The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-24
CITY WILL SELL
MUCH PROPERTY
no GET IN EXTRA MONEY
ESTIMATED THAT $4,000 OR $751;
600 WILL BE RECEIVED.

Some of the OmcinIs Predict That
Almost All of the Departments
VIII Overdraw by Reason of Low
Appropriations, But Mayor Myers
Says There viii BE No Necessity
for This If Affairs of City Are
Economically Administered.
A number of the city officials have
already figured how at least $4,000 or
$4,000 extra revenue can be obtained
by the city next year and steps will
probably be taken early in the new
year to secure this money.
Most of the departments are salts
ned with their appropriations, al
though the heads of departments had
expected larger sums. The opinion was
expressed by a number of city officials
yesterday that a large majority, prob
ably, all of the regular departments
would overdraw their appropriations in
1905. There We're practically no in
creases and in a number of instances
decreases were made. There are one
or two kickers, but most Of the de-
partments submit gracefully to the low
appropriations, and are determined to
do the best they can with the money
given them.
The figuring on extraordinary revenue
is largely to provide for the over
draft contingency. Even if the de-
partments do exceed their appropria-
tions there are a number of officials
who think the city can get the money
to meet the expenses.
The Mayors View.
Mayor Myers, however does not
think the departments will have any
trouble at all in getting along with
the appropriations made. If the affairs
of the city are economically admins
tered, the Mayor says he sees no rea-
son why each department should not
get through the year all right.
The heads of departments must be
economical, he says, but there is no
reason why the efficiency of any de-
partment should be impaired by rea-
son of the appropriations made. The
Mayor thinks the citys usual work can
be carried on without trouble. The
same care that is exercised in the ex-
penditure of private money, however,
will have to be applied to city affairs
in all the departments, he says. It is
difficult for some of the heads of de-
partments to realize this but such is
Mayor Myers announces.
Extraordinary Revenue.
Regardless of whether the depart
ments can all get along with the APP
preparations made, several of the al
dermen have figured where the city
can easily get in at least $4,000 next
year that has not been counted upon.
So there appears to be no danger of
the administration having any very Sc
rious financial troubles.
There are still something like $125,-
900 or $4,000 worth of ground rent
lots that the city can get money on
by giving a liberal discount to the
owners who want titles fee simple
This policy will be pursued, it is I'M
derstood. Equally as liberal discounts
will be given next year. as were given
during the first half of 1904.
Besides this source of revenue, the
city owns great amount of unim-
proved property that could be placed
on the market. All of it, of course.
could not be sold in one year, but one
of the best posted aldermen on the
board stated yesterday that $40 900
worth of it could easily be placed on
the market during the year without
at all depreciating values. AS much as
possible Of this property will be sold,
If good prices can be obtained. Mayor
Myers has had prepared a complete
report of all unimproved lots owned
by the city. The list is a long one and
a great deal of the property is ad-
Vantageously located.