above"
The estimate for the crematory depart
ment, S6,245.S0, is less than the present
year. Heretofore there was a superin-
tendent at 500 per month. Owing to the
consolidation of the superintendent of the
crematory and scavenger departments, a
timekeeper only Is needed at $25 per
month. Repairs to the platform and fur
naces, estimated at 5000, are recommended.
The cost of public buildings for next
year is placed at $500. In this is includ-
ed $3.50 for refurnishing and renovating
ha int rto of f11n aifx
for repairs to powder magazine.
POLICE COMMISSIONS ESTIMATES.