The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-06-11
Deal fairly
with those
WhOmyou hope
to see again,
is the syndi-
Gates motto;
and the reason
Of the crowds
at the Mill
End yesterday
BRUNSWICK'S BAD FINANCES.
NEW COUNCIL DOING GOOD WORK,
HOWEVER.

Had a Heavy Load of Debt to Face
Which They Have Greatly Re-
duced-ReaI Indebtedness Was
S57,119.73 and Not $14,632.4Z as
Stated by Old COunciI-ResuIts
Due Largely to Individual Efforts
of Mayor Emanuel and Alderman
duBignOn.
Brunswick, Ga, June 10.-The
finances of the city of Brunswick
form an interesting study in figures, and
the statement rendered by the outgoing
finance committee December 31st last,
when paralleled with that of the present
chairman of finance. Alderman ]. E. du
Bignon, a few days ago, presents q wide
" different aspect to the tax payers and
thosmore the two statements are studied
the more readily is it apparent that the
present administration went into Office
considerably handicapped from depleted
treasury and a debt-ridden municipality.
That the city has thus far been able
to pay its employees and meet obligations
Incurred by previous administrations is
largely due to the personal actions OF
Mayor N. Emanuel and Alderman duBig-
non, chairman of Council as well as
chairman of the Finance Committee.
These two officials have individually as
s1med large portion of the city's in
deotedness and in other instances have
given their personal guarantee TO credit
ors Of the city that their claims will be
paid, as we'll as such moneys as is
loaned them for the city from time to
tme to keep up the city's credit and
meet the necessary expenses of running
eGairs
causes which led up to the bad financial
condition of Brunswicks municipal gov
ernment are many, but the fact remains
tHat financially the present year opened
WIN new set of officials in Office and
on old set of debts to pay. As the plat
FORM in which the new set were placed
~ once practically read. Economy and
reform especial attention has been given
20 mat line Of their work by the tax
pa3'is as a whole. In this particular the
~" SET have been living most rigidly to
P'lNclples of the platform and under the
u.t ION OF Chairman duBignon some
9lold work has been accomplished.
IH.' This work has required almost his
uuire Time and has involved much labor,
"-'HouJ hope, or desire of re-
~aiI except the approval of
an 'nscience is greatly to his credit.
rlI The public generally recognize the
'af Jness which is characterizing his
..'.'s to bring Brunswick out of the
,c'.4"0.al hole in which she has struggled
''l many years.
official statement published by the
,,@''Hg Council last December shows a
''.e owed by the city OF only $l4,6S2 AZ,
study of the statement and the
ana credits Incorporated therein ev-
The fact that the outgoing finance
'ie drew largely upon a
'fF future yield of reve-
10 get such favorable
"enL There are many thousand
worth OF assets incorporated in
statement which will never be real
, '"on for anything like their face
ana as a fair proposition, from a
'a,lve statement made up by the
os 'Winlstratons accounts. The facts
r. Ivy finances, as shown by Chair
f .-Hlsnon OF the Finance Committee
mat the new administration actual
tr. deicit Of So ll978 ana at the
n. lIt burden Of debt was inherited
&C.,. m there was only s22G0 in the
t, lnis Encouraging state Of anhirs
'" administration commenced work