ANNUAL REPORT OF JOHNJ. McDONOUGH MAYOR OF THE CITY OF SAVANNAH, FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1894, TO WHICH IS ADDED THE TREASURER'S REPORT AND REPORTS OF THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS. SAVANNAH, GA.: BRAID & HUTTON, PRINTERS AND PUBLISHERS. 1895. MAYOR AND ALDERMEN FOR 1894. MAYOR, JOHN Ji McDONOUGH. " CHAIRMAN OF COUNCIL, GEORGE J. MILLS. VICE-CHAIRMAN OF COUNCIL, RAYMOND B. HARRIS, M. D. ALDERMEN. CHARLES D. BALDWIN,*' WILLIAM M. BOHAN, WILLIAM G. CANN.r WALTER G. CHARLTON.t MERITT W. D1XOX.I THOMAS A. FOLLIARD, GEORGE S. HAINES.1T RAYMOND B. HARRIS, THOMAS H. McMILLAN, GEORGE J. MILLS, HERMAN MYERS, WILLIAM 1. O'BRIEN, HORACE R. REMSHART.g THOMAS SCREVEN, DAVID WELLS. Elected April 25th, Is94. t Iteslgncil January 17th, ISM. J Elected January iMat, I!H. I HcMjrned April lift, ISM, Resigned May Oth, 1S94. J Elected June 12th, 1S94. THE IWOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. MAYOR'S OFFICE, j SAVANNAH, G-A., Jan. 1, 1895. ) Fellow Citizens: An annual report of the receipts and expenditures and of the workings of the City Government from January 1st to December 31st, 1894, is respectfully submitted. Cash on hand January 1st, 1894 ............ $ 19,267 08 Receipts forthe year....................... 772,684 75 Amount thus available to meet expenses and obligations accruing during 1894.......... .$791,951 83 Expenditures..............--...----.--.... 781,318 63 Balance in Treasury at end of year. .........^> 10,633 20 The budget allowed $10,000 for necessary paving, but the work done, including Jefferson street, caused an outlay for paving of $21,472 92. But for this excess the expenditures for all purposes would have been less than the total of the budget. The determination, mentioned in the previous report of the Mayor, to operate the City Government with economy, was rigidly adhered to, and many of the departments were run even at less cost than was estimated for in the budget. At the close of the year the city owed nothing in the nature of a floating debt, except installments on the LIBRARIES MA TOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. Water Works contract and for the opening of streets in the Southern Limits. The payment of such of these installments as become due in 1895 have been provided for in the budget, being included in the items New Water Works and Opening Streets. All bills rendered for running expenses were paid on or before December 31st, 1894, thus leaving intact the appropriations for 1895, which are fully adequate to meet a conservative administration of public affiairs. Such sums as were paid in December for purchases to be made in 1895, said purchases having been made under circumstances deemed advantageous to the public service, and amounting in all to less than $2,000, were placed in the items in the budget for 1895, and no unusual purchases were made or expenses incurred in 1894 to be paid for in 1895 that were in any mannner connected or grew out of the operating of the government during 1894. The following is the amount of notes issued by the City Government now outstanding: For opening streets, $4,500, payable 1895 at 1% interest For opening streets, 5,000, payable 1895 at 1% interest For opening streets, 6,000, payable 1895 at Q% interest For opening streets, 4,000, payable 1896 at 1% interest For opening streets, 5,000, payable 1896 at 1% interest For opening streets, 4,000, payable 1897 at 1% interest For opening streets, 4,500, payable 1895 at 1% interest $33,500 New Water Works, $18,180, payable 1895 at 5# inst New Water Works, 18,180, payable 1896 at 5% inst $36,360 Total notes outstanding..................... .$69,860 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. Those due in 1895, as previously stated, are provided for in the budget for that year. These notes as well as those paid in 1894, and at other times, were issued in every instance in accordance with the action of. Council taken on different occassions during several years. The amount stated is the total outstanding debt of the city, other than its bonded debt, up to date. A glance at the budget will show that $14,500 has been provided for the opening streets account in 1895 over and above the amount, fixed for payment of notes to become due during said year. The budget for 1894, the trial balance and statement of receipts and expenditures submitted by the City Treasurer, and also statement of bonded debt to date, are appended to this report. BOARD OP HEALTH. The health matters of the city have received careful attention, and the work of the Sanitary Board and of the officers charged with duties in this department has been such as to deserve commendation. The Mayor again calls attention to the necessity of a new cemetery and the early abandonment as a place of burial of Laural Grove Cemetery, which is now in our midst and filled almost to its utmost capacity. The old cemetery on South Broad street remains as ever, on account of its dilapidated and uncared for condition, a rebuke to the community. Truly something should be done towards beautifying it and to secure the maintenance of the place in a manner worthy of its character. If, on account of the litigation now pending, the care and the improvements of the entire cemetery is not .* C MA TOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. feasible and should it remain probable that the litigation will last for some time and the present status of the case continue, then the city authorities, if it is legal so to do, should have the bodies within the portion hereto regarded as being controllable by the city removed, the walls taken down and Lincoln street opened through to Perry street lane for the public convenience. If the law forbids this, then there is evidently nothing to be done but to await the final disposition of the case by the courts, with perhaps the result that this eye-sore must remain unabated because of the fact that under the law it is not in the power of the city authorities to remedy the matter. The election of a colored physician to attend the indigent sick among that race would, it is believed, be advantageous to the colored people, in that they would be afforded an opportunity of calling upon a physician of their own color for medical attendance, and this fact would probably induce them to be more prompt in summoning the doctor for themselves and their children. In view of the large mortality existing for some time past among the colored children, caused, it is said, by reluctance on the part of the parents to summon the City Physician the effort to ameliorate this condition of affairs by the election of a colored physician is certainly one that should be made. The Mayor does not view with favor the present mode of furnishing the sick poor with medicines. It has proven to be very expensive, and on account of favoritism and other irregularities which seem to be creeping into it and which cannot easily be prevented, MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. the system should be changed. Two dispensaries operated by the city under strict rules and proper conduct would prove less expensive, give better service and be more acceptable to those compelled, in many cases by misfortune, to obtain medicine from this source. The cleansing of privy vaults is now being done by contract, and with considerable less cost than heretofore. The Scavenger Department continues to prove efficient, but in some parts of the city, especially the southern, it was found to be impossible, on account of an insufficient number of carts, to remove the garbage therefrom daily. The appropriation for 1895 has been made large to meet this and other demands upon the service and to warrant the operating of the department on a basis that should give effective service to all parts of the city. The Superintendent of the department has, with the means at his command, given good service, and deserves to be commended for his management and attention to duty. The use of covered carts for the removal of garbage is again recommended. The passing by of the present cart loaded with offal and garbage, at most times very offensive, is something very disagreeable to citizens and should be discontinued. The Health Officer in his report recommends the adoption of a standard in connection with the examination of applicants for appointment on the police force. The custom of examining such applicants was, the Mayor learns, established at the instance of the late Gen. Anderson when Chief of Police, and is not regulated by ordinance. It would be well to pass an ordi- S MAYORS ANNUAL REPORT nance fixing a standard for the purpose. The Health Officer calls attention to many matters which are said by him to menace the public health, and his report is commended to the earnest consideration of the next Council. The present mode of conducting the Health Departments of the city is susceptible of much improvement. Under the present system the Sanitary board is but an advisory board and has no power to create ordinances or to enforce sanitary laws except through the officers of the city, and thus only as far as the ordinances fixing its duties and the duties of officers permit. The Health and Cemetery Committee of Council is charged with the responsibility of the expenditures of the entire Health Department with all its branches. This committee should be added to the Sanitary Board, not simply by the appointment of the Chairman of the committee, but by the appointment of the entire committee, with duties incumbent upon them to carry out the action of the Sanitary Board. This would give to the city the benefit of the business capacity of the committee and give to the latter full knowledge of the necessity for and the opportunity of passing upon each detail of expense incurred in the enforcement of health regulations. The officers would then become directly responsible to the committee as representatives of Council for the performance of duties as to health measures in the same manner as prevails with regard to duties performed by officers in other departments of the city. With Quarantine, Scavenger, O. E. M. and other departments, adjuncts of the Health Department, central- MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. ized under the Health and Cemetery Committee much saving in cost of operating same would follow, much more practical service could be exacted and better sanitary work accomplished under the supervision of the Health Officer, the executive officer of the Health Department. * QUARANTINE. Council adopted a resolutiun which went into effect August 1st abolishing charges at the Quarantine Station. This action was brought about by the abolition of quarantine fees at other ports, which rendered it advisable for this city to do likewise. It was also deemed expedient and of advantage to turn over the station to the United States Marine Hospital Service, but on investigation it was found that the city could not legally do this, the right to surrender privileges of this kind being alone vested in the State. The quarantine service therefore remains an expense of about $14,000 per annum, with no revenue to the city to offset the expense. Additional wharf facilities are needed at the station, and the same should be provided as soon as the harbor lines, which may, on account of the harbor and river improvement, be changed, are definitely placed. The disinfecting plant erected at the station, was. on the recommendation of the Health and Cemetery Committee, accepted by the city. The question of placing the plant on a lighter was discussed and fully considered by Council previous to the commencement of the work, and it was decided to place the apparatus ashore. The Mayor learns that New Orleans, after a trial of its disinfecting apparatus on a tug, placed the plant 10 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. ashore. In view of this Council has further reason to believe that its action in locating the plant here was correct. DRAINAGE AND DRY CULTURE. The drainage of the low lands within the jurisdiction of the city has been successfully carried on.* The committee in charge, and especially the Chairman, gave to this branch of the service a great deal of attention, and good results were secured with economy, the .cost being considerably less than was provided for in the budget. Hutchinson's Island continues an expensive charge upon the public, and from present appearances there is not much probability of getting rid of the incubus. The City Engineer recommends the fencing of Perry Street Lane Canal and Bilbo Canal to prevent cows from trampling the sides in their effort to drink the water in said canals. The water therein is polluted, and for this reason, if no other, the canals should be fenced to the exclusion of cattle. The Mayor is still of the opinion that the drainage of lands adjacent to the city should be under the same system as that of the county drainage and be operated by the county authorities. An appropriation could be made by the city for its pro-rata of the cost, and under this arrangement it is believed much expense could be saved the public and the work be more effectively done. A communication on the subject of drainage was received a short time since from the County Commissioners and referred by Council to the Committee of the Whole. It is to be hoped that the next Council will give the matter careful consideration and that some ar- MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 11 rangement with the county on the line suggested above will be the outcome of the action of Council. CITY COURT. The City Court still continues a cost to the city, although the City Government derives no benefit from the service performed there and for which it has to pay. A law enacted by the State relieving the city from the obligation of paying for any portion of the services rendered at said court and of other expenses attached thereto now paid by the city would be wise and proper legislation. POLICE. The Police Department has been increased by the addition of seven privates for the better protection of the area south of Anderson street. This increase was j made early in the year, and with satisfactory results. The discipline and efficiency of the force has been kept up to the standard. The department needs another patrol wagon, which should be furnished without delay. The number of arrests made by the force in 1894 was 178 less than for the year previous. The report of the Chief of Police shows the crimes and misdemeanors for which the arrests were made. The appropriation for 1894 was $75,000; for 1895 it has been increased to $77,000. FIRE DEPARTMENT. The work of the Fire Department continues such as to retain for its officers and members the confidence of the citizens. The Committee on Fire has been an efficient 12 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. one, and the good condition and discipline of the department has been greatly enhanced by the hearty support given by the committee to the Chief in his management of this impoi'tant branch of the public service. The budget for 1895 gives the department $70,000 for the year, an increase of $14,000 over 1894. This increase is for additional protection to the southern limits, additional alarm stations,* new engine contracted for and already delivered, etc. The appropriation is ample, and the Mayor trusts that full protection, such as will give satisfaction to the citizens generally, will follow. The report of the Chief Fireman gives particulars as to number of fires, amount of losses, etc., during the year. PARKS AND SQUARES. The parks and squares have been given the usual attention. New benches have been placed in Forsy th park and the old benches repaired and painted. The walks in the parks have been repaired with chert, two carloads having been purchased for the purpose. New brick walks have been placed in Calhoun, W bitfield, Lafayette and Troup squares. Two hundred and twenty-five trees have been planted in the park, in the squares and on Bay, Liberty and South Broad streets. STREETS AND LANES. The expenses of the Street and Lane Department were carefully looked after, and economy, consistent with good service, prevailed. This department was maintained throughout the year at less cost than was apportioned for it in the budget. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. In the City Engineer's report will be found a detailed statement of work done, and in the Treasurer's report the cost thereof. The following information, furnished by the City Engineer, is incorporated here as a matter of general interest: "The area of the incorporated limits of the City of Savannah is five and one-tenth square miles, and within its boundaries are ninety-six and five-tenths lineal miles of streets and twenty lineal miles of lanes. On these streets there are three and seven-tenths lineal miles of asphalt pavement, nine and one-tenth lineal miles of stone pavement and four and one-tenth lineal miles of oyster shell pavement. In the streets are laid thirteen miles of street railroads and sixteen and seven-tenths lineal miles of sewers, constructed with seven hundred and eighty-two catchbasins. The area of the parks and squares is fifty-four and eight-tenths acres. The city is at present lighted by two hundred and ninety-three electric arc lights, each light being of six hundred standard candle power. PAVING. The shell pavement on Jefferson street, from the south side of Charlton to the north side of Henry street, was removed and that portion of the street paved with granite blocks. Bryan street, from the east side of Drayton street to the west side of Abercorn street, has also been paved with granite blocks. Drayton street, from Bay to Broughton street, has been surfaced with shells over the cobblestones. It 14 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. would be well to surface Drayton street with shells as far south as the cobblestones extend, as this street is used a great deal and in its present condition is very uncomfortable to ride upon. The shelled streets throughout the city have been kept in repair. The amount due the city for paving is as follows: Jefferson street, sheDed..--...-.-._...-._...$ -77 81 Jefferson street, granite blocks...--.-.-..... 8,914 05 Liberty street, asphalt...................... 18,422 02 Bull street, asphalt.......................... 939 58 $28,353 46 For the above amount there are executions in the hands of the City Marshal, except for the $8,914.05 for paving Jefferson street with stone. OPENING STREETS. During the year considerable property has been purchased for the purpose of opening streets in the southern extension. From Charles Seiler, portions, of Drayton, Abercorn, Lincoln, Habersham, Price, East Broad, Bull, Seventh streets and Seiler avenue from Habersham street to Waters Road. From Emily W. Lovell and E. P. Lovell, Administrator Estate Frank Dasher, Fourth street from Bull to Lincoln streets, from Abercorn to Lincoln streets, St. Johns, St. Michael and a strip between St. Michael and Fifth streets from Lincoln street east to the Eastern Boundary of Sub-division No. 3 of Farm lot No. 5, Tyrconnel tything, Derby Ward; also a portion of Bull street and the whole of Drayton. Abercorn and MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 15 Lincoln streets through Sub-division No 3 of Farm lot No. 5. Tyrconnel tything, Derby Ward. From Ambrose Ehrlich, Guardian for Melored Dillon, Jefferson street and encroachment on Montgomery, through Bolton, lot No. 10. From "Little Sisters of the Poor," a portion of Seventh street from Abercorn to Lincoln street. Notwithstanding the stringency of the times and depressed state of valuations, large prices are asked for land required for the opening of streets, and this has retarded considerably the securing of more extensive rights-of-way for the purpose in the extended limits. The Mayor trusts that the city may soon be able to surmount the difficulties heretofore met with in this direction and succeed in opening all the streets in the Southern limits, and also comply with the conditions set forth in the law providing for the taxation of certain property in the Eastern section of the city, the condition been the bona fide extension of the plan of the city over said property. The opening of Lincoln street from Bay street to the Southern limits and the paving of this street with stone pavement'would prove of great convenience to heavy traffic, would prevent largely the wear and tear of Bull street pavement and would furnish the Fire Department increased facilities for reaching rapidly the Southern limits, thus ensuring better fire protection to that vicinity. WATER WORKS. This important department of the city has been well managed. The expenses have been properly controlled by the committee, and the works, under the competent Hi MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. direction of the Superintendent, have been operated with judgement and in a manner satisfactory to the fullest extent. The supply of water is large and ample, but as a matter of precaution and for the purpose of furnishing beyond question all the supply that could be desired under almost any circumstances, the original plan of connecting the wells at the old water works and also the river with the new works should be carried out at once. The cost could be met in the same manner as was the cost of erecting the new works, viz: by time payments. In this way the expense would not be felt and the city would, without delay, be provided with a water supply sufficient to meet all demands, and such as was intended when the building of the new water works was decided upon. An appropriation^has been made in the budget for 1895, for laying a larger main on Bay street, in accordance with the understanding had with the Committee of the Southeastern Tariff Association at the time of the conference between said committee and the city authorities as to increased water supply for protection from fire. RIVER AND HARBOR IMPROVEMENT. The operations for the improvement of Savannah Harbor have been carried forward with vigor during the year, according to the approved project. The jetty work has been completed as far down the river as Fort Pulaski. There are now six dredges at work in the harbor, a channel of one hundred (100) feet in width and twentysix feet deep at high water having been opened nearly MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT, n all of the way from the city to Tybee Roads. There is now a minimum depth the entire distance from the city to the sea of twenty-four (24) feet at mean high waterCITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT. The report of the City Attorney in regard to matters in his department, being of special interest, is incorporated here: SAVANNAH, GA., January 1, 1895. Hon. John J. McDonough, Mayor of the City of Savannah: DEAR SIR Referring to my last annual report, to be found on pages 55 et seq. of the published Annual Report, I beg to say concerning the cases there mentioned: There are still pending thirty-four of originally one hundred and four executions based on the Liberty street pavement. I expect to collect these executions with interest. The case of the Vernon Shell Road Company was heard in our Superior Court and the jury rendered a verdict for $5,500 for the damages to be sustained by this company on account of the removal of its toll house south of Twelfth street and the surrender of the road in the city limits. This was $500 more than the amount awarded by the Assessors. The Shell Road Company, not being satisfied, has taken the case to the Supreme Court of the State. This will finally dispose of this litigation, and will put the city in possession of so much of the White Bluff road as is in the city limits for the purpose of a public thoroughfare. 18 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. The case of Charlotte Johnson against the city was dismissed by the plaintiff. The case of John M. Bischoff was tried and it resulted in a verdict in favor of the city. The illegality case of Mr. Weed, growing out of the Bull street improvement, is now pending in the Supreme Court. The case of D. Klein & Bro. is still pending in the City Court. The case of Thomas Mulligan against the city, involving the question of the liability of the city for property destroyed to prevent the spread of scarlet fever, is pending in the Supreme Court. Litigation, growing out of the effort of the city to open streets across the tracks of the Savannah, Florida & Western Railway Company, is now pending in our Superior Court. The Railway Company not only appealed from the award rendered, but also filed a petition for injunction. Since my last report a number of suits have been brought against the city, which are still pending. The representatives of the estate of Lovell have sued the city for damages, growing out of alleged injuries to their property in Springfield plantation. Anthony McCredmond has brought an action for injunction to prevent the city from knocking down a fence, which the city claims has been put up on Gwinnett street and is an obstruction to that street. The Franklin Savings and Security Company has brought a petition for injunction to prevent the collection of a specific tax against this company. MA TOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 10 Mr. W. W. Chisholm, as trustee, has brought in our Superior Court an action for damages, based upon an alleged taking of laud by the city for the straightening of a street. This same action was brought by him in the City Court and upon the motion of the city was non-- suited, and he has renewed it in the Superior Court. The following suits against the city are pending in the City Court of Savannah: D. Klein & Bro., already mentioned; John H. Elton (for $850 damages, alleged to have been sustained on account of the disinfecting of his house); Mrs. Jane M. Read (for $8,000 damages, alleged to have been sustained by her plantation on account of the flooding of the plantation); .Mrs. Mary L. Miller (for destruction of property by the Health Officer), and Charles Jemdal (for damages alleged to have been sustained by him in consequence of the city's allowing the Electric Railway Co. to use the Market). Since my last report I have drawn a large number of ordinances and contracts, have given verbal and written advice in a great many cases and have attended generally to the usual routine business of the office. The enumeration of the specific things done seems to be unnecessary. Before concluding this, my final report to you, I beg to be permitted to express my sincere appreciation of the uniform kindness and consideration which you have always shown toward me and my acknowledgment of the fact that I have always esteemed it to be a privilege and a pleasure to be brought into official relations with you. Yours very truly, SAMUEL B. ADAMS, City Attorney. 20 MA TOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. GENERAL REMARKS. A large number of poor persons have applied daily to the Mayor for aid during the year. The charity now extended by the city is confined to appropriations for the hospitals, salaries City Physicians and medicines for the sick poor. Many of the applicants that came to the Mayor's office were found to be worthy persons, not sick, but actually in need of food. This leads the Mayor to the belief that it would be a proper step on the part of the city to establish a "poor fund" and place it with a committee of citizens, chosen with reference to their knowledge of the circumstances of the unfortunate and their necessities, to be used for the temporary relief of cases brought to their attention by the Mayor or through other reliable sources. At a meeting of Council held in October last, the occasion being the election of City Officers, the spectators, the number of which was extraordinarily large, found their way through the railing and crowded into the Council Chamber, many of them actually leaning against the table at which sat the Members of Council, and stood thus overlooking the Aldermen while writing the names oft he candidates being voted for. Efforts to set the crowd back produced so much noise in the swaying thereof and the shuffling of feet and the entrance to the building being crowded from the door up to the Council Chamber, it was found impracticable to clear the room, and was deemed best to get through with the business in hand, in the belief that as soon as the elections were over the crowd would depart. This proved to be the case. While the spectators were orderly, yet the indignity to Council, though uninten- MA YOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. tional, proved that the arrangement of the Council Chamber was not such as it should be, and later on, while the budget for 1895 was under consideration, the recommendation of the Mayor in his report for 1893 was taken up and an appropriation made for remodeling the Chamber according to plans submitted, and which were adopted by Council in caucus and referred to the Mayor and Committee having the public buildings in charge, with instructions to have the work done. The expiration of the term of office of the present Mayor and Aldermen being near at hand, the supervision by them of any contract for the work was found to be impracticable, and the matter has been left for the next Council. If the plans submitted are carried out a repetition of such a scene as alluded to will be rendered impossible. The Mayor here takes occasion to congratulate the Aldermen on the results of their labors in the interest of good government and for the protection of the city's welfare, and to thank them for the assistance and encouragement he has met with at their hands in the discharge of the duties of his office. The city officers have performed their duties judiciously and promptly, and the experience of many of the heads of departments, by reason of long service, has proved of great value in the administration of public affairs. Faithful service, efficiency and proper attention to details of the offices entrusted to them has been regarded by the occupants as a sure way to the confidence and support of the public and a consequent retention in their positions. This result has obtained in the government of our city for years, and with good f t. S3 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. effect, prompt attention to business in a dignified and courteous manner on the part of "city officers being a matter of general comment and of satisfaction to the public. From present appearances, however, it seems that politics will in future enter largely into the election of officers, and especially so if the law regulating such elections recently enacted by the Legislature remains a statute. Threats are now being openly made by a political club that has put in nomination candidates for Mayor and Aldermen that in the event of the election of its nominees the present city officers will not be re-elected, and should the club, which is said to be powerful, both as to numbers and means, be successful in its efforts to elect it is plainly to be seen, judging from the clamoring for office to be heard of in all directions among its members; that the city offices will be filled by men chosen, likely, for their political strength and service towards the election of the new Council. The Mayor cannot believe that the policy of holding out the offices as reward for political service rendered toward the election of candidates for Mayor and Aldermen will always give to the public officers that will prove competent and that will administer public affaire with dignity and to the best interests of the city. The thanks of the Mayor are hereby tendered to T. P. Johnson, Esq, formerly Collector of Customs; J. F. B. Beckwith, Esq., Collector of Customs; Capt. O. M. Carter, United States Engineer Corps; J. P. Merrihew, Esq., Superintendent of Savannah Cotton Exchange; C. Wallace Howard, Esq., Superintendent Board of Trade, for official courtesies. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. S3 In concluding his fourth and final report, the Mayor deems it not amiss to call the attention of the citizens to the condition of the departments of the city and property in their charge. The reports of the officers, the details of which are full and complete, show the departments to be in excellent working order, and the property connected with them to be in good condition. The Mayor trusts that renewed prosperity will redound to our citizens, and firmly believe that the intrinsic worth and merit of Savannah will always hold firm the esteem and confidence of all and engender full trust in her future success. Respectfully, JOHN J. McDONOUGH, MAYOR. BUDGET FOR 1894. Board of Health....... .........................$ 19,000 ' Bills Payable .................................... 50,000 City Clocks ............................... ...... 200 City Court................................... ... 6,500 City Lamps ...................................... 27,500 Crematories...................................... 6,000 Drainage and Dry Culture....................... 16,000 Fire Department................................. 56,000 Harbor and Wharves............................. 2,000 Hospitals (including $1,000 for Savannah Hospital)................................ ........... 11,800 House Drainage.................................. 2,000 .Incidentals....................................... 10,000 Laurel Grove Cemetery.......................... 7,000 Market........................................... 5,000 Odorless Excavating Machine Department....... 12,000 Opening Streets.................................. 8,000 Parks and Squares (including $1,000 for Estill Park)........................................ 8,500 Paving Streets................................... . 10,000 Police............................................ 69,000 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. Police and Fire Uniforms (including uniforms for extra policemen) ............................ 7,000 Printing and Stationery ......................... 3,500 Public Buildings................................. 2,000 Quarantine...................................... 14,000 Quarantine Improvements ....................... 12,000 Salaries......................................... 28,500 Scavenger Department.......................... 23,000 Streets and Lanes................................ 50,000 Water Works.................................... 83,000 Water Works, New............................... 26,300 Sinking Fund.................................... 46,000 Interest.......................................... 178,000 $751,800 CITY EXTENSION. City Lamps ...............................'.......$ 2,500 Fire Department................................. 5,000 Police.................. .............. .......... 6,000 Water Works.................................... 11,000 i. $ 24,500 Trial Balance to December 31st, 1894. EXPENDITURES. Board of Health .................. ..........$ 20,800 88 Board of Health O. E. Machine............ 8,829 97 Bills Payable............................... 60,000 00 Balances.................................... City Clocks................................. 250 00 City Court.................................. 6,532 53 City Lamps................................. 27,919 60 City Maps.................................. Crematories............... ... ............. 6,354 48 Coupons. 1879............................... 157,459 25 Coupons. 1883............................... 16,238 48 Coupons, Old............................... 25 00 Cash Account.............................. 10,633 20 Dry Culture and Drainage................. 12,621 23 Fees..................'...................... Fire Department........................... 62,212 60 Fire Department Uniforms................. 3,270 50 Oround Rents.............................. $776,300 RECEIPTS. $ 2 00 5,688 57 10,000 00 19,267 08 8 00 1,200 00 5,203 44 339 80 17,986 76 MA YOR'fl ANNUAL REPORT. Ground Rent Lots.......................... 687 8 Harbor and Wharves....................... 1,039 82 Hospitals.... .............................. 11,70996 Incidentals........... ..................... 10,474 01 3,909 7:i Laurel Grove Cemetery.................. 6,81996 2,39300 Liquor Licenses............................ 52,990 00 Market..................................... 4,842 52 17,721 51 Opening Streets.......... ................. 7,190 31 Parks and Squares......................... 8,579 83 Paving Streets.............................. 21,47292 4,98351 Paving Sidewalks.......................... 59 11 Police....................................... 72,25048 9000 Printing and Stationery ................... 3,575 72 133 00 Police Department Uniforms............... 4,048 95 Public Buildings............................ 2,235 30 Police Court................................ 5,394 00 Quarantine ................................. 20,348 88 5,067 85 Rent Account............................... 2,437 50 Salaries..................................... 29,01480 . Scavanger Department..................... 23,540 03 10 00 Streets and Lanes........................... 46,178 63 704 07 Sinking Fund, 1879.......................... 39,918 92 Sinking Fund, 1883......................... 6,420 00 Taxes, 1889................................. 25 50 Taxes, 1890 ................................ 23 25 Taxes, 1891.................................. 28 12 Taxes, 1892................................. 794 42 Taxes, 1893.................................. 1031 135,61524 Taxes, 1894.................................. 243 57 417,212 87 Water Works............................... 49,251 70 73,648 42 Water Works, New......................... 29,947 49 City Lots................................... 8,000 00 Taxes, 1888................................. 30 10 Total....... .............................$791,951 83 $791,951 83 Bonded Debt. BONDS, COMPROMISE 1879 Issued and outstanding Jan. 1, 1894....... .$3,177,600 Less redeemed and cancelled by Sinking Fund Commissioners..................... 37,700 Amount outstanding. $3,139,900 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. Boss, COMPROMISE 1883 Issued and outstanding....................f 311,700 Issued in exchange in 1894 for old bonds... 1,300 $ 313,000 Less redeemed and cancelled by Sinking Fond Commissioners..................... 6,000 Amount outstanding $ 307,000 Old bonds outstanding not compromised ......$ 2,000 Old bond outstanding compromised............ 500 Amount outstanding........................... $ 2,500 SAVANXAH, ALBAXT & GUJDF RAILROAD Indorsed bonds outstanding.............. .$ 1,000 Add 30 as per compromise agreement..... 300 1,300 Total bonded debt Dec. 31, 1894................ $3,450,700 I MAYORS ANNUAL REPORT. 27 REPORT OF SINKING FUND COMMISSIONERS. SAVANNAH, GrA., Jan. 2, 1895. To His Honor John J. McDonough, Mayor: DEAR SIR The Sinking Fund Commissioners respectfully submit the sixteenth annual report the sixth of this board: With the foods at our disposal since our last report, provided by ordinance for the retirement of bonds of the issue of 1879............................................S 40,000 00 Less overdraft from 1894.................................. 119 97 $ 39,880 03 Plus overdraft from 1895 ................................ 88 89 $ 39,918 92 We have purchased bonds of the issue of 1879 as follows: March 8, 1894. $3,500 at 106. ........................ .....9 3,710 00 March 12, 1894, $1,000 at 105f............................. 1,057 50 March 16, 1894, $3,000 at 106......... .................... 3,180 00 April 23, 1894, $2,000 at 106*..........................:... 2,130 00 May 11, 1894, $9,000 at 106................................ 9,540 00 Oct. 5, 1894, $14,700 at 105 ffo. ............................ 15,561 42 Nov. 7, 1894, $3,000 at 105$................................ 3,157 50 Nov. 7, 1894, $1,500 at 105*................................ 1,582 50 Making $37,700 bonds, costing............. .............$ 39,918 92 Previously purchased, $312,000 bonds, costing........... 800,119 97 Total purchase, $349,700 bonds, costing................. .$340,038 89 We have purchased bonds of the issue of 1883, under the requisition of the ordinance of 1883, as follows: March 23, 1894, $6,000at 107. .............................$ 6,420 00 Previously purchased, $60,800, costing................... 56,952 99 Total purchase, $66,800 bonds, costing. ..................$ 63,372 99 SS MA YOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. All of the above mentioned bonds and unmatured coupons attached thereto have been canceled and handed to the City Treasurer for such final disposition as Council may direct. Signed and made available for exchange, as per last report................................................$3,517,800 00 Signed since last report... ...............$ 4,500 00 Signed last year, not in last report...... 500 00 5.000 00 13,522,800 00 Issued in exchange, as per last report.. .$3,516,500 00 Issued in exchange, not in last report... 500 00 8,517,000 00 Available for exchange.................. .............$ 5,800 00 Of the bonds issued $377,000.00 have been cancelled, as follows: Receivable for balance of ground rent............. ......$ 9,200 00 Special purchase, as per previous report................. 18,200 00 Purchased out of sinking fund........................... 349,700 00 1377,100 00 Which leaves outstanding bonds of the issue of 1870... .3,139,000 00 Total signed and made available for exchange...........1390,000 00 Issued in exchange, as per last report...... .$387,400 00 Issued in exchange since last report......... 1,300 00 $388,700 00 Leaving available for exchange. .........................9 1,300 00 Of the bonds issued $81,700.00 have been cancelled, as follows: Special purchase. ....................,...................$ 14,900 00 Purchased by the sinking fund.......................... 66,800 00 $ 81,700 00 Which leaves outstanding of the issue of 1883........... .$307,000 00 Respectfully, JOSEPH D. WEED. S. GUCKENHEIMER. WILLIAM GARRARD. D. R. THOMAS. JOHN LYONS. STATEMENT OF CITY OF SAVANNAH BONDS. Issue 1879-5 Per Cent. Blank Bonds Printed. Value. $1,000 Ami :(0fl 100 i No- Amount. 2000' $2,000,000 8000 1,600,000. 1000 800,000 MM; 100,000 SIS Con NO. 2000 270S 425 418 ted by S> F, imletloner*. Amount. (2,000,000 1,864,000 127,600 41,8lMl $8,522,800 I On Hind , Signed. No. 9 Amount. $4,590 $4,600 On Hind Not Signed. No. 12 Amount. 11,200 11,200 1 i Stjned and | Issued. No. 2000 2087 424 418 Amount. $2,000,000 1,843,600 127,200 41,8110 $8,517,000 Destroyed by Finance Committee No.' Amount. ...1 20o| $145,000 5751 172,5n S Bonds to make tettlemont. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CITY TREASURER. DR. Statement of Cash Received and Disbursed from Jan. 1,1894, to Dec. 31,1894. CR. Cash in Treasury Jan. 1, 1884, | 19,267 08 Board of Health. Salaries of Health Officer, City Physicians, Inspectors and Keeper of Pest House from Dec. 1, 1893, to Nov. 1, 1894. ......................^ 9,819 49 Drugs and medicines for city patients............ .............. 4,800 55 Time of hands disinfecting corps... 3,088 88 Printing mortuary reports, circulars, permits, stationery, advertising, etc.... .................... Shoeing, repairs to buggy, empty bottles, buckets, dippers, forage, etc. .............................. Brush Electric Light and Power Company, for lighting City Dispensary for December, January, February, March and April, 1898. Coffins and wagon hire for paupers. Copperas, lime and carbolic acid for disinfecting purposes......... 1,495 48 S80 85 832 64 32 40 505 60 1 S6 I s >c te Board of Health. Proceeds of sale of empty barrels.. ,S 3 00 2 00 ((). B. MAOHINK.) Office collections for odorless excavating machine................... 4,28 48 City Marshal for collections for account of odorless excavating machine as follows: Executions for year 1887............ 4 85 Executions for year 1890............ 7 05 Executions for year 1891............ 510 Executions for year 1892............ 104 61 Executions for year 1898............ 829 15 Executions for year 1894........... 218 83 M. A. Buttiluer, on account of plant of odorless excavating machine... 100 00 C. 0. Beebe, for for manure from city lot... ........................ 100 00 M. A. Buttimer, first installment paid on odorless excavating machine plant....................... 550 00 M. A. Buttimer, one vault cleaned by mistake ard amount refunded. 4 00-- 5,68657 Amount paid for clothing and other articles destroyed by order of the Health Officer......",............. Amount paid Drs. Keller, Cofe, Bloodworth and 811 verm an for services rendered................. 800 00 200 54 20,800 H8 I S Board of Health. (0. E. MACHINK.) Salary of Superintendent odorless excavating machine and time of hands..... ....................... 1,759 92 Repairs to wagons, harness, charcoal, forage and other incidentals. 84130 Amount paid M. A. Buttimer as per contract for cleaning vaults from March 1. 1894, to Dec. 81, 1894.... 6.828 75 8,929 97 Bills Payable. Amount borrowed. .$ 10,000 00 10,000 00 City Maps. Amount received for city maps and city codes......... ..............$ 8 00 8 00 City Lots. Received from the Florida Central & Peninsular Railroad Company for the lots in Springfield Plantation, Nos. 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 and 80, also Nos. 91, 02, 96, 97 and 98......................S 8,000 00 8,000 00 Bills Payable. Amount paid to banks, being amount borrowed................8 60,000 00 60,000 00 i City Lamps. ' Brush Electric Light and Power Company, for lighting streets S from Dec. 1, 1898, to Nov. 80, i 1894............................... 27,91960 27,919 60 : g : 33 City Clocks. fej Amount paid for attending city > 3 clocks as per contract. ...........$ 250 00 250 00 Crematories, Time of hands................. ... .$ 4,848 71 Blacksrnithing,..................... 100 44 Oils, drags, forage, lime, cement, pipe, iron, lumber, etc............ 808 80 Printing and stationery........... 8 75 Insurance premium................ 80 00 One mule......... ................. 50 00 Hire of one mule.................. 82 00 Coal................................ 1,48578 6,35448 City Court. *' Clerk, Sheriff and Deputies' for attending Court and fees...........8 8,310 00 Clerk and Sheriff, for costs in insolvent criminal cases and issuing subpoenas................. ....... 1,000 05 Solicitor fteneral'n fees............. 800 00 ' Printing, stationery and advertis- . fe; ing...... ......................... 260 08 jjFurnishing meals to jurors......... 06 75 o Amount paid witnesses............. 4 00 9? Sheriff, for conveying prisoners . from jail to courthouse........... 025 00 ^ Sheriff, for summoning Grand and ! ^ Petit Jurors...................... 4000 'g Hire of carriages for (irand Jurors i t-< to inspect convict camps......... 46 75 tg Clerk of Court, for revising Jury s list...... ........................ 5000 0,58358 <* I Dry Culture. Salary of Superintendent from Jan. 1, 1894, to Dec. 81, 1894.......... $ 1,200 00 Time of hands and Trunk Keeper.. 8,691 04 Rent of Twickenham Plantation from Dec. 1, 1898 to Nov. 0, 1894. 1,500 00 Dry Culture. Lumber, lime, nails, forage, ferriRent of Twickenham Plantation ages, shovels and other incifor one year...................... $ 1,20000 1,20000 dentals........................... 1.22929 12,62128 i Fire Department. Sgj Pay roll of firemen from Dec. 1, ^ 1893, to Nov. 80, 1894. ............$ 44,815 66 Repairs to engine, trucks and r wagons........................... 898 98 * 4>48 4 Harness and repairs to same........ 480 68 ^ ,.. _Q Repairs and renovating engine ^ '2000- 5,20844 houses........... ................ 1,16625 g Coal and wood..................... 74759 ^ Lights.............................. 247 74 to ' j Rent of Engine house No. 2....... 888 82 ^ !| Waste, oil, paint, tools, ice, saw- ' dust and other incidentals........ 1,688 17 * * j Horses purchased ... ......... .... 1,72300 i I Medicines and treatment of sick 'I stock............................. 81 15 Rent of telephones for engine houses............................ 320 00 Printing and stationery............ 84 00 ; Shoeing bill........................ 43205 & Pees. Harbor Master, for collection for harbor fees from Bee. 1, 1898, to Nov. 80, 1884......................8 City Marshal, for collection for executions.. .......................... Surveying lots and making maps... Fire Department. Received from Chief of Fire Department amount of waged of firemen not called for and same returned to Treasurer. .....,.......$ Received from Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company amount of overcharge refunded.. Received from Chief of Fire Department for old material and condemned horses sold.,.....,.,...., 31 88 90 09 332 88 889 80 Ground Rents. Office collections for ground rents on city lots...................... .$ 17,8 76 17,980 76 Ground Rent Lots. Various parties, balance due on ground rent lots. .,,............,.$ 987 98 98798 Couplings, suctions, nozzles, eto,,.. 480 00 Iron bedsteads, sheets, pillows, etc. 99 11 J. C. Haile's expenses and board to Savannah to inspect the Fire Department. ........................ 168 75 Alarm boxes, poles, signal boxes, etc 3,540 34 Forage....... ...................... 3,790 40 Two hose wagons................... 1,690 00 Hose................................ 1,W 41 Expenses of W. B. Puder attending convention........................ 10000 63,31360 Fire and Police Uniforms. Firemen's uniforms, shirts, caps, etc. ...............................^ 3,370 50 Police uniforms and helmets....... 4,048 95 7,819 45 Harbor and Wharves. Commissioners of Pilotage, amount assessed in defraying expenses for 1894. ..............................9 75 00 Repairing wharves, cleaning out catch basins and sundry incidentals.. .......................... 766 80 Amount paid Harbor Master for use of horse and buggy............... 163 00 1 I Port Wardens, for amount of office expenses of Harbor Master's office from July 1, 1893, to July 1, 1894. 18 82 Printing and stationery............ 17 70 1,089 82 Hospitals. Savannah Hospital, for keeping city patients for the year ending Dec. JSJ 81, 1894...........................8 4,599 96 ^ St. Joseph Infirmary, for keeping O city patients for the year ending g Dec. 31, 1894....... .............. 3,60000 ^ Georgia Infirmary, for appropria- !^ tion for the year ending Dec. 31, ^! 1894............................... 3,600 00 11,799 96 g SM Incidentals. 3 Postage, telegrams, exchange, fares ^ for paupers, charity, ice and sun- 2 dry incidental expenses...........S 4,933 00 ; Amount paid Isaac Beckett for ; names of property owners south of Anderson street and line of lots west of Ogeechee road............ 750 00 Carriage hire for City Assessors.... 164 00 | Brush Electric Light and Power Company for lighting city offices. 12315 , S| Incidentals. City Marshal, proceeds of sales at City Pound. ......................$ 61 85 Keeper of City Pound, for collections for pound fees.............. 188 50 Banks, 4 per cent, interest on daily balances.......................... 1,904 07 Coupons cut from city bonds held as cash by City Treasurer........ 888 75 Interest on liquor notes............ 550 17 || Savannah Lighterage nnd Transfer Company, for services of tng at Bay street fire....... ............ 50 00 Premium* for bonds for city officers 203 50 Oity Assessors, for assessing improvements for 1894 and property south of Anderson street..... .... 2,300 00 Fuel for city offices................. 02 00 (ins, city offices..................... 16 80 Surveyor's instruments and repairs to same........................... 68 70 Eugene Kelly & Co., commission'for paying coupons from city bonds.. 104 59 Sheriff City Court, for attendance at election of Mayor and Aldermen 1898.. ............................ 14 00 Stenographers taking down testimony in sundry cases............. 80 00 John Williams, amount allowed by report of Committee on Finance and Health and Cemetery adopted at meeting of Council Jan. 17, 1894............................... 50 00 Amount paid estate of George F. Byrnes, judgment in City Court.. 889 17 Clerk Superior Court, for examinai tion of records.................... 7785 JoS1 S3 Collected by City Marshal for putting in water closets on premises Nos. 181, 183, 138*. 185, 137 Barnard street....................... City Marshal, amount collected for interest on executions and recording deed.......................... Surveying lots and making plats... Received from Sinking Fund Commissioners, being difference between cost of city of Savannah bondH, issue of 1879, and price paid for bonds, said bonds held by Treasurer as cash. ........... Received from Chatham Bank, discount on New York Echange, remitted to New York to pay coupons from city of Savannah bonds.......... .................. 105 00 67 08 185 00 1 41 13 50 8,909 78 Expenses of committee to Atlant a to meet Southeastern Tariff Association. ...................... .... Sundry expenses of men working at burnt building, etc............... The American Exchange National Bank, for paying coupons from city bonds........................ Amount paid out for special services rendered.................... Amount paid interest on demand note for 10,000 from June 27, 1894, to July 10, 1894, at 7 per cent, per annum.................. Clerk of Superior Court, cost in the case of Thomas Mulligan......... Expenses of delegate to Trade Convention at New Orleans.......... 174 89 117 50 88 38 763 60 84 93 18 81 50 65 10,474 01 s 3 Laurel Grove Cemetery. Keeper, for burial fees.............. 8 1,607 00 j interest. Keeper, for sale of lots.............. 785 00 2,893 00 j j Coupons from eity bonds, issue of ' 1879.............'..................?157,459 25 Licenses. h Coupons from city bonds, issue of Office collections for liquor licenses il 1883............................... 16,28848 for 1894...........................8 53,990 00 53,990 00 || Coupons from old city bonds....... 25 00 178,722 78 Market. City Marshal, for rent of Btalls.... ,f 1,275 00 City Marshal, for rent of stores.... 2,506 51 Clerk of Market, for collections.... 18,880 00 Laurel Grove Cemetery. ^ Salary of Keeper from I>eo. I, 189!!, ; to Nov. :>, IH!4. ..............,,., 999 !>6 Time of hands and salary of l)oteetivo............................ 5,028 :m Materinl, tools, etc.................. 70 ;!(! Repah's to pumps, etc.............. (it) 50 Rent of telephone from Jan. t, 1894, s[ to Jan. 1, 1805.................... 4000 ^ Printing and stationery........... 19 75 0,819 96 2 to So Market. k Salary Clerk of Market and time of ^j hands.................. ..........^ 3,02800 ^ Brush Electric Light and Power ^ Company, for lighting... ....... 700 08 k Mutual Gas Company, for lighting S Market........................... 1920 ^ Brooms, soda, soap, fuel, sawdust ^ and other incidentals............. 173 37 ;-3 Printing and stationery............ 3 00 Lumber, carpenter work, plumbing, gasfltting, painting, etc...... 778 43 Hitching posts..................... 93 50 : One iron safe....................... 35 00 Material and whitewashing....... 195 00 17,72151 Cementing and repairing floors.... 3.2845 4,84352 Paving Sidewalks. City Marshal, for collections for paving sidewalks. ................9 59 11- 50 11 Opening Streets. The Oglethorpe Real Etate Company, for land deeded to the city iu accordance with resolution passed April ti, 1892, for the opening of Bull, Drayton, Abercorn, Liiicoln, Habersham, Price and East Broad streets. ....,.....,...$ 1,000 00 Richard P. Register, for one-half of the purchase money for lots Nos. 9 and 10 on the northwest corner of Whitaker and Seventh streets. 775 00 Richard P. Register, interest on note from June 18, 1893, to June 10, 1894...... .................... 54 70 Charles Seiler, for property conveyed as per his deed of Feb. 21, 1804............................... 8,000 00 Amount paid to hands for opening streets and moving fences........ 108 85 Amount paid for interest on notes given for opening streets......... 858 20 Mrs. E. W. Lovell, for right of way. 100 00 Mrs. Mary Houston, for land conveyed to city for opening streets. 1,000 00 sS1 Paving Streets. Office collections for paving Jones street...................... ......$ 8000 City Marshal, for collections for paving the following streets: Bull street......................... 786 45 Isaac Bwkett, for making digest showing conveyance to city of streets and lanes, rights of way, drains, lot and dry culture contract, with dedications by property owners, per agreement made Oct. 17, 1894 ..................... :)<> 00 7,100 81 Parks and Squares. Salary of Keeper of Forsyth Place from Dec. I, 18H8, to Nov 30. IH04.S 900 00 Time of hands. ..................... 5,55005 Material, lumber, tools brick, lime, repairs and incidentals. .......... 849 9!! Roses, plants, etc. ................ 58 35 Plumbing work. ................... 11 00 Two iron gates............. ...... 0100 Commissioners Estill Park, appropriation for 1WI4.......... ....... 1,00000 Laying walks in Calhoun and Whitfleld squares. ................ 045 00 Pavlnir Streets. Paving Jefferson street with granite blocks from the south side of Charlton street to the north side of Henry street. ..................$ 20,878 91 s 8,579 88 Bolton street....................... 80 98 East Broad street.................. 8,097 08 Henry street........................ 15 40 Jones street........................ 18 55 Jefferson street..................... 50 16 4,088 51 Paving Bryan street from the east side of Drayton to the west side of Abercoru street... ............ Paving Drayton street with shells from Bay street to the north side of Broughton..................... 839 15 264 86 21,473 92 Police Department. Police pay roll from Dec. 1, 1898, to Nov. 80, 1894... ...................$ 62,126 84 Material and repairs to building.... 48 88 Fuel, oil, ice, sawdust and sundry incidentals........................ 458 48 Printing and stationery....... .... 154 25 Funeral expenses of Policeman J. C. Neve............................. 50 00 Mxitual Gas Light Company....... 88 64 Brush Electric Light and Power Company......................... 861 07 Forage............. ................ 2,495 72 Harness and repairs to same........ 146 20 Food for prisoners.................. 891 81 Shoeing, repairs to wagons and other incidentals............. ... 481 10 Salary of Electrician for one year... 600 00 I S S3 Police Department. Proceeds of sale of two horses. ,....$ Wamewell Fire Alarm and Telegraph Company, balaneo duo on wmtraet, ...,..,.,........,,...... 3,42 :)4 : . Batteries, wire, etc. ...,....,.,,,... : Rent of telephones from May 1, : 1 804. to May t, 18!)5. .......... ... Iron bedsteads, quilts, mattresses 1 and pillows....................... : Purchase of horses. ................ 1 Medicine and treatment of sick : StOCk .............................. 90 00 90 00 ! (-funs purchased 1HH 7rt 445 00 220 00 200 1)1) 8 01) 272 00 3 a 72,250 48 Printing and Stationery. City Marshal, for advertising real estate sales, etc........ ..........$ 18300 183 00 Printing and Stationery. Salary of City Printer, stationery, printiner, circulars, reports, proceedings of Council and Mayor's Report for 1803. ............,.,... :J,57o 72 :5,u75 72 5 Police Court. Clerk of Council, collections fines,. .$ 5,894 00 5,394 00 Public Buildings. ' Premium for insurance on building1 corner of West Broad and River I streets..,...,... .,.....,..........$ . ; Premium for insxirance on Exchange ! building.......................... 1750 25000 Quarantine. Various vessels, for boarding fees and fumigating charges.... .,...$ 8,825 00 Various vessels, for discharging ballast at station.................... 1,880 25 Amount of bills paid twice and amounts returned................ 83 60 Proceeds of sale of forty tons of stone ballast........ ...... ...... 7800 Amount received from the Commercial Union Insurance Company for damage to dwelling house at station caused by storm Aug. a? 180;!..,......,........... 20300 i Premium on tornado policy Exchange building.................. 20 00 Material and repairs to City Exchange........................... 1,28086 j | Matting, furniture, ice and sundry incidentals....... ................ 39658 Brush Electric Light and Power Company, lighting Exchange.... 171 37 s^ Mutual Gas Light Company, light- J~ ing Exchange..................... 68 04 ^ ''' Fuel................................ 36 50 3,235 80 ^? | Quarantine Station. f Salary of Quarantine Officer and <5 time of hands from Dec. 1, 1893, to Nov. 80, 1894...................S 5,96843 ^ Printing and stationery...,.,.,,... 49 75 1 ' Oil, tools, paint, soap, rope and sun- *e i dry incidentals................... 640 80 g j| Machine and blacksmith work..... 95 98 !S Fuel................................ 658 02 Iron Barrows....................... 855 00 Rent of telephone from June 1, 1894 to June 1, 1895............... 200 00 New improvements.................. 6,054 43 Amount paid Dr. R. E. L. Barnuni 5,067 85 ' for services at station............ 90 00 14,602 40 % Rent Account. ( '. C, Hoobe, rent of land known ns the MeLeod tract for yoar ending Dee. 81. 18H8. .,...................a 900 00 Brick store foot of West Hroad street...,,,.,,..........,,,....... 840 00 City Dispensary building for ono yoar.............................. 480 00 (Uty Tombs......................... 100 00 Encroachment on south side of wharf lot No. 8, Decker ward..... 5 00 Wharf slip foot of Dray ton street.. 100 00 Wharf slip foot of Whitnker street. 100 00 Kastern room Exchange building for year ending Dec. :)1, 1804...... 000 00 Lots on Springfield Plantation..... 3!2 50 2,487 50 Quarantine Tuff. Salary of captain and crew from Doc. HI. IKOH to Nov. SO. IH04.... . (Groceries and butcher bills......... Fuel........ ....................... Dockage of tug..................... Premium of insurance,,,........,.. Material, carpenter, blacksmith and machine work.................... Rope, oil, waste, packing, brooms, paint and sundry incidentals..... 3,220 4ft i,mm HO 205 10 25 50 ion oo 782 52 ;)10 10 5.746 48 Salaries. Salary of city officers and clerks from Dec. 1, 1OS to Nov. 30, 1804.? 28,604 80 Amount paid .Fames L. Rankin for examining Treasurer's Marshal's and Clerk of Council's books..... 250 00 Amount paid for pasting coupons in coupon books from Nov. 1, 1898, to Nov. 1. 1804................... 100 00 39,014 80 Scavenger Department. Salary of Superintendent from Jan. 1, 1894, to Dec. 81, 1894........... 8 1.200 00 Time of. Hands..................... 12,388 97 So I Scavenger Department. Proceeds of sale of one cripple mule. $ 8 00 Amount of time hands not called for and returned to Treasurer.... 3 00 10 00 Shoeing, repairs to wagons, tools, etc.............. ................. 3,887 69 Oils, nails, shovels, tools and sundry incidentals................... 210 02 Forage.............................. 5,631 95 Harness and repairs to same.. Rent of lot for one year....... Medicine and treatment of stock........... ............. One mule purchased........... sick 324 80 600 00 48 10 150 00 Streets and Lanes. Time of hands. .....................$ 28,687 50 Time of teamsters.................. 7,201 85 Forage............. ................ 8,653 55 Harness and repairs to name, shoeing and repairs to wagons and toolB.............................. 1,993 41 Lime, cement, brick, sewer pipe, oil, paint, tools, lumber, stone and sundry incidentals................ 1,015 88 Building cesspools and catch basins and repairing traps, etc.......... 298 25 88,540 08 I Streets and Lnneci. Viirloiis parties, for repairing sidewalks. ............................9 2N5 21 Olerk of (Council, for c'ollectiom for sower ])orinits..................... 201 00 Proceeds of sale of throe horses,.... OH 50 Proceeds of sale of old buggy. ...... 20 00 Received from A. K, Bragdon for curbstone purchased............. 80 !i(V 704 07 Taxes, 1888. City Marshal collections for real estate.... .......................8 :!0 10 80 IQ Taxes, 1889. City Marshal collections for real estate. ...........................$ 25 HO 25 50 j Taxes, 189O. City Marshal collections for real estate.......... ..................$ 2825 2325 Taxes, 1891. City Marshal collections for real estate,............................! 2812 2813 Taxes, 1892. City Marshal collections for real estate... ........................t 73042 Stock in trade............... ...... 6400 79442:1 ! Oyster shells. ,....,..........,,,.... l.!l :W : Horses and mules purchased. ...... 1,225 00 Medicine and treatment of sick Warren-Scharf Asphalt Paving; Co., for repairing streets. ............. 2.B15 07 I Oranite blocks. ..................... 1.88!) 11 | Bnildinp; bridges over Musgrove i creek ......... ................... 175 00 40,178 fll! Sinking Fund Bonds, 1879.' Commissioners, for bonds, issue of 1H70, cancelled and retired. .......$ 80,018 02 30,918 02 Sinking: Fund Bonds, 1883. Commissioners, for bonds, issue of 1883, cancelled and retired. .......$ 6,420 00 6,420 00 I s Taxes, 1893. Real estate............. ...........$ 82,491 52 Stock in trade...................... 5,710 50 Shipping........................... 8,508 24 Personal............................ 22,054 27 City Marshal for collections from Real estate,....................... 20,988 81 Stock in trade.......... ......... 728 40 Specific,.......................... 17 50 Shipping... ..................... 6 00 135,615 24 Taxes, 1894. Real estate........... ............286,186 60 Stock in trade... .................. 31,124 22 Personal....... .................... 66,757 44 Shipping........................... 8,086 74 Specific...................... ...... 69,844 85 City Marshal for collections from Real estate........................ 1,429 51 Stock in trade............... .... 1,15687 Specific........................... 4,124 65 Received from badges as follows: 578 one-horse wagons........... 8,155 70 82 two-horse wagons........... 918 00 77 one-horse drays............. 555 20 100 two horse drays............. 1,189 20 Taxes, 1893. I Amount allowed by Council to Messrs. Collins, Grayson & Co. for one wagon badge destroyed in flre June 18,1893...................... Amount refunded to F. B. Coates, as per action of Council Jan. 17, 1894............................... 3 00 7 81 10 31 s 1 fie I S !12 one-horse hacks........ 22 two-homo hacks. ... .. (t two-horse omnibuses,,. I four-horse truck........ 41 open street curs........ HH closed stiwt oars,,..... lift hncksterx..... ......... 1fl:t r>o 105 00 m 2i) 22 no 570 00 40;! 50 271 00 i,r.7fi oo- 417,312 K7 Taxes. 1894. Ainonnt paid for badges ............$ 114 82 Amounts refunded various parties allowed by (ionno.il. ............. 12S 75 248 57 Water Works. ! Salaries of officers and employes , from Dec. 1. 1WW. to Nov. :!(), 1894.S 17.034 17 1 Running expenses of pumps, en- : (fiiie,et.......................... 7.06480 i Flushing and repairing cesspools... 204 (ir> Incidentals, printing and stationery 86 64 Repairs to engine, mains, etc....... 2,424 50 Improvement account.............. ft,624 9!) Extension account..... ............ 12,226 16 Hydrant account................... 74 81 Connections........................ 118 86 Map account....................... 825 95 Overcharges collected for water rents and same refunded......... 66 02 49,251 70 Water Works, New. Pumps............ .................$ 18,180 00 Boilers............................. 4,539 20 S 3 58 it US Roof................................ 3,018 71 Thoiuas J. Johnson, balance due for services and expenses as Consulting Engineer.................. Water Works. Water rents ...................... J 78,410 13 Superintendent for collections for material, labor, etc. .............. 88 45 ; Amount for interest on notes given Wilcox & (iibbs Guano Company, : the Holly Manufacturing Comfor putting in water supply pipe i, pany in payment for engines ..... 3,727 00 39,94749 for elevators. ..................... 204 85 78,648 42 ; I Balance on hand Dec. 81, 1894. ..... 10,033 20 1791,051 88 $791,951 83 ' - _ _ --- . . _ _~ ' ' - P^ 2 We, the undersigned Committee on Finance, have examined the accounts and books of the City ^ Treasurer from the first day of January, 1894, to the thirty-first day of December, 1894, inclusive, |j and find the same correct, with proper vouchers produced, and a balance in the Treasury of S $10,633,20. ^ HERMAN MYERS, 5s ^! GEORGE J. MILLS, g DAVID WELLS, ^ 0. D. BALDWIN, THOMAS H. MCMILLAN, (,' Finance Committee. ^'. 'j f y / ' **~ A.' MA YOIffi ANNUAL REPOKT REPORT OF CITY ATTORNEY. SAVANNAH, GA., January 1, 1895. Hon. John J. McDonough, Mayor of the City of Savannah: DEAR SIRReferring to my last annual report, to be found on pages 55 et seq. of the published Annual Report, I beg to say concerning the cases there mentioned : There are still pending thirty-four of originally one hundred and four executions based on the Liberty street pavement. I expect to collect these executions with interest. The case of the Yernon Shell Road Company was heard in our Superior Court and the jury rendered a verdict for $5,500 for the damages to be sustained by this company on account of the removal of its toll house south of Twelfth street and the surrender of the road in the city limits. This was 8500 more than the amount awarded by the Assessors. The Shell Road Company, not being satisfied, has taken the case to the Supreme Court of the State. This will finally dispose of this litigation, and will put the city in possession of so much of the White Bluff road as is in the city limits for the purpose of a public thoroughfare. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 6.1 The case of Charlotte Johnson against the city was dismissed by the plaintiff. The case of John M. Bischoff was tried and it resulted in a verdict in favor of the city. The illegality case of Mr. Weed, growing out of the Bull street improvement, is now pending in the Supreme Court. The case of D. Klein & Bro, is still pending in the City Court. The case of Thomas Mulligan against the city, involving the question of the liability of the city for property destroyed to prevent the spread of scarlet fever, is pending in the Supreme Court. Litigation, growing out of the effort of the city to open streets across the tracks of the Savannah, Florida & Western Railway Company, is now pending in our Superior Court. The Railway Company not only appealed from the award rendered, but also filed a petition for injunction. Since my last report a number of suits have been brought against the city, which are still pending. The representatives of the estate of Lovell have sued the city for damages, growing out of alleged injuries to their property in Springfield plantation. Anthony McCredmond has brought an action for injunction to prevent the city from knocking down a fence, which the city claims has been put up on Gwinnett street and is an obstruction to that street. The Franklin Savings and Security Company has brought a petition for injunction to prevent the collection of a specific tax against this company. 54 MA YOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. Mr. W. W. Chisholm, as trustee, has brought in our Superior Court an action for damages, based upon an alleged taking of land by the city for the straightening of a street. This same action was brought by him in the City Court and upon the motion of the city was nonsuited, and he has renewed it in the Superior Court. The following suits against the city are pending in the City Court of Savannah: ' D. Klein & Bro., already mentioned; John H. Elton (for $850 damages, alleged to have been sustained on account of the disinfecting of his house); Mrs. Jane M. Read (for $8,000 damages, alleged to have been sustained by her plantation on account of the flooding of the plantation); Mrs. Mary L. Miller (for destruction of property by the Health Officer), and Charles Jemdal (for damages alleged to have been sustained by him in consequence of the city's allowing the Electric Railway Co. to use the Market). Since my last report I have drawn a large number of ordinances and contracts, have given verbal and written advice in a great many cases and have attended generally to the usual routine business of the office. The enumeration of the specific things done seems to be unnecessary. Before concluding this, my final report to you, I beg to be permitted to express my sincere appreciation of the uniform kindness and consideration which you have always shown toward me and my acknowledgment of the fact that I have always esteemed it to be a privilege and a pleasure to be brought into official relations with you. Yours very truly, SAMUEL B. ADAMS, City Attorney. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. REPORT OF CHIEF OF POLICE. OFFICE CHIEF OF POLICE, (_ SAVANNAH, GA., January 1, 1895. j Hon. John J. McDonough, Mayor : I have the honor to submit herewith my annual report of the Police Department for the year ending December 31, 1894. The aggregate strength of the Department is 74, as follows: Chief..................................... 1 Assistant Chief........................... 1 Sergeants.. ..^............................ 4 Detectives ..-..--..--..--.-._._.__-..._-_- 2 Privates.................................. 66 Total................................... 74 The above does not include the Ocean Steamship Company's force, consisting of Sergeants .-..--..-.-....--....-.....-..-. 3 Privates.................................. 21 Total................................... 24 RECAPITULATION. PorCity.................................. 74 For Ocean Steamship Company............ 24 Total................................... 98 During the year 3,307 arrests were made, being 178 less than the previous year. Of this number 1,183 were of whites and 2,124 were colored. 56' MA YOR'8 ANNUAL REPORT. The following are the crimes and misdemeanors for which the ai-rests were made: OFFENSE. Arson ................ ................... ....... Assault and battery. ......."..................... Assault with intent to rape ...................... Blackmail. .......................... ........... Crueltv to animals. ............. ............... Cursing. ........................................ Disorderly driving. ....... ..................... Disturbing public worship ...................... Drunkenness ................ ........... ....... Exposing person ................................ Fighting.- ....................................... Horse stealing Interfering -with officers. ........................ Keeping gaming house .................. ....... Keeping lewd house. ............................ Lareenv ......................................... Licentious conduct. ........................... . Murder. ....... :................................ Perjurv. .................................... .... Picking pockets. ................................ Rape ......: ............................... Riot.......... ................................... Robberv ..... .................................. Safe keeping .............. .................. Vagrants and suspicions characters. ............ Violating quarantine regulations. ............... Total.. ................... .. ... ......... ! i 10 15 1 1 4 10 2 58 26 162 7 1 217 1 84 3 6 21 7 3 88 1 8 1 26 i 46 26 m 273 3 8 1,183 Colored. i 2 8 20 4 29 83 1 6 273 34 266 16 j 260 8 209 34 10 1 11 34 10 8 212 11 2 4 3 45 10 15 106 93 148 173 8 2,124 _: 1 9. 18 85 5 1 I oo Hit i 43 8 6 33) KO 428 23 2 477 9 14 'W? 37 10 1 17 55 17 11 250 19 12 3 4 3 71 11 22 152 119 247 446 11 3 3,307 MA TOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. Lodgers Whites, 522; colored, 79; total, 601. Lost Children White, 6; colored, 4; total, 10. Animals impounded, 230. Animals and vehicles found at large. 15. Dwellings and stores found open, 105. CHANGES AND CASUALTIES. Resigned. Pacetti, E. V., January 25, 1894. Counihan, J. A., September 12, 1894. Smith, L. A., September 25, 1894. Baughn, R. W., November 8, 1894, Haines, A. E., November 16, 1894. Jaudon, W. A., December 17, 1894. Retired. Russell, P., May 26, 1894. Handlon, S., August, 1, 1894. Died. Neve, J. C., February 10, 1894. Dismissed. Baldwin, W. P., February 21, 1894. Ungar, B., July 17. 1894. Dyer, C. W., July 31, 1894. Bostick, R. B., September 21, 1894. Flynn, T., October, 26, 1894. / Appointed. .Rahilly, P., January 31, 1894. Counihan, J. A., February 2, 1894. , T., February 2, 1894. /' audon, W. A., February 2, 1894. O'Neill, S. J., February 2, 1894. / Brazell, S. P., February 2, 1894. . MAYOR ft ANNUAL REPORT. Deignan, J. 3., February 6, 1S!)4. McGuire, H., Febmary 6, 1894. Spencer. S. A.. March 14, 1894. Lee. William. April 16. 1S94. Mahei-. James, June 1, 1S94. Downing. D, T . July 23, 1894. Fay. J. J., August 2. 1894. Kelly, P. J., August 8, 1894. Halford, J. S.. September 13, 1894. Norris, J. J., September 28, 1894. Padgett. D. A.. November 14, 1894. Bradley, W. E., November IT, 1894. Unger, B.. December IS, 1894. Barrett, J. J., December 18, 1894. Reinstated. Bostick, R. B., October 8, 1894. INVENTORY OF CITY PROPERTY AT POLICE BARRACKS. 42 Springfield Rifles, cal. 45. 50 Winchester Rifles. 16 Winchester Shotguns. 19 Smith & Wesson Pistols, cal. 45. 95 Smith & Wesson Pistols, cal. 38. 84 Colt's Pistols (condemned). 74 Pistol Holsters. 42 Bayonets and Scabbards. 74 Waist Belts. 115 Clubs. 74 Whistles. 100 Shields. 74 Fire Keys. T MAYORS ANNUAL REPORT. 373 Gamewell Police Keys. 2000 Rounds Ammunition for Springfied Rifles. 5000 Rounds Ammunition for Winchester Rifles. 220 Rounds Ammunition for Winchester Shotguns. 6000 Rounds Pistol Ammunition. 22 Saddle Horses. 2 Patrol Wagon Horses. 1 Ambulance Horse. 25 Halters. 22 Bridles and Bits. '22 Saddles. 22 Saddle Cloths. 24 Pairs of Spurs. 1 Supply Wagon. 1 Ambulance. 1 Patrol Wagon. 3 Sets Harness. 4 Curry Combs and Brushes. 2 Rakes. 2 Shovels. 6 Buckets. 10 Brooms. 25 Spittoons. 3 Water Coolers. 6 Scrubbing Brashes, 70 Bedsteads. 70 Mattresses. 70 Bedspreads. 70 Pillows. 16 Chairs. 1 Hatrack. m MAYORS ANNUAL REPORT. 2 Wardrobes. 7 Tables. 7 Desks. 2 Clocks. 6 Stoves. 24 Blankets. 35 Sabres. 24 Sabre Belts. And the machinery and apparatus incident to the Gamewell System. During the year there have been 2,273 calls for the patrol wagon and 403 calls for the ambulance. The total number of telephone calls were 2,764 and the number of officers' reports 120,329, all of which have received careful and prompt attention. Two horses were purchased during the year to replace one that died and one condemned and sold. Respectfully submitted, JOHN GREEN, Chief of Police. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 61 REPORT OF CITY MARSHAL. CITY MARSHAL'S OFFICE, I SAVANNAH, GA., December 31, 1894. [ Hon. Jno. J. McDonough, Mayor: DEAR SIRI herewith respectfully submit my report for the year 1894. I have collected during the year 1894 38,889.35, as follows: Realestate, 1888.......-...--...---........$ 30 10 Real estate, 1889........................... 25 50 Realestate, 1890.... ....................... 2325 Realestate, 1891........................... 2812 Realestate, 1892........................... 71542 Realestate, 1893........................... 21,22441 Stock in trade, 1893 ........................ 835 53 Stock in trade, 1894 ........................ 1,126 12 Specific taxes, 1893......................... 137 50 Specific taxes, 1894......................... 4,123 75 Privy vaults, 1887.......................... 4 85 Privy vaults, 1890.......................... 11 05 Privy vaults, 1891......'.................... 5 10 Privy vaults, 1892.......................... 64 86 Privy vaults, 1893.......................... 372 90 Privy vaults, 1894.......................... 205 33 Market vault rents ......................... 2,816 51 Market stall rents .......................... 1,275 00 Paving roadways .......................... 4,953 51 Paving sidewalks .......................... 59 11 >>-' MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. Shipping .-_-.---.---.----.--.--.-_.___.___ 6 00 Fees _.,-..-------.-.-.----.----_-_....--_. 626 50 Advertisements............................ 120 00 City pound sales .---.............-..--..... 61 35 Interest.-.-.-.--.-..-.......-....-...-..-. 63 93 Incidentals.-.-,........-...--...-...-..... 13 35 Total -....-.-...-.....-...-..-...-.-.$38,929 05 SIDEWALKS. I have served notice where repairs have been necessary, and lot owners who have not complied with the notice, have been reported to Council and I have carried out instructions received. GROUND RENTS. A11 lots reported to this office by the City Treasurer have been re-entered for ai-rears of rent as required by Ordinance. Your obedient servant, ROBERT J. WADE, City Marshall. MAYORS ANNUAL REPORT. REPORT OF CITY ENGINEER. CITY ENGINEER'S OFFICE, \ SAVANNAH G-A, January 1st 1395. ^ Hon. John J. McDonough, Mayor: SIRI have the honor to submit for your consideration the following report of work done in the departments mentioned below during the fiscal year ending December 31st, 1894: Streets and Lanes and Parks and SquaresAlderman O'Brien, Chairman. DrainageAlderman Folliard, Chairman. Harbor and WharvesAlderman Screven, Chairman. Opening StreetsAlderman Charlton, Chairman. PARKS AND SQUARES. At the beginning of the year the Keeper, with four (4) men, was employed in the park and six (6) in the squares, but on the approach of the summer months, in order to keep the park, the squares and the grass plats in proper condition, it became necessary to increase this force to fourteen (14) men, but in October this force was again reduced to ten (10) men. Thirty-five (35) new benches have been placed in the park and the old benches repaired and painted. This work was done by the city hands. Two hundred and twenty-five (225) trees have been planted in the park, in the squares, on the North side of Bay street, in South Broad street and 4 MAYORS ANNUAL REPORT. in Liberty street. The walks in the park have been repaired with chert (two carloads having been purchased for this purpose). Four (4) new brick walks have been laid in Calhoun square, four (4) in Whitfield square and two (2) in Lafayette square, and at the date of this report four (4) new walks are being paved in Troup square- -all of this work being done by contract. The grass in the park, the squares and the grass plats have been regularly mown and present a very pleasing appearance. STREETS AND LANESAt the beginning of the year the force employed in this department was as follows: Superintendent............................. 1 Foreman................................... 1 Stableman..._-_.- ......................... 1 Drivers on watering carts..........-.-..--.- 3 Drivers on sweeping machines.............. 1 Cleaning catch basins....-...-.--.....-.---- 6 Cleaning crossings...............-..-.--.-._ 3 Pavers........ ............ ................. 2 Laborers ..................................24 Teamsters... ....-......-...--.--..-. ..-..22 Total............ ......................64 This force has been increased during the year, and at this date (December 31st, 1894,) is as follows : Superintendent._...-.--.-...-.-.-..--...--- 1 Foreman and inspector sewer connections.... 1 Stableman.........................--..-..- 1 Cleaning catch basins...-....-..-.-.--.-.-. 6 Cleaning crossings........................... 3 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 65 Pavers..........................------..-- 3 Laborers.. --...-.............-....-.-..---.44 Teamsters .................... ..--.....--.-25 Bricklayer................................. 1 Total................ ..................85 LIVE STOCK AND VEHICLES. Horses......-....-.-....--..-....-.......-.-10 Mules.------..----..-.--..-.- .----------..23 Total.................................. 83 Four (4) horses and two (2) mules have been bought and two (2) horses and one (1) mule sold. Dump carts (single horse) ...................^ Wagons (double horse).............-..---.. 3 Watering carts............................. 3 Sweeping machine.......................... 1 Mowing machine.--....-.-................. 1 Lawn mowers........ .....................Id Rollers--------------..---- ................ 2 Buggies -----___------,-.-.-.-_--_- ........ 2 SEWERS. Three hundred and sixty (360) feet of 12-inch pipe sewer have been laid in Cemetery street, between Henry and Anderson streets, one hundred and sixty (160) feet of 10-inch sewer pipes connecting the catch basins in said streets. Catch Basins. Six new catch basins have been built at the following places. Southeast corner of Jefferson and Hall streets........ 1 Northeast corner of Jefferson and Wayne streets..... 1 tf MA. TORS ANNUAL REPORT. N. E. and S. E. corners of Cemetery and Henry Sts.. 2 Anderson and Henry streets..-.-..-..-.........-...- 1 Northeast corner of Waldburg and Abercorn streets.. 1 Total.......................................... 6 Five old catch basins in Jefferson street were removed to the new sidewalk line. Breaks in sewers have occurred at the following named places. Break in the Broughton lane sewer, between Whitaker and Barnard streets. Jones, east of Price street. Drayton street, near Harris street. Drayton street, near Perry street. Drayton street, at the intersection of Duffy street. Gwinnett street, nearS., F. & W. B. R. Hall street, at the intersection of West Broad street. Sims street, near West Boundary street. Hall street, at the intersection of Montgomery street. Whitaker street, at the intersection of River street. Whitaker street, at the intersection of Bay street. William street, at the intersection of Farm street. Broughton street, between Bull and Whitaker streets. Perry lane, at the intersection of East Boundary street. Total, 14. PAVING. The shell pavement on Jefferson street, from the south side of Charlton street to the north side of Henry street, was removed and that portion of the street repaved with granite blocks. This repaving was done by Venable Bros, (contractors), of Atlanta, Ga., and was completed in April, 1894. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 67 The number of square yards repaved.... ---.... 12,461.2 Bryan street, from the east side of Drayton street to the west side of Abercorn street, has been paved with granite blocks. This work was done by the city hands and completed Nov. 27th, 1894r. Number of square yards....------..----- 902. Paved in Liberty street in front of T. H. McMillan Bros, (and paid for by them) with granite blocks. Number of square yards...............-,...-- 40. Paved in Bryan street, in front of Pulaski House stables (and paid for by E. C. Gleason) with granite blocks. Number of square yards..... 16. Paved in front of the engine house in Barnard street...................... .................. 40. Paved the yard at the firemens' hall with granite blocks...........-.-...---.....-.:-.-----.--- 40. Total number of square yards............ .13,499.2 Relaid and Repaired. Square Yard* Eepaired pavement at the foot of Abercorn street. 25 West Broad street (relaying a portion)..........;. 2,025 Arnold street.................................... 25 Bay lane.. -.-..---.-.-......,................... 100 Foot of Bull street..............................._ 50 Congress lane................................... 75 Drayton street.................................. .1,475 Jefferson street (back of street intersections)...... 435 Jefferson street (repairs between State and Broughton streets)................................... 50 Whitaker street................................. 405 Gutter corner of Habersham and Charlton streets. 72 MA YOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. Gutter west of Habersham, between Liberty and Harris streets...----...-.._......._......__.__ 127 Gutter across Anderson street at intersection of Harris and Cemetery streets................... 45 Paved around six (6) new catch basins............ 150 Total... ---.-.-..-----.......................5,069 CROSSINGS. Ten (10) new crossings have been laid with granite footways, amounting to 300 square yards. Three hundred and forty-five (345) crossings have been repaired and relaid, 4,064 square yards. Recapitulation. Number of feet of sewer pipe laid.............. 520 Number of square yards of granite block laid... \ 3,499.2 Number of square yards of cobble stone repaired 5,069. Number of square yards in crossings........... 4,364. Number of new catch basins...------.-.....-.. 6 Number of old catch basins moved............. 5 SHELL STREETS. Drayton street, from the south side of Bay street to the north side of Broughton street, has been surfaced with shells over the cobble stone. The number of bushels required, 5,246; cost of this surfacing, $286.61. COST OF REPAIRS TO SHELL STREETS. Bryan street, 2,430 bushels shells (at 4c. per bushel), hauling and labor, .................^> 129 20 Bull street, 162 bushels shells (at 4c. per bushel), hauling and labor..-.-....--...-........... 7 9s MA TOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. Gf> Bay street (west of Exchange building), 600 bushels shells (at 4c. per bushel), hauling and labor.................................. 30 00 Barnard street, 4,486 bushels shells (at 4c. per bushel), hauling and labor.................. 253 94 Bolton street, 3,414 bushels shells (at 4c. per bushel), hauling and labor................. 202 06 Jones street, 3,744 bushels shells (at 4c. per bushel), hauling and labor.................. 231 76 Jefferson street, south of Charlton street, in January before granite blocks were laid, 5,658 bushels (at 4c. per bushel), hauling and labor...................................... 340 32 Jefferson street, north of Broughton street, 3,930 bushels shells (at 4c. per bushel), hauling and labor............................... 210 70 Henry street, 8,120 bushels shells (at 4c. per bushel), hauling and labor.................. 476 38 Hall street, 3,456 bushels shells (at 4c. per bushel), hauling and labor................. 158 72 Huntingdon street, 1,044 bushels shells (at 4c. per bushel), hauling and labor..-.-......-.. 63 76 State street, 3,420 bushels shells (at 4c. per bushel), hauling and labor.................. 170 20 Gaston street, 6.068 bushels shells (at 4c. per bushel), hauling and labor.................. 354 22 Cemetery street........ .................... 4380 Wheaton street, 1,000 bushels shells (at 4c. per bushel), hauling and labor................. 54 00 York street, 2,338 bushels shells (at 4c. per bushel), hauling and labor................. 127 02 70 MAYORS ANNUAL REPORT. Drayton street, near courthouse, 996 bushels shells (at 4c. per bushel), hauling and labor.. 53 84 Being a total of 51,588 bushels of shells used, and costing......................$2,907 90 GRADING. The following streets have been graded: Portions of Bryan street, St. Julian street, President street, Congress street, York street, South Broad street, Hull street. McDonough street, Peny street, Harris street, Charlton street, Taylor street, Macon street, Wayne street, Gordon street, Huntingdon street, Grwinnett street, New Houston street, Duffy street, Waldburg street, Anderson street, Barnard street, Tenth street, and Second, between Barnard and Jefferson streets, and between Whitaker and Lincoln streets, Drayton street, Fifth street. Jefferson street between Anderson and Second street, Houston street, Price street, Habersham street, Lincoln street, Abercorn street, Montgomery street. East Boundary street, Reynolds street, Arnold street, Zubly street, Harrison street, Margaret street, William sti-eet, West Boundary street, Ann street, Orange street, Burroughs street, Cuyler street and Oak street. The accumulation of ashes, cinders and other debris require that they should be graded at least twice a year. This has been done. The growth of grass and weeds and the acumulation of sand in the waterways of the streets require a portion of the street force to be continually employed in keeping them open and unobstructed. MA TORS ANNUAL REPORT. 71 Seven (7) men and three (3) teams are continually employed in keeping the streets paved with asphalt in order and seven (7) men and six (6) teams in keeping other paved streets in a clean condition. BRIDGES. A new bridge has been built over Musgrove creek, in Gwinnett street, by W. A. Dayton, contractor, at a cost of $175. A new bridge over the ditch in Magazine street, north of the Ogeechee canal, has been built and the bridge over the canal, in the same street repaired. Thirty thousand (30.000) granite blocks and one hundred and twenty (120) tons of rubble stone have been purchased for repairing crossings and cobble stone pavements. The retaining wall at the foot of South Broad street has been repaired. SIDEWALKS. During the year fifty (50) sidewalks have been repaved and ninety-one repaired. I would respectfully call attention to the obstruction in the Louisville road by the trestling leading to the water works, the greatest distance between the bents being only eleven (11) feet. I would also call attention to where the Central railroad has a crossing over Railroad street, a bent being in the centre of this narrow street and the track of the Suburban & West End railroad being located on and occupying one entire division, leaves only a narrow space for the passage of vehicles. I would therefore recommend that measures be taken to remedy these evils. 7..' MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. CITY LOTS. The shed and fences of the lot occupied by the Street and Lane Department, the fences of the lot occupied by the Water Works Department for storage purposes and the fences of the pound lot have been renewed, the work being done by the city hands. HARBOR AND WHARVES. At the foot of Lincoln street the steps have been repaired. At the foot of Abercorn street some repairs have been made to the flooring of the wharf. At the foot of Drayton street the wharf has been thoroughly repaired, eight (8) new piles having been driven and eighteen (18) old piles respliced, the bulkhead (of brick) wall raised one (1) foot and the entire superstructure renewed from the bulkhead wall to the old harbor line. The steps have been repaired at the foot of Bull street considerable repairs done to the side walls. The incline will be replaced by a new one composed of steel beams, upon which the flooring is bolted, the material for which has been purchased. The steps and portions of the walls at the foot of Barnard street (market dock) have been renewed and some new sheet piling driven. The sand trap at the foot of West Broad street has repeatedly been cleaned out and kept in good order and the incline repaired. DRY CULTURE. Live Stock and Vehicles. Horses. ....................................Z Buggy..................................... 1 Total.................... .............. 3 MA TORS ANNUAL REPORT. 7.1 In the earlier part of the year the forces employed in this department were consolidated under one superintendent and averaged about twenty-five (25) men. Later on, the latter part of March, it was deemed advisable to divide them, and a superintendent, with a force of sixteen (16) men, was placed on each side of the city. About Nov. 1 these forces were reduced to ten (10) men each. The banks of the back dam, Springfield plantation, have been raised and strengthened, the banks of Musgrove creek in various places raised and sandbars removed and this creek deepened. The banks across the low lands just south of Gay's have been raised and strengthened and a small trunk placed in it, preventing the overflow of these lands. A small box drain has been placed under the canal bank, draining the water into a ditch emptying into Musgrove creek. Two (2) coffer dams have been built across the Ogeechee canal and a trunk placed in one of them (an opening having since been made in the other), and the large wooden box drain connecting the centre ditch, Springfield plantation with Hogg sewer repaired. The box drain under the Bay street extension has been lowered and the ditch emptying into Musgrove creek near the Central railroad police headquarters deepened. The ditch on the side of the Louisville road, near Lovell's brick yard, has been faced with plank on both sides and on the bottom. All the ditches leading toward the magazine and the Florida Central and Peninsular railroad yards have been repeatedly cleaned out and kept in 74 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. good order during the year. The brow ditch (the centre ditch) and the other ditches in Springfield plantation and the sand traps in the various ditches have been kept clean. The grass and other aquatic growth in that portion of the Yale Royal ditch within the city limits has been removed. All the ditches near the old factory have been cleaned out. A box drain 12x14 inches about 260 feet long, with two (2) wood catch basins, having iron gratings, has been placed in a portion of the low lands near West Boundary and Stewart streets. Three hundred (300) feet of nine (9) inch sewer pipe have been placed in the ditches on the low lands of D. B. Lester near Florence and Eleventh streets, the pipe being furnished by the owner. The ditch draining the pond south of Anderson street near Jefferson street has been cleaned out. Where the sand washed into the ditches on the Louisville road the Ogeechee road and West Boundaiy street, planking has been driven to prevent further washing. A plank fence, reaching from the bridge in Gwinnett street over Musgrove creek to the adjacent fences on both sides of Musgrove creek and at the centre ditch, have been built, thus preventing the cattle from trampling down the sides of the ditches and obstructing the flow of water. The Bilbo canal and the Perry lane canal have been kept clean, a portion of them being worked over weekly during the summer and fall months. I would respectfully recommend that these outlets for the sewage of the city be so fenced as to prevent trampling the sides by cattle, which are constantly seen drinking the water, polluted by the sewage. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. The trunk emptying into Lamar's creek has been overhauled and now works well. The drainage of the Twickenham place has been much improved, several short ditches cut and box drains lowered, thus draining a considerable area of land, over which a few years ago it was almost impossible to ride, and which J. F. Guilmartin & Co. now has in cultivation. The various ditches southeast of the city, through the Millan lots, have received considerable attention and have been kept in through order. It has been troublesome and expensive keeping the ditches through the portion known as Schleyville in proper condition, owing to the inhabitants sweeping the trash and litter from the yards into them. The banks on Hutchinson Island, in the places most exposed, have been strengthened and the low places raised. The ditches have all been cleaned out and two of the trunks repaired. There is still considerable work necessary to render the banks safe. I would again call attention to the obstructions to the free passage of water by the piling driven in Musgrove creek at various Central railroad crossings and by the water main leading from the old water works, and respectully recommend that steps be taken to remedy the same. QUARANTINE. The creosoted piles of the wharf at the Quarantine station have withstood the attacks of the teredo, whilst some fourteen (14) piles not so treated are badly damaged and should be renewed. The braces to the creosoted piles were painted with two coats of copper paint, r MA TOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. and, where carefully applied, no sign of any damage from the attack of the insect is apparent. OPENING STREETS. During the year portions of the following streets have been purchased by the city: From Charles SeilerThat portion of Drayton, Abercorn. Lincoln, Habei-sham, Price and East Broad streets and a portion of Bull street, in Teynac farm lot No. 2, a portion of Seventh street, from Bull to Habersham street. Seiler avenue, from Habersham street to Waters road. From Emily W. Lovell and R. P. Lovell, administrators of the estate of Frank DasherFourth street, from Bull to Lincoln street, from Abercorn to Lincoln street, St. John street, St. Michael street and a strip between St. Michael and Fifth streets from Lincoln street east to the eastern boundary of subdivision No. 3 of Farm lot 5. Tyrconnell tything, Derby ward; also a portion of Bull street and the whole of Drayton, Abercorn and Lincoln streets through subdivision No. 3. of Farm lot No. 5, Tyrconnell tything, Derby ward. From Ambros Ehrlich, guardian for Melored Dillon Jefferson street and encroachments on Montgomery street through Bolton lot No 10. From the Little Sisters of the PoorA portion of Seventh street from Abercorn to Lincoln street. The area of the incorporated limits of the city of Savannah is five and one-tenth (5^) square miles and within its boundaries are ninety-six and five-tenths (96-^) lineal miles of streets and twenty (20) lineal miles of lanes. Of these streets there are three and seven- MA YORS ANNUAL REPORT. 77 tenths (3-j-V) lineal miles of asphaltic pavements, nine and one-tenth (9TV) lineal miles of stone pavements and four and one-tenth (4-iV) lineal miles of oyster shell pavements. In these streets are laid thirteen (13) miles of street railroads and sixteen and seven-tenths (l&r^) lineal miles of sewers, constructed with seven hundred and eighty-two (782) catch basins. The area of the parks and squares is fifty-four and eight-tenths (54&) acres. The city is at present lighted by two hundred and ninety-three (293) electric arc lights, each light being of six hundred (600) standard candle power. I am very respectfully, W. J. WINN-, City Engineer. ?S MA TOR'S ANNUAL REPORT REPORT OF CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. OFFICE CHIEF ENGINEER, | SAVANNAH, GA.. Jan. 1st, 1895. } Hon. J. J. McDonough, Mayor City of Savannah: DEAR SIRI have the honor to submit the following report of the Savannah Fire Department for the year ending Dec. 31st, 1894: On Oct. 24. 1894, William B. Puder, Chief Engineer, and George Mouro, Assistant Chief Engineer, were re-elected under an ordinance introduced by Alderman Charlton for the term of two years. FORCE On Dec. 31. 1894, the force of this department consisted of sixty men, as follows: 1 Chief Engineer. 1 Assistant Chief Engineer. 1 Superintendent of Fire Alarm. 7 Foremen. 5 Engineers. 14 Drivers. 2 Tillermen. 1 Operator of Chemical. 24 Hosemen. 4 Laddermen. GO MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 7!) On Jan. 1, 1894, the number of men employed in this department was fifty seven During the past year an increase of three men was authorized. The auxiliary force connected with Hose Company No. 1 and Engine Company No. 5 continue to serve without compensation at fires in their respective sections. Three resignations were received and accepted during the past year. It was found necessary in the interest of discipline to cause four dismissals. The following is a list of the officers of the department on Dec. 31, 1894: William B. Puder, Chief Engineer. George Mouro, Assistant Chief Engineer. W. D. Claiborne, Superintendent Fire Alarm Telegraph P. J. Connors, Foreman Engine Company No. 1. John F. Cullum, Foreman Engine Company No. 2. Chas. C. Steinberg. Foreman Engine Company No. 3. John J. Connolly, Foreman Engine Company No. 4 and Hook and Ladder Company No. 2. A. P. McFarland Foreman Engine Company No. 5. Arthur J. Toshach, Foreman Hook and Ladder Company (Aerial) No. 1. Jeremiah Murphy, Foreman Chemical Company No. 1. Fred Schwarz. Foreman Auxiliary Force Hose Company No. 1. LOCATION OF STATIONS, CHARACTER OF EQUIPMENT, FORCE AND VALUE. ENGINE COMPANY NO 1. No. 2O Broughton Street, North Side, Second West of Houston. The engine of this company is a third size double piston La France, 7i inches in diameter of cylinder, 80 MA YOKS ANNUAL REPORT 8-inch stroke and 4i inches in diameter of pumps. Capacity, 650 gallons per minute; in service since August. 1S8T: weight. 8,600 pounds. The quarters of this company is a two-story brick building, which is owned by the city. The total value of the buildings and equipment of this station is approximated.at $17,500. FORCE. Capacity ; Age i ...... Connors, P. .1. .. Foreman ....... 46 20 Years $ 840 00 Moulder 7 K 9 10 11 Benoett , T. . . . . Carrick, John . . Hamilton, T... McCrea, \Vm. . . Griffin, Thos. .. .I Wagon Driver. . . it t( 44 10 " 1000 52 23 " 720 52 14 " 720 48 2 " 660 28 11 " 720 36 2 " 660 45 1 " 600 00 Machinist, 00 Hostler 00 Stevedore 00 Seaman 00 Moulder i 00 Stevedore The hose apparatus of this company is a four-wheeled two-horse hose wagon, capacity of 1,150 feet of fabric hose, built by the Gleason & Bailey Manufacturing Company of New York and put in service in the early part of 1894. ENGINE COMPANY NO. 2. Northwest Corner of West Broad and Olive Streets. The engine of this company is a second size single pump Amoskeag, 8 inches in diameter of cylinder, 12-inch stroke, 4|- inches in diameter of pump. Capacity MAYORS ANNUAL REPORT. SI 350 gallons per minute; built in 1862 for the United States Government; purchased from the Germania Steam Fire Engine and Hose Company, No. 10, in 1875; rebuilt by the La France Engine Comany in 1885; weighs 6,700 pounds; in good condition. The quarters of this company is a two-story frame building, formerly used as a blacksmith shop and occu pied under lease from E. A. Smith, Esq., at an annual rental of $333.33 up to January, 1894. Lease not renewed yet. The building is old and in need of constant repairs. It is in no way adapted for its present use and is very unsanitary. The value of equipment at this station is approximated at $6,800. FORCE. Badge 12 13 14 15 16 Name Cullum, J. F. . . . Bordnave, J. V. Cleary, W. J. . . . McKay, Thos. . . Tow, W. H. . . . . O'Leary, J. ..... McStav, F. . . . Capacity Engine Driver, . . Reel Driver. . . . Age 81 49 36 29 ?,7 38 40 Experience 11 Years 28 " 11 " 3 " 2 " 2 " 2 " s*" 'oSL, i $ 840 00! Clerk 1000 00 Engineer 720 00 Hostler 720 00 Stevedore 660 00 Baker U60 00 Carpenter 660 00 Fireman The hose reel of this company is a two-wheel onehorse reel, in service since 1875; carries 600 feet 2 inch rubber hose. It is twenty years old and should be replaced by a hose wagon. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. ENGINE COMPANY NO. 3. Headquarters Building: on Southwest Corner of South Broad and Abercorn Streets. The engine of this company is a second size double La France, t inches in diameter of cylinder, 9-inch stroke and 4i inches in diameter of pump; built in 1894. Capacity, 800 gallons per minute; weight, 8,150 pounds. The quarters of this company is in the east wing of the headquarters building and the sleeping quarters are in the second story of the main building, with sliding poles to the engine room below. This property is owned by the city. In addition to the engine and hose wagon of the company the force care for the Chief and Assistant Chief's buggies, reserve engine, coal wagon, supply wagon and dump cart. The value of property at this station is approximated at $33.000. FORCE. Badge 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 23 Name Steinberg, C. C. . Ponder, T. V... Glass, R. J..... Fogarty, Tlios... Connors, Geo. . . Kearney, F. . . . . Hanly, J. P. ... Laird, Robt. .... Kelly, Peter. . . . Capacity Age Engine Driver. . . 33 Wagon Driver. .. 33 " ....... 34 " ....... 23 " ....... 23 " ... .. 29 " ....... 36 27 I Experience 19 Tears 2 " 10 " 2 " U " I " 1* " 1* " U " 9 Mo* 7 " Salary $ 840 00 1000 00 720 00 660 00 660 00 600 00 660 00 660 00 660 00 600 00 600 00 Former Occupation Machinist. Moulder Bl'ksmith. Bartender Stevedore Clerk Printer Hostler Tinner MA TOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 83 The hose apparatus of this company is a four-wheel two-horse wagon, built by the Gleason & Bailey Co. of New York and put in service in 1894. Its capacity is 1,150 feet of fabric hose, which are now in it. ENGINE COMPANY NO. 4. No. 144 Barnard Street, Cast Side, Between Hall and Huntingdon Streets. The engine of this company is a second size Jeffers engine, 10 inches in diameter of cylinder, 7i-ineh stroke and 6 inches in diameter of pump; built in 1867; rebuilt by John W. Tynan of Savannah in 1892; weight, 6,600 pounds; capacity, 350 gallons per minute. The quarters of this company are owned by the city, having been built for a fire station. The approximate value of the property is $16,500. FORCE. Badge 26 27 28 29 30 31 Name Connolly, J. J. . . Doyle, J. M. . . . . Corley, H...... Platsheck, L... . Harris, Frank. . . Gay, J. H...... Xugent, D. ..... Capacity Engine Driver. . . Wagon Driver. . . ** (i tt Age 46 45 86 48 29 39 33 38 Experience 28 Years 3 " 12 " 4 " 9 " 6 " 13 " 13 - Salary $ 840 00 1000 00 720 00 720 00 720 00 720 00 720 00 660 00 Former Occupation Painter Machinist Carpenter Engineer Clerk Cigarm'k'r Electrio'ii Painter This company is equipped with a four-wheel two-horse hose wagon, built by the Gleason & Baily Co of New York, carrying 1,150 feet of 24-inch fabric hose, which was put in service in 1893. MAYORX ANNUAL REPORT. ENGINE COMPANY NO. 5. No. Ill Henry Street, Between Drayton and Bull Streets. The engine of this company is a third size single piston Jeffers engine, 9 inches in diameter of cylinder, 7J-inch stroke and 5} inches in diameter of pumps; in service since 1866; rebuilt by the La France Engine Company in 1884; capacity, 300 gallons per minute; weight, 6,300 pounds. The quarters of this company was built and is owned by the city; it is a two-story brick building. The value of the property of the company is approximated at $14,000. FORCE. Badge Name Capacity ; Age E*"rl- Salary ^* ence * : Former Occupation McFarland, A. P. Foreman.......j 34 14 Years$ 720 OO'Carpenter 33 33 84 35 36 37 ! f TM7&^ Tft^ Campos, J. E. Jr. O'Lynn, F. E... Gaffney, Con. . . . Currv. D...... . Carrol), J. E. . . . Driver Engine. .. Driver Wagon. . . a tt 26 41 27 34 31 29 29 2 " 9 " 5 " 6 " '" 2 " 2 " 1000 00 720 00 720 00 720 00 720 00 660 00 660 00 Machinist Engineer Moulder Laborer Switchm'n Clerk Brksmit.il In addition to the above force fifteen citizens residing in the vicinity of this station have formed an auxiliary company for the purpose of assisting at fires in that section of the city. The company is equipped with one two-horse hose wagon, remodeled from the four-wheel wagon found by MA YOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. S-" me when I took charge of the department. This wagon carries 1,150 feet of 2^-inch fabric hose and answers the purpose very well. CHEMICAL COMPANY NO. 1. Main Building, Headquarters, Southwest Corner South Broad and Abercorn Streets. The engine of this company is a double tank Holloway Chemical Engine, each tank having a capacety of 85 gallons; built in 1890, and when charged it weighs 6,300 pounds. The value of property at this station is approximated at $3,000. FORCE. Badge 88 39 40 41 Name Murphy, J, . . .. . Treboney, L. . . . Buckley, J. J... Capacity Age 44 28 27 27 30 Experi. no 5 Years 1 " 6 " 4 " 1 " Salary $ 840 00 600 00 720 00 720 00 600 00 Former Occupation Fireman Clerk Batcher Carpenter Stevedore HOOK AND LADDER COMPANY NO. 1. West Wing of Headquarters Building, Southeast Corner of South Broad and Floyd Streets. The truck of this company is a Hayes Aerial Extension Ladder, in service since 1890. The total value of equipment is approximated at $9,800. Sfi MA TOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. FORCE. Badge Name Capacity Experience Toshach, A. J ,. Foreman ...... J 36 8 Years $ 840 00 Seaman 37 -Brady, Thos.....(Driver ......... 49 ! 8 38 ,Kiernan, A. J... 39 O'Donovan, Jos. 40 Granger, W. E..I 41 Frain. M. J. ....I TUlennan.......' 33 15 Ladderrnan ..... 27 ] 5 .i 28 Salary I Former Occupation 22 720 00 Hostler 720 00'Printer 720 00 Clerk 660 00....... 600 00 Clerk HOOK AND LADDER COMPANY NO. Z. South Side of Engine Company No. 4 Quarters. The truck of this company is a Leverett pattern Hook and Ladder Truck, built in 1874. The foreman of Engine Company No. 4 has charge of Hook and Ladder Company No. 2. The total value of the equipment of this company is approximated at $1,700. FORCE. Badge Name Capacity Age Experl42 Donnelly, Geo...' Driver ......... 41 ' ~> Years % 720 00-Hostler 43 'White, Chas.... Laddennan ..... 47 '13 " 600 00 Eleotric'n 44 iLenzer, J. E.... JTillerman....... 27 ' 4 " 720 00 CigarmTcr Salary Former Occupation HOSE COMPANY NO. 1. On the South Side of Waidburg, Near Price Street. The apparatus of this company consists of a one-horse hose reel, carrying 600 feet of 2^-inch rubber hose. MA TOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 8~ The quarters consist of a one-story frame building, which is owned by the city, having been built for a station. Only one man is employed at this station. He drives the reel to fires, securing whatever help he can. As explained under Engine Company No. 5, an auxiliary force of ten citizens serve without compensation. FORCE. Badge 45 Name Larkia, Huffh . . . Schwarz, Fred . . Capacity Driver. ... ..... Foreman of Auxiliary Force *9 37 Experience 15 Tears c.i.~ Former S*'"* Occupation $ 750 00 Moulder At this station we have stored three two-wheel hose reels; two of these are too heavy for service and one is kept in reserve in case of a breakdown. The approximate value of property is $3,000. RECAPITULATION Of Value of Department Property. Engine Company No. 1................... Engine Company No. 2.................... Engine Company No. 3 ................... Engine Company No. 4 ................... Engine Company No. 5 ................... Hose Company No. 1...................... Hose Company No. 2..................... Chemical Company No. 1.... ............. Hose Company No. 1.... ............._... 17,500 00 6,800 00 33,000 00 16,500 00 14,000 00 9,800 00 1,700 00 3,000 00 3,000 00 Total...... ...........................$105,300 00 8S MA YOKS ANNUAL REPORT. Fire Alarm Telegraph......... ............. 20,000 00 Total value............................$125,300 00 EXPENSES For the Year Ending Dec. 31, 1894, Were: Pay rolls...................................$44,315 66 Repairs to engines, wagons, etc....... ...... 839 98 Harness and repairs to same................. 430 68 Repairs and renovating stations............. 1,166 25 Coalandwood..-_..--..-_-..,-.-..--_.._-_-- 747 59 Gas consumed.............................. 247 74 Rent of quarters for Engine Company No. 2.. 333 32 Waste, paint, oils sawdust and incidentals...- 1,683 17 Horses....----.----.--..------------------- 1,725 00 Medicine and treatment of horses............ 31 15 Rentof telephones...-.-..--...-.---------.- 320 00 Printing and stationery..................... 84 00 Horseshoeing.....-.-.-.. ........._......... 432 05 Nozzles, suctions, etc.....---.-----.-------- 48600 Beds and Bedding for firemen..--.----..-_.- 99 11 Expenses of inspection by Chief G. C. Hale of Kansas City.................... ...._..... 168 75 Alarm boxes, poles, wire and incidentals of Fire Alarm Telegraph service.............. 2,540 34 Forage.....-.-.-.-......................... 2,790 40 New hose wagons (2)........................ 1,620 00 Additional hose............................. 1,997 41 Expenses of W. B. Puder attending annual convention of chief engineers.-..---..-..-. 100 00 Total expenses.........................$62,212 60 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 8ft Less amounts turned in to City Treasurer from sale of horses and old material- ------ 339 80 Net expenses.--.....---------------------$61,872 80 Appropriation for year 1894.........--.....$61,000 00 Net expenditures.._.._.____..._.___.--._--. 61,872 80 In excess of appropriation...........-....-.S 872 80 Three horses condemned and given in part payment for two new horses, credit of $225 allowed in sale, which does not appear on Treasurer's books because it was not what might be termed a cash transaction. The two new horses were sold to the department for $500 and only $275 was paid in cash. HOSE. On Jan. 1, 1894 we had in use 7,000 feet of hose as follow: 5,500 feet of good fabric and 1,500 feet of rubber hose in good condition. During the past year 3,600 feet were purchased and feet were condemned. At this date the inventory of hose shows to be in service 7,900 feet of fabric and 1,100 feet of rubber 9,000 feet in all. Of this 4.500 feet are in good condition and 4,000 feet in fair condition and 500 feet worthless. HORSES. On Jan. 1, 1894, there were in the service 31 horses. Since that time 8 horses were bought, 3 were sold and 3 were disposed of in exchange and in part payment for others. At this date we have in service 33 horses, one of which is now sick. .90 MA YORS ANNUAL REPORT. ADDITIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS. During the past year many small improvements were made, too numerous to mention, but other additions and improvements worthy of note are as follows: New telegraph poles and improvements to Fire Alarm service, including 11 new fire alarm boxes and 3 station indicators to the value of -$2,4/77 29 Additional nozzles, tools and implements.... - 278 55 One large second size double pump La France engine ............... .................... 4,000 00 Two new hose wagons and equipment........ 1,164 35 Eight pony fire extinguishers................ 242 11 Total .................... ...............$7,992 30 CASUALTIES. I regret to have to record the death of Operator of Chemical Gus Willman, which occurred in Malmo, Sweden, in October, 1894, after an illness of a few months. Mr. Willman was a faithful, brave and selfsacrificing fireman, and his death was the result of a severe cold contracted while faithfully performing his duty at the fire in Flannery & Co.'s cotton warehouse, over the canal, in December, 1893. Early in the summer of 1S94 Mr. Willman developed consumption. Everything possible was done to effect a cure, but without success, and when he expressed a desire to return to the land of his birth his companions in the service provided him with additional means to make his voyage as bright and as pleasant as possible. Mr. Willman's position was kept open for his return until the sad news of his death made it no longer neces- MAYORS ANNUAL REPORT. sary to do so. He was the first operator of the chemical engine, and was always a faithful servant of the city and a loyal and devoted friend. On Aug. 13 Jeremiah O'Leary fell from a buggy on West Broad street and had his leg broken. On Nov. 14 Thomas Brady had his foot badly bruised by a horse stepping on it. FIRE ALARM TELEGRAPH SERVICE. This branch of the department has given perfect satisfaction. For a more detailed statement I refer you to the attached report of Supt. Claiborne. RECOMM EN D ATIONS. The following recommendations are respectfully submitted, with the hope that they may receive earnest consideration and that it may be found feasible to carry them out. I recommend ordinance or rules regulating the stringing of overhead wires, and suggest that the Superintendent of the Fire and Police Telegraph be authorized to have dangerous wires removed or strung in such a way as to decrease the danger now attending their presence. I recommend an additional hose or chemical station at or about the intersection of Stewart and West Broad streets. I recommend new quarters for Engine Company No. 2, as the present house is not adapted for use as a station and is in an extremely unsanitary condition. I recommend the location of a small size chemical engine somewhere in the extended southern section fo the city. />.' MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 1 earnestly ask that South Broad street be shelled from East Broad to West Broad on the south side, or at least that it will be so improved from East Broad to Abercorn street. I would be glad at any time to appear before you and present my reasons for these recommendations. INVESTIGATION OF FIRES. The large number of fires occurring during the year, the origin and circumstances of which are worthy of investigation, leads me to recommend that some official of the fire department or police service be authorized to make proper, and, to my mind, necessary investigations. During the past year the record of fires show that more than 45 per cent, of the total number during the year were of this character, as follows: Attributed to causes unknown..........40 Incendiary and supposed incendiary.....22 Defective construction..................14 A total of 76 out of 168. Under chapter 7 of MacDonelFs Code, "The Fire Department of Savannah," I notice section 96 authorizing the appointment of a Fire Marshal, whose duty it shall be to make proper investigation into the origin and circumstances of all fires that may occur within the corporate limits. Section 97 defines the duties of this officer and authorizes the summoning by subpoena of any person whom it is thought would be able to give testimony in such matters. MA TOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 0;j Section 98 provides rules for the government of such an officer and section 100 provides that the Mayor and Aldermen may make the office of Fire Marshal one of itself, or may join it to one of the offices of the city now existing under the law. It appears that in the opinion of the Mayor and Aldermen of past years that the office of Fire Marshal of itself was unnecessary. This, I presume, is founded upon the fact that the simple investigation of fires as they occur would not be sufficient to occupy the time of any one person, yet I am forced to state that some one should be authorized by law to thoroughly investigate such matters. As it is now it appears to me to be no one's duty to look into or to examine into the origin of circumstances of fires, unless there appears unmistakable evidence of the work of an incendiary. I have not the right nor authority to demand evidence from any person who may be able to give testimony in these matters. The people seem to understand this, and it is very often difficult for me to even secure the information necessary to properly compile the records of my office. Section 100, above referred to, empowers the Mayor and Aldermen of this city to join the office of Fire Marshal with another office, and if it is deemed unnecessary to incur the expense of employing a Fire Marshal, I recommend that the office be joined to some other office at the discretion of the honorable board. Fires frequently occur under very suspicious circumstances, and while a proper and thorough investigation might not develop sufficient evidence to establish a case of incendiary, it would have the effect of restraining unscrupulous persons. !>4 MA YOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. SHIP AND COTTON FIRES. On the evening of Nov. 5th what appears like a concerted effort to fire the ships loading cotton here was made. Within four hours seven ships were discovered on fire at different places along the wharves, some of them having been set in more than one place. Three ships were burning at the lower wharves and three at the upper wharves at the same time. It was noticeable that the fires appeared to alternatethe first ship fired was at the Central press, then two at the Gordon wharf, then another at the Upper press wharf, another at the Gordon wharf and the last at the Upper press wharf again. The seven ships which were fired were the Skidby, Dalegath, Baltimore City, Castlegarth, Petunia and the Armenia. The most serious damage was to the cargo of the Skidby, in which a very large part of the cargo was damaged by fire and water, besides some damage to the vessel. The damage to the cargoes of all the other ships was very slight. The Skidby had about 10,000 bales of cotton aboard and would probably have finished loading in a day or two. The fire in this vessel was discovered at about 6:22 p. m. and an alarm was turned in from box 91. When the department reached the vessel, fire was located in No. 3 hold, and had such a start that in spite of a dozen streams poured steadily upon it, it took several hours to extinguish it. At 7:15 p. m. an alarm was turned in from box 74, and fire was located aboard the Baltimore City, lying at MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. Gordon's wharf, fully a mile distant from the Upper cotton press, where the Skidby was lying. The alarm was turned in by the watchman, who discovered fire at the bottom of a pile of cotton lying on the wharf alongside of the Baltimore City. When the department arrived smoke was also discovered issuing from No. 2 hold of the vessel. Almost immediately after the discovery of fire on the Baltimore City it was found that the Castlegarth, lying alongside, was on fire. The cargo of the Castlegarth burned very rapidly, but by quick work only 41 bales were burned and about 120 damaged by water. The fire in the Baltimore City resulted in the damaging of about 140 bales, 8 by fire and the balance by water. At 8:15 p. m. fire was discovered on board the steamship Stag, loading with cotton at Lamar's wharf, a short distance to the west of Gordon's wharf. The fire in this vessel was first discovered about amidships, and after it had been under control a few minutes another fire was discovered in hold No. 1. After two hours' hard work on this hold fire was discovered in No. 4 hold, and it was here that the first indications of the use of phosphorus were discovered. At 9:15 p. m. an alarm was turned in from box 53 for fire aboard the steamship Dalegath, loading cotton at the Central cotton press. This fire resulted in the damaging of about 1,650 bales, 150 bales by fire and 1,500 by water. When the department arrived fire was discovered in holds Nos. 1 and 2, and shortly afterward in No. 4 hold. It required considerable water to subdue the fire in the forward hold, and it was necessary to remove 0<; MA TOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. a large part of the cotton to get at the fire. In hold No. 4 the fire was not so serious. At 11:30 p. m. the firemen working on the Dalegath were notified that smoke had beeti discovered coming from the forward hold of the Petunia, which was lying not far from the Dalegath. The hatches were removed and two bales of cotton were discovered to be burning. This fire was easily extinguished. At 15 minutes past midnight an alarm was turned in from box 51 as a result of the discovery of fire on board the steamship Armenia, loading cotton at the Central Eailroad wharf. Ocean Steamship slip. When the department arrived fire was discovered in hold No. 4, but had gained such little headway that it was extinguished with but very little loss. At 1:30 in the morning fire was discovered on board the steamship Whitfield. loading cotton at the Central cotton press, This was the third vessel on fire at the Central press, and it was with great difficulty that the department handled them all at the same time, especially so as the department forces and apparatuses were at the time divided along the river front. The damage to the Whitfield was, however, very small compared with the large amount of property involved; 23 bales were damaged by fire and 182 by water. At 11 o'clock a. m. information was received that fire had been discovered on board the steamship County Down, loading cotton at the Upper Hydraulic press. This fire was discovered in good time, and only two bales were damaged. At 1:30 p., m. Nov. 6, fire was discovered among a pile of cotton on Gordon's wharf, and in response to an MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 97 alarm from box 73 the department responded and discovered that phosphorus had been used. This fire had been discovered in good time and only two bales were damaged. Nov. 7th passed without any fire worthy of note. During the day, however, fire was discovered among the damaged bales discharged from a number of the vessels above noted. On Nov. 8, at 10:02 a. m., an alarm was turned in from box 75, at the Savannah, Florida and Western railway wharf, and four bales of cotton on the outer edge of the cotton yard were found to be on fire. Phosphorus was discovered in one of the bales in two places and on the platform under another one. There remains no doubt in my mind that the fires above reported were of incendiary origin. The discovery of phosphorus points to that conclusion. That fire should break out in eight ships within the space of little over four hours is of itself so remarkable that it would be impossible to arrive at any other conclusion, even though traces of phosphorus had not been discovered. These fires called for the most rigid investigation, and while, so far, the perpetrators of the crimes have not been discovered, I sincerely trust that the police authorities will keep the matter ever open for investigation. It is possible and highly probable that the future will develop more evidence as to who the guilty parties are than it would be possible to acquire at a time when the criminals are watchful and alert in their efforts to avoid detection. To demonstrate the deliberate and devilish disposition toward the wanton destruction of valuable S MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. property, I would state that during the progress of the fires six lengths of our hose were cut in such a manner as to render it absolutely worthless, thus depriving us of 300 feet of hose which was worth its weight in gold at a time like that. The use of phosphorus fully establishes the fact that the perpetrators of these crimes had made their work a study. Not many people of the great masses of any community are aware of the fact that phosphorus will ignite when exposed to air. The method employed by these "fire bugs" shows clearly that some of them knew well how to prepare it. Phosphorus could only be procured from drug stores, and while it is possible the stuff was imported from some other city,I recommend that an ordinance be adopted by council requiring druggists to register all sales of the dangerous chemical in future in the same manner and under the same regulations that poisons are sold. The use of this agent of incendiaries has been so thoroughly advertised within the past year that the most ignorant and unscrupulous person is now familiar with the methods used to insure its success in the destruction of valuable property. We have had mysterious cotton fires at this port in other years, but it is my opinion that this is the first time in the history of this city that phosphorus has ever been used. Large rewards have been offered for proof to convict, and I trust that the authorities may yet be successful in detecting the guilty parties. BURNING OF SAVANNA GROCERY COMPANY AND M. FERST'S SONS & CO.'S STORES. On Feb. 5, at 9:39 a. m., fire was discovered on Eiver street, between Bull and Barnard, in the building occu- MAYORS ANNUAL REPORT. 90 pied by Wilcox, Gibbs & Co. in the manufacture of fertilizers. After considerable delay an alarm was turned in from box 8, and when the department left the station the immense volumes of smoke indicated that a large and dangerous fire was in progress. When the alarm was sounded I was at the Cathedral Cemetery, on the Thunderbolt road, about two miles from the city, and judging from the amount of smoke in the direction of the box I concluded that much valuable time had been lost in sounding the alarm. I came in as rapidly as my horse could carry me, and when I reached the scene I discovered the fire making its way through the Savannah Grocery Company's store into Bay street. The wind was blowing briskly from the north and I immediately turned in the general alarm. Comment has been made about this fire, and for that reason I deem it proper to give its full history. The alarm was turned in by Mr. Henry Alexander of Ferst's Sons & Co.. a considerable time after the fire had been burning. The employes of the Savannah Grocery Company knew nothing of the fire until the offices began to fill with smoke; their cashier barely had time to close his safe, so quickly had the fire spread. The peculiar construction of the Savannah Grocery Company's store and the dense smoke made it impossible for the men to place the water on the fire from the Bay street side. In the rear, the building ran to the river bank, and the openings were so few and far away from the body of the fire, that the water was blown away in mist before it had time to reach it. We were seriously handicapped for want of men also, and when it 100 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT was necessary to change the location of the hose and ladders, we had to appeal for help from the citizens present. The supply of water from the Bay street main was very unsatisfactory and lines of hose had to be brought from Bryan street. The river would have offered an ample supply of water had we been able to have had the hose brought up the bluff with any degree of speed with the limited number of men at our command; however possible this might have been I deemed it a dangerous experiment and did not attempt it. The men worked faithfully, but the fire had gotten such a hold and the dense smoke pouring from the doors of the Grocery Company compelled us to retreat, when, under other circumstances, we might have successfully fought the fire. The structure was like an immense funnel, rising from River street and emptying into Bay street. Almost every particle of the smoke from the point of origin escaped by the Bay street doors after the alarm had been sounded, and by 10 o'clock the entire building of the Grocery Company was on fire, and shortly afterwards flames burst through the roof. The high north wind carried the flames directly across the row of buildings occupied by Collins, Grayson & Co., Hull & Peeples and the Ocean Steamship Company, and it was only by great exertion and the good work of the chemical engine that the fire was prevented from spreading further in this direction. Up to this time the indications were that the fire would be confined to the Grocery Company's building, but a section of the western wall, which rose a stoiy above the adjoining building, fell over on and crushed into the Ferst building; this trouble had been apprehended, but the wall held together so MAYORS ANNUAL REPORT. . 101 long that I had hoped it would continue to do so until the fire was so much under control that we might have been enabled to save the adjoining property; the wall between the two buildings was of a single thickness and hardly more than nine inches thick, and when the roof went in, the northeast corner of the Ferst building cracked and fell, leaving an opening in the two upper floors through which a solid column of flame rushed, setting fire in an instant to the Ferst property on two floors and the roof simultaneously. The building was not divided into compartments and offered a most favorable opportunity to the flames. It was constructed with thin walls and light roof, and the large amount of inflamable merchandise on the upper floors burned like tinder. At 12:30 o'clock there was no further danger of the fire spreading, the building being so situated that while it was impossible to confine the fire to the point of origin, under the existing circumstances, the department had little trouble in preventing its spread. The warehouses of the Wilcox Gibbs Guano Company on the river front, one a four-story brick building 45x50 feet, and the other a three-story frame building 50x50 feet, and a portion of the guano shed on the wharf was burned; the mill of the Guano Company was only slightly injured and about half its shed on the rear was not damaged. The delay in sounding the alarm for this fire is, to my mind, the entire cause for its having been so disastrous. I am informed that when the fire was first discovered, efforts were made by the employes of the Wilcox Gibbs Guano Company to extinguish it with buckets of water; this they found impossible to do, and after some further delay in securing, or endeavoring to 102 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. secure, a key to the fire alarm box, the box was pulled by an employe of Ferst's Sons & Co. The Central Bailroad locomotives frequently pass up and down the river front between the Savannah Grocery Company and the Wilcox Gibbs Guano Company property, burning coal) emitting heavy clouds of smoke, which finds its way, at times, to the buildings above. On this occasion the employes of the Savannah Grocery Company saw the smoke but paid little or no attention to it until they were almost actually compelled to run for their lives. Owing to the peculiar construction of the building, it was found impossible for the men of this department to land the water where it would have been of the most good. The rear of the building was so constructed that but few, if any, of the doors or windows were available for a similar service. Much good work might have been accomplished, and the Ferst building might have been saved, had not a series of unfortunate circumstances prevented it. In the first place the building was actually set on fire on two floors and the roof at the same time; the walls in the rear had fallen from the Savannah Grocery Company store and the Wilcox Gibbs Guano Company building was on fire, thus making it impossible for men on that side to perform anything like effective work, and besides the efforts of the department were seriously deterred by the strong wind which our inadequate working force found it almost impossible to surmount in their endeavors to reach the fire with water. The difficulties to contend with at fires are not usually known outside of the department, and comments are often made and were made in reference to this fire especi- MAYORS ANNUAL REPORT. ally, without knowledge or an investigation of the facts. It is understood that as a result of this fire the Southeastern Tariff Association issued the following circular: SOUTHEASTERN TARIFF ASSOCIATION ) ATLANTA, GA., March 1, 1894. [ Savannah, Ga.: At a meeting of the Executive Committee, held this day, complaints from many companies relative to the Fire Department and its inefficient work at the recent fire which destroyed the building of the Savannah Grocery Company and Ferst's Sons & Co., were carefully considered and the following action taken: Resolved, That in view of the utter inefficiency of the Fire Department, as demonstrated repeatedly at fires in Savannah, 25c. be added to the basis rates on all risks, except buildings and contents used exclusively as dwellings. This to go into effect at once, and to remain in force until the Fire Department is improved and its efficiency demonstrated. Companies will please acknowledge receipt of this circular and at once issue instructions to their agents. Respectfully, S. Y. TUPPER, Secretary. At a special meeting of Council, held March 5, the following resolution was read and adopted: "Charges having been made by the Southeastern Tariff Association that the Savannah Fire Department is inefficient and in consequence thereof the rates of insurance having been advanced 25c. per hundred, which will prove not only a great hardship, but an injury to 104 MA YOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. the business and property interests of our citizens; therefore be it Resolved, That the following gentlemen, W. G. Cann, John Flannery and Edward Karow, representing the Cotton Exchange, D. G. Purse, John B. Young and J. P. Williams, representing the Board of Trade, and S. Meinhard, H. A. Palmer, A. Vetsburg and J. H. Estill, representing business and property interests at large, and three Aldermen to be appointed by the Mayor are hei-eby appointed a committee with the request that they fully investigate the matter and confer with the Southeastern Tariff Association, if in their judgment said conference is advisable, and after a full investigation, as requested above, report result to Council, with such recommendations in the premises as the committee deem proper and desirable." Under this resolution his Honor the Mayor appointed Aldermen Myers, Dixon and Bohan. On March 16 this committee met the representatives of the Southeastern Tariff Association in Atlanta, Ga., and as a result of the meeting the following circular was issued: SOUTHEASTERN TARIFF ASSCIATION, ) ATLANTA, GA., MARCH 19, 1894. j Savannah. Ga.: Referring to our circular of March 1, communicating action of the Executive Committee in making an advance of 25c. at Savannah for the inefficient Fire Department, we take pleasure in advising that it resulted in a conference between a committee of the citi- MAYORS ANNUAL REPORT. 105 zens of Savannah, appointed by the City Council, and the Executive Committee. A conference was held on Friday, the 16th, and the following action was taken: WHEREAS, The fire record of Savannah has been for a series of years disastrous; therefore be it Resolved, With the understanding that the committee of citizens from Savannah will lay before their Oity Council the recommendations appended hereto and urge their adoption as promptly as possible, the committee of Underwriters will, as promptly as possible, urge upon the Executive Committee of the Southeastern Tariff Association the suspension and rebate of the 25c. additional charge until the regular meeting of the committee in May, at which time, if it shall appear that the recommendations are being carried out as expeditiously as possible, the additional charge may be indefinitely suspended in the discretion of the Executive Committee. RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE JOINT CONFERENCE. 1. That the present Chief of the Fire Department, having been unsuccessful, we recommend the question of his removal to be carefully considered by the City Council of Savannah. 2. That the Chief be clothed with police powers tending to improve the inspection of all buildings and the correction and removal of dangerous defects, if not covered by present ordinances. 3. Main on Bay street to be increased to 16 inches as far as Abercorn street. 4. Fire pressure to be at least 75 pounds on hydrants. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 5. That it be recommended the city engage some competent Fire Chief of recognized ability to pass upon the equipment, management and personnel of the Fire Department. 6. That the present building law be carefully examined into and where defective, we recommend the adoption of such additional laws as may be necessary and sufficient to meet the standard requirements. The Executive Committee convened this day to consider these recommendations, and as a result they were adopted and the stamp clerk has been advised to suspend, until further instructions, the collection and permit the rebate of the 25c. additional charge. The committee will, at its May meeting, decide if this action shall continue or not. On March 24 this communication was submitted by the special committee with its report, and at a meeting of Council, held April 25, 1894, it was resolved that the Chief of the Fire Department of Kansas City, Mo., Geo. C. Hale, be requested to inspect the personnel and equipment of this department, and on May 24, 1894, Mr. Hale commenced this inspection, occupying three days in the work. On June 7, 1S94 Mr. Hale forwarded his report to the Mayor as follows: KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 7, 1894. To the Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council of the City of Savannah: GENTLEMENIn compliance with a resolution passed by your honorable body on April 25, 1894, in which you selected me to visit the city of Savannah and examine into the personnel and equipment of the Fire Depart- MAYOR'8 ANNUAL REPORT. 107 ment of your city and make known to your honorable body the results of my investigation, I herewith submit to you the following report for your consideration: On May 24, 1894,1 visited each fire station in the city of Savannah and made a careful inspection of the quarters and found the equipments, men and horses in good condition, and from all appearances capable of performing good fire duty. The first station inspected by me was that of Engine Company No. 3, located on the corner of Abercorn and South Broad streets. The engine of this company is a fifth size, single piston La France engine, with steam cylinder 8f inches in diameter, built in 1889, capacity per minute 350 gallons, weight 6,700 pounds. This company was put to a practical test, being required to hitch to the engine and run a distance of 533 feet, attach to the hydrant, time taken from the tap of the beE until water was thrown from the nozzle, time consumed on the test as follows: From the tap of the bell, engine cleared the door in 15 seconds; ran to hydrant, first water through 150 feet hose from engine working, 2 minutes and 30 seconds; distance thrown through l nozzle 223 feet horizontal. There was also a test made of Aerial Truck No. 1, which is stationed in the same house as Engine Company No. 3. Time required to hitch, drive 150 feet from front door, detach horses and raises the 55-foot aerial ladder perpendicular, 1 minute and 55 seconds. The next station visited was that of Engine Company No. 1, which is located at No. 20 Broughton street. The engine of this company is a third size, double piston La JOS MA YORS ANNUA L REPORT. France engine, steam cyclinders 7J inches in the bore, 8-inch stroke, 4 inch bore of pumps, capacity 650 gallons per minute, weight 8,600 pounds. This company cleared the door in 22 seconds after tap of bell, the run was made to the corner of Habersham street; time 1 minute 55 seconds from tap of bell until water was thrown from the nozzle. This stream was furnished by direct pressure from the hydrant playing through the engine while standing still; steam was raised and the engine set in motion in 3 minutes and 10 seconds; a 1 inch stream thrown a distance of 223 feet 6 inches horizontal; steam pressure 80 pounds, water 125 pounds, distance from house to hydrant 584 feet. The next test was that of Engine Company No. 2, located at the corner of West Broad and Olive streets. The engine of this company is a second-size single piston Amoskeag, bore of steam cylinder 8 inches in diameter, 12-inch stroke, bore of pump 4% inches, capacity 350 gallons per minute. This company cleared the door in 30 seconds, engine started in 3 minutes and 22 seconds, stream with 1^-inch nozzle thrown horizontal 223 feet 4 inches. Engine Company No. 4. located at No. 144 Barnard street. The engine of this company is a second-size Jeffers engine, capacity 350 gallons per minute, weight 6,600 pounds. This company cleared the door in 22 seconds, stream of water thrown in 2 minutes 55 seconds, distance from house to hydrant 259 feet. Engine Company No. 5 was next tested. This company is located at No. Ill Henry street. The engine of this company is a third-size single-piston Jeffers engine, MA TOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 109 bore of steam cylinder 9 inches, stroke 7 inches, bore of pump 5f inches, weight 6,300 pounds. Cleared the door in 23 seconds, water thrown in 1 minute 40 seconds by direct pressure through 150 feet of hose, engine not in motion. Engine started to work in 2 minutes 35 seconds, distance thrown horizontal with If stream 217 feet. The next test made was that of the flowing capacity of the 6-inch water main on Bay street. Engines Nos. 1, 2 and 3 were brought out and connected with hydrants on this line of pipe, each engine taking a separate hydrant, leaving one intermediate hydrant in front of the City Exchange building for the purpose of using a water gauge to determine what pressure remained on the hydrants after the three engines were working at full capacity. It was found by attaching the pressure gauge to the above named hydrant that a pressure of 40 pounds to the square inch was on the main before the engines started to work. After the engines were started and run up to their capacity for fire duty, it was found that the gauge only registered 25 pounds to the square inch. The amount of water drawn from the main by the engines consisted of four 1-inch streams and one l^-inch stream, the estimated amount of water drawn per minute being 1,600 gallons. This test was continued 35 minutes, during which time two out of the five steam fire engines of your department became crippled and unfit for further duty until they were taken apart and repaired, thereby leaving the city with only three steam fire engines of the lightest grade to depend upon for fire duty for the period of five hours for No 2 engine and twelve hours for No. 1 engine. No. 2 engine became unfit for duty by striping the valve stem, which transmits the 1JO MA YOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. motion of the eccentric to the slide-valve which operates over the ports of the steam cylinder. No. 1 became crippled by the blowing out of a gasket on the suction end of her pumps, and in order to get at the joint to repair it it was necessary to take down and remove a large part of the machinery. After the testing of the 6-inch main was concluded, tests were made of the water pressure on Biyan street, only one block from Bay street. Bryan street was found to contain a 16-inch water main. The water gauge was applied to one of the hydrants on this line of pipe and the pressure was found to be 60 pounds to the square inch, showing an increase of pressure over the 6-inch main of 20 pounds to the square inch. The next test made by me was at Ninth and Barnard streets, on the outskirts of the city, a stream was thrown at that point by direct pressure, without the aid of an engine, as follows: A 1-inch stream was thrown horizontally 108 feet, a 1$ stream was thrown a distance of 104 feet, a f-ineh stream was thrown a distance of 111 feet, all tests being made through 200 feet of 2^-inch hose. The next test \vas made at the Georgia Central R. R. docks, a 1^-inch stream was thrown through 100 feet of hose a distance of 125 feet horizontal by direct pressure from the hydrant. The next inspection was that of the firemen's quarters, which were found to be in a neat and clean condition, and provided with all modern sanitary improvements, and in many cases a great deal of ingenuity and good taste was displayed by the members of the respective fire companies, and as a whole they compare very favor- MAYORS ANNUAL REPORT. Ill ably, both in design and equipment, with any city in the country. I was afforded somewhat of an opportunity to study the capability of your chief, Wm. B. Puder, whom I found to be a wide-awake and energetic gentleman, and a man whom, in my judgment, possesses all of the qualifications necessary to fit him for the position he now holds, and I consider that he has done remarkably well with the means at his disposal, and I am of the opinion that Chief Puder would give the City of Savannah excellent fire duty if your honorable body would clothe him with the proper authority to control his department, and not be subjected to the whims and ideas of people outside of the fire service, who are present at all large fires. I would therefore recommend to your honorable body: First. That the chief be placed in absolute control of his department. The appointments and dismissals should be made by him alone, and he should be held individually responsible for the discipline and good order of the department, and to maintain the very highest degree of efficiency. Politics should be excluded from the department and members chosen only for their fitness for the service. This is a matter of vital importance and should receive your earnest consideration, for without discipline your department cannot maintain its efficiency. Second. I would also recommend that two additional steam fire engines be purchased and placed in service for the better protection of your mercantile district. These engines should be of that class known as the second-size engines, capable of throwing (if necessary) a 112 MAYORS ANNUAL REPORT. 1^-inch stream of water. Your city is largely built with yellow pine, which is heavily stocked with pitch, which, when subjected to from 200 to 300 of heat yields a very liberal supply of inflamable liquid, which is the means of rapidly spreading a fire throughout the buildings in which it occurs, hence it is necessary to use large volumes of water in order to subdue such fires. Your department as now equipped has no reserve engine whatever, and in case of an engine being disabled it is necessary to throw the company out of service until the engine has been repaired. Your city is fastly growing in wealth and population, and now contains many large and costly structures which are heavily stocked with valuable merchandise, and it is unwise to expect your department to cope with such risks with the small number of engines and men which you have now engaged in your department. Each steam engine company should consist of not less than ten paid firemen; your aerial hook and ladder track should be manned with a force of seven men. Third. I would also recommend to your honorable body that the 6-inch main on Bay street be taken out and replaced by a 12-inch main, and that all pipe or hydrant stems leading from the water main to the hydrant be at least 6 inches in diameter. The hydrants should be of the pattern known as the double dydrant, having two outlets for the discharge of water. You have many hydrant stems now supplying the hydrants in your city which are but three inches in diameter. Such faulty constructions only serve as a good means of wire drawing the water down to a very low pressure, thereby depriving the fire department from the great MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 113 advantages which might be obtained from your main supply pipe, provided a free water way was given to your pipe system. In my judgment your water works pumping engines are of the very best pattern, and the distributing system could be made, at a small cost, to compare favorably to any water system in the country. There is no doubt in my mind that the lack of pressure which was found on the Bay main was due to the fact that the capacity of that main is hardly equal to the demand made upon it in supplying water for domestic purposes. Water is constantly being bled from this main to supply the large number of buildings fronting on Bay street, and it is not capable of paying the double debt of furnishing water for domestic purposes and for fire service at the same time. Fourth. I would further recommend that all parts of your city comprising the residence district, which are not provided with paved streets be protected by direct pressure, thereby obviating the necessity of hauling the heavy steam fire engines through unpaved streets, and by the use of light hose wagons and a light-weight hose, which is made of linen, rubber lined, and weighing but 40 pounds to the 100 feet, much quicker time could be made in responding to fires, and your draft animals relieved of an unnecessary burden. The pressure which may be furnished by your water system would be ample to protect such portions of the city as above mentioned. The water pressure about the Georgia Central Eailroad property should be in all cases utilized direct from the fire hydrants without the aid of steam fire engines, as the buildings are low and very easy of access in case of fire. I think it would be a wise plan for the fire department to H4 MAYORS ANNUAL REPORT. make frequent tests of the flowing capacity by direct pressure of the water works system in different localities throughout the city, and in case of fire the pressure should be run up to at least 75 or 80 pounds at the pumping station, and at least to 100 pounds for exhibition tests, thereby showing a factor of safety over and above the breaking strain of the water mains in case of fire. I observed several good serviceable fire streams thrown in the vicinity of Fifth and Bull streets. At that point three streams were thrown from one hydrant by the use of a Siamese connection. Streams were thrown horizontal, all at the same time, as follows: One li stream and two -inch streams averaged 96 feet horizontal for each stream. This I consider a very good water supply for that portion of the city, as the buildings are not high, and are all of a reasonable distance apart. There should be at least two additional hose companies added to your department, one located somewhere near Gordon and Price streets and one located near West Broad and Jones streets. Fifth. I would also recommend that a building inspector be appointed, who should be a competent architect, whose duty should be to pass upon all plans and specifications of buildings, and no building should be erected without first obtaining the approval and stamp of the inspector, who should have power to condemn and order the removal of unsafe buildings, and to see that buildings weakened by old age are not overweighted. He should also have power to order the erection of suitable fire escapes on all buildings where ten or more people are employed above the second story of any building. Such fire escapes or iron ladders should in all cases ex- MA TOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. HZ tend at least 3 feet above the cornice or roof of the building, for the purpose of aiding the firemen to reach the roof in case of fire. Sixth. I would also recommend that a thorough inspection be made by the members of the fire department of all mercantile buildings in your city, and that the fire department be given the power to abate or cause to be abated all accumulations of rubbish, and to regulate storage of oils and other combustible materials which are hazardous and liable to start fires. The officers and members of the fire department should become familiar with all large buildings, and be thoroughly posted as to their construction and all avenues for the rapid spread of fire. The firemen should be drilled in the art of hitching their horses and driving out of quarters as often as once each day. All nozzles and hose couplings should be examined after each fire, nozzles should be kept in first-class condition, free from dents or bruises, and no nozzle tip should be carried in the tool boxes of the apparatus where heavy wrenches, hammers and implements can bruise them while travelling over rough roads. Seventh. I would also recommend that more hose be pui-chased for the use of your present department, as hose should be changed and cared for after each fire, and I found that you lacked a sufficient quantity to supply each company with two sets of hose. You have at present only 9,500 feet of serviceable hose. Eighth. I would also recommend that a fire boat be equipped and maintained for the protection of your water front, which extends nearly five miles along the banks of the Savannah river. The services of a well // MAYORS ANNUAL REPORT. equipped fire boat has proven invaluable in all cities having large water fronts, and the use and value of this class of hydraulic machinery for fire purposes is fast growing in favor in all parts of the United States where nature has provided a field for their operation. I would strongly advocate a thorough system of drills for the members of your department, consisting of quick hitching and getting out of quarters, coupling of hose, handling of ladders, and each man be thoroughly familiar with all appliances used in the service and skilled in the art of handling the same. For instance, a hoseman should be so trained as to work with rapidity in ladder service, and each member of the department should be qualified to work interchangeable if occasion should require it. Time is a great element in combatting fires, and in my judgment nothing adds more to the efficiency of a fire department than rapid movement after the alarm has been received. In regard to the personnel of your department, I am free to say that I consider that your department is composed of as fine a body of men as can be found in any department in the United States, and by organizing your department under one head their discipline and skill in handling fires would prove a great benefit to all who are interested in good fire service. In conclusion, I wish to extend my thanks to the Honorable Mayor and Common Council, and also to all City Officials of the City of Savannah for the many courtesies extended to me during my visit to your beautiful city. Respectfully submitted, GEO. C. HALE, Chief Fire, Department. Kansas City, Mo. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 117 This report was submitted and read to Council on June 12, 1894, and on motion it was duly referred to the Committee of the Whole. On June 20 the committee reported as follows: "The Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred the report and recommendations of Chief Fireman Geo. C. Hale, the result of his investigation of the Fire Department of this city recommend, that the matter belaid on the table, to be taken up for consideration at the time of the preparation of the budget for 1895, there being no funds available this year from which the cost of any addition to the service could be paid." Report of the committee adopted in Council June 20, 1894. J. J. McDoNOUGH, Mayor. CONCLUSION. Permit me before closing this report to return my thanks to his Honor the Mayor, the Fire Committee and the honorable Board of Aldermen for the confidence they have shown in me. I beg to return thanks to the local representatives of the various insurance companies for statistical information furnished me. I commend the officers and members of the department for the faithful performance of their duties and the strict observance of rules. Very truly yours, WlLUAM B. PUDER, Chief Engineer. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. ALARMS. Manner of Receipt. BY Street boxes ............................................. Telephones ..................................... ........ Locals. ................................................... Total .................................................. Causes. Number 89 33 46 168 fl I * fl i il * I I 1 3 2 6 2 1 1 1 9, 5 g 26 >. O 2 t> ?, 2 3 11 7 29 I 1 3 2 2 ?, 4 1 1fi Wednesday 1 3 1 1 1 4 3 3 17 I 1 ! 1 Ik 1 ' 2 3 4 2 ' 4 3 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 3 3 2 .... 1 !.... 6 2 6 2 32 1 21 f IfiS ALARMS OCCURRING BY HOURS. MONTH January ............................ February. ........................... April. .............................. May................................. June. ........................... ... July................................ August .............................. September .......................... October. ............................ November .......................... December .......................... Total............................. 0 f i 1 3 2 A ^ S 2 2 1 5 1 23 z < s* " m 1 2 j 1 2 3 10 j at e CD 3 3 1 1 4 j ft 3 83 3E al | 3 2 1 a 1 4 2 3 4 4 25 ai Sal zco a.' m 2 1 3 i g 1 1 *> 2 4 6 2S of ail al to fi 7 j 2 ft 4 3 3 5 13 11 ,W ^55 IH. 13 1 11 ir> 11 13 11 33 as 168 MA YOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. CAUSE OF FIRES. MONTH March ..................... April. .......... .... ...... Mav ....................... June ...................... Jnlv....... ................. August .................... December. ................. Total .................... Unknown i Foul Chimney . 2 1 3 2 1 2 3 .... 6 .... 1 2 1 1 0 .... 2 ..... 4 :.... 8 L... 4 ! 6 1 40 1 14 i S a. CO f 5 7 5 i I 2 r> 3 5 41 tgi ||| 1 1 2 1 I ^ 13 2 ?,?! 1 2 11 1 ,, 1 1 2 ^ 2 S 14 * a e 01 O 2 1 o 1 1 9 o s 3 O 11 1 7 Other Causes 5, 1 2 3 2 2 n 2 5 21 | 13 16 11 7 15 11 5 12 7 11 32 28 18 ORIGIN OF FIRES. MONTH Jannarv ........ February........ April..... ..... TkfovJuly ............ August ......... September. ..... October ... .... November ...... December. ...... Total ......... HEATING Dwellings Business House Houses Other Total 6118 8 1'.., 8 7..I..' 7 ... ..i 1 1 3 ... 3 5.. .. 5 3.. .. 3 41.. 5 1 .... 1 2 .... 2 4.. 1 5 11 2 3 16, 54 5 6 65. 1LLUH1NAT1NG Dwellings 1 2 '2 1 6 Business Houses Other Houses Total ..!..'.. i t ...... i i ..!.. 2 ....... ";'i "3 .. . 1 2.. 2 219 ' MISCELLANEOUS Dwellings Business House ..." 4 1 3 3 .... 2 1 1 = I..3 l! 1 S..8 5 1 3^ 4 3, 4 3 O X 1 1 1 4 7 -i j 19 3 26i 25 43 1 5 7 3 6 12 2 7 3 9 26 10 94 1 JK 1 6 ; n 8 I J J 5 7 8 14 86 TOTAL M e S ~5 4 2 .' 1 4 i 4 8 Other Houses 2 1 1 5 1 "2 2 3 20 32 50 ^ 13 16 *} 15 11 5 12 7 11 32 28 168 MAYORS ANNUAL REPORT. 131 VALUE OF PROPERTY AND LOSS SUSTAINED. MrtMTU V*LUE OF PROPERTY MONTH INVOLVED I January.................... $ 238,70000 February .................. 890,900 00 March ..................... 86,900 00 April. ...................... 9,950 00 May. ....................... 153,725 00 June ...................... 46,500 00 July. ....................... 131,300 00 i August ................... .; 52,100 00 September. ................ 123,700 00 October ................... 80,425 00 November ................. 2,818,800 00 December. ................. 134,460 00 Total .................... $4,719,460 00 , LOSS Buildings $ 16,967 54 62,917 16 98716 2,151 00 5,262 38 1,065 00 17300 4,133 21 1,259 27 70455 5,281 94 3,694 00 $104,596 21 1 Contents $ 1,21118 108,237 88 7,654 86 1,455 00 8,325 27 13000 156 75 4,397 55 15500 1,036 50 214,094 16 1,057 00 $347,811 15 The total value of property involved was $4,719,460. Of this amount, $452,407.36 were destroyed during the year, or slightly over 9J$ of the total amount involved. MAYORS ANNUAL REPORT. INSURANCE AND INSURED LOSS. INSURANCE : LOSS MONTH January.. ...... March ......... April. .......... Mav. ........... June. .......... July.. ......... August. ........ October ....... December ..... Total ........ Building - . . $ 56,433 00 . . 119,832 00 13,800 00 300 00 39,258 83, 4,800 00 53,600 00 19,700 00! 13,400 OO1 6,300 OO1 . . ' 58,049 00' 25,400 OO1 . . 1415,872 33 Content* $ 26,650 00 164,400 00 24,050 00 1,300 00 29,850 00 1,300 00 1,200 00 7,500 00 1,500 00 1,300 00 53,100 00 6,800 00 $318,950 00 Building $ 18,492 54 60,827 16 975 16 25 00 5,024 88 1 700 00 70 00 82421 1 1,233 70 ' 697 05 ' 4,680 19 ' 1,127 00 ! $ 94,678 89 i Contents $ 3,131 18 107,970 88 7,654 86 1,100 00 7,975 27 130 00 IRft 7*: 580 55 2 00 1,00000 7,822 41 527 00 $138,050 90 The total amount of insurance on property involved was $734.822.33, and the amount of loss on insured property was $232,729.79. MAYORS ANNUAL REPORT. FIRES AND ALARMS JANUARY. January 1st, 11:24: p. m. Local. 95 Bay street, l^-story frame dwelling, Peter Reilly agent, S. Hooker (c) occupant. Sparks from hearth. Insurance on building $600, on contents none; loss on building none, on contents $5.00. Estimated value of property $500. January 3d, 2:52 a. m. Box 21. 42 and 42 West Broad street, 2-story brick dwelling and store, H. Hess owner and occupant. Cause unknown. Insurance on building $6,000, insurance on contents $1,200; loss on building $207.50 on contents $769.69. Estimated value of property involved $8,000. January 6th, 7:36 p. m. Box 41. 162 East Broad street, 2^-story frame dwelling, Hardtimes Pyatt owner and occupant. Sparks from fireplace. Insurance on building none, on contents $950; loss on building none, on contents $47.50. Estimated value of property involved $1,200. January 15th, 10:56 a. m. Telephone. 98 and 100 Bryan street, 2-story brick stables, Kollock & Screven agents, Gleason & Cunningham occupants. False alarm, caused by smoke from another building. January 18tb. 9:51 p. m. Box 47. Southeast corner St. Thomas and Habersham, 1-story wood and corrugated iron building carshed, Electric Railroad Company owners and occupant. Supposed incendiary. Insurance on building $38,000, on contents $5,000; loss on building $16,363.91, on contents 124 MA YOKS ANNUAL REPORT. $2,170.74. Estimated value of property involved $45,000. January 19th, 4:50 p. m. Local. 151J Duffy street. 2-story frame dwelling, Miss J. Wolfe owner, P. Sugden occupant. Foul chimney. Insurance on building none, on contents none; loss on building none, on contents none. Estimated value of property involved $2,500. January 20th, 10:12 p. m. Box 31. Southwest corner Macon and Bull streets, 2-story Brick church, St. John's Episcopal church owner and occupant. Defective flue. Insurance on building $5,000, on contents none; loss on building none, on contents none. Estimated value of property involved $100,000. January 23d, 10:55 a. m. Local. 119 Duffy street, 3-story frame dwelling, Mrs. G. W. Garmany owner, George S. Haines occupant. Spark from fireplace. Insurance on building $2,500, on contents none; loss on building $3, on contents none. Estimated value of property involved $50,000. January 26th, 6:45 p. m. Telephone. 104 Harris street, 2f-story brick, dwelling, Watson & Powers owners, Mrs. S. L. Hargrove occupant. Sparks from fireplace. Insurance on building none, on contents none: loss on building $25, on contents none. Estimated value of property involved $7,000. January 27tb, 3:45 a. m. Box 67. 235 Duffy street, 1-story frame store, Mrs. T. C. Sealy owner, M. L. Baldwin (c) and others occupants. Cause unknown. Insurance on building none, on contents MA TOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. l'J5 none; loss on building $250, on contents $75. Estimated value of property involved $1.500. January 27th, 8:09 a. m. Local. 92 Hull street, 4-story brick dwelling, Salomon Cohen owner, R. B. Habersham occupant. Defective flue. Insurance on building $1,333, on contents none; loss on building none, on contents none. Estimated value of property involved $3,000. January 27th, 11:53 a. m. Box 41. False alarm. Box broken by mischievous boys. January 28th, 1:56 a. m. Box 52. Lumber street, one door east of Bay, 1-story brick and frame cotton pickery, B. Floyd & Co. owners and occupants. Sparks from furnace. Insurance on building $3,000, on contents $19,500; loss on building $118.13, on contents $143.25. Estimated value of property involved $20,000. FEBRUARY. February 1st, 8:55 a. m. Local. 8 Mulberry street lane, li-story frame dwelling, D. Rosenbrock owner, Sam Waring (c) occupant. Sparks from fireplace. Insurance on building none, on contents none; loss on building none, on contents none. Estimated value of property involved $500. February 2d, 10:50 a. m. Telephone. 272 Henry street, 2-story frame dwelling. R. D. Guerard owner, Louis Woods (c) occupant. Sparks from chimney. Insurance on building none, on contents none; loss on building none, on contents none. Estimated value of property involved $700. l."i MAYORS ANNUAL REPORT. February 2d, 8:40 p. m. Local. 196 Bay street, 3-story brick dwelling, Mrs. M. L. Savarese owner, Edward Caliero occupant. Foul chimney. Insurance on building none, on contents none; loss on building none, on contents none. Estimated value of property involved $2,000. February 4th. 1:05 a. m. Telephone. Central railroad wharf, Gordon press, Central Railroad & Banking Company owners and occupants. Cause unknown. Insurance on buildings none, on contents none; loss on buildings none, on contents none. Estimated value of property involved $100,000. February 4th, 5:10 p. m. Telephone. 2 Gwinnett street, 2i story frame dwelling, G. Garnett (c) owner, unoccupied. Supposed incendiary. Insurance on building none, on contents none; loss on building none, on contents none. Estimated value of property involved $500. February 5th, 9:39 a. m. Box 8. 132 Bay street, 6-story brick stores and offices, Wilcox, Gibbs & Co.. on River street, Savannah Grocery Company and M. Ferst's Sons & Co. and others on Bay street. Cause unknown. Insurance on buildings $99,832, on contents $142,900; loss on buildings $60,527.16, on contents $107.320.88. Estimated value of property involved $400,000, February 5th, 7:31 p. m. Telephone. Southeast corner Bull and Congress streets, 4-story brick hotel, B. Dub owner and occupant. Sparks from fire of box 8 as above. Insurance on building $10,000, MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. t~>7 on contents $21,500; loss on building $300, on contents $650. Estimated value of property involved $75,000. February 6th, 11:58 a. m. Box 115. 247 New Houston street, 2-story frame dwellings, S. Shefftal (c) owner, James Brown (c) occupant. Careless use of matches.. Insurance on building none, on contents none; loss on building $50, on contents $25. Estimated value of property involved $1,200. February 9th, 2:07 a. m.. Box 141. 12th street, between Abercorn and Lincoln streets, Mrs. J. 0. Miller owner and occupant. Cause unknown. Insurance on building none, on contents none; loss on building $2,000, on contents $200. Estimated value of property involved $3,000. February 12th, 9:17 a. m. Box 17. 39 East Boundary street, 2-story brick dwelling. John Flannery owner, Wm. Green (c) occupant. Sparks from fireplace. Insurance on building none, on contents none; loss on contents $10, on building $25. Estimated value of property involved $800. February 13th, 8:35 p. m. Telephone. 9 Cuyler street street, 2f-story frame dwelling. Celia Morningstar (c) owner, R. H. Eahn (c) occupant. Sparks from fireplace. Insurance on building none, on contents none; loss on building none, on contents $12. Estimated value of property involved $1,500. February 15th, 7:15 p. m. Box 58. 29 Zulby street, 3-story brick dwelling. Estate Geo. Wellbrock owner, John White occupant. Foul chimney. Insurance on building none, on contents none; 128 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. loss on building none, on contents none. Estimated value of property involved $700. February 16th, 9:02 p. m. Box 24. 196 Harris street, 2-story frame dwelling. Geo Hawkins owner, Jake Wallace (c) occupant. Sparks from chimney. Insurance on building none, on contents none; loss on building $10, on contents none. Estimated value of property involved $300. February 18th, 1:35 p. m. Telephone. 81| Broughton street, 2-story brick store. J. E. Fulton & Son agents, C. Sorrys occupant. Sparks from stove pipe. Insurance on building none, on contents none; loss on building none, on contents $5.00. Estimated value of property involved $1,200. February 22d, 6:43 p. m. Box 25. Northeast corner Abercorn and Harris streets, 2-story brick church. St. John's Cathedral (Catholic) owner and occupant. Careless plumbers. Insurance on building $10,000, on contents none; loss on building none, on contents none. Estimated value of property involved $300,000. February 27th, 1:14 a. m. Box 31. 141 Jones street, 3-story brick and frame dwelling. Mohlenbrock & Dierks owners, Mrs. M. Young occupant. Defective hearth. Insurance on building none, on contents none; loss on building $20, on contents none. Estimated value of property involved $3,500. MARCH. March 9th, 3:38 a. m. Box 23. 6T Jefferson street, 4-story brick dwelling. H. McAlpin owner, Miss C. F. Bradley occupant. Over- MA TOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 1~>!) turned lamp. Insurance on building $2,000, on contents $1,000; loss on building $55, on contents $63.43. Estimated value of property involved $5,000. March 14th, 12:16 a. m. Box 27. 32 Liberty street, 2-story frame copper works. McMillan Bros, owners and occupants. Sparks from forge. Insurance on building none, on contents none; loss on building none, on contents none. Estimated value of property involved $5,000. March 15th, 1:09 p. m. Telephone. 127 New Houston street lane, 2^-story frame dwelling. W. E. Guerard owner, Sarah Smith (c) occupant. Sparks from chimney. Insurance on building none, on contents none; loss on building none, on contents none. Estimated value of property involved $800. March 20th, 8:30 a. m. Local. 117 Perry street, 3-story brick dwelling. J. B. Gaudry owner and occupant. Foul chimney. Insurance on building none, on contents none; loss on building none, on contents none. Estimated value of property involved $8,000. March 21st, 4:20 a m. Telephone. False alarm. March 21st, 5:20 p. m. Telephone. 37 Habersham street, 3-story brick dwelling. H. J. Thomasson owner, Dr. H. Oemler occupant. Foul chimney. Insurance on building none, on contents $700; loss on building none, on contents $15. Estimated value of property involved $6,000. J.iO . MA YOR'S ANNUAL REPORT March 23d, 2:57 p. m. Box 113. Noiih side Anderson street lane, between Price and Habersham, If-story frame dwelling. Mrs. S. C. Guerard owner, Andrew Collins (c) occupant. Sparks from chimney. Insurance on building none, on contents none; loss on building $10, on contents none. Estimated value of property involved $300. March 27th, 12:23 a. m. Box 36. 101 Jones street, Mrs. L. J. Gazan owner, Henry S. Smith occupant. Defective flue. Insurance on building $10,000, on contents $850; loss on building $800, on contents $346.75. Estimated value of property involved $11.000. March 29th, 9:58 p. m. Box 82. 15 Barnard street, 2-stoiy brick store. M. A. Davis owner, D. J. Morrison occupant. Cause unknown. Insurance on building $1,300, on contents $21,500; loss on building $102.16, on contents $7,229.68. Estimated value of property involved $55,000, March 30th, 2:05 p. m. Local. York street lane, between Price and Houston streets, 1-story frame dwelling. B. S. Claghom agent. Unoccupied. Sparks from adjoining chimney. Insurance on building none; loss on building $2. Estimated value on property involved $300. March 30th, 4:45 p. m. Box 67. South side New Houston street lane, fourth east of Cemetery, 2-story frame dwelling. R. D. Guerard owner. Unoccupied. Sparks from adjoining chimney. Insurance on building $500; loss on building $18. Estimated value of property involved $500. MA YOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. APRIL. April 5th, 12:06 a. m. Box 51 Bay street, over Canal, Brick Stills. S. P. Shotter owner and occupant. Boiling oil. Insurance on structure none, on contents none; loss on structure $300, on contents $300. Estimated value of property involved $1,500. April 5th, 10:50 p. m. Local. Bull and Fifth streets, 1-story frame tool shed. E. Lovell & Son owners and occupants. Cause unknown. Insurance on building none, on contents none; loss on building $10, on contents $50. Estimated value of property involved $150. April 12th, 11:32 a. m. Local. 236 Huntingdon street, 1-story frame hall. Samuel Reynolds agent, owner, Lone Star Cadets (c) occupants. Sparks from chimney. Insurance on building none, on contents none; loss on building $1.00, on contents none. Estimated value of property involved $500. April 19th, 1:50 p. m. Telephone. Electric Railway Bridge, wooden bridge. Electric Railway owners and occupants. Sparks from locomotive. Insurance on structure none: loss on structure $15. Estimated value of property involved $5,000. April 20th, 12:40 a. m. Box 141. Ninth street near Jefferson street, 2-story frame dwelling. L. E. Robinson owner and occupant. Cause unknown. Insurance on building none, on contents $1,300; loss on building $1.800, on contents $1,100. Estimated value of property involved $1,800. MAYORS ANNUAL REPORT. April 29th, 4:30 p. m. Local. Barnard street, 1-story store. Mrs. M. Wakefield owner, H. W. "Weber occupant. Cause unknown. Insurance on building $300, on contents none; loss on building $25, on contents $5. Estimated value of property involved $1,000. April 29th, 8:15 p. m. Box 142. Out of city limits. - MAY. May 1st, 9:05 a. m. Telephone. Extended Bay street, copper still. S. P. Shotter owner and occupant. Leaking still. Insurance on structure none, on contents none; loss on structure $200, on contents $150. Estimated value of property involved $1,500. May 5th, 4:52 p. m. Box 81. Screven House, Bull and Congress streets, hotel, 4-story brick. B. Dub owner and occupant. Cause unknown. Insurance on building $3,200, on contents $10,000; loss on building $218.76, on contents $66.25. Estimated value of property involved $75,000. May 6th, 12:33 p. m. Telephone. 202 South Broad street, 3-story brick dwelling. E. A. Smith owner and occupant. Careless use of matches. Insurance on building $2,000, on contents $3,600; loss on building $1.67, on contents $33.65. Estimated value of property involved $20,000. May 13th, 5:35 p. m. Box 54. 63 Indian street, 2-story frame dwelling, Mrs. M. A. Solte owner, Mrs. M. Dahlgreen occupant. Defective stove pipe. Insurance on building none, on contents MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. M3 none; loss on building $15, on contents none. Estimated value of property involved $1,200. May 19th, 3:34 p. m. Telephone. York street lane, between East Broad and Houston streets, 2-story brick dwelling, Thomas Clark agent, Nancy Lewis (c) occupant. Sparks from chimney. Insurance on contents none, insurance on building none; loss on building $12.50, on contents none. Estimated value of property involved $500. May 20th, 12:23 a. m. Box 56. 72 Zubly street, 1^-story frame dwelling, Tony Charlton (c) owner and occupant. Cause unknown. Insurance on building $1,000, on contents none; loss on building $35, on contents none. Estimated value of property involved $1,000. May 20th, 6:04 p. m. Local. 185 Gwinnett street, 2-story frame out-house, W. N. Nicholas owner and occupant. Fire from pipe. Insurance on building $5,000, on contents none; loss on building none, on contents none. Estimated value of property involved $10,000. May 20th, 10:20 p. m. Telephone. Bolton street, east of Waters road, 1-story frame dwelling. Outside corporate Limits. May 22d, 12:28 a. m. Box 132. Northwest corner Sixth and Florence streets, li-stoiy frame dwelling, Lewis Stewart (c) and others owners and occupants. Cause unknown. Insurance on building $900, on contents none; loss on building $897.10, on contents $200. Estimated value of property involved $1,500. 134 MA TOR'S ANNUAL REPORT May 24th, 4:17 p. ra. Box 8. Testing department in presence of Chief Hale, of Kansas City, Mo. May 24th, 5:56 p. m. Box 25. Testing department in presence of Chief Hale, of Kansas City, Mo. May 25th, 6:35 p. m. Local. Hemy street lane south side, between Lincoln and Abercorn streets, 1-story frame dwelling, James McGinley owner, Jose Brown (c) occupant. Defective flue. Insurance on building $333.33, on contents none; loss on building $4.50 on contents none. Estimated value of property involved $1,000. May 26th, 1.15 p. m. Local. Bay street lane, between Price and Houston streets, 1-story frame shed, estate of Axson owner, Mrs. C. O'Neill occupant. Cause unknown. Insurance on building none, on contents none; loss on building $10, on contents none. Estimated value of property $25. May 26th, 10:55 p. m. Box 13. 151 Broughton street, 3-story brick store, estate of Lovell owners, S. Krouskoff occupant. Cause unknown. Insurance on building $13,000, on contents $14,250; loss on building$3,789.10, on contents $7,683.71. Estimated value of property involved $35,000 May 27th, 10:45 p. m. Box 12. 180 Congress street. 2-story brick store, Robt. Mclntyre owner, L. Alexander occupant. Cause unknown. Insurance on building 83,825, on con tents $2,000; loss on building 878.75, on contents $191.66. Estimated value of property involved $7,000. MA TOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 7.J.5 JUNE. June 3d, 8:45 a. m. Local. 74 Tattnall street, li-story frame dwelling, Felix Mendel owner, W. J. Farrell occupant. Foul chimney. Insurance on building $1,500, on contents $300; loss on building none, on contents none. Estimated value of property involved $3,000. June 6th, 7:25 a. m. Box 67. Cuyler and Waldburg streets, 2^-story frame dwelling, Chas. Grimes (c) owner and occupant. Sparks from chimney. Insurance on building none, on contents none; loss on building $10, on contents none. Estimated value of property involved $800. June 8th, 3:45 p. m. Local. 40^ Bryan street, 2-story brick dwelling, Mrs. A. O'Connell owner, Jas. Davis occupant. Gas meter bursting. Insurance on building none, on contents none; loss on building none, on contents none. Estimated value of property involved $4,500. June 10th, 6:24 p. m. Box 16. 15J Reynolds street, 2-story brick dwelling, estate of Dickerson owner, Frank EUerson occupant. Defective hearth. Insurance on building none, on contents none; loss on building $20 on contents none. Estimated value of property involved $7,000. June 12th, 7:55 a. m. Box 65. 279 Barnard street, 2^-story frame dwelling, E. Schmitt owner, unoccupied. Incendiarism. Insurance on building $2,000, on contents none; loss on building $275, on contents none. Estimated value of property involved $2,000. /.?>; MA YORK ANNUAL REPORT. June 12th, 8:02 p. m. Box 125. North side of Third, between Jefferson and Montgomery streets, 2i-story frame dwelling, E. P. Smart owner, unoccupied. Incendiary. Insurance on building $1,300, on contents none; loss on building $T<'0, on contents none. Estimated value of property involved $1.500. June 14th, 3:36 a. m. Box 28. 39 Jones street, 3-story brick dwelling, J. J. Dale owner, L. Bowman occupant Cause unknown. Insurance on building none, on contents $1,000; loss on building $25, on contents $130. Estimated value of property involved $10,000. June 14th. 1:40 p. m. Box 125. West Broad, between Second and Third streets, 2-story wood dwelling, E. Sheftall (c) owner, C. Miller (c) occupant. Sparks from chimney. Insurance on building none, on contents none; loss on building $5.00, on contents none. Estimated value of property involved $1,200. June 15th, 11:55 a. m. Local. T3 South Broad street, 2-story frame dwelling, Lizzie Miller owner, Mrs. J. Berry occupant. Foul chimney. Insurance on building none, on contents none; loss on building none, on contents none. Estimated value of property involved $500. June 30th, 8:20 a. m. Local. 16 West Broad street, 2-story brick dwelling, R. F. Kirkland owner, Mrs. E. F. Monroe occupant. Explosion of lamp. Insurance on building none, on contents none; loss on building none, on contents none. Estimated value of property involved $16,000. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 137 June 30th, 10:15 p. m. Box 39. False alarm. JULY. July 5th, 2:10 a. m. Box 34. 112 West Boundary street; 2^-story brick and wood dwelling, John Smith (c) owner, unoccupied. Incendiary. Insurance on building none, on contents none; loss on building $150, on contents none. Estimated value of property involved $2,500. July 9th, 11:15 a. m. Local. 256 Bryan street, 2-story frame dwelling, Wm. Pollard owner and occupant. Foul chimney. Insurance on building none, on contents none; loss on building none, on contents none. Estimated value of property involved $1,200. July 16th, 12 m. Box 7. Provident building, Drayton and Bryan streets, 4-story brick building, fire on ground floor in barber shop. Cause unknown. P. 0. Leist occupant. Insurance on building $55,000, on contents $1,200, loss on building $50, on contents $156.75. Estimated value of property involved $125,000. July 27th, 5:03 p. m. Box 56. 23 Lumber street, 2-$-story frame dwelling, Patrick Duffy owner, Jno. Haskell (c) occupant. Sparks from chimney. Insurance on building none, on contents none; loss on building $3.00. on contents none. Estimated value on property involved $800. July 29tb, 2:30 p. m. Local. Northwest corner St. Julian and Price streets, 3-story frame dwelling, Patrick Buttimer owner, Mrs. Julia l.-iS MAYORS ANNUAL REPORT. Gibbons occupant. Sparks from chimney. Insurance on building 83,600, on contents none; loss on building $20, on contents none. Estimated value of property involved $1.800. AUGUST. August 3d, 2:20 p. m. Telephone. 244 Jones street, 2-story wood dwelling, estate Minis owners, George Berry (c) occupant. Sparks from chimney. Insurance on building $700, on contents none; loss on building $48.50, on contents $22. Estimated value of property involved $1,200. August 8, 1:50 a. m. Box 121. Eleventh street, south side, between Lincoln and Habersham streets, 1-story frame church and dwelling, First African Baptist church owners, Annie Williams occupant. Cause unknown. Insurance on building none, on contents none; loss on building $800, on contents $200. Estimated value of property involved $1,000. August llth, 10:19 a. m. Box 13. 145* Congress street. 2-story brick offices, T. Daniels owner. Dr. J. B. Rawson occupant. Explosion of gasoline stove. Insurance on Building $2,500, on contents $3,500; loss on building none, on contents $500. Estimated value of property involved $10,000. August llth, 8:58 p. m. Box 23. 157 Liberty street, 3-story dwelling, D. B. Lester owner, Dr. Jarrell and others occupants. Cause unknown. Insurance on building $7.000, on contents none; loss on building $528.71, on contents $500. Estimated value of property involved $10,000. MAYORS ANNUAL REPORT. I3f> August 13th, 12:33 a. m. Box 12. 203 Broughton street, 3-story brick store and dwelling, D. J. Morrison owner, Dr. D. C. Suggs (c) occupant. Cause unknown. Insurance on building $4,000, on contents none; loss on building none, on contents $25. Estimated value of property involved $12,000. August 13th, 5:45 p. m. Telephone. Over Canal, between New and Railroad streets, wood yard, Central Railroad & Banking Company owners, George P. Jordan occupant. Sparks from locomotive. Insurance on contents none; loss on contents none. Estimated value of property involved $2,500. August 16th, 3:37 a. m. Box 15. 40 President street, 2-story frame dwelling, B, Gamon owner, Mrs. M. A. Rich occupant. Cause unknown. Insurance on building $500, on contents $1,000; loss on building $240, on contents $75.55. Estimated value of property involved $2,500. August 16th, 4:15 p. m. Box 56, 23 Farm street, 1-story frame dwelling, C. Y. Richardson owner, Felix Bright (c) occupant. Sparks from chimney. Insurance on building none, on contents none; loss on building $5, on contents none. Estimated value of property involved $300. August 17th, 1:25 p. m. Box 68. 445 New Houston street lane, 2-story wooden dwelling, R. D. Guerard owner, Rebecca Harris (c) occupant. Sparks from chimney. Insurance on building $500, on contents none; loss on building $7, on contents none. Estimated value of property involved $800. 14 MAYORS ANNUAL REPORT August 17th, 1:40 p. m. Local. 433 New Houston street lane, 2-story frame dwelling. R. D. Guerard owner, William Crawford (c) occupant. Sparks from chimney. Insurance on building none, on contents none; loss on building $4, on contents none. Estimated value of property involved $700. August 19th, 6:50 p. m.. Local. 55* Abercorn, 3-story brick dwelling. John Mannery owner, N. Gazan occupant. Cause unknown. Insurance on building $2,000, on contents none; loss on building none, on contents none. Estimated value of property involved $3,500. August 30th, 1:44 p. m. Box 13. 145*. Congress street, 2-story brick offices and club rooms, T. Daniels owner, Gents' Dressing Club occupants. Explosion of benzine. Insurance on building $2.500, on contents $3,000; loss on building none, on contents $5.00. Estimated value of property involved $10,000. SEPTEMBER. September 15th, 2:17 p. m. Box 72. 50*. Randolph street, 1-story frame dwelling, estate P. K. Shields owner, W. B. Scott (c) occupant. Sparks from chimney. Insurance on building none, on contents none; loss on building $20, on contents none. Estimated value of property involved $300. September 15th, 7:06 p. m. Box 14. 87 Congress street, 3-story frame dwelling, J. Dieter owner, J. F. Cavanaugh occupant. Lamp explosion Insurance on building none, on contents none; loss on MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 141 building none, on contents $8. Estimated value of property involved $8,000. September 20th, 2:52 a. m. Telephone. 14 Joe street, l^-story frame dwelling, F. J. Ruckert owner, J. A. Woods occupant. Cause unknown. Insurance on building $2,400, on contents none; loss on building $1,230, on contents $100. Estimated value of property involved $3,000. September 20th, 12:08 p. m. Box 21. Gordon Press, over canal, C. R. R. & B. Co. owners and occupants. Matches on floor. Insurance on buildings none, on contents none; loss on building none, on contents $45. Estimated value of property involved $100,000. September 23d, 1:30 a. m. Telephone. 200 Hull street, 2-story frame dwelling, G. H. Remshart owner, P. Hagan occupant. Supposed incendiary. Insurance on building none, on contents none; loss on building $3.50, on contents none. Estimated value of property involved $400. Septembar 26th, 9.30 p. m. Local. 56 Broughton street, 3-story brick dwelling, M. C. Murphy owner and occupant. Gas jet. Insurance on building $7,500, on contents none; loss on building $5.77, on contents none. Estimated value of property involved $8,000. September 29th, 8:10 p. m. Local. 6 Williamson street, 4-story brick stables, Savannah Grocery Co. owners and occupants. Lamp explosion. Insurance on building 83,500, on contents $1,500; loss on contents $2.00, on building none. Estimated value of property involved $6,000. MA YOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. OCTOBER. October 4th, 11:30 p. m. Local. Anderson street, l-story frame dwelling, B. Green (c) owner, unoccupied. Supposed incendiary. Insurance on building none, on contents none; loss on building none, on contents none. Estimated valued of property involved $300. October 13th, 5:50 p. m. Box 12. 37 Jefferson street, 3-story wood dwelling, estate of Remshart owner, Sanders Bros, occupants. Fire in tinner's pot. Insurance on building $1,000, on contents none; loss on building $12, on contents none. Estimated value of property involved $6,000. October 14th, 1:30 p. m. Telephone. South side of railroad track, foot of Railroad street, wood yard, C. R. R. & B. Co. of Ga. owner, J. C. Puder occupant. Sparks from locomotive. Insurance on building none, on contents none; loss on building none, on contents $6.50. Estimated value of property involved $500. October 15th, 6:22 p. m. Box 64. Gwinnett and Montgomery streets, 3-story wood residence, Mrs C. Miller owner, T. F. Cullen occupant. Cause unknown. Insurance on building $2,000, on contents $1,000; loss on building $316.30, on contents $700. Estimated value of property involved $10,000. October 15th, 11:02 p. m. Telephone. False alarm. October 21st, 1:10 p. m. Box 17. 25 York street, 1-story frame dwelling, Isaac Deveaux (c) owner, Peter Ryan (c) occupant. Sparks from chim- MA YOJR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 143 ney. Insurance on building $600, on contents none; loss on building none, on contents none. Estimated value of property involved $800. October 23d, 2:08 a. m. Box 61. 74 and 76 Tatnall street, l^-story frame dwelling. Mrs. F. Mendel owner, W. T. Farrel and others occupants. Cause unknown. Insurance on building $1,500, on contents $300; loss on building $333.75, on contents $300. Estimated value of property involved $2,000. October 24th, 6:07 p. m. Box 13. 149 Congress street, 2-story brick barroom. H. J. Thomasson agent, W. J. Dodd occupant. Crossed electric wires. Insurance on building none, on contents none; loss on building $5, on contents none. Estimated value of property involved $9,000. October 24th, 12:47 p. m. Box 29. 13 Taylor street, 2-J-story frame dwelling. P. Rahilly owner and occupant. Sparks from chimney. Insurance on building $1,200, insurance on contents none; loss on building $35, on contents none. Estimated value of property involved $1,500. October 24th, 3:50 p. m. Local. East Broad and Broughton, 3 bales of cotton on truck. Loss $30. Estimated value of property involved $125. Cause unknown. October 24th, 11:48 p. m. Box 29. 15^ Jones street, 2|-story frame dwelling. Estate Jas. Bandy owner, G. Donaldson and others (c) occupants. Cause unknown. Insurance on building none, on contents none; loss on building $2.50, on contents none. Estimated value of property involved $700. 144 MA TOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. NOVEMBER. November 3d, 7:15 p. m. Telephone. 98 Duffy street, 2-story frame dwelling. Mrs. M. Miller owner and occupant. Explosion of lamp. Insurance on building none, on contents none; loss on building none, on contents $11. Estimated value of property involved 83,500. November 4th, 8:08 a. m. Box 35. 105f Montgomery street, 2-story frame dwelling. J. G. Butler owner, W. Edenfield occupant. Defective stove pipe. Insurance on building none, on contents none; loss on building $25. on contents none. Estimated value of property involved $4,000. November 5th, 6:22 p. m. Box 91. Steamship Skidby, loading with cotton at Upper Cotton Press on River street, at the head of Montgomery. Insurance on vessel not ascertained, on cargo not ascertained; loss on vessel 8200, on cargo $174,539. Supposed incendiary. Estimated value of property involved $500,000. November 5th, 7:15 p. m. Box 74. Steamship Baltimore City, loading cotton at Gordon's wharf, river front, just east of the Savannah, Florida & Western Railway wharf property. Supposed incendiary. Insurance on vessel not ascertained, on cargo not ascertained; loss on vessel none, on cargo $735. Estimated value of property involved $235,000. November 5th, 7:45 p. m. Local. Steamship Castlegarth, loading cotton at Gordon's wharf. Supposed incendiary. Insurance on vessel not ascertained, on cargo not ascertained; loss on vessel MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 145 none, on cargo $790. Estimated value of property involved $300,000. November 5th, 8:15 p. m. Local. Steamship Stag, loading cotton at Lamar's wharf on River street, head of Eandolph street. Supposed incendiary, lusurance on vessel not ascertained, on cargo not ascertained; loss on vessel $250, on cargo $11,200. Estimated value of property involved $225,000. November 5th, 9:15 p. m. Box 53. Steamship Dalegath, loading cotton at Central cotton press, Eiver street, head of Maguire street. Supposed incendiary. Insurance on vessel not ascertained, on contents not ascertained; loss on vessel $50, on contents $16,300. Estimated .value of property involved $355,000. November 5th, 11:30 p. m. Local. Steamship Petunia, loading cotton at Central cotton press. Supposed incendiary. Insurance on vessel not ascertained, on contents not ascertained; loss on vessel none, on contents $250. Estimated value of property involved $225,000. November 6th, 12:15 a. m. Box 51. Steamship Armenia, loading cotton at Central Railroad wharf, Ocean Steamship slip. Supposed incendiary. Insurance on vessel not ascertained, on contents not ascertained; loss on vessel none, on contents $20. Estimated value of property involved $180,000. November 6th, 1:30 a. m. Local. Steamship Whitfield, loading cotton at the Central Cotton Press. Supposed incendiary. Insurance on vessel not ascertained, on cargo not ascertained; loss on HH MAYORS ANNUAL REPORT. vessel none, on cargo $2,050. Estimated value of property involved $350,000. November 6th, 11 a. m. Local. __ Steamship County Down, loading cotton at Upper Hydraulic press. Supposed incendiary. Insurance on vessel not ascertained, on cargo not ascertained; loss on vessel none, on cargo $5. Estimated value of property involved $332,500. November 6th, 1:30 p. m. Box 73. Gordon's wharf, two bales cotton. Incendiary. Insurance on cotton none, on wharf property not ascertained; loss on cotton $20, on wharf property none. Estimated value of property involved $75,000. November 7th, 4:50 a. m. Local. 202 Bryan street, 3-story frame store and dwelling, J. GK Butler owner, I. Brown occupant. Supposed incendiary. Insurance on building $3,000, on contents none; loss on building $7.75, on contents none. Estimated value of property involved $4,000. November 8th, 10:02 a. m. Box 75. Savannah, Florida & Western railway cotton yard at wharf, three bales of cotton on outer edge of yard. Incendiary. Insurance on cotton not ascertained; loss on cotton 30. Estimated value of property involved $155,000. November 8th, 4:15 p. m. Local. 169 Henry street lane, l*-story frame dwelling. H. F. Klug owner, H. Sheftall (c) occupant. Sparks from chimney. Insurance on building none, on contents none; loss on building $4.50, on contents none. Estimated value of property involved $400. MA TOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. November 8th, 5:06 p. m. Box 6. 35 Bay street, 1-story brick stables, estate of Mrs. Wilbon owners, E. C. Gleason occupant. Cause unknown. Insurance on building none, on contents none; loss on building none, on contents $25. Estimated value of property involved $3,500. November llth, 1:48 a. m. Box 82. 169 Congress street, 3-story brick store, Lippman Bros, owners, Lippman Bros, and Buckner & Evans occupants. Cause unknown. Insurance on building $13,500, on contents $37,500; loss on building $488.93, on contents $1,079.87. Estimated value of property involved $100,- 000. November llth, 12:10 p. m. Box 4. 46 Price street, 1-story frame stables and 1^-story frame store, J. H Lang and J. F. Heidtman owners and occupants. Cause unknown. Insurance on buildings $2,000, on contents $8,000; loss on buildings $314, on contents $37.54. Estimated value of property involved $12,000. November llth, 7:55 p. m. Telephone. Florida Central & Peninsular railroad yard. Outside city limits. November 12th, 12:48 a. m. Box 29. 25 and 27 Taylor street, 2-J-story frame dwellings, M. Mendel owner, M. Drury and others occupants. Cause unknown. Insurance on buildings none, on contents none; loss on buildings $75, on contents none. Estimated value of property involved $500. November 12th, 5:15 p. m. Telephone. 110 Broughton street, 3-story frame dwelling, J. D. 148 MAYORS ANNUAL REPORT. Weed owner, James Bay occupant. Defective flue. Insurance on building $2.000, on contents none; loss on building $10.25, on contents none. Estimated value of property involved $3,000. November 13th, 2:06 a. m. Box 24. 200 Hull street, 2i-story frame dwelling, estate of Remshart owners, unoccupied. Supposed incendiary. Insurance on building $1,000, on contents none; loss on building $681.26, on contents none. Estimated value of property involved $1,000. November 14th, 6:28 p. m. Box 21. Southwest corner William and West Broad streets, 4-story wood residence, 1-story stables and several other frame buildings, J. C. Taliaferro owner. J. F. Guilmartin & Co. Mrs. K. M. Smith, D. O'Connor and others occupants. Cause unknown. Insurance on buildings $13.825, on contents $7,600; loss on buildings $2,318, on contents $6,705. Estimated value of property involved $50,000. November loth, 1:55 p. m. Local. 159 Andersen street, If-story frame dwelling, Dr. L. A. Palligant owner, B. Franklin (c) occupant. Sparks from chimney. Insurance on building $600, on contents none; loss on building $10, on contents none. Estimated value of property involved $800. November 15th, 3:03 p. m. Box 141. Ninth street, south side, between Montgomery and Jefferson, 2-story frame dwelling, J. A. Turner owner and occupant. Cause unknown. Insurance on building none, on contents none; loss on building $5, on con- MA YORS ANNUAL REPOKT. 144 MA YOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. none on contents none. Estimated value of property involved $10,000. December 27th, 12:10 p. m. Local. 28 York street, 1-story frame dwelling, Mrs. M. Burch owner. Sarah Williams (c) occupant. Foul chimney. Insurance on building none, on contents none; loss none. Estimated value of property involved $300. December 27th. 12:17 p. m. Box 21. 43 West Broad street, 1-story frame stables, estate Marshall owner, J. F. Guilmartin occupant. Defective stove pipe. Insurance on building none on contents none; loss on building $27, on contents none. Estimated value of property involved $3,000. December 28th, 7:54 p. m. Box 29. 115 Price street, 2-story frame dwelling, J. Mills owner, F. Muller occupant. Foul chimney. Insurance on building none, on contents none; loss on building none, on contents none. Estimated value of property involved $1,200. December 28th, 8:30 p. m. Telephone. 189 Hall street, 3-story frame dwelling, Mat O'Connell owner. R. G. Trezevant occupant. Defective grate. Insurance on building none, on contents $800; loss on building $10, on contents none. Estimated value of property involved $2,000. December 29th, 3:55 a. m. Box 75. East of the S., F. & W. lumber wharf.. Out of city. December 29th, 1:02 p. m. Box 35. 105J Montgomery street, 2-story frame dwelling, J. G. Butler owner, W. Edgefield occupant. Defective flue. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 155 Insurance on building $3,000, on contents none; loss on building $16, on contents none. Estimatad value of property involved $4,000. December 29th, 1:40 p. m. Box 35. 113 West Broad street, 1-story frame shed, J. R. Sheldon owner, B. F. Kappell occupant. Sparks from stove. Insurance on building none, on contents none; loss on building $10, on contents none. Estimated value of property involved $10. December 29th, 4:32 p. m. Local. Southwest corner Congress and Montgomery streets, 3-story brick building, Mrs. A. Walters owner, unoccupied. Defective flue of adjoining house. Insurance on building $3.500, on contents none; loss on building $115, on contents none. Estimated value of property involved $6,000. The above statement of losses is based on information furnished by local insurance agents, and applies to the companies represented by them. ISfi MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF FIRE ALARM TELEGRAPH. SAVANNAH, GA., January 1st, 1895. Wm B. Puder, Esq., Chief Engineer Savannah Fire Department: DEAR SIRI have the pleasure to submit the following report of the Fire Alarm Telegraph Service for the year ending December 31st, 1894: During the year 122 alarms were transmitted over the lines of the alarm system, telephones are credited with 33 and the alarm boxes with 89. During the past year I am pleased to say the entire work of the system has been very satisfactory. The territory south of Andei-son street has been supplied with a new circuit, materially increasing the service. Eleven new boxes have been located as follows: 58. Broughton and West Broad streets. 68. Burroughs and Duffy streets. 113. Anderson and Habersham streets. 114. Bull and Henry streets. 115. Anderson and West Broad streets. 121. Habersham and Third streets. 123. Whitaker and Third streets. 125. West Broad and Third streets. 132. Burroughs and Sixth streets. 141. Barnard and Ninth streets. 142. West Broad and Ninth streets. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 157 Box 12 removed from Broughton and West Broad streets to Broughton and Jefferson streets, Box 19 from Barnard and York streets to Barnard and State streets, Box 43 from Waldburg and Price streets to East Broad and G-winnett street, Box 46 from Bull and Henry to Price and New Houston streets, Box 63 from Burroughs and Bolton to Oak and .Cemetery streets, 67 from Bur roughs and Duffy streets to Burroughs and Bolton streets. Three new indicators have been purchased and put up, one each in the quarters of Engine Companies Nos. 1, 4, and 5. The expenses of this branch of the service have not been kept separate, and I am unable to give the figures with a degree of positiveness that I would like to; from my memorandums and other information attainable the total amount was about as follows: Eleven new alarm boxes, 3 indicators, poles, wire and incidentals for the year............ .$2,540.35 Salary of Superintendent (one-half)........... 600.00 Rent of telephones........................... 320.00 Total..................................... $3.460.34 A test is made daily at 4 p. m, (Sundays excepted) by sounding a different box each day. This system is now in first-class order, and the only recommendation that I have to offer is that the few bidstyle alarm boxes now in use be removed and in their place new ones of the non-interfering pattern be put up. Respectfully submitted, W. D. CLAIBORNE, Superintendent Fire Alarm Telegraph. MAYORS ANNUAL REPORT. : REVISED LIST OF PIRE ALARM STATIONS. 4> Police Barracks. ' 5. Bay and East Broad. i 6. Bay and Habersham. ; 7. Bay and Drayton. 8. Bay and Whitaker. ; 9. Bay and Jefferson. I 12. Broughton and Jefferson. j 13. Broughton and Whitaker. I 14. Broughton and Abercorn. j 15. Broughton and Price. ' IB. Broughton and Reynolds. 17. South Broad and East Broad. ! 18. York and Bull. j 19. Barnard and State. i 21. South Broad and Montgomery. i 23. Barnard and Perry. i 24. Liberty and West Broad. I 25. Liberty and Drayton. i 26. Savannah, Florida & Western Railway Freight j Office. 27. Harris and Price. i 28. Jones and Lincoln, i 29. Taylor, east of Price. i 31. Charlton and Whitaker. i 32. Charlton and Jefferson. 1 34. Wilson and Walker. I 35. Wayne and West Broad. ' 36. Drayton and Taylor. i 37. Barnard and Gordon. , 38. Bull and Gaston. 39. Gaston and Lincoln. MA TOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 159 41. Huntingdon and Price. 42. Lincoln and Gwinnett. 43. East Broad and Gwinnett. 45. Abercorn and Waldburg street lane. 46. Price and New Houston. 47. Abercorn and Henry. 51. Central Railroad Wharf, over canal. 52. Central Railroad Warehouse, over canal. 53. Central Cotton Press. 54. Bay, near Ann. 56. Fahm and Pine. 57. Margaret, near Fahm. 58. West Broad and Broughton. 51. Hall and Barnard. 62. West Broad and Oak. 63. Oak and Cemetery. 64. Bolton and Jefferson. 65. Duffy and Jefferson. 67. Burroughs and Bolton. 68. Burroughs and Duffy. 71. Wheaton street, between Liberty street and Bilbo Canal. 72. South Broad and Randolph. 73. Lower Hydraulic Press. 74. Gordon Wharf. 75. Savannah, Florida & Western Railway Wharf. 81. Congress and Bull. 82. Congress and Barnard. 91. Upper Cotton Press. 113. Anderson and Habersham. 114. Bull and Henry. 115. Anderson and West Broad. M) MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 121. Habersham and Third. 123. Whitaker and Third. 125. West Broad and Third. 132. Burroughs and Sixth. 141. Barnard and Ninth. 142. West Broad and Ninth. 321. Standard Oil Company's Works. 323. Old Folks HomeLittle Sisters of the Poor. TELEPHONES. 100. Engine Company No. 4, Barnard and Hall. 128. Engine Company No. 5, Henry, near Drayton. 259. Engine Company No. 2. West Broad and Olive. 309. Headquarters, South Broad and Abercorn. 404. Engine Company No. 1, Broughton, near Houston. DEPARTMENT SIGNALS. 2-2-1. General Alarm. For fires in the northern section of the city: 3 taps call Hose Wagon No. 4. 2-2 taps call Engine and Wagon of No. 4. For fires in the southern section of the city: 3 taps call Hose Wagon No. 3. 2-2 taps call Engine and Wagon of No. 3. 1 tap first after the sounding of an alarm signals the water works to resume domestic pressure. The second tap after the sounding of an alarm denotes fire out. Eleven taps, repeated, calls the military and denotes riotous disorder. MAYORS ANNUAL REPORT. Ml REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF WATER WORKS. OFFICE SUPERINTENDENT OF WATER WORKS, ) \, SAVANNAH, GA., Jan. 1, 1894. \ Hon. John J. McDonough, Mayor: SIRI have the honor to submit the following report of the Water Works Department for the year ending Dec. 31, 1894: The record of the pumpage, HS shown below, presents an apparent decrease from the quantity pumped the previous year, which is accounted for by the use in 1S93 of the engines at the old works, which, in conjunction with the new, pumped during the month of January, 1893, 294,328,574 gallons, or about 90,000,000 gallons above the average for a month. This unusual demand for water was principally caused by severe cold weather, a snowstorm having visited our locality on Jan. 18,1893, the cold continued for some days, when the quantity of water furnished reached the unprecedented amount of 10,700,000 gallons per day. For a detailed account of the pumping, the quantity furnished monthly during the year, I refer to the following table: RECORD OF WATER PUMPED. 1894 Oallona January.................... ............. 188,320,474 February............ .................... 173,840,548 162 MA TOR'S ANNUAL REPORT March................. .................. 204,115,444 April..-...-. -----------..-........_.._.- 201,901,639 May.-...........--..--- ....-.._._-..__.- 211,137,602 June......-...-.. .....-----.-..-......... 208,944,239 July..................................... 197,967,300 August.-.-......-...--.... .............. 198,549,172 September............. -......._.__.___.._ 202,300,917 October.........-.._..................... 210,653.335 November.......-.--.---..-..--.-........- 199,922,708 December................................ 205,040,330 Total....-.....--...--.--.-.-.......... 2,402,693,70S Two billion, four hundred and two million, six hundred and ninety-three thousand, seven hundred and eight gallons. Premising that the city has a population of sixty thousand (60,000) inhabitants the quantity of water consumed would allow forty thousand and forty-one (40.041) gallons per capita per annum, or one hundred and nine (109) gallons per day. ENGINES AND MACHINERY. The engines and machinery are in good condition and have given good satisfaction generally. Some of the connections and appliances, however, are not up to the standard, which will be mentioned under the head of Recommendations in this report. During the past year engine No. 410 has been in operation one hundred and ninety-four (194) days and engine No. 411 one hundred and seventy-one (171) days. BOILERS. The boilers are in good condition at this time, though it will be necessary to renew nearly all of the grate bars MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 163 and the fire brick lining of the furnaces from front to rear. I would recommend that a purifier be put in at an early day, at least one of them. They are very highly praised by all steam users who have tried them. Taken as a whole, the boilers and engines are very economical when compared with the old plant. The amount of coal consumed during the past year has been about twenty-two hundred (2,200) tons, an average of about six (6) tons per day, and the average quantity of water pumped per ton of coal has been one million and ninety-two thousand, one hundred and thirty-three (1,092,133) gallons. BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS. The buildings, being new, are in good order. -Some work has been done on the interior to complete them, which was not included in the original contract. The grounds have been laid out and leveled, drives and walks made and a basin dug, a fountain of home manufacture placed in the centre, which is intended to be only a temporary fixture, as it is hoped an amount sufficient to place a more ornamental fountain in its place will be appropriated. COAL YARD. During the year a convenient coal yard has been built and a railroad track leading to it has been laid, by which means the coal can now be dumped from cars near the fire room and the handling of fuel greatly simplified. OLD WATtR WORKS. Engines and Machinery. The engines and machinery of the old works have not been used, and although they have been kept covered, as 164 3fA YOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. well as it is possible, with grease to protect them from deterioration, they would not be available for use unless they are carefully overhauled, it being impossible to preserve the working parts when the engines are lying idle. As it is probable that the engines would not be needed for use again, no expense has been incurred in having any work done on them except to renew the coating of white lead and tallow. BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS. The buildings have been kept securely fastened and remain in the same condition as at the last report, not having been used for any purpose. The fencing has been repaired in broken places and the ground protected as far as it is possible without expense. It is desired and intended to remove such plants and shrubbery as are ornamental and valuable to the grounds of the new works at as early a day as possible. EXTENSIONS OF MAINS. The mains have been extended only in short distances as the following list of location will show: On South Broad street, from Randolph to McAllister street. 2T5 feet, 6-inch pipe. On Anderson street, from Cemetery to West street. 192 feet, 6-inch pipe. On Anderson street, into Laurel Grove cemetery, 204 feet, 4-inch pipe. On Gwinnett street, from east of East Broad to Paulsen street, 1,400 feet, 6-inch pipe. On Paulsen street, from Gwinnett to Flagler street 1,200 feet, 6-inch pipe. On Joe street, from Paulsen, 384 feet, 4-inch pipe. MAYORS ANNUAL REPORT. inr, On Rockefeller street, from Paulsen, 384 feet, 4-incb pipe. On Flagler street, from Paulsen, 384 feet, 3-inch pipe Total, 4,423 feet. These extensions added to the system now make a total of forty three miles and seven hundred and fiftytwo feet (43 -Jgfo miles). VALVES. The gate valves have been thoroughly examined and overhauled and are in very good condition with the exception of some of the very old ones, which will have to be cut out and new valves put in place. There have been four (4) new valves put in: 1 at Anderson and Cemetery streets, 6-inch. 1 at East Broad and Gwinnett streets, 6-inch. 1 at Paulsen and Gwinnett streets, 6-inch. 1 at Paulsen and Flagler streets, 6-iuch. 4 FIRE HYDRANTS. Nine (9) fire hydrants have been added during the year. These have been placed on the extensions of mains. The total number of fire hydrants is now four hundred and fifty-five (455). The excessive cold weather during the closing days of the year caused a number of the hydrants to be frozen, and three (3) of them have been taken out and replaced with new hydrants, they being cracked and rendered useless. PUBLIC OR FREE HYDRANTS. Twelve (12) new public hydrants have been put in in place of old hydrants removed. All others are in very 166 MA YOR'8 ANNUAL REPORT. good order, though some of them may have to be taken out during the coming year on account of age. They are kept in use as long as it is possible, only being removed when broken or worn entirely out. FLUSHING CESSPOOLS AND SEWERS. The cesspools and sewers have been kept flushed daily and in good condition. The use of water for this purpose is very great and the cost of repairs considerable. The expense, however, is kept as low as possible, as the greater portion of the work is done by the employes of the department. LEAKS. There have, been no leaks in the mains during the year and only a few leaks at pipe joints, which were repaired immediately after being discovered. It has been a matter of surprise that the old mains have stood so well, those in the older parts of the city being quite aged, having been in the ground since the year 1853, at which time the original works were builta period of forty-one (41) years. WASTE. There has been discovered by inspection eleven hundred and seventy-five (1,175) leaking fixtures and supply pipe and fixtures left running, and notices sent to owners and agents. It has become manifest, both from observation and computation, that a large proportion of the total pumpage is wasted, and that it is a heavy, additional and unnecessary expense to the city, since the expenditure of fuel and ware and tear of machinery are directly pro- MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 167 portionate to the pumpage, and have no relation to the use or misuse of the water after delivery. There being no arrangement for the determination of the locations of the waste, except by inspections and the casual information from citizens, it is not possible to correct the many leaking and flowing hydrants, water closets, wash basins, etc. by the system heretofore in use. That there should be some waste not due to ignorance and a want of a just and proper comprehension of the subject is, of course, unavoidable, but whatever the cause or nature of the waste, it is a fact that it has now assumed proportions that are very great, and which makes the matter a very serious one to be considered. The quantity consumed at this time is at the rate of one hundred and nine (109) gallons per day for every man, woman and child in the city. This is at least double the quantity necessary for purposes of utility, comfort or health. The matter of the waste of water is one I think it my duty to bring to the notice of your Honor and the board, that some measures be instituted to check the enormous waste, which is largely wilful waste. All other means having failed here as well as elsewhere, I know of no other plan to suggest than the introduction of the meter system. This has been adopted in other cities with good effect, and is gaining favor with water departments. ELECTROLYSIS OF WATER PIPES. This is a subject of which just at this time it is not possible to speak intelligently, farther than that from investigations already inaugurated the fact has been demonstrated that there is danger of corrosion of the H>8 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT mains by the electrical currents seeking their source, and can only add that the matter will be closely watched, and any threatened danger carefully guarded against. EXPENSES AND EXPENDITURES. The expenses of the department as exhibited in the accompanying table are "as per bills passed iu this office," and exceed the amount of the appropriation made for the year. This is explained in the items of the cost of work done, which was not contemplated or provided for. such as the extension of the pipes and erecting hydrants in Laurel Grove Cemetery, extending 6-iuch main on South Broad street, east of Eandolph street, on Gwinnett street and Paulsen street east of the Savannah. Florida & Western Railroad tracks. Paying carpenter bill for work on the new building, which was disputed and left over to be adjusted, and for the completion of the map of water mains, valves, &c. Also bill for work on steam pipes (to be recovered from engine builders) and laying new supply pipes to buildings of the "VTilcox & Gibbs Guano Go's building on Bay street, (the last item was recovered into the City Treasury from the owners, but only appears as expenses in this report.) g f 2 "f 1 ! ! 1C o i* CCaW*"^5-*"i>^IC& 5 to S Si I* X W O -^ -' -i = |||8a 3 * = |S S * S S O OS _ O 0 ^ ^ as <-* MO ic M w^-xwr- "---> es* ,t 'j' 5 ; o & S S ^ * 5 Cc H if |L*" is : : : : : S g : * ::::::: = CC - ::::::: t' ::;: 1* 1C ' "s S 3 : g S -*. JS 5 5 S 2 S ft S -i * i fi li *- y. >C tC 4- CO S rj-cwc. s^a, *-*.*.cis J CO J- ^- - "*- V, O f 'C -45 y. -jj t > o co i.- 5. 3 OB iRunning Account Repairs Account i Connections Cesspools Account Hydrants Account Incidentals Account Insurance Account Map Account Extensions Account Improvement Account Salaries Account t ST EXPENSES A ND EXPENDITU 30 n o -< *^ HE WATENDEN1 0^ 2 V) o ra S r r 13 ASSED z e n 5 z 170 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPOR'l. RECOMMENDATIONS. Under this head I beg leave to again call attention to the fact that the pumping station cannot be properly lighted by oil lamps, and urge the great necessity of putting in a dynamo for the purpose of lighting by electric lamps, the cost of which will only amount to about twenty-two hundred and fifty ($2,250). I believe the argument has been advanced that the water works has been run for years by lamp light. Of course, this is true, but they never occupied a building of the dimensions of the one now in use, and no man can keep up one of these engines (which work must be done while it is in motion, and is as apt to be necessary at night as at anytime) with a lamp in one hand and a wrench in the other hand. Besides, the amount of the cost of oil, lamps and fixtures as at present would be saved, and go far toward paying for the introduction of electric apparatus. During the year I made a report to your Honor through the chairman of the water committee in reference to the leaky condition of the water gates on the discharge pipes and condensers. Since that report a crack has made its appearance in two of the strengthening ribs of one of the pump cylinders of Engine No 411. The fracture may have been in the casting from the beginning, but was not visible until lately, and may not extend any farther nor cause any trouble, but I would respectfully recommend that the attention of the Holly Manufacturing Company, the builders, be called to those defects at once, as the two years' guarantee given by them will expire about the latter part of March, 1895. MA TOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. r, i In conclusion of this report I take great pleasure in acknowledging the uniform kindness of your Honor and the members of the water committee and Council, also to give due credit to the employes under my supervision for the faithful performance of their work. I am very respectfully yours, JAS. MANNING, Superintendent. MAYORS ANNUAL REPORT. REPORT OF CLERK OF THE MARKET. OFFICE OF CLKRK OF THE MARKET, SAVANNAH, GA, January 10, 1S95. Hon. John J. McDonough, Mayor City of Savannah: SIRI have the honor to herewith submit my annual report of the Market Department for the year ending December 31, 1894, this being my fourth annual report. The old style blinds that were in the market I had taken out and swinging sash substituted for them, which is a marked improvement, as it tends to sanitation as well as to the comfort of the tenants in the market. The entire woodwork of the building on the outside, together with the iron railing surrounding the building, I have had painted, which adds much to the preservation as well as to the appearance of it. The walls on the inside of the market and of the basement I have had whitewashed, and the bases painted, and the floor in several places where leaks occurred I have had the bricks removed and relaid in cement. There is still a good deal more of this work to be done, as well as repairs to the roof. Herewith also is rendered a statement of all the moneys collected through this office for the year ending December 31, 1894 : MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 173 Total cash collected.........................$13,880 00 Average monthly collection................. 1,156 66 Average weekly collection .. ................ 266 92 With many thanks for your several acts of kindness and courtesies to me duidng the past year, I remain Your obedient servant, J. P. O'BRIEN, Cleric of the Market. 174 MA YORS ANNUAL REPORT. REPORT OF HEALTH OFFICER. OFFICE OF HEALTH OFFICER, ) SAVAITS-AH, GA., December 31, 1804. \ To the Hon. John J. McDonough, Mayor City of So. vannah : SIRMy annual report for the year 1894 is submitted. This report is the seventh of my incumbency and it is another record of the improvement of the health of the city. While the health of the city shows marked improvement each year the lack of certain sanitary laws prevents the accomplishment of certain sanitary improvements or reforms. One reform which is most necessary is the inspection of food products, and the most important of all food products is milk. We have no laws bearing on this subject that are of any material service to us. It is hardly fair to those who sell milk in this city to say that it is a common custom to find for sale in this city impure, unwholesome, diluted or skimmed milk, but that there is milk sold here which would not come up to a fair standard is certainly a fact. Again, there are many important points to be considered in the production of this food product. It is a reasonable statement to make, and one easy to prove, that of the cows kept in the city for revenue 50 per cent, are moi'e suitable for the butcher than for the milkman, inas- MAYORS ANNUAL REPORT. 175 much they do not furnish a standard amount of total solids in their milk. The food of a cow is of vast importance, almost equal to the value of the cow, as a good cow cannot furnish good nutritious milk if fed on poor or unwholesome food. Again, the surroundings of the cow kept in the city, in many instances, are of the most unsanitary nature, they are poorly constructed stables, filthy in the extreme, and often these stables are in close contact with badly smelling privy vaults; the garbage barrels offer articles of food which are eaten by the cows, and the animals themselves have liberal coatings of their excreta. In some cases the milking utensils are unclean and the vessels used for conveying the milk to customers are in the same condition, and oftentimes during the hot summer months are carried under a hot broiling sun, without protection, through the streets. Without a doubt the cows should be banished from the city, for while there is in my opinion, not a single sanitary reason why a cow should be kept in the city, there are many good reasons why they should not be kept within its limits. On March 20th a careful census was made of cows furnishing the milk supply of the city. At the same time a careful inspection was made of the food and water supply of these cows, their condition, treatment and condition of milking utensils and vessels used for conveying milk to customers, etc. This census and inspection showed that there were 741 cows kept within the city limits, and the daily output 176 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. was 2.58'J quarts. Ninety-three of these cows had access to waters of the Bilbo canal and 527 drank surface water. About one-half of the number were fed on slops or swill, which was often sour. The urine and manure of more than 50 per cent, of the total number depended on the scavenger cart for removal. Fifty-two cows, from a casual examination, were found in an unfit condition to furnish good milk. The milking utensils at 15 places were filthy. At 95 places the cows were stabled within ten feet of a privy vault. In looking over the personnel of those persons keeping these cows and selling their milk a great majority were found who were incapable of understanding the necessity of cleanliness in every detail of the milk supply. It was found that it was hardly possible for a cow to give pure, nutritious milk when kept a greater part of the time in a narrow, badly ventilated yard, in close proximity to a privy vault and to other waste matter of the human family. It was found that the droppings of these cows were a severe tax on the Scavenger Department, for at a low estimate 2,500 pounds of this matter are removed daily by that department. It was demonstrated that hundreds of gallons of the urine were voided in the yards, and in some instances streams issued from these yards into the streets and lanes. The dairies outside of the city limits were then inspected and 15 were found with 277 cows furnishing 1,577 quarts. Several of these dairies were found in a bad sanitary condition, but they were exceptions. At the time this investigation was made there were: MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPOKT. 177 741 cows kept within the city limits, the daily output being 2,589 quarts. 277 cows kept at dairies, the daily output being 1,577 quarts. Making a total of 1,018 cows kept at dairies and in city limits with a total daily output of 4,166 quarts. When it is to be considered that milk may convey the poison of enteric fever, scarlet fever and diphtheria, certainly there should be legislation governing its production and sale. The following points should be covered: First. Registration of milk dealers. Second. Inspection of dairies and their appurtenances. Third. Inspection of milk by lactometer and chemical analysis. Fourth. The removal of cows from the city limits. Registration would save time and energy in inspection if all dealers were required to register. Inspection of dairies should provide for the proper and healthy environment of cows, for wholesome food and pure water, for clean and well ventilated stables and for the proper cleanliness in handling the milk. Inspection of milk to be obtained by empowering an inspector to obtain samples of milk from any dealer at any time, when said samples could be tested as to its specific gravity, adulteration, etc. The cows should be removed from the city limits, and an ordinance should be drawn up enforcing such a proceeding, if the people are to be supplied with pure milk and if an intolerable nuisance that has long been endured 178 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. by persons living in the vicinity of the premises where these cows are kept is to be abated. If the city will introduce this reform it cannot but reap an invaluable reward. CONTAGIOUS DISEASES. Scarlet Fever.Sixty-three cases of this disease were reported to this office. But one of these cases occurred among the negroes, although there are reasons to believe that this disease has existed to some extent among them without a physician in attendance. There were 5 deaths, all white, which gives a mortality of 7.94 percent. It has been a difficult matter in nearly every instance to trace the origin of these cases. Some of them have been of so light a type that the disease was not discovered until the stage of desquamation had set in, and it is more than probable that some cases were passed by entirely unnoticed and yet produced other cases which were of a more malignant nature. Diphtheria.There were 14 cases reported to my office and 6 deaths occurred from this disease. It is probable that two cases reported to this office were not diphtheria. In connection with this subject it would be well to state here that the work of disinfection in houses infected with scarlet fever and diphtheria is imperfect, inasmuch as the city has not the proper apparatus for the sterilization of textile fabrics, and as a consequence these articles have been burned or so saturated with an acid solution of the mercuric bi-chloride that they have been seriously injured. MAYORS ANNUAL REPORT. 179 At the same time many persons are unable to lose their household effects, and many complaints have emanated from these people, nearly all of them just ones. We have had 19 deaths from typhoid fever. Nine of this number were whites and 10 were negroes. Measles, 1 case and no death. Whooping cough, but few cases were reported to this office; there were 2 deaths among the whites and 1 among the negroes. MORTALITY. There were 413 whites who died from natural causes and 766 negroes, making a total of 1,179. The following list shows the principal causes of death: Whites. Negroes. Total. Phthisis Pulmonalis..-- 54 123 177 Pneumonia ............ 10 34 44 Marasmus............... 21 22 43 Old Age......... ....... 18 20 38 Convulsions............ 10 23 33 The following comparative table is worthy of careful consideration: Population. Deaths Per 1,000 YEAR Whites Negroes Annual Ratio Whites Negroes Whites Negroes f!854............ 12,000 9,000, 1,221 308 101.75 34.22 1804....... ...... 15,000 14,000 747 466 48.80 31.83 1874. ............ 18,000 16,000' 304 642 21.99 40.13 I : I 1884............. 22,000 19,000 466 703 21.18. 37.00 1894............. 28,000 24.000J 413 766' 14.75 31.91 I ' J f Epidemic of yellow fever. *Population estimated. 180 MAYORS ANNUAL REPORT. It is doubtful if any city in the United States has shown more improvement in health matters than Savannah, and it is doubtful if any city in the South can show as many reforms in sanitary matters as this city. The number of de.aths without medical attendance has not diminished to that extent that demonstrates we have solved the problem in caring for the sick negroes. There were 251 who died without medical care or about 33 per cent, of the total number who died. Over 60 per cent, of those who died without medical attendance were children under the age of 10. The trouble is in two directions: An imperfect service from the City Physicians and the inhumanity of negro parents. The first can be easily remedied, while the second trouble calls for special legislation. We must have some stringent laws covering the criminal neglect of negro parents who will allow their children to sicken and die without making an effort to obtain the services of those physicians who are paid by the city to give such people gratuitious medical attention. There is but one thing left for the city authorities to do, and that is to make these laws and enforce them. As to the improvement of the service rendered by the city physicians, the board of sanitary commissioners have adopted additional rules and regulations governing their official conduct, which, if carried out, will do much good. Again, the appointment of a negro physician may accomplish some good; it will be an experiment, but one worth trying. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 181 VITAL STATISTICS. There is less value placed on vital statistics in this city than any town of its size known to the statistician; even the medical profession seem to place no particular value on correct records. The mortality records of this city prior to 1890 were incomplete, every year before that one fails over 10 per cent, of having the full mortality. The birth record to-day is most incomplete, as the following figures will show: Whites. Negroes. Total. January................ 46 42 88 February................ 23 39 62 March................... 23 40 63 April................... 29 43 72 May.................... 24 33 57 June.................... 34 41 65 July.................... 35 58 93 August--------.--,-.--. 41 50 91 September.............. 38 38 76 October................. 43 51 94 November............... 40 65 105 December............... 29 51 80 Total...................405 541 946 There are certainly over 400 births not reported, but every effort will be made during the year 1895 to enforce the ordinance. The medical profession can do much toward this end. as only 277 reports were sent in by physicians, the balance being reported by midwives. It is to be regretted that the medical profession does not support this office in the effort to secure a correct record of births. There is but little trouble attached to this work on their part, as blank forms are furnished them from MAYORS ANNUAL REPORT. this office, and it would appear that these returns would appear to every physician a duty they owed to their clientele, to their city and to themselves. There is a legal as well as a moral aspect to this question which has often come up in this office during the last seven years of my incumbency. To those who have promptly made their returns, and there are eight of them who have done so, this office here acknowledges the courtesy. It is to be hoped that during the coming year a more complete report of births will be obtained without resorting to the legal redress prescribed for such cases. SANITARY INSPECTION. This important work has been done as thoroughly as it could be done under the disadvantages which surround our methods. The force of inspectors is increased on May 1st of each year from two to six, and for six months the city is held under close inspection, when the force is again reduced. What is gained in the summer months is lost during the winter time, and really the city is not protected as it should be. Again the inspectors appointed are not always good men, as it is impossible to secure good men for temporary work, unless they are appointed for individual merit, and even then the best of men cannot be secured for six months' employment. This important feature of the health work of this city is something that is not well understood by the city authorities or by the citizens at large; its efficiency must be unquestioned and its personnel must be far from political invasion, or it is worse than useless. It is a work that is done quietly, but few persons know that it is being done, and is unlike the work of the MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 183 police or fire departments, which is always done under the observation of the public, at the same time the work is as necessary. A few figures connected with this work will be sufficient to show the importance of the work. They will show the people that work done quietly is still work done effectually. The aid given to other departments should be noted and due credit given. Reported to Water Works Department Leaking hydrants..............-..--.-...-...--.--774: Leaking supply pipes to bath tubs and water closets .365 Reported to O. E. M. Department Privy vaults needing cleaning.__._.--.------.._-.-- 990 Privy vaults needing disinfection................... 198 Privy vaults faulty construction of................. 167 Privy vaults ordered abandoned......_. _-.._-._-._- 72 Surface wells ordered abandoned.................... 17 Dry wells ordered abandoned.........-....---. ..... 13 Reported to Superintendent of Street Department Nuisances............ ...--.--.-...-.- ......-----. 4 Nuisances, general, abatedFilthy wharves, railroad yards, street drains, filthy cellars, choked supply and waste pipes, filthy yards, houses, etc.........549 Untenanted buildings ventilated..._..-.-.-_.....-.. 302 This does not give any more than an insight of the work done by the sanitary inspectors. The nuisances abated go into the thousands, and the value of sanitary inspection can only be appreciated by close contact with this work. The moral effect upon the negro population is of great value, but as has been stated above, the inspection should continue the year round, and the inspectors should be good men and appointed on their merit. 184 XA TOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. The Chief Sanitaiy Inspector, Mr. C. J. Melvin, deserves credit for the intelligent supervision of this work; this officer has also supervised the work of disinfection of premises infected with scarlet fever and diphtheria, and has done his work well, and more than one citizen will testify to his efficiency and uniform courtesy in situations which are some times most trying. The city will make a mistake if these Inspectors are not appointed for twelve months. The organization of the different bureaus of the Health Department is not consistent with good discipline and method. Everything touching the health of the city should be under one head so far as the conduct of the service is concerned. The Superintendent of the Scavenger Department, the Inspector of the vault cleaning work, the force at crematory, should all be under one head, when an intelligent service could be rendered. There are too many bureaus, or what is by courtesy called departments. The health officer is the executive officer of the Board of Health or Board of Sanitary Commissioners; this board and this officer are the health guardians of this city and they should have the conduct of every branch of the Health Department under their control. As the thing now stands there is neither method or intelligent sanitation practiced in health matters. Take the disinfection of vaults as it has been conducted in the past. Foul-smelling, so-called "disinfectants " have been used by ignorant men with but one idea in sight, i. e., if the smell of the privy vault is done awav with the vault is rendered innocuous. MA YOR'S ANNUA L REPORT. 18r> There is no person engaged in this work who has any knowledge of the different substances used as germicides or deodorizers. If the Mercuric Bichloride is used not a man of them knows whether it is used properly, and any substance that outstinks the piivy vault is the most valuable remedy to apply. These different "departments" have been indulging in a go-as-you-please race, and it is high time that some intelligent work should be accomplished, and this can be accomplished by centralization of authority. WASTE MATTERS. The city authorities should provided another crematory to be situated at some point east of the city; the present crematory cannot destroy the refuse matter collected in the city and the budget for 1896 should provide for such a structure. The open scavenger wagons should be abandoned; certainly the city should not build or purchase any wagons constructed on the same order as those now in use. Before the change of wagons is made it is possible of the drivers of the scavenger or garbage carts to prevent the offensive odors arising from the contents of the wagons by being supplied with some good deodorizer which "they could distribute over the collected matter as it was placed in their wagons. The wagons themselves could be deodorized, as they often smell badly even when empty. The cleaning of the privy vaults is now done by contract under the supervision of an inspector acting for the city. It is not possible to speak intelligently of this work as it represents one of the " departments " over which this office has no control. ISG MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. PRIVY VAULTS. The ordinance which calls for abandonment of all privy vaults within 300 feet of a public sewer should be repealed. The next great work of reform for this city to accomplish is that of house drainage, and if owners of property are compelled to abandon privy vaults and substitute water closets connected with the patch-work sewers now in existence, these connections must be abandoned in the near future and new connections made, and the owners of property could hardly afford the double expense; again, from a sanitary standpoint it is doubtful which is productive of greatest harm, the connection with a faulty sewer or the privy vault. Until this reform is established the privy vault by frequent cleansing and disinfection can be made bearable. WATER WAYS. Nothing new can be said against the condition of the Ogeechee Canal: everything that can be said against it holds good. The corporation that owns it is in no condition to put in good condition, and some day the city will of a necessity apply the remedy, which it is to be hoped will not come too late. The city authorities should place a fence on either side of the Bilbo Canal; this has been urged by your health officer, but it has been said that it is the business of those who own or lease land contiguous to this canal to do the work. There can be but one opinion in the matter as to the necessity of these fences being erected, and if the MA TOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. J87 owners or lessees of these lands should do it and will not do it, then the city should do it at their expense. The cows of the city will find their way to this canal, drink of its waters and during the hot summer months lie down in its waters to cool after feeding. It must be particularly gratifying to milk consumers to know this. Again, the trampling of cattle on the banks of the canal wear away the earth and causes the formation of sand bars that catch and hold foecal matter passing over them. This causes offensive smells to accumulate, and makes it often necessary to have a force of men cleaning out the canal bed at a time when it is dangerous to upturn this kind of material. The low lands around the city are in a good sanitary condition. The ground work of drainage, as it is being conducted by the county authorities, has done much toward improving the health of this city, of this no one need doubt if he has watched the situation during the past decade. THE CARE OF THE INDIGENT WHEN SICK. This is a subject which has been much discussed by the city authorities for several years. Apparently we have not yet successfully solved the problem of lowering the number of "deaths without a physician." This matter has received careful consideration, but the city authorities have not gone quite as far as they can in dealing with this perplexing question. There are 3 city physicians, whose business it is to look after those persons, who, when sick, are unable to pay for medical attention. The city is divided into three W,9 MAYORS ASNVAL REPORT. districts, and a physician assigned to each district. The 1st district is from the Savannah river to the northern side of South Broad street, the 2d district includes that part of the city bounded by South Broad street and Gaston street, the 3d district is all that territory south of Gaston street. The city physician for the 1st district has a "public office" on Margaret street, which is in his district, but lives on Liberty street, which is in the 2d district. The physician who is assigned to the 3d district lives on Liberty street, but has his office (public) in his district. The physician for the 2d lives and has his office in his district. Certainly the people of the 1st and 3d districts are not well provided for. The city is able to correct this evil. The following figures show to what extent deaths occur in this city without medical attention: Year. 1891 1S92 1803 1894 Whites. 23 9 20 14 Negroes. 215 208 204 237 Total. 238 217 224 251 As mentioned before in this report, this showing is a growing evil, and one that does not exist in other cities. A disinfecting apparatus is a necessity in this city. Savannah has, and will have, contagious and infectious diseases, and they must be dealt with intelligently or they will become epidemic. We are in constant touch with the cities of the North and West, and we cannot escape visitations of scarlet fever and diphtheria. Other diseases may appear here, and unprovided with the proper apparatus for the disin- MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 18!) fection of infected material may gain a foothold much to our detriment. We should have a disinfecting warehouse containing a steam chamber for the sterilization of textile fabrics from infected houses. By this method the material could be disinfected and returned to their owners in as good condition as they were when they left the houses, and furthermore, this method of disinfection is thorough. As it is now we are compelled to destroy many of these articles, and in some instances their owners knowing what will happen do not hesitate to remove some articles of value before the disinfecting corps arrives, which makes the disinfection of the other articles almost a useless task. Plans and specifications of several apparatus and cost of same were submitted to your health officer and endorsed by the Board of Sanitary Commissioners, but City Council failed to act in the matter. There is a probability that some time in the future we will need this apparatus for a disease more to be feared than scarlet fever or diphtheria, and not having it, an epidemi.. such as visited us less than twenty years ago will be upon us. During the month of December air-tight vans were made, all infected material from houses were placed therein and sent to the steam chamber at the quarantine station. This plan has worked well, but this practice cannot be carried out after May 1, as the close quarantine season then begins. Tour health officer has rendered to the privates of the police force medical attention when called upon to do so; all examinations for appointment have also been made by him, but as there has been no standard for such an examination the personnel of the force has not 190 MA YOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. been improved, nor will it be until a severe standard is adopted. This has been urged by your examiner repeatedly, but so far the standard is missing. PEST HOUSE. This building has not been used in several years; it is not in good condition and it is hardly worth repairing, although it is still habitable. The other buildings, consisting of detention barracks and stable, are in about the same condition. As the pest house was not built for the purpose of caring for small pox patients and will not answer the purpose should that scourge again visit us. The city should put up structures of the most flimsy nature that could be destroyed after being used. MARITIME QUARANTINE. The quarantine station is under the local charge of Dr. J. B. Graham, who has rendered the city the most intelligent service since his appointment. His report is attached to this one and gives a clear and full account of the history of the service for the year of 1894. Some of his recommendations are endorsed, notably those touching the repair of the wharf and gangways, and of the quarantine officers quarters. This last structure needs a new roof. The disinfecting plant needs more than a passing remark from your health officer and will receive attention. This apparatus never should have been placed on shore, but on a lighter and for the following reasons: MA IOR'8 ANNUAL REPORT. 101 Our occupancy of the ground will be short-lived, as the warehouse in which the plant is situated encroaches on the harbor lines as designated by the United States engineer corps and must be removed. Another reason is that it cannot be used in disinfecting certain vessels; if there are vessels discharging at the wharf and a steamer subject to quarantine arrives, the latter cannot be treated without clearing the wharf of the vessels, which would cause delay to those at the wharf. Again, with everything full at the quarantine station, and only five vessels are allowed there on account of a lack of room for them, should a vessel arrive in the roads she must await her turn, which might be several days. With the apparatus on a lighter, by aid of a tug, a vessel could be disinfected at the wharf, in the river or in Tybee Eoads. It is rather a disagreeable statement to make, but the plant was not put up in a skillful and workmanlike manner, and never has been finished. The work is there to speak for itself. The sulphur furnace never has been finished, and is not the one desired by the city. The contractor who was awarded this work had never built such a plant before, and did not build this one, nor has he the faintest conception of what such a plant should be. To remedy the errors made in this important work will require several hundred dollars, and this work should be done as soon as possible. During the year the quarantine charges were removed by City Council. This took effect on August 1st. The same action was taken by the authorities at Charleston 192 MA TOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. and Branswiek, and this city met the situation by doing the same. It is doubtful about this measure attracting shipping to this port, although it was worth the experiment. We have had some little trouble with the National Quarantine Station during the summer months in reference to the treatment of vessels sent to that station for treatment. This is not likely to occur again, as the officer who was in charge has been removed and the station is now under the control of a practical sanitarian who is always ready to work in harmony with the local authorities, The Board of Sanitary Commissioners have met at regular intervals, and has consisted of the following members: Hon. John J. McDonough, chairman; Aldermen Myers and Harris, Messrs. O'Connor, Beckwith. Dr. Purse, and W. F. Brunner, secretary. The thanks of this office are due you for your official acts of kindness covering a period of over four years. Very respectfully, W. F. BRUNNER, Health Officer. METEOROLOGICAL SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1894. OP SAVANNAH, GA,, LATITUDE 83 6', LONGITUDE 81 5'. MEAN PRESSURE. (Corrected for Temperature and Instrumental Error only,) Elevation of Surface of Mercury in Barometer Cistern above Mean Sea Level on December 81, 1894, 98 feet. 5 X 30.11 30.08 30.08 80.00 29.91 80.00 29.99 29.95 29.94 29.98 80.12 30.10 Mean 30.02 1 30.38 80.46 30.46 30.22 80.28 80.21 80.17 30.04 30.25 80.18 30.49 80.58 Highest 30.58 a 18 16 28 30 1 11 26 7 13 12 and 15 29 29 Date Dec. 29. 1 A s 3 29.75 29.62 29.73 29.60 29.52 29.78 29.76 29.82 29.24 29.14 29.83 29.65 Lowest 29.14 i 39 12 25 11 19 2 21 2 26 9 5 26 Date Oct. 9, 1 1 1 0.68 0.88 0.78 0.68 0.72 0.43 0.41 0.22 1.01 1.04 0.66 0.88 Mean 0.68 1 !"" fti=e r e X X 54.0 54.2 68.6 66.3 78.2 77.4 79.2 81.2 77.2 68.4 57.6 53.6 Mean 67.2 PBOM SEtP-REGHSTERING INSTR UMENTS' | (Set daily at 8 a. m. and 8 p. m,, 75 Meridian Time.) Thermometer Bulbs above Ground on December 81, 1894, 63 feet. _ i s 78 78 88 87 93 96 94 99 96 89 78 78 Max. 99 I 5 10 32 29 17 13 and 29 5 11 10 4 17 12 Date Aug. 11 | i 33 29 81 44 44 59 66 67 59 47 31 12 Min. 12 I 27 16 27 18 20 1 11 18 26 15 12 29 Date Dec. 29. | DC i K 46 49 57 48 49 87 28 3287 42 47 66 Mean 44 If gfi BC 83 81 80 78 78 77 85 84 84 79 77 79 Mean 80 MONTH January ......... February ....... March ........... April ............ May ............. June ............ July............. August .......... September. ...... October . ....... November ....... December ....... For the year. . . - 11 1* 5 I 5.5 6.2 4.0 4.8 4.0 4.4 6.2 4.8 5 3 3.2 8.1 3.7 4.6 PRECIPITATION* (In inches and hundredths. } Elevation of Top of Gauge above Ground on Dec. 31, 1894, 55 tent. | J 1 0.86 8.65 2.81 0.64 5.93 2.97 13.18 7.28 7.88 3.17 3.78 0.65 53.80 Any Consecutive 24 Hours -- - 1 gj 1 0.25 0.93 1.13 0.54 1.39 0.95 4.21 2.26 U.71 3.87 2.89 0.46 4.21 - . 1 Dec 31, '93 Jan 1, '94 38-29 14-15 25-26 4 18-19 23 9-10 17 26-27 8-tt 20 31 July 9-10, WIND g ^ e i E o 1 6,178 6,537 6,488 6,517 5,923 5,136 5,825 4,534 5,059 0,456 5,244 5,772 70,063 Maximum Hourly Velocity During Month ._. W i 26 36 80 39 44 40 28 38 48 40 88 83 48 - J S N. E. N. E. N.W. S. W. N.W. N.W. N. E. N. N. E. S. N.W. N.W. N. E. _ ._. 1 18 24 28 10 26 18 10 11 26 9 24 28 Sept 26 N. E. S. S. S. S. S. S. W. S. W. N. E. N. E. N.W. N. W. S. Observations are taken at 8 a. m. and 8 p. in. (75th Meridian Time.) Location of Office on December31, 1894The Savannah Board of Trade Building, 108 Bay St., 4th Floor, Room 29. P. H. SMYTH, Observer, U. S. Weather Bureau, in charge. 3 If3 r NUMBER OF DAYS 5 9 7 11 9 18 8 1 8 9 20 19 17 181 1 o t 9 10 17 16 17 20 25 17 11 6 5 9 162 > o 13 11 3 5 1 2 5 6 10 5 6 K 72 e 5 fft.i i!1 5 11 18 8 6 11 11 28 21 14 7 7 H 135 g g TBCO J* | E J"S X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 gl m 1GO CD 1 1hE zt " i 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 8 a> m ja S 0> p. B> E J"x m 0 0 0 0 5 H A 18 4 0 0 0 88 a | 55 "O c 0 0 3 1 8 11 19 21 5 0 2 0 70 at 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ANNUAL REPORT OP DEATHS FROM NATURAL CAUSES IN THE CITY OF SAVANNAH, GA., FOR THE YEAR 1894. CAUSES OP DEATH Abscess, Cerebral ............. ....... Abscess of Pharynx- .................. Alcoholism, ........................... Aiwunia. .............................. Anasarca. ..................... ....... Anus, Iniperforate. ................... Aorta, Aneurism of ................... Apoplexy ............................. Asphyxia Neontarium ................ Asthma ............................... Asthenia .............................. Brain, Hemorrhage of ................ Bowels, Obstruction of ............... Brain, Compression of ............... Brain, Congestion of. ............... . Brain, G-umina of ..................... Brain, Inflammation of. .... .......... Brain, (Edema of ............... ...... Brieht's Disease .............. ........ j W 1 I 1 1 1 * , : : i C 1 1 4 j i w 1 1 t i i I c 1 1 i 3 1 j W 1 1 9, i I C 1 1 1 1 1 i W 1 1 1 c 1 1 1 1 1 3 W 1 1 1 0 r c 9, 8 1 0 < W 1 1 1 1 | C 1 1 1 3 . W 1 1 1 1 I >* C 1 9, 1 ] i * 2 2 1 ! C 1 1 1 1 ; : w 1 1 1 3 3 i c & ': ^ W 3 3 3 O s 5 > c 1 1 3 i W 1 T 1 i I C 1 1 1 1 \ W 1 1 1 . c 9, 1 o -. 3 1 W 1 1 a 1 i 8 1 a 1 o o 1 13 o 1 13 C 1 1 1 7 1 9, 8 3 8 2 11 2 18 Grand Total WindC 1 1 1 4 1 7 I I 16 3 1 11 3 2 3 1 24 2 5 1 3(5 6! I fie UI b< !ta K! Bronchitis ............... ........... Bronchitis, Capillary. ................. Bowels, Tuberculosis of .............. Cancer. ............................... Cancer of Rectum. ................... Cancer of Throat. .................... Cancer of Uterus. .................... Cardiac Syncope ............. ....... Childbirth. . ................... ...... Chill, Congestive. ...... ............. Cholera Infantum. ................... Cholera Morbus ...................... Cirrhosis. ............................. Convulsions. .......................... Cord, Hemorrhage of ............. ... Croup. ............................ ... Cystitis, Chronic. ..................... Delirium Tremens. ................... Diarrhoea. ............................. Diarrhoea, Chronic. ................... Diphtheria. ........................... Dropsy. ............................... Dysentery ............................ Embolism. ............................ Endo-Carditis ........................ Entero-Colitis ........................ Enteritis .............................. Epilepsy .............................. 9,181 1111 t|11a1 1^111 11 9, 341 1a1 ai1is1138 1111181 1 S 9, 11148 8811 1B12-1a1 i 111 "18 1118 ft141 1211?11 a111111 1112 211ai 11ii? 1a1ai1 11111i11111 1a1i1111i a111111i aa812 Ra11i11i14 101113aa1ia11 1? 8 1114a 1111 28215R01K1 177F 16 22112114121 1711 5 33 121118626 108S21 29 135 ' ^ b- NI ST*v iNNUA b*f i : S ; 1 o ' Kl . ^ i i > 50 , Oi ANN 1 Al. REPORT OF DKATI'S-fontlnuetl. CAUSES OF PKATH Fever, Malarial ..................... Fever, Malarial Continued.. .......... Fever, Malarial Congestive ........... Fever, Malarial Hemorrhagic. ........ Fever, Malarial Intermittent. ......... Fever, Malarial Remittent ............ Fever, Puerperal. .................... Fever, Scarlet ...... ................ Gall Stones. ........................... Gastritis ............... .............. Gastritis, Chronic .................... Gastro-Enteritis ...................... Hemoptysis .......................... Heart, Fatty Degeneration of ........ Heart, Hypertrophy of ................ Heart Disease, Valvular. ............. Heart Failure. ........................ Heart Development, Imperfect. ...... W i 1 o 1 : ! 1 i w 1 1 1 1 1 t I L C 1 1 1 1 o 1 1 j W 1 1 1 1 | C .. 1 1 o, 1 1 1 j * W 1 1 E k t C 1 1 1 1 i W 1 J 1 y, *. c 1 i ^ i i w 9 1 t C y 1 1 . W 1 o 1 1 i * C o 1 1 1 1 r> 1 t I i W 1 11 1 1 1 1 : c If 1 " * 1 1 1 j J C 1 1 o 1 a 1 j ! ; W 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 j C 1 if 1 1 1 9 i i J i e W 1 o o 91 i ! I i i C 1 1 1 1 1 W 1 0 !t o 1 1 o tt 1 fi1 1 11 7 0 1 1 C 1 1 1 19 5 1 10 1 1 1 \\ 1 ... 14 7 8 1 Gram) Total WandC 1 1 I 21 II 2 1 ft 5 10 1 2 11 2 4 t 1 I 21 10 9 2 25 I s S3 w: Hepatitis ............................. Hip Joint Disease. .................... Hydrocephalus. ....................... Hydrothorax ......................... Hemorrhage .......................... Hemorrhage of Intestines ............ Influenza, ....................... ..... Intuseeption ........................ Liver, Tuberculosis of .......... ..... Liver, Yellow Atrophy of ............. Liver, Ulcer of. ... ................... Lungs, Congestion of ......... ....... Lungs, Gangrene of .................. Hetritis. .............................. Meningitis ................. .......... Meningitis, Cerebral .................. Nervous Shock ....................... Nervous Prostration ............. ... Old Age. ............................. Paralysis ........ ........ ........... i1111 r<> ia1oo110 1111 ot 1111 1111s l> 11i1 >1 9, o 091 1181 1 9, 1i o,1o11 !t11t1 11811 H1 o, 1 1a1^ii8 >J ito1 111 1ai31 11 o, iH1 1112111 .* 11811o1 ;a1 81145o141 IK 18 4 4 J 1 !| 1 11 1 ...! 1 2| 3 0; 1 3 3 3 1 30 ...: t i; i i| i 3 7 3 S 7 !) 1 1 ...; 1 33 431 1 1 1 U 4 0o i 2 1 1 13. 161 1 1 20 38 11 S4 iit* to ANNUAL REPORT OF DEATHS-Contlnued. CAUSER OF WRATH Paralysis, Hemiplegia ................ Paresis ................................ Patent Foramen Ovale ............... Peritonitis ............................ Pneumonia-Broncho. ................. Result of Full ........................ Rectum, Stricture of ................. Rheumatism .... .................... Stomach, Congestion of. .............. Stomach, Ulcer of .................... Scrofula .......................... ... Syphilis. ................... .......... Teething ............................ Tetanus. .............................. Thrush......... ............... ...... Trismus Nascentium.. ......... ...... Tumor, Fibroid. ...... ........ ...... Ulcer of Hip Joint ................... Umbilical Hernia. .................... Undefined .................... ...... ] w 1 ft 4 1 1 1 ^ 1 C 1 7 14 1 1 1 9 J W 1 3 : C 4 9, 1 a 9 1 1 14 t 9 W 4 1 1 1 1 1 i C 11 8 1 1 1 15 1 W 1 fi 3 1 1 s k C 0 3 ^ 1 1 13 \ W 4 1 1 1 ! C 10 3 1 1 ? 1 1 4 | W H 1 1 1 1 ! i C 1 0 3 1 1 j 6 J W 4 1 2 8 C . 7 1 ft ft 15 1 W 1 8 1 1 1 ; > C 1(5 ?, H 1 8 I J ] 1 W \ 4 1 R 1 ? 13 i C 3 138 84 9! 1 3 1 1 1 8 a ?, 0 15 ft 1 10 1 8 1 158 Grand Total WtndC 4 1 3 177 44 6 7 5 1 1 3 1 1 8 4 3 6 18 11 1 18 1 1 5 1 170 Oo 6 1 50 Sfc-i I Vomiting of Pregnancy .............. Whooping Cough. .................... Wounds of Throat ... ............... Total............. ................ 43 1 59 27 56 27 1 . .,. . 67j28l65 33 56 1 27 51 34 ., li 66 35J63 36 1 69 1 47 69 86 77 40 1 68 2 413 1 1 1 766 1 3 1 1 1179 6 s & 28 U. I tM I S3 BY NATIVITY. Annual Report of Deaths from Natural Causes In the City of Savannah, Ga., for the Year 1894. 1 Savannah. .......... ................. Georgia other than Savannah ........ North Carolina. ....................... . g W 14 8 0 1 Florida................................. : .. Virginia ................................ Pennsylvania ......................... , . Kentucky. ............................ Missouri .......... ................... Michigan ............................. Maryland ............................. Mississippi. .......................... Germany .......................... England .............................. 4 8 West Indies. .......................... . . U 30 31 7 0 t 1 f W 0 i) 1 1 1 2.. c w 20 fl 18 0 7 2 1 ..: i 1 1 1 I i 5 .,' ?r ' 3 C 88 18 8 1 1 1 c W 14 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 o . . C W 38il8 19 4 15, 3 it 1 8 1 1 i 1 1 ! 1 C 27 11) 8 1 1 1 we 18 1 a 1 t$(t 21 7 1 1 i ,\ 11 ^ W c | W 13'34! 12 10:27, 7 l! 3 8 c 83 23 4 L*. September l.o *- October 14871481 38 10 25 8 5 4 1) 1813 ^- November o December " 13J40 14 8117 10 217 4 ..'.2.. 3' . i 1'..' 1 .. 1 ..'... 4 4 i tl.. .. 1 .. .. 3.. .... i :: i 1 * i ' 1 i i 1 i i ft 4 . . . . I 1! . . i i) 1 ' 1 4.. 8.. 1 .. 4 . 1 .... .. ..' t i 25 2fi II 8 " "."1" W 158 88 84 7 8 8 8 Nc 356 no 20 7 n ......!.. ij... ........ 2 ... li 1 ,. 2 . 2 ..:.. ..l 2 ... .. ... i i i i 0 5 8..' 2 i ..; i 1 1 1 H ' 'l s 1 . .. 1 41 7 1 i i 4 Grand Total WandC 528 844 183 37 10 0 8 3 o 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 41 20 8 5 sN I Canada... ......,.,....., .......... J I Prance ............................... Scotland. ............................. Nova Scotia .......................... Norway .............................. Russia ................................ Spain. ................ ............... Brazil ........................ ....... Europe ............................... Africa ................................ Unknown ............................ Total ............................. ..,.. 1 1' 1 1 1 ..' 1'.. - 43 59:27 i i 50 1 37 i 1' 1 1' i ! 67 2863 1 1 1 83J56 i T' I 1 i 37J51 i ..!.. "I" . .i. . i 8466 * 35 68 1 1 30 69 1 1 ?, 1 1 47,69 1 1 30 1 77 1 1 40 1 68 4 4 q j?- 9 ? i i 4 ... 3 418 1 4 776 4 4 3 1 2 2 1 1 1 4 1 7 1179 is1 Cc ti to 63 1 AGE SUMMARY. I MONTHS ! f 1 W C January ........................ 6 1(1 February ....................... i 8 1^ . . W March .......................... i 5. 19 . April. ...,.......................; 3 18 May ........... .. ............. 10 18 June........................... 8 12 July.......... .............. ... 13 15 August ......................... 6 21 September...................... 6 19 October ........................ i 8 13 November. ...................... 7 28 Total......................... 89214 1 4 i 3 3 1 1 1 M C 3 1 3 1 8 1 12 4 5 8 5 4 44 * Between 2 and5o 1 1 'i i i 'i 8 1 18 1 1 'i i 2 1 11 7 5 80 _*. Between B and10o ifa 2; 3 l| 8 8. 1 1 2 i i 11.28 W 6 'i 4 8 1 8 '3 28 to and20 4 4 4 2 3 5 8 4 i W 8 1 1 I 4 0 8 6 7 2 4844 ""2*0 130ando 18 8 7 12 9 9 6 16 19 10 11 16 * Between 30 and4 6 8 4 I 2 2 t) 2 7 4 8 18658 8 8 8 8 5 7 4 4 5 5 6 8 76 ] w 5 8 'i 'i 4 3 6 8 4 5 88 o 10 1 C 4 5 7 tt 6 4 7 1 1 9 4 6 60 -_*. Between 60 and, 8 1 6 3 1 3 2 1 8 4 4 87 3 4 4 7 2 6 4 6 8 7 4 8 53 _*. Between 60 and7o 6 2 8 2 4 8 3 4 8 J 4 46 2 3 9 5 2 5 1 1 I 3 88 W 5 2 4 1 8 2 3 2 2 4 8 5 85 70 and8o 2 2 1 5 3 1 1 2 8 8 22 * Between 80 and9o 1 1 3 'i i 'i 1 i i 3 2 '2 1 2 i 814 i w ;; 'i i 90 and100o 1 2 'i i 'l 'i i i 9 ; w 43 27 27 28 88 87 34 85 36 47 36 40 418 C ~59 56 67 65 56 51 66 63 69 69 77 68 766 i 102 83 94 93 89 78 100 98 105 116 118 108 1,179 6 I so S iM 1 to DEATHS FROM VIOLENCE, STILL AND PREMATURE BIRTHS AND DEATHS WITHOUT PHYSICIAN IN ATTENDANCE. CAUSES OF DEATH. AccidentsBurns and Scalds ......................... Brain, Injuries of ......................... Limbs, Fracture of ........................ Gunshot Wounds. ........................ HomicideGunshot Wounds. ........................ Incised Wounds .......................... SuicideTfiniSAfl \VrtM Tiflfl Gunshot Wounds. ........................ Opium Poisoning ......................... Total.................................... Still Births ............................... ' " " under 10 years. t a W 1 C 9, , 1 1 1 5 2 1 1 1 2 7 2 15 11 ] < U W > C i 1 1 8 2 1 1 1 2 13 2 22 16 1 i W : i C i _ 1 W C W C ...... i : ! A \ i: 1 : i 1 1 -\ 1 11 7 2! 4 1(16 no i'.. ..'.. ..:.. ..: 2 .. .. i .. 2 1: 1 4 .. 9 811 ..; 6 4 2 120 1 7 ..i 9...' 5 C W j W 1 1 " "t ' 1 i ' 1 1 1| 2 8 5j 9 3: 1 114 ... 8 2 2 8 2 C 1 1 2 12 4 25 14 1 I W 1 1 ! . V 8 8 17 4 14 6 September W 1 C October W|C 1 1 i i 1 . .' 1 1 i i i 1 ! i ..'.. i 2 ..- 4 5' 18; 8 9 4 8, 1 2 226, 124 1191.. 13 z wjc j 1 1 2 8 8 1 1 16 6 82 22 o W C 1 1 1 ! ': 9 j ! .. 4 3-12 8 4 222 212 | W 8 I 1 4 2 f 2 20 C 1 1 3 4 4 5 2 4 1 26 82 185 26 40 14287 7145 ta 2 4 4 5 5 9 2 4 5 2 8 1 46 167 66 251 152 os St-4 s1 204 MAYORS ANNUAL REPORT. LONGEVITY. The Following' Decedents, Aged 7O Years and Upwards, are Reported for 1894. WHITES, MALES. , WHITES, FEMALES. I). J. Taylor........... George S. Gray........ George Washington ... Michael Morris ........ Israel Dasher.......... J. S. Derby............ John McHugh......... L. P. Ashby........... Samuel Sampson ...... Denis Falvey.......... Edward King.......... Thomas Repper........ J. Denis O'Connor..... B. Moses............... John Haley............ James Howlett........ William M. Davidson... Levi Xathans.......... Luke Degnan... ...... John MeH\igh......... 81 Mrs. Jane Lama............. : 77 72 Mrs. Clancey................. 70 73 Mrs. Fannie Massey.......... 86 78 ' Mrs. S. M. Loud............. ; 83 79 Mrs. Agnes Kempf........... 72 73 Mrs. Hettie Bennet.......... 82 84 Mrs. Kate Farrell............ 75 70 ! Miss Stella Dumas........... 73 72' Mrs. Kate Dailey ............ 82 72 Mrs. Theresa Volluier........ 70 87 Mrs. Mary Ann Russell...... 76 77 Mrs. D. McMillan............ 76 73 Mrs. DeliaC. Lee............ 77 74 Mrs. Eleanor Duggan........ 83 76 Mrs. Julia Hegeman......... 71 74'' Mrs. Susan Eberhardt....... 71 J 73 Mrs. Mary Holland .......... 71 .i 72 Mrs. C. J. Farmer............ 73 .: 70 Mrs. Charlotte I. Branch.... 80 . 76 Mrs. L. E. Johnson.......... 79 ! '; Mrs. Margaret Porter........ 93 Mrs. C. A. Horton........... J 75 Mrs. Mary B. Hassett........ 76 Mrs. Mary McGeun........... 74 Mrs. Martha C. Whitcomb... 78 MA YOS'S ANNUAL REPORT. 05 UONGEVITY-Continued, COLORED, MALES. Toby Sage........... James Sargeant...... Barrel! Davis ....... Samuel West........ A. Rountree......... James Delberg....... William Baker....... Alfred Roe.......... Bonaparte Hampton Aleck Benjamin...... John Jackson........ COLORED, FEMALEE. s, 80' Harriett Starling............ 90 95 I MatMa Harris............... 70 70, Patience Waring ............\ 80 70 ! Zelina Fowler............... J 70 96 i] Schube Barr........ ....... \ 80 80 i Peggy Cbarlton.............. 95 79 '' Judy Nash................... 85 70 i Dorcas Small... ............j 84 70 Lucinda Gordon............. 80 70 ' I Phyllis Glenn................ 85 73 Charlotte Reed .............. 78 |i Louisa Bacon.......... .....' 73 Flora Taylor...........,.....; 76 Lucy Harwell............... i 77 Sarah Johnson ............. J 74 Anna Bowman .............. 93 VinaHartley................} 80 Julia Holmes ............... J 78 1 ' Sallie Owens ........ .......[ 80 j[ Susan Radcliffe............. J 92 .Felicity Proctor .............1 80 BinahHelsey................ 70 Ellen Tison................. J 82 Rachel Mitchell..............1 74 Mary Rushley ....... .......' 96 !| Diana Turner............... J 80 ! Martha Logan............... | 73 I Louisa Symmons ............' 70 Lucy Williams........... -...\ 73 Flora Bird....................I 90 DianaStevens...... .. ......'71 Mary Mack Jones........... J 80 206 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. REPORT OF QUARANTINE OFFICER. OFFICE OF DR. J. B. GRAHAM, QUARANTINE OFFICER, PORT OF SAVANNAH, GA., January, 1895. Dr. W. F. Brunner, Health Officer, Savannah: SIRI have the honor to forward the following as my annual report for this station for the year 1894: Enclosed is a monthly tabulated list of all vessels coming under the quarantine regulations for the year, nationality and class of vessel, number of crews and passengers included, with the treatment of the vessel. The total number of vessels from foreign ports, direct or via United States ports, for the year is 348. Total number of crews 5,581, passengers 39. This is 114 less than the arrival in the same manner for the year 1893. For the year 1892 there were 397 arrivals, 49 more than for the year past. All vessels from Havana, Rio Janeiro and Santos have been remanded to the South Atlantic station for quarantine treatment, and several vessels from that station Tiave been detained for discharge of remaining stone ballast from the above ports. During the closed quarantine season, from May 1 to Nov. 1, the laws quarantining the station were rigidly adhered to. The disinfecting plant, equipped and constructed in 1S3, was not used until the latter part of the year 1894. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. SO? The pipe connection from said building to the head of the wharf has not been finished complete, so it is yet impracticable to disinfect vessels by means of the sulphur di-oxide generated in the new furnace. The sterilizing chamber has already begun to prove a source of trouble on account of the many screw points in the steam circulating pipes. The expansion and contraction due to the heat and cooling loosens the joints and permits leakage of moist steam into the chamber, the difference in the co-efficent of expansion of the two metals, brass and iron, at the same temperature and the melting and wearing of the packing accounting for the leakage. With the present sulphur furnace and method of using it, it is impossible to obtain a known volume of sulphur gas in the space to be fumigated. As it is necessary for a thorough and competent disinfection by this gas to obtain a given percentage in this space, I would recommend that a meter for measuring the air admitted to the burning sulphur be placed at the vent for the air supply. As oxygen suffers no change in volume in forming the gas, the volume of sulphur di-oxide, nitrogen and carbon di-oxide could be easily obtained by the amount of sulphur and air consumed in the process. Probably a better process would be to liquify the gas, either by the pressure of an air pump or the circulation of ammonia. The nitrogen and other impurities could then be allowed to escape and the pure liquid (gas) liberated in the space desired. As the gas becomes a liquid at a temperature of 14 Fahrenheit, and as ammonia (as 308 XA TORS ANNUAL REPORT. in the artificial ice process) suffers little change, it might be easily and cheaply used. Either process, pressure or cold, will readily render the gas liquid, and in this state, without the aid of the Sturtevant blower, as much or more gas could be carried through a 1-inch lead of pipes than can be at present conveyed through the 10 or 12-inch zinc pipe. The convenience in taking a light 1-inch hose aboard a vessel and the great facility, dispatch and thoroughness by this process is not to be compared to raising a costly 6-inch hose weighing several hundred pounds to the place requiring fumigation. The 1-inch hose could be carried to any and all compartments, an impossibility with the larger hose. Besides this a double action would result from the use of the liquified gas by the production of cold by its expansion, which, in the case of disinfection for yellow fever, is not to be despised. The anhydrous sulphur di-oxide obtained by Pictet as a solid, by exposure to great cold (68 Fahrenheit), is another process, but perhaps entailing too much cost to be discussed. It would be the means of a great saving of fuel and time, as well as rendering the sterilizing process more efficient by having an air pump connected with the cylinder to cause a partial vacuum in its interior. This would facilitate the penetration of the steam and the parting of its heat, upon which the sterilization depends. It would also aid in keeping a regular temperature. The cylinders and drums of the hoisting engine could be moved to the top or underneath the ballast njins and connected with the boiler by properly encased MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 209 steam pipes to prevent condensation. This would save annually many dollars now expended for a long lead of manilla rope, not to mention the convenience. The ballast runs need repairing as soon as it can be done. For the cheapest and most satisfactory means of discharging ballast an elevated double tramway, similar to those employed in hoisting and discharging coal from vessels in New York would probably be a great improvement over the present methods. Additional berths should be placed in the sailors quarters, and bedding and blankets provided by the city, which could be sterilized after use by each crew. Waterproofs, canvas bags, double-lined (with cotton if necessary) to prevent exit of air could be made, in which to convey material from ships (to be disinfected) as bags could undergo the process and goods returned in them It seems to me that a nominal boarding fee and charges for the discharging of sand and rubbish ballast should be in effect at all times. The reasons are manifest. I cannot conceive how vessels could be kept away from the port by such nominal charges. If the freights are there the vessels will come, regardless. I would ask that the harbor lines be defined for future guidance. Ballast inside of the harbor lines is above high water and can be removed as easily as the stones thrown into the water by the Jetty Company alongside a city wharf. Something must be soon done with the ballast, as the present space for it is almost filled. I would urge that the roof of the officers' quarters be covered water tight at the earliest convenient time. 210 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. Would respectfully recommend heating above quarters by hot water as the cheapest, most healthy and satisfactory plan. With northwest winds fires cannot be kept on the west side of the house, a time when most needed. With thanks to the Mayor and Aldermen and yourself for courtesies extended, I am, most respectfully, . JOSEPH BUFOKD GRAHAM, M. D. Quarantine Officer. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. Sll LIST OF VESSELS, 1894. Monthly reports of vessels inspected, detained, at quarantine and discharging ballast and disinfected at Quarantine Station, City of Savannah. JANUARY. Steamships ......... ........ Barques. .................... Barquertines. ..... .......... Brigs...... .................. Schooners. .................. Total...... ................ JZ m 5 5 I S ' 1 8 4 Em a 1 1 J 3 1 1 f < 1 1 American 1 ! 2 14 vessels. Three vessels detained for discharge of ballast and fumigation; 11 inspected and passed. Crews 276. MA TOSS ANNUAL REPORT. FEBRUARY. Steamers....... ....... Ships................. . Barques. ... .... ...... Barquentines. ........ Brigs..... ............ Total. .............. JC SS 1 1 1 3 Norwegian ; 6 ; 7 e ci E 4 4 | I K 3 e | 1 1 1 3 ' 1 3 1 f i i 20 vessels. Three vessels detained for discharge of ballast and fumigation; IT inspected and passed. Crews 291; passenger 1. MARCH. J ' ffl i Z r < Steamers. . ...................... 3 .... Ships.. .............................. 2 Barques. ........................ 2 j 5 i Brigs............................ .... ... .. Total.......................... 6 7 e .e i ~ i ! .. i i '.... i '.... i 2 1 e 8 ! i C9 i 1 W 9, 2 i a. 1 1 Austrian 1 1 e 1 1 23 vessels. Five vessels detained for discharge and fumigation; 18 inspected and passed. Number of crews 326. 214 MAYORS ANNUAL REPORT. JUNE. 5 ' 1 i Steamers. ................... .1. ..... * 5 Ships.... .......... :......./ 1 ...... Barques. ^ .................... ( 23 ...... \ | Barquentines..... - . . . .......' 1 ....... Total......................' 25 i 5 & 2 e I e i 2 2 1 1 2 8 39 vessels. Six detained for discharge and fumigation; 33 passed up. Crews 573; passengers 8. 1 American steamboat. JULY. Steamers. .................... Ships. ....................... Barques. ... ................. Barqnentines.. .............. Total.... .................. 1 6 6 JK a 2 1 1 4 e 1 1 ! 6 6 1 e 1 1 e jg f 1 1 19 vessels. Two detained for discharge and fumigation; 17 inspected and passed. Crews 254. MA YOB'S ANNUAL REPORT. 215 1 j 1 Steamers. .............'...... Barques.. .............' 8 Schooners. ............I...... i Total......... .....J 3 \UGUST. 1 ! i i s s 3 ............ ...... , : i 321 i 1 i ! I ...... ....... i i .......i...... ...... : 2 i...... 1 i 2 ! 1 13 vessels. Two discharged and fumigated; 2 fumigated with cargo; 9 inspected and passed, Crews 172; passengers 1. SEPTEMBER. Steamers. ............. Barques. .............. Barquen tines.. ....... Brigs. ................. Schooners....... ...... Total. ............... ^ s - ,, 1 Id S I 1 7 1 9 e ~ ...... 6 6 i I i i 5 tO W 1 2 1 I 1 ; 1 2 e I 1 1 38 vessels. Four vessels disinfected and discharged ballast; 34 inspected and passed. Crews 735; passengers 1. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. OCTOBER. .= s s o at i S i i i i i 9 W | | c 1 1 I II Steamers. Barques....... Barquentines. Brigs.......... 2 ' W 5 1 ....' 1 I 1 ;.... 1 1 ....... . J Schooners....................... ....I... .... .... ....... J....' 2 Total......... ................ 28 16 5 1 1 i 1 ; 1 2 55 vessels. Seven detained, discharged ballast and fumigated. Crews 953; passengers 8. NOVEMBER. Steamers. ............... Ships ................... Brigs......... .......... Total..... ............ 1 i x ........ 15 ........ 1 I ........1 16 1 s1 ! x i 1 1 16 i ( 16 at 1 1 1 3 3 1 .... 4 3 1 i ; 1 s I ! 4} i 2 ! 1 f : * 1 1 : 1 i .... ,i 1 1 i 44 vessels. Six vessels detained for disinfection and discharge of ballast; 38 inspected and passed. Crews 757; passengers 15. MA TOR'S ANNUAL REPOKT. 217 DECEMBER. Barques ............. Barquentines. ....... Total............... i , f ........... 11 .......... 1 i ' .......... 12 e fe I z v> .... 2 5 1 5 3 e n S 1 i 2 Swedish 0 2 1 |Austrian [ American | 1 ... 1 ... ..,. 1 2 1 | c I ? i 1 4 J ~ 29 vessels. Five vessels detained for fumigation and discharge of ballast; \ for fumigation only and detention; 23 vessels inspected and passed. Crews 589; passengers 4. MA TORS ANNUAL REPORT. REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF CREMATORIES. SAVANNAH, January 1, 1895. Hon. John J. McDonough, Mayor: SIRI have the honor to transmit herewith my report as Superintendent of Crematories from January 1st to December 31st, 1894: There was handled during the year 22,925 loads of garbage, equal to 59,152 cubic yards. Cows .......................................... 167 Horses _-.-_.____._._.___._.._..._._._......_.__ 196 Goats.--.-...... .............................. 28 Dogs.................................__...... 2,790 Cats .---.---.-..-_------_---...._.---...._-.._. 4,355 Fish, barrels.........---...-.......-..-....--... 126 Meats, pounds.................................. 6,790 Poultry........................ ................13,770 Onions, loads.--..-..---...-.-...---.-.......... 1 Bananas, loads.-____..-.._-___...-_.-......... 4 Pickles, barrels..-..--.- .--._--...--.-..--...-. 13 Wheat, bushels-.....--.-..-..-.-...-...-.--.... 25 Syrup, barrels.................................. 7 Eggs, dozen.................................... 120 Potatoes, loads -.-..-....---..-...----.-.-.-..-. 2 Flour, barrels..-.-... .......................... 8 Railroad tickets, loads........................... 2 Bradstreet papers, loads......................... 4 Books,loads.................................... 1 Infected articles, loads...--..-......-..-.-.,.... 51 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 21S Average amount burnt daily, 162-$& cubic yards. Average loads hauled daily, 62.80. Cost per cubic yard, lOf cents. The expense for running the furnaces from January 1st to December 31st, 1894, six thousand three hundred and fifty-four dollars and forty-eight cents, ($6,354.48.) I would state for information that from the steady increase of the garbage, which is on account of the growth of the city, the present furnaces will not be sufficient to burn all of the garbage, for they are now worked to their full capacity, and cannot fulfil their requirements. Yours respectfully. M. J. CLEABY, Superintendent. 320 MA YOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF THE SINK DEPARTMENT. SAVANNAH, January 1st, 1895 Hon. J. J. McDonough, Mayor: SIRI have the honor to transmit herewith my report as Superintendent of the Sink Department from January 1st, 1894, to December 31st, 1894: The number of vaults cleaned from January 1st to December 31st. twelve hundred and twenty-two (1,222). The number of vaults abandoned from January 1st to December 31st, ninety-eight (98). The number of dry wells cleaned from January 1st to December 31st, twenty (20). , The number of dry wells abandoned from January 1st to December 31st, eight (8). The number of tubs cleaned from January 1st to December 31st, two hundred and eleven (211). The number of barrels cleaned from January 1st to December 31st, one hundred and seventy-two (172). The cost of running the department for the year is as follows, eight thousand nine hundred and twentynine dollars and ninety-seven cents ($8,929.97). Receipts from the department for the year, five thousand six hundred and eighty-six dollars and fifty-seven cents ($5,686.57). MAYORS ANNUAL REPORT. 321 Net cost of department for the year as follows, three thousand two hundred and forty three dollars and forty cents ($3,243.40). On March 2d, 1894, in accordance with orders from the chairman of the Health and Cemetery Committee, I turned over to M. A. Buttimer all of the apparatus belonging to the O. E. M. Department, composed of mules, wagons and tools, to carry on the work of cleaning privy vaults, for which I hold his receipt. Yours respectfully, W. J. CLEARY, Superintendent. 222 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. REPORT OF SCAVENGER DEPARTMENT. SA.VANKAH, GA., January 1st, 1895. Hem. J. J. McDonough, Mayor: SIRBelow find statement of the Scavenger Department for year 1894: Time of hands..............................$12,588.97 Feeding stock............................... 5,621.95 Superintendent's salary...................... 1,200.00 One wagon bought, repairs to wagon, shoeing stock, tools, etc..-.--..--.-..-..-...--...- 2,887.69 Harness and repairs......................... 224.30 Rentof lot for year......................... 600.00 One horse bought.....-_-..-.....-.-..---.-. 150.00 Medicine, veterinary's bills, etc.............. 267.12 Total expenses........................ ....$23,540.03 Stock on hand January 1st, 1894..............44 head. Bought during year.......................... 1 " Total......................................45 " One mule died, one sold at auction and one turned over to crematory (total)....__..... 3 " Stock on hand to-day .................... .....42 " Wagons on hand January 1st 1894.............22 Bought during year .......................... 1 On hand to-day --.--.----.-..--.--.--..-.... .23 Remarks. You will notice from the above statement that I only had stock for 21 teams, and often not able to turn out MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 623 but 18 teams, having 4 or 5 mules laid up at one time sick or lame, caused from over-work. The stock have to work Sundays, 52 days, nearly two months more in the year than those of the other city departments. I doubt very much if any of your honorable body, except you Honor and members of the Health and Cemetery Committee, have any idea of the amount of work done by the department and the territory the wagons cover. To give an idea I will outline the different wards: First. Take Yamacraw. From Eiver street to the Central Road and from West Broad street to the Ogeechee Canal, I had only two wagons, and at times only one. Three should have been there. Second. From Central Railroad depot to Anderson street and from West Broad to West Boundary, only two. This is quite an area, and it will take three wagons to properly attend to it. Third. From River street to South Broad and from West Broad to Whitaker, one wagon. Fourth. From South Broad to Wayne and from West Broad to Tattnall, one wagon. Fifth. From Wayne to Gwinnett and from West Broad to Whitaker, one wagon. Sixth. From Gwinnett to Anderson and from West Broad to Bull, one wagon. Seventh. From River to South Broad and from Whitaker to Lincoln, one wagon. Eighth. From South Broad to Jones and from Tatnall to Drayton, one wagon. Ninth. From Jones to Huntingdon and from Barnard to Lincoln, one wagon. MA TORS ANNUAL REPORT. Tenth. From Huntingdon to Anderson and from Whitaker to Lincoln, one wagon. Eleventh. From River to South Broad and from Lincoln to East Broad, one wagon. Twelfth. From South Broad to Liberty and from Drayton to East Broad, one wagon. Thirteenth. From Liberty to Gaston and from Lincoln to East Broad, one wagon. Fourteenth From Gaston to Anderson and from Lincoln to East Broad, one wagon. Fifteenth. From River to Liberty and from East Broad to Bilbo Canal, one wagon. Sixteenth. One wagon attends to the Market, Market Dock and the produce houses, which takes all it can do. Seventeenth. The large wagon collects the paper and light trash through the business portion. Eighteenth. The foreman goes from one ward to another helping a driver who may be behind, or takes his place when sick. Now, with the two wagons in Yamacraw and two south of the Central railroad in Robertsville, you have twenty teams, and with this number it is impossible to visit every house in the city once a day. This, of course, leaves all that section south of Anderson street and east of the Savannah, Florida & Western railroad unprovided for, and the only way I was able to give these parts any attention at all was to take the two wagons from Yamacraw and two from Robertsville and send out twice a week, Tuesdays and Fridays, which was not often enough, but was the best I could do; and in doing this Yamacraw and Robertsville were neglected two davs out of the week. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. The department had to remove all dead animals, being called on as many as five times in one day. No provision was made for this, and I had to take men from their regular work. Then, too, the leaves had to be moved from the parks and squares, which consumed a good deal of time, and it was often 8 o'clock at night before my men were all in. The aggregate amount of work done by these twenty teams foots up nearly 30,000 loads. So you see the department has not been idle. NEEDS FOR 1895. If the extended limits are to have daily attention, the force will have to be materially increased, and it will take at least twenty-five wagons to do the work, which calls for the purchase of extra ones. In this connection I would like to suggest trying a few covered wagons, especially in the business portion of the city, for it is certainly very unsightly, to say nothing of the offensiveness, for these open wagons to be going through the streets loaded with garbage. A wagon should be built, especially constructed for hauling dead animals, so that one man could operate it. As it now is three or four teams have to go to assist in loading a carcass. Another wagon is needed for hauling leaves and paper, as this light trash blows out of the low bodies of the present ones. I beg to call your attention to the manner in which children go through the lanes in the business portion of the city scattering trash and carrying off boxes and barrels, making it impossible to keep the streets and lanes clean. If the police could catch a few of them and the Recorder impose a fine, forcing the parents of the i'-'S MAYORS ANNUAL REPORT. children to pay the same, instead of whipping them, I think it would put a stop to it and at the same time check a good deal of this petty stealing, for I am confident that in many instances the parents are to blame. They send their children up town to get the boxes for firewood and at the same time "keep their eyes open" and see what they can "pick up." I had a good deal of sickness among my men the past summer and fall, as many as seven being off one day, and I can assure you it is no easy matter to pick up a green hand and have him work a ward thoroughly. A majority of the complaints lodged against the department have been caused from the oversight of a green hand or the failure of servants to open gates when driver called. Very respectfully, E. E. CHKATHAM, Superintendent. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 827 REPORT OF CITY PHYSICIANS. FIRST DISTRICT. OFFICE OF CITY PHYSICIAN, ) FIRST DISTRICT, SAVANNAH, GA. } Hon. John J. McDonough, Mayor City of Savannah: DEAR SIRI submit herewith my official report for the year ending December 31, 1894. During this period I have treated four thousand one hundred and ten patients. Of this number a little over 50 per cent, were treated at their homes. I have issued permits to hospitals as follows: Savannah Hospital, 81; St. Joseph's Infirmary, 93; Georgia firmary, 127. I append a schedule ,of patients treated during the year: MONTH February .......... ...... .................. April......... . ............................ May. ....................................... July. ....................................... August ........................... ......... September.. ................................ October. .................................. December. ..... ........................... Total........... ................. ....... Monthly Total 1 380 336 427 276 262 890 292 476 479 390 220 181 & t i 12 11 14 i9a 9 16 16 13 7 6 4,110! 10 Treated InHomes 147 169 261 161 157 162 168 266 289 204 134 89 2,201 Eespectfully, M. T. DA vis, M. S i i0) 234 167 160 115 111 228 124 310 190 ise 86 92 1,909 D. MA TOR'S ANNUAL REPORT THIRD DISTRICT. SAVANNAH, GA., January 1st, 1895. Hon. Jno. J. McDonough, Mayor City of Savannah: DEAR SIRI have the honor to submit to you my report as city physician for the Third district for the year ending December 31st, 1894: During the year I have recorded the names of 4,000 individuals as city patients, as being unable to pay for a physician and for their medicine. I am quite sure that quite a number obtained treatment who were not entitled to it. but it is not always possible to discriminate the deserving and the undeserving. Of the 4,000 patients 1,196 were whites and 2,804 were negroes. There were twelve deaths among the whites and sixty - two among the negroes, making an average of 18.5 per thousand, the negro death rate being more than double that of the whites. WhitesDeath rate 10 per 1,000. NegroesDeath rate 22 per 1,000. The deaths were due to the following causes: Asthma................. .....-.-..-.-..... 1 Bright's disease............................. 2 Bronchitis, capillaiy..-..........--....-...- 6 Cancer of womb............................ 2 Cholera infantum ...--...--.-.-......---.-- 2 Congestion of brain.___....__.._-._-..--_.._ 1 Convulsions-.---.---.--..---..-.------.---- 2 Entero-colitis.-.-..-.-.-,--.--.---..--.--.-- 3 Epithelioma............... ................ 1 Erysipelas......--.--..._-......- ......... 1 Fever, typhoid.-.--.-.-----.--.--.-------.- 4 Fever, hemorrhagic.-.....--.....--.-.-..-. 1 Fever, remittent malarial................... 3 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. Heart disease, miteal regurgetant........... 4 Hemorrhage of cord........................ 1 LaGrippe .................................. 2 Meningitis..-.....-...........-.--.......-- 2 Marasmus. -.....-.-............----..-..--.. 3 Peritonitis..--... .--..._--....---...-.--.. 1 Phthisis pulmonalis........................ 15 Pneumonia ................................ 2 Scrofula ............^...................... 2 Senility.......-.-....-........-.-.-..-....- 1 Starvation ..---.-...-...........-,. ........ 2 Tetanus.................................... 5 Undetermined.............................. 5 Total..................................74 I am unable to give the number of patients sent to the different hospitals on account of having turned the record over to my successor in office. Below is appended a schedule of patients treated during the past year: MONTH Number Patients Treated Monthly. ! * S s. c f I Deaths. January .................... 67 February.... ............... 72; March. ...................... 72 April ....................... 110 May......................... 1 52 June........................ 121 July. ....................... 143 August......................: 71 September.................. 101. October..................... 163 November..................! 1181 December................... 105 185; 8.1 154)8.0 233 9.8 199 10.8 130 5.8 247;12.2 342 15.6 216 9.2 30813.6 43719.8 18410.0 1708.8 175! 137 170' 182 108 1S4 256 120 180 366 11.8' 169 5.6; 145 4.7" 5.6 4.9 5.o! 6.0! 3.5 6.1 8.2, 3.9 6.3 772.5 893.1 135 4.3 1274.3 742.3 1846.1 229 7.4 1675.3 219 7.3 2347.5 1334.4 1304.1 3 1 5 11 6 7 8 4 1 Total......................|1.1962,804 10.9 2,202 6.0 1,798 4.9 12 62 Respectfully submitted, JOSEPH G. JARRELL, City Physician, Third District. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. REPORT OF KEEPER LAUREL GROVE CEMETERY SAVANXAH, GA., December 31, 1894. Hon. John J. McDonough, Mayor: DEAR SIRI herewith submit my annual report for the year ending December 31, 1891. The cemeteries, Laurel Grove and Colored, are in an extremely good condition. The fences have been kept up, but will require considerable repair during the coming year. The hedge fence makes slow progress, and so far as protection goes, will be worthless for years to come. The number of lots in condition to sell are very few, but there is a large area of land within the enclosure which could be available for burial lots at a small expense, if properly drained and graded. The returns from the sale of these lots would more than reimburse the city for the outlay made. Part of the land in Hebrew portion of the cemetery is not filled in sufficiently to make it altogether desirable for burial purposes. It will require at least eighteen inches of earth in certain portions to make it suitable. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 31 LOTS SOLD. I have sold during the year 1894 twenty-seven (27) lots in the white cemetery; twenty-three (23) lots in the colored cemetery. RECEIPTS. Saleof lots, white...............-$ 55500 Sale of lots, colored............... 230 00$ 785 00 Burial fees. -........... ...... . .$1,607 001,607 00 Total......... ......... ................ ...$2,392 00 EXPENDITURES. Salary of keeper..................S 999 96 Time of hands.................... 5,588 39 One months' salary, detective...... 35 00 Material and tools................ TO 36 Repair to pumps.................. 60 50 Telephone rent January 1, 1894, to January 1, 1895................. 46 00 Printing and stationery........... 19 75$6,819 96 INTERMENTS AT CITY'S EXPENSE. Whites, from city............................ 24 Whites, from hospital........................ 24 48 Colored, from city.......--.......---...----.. 153 . Colored, from infirmary...................... 83236 Total............ ...............................284 MAYORS ANNUAL REPORT. INTERMENTS. Number of Interments in Laurel Grove and the Colored Cemeteries from January 1, 1894, to January 1, 1895. WHITE COLORED JIOXTH - Februarv . . ............. March. .................. April .... ................ Mav... .. ................ June...... .............. July. ................... August .... ............. September .............. October. ................ November. ........ .... o o> a 36 .. 24 .. 13 .. 15 .. 23 .. 13 .. 21 .. 19 .. 20 .. 21 e CD i 2 3 0 1 6 4 4 6 4 3 Other Interments 3 9, 4 4 8 6 2 4 3 4 5' 41 9 17 20 as 34 31 25 30 36 28 i 49 52 62 55 50 37 3 65 73 0 65 6 i 9 12 19 9 14 9 16 10 15 10 20 Other Interments 5 S 3 3 o 4 3 6 1 63 66 77 67 6R 50 84 87 93 78 91 I o S 104 95 94 87 09 74 115 112 122 114 119 107 Total.................... 258 37. 45 340J 695*158 49 902 1,242 INTERMENTS. October, 1852, to January, 1894. Number of interments, white........... .15,799 Number of interments, colored..........27,85143,650 Interred during year, whites............. 340 Interred during year, colored............ 902 Total interments to January 1, 1895.... Removed from Laurel Grove: Whites.... .... ........................ 44,892 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. Total number interred in both cemeteries: Whites........ ............ ............16,139 Whites removed........................ 516,134 Colored............ ....................28,753 28,753 Total...................: ............. 44,887 Number of bodies put in reception vault.. 1 Respectfully submitted, GEO. W. ALLEY, Keeper Laurel Grore Cemetery. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT REPORT OF HARBOR MASTER. SAVANNAH, GA., January 19th, 1895. Hon. J. J. McDonough, Mayor of the City of Savannah: DEAR SIRI beg to hand to you herewith a statement of the tonnage and nationality of vessels that arrived in the port of Savannah during the year 1894 and the fees received for harbor dues from same, and also a statement of the number of American and foreign vessels that arrived during said year. These statements do not include vessels that have arrived at Tybee or quarantine, but only those that arrived at the wharves at Savannah. Xor do the statements include inland coasting vessels or vessels under 100 tons, except those trading foreign. Statement of American and foreign vessels arrived at the port of Savannah during the year 1894: American steamships...-..-----.-_--.-.--.. 371 American sailing vessels.........-.....-.--. 217 588 Foreign steamships...--.-.-_--...-......---- 118 Foreign sailing vessels...................... 154 302 ..-......-..-.-- ................ 890 Very respectfully, JOHN REILLY, Harbor Master. HARBOR MASTER'S ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1894. 1894 January.... .......... March ............... May. ................. June ................ July.................. August .............. September, .......... October ............. November ........... Total .............. c I 00,790 51,975 58,493 00,090 48,269 55,079 55,470 50,717 52,258 67,310 65,801 69,257 701,516 JK .** 0,587 2,187 4,141 9,184 5,715 4,966 3,182 2,800 20,486 40,400 17,831 17,790 184,769 z 5,795 5,548 5,402 4,334 8,005 10,082 1,421 1,584 7,049 7,188 8,840 3,886 08,884 at 2,404 2,445 1,396 2,445 3,153 1,201 4,378 17,422 | German 1,676 3,538 1,858 2,418 447 842 479 936 1,255 1,121 2,877 17,437 i Swedish 670 492 1,176 2,550 513 1,254 6,655 Russian tf ....J2.284 499' 842' 545 841 708 770 667 2,669 7,643 C i 1,739 1,549 1,822 887 708 2,048 375 3,584 3,176 1,772 965 18,575 Portuguese 1, 423 778 1,301 2,497 a 0> (a 1,882 1,882 1,882 1,882 1,882 1,882 10,992 1,358 ..... 1,358 1 I1 84,878 67,866 76,487 81,941 65,680 75,801 65,140 56,682 88,321 128,768 99,699 102,876 988,589 | S 255 40 23600 280 80 807 12 859 00 287 00 211 20 181 40 880 40 08822 573 00 886 82 $4,144 86 .1 ! C3 MA I'ORS ANNUAL REPORT. PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Organization of the Board of Public Education. orriCERS. GEORGK A. MERCER. .................................... .President J. B. READ, M. D................ ................... Vice-President J. H, F. TATTNAXL ................. .................... Treasurer AV. H. BAKER ............................................ .Secretary ROLL OF MEMBERS. GEORGE A. MERCER, LEE ROT MTERS, J. B. READ, M. D., M. A. O'BTRXE, J. R. SAITSST, B. A. DENMARK, HKNRY BLUN, JOHN J. McDoxouctH, ) Massie J. H. ESTILL, RANDOLPH AXSON, >Scl>ool J. R. F. TATTXALI,, T. J. CHARLTON, j Com'rs. STANDING COMMITTEES. (The President is ex-offieio a member of each Committee.) Finance. J. H. ESTIM.. HEXRT BLCJT. B. A. DENMARK. T. 3. CHARJLTOX, M. D. J. J. McDoxouGH. Examination of Teachers. GEORGE A. MERCER. J. B. READ, M. D. HENRY BLCX. J. R. SAUSST. SUPERINTENDENT. School Houses. LEE ROT MTERS. M. A. O'BTRNE. B. A. DENMARK, J. R. F. TATTNALI. T. J. CHARLTON, M. D. MA YOE'S ANNUAL REPORT. Text Books. GEORGE A. MERCER. LEE ROY MYERS. J. R. SAUSST. M. A. O'BYRXE. J. B. READ, M. D. SUPERIXTEXDEXT. Accounts. HEXRY BMJX. J. H. ESTH.II. RAXDOLPH Axsox. Supplies. J. R. F. TATTXALL. J. R. SAUSST. LEE ROY MYERS. VISITING COMMITTEES. OctoberJ. J. McDoxouGH, GEORGE A MERCER. NovemberB. A. DENMARK, J. H. ESTH.L. DecemberR. Axsosr, HEXRY BLUX. January3. B. READ, J, R. F. TATTITAI.L. February^.. A. O'BYRXE, T. J. CHARLTON. MarchLEE Roy MYERS, J. R. SAUSSY. April-J. R. F. TATTXAIL, J. J. MayHEXRY BLUX, J. H. ESTIJL.I. JuneGEORGE A. MERCER, R. Axsox. 938 MA TORS ANNUAL REPORT. OFFICERS AND TEACHERS FOR 1894-95. OFFICERS. W. H. BAKER.........................Superintendent F. H. FERGUSON.---.-.......-Assistant Superintendent HIGH SCHOOL. Chatham Academy. H. F. Train........................Teacher of Classics Otis Ashmore.......................Teacher of Science J. M. Gannon....................... Teacher of English Julian Hartridge..............Teacher of Mathematics J. J. Gillespie...............................Assistant Miss F. A. Dorsett...........................Assistant Miss M. E. Harden..........................Assistant Miss M. L. Harris.......................... .Assistant BARNARD STREET SCHOOL. Barnard and Taylor Streets. Mrs. F. E. Cotchett (Principal).......... Seventh Grade Mrs. E. M. Spring........................Sixth Grade Miss A. M. Barnard....................Fifth Grade(A) MissL. D. Hill........................Fifth Grade (B) Miss H. G. Carson..................... .Fourth Grade Miss W. S. DuBose.......................Third Grade Miss C. A. Landershine..........'... .Second Grade (A) Miss Eva Haltiwanger...............Second Grade (B) Miss M. E. Edwards.......................First Grade Miss M. M. Furrer....--...-....-.---.--.....Assistant CATHEDRAL SCHOOL. Abercorn and Perry Streets. M. A. O'Brien (Principal)...............Seventh Grade Miss A. M. Robinson...................... Sixth Grade MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. S3!) MissK. 0. Grady.....................Fifth Grade (A) Mrs. A. M. O'Donoghue............... .Fifth Grade (B) Miss M. S. Killorin............ ..........Fourth Grade Mrs. M. J. Clarke.........................Third Grade Miss N. M. O'Brien..................... .Second Grade Miss S. M. Black....... ........ ..........First Grade Miss J. B. Walsh............................Assistant CHATHAM SCHOOL NO. 1. Chatham Academy. S. B. Spencer (Principal)............Seventh Grade (A) Miss M. E. Johnson................. Seventh Grade (B) MissM. J. Walker........................Sixth Grade Mrs. H. N. Leitze......... ............Fifth Grade (A) MissL. E. Miller......................Fifth Grade (B) Miss A. S. Claghorn.....................Fourth Grade Miss A. G. Alexander.....................Third Grade Miss C. A. Carter........................ Second Grade Mrs. E. L. Sollee..........................First Grade Miss Maud Williams......................... Assistant CHATHAM SCHOOL NO. 2. Chatham Academy. W. S. Wilson (Principal)................ Seventh Grade Mrs. J. S. Bracewell........ .............. Sixth Grade Mrs. J. A. Freeland....................... Fifth Grade Miss M. G. McGlashan...................Fourth Grade Miss E. B. Hopkins.......................Third Grade Miss Florence Whitehead................ Second Grade Miss B. H. Riley....................... First Grade (A) Miss A. L. Metzger...-----.............First Grade (B) Miss Valleska Eiley.......................... Assistant 240 MA YOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. HENRY STREET SCHOOL. Henry Street. Miss J, A. Mustin (Principal)............Seventh Grade Miss A. V. Bourquin...................... Sixth Grade Miss Eugenia Estill.................... Fifth Grade (A) Mrs. C. M. Gray.......................Fifth Grade (B) Miss K. B. Ham.................... .Fourth Grade (A) Miss L. M. Cabaniss................. Fourth Grade (B) Miss I. F. Wolfe.-i....................Third Grade (A) Miss J. G. Borchert.................. .Third Grade (B) Miss E. L. Oemler..................... Third Grade (C) Miss S. A. I. Black..................Second Grade (A) Miss E. V. Lane..................... Second Grade (B) Miss N. E. Martin.....................First Grade (A) Miss F. I. Adams............ .......... First Grade (B) Miss J. C Furse. ................ ........... .Assistant MASSIE SCHOOL. Abercorn and Gordon Streets. J. E. Way (Principal).................. Seventh Grade Miss M. A. Mustin....................... .Sixth Grade Mrs. M. E. Morrison...................Fifth Grade (A) Miss M. W. Maccaw...................Fifth Grade (B) Miss A. M. White.......................Fourth Grade MissE. R. Fennell........................Third Grade Miss M. E. Carmichael ................... Second Grade Miss Leila Rembert..-...-........'. .-....-- First Grade Miss Nina Pape......-.-.....-..-..-..-.....Assistant ST. PATRICK'S SCHOOL. Montgomery and York Streets. Arthur J. O'Hara (Principal)............ Seventh Grade Miss K. H. Devereux..................Sixth Grade (A) MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 241 Miss A. M. McOrohan. ................ Sixth Grade (B) Miss M. A. Ennis. ........................Fifth Grade Miss M. E. Bowling. ................Fourth Grade (A) Miss M. G. McOrohan................Fourth Grade (B) Miss S. G. Fitzgerald.....................Third Grade Miss E. M. Catherwood.............. Second Grade (A) MissT. E. Smith....................Second-Grade (B) MissM. B. Bell........................First Grade (A) Miss J. T. Spann....................... First Grade (B) Miss Marie Harty..--.-..-..-..-....._.-...-Assistant EVENING SCHOOL. Whitf ield Building. M. A. O'Brien...........---......-.-.....-..Principal D. B. Falk.....--..--......--.-.............Assistant E. E. McKethan.............................Assistant SPECIAL TEACHERS. Miss E. Jett Howard.... .......... Teacher of Drawing Mrs. May Silva................. Teacher of Vocal Music EAST BROAD STREET SCHOOL-Colored. East Broad and Gaston Streets. James Eoss(Principal)..................SeTenth Grade Miss E. G. Houston.......................Sixth Grade Miss J. H. Brown......... ........... .Fifth Grade (A) Mrs. M. E. Tolbert................... -Fifth Grade (B) Miss S. 0. Houstoun.................Fourth Grade (A) Miss E. L. Jackson-...................Fourth Grade (B) Miss L. L. Maxwell.................. .Fourth Grade (C) MissE. E. Low.......................Third Grade (A) Miss Lizzie Glenn............. ........Third Grade (B) Miss Charlotte Spaulding..............Third Grade (C) Miss E. L. Erwin....................Second Grade (A) W MAYORS ANNUAL REPORT. Mrs. E. A. Jackson............ ......Second Grade (B) Miss M. Reynolds..--....-.........,.. .First Grade (A) MissF. A. Lewis....-.....,......_.....First Grade (B) Miss Anna A. Blair...........................Assistant WEST BROAD STREET SCHOOL-Colored. West Broad and Pine Streets. J. H. C. Butler (Principal)..............Seventh Grade Mrs. S. J. Butler.......................... Sixth Grade Miss A. B. Miller/.....................Fifth Grade (A) MissR. A. Walton....................Fifth Grade (B) Mrs. E. P. DeVeaux.... ............. Fourth Grade (A) Mrs. F. S. Merchison................. Fourth Grade (B) Miss G. A. Knox.....................Fourth Grade (C) Miss F. M. Jackson....................Third Grade (A) MissL. L. Carey.......................Third Grade (B) Miss A. E. Scott....................... Third Grade (C) Miss A. M. Ellis.... .................Second Grade (A) Miss C. E. Lewis..................... Second Grade (B) Miss M. T. B. Ellis.....................First Grade (A) Miss F. S. Houston.................... .First Grade (B) Miss E. A. Quinney......................... .Assistant ANDERSON STREET SCHOOL-Colored. East Broad and Anderson Streets. John Mclntosh (Principal)............... Fourth Grade S. J. Reid............ ....................Third Grade Miss R. L. Brown........ ...............Second Grade Mrs. L. A. Woodard...................First Grade (A) Miss Anna Carson......................First Grade (B) COUNTRY SCHeOLS-White. Mrs. R. L. Gould............................... Bethel George L. Lowry (Principal). ................. Bethesda MA TOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 243 Frederick Oborn (Assistant)......-...--...-.. Bethesda Miss C. L. Ferguson (Assistant).............. .Bethesda J. S. McDowell -...-..........-..-------- Blooniingdale Miss Lucille Blois..................------.Isle of Hope C. H. Ferguson.............................. Monteith Miss B. N. Hook......................... .Pine Forest W. H. Bourne (Principal)...................... .Pooler Miss Roberta Tebeau (Assistant)................ Pooler Miss L'. O. Gnann (Assistant)...................Pooler Miss Emma. Hunter................. .South Newington T. E. Bourquiu......:..................... -Springhill Miss A. J. Gray. ....................... - .Thunderbolt Miss Katharine Ledlie. -.-.-.........-.......-. -Tybee Miss L. E. Holmes........................ White Bluflf COUNTRY SCHOOLS-Colored. Miss Virginia Box............................ Antioch Miss Rosa L. Ashton.........................Beaulieu Silas Daniels.............-......----...--.-..Belmout L. B. Maxwell................................. College Mrs. E. E. Spencer.........-.....------. .Dittmersville Miss Henrietta Houston...-..--.----..- East Savannah Miss Rosa A. Drayton................. _ _.. Flowerville Miss Sarah Adams.... ..--.........--..-..Grove Hill Miss Ellen Hicks......................... .Isle of Hope Miss H. 0. Wilson...........................Mouteith Mrs. F. C. Ford...........................Mount Zion Miss A. B. DeLyon....................... .Nicolsonville Miss Lizzie Hendrickson....... .-..---..-...... Pooler S. Nelson.................................. .Rice Hope Miss Raven Geary.......................... .Rose Dhu Miss Florence Hendrickson.................. Sackville 3/4 YOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. E. J. Robinson .............................Skidaway Miss M. E. Burns......................Taylor's Chapel H. E. Baraett.-.......... ................Vallambrosia Miss Nellie Scott............................Wheathill Miss Jennie Lloyd.................... ....White Bluff S. M Charlton ............................Woodstock Miss R. E. Harris...-.._-............._._._-Woodville Joseph Butler.........................West Savannah MA YOKH ANNUAL REPORT. 245 SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT. To the Board of Public Education: GENTLEMENI have the honor to present for your consideration the report of the Public Schools for the City of Savannah and the County of Chatham for the scholastic year ending June 30. 189-i. the same being the twentyninth series of Superintendent's reports. It gives me pleasure to say that the results of the year's work, in my opinion, show a healthy growth of the system and gratifying progress in the work accomplished. From a very small beginning the system of public education in this county has grown into mammoth proportions, involving large appropriations for its support, and demanding on the part of those charged with its administration much time and most earnest consideration. As the general public expects from the board a faithful administration of the important trust confided to it. so the board exacts from the officers and teachers, appointed to work out the details of the system, a faithful and conscientious discharge of the duties imposed upon them. In the general conduct of the schools the idea of the greatest good to the greatest number has been steadily kept in view. From the very nature and condition of things it is impracticable to devise such a course of study as will fit pupils for special work. This, it seems to me, is the work of professional and technical schools. It is the province of the public schools to lay a substantial foundation upon which those who pass from them can build in after life. The growing tendency to engraft upon 246 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. the public school system every kind and variety of work appears to me to be unwise in the last degreeand must necessarily result in impairing the efficiency of the schools. Cookery, embroidery, carpentry and many other things, however important in themselves, do not legitimately come within the purview of public education. There is no time nor room for them. Even as at present constituted the curriculum is too crowded. In the vain attempt to "teach so many subjects none is properly taught. Is it not better to know a few things well than to havea superficial and meagre knowledge of many? A continuance in the now popular idea of encumbering the course of study in our schools with a multiplicity of subjects must inevitably result in a progeny of sciolists. A serious problem which confronts those in control of our schools is how to meet the public demands and secure the best results with the least expenditure of money. The large amount required every year calls for taxation which at first blush would seem to be unnecessarily burdensome. A dispassionate consideration, however, of the highest interest of organized society must show that there can scarcely be a wiser expenditure of the public money than for an object which looks to the moral and intellectual improvement of the people. It is unnecessary to enlarge upon this thought which has so often been discussed in our public journals. I am sure that it is the acceptance of this general truth which has impelled our public authorities year by year to respond generously to the calls of the Board of Education upon them. Our schools are certainly accomplishing a great and good work. We make no claim that they are 3fA TOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. perfect. The experience of each year developes defects and weaknesses which call for remedies. There are, in my judgment, several causes which stand in the way of the highest efficiency of the schools, not only of our local system, but of the public schools generally, as organized in our country. In the first place there are, as a general thing, too many pupils committed to the discipline and instruction of a teacher. After making every allowance for the unquestionable advantage which numbers afford in the way of exciting rivalries among the pupils, there are nevertheless disadvantages which counterbalance what is gained in that direction. Every honest teacher must know that human strength and human ability are inadequate to the task of controlling and properly teaching so many diverse minds. Where such large numbers are to be taught it follows that the individuality of the pupils cannot be respected; and every true educator knows'at what expense this is neglected. I believe there should not be more than forty pupils in any classand, in the higher grades, the number should not exceed thirty. I mention a second cause with some distrust, as I know it will excite the antagonism of many of our leading educators. I refer to the great preponderance of female over male teachers in the schools. . Far be it from me to disparage the work of the noble army of women, who, to a large extent control and influence the education of the children of the country. Their fidelity and ability are gratefully recognized, and the impress of their work is seen and felt in every department of life. But it must not be forgotten that for the 24S MA YORS ANNUAL REPORT. highest development of mind and character there are needed, also, the hand and work of a man. In the management and instruction of boys, especially, it is desirable to have male teachers. The superior culture and refinement of a lady too often fail to be appreciated by this important class of our pupils. It is no unusual thing for superintendents to receive earnest requests from parents to have their sons placed under the discipline and tuition-of a man. Even in the case of girls. I think, it is important that at some point in their education they should have the instruction of a male teacher. Ninety per cent, of the teachers in our schools are ladies. While testifying to their fidelity and efficiency, I still believe that the best interest of the schools would be subserved if at least twenty-five per cent of the number were men. It is proper to say that any change in the direction indicated would undoubtedly be attended with increased expense in the administration of the system. The question to be determined is whether the ad vantage gained would not be more than an offset to the increased expenditure. Your attention is invited to the subjoined statistics. A study of these will perhaps furnish the best history of the condition of the schools. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. STATISTICS. I. POPULATION. (U. S. Census, 189O.) City............................................ 43,ISO Country ....-.-...._--......-.. ........ ........14,551 Total.......................................57,740 II. SCHOOL POPULATION. City............................................11,169 Country........................................ 4.261 Total.......................................15,430 III. SCHOOLS. HIGH SCHOOL. Number of teachersmale. 5; female 2........... 7 Number of pupils enrolledboys, 86; girls 137.... 223 Average number belongingboys, 74; girls, 117... 191 Average daily attendanceboys, CO: girls 112..... 1S1 Per cent, of daily attendance.................... 95 Number of deaths............... ............... 0 BARNARD STREET SCHOOL. Number of teachersfemale...................... 9 Number of pupils enrolledboys, 1SS; girls, 172... 360 Average number belongingboys, 155; girls, 154. 300 Average daily attendanceboys, 142; girls, 141... 283 Per cent, of daily attendance.................... 91 Number of deathsboys........................ 1 JfA TOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. CATHEDRAL SCHOOL. Number of teachersmale, 1; female, 9.......... 10 Number of pupils enrolledboys, 188, girls, 161.. 849 Average number belongingboys, 168; girls, 152. 320 Average daily attendanceboys, 156; girls, 140... 296 Per cent, of daily attendance.................... 93 Number of deathsboys 1....................... 1 CHATHAM SCHOOL No. 1. Number of teachersmale, 1; female 9........... 10 Number of pupils enrolledboys, 240; girls, 260.. 500 Average number belongingboys, 187; girls, 219. 406 Average daily attendanceboys, 164; girls, 197... 361 Per cent, of daily attendance.................... 93 Deaths......................... ................ 0 CHATHAM SCHOOL NO. 2. Number of teachersmale, 1; female, 1.......... 8 Number of pupils enrolledboys, 181; girls, 209.. 390 Average number belongingboys, 139: girls, 170. 309 Average daily attendanceboys, 127; girls, 156.. 283 Per cent, of daily attendance.................... 92 Number of deathsgirls...--..-..-....-.--..... 1 HENRY STREET SCHOOL. Number of teachersfemale.................... 14 Number of pupils enrolledboys, 341; girls, 356.. 697 Average number belongingboys, 260; girls, 288. 551 Average daily attendanceboys, 234; girls, 257... 491 Per cent, of daily attendance.-...__.......:..... 90 Number of deathsgirls..-....-.....-.. ....... 1 MASSIE SCHOOL. Number of teachersmale, 1; female, 8.......... 9 Number of pupils enrolledboys, 162; girls, 230.. 392 MA TOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 251 Average number belongingboys, 138; girls, 200. 338 Average daily attendanceboys, 128; girls, 185.-. 313 Per cent, of daily attendance..__......._......_-- 92 Number of deaths.............................. 0 ST. PATRICK'S SCHOOL. Number of teachersmale, 1; female 10......... 11 Number of pupils enrolledboys, 242; girls, 230.. 472 Number of pupils belongingboys, 214; girls, 195. 400 Average daily attendanceboys, 198; girls, 182... 380 Per cent, of daily attendance.................... 92 Number of deaths.._....--._._...__.....-.....- 0 NIGHT SCHOOL. Number of teachersmale...................... 3 Number of pupils enrolledboys................ 182 Average number belongingboys........-..._-. 94 Average nightly attendanceboys.--..--.....-. 73 Per cent, of nightly attendance.................. 78 EAST BROAD STREET SCHOOL-Colored. Number of teachersmale, 2; female 13.... .... 15 Number of pupils enrolledboys, 345; girls, 496.. 841 Average number belongingboys, 311; girls; 434.. 745 Average daily attendanceboys, 291; girls, 399... 690 Per cent, of daily attendance.........-...-.-.--. 93 Number of deaths._-.........-..--....--.--.... 0 WEST BROAD STREET SCHOOL-Colored. Number of teachersmale, 1; female, 14......... 15 Number of pupils enrolledboys, 366; girls, 514.. 880 Average number belongingboys, 299; girls, 443. 742 Average daily attendanceboys, 276; girls, 411.. 687 Per cent, of daily attendance..-....-..-.--...... 92 Number of deaths............................... ~'.5.' MA TOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. COUNTRY SCHOOLS-White. Number of teachersmale, 5; female, 10. -------- 15 Number of pupils enrolledboys, 324: girls, 225.. 549 Average number belongingboys, 267: girls, 181. 448 Average daily attendanceboys, 207; girls, 127... 334 Per cent, of daily attendance _ ..-._-_.--.--___._. 75 COUNTRY SCHOOLS-Colored. Number of teachersmale, 5; female, IS......... 23 Number of pupils enrolledboys, 748; girls, 741.. 1,489 Average number belongingboys, 625; girls, 622. 1,247 Average daily attendanceboys, 449; girls, 442... 891 Per cent, of daily attendance..__...._-._..___... 72 SUMMARY. SCHOOLS. Number of schools in the citywhite, 9; colored 2. II Number of schools in countrywhite, 11; colored, 23.....-.-.....-.----.--------------.--- 34 Total. SCHOOL OFFICERS. Superintendent .... .........-..---....-..-..... 1 Assistant Superintendent.---..----.---------.-. 1 Treasurer ............--..-.--.._..--.--..------ 1 Total.. .................................... 3 TEACHERS. Number of teachers in city (white)male, 13; female. 70.... .... .............................. 83 MAIORS ANNUAL REPORT. 25-1 Number of teachers in city (colored)male, 3; female, 27. .... ................................ 30 Total ...................................... 113 Number of teachers in country (white)male, 5; female, 10.................................... 15 Number of teachers in country (colored)male, 5; female, 18.................................... 23 Total............................ .......... 38 Grand total of officers and teachersmale, 29; female 125................. ........ ........... 154 PUPILS. Number of pupils enrolled in city schools (white) boys, 1,810;girls, 1,755......................... 3,565 Number of pupils enrolled in city schools (colored)boys, 711; girls, 1,010 .................. 1,721 Total enrolled in city schoolsboys, 2,521; girls, 2,765......................................... 5,286 Number of pupils enrolled in country schools (white)boys, 324; girl's, 225.................. 549 Number of pupils enrolled in country schools (colored)boys, 748; girls, 741..--...-....-.....-. 1,489 Total enrolled in country schoolsboys, 1,072, girls, 966....................... ........... .2,038 Grand total enrolledwhite, 4,114; colored, 3,210, 7,324 MAYORS ANNUAL REPORT. TREASURER'S FINANCIAL EXHIBIT. (School Year 1893-94.) RECEIPTS. To cash, balance from last year ............$ 5,382 59 To cash, dividend insurance.....---..-_-._. 19 01 To cash, State appropriation, 1893.......... 27,172 50 To cash, balance from county account, 1892. 5,000 00 To cash, county Chatham account, 1893.... 55,000 00 To cash, tuition fees High School........... 4,635 50 To cash, State appropriation account, 1894_. 15,812 13 To cash, poll taxes........................ 6,625 86 Total...................................$119,647 59 DISBURSEMENTS. Paid cash account supplies. .-..............$ 6,382 81 Paid cash account building, etc............ 7,680 88 Paid cash account repairs...-----...------. 1,650 45 Paid cash account insurance............... 154 12 Paid cash account rent ..................... 420 00 Paid cash account salaries........ ^........ 89,994 03 Paid cash account, incidentals.............. 92 75 Balance, cash on hand...................... 13,272 55 Total................ ...................$119,647 59 Respectfully submitted, JOHN E. F. TATTNALL, Treasurer. These statistics show an increase of 253 over the enrollment of the last year in the city schools, and a decrease of 42 in the country schools. This, if not a phenomenal, is certainly a healthy growth. It was thought MA YORS ANNUAL REPORT. 25C when the Henry Street School was erected that there would be no need for years to come of further accommodation for white children. This expectation was not realized, as this school was at once crowded with pupils. The pressure was so great that it became necessary to utilize the large hall in the third story for class rooms. There is certainly urgent need for additional school accommodations for white children in the city. It is proper that I should again call your attention to the necessity of furnishing additional school facilities for the colored children in Savannah. The Board of Education has certainly been generous in its efforts to meet the demands of this class of our population, but it seems that they still require more schools. It is proper to state that since this report has been written the board has organized another school for colored children, which, to a large extent, meets the demands for school accommodation. The committee in control of this work have been authorized to purchase a site with a view to the erection of a suitable school building. It is believed that in the near future there will be no ground for complaint that sufficient facilities are not provided for the colored children of the city. COUNTRY SCHOOLS. The report of the Assistant Superintendent makes a very favorable showing for these schools. In some cases better buildings have been erected by the patrons. The classification has been improved and, altogether, more interest has been manifested by the people- in the education of their children. The great hindrance to their success is the want of comfortable school houses, and until ..'. MA VOWS ANNUAL REPORT. these are provided, the best results cannot be expected. The report of the Assistant Superintendent, who has entire charge of these schools, is herewith presented: ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT. Mr. W. H. Baker, Superintendent Public Schools: DEAR SIRI herewith submit the following brief report of the condition of the country schools of this county for the year beginning October 1st, 1893, and ending May 31st, 1894: As last session (1892-93) was my first year in this work, I could do little more than make myself thoroughly acquainted with the character of the work in } these schools. Some of them I found doing very well, whilst most, of them were laboring under the great disadvantage of poor classification and lack of system, few of them having any regular schedule of work. GeneraEy, there was a great want of thoroughness. This year I have devoted much of my time to proper classification and general school management. As far as possible I have tried to reduce the number of classes to four the tendency of many of these teachers being to form too many. I have made 120 visits this session, or an average of nearly four to each scool. In my visits I examine the pupils in the various branches taught, note the teachers' method of instruction and offer suggestions that I think may be helpful. I have introduced a regular programme of work, by the proper use of which I think better results can be obtained. MAYOJK'S ANNUAL REPORT. 351 While I have examined into the condition of all of these classes quite thoroughly, and given considerable attention to each, I have given special attention to the primary grade (for this I found most sadly neglected), that the poor, unsystematic instruction which characterizes these schools might be remedied by starting right in the first year class. In this grade the old way of teaching by the alphabetical method was used with few exceptions. I think this will no longer be used after a faithful trial of the word method. I believe there has been a change for the better in the instruction given in this particular grade. On account of the poor facilities for writing I found it much neglected in nearly all of the colored schools; in some cases scarcely any attention was given to it. I am glad to report that it is now taught in all of these schools, but I cannot say satisfactorily, for in most cases the children have to kneel and write on the seats. These schools, as you well know from frequent visits yourself, do not compare favorably with those of the city in point of excellence. There are several reasons for this. Their ungraded condition renders it impossible to give as thorough instruction. Again, it is difficult to secure efficient teachers to fill all these places. In many cases the teacher comes into the school the first year with no experience at all, yet has the management of the entire school. The country teacher has no experienced principal to'guide her in network and to consult upon all occasions, and thereby gain in a short time what would, without this help, cost many months of toil. 258 MAYORS ANNUAL REPORT Although these schools are by no means remarkable for progress, I believe they are doing a good work for the different districts of this county which they represent. If we take the last school census (1893), we find the school population of the rural districts 4,261. Of these over 2,000 or about 50 per cent, have been in attendance this year. One white school (Wilmington) has been discontinued, as the number of pupils in attendance was not sufficient. Two new colored schools have been establishedone at Antioch and one at Sackville. The colored schools were closed March 31, their term of six months having expired on that date. The white schools were closed at the end of their scholastic year of eight months May 31. I believe the teachers, with a few exceptions, have been faithful and industrious in their work this year. Ic becomes my unpleasant duty, though, to make an unfavorable report in regard to several of them. Upon the whole, I think both teachers and pupils have manifested more interest in the work this year than usual. In bringing this report to a close allow me, sir, to thank you for the many considerations and the kindnesses shown me on many and various occasions, and for your words of counsel, which have been invaluable to me in all my work. Respectfully submitted, F. H. FURGUSOX, Assistant Superintendent June 11, 1893. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 25!) NICHT SCHOOL. The attendance on the night school does not show so great an enrollment as in some previous years, but the regular attendance of the pupils is an evidence that it is accomplishing a good purpose. There are a good many boys in the city whose circumstances compel them to work during the day. These boys avail themselves of the opportunity afforded by the night school to acquire a knowledge of the elementary branches of the English language. I believe the experience of three years is a sufficient guarantee that the school should be continued. GRADUATION EXERCISES. The usual exercises attendant upon the graduation in our High Schools were held in the theatre at the close of the scholastic year. The address to the graduates was made by A, R- Lawton, Esq., after which diplomas were awarded to seventeen girls and thirteen boys by the President of the Board of Education. CONCLUSION. I beg at the close of another year to tender my grateful acknowledgements for your renewed expressions of confidence in me as your executive officer, and to promise that my best efforts will be used in promoting the cause of public education under your fostering care. W. H. BAKER, Superintendent. Savannah, Ga., September 30, 1894. 360 MAYORS ANNUAL REPORT. PROGRAMME. ANNUAL COntlENCEMENT OF HIGH SCHOOL, JUNE 30, 189*. INVOCATION-REV. A. M. WILLIAMS. SONGApple Blossoms. SALUTATORY ................................... .Lillian E. Symons CROAKERS. ....................................... .Joseph D. Myers \ PRACTICAL WOMAXHOOD.... ................. .Elizabeth F. Miller Ox TRAVEMire.................................. .Lydia B. Starrer SONGO'er the Bill. SELF-COXFIDEXCB.............. ......... .Maggie A. C. Blomquist ISA LIE EVER JUSTIFIABLE 1.................. George C. Heyward Exxui............................................. .Ruth Richards SONGThe Old Chatham Bell. MORAL COURAGE. ............................ .Maggie A. Williams SHOULD WOMEN VOTE 'AFFIRMATIVE. ......... .Joseph EMnger SHOULD WOMES VOTE '.NEGATIVE. ..... .Margaret A. Chandler SONGGood-Night, bat not Good-Bye. VALEDICTORY TO SCHOOLMATES. .............. .Isaac 8. Ferguson RESPOXSE .................... .Magnus Haas of Second Gfrade Soys VALEDICTORY TO SCHOOL AUTHORITIES..... Carrie B. McAllister RESPOXSE. ............... .Amelia, Shumate of Second Grade Qirls Graduation Hymn. ADDRESS TO GRADUATES-MR. A. R. LAWTON, JR. Presentation of DiplomasCol. George A. Mercer, President Board of Public Education. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 261 COURSE OF STUDY. HIGH SCHOOL. FIRST GRADE. Latin Grammar and Reader; Outlines of History; Physiology; Botany; Arithmeticreviewed; Algebrabegun; Composition and Declamation; Spelling; Beading; Writing; Music; Drawing. SECOND GRADE. Latin; Greek; Outlines of History; Rhetoricbegun: Physics; Arithmetic; Algebracompleted; Book-keeping; Composition and Declamation; Spelling; Beading; Writing; Music; Drawing. THIRD GRADE. Latin; Greek; Rhetoric; English Literature; Philology; Mental Philosophy; Chemistry; Astronomy; Geometry; Composition and Declamation; General Review: Music; Drawing. GRAMMAR SCHOOLS. FIRST GRADE. First Reader; spelling from the Reader; counting, writing and reading simple numbers; written and mental exercises with small numbers; printing and written words from the Reader and blackboard; Drawing; Music. SECOND GRADE. Second Reader; Spelling; notation, numeration, addition and subtraction in Arithmetic; Oral Geography; 1HA YOX'S ANNUAL REPORT. Writing; simple exercises in Composition; Drawing; Music. THIRD GRADE. Third Reader; Spelling; Arithmeticthrough division; Primary Geography; simple exercises in Composition; Declamation: Writing; Drawing; Music. FOURTH GRADE. Fourth Reader; Spelling, Primary History of the United States; Arithmeticthrough decimal currency; Language Lessons; Composition and Declamation, Writing: Drawing; Music. FIFTH GRADE. Fifth Reader; Spelling; Geography; English Grammarbegun; Arithmeticto percentage; Composition; Declamation; Writing; Drawing; Music. SIXTH GRADE. Fifth Reader; Spelling; Geography; English Grammarcontinued; Arithmeticto discount; Composition; Writing: Drawing; Music. SEVENTH GRADE. History of United States; English Grammarcompleted and reviewed; Physical Geography; Arithmetic completed and reviewed; Reading; Spelling; Composition: Declamation; Writing; Drawing; Music. LIST OF TEXT BOOKS USED IN THE SCHOOLS. READERS. . Barnes' New National, Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Kelley's Universal, Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Holmes' Readers, Nos. 1, 2. Kennard's Reader. No. 2. MAYORS ANNUAL REPORT. 263 SPELLERS. Swinton's Word Primer; Swinton's Word Book; Sheldon's Word Studies; Heuderson's Test Speller; Webster's and Worcester's Dictionaries. GEOGRAPHIES. Maury's Elementary; Maury's Manual; Maury's Physical; Monteith's First Lessons. /HISTORIES. Swinton's PrimafytJ. S.; Hjmse]l's_ Higher U. S. History; xSwinton's Outlines; Sadlier's Elementary U. S.: Sadlier's Studies in History U. S. ENGLISH GRAMMAR AND COMPOSITION. Maxwell's First Book in English; Harvey's Revised Elementary Grammar; Harvey's Revised English Grammar; Swineford's English Literatui'e; Hart's Rhetoric; Trench on Study of Words. NATURAL SCIENCE. Steele's Popular Physics; Steele's Popular Chemistry; Steele's Astronomy; Lincoln's Physiology; Wood's How Plants Grow. MATHEMATICS. . Thomson's MentaTArithmetic; Thomson's Int?drfectual Arithmetic; Nicholson's Inteirn*ecfiate Arithmetic; Robinson's New Practical Arithmetic; Sheldon's Graded Examples; Sheldon's Elementary Algebra, WelsJrs*"~Essentia]s of Geometry. LATIN AND GREEK. / Bullion's Latin Gx^mmar; Leighton's Latkr'Lessons; Arnold's Latin Prose Composition:/Cs^!ar; Searing's 264 MAYOR'S AJWTUAL REPORT. Virgil; Cicero; Goodwill's Greek Grammar; Leighton's Greek Lessons: Xenophon's Anabasis. PENMANSHIP. Graphic Series; Ward's Business Forms. DRAWING. \ Thompson's Series. Mason's Svstem. MUSIC. LIST OF GRADUATES. CLASS OF 1870. GIRLS. Laura A. Barksdale. Florence LaRoche. Josie A. Law. Allie S. Law. Ella Josie Turner. Julia E. Harn. Julia E. Lebey. W. B. Bailey. J. S. F. Barbour. W. H. Bolshaw. Mary A. Pacetti. Eliza H. Elliott. Cora B. Elkins. Ella W. Smillie. Alice R. Cohen. Mary Agnes Henderson. Fannie E. Falligant. Nelzie Hume. BOYS. John Cooper. E. T. Harden. G. W. Haupt. J. R. Hopkins. Bessie Austin. Louisa Black. CLASS OF 1872. GIRLS. Mollie C. Johnson. Amelia Millette. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 265 Lizzie Campfield. A. S. Falligant. Mary C. Ferrill. Meta B. Hardee. Georgia Henderson. Mary Houston. Emma Julia Hume. L. J. Armstrong. Robert T. Barbour. Robert MacDonnell. Ida Mingledorf. Mattie Buan. Israella Solomons. Rebecca Solomons. Hattie Smillie. Ellen Strobhart. Laura Thomas. Laura West. BOYS. A. R. Lawton. Julius M. Maccaw. E. C. Perry. CLASS OF 1873. GIRLS. Esther Simpson Abrams. Cornelia Isadore King. Eugenia Estill. Electa Callaway Falligant. Leora Sarah Henderson. Georgia Louisa Kelly. Viola Camilla Kennedy. C. W. Freeland. J. T. Glatigny. Benjamin Hunter. W. D. Johnston. Annie Elizabeth Lambeth. Anna Theresa Mehrtens. Mary Catherine O'Meara. Martha Louisa Rowland, Josephine Gardiner Sheftall. Annie Johnstone Waring BOYS. A. H. MacDounell. Hugo Platen. I. A. Solomons. T. B. West. W. H. Mills. CLASS OF 1874. GIRLS. Laleah Pratt Adams. Mary Baker Harden. Gertrude Berg. Anna Eliza Henderson. MA TOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Rosa James Campbell. Annie Blanche Castellaw. Mary Louisa Ellis. Jennie Baker Gribble. Harriet Frances Haas. Helen Clark Porter. Kate Anna Landershine. Margaret Elleua McCaffrey. Delia Flora Myers. Henrietta Nugent. Lily Purse Pierpont. Bessie Roberts. Mary Elizabeth White. BOYS. F. G. Ash. M. Lilienthal. Aaron Ferst. A. J. Ives. W. D. Houston. M. P. Rogers. P. A. Waring. CLASS OF 1875. GIRLS. Annie Wilhelmina Bogart. Mary Elizabeth Hey wood. Lelia Moselle Boulineau. Canie Gordon Cubbedge. Florence Colding. Mary Adelaide DeWitt. Phoebe Sarah Estes. Eliza Knighton Ingram. Lulie MacDonald. Carrie PaJin. Ella Valentine Pollard. Celia Jane Reneau. Georgia Mildred Goodman. Mariam Joseph Solomons. Mary Ellis Howard. Emma Caroline Symons. Minnie Way. BOYS. W. P. Silva. W. S. Tyson. Morris Wessolowski. J. W. Wilson. H. M. Baker. Isadore Berg. Henry Hobenstein. Thomas Hunter. CLASS OF 1876. GIRLS. Carrie Mary Askew. Annie M. MeLaughlin. Sarah Augusta Carson. Lillian Eliza Miller. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. Ada Roberta Carter. Anna Belle Norwood. Delia Belmire Constantine. Hattie Leonora Pead. Elizabeth Anna Gribble. Annie Irwin Scott. Mary Isabel Heidt. Katie Solomons. Annie Hunter. Annie Munro West. Mary Louise King. Fannie White. Ida Frances Wolfe. Joseph Burroughs. W. C. Butler. W. G-. Cann. J. S. Cooper. S V. Stiles. BOYS. G. W. Drummond. H. J. Graybill. J. D. LaRoche. Charles Schultz. J. S. Williams. W. deB. Kops. CLASS OF 1877. GIRLS. Ellen Elsie Bennett. Catharine Anna Borchert. Mary Ophelia Henderson. Bessie Postell Hopkins. Ellen Maria Hutcheson. Mary Stanislaus Killorin. Anita Julia Knox. Louisa Ann Schwarz. Hannah Volaski. Meta Telfair Wetter. J. Randolph Anderson. Robert H. Anderson. J. Harry Bolshaw. Carvill H. Carson. BOYS. William Lee S. Gignilliat. Richard D. F. Lattimore. Richard H. McLeod. R. Beauregard S. Nicholson. Joachim R. Saussy. CLASS OF 1878. GIRLS' E. Marion Armstrong. Georgia Amanda Ash. Walton L Haltiwanger. Lizzie Frances Killorin. .W MAYORS ANNUAL REPORT. Lillie C. Caldw-ell. Flora MacDonald. Willa Kate Cockshutt. Sallie M. Olmstead. L. Ella Pichon. BOYS. Joseph L. Atkins. Julian deBruyn Kops. Wallace Gumming. S. Clark Porter. Charles M. Gibbs. Alexander J. D. Roach. Francis J. Fitzgerald. E. Augustus Smith. T.bias H. Hayni. Charles H. Tyson. Charles Kohler. Harry Willink. CLASS OF 1879. GIRLS. Florence Isabel Adams. Bessie Hey ward. Annie Lee Beazley. Mary C. McCaffrey. Mamie CourvoisieCharlton. Janie J. Porter. Georgia M. Dale. Carrie Dell Eogers. Clara May Gardner. Lulu B. Rogers. Mamie L. Graybill. Mary Lucia Silva. Elizabeth Morris Woolhopter. BOYS. Herman Benjamin. Joachim Saussy Jordan. Charles Hentz Branch. Thomas Herman Jordan. Robert Emmet Donelan. Samuel K. Platshek. William Hunter. Harry S. Oppenheimer. CLASS OF 1880. GIRLS. Julia Gilbert Borchert. Frances Lowenthal. Sallie Champion. Elmira McRory. Lily Ida Craig. Teresa LaDora Miller. Anna Josephine Hay wood. Mamie Wagner Maccaw. MA YOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. Mary Grace Leitch. Emma Ten Broeck. Emily May Webb. David C. Carson. Joseph F. Doyle. Edward S. Elliott. Henry Freeman. Carrie Matilda Buckner. Mary Bourquin Canon. Hattie Gere Carson. Maggie Rose Dowling. Minnie Ellen Doyle. Emily Clara Fernandez. Sabina Guckenheimer. BOYS. James E. Gaudry. Eugene L. Gilbert. John F. Hartz. Samuel Selig. CLASS OF 1881. GIRLS. Lillian Lee Haiti wanger. Sophie Lu Haupt. Adele Meyer. Mary Matilda Nicholson. Theodora Florabel Proctor. Lizzie Hunter Henderson. Florie Erwin Weeks. Annie M. Willink. BOYS. Franklin Taylor Branch. Leonard Lippman. Orson Waler Branch. Jefferson Davis Miller. Joseph Gumming. John Nicolson. William Lattimore. Edgar William Way. CLASS OF 1882. GIRLS. Lavinia Lawrence Adams. Annie Cecil Ryan. Mary Ida Baker. Margariete Dacie Fiynn. Hattie Habersbam May. Madge Murchison Rogers. Mary Louisa Sagurs. Lila Mclntosh Screven. Florence Ten Broeck. Isabel Haddock Wells. Marv Arouita Wilbur. MA YOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. BOYS. George Turner Cann. Walter Paul LaEoche. Willian Davis Champion. Edward Burke Moylan. James Carroll Cope. William Wilson Osborne. Charles Ellis. Charles Valens Robinson. Joseph Henry Smith. CLASS OF 1883. GIRLS. Helen Neal Carson. Julia W. Middleton. Jessie Dale. Maggie Petsch Oliver. Mary Genevieve Doyle. Emily Marie Ryan. SabinaGrertrude Fitzgerald. Mattie R. Sassnett. Lillie Hunter. Rachel Louise Shivers. Mattie W. McCullough. Wille Mena Swoll. Grace McGlashan. H. Roberta C. Tebeau. BOYS. William Frederick Baker. Augustus John Merkle. Isadore Cohen. Edwin Ansley Richmond. George William Faries. Henry Manning Ward. CLASS OF 1884. GIRLS. Clara Marie Boulineau. Josephine Frances King. Lottie Hamilton Branch. M. Lula Landershine. Tallulah Eugenia Cole. Annie Lee McLaws. Georgia Ellie Douglas, Camilla Neligan Usina. Clelia Peronneau Elliott. Alice Owen Wade. Minnie Ida Grady. Carrie Belle Watts. BOYS. Remur Crum. George Anderson Mercer. Walter Woodbury Gross. William Joseph Miscally. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 2?I John Joseph Halligan. Samuel Oppenheimer. William Trenholm Hopkins. Charles Walker Saussy. Alfred Simon Kohn. Charles Henry Sipple. CLASS OF 1885- GIRLS. Lelia Stark Axson. Lelia Viola Messick. Meta Dickerson Branch. Eva Josephine Middleton. Henrietta Byck. Eva Kaufman Platshek. Ellen Esther DeCastro. Mildred Clay ton Richardson. Emma Louise Clark. Gussie Rieves. Carrie Love Goodwin. Ida Eieser. Fina Holcomb Hopkins. Nina Anderson Pope. Nellie Hunter. Floride Shivers, lola Lee Keller. Teresa Eleanor Smith. Mary Eva Marlow. Virginia Lee Sweat. Annie S. Way. BOYS. Thomas Savage Clay. Thomas Halligan. Charles Francis Cler. James Read Miscally Robert Vincent Connerat. Robert AlphonsusMorrissey. Edward Lee Goodman. Charles Kingman Reilly. CLASS OF 1886. GIRLS. Alice Stuart Baker. Carrie A. Landershine. Annie Louise Bessellieu. Mary Burney Porter. Carrie Louise Bessellieu. Ada Louise Proctor. Gertrude Willie Brown. Annie Louise Shellman. Lillie Einstein. Celia Stern. Susie Foster Elkins. Sadie Josie Strate. Vida Randolph Fleming. Julia Huguenin Thomas. 272 MA YOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. Francis T. Henderson. Cornelia Thurston Hull. Agnes E. Johnson. Alice May White. Josie Elizabeth White. Emma Arthur Williams. BOYS. Joseph Louis Audesey. John Berners Barnwell. Guillemain Bourquin. Henry Martyn Drane. James Ralston Lattimore. Edward Francis O'Oonnor. Robert Lee Ryan. Edward W. Smith. Francis Lee Threadcraft. Domingo Anthony Usina. CLASS OF 1887. GIRLS. Minnie Rosalie Bannon. Mary Grice Bogart. Fannie Hynson Carson. Mary Louise Davis. Annie Elizabeth Gordon. Emmie Morgan. Lillie Selig. Mary S. Cox. Pauline Mary Decker. Louise Gertrude Middleton. Mary Dixon Proctor. Lillie Lee Spann. BOYS. Preston Stanley Ark wright. Benjamin Palmer Axson. Hugh Cunningham Banks. Richard Dryland Fox. Charles Fraser Fulton. Henry Scudder Jaudon. Charles Stuart Park. Robert Stephen Reid. Lewis Herndon Mercer. Hey ward Ravenel. Hugh Miller Train. William Waller. Michael Neligan Usina. Alonzo Minor West. Davant Williams. CLASS OF 1888. GIRLS. Mary Louise Adams. Emma Barksdale Hopkins. Maxie Nina Best. Alice Mary McCall. MAYORS ANNUAL REPORT. Z73 Isabel Black. Phcebe Herbert Elliott. Edna R. Fennell. Agnes Lane Gray. Jessie Gross. Elizabeth Hardee. Meta Hartley Hey ward. Isabel Marie Murphy. Mary Lula Richmond. Fannie Wenona Saussy. Carrie 0. Scheihing. Ella Marie Shivers. Adelaide G. Stone. Jeanette Whitcomb Ward. Alice Maud Williams. Noble Calhoun Banks. Barren Carter. Albert Ehrlich. Charles Garfunkel. BOYS. Lester Thomas Hubbell. Henry Lee Richmond. William Joseph Quantock. William Hazelhurst Winn. CLASS OF 1889. Ida Boley. Elise M. Bryan. Frances K. Bulcken. Lillian Fleet wood. Anna C. Harmon. Georgia C. Howard. Ellen Jett Howard. Emma Hunter. Imilie 8. Jaudon. Birdie Kayton. Randolph Keith Axson. Henry Blun. E. Gerry Cabaniss. Josiah T. Clarke, Jr. GIRLS. Ella V. Lane. Bessie G. Landershine. Ira Garnett Launey. May Murphy. Nellie M. O'Brien. Gertha Oppenheimer. Rosa E. Platshek. Mattie M. Shellman, Annie Solte. Annie M. Winn. BOYS. Harry H. Lattimore. Robert L. Mercer. William Morel. G. Barnard Pritchard. MAYOR'8 ANNUAL REPORT. Louis H. Haym. Charles luglesby. George N. Spring. George H. Welbrock. Charles W. West. Augusta G. Alexander. Sallie L. Baker. . Alice W. Bates. Fannie O. Bradley. Emily L. Crawford. Lucille Desbouillions. Mary Flatley. Marena Fulford. CLASS OF 189O. GIRLS. Annie C. Griffin. Clifford Gross. Katherine Ledlie. May B. Middleton. Dora Muhlberg. Maggie Z. Quantock, Helen S. Smith. Mattie K. Whiteside. George W. Beckett. A. Sidney Cooper. Ed. Drayton Lynah. Charles W. McCall. BOYS. Edward C. A. Mercer. Rodolph M. Richards. Rufus G. Richards. Charles H. Richardson. W. Louis Vogel. CLASS OF 1891. Jane McBailey. Eliza M. Cabanlss. Margaret M. Coburn. Josie E. Collins. Catherine B. Ham. Ruth Kayton. Gazelle M. Launey. GIRLS. Alice M. Metzger. Lelia E. Morgan. Agnes C. O'Brien. Florence M. Olmstead. Estelle Pease. Romauna H. Riley. Annie M. Welbrock. Gertrude R. White. MAYORS ANNUAL REPORT. 215 BOYS. Harry M. Aveilhe. Frederick T. Saussy. William B. Crawford. Jacob G. Smith. Robert G. Gadsden. Edward L. Stoddard, Julian S. Hexter. William A. Strachan. David Porter. Herbert S. West. CLASS OF 1892. GIRLS. Annie A. Alien. Loidviska M. LaRoche. Carrie A. Carter. Cornelia E. Lee. Sallie H. Colburn. Jennie W. May. Annie D. Davis. Mamie Pritchard. Bella B. Einstein. Susan L. Beppard. Lilla E. Exley. Florence L. Richardson. Frances B. Haupt. Valleska Riley. Pamela Lamar. Evelyn C. Smith. Leila A. Hall. Theodora J. Spaun. Ellen T. Reynolds. BOYS. Henry L. Backus. Edwin S. Epstein. Robert A. Crawford. George H. Groth. Robert D. Dripps. Paul Pritchard. Henry L. Purse. CLASS OF 1893. GIRLS. Perla S. Abrams. Jessie R. Freeman. Elisabeth S. Ambrose. Marie M. Furrer. Florida E. Banks. Agnes J. Hutton. Rosalie C. Beckett. Susie V. Kent. Sarah L. Cabaniss. Janet Meinhard. Mattie B. Charlton. Katio R. Meyler. 3/4 TOR'S ANNUAL KEPORT. Hattie M. Clarke. Georgia E. Cope. Marie E. H. Edwards. Elizabeth F. Farr. Alice T. Miscally. Lottie S. Peck. Ada C. Roberts. Sadie M. Traub. Isabel A. VanDeveer. C. P. Baker. Daniel J. Charlton. Samuel M. Clay. Reben M. Coburn. Martin J. Cooley. BOYS. Frederick C. Hubbell. Herbert L. Kayton. C. A. McCarthy. Elton S. Osborne. Hugh A. Roberts. Edwin C. Ryals. Julia A. Bates. Maggie A. C. Bloomquist. Margaret A. Chandler. Emma McCarter. Eleanor H. Connery. Lydia E. Furrer. Elsepeth G. Furse. Rachel I. Hinson. Hinton R. Booth. J. Irby Buckner. Fred C. Debele. Jacob Dub. Joseph Elsinger. Isaac S. Ferguson. CLASS OF 1894. GIRLS. Mary A. Lebey. Carrie B. McAllister. Elizabeth F. Miller. Ruth E. Richards. Addie M. Roberts. Rosa Stokes. Lillian Synaons. Maggie A. Williams. Lula St. C. Wynn. BOYS. George C. Hey ward. Joseph I. Killorin. Joseph D. Myers. Thomas S. Russell. John Stoddard. John P. Taggart. Herbert S. Traub. MAYORS ANNUAL REPORT. REPORT OF CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS. SAVANNAH HOSPITAL. For Official Year, February 1st, 1894, to January 31st, 1895. To balance on hand last annual report, February 1st, 1894............................$ 156.86 To cash received from February 1st, 1894, to January 31st, 1895......................... 14,704.48 Total...................................$14,861.34 Amount expended as per vouchers.$14,698.80 Bills on hand yet unpaid ......... 1,112.44$15,811.24 SOURCES OF RECEIPTS DURING YEAR 1894-95. Cash from George J. Mills. President. ........$ 4,750.60 Cash from pay patients...................... 2.854.92 Cash from foreign seamen................_.. 499.00 Cash from City of Savannah................. 4.599.96 Cash from County Commissioners Chatham County................................... 2,000.00 Total...................................$14,704.48 Number of patients remaining in hospital at last annual report.......-.....-......_.... 46 Number of patients admitted during the year 1894-95................... ................ 556 278 3fA YOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. Number of patients discharged during the year 1894-93............................... 512 Number of patients died during the year 1894-95. .................................. 39 Number of patients remaining in hospital February 1st, 1895............................ 51 Daily average number of patients in hospital. 54 Average number of attendants.....-.-.....-. 24 Total expense....'.. ..................... .$15,811.24 Expense per diem......................... 43.31 Expense per capita per diem.._...__.._._._ 55.52 Mortality per cent, on total number treated. 6.46 Mortality per cent, exclusive of cases brought in moribund............................ 6.31 SAVANNAH FEMALE ASYLUM. SAVANNAH, GA., June 22, 1895. F. E. Rebarer, Esq., Savannah, Ga. : DEAR SIRIn response to your request I herewith hand you information in regard to the Savannah Female Asylum: There are 58 children in the asylum, all girls. They are clothed, well cared for and educated at a cost of $34.11 per capita for last year. There are three grown persons who look after their welfare, the matron and assistant and the teacher. Dr. Charlton is the attending physician. Very truly yours, Jxo. M. BBYAN, Treasurer. MA YOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 2~.9 ST. JOSEPH'S INFIRMARY. Patients at St. Joseph's Infirmary Januay, 1894, to January 1st, 1895: Patients remaining January 1st 1894............... 57 Number received during year, from January 1st, 1894, to January 1st, 1895. .......................^l^1 Number discharged during year.....-....-..--.-...646 Number of deaths during year....................... 29 Brought in moribund.............................. 6 Number of patients remaining January 1st. 1895.... 55 Largest number at any time.-........-.---..-----.- 62 Smallest number at any time....................... 3ft Total number treated......................... -73o HOME FOR THE AGED. CONDUCTED BY THE LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR. Seventh Street, Between Lincoln and Abercorn Streets, Savannah, Ga. Incorporated April 3Oth, 189O. This work of charity, the object of which is to provide a comfortable home for the aged poor of both sexes without regard to creed or nationality, was commenced in Savannah January 30, 1890. with the approbation and by the zealous efforts of the Eight Rev. Bishop Becker. The conditions for admission are: To be destitute, to be of sane mind, good moral character, and at least 60 years of age. At present there are; 36 aged in mates in the Home, IS males and 18 females. This institution is supported by voluntary contributions. MATOKH ANNUAL KEPOIiT. SAVANNAH WIDOW'S SOCIETY. SAVAXNAH, June 15, 1S!>5. Mr. Rebarer: There was no official report of Widow's Society for the year just passed. Number inmates, amount of income and general management the same as the previous year. The Treasurer's report, owing to a change of officers, is not ready for publication. J. E. CHAMPIOX, Secretary Widow's Society. THE UNION SOCIETY. 145th ANNIVERSARY. BETHESDA, April 23, 1S95. The one hundred and forty-fifth anniversary celebration of the Union Society at Bethesda to-day was the largest gatheriug of members of the Society and of the friends of the Bethesda Orphan House that has been witnessed on that historic spot for many years. The day was all that could be desired, and was one of enjoyment. It was estimated that over one thousand people were present. The proverbial anniversary dinner to the boys was up to the demands of the occasion and was made more interesting by the presence of the girls of the Savannah Female Orphan Asylum. The new dormitory was converted into a dancing hall, and under the management of the young men of the Bethesda Union, a society composed of those-who were MAYORS ANNUAL REPORT. 281 once beneficiaries of the Orphan House, those who enjoyed the dance had a day of enjoyment. The meeting of the Union Society was called to order in the parlor at 1:30 o'clock p. m. by President Estill. There were present Col. J. H. Estill, President; D. B. Thomas, Esq., Vice-President: H. W. Cowan. Treasurer: John Riley, Secretary pro tern.; Col. R. D. Walker. Rev. J. O. A. Cook, Rev. L. C. Vass, Rev. R. Webb, Messrs. Thomas Ballantyue, William Rogers, R. B. Reppard, S. B. Adams, C. H. Dorsett, L. A. Falligant, S. Gardner. E. W. Cubbedge, R. P. Lovell, A. S. tfichols, H. J. Sutcliff, Cooper Harris, John Sullivan, F. A. Soper. W. W. Pringle and W. B. Metzger. On motion of Thomas Ballantyne the reading of the minutes of the last anniversary was dispensed with and ordered confirmed as published. President Estill read his annual report, and on motion of S. B. Adams, seconded by Thomas Ballantyne, the report of the President was received and ordered published with the proceedings of this meeting. Treasurer H. W. Cowan read his annual report, and on motion the report was also accepted and ordered published in the proceedings. Reading of the Superintendent's and other reports was dispensed with, but was ordered printed with the proceedings. The following resignations were accepted: G. C. Freeman, Edward Mclntyre. C. S. Ellis and J. Stark Clay. The following named gentlemen were elected members: Rev. J. 0. A. Cook, D. B. Falk. G. S. Van Horn. 282 MA TOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. J. A. Sullivan, E. P. Lovell, Jr., A. 0. Scott, A. Pratt Adams. William M, Davidson, T. F. Sfcubbs, L. A. McCarthy, Dr. Sidney J. Lanier, Dr, J. Lawton Heirs, Dr. J. G. Keller, Frank E. Keilbach, James Van Berschot. J. L. Archer, J. T. West, T. H. McMillan and R. M. Larcombe. The Society then proceeded to an election of officers for the ensuing year. Col. E. D. Walker nominated Col. J. H. Estill for President and put the motion. Col. Estill was unanimously re-elected. The President, in a few appropriate remarks, thanked the Society for the honor. Mr. D. R Thomas was unanimously re-elected VicePresident. Mr. H. W. Cowan declined re-election as Treasurer on account of other business and Mr. John Riley was unanimously elected to that office. Mr. W. K. Wilkinson was unanimously re-elected Secretary. President Estill recommended that Hon. R. E. Lester be made honorary manager, and it was so ordered on motion of Mr. S. B. Adams. The President announced the following appointive officers: ManagersThomas Ballantyne, R. B. Reppard, S. Herman, E. F. Lovell, S. P. Hamilton. J. A. G. Carson. Samuel B. Adams, C. H. Dorsett and E. W. Cubbedge. Honorary managers were as follows: George S. Owens, A. R. Lawton, R. D. Walker, G. M. Sorrell, William Rogers, R. E. Lester. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. StewardsJohn B. Fernandez, B. P. Lovell, H. J. Sutcliffe, A. S. Nichols, H. W. Cowan, Walter E. Coney, E. D. Lattimore, John Nicolson, Jr., P. A. Soper, Joseph W. Jackson. On motion of Mr. Thomas Ballantyne, it was ordered that a committee be appointed to see Prof. S. M. White, and find out what arrangements could be made to have him repeat the "Chimes of Normandy" for the benefit of this society. Messrs. Thomas Ballantyne, D. R. Thomas, R. B. Eeppard and L. A. Falligant were appointed. On motion of Mr. S. B. Adams, it was ordered that a committee of three be appointed to increase the membership of this Society. Messrs. S. B. Adams, L. A. Falligant and E. W. Cubbedge were appointed. No further business offering, the meeting adjourned to the grove. The orator of the day, Eev. J. O. A. Cook, was escorted to the gi*and stand. Exercises were opened with prayer by Rev. E. Webb, after which Rev. J. O. A. Cook, pastor of Trinity M. E. Church, delivered the annual address. At the conclusion of the address, Mr. D. E. Thomas offered the following rerolution: Resolved, That the thanks of the Society be tendered to the Rev. J. O. A. Cook for his appropriate and interesting address, and that a copy of the same be requested of him for publication. This resolution was unanimously adopted. The meeting was closed by the benediction by Eev. L. C. Vass. 284 MAYORfi ANNUAL REPORT. ANNIVERSARY ADDRESS. Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen and Boys: I count it an honor to have been invited to address you on this occasion, and only regret that the short notice given and the press of other duties have made it impossible for me to give the time and thought to my part in the programme that the occasion merits. Like some of my honored predecessors. I have been somewhat at a loss in the selection of a theme. I have read a number of your anniversary addresses, and have found it difficult on this, the 145th anniversary, to fix on any line of thought that would not necessarily take me over much the same ground already traversed. Indeed, that would be next to impossible, if what I shall say shall have any bearing on the matter in hand. So attempting nothing in the way of novelty, I propose to give expression to some thoughts that come naturally out of the occasion itself, and while hoping to have the attention of the older persons here present, shall endeavor especially to say something that may interest and profit the boys, in whose interest this meeting is held. This noble charity, born of Christian philantrophy, established and maintained by the zeal and liberality of men who loved God aud their fellow men, stands to-day, after the lapse of 145 years, a splendid monument to the great principles that underlie all true success in human endeavor. It is suggestive to me 1. Of the impulsive force, the propulsion power of a noble purpose. Now, I want to say to you boys that the first condition of success in this life is that you have a purposea well defined object to be attaineda clear idea of what you propose to do. And I am thoroughly MAJOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 2S5 convinced that the earlier this question is settled the better. Uncertainty here leads to indecision of character and paralysis of effort. Let me illustrate: You meet a traveler, professedly a business man. You ask him what his business is; he cannot answer. You ask him whose business he represents; he makes no reply. You inquire where he is going; he meets the question with a vacant stare. What is your conclusion ? You feel at once, that man ought to be in the asylum for the insane. He is a man without a purpose. Here's a man who says I am going to build a house. You ask him where. Ho does not know; he has selected no site. You ask him how; he cannot tell, for he has chosen no plan. He just takes here a stone and there a brick and puts them down with the trowel and mortar. What is the result ? A confused heap, a pile of rubbish fit for nothing. Here's a boy who starts out hunting. You ask him what he is hunting for, and he replies nothing in particular; and when he gets to the woods or out in the fields he begins to fire at random. What is the result! A foolish waste of ammunition. So the boy who leaves school and goes out in the world with no thought as to what he is going to do, no plan or purpose in his mind as to how he is to make a living, no trade or profession selectedjust floating around, waiting for something to turn up, content to do the little jobs that may accidentally fall in his way, will himself soon turn up in the poor house or penitentiary. An aimless life is in the necessities of the case a failure. Look at the other side. -Here is a boy with a purpose; he had made up his mind to be a civil engineer. He has a taste for that sort of work and feels a drawing toward MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. it, and he just settles this question at once. You" ask him to-day what he is going to do when he gets to be a man, and he tells you, I am going to be a civil engineer. You repeat the question next year and he gives you the same reply. He dreams of it by night and talks of it by day. It becomes with him a passion, and everything he learns is made in some way to contribute to this, his life purpose. He will succeed. Such a purpose is like a river. See the great Mississippi. It is formed of little rills in the mountains and augmented by larger streams as it flows onward in its course. As you watch it you will sometimes see little eddies that whirl around and look as if they had changed their minds and were going back again to the mountains. And yet all its mighty current flows changeless to the sea. If you build a dam across it in a few hours it will go over it with a voice of victory. If the tides check it at its mouth it is only that when they ebb it can sweep on again to its ocean home. So I say all obstacles will go down before a determined life purpose. History gives us many illustrations of this. I can only refer you to one or two. Did you ever read the life of Benjamin Franklin ? If not, get it and study it. His father was a tallow chandler and soap boiler. Very naturally he wanted his son to assist him in his business. But the business was distasteful to the lad; not that he felt himself above the humble occupation of his father, but simply that his tastes naturally ran in another direction. His taste lay in the line of literary and intellectual pursuit. His purpose was fixed when a mere boy to do something noteworthy in this line. There were great difficulties. He had little education, no money, no influential friends. MA SOR8 ANNUAL REPORT. SS1 But all these melted like snow under the burning purpose to succeed. He read good books. At 12 years of age he was a printer, and soon launched out on the uncertain sea of journalism. At the age of 17 we find him 400 miles from home in a great city, without one acquaintanceonly a few pence in his pocket. He soon finds employment (such boys always do.) Soon afterward, the dupe of a prominent man, he is in London, entirely dependent on his daily exertion for his daily bread. Returning to America, he sets up business for himself. At the age of 35 he climbed to the top of journalism in America, and at 85 he died probably the most famous man of his age. So while Diderot was teaching the dignity of labor in France and the folly of social standards that proscribed it, Franklin was illustrating in America the truth of the old couplet: "Honor and fame from no condition rise Act well your part; there all the honor lies." Aim to do something and to be something in the world. Be sure you have a life purpose. Again let me say aim high. Let your purpose be a noble one, such as God and good men can approve. The true standard of success in the best sense is in the moral character of the purpose. It is possible to succeed in unworthy enterprises. In one of the great cities of our State there was a man who owned one of the finest blocks in that city. I was told that that man, when a poor boy, determined he would own that property if he lived to be 50 years of age. He did what he said he would do, but he did it at the tremendous sacrifice of integrity of character. He grew to be selfish and miserly, unloving and unloved. His purpose was to get money, no matter MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. how. He died "unwept, unhonored and unsung." Here was success, but success unworthy of a true man. Take a case on the other side. George Whit-field, a young man, came to Savannah a century and a half ago. He was marvelously gifted. He swayed multitudes with his eloquence as few men could do. His great, warm, loving heart went out toward the homeless boys of this city, then a small town of a few hundred poor colonists, and the noble purpose was formed to establish for them a school of instruction and training. Almost insuperable difficulties faced him, but he persevered. Thirteen times he crossed the ocean in behalf of his enterprise, and up and down our coast his silver tongue was heard pleading for Bethesda. Since then this institution has undergone important changes; and yet for the mighty charity that stirred the hearts of George Whitn'eld and Lady Huntington there would possibly have been no Bethesda to-day. Let it never be forgotten, gentlemen, that this noble institution has its origin in Christian philanthropy. The higher and purer the purpose the grander and, I believe, the surer the success. Nothing so stimulates to high endeavor, nothing so sustains under persistent trial as the consciousness of worthy enterprise. What difficulties have not men overcome in the pursuit of useful knowledge. History tells of a blind man who explored the economy of a beehive and lectured on the laws of light. Demosthenes, the stammerer, with pebbles in his mouth and the sea surge in his ear, became the greatest of orators and swayed as no other man could the changeful tides of the mighty masses of Athenian democracy. Some of you boys are thinking, "I have a poor chance to be anything in the MAYORS ANNUAL REPORT. 89 world." Don't talk that way. You have a splendid chance in this great free country of ours. Poverty is no disgrace. It may be, and often is, a positive blessing for a boy to begin life with nothing but muscle and brain and a good character. With them, if he will, he may climb to the top. You have as good a chance as had Johnson, or Lincoln, or Garfield. or Cleveland. There is no reason why some of you boys here to-day may not in a few years be the leading merchants and lawyers and doctors and journalists in this and other communities. No reason why some of you may not after a while be sent to Atlanta or Washington to make the laws of our land. Nothing really in the way of some boy from Bethesda becoming the Governor of the State or President of this great commonwealth. I do not doubt but that the possibilities of all these things are before me to-day. The brightest Kohinoors are often picked out of the common sand. Michael Angelo's crowning piece of sculpture was carved from neglected marble, marred and hacked by an unskillful workman and thrown out in the rubbish as worthless. So I say to you boys to-day, aim high, have a definite life purpose, and let it be a noble one. Adopt Davy Crockett's motto, ''Be sure you are right, then go ahead with a will." Make everything bend to the one purpose of making this old world brighter and better for your living in it. If you cannot command success, do what is betterdeserve it. This institution and this occasion suggests to me the immortality of a good deedthe imperishableness of true charity. St. Paul was right"Charity never faileth." Henry Drumrnond was right"The greatest thing in the world is charity." And charity means here 2W MA TOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. the love that shows itself in generous deeds of kindness to such as are in need. It perpetuates itself in the character of the doer, for every kind deed done makes the doer the kindlier. It is perpetuated in the memory and the lives of the beneficiaries. Few people in the world are so bad as to be altogether proof against the power of kindness. Jean Valjean in Victor Hugo's "Les Miserables." so degraded as that when dismissed from the galleys he was not allowed to sleep in a dog kennel into which he had crawled one night, was kindly received by good Bishop Mariel, who seated him at his supper table and gave him an elegant bed to sleep in. In the middle of night he got up and made off with the silver dishes he had seen on the table. Arrested and brought back, the good bishop dismissed the police, pretending that he had madehim a present of the silver, and asking him why he did not take the candleticks also. When left alone he said, to the astonishment of the thief: "Jean Valjean, my brother, never forget that you have promised to employ this silver which I have given you in becoming an honest man. You belong no more to evil, but to good. I have bought your soul. I reclaim it from black thoughts and the spirit of perdition and I give it to God/' You know the result. From that day he was a changed man and became one of the noblest characters in the whole range of the world's fiction. It will live on in glorious reward when the world is burned up. Someone has put the thought in poetry I saw a smileto a poor man 'twas given, And he was old The sun broke forth; I saw that smile in Heaven Wrought into gold, Gold of such lustre was never vouchsafed to us; MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 91 It made the very light of day more luminous. I saw a toiling woman sinking down Footsore and cold; A soft hand covered herthe humble gown Wrought into gold, Grew straight imperishable, and will be shown To smiling angels, gathered round the judgment throne. Wrought into gold; we that pass down life's hours So carelessly Might make the dusty way a path of flowers If we would try. Then every gentle deed we've done or kind word given Wrought into gold would make us wondrous rich in Heaven. I congratulate you, gentlemen, to whom is entrusted the management of this school and the training of these boys on the good work already done; but I congratulate you more on the possibilities of yet grander achievements. You have it in your power to build in the characters and lives of these boys monuments to your memory more valuable by far than costly marble. If faithful to your high trust the glorious success of some of these boys and their grateful benedictions will gladden your hearts and brighten the declining years of your lives. THt PRESIDENT'S REPORT. BETHESDA, April 23, 1895. To the Members of the Union Society: The most important matter to report is the building of the eastern wing, and the improvement of the water supply and sewerage system at Bethesda. For years it has been the earnest desire of the managers to complete the Orphan House according to the original plan, and what has been done during the past year is a long stride towards that much hoped-for consummation. ->:)-> MA YORfi ANNUAL REPORT. As you are aware, the Society at its last annual meeting, passed a resolution instructing the Managers to build the eastern wing, provided it could be done with safety and propriety, that is without endangering the usefulness of the Society by impairing its finances. Immediately after the meeting, namely on April 2tth, the Board appointed a Special CommitteeMessrs. Thomas. Adams and Hamiltonto investigate into the matter and report. The committee, with the President and several other Managers, visited Bethesda on April 30th. The committee examined the premises carefully, and were of the unanimous opinion that it was necessary to have more room to properly care for the beneficiaries of the Society. A Building Committee, consisting of the President and Messrs. Thomas and Ballantyne, was appointed to obtain estimates and report back to the Board. This was done, and at a meeting held on May 20th, the contract for the building was awarded to Mi*. A. C. Scott (the lowest bidder.) for 7,806. The building was completed in October. On the 18th of that month the Board of Managers instructed the committee to put in a new water supply and remodel the sewerage system, and to otherwise improve the sanitary arrangements; and, also, to erect new stables and make such other improvements as might be deemed necessary. It was in contemplation to put down new flooring and plaster the dining room, but a lack of funds prevented that important work from being done. The work contracted for is about completed. The water tower which stood in the rear of the Technologi- MA YORK ANNUAL REPORT. SOI cal Building has been removed to the rear of the Orphan House, and a supply of water obtained for it from the Artesian well by using a hydraulic ram. It is probable that in order to obtain an adequate supply of water, some other water motor will have to be used. Bath rooms and water closets have been put on two floors of the main building and on the first floor of the new wing, and water taps placed wherever necessary. The main building was fitted with gas pipes when it was built, and the piping has been extended to the wings and a gas machine put in. , This makes lighting the premises less laborious and dangerous than it was with kerosene, and the expense will be little, if any greater. The total cost of building the wing and stables, and making other improvements at Bethesda amounts to $13,521.20, of which $1,521.22 is still due. The main building, including the passage-way to the dining room, can be plastered and finished to correspond with the new wing for $2,500, and the western wing for $1,850. This work, with some new flooring, will finish the entire interior of the Orphan House. Under direction of the Board, and with the consent of Bishop Becker (representing the Barry Male Catholic Orphan Asylum, joint legatees with this Society,) the Tipperary plantation, comprising 704 acres of land in Bryan County, was sold at public auction at the Court House on 1st day of January, 1895. It was bought in by the Society at $1.4:7 per acre. As soon as the Barry Orphan Asylum is paid for its half interest, less what is due the Society for taxes and other expenses, the title will rest entirely in this Society. I hope to secure a *>4 MAYORS ANNUAL REPORT. purchaser for the property at about the price at which it was bought. Having been notified that the City of Savannah was about to issue an execution against the Society's real estate for unpaid taxes, I brought the matter to the attention of the Committee on Finance and Property. D. R. Thomas and Hon. E. E. Lester appeared before the City Council, and, on their presentation of the facts, the l| taxes were donated. The lands reported sold in my last report to W. H. Hart & Co., of Waukon, Iowa, for $148.25, has been paid for. This sales relieves the Society of an annual outlay of taxes on very undesirable property. On the 7th of January we had some trouble with the boys at Bethesda. The scholars of the senior class (Mr. Lowry's) refused to study, and defied their teacher. When I visited Bethesda the next day, I found the trouble was to a great extent caused by a few boys, who had been behaving badly for some time, and they led the 'others into it. It was apparent, however, that Mr. Lowry's usefulness as a teacher was seriously impaired, and I therefore asked for his resignation, which was handed in on February 25th. I appointed the assistant teacher, Mr. Fred W. Oborn, in Mr. Lowry's place. Capt. E. Cr. Fleming, a member of the Board of Managers, died at his residence in this city February 28th. He was attacked with paralysis on the 5th of the month, but lingered until the day mentioned, when he passed away. In his death Savannah lost one of her best citizens, and this Society an officer whose heart always beat in unison with its benevolent purposes. He was MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. ever anxious and ready to do what he could to advance its prosperity. The members of this Society join with their fellow citizens in mourning over the great loss which has befallen the community. The Society's property is in good repair, and, with the exception of the Springfield property, rented to good paying tenants. The estate of William Hone has paid all notes due. There is no change in the situation of our Central Railroad securities since my last report. The $10,000 of bonds of the Montgomery & Eufaula Railroad is still in the hands of the reorganization committee, I having overlooked, until within the past few days, the request of the Board to withdraw them. The Committee on Finance and Property renewed the loan of 817,000 to the Savannah & Isle of Hope Railway for three years. The loan to the Misses Tufts and Bliss, amounting with interest to $2,588.50. with other loans called in. amounting in all, with interest, to $14,361.53, have been expended in paying for the new wing and other improvements to the Orphan House, and in general expenses. So far, the Society has not had to borrow money, but it has impaired its income to a very great extent by the extraordinary expenditures made during the past year. In round figures the net income of the Society is now about $7,000 a year, and the expense of maintaining Bethesda $10.000. All the fencing at Bethesda has been repaired and 2.000 feet of net wire fence and 3,000 feet of barbed wire MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. fence built. Cedar has been used for posts. This work has cost $254. Three hundred and fifty-two dollars has been spent for new bedsteads, mattresses and other furniture. The Superintendent had twenty-two hogs which he expected to kill, but he killed only eight out of the lot, making about 1,200 pounds of pork. The negro thieves in the neighborhood stole the others. Two old cows and five calves were sold for $20, and we have several more of such worthless destroyers of the ditches and drains of the county, which we would be well rid of at the same figures. One of the farm mules is old and unfit for service, and I recommend that it be sold and a good animal purchased. There were ninety-one boys at Bethesda on the first instant. Thirty-four boys left and twenty-two have been admitted since my last report. The health of the boys has been, as usual, excellent, there having been virtually no sickness during the past year. The total cost of maintaining Bethesda, including new fences, furniture, etc., for the year was $10,189.39. There has been no change in the officers and employes, other than the resignation of Mr. Lowry. Supt. Chaplin, after eighteen years' service, is not weary in the discharge of the duties of his important office. The other officers, and also the employes, have given entire satisfaction. Rev. Seaborn Smith, of the Methodist Episcopal Church, has conducted religious services at Bethesda duiing the past few months. Mrs. Ferguson and her sons and daughters have continued their labors in the MAYOKH ANNUAL REPORT. 2!H Sabbath-school. Messrs. Lawton & Cunningham and Messrs. Lester & Ravenel, attorneys, and Dr. Duncan and other physicians of the Savannah Hospital, have given their professional services free of charge. Hon. H. L. Ferrill, Ordinary, has for years attended to the duty of indenting boys to the Society without fee or hope of reward, and I take this occasion to acknowledge our indebtedness to him for his long and valuable services. It would be advantageous to Bethesda to have a physician visit and inspect the Orphan House and its inmates at stated intervals, and respond to calls made upon him in cases of emergency. Since the death of Dr. Dupont, of Isle of Hope, there has been no physician in regular attendance at Bethesda. Probably some member of the Board may be able to secure the services of a physician who would be willing to give a little of his time to this charity. Our membership requires recruiting, and I hope every member will consider himself especially charged with this duty. There are hundreds of citizens who would gladly contribute to the support of the Bethesda Orphan House if they were asked to do so. The Committee on Books and Accounts report that $540 is due the Society by its members for dues, and suggest that the Treasurer be instructed to make an especial effort to collect the same. The committee also states that the system of books kept is susceptible of improvement, and suggest that the incoming Committee on Books and Accounts be authorized to institute a more modern and improved plan. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. I refer you to the Treasurer's report for full details of the receipts and expenditures for the year. Thanking you for your continued confidence and support in the office to which you have so often elected me, I am, yours respectfully, J. H. ESTILL. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT. BETHESDA, April 23, 1895. Col. J. H. Estill, President Union Society: DEAR SIRI herewith submit the usual annual report. We had under cultivation last year about 12 acres of land, 3 of which was planted in various kinds of vegetables and 3 in sweet potatoes for the use of the Home, the balance, 6 acres, was planted in cow peas for the purpose of plowing into the soil as a fertilizer. From the 3 acres we gathered 425 bushels of potatoes; the other 3 acres furnished all the vegetables we needed, and about 26 wagon loads of hay. We have the same number of acres planted this year in vegetables, 4f will be planted in sweet potatoes and 4 in field corn. The crops are looking well and will compare favorably with any of the truck farms in the vicinity of Savannah. In addition to the peas plowed into the land, I have put in about 900 cart loads of material from the cow lot, which should make a decided improvement in the yield from these lands. I have repaired all of the fencing and built 2,000 feet of net wire and 3,000 of barb wire fencing, using only cedar posts. Cost, $254. We have purchased twenty double iron bedsteads for $102.33; three bedroom sets for $90; blankets and sheeting, $60; twenty mattresses for $100. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 29.? I had twenty-two hogs which I expected to kill, but only got eight, making about 1,200 pounds pork. The negroes got the balance. One of the mules is very old and unfit for use, and I would recommend that he be sold and another one purchased. LIVE STOCK. Two mules, one horse, nine cows, eleven calves, ten hogs and pigs. Two old cows and five calves have been sold for $20 and the amount turned over to the Treasurer. DONATIONS. City & Suburban Eailroad, free pass to market boy. Col. J. H. Estill, Daily News. Dr. Duncan, medical attention. Dr. Backman, dental work. J. E. Grady & Son. barrel apples. Walter Wilkinson, barrel apples. Jos. H. Baker, lot periodicals. Mr. George Lowry, Principal, resigned on March 1st, 1895, and Mr. Fred W. Oborn was appointed to fill the position. Supt. W. H. Baker and his assistant, Mr. Frank Ferguson, examined our schools on the 3d inst., and I respectfully refer you to their report for further information. I enclose roll of boys at Bethesda, and names of those who have left the Home since April 1st, 1894. Also names of those admitted since that date. The general health of the boys has been good, we having had little or no sickness the past year. The boys are required to rise at six, make up their beds, sweep rooms and attend )0 MAYORS ANNUAL REPOKT. to various other details. Breakfast 1 a. m.; school from 8 a. m.; to 1 p. m.; work on the farm from 3 p. m. to 6 p. m.; taps, 9 p. m. Mr. Smith preaches for us every fourth Sunday. Sabbath school ever)7 Sunday, conducted by the teacher, Mr. F. W. Oborn, assisted by neighbors and officers of the Home. Respectfully submitted, A. V. CHAPLIN, Superintendent. TREASURER'S REPORT. SAVANNAH, GA., April 15, 1895. Col. J. H. Estill, President Union Society: DEAR SIRI beg to hand herewith my annual report of the cash, receipts and expenditures of the Society for the year ending April 15th, 1895, showing a balance on hand of $5.18. The property of the Society is still rented to desirable tenants, with the exception of the occupant of the Springfield lots, who lost his crop, and in consequence has been unable to pay anything on this year's rent, or on the arrearage of last year. He makes fair promises, but it is not certain that he will make them good. It may be well, however, to continue to let him occupy the place until a more prompt tenant can be obtained. The Chess Club, occupying a room in the Whitfield Building, is also a few months in arrears, but they will pay. I regret to say that our membership is not increasing as it should. In consequence of reverses in money matters many of our old members have been compelled to MA YOR'8 ANNUAL REPORT. SOI resign, and unless new additions are made we will feel their loss. We have now about 190 paying members on the roll. No income has been received this year from any of the Central Railroad securities. With this report I beg to tender my resignation as Treasurer of the Society, which of necessity I am compelled to hand you. I regret this, particularly on account of my short incumbency, and also of the inconveniences such changes must make to yourself, but it is impossible for me to do otherwise at this time. Thanking you for the confidence reposed in me, I am, Very respectfully, H. W. COWAN, Treasurer. H. W. Cowan, Treasurer, in Account with The Union Society for Year Ending March 31st, 1895. RECEIPTS. 1894. April 1Balance, cash on hand this date. ..............$ 1,157 94 Teifair LegacyHenry Solomon & Son, rent one year to April 1st, 1895.. 1,200 00 Edwards Legacy A. F. Marmelstein, rent one year to April 1st, 1895...... 60000 Whitfield BuildingBoard of Education, rent to Oct. 1 1895, ......$ 300 00 Postofflce, rent to April 1st, 1895.............. 3,000 00 Savannah Chess Club, rent to July 1, 1894... 112 50 J. S. Harrison, rent on account............... 30 00 3,442 50 BoardBoard of A. C. Scott at Bethesda..................... 64 25 DuesCollections from members............................ 710 00 MA YOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. Interest AccountBalance interest on loan Savannah & Isle of Hope Railway to date..................... .$1,429 24 Balance interest on loan of J. H. Estill...... 1,078 06 Balance interest on loan Tufts & Bliss....... 031 32 Balance interest on estate Win. Hone........ 372 60 July interest on $7,500 debentures, Atlanta & West Point Railway..................... 225 00 May, Aug. and Nov. '93, and Feb. '94, coupons, $5.000 City of Savannah............. 250 00 January interest on $7,500 debentures, Atlanta & West Point Railway............... 225 CO Investment AccountSale of Iowa lands.......................... f 148 25 Sav, & Isle of Hope Ry. on account of note.. 500 00 J, H. Estill, principal of loan in full.......... 8,000 00 Tufts & Bliss, principal of loan in full....... 1,957 25 10,605 50 Farm Account From A. V. Chaplin, Superintendent, sale of cattle and potatoes. ................................ 38 00 Donations From J. J. Sullivan.......... ........................ 26 10 Education From Board of Education, Chatham County......... 1,000 00 Total receipts ......................................8 23,055 51 DISBURSEMENTS. Education, as per vouchers...............................f 1,000 57 Subsistence, per vouchers................................. 6,871 70 Farm. .................................................... 882 38 Clothing.................................................. 1,307 36 Whitfield Building............ ........................... 764 81 Technological Department........... ................... 94 50 Furniture. ....... ........................................ 124 44 Bethesda Building... .................................... 1,247 45 Edwards Legacy.......................................... 133 00 MAYOR'S ANNUAL RE POUT. SOS Telfair Legacy............................................ 182 10 Expenses. ................................................. 248 05 Springfield Plantation.................................. . 5 45 Dues...................................................... 71 00 Tipperary Plantation................ ........ ........... 21 49 Hew Wing........... .................................... 8,79610 New Barn............................... ................. 30000 Cash on hand.............................. .............. 5 18 Total. ...............................................$23,055 51 SCHOOL EXAMINER'S REPORT. SAVANNAH, GA., April 8, 1895. Col. J. H. Estill, President Union Society: DEAR SIRI have the honor to report that in company with Mr. F. H. Perguson, Assistant Superintendent of Public Schools, I visited and examined the school at Bethesda. The number of pupils belonging to the school is 96. As the result of the examination, I am able to report that fairly good work has been done in the school. The reading and penmanship are deserving of special commendation. The conduct of the boys was admirable during all the exercises. I make the following recommendations, which I trust will meet with favorable consideration: 1st. That an additional teacher be employed at the earliest period practicable. 2d. That new school furniture be purchased for the comfort and convenience of the boys. While it may not be a part of the duty devolving on me as an examiner of the educational work of your Society, I cannot refrain from an expression of pleasure M4 MAYOIt'N ANNUAL REPORT at the excellent surroundings of Bethesda. The entire building is neat and clean, the food provided for the boys is good and abundant; indeed, the appearance of the boys indicate that they receive the very best attention in every respect. Very truly yours, W. H. BAKER, Superintendent Public Schools. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON BOOKS AND ACCOUNTS. SAVANNAH, GA., April 16, 1895. Col. J. H. Esfill. President Union Society: DEAR SIRWe have examined the cash account of the Treasurer, and find same correct. The balance on hand being five dollars and eighteen cents ($5.18). Proper vouchers for all payments made were exhibited and checked by your committee. We find over 500 due the Society by its members for dues, and suggest the Treasurer be instructed to make an especial effort to collect same. The system of books kept by the Society is susceptible of improvement, and we suggest the incoming committee on books and accounts be authorized to institute a. more modern and improved plan. Respectfully submitted. WILLIAM ROGERS, J. A. GK Carson, Committee on Books and Accounts. MAYOR'8 ANNUAL REPORT. SOS Roll of Boys at Bethesda, April 1st, 1895. NAME. When Admitted Age at Date of Admission Adkins, Hazel. .................... Nov. 30, 1887......... 8 Years Adkins, Clarence.......... ...... .'Nov. 30, 1887......... 6 Adams, Charles................... . ! Nov. 9, 1894.......... 10 Altman, Philip................... JNov. 6, 1894.......... 9 Bradshaw, Henry.................. May 22, 1890. ........ 8 Blassingail, Henry................ .'Jan. 30, 1887 ......... 8 Buchanan, Nicholas. ............. .April 25, 1889........ 8 Buchanan, Henry. ................ April 25, 1889........' 6 Blitch, Benjamin.................. July 7, 1890....... " Brittle, Harry (re-admitted)....... Jan. 20, 1894. ..... Baily, Joe ......................... Oct. 4, 1894........ Beck, Willie....................... Feb. 24, 1895...... 12 6 7 10 12 Crosby, Melvin....................Oct. 12, 1891 Coursey, John................ .... Jan. 10, 1894 Cheshere, Walter ................. July 24, 1894, ....... 11 Cheshere, Frank........ ..........July 24, 1894......... 9 Davis, John ...................... Sept 8. 1885......... .1 6 Defleld, Arthur (re-admitted)...... June 6, 1891... ...... 11 Draughn, Robert.......... ...... .'Jtme 13, 1893..... . ..i 9 Doty, Henrv.......................,Feb. 1, 1895..........; 10 Doty, Morris....................... Feb. 1, 1895 ..........I 8 Elkins, Roy........................ April 9, 1890. ........! 8 Edwards, Charlie................. .'Dec. 7, 1894 .......... 7 Frain, Sanders................... .(March 17, 1892. ...... 9 Franklin. Thomas.................Feb. 27, 1893... ......< 10 Furlow, Joe....................... Feb. 10, 1894.........' 10 Gannon, AUen..................... Aug. 4. 1892..........1 11 Hardy, James. .................... Feb. 16, 1891.........: 9 Hendle, Harry..................... Oct. 18, 1891..........' 7 Hall, John......................... May 17, 1892. ........ 9 Hall, Willie.................. .... .'May 17, 1892. ........i 6 Hankerson, Clarence.............. I June 19, 1893 ........ 9 Hankerson, Alva................ ..'June 19, 1893.... .... 7 Harris, Oswald.................... Jan. 14, 1894. ....... 11 Hoeiiilein, Kurt. ........ ......... Dec. 30, 1893. ........ 10 Hodges, Harry..................... May 1, 1893 ......... 7 Hodges, Rufus ............... .... June 23,1893......... 8 Hucks, Robert.................... Jan. 27, 1894......... i 12 Hacks, Harry. .................... Jan. 27, 1894..... ... 8 Harvey, Willie (re-admitted)...... Feb. 27, 1894......... 11 Jones, Harmon .................... Jan. 20, 1887. ........ 8 Jones, Thomas .................... Jan. 20, 1887. ........ 6 Lightbourne, Henry............... Feb. 15, 1891.... .... 10 Lightbourne, Julian .............. i Feb. 15, 1891......... 8 Meyer, Henry...................... Dec. 26, 1891. ........ i 6 Murphy, Philip.................... June 26, 1890 ........ 7 Mock, Madison.................... Jan. 16, 1893. ........ 12 Mock, Randal. ............ ..... Jan. 16, 1893. ........I 8 Mock, Ulyan.................. .... Jan. 16, 1893 ......... 6 Mock, Albert...................... Jan 16, 1893. ........ 6 Mew, Albert...................... March 2, 1894 ........ I 10 Mew. Leroy.. ..................... March 2, 1894 ........ i 7 30f> MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. ROLL OF BOYSContinued. NAME When Admitted Age at Date of Admission Miller, Sam........................ 'July 23.T1894. ....... I 10 Years Miller. Raymon....................July 23, "1894..........i 5 McKewen," Harry................ ..'Feb. 11, 1893......... 12 McKewen, Howard................Feb. 11, 1895......... i 9 Papot, Julian. .................... ;Jan. 1, 1887.......... i 9 Rushing, Charlie .................. Dec. 6, 1890 .......... i 10 Roberts, Ernest.................... Nov. 10, 1892.......... 11 Roberts, Harry (re-admitted)...... iDec. 30, 1893.........: 11 Roberts, Walter (re-admitted).... JDec. -30, 1893......... 8 Roberts, Edgar................... jNov. 10, 1892. ......... 10 Roonev, James .................... "Jan. 6, 1893 .......... 14 Roonev, Hugh ................... .'Sept. 7. 1894. ........ 12 Rich. John.... ................... JApril 6, 1891......... 6 Rosella. Hiram .................... May 1, 1893 .......... 7 Bosella, Paul...................... May 20, 1893. ........ 4 Roteureau. Ernest .... ............ Nov. 29, 1890......... 12 Ross, Charlie...................... June 22, 1892......... i 12 Ross, Willie ...................... June 22, 1892......... 8 Smith, Jessie (re-admitted)........ July 9, 1892.......... 12 Smith, Louis ..................... Sept. 26, 1892 ........ 10 Smith, Cleveland.................. Sept. 26, 1892 ....... 8 Seckinger, Malcombe.............. Nov. 11, 1886 ........ 7 Seyles, Guss....................... Sept. 20, 1888 ........ 6 Smalls, John............ ... ...... March 10, 1890. ......1 11 Smalls, Frank..................... March 10, 1890 ....... 8 Smalls, James. ................... .'Jan. 31, 1893. ........ i 6 Stokes, John (re-admitted)... .... Jan. 21, 1895. ..... ..ill Stokes, Lewis...................... Feb. 4, 1893..........i 8 Stokes, Otis. ...................... Feb. 4, 1893 .......... i 7 Scully, Daniel.....................'Feb. 7, 1895.......... 12 Turner, Guss..................... Oct. 24, 1887. ... .... 9 Turner, WUIie..................... Oct 24, 1887. ........ 7 Unchurch, Kelly.................. July 9, 1892 .......... 9 Weidinger, Charlie............ . March 13, 1890....... 9 Watson, Edward................. June 26,1890..... ... 7 Withers, Fred..................... July 27, 1893. ........ 5 Williams, Veesie................... Oct. 28, 1892.......... 12 Wilson, Turner.................... March 13, 1893....... 8 Wilson, Daniel................. .. March 13, 1893....... 5 White, John (X..._._...... L1^_1_-_L Jan. 24.J89JL ........ _7_ 81 boys. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 307 Boys Admitted from April 1, 1894 to April 1, 1895. NAME When Admitted Age al Date of Admission Adams, Charlie.................... November 0, 1894.... 10 Years Altman, John..................... .'November 6, 1894.... 11 Altaian, Philip.................... ..November G, 184. ...< 9 Bailey, Joe.........................October 4, 1894....... | 6 Beck, Willie................. .... .iFebruary 24, 1895.... 7 Cheshere, Walter.................. 'July 24, 1894.......... 11 Cheshere, Frank.................. .'July 24, 1894.........1 9 Doty, Henry ......................'February 1, 1895. ....' 10 Doty, Morris....................... February 1, 1895.... 8 Edwards, Charles.................. 'December 7, 1894..... 7 Miller, Sam................. ..... J July 23, 1894........ J 10 Miller, Raymon................... .'July 23, 1894........ 5 McKewen, Harry................. JFebruary 11, 1895.... 13 McKewen, Howard............... .February 11, 1895.... 9 Rooney, James..... ............... 'January 16, 1895. .. 14 Rooney, Hugh.....................September 7, 1894... 12 Snead, Hoostin................... JAugust 22. 1894...... 11 ScuIIy, Daniel...................... February 7, 1895.. ...i 12 Sullivan, Lawrence................ September 20, 1894...I 13 Stokes, John (re-admitted)......... 'January 21, 1895..... I 11 Waters, Warnock.................. May 12, 1894......... 8 Woodward, Jesse.................. 'June 28, 1894......... 11 22 boys. Boys that Have Left the Society Since April 1, 1894. NAME Remarks Altman, John............. Left without permission Dec. 10, 1894. Alderman, Leroy.......... Given up to his mother Sept. 28, 1894, upon application to President. Alderman, Lester......... Given up to his mother Sept. 2, 1894, upon application to President. Alderman, Lorme.........'Given up to his mother Sept. 28, 1894. I upon application to President. Browder, Eddie...........Given up to his mother Sept. 26, 1894, upon application to President. Browder, Raymon........ Given up to his mother Sept. 26, 1894, | upon application to President. Davis, Leon. ............. Given up to his father J_an. 17, 1895, | upon application to President. Davis, Harry.............. Given up to his father J_an. 17, 1895, j upon application to President. Dee, Leslie................Given up to his mother June 10, 1894. 1 upon application to President. Davenport, Clarence..... .Left without permission July 6, 1894. Foster, Ernest............ Given up to his aunt in New Tork Feb. i 21, 1895, upon application to President. 90S MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. BOYS THAT HAVE LEFT THE SOCIETYContinued. NAME Remarks Folks, Willis...............Given up to his mother Oct. 20, 1894, to place in business. Garner, James............ Left without permission April 1, 1894. Kenan. Eddie.............|Given up to his mother Feb. 2, 1895, to I learn baker's trade. Kirkpatrick, James...... JLeft without permission Aug. 10, 1894. Kirkpatrick, John....... .'Left without permission Aug. 10, 1894. Lane Ernest.............. 'Given up to his grandmother, April 5, \ 1894 upon application to President. McHale, James............ Left without permission April 7, 1894. Merril, Robbie............ Left without permission April 3, 1894. Oglesby, Tom............. Given up to his mother Aug. 18, 1894, upon application to President. Oglesby, Charlie.......... Given up to bis mother Aug. 18, 1894, upon application to President. Palletier, Sam........... .'Given up to bis mother April 1, 1894, to i learn plumbing. Register, Frank.......... .'Given up to his brother April 30,1894, to 1 be placed in business. Shepard, Eugene......... .Given up to his mother March 16, 1895. upon application to President. Shepard, Julius.......... .'Given up to his mother March 16, 1895, upon application to President. Snead, Hoostin........... Left without permission Sept. 18, 1894. Simpler, Owen............ Left without permission Jan. 9, 1895. Sullivan, Edward......... Given up to his mother Jan. 18, 1895, 1 upon application to President. Sullivan, Lawrence....... Given up to his mother Jan. 18, 1895, upon application to President. Sullivan, James........... Given up to his mother Jan. 18,. 1895, upon application to President. Sullivan, Philip........... : Given up to his mother Jan. 18,1895, , upon application to President. Williams, Varnie..........Left without permission Jan. 9, 1895. Waters, Warnock......... Given up to his mother Dec. 2, 1894, upon application to President. Woodward, Jesse........ Left without permission Jan. 3, 1895. 34 boys. MA TOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. SO* LOUISA PORTER HOME. THE WORK Of The Louise Porter Home for the Friendless Is as Follows: 1st. The care of its children. These are orphans, halforphans, or those abandoned by their parents. They are either bound to the home or received as hoarders. They are provided for and instructed until they are of age, or until permanent homes can be obtained for them by adoption, apprenticeship or in orphan institutions. 2d. To provide a home for young women who wish to live upright, honorable lives under the protection and with the assistance of the Board of Managers, who offer to such a comfortable home and board at a rate commensurate with their means. 3d. To provide, free, a temporary home and employment for any worthy white woman in temporary destitution, until a more permanent home and employment can be secured for her. 4th. To provide board and lodging at a reasonable rate for working women, who are strangers passing through the city and in need of temporary assistance. 5th. To distribute in the shape of money, provisions, clothing, wood, etc., the annual amount set aside by the County of Chatham for the poor. Also to visit and assist all deserving poor persons residing in the city. 6th. To furnish, to the extent of its means, free meals at the doors of the Home to the starving and hungry. ANNUAL REPORT. April 1st, 1895, completes the twentieth year of the work of this Institution. In the two decades just closed 310 MA rows AjyjruAL REPORT, changing events have brought changes in the name of this Institution, and in its work, suiting it to the necessities of the present time. The general financial depression of the past year has been felt in all departments of business, and charitable institutions have been unusually taxed to meet the pressure of surrounding circumstances. Our city has been crowded during the past season with people from other cities, other States, and even other countries. Savannah has seemed to have attained the reputation of being a prosperous city where employment could be found. In many instances this has not been realized. With this class our institution has been greatly taxed. The work of The Louisa Porter Home is varied, widespread, and covers much ground, as will be seen by the reports of its several committees. We have endeavored to meet the increased demands, and to supply the needed wants as far as possible. The County Commissioners appropriation for the poor of Chatham County has continued during the past year to be entrusted to our institution for distribution. This is an extensive and most worthy department of work; but in its management, while it appeals strongly to human sympathy, it also requires good judgment, great discretion and watchful care in its distribution. Discrimination is often necessary, and when exercised faithfully and conscientiously, often results in criticism and censure. The aim of our committees in this department has been not only to extend pecuniary aid, but to stimulate and help the needy to rise above pauperism and mendicancy. In this effort we have found the sewing MA TOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 31: room an invaluable help, and we feel that we cannot too highly commend it. The report from the committee speaks for itself as regards its efficiency and the amount of good accomplished. Truly we consider it the encouraging feature of this branch of our work. On the whole the work of distributing this fund is no light matter, but a most laborious undertaking, and attended with many discouragements. With the increased demand of the past winter it has become so onerous that the Board have been seriously considering whether they could undertake it in the future. Our Home would gratefully acknowledge the receipt of two hundred dollars (through the appointed committee) from the fund appropriated by the Benevolent Association for the relief of the poor during the severe spells of weather of the past winter. This fund was used in the following manner: One hundred dollars was used to increase the number of women supplied with work weekly from the sewing room, and one hundred was distributed by individual members of the Board to persons known by them to be worthy and in great need of assistance. Our city has a great many noble charities, but a system of co-operation would tend greatly to the development of better results. The boarding department of our institution has not been as well patronized during the last year as usual. Perhaps on account of the difficulty of the young work women finding steady employment. Our new and very efficient matron, Miss Brainard, will be glad to receive any in this department who desire to join a well-ordered 313 MA TORS ANNUAL REPORT. Christian Home, at the moderate rate of $1.50 to $2 per week for lodging and board. The health of our Home has been excellent, no cases of serious sicknesses occuring during the year. We have had from twelve to fifteen children under our care during the year, all of whom receive the benefit of the public school system. ADMITTED TO HOME. Adults .... .-...--......--...........-..-.-42 Children...................................15 Total.-.- ................................57 AT PRESENT IN HOME. Adults............ .... ..................... 9 Children....... ............................15 Total................ ....................24: Number of boarders for year. ..._........ 19 Number of beneficiaries.................. 38 Average for each month _..._-.._.._..-__- 23 Found employment...................... 15 Meals given out......................... .2,091 It gives us great pleasui-e to recall the many instances of kindly remembrance and aid extended to us during the past year. To Dr. Charlton, we are always indebted for professional service to our Home, most kindly and constantly given. We would also remember gratefully, Drs. Hanby, Bloodworth, and others, for kindly responding when MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 313 called upon by our ladies to attend cases of need in the sick. Dr. Aiken, too, for special services. Dr. Paige for special services in his department of practice. To the Mayor of Savannah, Hon. Herman Myers, for aid in procuring passes out of the city for persons in distress and need, we desire to express our thanks. To Messrs. Charlton & Mackall, and Mr. Walter Hartridge, for valuable professional services, our thanks are due. And to Messrs. Lawton & Cunningham, who are always found ready to serve us when called upon. To Solomons & Co., for long continued supply of medicine. To Mr. Luke Cai-son for kindly supplying carriages when applied for; also to Messrs. Gleason & Co., for like kind favors. To Mr. Hirsch, Mr. Joyce, and others, for many timely gifts in their line. To Mr. Kessel, Mr. Derst, and Mrs. Herman, for frequent gifts. To St. John's Rectory Society, the Independent Presbyterian Church Societies, and the First Presbyterian Church Societies, for kindly remembrances. For individual remembrances, too numerous to mention, we desire to return thanks. To all, who have in any way aided us in our work, we would express our thanks. Respectfully submitted, JULIA. MACL.EOD, President. .114 JfA YOK8 ANNUAL REPORT. REPORT OF TREASURER FOR YEAR ENDING APRIL 1, 1895. Receipts. Balance cash on hand, April 1,1894, for account of Louisa Porter Home..........................$1,481 04 Balance cash on hand, April 1, 1894, for account County Poor Fund... 757 00 County Poor Fund to April 1, 1895. 2,655 00 Cash from County Commissioners as salary Louisa Porter Home... 720 00 Subscriptions ..................... 373 00 Board and lodgings.--...----.--.- 42315 Donations ....-.-......----....-.. 242 95 Sundries.... ..................... 155 00 Rents.... ........................ 236 41 Property Mary Kelly.............. 637 49$7,681 04 Disbursements. Expenses for Home...............$1,989 05 Insurance..-.---._--_._--_-_--._- 13 78 Invested for Mary Kelly...-._.-._- 637 49 $2,640 32 County Poor Fund. Cash distributed and sewing room .$2,182 50 Wood and delivery of wood....... 759 40 Dry goods.... .................... 234 02 Shoes.................... ........ 19205 Meal and grits -...-.......-.. .... 95 60 Grocery orders.................... 91 20 Sundries,--....- .... .-...-......- 83 05 $3,637 82$6.278 14 Balance on hand April 1, 1895............... .$1,402 90 MA YOK8 ANNUAL REPORT. 315 The last quarters allowance, $1,125, from the County Commissioners, due March 1, not being yet paid, the the Home has advanced $225.82 from its own funds, which will be deducted from amount when paid. Eespectfully submitted, LOUISA P. MINIS, Treasurer. REPORT OF THE DISTRIBUTING COMMITTEE FOR THE YEAR ENDING APRIL 1, 1895. Mrs. Julia MacLeod, President: During the past year your committee have been able to help substantially all deserving and needy persons applying for county aid. The general scope of the assistance granted is best shown by the following tables: Statement of Disbursements of Distributing Committee for Year Ending March 31, 1895. April ..... May. ....... June .... .... July. ........ August ...... September. .. October. .... November . . . December . . . January ..... February .... March. ...... Totals. .... Grand total. 1 $ 128 150 145 135 135 135 135 145 34 75 125 100 $1,442 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 50 00 00 00 I $163 192 194 210 50?759 1 1 [ O . . $136 , i 40 21 00 22 00 21 00 33 40 $234 50 17 15 05 15 02 i $25 4 85 60 . 1 35 20 51 26 23 37 $192 45 95 20 70 95 Groceries 1 $ 5 12 7 8 1 5 15 40 21 10 24 33 05 $186 15 10 50 85 95 50 75 05 60 30 10 95 |Sundries ! $20 00 2 30 12 80 28 00 4 00 6 66 2 20 7 75 80'$83 05 1 g 1 ......... i 65 66 65 00 65 00 65 00 65 00 65 00 90 00 80 00 90 00 90 00 $ 740 00 $3,637 82 3i>; MA TOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. Number of times work given by sewing room.....2,498 Number of times food, clotbing, etc., given........ 1,805 Total.................................... . ..4,303 Total number of persons helped 475. There were given out during the year: 968 loads wood. 145 pairs shoes. 100 grocery orders. 219 finished garments. 40 barrels grits. 35 sacks meal. 30 sheets, blankets and sundries. Having a total cash value of $1,455.32, as shown in the previous tables. Of the 475 people helped, some received very little, while others are regular pensioners, receiving every variety of help we can give, needing it on account of their age or infirmities. Receiving help entire year. ................ 146 Receiving help only in winter..-.--.....-..160 Receiving sewing to do only................ 30 Emergency cases.................... ...... 139 Total........ ..........................475 The latter class of cases were those, many of whom were not on our regular lists, but who needed immediate and temporary aid. Help is given only to those parties whose cases have been thoroughly examined and inquired into by the Visiting Committee, and only upon their orders, except in some few emergency cases. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. S17 The sewing room was opened for the year on May 22, 1894, and the following statement is made by the Chairman in charge of this important branch of the work of our committee: REPORT OF SEWING ROOM RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS FOR.TEN MONTHS ENDING APRIL I, 1895. Receipts. Given by Louisa Porter Home as capital to start sewing room .................... .....^, 100 00 Given by Savannah Benevolent Association... 100 00 Appropriated by Distributing Committee from County Fund.............................. 74Q 00 Cash paid from County Fund for garments distributed free by Distributing Committee. 234 02 Sale of garments among poor.--.-,-.--...--- 56773 Total.... ........ ............. .........$1,741 75 Disbursements. Material............... .....................^ 788 73 Paid for making............................. 797 50 Losses in collecting accounts................. 27 52 Due for garments in hands of saleswomen.... 30 00 Value of material and garments on hand...... 78 00 Cash on hand.... ..................---.-.-.-. 20 00 Total.... ................................$1,741 75 Bespectfully submitted, A. M. EAINES, Chairman. It is intended that this branch of the work shall accomplish two purposes: First, as a method of demand- S18 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. ing some equivalent for the aid given, and, second, to render the applicants more or less self-supporting. It has succeeded admirably, and many poor women have heen taught to sew in a neat, proper, and satisfactory manner, so that they can support themselves by their work, instead of pauperizing themselves still further by receiving aid for which they give no equivalent in return. Nine thousand nine hundred and eighty-four yards of cloth were cut during the year into garments, and with proper amounts of thread and buttons, given to an average of about 66 applicants per week, who took the work to their homes, made up 3,159 garments during the year and received pay for the work. The garments were then sold to other poor people for about the cost of material only; thus each garment helped two people at small cost, and in a most beneficial manner. Tour committee is strongly of the opinion that such methods as this of giving aid should be encouraged and amplified, and the amount of direct giving cut to as low a figure as possible. Respectfully submitted, LUCY EL BALDWIN, Secretary Distributing Committee. REPORT OF VISITING COMMITTEE YEAR ENDING APRIL 1, 1895. This committee has paid about 220 visits during the year just ended. Of these only 95 were new names, and of the new applicants only about half were considered worthy objects of charity. The pauper list of Chatham MA SOU'S ANNUAL REPORT. S10 County, as far as brought to our attention, consists of about 320 families. Some are taken off from time to time, and others added, but the number is about the same. There have been several people taken off our lists for frauds of various kinds, and six or eight women who have been on the list for years, are dead. The new names we have had have been many of them strangers come to Savannah from the surrounding counties, or from South Carolina, to find work. Our Record Book has now a record of 442 persons investigated and recorded since we began the present method of distributing the Poor Fund of Chatham County. Respectfully, ANNIE G. MACKALL, Chairman. COMMERCIAL STATISTICS. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. THE SAVANNAH COTTON EXCHANGE. SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE, ) SAVANNAH, GA, December 31st, 1894. j Hon. J. J. McDonough, Mayor City of Savannah: DEAR SIRLimited space makes it impossible to give more than a brief sketch of the development of the cotton business of the port during the past twenty-two years. This organization of active business men was incorporated in the year 1872 and has, through many channels of influence and efforts, been a leading factor in the progress of the city of Savannah to the present time. If the business community realized what a large factor the Exchange is in promoting the general prosperity of the city, more of those who have no direct interest in cotton matters would give it their support and thus enable it to increase its usefulness. From the season 1868-69, in which Savannah received only 363,000 bales, the annual receipts have been increasing, varying from year to year, according to the extent of the crop, until the season of 1890-91, when they passed the 1,000,000 bale mark. The receipts at this port during the past season have been larger in the gross than those of the previous year by 177,501 bales, or, 22.36 per cent. MA YOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. S33 The net receipts have been larger than those of the previous year by 179,219 bales, or, 22.52 per cent., and constituting 12.88 per cent, of the total crop as against 11.78 per cent, for the year 1892-93. Our net receipts (969,430 bales) include a larger proportion of actual spot cotton than the past season by 18,706 bales, or 08.15 per cent. The "net" receipts at Savannah for the year ending August 31, 1894, were 969,430 bales, with an approximate value of $38,929,631, in comparison with 791,211 bales and a value of $34,598,595, in 1892-93. The total cotton crop of the United States for the year ending August 31, 1894, amounted to 7,527,211 bales, an increase of 810,069 bales as compared with the previous year. Of this Savannah received 12.88 per cent, as compared with 11.78 per cent, in 1892-93. SEA ISLAND COTTON CROPS. The total Sea Island crop during the past season was 61,052 bags, against 45,422 bags the previous year, au increase of 15,630 bags, or 25.60 per cent. Of this amount Savannah received 54,259 bags, or, 88.87 per cent, as compared with 78.08 per cent, in 1892-93, making her still rank first as a Sea Island Cotton market. Of the 61,052 bags Savannah's receipts in the season of 1893-94, Georgia furnished 72.23 per cent., Florida 27.65 per cent, and South Carolina 00.12 per cent., as compared with Georgia 76.93 per cent., Florida 19.23 per cent, and South Carolina 3.84 per cent in 1892-83. The whole movements for the years 1893-94, 1892-93 and 1891-92 is given in the following pages. Detailed Statement of Cotton Movements at Savannah for the Years 1893-94, 1892-93 and 1891-92. 8KASONS October ............. January.......... .. February ............ April................ MHV. ................ June................ July................. Total.............. isoa I U 110,04ft 289,087 180.002 159,92ft 88,223 89,179 84,606 26,884 16,463 15,878 7,220 4,665 917,140 -94 o 1 1,898 18,881 16.8M 11,580 6,016 8,550 1,028 217 203 28 8 16 54,259 OWWII ItKOKII-Tfl 1892-98 ts U 108,901 218,239 165,008 92,828 40,287 29,487 29,883 28,751 18,822 16,825 8,851 11,017 768,119 Sea Island 1,027 7,716 9,153 8,748 2,867 2,101 1,589 2,864 106 86 61 23 35,779 1S91-92 o I P 150,629 276,822 178,181 146,776 53,895 48,781 48,206 35,810 28,018 17,886 4,494 7,595 985,782 o 1 480 9,919 11,642 8,807 6,021 8,192 826 397 462 86 16 387 42,084 1893-94 I 109,996 288,747 180,002 159,929 83,228 89,140 84,587 26,534 15,654 15,878 7,217 4,239 918,171 Island Sea 1,893 18,881 16,854 11,58(1 6,016 3,550 1,023 217 203 23 8 16 54,259 NKT KKOKIPTR 1892-M o c* 108,792 218,239 185,0118 92,610 40,281 28,418 28,847 25,476 18,216 16,076 8,851 11,017 755,724 I 1,027 7,715 9,168 8,748 2,867 2,101 1,589 2,572 106 35 61 23 85,487 1891-92 I 150,478 278,622 172,850 145,775 58,769 48,685 47,987 85,278 24,798 17,836 4,486 7,660 984,604 Island Sea 480 9,919 11,642 8.807 8,021 8,192 826 897 462 86 15 272 42,019 KxrOKiH OBKAT BRTAIN I 1893-94 0 | 19,352' 80,288 18,120 17,643 88,859 1 4,608 6,801 4.296 6,681 1,601 22,982 1892-93 o U 21,659 80,876 8,496 55,931 Sea Island 2,262 2,007 1,611 6,780 1891-92 0. b 6,364 89,414 61,502 44,277 8,714 6,499 100,770 9 1 1.U48 4,0811 5,673 1,488 8,625 15,88: Detailed Statement of Cotton Movements at Savannah, etc.- SEASONS September. October . . . November. December.. January... February .... March....... April........ May......... July........ Total...... 1 EXPORTS FRANOK 1893-94 o a 4 u< 6,801) 11,860 4,2l>0 4. -150 3,51)1 Ul.WI | I (* 4114 253 250 1,640 1892-98 o i b.iw) 18,050 50 4,950 24,200 Sea Island 110 892 25 627 1891-92 3 Q i 9,9110 8,050 4,057 2,648 4,576 29,81 G Sea Island !!0 450 875 20 8S1 EXPORTS I'llKTlNXXT 1893-94 13 a M e. 23,860 6s. 782 C2,S(ill 05,249 .M.SIW 15,818 20,790 22,851 2li,2D9 6,152 *871>ft 1292-98 e i t> 16,859 45,2115 76,967 24,498 45,269 12,981 18,625 15,50 6,947 10,800 6,719 1,600 279,280 1891-92 I b 42,790 79,599 68,367 26,098 48,812 28,169 14,750 3,812 8,828 8,008 801,289 EXPORTS CHANNEL 1893-94 1 U 1892-93 1 1 1891-92 | b EXPORTS OOAHTW 1898-94 1 1 & U 2T.578 78,202 76,420 S7,87l) 42,707 25,088 28,750 111,056 11,792 19,440 9,402 8,688 424,490 Inland Sea 1,817 8,821 4,044 4,205 4,428 , 540 4,421 2,491 825 659 149 168 29,618 1892-98 IS K 1. U 46,759 74,782 78,219 45,429 24,928 24,991 28,498 24,994 20,874 15,522 8,376 9,9W 894,806 Sea Island KHJ 8,486 4,830 8,536 7SS 1,836 6,790 6,532 1,154 954 6SO 170 29,881 IKK 1891-92 t3 nM 01,794 102,510 71,018 62,802 88,612 28,547 86,728 45,784 20,179 16,670 12,770 1.SS9 495,254 Sen IsK-d 89S 1,090 8,860 6,228 4,480 8,190 1,911 1,210 1.4S8 1.0S8 1,167 881 26,432 Si 1893-94 t: a 1 85.098 61,421 Si,458 25,415 14,806 8,829 10,887 6,024 7,249 2,709 1,880 8,078 198,844 ox SALFS 1892-93 O i 85,661 44,411 87,789 18,009 18,874 24,248 10,014 8,617 8,711 3,265 1794 4,012 209,815 1891-92 CJ B. P 53,947 58,407 44,588 80,981 20,683 17,841 16,872 10,590 6,678 6,80-2 1,691 2,011 275,886 { Of which 760 bales Sea Island. Manufactured, 1,628, Destroyed by fire, 755 Upland, 88 Sea Island. Keshlpped to interior, 881) Upland, 2 Sen Island. ( Manufactured, 1S94. 1892-93-1 Destroyed by fire, 22 Upland, C4 Sea Island. ( licsblppcd to interior, 255. | Manufactured, 2,247. 1891-92- Destroyed by lire, 70 Upland, 10 Sea Island. I Kesljlppwl to interior, 19S. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. Exports in Detail. SEASON. Sew Yok .......................... Boston ............................. Total France . . ... ................ If orrkcpln^. ........................ Amsterdam... ... ................ Cenoa. ............................. Barcelona ....................... . . Gothenbcrg. ........................ Halmo. ............................ Hanco. ............................. Trieste. ........... ....... ........ Geffl* . . ISD:!-'B4. c "E, 92,079 195,785 67,731 10,510 1,803 EC 3,016 21,006 5,490 . - 1 \ % 3 17,133'........ 90,42=! 122 190.029 23,874 S3.94C, 5,S: 1SP1--92. c I 47,270 118,837 235,196 M.917 1"i rf. 25 651 22,81:4 2,24i> 1511 . .... 424,496 330 2,378 4S 29,518- 894,S5' 29,S3l' 495.2.VI' 25,402 2' 63 205 ........ 1,916 24 192 2,817 i || *. 22,932 55,931 5,730 31,101 1.54C 81,101' 1,516 1 700 50,909 2SU 131 389 ' 24,200 627 24,200 627 1,700'. ....... 94.6S3 ...... ...... ... : . .......< 1,900 ........ 65.77 ........', 67,189'....... 82,632 ........ 89.20SL . ...... 8,350 9]na-i 1 000 ........ 2.650!........ 5 1 Salerno.......................... . .1 ... ..... ... Corona.. ........ ...................' .. ...... Lisbon ................... Passages ....... .. ...... .. . . 2,750 j -, 4,ioo ........ 1,400 ........ 2.100........ 4,800 ........ i,2u6 ........ * 600 1,500 ........ 1.800 ' STI.I < , 159,770 29,816 10 15,887 881 29.316 881 8,440 ........ i 22,800 1 118,073 6,002 , 28,179 86,600 6,900 2,75fl 1,800 1,800 7,100 1,650 1,700 200 1,510 2,100 1 6,075 801.239 Grand Total........................ 9IS.26-. 54.S46 730.3SS1 8fl.Ifi29SS.OSS 4LM60 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. S21 Foreign Exports, via Direct and Coastwise Steamships, from Savannah. Ga., for the Years 1893-'94, 1892-'93 and 1891 -'92. Upland 811 Idud. Quantity Ball!. 1333-'Si. Liverpool............ ..... .. . ........... ........... .... 159,499 Havre. ....................... ................... ....... ....... 39,388 Dunkirk ......... ............ ................... ..... ....... ..... ............ Bremen ............. ....... ............. ..... ................ 170,883 Hamburg ....................................... ..... 9,390 Amsterdam .. ................................ . .... ...... 13,328 Antwerp........... ......... ........................... 25,429 Ghent. ............... ..... ................... ............ 3,250 Trieste....... ........... ....... ........... ....... ............ 750 Barcelona............. ................... .. ................ 87,170 Lisbon............................... .......... ..... ....... 2,650 Oporto. ........... . .......... ................................ 2,850 Genoa ............... ....... ...... ............ ...... ....... 72,889 Beval .................... ..................... ....... ....... 70,535 St. Petersburg............ .............................. 34,725 Hiogo. ...................................... .................. 1,000 Riga .................................... ..... . ............ ... 2,700 Stockholm.... ..................... .......... ............. ............... Christiania....... ... ............................... ...... 1,200 Bergen.......... ......... ...... ............ .................. . 1,335 Gothenburg ............................................... 12,585 Malmo........ .......... ........... ....... ....... ............ 700 Norrkoping.......... . ....... ..... ............ ....... 2,700 Nykoping.. .............. ....... ............... ........... 1,000 Glasgow ........... ....... ............... .. ....... ....... !............ ..... . Carlshamn.. . ........................... .................. Geffle .................... .................................... ....... .......... Naples............ . ........ ........... ..................... 3,484 Venice ............ ............................. ....... ...... . 150 Libau.. .................. ....................... ........... ... 100 Passages... ....................................... ... 1,800 Salerno .. ...... ............................................... ....... ........... Coruna ................... .................................. ................... Yokohoma ................................. ............. 100 Warberg...... ....... .................. ............. 3,165 Puebla.... ...................................................... 200 Vera Cruz.. ................. ........... _ .............. 200 Panzecola............. __ ........... ........ ............ 200 Orizaba . ....... 500 City of Mexico ...... ...... ...... ... ... ............ 300 Guadalajara, ..... ...................... ..... ......... .. 300 Total ........ . ..... 732,405 Upland. Sta Iilaad. Quantity Bile I. 1852 '93. 138,504 40,717 50 129,553 3,915 13,672 23,353 750 500 89,808 3,330 4,100 62,814 82,546 17,100 500 i.obo 600 2,100 9,250 1,000 1,700 500 1,200 1 df>*i 1,800 3,100 COO 1,400 850 400 100 100 608,337 Uplaid. gia Iilini. Quantity BalM IMl-'tt. 249,746 46,285 159,981 5,638 19,046 23,075 5,275 3,080 89,301 2,810 1,800 37,278 48,775 14,718 500 2,300 1,700 600 1,000 1,800 10,150 2,850 9,050 200 1,000 2,100 200 1,000 741.168 Receipts of Upland and Sea Island Cotton at the Port of Savannah, da., and Weight and Value for the Years 1893-94, 1892-93 and 1891-1892. Upland... ............... Sou Island .............. Total ......... ...... QUANTITY, BAI.KS. 1893-'94. 917,14(5 54,359 971,405 1892-W 758,119 5, 779 793,898 ISOl-W. 985,783 43,084 1,037,816 WKIGHT, POUNDS. 1893-'94. 448,953,188 30,878,330 469,830,458 1892- '93. 869,553,687 14,381,720 383,934,413 1 SOI -'02. 479,854,337 16,994,3 (10 496,848,697 VAI 1803-'04. !)4,814,802 4,114,769 38,939,081 UK, DOLL; 1802-1 9:$. 81,492,268 3,106,882 84,598,595 IRS. 1891 -'92. 89,971,433 2,843,615 43,815,047 Exports of Upland and Sea Island Cotton from the Port of Savannah, Ga., and Weight and Value, for the Years 1893-94, 1892-93 and 1891-92. Upland. ................. Sea Island .............. Total................ QUANTITY, BALKS. 1893-'94. 918,268 54,846 973,114 1892-'93. 756,388 36,163 792,550 1991--92. 988,088 43,160 1,030,248 WEIGHT, POUNDS. 1893-'94. 449,501,868 21,104,193 470,605,560 1982-'93. 868,709,194 14,535,677 383,244,871 1981-'92. 481,001,288 17,025,051 498,036,289 VALUK, DOLLJ 1893-'94. 84,857,453 4,169,892 89,026,845 1892- '93. 81,420,357 8,189,584 34,559,941 1891-'92. 40,066,968 2,848,751 48,915,719 Prices of Spot Cotton at Savannah, Ca., 1891-'92, Showing Highest and Lowest Price Each Week. WEEK Knntxn 1S91-'I>2. January . .......... 1 Jannnrv. . ........ .22 February. ......... B February. ......... 26 March............. 4 Mareh.............ll March.............!* Mnrch.............25 April.............. 1 6 April............ ..If) April. ............. -a April.............. 2!P Mnv .......... ... fi Mny ..............18 May ............... Juno.............. 8 June ..,...,.,.....17 3ime., ............ 24 July............... 1 July* if) FAIII Highest July... ...... ,....,2-21. ....... August. .......... .1!!' ........ August............ 20 ........ August.. .. ..... ...'ill, ....... Lowest Mn>i>UN(! KAIR Highest fj 9 1-10 8i 89-10 8i R 8 8J 8} t 1* 8S t 715-10 7 15-K! n7"; 7 s 7} 7} ij 7> 7) 1' in MII 8 ir>-i8 <>l 7| 70-16 7t 711-18 711-10 7 ? 8t f 7 15-16 7} Lowest i 8 18-18 8* 8} 89-18 8 87-16 8J*l 8| 7 1S-16 7 18-1 li H 7 15-18 7 15-16 7* 7} "t 7 5-16 7 8-16 7} 7 7} 7 } 7t i* 618-16 6 18-16 6}6; 7 71 7* 7S 74 7 9-16 71 !! 715-18 I! Q. MlDDLlNII Highest 81 8 11-16 81 81 85-16 8 5-16 85-16 81-18 8 1-16 7 15-15 79-18 79-16 ? I 65 63 6J 6} 69-16 6 9-16 61 OJ 78-16 7*5-10 75-10 8. 3 77-16 7*5-16 7*9-16 79-16 79-16 1 Lowest 8*7-10 81 81-16 8} 85-18 II 7 15-16 77-l 77-16 79-16 70-16 ? 6*15-16 6 W-16 7t 7 6$ 6} 6* 8* 67-16 67-16 01 81 6 6} 7 8-16 71 78-10 77-16 j! 70-16 I MIDDLING. Highest 81 85-10 81 7f 718-16 7} 7 18-16 7 18-18 7 11-18 7*8-16 75-18 7 6-18 3 < 7 6 15-10 6 11-10 7 7 61 6} 61 Si 0} lit 67-10 6 5-18 05-16 0* 6J 6 15-16 71-16 7,1-16 171-16 7 7 7 78-16 78-18 78-16 7 7 01 Lowest 7f 81-16 11 7J 7 18-16 7 11-16 7 11-111 7*8-16 7 1-lfl 78-HI ? 7 6} 6 6} 6 11-16 61 85 8J ^*M6 ; 6-7-16 S 9 ISi 6j 6 15-16 7 6 15-10 7 71-16 7 8 f 7 8-16 7 7 t 6| 1 L. MIDDLING Highest 7 7 9-16 7 1-16 1 n 7 8-16 0 15-16 7 6 18-16 li 1:1-10 (J 11-16 I! 11-16 6 9-18 361 6* } 01 61 61 fi* ft 1.V16 ft 15-16 5} 6J 0 9-10 6t 6 11-18 6 11-16 6j Ot f 6i 6 o 9-in t I 6t 6i 6 61 Lowest It 6J l 7 1-16 7 S-16 7*8-18 l 6l 6 15-lf, 0 1H-1I! 6 18-11! 6 11-11! 0 11-16 fi 9-16 6 8-16 6 1-16 Jst st 6 1-16 S* Sst 6 OJ 0 0-16 6K 6 6 0-16 6 6J t 61 6 0-1 ^ * J 6t 0} 61 t l 6f G. ORDINARY HlKhest 8| 6 18-16 6J Of .VH ! SI 6 7-16 8 5-16 6} Nomlnnl Konilniil 4 61 6} , ' J Sist 9H BI ft 0-16 5 9-16 Bi B! 0 8-16 OJ 6 5-16 1! .VI 6 % 6| 6* 0( 6 S-lfi t 6t oit 61 6} H ot 51 Lowest 9 SI OJ 67-16 6 9-lfl > 0 7-16 ! 0* 6 5-18 Nominr.l Noinlnii) 6} 6t 6} 5 1M6 5 18-16 0 fit 5} BJ B| 5 11-16 BJ 5J B| ft; B| SI 5i 1 6 S-1II 61 ! 68-16 t i oj ! f' 6 8-16 , 6k 61-16 6 6 6 S itHI ORDINMHY Highest 8 08-16 6 BJ f. 15-10 fi A 6 6 ft 11-18 ft 0-lt! f>l Nomiirol Nominal Nominal :::::::::: Low eii 6* BJ BJ 6J6 15-in 6 15-lli 8K ft 11-1S 61 6| b 9-1fi TTnmfnnl Nomlnnl Noinlniil Prices of Spot Cotton at Savannah. Ca.. 1802-"03. Showing: Highest and Lowest Price Each Week. WKF.K KMUMI 1S!. '.. March 1 FA ilRhost March.................")....... March. .............. ..24........ March................. 81 ....... April,.,. .............. 1 April 1-1 ....... April, .............. ...21'...... April...... ........ ....28' .... May......... .......... ft' May,, .................li May..... ........ ......11 May.......... .........a June...................* July .................. ' July ............ ......IJuly . . .............. .21 July ......... ...... ...2f Aliens!.... ...... ......a ...... ...... ...... H ,mvi'St """"1" ' ........ Minni.is HUMiest 7 5-111 7 1MB 7 18-16 * sl 88-16 81 9* 91 161 ll 91 1(1 10 9 1MB 10 1-10 10 1-10 9J 9 18-10 91 01 97-16 9 7-16 97-16 9 7-16 01 91-16 81 8| 8f 1 81 "1 81 8 8 a 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 8| 81B711-t 11 KM II : Auvist II 7 11-16 8 7 18-16 8 71 81 9 91 9} 9} 9 18-10 0! 91 9 1M6 9! 9! 0} 9| 01 9 1-10 91 9 MB II 5-16 91 9 1-16 81 89-10 ? 8 7 1MB 8 8 I 81 81 81 l 381 I 7 9-10 0. Mil Hlfrlifst ; 7 1-16 7 7MB 7 H-16 71 8 7 1MB 8 S 81 91 Oi 1 91 01 91 9 H-16 9 18-10 9 18-16 9t 9 9-16 91 ? 98-16 93-10 98-16 9 8-10 9 8 18-16 81 81 H 7} 1 281 8 8 8 X 8 8 8 7 7 R-1f. III.IMI i.OWt'St 7 7 6 1MO 7 7 7-10 7 9-10 ii 81 01 91 01 9 9-16 91 9t 9 11-10 91itS1 8 18-16 1) 9 MB 9 MB 0 8 18-10 8 8 M6 17 11-16 )8 8 8 H B 8 11 7 1-16 Mini lllj.-lu.sl 0 1MB 0 11-16 7 MB 7 MB 7S 7*11-16 l\st 9t 91of 91 0) 9 7-16 9 9-16 II 9-16 9t 9 MO 91 0) 81 8 IMS 8 15-10 8 15-10 8 15-16 8) 8 6-16 81 81 I 7t il I !6 1MB I.1M) Lowntt 01 6 9-10 0 1MB 7*8-lfi 7 M5 I 81 I* 9 MO 91 91 9 7-10 t 91 91 91 8} 89-16 sl 8 18-10 8 18-16 81 89-10 8| 8 1-10 U 7 7-10 1 i 7 7t 71 7 7 71 71 i0 1M8 1.. Mm 11 Will-lit 6$ il MO 6} l 7 8-16 7 f.-IO 7 7-10 li "1 * 91 01 91 91 91 il 8-16 9 5-10 9 5-16 91 !l 1-10 9 8} 81 8 11-16 8 1MB 8 1MB 8 11-lli 81 8 5-16 | 74 H 18! tt (MB IM.I.MI I.owoat 6} t li 8-16 11 11-10 0} 7 MB 01 !! 81 8J 1 81 9 1-10 91 91 9 8-10 !l 9 8} 81 8 MB 8j 8 9-16 8 SI-10 s! 8 MO 81 7 18-10 7Jii 7 8-10 71 7} ? 811 I f 6 7-16 O. OKI 'lllfhcH f*! ft 18-10 R ! ! 6 1MB 7 I 8} 9 8| 81 8f 8 11-16 8 18-10 8 18-16 81 8 9-10 1 ? 83-16 B 8-16 8 8-111 88-10 S 7 18-16 I! 61 61 1 f* k 01 6( 01 61 ? 68-10 INAUY Lowest M H f> 11-16 ^i 6 Mil li 5-10 61 0 7-16 6J Oi. u81 81 81 8 9-10 8t 8J h 11-10 8j 81 81 ? 7 18-16 8 8 1-10 8 1-16 8 7 18-10 7t 7 M6 l\ 61 6 11-16 814 ft ?6l 6J 6} 8% %B 1-16 OHI iTi),'lH-.st ........ ........ I-. ...... NARY I, invest Prices of Spot Cotton at Savannah Ga., 1893-'94. Showing: Highest and Lowest Price Each Week. WKEK ENDI.XH 1898-94 "I JHghe September,....... September......., September........ September....,,., October ......... October......... October ......... October ......... November,...... November....... November....... November....... December....... December....... December....... December....... December....... January......... January.,,.,.,., January..,.,..., January......... February........ February........ February ........ February........ March........... March........... March........... March........... March........... April............ April............ May............. May............. Juno....,....,,, June............ June............ June............ Juno............ July............. July............. July............. August.......... August.......... August..,..,..,, August.......... . 81 .IB .18 .27 .18 .10 .23 .15. .22 . .29'. .18. .at. Lowest ,. ..81'. MIDDLING FAIR Highest 11-10 Lowest 7 18-18 11-16 G. MlDDLINO Highest 18-16 Lowest 7 B-l(i tfs-io 7 11-10 7 11-16 7 15-10 Hlpiu'St 7 15-16 5-16 1-16 Lowest 11-16 L. MIDDLING ORDINARY Dates of First 1 ight and First Killing Frosts at Savannah. Ca. TEAR LIGHT , KILLING 1872.............. November 16................ .November 22 (?). 1873............. JNovember 14 ................ [November 20. 1874............. JOetober 15.............. 1875..............October 17............... 1870............. JNovember 21............ 1877.............. November 10............. 1878............. /October 20............... 1879.............. November 10............ 1880... .......... October24..... ......... 1881.............. November 26 ................ (January 4 (1882). 1883.............. November 15 ............... JNovember 22. |* January 30 (1875). December 10. December 20. November 30. November 2. November 22. November 16. 1883............. .(November 3 December 18. 1884. December 3. 1885. 1880. H87. 1338. 1889. 1890^! '.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'. JNovember __ 1 1891............. JOctober 24................... November 18. 1892............. JOctober 26................... [November 12. 1893............. JOctober 31..................JNovember 16. 1894.............. November 6 ................. INovember 11. October 17. November 15 ................ iNovember 25. October 28................... (November 27. October 31................... iNovember 20. November 11 ........... .... November 27. November 19 ................November 29. December 10. Average date. November 4 ................. -November 27. *>*ot included in average. Tonnage at Port of Savannah, 1893-94 and 1892-93. Coastwise Entries ..... Coastwise Clearances. . Total Coastwise ....... Foreign Entries ....... Foreign Clearances. . . . Total Foreign ......... Grand Total........... Bpt.l, 1893, to Ang. 31,1894 Vessels 433 404 837 298 324 622 1.459 Tonnage 674,255 625,659 1,299,914 241,290 292,763 534,053 1,833,967 S.jt. 1.189J, to ABJ. 31, 18S3 Vesssel 430 417 847 813 325 638 1,485 Tonnage 658,791 633,255 1,293,046 230,691 258,167 488,858 1.780,904 MA YOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 383 Record of Net Receipts. Exports and Spot Sales at Savannah, Ga., for Years Named Ending August 31. YEAR 1894........... 1893........... 1882........... 1891........... 1890........... 1889. .......... 1888........... 1887........... 1886........... 1885........... 1884. .......... 1883. .......... 1882........... 1881........... 1880. .......... 1879........... 1878.......... 1877........... 1876........... 1875........... RECEIPTS Upland 915,171 755,724 984,604 1,093,930 924,282 798,177 869,413 777,671 780,291 708,730 646,445 805,711 719,837 874,801 729,485 685,484 586,138 471,699 516.072 598,602 Sea Island 54,259 35,487 42,019 45,630 82,235 29,991 22,975 26,741 23,068 19,357 9,301 11,959 17,229 15,082 11,533 8,280 11,811 5,736 7,172 7,817 EXPORTS Upland Sea liland 918,286 54,846 756,888 86,162 988,088 42,160 1,095,296 43,782 921.4671 82,881 797,146 29,382 874,669 24,033 i 778,555 27,939 785,045 22,790 1 708,344' 19,083 658,836 9,255 815, 1431 12,055 733,656' 17,541 879,201 15,201 728,231' 11,526 693,122' 8,286 610,496 11,896 484,434| 5,871 536,826! 7,033 610,749 7,922 SPOT SALES Upland 198,844 209,815 275,886 271,356 259,089 294,844 304,347 270,039 ! 309,849 305,005 820,421 446,477 449,602 509,298 362,248 847,670 270,461 226,205 255,660 Very respectfully, J. P. MERRIHEW,. Secretary and Superintendent. 334 MAYORS ANNUAL REPORT. REPORT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE. SAVANNAH, GA., April 11, 1895. Hon. J. J. McDonough, Mayor: SIRIn compliance with your request to furnish you with a review of the large and varied trade interest represented by this Exchance, I beg to give you herewith a few extracts from the annual report of our President, Capt. D. G. Purse, which I believe covers the condition of the different trades for the past year: "The year closes with the statistical condition of the Naval Stores trade stronger than in the several proceeding years. The prices for the present crop have not been fully up to expectations. Rosins have yielded fair returns to the producer, but the prices for spirits have not been so satisfactory, though marketed with a small margin of profit. "The stocks of both spirits and rosin at the close of the year, though the receipts at this port show an increase of B% in the former and 9% in the latter, will be largely diminished in the former and with no material increase in the latter as compared with last year, and shipments will show that quite the entire receipts for the year of both spirits and rosin and four-fifths of the stock of the former brought over from last year have gone into consumption or invisible stocks. The increase in the home demand has been very marked as compared MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. SS5 with last year. And what can be said of stocks at Savannah applies with equal force to other ports, domestic and foreign. "The absorption of the present crop dissipates the fear of overproduction within present bounds with the improved demand now manifesting itself quietly but steadily, even should the next crop exceed the present. "With the receipts estimated for the year to March 31st at 267,500 casks of spirits and 987,000 packages of rosin, making a total of 1,254,500 casks and packages, against last yeai-'s 1,218,107, our port maintains the leading position in the naval stores trade of the world. "In all legislation introduced in Congress affecting the currency and commerce of the country, your Board has taken active part with other trade bodies in working for the adoption of those measures that it was thought would advance these interests, and have endeavored to draw to their support the efforts of our members of Congress from Georgia, who were always ready and willing to acquiesce in our appeal to them. "Your Board was also active in the effort made to secure the abolition or modification of the quarantine charges at this port so much complained of, in some of its features, by ship owners. In response to the appeal the Mayor and Aldermen removed all charges, including fumigation, discharge of ballast, etc., etc. It is probable that some of these charges may be required to be restored in the present depleted condition of the city's treasury, but it is safe to say that no change will be instituted that will place Savannah at a disadvantage with rival ports, a position she occupied prior to the abolition of the charges. SS6 MA YORS ANNUAL REPORT. "The lumber trade reflects the depression in general trade as acutely as any other one branch of business, and the present character of the trade at this port is not peculiar, as other lumber ports are similarly if not more depressed, and yet there is no trade that will reflect returning confidence and prosperity more quickly than the lumber trade. The local demand for building purposes shows an improvement over last year. "The receipts of cotton at this port for the present year, it is estimated, will nearly reach those of last year, but the exceptionally large crop that is being distributed through the Gulf ports has had a most disastrous effect on prices, which, as claimed, are below the cost of production, representing a drain of millions of dollars from the capital of the South at a most unfortunate time. Without other cause, this drain of itself has been sufficient to keep the South poor and cripple her energies. It is easy to appreciate this when it is remembered that cotton is the one great money crop of this section, and still very largely the foundation of its general prosperity. But a better tone now pervades the market, and prices have been moving up steadily since the first of the present month. "The rice crop of this section escaped disaster this year, and has been marketed at fair prices. Prices were helped by the reduction of the yield in Louisiana in consequence of the drought. The crop now being planted here will, it is estimated, equal last year's, but the prices will be largely regulated by the crop results in Louisiana. "The work on the river and harbor continues under the able direction of Capt. O. M. Carter's corps of en- MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 337 gineers, and more manifest each year is made the effect upon our commerce of the great improvement that has been accomplished by the liberal expenditure made by the Government. "Within the year it is quite probable that our transportation facilities will be increased by the completion of the Macon, Dublin and Savannah Railroad, from Dublin, to Savannah, about forty miles. This road will give another valuable connection with the interior and the West, and contribute its part to the extension of Savannah's trade in the new territory it will open up and make more accessible to our merchants, who will be quick to avail themselves of it. The completion of enterprises of this character are only additional evidence of the recognition by the public of the growing importance of Savannah as a commercial receiving and distributing centre. "The time question, since our last annual meeting, has been simplified by the adoption of the 75th Meridian time, which moved the hands of the clock 24 minutes ahead of the Sun time, by which business transactions had previously been regulated, and the change has worked very satisfactorily. It is only to be regretted that the same meridian could not be made to regulate the arrival and departure of trains with our railroads, they still adhering to the 90th Meridian measure, which makes the difference now between city and railroad time just one hour in favor of the former. "In connection with this change of'time to the 75th Meridian, the thanks of the business community are due to Collector Beckwith for his successful effort in having .138 MAYORS ANNUAL KEPORT, the time ball restored and placed upon the Cotton Exchange, it is a very valuable aid to commerce in time adjustments to be able to obtain correct Washington time every day at noon. "Recognizing that freight discriminations were existing in our territory, and that we had a right to enter on equal terms with other competing cities, and that these discriminations were operating to the disparagement of our business interests, your Board, at much labor and expense, thoroughly investigated and established the existence of these discriminations, and went a step further to study the agencies adopted by cities with similar cause for action for reaching and removing them through the organization of the Bureau of Freight and Transportation in charge of Commissioners. As the result of these investigations the various business interests of the city were awakened to the necessity for establishing a Bureau of Freight and Transportation for Savannah, and a canvass of the business community resulted in securing subscriptions for the support of the Bureau of $7,200 per annum for the next three years to thoroughly test the efficiency. Immediately thereafter a charter was applied for and obtained, and a Bureau of Freight and Transportation organized, and Major A. C. Xnapp, a railroad man of experience, made Commissioner and placed in charge, and the Bureau is now actively at work. The correction or removal of discriminations that have existed in some instances for years, cannot be accomplished in weeks or months every time, and the Bureau and its Commissioner should be given ample time to pursue their work without expressions of impatience by their supporters. The Bureau must in MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 33'J time prove of incalculable value to every business in terest and, incidentally, to every material interest of the city, and no city, after organizing and operating a Bureau, has ever been willing to dispense with its work. "Business still halts in many branches. In some, however, there is a noticeble improvement, principally in a healthier tone. After such a long continued and severe depression, revival and return to normal conditions must be gradual. "Under a recent resolution adopted by the Mayor and Aldermen a committee has been appointed with Mayor Myers as chairman, composed of representatives from this Board of Trade, Cotton Exchange and City Council, and from the city at large, for the purpose of devising or suggesting a plan or plans for attracting manufacturing enterprises to Savannah by forcefully presenting her advantages in supplying the raw materials right at hand for many productive industries, her unsurpassed rail and water facilities for the distribution of all kinds of products, whether of the factory or the soil, and supplying statistics of her healthfulness, showing that she compares favorably with any city in the country as a place of residence any month in the year, and that she has advantages over many. "This is a move in the right direction, and in the right hands, and backed by the City Government is capable of accomplishing splendid results in having.the attention of manufacturers and capitalists to Savannah's heretofore unheralded resources. The movement should be fostered and supported with unanimity by our people, whether in or out of business, for if successful its benefits will be general and far reaching. 340 MAYORS ANNUAL REPORT. "Other cities are working on the same line, and already splendid results have attended some of their efforts. There is everything to stimulate to action, prompt and aggressive, and nothing to discourage. Persistent effort, intelligently directed, as it will be, and patient waiting must and will crown the movement with success. "It is hoped that within the present year may be felt some relief from the .depressing conditions that have so long contracted and made generally unprofitable the business of the country in the past two years. This change cannot be far off, and we can only do our duty in the premises and wait in patience for the cloud's silver lining to be turned upon us again." I have the honor to be very respectfully yours, C. W. SAUSSY, Superintendent Savannah Board of Trade. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 341 Comparative Statement of Naval Store* at Savannah. Ueceived this season. ................... Total supply.. ...................... flfriDvii? VTa t^i^wmw . Aberdeen .............. .. ............ Barcelona. ....... ...................... Bristol. ................................ Buenos Ayres. ......................... Cork, f.o..., ........................... Klnrae. ...................... ......... Genoa .................................. Glasgow ............... . Hamburg ................... ... .... Hull.................................... Irton... ................................. Montevideo. ............................ Catania. ................................ Naples, ................................ New Castle ............................ Pcrnambiico, ........................... Riga.......... .......................... Trieste..................... ............ Venice............... .................. SHIPMENTS COASTWISE. Philadelphia ........................... y77 *144 caslu of spirits und 272 barrels of rosin added to thin to agreo with count. SOURCES OF NAVAL STORES SUPPLY AT SAVANNAH, YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 1895. - . 1894- '96. April....................... Mnv ........................ July........................ December,.....,..,....,,.. March..'.................... Totals.................. - * S., T. ft W. Ry. .. - __ Spirit* 0,722 13,695 21,115 17,053 12,098 12,894 12,lM 12,744 11,834 8,661 1,464 2,480 185,044 Rosin AO <*4S 42,7S2 44,985 54,800 47 795 80,818 44.10S 60,481 59,708 52,728 17,829 28,197 501,084 I ' CENTRAL 8. R. Spirit* 10,755 20,1147 20,140 10,10!! 11,385 10,203 10,750 11.8SO ... .. _ Rosin 40.US5 89,851 49,812 44,228 40,0111 48.81!? 10,120] 52,701 1,492 1,077 10,212 15,882 127,228| 470,SOo STR. KATIE STR. ETHEL ----- p Spirit* 01 17 8:44 sir. 25 2S7 207 1S1 179 22 4 1,008 Rotln Spirit* 175; 1S5 635' 850 137 837 93 099 1,118 4 5,005 149 132 128 187 54 17 14 15 1,410 ._._ Rotln 724 Ati2 1,057 88 95 203 915 10s 0,149 OTHER R. C. ____ Spirit* 184 244 170 203 141 100 159 197 145 81 7 24 1,020 _ . Roiln 475 794 506 1,087 634 250 090 980 253 70 183 0,299 ADDED TO AGREE WITH COUNT Spirit* j Roln i ........ I*. ...... I .......y ....... 1 | ..... ( . ..... .. ( .. ...... 144! J75 144' 275 TOTALS Spirit* 20,857 4H,OS2 33,388 24 848 28,181 28,948 24,019 21,ss2 6,798 2,977 4,844 263,259 Rotln 54,222 91,070 Sti,585 106,4',I3 98,1148 80,115 85.888 94,587 114,861! 110,21." 86,085 89,104 993.164 3 I 1 MOVEMENT OF NAVAL STORES AT SAVANNAH 1894-*95. Total Supply.. .............................................................. SHIPMENTS April....................................... Mav ........................................ .Inly........................................ March .."..,..,...,.......................... Stock on hantf March 1 1K95 FOREIGN Spirits 10,995 12,876 19,295 14,619 16,881 14,817 24,423 27,054 14,489 18,580 1.C05 8,167 178,801 Rosin 81,724 62,163 49,780 58,482 20,070 48,798 41,098 59,504 88,801 67,560 88,858 60,877 606,215 NEW Spirits 5,814 6,816 3,158 140 4,232 4,676 8,979 5,868 8,276 1,688 8,858 1,688 49,141 YORK Rosin 12,56s 14,077 25.S44 15,111 42,595 21,728 2S,9S4 11,62s 11,489 lfi,855 8,484 9,899 212,162 SUNDRIES Spirits 4,818 8,912 2,960 1,808 10,716 8,051 5,405 5,170 1,634 2,221 6,151 2,6S 50,080 Rosin 15,980 16,478 98,968 l.r),486 24,857 2,lz7 12,786 11,124 9,651 10,195 8.S50 17,642 195.4S4 Spirits 11,684 268.2NI 279,893 [ 277,473 2,421 Rosin 109,997 998,164 1,108,14) 1,018,861 89,280 144 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. Lumber Shipments from April 1, 1894, to April 1, 1895. , Foreign April ................. ................' 110,929 May... ................................. 1,072,MO July ................................... <8,fl84 September.............................. 1,425,595 October ................................ 499,290 December .............................. 1,274,716 February ............................... ' Man-b. ................................. ; .... .. Total. . .......................... 7.01)1.572 CoMhrite 9,849,025 10,925,005 S,076,SBO 8,447,308 6,SS7,S1S S.77G.3S7 10,070,430 1(10,042.371 Total Feet ,459,9M 11, IO,Hftl,OWI lli,07f.,4:)(i S,016,002 107.043.94:) TONNAGE. Venncli Visiting and Doing Bualncnn at Our Port for the Year Ending? March 31 at, Following Flags and Tonnagei 1895, Were of the 1894-95. April....... ............... May................ ....... June.. .................... Julv.......... ............ August ................... September. ............... October .......... ........ November ................ December. ........... .... January. ... .............. February. ................. March .................... Total....... ............ K I 55,140 48,788 51,247 58,760 48,660 56,779 71,985 67,678 78,107 70,120 49,155 55,966 702,280 m 840 1,567 258 1,138 846 17,453 27,511 10,446 9,006 5,747 4,077 4,269 88,168 1 0 z 4,566 8,670 11,803 2,806 1,584 7,050 7,820 9,237 4,245 10,588 5,569 7,417 80,950 German. 1,820 1,575 898 479 936 1,255 8,152 898 8,906 4,118 18,587 Italian. 850 708 747 8,088 863 8,048 2,581 774 8,668 1,777 17,549 1 French. 1 471 847 1,818 1(A 492 1,205 2,550 518 1,804 475 890 3,819 10,248 Spanish. 1,896 2,445 8,151 1,169 8,191 1,108 1,463 18,928 Danish. 248 248 B 545 708 770 665 540 3,228 e I 1,882 1,832 1,882 1,882 1,882 1,882 10,992 Portuguese 402 774 1,829 774 8,279 1 1 i COASTWISE EXPORTS. CITY OF SAVANNAH, 1894. Compiled by FRANK E. REBARER. Clerk of Council. DESTINATION Baltimore. ........ ,...,...,... New York ..................... Boston ........ ................ New York ..................... Boston .......... ............ Baltimore. .......,,....,.,..,. Philadelphia ................. Baltimore. .......... .......... New York. .................... Baltimore. ...... .............. New York. .................... New York ..................... Baltimore ....... .............. Boston .......... .............. New York ... ................. Philadephia. .................. New York ..................... Philadelphia. ..... ............ Baltimore. ........... ........ Boston ......... .............. New York ..................... Philadelphia. ................. New York ................... Baltimore. .... ............... Boston. ....... ................ New York..................... Philadelphia .................. ARTICLES Alligators. ....... ....,,,.,.... Asparagus. .................... K Bagging.... .................. Barrels and Kegs. ............. Batting. ........ .............. Bones. ............ ............ Brooms.. ...................... i ( Buggies. ....................... Canned Goods. ................ < < 11 Canes. .......... .............. Car Wheels........... ......... Cedar Logs .................... .1 ,i Clams. ............ ............ Clay.......... ................. 4 ( .. t ( 4 1 _ 12 54 283 187 1,044 25 98- 080 4,288- 1,500 180 2,468 182 1,950 1,019 572 8T.85 QUANTITY 11 Alligators. . . 00 Refrigerat'rs 11 Rolls........ 5,305 ) . a_ 423 h. ........... 185 Bales. ...... 188 Barrels... . 409 Bundles. .... 2 1,162 Cans........ 80 Bundles.... 5,168............. 4,880. ............ 47 Barrels. .... 6,926 Casks ..... VALUE $ fi 3,80 8 S, 17 1,01 74 70 80 4,64 4 18,08 25, 9 2S 178.U 66 00 88 50 40 00 00 49 > I 2 IM I g New York............. .......iCopper Baltimore....... ............ Boston.............. ........ New York................... Philadelphia ............. . Baltimore......... .......... Boston... ...... ............ New York.............. .... Philadelphia.......... ...... Baltimore..................... Cotton Seed Boston... .................. New York................... Boston...... ............... New York................... Baltimore.................. Boston................... New York................... Philadelphia................ Baltimore ....... ........... Boston.......... ............ New York................... Philadelphia.................. Philadelphia.............. ... 'Couplers New York....................iCrossties Philadelphia................ Perth Amboy............... Baltimore....... ............ Boston......... ............. New York................ .. Philadelphia................ Baltimore......... ........... .'Eggs Boston...................... New York................... Baltimore....... .............. Fertilizer per ... ................... ton, Sea Island ............ ii > Upland ............ i. ii ton Seed ................... ton Seed Ashes ............ Hulls............ Meal............ Oil ............ iplers. ....... .............. ssties. ... .................. nestles and Yarns. ......... if ii ii ii fS. ......................... tilizer...................... 4,664 8,228 27,562 1,170 8,542 69,053 160,228 7,989 20 11,566 33 429 1,860 12,087 700 601 310 620 16,206 415 7,555,893 4,854,624 1,422,55918 5,282 20,782 82,172 4,286 10 188 900 326 67 Bundles .... 41, 588 Bales........ 825, 772 Bales........ 11.587 Sacks....... 1,303 Sacks....... 462 Tons. ....... 15,198 Sacks. ...... 17,551 Barrels. ..... 607 ,888,076 Super'1 feet. 62, 472 Bales....... 201 00 2,495,280 00 9,121,616 00 ^ 68,728 50 ^ 977 25 g 1,386 00 t*. ^ 22,797 00 in 702,140 00 S 1,214 00 ^ 188,880 00 ^ 5,622,480 00 : 7,728 00 & COASTWISE EXPORTS-Contimied. DESTINATION Now York ..................... Baltimore . .................... Boston ............. .......... ^1 AW "Vf\T*lr Philadelphia.................. MrtllT ~Vf\f\f Baltimore. ...... .............. New York..................... Ner York Baltimore. ...... .............. Baltimore ......... ............ Boston ............ ............ New York ............. ....... Philadelphia.................. Boston. .... ................... New York. .................... Baltimore. ...... .............. Boston .......... ............. New York ..................... Philadelphia. ................ N*6\v York Boston .......;.... ............ New York Philadelphia. ... ............. New York ..................... Philadelphia. ...... ........... Boston.. ... ................... Philadelphia........ .......... ARTICLES Fertilizer ........... .......... Fish .... ...................... ll Flonr. ......................... 1 1 Grapes ............ ............ Gypsum .......... ............ Hides. .......... .............. i ( K Honey..., ..................... " ......................... Horses. ....... ................ i O fi(\ 2,250 00 otin no 68 00 544,125 00 1.150 00 18,000 00 6,000 00 804.800 00 086 00 477 00 2,500 00 887 00 1 .si s I 'i New York. ............. New York .............. New York .............. Boston. ...... .......... Baltimore. ...... ....... Philadelphia........ ... Baltimore ............. . Boston ............ ..... New York .............. Philadelphia............ Bangor. ................ Boston. ........... ...... New York .............. Norfolk....... ......... Pawtucket.. ............ Philadelphia. . ...... ... Portland. .... ........ Providence. ............ Perth Amboy .......... Washington ............ Wihuington, Del....... New York.... .......... Philadelphia. .......... New York .............. Boston .................. New York ..... ........ Philadelphia. .... ...... Baltimore. ...... ....... Boston............ ...... New York .............. Philadelphia. .......... Baltimore.. ............. ...... Laths. .......... ....... ...... ...... Lead Dross. ........... .. .... ..... Lead. ........... .............. ...... 'Leather.. ...................... ...... Lemons.. ...................... a ....... Linters ....................... I " . ..... Lumber. ....................... .......| ' ....................... < < i < .......: ' ....................... I I ....... Manganese .................... ....... Marble ........................ ....... Melons. ..... .................. a n ....... Merchandise. ... .............. if (t (i .....'Molasses... .................... 863 113 643 3,550 32,673,447 897,400 8,571,206 26,250,778 344 351 569,788 18,433,103 3,594,417 403,927 1,667,181 1,189,200 2,745,841 140 88 6,853 264,469 847,591 6,880- 14,505 9,866 40,677 7,987 276 1,315 Bundles.. 120 Sacks. .... 28 Bales. .... 18 bbls 100 bxs ) 21 bxs ) 4, 669 Bales.... 86,790,689 Feet. ..... 267 Barrels... 178 Boxes.... 1,125,743........... 72,535 Packages. 3,945 00 180 00 854 00 920 00 4,497 00 46,690 00 1,128,278 00 5,340 00 3,560 00 281,435 75 6,528,150 00 DESTINATION Philadelphia................... Baltimore ......... ............ Boston ......................... New York..................... Philadelphia................... New York. .................... Baltimore. ...... .............. Boston. ........................ New York .................... Philadelphia...... ....:....... Baltimore ....... .............. Boston...................... ... New York ..................... Baltimore. ....,,.....,....,.., Boston .......... .............. New York ..................... Philadelphia.. ............ .. Boston, ................ ....... Philadelphia COASTWISE EXPORTS ARTICLES Molasses . . ................... Moss ............ .............. tt ii it Motes ........ ................ Oars........................... K 14 (1 Ochre .......................... K .1 Oranges, 1,418 bis 805,888 bxs. . 125,628 " 254 " 898,719 " 35,444 " Ore........................... Baltimore.. .................... Oysters. ....................... Boston....................... . " ........................ New York. .................... " ........................ Philadelphia. .................. " ........................ Baltimore. ...... .............. Palmetto. ... ..... ............ New York..................... " ...................... Baltimore Paner Stok ................... Boston ........................ ; * " ................... New York. .................... " .............. .... 5 Continued. 530 189 552 3,644 170 1,077 108 12,468 1, ISO257 110 280 286 806,801 125,628 808,978 85,444 175 605 275 143 710 899 472 197 809 687 71 QUANTITY 802 Barrels. . . 8, 505 Bales..,.. 25 Bales. , . . 15,683 ......... 888 Barrels. . . 1,100 Barrels... 1,366, 846 Packages. 780 Barrels... 1,527 Barrels... 669 Packages VALUE | 8,020 00 24,585 00 125 00 31,866 00 17.8CO 00 8,800 00 8,421,295 00 8,120 00 6,108 00 2,676 00 MAYOR'S ANNUALREPORT. 350 Philadelphia.......... New York ........... . Baltimore...... ........ Boston ................ New York. ... ........ Philadelphia.......... Baltimore. ........... NewYork. ........... New York ............ Philadelphia. ........ Baltimore ............ Boston.. ............. NewYork..... ..... Philadelphia...... .. Baltimore ............ Philadelphia. ........ Baltimore ............ New York ............ Philadelphia......... New York ........... Philadelphia. ....... Philadelphia. ....... Baltimore ........... NewYork. .......... Philadelphia........ Baltimore.... ....... Boston . . ............ ......... Paper Stock ........ ......... Phseton ......... ... ......... Phosphate ...... ... K <( * i ......... Pineapples .......... Pioe if 11 .........Pitch................ ti ft tt ......... Raes.... ... ....... II II ......... Rice................ . > ........ ' Chaff.......... . < t ......... Rope .............. . ....,.,.. Roots...... ........ ......... Rosin ........ .... a ii " Oil it ii . ........ 1,683- ......... 670 .......... 750 .......... 4,294 .......... 409 .......... 669 .......... 128 .......... 5,604 .......... 1,905 .......... 585 .......... 2,080 .......... 202 ...... ... 5,111 .......... 223 i 84 .......... 84 ..........; 58 .......... 67- .......... 106 ..........' 125 .......... 4,054 ........... 213 .........' 18,901 .......... 1,496 .......... 243 .......... 542 ..........; 102,874 .......... 26,862 .......... 205,303 .......... 20,688 .......... 2,927 ..........: 446 2,700 Bales. . . . 1 .......... 6,123 Bags..... 797 barrels. . . 8,OI>4 pieces. . . . 7,585 barrels... 243 bales..... 4,498 barrels... 20, 397 barrels... 525 bales..... 784 sacks .... 355,727 barrels... 67,500 00 500 00 18,869 00 10,361 00 16,188 00 37,825 00 2,430 00 67,470 00 52,349 25 15,750 00 3,920 00 1,511,839 75 fer V j Ns i^ 0s U ^!^ K? fc < 0 X C, COASTWISE EXPOKTft-Continued. DESTINATION New York..................... Philadelphia.,....,.,........, Philadelphia.................. New York. .... ............... New York .... ............. Baltimore. .................... Boston. ...................... Boston ......,,......,..,, .... New York .................. Philadelphia.................. Baltimore. .................... New York..................... Philadelphia.................. Boston . . ...................... Boston . . ...................... Baltimore. .................... New York ........ ............ Philadelphia. ................. Boston . . ...................... Baltimore. ................... Boston. ....................... New York. .................... Philadelphia.................. Baltimore ........ ... ........ Boston. ....................... New York .................... Boston. . ...................... Boston.. ..................... New York. .................... Philadelphia.. ................ ARTICLES Rosin Oil...................... ii Scrap Iron ,......,,.,,........ Scrap Kail. .................... Segars. ........................ Sheeting... . . .................. Shoes. ............ ............ Shrimp........ ................ ii Shingles. ...................... 11 tt Skins........... ............... Soap Stock...... ...... ........ ii 11 " Powder.. ................. Spirits Turpentine ........... ii it n it Staves. ........................ ii Stone....... ................. Strawberries .................. " 2,714 057- 84 185 120 158,100 5, 856, 287 / 8,479,850 40MOO 560 261 117 8,924 14,058 45,900 4,892 81,845 640,751 156,615 280 696 113 QUANTITY 6,744 Barrels 591 Barrels 554 Tons... 889 Cases.. 160 Bales.. 15 Cases.. , 859 Cans..... / r?jj? 90,892,287. .......... 186 Bales..... 938 Barrels. . . 75 Boxes. . . . 78, 769 Barrels... 829,211........... 16,614 Pieces.... 1.089 Refrisr't'rs VALUE 9 67,440 00 2,955 00 5,540 00 251,700 00 8,800 00 750 00 1,695 00 86,006 00 12,240 00 18,760 00 300 00 1,106,585 00 66,336 00 81,228 00 49,005 00 Baltimore. .................... Boston.. ...................... Philadelphia. ................. New York .... ................ Baltimore ..................... Boston. ....................... New York. .................... Philadelphia. ................. Philadelphia. ................. Baltimore. .................... New York..................... New York. .................... Baltimore ..................... Boston . . ...................... New York. .................... Philadelphia ................. New York. ................... Philadelphia. ................. Baltimore ..................... Baltimore. .................... Philadelphia. ................. New York, .................... Baltimore ..................... Boston. . ..................... Philadelphia............ ..... New York. .................... Baltimore. ................. Boston. ....................... Boston. ... .................... Philadelphia. ................. Philadelphia. ................. Sugar. ......................... 1 1 n flvtff*fm\T\cm ' u Syrup. ............ ............ Tallow ........................ rparilra nnnT Terrapins.. .................... it Ties, Old. ..................... Tobacco. ...................... Turtles . ...................... sphate .................... 417,699 340,256 489,260 76,827 270,099 192,998 137,128 750 256,269 110,929 602,140 109,978 1,184,804 164,486 454,112 1,041,275 270,789 219,498 165,519 1,958,628 290,905 534,635 329,3199,4 1,282 1,006 1,665 1,948 988 1,460 2,450 4,412 7,540 37 boxes.. ...... 860 tins.. ........ 66,203 feet.......... 18 50 450 00. 123,060 00 2,464 00 FOREION EXPORTS-Oontimied, DESTINATION : Kastrop...,........,..,,,..,,. Liverpool. ,.......,...,,....., Rotterdam.. .....,,... ....... Bremen . .....,,.,,...,.,,.,... ' Bremen . ...................... Barcelona. .................... Hamburg. .................... Rotterdam . . .................. j Bluenelds, steam .............. T A V At*t vwtl Bluetfelds. .................... Garston Dock ...,......,,. ... Aberdeen . .................... Amsterdam. ...... ........... Anjer. ........................ Antwerp. . . .................. Barcelona. .................... Belfast.. ...................... Bremen. ,,,....,.,..........., Bristol........................ Buenos Ayres, ................ Gantania. ,,,,.,......,,..,,,.. Christiana ... ................ "Danzig. . ...................... Piume ..,.,............,.,.,,. Garston Dock. ................ ft-Aflrtft. Glasgow. ...,.;,,,,,.,.....,.. Goole. .,.,.....,..,,.....,.,., ARTICLE Phosphate .................... 1 ii pMrttc I no* s Pitch ......................... 1 1 it Pump. ........................ Rice. .......................... Refrigerators . ................ Road Cart. .................... Rosin . ........................ a, 104 3,854 H.tW 2 85 845 8,785 1,070 23,117 50,852 18,968 4,937 200 8,502 10,100 21,087 8. 612 2,791 4,896 11,750 86,064 88,826 1,400 9,094 QUANTITY 86,148 tons......... 46 bales ....... 81 bales ........ 482 barrels . . ... 1. . ............ 50 barrels ...... 9.... .......... VALUE $ 861,480 00 1,150 00 810 00 2,160 00 500 00 750 00 450 00 260 00 Gothenberg. .................. Granton ....................... Gutujewski.. . ................. Hamburg. . ............... .... Harburg ...................... Hull .......................... Irlam ... .... .................. Libau. .................. London. ...................... Montevideo. ...... ........... Naples ........................ Newcastle. .................... Odesso ........................ Oporto.. ...................... Paysandu. .................... Pernambuco. .................. Paranahyba. .............. ... Riga.......................... Rio Grande du Sul ............ Rostock. ...................... Rotterdam .................... Santa Cruz. ................... St. Petersburg ................ Tanganrorg . . ............... Trieste...... .................. VATIIAA Garston Dock. ................ Hamburg.. .................... Rotterdam. ... ................ Anjer.... ...................... Antwerp ...................... Amsterdam. . ................. Belfast ...... ................. Ro Ro Sp sin. ..................... ... sin Oil...................... a .1 rits Turpentine ............ i << >< ^ SO ~ Neuvitas.... ....... ........ .(Staves.... Rotterdam........ .......... Sharpness^...._lu_ 1. ....._... TOTAL FOREIGN EXPORTS FOR 1894. I 0,750 .1 9,000 .! 8,000 182,567. $ 14,605 00 $ 28,879,618 25 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. Coastwise and Foreign Exports for Twelve Years Preceding, Compared with 1894. COASTWISE. 1882. ..................$ 28,646,820 00 1883. .................. 28,165,66900 1884. ....... .......... 26,464,396 00 1885............. ...... 24,184,189 00 1886. .................. 43,119,493 00 1887. .................. 31.712,173 00 1888. .................. 38,588,98300 1889. .................. 85,288,088 00 1890. .................. 35,922,94900 1891. .......... ....... 38,742,29500 1892. .................. 41,860,82000 1893. .................. 45,824,839 00 Total............ .$418,520,714 00 Coastwise exports for the year 1894. .$36,974,948 00 Average for twelve years preceding. 34,876,726 00 Amount for 1894, over average twelve preceding years............ 2,098,222 00 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. S6S COASTWISE AND FOREIGN EXPORTSContinued. FOREIGN. 1882. .................-.I 19,702,213 00 1883... ................ 22,725,26800 1884................... 24,469,78800 1885. ................ . 18,069,208 00 1886. ............. .... 21,604,782 00 1887. .................. 23,051,909 00 1888. .................. 17,864,618 00 1889. .................. 27,604,341 00 1890. .................. 30,947,241 00 1891. .................. 29,476,491 00 1892..... ............ 20,254,53800 1898. .................. 25,491,127 00 Total............. .$281.243,524 00 Average foreign exports for twelve years preceding 1894.............. .$23,436,960 00 Foreign exports for the year 1894.... 23.379,618 00 Amount for 1894, less than average twelve preceding years. ...........$ 57,347 00 Value 353,279 bales upland cotton, coastwise, 1893................ .. .$17,663,950 00 Value 325,772 bales upland cotton, coastwise, 1894..................... 9,121,616 00 Valuecotton,coastwise, 1893overl894$ 8,542,334 00 Value 29,912 bales sea island, coastwise, 1893.......................... $ 2,692,080 00 Value 41,588 bales sea island, coastwise, 1894.......................... 2,495,280 00 Value sea island, coastwise, 1893 over 1894................................5 196,800 00 364 MA YOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. RECAPITULATION OF TAX DIGEST FOR YEAR 1894. Real Estate.......... .$23,273,594 at \%%... .$349,103 91 Ground Rent Lots..... 1,342,000 at \k%.--- 20,13000 Stock in Trade........ 2,055,441 at \%%.... 30,831 62 Personal............. 4,494,961 at 1^.... 67.424 42 Banking Capital...... 2,353,651 at 1^.... 35,304 76 Shipping............. 778,425 at \\%.... 11,676 37 Total ........... .$34,298,072 at lf^.... $514,471 08 If ATOM'S ANNUAL REPORT. 365 CITY OFFICERS. Mayor, JOHN J. McDONOUGH, Clerk of Council, FRANK B. REBARER, City Treasurer, C. S. HARDEE. City Marshal, R. J. WADE. Chief of Police. JOHN GREEN. Assistant Chief of Police, OWEN F. REILLY. Recorder Police Court, H. E. WILSON. City Engineer, W. J. WINN. Harbor Master, R. C. KENNEDY. Clerk of the Market, J. P. O'BRIEN. City Attorney, SAMUEL B. ADAMS, Messenger of Council, JOHN HARRISON. Keeper Laurel Grove Cemetery, G. W. ALLEY. 366 MAYORS ANNUAL REPORT. Keeper Pest House, M. A. FAHEY, Measurers and Inspectors of Timber and Lumber. GEORGE P. JORDAN, . Inspectors of Naval Stores, R. P. REGISTER, S. M. CHESTNUT, C. D. RUSSELL, R. B. JEWETT, A. A. McEACHERN, JOHN McEACHERN, M. G. REGISTER, J. E. REGISTER, Health Officer, DR. W. F. BRUNNER. Port Wardens, JOHN POWERS, LEWIS WIGGINS, WILLIAM B. ADAMS. Chimney Contractors, EASTERN DIVISIONDANIEL SULLIVAN. WESTERS DIVISIONW. F. FURLONG. Chief Fireman, W. B. PUDER. Assistant Chief Fireman, GEORGE MOURO. Superintendent Scavenger Department, E. E. CHEATHAM. Superintendent Water Works, JAMES MANNING. City Physicians, DR. M. T. DA VIS, DR. W. E. GOMM, DR. JOS. G. JARRELL, Clerk City Court. WILLIAM P. BAILEY, Sheriff City Court, WILLIAM F. BLOIS INDEX. PAGE. MAYOR AND ALDERMEN FOR 1894, --------- 2 THE MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT, ---------- 323 Board of Health, Quarantine, Drainage and Dry Culture, City Court, Police, Fire Department, Parks and Squares, Streets and Lanes, Paving, Opening Streets, Water Works, Biver and Harbor Improvement, City Attorney's Report, General Remarks. BUDGET FOR 1894, --------------- 2324 TRIAL BALANCE BONDED DEBT, ---------- 2426 REPORT SINKING FUND COMMISSIONERS, ------ 2728 STATEMENT OF CITY OF SAVANNAH BONDS, -.---- 2930 ANNUAL RKPORT OF CITY TREASURER, ------- 3151 REPORT OF CITY ATTORNEY, ----------- 5254 REPORT OF CHIEF OF POLICE, .---------- 5560 REPORT OF CITY MARSHAL, ------------ 6162 REPORT OF CITY ENGINEER, .----..-.-. 6377 Parks and Squares, Streets and Lanes, Live Stock and Vehicles, Sewers, Paving, Crossings, Shell Streets and Cost of Repairs to Shell Streets, Grading, . Bridges, Sidewalks, City Lots, Harbor and Wharves, Dry Culture, Quarantine, Opening Streets. REPORT OF CHIEF ENGINEER FIRE DEPARTMENT, - - -78155 Force, Location of Stations, Character of Equipment, Force and Value of Force, Expenses, Hose, Horses, Additions and Improvements, Casualties, Fire Alarm Telegraph Service, Recommendations, Investigation of Fires, Ship and Cotton Fires, Burning of Savannah Grocery Company's and M. Ferst'sSons& Co.'s Stores, Recommendations of Joint Conference, Alarms, Alarms Occurring Each Day. Alarms Occurring by Hours, Cause of Fires, Origin of fires, Value of Property and Loss Sustained, Insurance and Insured Loss, Fires and Alarms. INDEXCONTINUED. PAGE. REPORT SUPERINTENDENT FIRE ALARM TELEGRAPH. 156160 Revised List Fire Alarm Stations, Telephones, Department Signals. REPORT SUPERINTENDENT WATER WORKS, - - . - 161171 Record of Water Pumped, Engines and Machinery, Boilers, Buildings and Grounds, Coal Yard, Old Water Works, Extension of Mains, Valves, Fire Hydrants, Public or Free Hydrants, Flushing Cesspools and Sewers, Leaks, Waste, Electrolysis of Water Pipes, Expenses and Expenditures, Recommendations. REPORT OF CLERK OF THE MARKET, -----.-- 172173 REPORT OF HEALTH OFFICER, ---------- 174205 Contagions Diseases, Mortality, Vital Statistics, Sanitary Inspection, Waste Matters, Privy Vaults, Water Ways, the Care of Indigent When Sick, Pest House, Maritime Quarantine, Annual Report of Deaths from Natural Causes in the City, Age Summary, Deaths from Violence, etc., Longevity. REPORT OF QUARANTINE OFFICER, ----..-- 206210 LIST OF VESSELS 1894, -------------- 211217 REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF CREMATORIES, - - 218219 REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF THE SINK DEPARTMENT, ------------------ 220221 REPORT OF SCAVENGER DEPARTMENT, ------ 222226 REPORT OF CITY PHYSICIANS Report of City Physician First District, - - - - 227 Report of City Physician Third District, - - - - 228229 REPORT OF KEEPER LAUREL GROVE CEMETERY, - - - 230233 Lots Sold, Receipts, Expenses, Interments at City's Expense, Interments. REPORT OF HARBOR MASTER, .-.-------- 234235 PUBLIC SCHOOLS, --------------- 236276 Organization Board of Public Education, Officers and Teachers for 1894^95, Superintendent's Report, Statis- INDEXCONTINUED. PAGE. tics, Financial Exhibit, Programme Annual Commencement of High Schools for 1894, Coarse of Studies. List of Text Books, List of Graduates, Classes 1870-1894. REPORT OP CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS Savannah Hospital - - - ------ ... 277278 Savannah Female Asylum ---------- 278 St. Joseph's Infirmary ------.---- 279 Home of the Aged --------.---- 279 Savannah Widow's Society - - - - ----- 280 The Union Society ---.--------- 280308 Louisa Porter Home ------------ 309319 / COMMERCIAL STATISTICS. THE SAVANNAH COTTON EXCHANGE, ------- 322333 General Sketch, Sea Island Cotton Crop, Detailed Statement of Cotton Movement for Years from 1891 to 1894, Exports hi Detail, Foreign Exports via Direct and Coastwise Steamships from 1891 to 1894, Receipts and Weight and Value Upland and Sea Island Cotton from 1891 to 1894. Exports Upland and Sea Island Cotton from 1891 to 1894, Prices of Spot Cotton at Savannah, Dates of First Light and First Killing Frosts at Savannah, Tonnage of Port of Savannah, Record of Net Receipts, Exports and Spot Sales of Upland and Sea Island Cotton at Savannah. REPORT OF BOARD OF TRADE, ---------- 334345 Extracts from Report of President D. G. PurseThe Condition of the Naval Stores Trade, Absorption of the Crop, Commercial Legislation, Abolition or Modification of Quarantine Charges, The Lumber Trade, The Rice Crop, Work on the River and Harbor, Our Transportation Facilities, The Tune Question, Freight Discriminations, The Condition of BusinessComparative Statement of Naval Stores at Savannah, Sources of Supply of Naval Stores at Savannah, Move- ment of Naval Stores, Lumber Shipments, Tonnage. INDEXCONTINUED. PAGE. COASTWISE EXPORTS FOR 1894, ---.----.- 346354 VESSELS ENTERED AT AND CLEARED FROM CUSTOM HOUSE, ----------.--.---- 355 FOREIGN EXPORTS FOR 1894, ---------- 353301 COASTWISE AND FOREIGN EXPORTS FOR ELEVEN YEARS PRECEDING COMPARED WITH 1894, ------- 362363 RECAPITULATION OF TAX DIGEST FOR 1894, ----- 394 CITT OFFICERS, ---------------- 365366