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

needed improvements is urged in
. recommendations made to W @.
Humphrey chairman Of the Finance
Committee. by heads Of city depart
ments
The Finance Committee Il was un-
derstood. intended 10 recommend the
issuance Of from s1,5OO,0OO TO $4,000
600, but the needs Of the city as shown
by department heads aggregate at
least $4,000. 600. possibly S5,ooo,000.
Captain W. z. Smith. manager Of
the waterworks, wrote a letter to
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,
hut he was willing 10 say that con-
templated sewer facilities would cost
approximately $1,000 600, and certain
protected street grading and paving
and bridge and yiaduct 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
600 mark
Insist on New Schools.
School authorities insist az 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
al 100000 apiece and up. An English
commercial school, costing not less
than $4,000 is in the list. and a boys
high school and a girls high school
costing something like 100000 apiece.
Aside from building new schools the
city Council will be called on 20
enlarge and rehabilitate old struc-
lures. SO that the cost Of granting all
demands wifi Doe al least 100000.
Sewer extension work, Captain
Clayton pointed out. would take IN
Butler and Orme Streets Capitol
Avenue Druid HIM and West End.
The county has agreed 10 do the work
on an these except Druid HIS. o.
the city furnishes the material but
Tor lack Of money the material has
not been furnished. The Druid NUS
sewer worl, alone would cost 100000.
Captain rlayton's unofficial estimate
Tor Georgian reporter was AleNp,-
HF ff Dr.
Tlous
Taking up road and street work.
the bridging 81 Pryor street and Cen
traI Avenue alone calls for an outlay
81 $4,000 Whitehall street grading
would involve 100000. Closing the
Forsyth Street underpass would mean
al least $4,000. Regarding Of Spring
street Is another enormous project.
OmC.al estimates OF street ana roao
work cali for approximately El'ooo,-
~ T. smith told "a Georgian re.
porter nc not only needed $,oOoooV
far the wateruorka but that hc oN-
reptnd to get 10 and that too, out OF
IN, very next bond issue y expect
10 g,t every cent ot "a million dollars
he said because IL represents ncces-
sities
New Pumps Needed.
eve must have two 10000 600 sal
Ion pumping engines, one for eacl
station which with their necessary
announcements will cost 100000
apie. e. We are bound 20 have them
a. meet pressing needs OF to-day
1--WE wears from now our noses viii be
10 the EriuLstone again. We are
making 1000 connections yearly, ant
in the last three years have laid noe
mile at pipe. hu. have done nothing
10 increase our water supply
"II We get tho pumps we must in
crease the urringation plant This
will cost at least $4,000 and Oh,
competitions $4,000 more
we have only one 4N-inCh intake
nine from the river 20 the PUMPKINS
wei This ought go be duplicated, mo-
,cuIy 90 insure increased water sup
ply. but 20 make certain the supply Is
Tot altogether cut OF by accident
The new intake pipe vii. cost al ieas0
$40 0U0
Then we must have az least $500
coo 20 complete the LAYING of mains
and service pipes in AN parts of At
lanta When we get IL. an of Atlanta
with the present city limits, viii be
insured Of q sufficient water supply
and a pure one. too.
Must Come From Bond Issue.
and am 81 this necessary million
dollars" smith continued. must come
from the next bond issue. Every
piece of machinery We have was
bought on the honor credit plan. hut
the crewatary case has made that
impossible hereafter"
a nurses. dgrwItHrE az Grady Hos
pitaI would cost approximately S55.-
GOO When the bond issue IS sprung
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