The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-06-19
HOPE FOR TEACHERS
STATE TREASURY SHOWING BET
TER THAN WAS EXPECTED.
MAY BE PAID TW0-THIRDS.
THIS, 1T IS HOPED, WILL BE REM
DERED POSSIBLE.

Gov. Gambler at Present in Athens,
but VIII Return 10 Atlanta Thurs
day, When Final Action VIII he
Taken In the Premises-COntroIIe
Wright Considers Ii Necessary to
Arbitrate in the Disputed Matter
of Plant system Tax Assessment
Returns.
Atlanta, June 1s.-It begins to look as
If Gov. Gambler will be able to pay the
school teachers of the state about two
thirds of their salaries during July. The
treasury statements called for by the
Governor from the treasurer and the con-
troler general, have not yet been furnish
ed and will not be until tomorrow, but
1t is understood they will show a total of
S95,707 in the treasury including the pub
lie property and sinking funds. These
latter funds amount to about $544OOo.
leaving in the general fund in the treas
ury more than $250.OO0 From this must be
deducted about $4,000, which has been
paid out on salary, etc, and for which
warrants have not been presented. This
leaves about $4,000 actual cash in the
treasury. Out of this the July interest on
the bonded debt amounting to $i6l, 900
must be paid. leaving $40 600 Then the
Governor will borrow 100000 which will
give him enough to pay the teachers all
but about $4,000 of the amount that is
due them.
1t is believed now that this can be done
because 1t is said the receipts in July will
be about $125,O0O. which will be sufficient
to pay the running expenses. of the state.
The treasury showing will be far better
than was expected, as it was said at the
time the Supreme Court decided the pub
lie property fund case there was not
enough money on hand to pay the July
interest. This appears TO have been In er-
ror. The Governor is in Athens at pres
ent and will not act In the matter until
Thursday.
Arbitration Likely.
Controller Gen. w. A. Wright said to-
day he was satisfied 1t would be necessary
to enter into arbitration with the Plant
System over their returns for taxation
before the matter Is settled He received
a letter from w. B. Denham, general su-
perintendent to-day, In which that Of
fetal apparently objects to any increase
In the valuation of the system property
saying the company might submit to an
GS-
tate In the city of Savannah, provided a
lower valuation is placed on the main line
running out of the city. To this, the Con-
troller General will not agree and he
thinks 1t will be necessary to appoint ar
bitrators to settle the matter
He will appoint Judge Spencer r. At
kinson, Of the Railroad Commission to
represent the state In the arbitration over
the Georgia Northern. That road has ap-
D0ntqd II II nIprarcon ~ ~
X was returned at 5000 per mile. ana
Capt. Wright has assessed 1t at So, 800 per
mile.
The same Is true of the Valdosta South
ern and the South Georgia Railroad both
OF which wre returned at 5000 per mile
and were assessed by the Controller Gen.
eral at $500. There will be arbitration
over both of thes properties
Barry Gets Two Years
j. F. Barry. the soldier from Fort Nc
Pherson who shot Policeman Quinn
about two weeks ago. was tried in the
Superior Court to-day on the charge OF
assault with intent to murder The jury
brought in a verdict Of shooting at an
other not In his own. defense, and recon-
mended him to the mercy of the court
Judge Gambler sentenced Barry to spend
two years in the penitentiary
There is a sensation in local political
circles over the summoning before the
grand jury of a large number of city ON
cials and members OF Council Nobody
seems to know why they are wanted, and
1t is believed some OF the city depart
ments and perhaps the City Council are
to be investigated, though for what rea-
son is a mystery.
The report that Judge John S. Gambler
of the Stone mountain circuit expects 10
run for the Supreme Court against Jus
tice A. ]. Cobb Is apparently an error.
A friend of Judge Gambler stated to-day
that the latter was schoolmate and a
fraternity mate of Justice Cobb. and that
for these and other reasons Judge Cand-
Ter would not make the race for Supreme