Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-06
OFFICIALS
WANT LARGER
BOND ISSUE
Hater, Streets and Other Depart
merits Zach Need Million,
According 70 Heads.

recon --~a~szt.r~E made 20 " g.
Hsr-rrag. chairman ~ me F.ran-e
Ceunr.r-aa og heads o. city depart
rrerrs
The Finance Comm lttss. % was un-
de-~.ood intended - recommend the
trruzncs = from s.. soc 90 % 5000
Coz. bUt TIE needs Of ths city as shown
bv department heads aggregate a.
least S40es ON. possibly s. 300 900.
Captain y Z Smith. manager q
ths zvatsr-zors1s. wrote letter 20
Chairman Hlmphrsy setting out
needed improvements i- me water
vvorizs system which call f9r q mil
Hon dollars
Captain r u Clayton. chiet q
construction told a Georgian report
- q was not bis duty 70 recommend
Row much money should be expended,
but - was willing 70 say that con
terrrIatsd sewer facilities would cost
approximately s. 9oo. 900. and certain
projected street grading and paving
and bridge and viaduct work would
Gail FOR similar SUN.
Several CognciIrnsn advocate 81
666. 900 for schools Hospital work and
ether plated work sends me
estimated total well past the 5000
600 mark
Insist on New Schools.
school authorities insist a. leaT.
half dozen ward buildings are badly
needed. particularly IN 'hs Fifth,
sixth. Eighth and Ninth Wards A.
Ieast fuo are wanted In the Ninth.
These schools have been estimated
- $50 600 apiece and %. AT English
commercial school. costing not less
man f7r 600 - 20 abe fist and boys
high school and q girls high school
costing aamstairg Ike $500 900 apiece.
aside from building new schools. she
rH Council win be called on %
enlarge and -shabIlitafe o,d s'rlc-
taear a that the cost ~ granting al
demands alI be- az .eay- 81 600 600
Sewer extension work Captain
wru % rted ouf. aould take IN
FgHef and Drme Streets. Capitol
avenue Druid Hir. anc West End
Tns county Has aRfe. g ~ DO the work
90 aH these except Druid HN.s. =
IRE ..ty furnishes the mater.a. but
f1r lack af money the watrfia. has
nof been furnished The Druid HlUa
seHer work alone would cost $4,000.
Captain clayton unofficial estimate
f1r "a Georgian reporter was 81 Gg1,-
900 for sewer work q All aescfip-
t.oHE
Taxing or road and street work,
the brldg uE - Pryor Street and Cen
tral Avenue alone calls for an outlay
~ tfZ51bg Whitehall street grading
would involve $40 600. Closing the
FORSYTH Street uuaarpass would mean
~ least $4,000. Regarding ~ Spring
Street la another enormous project.
Official estimates ~ street and road
work rau for approximately $1,000
s. 2 smith told Georgian re-
por ~ Hr NOT auIE needed 5000 600
flr The wafarau~is- but that Boz ek-
uartef 20 get &c. an. that too out ~
ne r.rr next bond issue. ! expect
20 EsL every cent ~ "a million go'art.
~ sai1 because II represents ueces-
Eitia
Nsu Pumps Needed.
eve must have two 10000 900 gal
Ion pumping engines one for each
station. which. with their necessary
art1uteHrueuts sin cost $500 900
apiece We are bound 20 have them
~ meet pressing needs ~ to-day
fve wears from nos our noses VIII De
10 the grInastono again We are
making 600 connections yearly and
81 the laef three years have laid 100
miles o. pipe. bu. have done nothing
10 increase our water supply
sIf we Eef the pumps we must In-
crease the publication plant This
win cost a. feast $4,000 and the
connections gz5 900 more
~fNe nave only one 4s-lnch intake
plua from The river % the pumping
wei This ought 20 be duplicated, not
culg 20 insure increased water sup
piv but 90 make certain the supply is
rot altogether cur or by accident
The neN intake pipe VIII cost a. least
$4,000.
Then we must have az least 5000. r.
OgG 10 complete fhe laying ~ mains
and service pipes In aH parts ui At
!auta when we get lf. AT ~ Atlanta,
with the present city limits. w1ll be
insured uf @ sufficient water supply,
and pure one too
Must Come From Bond Issue.
"AnE an ~ this necessary million
dollar smith continued. must come
from the next bono issue Every
piece Of machinery we have was
bought on the honor credit plan. but
the Crawafurr case bias mace that
impossible hereafter
a nurses larm.r.rr az Grady Hos
p.tal would cost approximately SIS
coo When the bond issue Is sprung
in tha General Council the members
1.IH naturally be expected f0 advance
The claims of vital paramount and all
together indispensable projects In
their Hr.r wards.
Besides. tnree-fourths ~ the regis
tered voters in the last election must
approve the bond issue. and sufficient
money must bee spent in every part
~ The city 20 interest the voters.
All Of which lmpels the Office hold
ers az the city hall 90 the belief that
the Finance Comm ttae and the Cen
eral Council have S4npG,eo9 or SIS
nOe 600 lob on hang