The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-02
ClTYS FINANCIAL STATUS.
MAYOR MYERS DISCUSSES 1s90'5
RECORD AND I0OO's OUTLOOK.

Only Small Balance Will BE Car
ried Over, Due to the Inroads for
House DraiDnge-City officials
Hurrying Up Their RenOrts-PubIic
Works Departments Good Finan-
cial observation-disclosures Dixon to
Introduce an Ordinance ut the Next
Meeting of Council for the Paving
of Gwinnett street, West.
Mayor Myers left yesterday for Rich
mond on a business trip. Before his de-
parture he expressed his satisfaction at
the manner in which the city had complet-
ed the year just ended and the bright OUT
look for the year just begun.
Financially we have done well said
the Mayer beginning the year with a
deficit we have come out on the right side
of the balance sheet. We will not carry
over as much money as was anticipated,
however. When / stated some time since
that the city would carry over a balance
of between $4,000 and $4,000 to the new
year there was a large unexpended ap2ro-
priation to the credit of the house drain
age. Since that time the committee which
has charge of the house drainage work has
cut into the balance very materially. 1t
was well and proper that they should do
so, and l am gald to see the enterprising
manner In which the work has been car
ried forward. At the same time they have
reduced the balance which we expected to
bring over this year to small proportions.
At the same time we are a few thou
sand to the good and have 70 credit cr
demand loans hanging over our heads and
with sufficient revenue in sight TO meet
all necessary expenses. | be ieve the pos
pect held out by the present year 10 be
bright one, both for the city and her ciu-
zense With a strong pull ard a pail al
together we will take Savannah into lhe
twentieth century with a great future be-
fore her than she has ever known befora."
Mayor Myers expressed his satizf3ci
with the deal made with the government
early in his administration by which the
quarantine station was turned over to the
Marine Hospital Service. The results, he
said, had fully justified everything ol1imed
for the change, the service rendered hay
ing been very satisfactory and the oily be-
ing al the same time saved large annu-
al expenditure.
Mayor Myers hopes TO fird several Of
the reports of the city officers up n his
desk when he returns. The city officia 3
are all hard at work, gett ting up the 1e-
views of the work of their respective de-
partments for the year just ended and the
indications are that these reports will b.
in much earlier this year than usual. Thu
year has been a comparatively un Ventful
one with the city, but the finances have
been carefully managed and the head II
each department expects to be alb e 10
make a good showing.
Chairman Dixon Of the streets and lanes
I, Of fsrl-s
Gadsden were looking over the figures of
the several departments coming under
their supervision yesterday and found no
reason 10 complain of results. Nearly
every department has small balance to
| its credit. Streets and lanes has a bal
ance of s14S.s1 out Of a total appropria-
ton of ST 500. OF this amount some S0oj
to $1,000 was spent in the work of open
| ing up new streets.
| The scavenger department, out of an
! appropriation of $4,000, he's a balance %
| $152e9, and dry culture, out of an appro-
| pria ton of $40, 800. has the sum of $3.50
| 20 its credit The o. E. NJ. department
| has a balance of $23S1S and city lighting
a balance of $S1S02. out of an appropria-
| ton of $37 600 The only appropriation
| which appears TO be overdrawn is that
of paving streets. The treasurer's books
show a total expenditure on this score OF
/ $22, 0C0 but as the greater part of this has
already been paid back into the treasury
/ by the abutung property owners the ex-
I cess is apparent only.
The chief paving work done by the
city last year was the improvement II
/ Wheaton street, which was provided VITA
a magnificent vitrifed brick pavement
containing total of 1871 square yards
/ This pavement was given foundation OF
/ four inches of shell, topped with q cusfl-
! ion of sand, being the only pavement in
] the city, outside of the asphalt streets
| to have a foundation. The appropriat ton
/ for the year was only intended to cover
| the improvement of Wheaton street and
! Chairman Dixon and Director Gadsden
are very well pleased because they were
! able to squeeze out of the approprla.
! ton enough 10 pave tle block on
! ST Julian street between Whitaker and
| Barnard, and ihree blocks in Congress
sree' lane with vtrifed brick
! Al the next meeting of Council Alderman
/ Dixon will introduce an ordinance for the
! Iaving OF Gwinnett street from Whitaker
/ street TO Gene cry street. The material
! Csed to be vitrlfe1 brick. The roadway
! will be 80 feet in width with wide grass
/ lats on each side. This Improvement has
/ been ntem LATED for some time, and has
/ be en- s We al times retitioued for by PROF.
/ erty owners. AS much of the curbfng re-
/ quired is already in place The property
owners will lie saved considerable expense
on this score.
/ After paving Gwinnett street Alderman
| Dixon expeci TO take up Indian street in
| case some ARRANGE ment is nor made by
/ the city with the railroads by which the
/ latter viii rave the street in return for its
| use. Alderman Dixon has little expe7ta-
/ lion, however, thai anything of this kind
will be brought about.