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 10 W 6
Humphrey. chairman Of the Finance
Committee. by heads Of city depart
ments
The Finance Committee, Il was un-
derstood. intended to recommend the
issuance Of from 81 5OO. 600 TO $4,000,
600. but the needs Of the city as shown
by department heads aggregate at
least $4,000, 900. possibly 5000 600
Captain W 2. Smith, manager Of
the waterworks, wrote letter to
Chairman Humphrey, setting out
needed improvements in the water
works system which call for mil
lion dollars.
Captain r VI. Clayton, chief of
construction, told Georgian report
er It was not his duty TO recommend
how much money should be expended,
but he was willing 10 say that con
templated sewer facilities would cost
approximately 100000 and certain
protected street grading and paving
and bridge and viaduct work would
call for similar sum.
Several Councilmen advocate 81
900 900 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 at least
half a dozen ward buildings are badly
needed. particularly IN the Fifth,
Sixth. Eighth and Ninth Wards All
lesst two are wanted in the Ninth
These schools have been estimated
al 100000 apiece and up. An English
commercial school. costing not less
than SIS 600. is in the list, and a boys
high school and a girls high school
costing something like 5000, 900 apiece.
Aside from building new schools, the
city Council win be called on co.
enlarge and robabltatc old struc-
lures $50 that the cost Of granting an
demands viii Doe az least 100000
Sewer extension work, Captain
CLAYTON pointed out would take IN
Butler and Orme Streets. Capitol
Avenue. Druid Hul and West End.
The county has agreed TO do the work
on an these except Druid Hills "
the city furnishes the material but
fov lack OF money the material has
not been furnished. The Druid HIS
sewer work alone would cost $4,000.
CAPTAIN clayton unofficial estimate
for a Georgian reporter was Alooo,-
O0O for sewer work of all dcscrip-
tions
Taking up road and street work
the bridging IF Pryor street and Cen
rrs1 Avenue alone calls for an outlay
81 s4a5.O00 Whitehall street grading
would involve $4,000 Closing the
FORSYTH street undcrpass would mean
at least $40 600. kgryadinE of Spriu-
street is another enormous prolec.
Official estimates ~ street and roao
work cali for approximately $1,000,
GOO
" D. smith told a Georgian re
porfer he NOT only needed Sl0O0oOo
FOR rnp watcrworIls huf that he oN-
peotol ia get &c. and that too, out OF
1he very next bona issue. Il expect
10 get every cent ~ million dollars.
he said because il represents neces-
si1es
New Pumps Needed.
eve must have two 10000 000Eal-
Ion humping engines one for cath
station. which with their necessary
Announcements. viii cost 100000
auicce we are bound 90 have them
10 meet pressing needs Of to-day
FIVE wears from nov our noses VIII be
10 the criu5stuue again We are
making 1000 connections yearly and
in the last three years have laid 100
mile uf pine bu. have done nothing
10 increase our water supply.
Ell Ne get the pumps we must in
crease the purdCation plant This
will cost az least $4,000. and the
connections $Z5.0oo more
1--WE have only one 4N-inCh intake
pine from the river to the PUMPING
vel This ought 20 he duplicated not
only 10 insure increased water sup
pfv but 90 make certain the supply Is
not altogether cut on by accident
The new intake pipe viii cost at least
$4,000.
Then we must have az least $500.
coo 90 complete the laying of mains
and service pipes IN all parts Of At
lanta when We get lt all of Atlanta,
with the present city limits, viii be
insured Of "a sufficient water supply,
and a pure one. too.
Must Come From Bond Issue.
and an Of 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 erematurv case has made that
impossible hereafter
A nurses dgrm.fory az Grady Hos
pital would cost approximately S15.-
Ooo when the bond issue is sprung
50 the General Council the members
viii naturally poe expected Eo advance
the claims of vital. paramount and ale
together indispensable projects .D