The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-08
BIG INCREASE
IN COUNTY BUDGET
MAINTENANCE OF CoNVICTS
GETS AN INCREASE OF 5000, MAX
ING TOTAL OF $685. 900.

Increased Cost of Provisions and of
Cotton Goods Causes Increase in
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Will Re
ceive $4,000, an Increase of
S3,OOO-Amount Is Same as Asked
for by Board of Education Last
Year-SI GOO Additional Goes TO
Charities - other Appropriations
Practically Same.
An increased APPROPRIATION of 5000
will be made this year by the County
Commissioners. In making I'D the
budget yesterday the committee decid-
ed that an increase OF at least that
much would be necessary.
AS the matter has been made an OBJ
ject of careful study by the members
Of the committee. and the expenses
figured as closely as possible, it is
believed the commissioners will pass
the budget as presented.
OF the $1,000 increase the committee
1ppropriates $1,000 to the maintenance
Of convicts. This makes the total ap-
preparation for this purpose, $4,000.
The increase is necessitated owing 10
the increased number of convicts, and
the increase in the cost of maintain
ance.
1t requires more money to clothe and
feed a convict than 1t did a year ago.
While 1t is true that the convicts them
selves raise most of the things they
eat, yet there is much that must nee
essarily be bought. The cost of these
far-r.rr fotr hoe -sa1 dor
and allowance must be made. The
cost of cotton goods has also increased
rapidly, and as all the convicts suits
are made of cotton. this item becomes
a large one.
$4,000 Additional for Schools.
For the public schools a total of
$S6,O00 will be appropriated, an in
crease of $1,000. This is the amount
asked for by the Board of Education
last year, but which. owing to other
expenses and conditions. could not be
allowed by the Commissioners.
The money will not be used for the
new Barnard Street School as the FL
nance Committee of the Board of Edu-
cation has presented a special request
| to the Commissioners for an appr0-
priation of $4,000 for this special pur-
| pose. This matter was not acted upon
at the meeting of the Budget Commit
| tee, but 1t will be taken up by the
commissioners as a committee of the
whole at their meeting Thursday.
The remaining $1,000 of the incrsas-
| ed appropriation will be given to the
| different charities of the city and coun-
| ty. The magnificent work being done
by these institutions has been recog-
nized and the committee decided to help
| them by increasing their annual allow
/ ance.
other Appropriations Same.
The appropriations for other pur-
poses remains practically the same as
| last year. There is considerable work
to be done on the roads, but it is be-
lieved that the same amount as given
for this purpose last year will cover
all expenses this year.
Estill avenue east of Waters avenue
will probably be resurfaced, as will
also Wylly avenue. The Ogeechee road
will also probably come in for its
share of attention, and other roads
| will be considerably improved. The APP
| preparation last year for this purpose
was $4,000.
The appropriations for meeting
| bonds, principal and interest, for the
| Jurors and coroners, and for the ex-
| penses of the courts, remain the same
| as last year. Some minor changes
have been made in some of the smaller
items, but with the exception of the
| appropriations for convict mainte-
nance, schools ana charities the items
are about the same.
The total appropriation this year
| will be about $685. 900.