The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-09
s77s,1O1 %
Probable de-

ficiency .......$3i, 3n %
I'VE call your attention 10 the fact"
the report proceeds that the actual APP
preparation for the year 1899 is $sl0 44S.2l,
and is $31,341.23 in excess Of the anticI-
pated Income, which cannot be judiclously
estimated at more than S779, 1019s. Your
committee deems Il wise to provide for a
cash balance of at least SOS 900 during ana
at the end of the year, as a margin for
the purpose of meeting any unusual or I'M
expected demand upon the city, but 10 in
dulge in this precauuon would reduce the
receipts available for actual expenses and
appropria tons to S754, 1O1. 9S, which Is $685.
34l.2S less than the appropriation in the
budget. Since Jan. l last the date at
which these figures are taken, there has
been paid in one extraordinary amount of
$s254,40 for certain ground rent settle
ments, which increases the available funds
90 that extent, and correspondingly re-
duces the deficiency, and. as is usual
there have been carried over to be paid
this year bills amounting TO SS,595.4s,
which were contracted last year
In justice 10 ourselves" the report
goes on" we think il proper TO direct
your attention to the report of the late
Mayor Meldrm. and to point out the diff
ferences, which no doubt you have observ-
ed, between his figures and ours His re-
port says the estimated income for 1899 IL
$S23 1921. but in that estimate there was
evidently an error made In the allowance
for the unusual or extraordinary receipts
from street paving assessments. sale of
Hutchinson Island, and loss of interest
from ground rent sales ali of which were
unusual items received in 1898; so that in
stead OF there being a cash balance on
hand at the end OF this year of S13 0l0
as stated in his report. there win be a
deficit of about $Sl,S4l2S. unless the APP
preparations In this years budget are re-
duced. We also cali your attention TO the
necessity of providing the margin of S25
goo TO meet any emergencies that may
arise by storm, epidemic or other disaster.
I'VE recommend that the budget be re-
considered by you, with the view of re-
ducing our expenses to point within our
means, and IL this course meets with vour
approval We ask that IL be done without
delay"
The report was submitted by Alderman
George w. Tiedeman, chairman of finance
committee.
After the report had been read II was
referred to The committee of the whole
and will probably be speedily considered
and settled in accordance with the com
mittee's request. Until Council comes 20
some sort of understanding about the re.
port, II is stated IL would be manifest.v
premature to abolish Offices, or odop,
other measures of retrenchment II 10
likely Council will direct its attention 70
the preparation of a new tax ordnance
in so far as the appropriations are con,
cerned
The present Council seems inclined 70
make a general disclaimer to the acts ~
Its predecessors. The board did NOT sion
with the exception it took to the tax or
'dinance' but went some further BY an
ordinance passed Oct. ., 1897 tho Oh
Council changed the name Of ReiironS
street to Meldrim avenue. Aldermen
Sehwarz introduced an ordinance wbich
passed without objection, Changing ~
street to its original name. SO maj in ths
future it will be known IN the plan -,
the city as Railroad street. Upon request
there was no objection TO Aldernan.
Schwarz's ordinance being put ON - sa'.
Old reading 10 ST.