Evening star., 1932-07-31
ATLANTA SEEKING
COUNTY TO|TSELF
DupIicationS With Municipal
Government Regarded as
Big Waste.
Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ATLANTA, Ga, July 80 (NANAD.-
The City of Atlanta will become a
county all of itself if plans of the pres
ent City Council are followed to COM
pletion.
At it's last meeting the council went
on record favoring the formation of a
county using only that section now
within the corporate limits and thereby
reducing the cost Of governmental eX-
penditureS.
Atlanta originally was entirely in FJ:s-
ton County. In the last several dec
AIDES the growth of the city has been
rapid and now great part of the
corporation lies in the western half of
Dekalb County. AS result the county
government of Fulton governs part of
the city and the county government of
Dekalb governs the remainder. so far
as county government is concerned.
FOresee Big Saving.
The plan to eliminate the county rule
for residents of the city is being fathered
by Alderman Richards and Alderman
Gillian. In sponsoring their resolution
at the recent council meeting Aldermen
Richards and Gillian pointed out that
many duplicate offices could be elimi-
mated and a saving of 100000 a year
rendered for the taxpayers.
There was no concerted opposition
to the plan and it was approved by
vote of % to 6. Mayor Key already has
approved the measure and it will be
presented to the State Legislature at its
next session.
THE people are readily becoming
more and more taX-minded and are de-
sirous of getting rid Of part of the
burden of taxation" Mr. Gillian said.
This plan saves the residents of At
lanta $3,000,000 yearly and we need
not even sound out sentiment on it
because every one is in favor of saving
money nowadays"
The City Council did the residents
and visitors of Atlanta another favor.
For the last several weeks the Police
Department has been warning on car
owners who park their autos without
leaving a tail light burning. So in
tense was the feeling against the de-
partment's action that council imme
diately passed an ordinance which pro-
vtdes that red glass reflectors may be
substituted for tail lights. The move
was sponsored by Councilman Barrett,
chairman of the Traffic Committee.
Relief Funds Sought.
Georgia already has acted toward OBJ
tanning a part of the fund provided by
Congress for relief work. At the sug
gestion of a number of public-spirited
citizens, Mayor Key has asked, and Gov.
Russell has approved, q plea for funds
to provide a new and modern metro
politan sewer for Atlanta and its en-
VironS.
Formal application to the Recon-
struction Finance Corporation for a
loan is expected to go forward soon,
now that Gov. Russell has announced
his willingness to certify approval of
the application.
Meanwhile other Georgia cities have
moved to obtain Federal funds for mu-
nicipal and county projects, but no
definite plea has yet been submitted
to Gov. Russell from any city other
than Atlanta. Macon, Augusta, Co.
lumbus and Savannah are among those
considering seeking loans.
An effort also is being made to estab-
liSh a branch of the Federal Home
Loan Bank somewhere in the State.
Many Georgia home owners have made
known desires to obtain loans, and the
Georgia Building and Loan League,
through its executive committee, has
voted to seek establishment of one of
the branches in Georgia, probably At
lanta.
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