The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-11
GAVE MORE MONEY
FOR new SCHOOL
$4,000 WAS APPROPRIATED
BY COUNTY TOWARD NEW BARN
ARD STREET BUILDING.

Makes Total School Appropriation
$9G,OOO-Brings budget to a Total
of S292, 25O-COmm DO Not
believe That Increased ApprOprin-
ton for school Will Increase
Taxes Many Petitions Before
Commissioners - go Applications
for Release from Double Tax.
At the annual meeting of the County
Commissioners yesterday $4,000 was
appropriated to the Board of Educa-
ton to go toward the cost of erecting
new school building at Taylor and
Barnard streets to take the place of
the present one. known as the Bar
nard Street School. This is a little
less than half the amount asked for by
the board, but under the circum-
stances the commissioners felt that it
was all they could grant.
The petition of the Board of Educa-
ton was signed by Col. George A.
Mercer president; Col. ]. H. Estill,
chairman of the Finance Committee,
and Messrs. Henry Blum, Herman
Myers, r. ]. Davant and Samuel b.
i
appropriation of $4,000 for the pur-
pose of erecting a new building, the
present one being deemed inadequate,
and having been adjudged dangerous
in case of fire. The report of Fire
Chief Mcguire and the presentments
of the last grand jury were mention
ed.
The commissioners, through the
Budget Compittee, had already APP
propriated $4,000 to the schools, an in
crease of $4,000 over last years appro-
priation. Under the circumstances
they felt, unless the taxes were ma
terially increased, they could not grant
the full amount.
Will Not Raise Taxes.
After a careful inspection of all the
moneys at command, the board decid-
ed it could grant $1O,0 to the schools
for this purpose, and on motion this
was decided upon. 1t is believed this
additional amount can be appropriated
without increasing the taxes.
1t is probable that the Board of Ed
ucatiOn will at once take steps toward
securing the new building. While the
present board of commissioners could
not bind themselves for more than this
year, yet it is regarded as probable
that the commissioners next year will
building, and that the remainder will
be appropriated the year following. If
arrangement can be made by the Board
of Education to build on this plan
it is probable the much desired new
school building will be erected.
other business Transacted.
The report of the Budget Commit
tee was presented and adopted. The
only change made was that of add
ing the above mentioned $4,000 to the
| appropriation for the schools, making
/ the total $4,000. This makes the total
budget this year $292,250
The petition of H. F. Douglas and
| others to open a new road from the
| Pine Barren road to the Louisville
road was received as information.
The petition of Col. ]. H. Estill and
others, asking the commissioners to i'm
| prove the Grange road was refused.
The petition was refused on the
grounds that the road in question is
not public one.
The petition of c. e. G. Fell and
Others asking that Jasper avenue be
| opened as public road, was referred
to the Roads and Bridges Committee
to report. Similar action was taken
| in regard to the petition of j. G. Rob-
| lnson and others for opening a new
road.
Awards for County Supplies.
Bids for furnishing the county sup
plies for the three months beginning
April i. were opened. Awards were
made as follows: Tobacco to the Lee
Roy Myers Company; groceries, Dixon
Lumber Company: beef. M. S. Gard
ner bread. Fred Schwartz. The con-
tracts were awarded to the lowest
bidders.
A total of $50 applications for re-
lease from double tax were presented
| to the board. The applications were
referred to the chairman of the board
with power to act.
A communication was received from
| Gen. w. w. Gordon. calling attention
| to the fact that automobiles were run
ming at an excessive rate of speed on
the county roads. and suggesting that
some speed limit law be adopted ~nd
enforced. The rapidly flying machines
were considered dangerous to parties
driving along the roads.
A communication was received from
n. S. Hayward & Co., asking that the
bitches on the Hermitage be cleared.
A communication from Youmans &
Demmond was received. asking that
a deed given some time ago on condi-
ton that a street known as Davis
avenue, be opened. be returned to
| them If the commissioners did not in