The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-14
COUNTY TO BORROW
FOR PURPOSE OF SUPPLYING CAS-
UAL DEFICIENCY OF REVENUE.
WILL MAKE $4,000 LOAN.
DEMANDS ON COMMISSIONERS ARE
MANY.

Several Applications for Road Con-
structaon or Improvement or APP
propriations for other Purposes
MT Each Meeting-One of These
Was Read to the Board Yester-
day-PrOperty Owners Want
boulevard I25 Feet in width and
over Mile Long Run Through
Their Property.
At the August meeting of the County
Commissioners yesterday it was decided
in caucus to borrow $4,000 for the pur-
pose of supplying the county's casual
deficiency in revenue. While the
finances of the county are in healthy
condition, there has been a temporary
dimunition of funds. induced largely
by the expenditures for road improve
ment and the procuring of property.
The depleted condition of the county's
finances was not matter that alarmed
the board. While the exchequer is yet
provided with funds. there is not now
enough available for purposes in pros
pect. The board will need funds. how
ever, before they begin to realize from
the influx Of county taxes, which be-
come payable oct. IS. and the step Is
but a precautionary one, taken for the
purpose of providing against any con-
tinSsncV.
The pay rolls of the county, in them
selves constituting a large amount, will
become payable on Sept. Is. The clerk
has just been voted a large amount to
pay for property recently bought by
the county. These, and other current
debts, necessitate the borrowing of the
$4,000
Demands Are Numerous.
The demands on the county are num-
erous. At every meeting there are
several applications for the opening or
paving of roads and for the institu-
ton of Improvements involving the ex-
penditure of considerable sums. An
instance of this was the petition of
several property owners, which was
read before the board yesterday, in
which they asked the county to con-
struct a boulevard through their prop
erty, the proposed thoroughfare to be
a mile, or more, in length, to be 125
feet wide, and TO have an avenue of
trees and grass down it's center, so
constructed as to attract the eye of
tourists and others.
The proposed road is to start from
a point on the Ogeechee road a short
distance beyond the two-miie post and
run in a direction a little west of south
through the lands OF c. H. Dorset,
thence to what is known as Williams
subdivision for a distance of 1880
feet from the point of beginning;
thence in a direction a little south of
east through the lands of Champion
& Evans and Sarah L. Garmany until
it reaches the right of way of the At
lantic Coast Line, thence after pass
ing the right of way through the land
of Sarah L. Germany to Railroad
avenue and Staley street; the said
Staley street affording connection with
the battle-ground road and Montgom-
cry street extended.
Property Owners Proportion
Zach of the property owners pledge
whatever amount of his property il
will become necessary for the county
to use in the opening of the proposed
boulevard. The Improvement will
make the boulevard the only one of
similar proportions in the county, and.
the promoters contend, will open up
for traffic portion of the county not
now accessible. They submit that the
expense will be inconsiderable, and
that the paving of the boulevard may
be undertaken at any future date.
The petition was referred to the COM
mittee on Roads and Bridges with
power to act. Owing to the limited
finances at the disposal of the county
and the vast road improvement now
in prospect ii is not probable that the
construction of the proposed boulevard
will be undertaken in the near future.