Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-05
OFFICIALS
WANT LARGER
BOND ISSUE
Water, Streets and Other Depart
ments Each Need Million,
According to Heads,


Humphrey, chairman Of the Finance
Committee. by heads Of city depart
ments.
The Finance Committee, II was un-
derstood. intended 10 recommend the
issuance Of from $1,000, 900 TO $4,000
coo but the needs Of the city as shown
bv department heads aggregate at
least $4,000. 900, possibly $4,000, 600.
Captain w. z. Smith. manager Of
the waterworks, wrote a letter 70
Chairman Humphrey, setting out
needed improvements in the water
works system which call for a mil
lion dollars.
Captain r. NJ Clayton, chief Of
construction. told a Georgian report
or il was not his duty TO recommend
how much money should be expended,
but he was willing 70 say that con
templated sewer facilities would cost
approximately 81 900. 900, and certain
projected street grading and paving
and bridge and viaduct work would
call for a similar sum.
Several Councilmen advocate 81
600 900 for schools. Hospital work and
other contemplated work sends the
estimated total well past the $4,000
coo mark.
Insist on New Schools,
School authorities insist al least
half a dozen ward buildings are badly
needed. particularly In the Fifth,
sixth. Eighth and Ninth Wards At
least two are wanted in the Ninth.
These schools have been estimated
M 100000 apiece and up An English
commercial school. costing not less
than SIS 0o0. Is IN the list and a hoys'
high school and a girls high school
costing something Hike 100000 apiece.
Aside from building new schools. the
CITY Council win he called on 90
enlarge and reh1bllitate old struc-
lures. So that the. cost ~ granting all
demands VIII be al least 100000.
sewer extension work. Captain
clayton pointed out. would take IN
Butler and Orme Streets Capitol
Avenue. Druid HIN and West End.
The county has aEre, q 10 do the work
on an these except Druid HIS. II
fhs city furnishes the material but
ffuH lack Of money the material has
NOT been furnished The Druid HIS
sewer work alone would cost $4,000.
CAPTAIN Dlaytous unofficial estimate
FOR a Georgian reporter was Al.uoo,-
600 for sewer work o. all Gescrip-
lions.
Taking up road and street work,
the bridging ~ Pryor street and Cen
frs1 Avenue alone calls for an outlay
~ y425.0O0 Whitehall street gradins
would involve Sl2e0 600. Closing the
FORSYTH street uuderpass would mean
al least $40. 600 Regarding Of Spring
street IS another enormous project.
OHc.il estimates Of street and road
work call for approximately &lovo,
" 2. smith told a Geosgian re
porter ne not only needed &l,hOo0oV
fDr fna waterWorks but that he eN-
pected Co get A. and that, too. out OF
The very next bona issue y expect
to get every cent of 20 million dollars,
he said. because it repre- ents neces-
stiles.
New Pumps Needed.
1--WE must have two 10000 600 gal
Ion pumping engines, one for each
station. which, with their necessary
accoufermtuts VIII cost 100000
apie.c We are bound 10 have them
10 meet pressing needs OF to-day
fve wears from now our noses viii be
10 the griudstone again We are
making 600 connections yearly. and
In the last three years have laid 700
miles Of pipe bu. have done nothing
20 increase our water supply
III ve get the pumps We must In
rnfa
will cost at least xlHU.0o0 and the
connections $4,000 more
we have only one 4S-iuch intake
nine from the river 20 the pumping
well This ought 20 he duplicated. not
only 10 insure increased water sup
prv but 10 make certain the supply is
not altogether cut or by accident.
The new intake pipe win cost Al least
$4,000.
Then we must haye al least $500
600 10 complete the laying Of mains
and service pipes i'm an parts of At
lanta When we get 10, all Of Atlanta,
with the present city limits. viii be
insured uf a sufficient water supply,
and a pure one. too
Must Come From Bond Issue.
"Aud am az this necessary million
dollars" smith continued. must come
from the next bond issue. Every
niece Of machinery We have was
bought on the honor credit plan. hut
tha rrararory case rag made that
impossible hereafter
a nurses dormitorv az Grady Hos
ultal would cost approximately Sl5.-
600 When the bond issue is sprung
i'm the General Council the members
win naturally he expected Go advance
Tho claims 81 vital paramount and al
together spensahle projects IN
their own wards
Besides. three-fourths 81 the regis
tered voters In the last election must
approve the bond issue, and sufficient
money must be- spent i'm every part
Of the city 10 interest the voters
AN OF which impels the office hold
ers at the city han Co the belief that
she Finance Committee and the Cen
eraI Council have 100000 OF S.
GOO GOO lob on hand