Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-26
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Municipal Treasury viii Have
$4,000 Unappropriated Sur
plus at End Of the Year.

Impressive evidence OF Atlantas
prosperity is shown by the record in
crease of more than $1S,50O, 900 in tax
returns for 1913 over 1912 1t not
only is greater amount than any
former years increase but exceeds
by approximately 100000 the in
crease anticipated in the final revi-
sion of the city budget. With city
officials winding up the business of
the year the figures show an unappro-
priated surplus OF about s25 900 in
Atlanta's income
A compilation Of the figures was
completed Tuesday by City Tax Re-
ceiver George Beauchamp. The total
assessments aggregate $17S,327, APT,
against s154,S27 4s7 in 1912 OF this
amount approximately $3.50, APO, 900 is
made up OF real and personality as
sessnents OF private citizens and cor
porations, and s14,O00,0O0 in real and
personally assessments Of public utll-
ity corporations.
The increase in assessments on
private property is s1s514672: $780,
100000 for 1913. and $142,8O5, 1928 for
1912.
Public Utilities Increase.
The Increase on public utilities. as
sessments on which are made by
State Comptroller Wright is approx
tmately 100000 900. The assessments
on the utilities for 1912 were s12O22-
1853. He has not made final add
ton OF the assessments for this year
but a conservative estimate is that
they will exceed $14000,O00.
Mayor Woodward and the Council
anticipated a substantial increase, but
the figures have gone beyond their ex-
pectations When the January budget
was made up, Mayor Woodward pre-
vented the committee from following
tho old custom of approprlatlng a
conservative estimate OF the increase
No increased revenue was added to
the budget until it was revised N
June, and then only the amount ac-
tually IN sight. When In October It
came time to revise the budget again,
the Finance Committee attempted TO
include the total Of the increase in
revenue. The figures to-day show
that they failed by about $25 900, al
though there were demands far In
excess Of the amount made available
for expenditure.
TEL
found In condition never known be-
fore. Since the year is 20 near a
close, 1t is likely the money will be
carried over to the new Council to
spend.
In fact, Tax Receiver George Beau
champ is making every effort TO keep
the figures secret. He has shown
them to Mayor Woodward and a few
friends, but only a few Of the Coun-
Cilmen know Of the situation
Tries to Keep Figures Secret.
Receiver BauChamp Tuesday re-
fused to give out the official figures
When he completed them Tuesday he
locked them In his desk and left the
City Hall He said that Mayor Wood
ward had advised him to keep them
secret for fear members Of Council
might attempt to appropriate the
money for needed Improvements.
Mr.. Beauchamp. however, Is MAX
ing his last show OF authority. A
measure passed by the last General
Assembly abolshes his office as
separate department and makes Of it
a clerkship under the three Tax Re-
Ceivers. J. L. Harrison, {. d. Meador
and j. n. Malone
The figures given above. while not
Mr.. Beauchamp's official figures are
correct within few dollars Of the
actual amounts,
The phenomenal increase and the
assurance from the Tax Assessors
that next year also viii show "a big
gain will develop an interesting sit
uatl0n when the new Finance Com
ml,tce meets to make the new budget.
Mayor Woodward win insist that no
anticipated revenue be appropriated
but there VIII be such heavy de
mand from the schools and other city
departments that the committee will
be sorely pressed to loosen the purse
strings.