OF Ron, RW.Melflrlm, Mayor, TOGETHER WITH The Reports of Citu Officers OP THE Citu of Savannah, Ga., For the Year Ending December 31, 1897, to Which Is Added, the Commercial Statistics of the Port and Ordinances Passed During the Year 1897. .--. --..- -.-.- '*'' SAVANNAH, GA., ***;" ** MOUNIXG NEWS PHINT '''"' .. .** MOUNIXG NEWS PHINT, -" 1S9S- oo cr INDEXX. CLEARANCES ................... 842 BOARD OF TRADE .................... 824 BONDED DEBT .............. ...... 18 BUDGET FOR 1897 .................... 2324 CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS ........... ... 301304 Cray ATTOBNEY .............. ..... 2830 CITY DISPENSARY .................... 275279 CITY ENGINEER ..................... 17ft209 CITY MARSHAL ..................... 26-27 CTTY OFFICERS, 1897 .................. VI CITY PHYSICIANS .................... 266274 CITY TREASURER .................... 8266 COMMISSIONS ................... . . VII COTTON EXCHANGE .........'.......... 306312 COTTON STATISTICS ................... 313322 PIBE ALARM TELEGRAPH . ............. 116121 FIRE CHIEF ................... ... 84115 FIRE COMMISSIONERS ................. 7683 FOOD INSPECTOR .............. ..... 280 HARBOR MASTER .................... 285 HEALTH OFFICER .................... 210252 MARKET. ....................... 281284 MAYOR AND ALDERMEN FOR 1897,1898 .......... V MAYOR'S MESSAGE .... ... ............ 114 METEROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS ............ 323 NAVAL STORES STATISTICS ............... 825-331 ORDINANCES PASSED, 1897 ............... 314 420 PARK AND TREE COMMISSIONERS ............ 164175 POLICE CHIEF ...................... 6373 POLICE COMMISSIONERS ................. 5762 POLICE TELEGRAPH SYSTEM ...... ........ 7475 PUBLIC SCHOOLS .................... 288300 IV MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. PUBLIC WOBKS COMMISSIONER ............. 135163 QUARANTINE ......... ............. 253265 SHIPPING STATISTICS, 1897 ............... 832342 SINKING FUND COMMISSIONED ............ 1517 STANDING COMMITTEES OF COUNCIL, 1897 ........ VIII STATEMENT CITY OP SAVANNAH BONDS ........ 1920 TAX ASSESSOBS AND RECEIVERS ............. 2122 TBIAL BALANCE, 1897. . . . .... ......... 2425 VESSELS ENTERED AND RELEASED FROM CUSTOM HOUSE, 1897...... .............. 323 WATEB COMMISSIONERS ................. 122123 WATERWORKS SUPKBINTENDENT ........... 124134 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. MAYOR AND ALDERMEN FOR 1897 AND 1898, MAYOR, P. W. MELDRIM. CHAIRMAN OF COUNCIL, BAM'L P. HAMILTON. VICE-CHAIRMAN OF COUNCIL, WM. W. OWENS. ALDERMEN, S. P. HAMILTON, A. S. GUCKENHEIMER, WM. W. OWENS, S. KROUSKOFF, THOS. J. DAVIS, A. L. WEIL, *THOS. S. WYLLY, JR., W. F. REID, ROBT. M. HULL, T. F. O'DONNELL, JOHN W. SMITH, W. G. CHARLTON, WM. DUNCAN. Tlios. S. Wylly, Jr., resigned Dec. 29th, 18!)?; Dr. Wm. Duncan elected Jan. I2tU, 1898. VI MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. CITY OFFICERS, 1897, MAYORP. W. MELDRIM. CLERK OF CotTNCiirWM. P- BAILEY. CITY TRBASUBERCHA8. B. HARDEE. CITY MARSHALJOHN POWER. CITY ENGINEER WM. J. WINN. CHIEF OF POLICEFRANK McDERMOTT. LIEUT. OF POLICE-OWEN F. REILLY. RECORDER POLICE COURTW. C. HARTRIDGE. HEALTH OFFICERDR. J. C. LrJSARDY. CITY PHYSICIANS*J. A. CROWTHEU, J. 8. HOWKINS, A. A. MORRISON, R. 8. KENAN, 8. P. LLOYD (c.), J. H. BUGG8 (c.). HARBOR MASTERJOHN REILLY. CLERK OF THE MARKETL. P. MASTERS. CITY ATTORNEYSAMUEL B. ADAMS. KEEPER LAUREL GROVE CEMETERYJ. V. KENNICKELL. PORT WARDENSWM- B. ADAMS, LEWIS WIGGINS. FIRE CHIEFJOHN E. MAGUIRE. ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEFGEO. MOURO. SUPERINTENDENT WATER WORKSH. M. LOFTON. SUPERINTENDENT SCAVENGER DEPARTMENTH. E. DREESON. FOOD INSPECTORHENRY A. McLEOD. CHIMNEY CONTRACTORSDANIEL SULLIVAN, Eastern Division ; A. 8HEFTALL, Western Division. INSPECTORS OF NAVAL STORESLEWIS BLISS, J. F. BLI8S, NAT HARRISON, JAMES T. WELLS, A. A. Mo EACHERN, JNO. F. McEACHERN, R. P. REGISTER, M. G. REGISTER, J. E. REGISTER, R. B. JEWITT. MESSENGER OF COUNCILI. 8. COHN. * J. A. Crowther resigned July 1st. J. 8. Howklns appointed July 1st, 1897. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. VII COMMISSIONS, Tax Assessors and .Receiver*John Schwarz, Chairman; J. H. H. Osborne, *W. W. Chisholm, M. A. O'Byrne. PoliceEdward Karow, Chairman; Abram Vetaburg, *Jos. W. Jackson, E. O- Gleason. JifreWM. L. Grayson, Chairman; E. 8. Mell, *George W. Parish, T. Mayhew Cunningbam, Jr. WaterJames M. Dixon, Chairman; Jonas Mendel, *J. H. Fox, War. G. Cann. Park and TreeDr. Geo. H. Stone, Chairman ; W. W. Gordon Jr., Sec'ty ; P. D. Baffin, Geo. J. Baldwin, *Chas. S. Ellis. Commissioner of Public WorksHarry Willink. *The terms of the Commissioners expiring on the 31st day of Dec. 18%, the following appointments were made by Mayor Meldrim, on Dec. 29th, for a term of six years, to fill the vacancies occurring: Tax Assessor and ReceiverM. A. O'Byrne. PoliceEd. C. Gleason. FireT. Mayhew Cunningbam, Jr. WaterWm. G. Cann. Park and TreeCbas. 8. Ellis, reappointed. VIII MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. STANDING COMMITTEES OF COUNCIL, 1897, AccountsAldermen Weil, Guckenheimer, Hull. Assessment*Aldermen Charlton, Hamilton, Wylly, Rrouskoff, Smith. City LotsAldermen Smith, Owens, Weil. DrainageAldermen Wylly, Owens, Davis. financeAldermen Hamilton, Charlton, Guckenheimer, Wylly, Well. . FireAldermen Hull, Reid, O'Donnell. Harbor and WharvesAldermen Reid, Wylly, O'Donnell. MarketAldermen Krouskoff, Davis, Guckenheimer. PoliceAldermen Guckenheimer, Wylly, Reid. Public HealthAldermen Owens, Reid, Krouskoff. Streets and LanesAldermen Davis, Smith, Reid, Owens, Krouskoff. WaterAldermen O'Donnell, Hull, Smith. Special Committee on Opening StreetsAldermen Charlton Hamilton, Davis, Weil, Krouskoff. ' Special Committee on RailwaysAldermen Weil, Hamilton, Hull Guckenheimer, O'Donnell. Sanitarij BoardHon. P. W. Meldrim, Mayor, Chairman; Health Officer J. C. LeHardy, Secretary; Aldermen Owens, Wylly; Citizens, Wm. Duncan, M. D., W. B. StLHwell, P. J. O'Connor. MAYOR'S ANNUAL MESSAGE MAYOR'S OFFICE, ) CITY OF SAVANNAH, Jan. 26th, 1898. Gentlemen of the Board of Aldermen: I have the honor to submit my annual message as Mayor of Savannah, together with the accompanying reports, to which, for more specific information, you are respectfully referred. I would suggest that these reports be carefully considered by your appropriate committees, and that the recommendations therein contained, if deemed wise and practicable, be reported back to this body by resolution or ordinance. Finance*. The estimated income for the year 1898, from all sources, is $775,599.33, and the appropriations for the same period of time &770,596,25. In order that this income may be realized, it is necessary that every tax payer be required to bear his just proportion of the public burden. No exemption from taxation should be permitted, and by no device should any person be relieved from this burden. Property of every class should be returned at its true value, and every dollar to which the city is entitled should be collected. In this way the tax rate can be lowered. Every effort has been made to reduce expenses, and these efforts will be continued. There are necessarily many leaks in municipal administration, but as far as practicable, they should be stopped. It must not MAYOR'S ANKtJAL REPORT. be forgotten that the maintenance of a city is expensive, and that every improvement adds to that expense. The city has increased in population; new buildings have been erected; new territory has become occupied; the municipal assets have increased ; the pre-eminence of Savannah as a cotton port has been restored, and her bank clearings aggregate the enormous sum of $127,777,401.99. The area acquired in 1854, which, by reason of legislative restriction, was not subject to taxation until the plan of the city had been extended over it, will, it is hoped this year, be made a source of income. Every effort has been made to economize. The expenses in the Mayor's office have been reduced; no extra pay is allowed to anyone; the City Court, no longer a municipal Court, but essentially a Court belonging to the County of Chatham, will cease on the 1st of April, to appear in the appropriations; and if the representatives from this County had received the support of the Senator from the First District, further reduction might have been made in the expense account of the city, as well as of the County. This is no time for increase of salaries, and I regret to say, that I have not found every department 6f the City Government imbued with a spirit of economy. While I have endeavored to enforce and encourage the strictest economy, yet it must not be understood that false economy has been practised. I found the physical condition of the quarantine station bad, and recognizing the importance of reducing the detention of vessels to a minimum, immediate work was done upon it. Further work is now necessary, and bids at this time, are being invited for necessary repair MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. and improvement of the station. The river front has received special care; wharves have been repaired, and every effort has been made to promote the commercial life of the city. Too much stress cannot be laid upon the subject of harbor work, and I specially invite the constant attention of the Committee on Harbor and Wharves to this most important branch of City Government. Your honorable body may at any time be called upon to take a decided position on the subject of quarantine. The experience of the past summer has stimulated a very strong movement in favor of national quarantine. Whether or not the Federal Government should take exclusive control of quarantine both by land and water, is a question of vital importance, to the interests of this port. This is neither the time nor place for a discussion of that question, and your attention is only now directed to it, in order that you may be better able to deal with it intelligently when it becomes necessary for you to decide it; for if the effort is made to place all quarantine in the hands of the Federal Government, and you, in your judgment, should determine that such control by the Government, notwithstanding that it would be a financial saving to the city, would be inimical to the best interests of this port, then you should be prepared to resist the passage of such an act by Congress, with dignified remonstrance and forcible argument. House Drainage. For years the question of house drainage has been discussed. Plans had been prepared and money ex- JtfAYOB'8 ANNUAL REPO&f. pended; yet no real progress had been made. You are aware that a contract has now heen entered into, whereby a complete, and T trust, satisfactory, system of house drainage will be provided for this city. I am assured that the able and intelligent Committee on house drainage will see that there is a strict compliance with the terms of the contract. I have the fullest confidence in the ability and integrity of the supervising engineers and shall insist that the work be most rigidly inspected, and that not one dollar of the public money be Avasted. While there has been a division of opinion as to the proper outlet for sewerage, the conclusion was reached, after the most careful investigation and study, that the proper outlet was the Savannah Eiver, and there is no reason to apprehend that the slightest injurious consequences will result from that outlet It should be borne in mind, that the river is the present outlet. It is true that this undertaking will incur the expenditure of a large sum of money, but the payments will be extended over a period of ten years and the burden in this way will not be felt. While future administrations must be responsible for the enforcement of ordinances looking to the protection of connecting house drains, yet, I cannot refrain, at the inception of this important improvement, from insisting that occupants of houses shall be taught to understand that any obstruction of these connections, through carelessness or negligence will be severely punished. You have already, by ordinance, provided a penalty for the willful and negligent obstruction of these house drains, and I earnestly insist that the Sanitary Inspectors shall be held to a strict MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. responsibility for any failure to report a violation of these ordinances. I have found that the only way to enforce an ordinance is to enforce it. Public Health. It is not only necessary for the public health that there should be a complete system of house drainage, but it is equally necessary that the- streets, lanes, cellars and premises should be kept clean. Be the cause of fever what it may, this much I take to be true: that such fevers as yellow fever have been stamped out of various localities by proper drainage and through cleanliness. My own observation is, that where we have a mild winter, succeeded by heavy rains in the late spring and early summer, and they followed by intensely hot weather, that fevers prevail. Up to this time, we have had no severe cold. We may have heavy rains in the spring and summer, submerging the low lands, and this may be followed by intensely hot weather. While much has been done to improve the drainage of Savannah and its vicinity, yet, there is more to do, and the county authorities, as well as this municipal body, should be held to a strict and full responsibility for the proper drainage of the city, and of the territory immediately adjoining it. During last summer the County Commissioners placed under the control of the city the convict force of the County. These County Commissioners rose to the responsibility of the occasion, and I desire to thank them for the promptness with which they acted; but, the time to do this drainage is now, not next summer. We should anticipate the peril, and not wait until pesti- MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. lence knocks at our door. I do not intend to be misunderstood. The City of Savannah should be made absolutely clean, and kept so, and the adjoining territory should be placed in like good condition and so maintained. The lowlands northeast of the city between Twickingham Plantation and the Savannah River are not in proper condition, and you should see that this locality is no longer a menace to the public health. It is also true that the- lowlands southwest of the city proved a breeding place for malarial fever during last summer, and this evil should be remedied. There was more malarial fever here the past season than there ought to have been, and careful inquiry demonstrated the fact, that the two localities named were the foci of that fever. On the subject of public health it might. be well to remark that as soon as the house drainage is completed, such open sewers as Bilbo Canal will no longer be a menace to public health. I beg in this connection, to extend my profoundest gratitude to the Sanitary Board for its patient and self-sacrificing work during the anxious days of last summer. That body convened dailysometimes more frequently, and its members, without pay, and even without a just appreciation by their fellow citizens, of the value of their services, gave without murmur their time and skill to the public welfare. When information reached here that yellow fever had appeared at Biloxi and Ocean Springs, I called in consultation a body of medical experts, and before presenting the subject of quarantine to your attention obtained the opinion of these gentlemen upon the necessity of declaring quarantine. Recognizing that a city has MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. two lives, one, the natural life, the other, the commercial life, I requested a meeting of the heads of the several transportation companies, and after consultation with them, quarantine posts were established, and quarantine inspectors selected. I beg, in this connection, to express, in behalf of the City of Savannah, our high sense of obligation to these transportation companies for their prompt and ready obedience to all quarantine regulations; for the earnest support which was given to the inspectors, and for the many courtesies that were extended. Instead of these quarantine restrictions causing friction between the municipal and railroad authorities they seem to have brought the two great interests into closer harmony. The quarantine inspectors discharged their full duty, and in but one instance did the many complaints made against them seem to be well founded. It was deemed wise, during the period of quarantine to have the several city physicians report each day, and while the labor imposed upon them was irksome to the last degree, yet they discharged this duty without complaint, and aided the administration by their intelligent skill in preserving the public health. In order to obtain the fullest information as to the yellow fever then prevailing in Mississippi, Doctor Geo. H. Stone, a distinguished physician and expert, was requested to represent this city; to penetrate into the pestilence, and to report the exact condition of affairs. His intelligent, reliable and careful reports kept the Sanitary Board thoroughly informed, and materially aided that body in its arduous labor. In this connection I invite the attention of your honorable MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. body to the imperative necessity of either providing a new cemetery or of increasing by proper drainage Laurel Grove, so as to meet the demand for additional available ground. CITY DEPARTMENTS. Street*. The work done in this department is satisfactory. The Chairman of the Streets and Lanes Committee, Alderman Davis, has given to it much of his valuable time. With all his efforts, the, streets and lanes are not yet as clean as they should be. Occupants of premises permit waste paper and trash of various kinds to be scattered in front of the property occupied by them. Nothing is more unsightly than to see this debris littering up the streets, and I, therefore, recommend that an ordinance be passed, requiring all occupants of premises to place this debris in covered receptacles. There is no reason why our streets and lanes, parks and squares, should not be kept clean and neat. And the people who have not sufficient pride in seeking to have the city kept thus neat and clean should be punished for any act of omission or commission by which the neatness and cleanliness of the city are destroyed. Opening: Streets. A very large amount of work has been done in the way of opening streets, but I regret to say, that in many instances, land owners have sought to charge the city exorbitant prices. This work of opening streets will be continued, for the sooner it is done, the smaller will be the cost. It is a source of great regret that many of the streets, that have been MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. opened during the past year, had not been previously opened. I trust that the efforts of the committee will be generously aided by land owners, for, in most instances, the opening of a street not only takes nothing from the land owner, but, on the contrary, enhances the value of his holding. Paving Street*. The amount of paving done in the last year has been greater perhaps than ever before in the history of the city. For detailed information, and the cost thereof, you are respectfully referred to the report of the Commissioner of Public Works, accompanying this message. More paving is necessary, and as much of it will be done as the financial condition of the city will permit. Sidewalks. There is no city in the United States where there can be laid better sidewalks than in Savannah, and yet there are very few cities where the sidewalks are as poor. It has been proposed to create the office of an inspector of sidewalks, with a salary attached. While there should be a rigid inspection of these walks, not only because of the comfort of the citizen, but because a defective sidewalk is frequently the cause of suits for personal injury against the city, yet I doubt the wisdom of creating new offices. It seems to me that this duty of inspection can be devolved upon some one of the present officers, and that an ordinance can be so framed as to be simple of execution, requiring prompt repair, and yet subjecting the property owner to no unnecessary expense. I respectfully invite your attention to the 10 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. advisibility of providing a uniform sidewalk on the extension of Bull street, preferably from New Houston street, but probably from Anderson to the southern limits of the city. This extension of Bull street is destined to become a fashionable boulevard, and now, before it is too late, a handsome sidewalk of concrete, artificial stone, or of some suitable material should be laid, thereby adding greatly to the utility and beauty of the street. Public Parka and Square*. I cannot too strongly urge upon your consideration the ornamentation of our parks and squares. They are the beauty spots of Savannah. Money wisely spent upon them is well spent, and the trees, plants, flowers and grass plots in them should be protected. The modern city awakened to the sense of the beautiful is providing parks, so as to give health and recreation to its people, and I would invite the attention of this Council to the wisdom of seeking to acquire by donation, or otherwise, suitable locations for new parks. Savannah is growing, and will continue to grow, and every reasonable effort should be made by us to aid not only in her material progress, but to give to her people those things which may stimulate in them a love of their city. Municipal Lighting:. The contract for city lighting being about to expire, I invite your attention to the advisibility of the city installing its own electric plant. This question is a vexed one; the evidence is conflicting; the estimates widely differ. When I previously directed your consideration to this subject, you were furnished MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 11 certain estimates which proved to be entirely unreliable. But the result is that we have now made a contract with the Brush Electric IJight Company, whereby the previous price of f90 per light per annum has been reduced to $72 per light per annum. This price is fair and just. The contract provides for 500 lights of 1,200 candle power. It fixes the price for a period of five years, with the privilege on the part of the city to renew the contract at the end of five years for a like period at a price not to exceed $72 per light per annum, but the new price to be by arbitration. It is due to the Brush Electric Light Company to say, that its dealings were in a spirit of fairness, and without any effort to take advantage of the necessity of the city. Public Market. It is gratifying to note the increased receipts from the public market, and while it has been necessary to eJtpend money upon that property, yet the money has been well expended, and under the efficient control of Alderman Krouskoff, aided by the Clerk and Assistant Clerk of the Market, it is fair to say, that the premises are cleaner and in better condition than they have ever been. Public Charity. Upon assuming office I found that there was no appropriation for public charity, but, nevertheless, my chamber was crowded from time to time by mendicants. I was informed ihat it had been the custom to dispense charity. I had no means of determining the deserving from the undeserving. The evil was a growing one, and I, therefore, ordered 12 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. that no money should be dispensed. I had no right to give away the public money, and I refused to do it. A Charitable Association has been formed, au efficient agent has been elected, an office has been rented, and f 1,200 a year contributed by the city to help the deserving poor. This amount is small, totally inadequate for the purpose, but it is the hope that the good people of the city will recognize the great advantages to be derived from an intelligent investigation of the condition of the needy and from a proper distribution of the funds contributed. Fire Department. The report of the Fire Commission is submitted with this message. I shall not discuss that report, but I call your attention to the averment contained therein, that this body has put many obstacles in the way of that Commission. The report also declares, that during the past twelve months, numerous discourtesies have been shown to that body. I presume it is intended to say, that either you, as the Board of Aldermen, have shown these numerous discourtesies, or that I, as the Mayor of the city, have done so. I am not aware of any discourtesies that were shown by you, and I am certain that I have not been discourteous to that Commission or to any other Commission, or to even the humblest employee in the city. I am equally confident, that you have placed no obstacles in the way of that Commission, and the statements are as unfounded in fact as they are impertinent in expression. I invite the attention of the Committee on Fire to the report of the Fire Commission, with the recommendation that any MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 13 ordinances suggested by that Commission have due consideration, and if found meritorious, be presented to this body for adoption. Police Department. The relations between this department and the city government have been harmonious. The work accomplished has been satisfactory, and the new improvements asked for will be provided as far as the means at the command of the city will permit. "Waterworks. It was found at the commencement of this administration that the flow from the artesian wells had diminished. Immediate action was taken in that behalf, and I am pleased to say that the appropriation made by you has resulted not only in restoring the original outflow, but, according to the reports made to this office, in increasing it. Local Legislation. I regret to say that the Representatives of the County of Chatham failed to secure the passage through the Senate of certain bills deemed by you to be advantageous to the city's welfare. These Representatives passed the bills through the House, but in the Senate they were met by the opposition of the Senator from this district. To every art of the politician recourse was had, in the effort to defeat the proposed legislation, and the right to local self government and to representative government was ignored. This problem of municipal government free from legislative control is vexing the oldest cities. The evil is not confined to Savannah. It is inherent in a system where legislative consent con- 14 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. trols expressed municipal will. The existence or non-existence of certain commissions is of slight importance as compared with the vital principle that a great city should manage its own affairs, by her own people, in their own way. The remedy is with the people of Savannah. If they will become imbued with a high civic pride; if they will seek to advance the real interests of their city, rather than to promote mere party or factional success; and if they will lend their best endeavors to secure wise legislation, then will the material and moral welfare of the city be secured. Conclusion. God, in His mercy, protected us from pestilence during the past year. He has given us prosperity and health. To Him for His mercy, we should be ever grateful, and continuing to invoke His blessing, we should endeavor to make our city more worth His care. P. W. MELDRIM, Mayor, C. S. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 15 REPORT OF SINKING FUND COMMISSIONERS. SAVANNAH, GA., January 3d, 1898. To His Honor, P. W. Meldrim, Mayor, Oity of Savannah: DEAR SIRThe Sinking Fund Commissioners respectfully submit the eighteenth annual report the eighth of this Board. Some changes have taken place in the Board during the year. The resignation of Mr. D. B. Thomas, handed in January 13th, 1897, and the election of Mr. S. P. Hamilton to the position of Alderman has deprived this Commission of two valuable members. Their resignations were accepted with great regret. The Commissioners, acting under authority given by the ordinance of December 17th, 1878, unanimously elected Messrs. I. G. Haas and Horace P. Smart to fill the vacancies. These gentlemen have consented to serve. With the funds at our" disposal since our last report, provided by ordinance, we have purchased bonds of the issue of 1879 as follows: Jan. 7,1897, $ 200 bonds for ....J Jan. 7, Jan. 13, Feb. 3, Mar. 23, May 3, May 7, July 8, 6,500 1,900 1,000 500 1,000 3,100 2,100 216 00 7,036 25 2,056 75 1,082 50 540 00 1,091 25 3,363 50 3,304 75 16 MA YOB'S ANNUAL REPORT. July 16, 1897, $ 1,000 bonds for......$ 1,09500 Aug. 4, Aug. 18, Sept. 20, Oct. 13, Oct. 18, 2,000 5,000 1,100 2,500 4,000 $ 31,900 427,800 Total........ $459,700 Previously I Purchased, f . 2,220 00 . 5,487 50 . 1,212 75 . 2,781 25 . 4,470 00 .$ 34,957 50 . 424,715 52 " ......$459,673 02 We have purchased bonds of the issue of 1883 as follows: Jan. 27, 1897, $ 2,250 bonds for......$ 2,458 12 July 16, Oct. 9, Oct. 13, 4.000 1,500 1,000 4,380 00 1,668 75 1,105 00 $ 8,750 " " ......$ 9,611 87 -- 75> 800 " " 73.152 oo Total Purchase..-! 84,550 ." "......f 82,763 87 All of the above mentioned bonds and unmatured coupons have been cancelled and handed to the City Treasurer for such final disposition as Council may direct. Iwrae of 1879. Signed and made available for exchange as per last report............... f3,522,800 00 Issued in exchange, as per last report..........$3,517,000 00 Exchanged for old bonds 500 003,517,500 00 Bonds available in the custody of the City Treasurer.............................! 5,300 00 MAYOR'S ANNUAL BEPORT. 17 Of the bonds issued $487,100 have been cancelled as follows: Received for balance of ground rent...$ 9,200 00 Special purchase after previous report. 18,200 00 Purchased out of Sinking Fund........ 459,700 00 $ 487,100 00 Which leaves outstanding of the issue of 1879.................................... $3,030,40000 Issue of 1883. Signed and made available for exchange..$390,000 00 Issued in exchange as per last report...... 388,700 00 Leaving bonds available for exchange in the hands of the City Treasurer........$ 1,300 00 Of the bonds issued $99,450 have been cancelled as follows: Special purchase...............................$ 14,900 00 Purchase out of Sinking Fund............. 84,450 00 $ 99,450 00 Which leaves outstanding of the issue of 1883................................ ......$289,25000 Respectfully, JOSEPH D. WEED, S. GUCKENHEIMER, JOHN LYONS, ISAAC G. HAAS, H. P. SMART. 2 18 MAJOR'S ANjfUAL REPORT. BONDED DEBT.JANUARY 1st, 1898. BOND COMPROMISE 1879 Issued and outstanding Jan. 1st, 1897........ $3,062,300 Less redeemed and cancelled by Sinking Fund Commissioners............................. 31,900 Amount outstanding... ...................... ...... $3030,400 BOND COMPROMISE 1883 Issued and outstanding Jan. 1st, 1897........ $ 298,000 Less redeemed and cancelled by Sinkiug Fund Commissioners............................. 8,750 Amount outstanding................................ $ 289,250 New bonds outstanding.. ..................... $3,319,650 Old bonds outstanding not compromised... $ 2,000 Indorsed bonds Savannah, Albany & Gulf R. R. outstanding................................... 1,300 Amount outstanding................................. $ 8,300 Total bonded debt............................ $8,322,950 L J STATEMENT OF CITY OF SAVANNAH BONDS. Issue 18795 Per Cent Blank Bondt Printed. Value J1.000 500 300 100 No. 2,000 3,000 1,000 1,000 Amount 12,000,000 1,500,000 300,000 100,000 13,900,000 Destroyed by finance Committee. No. 290 675 875 Amount (145,000 172,600 57,500 1876,000 Signed by 8. F. Commissioners. No. 2,000 2,708 426 413 Amount 12,000,000 1,364000 127,600 41,800 18,522,800 On Hand Signed. No. 8 Am't M.OOO 14,000 On Hand Not Signed. No. 12 Am't 11,200 11,200 Signed and Issued. No. 2,000 2,898 424 418 Amount $2000,000 1,840,000 127.1WO 41,900 13,617,600 Not Available. No. 2 1 Am't $1,000 300 11,300 Cancelled by S.F. Commissioners. NO; 244 888 181 108 Amount 1244,000 184,000 48,800 10,800 1487,100 Amount Outstanding. No. 1,756 2,830 288 306 Amount 11,756,000 1,186,000 78,900 30,600 13,300,400 QQ 55 d STATEMENT OF CITY OF SAVANNAH BONDS. Issue 18835 Per Cent Blank Bonds Printed. Value. I,000 600 SO No. 800 200 300 . Amount 1300.000 100,000 15,000 $415,000 ncatroyod by Finance Couiinlttee. No, SO Amount 125,000 125,000 Signed by B, K. Commissioner*. No. 800 160 Amonnt 1800,000 75,000 15,000 $390,000 On Hand Signed. No. a *6 Amount 11,000 800 |1,8CO Slimed And Issued. No. 300 147 .SW Amount 3oo,ooo 78,600 15,200 1388,700 Cancelled by 8. V. Commissioners. No. 78 86 89 Amount $78,000 18,000 8,480 $89,460 Amount Outstanding. No. 221 111 285 Amonnt 1322000 56,600 11,780 1288,250 K to o5 One HOD bond exchanged for ten 160 bonds to adjust exchange of old bond. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 21 Report of Tax Assessors and Receivers.1897. We respectfully submit the following report of the Board of Tax Assessors and Receivers for the year ending December 31st, 1897. During the month of January, 1897, we received returns of personal property with the following results: Stock in Trade........ ...........................^ 1,914,315 Goods on Consignment........................ 68,575 Furniture, etc.................... .. ... ........ 1,014,560 Jewelry, Silverware, etc.. .................... 121,165 Musical Instruments........................... 74,525 Libraries, etc..................................... 57,980 Horses, Mules, Live Stock.................... 111,340 Vehicles........................................... 58,545 Money and Solvent Accounts............... 1,872,335 Stocks and Bonds. ....................... ..... 853,635 Promissory Notes............................... 156,750 Mortgages on Real Estate.................... 992,260 Mortgages on Personal Property......... . 79,865 Bonds for Title.................................. 7,500 Shipping........ ................................. 683,375 Machinery and Fixtures...................... 190,565 Telegraph and Telephones.......... ......... 9,235 Banks.............................................. 2,315,683 Other Personal Property...................... 47,120 Total Returns for 1897....................$10,629,328 22 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. Total Returns for 1896..................... 10,409,018 Increase.....................................f 220,310 We have inspected and assessed during the year two hundred and fifty-five permits for new buildings and improvements, the total assessed value of which amounted to $380,366. We found seventeen new houses and eighteen improvements built without permits during this year, and forty-seven houses built prior to January 1st, 1896, and twelve lots not previously on the Tax Digest, all of which are included in the above figures. We have reassessed Garden and Robertsville Wards, and have book, together with the book containing the new improvements, now in our office, open to inspection by all parties at interest. The total taxable property of the City of Savannah is as follows: Real Estate.......................................$23,087,089 Ground Rent Lots.............................. 1,338,640 Stock in Trade.......... ....................... 1,982,890 Furniture, Money, etc......................... 5,647,310 Banking Capital............ .................... 2,315,683 Shipping.......................................... 683,375 Total, 1897 ................................ $35,054,987 " 1896.......................... ...... 34,769,475 Increase..... ............................^ 285,512 JOHN SCHWAHZ, W. W. CHISHOLM, J. EL H. OSBOENE, J MAYOR'S ANNUAL BEPOBT. 23 BUDGET!897-'98. Board of Health.................... ..............;$ 19,500 City Clocks.......................................... 200 City Court............................. .............. 7,500 City Lamps................. ........ ............... 29,000 Crematories ......... ............................. 7,000 Drainage and Dry Culture.............. . ...... J3,000 Fire Department. .................................. 70,000 Fire Uniforms...................................... 2,500 Harbor and Wharves........... .............. 1,500 Hospitals................................ ............ 10,800 House Drainage.............................. ..... 10,000 Incidentals........................................... 7,500 InterestBonded Debt........................... 170,000 Laurel Grove Cemetery.......................... 6,750 Market....................... ........................ 5,000 Opening Streets..................................... 40,000 Parks and Squares (including $500 for EstillPark)........... ........................... 13,000 Paving Streets...................................... 30,000 Police (including not more than three detectives) ........................................ 80,000 Police Uniforms..................................... 3,000 Printing and Stationery.......................... 3,500 Public Buildings... ................................ 2,000 Public Property.................................... 5,000 Quarantine .......................................... 14,500 Salaries............................................... 35,000 24 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. Scavenger Department........................... 25,000 Sink Department..... ... ........................ 8,500 Sinking Fund......................... ....... .... 46,500 Streets and Lanes................................... 50,000 New Sewers and Appurtenances......... . .. 6,000 Street Numbering and Street Signs............ 2,000 Water Works....................................... 32,000 Water Works, Old, Maintenance of............ 1,000 Water Mains' Extension.. ........................ 12,000 Total.................... ... ....................$769,250 ' Trial Balance to December 1897. EXPENDI TURES. RECEIPTS. Board of Health ........... f 24,297 36 $ 35 00 Board of HealthO. E. Machine . .... 6,80070 434160 Balances on hand Dec. 31st, 1897 ..... 37,490 04 City Clocks................ 175 00 City Lamps ............. . . 28,136 05 City Court............ . . 7,548 63 City Maps . . ............ 2 60 Crematories. ........ ..... 6,909 96 109 85 Coupons, 1879, ............ . 149,141 50 Coupons, 1883 ... ............ 14,913 54 Cash on Hand, Dec. 81st, 1897 ...... .29,523 60 Dry Culture and Drainage ...... . 12,173 97 1,207 23 Fees. ................ . . 5,538 09 Fire Department..... . ... . 70,703 67 39 87 Firemen's Uniforms. ........ . . 3,084 79 Ground Rents............... 17,896 07 Ground Bent Lots ............ 8,121 53 Harbor and Wharves ........... 1,240 66 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 25 Hospitals. ................ 10,80000 House Drainage ............. 4,034 99 House Numbering. ..... ...... 1,230 93 Incidentals......... ...... 6,396 57 3,610 66 Laurel Grove Cemetery ......... 6,775 38 2,084 60 Liquor Licenses. ...... ...... 46,672 09 Market .................. 4,908 98 16,104 05 Opening Streets .............. 36,566 35 Parks and Squares......... . . 12,999 05 6 90 Paving Streets ......... .... 70,330 30 35,376 56 Police. ............ ... 79,003 36 147 86 Printing and Stationery ... ... 4,261 80 179 00 Police Uniforms ............. 3,275 90 Public Buildings......... . . 2,641 33 Police Court ............... 4,544 00 Public Property. . .... ...... 2,419 57 75 00 Quarantine ................ 19,181 27 9,048 95 Bent Account. ........... . . 1,410 00 Salaries. ........... ..... 38,531 51 Scavenger Department.......... 24,289 56 449 22 Streets and Lanes ............ 52,409 22 927 74 Sinking Fund, 1879 ...... ..... 34,957 50 Sinking Fund, 1883 ............ 9,611 87 Sewer Account.............. 12,464 22 17 25 Police Convention ............ 347 50 Horticultural Society........ . . 114 00 Special Quarantine........ ... 3,311 31 Taxes, 1891 ................ 6,259 92 Taxes, 1892 ................ 5,950 32 Taxes, 1893 ................ 6,067 76 Taxes, 1894 ................ 6,149 05 Taxes, 1895 .......... ..... 7,549 65 Taxes, 1896. . ............. 8 10 126309 86 Taxes, 1897 ................ 461 31 416,879 70 Water Works ............ . 48,280 39 79,562 61 Police Reserves ........... . . 2,750 00 Special Appropriation . . ....... 145 00 Total................. $850,194 53 $850,194 53 26 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. REPORT OF CITY MARSHAL. CITY MARSHAL'S OFFICE, ) SAVANNAH, GA., December 31st, 1897. } Hon. P. W. Mddrim, Mayor : DEAR SIRI have the honor to submit my Annual Report for the year 1897, ending this day. The money collected in this office amounts to $41,700.17, as follows : Real Estate, 1892................................$ 24 75 Real Estate, 1893................................ 452 25 RealEstate, 1894............................... 43950 Real Estate, 1895............... ................ 2,092 57 RealEstate, 1896................................ 19,967 64 Personal Property, 1894....................... 1 90 Personal Property, 1895....................... 138 42 Personal Property, 1896....................... 807 23 Personal Property, 1897....................... 3,261 07 Specific Taxes, 1895............................. 5 00 Specific Taxes, 1896............................. 474 00 Specific Taxes, 1897............................. 6,079 00 Privy Vaults, 1894........ ..................... 16 00 Privy Vaults, 1895.............................. 48 00 Privy Vaults, 1896.............................. 226 00 Privy Vaults, 1897.............................. 72 00 Fees ................................................ 1,269 79 Advertising........................................ 179 00 Interest............................................. 332 41 Incidentals, City Pound Sales................ 2 25 MAYOR'S ANNUAL, REPORT. 27 Incidentals, Overbids at C. H.. ............ 2 25 Rent of Market Vaults ............. ......... 2,791 00 Rent of Market Stalls................... ...... 700 00 Paving Streets..................................... 2,318 14 Total............ ....... .....................$41,700 17 Sidewalk*. Notices were served whenever repairs have been necessary, and lot owners who have not complied with the notice, have been reported to Council, and the instructions received were carried out. Oround Rent*. All lots reported to this office by the City Treasurer have been re-entered for arrears of rent as required by Ordinance. Very Respectfully, JOHN POWER, City Marshal. 28 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. REPORT OF CITY ATTORNEY. SAVANNAH, GA., January 1st, 1898. Hon. P. W. Meldrim, Mayor: DEAR SIRTouching the cases mentioned, or referred to, in my last annual report, I beg to say that the damagesuit of Thomas J. McEvoy is still pending, although the City has always been ready for a trial, and there has never been any continuance or postponement at its instance. The suit of A. J. Gresham, involving the right of the city to collect from him a specific tax of |250, "required of persons other than pawn-brokers doing the business of lending money on personal property, " was decided in the City's favor by the Supreme Court upon the City's appeal, and this execution has been paid. The illegality case of the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah against D. C. Bacon will be heard by our Supreme Court at the coming March term upon the appeal of Mr. Bacon. I need not repeat what I stated concerning this litigation in my former report, to be found on page 62 of " Municipal Reports for 1896." The cases of Anthony McCredmond and the Frankling Savings and Security Company are still pending. That of W. W. Chisbolm, trustee, was settled by the payment of a small amount by the city. The case of John H. El- MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. ton has been put by the plaintiff on the dead docket. That of Mrs. Jane M. Read was tried, resulted in a mistrial, and is now assigned in our City Court. The case of Charles Jemdal was dismissed so far as the city is concerned. The case of Waring Russell is still pending on our demurrer, which we have always been ready to argue, and which, I think, must dispose of his case. The Jefferson street illegality cases are now pending on assignment in our Superior Court. The case of the executors of Lovell against the city, has been heard since my last report and resulted in a mistrial. It has been re-assigned for trial next month. There are two illegality cases, made by affidavits filed by the executors of Lovell and the Suburban & West End Railway Company, to executions based upon claims of the city for the improvement of Louisville road, recently filed in our Superior Court. There has been only one new suit brought against the city since my last report, and that is the case of Nellie Gardeen, claiming damages in the sum of $1,125 for an alleged damage to her lot on account of the city's changing its grade. This case is pending in the Superior Court, having been brought to the last December term. During the past year I have drawn a large number of deeds to the city, after an investigation of titles, growing out chiefly of the extension of streets, some of which have required considerable investigation. As the Clerk of Council has these titles, and has an index to them, I take it that it is not necessary for me to state them in detail. I have also SO MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. drawn a large number of contracts and attended to the usual routine business of the office, such as the drawing of ordinances and resolutions, and the giving of advice, attending meetings, etc. Yours very truly, SAMUEL B. ADAMS, (My Attorney. I City Treasurer's Report. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CITY TREASURER. Dr. Statement of Cash Received and Disbursed from Jan. 1,1897, to Dec. 31,1897. Cr. Cash In Treasury January 1st, 1897, $ 87,490 04 Board of tUalth. (O. E. MACHINE.) Office collections for odorless exoavatiiig machine ......... $ 8,957 00 City Marshal for collections for account of odorless excavating machine as follows: Executions for year 1894 ..... Executions for year 1895 ..... 1600 18 00 Board of H*lth. Salaries of Health Officer, City Physicians, Inspectors and Keeper of Pest House from Bee. 1, 1S96, to Nov. 80, 1897 .......... 10,295 32 Drugs and medicines for city patients ............. 7,047 01 Time of hands disinfecting. .... 1,05615 Printing mortuary reports, circulars, permits, stationery, advertising, etc............. 612 47 Dippers, buckets, bottles, ice, etc . 195 66 Coffins and wagon hire for pauper* 252 60 Copperas, lime, carbolic acid for disinfecting purposes ..... 1,581 66 Clothing and other articles destroyed by order of Health Officer 8 00 Fitting up City Dispensary .... 176 00 Bent of City Dispensary . ..... 24000 Salaries of Keeper of City Dispensary and assistants ....... 1,104 00 K 5X) an fe I I Executions for year 1896 ..... Executions for year 1897 ..... Commissioner of Public Works: Proceeds of sale of empty barrels. Clerk of Council: Proceeds of sale of one barrel of copperas ...... Keeper of City Dispensary for one month's rent of Dispensary building ............... Receipts from City Treasurer: Amount of bills passed for articles destroyed and not called for an d same returned as cash . . . . City Maps. Received for City Maps . 22600 7200 420 2 40 16 00- 4,341 60 35 00 35 00 250 250 Lighting and fuel for City Dispensary ............. 43 93 Drugs and medicines purchased for City Dispensary ... . . . . 1,613 90 Dr. Graham for services as Health Officer ............. 70 66 24,297 36 (O. E. MACHINE.) Salary of Superintendent and time hands.............. 1,783 40 Charcoal, lime, tar, forage and other incidentals........... 175 55 Cleaning vaults as per contract . . 4,822 30 Printing and stationery ...... 27 45 6,808 70 City Cloaks. Amount paid for attending city clocks and repairing office clocks. 17500 175 00 g s o GO a > F s I City Lamps. Brush Electric Light and Power Company for lighting streets from Dec. 1,1896, to Nov. 30,1897, 28,136 75 Tubes,etc ............. 3 00 28,136 05 CO CO Crematories. Commissioner of Pnbllo Works: Proceeds of sale of hides, tin and other old material ... .... John Eourke ........ "34 80 Forage ...... .....'... 2,852 02 Paid physicians for attending firemen ............. . 116 00 Insurance premiums ....... 15 00 Expenses of Fire Chief to Atlanta. 11 00 Service of band .......... 35 00 Signal boxes and gongH...... 575 00 J. 8. Harris and J. M. Dryer taking testimony in charges against Fire Chief.............. 269 98 One hook and ladder truck .... 780 00 Amount paid on New Station No. 2 2,250 00 Amount paid for work on New 39 87 II Station No. 2. ......... 3,714 28 70,703 57 JB>as- S > t* 93 L Ground Rente. Office collections for ground rente on city lots ........... Ground Rent Lot*. Received from various parties balance due on ground rent lots . . 17,896 07 Fir* and Police Uniforms. Firemen's uniforms, shirts, caps,etc. 3,084 79 Police uniforms, helmets, etc ... 3,275 90 6,360 69 Harbor and Wharves. Harbor Master for use of horse and buggy....... ...... 260 00 Printing and stationery ...... 10 88 Port wardens for amount of office expenses of Harbor Master's office 28 08 Repairing wharves and cleaning outbasins ............ 761 20 Coal............... 20 60 Commissioners of Pilotage, amount assessed in defraying expenses for the year 1897 .......... 75 00 C. M. Craige, supervising work at quarantine station ....... 85 00 1,240 66 House Drainage. Paid for services of engineers and time of hands making surveys of outlet sewer ............ 973 71 Cement, tiling, sewer pipe, etc . . 1,108 07 KJ O B C. M. Bushing for copying annual report.............. 15 84 G. K. Waring, expenses from New York and return ........ 80 00 Printing, statlonery,advertl8ing,etc. 241 87 Waring & Chapman for plans, specifications, etc .......... 1,000 00, George K. Waring, services as consulting engineer..... . . 588 00 T. J. Davis, expenses to Brunswick 27 50 4,034 99 6 so OB Horticultural Society. > Amount appropriated by Council for the entertainment of the Hor- rj tlcultural Society ........ 114 00 114 00 Hospitals. Savannah Hospitals for keeping city patients for the year ending 3 Dec. 81,1897 ..... ... . . 3,600 00 St. Joseph Infirmary for keeping city patients for the year ending Dec. 31,1897. ..... . . . . 8,60000 Georgia Infirmary for keeping city patients for the year ending Dec. 81, 1897 ............ 3,600 00 10,800 00 House Numbering. Time of hands. ....... Plates, screws, hammers, etc 651 00 579 fl3 1,230 93 Incidental*. Postage, telegrams, exchange, fares for paupers, charity and sundry incidentals ..... ...... 1,523 27 The American Exchange National Bank commission for paying coupons from city of Savannah bonds in New York city .... 81 22 Fuel, lights, Ice and sundry incidentals ............. 638 87 Registrars of election ....... 800 00 Managers of election ..... 200 00 Building booths for elections ... 357 24 Premium on bonds for city officers. 272 50 Amount allowed by Council to Mrs. Weihrs .............. 72 00 Amount allowed by Council to Mrs. McStay ............. 242 00 X! i 32 TJ o Incidental*. Superintendent Scavenger Department for collections of pound fees Interest on daily balances.... City Marshal; Amount collected for iuterest on execution .... City Marshal proceeds of pound sales ... ........... Received for surveying lots and making plats........... Received from Comer, Ployd t Co. Interest on notes given on payment of rent of Twickenham plantation .............. 41 50 2,089 06 33456 225 210 00 33 30 3,610 60 Amount paid M. E. & M. Ybanes for damages done to house and clothing by running a hose through the house at Christ church fire ........... 250 00 Copying bills ........... 44 50 Entertaining Senator Clay .... 61 90 Preparing list for election, etc . . . 400 00 Bent of telephone ......... 58 09 Paid for 38 metallic booths .... 42 18 Taking testimony in Cohen case . 15 00 W. C. O'Byrne, services on county records............. 50 00 Bent of stores for elections .... 475 70 Meals for registrars ........ 60 00 Swearing registrars, etc...... 151 50 Pasting coupons Jn coupon books . 100 00 Special detective service. ..... 50000 2 5 O OB 5 F 6,396 57 lntr**t. Coupons from city bonds issue of 1879 ............... 149,141 50 Coupons from city bonds issue of 1883 ............... 14,913 54 164,055 04 Laurel Grove Cemetery. Keeper for burial fees....... 1,827 00 Keeper for sale of lota ....... 758 00 Keeper for amount overpaid 0. C. Mlscally and same returned to Treasurer ............ 4 60 2,084 60 Licences. Office collections for liquor licenses and interest on liquor notes for 1897 ............... 46,672 09 46,672 00 Market. City Marshal rent of stores .... 2,791 00 City Marshal rent of stalls .... 700 00 Clerk of Market for collections . . 12,613 05 16,104 05 Laurel Grove Cemetery. Salary of Keeper and time of hands Material, tools, etc . ... ... Rent of telephone for one year . . Printing and stationery ...... Renovating buildings ....... Leveling battery in colored cemetery ............... 5,!85 13 384 53 4600 8 13 315 59 36 00 6,775 38 Market. Salary of Clerk, Assistant Clerk and time of hands .......... 3,101 65 Lighting market......... 660 17 Brooms, soda, soap, sawdust and other incidentals ........ 375 70 Printing and stationery . ..... 1975 Repairs and material....... 608 76 Fuel............... 19 70 H. E. Crittinden & Co., damaged to stock......... ..... Opening Streets. Mrs. Mary C. Reppard for land conveyed to the city . . . ...... z OD to W TJ O 123 25 4,908 88 2,141 33 Savannah Investment Company for land conveyed to the city .... 750 00 Charles Seller for land conveyed to the city .......... . . 4,000 00 E. A. Well and others, trustees, for land conveyed to the city .... 410 00 E. P. Lovell, administrator, for land conveyed to the city ... ... 5,000 00 Beppard & Snedeker for land conveyed to the city ........ 200 00 W. F. Reid for land conveyed to the city ............. 1,000 00 John F. Glatigny for land conveyed tothecity. ........... 1,723 26 Waring Russell for land conveyed to the city..... ... ... 1,000 00 J. 8, Colllita for land conveyed to the city ............. 625 00 J. H. Furber for land conveyed to o the city............. 625 00 C. A. Munster for land conveyed to the city. ............ 56000 O. W. Alien for land conveyed to the city ............. 500 00 F. W. Mundorf for land conveyed to the city ........... 500 00 Matilda Krouskoff for land con- veyed to the city ........ 883 33 John M. Fisher for land conveyed to the city ........... 300 00 F. J. Racket for land conveyed to the city ............. 220 00 C. F. Prendergaat for land conveyed to the city ........... 862 18 W. W. Gross for land conveyed to the city ............. 366 78 D. B. Thomas for land conveyed to the city ............. 949 54 D. Qrimm for land conveyed to the city ............. 2,309 63 Georgia C. Tyler for land conveyed to the city. .......... 200 00 B. D. Rosenbrook for land conveyed to the city ...... . . . . . 1,000 00 Interest on notes given for opening streets........ . . ... 2,925 74 Clerk Superior Court for recording deeds.............. 6 10 Time of hands ...... ... 21 37 Drayage on brick ......... 94 00 W. W. Chisholm for land conveyed to the city ........... 250 00 Mrs. B. Nathans for land conveyed to the city ... . . . . .... 1,300 00 SI OQs 44 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. g 8 S 8 8 8 M SI S of 8. 8c oS S -c 1 :l S 1:* -3 I: OS ? 1 s > : 1 ^-1 0) i! e i -2 8 " >e S a . 73 . :|a . -8 -a s :l a bC g > c 1!^ ^c ;J rst s s So55 1 BM v 03 00 * o J2 II si 11 hi :': :;:::! . a 2 .' -o 1 1" * a 515 S B*S '- :l:| = oisllll = M 2 *;3 ^ a> S - o S O 5 3 5PS(Sa a siftfsSi' I -S s 1 g | PH (1, O W I? W Park* and Squares. Received from City Treasurer amount of wages not called for and returned as cash ...... 6 90 6 90 Paving StrMts. Office collections for improving the following streets: Abercorn ....... ...... 1,799 88 Bryan ....... . . ... 4,846 68 Bay street extension ....... 4,238 33 Farm ............... 421 47 Jefferson ........... . . 1,072 17 Louisville road .......... 1,639 40 Ogeecheeroad ........... 26 34 South Broad street........ 19,368 36 York street............ 245 89 City Marshal for collections for improving streets: Bryan street...... i .... 1,495 0'-! Jefferson street..... ... 537 28 Farm street ......... 285 78 85,376 56 Hire of teams and plowing .... Uniforms and badges.... Plumbing work .......... George B. Suderworth's expenses from Washington and return . . 612U3 198 50 693 30 65 25 12,999 05 Paving Strt. Paving and improving streets . Bt CD > 5? a cr IT S 70,330 80 70,330 30 Polio* Department. Received from the Police Commissioners proceeds of sale of old material, manure, etc..... . . Received from the Police Commls3486 Polio* Department. Police pay roll from Dec. 1,1896, to Nov. 30, J807 ....... ... 69,881 09 Material and repairs buildings ... 614 6? Oil, Ice, sawdust and sundry incidentals ........... . . 1,148 79 Fuel............... 214 80 Printing and stationery ...... 233 65 Forage........... . . 2,426 49 Harness and repairs to same . . . 293 11 Food for prisoners ......... 603 44 Shoeing, repairs to wagon, etc . . 630 50 Batteries, wire, etc ....'.... 231 07 Rent of telephone ......... 356 00 Medicine and treatment of sick stock....... ..... 104 80 Horses purchased ......... 455 00 Lighting barracks ......... 489 44 Ambulance, patrol wagon and harness ........ . . .... 1,190 00 Funeral expenses of Policemen E. B. Hall, B. Strobhar and D. T. Downing............ 160 00 Blankets, etc ........... 115 35 Expenses of Chief attending convention at Pittsburg ..... 100 00 Insurance premiums ..... . . 165 00 gi CDB sioners proceeds of sale of horses. 85 00 Received from the Police Commissioners amount of fees for keeping prisoners....... .... 28 00 147 Polio* Court. Received from the Clerk of Council for fines collected by him from the Police Court........ 4,544 00 4,544 00 Printing and Stationery. City Marshal for advertising real estate sales etc. ......... 17900 179 00 Lunch furnished policemen on election day. . ...... . . . . F. G. duBlgnon services in Guilfoyle case ............ Polio* Reserves. Amount appropriated by Council. Polio* Convention. Amount appropriated by Council for the police convention .... 51 00 150 00 79,003 36 2,750 00 2,750 00 347 50-- Printlng and Stationery. Salary of City Printer, stationery, printing circulars, reports, proceedings of Council and Mayor's report for 1896. ......... 4,261 Public Buildings. Premium of insurance ... ... 548 00 Repairs and material renovating city offices, painting exchange, etc ....... ...... . . 1,302 25 Fuel and sundry incidental* .... 162 61 Lighting Exchange building . . 468 18 Cleaning chimneys ........ 7 00 347 50 0 4,261 80 I yj OD $ f B 3 Publlo Property. Received from the estate of J. W. Tynan in lieu of repairs which were to have been made by Mr. R. S. Salas as agent of said estate 75 00 Quarantine, Received from Capt. E. F. Daniels amount paid Lawrence Ballard twice, said amount returned to Treasurer as cash ........ 14 00 Received from G. C. Sutcllffe for rent of hoisting engine ..... 240 72 Eeceived from the Clerk of Council, being the proceeds of sale of one engine ............. ISO 00 Received from various vessels for boarding fees and fumigating 76 00 Work on magazine Bent of telephone. 00 00 OS 20 2,641 33 Publlo Property. Wardens and vestrymen of Christ church for payment on Colonial Park ...... ..... . . .' Interest paid on notes ....... Premium on insurance . . . . 1,000 00 373 74 15 00 Repairs to market. ........ 1,06083 2,44957 Quarantine. Salary of Quarantine Officer and time of hands from Dec. 1,1896, to Nov. 30,1897 . . ...... . . 5,395 22 Oil, tools, rope, paint and other Incidentals ............ 996 28 Machine and blacksmith work, eto. 626 72 Fuel......... ... ... 1,001 30 Rent of telephone ......... 200 00 Hire of lighters . ......... 12 00 Repairing wharf, tramway and removing ballast... .... . . 1,952 95 Dr. Owens' expenses to New Orleans .............. 97 15 CD *..8 charges..... ........ 5,885 70 Received from various vessels for discharging ballast at station , . 2,749 60 Received from City Treasurer amount of wages not called for and returned as cash ...... 8 93 R*nt Account. City Dispensary building ..... 480 00 Wharf slip foot of Drayton street. 200 00 Wharf slip foot of Whitaker street 10000 Hutchinson Island from Dec. 1, 1896, Nov. 80, 1897 ....... 100 00 Lots on Springfield plantation . . 60 00 Brick store foot of West Broad street 510 00 9,048 95 1,440 00 Dr. LeHardy's expenses to Charleston ............... 12 60 Premium of insurance on buildings at stations ........... 227 25 Printing and stationery .... 70 00 Acids, etc. ............ 7555 10,66702 Quarantine Tug. Salary of captain and crew from Dec. 1,1896, to Nov. 30,1897 ..... 3,229 42 Provisions ............ 965 85 Material, machine, blacksmith and carpenter work .... ..... 3,409 24 Rope, oil, waste, paint and sundry incidentals ........... 436 29 Fuel............... 390 45 One boat............. 7 00 Insurance on tug . ...... . . 8000 8,51425 Special Quarantine. Salary of inspectors........ 2,513 64 Dr. Owens' expenses to Charleston. 13 95 Printing, stationery, advertising, etc............... 189 S2 Dr. George U. Stone's expenses and services in Atlanta ...... 594 50 3,311 31 o 65 >* * d > t-1 Scavenger Department. Received from Commissioner of Public Works proceeds of sale of mules and empty sacks..... 126 26 Received from Messrs. Jobn Kourke & Son proceeds of sale of scrap iron .............. 17 40 Received from Messrs. J. K Gullmartin & Co. for manure . . . . 20785 Received from City Treasurer amount wages not called for and returned as cash ....... 8 21 449 22 Special Appropriation. Amount paid for iron stairs at EnKlne Station No. 2 ....... 145 00- 14.1 00 Salaries. Salaries of city officers and clerks from Dec. 1,1800, to Nov. 80,1807, 87,018 76 James L. Bankln for examining Treasurer's, Marshal's and Clerk of Council's books ....... 250 00 Engineers and time of hands . . . 1,26275- 38,53151 Scavenger Department. Salary of Superintendent and time of hands ........ ... . 15,561 72 New wagons, repairs, harness, shoeIng, etc .............. 2,230 43 Oil, shovels, rakes and sundry incidentals ............. 488 06 Forage....... .... 4,201 42 Rent of lot for December ..... 50 00 Medicine and treatment to sick stock .............. 201 00 Mules purchased ....... . . 1,210 00 Printing and stationery . . . . 16 13 Lighting stables ....... . 92 60 Insurance ............. 282 20 24,289 56 S' ft. O 50 25rj. > F H 98- Streets and Lnt. Received from various parties for repairing sidewalks , . ... . 485 13 Clerk of Council for collections for sewer permits .......... 261 00 Southern Bell Telephone Company inspecting trenches and hire of cart............... Ill 00 John McGrath, proceeds of sale of sweepings ........... 80 00 John Bourke & Son, proceeds of sale of scrap iron .......... 10 00 Commissioner of Public Works, proceed s of sale of empty sacks . . . 1170 City Treasurer, amount of wages not called for and same returned as cash ............. 18 01 927 74 Str**ts nd Lns. Time of hands .......... 83,559 29 Repairs to carts, harness, sprinklers, tools and sundry incidentals . . 1,665 51 Lime, cement, bricks, lumber, pipe and sundry incidentals .... 2,584 77 Oyster shells....... ... 789 02 Medicine aud treatment of sick stock . ... ... ... 204 85 Warren Scharf Asphalt Paving Company for repairing streets . . 5,105 95 Stone, chert, etc.... . . ... 523 79 Hire of teams.... ..... 10 50 Printing and stationery ...... 214 45 Lighting stables....... . 38 12 Horses purchased ......... 425 00 Labor and material on sheds ... 816 01 Savannah Traction Company half cost for moving track ...... 483 5S Steam roller ........... 2,985 20 Forage ........ ... ... 2,C6t 55 Insurance ............. 271 63 Rent of telephone ......... 40 00 Sinking Fund (SINKING FUND BONDS1879). Commissioners for bonds issue of I OQ H S 52,409 22 S*wcr Account. Received from City Treasurer, amount of wages not called for and same returned as cash . . . Tax**-1891. Office collections for real estate . Interest............. Tx-1892. Office collections for real estate . Interest............. City Marshal for real estate . . . TaxM-1893. Office collections for real estale Interest............. City Marshal for real estate . . . 17 25 17 26 4,602 98 1,656 94 6,259 92 4,593 57 1,832 CO 24 76 5,950 32 4,602 98 1,012 53 462 25 6,067 76 1879 canceled and retired .... 84,957 50 84,957 50 (SINKING FUND BONDS1888). Commissioners for bonds issue of 1888 canceled and retired . . . . 9,01137 9,01187 en' ts Swr Account. Time of hands ..... . .... Cement, pipe, brick, lumber, etc . 5,301 53 Shovels, buckets, etc ....... 18 88 Catch basin covers and plumbing work ........... ... Force pump and host-....... 6,70005 380 01 63 75 12,464 22 2 I 00 Is- Taxes-1894. Office collections for real estate . Interest;............ City Marshal for real estate . . Personal...'....... . . 4,963 28 744 37 439 50 1 90 4,020 18 393 48 2,092 67 138 42 5 00 6,140 05 7,549 65 Taxes-1896. Office collections for real estate . Interest....... . . . . . City Marshal torReal estate ........... Personal. . ......... Specific. ............ Taxes1896. Office collections for Real estate ........ .... 76,830 52 Block in trade ...... . . . . 6,288 46 Shipping ............. 2,226 17 Personal........ . . ... 20,715 84 City Marshal for Real estate ............ 20,011 64 Personal............. 843 23 Specific ............. 394 00 126,309 86 Taxes-1897. Office collections for Real estate ... ... ...... 227,600 76 Taxes1896. Amount refunded various parties by action of Council. . . . . . c to OG > 25 25aH8 8 10 810 Stock In trade ..... .... 18,180 50 Personal ........ ..... 78,008 03 Shipping. ........... 0,600 03 Specific.............. 78,010 80 llecelved from badges One-horse wagons ....... . 8,ft8G 40 Two-horse wagons . . ... .... 1,174 80 One-horse drays or trucks ..... 450 CO Two-horse drays or trucks . . - 1,12260 One-horse hacks ......... 860 80 Two-horse hacks .... ... . . 108 40 Two-horse omnibus..... . 40 60 Streetcars.......... . 517 50 Hucksters....... . . . 214 00 Dogs.......... . . . . 1,475 00 Push carts...... . . . . ISO 00 Poultry hucksters.... ... 18 00 Three-horse trucks ........ 40 00 City Marshal for Personal...... . . ... 3,261 08 Specific .............. 6,029 52 Berry & Oakman's bill for badges paid twice and same collected back and returned by Treasurer as cash ............. 20 00- 416,879 70 K CO 53 I s Amount refunded various parties by action of Council. . . . . . 401 34 401 34 Water Work*. Water rents............ Armour Packing Company, sleeve branch, pipe valve, labor, etc . . C. C. Bebee for rent of land known as the McLeod mill site for (he year 1896 ............ L. W. Haskell for rent of old water works tract........... Standard Oil Company for tbree hydrants, etc.......... J. C. Rowland for one water meter and putting same in position . . C. N. West for one water meter and putting same in position .... Southern Bell Telephone Company for water used in laying conduit Bristol Tow Boat Company for one water meter........... Southern Bell Telephone Company for putting in connections . . . . Watson & Powers for use of water De Soto Hotel two months . . . Ocean Steamship Company for lnying water mains......... 78,676 99 25 8S 200 00 28000 119 67 17 50 10 40 4 48 55 00 21 80 10000 50 89 79,562 61 $850,194 53 Waterworks. Salaries of officers and employes from December 1,1896, to Dec. 31, 1897........ ... ... 17,390 34 Running expenses of pumps and engines ......... .... 8,629 66 Repairing cess pools . ....... 7 29 Incidentals ........... 856 24 Repairs to engines, pumps,main,etc 624 77 Improvement account. . . . . . 2,380 92 Extension account........ 12,625 03 Hydrant account........ 100 62 Connection account........ 100 62 Insurance account...... . 256 25 Artesian wells . . ... ..... 1,489 55 Increasing supply of water from artesian wells .......... 3,212 46 Overcharges refunded for water rent 27 45 Inspection account.... .... 516 92- Balance on hand Dec. 31,1897 . . . 48,280 39 29,523 50 $850,194 53 C da Hfl O 9 8! We, the undersigned Committee on Finance, have examined the accounts and books of the | City Treasurer from the first day of January, 1897, to the thirty-first day of December, 1897, inclusive, and find the same correct, with proper vouchers produced, and a balance in the Treasury of $29,523.50twenty-nine thousand, five hundred and twenty-three dollars and filty cents. SAMUEL P. HAMILTON, ABE S. GUCKENHEIMER, W. DUNCAN, WALTER G. CHARLTON, finance Committee. 1 H t O MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 57 SECOND ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS. SAVANNAH, GA., December 31st, 1897. Hon. P. W. Meldrim, Mayor of the City of Savannah, City: SIRThe conservative policy which characterized the first year's work of this Board, has been strictly followed during the past year, and we think that the force has improved both in discipline and efficiency. To further guard against the appointment of unfit men of the force, the Board has established during the past year a " quasi" civil service examination, by which every candidate, after having passed the physical examination by the surgeon, has to prove his familiarity with all parts of the city. The average to be obtained by a candidate has been fixed at 60 per cent, of the questions asked for patrolmen, and at 75 per cent, for detectives. This examination is in writing, so to show the educational qualifications of the candidate. Every new member of the force has to undergo a two months' trial, during which time he receives only $55 a month; and at the expiration of the two months' apprenticeship, he is again examined by this Commission, and if proven efficient, is made a patrolman with the full pay of $65 a month. 58 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. Although Council did not increase our budget for 1897, the Board was enabled by the sti'ietest economy to establish a thorough ambulance system ; to purchase a two-horse ambulance of the most modern pattern and appliances, to connect the ambulance service with the Gamewell System, and to enlarge the Gamewell station house on Habersham street to twice its former capacity, so as to accommodate besides the patrol wagons also the ambulances. We feel that this additional ambulance service has proven of the greatest value to our citizens; and the importance of this service will be duly appreciated, when it is borne in mind that our department actually does the whole ambulance service for all the hospitals in the city, also carrying sailors who fall sick, from their vessels to the hospitals, and often bringing sick and disabled people in need of ambulance transportation, from a distance into the city. This increase in the ambulance service, of course, required additional drivers and horses, all of which has been managed within our budget. The extension and growth of the city, made the numerical inefficiency of the force only too apparent; therefore, during the last year the force was increased by four men; whilst at the request of the City Council, conveyed by its resolution of October 6th, 1897, to this Board, a full relief of three patrolmen was furnished to the southern extension ; yet it is gratifying to report that the additional appropriation offered for same by Council, was not needed by this department. During the past year the sanitary accommoda- MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 59 tions in the sleeping quarters of the men have been entirely renewed, the former plumbing having been found in most unsanitary condition. New waterclosets were also built in the stable-yard with proper sewer connection, and the old, most primitive, closets and sink have been demolished. The stable-yard has been paved and parti}7 asphalted and proper arrangements made for drainage, so that the whole property of the department can be reported as in good repair, with the exception of the old guard house, which is absolutely unfit for .service, and about which this Commission has complained in all its former reports; makeshifts have to be invented continuously in order to provide room and the most necessary accommodations for prisoners. This Commission sigcerely hopes that Council will make the necessary appropriation to build an entirely new station house in accordance with the needs, which sheer humanity demands and imposes especially upon the authorities who have the care of unfortunates. Under the existing conditions, the separation of the sexes, and also of the races, is often an impossibility ; we are often forced to leave youthful delinquents in contact with hardened criminals, there being no provision for the solitary confinement and safe-keeping of the latter class of evil-doers. The expenditures of the department were as follows : 60 MAYOR'S ANNUAL BEPOET. EXPENDITURES. Barracks Supplies, etc.......f 553 38 Blank Books, Printing, etc.. 212 30 Coal and Wood................. 198 54 Detective Department........ 108 30 Elections...... .................. 5000 Equipment....................... 459 41 Funerals......... ................ 152 00 Gamewell System.............. 631 97 Horses ........................... 455 00 Improvements .................. 1,583*04 Incidentals......... ............ 322 00 Insurance........................ 165 00 Lighting......................... 499 16 Postage................. ......... 18 00 Prisonerskeeping ........... 651 41 Repairs.................... ...... 400 40 Stables ........................... 3,046 62 Telephones....................... 12000 Salaries...... .................... 69,374 34$79,000 87 LESS Received from old iron and empty sacks........ ......... 9 05 Received from fees............. 32 50 Received from sale of horses 85 00 Received from sale of old ice chest. .......................... 5 00 Received from sale of manure 15 00 Received from rebate on telephone...................... 131 14786 Shosving a total of........................$78,853 01 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 61 This department was allowed for uniforms, by special appropriation, $3,000, whilst it was found necessary to expend $3,280.90 ; we have, therefore, expended over and above the appropriation, $280.90. This excess, added to the above, makes the total expenditures of the department, $79,133.91; or a saving in the total appropriation (which amounted to $80,000), of $866.09. It is earnestly hoped that Council will realize the importance and necessity of an efficient police force, and grant to the Board now, or early in the new year, at least an equal appropriation (of $80,000) for the ensuing year, as the security and welfare of the city depend, in the opinion of this Commission, upon the maintenance of the present force in its full strength. The report of the Chief of Police is attached, which shows the work of the department in all its branches. The detective department has proven thoroughly competent, and its value and importance is be'st illustrated by the record it has made as given in the Chiefs report. The report of the chief electrician is also attached. The efficient services of Chief McDermott and Lieut. Eeilly are specially commended, and a thorough " esprit du corps " pervades our force. We again take pleasure in testifying to the cheerful co-operation of the authorities of the Ocean Steamship Company's police force with our own work. We are indebted to our surgeon, Dr. J. S. How- 62 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. kins, for his cheerful and efficient attention to the many calls made upon him continuously by this * department. Respectfully submitted, EDWARD KAROW, Chairman Board of Police Commissioners. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 63 REPORT OF CHIEF OF POLICE. HEADQUARTERS POLICE DEPARTMENT, ) SAVANNAH, GA., January 1,1898. ( To the Honorable Board of Police Commissioners, Cifi/: GENTLEMENI have the honor to submit my Third Annual Report for the year ending December 31, 1897. The year just closed finds the department in good condition. The discipline of the force is of the highest order. The department has had a busy year, making 5,086 arrests and information casesthe largest in its history. This was caused, in a measure, by the passage by Council of the ordinances regulating bicycles and the roadway ordinance. About the same number of felonies have ' been committed this year as there were last year. There were seventeen arrests for murder, six of which were for the crime committed in other states. The Detective Department has done splendid work, considering that we have but three men. We have recovered stolen property of the value of $17,- 245.50, and captured forty-eight burglars. The officers and men have been very vigilant and energetic in their duties, and I take great pleasure in expressing my appreciation of the earnest work done during the past twelve months. 64 MAYOR'S ANNUAL BEPORT. Register of the Force. Name. Frank McDermott . . Owen F. Reilly .... Henry Lingg ..... J. B. Killourhy . . . J. M. Mock. . . . . . H. W. Baughn. .... R. E Davis ...... B. G. Floyd. ..... M. Scully ....... J. J. Barrett ...... J. J. Sbea ....... T. B. Masters ..... Arnold, J ....... Atkinson, C- J . . . Becker, W. L ..... Bebnnann, J ..... Blumberg, L. ..... Bostick, R. B ..... Bradley, W. E . . . . Brantley, J. H . . . . . Brazell, S. P . . . . . . Brown, J ..... . . Christian, J. A . - . . Christie, C. T ..... Clayton, A. J ..... Coffee, E. J. . . . . . Collins, C. A ..... Crimtnins, J. C . . . . Cronin, D. J. . . . . . Crosby, W, F . . . . Davis, E. F ...... Davis, R. T . . . . Davis, S. M ...... Deignan, J. J ..... Ti\FVtf*T Ti Eivers, P. J ...... Farrell, J. ...... Farrell, T. J. ..... Fleming, W. H . . . . Garity, J. J ...... Godbold, G. S -.-.. Guilfoyle, J ...... Halford, J. ...... Higgins, J. S ..... Hodges, W. D- . . . . Jsrrell, S. J ...... Jernigan, D. W . . . . Keane, J ....... Kelly, F. J ...... Kiernan, W. . - - - . Lange, J. H. ..... Rank. Chief. ..... Lleutenaut. - . C i TW* bfLf*^ i ~vf* i t f^lrt-lr Patrolmau . . . i 10 7 73 1 66 1 9 2 62 12 22 3 6 135 24 2 211 3.247 1 8 1 2 49u 10 9 17 26 9Q 1 *>0 5 4 4 o 2 19 oc 7 19I 40 1 3 148 11i fi 100 IOQ 4 15 7 159 20 25 4 10 6 21B 52 6 700 15 5.086 Animals impounded, 63. Animals and vehicles at large, 16. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. Foundlings, 2; colored. Lodgers, 790. Lost children, 12. Stores and offices found open, 108. Following shows the arrests by the detectives which are included in the exhibit of total number of arrests : OFFENSES. Assault with intent to murder ......... Assaulting and striking ............ Assaultiug and cutting . ........... Assaulting and shooting ............ Attempting to cut .............. Burglary .................... Burglary, attempt to ............. Cheating and swindling. ... ...... Carrying concealed weapons .......... Deserting seamen ........ ..... Deserting soldiers ........ ...... Disorderly conduct .... ... ... Disorderly house ................ Drunk and disorderly ......... ... T^a/>ortAf1 f*nn*vif*tA ^ Fighting in the streets . . .......... Forgery ............... ... Fugitive from justice ...... ...... Interfering with officers ............ Keepinggaming house . ........... Larceny ............ ...... Murder. .......... ......... Obscene language ............... Recei ving goods under false pretenses . ..... Receiving stolen goods ........... Robbery ........... .... Safe keeping . . . . ............ Seduction. ........... . . ... Suspicious characters ... ......... Tfaro^sv incr rooks Vagrancy. ...... ........... Violating hack ordinance ........... Violating quarantine regulations .... ... Total .............. ... .* * 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 13 1 28 3 9 1 8 7 3 73 o 2 &> i 27 2 2 1 8 2 4 5 1 1 1^1 1 1 1 7 10 17 fifi 4 1 38S "5 "S 25 11 H 1 no 1 1 10 3 5 14 1 182 1 1 4 13 26 1 74 4 15 1 4nft 72 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. Total value of stolen property recovered by the police and detectives during the year, is $17,245.50. There were 86 bicycles reported to this department as stolen during the year, of which 73 have been recovered, valued at $4,650. Following is a list of arrests for murder during the year, and the names of the persons killed, as well as those of the officers making the arrests: Henry Casey, colored, for killing Brown, colored, January 28. Arrested by Policeman J. W. Woods. Joe Desverges, colored, for killing Lovey^ Palmer, colored, May 3. Arrested by Sergeant Baughn and Policeman J. J. Deignan. James Edwards, colored, for murder in South Carolina. Arrested by Detectives Barrett, Scully and Godbold, May 10. Stewart Finney, colored, for murder in South Carolina. Arrested by Detectives Barrett, Scully and Godbold, May 10. William Graham, colored, for murder in South Carolina. Arrested by Detective Barrett, May 10. Ben Griswold, colored, for murder in South Carolina. Arrested by Detective Barrett, May 10. W. H. Hinton, white, for killing Robert Jefferson, colored, August 23. Arrested by Policeman Mitchell, August 23. James Jenkins, colored, for murder in Mississippi in 1889. Arrested by Policeman E. F. Davis, March 2. Rosa Johnson, colored, for killing Richard Johnson, colored, August 25. Arrested by Detectives Barrett, Scully and Shea, August 27. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 73 Abraham Manigault, colored, for murder in South Carolina, January 12, 1897. Arrested by Policeman Ungar, January 17. James Wayne, colored, for killing his wife. Arrested by Detectives Scully, Godbold and Barrett, May 18. Rodney Fulford, Lee Fulton, Robert McAllister and R. W. Westcott, for killing Paul Johnson, September 15. Arrested by Policeman Halford, September 15, N. J. Mowrou for killing Patrick Scully, December 17. Arrested by Policeman T. C. Murphy, December 18. Isaac Small, colored, for killing Matilda Farrell, colored, October 22. Arrested by Detective Shea. Ttie Gamwell Signal System. This department continues to give good satisfaction. During the year there have been registered in the office, 2,478 calls for the patrol wagon, 556 calls for the ambulance, and 2,782 telephone calls. The number of reports received from patrolmen through the signal boxes is 113,280, all of which received prompt atttention. In conclusion, I beg leave to express to your honorable body, my heartfelt thanks for your kind and courteous treatment and valuable assistance in the discharge of my duty. I beg also to express my thanks to His Honor, the Mayor, for courtesies extended to me. Respectfully submitted, FRANK MCDERMOTT, Chief of Police. \ 74 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORTREPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE TELEGRAPH SYSTEM. SAVANNAH, GA., January 1st, 1898. Capt. Frank McDermott: DEAR SinI have the pleasure to submit the following report of the Police Telegraph System, for the year ending December 31, 1897 : During the year 113,280 reports, 2,470 wagon, 2,774 telephone and 555 ambulance calls were transmitted over the system. During the year box 413 was moved from Florance and Sixth to Ogeechee road and Sixth ; box 32 from Oglethorpe avenue and E. Broad, to Henry and Ott streets; box 44 from River and Water to Police Barracks on 0. S. S. Wharf. The following are the expenses of this branch of the service: Running Expenses. Batteries ...... .......................................$ 57 72 Removing poles..................................... 5 25 3 barrels bluestone........................... ..... 51 41 Hauling poles........... .......................... 1 50 Zincs..... ................. ........................... 53 50 Telephone rent.............................. ...... 235 00 1 mile wire, brackets and glass.. ............... 28 20 Register paper............................. ......... 28 63 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 75 Repairs to register.......... ....................... 3 00 Labor .................................................. 4 50 Wire, brackets and glass.......................... 77 64 Telephone cord..................... .............. . 3 00 Labor ......................... ..................... 11 25 Keg nails................................ ............ 1 85 Push buttons......................................... 1 50 Keys........ ......................................... 1815 Total.............................................$582 10 Permit me before closing this report, to return my thanks to the Chief of Police and to the officers and members of the Police Department for courtesies extended. I am, most respectfully, W. D. CLAIBOENE, Superintendent Police Telegraph. 76 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. SECOND ANNUAL REPORT OF BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS, CITY OF SAVANNAH, GA., For Year Ending December 31, 1897. Officers for the Vear Ending: December 3iat, 1897. Fire CommissionersWm. L. Grayson, Chairman ; Robert S. Mell, Geo. W. Parish, John E. Maguire, Secretary. Fire DepartmentJohn E. Maguire, Fire Chief; George Mouro, Assistant Chief; W. D. Claiborne, Superintendent Fire Alarm; Thomas Brady, Superintendent of Horses; W. B. Mell, Jr., Clerk and Storekeeper. SECOND ANNUAL REPORT. OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS, ) SAVANNAH, GA, January 1st, 1898.j To the Honorable Mayor and Aldermen, City of Savannah, Ga.: GENTLEMEN*As required by law, the Board of Fire Commission has the honor to herewith submit their second annual report of the conditions and operations of this department for the year ending December 31st, 1897, with such general information as may be of interest to your honorable body. The losses from fire during the past year will show a very appreciable reduction from the preceding MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 77 years. There were but two notable fires during the year. We allude to the Smith Bros, and Christ Church fires, which were promptly reached and efficiently managed. General Condition. The condition of the apparatus, houses and horses is good, there being only such repairs necessary as those required from year to year. We have approved and forwarded to Council every known bill contracted during the past twelve months, and we are pleased to say that there remains an unexpended balance of the appropriation, amounting to 4,132.20. This has been accomplished only by severe and stringent economy, which, we believe on examination, will show has always characterized the management of the department. Meetings. During the year the Board held thirty-nine meetings, eight of which were for the purpose of investigating charges against the Fire Chief, and we believe that the business of the department has been properly and promptly attended to. Force. The force of the department on December 31st, 1897, consisted of 87 men, 10 of whom are volunteers with Hose Company No. 1. During the past year the Supernumerary Force was abolished and in their places eight cadets were appointed ; four of the first grade at $40 per month, and four of the second grade at $35 per month. One man was added to the regular Uniform Force. 78 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. Eleven men were dismissed for cause, one resigned and two died. Eighteen appointments were made; 16 to the cadet force and 2 to the regular force. Two privates were made foremen and six were made assistant foremen. Sixteen cadets were promoted to the Uniform Force. On December 31st we found it necessary to reduce the force in order to reduce the expenses to meet the reduction in the appropriation for the year 1898, and 1 foreman, 1 engineer and 5 firemen were let go. For the year 1898 the force will consist of 70 paid men and 10 volunteers. Item* of Information. During the past year the department has been inspected, and we are pleased to say that everything was found to be in an excellent condition. The discipline of the force demonstrates the care with which the Fire Chief has selected his men. The condition of the horses indicates the attention paid them by the drivers in charge. The apparatus is in a proper condition of repair. The paint work is kept up to a high degree of perfection. The buildings are comfortable and cleanly, and everything goes to show that care and attention is exercised by the officers in charge. During the past twelve months we have seen fit to abolish the supernumerary service, and we have instituted in lieu thereof, a force known as the Cadet Force. In making this change we have dispensed with the services of eight supernumaries, whose duty MAYOR>8 ANNUAL REPORT. it was to fill the places made vacant by the absence of regular men. In place of these supernumeraries we have appointed eight Cadets, who are required to practically perform the duties of regular firemen. By this change we have acquired the services continually of eight additional men. These Cadets are divided into two classes; four of whom are paid $40 per month and the remaining four $35 per month. Appointments to membership of the Uniform Force are made by promotion of the Cadets in the first grade. Vacancies in the first grade are filled by promotions of Cadets of the second grade. All promotions are made upon the recommendation of the foreman, in whose company the Cadet serves, provided such recommendation is approved by the Fire Chief. All new appointments are made to membership in the second grade of Cadets, and new members are required to prove their efficiency, intelligence and ability before being appointed regular firemen. The result of this change has secured for us men who are fully competent to perform the duties required of them, and this result has been very gratifying. During the past year we have taken possession of the new station referred to in our annual report of last year, and on May 16th, 1897, the department took possession of the building purchased from the estate of John W. Tynan, and installed therein Engine and Truck Co. No. 2. The headquarters of the Fire Department was transferred from Oglethorpe Avenue and Abercoru streets to the new station at Indian and West Broad streets, where the offices of this Board and the Fire Chief are now located. SO MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. During the past twelve months we have added to the facilities of the department one Holloway Double Tank Chemical Engine and Hose Wagon combined. We have purchased 8 extra horses; one Rumsey & Co. City Hook and Ladder Truck has been added to our equipment; new combined gongs and indicators have been bought for Engine Station Nos. 1 and 2; Engine No. 4 has been practically rebuilt; new harness has been provided for the additional apparatus ; the office of the Board has been furnished in a becoming manner, and many improvements have been made. Fire Loss. We take pleasure in referring to the report of the Fire Chief hereto attached, and we are gratified to note that our efforts to bring up this department to a high standard of efficiency, is already beginning to show fruit. You will notice that the fire loss for 1897 is lower than it ever has been in the history of our full paid Fire Department, and the percentage of loss, as compared with the amount of property in-, volved, is lower than that of any other city in the United States, or Canada, with a population of 35,- 000, or over, during the year 1896. This result is deeply gratifying to us, and we sincerely trust that this record will be sustained in the future. We will endeavor, by a continued care in the selection of the men and a careful consideration of the wants of the department, to sustain the reputation that this department now has for efficiency and good work. The only notable fires during the past year were those of Christ Church and Smith Bros. These were MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 81 promptly reached and efficiently managed, but the conditions surrounding them were such that serious damage resulted. The fire of Christ Church resulted in the destruction of a very valuable organ, the burning off of the roof and damage to the galleries and pews of the church. In the case of the Smith Bros, fire, the damage, except by water, was entirely confined to the top floor and roof. The District Messenger & Delivery Co.'s fire, which was at first thought to have been quite serious, resulted in a total damage of $5,200, including both building and contentsinsured and uninsured. 82 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORt. DEATHS. WILLIAM ALLEN MIKELL, Age, 25 years, Fireman Engine Co. No. 3, Died Oct. 7th, 1897. He was appointed a member of the Supernumerary Force on Oct. 26th, 1895, was promoted to membership in the Uniform Force on Jan. 14th, 1896. On April 8th, 1896, he contracted a severe cold at the fire of Savannah Grocery Co.'s Store, which afterwards developed into Consumption, from which he died, on Oct. 7th, 1897, at Statesboro, Ga. WILLIAM E. HARRELL, Age, 37 years, Hoseman Engine Co. No. 5, Died May 26th, 1897. He was appointed to the regular force on September 4th, 1895. Fell from the Hose Tower at Oglethorpe Avenue and Abercorn Street oil May 24th, 1897, and sustained injuries from which he died May 26, 1897. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. We respectfully beg to refer you to the statement made by the Fire Chief in his Annual Report under the heading of sub-division of expenses. This statement gives a clear and intelligent report of the amounts expended for the various items of Fire Department expenses. The total amount of bills forwarded to Council was |65,699.86, and the petty cash disbursements $167-94, making the total expenses for the year, $65,867.80. We have examined the petty cash account kept by the Fire Chief, which shows receipts amounting to $234.18, disbursements amounting to $167.94, balance of cash on hand, $66.24. In another part of this report will be found the full, complete and intelligent report of the Fire Chief, the report of the Fire Alarm Telegraph System, tabulated statements of fires, losses, etc. The insurance losses, which the insurance companies furnish, cannot be reached in time for this report, but we trust that we shall have secured the information before this document goes to press. [Investigation of charges against Fire Chief stricken out by Clerk of Council.] Respectfully submitted, W. L. GRAYSON, Chairman, R. S. MELL, GEO. W. PARISH. 84 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. SAVANNAH FIRE DEPARTMENTFIRE CHIEF'S ANNUAL REPORT For the Year Ending December 31st, 1897. HEADQUARTERS SAVANNAH FIRE DEPARTMENT, OFFICE FIRE CHIEF, SAVANNAH, GA., January 1st, 1898. To the Hon. Board of Fire Commission, Savannah, Ga: GENTLEMEN :I have the pleasure to submit the following report of the Savannah Fire Department for the year ending December 31st, 1897 : Force. On December 31st, 1897, the force of this department consisted of 87 men, as follows: 73 regulars, 4 cadets and 10 volunteers. 1 Fire Chief. 1 Assistant Chief. 1 Superintendent Fire Alarm. 1 Superintendent Horses. 1 Clerk and Storekeeper. 7 Foremen. 5 Engineers. 17 Drivers. 39 Uniform Firemen. 4 Cadets. 10 Volunteers. Total 87 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 85 During the past twelve months the force was increased by the addition of one fireman and eight cadets, the Supernumerary Force having been abolished. On Dec. 31st, 1897, the Board directed, in the interest of economy, that one foreman, one engineer and five firemen be indefinitely suspended, to take effect to-day. The working force on January 1st, 1898, consists of: 1 Fire Chief. 1 Assistant Chief. 1 Superintendent of Fire Alarm. 1 Superintendent of Horses. 1 Clerk and Storekeeper. 6 Foremen. 4 Engineers. 17 Drivers. 38 Uniform Firemen. 10 Volunteers. Total 80 The volunteer force with Hose Co. No. 1 continues to serve without compensation. One resignation was received and accepted during the year. One member died from injuries sustained while in the discharge of his duties and another died from consumption. Eleven members were dismissed for cause. 86 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. FORCE BY COMPANIES. Engine Company No. i. 518-520-522 Broughton Street East. EXPERIENCE NAME. CAPACITY. IN SERVICE. A. P. McFarland .....Foreman........ ........17 years L. J. Taylor............Assistant Foreman.... 1^ years C.Christians........ ...Engineer.................13 years W. J. Cleary............Driver engine...........14 years A. M. Rogers............Driver wagon........... li years John Carrick............Hosemau.................17 years Thomas Hamilton......Hoseman ................ 5 years S. Lillienthal ...........Hoseman......... ....... 1 years B.Joyce...... ...........Hoseman.................10 years Engine Company No. a. Headquarters Indian and West Broad Streets. EXPERIENCE NAME. CAPACITY. IN SERVICE. J. E. Campos, Jr.......Foreman.................. 7 years T. J. Cleary...... ...... .Assistant Foreman..... 4 years J. V. Bordnave.........Engineer......... .......31 years W. H. Williams.........Driver engine........... 2 years L. Treboney..............Drivercombination.. 9 years E. J. Limehouse........Operator.................. 1 year C. P.Hillsman..........Hoseman................. 3 years Thomas McKay........ " ................. 6 years J. J. Murphy............ " ................. 3 years MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 87 Engine Company No. 3. Central Station, Oglethope A venue and Abercorn St. EXPERIENCE NAME. CAPACITY. IN SERVICE. A. J.Toshach............Foreman.................. 12 years R. A. Laird............ ..Assistant Foreman.... 4 years H. S. Remington......Engineer.................. 2 years R. J. Glass...............Driverengine...........13 years C. V. Egesne............Driverwagon........... 5 years F. M.Lamotte...........Hoseman................. 2 years W.F.McGrath......... " ................. If years F. S. Ward............... " ................. 3 years J. J. Garry............... " ................. 6 mos. Engine Company No. 4. 606 Barnard Street. EXPERIENCE NAME. CAPACITY. IN SERVICE J. F. Strobhert........Foreman.................16 years Charles White..........Assistant Foreman... .15 years J. F. Hardee............Engineer (acting)..... 7 years J. J. Hearn......... . ..Driver engine........... 6 years W. W. Pringle........ " wagon...........!2 years George C.Donnelly... " Truck No. 3... 8 years F. H.Thompson.......Hoseman...:............. 2 years W.S.Mell............... " ................1 year W. M.Clark............ " .................1 year Jno. H. Gay............ ' .................16 years W, A. Wells-,,.,. ..... " ................. 6mo'ths 88 MAYOR'8 ANNUAL REPORT. Engine Company No. 5. 11 Henry Street East. EXPERIENCE NAME. CAPACITY. IN SERVICE. C. C. Steinberg.........Foreman.. ...........23 years H. F.Corley............ Assistant Foreman.....15 years B. B. Mingledorff.....Engineer.................. li years J.L.Clark...............Driver engine........... li years F. N. Harris............ "' wagon...........10 years Jos. Morrell............Hoseman................. ]-| years T. A. Jones.............. " ................. 6 mo'ths W.H. Wall.............. " ................. 1 year Chemical Company No. x. Central Station, Oglethorpe Ave. and Abereorn St. EXPERIENCE NAME. CAPACITY. IN SERVICE. J. F. Cullum............Foreman.................14 years J. E. Harper............ Assistant Foreman..... 1 i years Thos. Fogerty..... ....Driver ................... 5 years C. Christensen.........Operator.................. 1 year D. J. Flood..............Hoseman................. 6 mo'ths Chemical Company No. a. 11 Henry Street East. EXPERIENCE NAME. CAPACITY. IN SERVICE. C. M. Burnham........Driver.................... li years Jno. Barthelmess......Operator............:.... li years D.P.Walker...... ...Hoseman................ 6 mo'ths MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 80 Hook and Ladder Company No. x. Central Station, Oglethorpe Ave. and Abercorn St. EXPERIENCE NAME. CAPACITY. IN SERVICE. E.J. Seymour.. Assistant Foreman in charge. 2 years E. V. Pacetti............ Driver....................12 years M. F. Moorhead........TillermanCadet..... 1 year W. W. Hughes..........Ladderman............. 1 year Thomas Brady......... " ............ 13 years W.H.Loftin............ " ............. 1 year Hook and Ladder Company No. a. HeadquartersIndian and West Broad Streets. EXPERIENCE NAME. CAPACITY. IN SERVICE. J. E. Douglass......... Assistant Foreman..... 1J years Thos. J. Fogarty......Driver..................... 3 years John Cooper............Tillerrnan................ 12 years C. E. Pitts............... Ladderman ............. 2i years M.J. Drury...... ...... " ............. 2 years Hose Company No. x. 515 Waldburg Street East. EXPERIENCE I NAME. CAPACITY IN SERVICE. I Fred. Schwarz.....Foreman of Volunteers... 10 years Hugh Larkin..... Driver of ReelPaid...... 18 years E. C. Way......... Assistant Foreman of Volunteers. C. V. Snedeker...Secretary of Volunteers. M. J. Brignoni...Treasurer of Volunteers. G. C. Myers........Hoseman of Volunteers. F. A. Snedeker... " " P. J. Morrisey.... " " " Robt. F. Feuger.. " " " A. A. Linzer...... k < " " 80 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. Book and Ladder Company No. 3. 606 Barnard Street. Operated by Engine Company No. 4. ESTIMATED VALUE OF DEPARTMENT PROPERTY. Engine Company No. 1.......................$ 18,350 00 " 2................. ..... 18,500 00 " 3....................... 36,577 00 " 4....................... 19,025 00 " 5....................... 14,325 00 Truck " " 1....................... 10,05000 " " " 2..................... . I r 700 00 " 3....................... 1,350 00 Chemical " " 1....................... 3,100 00 " 2....................... 1,534 00 Hose " " 1....................... 3,30000 Miscellaneous property ....................... 10,325 20 Fire alarm system.............................. 22,605 00 Total ..........................................$160,741 20 DESCRIPTION OF ROULING STOCK. Engines. Engine No. 1, 3d size, double pump, La France. Engine No. 2, 2d size, single pump, Amoskeag. Engine No. 3, 2d size, double pump, La France. Engine No. 4, 5th size, single pump, La France. Engine No. 5, 3d size, single pump, Jeffers. Engine No. 6, 2d size, single pump, Jeffers. Hose Tender*. Engine Company No. 1, 1 2-horse wagon. Engine Company No. 3, 1 2-horse wagon. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 91 Engine Company No. 4, 1 2-horse wagon. Engine Company No. 5, 1 2-horse wagon. Hose Company No. 1, 1 1-horse reel. Keserve No. 1, 1 1-horse reel. Reserve No. 2, 1 1-horse reel. Reserve No. 3, 1 1-horse reel. Combination Wagons and Chemical Engines. Engine Company No. 2, 1 double tank, 35 gallons each, chemical engine and hose wagon combined, built by C. T. Holloway. Chemical Company, No. 1, 1 double tank, 85 gallons each, Holloway Chemical Engine. Chemical Company No. 2, 1 double tank, 65 gallons each, Holloway Chemical Engine. Hook and Ladder Trucks. .Truck No. 1, Hayes Aerial Extension truck, 55 feet when extended. Truck No. 2, Leverieh wooden frame truck, 40 feet longest ladder. Truck No. 3, Light City steel frame truck, 40 feet longest ladder. Supply 'Wagons. 1 2-horse large wagon. 1 1-horse small wagon. 1 1-horse coal cart. Officers' Vehicles. 1 Chiefs 4-wheel buggy. 1 Assistant Chiefs 4-wheel buggy. 1 Reserve 4-wheel buggy. Patrol Wagons. 1 2-horse patrol wagon-with equipments. 02 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. Hose Supply. On January 1st, 1897, we had in use 14,700 feet of hose, as follows: 13,700 feet of good and 1,000 feet fair. During the past year 1,100 feet were condemned. At this time the inventory of hose shows that there are in service and in reserve 13,600 feet. Of this 11,000 feet are in good condition and 2,600 iu fair condition. Live Stock. On January 1st, 1897, there were in the service 36 horses. Since that time 8 horses were bought and 2 were sold. At this date we have 42 horses, all of which are in good condition. Department Buildings. Most of the buildings are in good condition. The Central Station is badly in need of painting inside and outside. Stations 4 and 5 need to be painted outside. New sills are needed in Hose Station No. 1 and the outhouses at No. 4 will have to be rebuilt. The bath room at the Central Station should be enlarged and another bath tub put in. The closet and other plumbing at the same place should be changed for the improved sanitary pattern. At Engine Station No. 1 new stall posts will be required at an early date, and when these are put in they should be of the standard pattern. To do this it will be necessary to put in about six or seven floor joists to keep up the upper floor. A water closet, with sewer connection, is badly needed at Hose station No. 1. During the coming year it will be necessary to put MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 93 down new floors in Engine Stations 1, 3 and perhaps No. 5. Sub-Division of Expenses. Statement of expenses for which bills have been approved and forwarded to the City Council for payment for the year ending December 31st, 1897 : Payrolls..................... .............,.......$51,197 93 Printingandstationery........................ 167 61 Oats, bran and hay............................. 2,610 70 Horse shoeing.................................... 491 97 Medicine for stock.............................. 38 23 Treatment of stock.............................. ......... Bedding for stock..................... .......... ......... Additional stock................................. 1,400 00 Harness and repairs to same ....... ......... 499 97 Repairs to apparatus............................ 1,778 96 Additional apparatus.....:................... 2,321 00 Engine coal and wood.......................... 155 50 Heater and stove coal. ........................ 380 25 Gas and illuminating oil....................... 482 16 Lubricating oil and waste..................... 76 42 Soda and acid..................... .............. 254 95 Beds and bedding for men.................... 224 00 Miscellaneous tools.............................. 38 28 Furniture and fixtures.......................... 269 68 Implements of the service....... ........... 359 98 Paints, oils, varnishes, etc..................... 167 56 Repairs to buildings..................... ..... 163 81 Additional hose and fittings.................. 123 50 Rents............................................... 333 32 Bluestone for battery........................ .. 203 28 Zincs for battery.................. .............. 53 00 94 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. Coppers for battery............................. 10 00 Battery jars........ ............ ................. 2 00 Instruments, wire, tools, etc.................. 624 82 Poles, cross arms, brackets, etc.............. 1 05 Rent of telephone........ ....................... 28500 Stable, tools, soap, pol. paste, sponges, etc. 215 85 Repairs to heaters............................... 5 56 Extra service...................................... 281 25 Ice................. .................................. 4395 Surgeon feesinjured employes............ 127 80 Incidental......................................... 164 71 New buildings....... ............................ 142 81 Total.............................................$65,699 86 Petty cash disbursements..................... 167 94 Total expenses............................. ...$65,867 80 Expenses by Companies Engine Company No. 1......... ..............$ 7,299 73 Engine Company No. 2.............. ......... 7,224 24 Engine Company No. 3........................ 7,463 95 Engine Company No. 4........................ 8,375 33 Engine Company No. 5.......... .......... 6,97403 Truck Company No. 1......... .............. 5,344 85 Truck Company No. 2........................ 2,760 21 Truck Company No. 36 months......... 735 16 Chemical Company No. 1................. ... 4,21503 Chemical Company No. 2..................... 2,205 55 Hose Company No. 1........................... 891 78 Fire alarm system......... ...... ................ 1,800 59 General expenses..... .......................... 10,409 41 Petty cash disbursements..................... 167 94 Total............ ..............................-.$65,867 80 MAYOR'S ANNUAL BEPORT. 95 In the expenses charged to Engine Company No. 4 there is included the cost of repairing engine $787.00. In Engine Company No. 3 expenses the cost of painting and overhauling the hose wagon is included. In the general expenses there are included the cost of the new truck and combination wagon, feed for the Chief's and Assistant Chiefs horses, cost of eight extra horses and feed fora like number, salaries of Chief, Assistant Chief and Clerk, the cost of shoeing ten horses and repairs to wagons, carts and buggies. Extraordinary Expenses. I Holloway double tank, 35 gallons each, chemical engine and hose wagon combined.........! 1,500 00 8 extra horses...................................... 1,400 00 Overhauling Engine No.4..................... 787 12 1 Rumsey & Co. City hook and ladder truck 780 00 Additional fire alarm instruments............ 575 00 Implements of the service...................... 359 98 New houses for extra machines..... ......... 270 00 Stenographic reports of investigation of charges,against Fire Chief.................. 270 00 Furniture for new No. 2 and Commissioners' office.................... .................... 180 98 Painting apparatus............................... 167 56 Building outhouse and hose rack new No. 2 142 81 Renovating beds................................... 125 00 Additional chemical hose and other hose fittings............................................ 123 50 New rotary gougt,................................. 96 00 Miscellaneous tools............... ............... 38 28 Music for parade..................... ..... ....... 35 00 Additional ladders......*......................... 24 50 Total..............................................$6,875 73 96 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. Casualties. I regret to have to record the death of one member during the past year. On May 24th Fireman W. E. Harrell fell from the hose tower at Abercorn street and Oglethorpe avenue and sustained injuries, from which he died on May 26th. During the year 22 members were slightly injured. Fire Alarm Service. This branch of the department has given satisfaction as a general thing, but there have been times when it was plainly evident that the work required the sole attention of one man. The work is now done by a superintendent, who has charge of the Police Department as well as the fire alarm, and there should be one man for each department. Inspector of Electric Appliances. I beg to recommend the appointment of an Inspector of Electricity, or the appointment of an Assistant to the Superintendent of Fire Alarm. If the Assistant were to be appointed, the Superintendent should be clothed with the authority necessary to compel the owners or occupants of property to comply with his instructions in the installation of electric plants of every description. All electric wires, whether of high or low current, should be put in under his personal direction. In general, every fire caused from electricity may be attributed to faulty workmanship and improper care. Electricity is the safest lighting agent known, but even that may become a potent source of danger by careless manipulation. Recent experiments in other MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 97 cities demonstrate that the heat from a glass of 16- candle power lamp will char wood and burn paper black. Once in the past two years no little excitement was created in the Savannah Theater by the ignition of a piece of colored cloth which had been wrapped around an incandescent light to imitate fire in a scenic grate. On another occasion smoke was seen issuing from one of the dressing rooms, which, upon investigation, proved to have been caused by a towel wrapped around an incandescent lamp having taken fire. A short while since a fire occurred in the store of S. Guckenheimer & Sons which was found to have been caused by the electric wires. As a rule, people are too careless with this little understood lighting agent, because they have been told repeatedly that it was safe; that only on extremely rare occasions would fires result from its use. But the experience of the leading fire departments of the country show that the constantly increasing number of fires attributed to electricity should warn the authorities to be more watchful and to see that no sound principal of caution is violated ; and above all, to see that wires which are liable to lose their insulation from any cause should be placed in such position as to reduce as much as possible the chances of fire by crosses, grounds or overcharged circuits. Fire Boat. In mentioning the wants of the Fire Department, lam impressed with the necessity of a fire boat, and, in presenting this matter to you, I do not mean to say that the Fire Department should be furnished 98 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. with a fire boat, fitted and equipped similar to the "New Yorker" or the "Sophie Mills" of New York, which cost something over $200,000.00 a piece, but I do not hesitate to say that we should have a cheap built, plain boat, for the purpose of fighting fires on the river front, and I believe a city of this size, with miles of inflammable material scattered along the wharves of the city, should long since have provided means of protecting this valuable property. It may be that this facility has never been purchased because of the fact that the means were not at hand to warrant the city to make such an expenditure ; but as a matter of fact, although it may not be generally known, our merchants are paying dearly for this lack of facility in a high rate of insurance. Building: Laws. The want of proper building laws in this city has long been felt. During the past year the number of fires resulting from defective construction and improperly erected stove pipes and chimneys warn us that something should be done in this direction. In May, 1894, City Council took this matter up, spent a great deal of time discussing it, and finally framed excellent building laws, which, however, were laid upon the table to be considered at the time of the preparation of the budget for 1895. Since then nothing has been heard from this ordinance, and as a result the fire loss from defective construction continues to run up into the thousands. A comparison of the laws of Savannah with those of other Southern cities shows that we are very far behind the age, and MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 99 I sincerely trust that Council will recognize the importance of giving this matter further consideration. Fire Escapes. On January 3d, 1894, an ordinance was introduced by Alderman M. W. Dixon, who was at that time Chairman of the Fire Committee, requiring the erection of fire escapes on buildings in this city. This ordinance was read a second time January 17th, 1894, and a third time on January 31st, 1894, put upon its passage and became a law. I have endeavored in every way to have this law enforced, but without success. I have written to His Honor, the Mayor, on this subject;' I have interviewed members of Council ; I have notified the owners of property to comply with this ordinance, but the ordinance seems so unpopular that it has never been recognized or enforced. I fear a day will come when the want of fire escapes will be demonstrated more forcibly than the unfortunate victims would care to have it. Public papers have called attention to this want. Every one except those in authority seem to feel its absence, and I am now on record that it is impossible for me to enforce this law. RECOMMENDATIONS. In presenting the following recommendations, I will endeavor to be as brief as the subject will permit. The Fire Commissioners know the importance and the necessity of what is recommended just as much as I do myself, and I think it entirely unnec- 100 MAYOR'8 ANNUAL REPORT. essary to make an effort to further endeavor to impress the Board in these matters. Three-Horse Hitch for Chemical No. x. I beg to renew my recommendation that an additional horse be furnished and a 3-horse hitch be provided for Chemical Engine No. 1. It is" impossible for this machine to get through the sandy streets with two horses. Additional Hose Station*. I recommend that two additional hose stations be establishedone in the section known as Robertsville and the other at some point south of Anderson street. These two stations can be furnished at a very small cost, and they are very necessary for the protection of the frame buildings in the sections named. Larger 'Water Main On Indian Street. I recommend that application be made to the Water Commission for a larger main on Indian street between Farm and West Broad streets. The present main is so small that we find it impossible to furnish one engine with sufficient water from it. Fire Department Inspector. The system of house inspection, inaugurated in the early part of 1896, has proven of such importance that I recommend that one man be assigned to that duty alone. It will take one man's full time to properly do this work. Conduits on River Street. I beg to renew my recommendation that the Board consult with the proper authorities with a view of having conduits put in on River street for the' MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 101 use of our engines, as I find it almost impossible to reach the river with our engines, owing principally to the decayed and dangerous condition of the wharves. In addition to helping us, the conduits would relieve the water works during fires on the river front. Fire Alarm SystemGeneral OverhaulingWires Underground. I recommend the changing of the old fire alarm boxes now in our system ; that the entire system^be thoroughly overhauled and that the wires be placed underground. We cannot hope for strict efficiency in our Fire Alarm Telegraph until all of this work has been accomplished. I recommend also that the storage battery be installed in place of the gravity now in use. Superintendent of Machinery. I respectfully beg to recommend the appointment of a Superintendent of Machinery. I find that it is necessary for one of the engineers to have charge of and become responsible for the proper condition of engines and other machinery of the department, and I suggest that the salary of one of the engineers be increased to $90 or $95. per month and that this duty be imposed upon him. Repairs to Cisterns. In conclusion, I beg to recommend that the old cisterns in the squares be overhauled, repaired and otherwise put in good order so that they could be kept filled with water for use if needed. The situation, as it now presents itself to me, is that in the event of an accident at the water works by which 102 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. the present water supply were to be shut off, it would require perhaps a day or two to get the old water works in shape to give us river water. While it may not be very probable that such a condition will exist, it is just possible that such an emergency may have to be met some day, and as we have these cisterns I think it would be just as well to put them to some use. The cost of repairing them would not amount to much, and good, wholesome artesian water would not affect the health of the city, while the value of a supply of water when needed could not be estimated. Fire Long. As compared with previous years the annual fire waste has been very much reduced, and I am gratified to say that the percentage of loss is lower than it ever has been in the history of the present department. For your information, I submit the following record: Comparisons Nine Years. YEAR. 1QQQ 1CQA 1 QQ1 1 OQO 1QQO IftQJ, 1895 ........ . ... 1896 . . .......... 1897 ... . .......... Number of Fires. 166 169 196 208 183 168 179 196 195 Total Loss. Percentage of Loss To Value of Property Involved. $1,310,579 00 34.0 138,486 84 13,2 345,265 00' 19.2 166,837 461 11.8 172,986 39 7.8 452,407 36 9.6 112,645 26 5.8 390,970 23! 11.2 96,293 75 4.3 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 103 In concluding this report, [ beg to submit the following report of the Superintendent of Fire Alarm and the tabulated statements of fires, their causes, results, etc., and to tender my thanks to the Board for having so favorably considered my recommendations during the past twelve months. I commend the officers and men for the faithful performance of their duties, as a result of which I can, I trust with pardonable pride, refer to the excellent results of our past year's work. I sincerely trust that during the coming year we will be able to excel in this respect. I earnestly ask for the men your favorable consideration of their request for increase in salary, and I hope that you will see your way clear to allow them better compensation for the arduous duties they are required to perform. I have the honor to remain very respectfully yours, JOHN E. MAGUIRE, Fire Chief. RECORD OP FIRES DURING MONTH OP JANUARY, 1897. AtAHM.* Date .Inn. 1 2 A li X 8 10 lit 1!) 15 15 17 17 18 21 82 2-1 25 25 27 27 2T 28 2\l 29 2!) HO 31 81 ill 31 B> T T 2ti ,> Hi 21 T 21 T 121 T T 1, I, L L T It ss L 1, T ]j T 25 I, 38 82 T Time 1020pm 4 50 |im s 59 inn 8 2ii inn 7 20 ltm 8 or pm 8 no pm 1 ,H(I urn 10 55 tun 12 59 am 10 00 pm 12 10 pm 7 00 pm 805am 0 10 Hill 8 211 pm 0 15 pm 10 Mam 10 20 pin U 40 pill 810pm 1 50 pin 4 55 pm 320am S20pm 10 15 am 100pm 11? am 8 UO am 820pra 7 55 pin K1UK AT Broughton & K Broad, ......... 20 Arnold st.................... 415 Yurk st...................... 21S Jefferson st ................. 1810. Liberty... ........... .... 211 Waldburg at................ 445 St Julian st,.... ............ 1 1'orry.. ........................ S Side Dufty la, 7 d w Whltaker 309W. Bolton..... .............. South side New Houston In.... 30 Houston st,..,..,,,,......... Lincoln & Congress la, s side... I02K. Andersen.,...,..,,., .... tii West Bay M....... .......... 318 Bull st....... ............. 53BW. Chartton................. Third ave and Drayton Bt. ..... 221K Gastonst... .............. 539W. Chartton St.............. Jefferson &Montgomer;r,Hall la Drayton and Karris. ........... DESCRIPTION 0*' 1'KOPMKTY.t I * |K 2 * X s 2 S 2 ii 2 2 S 2 2 i 2 ,1 j 1* Of w w n w B w B w B Us* D 1'ass Depot 1) "tonl * w yd Doctorshop Stable I) ]>rug*sl"Co 8. & 1). 1) Grocery & I) ) Stable D Hotel Owner C. S. Rills..... ....................... Want System.. .................. .... Murla Minis . ........ .............. Nancy liny wood. .................... llurninn llessu....... ........... ... Dlxon&Co........................... s. Hemshart .. .. ................... AUK. Harnes. ......................... llloharclDoylo.. ...... .......... ..... !. Bnker.............................. Iiiithrop estate. ...................... II. Traub... .......... .. ..... ..... J. J.Koloy ..... ......... . ......... J. F. Brooks, A(font.. ............... 41o Paulsen.,.. ..................... ilrs. M, Mbuman ,....,,,,..,..,.,.. 1'. O'Connor , ......................... f^awtoo & Cunningharn, Agents. . . . It. B. Heppanl,... .,,.,.....,..,..... J, J. Rulltvan, Agent...... ...... ... Champion & Gurma&y...... ......... M Inls estate, S&m'l Reynolds, Agt. , a.HtmUat,..,..,.... ................ A.B.Hull................... ........ W.B.l'urter....... ................... HotelDeSoto.. ............. ....... Occupant C.S. Kills.... ............. S., K. Hail W. Hy.... ...... Hov. M. F. Dody............ Ciuie. Boys' mtsohlevicnisnoss. ..,,,,...,.... l>ot of tar. tolling over on roof of depot Unknown..... ................. . ..... Unknown. .............................. Several families. ......... . Inoreotive chimney .................... Dlxon & Co. ................ Sparks from oiiKluo .................... H.Myois and *' Thompson Unknown...................... ........ Klohnrd Doyle . . ..... Unknown... .................... ....... H. Bnker.. .................. Floj d & Adams ............ H. V. Exloy................ J.J.Koloy.... ............. Mr. Ttittnnll............... M.C. Baker................ S. 1'aulson. .......... ..... Mary Bacon (c). .............. 1), Hurt.. ......... ......... Julia Bailey (e)............ T.8. King.................. '!'. Marion..... ........... A. B. Hull.. ................ Carrie Williams ft* pin 12;l T 111 urn 1, lit L 143 143 13 L T 21 34 T J< 2 2U pill 2 3.i pin 5 411 pin H 2.') pill H 2i"j pill 11 X> pin ;i H.'} pin a ou i>ni 11 li'l am 5 :i? pm 2 45 pin 8 23 am F1KK AT ........ W yd over Oxocheu cnn on UUK .">'!4 Nowst. VUNovnt. 524 New st. ..... s In nu and llaborshnm Oiithonso,22 Jones K.......... 2 llNllnll st............... S Uraily 1.1................. latlWhimtonst..... ..... XlWhltakorst.................. 4 HrmiKliton la'K........ MttTonlliKt W........... 60!) Tonllist W........... 12:t Monlgomury........ , PKSOllll'TION OF I'KOl'KKTV.t ! 85 2a* 2 2 1 2 1 S 1* 1 1 1 1 01 n w H w B W W 1 ; Ut ; " 1 1 ; s i> Wood yard ; Owner .Charles K. Young... ..... ......... .rotor Ueilly, ^Kont.. .............. Kinfo James MeCrogan . . . . . .... Mr.KxIuy. .......................... C.H.H, of tin...................... Occupant Richard Johnston (o).... Chits. K* Young.... ... .. linrrlvt Kiiylun. ......... lliisloin, Jlnrtuy &Co..., M. Slimiis..., ....... ... Oarrlo lloblnsou ().. ... Mr. vren.. .............. Cause i . Defective flue. ......................... . < Unknown, . ............................. . 'Foul chimney... ....................... Total lots t 00 2 SO 5 U) KOI) 00 41 66 faOUO fl.-lM 50 *IjLocal. TTelephone. FiguresNumber of Box. tDDwelling. SStore. BBrick. VFrame S-Stono. RECORD OP FIRES DURING MONTH OP APRIL, 1897. ALARM. Date April 1 2 8 li 7 1 a 11 14 17 18 19 IB 20 21 2) 24 34 24 25 27 27 2rf 2!l 2;l 2'J By 8 S 8 :t2 IBm 5U S 8 B 67 8 28 8 T H 8 125 141 121 8 68 68 58 Hi 67 21 21 Time 130pm IS 90 pin 8 49 am 10 30 pm ti 5? pm 12 01 am (1 03 pm 7 20 pm 10 .10 pin 800am 10 25 pm 10 22 pm 5 20 am 12 'M pm 2 12 pm 9 00 urn 1 28 pin 8 01! am 9 45 pui 0 65 pm 11 58 pui 147am 1 47 am 1 47 am 2 27 am 4 40 am 7 10 an 12 20 pm FIRM AT 552Mapte. .............. ........ S24Bryan st West.............. Box pulled and key left In box New near West Broad .......... DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY .t M * c 0 V) 2 2 1 i* i f 2 2 ! i t 2 2 2 2 1 1 Of W w w w w w w w w wB W B B B W W W B B B W W w w Use D I)1) D I> 1) W I> 1) I) Stable S Bakery 8 1) Ynrd 11 1) 1) Store )) 8 & D J> Kitchen Stable Stable Owner A.K.Wilson........................ J>. J. Morrlaon. .. ......,.'. .......... W. H. Adams ....................... Meyer Mondlo, Agt.. ............... M.Sutkey... ........................ Kut T uw C.R. R. of Ga...... ...... .......... G.H. Miller......... ................. 11. KlrkUnd.. ....................... K. Crawford. ....................... Mrs. Smith. ......................... Central of Georgia R. It.. .......... Occupant Dolly Hart(o).... ......... Ella Jones (o.).............. Thus. Norwood. ............ V. Ruhalley.. .............. J.F.Walker................ Polly Jackson (........... A. Hutton.... .............. MaKKlo Miller to.)......... 8. Ktcbolc.. ................ C. R.R. of n.aiTso Local. TTelephone. FiguresNumber of Box. 11>Dwelling. SStore. BBrick. FFnroo. 8Stone. RECORD OF FIRES DURING MONTH OP MAY, 1897. AI,AHM. Date By ; Time 8 8 12 IK 18 23 22 23 2.-I 23 21 2.) 25 25 25 27 28 28 28 SO II llti am _;! HrouKlitun W. 2 55 inn iiii.lnmK IHIIU. 11124 inn h'ulsu alarm. I! 52 |>iii Honry luiio 12,> inn Indian ami 22Jnm 2211 Hiiy W. 2 10pm ;il Brouxhtun lime. 2M)imi ~ 5 4(1 urn (i 2S pin ' " UTKiinihilph.. 41.'. Minis hi. 4 45 aui li 40 pin lllBpiii ....... ... ...... 11 45 pin Hull nml ('JiiKrcsa. 4:111 am ' " " ll5am I) 15 pin ii4Uaiiif,2l Hlvcr.,.......... 7 25 amiBay unrt Wiiitakor. Ii 80 pill 1 Hirer and Montgou 1 is nin Day anil Whltaker. 7 50 HIII.Hay nr Whltakor.. 9 2:1 pin Congress and " 9 2:1 pm C-mgrcfts and 1120pm;ri4Bolton K. IRK AT im W. .............. ih.................... nd Montgomery..... nd Montgomery. on K. ............ ... on K... .............. T>BSCIUl'TIOX Ok1 IMlOPKKTY.t H I 1 3 2 2 2 ii 2 2 2 2 2 2 I) 1 2 2 2 1 Of W 11 w w 11 w n w B w B w B w B W B W Use Stable S 1) Church 1) Stable n Churoh Stable Church n 8 1) S B. house S 1) Restaurant Bar Bar Store Owntr Occupant i u tCntolinan M Alvaiiur^h . Cause P. 1). Daftln, Agent,, ............... Savannah I'ort Society.. .. Unknown.. ..... ....................... Walthour * Klvers, Agents... . , . , , i Unoccupied. . ...,.,,....... . (Mischievous hoys. . .............. ..... Isaac Bookott. ...................... i It. J. Warilck. ............. S. Koynolils, Agent. ................ Kstato Kannon. ..................... Mrs. M. Sheridan. . ................. Mrs. J. (Tarmany.. .... ............. Mrs. J. Garmany..... ......... Win. James.. ........................ Walthour & Klvera. Agents...... .lames MoLaln'. ............ A. Slnimons (O... .......... M. J. O'lxjary.. ............ Heklndle...... ........................ .T. M. DlTOll Jfc Co. ......... 'Nttxt hntmn. . ........ ............ ...... DI8. Mes. & Delivery Co, . . I,. W. Walker.............. Wm. .Tames. ................ Kreci Corklsh ...... ...... . Walthour & Klvera, Agents...... 11. Winter.................. Mrs, A. Oeroers..................... B. Walker (o)............... Unknown... ............................ Next house.... ...... .................. Defective stove pipe. .................. Total Lets t \ m 21 00 480 IM ""'Too 1J UO 2 00 1.20000 1 2S 22.100 10 5.800 00 5.200 00 Next house ............................'.......,.. JB4.54525 LLocal. TTelephone. 1'lgurcs- Number of Box. tDDwelling. 8Store. BBrick. SStone. RECORD OF FIRES DURING MONTH OF JUNE, 1897. ALARM.' Olt June 1 6 7 9 12 16 18 20 22 23 24 2li 2!) 80 By 8 67 8 T T S 81 S T L L L (i2 42 Time 920pm 620piu 830pm 1130pm I! 10 pin 000am 10 60 pm 4 45 pm 120 ant 11 40 urn 10 40 pm 10 15 pm 7 80 pro 745pm 662am 84fpm FIRE AT MWest Broad...... ............ 103 Third amue K, ............ DESCRIPTION OF PROPBRTY.t M' I 1 3 2 3 1 3 2 2 1 >> 2 1 1 2 Of W W B B W B W B W Vie Brick yard D S I) Drug store Phirab.shop S D Owner W. Scherfl........ ................. W. M. Davlason. ................... Humford ostate. ................... Herman Myers... . .................. Georgia Hussars Association. . , . . , F. J. Morjtan ........................ H. ClaKhoru, Agent. ................ Occupant I). Rahan. ...... ............ L. W. Marlow. ......... .. Lavlnla WrlgBt............ Mrs. Bird.................. A. K. Wilson..... .......... M.Syckels. ................. W. It. Cosgrove.. .......... W.K. HUMID..... .......... K.J. Morifan. .............. B.H.. Price. ...... .......... Caute Unknown............................... Defective lamp. ....................... Total lost I.. ...... 3 00 1 50 12 (10 500 ""io'oo 50 5 00 JsToo *I>-Local. TTelephone. figuresNumber of Box. tWDwelling. SStore BBrick. PFrame. SStone. RECORD OF FIRCS DURING MONTH OF JULY, 1897. ALAKM,* Date July 4 li 14 IS 1C, If. ;u 31 By 82 4 L 1, T 81 i L Time 1 85 am 11 22 pin 8 :in inn 12 40 pin f> 40 T 9 20 pm 10 10 piu 8 45 am vmv, AT 225 St. Julian W............... 54S Hryttii st ^V 23 1'rlce st, northwest comer,,. INSCRIPTION OK PHOPEUTY.t | 2 1 2 1 1 2 5 1 01 B W B W W Ut* s Office 1) Stable Paint Store Owmr Mrs, Welsh.......................... Bov. A. Harris, Capt. H, Blun John W.Butler,........,....,,...,., J.Welsken. ....... ....... ........... Occupant Purest City Vnrnlnh Co ... Win. IMxoiHO).,....,,..... Jobn W. Bntler........ .... J.Welskon ................ Oaus* Total Lotl t TOO 00 1 00 1701 00 *ILocal. TTelephone. FiguresNumber of Box. fDDwelling. 8Store. BBrick FFrame. SStore. RECORD OP FIRES DURING MONTH OF AUGUST, 1897. ALARM.* Dite Aug. 10 12 15 16 IG 21 30 By Ii T 42 L Time 9 SO am 600pm 8 00 pm 11 00 am 4 36 urn 10 21 pm 956pm 10 80 am 755pm MRS AT 421 St. Julian St..... ............ 217-219 Reynolds st .............. 422BryanstW.... .... ........ DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY, t i 2 3 2 '1 2 ;i 2 Of B I) W B Uie B Goal van) 8 1> H Factory Owner M. Daniels..... .................... WalthourA Rivers................ Gratz Myere, Agent. ............. . Occupant Clara Herb................. Henry Johnson. ........... T.H. Gillian).. ............. Bt. Joseph's Orphanage, , . . Cause Burning chimney. . .................... Unknown. .................... .......... Unknown ............................... Tolil Lot* t 7500 5 DO ""'Yw 1 50 3 UO fse, art IiLocal. TTelephone. FiKiiresNumber of Box. t DDwelling. 9Store. BBrick. FFrame. SStone. RECORD OP FIRES DURING MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, 1897. A] Date Sept. (1 1011 1.1 21 2 27 27 27 I.ABM.' By T in T L I! T 42 82 L Time S 15pm 7 10 pm li 35 Hill 8 10 pm (124 pro 8 30 am 12 a pm 1040pm 7 00 pin FIRK AT 140-142 Barnard st. ............. Bay lane, 1st door 10. l*rleo..,. se cor. Price & Oidethorpe av.. 807Bolton8t, K...... .......... DKSCK1PTION OK PROFKRTY.t S 1 1-2 1 \\ 2 2 4 2 a 01 w B B B W W WB B W Use D [sh'p Pn'tst'r.tln 1'nlnt store. J) I)ftret'r'nt 1) Owner Occupant Maria Bradley............. Broughton Bros. & C. Cox. Thomnsson * Black. ............... .Mm. Black.. . ............... Wm. I'ltrjr........ -......-........ Mary Hamilton.,...,,,.,,, Jno.Nlcolson ...... ,,.,.,,.........il. N. Newson..,. ,,...,..,.. GeO. W. Owens, Afft............ .... .Thos. HaHiffan. Jr....... . Kst. 1'. K. Shields. . ................. Cattie Lamp explosion ........................ Rekindled.............................. Unknown ............................... Total Lots V,2f7'6tt 10 OO 't 1.287 00 *I00 17500 2500 $ 5,85500 Ir-Local. TTelephone. FiguresNumber of Box. t DDwelling. SStore. BBrick. FFrame. SStone. RECORD OF FIRES DURING MONTH OF NOVEMBER, 1897. AI.ARM.* Dltt Nov. 1 n 7 8 8 By X, 83 51 82 24 Time 980pm 10 89 pin 11 00 am 240am 3 12 am FIKK AT 0 Wont Broad. ....,,,.,...,,..., Barnard and St. Julian... ...... W. Boundary and Uitllrond sis DKSCUIPTION OF PUOrKUTY-t w to 2 i* % 01 W B W B W Use Restaurant 8- Outhouse Market 8 Owner John Cnnty, , .,,.,.. ................ Smith AKelley. .................... City of Savannah. ...,,....,....,... Occupant Mrs, Kenny................ K. Vernkl.. .,,.-..........,. Forest City Wh, Wrl. Wks. Olty Market,... ............ .1. F. Mcyor............... Ctute Lamp explosion, ,.,...,.,.,...,,,.,,,,, Defective furnace. . ..,......,,....,... Unknown ............................... Total LOM 1 1 00 15 00 WOO 7MW 176800 Ir-Loeal. TTelephone. ilfturesNumber of Box. tDwellln. SStore. BBrick. F-Frame. S-8tone. RECORD OF FIRES DURING MONTH OF DECEMBER, 1897. ALARM. Dite 1X30. 4 6 7 8 12 14 17 17 11) 19 It) 23 24 24 16 26 25 28 28 81 By 14 !T L L 2f 34 lit V 60 6U 212 L L L 50 64 Ii 9 L 21 Time 713pm 1 12 am 1020pm 935aui 215pm 438prn 12 40 am 1246am 405am 4 63 piu 0 05 urn 8 00 urn 6 00 iwi 700pm 1 63 pill 7 65 pni 830pm 006 pill 7 16 piu 630pm KIRK AT Dray ton and Congress lane. . . . Hear of Custom i iouto ......... 51'J liroiiKbloi) st. ............... 404 Now Houston. .............. 618-616 Ilurrls st....... ........ 551-558-555 Jones st., vr. ........ Whitakor ami Brouvhton ..... 292WlHlnuisonst............. . G53-IS5-657 Margaret. ........... SMUutfyE. .................. . 538Bryan W.. ................ 63 Indian lane.. ................ Churlton lane itml Kast Broad Bay and Farm sts. ............. BOeBayst... ............ .. Barnard and Bryan. .......... . 312 Hull st\y..... ..... ..... DESCRIPTION OF 1'ROPERTY.t m 2 2 3 ^ 2 4 2 2 o 2 1 1 1 1 4 2 3 Of B 8 vr B w B w Bw Use n Cus. House 11 False alarm Warehouse Store and B S Hotel I) Owner Kstnte Warrtntt.. ...... ,s ........... Watthour & Rlvera, Agents. .. . .... H. J. Sotanaars. ..................... John Klannery.... ...... .......... J.W. Hester........................ W. H. Guerard... ................... J. H. Kulnger................ ...... Mrs. C. Khlers...................... Kstnte Rev, C, C. Prendergast. .... C. Asomlorf . ........................ Same lire ............. .............. Mrs. 1'. J. Daley . . .................. Kstate James MoAlpln. ............ G. II. Iteiusbart, Agent ............ Occupint Mrs. J. CaranauKl).. . ...... C. K. Brottiihton. .......... KHsa MoMUian. ........... Mary Connolly (0) & others J. W.Teeple.. .............. P. I.. Jonks (c) and others. H. JOIH'S (C). ............... J.lC.Kttlnger.............. M. Drlggers. ............... Mary Franklin (o) .......... Katetircen (c)............. S. Papadera. ............... Susie Graham (c) .......... Planters' Hotel. ........... T. P. Smith..... ............ Cause Unknown ............................... Defective Hue.. .... ................... Defective Hue. . ........................ Defective flue. ......................... Incendiary. ............................. Unknown .......................... ,. Defective Hue. . ........................ Defective flue .......................... Foul chimney. ......................... Fire works ............................. Foul chimney........ .................. Defective nue .......................... Flying sparks. . ........................ Total Lots t 500 3 00 2500 o oo 2000 1,750 00 550 00 1 00 76000 5 00 300 66 ""'256' 66 13,72900 L Local. T Telephone. Figures Number of Box. t D Dwelling. S Store. B -Brick. V Frame. S Stone. 116 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT FIRE ALARM TEL EGRAPH. SAVANXAH, GA., January 1st, 1898. Join E. Magidre, Esq., Fire Chief: DEAR SIRI respectfully submit the following report of the Fire Alarm System for the year ending December 31st. 1897. During the year 87 alarms were transmitted over the lines of this system and telephones are credited with 36 calls. One new fire alarm box has been purchased and put up in place of the old Box 57 on Margaret, near Farm, and the old box which was taken down, was overhauled and changed to No. 524, and put up at the Central Railroad Round House. New combined gongs and indicators have been purchased and put in Stations 1 and 2. The old gong and indicator, formerly in Station No. 2, was sent to the Louisville branch of the Gamewell Company, thoroughly overhauled and placed in Station No. 4. The old indicator formerly used in No. 4 house was overhauled and put up in Hose Station No. 1. The expenses of the Fire Alarm System were as follows: Salary of Superintendent ()........ ..........$ 60000 Instruments, wire, etc........................... 62482 Rent of telephones................................ 285 00 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 117 Biuestone for battery............................. 203 28 Zincs for battery ................................. 56 00 Extra service telegraph linemen.............. 11 25 Coppers............... .............. .. ... ...... 10 00 Battery jars......................................... 2 00 Poles, cross-arms, brackets, etc.............. 1 05 Incidentals ......................................... 7 19 $1,800 59 During the coming year it will be necessary for us to buy about two car loads of telegraph poles unless it is decided to put the wires under ground. The line of wire from Randolph and St. Julian streets to the Savannah, Florida and Western wharf should be replaced with insulated wire, that now in use being the common iron wire. I recommend that the battery for the police system be removed from the Central Station to the Police Barracks, and I respectfully ask that you consider the advisability of installing the storage battery system and putting the wire underground at an early date. It is now three years since the fire alarm poles were painted, and they are becoming very unsightly. These poles should be painted at least every two years to preserve them from the weather. I recommend that Engine Station No. 5 be equipped with a combined gong and indicator, the same as are in the other houses. Very respectfully, W..B. MEXL, JR., Cleric Savannah Fire Department. 118 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. Talue of Property and Loss by Fire1897. MONTH. January ... .... ....... February . . ............ March ................ May.. ............... July ................. August ............... October ^fVxvTa ]V1 h^f Value Property Involved. $ 588,075 00 163,600 00 25,450 00 77,600 00 342,050 00 41,000 00 65000 00 84,000 00 80,20000 474,200 00 149 =*nft Afl 167,200 00 Total Loss. $ 2,954 50 5,313 50 1,498 50 9,817 50 64,545 25 37 00 701 00 86 50 1 977 ftft 5,855 00 76600 3,72900 Total .... ......... $2,250,875 00 $96,580 75 Percentage of loss to property involved 4.3 per cent. ALARMS. Manner of Receipt. ByStreet Fire Alarm Boxes. Telephone Messages . - . Local Calls ........ Total NuMber. 87 36 72 195 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 119 Causes of Alarms. MONTH. January .... ....... February .......... March ... ........ April ............ May. ............ June. ............ July. ............ August ........... September. ......... October ........... November. ......... December . . ........ Total .......... at _c*5 e to 10 12 8 i ft 21 10 5 6 6 6 3 10 124 Exploaion. l l 1 l 15 "jc.i u 1 12 4 5 4 1 2 ii 5 1 7 46 OD V B 09 ap A U. 2 4 1 1 1 9 > o s B e 1 l 155 Q1 1Q 14 26 26 16 9 12 5 20 195 ALARMS. Day on Which Received. MONTH. January ............ February. ........... March .... ......... April. ............. May. . . . . ......... June .............. July. .... ... ...... August. ............ September. ........... October ...... ...... November ........... Total ............ o 7 4 4 3 5 1 1 9, 1 1 5 84 M. ft 3 1 9, 9: 9, 9, 4 ?! 3 9A T. I , 9, 3 fi 4 1 1 1 1 t 25 w. fi 4 ?! 5 4 3 1 1 1 1 28 T. 9! 9: K 1 1 1 S 9, 1 18 F. 9 9, 1 8 ?! 1 1 1 S 29 S. 3 9, 4 ft fi 8 ? ?, 1 4 1 4 37 m 5 31 19 14 W W 16 a 9 9 19i S ?0 195 120 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. Time of Receipt. MONTH. February. . . . March ..... April. ..... May. . . . . . June ...... July ... ... August. .... September . . . October .... November . . . December . . . Total. .... Midnight to 3 A.M. 3 2 4 1 2 I 3 21 3A.M. to 6A.M. | > 3 5 * 3. i 1 15 6A.M. to Moon. 9 5 4 4 4 2 1 3 2 3 2 3 42 Noon to 3P.M. 1 1 5 1 1 1 Ifi 3 P.M. to 6P.M. 4 5 4 3 5 27 6 P. M to Midnight. 14 5 2 10 6 3 1 o 74 Total. 19 14 2Sf\ft 1C 9 9 12 5 10 195 of Fires. MONTH. IN HEATING. ^ "w * i a January . . 15 February . . 6 March. ... 7 April ..... 9 May.. . ! 7 June . . . . i C July. . . . . ; 1 August ... 2 September . 3 October. . . 3 November. . December. . . 7 Total . . . | 66 09 O I ss CO 0 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 9 at ^ 0 IN ILLUMINATING. = ' -s S * a S -5 i- a m o i17 7 8 1 1 10 2 8 7 ' 1 2 3 2 32 2 5 121 1 1 i I 2 MISCELLANEOUS. 09 a> , = "35 % ' 9 o on 8 1 4 5 4 1 5 3 1 ! ! 1 ; 6 4 3 ,42 2 3 i ' 4 : 2,1 2 21 , j 2 1 2 1 1 1 8 | 2 i 2:44 4 79 ,; 12 6 1 J9 39 27 L. O ^ o 4 3 6 7 1 1 2 1 3 1 2 81 K13 12 5 14 17 5 3 7 4 5 2 10 97 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 121 Causes of Fires. MONTH. January .... February . . . March. .... April ..... May. ..... July .... . . August. .... September . . October .... November. . . December . . . Tolal . . . . ' I1 | 1 1 2 ll UJ e ! i i 2 a. 1 "S1 1 1 1 1 4 i I 4 2 1 2 1 1 1 12 1C O O i i i i i 4 o C a 2 2 2 3 2 4 1 1 2 1 3 23 B O |t llc5o *5 e i 4 3 3 2 4 17 | f * 1 _e Z 4 3- 1 2 3 1 1 4 19 | 8 0 1 6 11 3 1 3 4 3 2 4 52 M I jg*t UJ 1 1 1 2 J 2 1 1 2 14 i "5 LL. 12 4 4 4 3 J 1 3 2 36 a> he s 2 4 1 1 9 "5 o 1 1 (V 31 29 14 26 26 10 8 9 12 5 20 195 Plre Statistics. MONTH. January ....... February .... April. ........ May ......... June. ..... July . . ...... August ......... September ...... October. ....... November ...... December . . .... Total ........ ORIGINATED IN f n 0> e 55 o ffi 6 e 6 4 11 6 2 3 4 5 2 6 m 1 24 12 7 19 14 10 6 5 5 5 3 14 59 124 o co B f t- .e O 1 2 1 O 1 2 1 12 O o 31*o a. e *<* a p e e e o 28 16 : 13 1 23 21 15 8 8 8 9 2 12 ]63 "at O M O ft. O o ul <* o a 1 o O 2 3 2 4 1 B 7 Extended Adjoining to BIdgs 1 1 1 1 3 1 22 9 r courtesies shown the Commissioner during that time. Full information is given under the department headings of the volume of regular work done, as well as that of an unusual character, which was placed in charge of this office. The appropriations made by the budget for 1897, together with the expenditures during the year, and the balances of appropriations, or excess of expenditures over the budget, at the close, are as follows: Balance or Excess of Department. Appropriation. Streets and Lanes ... $ 50.000 00 Scavenger . . . . . . 25,000 00 Dry Culture ...... 13,000 00 Crematory ... ... 7,000 00 O. E.M ........ 8,500 00 Public Buildings . . 2,000 00 City Lights ...... 29,000 00 Paving Streets .... 30,000 00 House Numbering . . 2,000 00 Sewers ... ... . . 12,500 00 Expenditures. Appropriation. $ 49,331 06 $ 668 94 24,291 81 12,151 27 6,909 96 6,806 35 1,763 12 28,136 05 70,330 30 1,230 93 12,483 46 708 19 348 73 90 04 1,693 65 236 88 863 95 40,330 30 769 07 16 54 E. $179,000 00 $213,434 31 In no department, it will be seen, except that of street paving, was there an excess of expenditures over the appropriation. In street paving the excess is, of course, only apparent, the city receiving back MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 139 tered into with Mr. F. E. Ladd on November 15, he agreeing to pay the city $200 annually for two years, payable $50 quarterly in advance, for all materials he may pick out from the garbage delivered at the crematory, such as cloth, paper, cans, etc., all such material being subject to inspection by the health authorities. The first payment under this contract has been made. Amounts received by this office and turned over to the City Treasurer were as follows: Crematory, 159.85; 0. E. M., $4.20; Scavenger, $ 188.96; Streets and Lanes, $25.15. Other amounts were received directly by the City Treasurer and credited to the proper departments. Bills were placed in his hands by this office as follows : Streets and Lanes, $967.84; paving streets, $98.21 ; dry culture, $6.50; steam road roller, $17.05; Sewers, fo.61; streets and lanes against paving streets, $833.85. . Streets and Lanes Department. During the past year there were considerable additions to the paved streets of the city, the total increase being 12,800 lineal feet, or 2 42-100 miles, as follows: Barnard street, 200 feet; Bryan street, 2,300 feet; Farm street, 250 feet; Jefferson street, 450 feet, Louisville road, 3,500 feet; President street, 375 feet; Meldrim avenue, 1,500 feet; Oglethorpe avenue, 4,050 feet; York street, 175. There are within the city limits 96 5-10 lineal miles of streets and lanes, of which 22 42-100 miles are paved. The increase in the superficial area of such thoroughfares in 1897 was 55,391 square yards, making a total at present of 516,912 square yards, divided as follows : 140 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. Street. Material. Broughton........ ..... Asphalt.. Bryan ......... ...........Asphalt.. Bull......... ...... .......Asphalt.. Congress......... ........Asphalt. Sqr. Yds. Surface. ....17,950 .... 619 ....32,831 .... 6,539 Harris......... ..........Asphalt..................... 1,675 Liberty................. ..Asphalt............... .....30,430 Oglethorpe avenue.....Asphalt.....................25,933 President.................Asphalt..................... 780 St. Julian.................Asphalt..... ............... 1,088 York ......................Asphalt..................... 447 Abercorn .... ... ........Vitrified brick............ 3,501 Habersham ..............Vitrified brick............ 3.439 Bay.................. ......Chert......... ...... ....... 4,977 New................ ......Chert ...................... 900 Louisville road...........Chert....................... 9,255 New Houston............Chert ....................... 361 President .................Chert ......... . ....:...... 1,280 Bay ........................Cobble .....................35,042 Drayton ......... .........Cobble .....................25,000 Factors' Walk...........Cobble ..................... 8,800 Lanes....................... Cobble .....................13,000 Pine........ ...............Cobble..................... 1,800 New........................Cobble ....... ...... . .... 1,378 River.......................Cobble .....................21,833 Streets 4 Cost to Property Owners sis : lo 8.750 21 1,155 08 2D.15B 951 29,S5 76 3fi6 .'1 73344 62.507.0 il2.297 90 2.9Bfi 82 tol.528 30 t57,804 The average cost per square yard of the paving of these streets was as follows : STREET MATERLAJ, York.......................................... " ....... Sqr. Yards 1 1S4 1 1 tiOO 1 780.0 446.K Cost Of Paving lO.SOfi 45 2 OB5 **0 2 BH4 7 1,521 00 60,5) .18 87087 AveraKe Cost Per Sqr.Yard l.77B 1.828 1.178 1.847 1.95 1.95 The work on South Broad street was found on inspection not to be in accordance with the terms of the contract with the Warren-Scharf Asphalt Paving Company. After considerable contention, as a result of the refusal of the Commissioner of Public Works to accept the work and approve the bill of the company an appeal was made by it to Council. The company then claimed that the pavement was firstclass in every respect. Council refused to accept it. Several representatives of the company visited Savannah. When it was found that the pavement would not be accepted in its original condition, it was acknowledged it did not meet the specifications and extensive repairs were made, probably 10,000 square yards being cut up and relaid. The pavement was then inspected again and accepted. 154 . MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. The paving of Bryan street with granite blocks was a necessity, owing to the heavy traffic to the Ocean Steamship wharves, there being no paved thoroughfare from the business section of the city to that point. The paving of Meldrim avenue gave connection from West Broad street to the Louisville road and met the needs of the traffic by the Central railroad sheds. These streets meet all present requirements in those directions. "All work of this character had been finished before the close of the year and statements of the cost, etc., returned to Council. Considerable work is projected for the ensuing year, but it appears to be a matter of grave doubt as to whether the city will do the work with home labor or arrange with outside contractors. In the paving of streets as in certain other work, the city, paying a fair rate of wages and giving local labor the preference at all times, cannot compete as to cost with contractors from other cities paying 25 to 50 per cent, less to their employes and importing labor in the event that Savannah workingmen will not accept their rate of wages. If cheapness of work is the first and only consideration, the city can do best by arranging with these contractors. If it is desired, though, to give employment to Savannah labor at a reasonable rate of wages, and keep a considerable part of the money paid out at home, the system that has been followed during the past year is to be recommended. Dry Culture. The importance of this department in its bearing upon the health of the city was impressed on the MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 155 public during the past summer by the urgent necessity for proper drainage of all lowlands contiguous to the city. The presence of fever at other points brought home the value of the work done by this force. In September the regular force was increased by the addition of a number of county convicts. These convicts were kept at work during that month and October. They were worked on both sides of the city. On the western side they were not used in any work on which the city hands have heretofore been employed. On the eastern side they went over the work being done by the city hands. All of the ditches, drains, etc., there, were in good condition and it was not necessary to use the convicts in any way. An average of 37 convicts worked nine days on the low places at Bacon & Son's mill yard, on the Vale Royal canal, and on the ditches on Maj. Ryal's and the Goodwin farm. An average of 35 convicts worked on the Vale Royal canal, in Bacon & Son's mill yard and in Minis swamp from Sept. 18 to October 13. In the Minis swamp 1,950 lineal feet of new ditches were cut. On ditches on the eastern side about 43 convicts worked ten days. In addition to the regular work of cleaning ditches, canals, etc., a detailed statement of which follows, the city force on the east side lowered the Wolfe street sewer from west of Ott street to the Waters road at a cost of $768.16. On the west side, 2,800 feet of box drain were put in on Gwinnett street and north of that thoroughfare near Musgrove creek. The western bank of that creek was piled for a distance of 156 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 235 feet. The bridges over the Ogeechee canal on River and Bay streets were repaired. .The trunks, dams, etc., were kept in good condition throughout the year. As in the previous year, the salary of the Clerk of the Commissioner of Public Works was charged to the Dry Culture appropriation. The total expenses of the department for the year, exclusive of this, were 810,991.27. 18D7 January .......... February ... . . .... March ........... May. ........... June .... .... ... July. ...... . . . August .... . . .... September ......... October ... ....... Total . . .... .... No. Feet Ditches Cleaned 26,852 12,045 83,966 85,211 14n RQQ 102,680 88,009 84,217 71,431 88,311 84,420 75,136 No. Feet Canals Cleaned 9,700 '8,990 15,988 17,857 10,699 12,164 9,911 10,406 37,033 3,200 7,200 942.951 1 109.048 No-Cnbic Ft Band Taken From Traps "5,448 2,728 1,197 708 1,632 4,711 2,780 1,323 3,132 1,099 24.758 No. Keet New Ditches Cat 1,360 780 188 700 2,150 1,230 6.408 No.. Days W'k'd. 355 456 453 415 492 488 494 508 492 447 397 364 5.361 Department. The operating expenses of this department have been $24,291.81. Twenty-one regular wagons have been at work during the entire year, and during the summer months an extra wagon was added. During the thirty days that the Crematory was shut down the waste collected was carried two miles in the country. The small number of complaints shows the satisfactory character of the service. The development of the southern section of the city renders an increase in the number of wagons imperative, and two will be added the coming year. These are now under construction. Material, mules and har- MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT^ 157 ness were bought in December out of the appropriation for 1897. All the wagons in this department have been overhauled and are in good condition. There was hauled during the year 1897 7,715 loads of garbage to the country, and 20,281 loads of garbage, 181 horses, 31 mules and 82 cows to the Crematory. A detailed statement of the work of the department follows: Work of the Scavenger Department January xat to December 3it, 1897. Jan . Feb. March April May. June. July. August. Sept . . October Nov. . Dec . . Total. Leads Removed ot h* * 0 1946 1,703 1,873 52 1,852 1,840 1,827 1,810 1,764 1,705 1,834 2.075 | e O e h193 264 687 1.726 327 544 633 746 615 741 714 520 20,281 7.715 Dead Stock Removed a v * E > "5 1 * 3 9 6 6 8 9 11 3 8 4 09 3 * 5 3 8 4 4 3 2 4 1 11 ! i 41 82J31 u a X * 22 2S 9 10 11 15 15 11 16 15 18 15 181 FEED. 1* S 26,784 24,192 26,884 25,920 26,226 25.380 25,111 25,111 24,870 25,111 24,300 25,668 305.567 i o s^ 8,928 8,064 8,928 8,640 8,742 8,460 8,370 8,370 8,290 8,370 8,100 8,556 101.818 <0 J 17,856 16,128 17,856 17,280 17,484 16,920 16.740 15,940 16,580 16,741 16,200 7,312 193,037 - -o |2 _^ '9,600 9,600 City Crematories. The operating expenses of the City Crematories in 1897 were $5,732.04. In addition $1,177.92 was expended in improvements to one of the furnaces, making a total expense for the department of $6,909.96. One of the furnaces was thoroughly overhauled in 1896, and, as stated in the report for that year, the 158 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. other was at that time in need of considerable repairs. These repairs were made last spring, the Crematories being closed down during April. Both furnaces are now in excellent order, doing their work satisfactorily and eonsumin-g their full capacity of garbage and other waste materials. They are not adequate, though, to the incineration of all the refuse of the city, and, as will be seen from the report of the scavenger department, about one-fourth of the matter collected by the wagons is hauled into the country and dumped there. Another crematory should be erected on the east side of the city to meet Savannah's present and steadily growing requirements. Such crematory would lessen the hauling to be done by the scavenger wagons and enable them to give better service. The office of the Superintendent of Crematories was abolished during the year and those of foreman of the city stables and timekeeper of the crematories were consolidatedthe location of the stables rendering it possible for the Foreman and Superintendent of the scavenger department to give all necessary attention to the work at the furnaces. A saving of $900 a year was effected in this way. The work done by the crematories follows (of the 12,388 pounds of meat cremated 822 pounds were reported by the food inspector) : MAYO&'S ANNUAL EEPOBT. 169 Work, of the City Crematory, January xt to December 318*, 1897. MONTHS. IMav July................... Total................ GARBAGE i H 1.703 1,873 52 1,852 1 840 l!27 1810 i;?64 1,705 20,281 t4,184 3,767 m 4,335 4,221 4,894 4,300 4,463 4,359 _ _ | Horses 6' d J5 4 13 B 12 cs O o o I 0 K'K: 30 Wl 9 1fi 14 21 10' 19 4 11 8 21 5 It! 4,39010 22 2 9_il U4 200 8 1QQ 1 215 1 1 350 28(1 27(i 15 317 ?jn SUR X Z 1 re l i A ? Pounds M< o B fH* O Z X 200 l,i>20 2,900 1,105 1,450| 1,230 ...... 40 2,283 1.575 _.. 1,269 1 ifil i 015 i i(!2 . 210 315 9 765l liitiS . 214 802101 9251 1.190 3 205 298 3 i-Vl 47,738 82l6| g 2,386, 3,423 39 i iir 12,;i88 13,521 |I 0 f, o> (Is Fruit VeicetE a.....11 in izo i o 4 125' *2 3* s o ^x 18 f o fc PJvU' ftlW A3MA\S tf.tj ft* 10 48 AKl 1K 511 B Gallons ri z 31 ?S 30 2 80 81 M 30 31 30 33T> O. E. M. Department. The contract with A. R. Fawcett, transferee, expiring, a new contract was made in Juneby the City Council with M. A. Buttimer, the lowest bidder. Owing to his failure to comply with the terms of the contract it was revoked in September and another contract entered into with P. Buttimer, which is still in force. All orders for work are issued from this office after inspection of the vault by the foreman, and all work done by the contractor is also inspected by the same official. The expenses of this department for 1897 were $6,806.35, of which |4,821.85 was paid the contractors. The following statement gives the work of the department in detail: 160 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. Work of O. E. M. Department, December it, 1896, to December xst, 1897. 0. E. M. 1897. April.... ..................... Mar a. o fani GO 80 98 SI ^ E 26550 274 50 225 00 36000 441 00 378 m r 15 Annnst. ....... ............... 34. 10850 83Q ,& 70 * r o S 3 5 9 " 3 | J Kf) 1350 22 50 4050 13 50. ., ,- I 03 O 35 ? a | Kira nfl i*7 *"" "* 43j ijaoo 'si "as'oi i it m 36 (M): iKi 2 3 9 If, 24 10 IT 10 (21 OO'lIS ^Est E lit 00 1950 6850 a; oo 10400 a; 80 jjo n 163915 Total. t 414 00 31,1 00 SCO 00 40800 63300 jon en 411 00 20380 20080 4fi7 75 **T7 nn $4,821 85 City Lighting. The lighting of the city in 1897 cost $28,136.05. Six arc lights and one incandescent light, the latter under the Cotton Exchange, were added to those already contracted for, giving a total of 316 arc and one incandescent lights. The usual deduction of $1 per night for each light not burning was made. Nearly all the poles situated in roadways have been removed and swinging lights substituted. Under a new contract made by the City Council in December with the Brush Electric Light and Power Company the cost per light per annum hereafter will be $72, instead of $90 as heretofore. The number of lights will be increased from 316 to 500, making Savannah one of the best lighted cities in the country. A plan showing the location of all lights under this new system has been prepared in this office. Harbor and Wharves* Expenditures made in this department were entirely without the knowledge of the Commissioner MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 161 of Public Works. The Chairman of the Committee on Harbor and Wharves was notified that repairs to a number of wharves were a positive necessity, and that the Commissioner would accompany him at any time on a tour of inspection when all such work could be outlined. Nothing was heard from him in this connection. It is understood, however, that considerable of such work has been done. Under the law all such work should be done through this office under the instruction of the City Council. No attention having been paid to this by the Committee, there are no records at hand from which a statement can be made as to the year's operations. Bouse Numbering^. The renumbering of the city on modern principles was completed early in the year. Savannah is now numbered systematically throughout. The total expenditures for this work aggregated $2,564.75, of which $1,230.93 was paid out in 1897. A map has been prepared showing the location of all lots, with their numbers, and of all privy vaults and dry wells. Now that all buildings have been numbered, another progressive step should be taken in the placing of signs at the intersections of all streets. Few streets are now designated in this way. Public Buildings. Expenditures in this department were $1,656.06. Much needed improvements were made to the City Exchange. The exterior was painted white, with red trimmings. This and other outside repairs cost $845.92. Some repairs and improvements were made 11 162 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. to the interior of the building at a cost of $183.03, but there is still need of a thorough renovation. Other public buildings were repaired and painted, as follows: Store at northeast corner West Broad and River streets, occupied by T. Cooley, at a cost of 101.50 ; powder magazine, slating of roof, $90. A balance on the contract for repairing the damage done to the City Market by the storm of September, 1896, was, by direction of the Chairman of the Finance Committee, charged to public property, the amount being $1,060.83. The total expenditures through this office charged to public property was $1,674.96. The powder magazine continues a source of danger to the city. Its location and condition both render it a menace to public safety. An average of about 94,000 pounds of powder and 6,000 pounds of dynamite have been stored here during the year. The magazine should be removed at least five miles beyond the city limits, on one of the paved roads and within easy access of a railroad. As small magazines for the storage of 400 pounds of powder are permitted in the business section, such an arrangement would work no hardship to merchants handling explosives and would ensure the safety of the citizens of Savannah. Miscellaneous Work. In addition to those already specified, there were expenditures for labor and material through this office on the following accounts: House drainage, $1,717.46; Board of Health, $2,663.16; opening streets, $115.37; special quarantine, $363.07. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 163 In house drainage, tile was laid on the eastern and western sides of the city for the purpose of draining the rain water which had heretofore remained in the streets. The result was highly satisfactory. The charge to the Board of Health appropriation was for disinfectants and disinfecting of yards, privy vaults, etc., in the summer months. Under opening streets, a fence was removed and pavements relaid on Liberty street west of VVhitaker. The charge to special quarantine was for cutting and removing weeds, etc., in vacant lots, private yards, etc. Very respectfully, HARRY WILLINK, Commissioner. 164 MAYOB'S ANNUAL REPORT. REPORT OF PARK AND TREE COMMISSION. SAVANNAH, GA., January 1, 1898. Hon. P. W. Meldrim, Mayor Oily of Savannah : gjRIn accordance with Section 6, of an Act of the Legislature of the State of Georgia, approved Nov. 30, 1895, to create and organize a Park and Tree Commission for the City of Savannah, the Commissioners have the honor to submit this as a report of their doings for the past year. Our Public Grounds. ACRES. Forsyth Park ......................................... 10 Parade Ground ....................................... 21 Colonial Park.................................... ..... 5.9 City Pound lot......................................... .7 Twenty-five squares.................... .............. 21.8 jjj Oglethorpe Green.................................... 3.44 Liberty Green.......................................... 2.18 Tiny Thompson Park................................ .5 Lovell Park............................................. A Estill Park.............................................275 T , ~ ~ , ) white......67.1 Laurel Grove Cemetery V . , ^ rt J j colored.....60.8117.9 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 165 financial Statement. There has been, appropriated during the year .............................................$12,500 00 There has been expended... ................. 12,497 05 Leaving a balance of..........................$ 2 95 Amount of vouchers approved by the Commission but not paid, $1,682.56. Estlll Park. Balance from 1896..............,...$615 17 Appropriated for 1897.............. 500 00 From tree planting................. 9550 From rent of land .................. 9 00 Interest on deposits................. 7 80$1,227 47 EXPENDED. From Dec. 23,1896, to Dec. 31, 1897 ................-................$940 06 Balance ................................ 287 41$1,227 47 Laurel Grove. Appropriation..........................$6,750 00 Expended ............................. 6,775 38$25 38 Foravtb Park. In my report last year, I called attention to the dismantled condition of the Park, caused by the September storm, at which time we lost 319 of its choicest trees. Its appearance was certainly very discouraging and we saw that a thorough remodeling would be the only thing that would restore it to any semblance of beauty. How well we have accomplished the object aimed at, " he that runs can read." 166 MAYOR'S ANNUAL BEPOBT. The action of the Commission, last year, in removing the fence, has been fully justified, and very few persons can be found who would restore it if they could. A great deal of thought and labor was devoted to the evolution of a suitable plan of improvement, the result of which we present to you with pardonable pride. The walks have been entirely remodeled and very much amplified, increasing the area to 14,500 square yards. In making these walks the surface was thoroughly rolled with a 10-ton steam roller; upon this surface three inches of Augusta gravel was spread and then rolled until a very hard surface was produced, this was followed by a thin layer of granite screenings; when completed a superb walk was then produced, which we claim will be a durable and economical piece of work. In the readjustment, the walks were so planned that no crossing of grass was required for short cuts. The seats were all placed along the walks and a single wire is all that is necessary as a fence to keep pedestrians from crossing the grass plats. In the last report attention was directed to the stately pines in the Park, and I made a prediction that they were destined soon to disappear; during the year we have lost 11, leaving but 64. The appearance of the Park was greatly improved by the arrangement of beds of brilliant flowers at various points, giving a bright appearance to the Park during the entire season. During the year the city was presented with a drinking fountain by Hon. Herman Myers, ex-Mayor MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 167 of the city, and the Commission decided to place the same in Forsyth Park, where it now stands dispensing its sparkling nectar to the thousands that throng that delightful spot. It is necessary to have more lights in this Park ; one light each to the intersections of the walkssay, four in alland put up at points selected by the Commission. Colonial Park. The appearance of this unique Park fully justifies the work of the Commission. A very difficult problem confronted the Commissioners when they attempted the task of making a park out of a cemetery without obliterating its distinctive features. Each separate tomb was treated in a manner that toned its glaring features by covering the same with vines and flowers. The combination of old tomb, trailing vines and brilliant bloom is very pleasing to the eye, and has excited the admiration of every visitor. The fine walks through this Park attract hundreds of people, who use it daily. I would earnestly request that a policeman be stationed in this park permanently. During the last year the Pound Lot was added to the south side, increasing the area .7 acres ; this addition required regrading at a cost of $770.41, and additional walks costing $454.98. Several thousand plants and shrubs were added during the year. Tbe Parade Ground. I would urge upon you the necessity of renewing the walks around and through the Parade Ground, making these uniform with the walks around For- 168 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. syth Park. This should be done by the Street and Lane Department. Squares. Columbia and Liberty Squares have been greatly improved by the Commissioner of Public Works, who has laid new sidewalks through both squares; the old brick from Forsy th Park having been utilized as far as practicable. We ai*e very anxious to do more for them and other squares away from Bull street, and especially for the Strand, but have been unable to do so with the means at our command. Grass Plata and Trees. The grass plats have received more attention than formerly, but still much remains to be done to bring them into a more satisfactory condition. It is with much difficulty that we can prevent trampling on the plats, and 1 think we shall have to adopt the same guard that is used in Forsyth Park. During the year some attention has been paid to the scale insects that prevail among the shade trees of our city. The following letter, addressed to your Honor, will explain the situation : During the past two weeks the Commission has devoted considerable time investigating the diseases among the trees, and the result of such investigation is as follows: That the trees of our city are infested with the following named pests: On the Sweet Bay, Pulvinaria Innumerabilis. Red Maple, Aspidiotus Tenebricosus. Magnolia, Ormenis Pruinosum. Sweet Gum bark, Westwoodia species. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 169 Sweet Gum leaves, Aspidiotus species. Haw, Schizoneura Cratsegi. Water Oak, Capturus Agenus of Curculionid. Magnolia, Lecanium Tulipiferse. Magnolia, Chionaspis. Tulip, Diphonophora Iriodendri, the common Elm, Schizoneura Rilryi Tulip louse. Elm, Alphitobius Diaperinus. Sycamore, Aspidiotus Convexus. Sweet Leaf, Lecanium Hesperidum. Peach, Aspidiotus Convexus. Peach, Aspidiotus Juglens Regise. Persian Plum, Aspidiotus Juglens Regise. Persian Plum, Scolytus Regulosus. The Department of Agriculture says: " The insects you sent us is as you surmise, Aspidiotus Tenebricosus, or gloomy scale. The insect is one of the most important and dangerous scale insects found on cultivated plants. It has done very considerable damage to the Silver Maple in this city and is found in various parts 01 the country, ordinarily not being recognized, however, until it has become exceptionally abundant, as it seems to be with you. The inssct breeds rapidly and quickly destroys the vitality of the smaller branches." Thus far the Aspidiotus Pernicious or San Jose scale has not been found by me, but every scale insect found is a dangerous pest and needs prompt attention. Enough work has already been done by this Commission to warrant us in advising you of the danger. In our opinion the work should be continued and a 170 . MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. complete inspection of the trees of the city made, and means at once taken to stay the progress of the scale. If not, in another year we will mourn the loss of many of our beautiful trees. No work has been done upon the trees to prevent spread of the scale, owing to lack of funds. We have had wonderful success in tree planting with every variety of tree except the Palmetto. In Oglethorpe Grass Plat, out of 67 Live Oaks, 16years old, planted, we only have a loss of 4, while out of 250 trees planted we have a loss of only 25. On the 4th and 5th of August the Georgia State Horticultural Society held its 21st annual meeting in Savannah. At the request of your Honor the Park and Tree Commission acted as a committee on entertainment. The Society met at the De Soto Hotel and was addressed on the part of the city by Hon. P. W. Meldrim, Mayor, and Dr. George H. Stone, Chairman of the Park and Tree Commission, and was answered by Prof. H. N. Starnes, of the Georgia Experimental Station. During the session President James H. Johnson, of the Savannah, Thunderbolt and Isle of Hope Railroad, extended to each individual tickets on all of the street car lines; Vice President John M. Egan, of the Central of Georgia Railway Company, furnished transportation to Tybee. At T}rbee the Commission entertained the Society at a banquet and everything passed off in the pleasantest manner. The Society made an extremely pleasant impression on our people, and the interest it created in the MAYOR'S ANNUAL BEPOBT. 171 minds of the Commission relative to danger that threatens the shade trees under our care from the scale insects fully repays us for our trouble. The various clubs of the city, the Savannah Yacht Club and the Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences, welcomed the guests of the city with a cordiality that is proverbial of Savannah hospitality. JEstlll Park. During the year considerable work has been done at this Park. The artesian well has been completed, giving us a magnificent flow at 404 feet. A good road across the Park has been nearly completed, the appropriation not admitting of continuous work. Laurel Grove Cemetery. This cemetery is situated in the southwestern part of the city and was placed under our care by the city January 1st, 1897. During the year we have been furnished by the City Engineer with a good map of the cemetery and a detailed map for drainage purposes of the low grounds in the southwest corner of the white portion, and we take occasion to acknowledge the promptness and courtesy with which he has responded to all our calls on him for information and drawings. In the portion assigned to colored people we have erected a house to shield funeral parties during inclement weather. In December we advertised for proposals to drain this portion of the cemetery, the result of which has been laid before your Honor. 172 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. The whole of the portion assigned to the burial of colored people should receive prompt attention ; the ground is so low that in many cases the graves have to be bailed out before burial. During the ensuing year the attention should be directed to the streets of the cemetery; commencing at the entrance the driveways should extend as far as our means permit during 1898, thus inaugurating a system of driveways which can be continued from year to year. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, GEORGE H. STONE, Chairman Park and Tree Commission. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 173 REPORT OF THE KEEPER OF LAUREL GROVE CEMETERY. OFFICE PARK AND TREE COMMISSION, | SAVANNAH, GA., January 1, 1898. f Dr. George H. Stone, Chairman Park and Tree Commission : DEAR SIRDuring the past year the following improvements have been made : The laying of about 2,600 feet of water pipe and placing 7 new hydrants, 1,400 feet of same was paid for out of the cemetery fund, the building of a tool house, the painting of residence and outbuildings, the placing of wire fence near entrance, the leveling of the battery south of the Hebrew grounds to be used as addition to their portion of the cemetery, the building of a house at the entrance of the colored cemetery for the use of office, tools and waiting room, and various other improvements probably noticeable. The King's Daughters and other charitable institutions received 85 loads of wood and 30 loads of hay. Seventeen trees were taken down for various reasons, among them being 4 catalpas, 3 oaks, 1 guni, 1 elm, 7 cedars, 1 china, and all trees trimmed of broken limbs left upon them from storm of 1896. The cemetery for burial purposes in the western portion, is in a very bad state; as for ground for new lots, there can probably be found about 3 in the 174 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. Christian, 7 in the Hebrew and really none in the colored cemetery that can be sold without having trouble with surface water. It appears to me that a recommendation for a new site would not be out of place, as even with drainage the ground within the enclosure would last, according to past years, about twelve years, while the cemetery will probably be of service some thirty or forty years there will be no ground for available lots. A canal, dug upon the plantation just immediately west of the cemetery much deeper than the ditches which are now used, would perhaps be of more value to cemetery drainage. Will ask that an ordinance be introduced to encroach 200 S. by 250 W. on colored cemetery for extension of Hebrew portion. The hedge fence, in its present condition, seems to be more a nuisance than of real value. Heretofore, under the old system, tickets of burials in colored cemetery given at keeper's residence were not used, bodies being shipped and removed to the country, thereby causing records to be kept of parties who were not interred in the cemetery. This practice was stopped by certificates being sent to the colored foreman, proving a convenience to them and permitting correct records. Have no recommendations other than has been mentioned, as no fixed improvements can be asked in advance upon the amount appropriated, they can be better met when the matter confronts and the means allow. Enclosed find financial and mortuary statistics. Respectfully, JAS. V. KENNICKELL, Keeper. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 175 Financial Report. Collections Fees forburials................................... .$1,321 50 Fees for sale of lots (white)................. .. 565 00 Fees for sale of lots (colored).................. 172 00 2,058 50 Mortuary Report, 1897. April............................. Grand total...... ........... .. S5U.IHAY Deaths InCity in 11 BO 2S 28 21 2:1 29 19 2B4 S oi *3 S* If 2 2 'i 5 4 S 3 2 22 Other Interments 4 1 2 1 4 3 3 1 33 Total Whites 35 20ir 14 34 29 2r 31 34 20 319 | COLOKBl) fr 0 I Cl 63 55 65 54 69 5.1 53 712 si 3 |S || ~1S 10 6 4 7 17 fl 11 5 11 10 1C tn Z C I 10 i; 2 9 2 2 n 6 7 6 2 6 12l'64 8 3 91 71 6K 74 74 30 71 72 86 65 75 897 , Total Interments In Both Cemeteries 91 83 88 106 103 116 93 99 117 an 95 1,216 White Free Burials 6 4 2 3 G 6 4 6 S 4 3 47 Colored Burials Free 15 14 20 23 18 27 22 K 11 14 11 199 Kemovefl from Laurel Grove tAuotber Cemetery 1 1 '0 1 1 0 0 0 (1 0 2 2 176 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. REPORT OF CITY ENGINEER. CITY ENGINEER'S OFFICE, | SAVANNAH, GA., January 1st, 1898. ) Hon. P. W. Meldrim, Mayor : SIRI have the honor to submit this, ray annual report, of the work carried on under this department for the year ending December 31st, 1897. Attached will be found a detailed statement of all surveys, plans, estimates, etc., connected with the work. Paving Streets. Plans and profiles were prepared and the work staked out for grading and paving the following streets: FATED Oglethorpe avenue Bull & N. Houston Liberty street lane Louisville road President street President street Bryan Farm FROM West Broad Inter Bull Ogeeehee canal Jefferson Bull Whitaker Bryan Jefferson Bryan Meldrim avenue West Broad Barnard Bryan York Bu.l TO East Broad section Whitaker City Limits Barnard Drayton Farm Bay Broughton Ogeechee canal Bay Drayton MATERIAL. Asphalt Chert Gravel Chert Chert Asphalt Granite Blocks Granite Blocks Granite Blocks Granite Blocks Granite Blocks Asphalt The old trestle bridge over Meldrim avenue (formerly Railroad street), which formed a dangerous MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 177 obstruction to traffic, and to which attention has been called in previous reports, has at last been removed and replaced by a steel structure spanning the entire street. The gravel used in paving Liberty street lane is from Tattnall county, and its value as a paving material under heavy traffic is as yet a matter of speculation. A new wooden bridge has been built over the Ogeechee canal on Meldrim avenue to replace the old structure. This bridge is solidly constructed and has a calculated strength to withstand any weight which is likely to be placed upon it. Many monuments marking street intersections have been located at various points throughout the city. Plans and profiles have also been made and work staked out for grading Price street from Anderson street to the western driveway along the Savannah, Florida and Western Railway. The curb-line has also been located and grades given in New Houston street from Bull street to Drayton street. Plans and profiles have also been prepared, showing the established grades on all streets in the southern extension of the city from Anderson to Twelfth and from Burroughs to Habersham streets. Surveys, plans and estimates have been submitted for paving Drayton from Bay to Eighth street. Other plans and estimates have been made and submitted, as shown in the detailed list of such work. 12 178 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. Dry Culture. As Inspector of Dry Culture, I have made frequent examinations of the work done in this department and am pleased to report it as satisfactory. Attention has more than once been called to the obstructions to the passage of water in Musgrove creek, caused by numerous piles driven in and by the water main which crosses it. I once more urge that steps be taken to remedy this evil. The area for voiding the waters of Musgrove creek at the double trunks is entirely inadequate to properly drain the country tributary thereto and should be enlarged. A system of subsoil drainage has been prepared for the southwestern portion of Laurel Grove Cemetery. This drainage will result in adding about 500 more burial lots to the cemetery, a number which ought to supply the demand for years to come. The ditches on Hutchinson's Island have been examined aiid found to be in fair condition. During the past year a considerable amount of drain tile has been laid in wet and low spots around the city, resulting in a great improvement in the appearance of these places. An examination and report has also been made in regard to the drainage of Collinsville and the "Meadows." Harbor and Wharres. The wharf at the foot of Abercorn street has been repaired in accordance with the plans and speeifiea- MAYOR'S ANNUAL BEPOBT. 179 tions prepared in this office. This work was done by contract at a cost of $416.25. Early in the year a contract was made for necessary repairs to the wharves and tramways at the Quarantine Station. This work was completed at a cost of $1,079.75. Last September the tug Dauntless caused considerable damage at the Quarantine wharf while handling a vessel, knocking down the derrick mast and nearly 100 feet of the tramway trestle. This accident caused considerable delay to vessels waiting to discharge their ballast, and cost the city $300 for repairs. During the past year a great improvement has been made at the Quarantine grounds by spreading a portion of the accumulated ballast from the western tramway over the space between the two tramways, and making solid ground of the whole area upon which all the buildings are located. The ground being raised to such an elevation that no ordinary tide will cover it. Estimates have also been prepared as to the cost of putting the present wharf and tramways in good condition, and for building an additional cross tramway. It is very necessary that this work should be done and that the repairs should be systematic and thorough. The longer it is put off, the more expensive it will be to the city, as a break down is liable to occur at any time, causing much trouble and delay to the shipping interests. In addition to the above, plans and estimates have been prepared for an extension of the present wharf 180 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 405 feet in length, with the necessary tramways, and for two additional wharvesone for infected vessels and one for the use of the city tug Theckla. In connection with the above, an estimate was made for a line of mooring piles, extending from the western end of the proposed new wharf up to the old quarantine station, and are designed to keep vessels, whilst awaiting their turn to discharge ballast, from swinging across the channel while lying at anchor, and thereby obstructing the passage of vessels. Plans showing these desired improvements have been prepared and submitted to Capt. C. E. Gillette for approval of the War Department. Surveys and plans have also been made for mooring berths at the "Bight" and at Venus Point in the Savannah river. Copies of these plans have also been transmitted to Capt. Gillette for the approval of his department. These last two mooring berths are designed for the use of outward bound vessels when they have to wait from one tide to another. By this means they are prevented from obstructing the channel when swinging with the tide at anchor. There has been considerable complaint caused by this dangerous obstruction, both at these points and at Quarantine, and these proposed improvements are cordially indorsed by the Pilots Association and all others interested in shipping. Nor do I think they over estimate the amount of danger to passing vessels on dark or foggy nights. Steps have also been taken to have the provisional harbor lines of 1893 removed. These harbor lines, MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 181 as mentioned in my previous reports, if enforced, will cause the entire abandonment of the present Quarantine Station with all its improvements. Magazine. Plans and specifications have been made in this office for a new magazine for the storage of explosives, to replace the present structure. The present building being located within the city limits and close to the waterworks, with wooden floor and doors, and with a roof which is not fireproof, is such a constant source of danger that it seems hardly necessary to call attention to it. Sewers. During the past year profiles have been made and lines and grades given for the following new sewers : Wolf lane, near Waters Road. Abercorn street, south of 6th street. Jefferson street, 6th to 9th street. East Broad street, south of Anderson street. Ninth street, Drayton to S. F. & W. Ry. Drayton street, Anderson to 2d street. Bull street, Anderson to 12th street. I would most respectfully recommend that a system of storm water sewers be designed for the drainage of the whole southern extension of the city, which should be adopted, and that an annual appropriation should be made for the construction of a portion of this work each year. Or, if this appropriation should not be made, an o~rdinau.ee be passed, requiring any sewer constructed in the future in that part of the city shall be built in accordance with this general scheme, making it form, however short, 182 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. an integral part of the whole plan. If this is not done the whole of that portion of the city will soon be covered with a net work of sewers of all sizes, ill adapted to the purpose and at a greater expense to the city. Now, that a comprehensive scheme of house drainage is attained, and the question of sewage out of the way, the designing of such a system is much simplified. Drayton Street Sewer. I beg to call your attention particularly to the Drayton street sewer. Whenever heavy rains occur, this sewer becomes surcharged, and being unable to carry off the water promptly, it backs up into the houses and floods the streets and lots for several squares in the vicinity of Gaston street. This backing up is not caused so much by the sewer being too small as by the fact that the larger sewer, into which it empties, being full at these times, prevents the Drayton street sewer from discharging its full amount; consequently, it backs up until the water in the larger sewer falls, when it has an opportunity to run off. This trouble can be easily and cheaply remedied by making a connection between the East Broad street and the old Perry lane sewers at the intersection of these thoroughfares, thus allowing a quicker discharge into the canal at the foot of Perry lane. In this connection, I would state that during the past summer I was called upon to make a report of the cause and suggest a remedy for the flooding of MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 183 the dead house and basement of the City Hospital at times of heavy rains. The cause and remedy is that given in the preceding paragraphs. I would also call your attention to the necessity of some supervision or regulation in regard to sewers, gas and water mains, which may be encountered and which interfere with the work of building the present system of house drainage. At this date two sewers have already been encountered 011 Randolph street. Both the old and new sewers being at or nearly the same level and crossing one another, it will be necessary to syphon one of them and have manholes built. The old pipe sewer has been broken, and should it become heavily charged with water is liable to cause considerable damage. When the work has progressed further into the city, these obstacles will become more numerous and a still greater source of danger and expense. It is very necessary then, in my opinion, that some one should have authority to say how these obstructions should be treated and overcome and who will represent the city's interest in the matter, so that the efficiency of neither the old nor the new system shall be impaired. The large increase of work laid upon this department for the last few years has been so great that during the past year considerable outside help has been required, and calls for some explanation and such a remedy as will check this growing evil. In some cities the department of engineering is self-supporting, and as an instance, I will call your at' 184 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. tention to the city of Philadelphia and its " Bureau of Surveys." This "Bureau" consists of one chief engineer and assistant, with 13 district surveyors. These district surveyors have under them 119 assistants, including draughtsmen. This huge force not only pays its own expenses and salaries, but is a source of revenue to the city, having turned in a net profit of $85,000 for the year 1896. This statement will be found by referring to page 258-9 of the last annual report of the city of Philadelphia. Nor was this an exceptional year, for by referring to page 333 we see that this amount is less by $50,000 than in the year 1895. The salary of each district surveyor is $3,000, and the pay of his aasistants and office expenses about $10,000. Or, in other words, the cost of maintaining these thirteen district surveyors and their help amounts to $170,- 000 per annum. In Philadelphia all work done for the different departments is paid for and the amount credited to the " Bureau of Surveys, " the cash being turned into the treasury. Moreover, all the location of tracks, turn-outs, curves, crossings and extensions of street railways is done by the " Bureau of Surveys" and paid for by the street railways. All other surveys, such as city lots," street and curb lines, sub-divisions, plats for deeds, etc., are made by this bureau and paid for by the party having the work done. The cash earnings from private parties and corporations, aside from departmental work, for the past year by the " Bureau of Surveys " was $123,000. I MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 185 Whilst this city is not so large as Philadelphia, yet it is my opinion that some of its methods might be adopted here to advantage. Street lines and curb lines and grades are now given free to any one who may desire them. The giving of these lines and grades, in many cases, costs as much time and trouble as surveying a lot, for which a charge of f 5 is made. .During the past year street lines for one hundred and twenty (120) lots have been given with fourteen (14) grades and lines for sidewalks. It has been, and now is, the custom for the different committees and heads of departments to call upon this office for plans and surveys of all kinds, for estimates, plats for deeds, and many other kinds of information. All of this takes up a large amount of time and is often called for over again. It is therefore, most respectfully recommended that the present system of making surveys, maps, tracings and prints, street lines, curb grades and all other work, free of charge, be abandoned, and that all work, of whatever kind, done by this department, whether for committees, heads of departments, corporations or private individuals, shall be paid for by the applicant at a reasonable rate, and that these sums shall be credited to this department and turned back into the city treasury. Also, that all work of any kind, and for whomsoever done, which requires the supervision, or has to pass the inspection of the City Engineer, shall be paid for, and this department credited with the sums thus earned. 186 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. To give some idea of the amount of work done by this department, I will, as an example, state that during the past year 285 blue prints and copies of maps have been made in this office. Nearly every print represents original surveys, the platting of the same, a tracing from the plat and the final blue print. It will then be easily seen that each of these blue prints will cost on an average not less than $15, and how expensive this system is. Even the smallest print represents an outlay in time, labor and material of fully $5, whilst such prints as that of Laur-el Grove Cemetery and the map showing the house numbers and privy vaults runs up to about $200. Many of these requests for maps and estimates are made without thought as to the cost of making them in time and money. If, however, the cost of all such work be charged to the applicant, or the appropriation which he represents, it is probable that the amount of work required from this department will be considerably lessened. Much of the work done during the past year has been for or caused by the street railways and other corporations. Much time has been consumed in directing and inspecting work done by them, and I can see no good reason why public or private enterprises and corporations should have the unlimited services of this department free of charge and at the expense of the city. It is highly improbable that they would call upon this department so much, if they had to pay for the time consumed in numerous inspections. It is also MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 187 likely that the character of the work done would be improved and finished up to the proper standard in the first place, so as to avoid the cost of subsequent inspections. These remarks are not aimed at any one company or corporation in particular, but against all who require the services of this department and to whom these "services" are rendered free of charge under the present system. Should these recommendations be adopted, it will undoubtedly result in a large saving to the city in outlay and larger cash receipts; and, finally, it will place this department where it ought to standnot as an expense to the city, but as a source of revenue to it. The following condensed statement taken from the detailed lists attached will give some idea of the amount of work done for the different departments and committees : FOR WHOM DONE. Com. on Opening Street?... ...... .. Park and Tree Com......... ...... Harbor and Wharves................ Streets and Lanes....... .............. Public Health.......... ................. Com. on Drainage.............. ...... Fire Com................... ............... Legal ....................................... Com. of Public Works......... ..... County ..................... .............. Private....................... ........ .,. City Lots Com.................... ..... Water Com ........... .................. Quarantine........................ ...... 0> c _J a B o * 49 3 V) fi 20 3 9 45 81 a CD 36 3o 4 55 XI 22 6 8 ?,2 7 285 % 94 5fi 710 299 90 17 W 43 10 9 223 12 24 8 923 I am,, very respectfully, W. J. WINN, City Engineer. 188 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. E.ist of Reports, Estimates, Statements, Etc., Furnished During: tbe Year 1897. Report on petition of Butler and Stevens with reference to line of lot 19, Reppard Ward. Report on petition of Marie T. Salas, with reference to sidewalk on West Broad street. Report on drainage of dead house and basement of the Savannah Hospital. Report on the asphalt pavement on Oglethorpe avenue after completion of same. Report on encroachments of various property owners on Bull street. Report on the line of St. Julian street, between Randolph street and the Bilbo canal. Report on the grading of the street railway track on Second street. Report on condition of the Liberty street sewer, between Whitaker and Barnard streets. Report on the condition of the sewer in St. Julian street, east of Randolph street. Report on the condition of the sidewalk, north of the Fire Engine House, West Broad street. Report on the drainage of Collinsville and the " Meadows." Report on the material laid in the paving of Oglethorpe avenue. Report on the condition of the Drayton street sewer, between Taylor and Hall streets. Report on the drainage of lot owned by Nellie Gardeen, on Anderson street. Estimates. Estimate of the cost of construction of the various systems of sewerage devised for this city. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 189 Estimate of lumber needed for new bridge on Meldrim avenue, over the Ogeechee canal. Estimate of material needed for sewer in Bull street, between Anderson and Twelfth streets. Estimate of lumber needed for constructing wharf at foot of Abercorn street, together with comparative statements of bids received for constructing same. Estimate of streets to be paved during the year, and of the number of square yards of pavements laid in city. Estimate of cost of remodeling lake in Estill Park. Estimate of cost of executing sewerage system as devised by Waring, Chapman & Farquhar. Estimate of repairs needed for Quarantine station wharf and tramways. Estimate of cost of paving certain streets with asphalt for the purpose of assessing property holders. Estimate of material necessary to construct sewer in Abercorn street, from Sixth to Tenth street. Estimate of material necessary to construct sewer in Jefferson street, from Seventh to Eighth streets. Estimate of material laid in Oglethorpe avenue, Louisville road, Meldrim avenue, Jefferson, Bryan, Farm and Barnard streets. Estimates of material necessary to pave Drayton street from Bay to Eighth street Estimate of cost of improvements at Quarantine. Comparative statement of bids received for the drainage of a portion of Laurel Grove Cemetery. Specifications. Specifications for work to be done at the Quarantine station. 190 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. Specifications for constructing new magazine for explosives. Specifications for the drainage of Laurel Grove Cemetery. Specifications for paving Drayton street with gravel, brick and asphalt. Specifications for proposed new wharf at Quarantine. Inspections. Inspected repairs to wharf and tramways at Quarantine. Inspected repairs to asphalt pavements. Inspected pipe line construction of the Standard Oil Company, from their works on Wheaton street to Savannah river. Inspected repairs to wharf at Abercorn street. Inspected lowlands and drainage around the city in the Dry Culture Department at various times. Inspected new bridge over Ogeechee canal on Meldrim avenue. Inspected ditches on Hutchinson's Island. Inspected storm water sewers constructed during the year. Bfap*, Plans and Profiles. Map of Stiles avenue and adjoining lots, south of the Louisville road, showing location of the F. C. & P. Railway trestle and artesian wells. Map of City, showing house numbers and privy vaults on streets running north and south. Map of City, showing house numbers and privy vaults on streets running east and west. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 191 Map of part of the city extension, showing subdivisions into building lots. Map of lot corner Barnard and Fourth streets. . Map of Second, or Gillott street, between Montgomery street and Ogeechee road, for opening street. Map of Louisville road, from West Boundary street to City Limits, showing property frontages. Map of right-of-way of S. F. & W. Railway, showing location of sewer on same, south of Anderson street. Map of Railroad street (now Meldrim avenue), between West Broad street and Ogeechee canal, for paving. Map of Drayton street, from Bay to Anderson streets, for paving. Map of western part of Garden Lot No. 12 South, showing streets opened through it. Map of River street, between Houston and Randolph streets, showing proposed location of railway tracks. Map of Episcopal church lot, Bull street and Lamar avenue. Map of Barnard street, from Bay to Bryan streets, for paving purposes. Map of St. Julian street, between Randolph street and Bilbo canal, to establish correct lines. Map of Bull street from Anderson to Estill avenue, to establish western line of White Bluff road. Map of Laurel Grove Cemetery, showing sub-divisions into lots. 192 MAYOR'S ANNUAL RBPOBT. Map of City Extension, showing location and elevation of streets. Map of Bull street, through lots in Southville Ward, for opening street. Map of Waldburg property, showing streets purchased by city. Map of Jefferson street, between Henry and Anderson streets, for paving. Map of City Extension, showing proposed system of sewers. Map of "The Strand," between Jefferson and East Broad streets and north of Bay street. Map of "Hollis property," Padelford Ward, with tracing, showing land to be purchased by the city for streets. Map of Bull street, from Twelfth to Anderson streets, showing location of sewer and catch basins. Map of Tenth street, from Bull to Barnard streets, for opening street. Map of Bull street, from New Houston to Twelfth street, for paving. Map of Margaret street, between West Broad and Farm streets, showing proposed location of street railway. Map of lots on Lincoln street, Second and Third avenues, Gumming Ward, showing encroachments. Map of the various properties lying between the limits of Anderson and East Broad streets, Estill avenue and Waters road. Map of Bolton street, between East Broad street and Waters road, showing right-of-way owned by the Coast Line Railway. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 193 Map of southwest portion of Laurel Grove Cemetery, showing contours, for designing subsoil drainage system. Map of Lot 11, Gilmerville ward. Map of Lots 96, 97 and 98, Kaufman's sub-division, Solomon's ward. Map of Lot 2, North Oglethorpe ward. " " " 19, west half, Stiles ward. " " " 6, Warren ward. " " " 13, Cuthbert ward. " " " 9, southeast portion of Mercer ward. " " " 14, White ward. " " ' 5, east half Falligant ward. " " " 61, Screven ward. " " " 26, east half Gallie ward. " " 20 and 21, O'Neil ward. " " " 3, 4 and 5, Walton ward. " " " 31 and west half of 30, Liberty ward. " ." " 19, White ward. " " " 92, Kaufmansub-division, Estill ward. " " " , in Falligant ward. ' " " G, west portion Stevens ward. " " " 10, Holland Tything, Percival ward. " " "56, Gaston ward. " " " H, Section 2, Lee ward. " " 21, Gue ward. " " " 25, sub-division of Trust Lot 3, Roberts ward. Map of Lot 15, White ward. " " " 11, Reppard's sub-division No. 2, Weed ward. 13 194 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. m________________________________________ Map of Lot G and west portion of H, section 5, Lee ward. Map of Lot I and east portion of H, section 5, Lee ward. Map of streets purchased by city. Map of New Houston street, between Dray ton and Whitaker streets, for paving purposes. Map of (2) Rober property, showing encroachment of same on Barnard street and strip of land on Bull street, Falligant ward. Map of Dray ton street, from Anderson to Eighth streets, for paving. Map of property at foot of Randolph street, showing proposed location of new sewer. Map of (2) City and Suburban Railway lots, showing extension of Barnard and Whitaker streets through same. Map of part of Savannah* river, showing proposed location of mooring berths at what is known as the "Bight." Map of portion of Savannah river, at Quarantine station, showing proposed improvements at that point. Map of Lot 21, east portion, Gilmerville ward. '' " " 2, Carpenter's row. " " " 31, Barry ward. " " " 2, Kaufman sub-division Solomon's ward. Map of Lot 33, western part, Davis ward. " " " 5, Lloyd ward. " " " 14, eastern half, Washington waid. " " " 44, Marshall ward. " " " 82, White ward. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 195 Maps of the Estill subdivision in Estill and Solomon's wards. Map of Bryan street, between Whitaker and Farm streets, for paving. Maps of City Extension, showing streets dedicated to and bought by the city. Maps of intersection of Bull and Oglethorpe avenue, showing change of grade in pavement. Maps of Thomas and Wells square, showing proposed method of laying out. Maps of City, showing location of street railways. Maps of River street, showing proposed extension through the property of the Savannah Steam Rice Mill. Map of proposed extension of East Broad street, through the Drouillard Tract, City Extension. Maps of City, showing sidewalks districts. Maps of City, showing location of electric lights. Map of West Twelfth street, between Bull street and Ogeechee road. Map of Forsyth Park, for use in laying out walks Tracing*. Tracing of map of city extension, showing streets opened by the city. Tracing of plan of Louisville road from Ogeechee canal to city limits. Tracing of the Estill sub-division in Estill and Solomon's wards. Tracing of two maps of Seller's sub-division, City Extension. Tracing of two maps of "Maupus property," in Southviile ward, showing streets purchased by city. 196 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. Tracing of map of Bull street, between Anderson and Fourth streets, showing lines of said street as established by City Council. -Tracing of original map of Laurel Grove Cemetery, showing sub-division into lots. Tracing of Railroad street (now Meldrim avenue), between West Broad street and Ogeechee canal, for paving. Tracing of western part of Garden lot No. 12, south, showing streets opened through it. Tracing of River street, between Houston and Randolph streets, showing proposed location of railway tracks. Tracing of Barnard street, from Bay to Bryan streets, showing paving purposes. Tracing of St. Julian street, between Randolph street and Bilbo canal, to establish correct lines. Tracing of Bull street, from Anderson to Estill avenue, to establish western line of White Bluff road. Tracing of Laurel Grove Cemetery, showing subdivisions into lots. Tracing of Waldburg property, showing streets purchased by city. Tracing of " The Strand," between Jefferson and East Broad streets, and north of Bay street. Tracing of " Hollis property," Padelford ward, showing land to be purchased by the city for streets. Tracing of Tenth street, from Bull to Barnard street, for opening street. Tracing of Thomas and Wells squares, showing proposed method of laying out. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 197 Tracing of River street, showing proposed extension through the property of the Savannah Steam Bice Mills of same. Tracing of West Twelfth street, between Bull street and Ogeechee road. Tracing of Forsyth Park, for use in laying out walks. Tracing of lots on Lincoln street, Second and Third avenues, Gumming ward, showing encroachments. Tracing of southwest portion of Laurel Grove Cemetery, showing contours, for designing sub-soil drainage system. Tracing for new magazine, for explosives. Tracing for proposed new Quarantine wharf. Tracing for proposed new Quarantine tug. Tracing for extending wharf at Quarantine with necessary tramways. Tracing for new wharf at Quantine Station for infected vessels. Tracing for new wharf at Quarantine Station for use of city tug Theckla. Tracing for mooring berths at Venus' Point. Tracing for mooring berths at the Bight. Tracing for brick culvert for carrying water of center ditch under Gwinnett street. Tracing for bridge over Ogeechee canal on Meldrim avenue. Tracing for details of iron work for above mentioned bridge. Tracing (revised) for bridge over Ogeechee canal on Meldrim avenue. 198 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. Profiles. Profile of Oglethorpe avenue, between East Broad and West Broad, showing variations in asphalt paving. Profile of Bryan street from Whitaker to Farm streets, for paving. Profile of Abercorn street, south of Sixth street for proposed sewer. Profile of West Twelfth street, Bull street to Ogeechee road, for grading street. Profile of East Broad street, Anderson to Sixth streets, for new sewer. Profile of Railroad street (now Meldrim avenue), for paving. Profile of Drayton street from Bay to Anderson streets, for paving. Profile of Second avenue, Abercorn and Barnard streets, for street railways. Profile of Bull street, Anderson to Twelfth streets, for new sewer. Profile of Burroughs, West Broad, Montgomery, Jefferson, Barnard, Whitaker, Bull, Drayton, Abercorn, Lincoln and Habersham streets, in the City Extension, to establish grades on same. Profile of Anderson, First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth. Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh and Twelfth streets, City Extension, to establish grades. Profile of Margaret street from West Broad to Farm streets, to locate street railway. Profile of Gwinnett street from Bilbo canal to Waters road. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 199 Profile of drain tile to be laid in Laurel Grove Cemetery. Profile of Drayton street, Bay to Eighth street, to establish grades for paving. Plans. Plan for new magazine for explosives. Plan for proposed improvements to Quarantine wharf. Plan for proposed new quarantine tug. Plan for extending wharf at quarantine, with necessary tramways. Plan for new wharf at quarantine station for infected vessels. Plan for new wharf at quarantine station for use of the city tug Theckla. Plan for mooring berths at quarantine station. Plan for mooring berths at Venus' Point. Plan for mooring berths at the Bight. Plan for railroad bridge over Meldrim avenue to replace old wooden structure. Plan for suction pipe for use of fire engines in taking water out of Savannah river. Plan for brick culvert for carrying water of center ditch under Gwinnett street. Plan for bridge over Ogeechee canal on Meldrim avenue. Plan for details of iron work for above mentioned bridge. Plan for (revised) bridge over Ogeechee canal on Meldrim avenue. Plans for repairing wharves and tramways at quarantine. 200 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. Six plats of lots to attach to deeds (ground rent). Six plats of lots to attach to and record, with deeds of Kline, Grimm, Miller, Culver, Kent and Myerson to city for land purchased from these parties for opening streets in city extension. Grades and Lines Given During: the Year 1897. For driveways on ceded right-of-wayS. F. & WRailway. For asphalt paving on Oglethorpe avenue. For sewer in Wolf lane. For pavement in Bryan street, between Farm and Whitaker streets. For pavement in Farm street, between Bay and Bryan streets. For street railway track in President street, between Montgomery and West Broad streets. For asphalt pavement in President and York streets, between Bull and Drayton streets. For pavement in Jefferson street, between Bryan and Broughton streets. For sewer in Abercorn street, south of Sixth street. For sewer in Jefferson street, from Sixth to Ninth streets. For pavement in President street, between Barnard and Jefferson streets. For sidewalks in Liberty Square. For sewer in East Broad street, south of Anderson street. For West Twelfth street, between Bull street and Ogeecbee road. For sidewalks in Columbia Square. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 201 For sewer in Ninth street, between Drayton street and S. F. & W. Railway. For pavement in Meldrim avenue, between West Broad street and Ogeechee canal. For sewer in Drayton street, between Anderson and Second street. For sewer in Bull street, between Anderson and Twelfth street. For sidewalk in front of lot 2 (south half), Middle Oglethorpe ward. For sidewalk in front of lots 137, 138, 139 and E (middle part), Gumming Ward. For sidewalk, lot 8, Holland Tything, Percival ward. For sidewalk, lot 5, Third Tything, Reynolds Ward. For sidewalk, lot 72, Waring ward. For sidewalks, lots 15 and 16, Walton ward. For sidewalks, lot 28, Liberty ward. For sidewalks, lots 171 and 172, Gartland ward. For sidewalks, lot 12, Reppard ward. For sidewalks, lots letters G, H and I, section 5, Lee ward. For sidewalks, lot 24, Warren ward. For sidewalks, gutters and catch basins at various points. For sewer in Gwinnett street, between Bilbo canal and Waters road. For paving New Houston street, between Bull and Drayton streets. For grading Price street, between Anderson and St. Thomas streets. 202 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. For sidewalk for lots 13 and 14, Wesley ward. During the year 1897, street lines were given : For lots 48 and 49 (portions), Stephens ward. For lot 30, Walton ward. For lot 30, Gallie ward. For lot 4 (Kaufman sub-division) Solomons ward. For lot 28, Wesley ward. For lot 27, Wesley ward. For lot in "Hollis Tract" Hay wood ward. For lot 28 (west half) Lovell ward. For lot 8, Chatham ward. For lot 37, Screven ward. For lot 87, Lee ward. For lot 37 (west portion) Dale ward. For lot 26 (east half), Gallie ward. For lot 63, Jones ward. For lot 29, Gilmerville ward. For lot 7 (south half), Trustees' Garden. For lots 21 and 22, Reppard ward. For lot 24, Warren ward. For lot 40 (west half), Jackson ward. For lot 49, Flanuery ward. For lots 59 and 68, Lovell ward. For lots 19 and 20, Stephens ward. For lot 19 (portion of), Law ward. For lot 23, Liberty ward. For lot 31 and west half of 30, Liberty ward. For lot 15, Gilmerville ward. For lot 21, Franklin ward. For lots 7 and 8, Berrien ward. For lot 26 (east half) Lloyd ward. For lot A (part), Southville ward. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 203 For lot 4 (Kaufman sub-division), Estill ward. For lots 1, 2 and 3, block 3, Wadley ward. For lots 16,18 and 20, Southville ward. For lots 12 and 13, North Oglethorpe ward. For lot C (sub-divisions of lots 15-22), Charleton ward. For lot 56, Lloyd ward. For lots 99 and 100 (Kaufman tract), Solomons ward. For lot 257 Telfair ward. For lots 2 and 4 and part of 6 and 8, South ville ward. For lots 2 and 3, block 1, Wadley ward. For lot 21 (west half), block C, Lovell ward. For lot 12, Reppard ward. For lot 84, Battery ward. For lot 10, Holland tything, Percival ward. For lot C, South Oglethorpe ward. For lots 15, 17 and 19, Southville ward. For lot 7, North Oglethorpe ward. For lot G (sub-division of lot 18), Dale ward. For lots 7, 8 and 9 (Houston sub-division) Wadley ward. For lot J (sub-division 1 to 10), Dale ward. For lot 8, section 3, Cuthbert ward. For lot 31, Calhoun ward. For lot D, South Oglethorpe ward. For lot 80, Estill ward. For lot 5, Lloyd ward. For lot 72, Atlantic ward. For lot 45 (sub-division of Teynac Farm lot 3), Griffin ward. 204 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. For lot Central Railway, south Oglethorpe ward. For lot 39 (west half), Troupe ward. For lot 24 (east half), Dale ward. For lot A (sub-division 1 to 10), Dale ward. For lot 53 (west half), Wylly ward. For lots 7 and 8 (Hull's sub-division), Law ward. For lots 151, 162, 186 and 193, Gartland ward. For lot 13, Barry ward. For lot 72, Dasher ward. For lot 27, Liberty ward. For lot 2, Carpenters' Row. For lot 83 (middle portion), White ward. For lot (Rober property), Bull street, Falligant ward. Surveys* During the past year the following surveys were made: Of city lot, northwest corner West Boundary and Gwinnett streets, to;establish northern boundary. Of crematory lot, Springfield plantation. Of lot, north of Laurel Grove Cemetery, now occupied by the city stables. Of Forsyth Park, preparatory to improving. Of Stiles avenue and adjoining lots south of the Louisville road, showing location of the Florida Central and Peninsular Railway trestle and the artesian wells. Of Gillott street, between Montgomery street and Ogeechee road, for opening street. Of Drayton street, from Bay to Anderson streets, to estimate cost of paving. Of Laurel Grove Cemetery (white portion), for purpose of sub-dividing into lots. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 205 Of the western portion of Garden lot No. 12 south, for opening streets. Of River street, through Lower Rice Mill property. Of Barnard street, between Bay and Bryan, for paving purposes. Of St. Julian street, between Randolph street and Bilbo canal, to re-establish line of street. Of Bull street, from Anderson to Estill avenue, to establish the old line of the White Bluff road. Of Margaret street, West Broad to Farm streets, for the location of the street railway line. Of the southwest part of Laurel Grove Cemetery, for the purpose of laying out a subsoil drainage scheme. Of Kent property, City Extension, to open streets through same. Of St. Julian street, Barnard to West Broad, to locate street railway. Of Bryan street, Whitaker to Farm, for proposed paving. Of West Twelfth street, Bull street to Ogeechee road, for purpose of laying out and grading. Of Abercorn street, south of Sixth street, for proposed sewer. Of "Strand," north of Bay street and between Jefferson and East Broad, for purpose of improvement. Of lot 11, Gilmerville ward. Of lots 97 and 98, Solomons ward. Of lot 19, west half, Stiles ward. Of lot 2, eastern part, North Oglethorpe ward. Of lot 6, Warren ward. Of lot 9, canal lots east. 206 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. Of lot 8, Chatham ward. Of lot 13, Cuthbert ward. Of lot 26, east half, Gallic ward. Of lot 14, White ward. Of lot 61, Screven ward. Of lot 9, southeast portion, Mercer ward. Of lot 5, eastern half, Falligant ward. Of lots 20 and 21, O'Neil ward. Of lot 31 and west half of 30, Liberty ward. Of lot 19, White ward. Of lot 92, Kaufmans sub-division, Solomons ward. Of lot southwest corner Anderson and Bull streets, Falligaut ward. Of lot G, west part, Stephens ward. Of lot 25, Miller's sub-division, Roberts ward. Of lot 41, Gue ward. Of lot H, section 2, Lee ward. Of lot 10, Holland Tything, Percival ward. Of lot 56, Gaston ward. Of lot 82, White ward. Of lot 15, White ward. Of lot 11, Reppard's sub-division, Weed ward. Of lot 31, Barry ward. Of lots G, H and I, Lee ward. Of lot 2, Kaufmans sub-division, Solomons ward. Of lot 33, west half, Davis ward. Of lot 44, Marshall ward. Of lot 14, east half, Washington ward. Of lot 5, Lloyd ward. Of property frontage, Louisville road, from Ogeechee canal to city limits. Of property frontage, Jefferson street, between Bryan and Broughton streets. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 207 Of property frontage on Oglethorpe avenue, East Broad to West Broad streets. Of property frontage on Meldrim avenue, West Broad to Ogeechee canal. Of property frontage, Barnard street, Bryan to Bay streets. Of property frontage, Bryan street, Whitaker to Farm streets. Of property frontage, Farm street, from Bryan to Bay streets. Of lot 2, west part, Carpenter's row. Of lot 21, southeast portion, Gilmerville ward. Of lot 29, Warren ward. Of Estill's sub-division, in Estill and Solomon's ward. Of the new walks in Forsyth Park. Of property at foot of Randolph street, for outlet sewer. Of intersection of Bull and New Houston, for paving. Of New Houston street, Dray ton to Whitaker, for paving. Of Anderson street, between Price and East Broad. Elevation of Price street, between Sixth and Anderson streets. Survey of house and part of lot belonging to Nellie Gardeen, Anderson, near Price streets. Levels were taken over the whole of the city extension to establish grades. Laid out a portion of West Broad street in the city extension. Levels were taken on East Broad street from Anderson to Sixth street for proposed sewer. or Estimates Made for Paving: Streets Daring; the Year 1897. NAME OF STREET. Drayton... ..................... Bull............. ...... ........... East Broad.. ................. East Broad................... Seventh... ................... Strand.......................... Strand.......................... Bull............ ................. Bull.............................. Drayton....................... New Houston............... St. Julian..................... Barnard, W........ .......... Barnard, E......... .......... Barnard...... .................. St. Julian..................... Margaret... ........ ............ Margaret... ...... ........... Barnard........................ Bailroad .................. ..... Jefferson....................... PROM Bay........................... ... New Houston....,..,..,..., Gwinnett. .................... Jones ........................... Florence....... .. ............ Bull... ........................ Bull............................... A fiflftfwrin New Houston............... RH.V Drayton........................ Barnard....................... Congress.,......,...,..,,...,,. Congress.......... ....... .... Congress.....,..,,.,..,......., Barnard............ ....... ..... West Broad................. Farm ...................... ... Bay............................. West Broad. .... ............ Henry.......................... TO Anderson. .................. . Estlll Avenue.. ............ AririAisiAn Qwinnett ..................... Habersham .................. Jefferson....................... Jefferson.......... ............ Estill Avenue............... Esttll Avenue............... Whitaker ..................... Montgomery................. Bryan....... .................... Bryan....... .................... Broughton.. ....... ......... Whltaker ..................... Farm ......... ............ ...... West Boundary............ Bryan....... .................... Ogeechee Canal............ Twelfth. ...................... ROADWAY 27 feet. 40 feet. 82 feet. 45 feet. 40 feet. Vnrlaa \7nfl do 46 feet 4fi fAftt 97 foaf Aft f00*. 05 feet. 83 feet 88 feet. 45 feet. 50 feet. 33 feet. 33 feet. 45 feet. VHP 30 feet. MATERIAL Brick Gravel Brlok Granite Blocks Gravel Gravel Brick fi io vol Gravel Brick Brick Brick Brick Briek Brick Brick Brick Granite Blocks Granite Blocks Gravel s CD I Property Purchased for Opening; Streets Daring; tne Year 1897* DATE GRANTOR DESCRIPTION FOR OPENING April - April 9. April 21. July 26. July 28. Aug. 13. Aug. 13. Got. 21. Oct. 14. Nov. 3. Nov. 8. Nov. 8. Dec. 14. Dec. 18. Dec. '24, Twelfth Bt. Land Co. C. H. Dorsett........ L. A. Faliigant..... Deidrich Grimm... Georgia 0. Tyler... Bertha Nathans ... B. D. Rosen brook.. Mrs. Martha Kline John N. Maupas... Kent etal.......... Helen Culvei..... Ulty & Suburban Ry Fackson B. Sheftall.. Theodore Rober....... J. F. Miller.............. Estate Waldburg..... Mrs. D. C. Myerson.. Adjoining city limits, south of Demere and Brownsville Wards..............................,. Land in Demere Ward................................ Garden Lot No. 1, south, Faliigant WardGarden Lot No. 12, south, Meldrim WardLot 5 (sub, Garden Lot 12, south), Meldrim Wd. Garden Lot No. 19, south, Law Ward.............. Garden Lot No. 19, south, Law Ward.............. Garden Lot No. 14, south, Meldrim Ward........ Portions 6 and 8 Drouillard Farm Lots. South ville Ward.................................................... Middle J Garden Lot No. 11, south, Meldrim Wd Lots 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 39, 38, 37, Hull's sub. Meldrim Ward.......................................;...... 1 City & Suburban Ry Lot," in Estill and Faliigant Wards.................................................. Lot No. 6, Meldrim Ward................................ Lot No. 2, Faliigant Ward......................... ..... Lot No. 18, Hull's subdivision, Meldrim Ward "Waldburg Property, 11 Weed Ward................, Lot 26, Hull subdivision, Meldrim Ward......... West Twelfth Street. West Twelfth Street. Anderson Street. Gillott and West Broad Streets. West Broad Street. Gillott Street. Gillott Street. West Broad Street. Abercorn, Drayton, Lincoln, Habershatn and Price Streets. West Broad and First Streets. West Broad Street. Barnard and Whitaker Streets. West Broad Street. Barnard Street. West Broad Street. Henry, Atlantic and Anderson Sts. West Broad Street. 52 32 1 H >fl O 210 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. REPORT OF HEALTH OFFICER. OFFICE OF HEALTH OFFICER, ) SAVANNAH, GA., Jan. 1, 1898. J j ;: Hon. P. W. Meldrim, Mayor, Savannah, &a.: DEAR SIRI herewith submit my report for the year 1897, in which, in the effort to be brief, I can barely do more than touch upon many important j j; ', matters. [ jj j . Upon entering my office on the 8th of last May, I j ji' found awaiting my arrival, the Chief Inspector, five '', inspectors, an office boy, a colored man, who has [ charge of disinfectants and the mail carrier for Quar- ! antine Station. This office, although originally a room of goodly dimensions, has been much reduced by partitions. One of these takes away about onethird of the entire space, to make a storage room for books, papers and other city property. Another, reaching half way to the ceiling, makes a 10x14 private office for the Health Officer. The office and furniture are insufficient for the proper and orderly transaction of the business of this department, and ; should be remodeled at once. jj I find that although we are regularly receiving health reports from nearly every city of any consequence in the United States, there is no evidence that i any return of this important courtesy has ever been made and the wisdom of making the necessary pro- MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 211 visions for doing this should be impressed upon Council without delay. It is a surprising fact that this important department of the City Government has never been provided with the means of carrying out the most important, perhaps, of all its duties, the prevention of diseases. No chemical apparatus or microscope for detecting adulterations, poisons or impurities, in either food, drink or medicines. No bacteriological outfit to make cultures, or to prepare toxins, etc., for the prevention and cure of tuberculosis, diphtheria and other fatal diseases. That I might fully understand the sanitary defects of the city, immediately upon undertaking the duties of Health Officer, I caused a house to house inspection to be instituted. Starting at River street it ended at Twelfth street. The inspectors were instructed to have every cellar opened, aired and cleaned, to examine the condition of every house, yard, vault and surroundings, and to make a daily report of their work. It was soon ascertained that the greatest and most dangerous nuisance was the privy vault, and that the evil was increasing. The prevailing system for the removal of night soil being entirely inadequate, I proposed to replace the vault by the "sanitary pail" system, the contents to be removed twice a week, and although bids on very favorable terms were offered, Council decided to make no change. Failing in that, I requested the City Engineer to have a plan made, looking to the ultimate establishment of a separate system of house drainage for the whole city. The idea being to in- i!i ii ( '\'1 214 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. duce the city to begin work with the $10,000, at that time available, and to do the work in sections, year by year, with whatever appropriations could be secured. The necessity for this most important improvement impressed itself upon Council, and through the prompt action of the Drainage Committee and others, the necessary steps were taken and under a most advantageous contract and skillful engineers, the work is now going ahead, and within a short time, the city of Savannah will have what she has long needed, and what many administrations have endeavored unsuccessfully to give hera complete system of separate house drainage. Outlets into the river, directly in front of the city, were recommended by the engineers in charge, and adopted by Council, over the very emphatic protest of your Health Officer, and he has grave apprehensions that the lack of wisdom in adopting said outlets will demonstrate itself in the future. It is provided in the contract for building this system, that "whenever the soil is of such character as to contain ground water, at any time, at the depth of the sewer, underdrains shall be^ provided and laid." This is of importance, second only to the house drainage system itself, and I deem it of moment to call your attention to that fact in the strongest terms I can command. The strictest attention should be paid to this matter, particularly on both flanks of the city, for it is in those localities that the ground is wet, and means to get rid of the water are so meagre. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 213 The building of this system of sewers, accompanied by underdrains, together with the creation of the offices of Food Inspector and Plumbing Inspector, will advance Savannah to one of the foremost cities in health and sanitation, and her people have every reason to congratulate themselves that Council has seen fit to institute these important measures. The Source of Greatest Danger. The cause of malarial fevers within the city limits is due principally to the dampness of the soil on the east and west flanks, and our greatest danger of epidemic fevers is in the continuation of that condition. I therefore urged upon the Chairman of the Drainage Committee, early last summer, to consider the necessity For underdraining these low places, and at his request, an examination of the wet, unsanitary localities was made and an estimate of the quantities, sizes, cost, etc., of the necessary drain tile was submitted. The whole amounted to about $1,000; but through a misunderstanding, no provision was made for paying the labor necessary for this work, so that only $500 was spent for tile and the other $500 went to the labor account. Thus the area it was proposed to drain had to be greatly reduced ; nevertheless a part of the lower portion of Yamacraw, which was exceedingly damp and offensive, was underdrained. In Robertsville, and along the eastern slope of the city, near the Tybee depot, some very wet places were drained, and the results were immediate. In places where this work was done in a black, miry, sticky soil, the surface had become Ill 214 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. dry enough in a few days to walk over it without soiling even the soles of one's shoes. This clearly demonstrates the necessity for thorough under drainage of the low lands on all sides of the city, within and without its extended limits. Northwest of the city is a large tract of low, poorly drained land, largely owned by the Central Railroad ; my requests to the principal executive officers of that company to improve its sanitary condition, met with quick response and a hearty, energetic cooperation. A large amount of good work was done in that section. Not so, however, on the eastern side; not only have I been unable to prevail upon the Plant System to improve the condition of its property, but I have not even succeeded in meeting its Superintendent, although several attempts were made. Yet the lands of that company, east .of Bilbo canal, south and southeast of its wharves, naval stores yard and sheds, are in a fearful condition and a constant menace to the health of the city. With the County authorities my official relations have been very pleasant and satisfactory. Once satisfied that the low lands east and west of the city needed cleaning and draining, the greater portion of the chain-gang was ordered to that work, and a great deal was accomplished before winter set in. But much still remains to be done east, west and south. The influence of marshy and undrained lands upon the origin and spread of our malarial and autumnal fevers, among which must be classed Yellow Fever, is so well and generally understood, that I must impress upon you the necessity for immediate MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 215 action, so that with the co-operation of the County Commissioners and the railroad authorities, all the low lands surrounding the city, for a few miles, can. be thoroughly drained and underdrained before the first of May, next. The necessity for this I consider imperative, and to delay it will be very dangerous. From the daily reports of the City Physicians, last summer, which gave the number of cases of fever, their nature and the locality in which they occurred, two facts were clearly brought to light: First, that the greater number of cases were found to originate on the eastern and western flanks of the city, that the cases started to increase in mid-September, were most numerous and virulent in October, diminished in number and severity early in November, and disappeared almost entirely at the coming of frost. Second, that this malarial poison spreads to places even where the surface of the soil is dry; and although at first confined to the area north of Liberty street and east of Randolph, it had, in October, spread to and beyond Lovers Lane and to Southville. On the western side, starting in Yamacraw and Frogtown, near the canal, it extended southward as far as the batteries, Brownsville and Twelfth street. Maritime Quarantine. Healthfulness once secured, there is nothing of greater importance to the progress and wealth of a seaport city than free, unrestricted, rapid and cheap transportation by sea as well as by land, and it is equally certain that any unnecessary restrictions u f ! j.| 216 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. placed upon commerce will, in time, surely kill it. The once lucrative summer importing business of Savannah has been almost entirely destroyed by the unnecessary detention of our shipping to undergo the quarantine regulations that were imposed at this port, and we can never re-establish it as long as the detention exceeds that which is absolutely necessary for public safety. Much has been gained, however, under your administration, by the adoption of the . new quarantine regulations, and if sufficient wharf room, mooring piles and means to rapidly disinfect vessels are provided, there is no reason why any ship !: should be detained here longer than three days. ! The benefit thus far derived from the new regulaj tions will be shown in the following comparative lj! tables for 1896-1897 : ;;: 1897. 1896. Vessels inspected............... ........ 496 358 Vessels detained for sanitation...... 77 58 Passengers.................... ........... 92 33 Seamen......... ....... .......;..........7,722 6,030 It was with a hope of putting Savannah on an equal footing with our larger seaports that I asked Council to make a reasonable appropriation for the purpose of increasing the berth room and mooring piles at Quarantine Station sufficiently to accommodate ten vessels at a time; to build a short wharf for infected vessels and a house to accommodate their crews, the sick to be treated in tents, as these can always be disinfected at the termination oi a case and made perfectly safe. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 217 I have had plans and estimates made for a complete, modern disinfecting plant, fitted upon a towboat of sufficient size and power to do the towing and all the other work at the station. Such a plant could be built for less than f 30,000, and would soon pay for itself. 'With the facilities afforded by the change of harbor lines, for the removal of ballast from vessels, if we were only equipped with the proper appliances, we could discharge five times as many vessels as we do now without any unnecessary detention ; but, as it is, owners, agents and masters of vessels complain. Our own merchants would certainly protest most vigorously if they had to wait from six to twenty-four days for their goods after arrival, the time vessels have been detained at our station during the past year, as will be seen by reference to tha report of Dr. Linley, our able, conscientious quarantine officer, who has discharged his duties in strict compliance with your rules as far as he could apply them, and who has remained at his post without leave of absence during the entire year. I therefore recommend strongly that the quarantine tug Theckla, which Captain Daniels' report shows, is entirely too small for the present needs of the station, be replaced by such a boat as I have described above. This should be done before March next, because the Theckla's certificate of inspection expires at that time, and if not disposed of she will have, doubtless, to undergo costly repairs. 218 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. Rock Ballaat. In this connection, I desire to say that there is no longer any danger in handling rock ballast now that we have Formaldehyde ga?, a penetrating and certain germicide, to disinfect it, and I recommend that clean rock ballast be allowed to come up to the city, provided it has been properly disinfected, whenever there is any justifiable suspicion of the existence of a contagious disease at the port where the rock was loaded. : Inland Quarantine. :' During the prevalence of yellow fever last summer ; in neighboring states land quarantine was promptly ijj established. Quarantine inspectors, in charge of . |; stations on each railroad, were given most positive instructions to carefully inspect each train coming into the city and to require of all passengers a certificate, or an oath that they had not been within the infected districts wtihin ten days, and, failing to give satisfactory evidence, they were to be detained or allowed to return to wherever they came from, hut under no conditions enter the city. Besides these precautions, Dr. Stone, after having made a tour of the infected districts, was stationed in Atlanta and directed to examine credentials of all passengers leaving Savannah. To Mayor Meldrim and the Sanitary Board is due, to a large extent, the credit of this matter, and their efforts were as successful as land quarantines, established under similar conditions, could be expected to be. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 219 I do not believe, however, that Savannah was in condition last year for yellow fever to have either originated or spread here, and therefore, in my opinion, there was, at no time, any imminent danger. Harbor Line at Quarantine. Under the direction of Captain 0. M. Carter, Corps of Engineers, U. S. A., a harbor line was established which cut off fully 400 feet of our quarantine tract. On this portion of the tract stands our disinfecting plant and other buildings; here also bad been dumped the ballast from ships, which had accumulated sufficiently to give protection to the property. All this ballast was ordered removed and runways from five hundred to six hundred long, for barrows, had to be built in order to dump the ballast beyond this harbor line, involving great expense to maintain and operate. The extra labor necessary and longer time required to unload ships was so great a loss and injury to our shipping interests, that shortly after Captain Gillett took charge I called upon him for the purpose of obtain^ ing a removal of the harbor line. This gentleman assured me at once of his desire to do all he could to help us; he wrote to the War Department with a view to having this line removed, and gave permission to dump the ballast as formerly. This was immediately taken advantage of, and it has saved much money and unnecessary detention of ships. The harbor line has now been removed by order of the Secretary of War, and permission has been given to erect new wharves and mooring posts. ;t : jl' 220 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. ''' Sanitary InspectionAbatement of Nuisances. The work and bearing of the Sanitary Inspectors connected with this department is deserving of high praise, and to the patient and careful training given them by Chief Inspector Melvin is due, to a large extent, the success of their hard work. In addition to their regular work, these men have taken probably the most complete census ever taken in Savannah, showing street numbers, owners or agents of premises, kind of building, size of same, number of rooms, name and number of occupants, white and black or Mongolian, condition of basements, cellars, wash tubs, sinks, faucets, closets, sewer traps, privy vaults, storm pipes, supply and waste pipes, dry wells, vacant lots and all other information that is necessary to this department. This work has been carried on to the extended limits of the city and includes every house and tenement, and, I conconsider that in recognition of the results achieved, the city could well afford to pay the Chief Inspector a salary of 1,200 per year and the inspectors $65.00 per month. I can also suggest that it would be of great advantage to the service if these men were suitably uniformed. One of the least paid and yet most useful employes of this department is my office boy, Wm. F. Benet. Not only does he run on many errands, but he has charge of the disinfection of houses, assists in giving permits and keeping records of vital statistics. In consideration of the importance and responsibility of his duties and of the ability and alacrity with which he discharges them, I have to recommend that his salary be raised to $50.00 per month. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 221 The following tables will show the amount of work done in a very condensed form, and the only explanation necessary is to say that Inspector Lufburrow was sick for two months and lost one book of his daily records, and that John Dinon was detailed much of the time for office work, hence the work done by these two inspectors seems small in comparison with the other inspectors : NAMES OP INSPECTORS. Houses and Yards .... Vaults. ....... . Water Closets ... ... Vacant Lota. ....... Schools ... - . . . ... Hospitals . . . . .... Prisons . . ..... Unspecified . . ..... FiAnlm Closets. ......... Van Ha Yards. ..... .... \T*nlfa /aa tlrffiH ^ A 1 la vQ Stables. ......... Choked Pipes .... . . Dry Wells. ....... Ditches ......... \KFot- "PIo/w*a Totals . . ..... . . Inspections. 00 3 3 &QD Unsanitary. )leaned. C.W. Lufburrow 3,584 365 193 37 S3 3 115 115 137 465 29 317 16 159 17 9 5,479 1 DQ S & 10,092 919 482 242 16 9 210 45 160 273 197 51 242 117 6 S 8 12,830 thai M.Lo wen 14,065 9,035 1,378 125 13 12 . . . 442 254 830 420 241 135 174 94 29,238 a e 3 >-s ^ 7,497 1,236 678 7 6 5 .16 62 47 1,032 79 204 16 112 10,097 L.McDonald B. 14,364 3,287 2,096 115 10 8 601 358 540 380 228 162 268 213 28 40 10 22,708 00 1 49,602 14,842 4,827 619 79 18 17 8 131 1.440 841 3,027 1,181 1,187 380 965 441 43 43 18 ij.fi 222 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. ;i Disturbance of the Soil in Hot Weather. While there may be no harm in disturbing the soil in any part of the city in the early part of summeror even during the entire heated term in dry and healthy yearsin very hot and wet seasons there is great danger in doing so, especially when malarial fevers prevail. Having repeatedly seen cases of malignant fevers result from disturbances of the soil in and around this city, I felt it my duty last summer to stop all such work upon ascertaining that malarial fever was prevailing in undrained localities. Pood Inspection. The office of Food Inspector has proven to be a most valuable addition to this department. To the good services and impartial manner of the present incumbent we are largely indebted for the great improvement in quality of meats, fish, vegetables and fruits offered for sale in this city. Previous to the creation of this office, large quantities of partly decayed meats were brought into the city and offered for sale ; but, I am proud to say, dealing in this dangerous merchandise has been almost entirely stopped. Milk and Milk Supply. Milk is one of the most important articles of food we have. It is a daily necessity in the family which cannot be dispensed with. Pure, fresh milk is a very healthy food and generally very easily digested. In sickness it is an important article of diet. But being very easily changed into a poison by time, heat, adulteration or by absorption, and being also one of MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 223 the best mediae for the cultivation and growth of the germs of the disease, the greatest care must be taken to protect consumers against its injurious effects. It is for that reason that almost every city has made some provision to guard against this danger to public health. But as this city has never done anything to protect her inhabitants in this respect, I recommend that it be done without delay. The only way I can now protect the people against disease from the filth or pollution of milk is by inspection of the doubtful or filthy dairies. Some of these have had to be visited as often as three times a day to secure cleanliness. New and practical ordinances should be enacted to control the entire milk business. All dealers should be made to register at my office, and, if necessary, a tax should be levied on them sufficient to pay for inspection and analysis. Food Adulteration. To impurities in breadstuffs, butter, canned goods arid other foods may be attributed the great number of cases of diarrhoeal diseases ; the mortality from that cause is too large, and it is greatly to be desired that City Council place a small sum, say $250, aside for chemical analyses, and that ordinances be framed imposing a heavy penalty for the adulteration of foods, wines, beer, liquors or medicines, these penalties to go towards paying for the chemists' work. Your careful consideration of this important subject is respectfully requested. 224 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. Certificates of Marriage, Blrtb and Death. Up to this time no records of marriage have been kept in this office. The statistics have therefore been incomplete. At my request, however, these records have been furnished me each month by the Judge of the Court of Ordinary. In my effort to obtain a complete record of the births in this city I have failed. I requested physicians to fill out the blank forms provided for births and send them to me within five days, in obedience to the ordinance, but for some reason it was not regularly done. I then collected the certificates at their offices or residences once every week, and also succeeded in getting full reports from colored mid wives who are known to this department, but many are not known, and the records are therefore still incomplete. An ordinance should, therefore, be passed to compel the doctors, accoucheurs and midwivesto register at this office. There having been no systemized classification of causes of death provided by the city, each physician adopted one for his own use. Latin, Greek and English and meaningless general terms being used. This entailed an immense amount of work in preing mortality tables for publication, which, after all, are not correct. To remedy this, I made a classified list, obtained from tables now in use in large cities, and, at my own expense, sent a copy to each physician in the city, and am gratified to say that I have assurances that the doctors will make their reports conform to that list in future. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 225 If an ordinance be framed compelling persons performing marriage ceremonies to report the same within a stated time to this office, and these ordinances are enforced, correct tables can be submitted by this department, but not otherwise. Deaths From All Causes. CAUSES Accidents. ....... . . Homicides ...... ... Natural ... ... ... Premature Births ... Still Births. . ...... Suicides ... . . . . - . 18 w 2(1 4 25 6 96 C 18 Q 867 46 m 3810 I ^1^ ' 71 152 6 , 1897 W C 24 33 ' 1 7 Jtjt) '7Q1 , 24 , 27 23 135 , 4 2 ' 57 1 9JJt 51 158 6 o Mjj o 19' . . .5 i Oft 20 6 - - Births. 1896 W 5506 C 683 1 9S9 r 1897 W 430 c 755 1 1,185 Increase 196 Oecretit Contagious and Infectious Diseases. CAUSES Diphtheria ...... Measles . . ... . ... . Membranous Croup . . Phthisis Pulmonalis. . Scarlet Fever ..... Typhoid Fever. .... Whooping Croup . . . 18! w fi 80 fi 5 IS 16 C 130 6 9 I 6 244 212 8 11 27 18 W ft fi 42 4 16 3 T C 1 1 115 7 4 I 10 ' 1 7 ' 157 : 4 ' 28 : 7 i 1 * .'. 1ft * ? i Died 2 243 Died 6 55 4 20 'Without a Physician. 1898 W ! C 12 i 203 15h215 1897 W 3-2 C 320 _ 15 352 1 1 137 |Decreite : 15 226 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. Small Tenements. The high ratio of mortality among the poorer classes is largely due to the greed of owners or agents t of the above class of property. Frequently ten, r twenty or more of these houses are built together, i! j the cheapest materials and the cheapest labor are ; t used, the aim being to get the largest returns from the smallest outlay. In houses thus- closely built upon undrained localities, with little or no water supply, in closest proximity to privy vaults (that are never cleaned except when about overflowing), in small, unventilated, illlighted rooms, these people have to huddle together that may be able to pay the rent. An ordinance should be made regulating the mode of building and of ventilating these houses, specifying the air space required for each, the size of rooms, etc., the size of yards and their thorough drainage. City Dispensary. Under a former administration the system of furnishing medicines to the poor, from drug stores situated in different parts of the city, was adopted. This was a great convenience to the poor, but, no safeguards having been thrown around it, abuses soon crept in. Dr. Brunner, my predecessor, in his annual report last year, pointed out this evil and advised re-establishing the dispensary system. i< Soon after entering upon the duties of my office, I found out that costly proprietary medicines, surgical sundries and thermometers of costly make were frequently furnished. These matters were brought to the attention of the Sanitary Board, with the MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 227 result that the dispensary system was recommended. Now the drugs dispensed are restricted to a printed .list, and if the dispensary continues to receive careful supervision, I have no doubt that, notwithstanding the $3,000 a year paid for rent of building and salaries of attendants, furnishing the poor with medicines will cost less than formerly. City Physicians. The provisions made for the treatment of the sick among the poor of Savannah are ample, five physicians being employed for that purpose. The following table shows the number of patients treated by them during the year : 1st District,white, Dr. Kenan...6,500 patients treated 2d " " Dr. Howkins..9,957 " " 3d " " Dr. Morrison..5,657 *' " 4th " col'd, Dr. Lloyd......7,585 ' " 5th " " Dr. Bugg*..... 1,924 *Dr. Bugg was elected in June. The total visits amount to 32,523, for which $3,325 was paid, making an average of a trifle over 10 cents per visit for professional services. This is, indeed, very small remuneration. It will be seen also that the work is very unequally divided, and I hope some means may soon be devised to rectify these defects. Interments. I recommend the passage of an ordinance requiring all keepers of cemeteries and all persons who have chai-ge of burying human bodies within a distance of five miles outside of the corporate limits of the city of Savannah, to make weekly reports of the 228 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. [ said burials to the Health Officer. Failure to com- (; ! ply to be punishable by a fine of $50 or thirty days. '' ' I believe such a measure would tend to decrease the number of removals of bodies from the city without permit and enable me to furnish more accurate statistics. ' I j Laurel Grove Cemetery. ill Burying in this "City of the Dead," now within | j| the city limits, and surrounded on three sides by a ';' daily increasing population, becomes a menace to i. public health, and should be stopped as far as prac- '; ticable. 11 This important subject has already been brought to the attention of several administrations, %and a ; new site should be selected, without delay, in a high, well drained locality, at a safe distance from the city limits, where all persons dying thereafter, whose relatives are not the owners of lots in Laurel Grove, be buried. I also recommend the completion of the drainage of Laurel Grove Cemetery as a prudential sanitary measure. Streets and Ijeraea. Our streets and lanes are generally in a far better condition, sc far as actual danger is concerned, than evtr before; but I cannot pass without calling your attention to the fact that most of the scavenger jj drivers, rather than lift into their wagons the boxes or barrels containing garbage, they empty them into the street, and, with pitchforks, pick up the more tangible portion, leaving the smaller particles to accumulate, decay and become offensive and in- MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 228 jurious to health. The attention of whoever is responsible should be called to this matter in no uncertain terms. I recommend that a sufficient number of closets and urinals, for public use, be placed at convenient .points along the "Factors' Walk" and other places, where, as a sanitary measure, they are sorely needed. City Wastes and Scavenger Wagons. Although your former Health Officer has repeatedly called the attention of the Chief Executive to the unsanitary and unsightly condition of scavenger wagons without avail, it is my duty to refer to the subject again because the remedy for this evil can be applied without materially increasing the work or the operating expenses of the Scavenger Department, if the refuse are properly sorted and taken up separately. All the ashes, cinders and other materials (except iron), which cannot be burned should be carted away and used at once to fill gullies and low places. All trimmings from trees, grass, weeds and other bulky material should be taken in wagons and burned in the open air. Old iron and junk should be collected separately and sold every week, while all garbage, animal and vegetable refuse, should be carried to the crematory every afternoon in watertight covered wagons; none should be left over night to ferment. In this manner all danger from foul gases will be avoided and filth or ashes will no longer be thrown into lanesa very desirable sanitary improvement. w In 230 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. Tlie Crematory. Of all the methods for disposing of the wastes of a city, burning is the most rapid, least objectionable, and when properly done, the most sanitary. Various ways to completely reduce garbage to I ashes have been tried, and an apparatus has been de- ; f vised which not only burns all garbage to ashes, but also the ill-smelling gases and smoke. This process is therefore perfectly clean, odorless and unobjectionable. Such a crematory can be placed in the very heart of a city. To secure good results in any crematory, all the material sent there should be carefully assorted, and none received which cannot be burned to ashes, and the furnace should never be glutted. These precautions have not, so far, been taken here, hence the frequent and well-founded complaints of foul, nauseous smells, made by persons living even at great distances from the Crematory. That it is impossible to cremate all the wastes that are collected by our garbage wagons is very evident. Imagination cannot give an idea of the mass and confusion of materials that surround the Crematory. Around it are tens of thousands of cans, pots, stoves, stove pipes, gratings, iron hoops, etc, etc., granite blocks, curbing, old bricks, sewer pipesold and newiron fencing, scattered over the premises, mixed with indescribable trash, and presenting a most disgusting sight! Therefore, I recommend that an odorless and smokeless crematory be built in a more central place, east of the city, to save time in hauling ; that MAYOR'S ANNUAL BEPOBT. 231 this be used for house wastes, and that as soon as it is in operation, a thorough overhauling be made of the present plant, that it may be fitted to properly burn refuse. Street Sprinkling. In spite of the impetus given to street paving of late years, a very large area even in the older part of the city is still unpaved. Obviously, the soil of these and of all the lanes is very unsanitary. For more than a century wastes have been strewn upon this earth; even to-day ashes, kitchen and other slops are thrown upon the lanes; this material, saturated with filth is dug up and spread upon many of our streets, on low spots ! In dry weather the fine filth-laden dust penetrates everywherein parlors, bed-rooms, our nostrils and eyes, the pores of our skin, our hair and clothing even into our eatables ! In the paved districts the conditions are worse still; although kept comparatively free from the most tangible refuse, the streets are covered with the same filthy dust, which is lifted by every breeze, settles upon the fruit stands, confectioneries, and all goods that have to be displayed. From its very nature, it is a source of danger to public health ; the damage it causes to merchandize of all sorts is very serious also. To remedy this evil, I can only recommend abundant use of water. Let the street sprinkling be done without stint, upon as much of the street area as possible, and especially upon the asphalted streets of the business part of the city, which need frequent drenchings to keep them clean. 232 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 11- Privy Vaults. Incessant complaints made to this office of the stench caused by privy vaultseven those just cleaned and disinfectedcaused me to instruct my i i inspectors to have dry sand or dirt spread over the , |';| offensive vaults. This has given great satisfaction, ;' [ and is now the remedy generally used. Dry earth 1 is one of the best deodorizers known. Therefore, your Health Officer recommends that the city furnish dry sand or earth for the above purpose. Disinfection. Fumigation by burning sulphur, and the crematjj ' ] ing of personal effects, has been replaced by the use I i'! of Formaldehyde gas. f.jjj The first entailed a cost of from $2.50 to $25 to j ' ! the city and left desolation and destruction in its \\; ','H wake, twenty-five loads of infected goods having ' '] been cremated last year. :i; The new process is clean, expeditious, the best dis- , infectant known; its cost is trifling. A room 10x10x10 can be disinfected in fifteen minutes with the Formaldehyde apparatus now used and no damage whatever is done to anything, no matter how ; fine and delicate the fabric. .' Contagions and Infections Diseases. ;: The rate of mortality caused by these diseases is t ' . always so great that their existence frightens and de- ;. ; moralizes the people; therefore, every precaution !' should be used as early as possible to prevent their f spread. Some of them, like measels, scarlet fever, . croup, etc., can generally be diagnosed early in the MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 233 ease and precautions taken before there is much dan- "ger of spreading; but in others and very fatal ones, like diphtheria, unless a bacteriological examination of the secretions of the throat is made, the case may be mistaken for a simple sore throat and other children be allowed to come in contact with the patient, become infected or liable to transmit the poison through their clothing. In November a suspicious case of sore throat in a child, whose parents keep a grocery store, was reported to me five days after having been first seen by the doctor; no bacteriological examination had been made; the disease, which proved to be diphtheria, was not fully diagnosed until after the first visit of your Health Officer. People had gone in and out of patient's room by the dozen, other cases- resulted from this one; but by prompt action and thorough disinfection in each instance the number was restricted. It would save many lives if City Council would make a special appropriation for bacteriological examinations. Fire Department. The physical examination of applicants to the Fire Department and of members of the corps is one of the duties of my office. Aside from a few skeins of woolen yarn of different colors and a few cards to test long distance sight, nothing has been provided. I must, therefore, recommend that a book of records and a complete set for urine analyses, an ophthalmoscope, a stethoscope and a Benton reflecting otoscope be furnished so that a full and reliable examination may be made of all applicants. ill 234 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. fii \ Vaccination. 1 |n Now that vaccine is only obtained when needed, }'; ; the supply is always fresh and there is no waste. ' < ; The amount saved by this method is considerable. ! i: Nearly 2,000 points have been furnished to physicians since last May, and many persons were vaccinated at my office. Through the co-operation of the School Superintendent, all the school children, white and black, have been vaccinated, also the orphans at Bethesdu. 1! ; The convicts are being vaccinated, and I have re- , I j i quested physicians in charge of railroads, hospitals, : j j jails, etc., to vaccinate all unprotected persons. I will push a general vaccination as far as possible. j! 1 [ Clerical Help. j[ j; Being determined to have the work of my office carried on in an efficient and systematic manner, and to extend its usefulness as far as possible, and realizing the need, for a while at least, of clerical assistance, I requested that such help be given me, but this was not granted. Rather than have my records lag behind and have my plans frustrated, I procured the services of an intelligent secretary, and kept him busy for the best part of two months to get my . in office work in good shape. C| To your Honor, I am thankful for the help ,;.;"#. given me by Mr. Patton, your Secretary, in writing .''.'v. the numerous letters, orders, etc., required during those busy sessions of the SanitaryTBoard last September and October, the records of which I have not yet been able to complete. My request for the services of a stenographer one hour per day, to enable me to devote that time to MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 23J more important duties, was not favorably acted upon. On January 6th I received notice requesting me to send in my report to you by the 15th of January. With practically no clerical help, my force of inspectors cut down, and the ordinary work of my department being in no manner diminished, I asked again for clerical assistance, it being necessary to aid me in the preparation of the report, and in making the many statistical tables which go with it. The authority to employ this help was not granted. In order to have this report completed and at the same time perform my many other duties, I was compelled to employ two clerks I feel confident that City Council, when fully acquainted with these particulars, will do me the justice of reimbursing these expenses. Office Furniture Required. A roller top desk, 5 feet wide, for the use of Chief Inspector ; a desk, with locked drawers, for each inspector; a wide standing shelf, where the large record books can be kept open; shelves and pigeonholes for filing certificates, reports, books and papers. A closet, with glass door, for chemical and other apparatus ; and a water closet and lavatory. The necessity for this is imperative ; the only closet on this floor is public and a terrible nuisance. The Board of Sanitary Commissioners Serving during the past year, was composed as follows : His Honor, Mayor P. W. Meldrim, Acting Mayor S. P. Hamilton, Alderman W. W. Owens, M. D., Chairman Public Health Committee; T. S. 236 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. Wylly, Jr., Chairman Committee on Drainage ; Dr. Wm. Duncan, Messrs. P. J. O'Connor, W. B. Stillj f well, and Dr. J. C. LeHardy, Health Officer and j ;;l Secretary. Public Health and Quarantine Conventions. It will be advantageous to the city to send your Health Officer to attend gatherings where Sanitary and Quarantine matters are discussed, inasmuch as I it will enable him to.give our citizens the benefit of the latest information upon new discoveries, sanitary measures, appliances, etc. My Thanks Are extended to my neighbors of the third floor for . courtesies always cheerfully extended; to the Engi- |Hj: neering Department for many maps, drawings and f?| j other information; to the Water Works Department for prompt and cheerful attention to complaints !' :]i placed in their hands; to the Commissioner of Pub- '. if lie Works for his uniform attention to the numerous ii;!-it and often unsavoryreports sent him from my r; .; office. To the City Treasurer, I am particu- '.',': larly indebted for his many friendly advices and acJ commodations. To Mr. Melvin, for invaluable ser- '-& vices as well as courteous bearing in the administra- ;i';j||! tion of my office; to my inspectors, office boy and T:fli porter, for their respectful bearing under all circumilJK' stances, and the cheerfulness with which they have P "*?r ij i> done the great amount of intricate work which fell |'rj to their lot. To Major T. S. Wylly, for his indomitf -4 able energy in successfully bringing about the adopi.. J tion of the Separate System of Sewerage; supporting Srtft so earnestly my objections to the discharge of sewage * MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 237 into the river, and turning over to me the direction of the drainage of the low lands on the borders of the city. To Alderman S. Krouskoff for his influence in relieving the Health Officer from attending the Police, and in creating the office of Food Inspector ; also for efforts made to have my office properly furnished. To County Commissioner F. S. Lathrop, for his hearty co-operation in the work of drainage around the city. To the Judge of the Court of Ordinary for the personal favor of furnishing me, without cost to the city, with a complete list of the marriage licenses issued by him each month. To the TJ. S. Weather Bureau for Year's Meteorological Report. I am glad to add that my relations with the Police Corps have been very pleasant. I have found them a sturdy set of men, well drilled and cared for. Fewer reports at " sick call " than is usually the case in military organizations. So agreeable have been my relations with them, that, had my other duties permitted, I would gladly have continued to attend them. In Conclusion, Allow me to state that if I am authorized to employ a clerk, I will, within two months, place in your hands the most complete and accurate census Savannah ever has had. If permitted to secure the services of a chemist to make analyses of foods, beverages and medicines, I will, to a very great extent, prevent the sale of substances unfit for food or drink. By stopping the use of poisonous whisky, under the influence of which . Sji ! I ; 238 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. the majority of the most brutal crimes are committed, many lives will be saved and the moral standard of a large class of people will be raised. By preventing the sate of milk found to be adulterated or to contain organisms likely to cause sickness, the mortality from diarrhceal diseases will be greatly diminished, and the origin and spread of diphtheria, tuberculosis and other ills due to this cause will be avoided. The means to procure reliable bacteriological examinations, in suspicious cases, will enable me to institute protective and preventive measures early, and thus save great anxiety, much suffering and many lives, as well as prevent the spread of diphtheria, croup and other dangerous diseases. The passage of an ordinance requiring all physicians, accoucheurs and midwives to register at my =;j{! office, and regulating or restricting the practice of ;V* midwifery, will facilitate the collection of full and 1,'jl reliable statistics of births, and enable me to reduce > >;jf the excess of premature and still births. ifijljj".: Should the power to abate nuisances be vested in j^Sji our department, and the means to do so put at our : ;i|p command, delays and their consequent dangers will ;y|p no longer exist. jlfff! The changes which have been made in your Quar- ;i" antiue Regulations indicate the desire of your ad- !!: ministration to restore to Savannah her former profitable summer trade in coffee, sugar, molasses, hides, precious woods, etc., and to make this port a Jj^ij center of commerce and immigration. To obtain |j ;|['i these important results, however, liberal provision l ; *r NI*: MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 239 must be made for greater facilities at Quarantine for handling and disinfecting ships, to accommodate the crews and treat the sick, etc. With such increased facilities, your Health Officer promises to reduce the time of detention to conform with the rules which govern your Quarantine, put a stop to the frequent and just complaints of masters, owners and agents of vessels and give better protection and service to the people of Savannah. Respectfully submitted, J. C. LEHABDY, Health Officer. Annual Report of Deaths from Natural Causes in the City of Savannah. Ga., for the Year 1897. CAUSKS OF DEATH, Abscess of hip,.,.... .......................... Actinomycosis.. ............................. Alcoholism ............................. ..... Aucemia........ ... ............................ Aneurism.... ................................... Aneurism, Rupture of...................... Angina Pectoris... .............. ..... ..... Anus Imperfurute... ... ................... Aorta Aneurism of....................... .. Aortic Insufficiency Dili tation. ......... A n/wiljtw Appendicitis.................. ... ............ Asphyxia Neonatoriuiu.................. Asthma.... ....................................... A telactHSlsPulmoiium. ................... Biliary Calculi Obstruction............ Bowels, Inflammation of. .............. Bowels, Intusxeption of.................. Bowels, Obstruction of.................... Brain, Compression of Hemorrhage Brain, Congestion of..... .................. Brain, Inflammation of.............. ... W 1 y. o 1 r 1 C 3 t W 1 1 1 ** | i C 1 1 1 1 ! W 1 1 I c 1 11 2 1 i w 1 11 1 1 c w 1 1 1 1 r c i i w 1 1 1 i c 1 J 1 . w ?, 1 1 1 r c 1 1 Q" t W 9, 1 1 C 1 1 1 , t W 8 1 1 C 1 1 . 1 W 1 a i c 1 1 1 i w 1 1 i b 1 T ' , W 1 1 ! c 1 1J 1 1 1 w 1 4 5 1 1 1 9 2 i i i a i 1 4 C 1 1 T 5 ft 1 1 a o 4 1 1 1 Brain, Softening of......... .............. Brain, Tumor of... ......................... Bronchitis. .................................... S Bronchitis Capillary....................... Cancer of Breast.. .......................... . Cancer of Epithelloma.......... ........... Cancer of Face........... ..................... Cancer of Liver and Stomach.. ........ Cancer of Rectum... .... .................. Cancer of Uterus............ ................. Cardiac Dilatation............... ........... Cardiac Neuralgia.......................... Carditis .............. ........................... Catarrh of Intestines, Chronic......... Catarrh of Stomach........................ Cerebral Thrombosis.......... .............. Cerebritis.......... ............................. Childbirth............ .......................... Chill, Congestive.. ...... ..................... Cholera Infanlum. ......................... Cholera Morbus... ........................... Colic Intestinal................ .............. Colitis Acute...... ............................ Convulsions.... ................................ Convulsions, Puerperal .................. Cord, Hemorrhage of ..................... Croup.. ............................................. Croup Membranous., ........................ Cystitis........ ................. .................. Delayed Parturition............ _ ............. T)Am>n tf A Dentition.................................................... T"ltntlAf A& iarrhoea. ...................................... 11 31151 11111 ?,1A1 11111 fi1 1111 o15 11111 1111151 111 111 9, 111 f,1 1111 11 1 1 ?, 3 ?, i 111 1 1S 1111 ...11 14 ... ...}1 ... "l1 I... '1111 ... ... 111 ?, 1 1 f>1 ?15111174111o391151 fi111 ">3 4 161112111 9, ?: 11 ?, 88111122 2i9 171111 8 141 Ct 4i1111325 201 2 1 37112611122 JgO 52 do > 3g>FW te8s i*i ^ >* 5 ANNI7AI, REPORT OF DEATIIS-Contlnned. CATJSER OF DEATH. Diphtheria............. ...................... Dropsy...... .................................... Dropsy, Cardiac.......... ................... Dropsy, Ovarian............... ......... ..... Dysentery....................................... Dysentery, Chronic ........... ........... Emphysema................................... Endo-Carditls......... ........... ............ Enteritis......... ................................ Entero-Colltis......... ........................ Epilepsy......................................... Fever, Gastric............. .................... Fever, Malarial..... ........................ Fever, Malarial Congestive............ Fever, Malarial Continued..........'... Fever, Malarial Hemorrhagio......... Fever, Malarial Intermittent......... Fever, Malarial Remittent.. .......... Fever, Typho Malarial................... Fever, Malarial Typhoid................ Gangrene...................................... Gastric Ulcer................... .............. Gastritis................. ...................... | i j w 1 1 C 2 1 t u W ..< c 2 1 i a W 1 * 1 1 I w 1 c 1 ?. 1 1 1 ' f - w ! 1 1 3 -! ?, 3 C 8 i> ,H 2 !> 1 1 W 1 1 4 1 ? i C 8 1 f, 3 1 i W 1 1 8 1 1 1 * C ?. 2 4 2 2 1 1 ] ] W ?, 1 1 1 1 1 1 f C ?, ?, ?: J 2 " 2 1 I u W 1 4 1 1 1 2 C 7 1 1 i <5 w. 1 1 1 1 8 I c ^ 1 4 1 il I 1 I ! o i" i j w 1 2 1 1 t C 8 1 2 i i ! ] w i i 1 i 2 C 1 1 1 1 _! w 9. 1 1 4 1 1 fl 7 10 1 t fl ft 2 1 1 8 2 1 16 1 4 C 18 8 2 1 0 18 1 25 0 1 1 2 5 5 1 1 1 Grind Total WC 2 18 4 1 6 1 2 2 1 23 2 1 33 15 3 2 3 8 7 1 1 23 1 1 5 fc i 92 d > t I Gastritis. Chronic.................. ........ Gastro-Enteritis...... ......................... Gastio-Entero-CoHtis.... ................. Gastrointestinal Catarrh.............. Gastric Catarrh ............................. Hiemoptltls... ............................. ... Heart Failure............... ............ ..... Heart, Fatty Degeneration of.......... Heart, Hypertrophy of.. ...... ........... Heart, Malformation of.................. Heart, Non-Ulosure of Foramen..... Heart, Rheumatism of..................... Hemlplcgiu........... ......................... Hemorrhage,,...., ..,,...., ..,,,,...,.,,..... " from rupture in Tubal Pregnancy " Post Partlm............................... Hepatitis. ....., . ......................... Hernia, Strangulated..................... Hydrocephalus. .................... ......... lieo Colitis..,,..........,..,,...,..... .......... Indigestion.............................. ...... Iiiiluonza, .............. ........................ Kidneys, Bright's Disease of........... TiH. f*lrii*tnA Laryngitis, Tubercular................... Liver, Cirrhosis of,.. ............... ........ Liver, Congestion of..,,.. ....... ........... Liver, Kuptureof, Traumatic........ Locomotor Ataxia.. ........................ Lungs, Congestion of..................... Lungs. Gansrreneof... .................... 11114 9, 111 1 1 311112 1111a3ii i1i fi4 1111211 1113 9:\8 1 11111 111 ?, 1 1111 11 2 11111 1111111 111111111 11 1 11111 ...111 1111 1 ... 1 1 1 i 111 9, 11 1 2111 1 3 1 21 1 1 ! H-I i ...1 I)11 1 \ "ii i iiii ...i "iii 2 1 2 6 121 6 7 3 1 *>Tiiiiii4 7 4 IS (i 1 ] 4 3 1 7 1 2 311 12 4 (i1 t) 6 21 k) 1 t> 8 IS 11 1 1 it5 4 0 1 3 I I 18 II 0 1 3 1 1 311 3 5 7 26 1712 5 0 1 o 121 I 02s ANNUAL REPORT OF UEATIIS-Conclurtert. I CAUSER OP HEATH. Lungs, Hemorrhnge of.................... Lungs, Oedema of... ........................ Lungs, Tubercular Abscess of.......... Mania, Acute... .................................. .. Marnsmun............ ........................... Meningitis.......... .......................... Meningitis, Cerebral............... ............ Meningitis, Cerebro-SpinaL. ........... Meningitis, Tubercular........... ........ Nephritis, Chronic.......... ............... Necrosis...... ......................................... Obstruction of Gall Duct by Stones Oesophagus Stricture of, Rupture... Old Age......... ................................. Osteo-Mylltes......... ...... ................. Ovarian Cyct. Multiloculor..... ..... Paralysis.............. ......................... T>ft*WMa{fi Pericarditis....,.:... .................... ..... Peritonitis.............. ....................... Phthisis Pulmonalis........ .............. Pneumonia.................................... Pneumonia, Pleuro... ..................... Ptomanic Poisoning....................... Pueroeral Eclampsia.................. ...... S s w 1 V> 1 n 0 i i ' c 1 1 8 1 i !? 10 1 L W 1 ?, 1 10 ' c 1 3 0 , 0 fi 1 1 W ? ?. 1 < a c i i 8 Ifi( ! 1 W 1 1 1 1 t 1 C ?, Q 1 O 7 a i j w ?, 1 i 4 ? 1 ? C 1 , t o 1 IS 4 W 1 f } ,.... 1 1 1 C ?! 4 q 1 7 a i w 4 1 1 1 1 1 * . i C o 4 1 1 1 ^ i fi 1 I W 1 -1 i i i 4 1 1 C ?, 4 9 1 8 I W, j 1 1 1 0 0 1 . c 1 2 1 10 '4 i w 'i 1 ? 1 n 0 1 11 5 n 1 1 1 > C 1 91 1 C ^10 3 1 ia m W 8 1i ?, 1 1 I 4 3 C fi ... i) 1 7 *J i w 1 1 ? V 0 i ; C 1 fl 1 1 i ? ' 1 < 8 _! w 1 1 15 4 8 1 1 1 17 1 1? 1 1 7 4? 9,1 1 1 f C 7 ?, ani o 1 40 1 14 i 5 I11S 3S C Grand Total W*C 7 1 1 2 4S 5 3 5 2 8 1 1 1 67 1 26 1 1 12 167 65 1 1 11 s s02 I S. I Pulmonary Oedema................... .... Purpura ... ......................... ..... .... Rabies............ .......................... ...... Rachitis...... ................................... Rectum, Stricture of........ ............... Rheumatism, Inflammatory........... Scrofula .. ...................................... Septicaemia................................... Spas IDS... ....... ................................. Spina-Biftda........... ........................ Stomatitis................ .......... ........... Surgical Shock................................ ... 1 ^ Syphilis................................. ........ ... fPrtrt f Vi inn* i Tetanus... .....,,.......,...................,.;... Tetamus Tmnmatlc.. ...................... i Tonsilitis................................ .... Toxse niia. ...................................... TrlsmusNascentium. ...... ................ Tuberculosis Congenital. ................. Tuberculosis Intestinal.................... Tuberculosis, Spinal.............. ........ Tumor, Abdominal........................ ... Urtemia... ....................................... Undefined.................... ..... ........... Uterus, Hemorrhage of........ ......... Uterus, Inflammation of................. Whooping Cough.......... .. .. ......... Worms.................................... ...... Total.. ........................................ o 52 1 1 J 9: ; r i .. 10 i 81 1 1 1 r ij... i 1 ... ""i 41 1 04 i 31 1 10 60 ...! ' . ' 1 1 1 28 i 1 1 .> 1 9, 1 1 1 1 1 11 i , 3 1 00 1 47 .... . 1 R 1 ... ""r: 10 2' 1 1 70 3(5 1 1 i i I li 1 | : 1 ' '"I ' 1 ... iL~ 1 o 1 13! 1 ji 1 i 1 I 1 1 19.... 1 67 4580 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 32'fl5 ... 1 ! 1 ! ' ') i! 1 1 1 I ji i 1 ! i i 1 1 i 1 .... ""\"i 1 i i 1 ' 3 37 15j 1 16 i 1 - 0044 72 ... ' 1 I .... .... .... 1 1 i i i i 41 14 54 30 2 1 1 13 58 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 12 1 t 402 1 3 2 5 '6 1 1 9 8 3 I 9 ] 1 i 148 1 1 781 3 1 1 3 1 2 1 5 3 1 2 i 10 s i. A i 1Ci i i i s 16C : '' 1.24; 02 53 d W s NATIVITY. Alabama.................................... ........ Arkansas ............................................ Florida................................................ Georgia, other than Savannah............ Illinois ............................................... 1" AUffl. Kentucky.. ......................................... Louisiana,.,,..,,...,....,,.,.....,......,.....,.,.,. Maine....... .......................................... Maryland............................................ Massachusetts....... ............................. Mississippi........................... ,....,....,. New Jersey......................................... New York......... ................................ North Carolina................................... Ohio........................................ ......... Pennsylvania.. .............................. ..... Savannah., .....,.,......,,... ........... ......... South Carolina.................................... Tennessee............................................ Vermont............................................. Virginia .................................. .......... Austria................................................ Belgium...... ....................................... 1 W 1 19 1 1 12 5 1 C 2 33 36 8 2 i w',c 1 5 1 1 1 1 1 12 1 1 1 27 22 12 1 1 we i 5 21) | 1 1 14 2 1 18 9 I W 1 8 2 5 C 25 24 9 i ill. i i i W C W 1 i 1 10 1 1 20 3 1 27 27 13 o 8 1 1 13 3 C 30 o 25 9 1 1 W 11 1 1 19 2 1 C 26 2 47 5 i ! W C W C , ' ; 12 1 3 10 1 19 1 28 6 a o 12 1 1 1 1 9 1 17 38 3 1 1 I 1 W 12 1 1 1 1 1 12 6 C 1 29 1 32 7 ] W C 1 I I 14 11 7 12 1 31 8 1 j W 11 1 7 5 C 17 36 5 | W 4 1 2 127 1 1 2 1 5 3 1 1 8 7 1 1 144 39 1 9 1 1 C 1 3 291 1 S 363 91 2 9 flrtnd Total WC 4 1 1 5 418 1 1 3 1 2 5 3 1 1 S 15 1 1 507 180 2 1 12 1 1 i 02 NATIVITYConcluded. Denmark............................................ England ............................................ Germany.... ................. ........................ Ireland ............................................... Italy .................................................. Norway & Sweden...... ........................ Nova Scotia............ ........ .................. Russia............................ ................... Hcandlnavia ............................... ........ Scotland.............................................. Wales ........................................... .. West Indies....... .... ........................... TTnlrn AWtt Total.............. .............................. I we 1 1 7 1 1 1 2 fefcratry W 7 4 1 1 C | *|c 1 i 1 2 ...i 1 ...J2 j j 1 1 1 1 i ... ... o 5218141 0431160 T W S 1 26 C JT W C i 1 ... S ... 9, 60 1 6 47 1 * W C 2' 1 5 1 1 * 7086 * * C 4 i 4' ! 1 1 1 67145 80 I w'c 1 ?, 3255 September W C _ ic r. i i 37 I 1 3 i O if w ciw 11 fi 60 I 1 a W 1 ... 1 ...... 1 .. 8 > j1 1 1 44 1 72 1 1 1 41 o 54 4 C 1 30J58 I W C 1..... 6..... 9*7 " 4*J 4 1 2 i!..... 4'. .. i 2 2 462 1 11 781 Grand Tottl WAC 1 6 27 2 49 3 4 1 2 1 4 1 S 13 1,243 Iffi > as I AGE SUMMARY. MONTHS. January....................... February... .................. March......................... April........................... May............................ June............................ July........................... August........ ............... October....................... November .................. December.. ................. Total........................ Under! Yea W 8 9 3 4 13 11 16 6 4 4 8 7 87 C 31 16 13 18 20 17 27 11 15 15 19 18 220 e W 5 3 1 6 2 2 2 1 4 2 28 and 2Years C 2 4 2 S! S 8 10 9 5 6 6 4 61 N c W 1 1 1 3 "2 1 2 2 2 2 17 Years and B C 1 3 2 2 2 8 6 6 1 1 28 to W 4 "i i "s i "2" 12 and 10Years i 0 ... 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 3 2 1 IS S w 2 1 2 1 "i "2 i i i 12 and 20Years C 6 6 5 6 4 4 5 2 6 4 1 5 64 1 c W 3 7 7 2 2 3 4 4 1 8 1 1 43 and 30Years C 4 10 11 7 14 6 3 5 6 12 7 9 94 e n e W 4 3 5 3 2 5 6 3 8 4 4 3 50 and 40Years C 10 6 11 6 8 9 8 8 10 7 8 6 92 9 W 10 4 5 6 5 4 4 6 12 1 61 EO andYears C 15 4 4 8 8 4 12 S 6 6 6 6 76 * Between 60 !and 60Years :0 S 6 3 1 2 4 2 5 8 1 4 6 44 4 11 5 7 4 6 4 5 3 6 5 3 63 e > ... 7 1 1. W C ... 1 I W C .... .... 1 1 11 2.... 2 1 1 4 1 W 52 41 31 26 47 36 45 32 37 44 41 30 462 C 81 64 60 60 70 67 80 55 60 72 54 68 781 o 133 105 91 86 117 103 125 87 97 116 95 88 1,243 g ia CD S 2 "B O S Deaths from Violence, Still and Premature Births, and Deaths Without Physician in Attendance. CAUSES OF DEATH. ACCIDENTS Asphyxiated......................... .............. ... Burns............................................. ........ Creosote Poisoning............................. ..... Crushed by Locomotive............ .. ........... Crushed by Railway Train... ................. ... Drowning................................................ Fracture of Skull... .................................. Fracture of Spine..................................... Gunshot Wounds.................................... Internal Injuries..................................... Potash Poisoning.. .......... ........................ Shook...................................................... Spinal Injuries........................................ HOMICIDES Fracture of Skull................... .................. Gunshot Wounds.................................... Incised Wounds....................................... SUICIDES Incised Wounds... ................................... Opium Poisoning......... ..................... ...... Total.................................................... Premature Births....... ...... ...................... Still Births.. ............................................ Deaths Without Physician...................... c w C 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 9 2120 A 44 ! w 1 1 C 1 1 2 310 1 ; 23 a w 1 1 O ^ C 1 i 17 I w 1 1 2 2 c 1 l 1 1 4 4 5 17 S W "i 1 1 3 2 t 6 C 1 2 1 1 1 6 2 10 26 | W 1 1 1 1 1 y 1 1 y 2 2 5 C 1 2 3 4 16 29 f W 1 1 2 1 6 C 1 ,) 1 i 1 6 2 11 34 c W ... 5 2 2 C 2 9, 4 2 11 2t September W C 1 ... 3 1 1 1 1 "i i 4 3 8 28 i w 1 1 1 1 6 2 4 C 1 1 9 4 2 8 24 j w 1 ... i C ... 1 1 1 1 ... r 3 "5 2 3 2 13 25 o W 2 1 1 J 3 1 1 1 C ... 1 1 2 3 16 29 l W 1 2 2 1 6 3 1 4 1 1 1 1 2 2 24 23 32 C 3 1 2 4 10 3 1 1 5 2 3 1 3 2 41 27 135 320 J 1 5 1 4 5 16 6 2 2 9 3 1 1 3 1 4 4 2 70 61 158 352 a > I QC 2! 25 o I 230 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. BIRTHS 1897. MONTHS Januarv............. "FprlFIl 1* V March. ............ April............... May. ............... June.......... ...... July................. / August............. fj) September......... October ............ November ........ December.......... Totals............ WHITES 19 26 18 21 29 34 56 33 57 40 40 57 430 NEGROES 83 50 45 32 49 57 71 72 79 69 75 73 755 TOTAL 102 76 63 53 7891- 127 105 136 109 115 130 1.185 MARRIAGES-1897. MONTHS July ................ August............. September......... October............ November......... December.......... Totals ........... WHITES 24 11 21 28 19 25 128 NEGROES 37 37 41 50 46 51 262 TOTAL 61 48 62 78 65 76 390 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 251 LONGEVITY. The following decedents, aged 70 years wards, are reported for the year, 1897 : and upWHITES, MALES. Alexander Abrahams...... Cordin Barnes................. 8. H. Bevins.................... Charles Ellie.................... John Fallen..................... Sylvester Foran............... Michael Hayden.............. Christian M. Hoist......... James Holland................ Joseph Josephs............... Levy J. Myers................. Gen. Lafayette McLaw?.. Dr. A. Oemler................. H. W. Oliver................. George Savage Owens...... W. F. Robinson.............. M. Roach........ ... .......... G. Schwarzbanm............. John Sternberg .............. Jerome M. Wilson.......... WHITES, FEMALES. 72 80 80 Mrs. E. A. Beruhardt...... Clarrissa Bigelow........... Margaret E. Brooks......... Mrs. Mary Brannen......... Anatasia Carrol................ Miss Mary Carson ........ .. Mrs. 8. L. Cooper............ Julia Crowley.................. Mrs. Rosa Dumas............. Mrs. C. E. Elliott............ Mrs. Winfred Fahey........ Mrs. Pauline Figeroux..... Mrs. Mary Gardner.......... Deborah T. Gammon....... Margaret Holmes.......... . Mary Hanley.................. Mrs. M. E. Houston........ Mrs. M. S. Johnson.......... Mrs. Barbara Lippmau.... Mrs. Sarah L. Mill........... Mrs. Eliza McCalla......... Henrietta C. McDonell.... Mrs. L. Nathens............... Mrs. Ann Poland............. Mrs. Leonora Rosenfeld.... Mrs. Anna Rober............. Eliza Ryals...................... Mrs. Perla I. Solomons. ... Mary Sheridan................ Mrs. C. W. Stone.............. Mary Sullivan.................. Margaret Sullivan.................| 83 Elzie Towelville....................! 83 Catherine Walsh....................85 Mrs. Louisa Walker..............] 51 Mary Worrel........................J 74 Mary C. Wilkins...................' 84 76 70 77 81 75 70 70 82 79 82 82 83 79 73 90 74 71 78 74 74 76 73 87 85 72 7-5 77 252 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. LONGEVITYConcluded. NEGROES, MALES. Henry Clay........................... Butler Grey............ .............. John Green....... .................... Wyatt Holmes. ..................... Ben Hodges...... .................... Hector Jones.... .................... Stafford Johnson. ................. Jacob Lester........... ............... George Little ............... ........ Edward Lorde.... ................... John Melntosh. .................... William Pollanl .................... William Sheftell.................... Adam Small............ .............. John Smith...... ................... William Telfair... ................ Richard Thompson. ...... ........ Edward Wade.................. .... Richard Wilson.... .............. ... Simon Woodston ............... t 70 9R 78 7,H 70 q-> 80 70 70 70 94 75 72 73 90 80 Q7 89 70 74 m NEfiROES. FEMALES. Kate Baker. ........................ Elsie Bowens....................... Lizzie Brown........................ Ellen Clark.......... ............... Charlotte Delberg... .............. Sarah Dukes.................... ...... Janie Edwards...................... Rachel Flshburn....... ............ TessyGary ..... ..................... Delia Grant....................... ... Polly Grant....... ................... Celia Hall.. .... ..................... Mary Harrisoii ..................... Mollie Houston..................... Phyllis Jiukins...... ............... Louisa Jones... ..................... Jane Julian ................... ...... Rosa Logan. ........ .................. Teresa Middleton ................. Julia Middleton.... ................. Hester Miller... ..................... Minnie Mitchell... ................ Lena Mongin......... ........ ...... Hannah Morrell... .................. Caroline Wallace .................. Rachel Williams... ............... Polly Wright........................ Susan Whitfleld....... .......... ... Unknown............................. 101 OI ttft 7?, QC 70 Qf| 70 98 8fi 90 70 fiS 73 78 72 80 70 7S 80 82 70 en 9S 70 90 70 70 755 70 70 80 MAYOR'S ANNUAL ttEPOBT. 253 REPORT OF QUARANTINE STATION. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, ) | Quarantine Station, January 1st, 1898. J ! Dr.J. C.LeHardy, Health Officer, Savannah, Ga.: \ SIRI have the honor to submit the following, my annual report for the year ending December ! 31st, 1897: During the year 496 vessels77 of which were I boarded in Tybee Roads, carrying 7,722 seamen and J 92 passengershave been boarded and inspected. | Of these vessels, 423 were given free pratique after inspection, and 73 detained for quarantine regulations. The average period of detention for vessels subject j to quarantine regulations during the year was 10.01 i days; for the winter season 4.7 days, for the summer j season 14.3 days. j 10,284 J tons of ballast were discharged at the sta- I tion, 4,863| tons being rock ballast. j The station buildings have been kept whitewashed ; and painted by the employees, and the wharf and ''runs" patched as time from regular duties would permit. The buildings are all in fair condition, though the roofs to the Quarantine Officer's and i sailors' quarters leak and should be repaired by a : 254 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. tinner. Enlarged quarters for the employees are badly needed. The two extra men allowed the station during the months of September, October and November rendered valuable service, not only in facilitating the treatment of vessels, but in doing work which otherwise could not have been done. I would recommend that hereafter, during the summer season, the regular winter force be increased by at least two men an extra fireman, and an engineer to be put in entire charge of the fumigating house. A new "run" should be built across the front of the station, joining the wharf ends of the present runs together; rock ballast could be then dumped on the outside of this extension and sand on the inside. Ballast hands should be employed for a good part of the year; in a few months they could make a vast difference in the appearance of the station. After all holes and hollows had been filled up the quarantine grounds could be improved and changed to something approaching neatness. The detention of vessels could be shortened if men were employed by the city to assist in discharging ballast from the vessels; they could be paid by increasing the charge for discharging said ballast, and when not thus employed could be put to work wheeling ballast away from the "runs" and building up the station. The introduction of formaldehyde as a disinfectant at the station has proved an advantage, not only on account of its greater reliability than sulphur, but because a shorter exposure is necessary. I would MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 255 recommend that the number of "autoelaras" be increased. The station should be furnished with the requisite for a modest bacteriological laboratory. The rebuilding of the "runs" and the extra mooring posts driven during the early part of the'year facilitated the discharge of ballast and increased the safety of vessels lying at the wharf. The change in the "harbor line," allowing rock ballast to be discharged anywhere beyond low water mark and sand ballast anywhere beyond high water mark, has not only enabled us to have the rock put where needed (at the foot of the station), but increased the daily average discharge of ballast to two-thirds as much again. During the busiest part of the season, when there were from eight to ten vessels awaiting berths, the hoisting engine unfortunately broke down and had to be repaired; closely following on this catastrophe the end of our east Run was knocked down while a vessel was being shifted, and for one month it was only possible to work one vessel at a time. Owing to these facts, in spite of every effort of the Quarantine Officer, long delay was occasioned many vessels. Wharf room is greatly needed during the summer season ; with only two berths, and eight or ten vessels to discharge ballast, it can easily be seen where the delay occurs. With increased wharf room and a good floating plant any number of vessels could be handled without unnecessary delay. To show delay occasioned vessels by lack of wharf room I give the following: 256 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. "Vinka" "Curlew" "Tordenshjord" "Elizabeth" "Crown" "Ragna" "Ocean" "Robert Scrapton" "Lowaine" "Glitner" "Gesine" "Schiffbech" "Rothesay Bay" "Port Victor" "Brodrene" "Hindoo" "Earl Granville" waited " " a ti tt tt tt it " tt tt i: it " it t 6 6 6 8 6 10 10 14 11 15 24 16 2L 5 19 16 15 days " " " 14 tt tl tt It tt It 1C U tl tt 11 " for a berth. it U " " 1C tl tt tt (1 tt It tt tt tt it tt (1 S I 1 1 6 8 "5 o 1 1 1 1 3 4 5 fl 2 no 1 1 1 0>m 1 1 1 1 1 1 ^ 1 2 20 42 vessels. Crews, 642. Passengers,'5. 6 vessels detained for quarantine regulations, and 36 inspected and passed. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 261 September. 1 1 Steamships......... 18 Barques............ 4 Bar qu en tines...... ...... Schooners.......... ...... i Total... .......... ; 22 3 1 8 1 S i i i ; 13 ' 1 i :...... ii 14 1 | a 1 1 | s 1 9, 3 i 1 1 ft 8 1 1 1 24 26 68 vessels. Crews, 1,086. Passengers, 20. 16 vessels detained for quarantine regulations, and 52 vessels inspected and passed. October. Steamships ........ Ships............... Barques............ Barquentines...... Schooners ......... Total............ ACD 27 1 1 29 Norwegian 1 10 i ...... 12 S3 l i i 1 1 1 1 q 4 ! i 1 1 17 17 65 vessels. Crews, 1,163. Passengers, 12. 6 vessels detained for quarantine regulations, and 59 inspected and passed. 262 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. November. Steamships...... Ships...... ..... Barques......... Barquentines .. Schooners...... Total........... 11 1 3 15 I ! 9 1 13 16 ao 9, 2 ss 1 2 1 4 1 1 1 i 1 ft ft 5 en 1 1 i 94. 24 68 vessels. Crews, 984. Passengers, 17. 6 vessels detained for quarantine regulations, and 62 inspected and passed. December. Steamships ... Ships........ .. Barques........ Barquentines. Schooners..... Total......... $ 1 19, 1 1 14 Norwegian 15 1 16 i 9, 9, S 3 9, 5 I 8 1 4 1 1 Austrian 9, 2 | 1 1 I 1 1 American 1 5 6 52 vessels. Crews, 823. Passengers, 7. 5 vessels detained for quarantine regulations, and 47 inspected and passed. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 263 Vessels for tbeCompared Yea,to Nationality and Class. as mo* .*___ MM qanojj mitnDnjQ qppnds liB|[i|I qff(in(I mt)Oi9Q llOlUff OTP rarauag M8 *. VH O1? O^> GS> CO O^l O^l C1^ rH CO G^ rH CO '*""* C^> T-I CM T H (M ^ " ^ C- . <* OC, I -r 1 (N lO CO co - 1C "" XC O5 o -^ CO CO CN T-H QJ CO a, .S i 8 1 i * 1 1 1 2 o? m PC - : 1 CO 1 r I 10 1 t CO CO IO ^ - 1 05 CO CO ( T CM 0 TH CD 1 o 3 264 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. REPORT OF CAPT. E. F. DANIELSTUG THECKLA. Dr. J. C. LeHardy, Health Officer. Savannah, Ga. : DEAR SIRI beg to hand you my report for the year 1897. The citv v tug G " Theckla " has done more work this season than heretofore, on account of the increase in shipping. While she is of little use as a tow boat, we have done considerable handling of small size vessels, but could make no charges for the work, because we have no license for towing. The tug is not powerful enough to handle the shipping and attend to the different duties of the station. It would be advisable to dispose of her soon as possible and build a boat suitable for the work of the station. On March loth, 1898, her certificate of inspection will expire, and she will have to undergo costly repairs, which will not render her a bit more useful than at present. To have the work of the station done properly and cause the least detention to vessels, I deem it necessary to have the disinfecting plant placed upon the tow boat and disinfect vessels in the stream as well as at the wharf. Judging from the increase in the number of vessels last year, we need wharf room for at least two more vessels and mooring posts for five more. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 265 Last August we had 16 foreign vessels waiting at one time for quarantine regulations, and only five allowed to lie inside the quarantine lines; the others had to wait in the Outer Road at Tybes at great inconvenience to ship captains and great expense to the owners. A boat, attending to all towage in and out, will soon pay for herself, and then her earnings will, in a great part, pay the running expenses of the station. Very respectfully, EDWARD F. DANIELS, Captain Tag Theckla. 266 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. REPORTS OF CITY PHYSICIANS; First District. . SAVANNAH, GA., January 13, 1898. Hon. Peter W. Meldrim, Mayor, City of Savannah, Ga.: SIRI have the honor of submitting herewith my annual report of business transacted in my district (1st district), and in this department, which shows for itself in tabulated form. I am, very respectfully, RANDOLPH KENAN, M. D. MONTHS. May ................. July... .............. Totals........... No. Patients W 264 142 143 174 243 207 289 210 219 253 165 125 .2,444 C 454 144 134 251 396 383 553 393 339 435 279 265 4,066 * I Daily AvorftKC 71S 1 23.5 236 1 10.6 302 11.11 425 14J 639 20.19 500 19.20 842 ) 27 j 603 19.24 558 ' 18.18 713 23. 444 14.24 390 12.18 6,508 17.8 ia"2 O 8 o 431 172 239 % 418 618 459 396 43? 394 364 47.40 Dally Average 13.2S 6.4 7.12 9.15 17. 13.28 19.29 14.25 13.U 14.3 13.4 11.23 "Z > S I H4 370 223 163 280 350 20H 311 211 200 346 134 232 Dally Average 11.29 7.27 5.8 9.19 11.19 623 10.9 7.13 6.20 11:5 4.17 7.15 12.98 3.054 8.33-5 Deaths W "2 2 0 C 2 1 6 4 3 3 3 3 ~& Hospital Report Savannah Hospital 1 7 7 1 5 5 7 2 g 5 "iT Joseph St. InHrmary \ 1 I 7 7 4 6 2 ~49~ Georgia InBrmary 1 ! 5 "2" S 2 G ~m Patients treated, 6,500; yearly salary, $750; per patient, .1]-|. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 267 Second District. SAVANNAH, GA., Jan, 13, 1898. Hon. P. W. Meldrim, Mayor of the City of Savannah : DEAR SIRI have the honor and pleasure to submit herewith my report as City Physician of District No. 2 for the last six months of the year 1897; also, the reports of my predecessors, Doctors C. C. Lawrence and J. A. Crowther, that cover the time from January to June, and appear tabulated below. Very respectfully, J. S. HOWKINS, M. D. MONTHS January ....... . March................. May................... July............ ...... Total..... .......... Pyslclans C. C. Lawrence 3. A. Crowther J. S. Howklns.. W 181 110 103 11 113 158 128 151 202 309 293 209 ToST C 525 343 385 327 609 441 637 88C 1,011 1,261 rci> 801 7,905 C8 I 706 439 408 404 622 599 765 1,03V 1,243 1,966 1,062 1,010 9.941 Hospitals Telfalr fit? Joseph Infirmary 1 . -I-- ....j.... i ....i 3 ! ? ::.:! ! Savannah Georgia Infirmary 1 6 3 8 3 2 1 23 1 21 4 5 2 5 Is 1 1 8 13 14 22 U 13 69 Deaths W ' T C 4 6 ? g 7 4 1 36 "3 I 4 6 1 8 5 37 Total number of visits made, 9,941; cost per visit, .05i. Third District. January 1st, 1898. Hon. P. W. Meldrim, Mayor City of Savannah, Ga.: DEAR SIRI have the honor of submitting my report as City Physician of the Third District, commencing Feb. 1st, 1897, and ending Dec. 31st, 1897. 268 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. I will also report the work done during the month of January, 1897, by my predecessor, the late Dr. B. F. Sheftall. I have attended 6,557 patients1,709 whites and 4,848 colored, making 5,603 house visits and 4.925 office calls. I have sent to the hospitals 101 persons, distributed as follows : Savannah Hospital, 22: St. Joseph's Infirmary, 26; Georgia Infirmary, 53. Eighty deaths have occurred during the year, 14 whites and 66 colored, a ratio of 8.19 for whites and 13.61 for colored per thousand attended; total ratio of 12.20 per thousand, a list of which is given below: CAUSE OP DEATHS. Asthma.......................... ............................. 3 Bronchitis..................................................... 1 Bright's Disease of Kidneys............................. 2 Convulsions.................................................. 8 Croup, Membranous......... ............................. 1 Congestion of Brain....................................... 1 Dentition ..................................................... 2 Epilepsy...................................................... 1 Enteritis............;......................................... 1 Fever, Malarial Remittent .......,......:.............. 6 " " Pernicious ............ ................ 3 Typho................................... 2 General Debility............................................ 1 Heart Disease .............................................. 2 Jaundice...................................................... 1 Lockjaw ...................................................... 1 LaGrippe..................................................... 1 Meningitis................................................... 1 Marasmus..................................................... 9 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 269 Neglect after Child Birth................................ 1 Pneumonia................................................... 7 Phthisis Pulmonalis....................................... 9 " Intestinal....................... ................. 1 Peritonitis ................................................... 1 Paralysis ..................................................... 1 Senility.......................... ............................. 6 Syphilis.............................. ... ..................... 2 Spinal Injury................................................ 1 Trismus Neonatorum..................................... 3 Undefined..................................................... 1 Total...................................................80 For the 10,528 visits made during the year the sum of $750.00 has been received, an average of 7.1 cents per visit. Numberof FaJM 2 tlents Treated Sgo Monthly jlfl W January............................I February....................... March........................... April............................ May............................. June............................ July............................. Aufrust......................... September................ October......................... November ..................... December...................... 100 128 148 120 US 126 128 133 201 197 164 168 353 336 583 621 BOO 491 421) 3*5 285 341 291! 157 Total. 14.8 16.6 23.0 24.7 22.5 20.6 17. 16.5 16.2 17.4 15.3 10.5 .' 1,709 ' 4,848 6,557 17.0 453 4G2 711 741 98 617 548 518 486 538 460 A50fl!lG.l 54S'19.3 65822.5 500,18.7 306 10 275 9.2 36511.5 444 14.3 54218.1 481 15.8 614 20.5 315 10.2 DEATHS W 335 10.8! 852 12.5 B5622.51 46415.7 525 17.0 50316.8 42513.8 395 12.4 314 -13.5 42413.71 30410.0 228 7.4' 5,603| 15.3 4,925| 13.5i 14 66 This table shows the work of each month during the year. Very respectfully, A. A. MORRISON, M. D. 270 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. Eastern District. SAVANNAH, GTA., Jan. 1, 1898. Hon. P. W. Meldrim, Mayor City of Savannah : DEAR SIRI have the honor to submit to you my report for the year ending Dec. 31, 1897. 1 have treated as city patients 7,585 persons; I have made 4,621 house visits and recorded 6,183 office calls; I have sent to the Georgia Infirmary 78 patients, 3 to St. Joseph's Infirmary, 1 to Savannah Hospital. During the year I made 42 night calls, and attended 73 cuts and 7 pistol wounds. Total number of visits at house and office is 10,804, making an average of .069 cents per visit. Permit me, please, to make the following recommendations : 1. That the lanes be systematically numbered, as great inconvenience to patient and physician would thereby be avoided. 2. That the McKaoe Hospital, established over one year ago by colored physicians, be given some consideration by the present Board of Aldermen. It has struggled through all these months without asking any assistance from the city and county, although having at times from five to ten persons within its walls. Its past record and present needs should commend themselves to your most kind consideration, 3. That hygiene and physiology should be taught in the public schools, especially the colored. I believe and unhesitatingly assert that if the colored children in public schools had careful and proper instruction on these two important subjects at least MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 271 20 per cent, of the colored people's present sufferings and diseases would be reduced. The surroundings and condition in some of the homes in certain localities are far from being encouraging and hopeful and some steps ought to be taken by the proper authorities to remedy these existing evils. Respectfully submitted. S. PALMER LLOYD, M. D., City Physician Eastern District. MONTH January....... February..... April ......... May........... June........... July........... August ...... September... November... December . . . Total...... Treated Monthly No I 727 764 799 876 742 608 357 479 567 616 574 476 7585 Dally Average 23.4 27.2 25.7 29.2 23.9 20.2 11.5 15.4 18.9 19.8 19.1 15.3 No. ofVltttl Monthly 524 488 444 463 375 339 257 360 368 288 296 401 20.74621 Average Dally 17.4 17.4 .14.3 15.4 12.0 11.3 8.2 11.6 12.2 9.2 9.8 12.6 12.6 f fl0 c z 577 614 675 719 640 497 292 376 481 492 465 355 Dally Average 18.4 21.9 21.7 23.9 26.4 16.5 9.4 12.1 16.0 15.8 15.5 11.4 6183 16.4 7! 5 9 4 8 3 2 1 4 4 4 4 4 52 X s"c CA O at 6 8 8 11 4 5 5 4 10 13 7 2 82 I have issued death certificates for the following causes: 1. Apoplexy (cerebral) ........................ ........ 2 2. Bright's Disease (chronic).......................... 2 3. Convulsions........................................ ... 6 272 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 4. Capillary Bronchitis ................................. 2 5. Eclampsia................................................ 2 6. Entero-Colitis.......................................... 2 7. Fever, Malarial ................................ ...... 2 8. Gastritis (chronic).................................... 1 9. Heart Disease (fatty)................................ 4 10. LaGrippe (epidemic)..... ........................... 3 11. Peritonitis............................................... 1 12. Phthisis Pulmonalis ................................. 5 13. Pneumonia ............................................. 5 14. Septicaemia, Puerperal................................ 2 15. Syphilis, Congenital.... .............................. 9 16. TrismusNeonatorum............................. ... 2 17. Tubercular Meningitis ............ ............ .... 2 Total........ ..........................................52 Western District. SAVANNAH, GA., Jan. 1, 1898. Hon. P. W. Meldrim, Mayor City of Savannah, Ga.: DEAR SIRI have the honor to submit to you my report as City Physician of the Western District from June 16, 1897, to December 31, 1897, thus covering the period from the date of my election by the City Council. I have attended as city patients 1,417 persons, making 983 house visits and 941 office calls ; I have sent to the Georgia Infirmary 10 ; 22 deaths have occurred, of which 6 were moribund and 3 stillborn ; T have vaccinated 235. The following is a tabulated report of the patients attended : MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 273 June.......................... ................. July......... ................................ August....................................... September................................... October................. ........ ........... "Wnvprn IIPT f| / TTI T"IAT* Total................................... Office Cilli 58 188 160 123 1 %*\ 131 126 941 a .5 o X 51 110 IfiO 177 994 139 109 983 if z QQoo 1 ^9 91ft 236 288 212 200 1.417 Total visits, 1,924; average per visit, 19c. It is my opinion that a very large percentage of the death rate is due to environment and a lack of knowledge of the laws of hygiene, and as a means of educating the masses up to a general knowledge of the care of the body, and what to do in cases of emergency, I would suggest that an effort be made to the proper authorities for th^ introduction into our Public Schools of some good work on Phj'siology and Hygiene as a text book. I have observed that a lar.ge number of still births occur, due to the system (if it can be called a system) of midwifery, as is carried on by persons who have no conception of the mechanism of their work, and who assume the care and responsibility of a patient in the most grave and perilous period of her life. That some legislation on this most important matter is highly essential, no one will question, and I would recommend that such influence be brought to bear toward the enactment of some legislation regulating the practice of obstetrics. I also find 18 274 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. among the same class of persons, that the use of Ergot and Cotton Root is abused to such an extent that it often brings about injurious complications. I, therefore, further recommend some restrictions that will prevent the indiscriminate sale of the preparations of Cotton Root and Ergot. It is highly gratifying to note that satisfactory arrangements have been effected and work already begun for the system of house drainage, thus removing a nuisance, of which this city has so long suffered. Through the untiring and energetic effort of our efficient Health Officer, the city is now in an excellent sanitary condition, the results of which are alreadv in evidence. * Our Sanitary Board is to be commended for their liberal but effective Quarantine regulations during the recent Yellow Fever epidemicpreventing the development of a single case of that dreaded disease and yet not interfering with the commercial interests of the city. Very respectfully submitted, J. HENRY BUGG, M. D. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 275 REPORT OF KEEPER OF CITY DISPENSARY. SAVANNAH, GA., January 1st, 1898. Dr. J. C. LeHardy, Health Officer City Savannah: SIRI respectfully submit the following report of the City Dispensary since its establishment on July 21st, 1897, to December 31st, 1897, inclusive, covering the total expense incurred by the city for its maintenance and detailing the work which it has performed. The following is a monthly statement of the number of prescriptions rilled and showing the number dispensed to white and colored: For Whites. For Colored. Total. July (10 days)........... 458 1,022 1,480 August......................1,073 3,695 4,768 September........ .........1,218 4,121 5,339 October.....................1,256 4,361 5,617 November.............. ...1,243 3,340 4,583 December...................1,137 3,128 4,265 Totals...... .............6,385 19,667 26,052 The cost of establishing and maintaining the Dispensary is given in the following table: 276 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. fixtures, Farni- Salaries, Sent, Fuel, ture, JSlc., neces- Lights, Printing, In- Medicines earyfor Equip- surance and Inci- and Sup- ments. July....|295 35 Aug..... ......... Sep...... ......... Oct...... ......... Nov..... ........ Dec...... ......... dentals. $ 180 72 241 93 264 09 246 17 252 04 243 64 plies. $ - 292 95 $ 337 19 240 77 391 30 251 65 253 86 Total. 769 04 579 12 504 86 637 47 503 69 497 50 Totals...$295 35 $1,428 59 $1,767 72 $3,491 68 Credit Aug. 3d, 1897, by cash received from rent of rooms over dispensary for month of July and turned into City Treasury..... $ 16 00 $3,475 68 There is now on hand remaining from above purchases, store fixtures, appliances and stock of drugs, medicines and supplies amounting to $650. Deducting this from the total amount expended shows the actual cost to the city for furnishing to the poor 26,052 prescriptions to have been $2,825.68, or an average cost of 10 4-5 cents for each prescription. As the Dispensary is a new institution, or at least as its conduct under the supervision of Dr. W. W. Owens, Chairman of the Board of Health, has made it above comparison with any that has heretofore existed, and its successful operation having been a matter of grave doubt and apprehension to the city government, I beg leave to call attention to a comparison of the Dispensary as conducted by the city MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 277 and the system of the year previous when medicines for the poor were furnished by contract with several drug stores. During the year 1896 the cost to the city for medicines alone was $7,805.43, or within $1,800 of the combined salaries of the Health Officer, City Physicians, Sanitary Inspectors and other officials und^r the Board of Health. These figures evoked special mention from the Health Officer in his report of 1896 and compelled that official to pronounce the contract system as not being an economical one. Nevertheless, the expense of this charity increased very perceptibly, and during the six months prior to the opening of the Dispensary the cost to the city (as shown by the record of bills passed for pa3'ment) was $6,887.97. This amount was for prescriptions furnished by the city drug stores from January 1st, 1897, to July 21st, 1897, only, and was $1,087.97 in excess of the amount appropriated by the city for this purpose during the entire year. The expenditures for the Dispensary, since its establishment, including salaries, rent, lights, fuel, insurance, medicines, surgical goods and all incidentals is shown to be only $2,825.68, or a clear saving to the city of $4,062.29. Then the period covered by the work of the Dispensary was the time during which the greater amount of sickness prevails, and it would be a safe and conservative estimate, to say, that should the contract system have been continued during the entire year, the cost to the city would have been about $15,000, while the same amount of work could be 278 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. accomplished by the Dispensary (based upon the record for the past six months) for about $6,000, which would mean a saving of the city's funds of nearly $9,000. While these figures are but estimated, yet they are backed by the official records of the past, with all indications showing that they would not have been remedied in the future while the contract system lasted. The stock kept in the Dispensary is sufficient to meet all demands, and care is exercised that all persons are attended to'with promptness. A night bell is at the service of the poor, who have need of medicines during the night, and calls are answered at all hours. The supply table is considered very complete, compi-ising upwards of 325 drugs and medicinal compounds, including all of therapeutical value and many costly preparations. A full assortment of surgical dressings and appliances is kept on hand to meet emergencies, and from this stock the City Physicians' offices are supplied and the cost of these goods is included in the expenses of the Dispensary. All drugs and medicines dispensed areof chemical purity and none are purchased that do not respond to the proper tests. A laboratory has recently been added to the dispensing room, and all tinctures and preparations, the manufacture of which are practicable and economical, .are prepared at a considerable saving to the city. It affords me pleasure to report that the Assistant Keeper, Mr. J. L. Miller, his successor, Mr. J. D. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 279 Wacaser, and also the porter, Jesse Damos, have fulfilled their duties faithfully and satisfactorily. Following is a statement (itemized) of the appropriation for the Dispensary for the ensuing year (1898), and while it is intended that the expenses shall, if possible, be kept within the amount appropriated, there will be added, from time to time, as occasion requires, such improvements as will place the Dispensary on an equality for reliability and efficiency with the highest grade pharmacy in the city. Appropriation for 1898. Salary of Keeper .................................$1,200 00 Salary of Assistant Keeper..................... 900 00 Salary of Porter................................... 240 00 Rent of Building............ ..................... 480 00 Lighting'.................,.....................:...... 144 00 Fuel..... ................. .......................... 36 00 Medicines, Surgical Goods and Supplies.... 3,900 00 Incidentals.......................................... 100 00 Total..............................................$7,000 00 Yours very respectfully, AMBROSE N. O'KEEFFE, Keeper City Dispensary. 280 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. REPORT OF FOOD INSPECTOR. SAVANNAH, GA., December 31, 1897. Dr J. C. LeHardy, Health Officer and Secretary Sanitary Board, City : DEAR SIRI beg to make the following report of articles condemned by me since July 15th, last: July12,700 pounds bacon, 48 hams, 75 pounds beef, 5 watermelons, 1 box herring. August50 pounds bacon, 7 hams, 100 pounds beef, 45 watermelons, 1 barrel corn beef, 2 half barrels mackerel. September15 pounds bacon, 20 hams, 70 pounds beef, 69 watermelons, 1 barrel corn beef, 1 pork loin. October80 pounds beef, 6 hams, 1 tongue. November20 pounds beef, 1 liver, 1 pork loin, 1 hog of 165 pounds. Decemberli hams, 60 pounds sausage, 3 hogs, 80 pounds; 27 pork loins, 20 pounds pork. Respectfully, H. A. McLEOD, Food Inspector. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 281 REPORT OF CLERK OF THE MARKET. SAVANNAH, GA,, Januar\' 10, 1898. Hon. P. W. Meldrim, Mayor of Savannah : SIRI have the honor to submit my report as Clerk of the Market for the year 1897. Upon assuming the duties of this position, on the third day of last February, I found the market building in a very unsatisfactory condition. The roof was badly in need of repairing; the hydrants and pipes were choked up and out of order, and the large doors to the entrances were unfit longer for use. All these necessary repairs I promptly had attended to, also whitewashing the entire interior of the' building and giving to the stalls a coat of paint, of which they stood in need. One of my first aims was to put the market in a thorough condition of cleanliness. So long had the building been neglected in this* respect that it took me three months of unremitting attention and work to get the floors, stalls and all other appurtenances in what I considered a satisfactory condition of cleanliness and sanitation. I have endeavored constantly to maintain this condition, in order that the market might be made as attractive as possible to our tenants and patrons. As soon as the stall-keepers understood that I intended to insist upon cleanliness on the part of every oner they 5!82 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. _; iiiiiinir-- ___________^_________ ________ ==iii::::::::::::::::& willingly and cheerfully rendered me all possible assistance in my effort to make the market attractive, and I desire to thank them therefor. I have during the year enforced all the ordinances applicable to the market, endeavoring in this way to secure to our patrons only wholesome and first class meats and other articles of food. Order has been maintained and it was found necessary to make but few arrests for .disturbances of the peace or for other causes. The rules against smoking and the running at large of dogs in the building have received my attention, with the result that these nuisances have been abated. During the present year, I intend to give the roof another thorough overhauling. At the present time I am engaged in placing large benches alongside the street curbing from Congress to Bryan street, just west of the market building, in order that the dealers in country produce, who bring their wares to town for sale, may have an opportunity of presenting their goods to the public in an open and convenient manner. The following is the financial statement of receipts for the year: From butchers......................... ..........15,186 00 From fish dealers................................. 1,442 75 From poultry dealers..... ....................... 1,128 50 From vegetable stalls........................... . 828 00 From bakers.... .................................. 365 50 From dealers in crabs, shrimp, etc........... 91 00 From scale fees.................. ................. 134 60 From miscellaneous stands.................... 32075 MAYOR'S ANNUAL BEPORT. 283 From basement vaults.......................... 266 25 From country carts "outside" ............... 1,837 15 Collections by former Clerk in January, 1897, and not itemized by him............ 1,131 05 Total receipts............... ........ ......$12,731 55 You will note from this that the receipts from the outside collections from carts and vegetable dealers increased some $600 over the receipts from the same source for 1896. This is due in part to the efficiency and energy of Assistant Clerk of the Market O'Brien, who has charge of outside collections, and in part also to the fact that a great many who were heretofore renters of stalls, preferred to dispose of their goods on the outside and gave up their stalls, thus causing a decrease in receipts from the inside collections. You will see, however, that the total receipts from all sources for 1897 exceeded those of 1896, $180.95. This, too, in the face of the fact that two of our largest and best butcher stalls, as well as stalls of other kinds, have been vacant during the year. As you know, each year the increase in the number of green groceries has resulted in a loss of. revenue to the market. I have had to assist me in my work the constant supervision of Alderman Krouskoff, the energetic Chairman of the Market Committee, who, by his suggestions and counsel has aided me in endeavoring to give a proper administration of the affairs in my charge. He has been untiring in his efforts to make the market profitable and to bring back the large patronage it formerly enjoyed. I desire now 284 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. to return my thanks to him as well as to Your Honor and the members of the Board of Aldermen. Both the assistant clerk and myself have tried to always act courteously to the public with whom we come in official contact, and to treat fairly and equitably the butchers and dealers, who are the city's tenants, and at all times to so demean ourselves as to give satisfaction generally. This I trust we have done. I remain, sir, with respect, yours truly, " L. P. MASTERS, Clerk of the Market. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 285 REPORT OF HARBORMASTER. SAVANNAH, GA., January 6, 1898. Hon. P. W. Meldrim, Mayor of the City of Savannah : DEAR SIRI beg to hand you herewith a statement of the tonnage and nationality of vessels that arrived in the port of Savannah during the year 1897, 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. Nor do the statements include inland coasting vessels or vessels under 100 tons, except those trading foreign. Very respectfully, JOHN REILLY, Harbor Master. HARBOR MASTER'S ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1897. 1897. January... February. March,,. .. April....... May......... June........ July ........ August..., Beptemb'r October... Novemb'r December Total..... | 73,078 63,206 68,949 64,694 60,896 59,617 55.184 63,750 60,680 80,229 70,087 73,099 793.269 , 8,801 9,156 3,398 10,107 8,839 5,813 1,849 2,817 30,012 40,054 23,543 20,953 164.841 z 6,784 7,678 7,415 8,14*2 12,972 4,247 3,494 6,936 9,006 11,395 14,389 6,726 98,084 | 1,842 "8,012 "5,068 788 2.863 2,093 1,695 4,806 6,291 6,836 83,639 , 2,149 8,167 8,405 3,236 1,530 2,074 2,891 418 786 1,639 1,982 28,621 | 4,531 ......... 810 2,125 2;631 9,497 I 1,832 1,882 "l,882 1,832 i,832 1,832 1,832 12,824 a 1,770 1,447 638 2,466 1,111 692 6 173 17 210 195 230 0 1782 250 4S9 389 1078 2S60 No. ng. 1 340 428 337 834 329 811 414 352 460 93 3404 413 735 673 1821 5225 Average Daily Attendance. I 90 182 155 154 139 130 184 143 207 53 1437 152 271 256 679 2116 u) 282 200 151 151 155 150 18S 178 203 0 1608 1-57 394 851 902 2llO 5 322 3H2 300 805 24 280 872 321 410 63 8045 809 665 607 15S1 4626 Fer CLofDtUj Attendance. 93 89 90 !1 89 90 90 91 89 57 89 74 90 9. 87 """ss No. 1 s 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 Det S u S 0 0 0 0 ] 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 SSS^S 3 thi c H 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 J ~0 1 0 STATISTICAL BEPOHT OF COUNTRY SCHOOLS (WHITE). Bethel.................................................. 0 Bethesda............................................... 1 Bloonainedale....................................... 0 Isle of Hope..... .................................... 0 Monteith............................................... 1 Pine Forest............................................ 0 Pooler............................................... ... 1 South Newington .................................> 0 15 125 21 20 23 13 16 7 23 23 16 14 61 73 301 15 311 13 132 "" 44 43 3!( 27 101 17 11 21 10 66 45 21' 12 14 6 21 17 16 27j loss 28 37 19 120 33 11 94 10 8 16 5 44 14 9 5 14 12 12 7 49 20 99 24 20 28 12 93 22 74 92 63 71 71 671 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 CD 6 S3PS t o Bprlngblll..................... ................. . .... Thunderbolt........................ ....... ... ..... TtrtvMi White Bluff1............. ............ . ... ...... Total......... ................................... STATISTICAL BE Antioch ............................................... Beaulieu......... .................. . .......... .. ... Belmont...... .......................................... College ................................................. Dittmersvllle ...... ..... .......................... Bast Havaunah... ........ ........ ................. Flowerville... ............................. ...r........ Drove Hill........ ............ ....................... Isle of Hope. ....................................... Monteith.. ............................................. Mount Zion .. ............... . .. ................ Nicholsonvllle.................... ................... Pooler Roan Dhu.. ............................................ 3aekville... ...... .................................... 3kidaway................... ................ ......... Taylor's Chapel.... ................................. Vallambrosa............................. ............ urtiaufhlll White Bluff.......................................... Wilmington. ......................................... Woodstock.. .......................................... iVoodville. ............................................ Total............................................ Total of Country.. ...... .................. Grand Total of County,. .......... .... 1 0 0 0 4 POI 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 __ 32 0 1 1 1 11 IT 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 19 ~30 139 1 1 1 1 15 P C 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 j 1 1 \ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 26 ~40 171 25 20 7 7 367 GUI 261 16 26 60 24 59 29 39 19 31 47 22 18 31 38 80 15 51 61 40 19 2.H 26 36 51 826 12 21 7 13 240 ITR1 2(1 26 31 43 33 43 21 26 33 40 50 21 18 35 42 23 21 34 9 49 21 21 44 40 66 840 TT931080 4056 4363 37 41 14 20 607 y sc 46 41 67 3 57 102 5(1 65 52 71 97 43 36 66 80 53 36 85 100 89 40 44 70 76 117 1666 *273 84 0 24 14 6 5 296 mo 21 12 26 39 23 47 27 32 18 27 37 21 15 27 35 19 15 40 54 3H 17 21 24 30 .37 702 "998 336H 12 16 5 9 204 DLS 19 23 24 33 33 38 15 21 28 33 42 20 15 31 37 16 19 27 35 47 21 18 37 32 48 712 TF6 377 36 30 11 14 500 (CO 40 35 50 72 56 85 42 53 46 eo 79 41 30 58 72 35 34 67 89 85 88 39 61 62 85 1414 1H14 7139 13 12 4 3 234 LOI 11 10 17 27 16 39 19 19 15 20 20 16 11 17 25 13 13 29 as 28 12 16 20 21 33 505 ~739 2865 6 13 4 8 147 IED 14 19 l.'0 24 24 27 11 11 22 23 23 15 10 19 24 9 15 18 28 36 14 16 29 23 44 518 lies 19 25 6 11 381 )- 25 29 87 51 40 66 30 SO 37 43 43 31 21 36 49 22 28 47 66 64 26 32 49 44 77 1023 1404 31756030 53 83 73 67 76 63 81 74 70 71 81 71 67 80 72 55 75 70 62 68 63 82 70 74 75 68 82 80 71 b9 72 ~73 85 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1 0 2 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 10 MAYOB'S ANNUAL BEPOBT. 299' Special Teachers (Music and Drawing)2. 300 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. HI6B SCHOOL GRADUATES. Class of 189V. GIRLS. Rosalie Brown, Nina Anderson "Crane, Maud Lessie Crawford, Evelina Laura Daly, Alice Corinne Denson, Genevieve Dupon, Viola Eckstein, Norma Eckstein, Sadie Garfunkle, Annie Furse Garnett, May Belle Gnann, Mary Olive Gould, Annie Hartman, Ethel Helmken, Julia Ariadne Lebey, Jennie Waring Lynes, Mary Lillian Manucy, Dora Sarah Mendes, Mattie Etta Oliver, Amy Sussette Oliver, Doline Agnes Purse, Irene Putzel, Esther Marie Remshart, Mary Eva Roberts, Maud Schaeffer, Annie Sholar, Neva Tallulah Starr, Frances Stern, Eva Stokes, Jennie Lourdes Strous, Margaret Virginia Thomson, Freda Traub. BOYS. Devereux Bacon, Raiford Falligant, Sigmund Henry Berg, Zebulon Vance Fleming, Horace Joseph Brooks, Louis Hal pert, Neill McLaurin Coney, Courtland Stillings Jones. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 801 REPORTS OF CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS. 8AVA19KAB HOSPITAL. Annual Report for tne Year 1897. SAVANNAH, GA., February 8, 1898. His Honor P. W. Meldrim, Mayor, Savannah, Ga. : DEAR SIRThe following condensed report for the fiscal year, February 1st, 1897,- to January 31, 1898, is hereby respectfully submitted by authority of the Board of Managers Savannah Hospital. To balance on hand last annual report...$ 186 67 To cash received from February 1st, 1897, to January 31st, 1898....................... 12,71724 $12,903 91 By amount expended as per vouchers...... 12,670 13 To balance on hand February 8,1898... 233 78 Source of receipts during the year 1897-'98: To cash from George J. Mills, President...! 6,000 00 To cash from City Savannah Monthly Appropriations .................................... 3,600 00 To cash from monthly receipts Pay Patients, etc......................... ......... 3,047 24 To cash from foreign seamen................. 70 00 $12,717 24 302 MAYOR'S ANNtfAL REPORT. Number of patients remaining in Hospital last annual report, 29. Number of patients admitted February 1, 1897, to January 31, 1898, 510 Number of patients discharged February 1, 1897, to January 31, 1898, 474. Number of patients died February 1, 1897, to January 31, 1898, 38. Number of patients remaining in Hospital February 1, 1898, 27. Daily average of patients, 33i. Mortality per cent, on total number treated exclusive of cases brought in moribund, 6,419. Very respectfully, W. DUNCAN, M. D., Superintendent. ST. JOSEPH'S INFIRMARY. Number of city and county patients received during year, 197. Number of days of illness, 4,560 Average number of days of each patient, 23 29-197. Number of deaths, 9. Percentages of deaths, 4i. Number received without permits, 78. Number of days of illness, 3,694. Number of days of each patient, 47 14-39. Number of deaths, 7. Percentage of deaths, 85. Total number treated, 275. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 303 Total number of days of illness, 8,254. Average number of days of each patient, 30 4-275. Total number of patients treated during year 1897: Remaining December 31st, 1896, 42. Admitted during year, 580. Discharged, 555. f Deaths, 27. Remaining January 1, 1898, 40. Brought in moribund during the year, 6. SAVANNAH -WIDOWS' SOCIETY. SAVANNAH, GA., January 11, 1898. At the " Abrahams Home " there are thirty-one inmatesaged and indigent women. During the year there have been two deaths, caused by the infirmities of old age. At the Mary Telfair Home there are twelve widows, each with children, ranging in number from one to five. Each family occuping a flat. There has been one death during the yearan adultthe result of pneumonia. A donation from the county, several small legacies and the interest on some securities have furnished the means for the work of the " Society. " It is non-sectarian. Mrs. F. A. Habersham, First Directress; Mrs. AH. Champion, Secretary. 804 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. SAVANNAH FEMALE ASYLUM. SAVANNAH, GA., January 8, 1898. Hon. P. W. Meldrim, Mayor of Savannah, Ga.: DEAR SIRAs requested, I am pleased to furnish you with data in connection with the Savannah Female Asylum for the year 1897. This worthy institution is non-sectarian and absolutely a charitable one, depending entirely on donations from those disposed to give, and from legacies. The annual income of the society is not sufficient to defray the actual running expenses, and the principal has to be encroached upon. The annual expenses per capita is down to the minimum, and embraces food, clothing, shoes, shelter and education of these orphan children. The number in the Home is 54, and the average cost per capita for the year 1897, was $85.76 (or $7.15 per month). The health of the Home for the past year has been excellent, and where it has been necessary, Dr. T. J. Charlton has promptly responded, his services being gratuitous. This asylum is ably managed by a Board of (female) Directors, of which Miss S. C. Anderson is President and Miss R. W. Reid, Secretary, and is under the immediate supervision and direction of its very efficient matronMrs. Bragg. Very truly yours, JOHN M. BRYAN, Treasurer Savannah Female Asylum. Commercial Statistics. 20 F i i MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. THE SAVANNAH COTTON EXCHANGE. SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE, ) SAVANNAH, GA., January 1st, 1898. M Hon. P. W. Meldrim, Mayor, City of Savannah : 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 twentyfive years. This organization of active business men was incorporated in the year 1873 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 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 twenty-fifth annual report of the cotton movement at Savannah for the twelve months ending August 31, 1897, shows : MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPOBT. 307 The receipts at this port during the past season (846,591 bales) have been larger in the gross than those of the previous year by 61,608 bales, or, 07.84 per cent. The net receipts (845,353 bales) have been larger than those of the previous year by 62,357 bales, or 07.96 per cent., and constituting 09.70 per cent, of the total crop, as against 10.93 per cent, for the year 1895-'96. It is to be remarked in this connection, however, that over 45,000 bales of cotton, properly belonging to this port, was shipped through Savannah on through bills of lading of which no account was taken here, the cotton being credited to other ports. Quoting from the President's annual report, " many thousands of bales of cotton which should have come to this port by right geographical position, have gone elsewhere in the past year or two, causing much dissatisfaction, and prompted the appointment at our last annual meeting of the " Committee on Diversion of Cotton." This committee, after investigation, reported that cotton was being diverted to Norfolk by railroads feeding in the territory tributary to this port, cutting rates 14 cents per 100 pounds less than their published rates to Norfolk, or 8 cents per 100 pounds less than to Savannah. This being true, the logical assumption is, there must necessarily exist a wide margin in hauling cotton at current published rates to enable them to be cut profitably to this extent for the purpose of diverting cotton from its natural channels. Taking this view of the matter, our Board of Directors, after 308 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. mature deliberation, and with no wish to antagonize friendly railroads, petitioned the Railroad Commission of this State, in July of last year, for a reduction of 25 per cent, in cotton rates. The Exchange was ably represented by our indefatigable Commissioner of the Savannah Freight Bureau, who made a most conclusive and unrefutable argument in favor of the reduction, which, as you are aware, was not granted. " The following preamble and resolutions were adopted at a meeting held on June 26, 1897 : Whereas, intra-state freight rates on cotton over our railroad systems have not been changed by the Railroad Commission of Georgia since 1889, though, in the meanwhile, cotton has declined in price at Savannah from 10J cents in 1888-9 to 7 cents in 1896-7, and increased in volume in the same period in Georgia from 960,894 bales in 1888-9 to 1,100,000 (estimated) for 1896-7 ; from 6,935,082 bales in the Southern States in 1888-9, to 8,500,000 bales (estimated) in 1896-7; and, Whereas, Commissioner Fort, in his dissenting opinion in the "Brewer horizontal reduction case," intimated that he thought the time had come for revising the cotton rates because of "the increased supply, reduced price, the improved facilities for handling and shipping and economy in methods of transportation;" and, Whereas, In all sections leading crops like cotton, on account of their great volume and economy and light risk in transportation and handling, enjoy MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 309 minimum per ton per mile rates in being marketed ; and, Whereas, Revenues from all kinds of business ventures, real estate and other forms of investments, in last nine years, have materially lessened and all business transactions are now done on the closest margins of profit; therefore, be it Resolved, by the Board of Directors of the Savanvanriah Cotton Exchange, That, in their judgment, the time has come for a reduction in the rates of freight on intra-state shipments of cotton and they should be reduced at least twenty-five (25) per cent, to have the railroads bear their part of the declines that have depressed every business interest, and that appeal be made to the Railroad Commission of the State to grant the reduction of twenty-five (25) per cent., effective at a date so that the producers of cotton may each and every one participate fully in the benefits of the reduction prayed for in marketing their growing crops at maturity ; secondly, Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be transmitted to the Hon. L. N. Trammell, Chairman of the Railroad Commission, with the request that he lay it before the Commission at its meeting on 29th inst., and that the appeal be assigned for an early hearing at the convenience of the Commission ; and, thirdly, Resolved, That the Savannah Bureau of Freight and Transportation, through its Commissioner, be requested to represent the Savannah Cotton Exchange in all hearings appointed by the Commission for the purpose of this appeal for a reduction in intra-state cotton rates. 310 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. A true extract from minutes of meeting held by the Board of Directors of the Savannah Cotton Exchange, this 26th day of June, 1897. GEO. W. DWELLE, President, The Savannah Cotton Exchange. Attest: J. P. MERRIHEW, Secretary and Superintendent. At a special meeting of the Board, held on July 20, 1897, the following report was received and adopted: SAVANNAH, GA., July 20th, 1897. Your Committee, acting under resolution passed by the Board of Directors of the Cotton Exchange, on the 15th inst, beg to report that they have held several meetings, at which the subject of cotton rates has been exhaustively discussed, and that they have elicited valuable information from various sources, among them the Commissioner of the Freight Bureau of Savannah and President and Vice President of the Central of Georgia Railway Company. After considering the subject in its various aspects, your Committee conclude that it would be unwise to withdraw or amend the petition now before the Railroad Commission. Having examined closely the phraseology of the petition, the Committee are of the opinion that the lines of argument upon which to base the plea of the Savannah Cotton Exchange for lower cotton rates do not exclude petitioning for a change in existing differentials, reducing the differences in the rate as between the long and short haul, nor a change expressly to protect non-competitive points, nor to so revise the rules governing com- MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 311 petitive points as to more fully protect the shipper in establishing uniform, and stable rates, but that 'it is admissible, under the petition, to bring to the attention of the Commissioners all of these subjects for their consideration and decision. The Committee are deeply impressed with the conviction that-the petition for lower cotton rates is founded upon justice, and that, as the season for marketing the crop is near at hand, no obstacle should be thrown in the way of securing the decision of the Commission upon this very vital question which so materially affects Savannah's commercial prosperity, as speedily as possible. [Signed] J. P. WILLIAMS, W. W. GORDON, C. B. MALONE, CHARLES ELLIS, Jr. JAMES T. STEWART. Official: J. B. BULGKEN, Acting Superintendent. Savannah still holds her own as the third largest cotton market in the country, and the first Atlantic port. Our net receipts (845,353 bales) include a larger proportion of actual spot cotton than 1895-'96 by 19,307 bales, 11.17 per cent. For the year 1896-'97 the average value per bale of upland was f 36.10, and of sea island $59.76, as against $40.18 for upland and $68.63 for sea island in 1895-'96. The cotton crop of 1896-'97 was 8,714,011 bales, as 312 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. against 7,162,473 bales for 1895-'96, showing an increase of $1,551,538 bales. The following is the highest and lowest points touched during the season: MIDDLING. High. Low. Savannah...............................? 15-16e 6 7-16c New York...............................Sic 7c Liverpool...............................4 27-32d 3 25-32d Sea Island. The total crop of Sea Island for the year was 103,516 bags, the largest ever grown, exceeding that of 1895-96 by 10,329 bags. Of this, Georgia raised 64.906 bags, as against 60,522 bags last year. Savannah's receipts for the year amounted to 84,056 bags (net), or 81.20 per cent, of the entire crop; an increase of 6,657 bags over 1895-96, making her still rank first as a Sea Island cotton growing state. Of the 84,056 bags, Savannah's receipts, Georgia furnished 74.92 per cent., Florida 24.99 per cent, and South Carolina .09 per cent, as against Georgia 76.52 per cent., Florida 23.31 per cent., and South Carolina .17 per cent, in 1895-96. The whole movements for the years 1896-'97, 1895-'96 and 1894-'95 is given in the following pages: Detailed Statement of Cotton Movements at Savannah for the Years !896-'97, !895-'96 and !894-'95. SEASONS March................ April................. May................ . July.................. Total. ............ GROSS RECEIPTS. 1896-*97 a O 129,769 149,218 148,608 126,378 67,641 47,141 41.873 25,48 18,829 2,446 1,061 4,676 762,466 Sea Island 7,124 19,494 18,630 21,819 10,201) 3,852 1,99? 026 1,111 94 61 221 84,129 1895-'96 V |"& a 83,437 188,847 90,178 102,172 52.666 00,011 46,679 27,422 lf.973 .7,220 2,614 29,646 707,584 Sea Island 2.161 16,034 25,710 16,200 8,020 4,347 1,814 848 2,831 76 140 229 7T.419 1894--95 D 111,803 237,92o 166,184 126,171 79,796 61,608 67,190 33,607 14,078 11,078 6% 2,956 881,967 1 3 i 5,125 12,158 19,097 18,477 6,538 2,754 C78 247 119 6) 51 M.305 NET RECEIPTS. 1886-'97 *& O 129,100 148,937 148.6U8 126,277 67,625 47,140 41,822 26,468 18,204 2,445 1,061 4,650 761,297 Sea Island ?,124 19,430 18,530 21,819 10,208 3,332 1,997 626 1,100 94 61 221 84,056 1895->96 o s 88,437 188,847 90,168 102,172 62,066 60,009 46,678 27,422 17,987 f,165 2,314 28,453 705,697 Sea Island 2,161 16,034 25,690 16,200 8,029 4,343 1,814 848 2,831 76 140 229 77,399 1894-'95 g 111,803 287,925 169,134 126,171 79,714 61,608 56,112 83,310 18,778 11,078 626 2,851 880,105 Island Sea 5,125 12.168 19,097 18,477 5,538 2,751 673 247 119 6 6 64,305 KXPOKT8 UB*AT BRITAIN 1896--97 ! 3,220 15..W3 9,943 4,489 33,23! Island Sea 1,878 6,141 4.003 3,008 15,02! 1895-'96 1 12,934 8,971 3,008 24,913 1 I 4,138 5,8tiO 975 10,473 1894-95 1 1 16,074 17,866 11,107 45.0(5 Island Sea 1,348 8,478 6,259 18,085 Detailed Statement of Cotton Movements at Savannah, Etc.-Continued. SEASONS. November ... May ......... July... ...... August ...... Total...... KXI'OUTS KKAKCK. 1898-W. 1 i.i-H 9,tWO ........ 18,722 Sea Island 747 Slla 1(112 1895-'9i; "a U 11,501 5,450 (1,305 11,174 24,433 Sea Island 507 800 662 97 1.9fiO 1894- 'OS 9 a 'S, u 8,850 6,550 8.059 4,750 2,731 25,043 Sea Island '""237 1,810 255 109 2,117 KXP'TH OONTISKNT, 1890-'97 "O S 31,914 37,857 711,3:11 80,353 44,508 82,985 34,2><3 22,958 11,314 872,513 189.V98 | 18,401! 7(1,1 If) 8i>,89 49.24T) 20.31)0 20,810 40.457 16,113 20,508 6,1121 804,881 1894-95; Upland 129,749 81,181 01,898 47,200 47,593 85,817; 35.144! 5,226 8,775 8,250| 455,335! KXPOKTS CHANNKD. 1898--97 Gpland ........ 1895--96 a U ........ 1894-'95 a a C8 "01 U KXIHUITH ClIASTWIHK. 1896-'97 a U 50,100 (8,458 55,871 01,181 81,721 25,111 27,494 20,033 13,224 5,151 3,952 1,812 359,108 Sea Island 2,055 5,745 9,230 12,059 7,859 9,211 0,(i28 4,055 2,054 1,415 729 695 61,785 l'89J-'Oli T3 28,942 64,445 43,972 43,720 40,878 34,845 89.24B 14,240 13.724 (i,2 ' 4,188 386.440 Sea Island 914 7,815 1W28 5,583 7il27 8.878 4,907 452 192 290 (12,742 1894- -95 * l! 1 a 1 * 87,flfi l.flll 42,789 7.994 72,542 8,750 44.3U5J 8,7111 24!o*'(| IJ&l 28,69! 3,1511 23,780: 1,612 19,348' 781 13,274' 173 8,685' 49 1.37BJ 9 85,032 ' 44,139 Hi>oT SAT, is. ; 189B-'07 Upland and Sea Island , 27.25B 42,149 81.374 27,016 1 25,915 16.910 11.328 10.8SW 3.057 ,1,048 ' 3 era 2,94 1 205,567 1895--9B a U 19,352 fl!i)78 8,861 17,819 ,089 ,35 ,264 ,290 342 650 6,628 108,913 mtm 1 $&17,789 15,388 19,817 9,95V 8,888 5,364 6.D07 1,038 441 2,621 168,8M I *Of which 1S64 Pea Island. 1396-97 ! Manufactured, 1088 Upland. I Iteinlpped Inland,405S Upland, f -Of which, 410 bales Bea Island. J Manufactured, 1733 Upland. < uggtroyca by Brei 6 upiBn(i, 1 Koshlpned Inland, 213 Upland. ('Of which, 324 bales Sea liland. j Manufactured, 2,1W Upland. ) Destroyed by Fire, 2711 Upland, 2 Sea Island [ Hushlppert Inland 1,307 Upland. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 315 Exports in Detail. SEASON. Mobile....... .............................. Norfolk..................................... New York.. ................................. Ix>c*l consumption and burnt. ............ Dunkirk ..... .............................. Bremen............................ .. ...... Malmo ........ ... ...... .......... ..... Warbenc .................................... Big*..... Ghent...... ................................ Malaga... .......... ........................ 186-'97. fl A 884 72,620 171,363 95,309 14,653 3.T21 658 359,108 4 058 1,088 33,235 13,722 13,722 600 28,178 189,181 43,337 70,836 1,000 1,900 SM75 19,599 i.eio SOD 4,863 1,000 370,979 782,190 Sea Island 125 6M2 40,940 12,740 1,609 81,735 15,028 1,612 1,612 1.100 264 100 100 1,504 19,939 1895-'!H>. Upland 48 50.028 162,643 H0.96B 3,548 195 12 336,440 213 1,738 24,913 - 24,433 1 "ao i 6,714 46.595 ,;8 115 62,742 MMra 1.9H6 24,433 1,966 16,175 400 119,9241 10 46.215 85.564 3,990 450 3.400 1,000 1 000 -.4.500 4,103 ........ 2,600 ........ 500 250 600 303,921 691,658 410 75,591 1894-'95 B e n 244 15 42 110.42i 160.806 76,881 7,589 33 Sea Island 3,465 80,772 9,962 ........ 356,036 I irt? 2,475 45,047 25,043 44,199 2 18,085 2,117 25,043 1 3,100 51.675 187,904 2,750 66.947 93.500 7,175 4.450 4,125 3,500 16,507 8.013 3,030 1,100 2,117 324 . 1,075........ 50 1 455,011 884,919 324 64,727 316 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. t;. '' { ! F i , il Foreign Exports, via Direct and Coastwise Steamships, from Savannah, Ba., for the Years !896-'97, !895-'96 and I894-T 95. Liverpool....... ................................. Havre..................................... ...... .. Bremen............ .............................. .. Hamburg....... ................................. Amsterdam ................... ................. Antwerp............... .......................... Ghent.............................................. TriAafj* Barcelona......................................... Lisbon.................. ........................... Oporto ............................................. Genoa.......... .................................... Eeval............ . ................................. St. Petersburg.............................. ... . Malaga................ ............................. Riga .......................... ..................... Leghorn .......... . ............................. Christiania.... ................................ Bergen.......... .................................. Hango ........................................ ..... Gotbenburg........... ...................... ..... Malmo .................................... ......... Norrkoping..... ........... ..................... Nykoping. ................................. ...... Glasgow ......................................... . Manchester...................................... fiatfffn Naples............. ............................. Venice.... . ...................... .. .......... FerroL............ ................................ Dunkirk.......................................... Bantanda......... ................................ Coruna............. ........... ........... ......... Yokohoma.................. .... ............... Warberg .......................................... Vera Cruz. ....................................... 'Piftivils Uddevalla.......... ............................. . Gutujewski .................................... .. Total............................................. 7plud. 8 blind. Qwtity SllM. 1W8--97. 111,677 86,501 $29,926 22,349 6,500 3,900 4,963 3,560 72,107 1,550 9,150 64,197 48,788 17.175 1,000 2,002 900 1,000 6,900 300 200 1,025 7,176 1,500 3,150 400 50 3,100 652,946 CnUal. 8u Iiluil. Qsatttj Bllll. 1898--98. 129,659 44 755 183,255 5,753 4,303 9,825 700 6,000 85,564 1,800 1,000 55,765 38,450 23,600 1,400 1,395 1,050 1,000 11,654 3,650 1,400 600 2,685 4,300 3,600 200 200 300 3,400 627,463 trpiui. Swlilui. Quitttj BdH. 1891-'. 125,633 AR OJ.1 OJ*J QAft 24,702 15,954 16,710 300 o 7firt 95,690 2,745 6,525 170 KAA 85,152 27,362 1 4DO .200 2,000 1,100 3,500 13,700 4,450 4,400 1,100 878 1,500 3,650 8,600 1,200 200 600 3,050 60 813,696 Receipts of Upland and Sea Island Cotton at the Port of Savannah, Ga., and Weight and Value for the Years !896-'97, !895-'96 and 1894-95. Upland........ Sea Island... Total ........ QUANTITY, BALES. 1896-'97. 762,466 84,125 848,591 1895-'9B. 707,664 77,419 784,083 1894-'95. 881,967 64,805 946,272 WEIGHT, POUNDS. 1896-'97. 374,988,403 82,969,428 407,957,831 1895-!96 344,831,316 30,146,410 374,976,725 1894-'95. 487.049,927 25,176,050 462,225,977 VALUE, DOLLARS. 1896-'97. 1 27,625,022 5,027,310 1 32,552,332 1895-'96 28,429,921 5,313,265 33,743,186 1894-'95. 24,439,306 4,279,497 28,718,802 gO f 03 125 ct I Exports of Upland and Sea Island Cotton from the Port of Savannah, Ga., and Weight and Value for the Years !896-'97, !895-'96 and 1894-95. Upland. ...... Sea Island.... QUANTITY, BALES. 1896-'97. 782,190 79,939 862,129 1895-'96. 691,658 76,591 767,249 1894-'95. 884,919 64,727 949,646 WEIGHT, POUNDS. x 1896-'97. 384,688,863 81,828,693 416,017,556 1895 '96. 387,079,626 29,433,623 366,513,149 1894-'96. 438,612,761 25,841,267 463,854,028 VALUE, DOLLABS. 1896-'97. 28,287,059 4,777,154 33,014,213 1895-'96. 27,790,818 6,187,810 32,978,628 1894-'95. 24,521,105 4,807,681 28,828,686 Dates of First Light and First Killing Frosts at Savannah, Ga. YEAR 1872.......... ............. . 1873....... ................. 1874...... ........ .......... 1875........................ 1876............. ...... ..... 1877...... ................. . 1878...... .................. 1879....... ................. 1880........................ 1881........................ 1882........................ 1883........................ 1884.......... .............. 188-5......... ............... 1885........... .......... ... 1887............ ............ 1888.... ................... 1889........................ 1890........................ 1891........................ 1892........................ 1893.................. ...... 1894.......... ...... ........ 1895........................ 1896........................ 1897........................ Average date ...... LIGHT November 14. ..................... October 15.................... ....... October 17........................... November 21........... ....... ..... November 10.............. ...... ... October 20.. ......................... November 10..... ............... ... October 24..1........................ November 26........ ............... November 16.................. .... Novembers........................ October 17....... .............. ..... November 15.................. ..... October 28................. ......... October 31. .................... ...... November !!... .......... ........ November 1. ....................... October 24........ .................. October 26. .................... ...... October 31. ........................ .. November 6.. ................... ... November 13.... ....... ............ November 14..... .................. November 13............. ......... November 5...... ............ ...... KILLING November 22 (?). November 20. *Jsnuary30 (1875;. December 10. December 20. *N> 4TVf*rir)hAi* ^tft Tfflv^mhAi* 99 November 16. January 4 (1882). Novemoer 22. December 18. December 3. November 25. November 27. November 20. November 27. November 1!9. November 18. November 12. November 16. November 11. November 21. December 3. November 27. *Not included in average. Tonnage at Port of Savannah, 1896-97 and 1895-96. Coastwise Entries......... Coastwise Clearances.... Total Coastwise.... ........ Foreign Entries.. ...... .... Foreign Clearances....... Total Foreign............... Grand Total.................. Seit. 1,1896,10111.31, 1897 Vessels 441 3S8 829 302 334 636 1,465 Tonnage 739,063 673,519 1,412,582 283,043 335,846 618,889 2,031,471 Sept. 1,1895, 10 ini. 31, 1896 Vessels 430 377 807 239 290 529 1,336 Tonnage 715,013 635,000 1,350,013 211,089 288,954 500,043 1,850,056 Prices of Spot Cotton at Savannah, Ga., !894-'95, Showing Highest and Lowest Price Each Week. WKXK KNUING. 1894-'95. October.,..,, ......IS October...... ......19 March............. l March. ............ 8 March........ .....29 April............... 5 April........... ....12 April......... ......19 April............ .26 \lftV 1 May...............,17 May.. ...... ........24 May........ ...... ..31 June ............. ..28 July................ 6 July.. ............. .12 July........... .....19 July.. ............ ..26 August............. 2 August..... ...... ..31 i'AIH. Highest Lowest MIDDLING FAIK. Highest Nominal Nominal Nominal Nominal Nominal Nominal Nominal Nominal Nominal ........... ........... Lowest Nominal Nominal Nominal Nominal Nominal Nominal Nominal Nominal Nominal G. MIDDLING Highest 6 6K 6M6 63-16 6 t; 6 11-16 67-16 67-16 63-16 R. 5 15 7-16 6 7-16 . 5 M6 5 5 5H 6 7-16 6 7-16 6 5 15-16 6Ji 63-16 63-16 K mlifc 09-16 li 9-16 6 16-16 7 1-16 7 7 6 16-16 m6 15-16 6 16-16 6 16 16 616-16 7 7 8-16 7X 7 11-16 Lowest CMC 69-16 6* 5 11-16 69-16 6 f-16 67-16 6*1-16 1 5 6-16 5T-16 60- ki6 8 1-IU 6 3-16 BW6 B9-16 69-16 60-16 |* 7 7 6 16-16 6 6M FU 616-16 6 16-16 6 16-16 7 1-16 7 5-16 7 7-16 MIDDLING. Highest a66-16 616-16 67-16 53-16 63-16 4 15-16 858-16 R. 5 1-16 5 1-16 5M tl-16 5 1-16 5 5 1-16 5 1-16 6 3-16 5* 616-16 6 5 16-16 11 86-16 65-16 6 11-16 G 13-16 6 6 1n-18 6 6 11-16 6 11-16 6 11-16 6 11-16 6* fll6 m Lowest 65-16 66-16 6 6H 5U 57-16 66-16 63-16 53-16 4 418-16 4M % ttiB 5 1-16 3 6 !>H 6 1-16 6 1-16 6 6 6 6 5 5 11-16 &W 5 13-16 613-16 516-16 6M6 li 6-1IS 11 6-lli 65-16 M 8 a m m6 6 11-16 6 11-16 6 11-16 6 11-16 7* m L. MIDDLING. Highest 61-16 6 1-16 6 11-16 67-16 i* 415-1C 4 16-16 4 11-k 6 5H 4 15-16 *H 4 1W6 4 18-16; 4 13-16) |.,. 65-1B 5 11-16 6W 59-16 515-16 6 1-16 6 1-16 6 iiK K 7-16 6 7-16 7 1-16 li 6-16 B 6K 6M li 7-16 6 9-16 71-16 Lowest 6 6 6 11-16 5& 63-16 r* 415-16 4 16-16 m4 'MS S 4 13-16 Ill-IB 4 11-16 4 13-16 :L4 11-16 4 11-111 4 11-16 4 11-16 4 15-16 5K 59-16 5 5 o il-16 67-16 6 7-16 6 7-16 66-1B li 6-16 6 6-16 l)LIN(l Highest SM m 8 1MO 8 1MO 8M6 8 6-10 85-10 8 WO 7 15-10 8M I* 8 8 8 8 7*11-10 71,0 7lll6 % 7 11-10 1 11-18 7 713.16 013-10 0 13-16 7 5-16 77-16 % 7 lowest 7 7^,0 7 1MB 8*1-10 88-10 8 m8 1-10 8 1-10 8 7** 716-10 F i* 51.16 PtlO 7 11-10 7 11-10 il,. 718-16 Ifwo 7M 0 1MB 6 13-16 0 1MB S 18-16 78-16 71-16 $ MIDDLING Highest , S8Mw 8W 8 11-10 lf-,0 8 MO 86-10 8 8 WO 88-1U 81-10 8~H 7 15-10 7M 7 11-10 7 WO ;i. H,. i wo 7 WO 7** 711-10 7 7 OM 1 7 11-10 7 11-18 7 Lowest 7Knt MO ^-18 tt m P m 8 7 15-16 7 IMfl 7 18-10 7 11-18 7 11-10 7 11-10 7to 7 11-10 ?L 71-10 7 WO 7 WO \ 7 WO 7 IMS KH. F 7 OM 7 71-10 7 0 18-10 L. Mll>l)LlN(l Highest ! 7W !ls BH-ie mft 5-1C 8S-W 8 -10 81-16 7 13-10 8 8 PlS-10 7 WO I1l-16 . 7 WO 7 WO 7 7-10 7 6-10 % 7MO 7 7-10 % 51-10 7 t-ie 7 W6 7 WO 7 WO 7*5-10 7 s-ie 616-16 616-10 6 18-16 A 1WO 11-M 0 7-10 77-10 77-10 OM IiOweat 7 7 11 15-10 7 WO st 8 it-10 7 1S-10 7 13-10 8M ',1l-l 7 18-10 7 7-10 1 78-10 1,. 7 5-10 7K 7 7-16 7 WO ?i 7 3-10 B 13-10 0 13-10 013-16 8 13-10 ft.* 0 7-18 6 7-10 6 7-10 813-16 H 6 WO U. UltniNAllY lllgho't 7 11-10 7K 7 HO 51-10 7 6-10 '1-18 7 8-10 7 6 15-10 7 7 8-10 73-10 1 MB 78-10 75-16 7 5-16 75-16 7 WO 0 16-10 6 11-18 8 11-16 6 WO 0 WO 8M6 6 3-10 6K OK 7 8-18 78-16 Ixiwe't 1 7 MB 016-10 615-10 6 15-16 7 7X 51-16 71-10 ?tl6 ?t I1-.6 0 15-10 6 MO 0 WO 6 WO 8 WO 63-18 83-16 63-16 OS-16 6M6 SM ORDINARY. Ughett ] ' owe". Prices of Spot Cotton at Savannah, Ga., I896-'97, Showing Highest and Lowest Price Each Week. WEEK KfiinNU. 1896-07, September......... 11 18 September. ........25 October............ 2 October............ 9 October..... .......16 October ........ ....23 October... ........ .30 NOTember......... B NOTember ......... 20 NOTember... ...... .27 December.......... 4 December.. ...... .,11 December.......... 18 December.......... 26 January............ 1 C January. ........... 16 January ....... ....K! January ........... 28 February........... 6 February...........!! February.. ......... l!i February. .......... 28 March............. 6 March .............1! March. ........ ....Ill March...... .......20 April............... 2 I April.. ...... .......IB April... ...... ......23 April.. ...... .......80 May ............... 7 May......... .......14 May.............. ..21 Hay.......... ......8H June........ ..... 4 June..... ..........11 June... ...... ......18 June.. ............ .25 July................ 2 9 July......... .......16 July................2H August... .......... I! August............ 18 August... ...... ,,..20 August...... .......27 August., .......... .81 FAIH. Highest Lowest MlDJH.lNU fc'AIK. Highest Lowest G. MIIHU.INQ. Highest 83-16 7 15-16 m 'lie 75-16 7 5-18 77-16 79-16 77-16 73-16 l' li 18-16 r 7 1-16 7 1-16 7 1-16 7 1-16 7 7 H-16 71-16 73-16 73-16 7 5-lB 7.V16 7 1MB 7 7 11-16 P* 7J3-16 ?* 8 8 8 Lowest 7* 7W6 73-16 7M6 615-16 611-16 6 18-16 7 71-16 7 1-16 616-16 7 7 71-16 7M 75-16 ?1l-16 P 8 MimiMNli. Highest 7 15-16 7 11-16 7M B 15-10 7 615-16 ft* 6 13-16 B 18-16 6 18-16 618-16 615-16 7 613-16 6 15-16 8 15-18 7 7 1-16 7 1-16 7 7-16 7 7 7-16 7 9-16 7M Lowest 7 7 71-16 78-16 615-16 6 11-16 li 7-16 6 9-16 H W 6 18-16 G 13-16 6 11-16 6 19-16 in f 7 1-16 7 7 7 7 L. MIDDLINO. Highest 7 11-16 7 7-16 P B 15-16 7 1-16 7 8-16 615-16 6 11-16 6 11-16 BU 65-16 6 1MB 6 9-16 6 9-16 6 9-16 6 11-16 B9-16 fi 1MB li 11-16 6 B 13-16 7 71-16 7 1-16 7 7 7 78-16 Lowest GM 6MP 6 1M6 B 1S-1B Jifs-lB I! 1MB 8^-16 B 8-16 B 5-16 OM B 9-16 69-16 B 7-16 69-16 6 13-16 7 7 1-16 7 BM 7 1 G. OllDlNABY. Highest G 5-16 6 5-16 0 6 5-16 66-16 6 5-16 B 7-16 6 W6 6 7-16 6 7-16 69-16 69-16 6 11-16 6 U-16 6 13-16 7 7 7 7 Lowest 65-16 65-16 63-16 6 5-16 6 U-16 6*11-16 7 7 i OBB1NAKV. Higbcst ' " "" ......... ......... Lowest 322 ANNUAL REfrOBf. B Record of Cotton Receipts, Exports and Value at Savannah, Ga., Years Named, Ending August 31st, 1875-76, to 1896-97, 22 Years. VIF A tt X J&AJV 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1S81 1S82 1883 1884 Receipts Bales Upland 538,825 482,371 611,982 691,446 737,431 881,161 726,148 814,047 655,784 Sea Tad 7,172 5,736 11,311 8,280 11,577 15,520 17,229 12,004 9,331 1885 710,459! 19,543 1886 789,0511 23,388 1887 781,0691 27,365 1888 875.0171 23.518 1889 798,628 29,991 1890 924 282; 32,235 1891 1,093,978 1892 985,732 1893 758,119 1894 917,146 1895 881,967 1896 707,564 1897 762,466 Total 17,121,673 45,630 42,084 35,779 54.259 64,305 77,419 84,125 Value Dollars 32,945,558 25,557,282 32,062,1!1 32,446,294 38,701,243 48,151,769 40,038,020 41,715,575 33,076,168 36,310,299 38,905,449 36,051,016 41,709,123 40,537,041 49,162,900 56,168,413 42,815,047 34.598,595 38,929,631 28,718.802 33,743,186 32,552,332 657,801 1 834,895,934 Exports Bales Upland 536,826 484,434 610,496 693,122 728,231 879,201 733,6-56 815.143 658,836 708,344 785,045 778,555 874,669 797,146 921,467 1,095,296 988,088 756,388 918,268 884,919 691,658 782,190 17,121,978 Seals'd 7,033 5,871 11,396 8286 11,526 15,201 17.541J 12,055 9255| 19,083 ' 22,790 27,939 24,033 29,382 32,881 43,782 42,160 36,162 54.846 64,727 75,591 79,939 651,479 Value Dollars 32,817,572 25,691,547 31,993,123 32,525,777 38,233,425 48,019,799 40,495,221 41,773,265 33,221,875 36,191,441 88,807,726 36,159,996 41,678,008 40,413,541 49,087,006 56,081,501 42,915,719 34,559,941 39,026,845 28.828,686 32,978,628 33,014,213 834,514 855 Cotton for 22 Years. Aggregate receiptsbales.................. 17,779,474 Aggregate value receipts................... .$834,895,934 Aggregate exportsbales.................... 17,773,457 Aggregate value exports...... ...............$834,514,855 Season 1897-98. The total receipts of the new crop to date, January 1, at all ports, show an increase of 641,459 bales, or 13.18 per cent., as compared with same period last year. Savannah has received 241,021 bales in excess of that of the same date one year ago, or an increase of 38.91 per cent. Our receipts constitue 16 per cent, of the entire port receipts to date. Very respectfully, J. P. MEERIHEW, Secretary and Superintendent. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 323 Entrances and Clearances In and From Tuts Port During: the Vear 1897. . CUSTOM HOUSE, SAVANNAH, GA. Coastwise entrances, 1897... Coastwise clearances, 1897... Foreign entrances, 1897...... Foreign clearances, 1897..... Total............:.............. Vessels 463 399 330 354 1,546 Tons 776,386 700,558 324,438 374,692 2,176,074 Craw 20,326 19,175 5,534 6,283 51,318 Exports, $26,405,522. Imports, $448,644. J. F. B. BECKWITH, Collector. SUMMARY OF METEOROLOGICAL, OBSERVATIONS FOR 1897, Kindly Furnished by J. Ml. Sherrler, Observer Weatlier Bureau, Savannah. 1897. Mj...... ......................................... July.............................................. December. ....................................... Summary ........................................ Mean............................................. TBMPEKATUBE t I I a 48.2 56.0 02.8 66.2 72.8 81.8 82.0 81.0 74.2 69.2 61.2 53.7 67.5 at K 71 81 86 85 94 100 102 96 93 88 80 77 Highest 102 1 4 23 20 0 29 15 1 1 17 7 6 11 Date July 1st 17 32 40 45 51 61 67 68 46 52 40 30 low't 17 I 28 28; M. Ill 2; i! 8*14 22 SO 24 26 Date Jan. 28th Total Rainfall 1.49 8.85 4.16 3.35 1.10 3.94 8.10 6.73 8.52 6.87 0.71 2.26 54.03 Number of Days Italny 9 13 10 11 5 15 12 16 11 6 li 8 122 ![ i' 324 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. REPORT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE. SAVANNAH, GA., January 1, 1898. Hon. P. W. Meldrim, Mayor, Savannah, Ga.: DEAR SIRAs requested by you, I beg to hand you herewith some statistics showing amount of naval stores handled at this port for the year ending December 31st, 1897. Respectfully, EDW. G. TRESHOLM, Superintendent Savannah Board of Trade. Comparative Statement of Naval Store* at Savannah, Ga., March Sxat. 1897. SHIPMENTS FOREIGN | THIS SEASON Spirits Belfast..... ..................... ......... ............ Buenos Ayres 7,i97 Catania ................................... -....--.--- 6,092 3,21 1,725 Gothenburg. .................,............;............ Granton. .............................................. Halifax. ....................... ..........'............ Hull. ..................................... Irlan 33,123 9,754 Paranahyba .......................... ... Pernambnco .............................. Riga...... ................................. Rostock I 14,870 41,33" 200 200 18,960 60 Taoganrog. .............................. J ............. Trieste..............-....--...............! 500 Venice.................................... ... _ ....... 8HI PMBNTS COAST WISE Philadelphia.............................. New York................................. 6,011 10.516 6,199 36,017 2,756 T0tal..................................l 252,729 Rosin 300 21,309 15,154 6,850 3,880 8,566 31,380 3,950 4,490 37,241 25,029 9,089 6,925 4,350 19,939 i85,606 80,734 9.205 5,885 2,286 2,312 20,195 2,885 9,147 15,798 6,670 2,610 2,475 2,770 ............ 7,730 8,601 93,37i 8,375 6,638 2,578 10,034 9,935 1.450 9,850 31.586 8,819, 43.032 25,397 20,798 138,458 51,657 910,464 SAHI TIXX IA8T SEASON Spirits 2 39,18t 20,523 4C 100 2,422 TOO 7,650 35,892 6,873 16,354 61,587 200 200 ............. 32,016 131 1,831 50 800 8,762 11,017 6,887 27,444 2,72? 278,598 Rosin 4,160 12,525 15.428 2,974 18,265 15,287 2.96& 4,25(1 3,849 22,787 15,352 4,400 S.469 8,332 40,116 98.S38 2,400 4.050 4,968 34,031 13,485 10,521 1,638 9,645 12,200 450 8,032 6,373 4.300 69.40S 12,300 2,000 3.SOU 500 15,609 32.408 5,683 47,86!l 35,903 2r,754 07,964 25.453 828,332 RECEIPTS. Received this season. ....... ........... SHIPMENTS. New York............. ................... Sundry Places. ........................... Total Shipments. ... ................... " SPIRITS 4,836 292,817 ROSIN r.7,33ffl .928,446 SPIRITS ROSIN 192,230 631,121 36,017 138,458' 24,462 140,885; 252,729 910,464 Same Time Last Season SPIRITS 5,319 807,905 ROSIN 134,978 846,164 Same Time Last Season SPIRITS 1 ROSIN 226,7611 593,389 27,444 97,964 24,393 136,979 278,598 828,332 FOREIGN SHIPMENTS FOR THE YEAR 1897. ARTICLES. Ash Logs ........... Barrels ............ 41 Bauxite Ore .......... Beer ... ... ....... Bicycle ............ Cotton, Upland ........ i 4 DESTINATION. Liverpool ... ,....,,.. London ............ Rotterdam .... ...... Liverpool ........... 8t, Petersburg ......... Br men ............ Genoa. . . . . ........ Barcelona. . . . . . . .... Liverpool ........... Hamburg ........... Havre . . . . ... ..... Beval ............... Trieste. ............ bt. Petersburg . ...... . . . Ghent ..... . . ..... Naples ...... ...... Oporto .... ........ Malrao ............ Malaga ............ Warberg .... ....... "Votti/*f Qothenberg. ......... Antwerp ... ... ..... Rotterdam . ... ...... Liverpool ........... QUANTITY. 15,000 Feet. .... 50 1,050 1,700 178 Tons .... 2 Barrels . . . 1 802,161 66.602 76,338 62,857 13,600 28,092 18,025 3,700 9,875 10,163 1,800 500 500 1,000 3,708 1,000 3.944 6,274 2,600, 14.274 VALUE. $ 22500 1,870 00 1,78000 2000 100 00 2 00 as? F \JO1W Cott( Cott Cott( Dogt Flou Iront Iron Lin Lure jn. Sea Island ..... u ... it jn Seed .......... jii Seed Meal ....... r . . . ...... 1 Pie flo ........- , Rails ........- iber .......- * Havre ...... ... ... Reval. ............ Bremen ............ Liverpool ........... Liverpool ........... St. Petersburg . . . . . Liverpool ........... Genoa .... ... . . . . . Liverpool ........... Antwerp. ........ Hamburg ..... ... . . Bremen ............ Trieste ...... ...... Genoa ..... .... . . . Hamburg ........... Oporto ... .... . . . . Hantos ..... .... ... Seville-. . . .... . . . . . Parahyba . . .... .... Vanadta ... ... . . . . . Vigo ....... ..... Rotterdam ... . . ..... Cadiz ............. Liverpool ........... London ............ Ponta Dalgado ........ Rio Grande du Sul ...... Barcelona ...... .... Paysandn ......... 100-627,171 Bales. 362 300 600 15,634 Bales .... 1,929 Sacks. . . . 33,520 Backs. . . 2 15,000 Sacks. . . . 9,100 3,050 1,004 1,650 2,000 901 1,703 4.0 1,200 21,058 Tons. .... 1,171 708 Bales .... 914.380 1,682. 129 399,219 112,479 264,841 310,094 918,870 384.491 279,921 5!)5,()7 498,978 123,281 24.9B8 19,118 598,879 $19,609,568 00 938,040 00 2,893 50 33,520 CiO 5000 41,250 50 210,580 00 11,710 00 7,080 00 a> $ to 1C> 1tjt ^ >f w H*D c ^ H OS til J FOREIGN SHIPMENTSContinued. ARTICLES. Lumber .... . . ..... Oleomargarine ... ... . . Oranges ... ... ... . . Phosphate Book ... . . . . r ii Pitch ............. Bice ... ......... > " ...... ..... Bosin ... ..... . . , . it it i DESTINATION. Buenos Ayres ......... ^f Pftf AT? ft Till V{f London ............ Hamburg ....... .... Liverpool ........... Bremen . . . . ... .... St. Louis du Ehone ...... dtetiin ... .... ..... Memet ............ Barcelona ............ \7oLt\\nfL London ............ Marburg . . .... ..... Gutujewski ... . . . . . . Lejron ... ... ...... Gothenberg ... . ... . . f 'ft! tA Reval ... ........ Rotterdam ..... ..... Hamburg . . . . . . .... Rotterdam ... ..... . . Liverpool ... . . ... . Vanadia ... . . ...... H-imburg ... . . ... . . Naples ..... ... .... Harburg ... ....... Santos .... . . ... ... QUANTITY. 485,7907,504,422 Feet .... 5 Cases. . . . 14 Boxes ... 18,695 8,914 17,069 1,100 7,028 2,300 2,015 8,543 2,810 4,571 4,25(1 8,219 1,810 2,570 2,800 1,803 6,110 88,997 Tons . . . 3,446 814 4,259 Barrels . . 34 Barrels . . 2,000 116,840 2,610 109,560 1,450 VALUE. $ 106,316 SO 00 00 56 00 8,899 70 21.29500 44200 QC as w TJ o Roein Gutujewski ... . . . . . . Genoa ... ... ...... London . . ... . . ... Rotterdam . . . . ...... Trieste ... ... ...... Antwerp ........... Garston Dock . . ..... A nioi* Buenos Ayres ......... Hull .............. Bristol .......... . Liverpool ... ..... . Glasgow ....... .... Granton. ........... Riga ... .......... Oantzig ............ Bremen . . . . ... .... Goole ............. Irian .... ... ... Manchester ........ \Tpti i/)A Stettin . . ... .'...... Runcorn .... .... . . Sydney ..... . . . . . . Rio de Janeiro ....... Lubec ... . . . . ..... Pernambuco ... .... . . Flume ..... ... . . . . Oporto ...... ... ... Christiana . . ... ... . . Rio Grande du Bul ... ... Pouto Delgado ....... Bowling .... ....",.. Melbourne . . ... .... 57,204 80.834 26,840 115,794 50,102 21,442 43.397 38,600 84,060 10,456 10.320 3,6-6 12,839 13202 12,023 11,9()6 2.000 6,925 5,685 11,868 8,869 9,027 10.034 9,925 6,638 2,285 5.4HO 4,499 150 2,631 2,578 300 3,880 9.147 O a d83 ARTICLES Rosin. . . ..... ..... ii ii Rosin, Oil . . . . ... ... 11 it it Soap ........ ... . . Staves. ........... Turpentine .......... ii ii " ... -* i- onac'.rann an DESTINATION Norkoplng .......... Odessa ......... Rostock . . ... . . .... Paysaudu. . . ........ Gotheuberg ........ Taganvaflr Barcelona ............ Parahyba ........... Hamburg ........... Rotterdam .... ... ... London ............ Manchester . . . . ... , . Garston Dock ... ... . . St. Petersburg ......... Barcelona ... ... .... Cadiz ... ... ...... Garston Dock ......... Cette ..... ....... Ponto Delgado ..... Rotterdam. ...... ... Liverpool ........... Hamburg ........... London ............ Rotterdam ........... Antwerp. ...........' Genoa. ............ i~ommuea. QUANTITY 1,999 9,920 8,875 ,you 4,950 6.2S6 *7 OKA 1,000858,378 Barrels. . . . 3 1 CO JljlAW 75 6,382 Barrels . . . 1 Box.. . . . QQ RAn nn ttKf\ 1 ttl fKO 18^143 4.523 O7OflU ""l"'' 52,019 20.425 57,278 3.975 VALUE $ 2,569,134 00 tX>|^a^d UU o to 3,595 52 1 5> Jlo w cc > aj * 5>c^ B 2 oM H Turpentine .......... ii Hull. ..... ........ Bristol ... ......... Trieste ...... ... ... Liverpool ........... Glasgow. .... ...... Garston Dock ......... Manchester .......... Queenstown ...'... ... Stettin .... ..... . . Buenos Ayres ......... Cork. ... ......... Rio Grande de Sul . . . . . . A n101* Naples ....... . . 11,549 7,197 830 14.924 6,604 1,914 200 3,172 200 200 2,920 150 10 200 211,055 Barrels . . . Total Foreign Exports for the year, 1897 ........................... 3.587,935 00 $ 28,075,786 07 2 59 GO "0 c COASTWISE SHIPMENTS FOR THE YEAR 1897. ARTICLES Acid. ..... ... .... Asparagus ... ... .... Axes ..... ..... . . Barrels, Empty ........ Si ti II II Canned Goods ... ... . . ii ii ii ii ti ii Car Wheels .......... ii Cedar Logs .......... Cheese ............ Chewing Gum . . . . . . . . Clams ... . . ... .... 11 Clay. . ............ if tl 11 Cotton, Upland . .-. .-.-. . . DESTINATION Boston ..... .... ... Bocton .... ... . . Philadelphia. ........ Philadelphia. ........ Rfitttnn M n U7 Vrti*lr Baltimore .... Boston . . .......... fJu\v Yftpt Philadelphia. . .... Boston .... ...... Philadelphia ... ...... Philadelphia ........ Philadelphia ... ... ^AW "VA^IT Boston ... ......... NTnw "Vni*lr Baltimore ........ Boston .... . , ...... KAW VA* t Philadelphia. ........ New York ...... . . . . C 56 7' 100 01 QA/I ft ODf! 225 1 QftA 1,010 144 QAt oo (J .tit Casks. 5 QQ43 7,370 1 ftfiQ 15,367 229.824 QUANTITY 44 Harrels . . . Refrigerators 63 Refrigerator* 404 Boxes . . . 587 12,959 Boxes . 1,154 45 Boxes . 273 Boxes . 378 Barrels - Sacks. 29,680 260 15,709 4,818 50,407 j VALUE 660 00 2,205 00 2,784 00 146 75 61,886 00 3,462 00 1,824 00 180 00 8,190 00 1,691 00 167,966 00 s S5 00 K O Cotton Upland ......* i Cotton, Sea Island ...... t t Cotton Seed .......... (( K Cotton Seed Hulls ....... Cotton Beed Meal ....... U il II Cotton Sweepings ....... i ft t ti i it Cotton Seed Oil ........ i ii ii i U ii i it it Domestics and Yarns ..... ii ii n ii ii ii ii 11 ii Eggs. .... . . ...... II ffavtlllvAF Fish ....... . . . . . . I* ti it Flour ............. Baltimore ........... Boston ......... ... Philadelphia .... ..... Now York Baltimore ........... Boston .... ... ..... Philadelphia. ........ Boston ......... New York. ..... ... XTaur Yni-b Boston ...... ...... KTaw Vnrk Boston .... . . ...... Baltimore ..... ..... Boston ...... ...... New York Philadelphia. ... ... . . Baltimore ........... Boston ........ ... New York Philadelphia ... ...... Baltimore ........... Boston ........ ... "NT n Mr "V|" Tft Philadelphia. . ... .... New York ...... .... Philadelphia. . - . . .... Boston ..... .... Baltimore ........... Boston ...... ...... New York ...... .... Philadelphia ...... ... New York ....... ... 71,596 78,690 1,193 381,203 Bales .... 28,593 7,398 6,164 297 42,452 Bales .... 1,334 2,973 4,307 Sacks . . . 1 A3*> Rnnlra 62 Sacks . . . 10,401 620 11,021 8ack8 . . . 1,464 1,698 2,483 707 6,362 Bales .... 303 986 48,278 104 44,641 Barrels . . . 8,935 6,565 33 703 5^794 54,997 Packages . . 80551 856 Cases .... 117 Barrels . . . 110 67 2,234 55 2,466 Barrels . . . 196 Barrels . . 12,198,496 00 2,547,120 00 6,460 50 516 00 81 00 16,531 50 63,520 00 669,515 00 2,749,850 00 6,42000 351 00 12,330 00 1,078 00 ft % 0 m !> 2 > f 2 os ^3 5 CO 8HIPMKNT8 COAST WISE Continued. ARTICLES Fruit ............. i> it 1C Hides. ............ H >rses ............ Iron, Pig ........... ti 11 Iron Pipe ........... 4i II II Iron Bails ........... Iron Tlrea ..... ..... Junk ............. Lampblack ....,... t! DESTINATION Baltimore ........... Boston ...... ..... New York .... ..... Philadelphia ... ...... Baltimore ........... Boston ..... ^J ft \kf "Voplr Philadelphia ...... . . Baltimore ........... Boston ...... ..... TCAW Vnplr Philadelphia . . ....... Baltimore .......... Boston ... ...... ... New York ... ....... Philadelphia . . . ...... Baltimore ........... Boston ...... . . .... New York ..... ..... Philadelphia. . . ... ... Philadelphia ..... .... Philadelphia ....... . . Boston ...... ...... New York ....... ... Philadelohia ....... . . QUANTITY Barrels. Boxes. 2,609 2,024 ono O AOQ Aft ftl Q 1 9(1 QA4 Kit 1 07 60,941 185,124 ....... 22020 3,812 4,619 2,452 82,903 7 17 O? 11 74 4,590 0,892 33,088 5,776 50,340 Tons .... 10 24 7 51 Cars .... 19 Cars . . 1,34234 Barrels . . . 687 194 731 Barrels . . . VALUE $ 449,760 50 1,480,635 00 22,200 00 503 1 460 00 10,200 00 3,040 00 4,026 00 306 00 3.655 00 K I CD > 55 2! Ct I Lard ............. II II Lard Oil ....... . . . . n it . Laths ............. Lead ...... ... .... Leather ............ ii ii Linters ............ it it it Lumber ........... it ii ii K II |, i: ii ii 11 i i i i i , i Melons ............ ii Baltimore .......... Boston ... ......... Naur Vnrlr Baltimore ........... New York ...... ... New York ........ . . Baltimore ........... Boston ......... .... New York ......... . . Philadelphia ....... . . Baltimore .... ...... Boston ........ ..... New York ...... .... Philadelphia ...... ... Baltimore ..... .... Boston ....... ..... New York ... ....... Philadelphia-. . .... . . Bath, Maine ... . . .... PallBiver. .......... Gardiner, Maine ....... Newark. N. J ......... Newport News ........ Norfolk. ........... Norwich.. . . . . ...... Perth Amboy . . ...... Port Delaware ........ Portland . . ......... Providence .......... Warren, B. 1 ......... Washington . . . . ..... Wilmington . . . . ..... Baltimore ........... Boston ........ .... 316 1 119 I.'ll4 25,409 Barrels . 267 229 496 Barrels . 3,000 Bundles . 1,060 Packages . 284 3,614 102 4,000 Bales . . 1,161 447 471 1,079 3,158 Bales . . 29,812,397 7,916,918 50,180,263 35,473,497 592,240 2,764,843 351,202 331,892 416,000 241,000 298,017 2,941,759 1,023,097 1,183,886 637,428 320,667 267,788 1,232,044135,984,288 . . 3,821 86,677 63,725 00 12,400 00 6000 2,12000 160,000 00 31,680 00 Bf I 52 OB Q. K* I 1,903,780 03 SHIPMENTS COASTWISEContinued. ARTICLES Melons ............ Merchandise ......... a ii II ^Jftl nfifipn (i Moss ............. 11 it ,, Mules ............. Ochre ............. it it Oranges ............ ti ii ti Ore ..... ...... . f"| yaffil **s iiii a iiit,i a DESTINATION : Jfkvp VA^IT Baltimore ... . ..... Boston .... ........ JAW YAI*!T Philadelphia. ........ Philadelphia. ........ "Wft\it VAt*k Baltimore ........... Boston .... . . ...... New York . . ........ Philadelphia. ........ New York . ........ Baltimore ........... New York ... . . ..... Philadelphia . . ...... Baltimore ........... Boston New York ... 209 BarrelH and Philadelphia. ........ Philadelphia. . . . . . . . . Baltimore ........... Boston ..... ....... NTaur Vnrlr Philadelphia ...... ... Baltimore ........... wnur Vnrk Philadelphia ..... .... Boston ........ .... QUANTITY 418,798- 16,827 7,400 49,602 6,895- S36 800 100 689 2,631 400 2,162 1,111 824 13,760 286 4,695 2,038- 169 244 684 108 5,041 1,705 2,358 3,848 463,29(i 89,220 Packages 1,126 Barrels . 3,820 Bales . . 8 Bales . . 4,097 Barrels . 20,779 Boxes . 85 Barrels . 1,200 Barrels . 12,947 Cases . . VALUE 113,324 00 8,030,610 00 11,360 00 45,84000 1,200,00 82,776 00 84,788 00 340 00 4,80000 61,788 00 da 9 M Palm Fiber .......... H ....... Paper Stock .......... u ,, Phosphate . . ........ M Pine Apples ......... Pitch ......... iiu Potatoes ... , . . ..... Rai?s ... .......... Rice . . . . ......... ii .1 Rice Chaff .... .... u u Rice Straw ... ... .... u u ,i ,, Roots . . ......... Rope ... .......... Rosin ............. u Baltimore ........... Boston ....... ... New York ..... Philadelphia ... ...... Baltimore . ....... Boston ....... ... Philadelphia . . ...... WP w *V f\ i*lr Boston .......... NPW York Boston ...... ...... Baltimore ........... Boston ...... ...... MAW "Vnfk Philadelphia ... ....... Boston ... ......... Baltimore ........... Boston ... ......... Philadelphia .... .... Boston ..... .,,.... J?6 w '^Tor It Philadelphia .... ..... Baltimore ....... Boston . . .......... Philadelphia . . ....... Baltimore ........... Boston ... . ........ New York . ......... 878 2,684 249 rQH __ 142 260 M7I 270 3,062 805 160 159 2,613 260 4 491 442 OJO 1,307 4,026 8*6 258 2,087 268 2,638 285 994 65,892 37,699 ! 172.999 4,607 Bales . . 943 Bales . . 228 Sacks . 3,927 Sacks . . 319 Boxes . 7,737 Barrels . 35 Barrels . 214 Bales . . 5,076 Barrels . 4,603 Sacks . . 3,817 Bales . . 63 Sacks . . 606 Bales . . 32,249 00 23,576 00 912 00 7,854 00 1,276 00 38,685 00 105 00 1,926 00 65,975 00 2,301 50 3,435 30 262 00 . 1*818 00 s* Si tf ion U7 5,652 595 779 AAA 4,236,160 JQA (\f\f\ 707 478 675 457 771 fifift 58.000 UANTITY S!Oii,46S Barrels . - R'&OI llniTMla m "Ralaa OftH 'Pti ft t a trati 1 Car . . Oftft ltut*i*Dta 81 Barrels. 9ft f? T-tavrAla 7 Oft A. Pa aoo O7 Uolaci 5,487,15068 Sacks . OKft f^aoAO 1,275 Barrels . 2,469 Bales . . VALUE $ 889,859 00 63,346 00 1,170 00 2,240 00 300 00 4,670 00 8,256 00 786 00 2,170,200 00 1,860 00 82,922 90 ino ftA 4 7xn on l)f> OCA AA 185,175 00 S3 at S Staves ...... ..... . 'Rnafnn .... it Strawberries ....... ii ti Tar .............. ii 1 1 ii Terrapin .... . . ..... it it Tires. ...... ..... Tobacco ............ (i Turpentine . . . . .... u it u Turtles . .......... u Twine .... . . . ..... Vegetables . ......... ii *i Vinegar .......... Waste ............. Wine ............. Wool ............. ii ii NRW York Boston .... ..... NPW "Wirlr . Philadelphia ...... . . Baltimore ...... ..... Boston ...- ........ Now Ynrlf Philadelphia .... .... Baltimore . ........ Boston ....... ... New York .......... Philadelphia ....... Philadelphia . ........ New York .... ...... Philadelphia. .... . . . Baltimore ........... N"AW ^Tnrlr Philadelphia . ........ Baltimore ....... . . . "Wft w "Vni*lr ^f p ixr "Vfifk Baltimore ........... Boston ... ......... New York ......... . Philadelphia ...... . . NJpriT "W\l*lf Boston ..... ... ... VJTp r 1W* T*lr Baltimore ........... Boston . . .......... New York 232,402 49,199 178 260 197 749 247 224 470 83 24 85 80 863 516 8,8i8 12,378 60,309 5,724- 250 2,579 Barrels. 18.863 5,010 67.977 5,175 87,025 10,978 3,896 3,113 237,601 Refriger630 erators . 1,690 Barrels . 122 Barrels . 14 Cars . . 1,379 Bales . . ] 77,734 Barrels . 2,829 73 Bales . . Boxes. 33,205 12,419 1233,548 12,862 292,034 ..... 2* Barrels . 40 Bales . . 231 Cases . . 17,987 Bales . . Total Coastwise Shipments for the Year 1897. ........ ...............' 2,70080 28,350 00 8,450 00 9,760 00 2,100 ()0 413,700 00 1,321,478 00 14,145 00 511 00 815,617 00 96 00 400 00 2,079 00 1,438,960 00 $39.142,290 78 K o do a H O co 840 MAYOR'S ANNtlAL RfiPOftT. Coastwise and Foreign Exports tor Fifteen Years Preceding, Compared with x88a. i'i COASTWISE. 1882................ ..........................$28,646,820 00 1 | 1883......... ................................. 28,165,669 00 ' 1884. ......................................... 26,464,39600 1885................:...........-........ ..... 24,184,189 00 1886. ..... ................................... 43,119,493 00 1887 ........................................... 31,712,173 00 1888...... .................................... 38,588,983 00 1889................ .......................... 35,288,088 00 1890................... ....................... 35,922,949 00 ..|; 1891 ........................................... 38,742,295 00 |.j| 1892 ...................... ... ............... 41,860,820 00 *' I 1893....................... ............... 45,824,839 00 1894......................................... 36,974,948 00 1895.................. ........................ 34,849,071 (0 ] 1896......................................... 36,095,681 00 r| 1897.................................. ........ 39,142,291 CO 1 i [;,] Total...................................$565,582,705 00 Coastwise to ports for the year 1897..$ 39,142,391 00 Average for fifteen years preceding.. 35,096,027 00 1897 over average 15 precedingyears.$ 4,046,427 00 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 341 Coastwise and Foreign ExportsContinued. FOREIGN. 1882...........................................$19,702,213 00 1883........................................... 22,725,268 00 1884..... . .... .......... ............. ..... 24,469,788 00 1885........................................... 18,069,208 00 1886....... ........ .... ..................... 21,604,782 00 1887................................. ......... 23,051,909 00 1888........................................... 17,846,618 00 1889.... ..... ................................ 27,604,341 00 1890. ....................................... 30,947,241 00 1891... ...................................... 29,476,491 00 1892 ...... ................................... 20,254,538 00 1893......... ................................ 25,491,127 00 1894........................................... 23,379,613 00 1895...........:............................... 28,441,435 00 1896...... .................................... 28,008,610 00 1897........................................... 28,075,786 00 Total...................................$389,148,968 00 Foreign exports for year 1897...........$28,075,786 00 Average for fifteen years preceding... 24,071,545 00 1897 over average 15 preceding years. 4,004,241 00 Coastwise. UPLAND COTTON. Value 381,203 shipped coastwise, 1897.112,198,496 00 Value 336,430 shipped coastwise, 1896.. 13,457,600 00 SE4. ISLAND. Value 42,452 shipped coastwise, 1897....f2,547,120 00 Value 62,742 shipped coastwise, 1896, :; 4,391,940 QQ 342 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. Coastwise and Foreign ExportsContinued. Foreign. UPLAND. Value of 612,799 exported, 1897........$19,609,568 00 Value of 481,062 exported, 1896...... . 19,242,480 00 SEA ISLAND. Value of 15,624 exported, 1897......... $ 938,040 00 Value of 14,657 exported, 1896 ........ 1,028,190 00 BANK CLEARANCES. fjj SAVANNAH, GA., Feb. 25th, 1898. : ; Mr. W. P. Bailey, Cleric of Council, Savannah, Ga.: r )| DEAR SIRThe bank clearings for the year 1897, I.;] amounted to $127,777,401.99, by months as follows : I ji January ....................................| 12,063,089 02 j *j February ................................. 8,456,51094 [ !| March..... ............................... 8,480,04510 April....................................... 8,823,35311 May.. ....................................... 7,581,823 81 June ..... ................ ................ . 6,883,168 11 July........................................ 7,773,990 40 August.. ................................... 6,685,563 51 September.................................. 13,366,012 18 October......... .. ...................... 17,661,58148 November................................... 15,809,895 14 December.............. ................... 14,192,369 19 Total ...................................$127,777,401 99 Yours truly, JNO. M. HOGAN, Secretary Savannah Clearing Association. ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF SAVANNAH, FOR THE YEAR 1897. CoaoxpiledL WILLIAM P, BAILEY, Clerk of Council. 344 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. ANIMALS. An ordinance to prevent the presence of any milk or draft animals on any sidewalk, public square, park or grass plat, or on any private grounds not belonging to the owners of said animals. , , Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Al- ;| j dermen of the city of Savannah, in Council assembled, That hereafter it shall be the duty of the owner or owners of all milk or draft animals, whether they 1:< are loose, led or driven, to keep them off the side11 walks, public squares, parks and grass plats in the j'j city of Savannah, and also off of private grounds in ! i said city not belonging to the owners of the said ani- \i mals, where permission has not been given by the i owners or proprietors of the said grounds. j j; Any person violating the provisions of this ordii. ?j nance shall be subject, upon conviction before the Police court of the city of Savannah, to a fine not to : exceed ten dollars and imprisonment not to exceed 5 five days, either or both, in the discretion of the 11 court. '.\ Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances j| and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordii! nance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed May 19, 1897. BICYCLES. An ordinance to exclude bicycles and like vehicles from the public park and the parade ground and the walks around them, save Drayton, Whitaker, New Houston and Bolton street walks. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah, in Council assemII it: 4 if. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 345 bled, That hereafter it shall be unlawful for any person, riding a bicycle or similar vehicle, to ride the same in the public park south of Gaston street, in the city of Savannah, or the extension thereof, known as the parade ground, or on any walk around the said park or parade ground, save only the Drayton, Whitaker, New Houston and Bolton street walks, which said three walks just mentioned may be used by the riders of said vehicles. Any person violating this ordinance shall be subject, upon conviction before the police court of the city of Savannah, to a fine not to exceed twenty-five dollars and imprisonment not to exceed ten days, either or both, in the discretion of the court. Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed June 16, 1897. BUILDING. An ordinance to permit J. H. H. Entelman of the city of Savannah, to erect three (3) frame houses on lots 27 and 28, Wesley ward, to cost not less than 13,000 each. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah in Council assembled, That permission be, and it is hereby given to J. H. H. Entelman of the city of Savannah, to erect three (3) frame houses on lots 27 and 28 Wesley ward in said city, to cost not less than $3,000 each. Sec. 2. Be it further ordained that all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordi- i i. 346 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. nance are hereby repealed, in so far as they apply to this special case. Ordinance passed January 18, 1897. BOMFIRES. The following ordinance was read the first time December 15, 1897, by unanimous consent was read a second time, placed upon passage and passed: An ordinance to permit bonfires in the park extension or parade ground during the Christmas holidays. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Alder11 men of the city of Savannah, in Council assembled, That the building of bonfires in the park extension or parade ground, from December 24 to January 1, both inclusive, is hereby allowed. Sec. 2. That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed December 15, 1897. CHIMNEY CONTRACTORS. An ordinance to amend the ordinances of the city of Savannah heretofore passed, touching chimneys and chimney contractors. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah, in council assembled, That the ordinances of the city of Savannah, heretofore passed concerning chimneys and chimney contractors, to be found on pages 166 and 167 of , MacDonell's Code of Savannah, be and they are herei by amended as follows, to-wit: 1. Hereafter the chimneys of one-story houses or structures in the city of Savannah need not be swept exceeding once every six months. Houses or struc- : MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 347 tures two or more stories in height need not be swept exceeding once every year. 2. Section 597 of MacDonell's Code of Savannah relative to bake or cook houses is repealed. 3. Should the contractor be unable to collect his fees from the occupants of houses or structures in which chimneys are swept, the contractor may then look to the owners of the houses or structures for as much as one-half of their said fees, but no more than this. Section 2. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed April 7,1897. CITY PHYSICIANS. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah, in council assembled, That section 746 of MacDonell's Code of Savannah, to be found on page 194 thereof, be and the same is hereby repealed. Sec. 2. That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed August 11, 1897. An ordinance to provide the election of another colored city physician. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah, in council assembled, That at the meeting of the City Council ot Savannah, to be held on the 16th day of June, 1897, another colored city physician shall be elected by Council, whose duties and compensation shall be those of the City Physicians now in office, and he 11 , ) 348 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. shall hold his office, unless sooner removed, until the next regular election for City Physicians. The Clerk of Council shall advertise in the usual manner for applicants for the said office, and the said City Physician so to be elected and those now in office shall be subject to the rules and regulations heretofore or hereafter adopted. Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed June 2, 1897. DEAD POVI/TRY AND MEAT. 11 An ordinance to prohibit the sale of dead poultry | f i and meat on the streets of the city of Savannah : !;j Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Al- ; i dermen of the city of Savannah, in council assemi I*. bled, That hereafter it shall not be lawful for parties s l| i dealing in dead poultry, meat or sausage (that is, those who have bought for the purpose of reselling), to sell the same, or offer to sell the same, on the * I : streets of the city of Savannah. Any person violating this ordinance shall be subject, upon conviction before the Police Court of the | city of Savannah, to a fine not to exceed ten (10) I dollars or imprisonment not exceed five (5) days, either or both, in the discretion of the Court. Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, that all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed April 21, 1897. DISPENSARY. An ordinance to repeal that certain ordinance of the city of Savannah, passed March 29, 1893, enti- MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 340 tied, "An ordinance to establish dispensaries in the city of Savannah for the supply of the sick poor and to regulate the same," and to establish a city dispensary, to be controlled under the rules and regulations to be established by the Board of Sanitary Commissioners for the city of Savannah. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah, in council assembled, That the above entitled ordinance, passed March 29, 1893, be, and the. same is hereby repealed, and a city dispensary for the sick poor of Savannah is hereby established, under the general scheme and plan as it existed prior to the passage of the said ordinance, save as they are herein changed by this ordinance. Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That a Keeper and Assistant Keeper of the said dispensary shall be appointed by the said Sanitary Board, and the said dispensary and the said two appointees shall be under the control and regulation of the said Board, with power in the said Board to dismiss the said Keeper and Assistant for neglect of duty, inefficiency, or other cause appearing to the said Board to be satisfactory, The said Keeper and Assistant shall be appointed for such term as said Board shall fix, and shall receive such compensation out of the Treasury of the city of Savannah as said Board may prescribe. The compensation, however, provided for by said Board to be first submitted to the Council of the city of Savannah, and not to become fixed until approved by said Council. It shall be the duty of said Board to pass rules and regulations looking to the supply of the indigent ; i 350 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. ! poor of the city of Savannah and to the usefulness and efficiency of the said dispensary. Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That any person who shall, by misrepresentation, obtain, medicine at the public expense, who is able to pay for the same, shall, upon conviction before the Police Court of the I city of Savannah, be subject to a fine not to exceed twenty dollars and imprisonment not to exceed ten days, either or both, in the discretion of the Court. Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances / and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed January 13, 1897. i j j! An ordinance to repeal that certain ordinance ! t'.\ passed by Council on the 13th day of January, 1897, \l ! and entitled, "An ordinance to repeal that certain ordinance of the city of Savannah, passed March 29, 1893, entitled 'An ordinance to establish dispensaries in the city of Savannah for the supply of the sick poor, and to regulate the same, and to establish a city I, : n j dispensary to be controlled under the rules and regulations to be established by the Board of Sanitary Commissioners for the city of Savannah.' " Section J. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah, in council assembled, That the above entitled ordinance, passed by Council January 13, 1897, be, and the same is hereby repealed. Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed'February 1, 1897. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 351 An ordinance to re-establish the City Dispensary in the city of Savannah as it existed prior to being abolished. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah, in council assembled. That a City Dispensary for the sick poor of Savannah is hereby re-established, under the general scheme and plan as it existed prior to its being abolished, save as they are herein changed by this ordinance. Sec. 2. Be it ordained, That a Keeper, Assistant Keeper and a porter be elected for said Dispensary by the Sanitary Board, and the said Dispensary and the appointees shall be under the control and regulation of the said Board, with the power in the said Board to dismiss the said Keeper, Assistant Keeper or porter for neglect of duty, inefficiency or other cause appearing to the said Board to be satisfactory. The said Keeper, Assistant Keeper and porter shall be elected for such term as said Board shall fix, and shall receive as compensation out of the Treasury of the city of SavannahKeeper $1,200, Assistant Keeper $900 and porter f 240 per annum, payable in equal monthly installments. It shall be the duty of said Board to pass rules and regulations looking to the supply of the indigent poor of the city of Savannah and to the usefulness and efficiency of the said Dispensary. Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That any person who shall, by misrepresentation, obtain medicine at the public expense, who is able to pay for the same, shall, upon conviction before the Police Court of the city of Savannah, be subject to a fine of $20 and im- .1 362 MAYOR'S ANNUAL BEPOBT. prisonment not to exceed ten days, either or both, in the discretion of the Court. _,, Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances ! and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed June 2, 1897. DRAINAGE. An ordinance to repeal an ordinance entitled "An |: ordinance to provide for Drainage Commissioners in the city" of Savannah," passed April 1, 1891. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah, in council assem- ;M! bled, That an ordinance entitled, "An ordinance to ij|! provide for Drainage Commissioners in the city of I $ Savannah," passed April 1, 1891, be and the same is hereby repealed. Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. . Ordinance passed Sept. 24, 1897. ! i FIREWORKS. The following ordinance read in Council first time, December 1, 1897, by unanimous consent read a second time, placed upon its passage and passed: An ordinance to permit the firing of firecrackers and fireworks during the Christmas holidays as herein provided. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah, in Council assembled, That the firing of firecrackers and fireworks is hereby permitted in the city of Savannah on Liberty street and south of Liberty street (except on Bull street north of the parade ground) from December *. MAYOR'S ANNUAL BEPORT. 358 24 to January 1, both inclusive, and the ordinance heretofore passed on this subject is amended accordingly. Except as herein provided, the firing of fireworks and firecrackers in the city .Savannah is forbidden under penalties of existing ordinances. Sec. 2. That the firing of firecrackers or fireworks in, from or into Forsyth park is hereby forbidden under the said penalties. Sec. 3. That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed December 15, 1897. HEALTH OFFICER. An ordinance to provide that the Health Officer of the city of Savannah shall attend emergency calls at the police barracks. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah, in council assembled, That it is hereby made the duty of the Health Officer of the city of Savannah to attend emergency calls at the police barracks of the city of Savannah. Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed March 24, 1897. An ordinance to repeal the ordinance passed March 24, 1897, entitled "An ordinance to provide that the Health Officer of the city of Savannah shall attend emergency calls at the police barracks." Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah in Council assembled, That the above entitled ordinance passed by council 23 334 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. on March 24, 1897, be and the same is hereby repealed. Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed June 2, 1897. An ordinance to relieve the Health Officer of the duty of attending policemen and firemen : .Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah, in Council assembled, That the Health Officer of the city of Savannah is hereby relieved of the duty of attending policemen and firemen of the city of Savannah, and it is made the duty of the City Physicians, in whose respective districts the policemen or firemen needing medical attention reside, to attend said policemen or firemen when their services are required. Sec. 2. Be it further ordained that all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed June 16, 1897. HOSPITALS AMD PRIVATE SANITARIUMS. An ordinance to provide for the location and supervision of all private sanitariums or hospitals, to be located in the city of Savannah. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah, in Council assembled, That it shall not be lawful for any private sanitarium or private hospital to be erected in the city of Savannah, on any lot or parcel of land less than two hundred feet square, and then only after the location of the building and lot has been approved by the Board of Sanitary Commissioners of the city of Savannah. I MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 855 Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That no private sanitarium or private hospital shall be run or conducted in the city of Savannah, until the same shall have been first licensed by the city of Savannah, and after the same shall have been licensed it shall be under the supervision and inspection of the Board of Sanitary Commissioners. Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That any person or persons violating this ordinance, or any provision thereof, shall be subject upon conviction before the police court of the city of Savannah to a fine not to exceed one hundred ($100) dollars, and to imprisonment not to exceed thirty (30) days, either or both, in the discretion of the court, and that each day's continuance in the violation of this ordinance, or of any provision thereof, shall be deemed and held to be a separate and distinct offense. Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance, are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed June 2, -1897. INSPECTOR OF MEATS, ETC. An ordinance to prevent the sale and exposure for sale, in the city of Savannah, of unwholesome and unsanitary meats, fish, provisions, fruits and vegetables ; to provide for the appointment of an inspector and to define his powers and duties. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah, in Council assembled, That hereafter any person'or persons selling or offering for sale in the city of Savannah, meats, fish, provisions or vegetables, in an unwholesome and un- 356 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. sanitary condition and unfit for food, shall be subject, upon conviction before the police court of the city of Savannah, to a fine not to exceed the sum of thirty ($30) dollars and to imprisonment not to exceed ten (10) days, either or both, in the discretion of the court. Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That the Board of Sanitary Commissioners for the city of Savannah, be and it is hereby authorized to appoint an inspector whose duty it shall be to carefully look after and examine meats, fish, provisions, fruits and vegetables, sold or offered for sale in the city of Savannah, for the purpose of carrying out and enforcing this ordinance, and who shall be authorized, with the consent and concurrence of the Health Officer, the Clerk of the Public Market, or a member of said Sanitary Board, to destroy such meats, fish, provisions, Iruits and vegetables as may be ascertained to be in an unwholesome and unsanitaty condition and unfit for food. Said inspector shall be appointed for one (1) year at a salary of nine hundred ($900) dollars per annum, payable in equal monthly installments ; shall be under the control of the said Sanitary Board and shall be subject to discharge whenever in the judgment of the said board the public good requires or justifies such discharge. Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed June 16, 1897. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 357 LAUREL 6ROVE CEMETERY. An ordinance to amend Section 834 of MacDonell's Code of Savannah relative to the sale by purchasers of lots in Laurel Grove cemetery. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah, in Council assembled, That hereafter it shall not be lawful for the Council of the city of Savannah to give the consent provided for in the above-named section for the sale by the purchaser of a lot bought from the city of Savannah in Laurel Grove cemetery, unless it shall be made to appear to Council that the said purchaser is reselling at a price not in excess of the price paid by him to the city. Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed November 3, 1897. LICENSES. An ordinance to require the payment of a license by transient merchants and dealers, or their representatives, bringing stocks of goods into the city of Savannah for sale. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah, in Council assembled, That hereafter it shall not be lawful for any transient merchant or dealer, or the representative of such transient merchant or dealer, coming to the city for the temporary purpose of disposing of his stock of goods, brought to the city for the purpose of sale, to sell or expose for sale such stock of goods without first paying to the Treasurer of the city of Savannah a 358 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. license fee or charge of one thousand dollars, and the said Treasurer shall thereupon issue his receipt, which shall be the license herein required. Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That any person violating the provisions of this ordinance, shall be subject upon conviction before the police court of the city of Savannah to a fine not to exceed one hundred ($100) dollars and imprisonment not to exceed thirty (30) days, either or both, in the discretion of the court. And each day's continuance in the business herein mentioned without payment of the said license charge, shall be held and considered to be a separate and distinct offense.' Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed November 17, 1897. PAVING STREETS. An ordinance for the improvement of portions of President and York streets, in the city of Savannah, under the provisions of an act of the Legislature, approved October 1, 1887. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah, in council assembled, under the terms and provisions of an act of the Legislature of Georgia, approved Oct. 1,1887, That the Commissioner of Public Works for the city of Savannah be, and he is hereby authorized and directed to build and construct on President street, in the city of Savannah, from the east side of Bull street to the west side of Dray ton street, a roadway of sheet asphalt twenty-three (23) feet in width, and upon York MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 369 street, in the city of Savannah, from the east side of Bull street to the west side of Drayton street, a roadway of sheet asphalt forty (40) feet in width, and upon York street, in the city of Savannah, from the side of Bull street to the west side of Drayton street, a roadway of sheet asphalt twenty-three (23) feet in width. The said Commissioner is also authorized and directed to enclose the said two (2) roadways with stone curbing, and to do all the work in the way of grading, constructing drains, cross drains, catch basins and all other things incident to the said improvement of the said portions of President and York streets. Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That after the total cost of the said work on the said portions of the said two streets shall have been ascertained, one-third of such cost shall be paid out of the City Treasury and the other two-thirds from the persons owning, at the date of the adoption of this ordinance, the real estate abutting on each side of the said portions of the said two streets, according to frontage ; and the pro rata amount of the cost of said work is hereby assessed against the said abutting real estate and its owners as aforesaid; separate assessments shall, however, be made for the portion of President street and for the portion of York street to be improved under this ordinance, so that the respective lot owners shall be required to pay their proportionate shares of the cost of the work upon their respective streets. The frontage of intersecting streets are assessed as real estate abutting upon the portions of the said two streets to be improved, and the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah shall be, for all the 860 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. intents and purposes of this ordinance, the owner of the real estate so abutting, and shall pay from the City Treasury its just pro rata as such owner for the cost of said work, according to frontage, in addition to its one-third of the entire cost as hereinbefore provided for. Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That after the improvement hereinbefore provided for has been completed, the Commissioner of Public Works for the city of Savannah shall prepare and submit to Council a statement showing the cost of the improvement herein provided for, and also an assessment roll showing as to two-thirds of the cost to be apportioned; how it is apportioned among the several abutting parcels, including the street intersections, and giving the sum chargeable to each parcel with the name of the owner. Upon the consideration and adoption of said statement and assessment roll by the Council of the city of Savannah, it shall then become the duty of the City Treasurer to send to the abutting property owners their proper bill for the same, as it may be ascertained by the City Council, and if such bill so sent be not paid within thirty (30) days after the presentation or sending of the same, it shall then become the duty of the City Treasurer to issue an execution for the amount, together with cost against the persons and property aforesaid, which execution shall be made and levied out of the property described therein, as are executions for city taxes. See. 4. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Passed in Council January 13th, 1897. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 31 An ordinance for the improvement of a portion of Bryan street, in the city of Savannah, under the terms and provisions of an act of the Legislature of Georgia, approved October I, 1887. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah, in council assembled, under the terms and provisions of an act of the Legislature of Georgia, approved October 1, 1897, That the Commissioner of Public Works for the city of Savannah be, and he is hereby authorized and directed to build and construct on Bryan street, in the city of Savannah, from the western property line of Whitaker street to the eastern property line of Farm street, in the city of Savannah, except the West Broad street intersection, which is already paved, a roadway of granite blocks twenty-one (21) feet in width, the intersecting streets and lanes to be paved to the property line. The said Commissioner is also authorized and directed to enclose the said roadway with a stone curbing, and also to do all the work in the way of grading, the placing of catch basins, drains, crossings and all other things incident to the construction and completion of the improvement herein provided for. See. 2. Be it further ordained, That a street railroad company having tracks running through the said portion of Bryan street is hereby required to pave the width of its tracks and two feet on each side of its tracks with granite blocks as the said work progresses, and, in the event this is not done by the said street railroad company, the said Commissioner shall see to its being done at the expense of the said company. 362 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That after the total cost of the said work, exclusive of that done by or for a railroad company, shall have been ascertained, onethird of such total cost shall be paid out of the City Treasury, and the other two-thirds from the persons owning, at the date of the adoption of this ordinance, the real estate abutting on each side of the said portion of the said Bryan street, according to the frontage; and the pro rata amount of the cost of said work is hereby assessed against the said abutting real estate and its owners as aforesaid. The frontage of intersecting streets and lanes are assessed as real estate abutting upon the portion of the said Bryan street to be improved, and the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah shall be, for all the intents and purposes of this ordinance, the owner of the real estate so abutting, and shall pay from the City Treasury its just pro rata as such owner for the cost of said work, according to frontage, in addition to its one-third of the entire cost as hereinbefore provided. Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, That after the improvement hereinbefore provided for has been completed, the Commissioner of Public Works for the city of Savannah shall prepare and submit to Council a statement showing the cost of the improvement herein provided for and also an assessment roll showing as to two-thirds of the cost to be apportioned; how it is apportioned amongst the several abutting parcels, including the street and lane intersections, and giving the sum chargeable to each parcel, with the name of the owner. Upon the consideration and adoption of said statement and assessment roll by MAYOR'S ANNUAL BEPOKT. 363 the Council of the city of Savannah, it shall then become the duty of the City Treasurer to send to the abutting property owners their proper bill for the same, as it may be ascertained by the City Council, and if such bill, so sent, be not paid, within thirty (30) days after the presentation or sending of the same, it shall then become the duty of the City Treasurer to issue an execution for the amount, together wish costs, against the persons and property aforesaid, which execution shall be made and levied out of the property described therein as are executions for city taxes. The said statement and assessment roll shall also show the amount payable by a street railroad company, and should such company fail or refuse to pay a bill for the same thirty days after its presentation, it shall be the duty of the City Treasurer to issue an execution against the said company and its property, together with costs, which shall, be made and levied as are executions for city taxes. Sec. 5. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed January 18, 1897. An ordinance for the improvement of a portion of Farm street in the city of Savannah, under the terms and provisions of an act of the Legislature of Georgia approved October 1, 1887. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah, under the terms and provisions of an Act of the Legislature of Georgia, approved October 1, 1887, That the Commissioner of Public Works for the city of Savannah be and he 364 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. is hereby authorized and directed to build and construct on Farm street, in the city of Savannah, from the southern property line of Bryan street to the southern property line of Bay street, a roadway of granite blocks thirty (30) feet in width. The intersecting streets and lanes to be paved to property line. The said Commissioner is also authorized and directed to enclose the said roadway with a stone curbing, and also to do all the work in the way of grading, the placing of catch basins, drains, crossings, and all other things incident to the construction and completion of the improvement herein provided for. Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That after the total cost of said work shall have been ascertained, onethird of such total cost shall be paid out of the City Treasury, and the other two-thirds from the persons owning, at the date of the adoption of this ordinance, the real estate abutting on each side of the said portion of the said Farm street, according to frontage ; and the pro rata amount of the cost of said work is hereby assessed against the said abutting real estate and its owners as aforesaid. The frontage of intersecting streets and lanes are assessed as real estate abutting upon the portion of the said Farm street to be improved, and the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah shall be, for all the intents and purposes of this ordinance, the owner of the real estate so abutting, and shall pay from the City Treasury its just pro rata as such owner for the cost of said work, according to frontage in addition to its one-third of the entire cost as hereinbefore provided. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 365 Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That after the improvement hereinbefore provided for has been completed, the Commissioner of Public Works for the city of Savannah shall prepare and submit to Council a statement showing the cost of the improvement herein provided for, and also an assessment roll showing as to two-thirds of the cost to be apportioned, how it is apportioned amongst the several abutting parcels, including the street and lane intersections, and giving the sum chargeable to each parcel, with the name of the owner. Upon the consideration and adoption of said statement and assessment roll by the Council of the city of Savannah, it shall then become the duty of the City Treasurer to send to the abutting property owners their proper bill for the same, as it maybe ascertained by the City Council, and if such bill, so sent, be not paid within thirty (30) days after the presentation or sending of the same, it shall then become the duty of the City Treasurer to issue an execution for the amount, together with costs, against the persons and property aforesaid, which execution shall be made and levied out of the property described therein as are executions for city taxes. Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed January 18, 1897. An ordinance for the improvement of a portion of Jefferson street in the city of Savannah, under the terms and provisions of an act of the Legislature of Georgia, approved October 1, 1887. 366 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah, in Council assembled, under the terms and provisions of act of the Legislature of Georgia, approved October 1, 1887, That the Commissioner of Public Works for the city of Savannah be, and he is hereby authorized and directed to build and construct on Jefferson street, in the city of Savannah, from the south curb line of Bryan street to the north property line of Broughton street, in the city of Savannah (except the Congress street crossing already paved with asphalt), a roadway of granite blocks thirty-two (32) feet in width. The intersecting streets and lanes to be paved to the property line. The said Commissioner is also authorized and directed to enclose the said roadway with a stone curbing, and also to do all the work in the way of grading, the placing of catch basins, drains, crossings, and all other things incident to the construction and completion of the improvement herein provided for. Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That the Street Railway Company having tracks running through the said portion of Jefferson street is hereby required to pave the width of its tracks and two feet on each side of its track with granite blocks as the said work progresses, and, in the event this is not done by the said Street Railroad Company, the said Commissioner shall see to its being done at the expense of the said company. Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That after the total cost of the said work, exclusive of that done by or fora railroad company, shall have been ascertained, one-third of such total cost shall be paid out of the MAYOB'S ANNUAL REPORT. 367 City Treasury, and the other two-thirds from the persons owning, at the date of the adoption of this ordinance, the real estate abutting on each side of the said portion of Jefferson street, according to frontage ; and the pro rata amount of the cost of said work is hereby assessed against the said abutting real estate and its owners as aforesaid. The frontage of intersecting streets and lanes are assessed as real estate abutting upon the portion of the said Jefferson street to be improved, and the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah shall be, for all intents and purposes of this ordinance, the owner of the real estate so abutting, and shall pay from the City Treasury its just pro rata as such owner for the cost of said work according to frontage, in addition to its one-third of the entire cost, as hereinbefore provided for. Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, That after the improvement hereinbefore provided for has been completed, the Commissioner of Public Works for the city of Savannah shall prepare and submit to Council a statement showing the cost of the improvement herein provided for and also an assessment roll showing as to two-thirds of the cost to be apportioned, how it is apportioned amongst the several abutting parcels, including the street and lane intersections, and giving the sum chargeable to each parcel, with the name of the owner. Upon the consideration and adoption of said statement and assessment roll by the Council of the city of Savannah, it shall then become the duty of the City Treasurer to send to the abutting property owners their proper bill for the same as it may be ascertained by the city Council, 368 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. and if such bill, so sent, be not paid within thirty (30) days after the presentation or sending of the same, it shall then become the duty of the City Treasurer to issue an execution for the amount, together with costs, against the persons and property aforesaid, which execution shall be made and levied out of the property described therein as are execu tions for city taxes. The said statement and assessment roll shall also show the amount payable by the Street Railroad Company, and should such company fail or refuse to pay a bill for the same thirty days after its presentation, it shall be the duty of the City Treasurer to issue an execution against the said company and its property, together with costs, which shall be made * and levied as are executions for city taxes. 1 Sec. 5. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed January 30, 1897. An ordinance for the improvement of Railroad street, in the city of Savannah, from West Broad street to the east side of the Savannah and Ogeechee canal, under the terms and provisions of an act of the Legislature of Georgia, approved October 1, 1887. Section 1. Be it ordained bj'the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah, in Council assembled, Under the terms and provisions of an act of the Legislature of Georgia, approved October 1, 1887, That the Commissioner of Public Works for the city of Savannah be, and he is hereby authorized and directed to build and construct on Railroad street, in MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 368 the city of Savannah, from West Broad street to the east side of the Savannah and Ogeechee canal, a roadway of granite blocks, to be of the width set forth in the plan of said improvements prepared by the City Engineer and filed by the Clerk of Council on the 19th day of May, 1897. The said Commissioner is also authorized and directed to enclose the said roadway with a stoiie curbing, and to do all the work in the way of grading, the placing of- catch basins, drains and ail other things incident to the construction and completion of the said roadway of granite blocks. Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That a Street Railroad Company having tracks running through the said Railroad street to be improved, under this ordinance, is hereby required to pave the width of its track and two feet on each side of every line of track of the said company with granite blocks, as the said work progresses, and in the event this is not done by the said Street Railroad Company, the said Commissioner shall see to its being done at the expense of the said Street Railroad Company. Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That after the total cost of the said work, exclusive of that done by or for a railroad company, shall have been ascertained, one-third of such total cost shall be paid out of the City Treasury and the other two-thirds from the persons owning, at the date of the adoption of this ordinance, the real estate abutting on each side of the said Railroad street, according to frontage, and the pro rata amount of the cost of said work is hereby assessed against the said abutting real estate and its 24 370 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. owners as aforesaid. The frontage of intersecting streets and lanes are assessed as real estate abutting upon the portion of said Railroad street to be improved and the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah shall be, lor all the intents and purposes of this ordinance, the owner of the real estate so abutting, and shall pay from the City Treasury its just pro rata as such owner for the cost of said work, according to frontage, in addition to its one-third of the entire cost as hereinbefore provided. Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, That after the improvement hereinbefore provided for has been completed, the Commissioner of Public Works for the city of Savannah shall prepare and submit to Council a statement showing the cost of the improvement herein provided for, and also an assessment roll, showing as to two-thirds of the cost to be apportioned, how it is apportioned amongst the several abutting parcels, including the street and lane intersections, and giving the sum chargeable to each parcel, with the name of the owner. Upon the consideration and adoption of said statement and assessment roll by the Council of the city of Savannah, it shall then become the duty of the City Treasurer to send to the abutting property owners their bill for the same as it may be ascertained by the City Council, and if such bills so sent be not paid within thirty (30) days after the presentation or sending of the same, it shall then become the duty of the City Treasurer to issue an execution for the amount, together with costs against the persons and property aforesaid, which execution shall be made and levied out of the property described therein as are executions for city taxes. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 371 The said statement and assessment roll shall also show the amount payable by a Street Railroad Company, and should such company fail or refuse to pay a bill for the same within thirty (30) days after its presentation, it shall be the duty of the City Treasurer to issue an execution against the said company and its property, together with costs, which shall be made and levied as are executions for city taxes. Sec. 5. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed June 2, 1897. An ordinance to repeal that certain ordinance, passed June 2, 1897, entitled, "An ordinance for the improvement of Railroad street, in the city of Savannah, from West Broad street to the east side of the Savannah and Ogeechee canal, under the terms and provisions of an act of the Legislature of Georgia, approved October 1, 1897. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah, in council assembled, That the above entitled ordinance, passed June 2,1897, be arid the same is hereby repealed. Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed June 24, 1897. An ordinance for the improvement of Railroad street, in the city of Savannah, from West Broad street to the east side of the Savannah and Ogeechee Canal, under the terms and provisions of an act of 372 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. the Legislature of Georgia, approved October 1, 1887. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah, in council assembled, under the terms and provisions of an act of the Legislature of Georgia, approved October 1, 1887, That the Commissioner of Public Works for the city of Savannah be and he is hereby authorized and directed to build and construct on Railroad street, in the city of Savannah, from West Broad street to the east side of the Savannah and Ogeechee canal, a roadway of granite blocks, to be of the width set forth in the plan of said improvements prepared by the City Engineer and filed by the Clerk of Council on the 19th day of May, 1897. The said Commissioner is also authorized and directed to enclose the said roadway with a stone curbing, and to do all the work in the way of grading, the placing of catch basins, drains and all other things incident to the construction and completion of the said roadway of granite blocks. Sec. 2 Ba it further ordained (there being no tracks of any railroad company upon the said portion of said Railroad street to be improved), That after the total cost of said work shall have been ascertained, onethird of such total cost shall be paid out of the City Treasury and the other two-thirds from the persons owning, at the date of the adoption of this ordinance, the real estate abutting on each side of the said Railroad street, according to the frontage, and the pro rata amount of the cost of said work is hereby assessed against the said abutting real estate and its MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 373 owners as aforesaid. The frontages of intersecting streets and lanes are assessed as real estate abutting upon the portion of said Railroad street to be improved, and the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah shall be, for all intents and purposes of this orciinance, the owner of the real estate so abutting, and shall pay from the City Treasury its just pro rata as such owner for the cost of said work, according to frontage, in addition to its one-third of the entire cost as hereinbefore provided. Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That after the improvement hereinbefore provided for has been completed, the Commissioner of Public Works for the city of Savannah shall prepare and submit to Council a statement showing the cost of the improvement herein provided for, and also an assessment roll showing as to two-thirds of the cost to be apportioned ; how it is apportioned amongst the several abutting parcels, including the street and lanes intersections, and giving the sum chargeable to each parcel, with the name of the owner. Upon the consideration and adoption of said statement and assessment roll by the Council of the city of Savannah, it shall then become the duty of the City Treasurer to send to the abutting property owners their bill for the same, as it may be ascertained by the City Council, and if such bills so sent be not paid within thirty (30) days after the presentation or sending of the same, it shall then become the duty of the City Treasurer to issue an execution for the amount, together with costs against persons and property aforesaid, which execution shall be made and levied out 374 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. of the property described therein as are executions for city taxes. Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed June 30, 1897. An ordinance for the improvement of a portion of Barnard street, in the city of Savannah, under the terms and provisions of an act of the Legislature of Georgia, approved Oct. 1, 1887. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah, in council assembled, under the terms and provisions of an act of the Legislature of Georgia, approved October 1, 1887, That the Commissioner of Public Works for the city of Savannah be and he is hereby authorized and directed to build and construct on Barnard street, in the city of Savannah, from the northern property line of Barnard street (where the pavement of granite blocks already laid now ends) to the curb line on the southern side of Bay street a roadway of granite blocks forty (40) feet in width, the intersecting lane is to be paved to the property line. The said Bay street west beg to report favorably, Commissioner is also authorized and directed to enclose the said roadway with a stone curbing and also to do all the work in the way of grading, the placing of catch basins, drains, crossings and all other things incident to the construction and completion of the improvement herein provided for. Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, that the street railroad company having tracks through the said por- MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 375 tion of Barnard street is hereby required to pave the width of its tracks and two (2) feet on each side of its track with granite blocks as the said work progresses, and, in the event this is not done by the said street railroad, the said Commissioner shall see to its being done at the expense of said company. Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That after the total cost of the said work, exclusive of that done by or for a railroad company, shall have been ascertained, one-third of such total cost shall be paid out of the City Treasury and the other two-thirds from the persons owning, at the date of the adoption of this ordinance, the real estate abutting on each side of the said portion of the said Barnard street, according to frontage, and the pro rata amount of the cost of said work is hereby assessed against the said abutting real estate and its owners as aforesaid. The frontage of the intersecting lane is assessed as real estate abutting upon the portion of the said Barnard street to be improved, and the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah shall be, for all the intents and purposes of this ordinance, the owner of the real estate so abutting, and shall pay from the City Treasury its just pro rata as such owner for the cost of said work, according to frontage, in addition to its one-third of the entire cost as hereinbefore provided. Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, That after the improvement hereinbefore provided for has been completed, the Commissioner of Public Works for the city of Savannah shall prepare and submit to council a statement showing the cost of the improvement herein provided for, and also an assessment roll showing as to two-thirds of the cost to be apportioned, 376 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. how it is apportioned amongst the several abutting parcels, including the lane intersection, and giving the sum chargeable to each parcel, with the name of the owner. Upon the consideration and adoption of said statement and assessment roll by the Council of the city of Savannah, it shall then" become the duty of the City Treasurer to send to the abutting property owners their proper bill for the same, as it may be ascertained by the City Council, and if such bill, so sent, be not paid within thirty (30) days after the presentation or sending of the same, it shall then become the duty of the City Treasurer to issue an execution for the amount, together with costs, against the persons and property aforesaid, which execution shall be made and levied out of the property described therein, as are executions for city taxes. The said statement and assessment roll shall alao show the amount payable by the street railroad company, and should such company fail or refuse to pay a bill for the same thirty days after its presentation, it shall be the duty of the City Treasurer to issue an execution against the said company and its property, together with costs, which shall be made and levied as are executions for city taxes. Sec. 5. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed September 8, 1897. An ordinance to establish the official statement and assessment roll touching the improvement of the Louisville road from the western end of the bridge over the Savannah and Ogeechee canal to the MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. bifurcation of the Louisville and Augusta roads, made under an ordinance of the city of Savannah, adopted August 26, 1896. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah, in Council assembled, That the statement and assessment roll prepared and submitted to Council by the Commissioner of Public Works for the city of Savannah, under an ordinance of the city of Savannah, passed August 26, 1896, and entitled, " An ordinance for the improvement of the Louisville road in the city of Savannah from the western end of the bridge over the Savannah and Ogeechee canal to the bifurcation of the Louisville and Augusta roads under the terms and provisions of an act of the Legislature of Georgia, approved October 1, 1896," be and they are hereby declared to be the official statement and assessment roll of the said improvement under the city ordinance, the statement and assessment roll being that entitled, "A statement showing the cost of the improvement of the Louisville road in the city of Savannah from the western end of the bridge over the Savannah and Ogeechee canal to the bifurcation of the Louisville and Augusta roads, as made under an ordinance of the city of Savannah, passed August 26, 1896, and an assessment roll, showing as to two-thirds of this cost how it is apportioned among the several abutting parcels, including the street intersections, and giving the sum chargeable to each parcel with the name of the owners." And the Clerk of Council of the city of Savannah is hereby directed to mark the said statement and assessment roll filed as of this 378 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. * date, and to enter the same on the minutes of Council for due authentication and preservation. Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That the Treasurer of the city of Savannah is hereby directed to make out and present to the property owners, including the Street Railway Company, a bill for the respective amounts due by them as provided for by the said ordinance of August 26, 1896. Should the said bills be not paid, then it shall be the duty of the Treasurer to issue executions as provided for by the said ordinance, which shall be made and levied as therein provided for. Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed July 28, 1897. An ordinance to establish the official statement and assessment roll touching the improvement of Jefferson street from the south curb line of Bryan street to the north property line of Broughton street, except the Congress street crossing already paved, made under the ordinance of the city of Savannah adopted January 30, 1897. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah, in Council assembled, That the statement and assessment roll prepared and submitted to Council by the Commissioner of Public Works for the city of Savannah, under an ordinance of the city of Savannah, passed January 30, 1897, and entitled "An ordinance for the improvement of a portion of Jefferson street in the city of Savannah, under the terms and provisions of an MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 379 act of the Legislature of Georgia, approved October 1,1887, be and they are hereby declared to be the official statement and assessment roll of the said improvement under the city ordinance, the statement and assessment roll being that entitled " A statement showing the cost of the improvement of Jefferson street, in the city of Savannah, from the south curb line of Bryan street to the north property line of Broughton street, except the Congress street crossing, already paved with asphalt, as made under an ordinance of the city of Savannah, passed January 30, 1897, and an assessment roll showing as to twothirds of this cost, how it is apportioned among the several abutting parcels including the street intersections, giving the sum chargeable to each parcel with the name of the owners." And the Clerk of Council of the city of Savannah is hereby directed to mark the said statement and assessment roll filed as of this date, and to enter the same on the minutes of Council for due authentication and preservation. Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That the Treasurer of the city of Savannah is hereby directed to make out and present to the property owners, including the Street Railway ompany, a bill for the respective amounts due by them, as provided for by the said ordinance of January 30, 1897. Should the said bills be not paid, then it shall be the duty of the Treasurer to issue executions as provided for by the said ordinance, which shall be made and levied as therein provided for. 380 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed July 28, 1897. An ordinance to establish the official statement and assessment roll touching the improvement of Farm street from the southern property line of Bryan street to the southern property line of Bay street, made under an ordinance of the city of Savannah, adopted January 18, 1897. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah, in Council assembled, That the statement and assessment roll prepared and submitted to Council by the Commissioner of Public Works for the city of Savannah, under an ordinance of the city of Savannah, passed January 18,1897, and entitled " An ordinance for the improvement of a portion of Farm streetin the city of Savannah, under the terms and provisions, of an act of the Legislature of Georgia, approved October 1, 1887," be and they are hereby declared to be the official statement and assessment roll of the said improvement, under the city ordinance, the statement and assessment roll being that entitled, " A statement Ihowing the cost of the improvement of Farm street, in the city of Savannah, from the southern property line of Bryan street to the southern property line of Bay street, as made under an ordinance of the city of Savannah, passed January 18, 1897, and an assessment roll showing, as to two-thirds of this cost, how it is apportioned among the several abutting parcels, including the street intersections, and giving the sum chargeable to each parcel with the name of the MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 881 owner." And the Clerk of Council of the city of Savannah is hereby directed to mark the statement and assessment roll filed as of this date, and to enter the same on the minutes of Council for due authentication and preservation. Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That the Treasurer of the city of Savannah is hereby directed to make out and present to the property owners a bill for the respective amounts due by them as provided for by the said ordinance of January 18, 1897. Should the said bills be not paid, then it shall be the duty of the Treasurer to issue executions as provided for by the said ordinance, which shall be made and levied as therein provided for. Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed August 11,1897. An ordinance to establish the official statement and assessment roll touching the improvement of Bryan street from the western property line of Whitaker street to the eastern property line of Farm, street, except the West Broad street intersection already paved, made under an ordinance of the city of Savannah adopted January 18, 1897. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah, in Council assembled, That the statement and assessment roll prepared and submitted to Council by the Commissioner of Public Works for the city of Savannah, under an ordinance of the city of Savannah, passed January 18, 1897, and entitled " An ordinance for the improvement of a portion of Bryan street, in the city of Savannah, 382 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. under the terms and provisions of an act of the Legislature of Georgia, approved October 1, 1887," be and they are hereby declared to be the official statement and assessment roll of the said improvement under the city ordinance, the statement and assessment roll being that entitled " A statement showing the cost of the improvement of Bryan street, in the city of Savannah, from the western property line of Whitaker street to the eastern property line of Farm street, except the West Broad intersection already paved, as made under an ordinance of the city of Savannah, passed January 18, 1897, and an assessment roll showing, as to two-thirds of this cost, how it is apportioned among the several abutting parcels, including the street intersections, and giving the sum chargeable to each parcel with the name of the owner." And the Clerk of Council of the city of Savannah is hereby directed to mark the said statement and assessment roll filed as of this date, and to enter the same on the minutes of Council for due authentication and preservation. Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That the Treasurer of the city of Savannah is hereby directed to make out and present to the property owners, including the Street Railway Company, a bill for the respective amounts due by them as provided for by the said ordinance of January 18, 1897. Should the said bills be not paid, then it shall be the duty of the Treasurer to issue executions as provided for by the said ordinance, which shall be made and levied as therein provided for. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 383 Sec. 3. Be it farther ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed August 11, 1897. An ordinance to establish the official statement and assessment roll touching the improvement of York street from the east side of Bull street to the west side of Drayton street, made under the ordinance of the city of Savannah, adopted January 13, 1897. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah, in Council assembled, That the statement and assessment roll prepared and submitted to Council by the Commissioner of Public Works for the city of Savannah, passed January 13, 1897, and entitled, "An ordinance for the improvement of portions of President and York streets, in the city of Savannah, under the provisions of an act of the Legislature of Georgia, approved October 1, 1887," be and they are hereby declared to be the official statement and assessment roll of the said improvement under the city ordinance, the statement and assessment roll being that entitled, "A statement showing the cost of the improvement of York street in the city of Savannah, from the east side of Bull street to the west side of Drayton street, as made under an ordinance of the city of Savannah passed January 13, 1897; and an assessment roll showing as to two-thirds of this cost, how it is apportioned among the several abutting parcels, including the street intersections, and giving the sums chargeable to each parcel, with the names of the 384 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. owner." And the Clerk of Council of the city of Savannah is hereby directed to mark the said statement and assessment roll filed as of this date, and to enter the same on the minutes of Council for due authentication and preservation. Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That the Treasurer of the city of Savannah is hereby directed to make out and present to the property owners a bill for the respective amounts due by them, as provided for by the said ordinance of January 13, 1897. Should the said bill be not paid, then it shall be the duty of the Treasurer to issue executions as provided for by the said ordinance, which shall be made and levied as therein provided for. ( Sec."3. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed October 20, 1897. An ordinance to establish the official statement and assessment roll touching the improvement of President street from the east side of Bull street to the west side of Dray ton street, made under the ordinance of the city of Savannah, adopted January 13, 1897. Section 1. Be it ordained by the May or and Aldermen of the cit}' of Savannah, in Council assembled, That the statement and assessment roll prepared and submitted to Council by the Commissioner of Public Works for the city of Savannah, under an ordinance of the city of Savannah, passed January 13, 1897, and entitled, " An ordinance for the improvement of portions of President and York streets, in the city of Savannah, under the provisions of an act of the Leg- MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 885 islature of Georgia, approved October 1, 1887, " be and they are hereby declared to be the official statement and assessment roll of the said improvement under the city ordinance, the statement and assessment roll, being that entitled " A statement showing the cost of the improvement of President street in the city of Savannah, from the east side of Bull street to the west side of Drayton street, as made under an ordinance of the city of Savannah, passed January 13, 1897 ; and an assessment roll showing as to two-thirds of this cost, how it is apportioned among the several abutting parcels, including the street intersections, and giving the sums chargeable to each parcel, with the name's of the owner." And the Clerk of Council of the city of Savannah is hereby directed to mark the said statement and assessment roll filed as of this date, and to enter the same on the minutes of Council for due authentication and preservation. Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That the Treasurer of the city of Savannah is hereby directed to make out and present to the property owners a bill for the respective amounts due by them, as provided for by the said ordinance of January 13, 1897. Should the said bills be not paid, then it shall be the duty of the Treasurer to issue executions as provided for by the said ordinance, which shall be made and levied as therein provided for. Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances .and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed October 20,1897. 25 886 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. An ordinance to establish the official statement and' assessment roll touching the improvement of South Broad street (now Oglethorpe avenue) from the east side of West Broad street to the west side of East Broad street, made under the ordinance of the citv of Savannah, adopted March 19,1896, as amended"^. 11, 1896. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah, in council assembled, That the statement and assessment roll prepared aud submitted to Council by the Commissioner of Public Works for the city of Savannah, under an ordinance of the city of Savannah, passed March 19, 1896, and entitled: "An ordinance for the improvement of South Broad street, in the city of Savannah, from the west side of East Broad street to the east side of West Broad street, under the terms and provisions of an act of the Legislature of Georgia, approved October 1,1887," as amended by an ordinance passed Nov. 11, 1896, be and they are hereby declared to be the official statement and assessment roll of the said improvement under the city ordinance, the statement and assessment roll being that en titled: "A statement showing the cost of the improvement of South Broad street, in the city of Savannah, from the east side of West Broad street to the west side of East Broad street, as made under an ordinance of the city of Savannah, passed March 19th, 1896; amended November llth, 1896; and an assessment roll showing as to two-thirds of this cost, how it is apportioned among the several abutting parcels, including the street intersections, and giving the sums chargeable to each parcel, with the names MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 887 of the owner, the street now known as Oglethorpe avenue." And the Clerk of Council of the city of Savannah is hereby directed to mark the said statement and assessment roll filed as of this date, and to enter the same on the minutes of Council for due authentication and preservation. Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That the Treasurer of the city of Savannah is hereby directed to make out and present to the property owners, including the street railway company, a bill for the respective amounts due by them, as provided for by the said ordinance of March 19, 1896. Should the said bills be not paid, then it shall be the duty of the Treasurer to issue executions as provided for by the said ordinance, which shall be made and levied as therein provided for. Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby 1'epealed. Ordinance passed October 20, 1897. An ordinance to establish the official statement and assessment roll touching the improvement of Railroad street, in the city of Savannah, from West Broad street to the east side of the Savannah and Ogeechee canal, made under the ordinance of the city of Savannah, adopted June 30, 1897. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah, in council assembled, That the statement and assessment roll prepared and submitted to Council by the Commissioner of Public Works for the city of Savannah, under an ordinance of tlte city of Savannah passed June 30, 388 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 1897, and entitled: "An ordinance for the improvement of Railroad street, in the city of Savannah, from West Broad street to the east side of the Savannah and Ogeechee canal, under the terms and provisions of an act of the Legislature of Georgia, approved October 1, 1887," be and they are hereby declared to be the official statement and assessment roll of the said improvement under the city ordinance, the statement and assessment roll being that entitled: "A statement showing the cost of the improvement of Railroad street, in the city of Savannah, from West Broad street to the east side of the Savannah and Ogeechee canal, as made under an ordinance of the city of Savannah, passed June 30, 1897, and an assessment roll showing as to two-thirds of this cost, how it is apportioned among the several abutting parcels, including the street intersections, and giving the sums chargeable to each parcel, with the names of the owners." And the Clerk of Council of the city of Savannah is hereby directed to mark the said statement and assessment roll filed as of this date, and to enter the same on the minutes of Council for due authentication and preservation. Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That the Treasurer of the city of Savannah is hereby directed to make out and present to the property owners a bill for the respective amounts due by them as provided for by the said ordinance of June 30, 1897. Should the said bills be not paid, then it shall be the duty of the Treasurer to issue executions as provided for by the said ordinance, which shall be made and levied as therein provided for. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordniance passed December 29, 1897. An ordinance to establish the official statement and assessment roll touching the improvement of Barnard street from the northern property line of Bryan street to the curb line on the southern side of Bay street, made under the ordinance of the city of Savannah adopted September 8, 1897. Section 1, Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah, in council assembled, That the statement and assessment roll prepared and submitted to Council by the Commissioner of Public Works for the city of Savannah, under an ordinance of the city of Savannah passed Sept. 8,1897, and entitled : "An ordinance for the improvement of a portion of Barnard street, in the city of Savannah, under the terms and provisions of an act of the Legislature of Georgia, approved Oct. 1, 1897," be and they are hereby declared to be the official statement and assessment roll of the said improvement under the city ordinance, the statement and assessment roll being that entitled : "A statement showing the cost of the improvement of Barnard street, in the city of Savannah, from the northern property line of Bryan street (where the pavement of granite blocks already laid now ends) to the curb line on the southern side of Bay street, as made under an ordinance of the city of Savannah, passed Sept. 8, 1897; and an assessment roll showing as to two-thirds of this cost, how it is apportioned among the several abutting 390 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. parcels, including the street intersections, and giving the sum chargeable to each parcel, with the name of the owner." And the Clerk of Council of the city of Savannah is hereby Directed to mark the said statement and assessment roll filed as of this date, and to enter the same on the minutes of Council for due authentication and preservation. Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That the Treasurer of the city of Savannah is hereby directed to make out and present to the property owners, including the street railway company, a bill for the respective amounts due by them, as provided for by the said ordinance of Sept. 8, 1897. Should the said bills be not paid, then it shall be the duty of the Treasurer to issue executions as provided for by the said ordinance, which shall be made and levied as therein provided for. Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed Dec. 29,1897. PATEMEKTS AMD SIDEWALKS. An ordinance to provide for the improvement of pavements and sidewalks in the city of Savannah and a system of uniformity in the laying and repairing of the same. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah, in council assembled, That from and after Jan. 1, 1898, the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah shall have full charge and control of all the pavements and sidewalks in the city of Savannah and the repairing MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 891 and renewing of the same, the work to be done by the Commissioner of Public Works. Whenever a pavement or sidewalk shall need repairs the same shall be repaired at once by direction of the Committee on Streets and Lanes through the Commissioner of Public Works. Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, -That whenever a pavement in the city of Savannah requires Renewing, the City Marshal shall notify the Committee on Streets and Lanes of this fact, and the said Committee shall require the owner or owners of the lot, or the agent or lessees thereof, to appear before them and show cause why the same should not be renewed. In the event of a failure to appear, or the failure of a satisfactory showing, the said committee shall order the renewing of the said pavement in accordance with the city ordinances and under the supervision of the Commissioner of Public Works. Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That the relaying with bricks of pavements on Broughton street, between the following boundaries: East by west side of Abercorn street, west by east side of West Broad street, north by south side of Bay street, and south by Broughton street lane, inclusive, in the city of Savannah, is hereby prohibited, and whenever a pavement requires relaying within said boundaries it shall be taken up entirely and relayed with artificial stone by the Commissioner of Public Works and under the supervision of the City Engineer. Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, That it is hereby made the duty of Council to appoint a. competent person skilled in the repairing of sidewalks, who shall be provided with a horse or mule and cart, and 892 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. with paving material and implements, and whose duty it shall be to drive along the streets of the city of Savannah, inspect the sidewalks and curbings and forthwith to repair the same when this may be necessary ; but when a pavement requires relaying he shall immediately so report to the City Marshal, who shall notify the Committee on Streets and Lanes, as directed in a preceding section of this ordinance. The compensation of such person shall be that agreed upon by Council, and his employment shall continue within the pleasure of Council. ' The person so appointed shall be in immediate charge of the repairing of pavements or sidewalks, shall supervise the same and shall keep a true record of every pavement repaired, the number of the lot and ward, and the name of the owner thereof, the cost of the material used and the time occupied in repairing each pavement, and shall submit weekly a written and itemized report to the Commissioner of Public Works, which shall also be open at all times to the inspection of the Committee on Streets and Lanes. Sec. 5. Be it further ordained, That the City Marshal, whenever directed by the Committee on Streets and lanes, shall inspect the pavements that have been repaired and report to the said committee whether or not the work has beeu. done properly and in accordance with the ordinances. Sec. 6. Be it further ordained, That the work of paving or relaying sidewalks and of curbing herein provided for shall be done at the expense of the owners of the property, and if the owners shall fail to pay the cost of the same within thirty days after the presentation of a bill for the same, the City Treasurer MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 393 shall issue execution for the amount of the cost of the said work, which shall be made and levied as are excutions for city taxes. Sec. 7. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed Nov. 17, 1897. PUBLIC HEALTH. An ordinance to change the name of the standing committee now known as "Committee on Health and Cemetery," so that same shall be styled as "Committee on Public Health." Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah, in council assembled, That the name of the standing committee now known as "Committee on Health and Cemetery," be and the same is hereby changed, and said committee shall hereafter be styled and known as "Committee on Public Health." Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed January 13, 1897. PEST HOUSE. An ordinance to abolish the office of the Keeper of the Pest House. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah, in counsel assembled, That the office or position known as the keeper of the Pest House of the city of Savannah be and the same is hereby abolished. 394 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed January 13, 1897. POLICE. An ordinance to add the sum of twenty-seven hundred and fifty dollars ($2,750) to the budget for the police department of the city of Savannah, for the purpose of aiding in the maintenance of the eleven (11) military companies in the city of Savannah mentioned in this ordinance. Whereas, the military companies designated in this ordinance have, in times past, acted and are now acting as a police reserve for .the city of Savannah, and are subject to the orders of the Mayor of the city as said police reserve, and have rendered and in future may be called upon to render services as said police reserve. And whereas, Under the charter of the city of Savannah the Mayor and Aldermen of the city are authorized to ordain such ordinances as shall appear to them requisite and necessary for the security and welfare of the city and its inhabitants, and are especial 1}' authorized to appoint such officers under them as they may deem proper for the police and government of the city, and to make all such rules and regulations for the government and compensation of such officers as the said Mayor and Aldermen may deem proper. Section 1. Now then, in consideration of the premises, it is ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah, in council assembled, That the MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 395 sum of twenty-seven hundred and fifty dollars ($2,750) be and it is hereby added to the budget for the police force of the city of Savannah, to be paid in equal installments of two hundred and fifty dollars ($250) to the commanding officers of the following eleven military companies of the city of Savannah to aid in the maintenance thereof, to-wit: To each of the five companies composing the First Regiment of Infantry, Georgia Volunteers, the Chatham Artilliery, the Georgia Hussars, and to each of the four companies composing the First Battalion of Infantry, Georgia Volunteers (the Savannah Volunteer Guards). The said sum of two hundred and fifty dollars ($250) per annum shall be paid by the city of Savannah to each of the eleven companies as a part of the said police reserve, and for the services aforesaid, in two equal installments, one of said installments being payable immediately after the passage of this ordinance, and the next installment on the 15th day of July, 1897, and thereafter said installments shall be payable on the 15th day of January and on the 15th day of July of each year. It shall be the duty of the respective commanders of the said eleven companies to use the said sums so paid for the said maintenance of their respective commands, and on or before the first day of January of each year to make a report to the Mayor of the city of Savannah, setting forth that the money has been so used. Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinaneesjm conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed January 30, 1897. 396 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. PORT WARDENS. An ordinance to amend the ordinances of the city of Savannah with reference to surveys by port wardens. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen, in council assembled, That the ordinance now existing with reference to surveys by port wardens be, and they are hereby so amended, that hereafter it shall be lawful to hold a survey with one of the two port wardens present thereat, and it shall not be hereafter necessary for both of the said port wardens to act upon the same survey. Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinaces in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed April 21,'1897. POLICE. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah, in council assembled, That when an arrest is made for the violation of a city ordinance or on a charge of drunkenness, the party arrested may deposit with the official in charge, in his discretion, a sum of money to insure the appearance of said party in the Police Court for trial, said deposit to be in lieu of the bond now required, and to be not less than ten nor more than one hundred dollars. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed December 1, 1897. MAYOB'8 ANNUAL, BEPORT. 397 To establish quarantine rules and regulations of the port of Savannah, Ga. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah, in council assembled, That the following quarantine rules and regulations of the port of Savannah, Ga., adopted and promulgated by the Board of Sanitary Commissioners for the city of Savannah, on June 1, 1897, be and the same are hereby approved and established as quarantine regulations of the port of Savannah. Ga., to-wit : From and after June 1, 1897, all vessels, together with their crews, passengers, baggage and cargoes, arriving at this port shall be subject to inspection and sanitation according to the following classification and rules, to-wit : First Class All vessels not included in the three following classes : Second Class Vessels arriving from suspected ports. Inter-tropical American and West Indian and Brazilian ports, which, in the absence of satisfactory evidence to the contrary, are considered suspicious, and other ports which may be declared suspicious by the Board of Sanitary Commissioners or the United States Marine Hospital Service. Third Class Vessels arriving from ports known to be infected, without sickness on board at time of arrival, or having had any sickness during the voyage. Fourth Class Vessels which, without regard to port of departure, are infected ; that is to say, vessels that have yellow fever, cholera, small-pox or other 398 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. contagious or infectious diseases on board at time of arrival, or have had same during the voyage. RULES. 1. Vessels of the first-class to be subjected to inspection, and, if necessary, to maritime sanitation without detention of either vessels or persons longer than may be necessary to place such vessels in good sanitary condition. 2. Vessels of the second class to undergo same treatment as those of the first class from May 15, annually, on and after which date and until Nov. 1 vessels of the second class shall be subjected to full sanitation at the Savannah Quarantine Station, and no detention of vessels and persons after fumigation unless the Board of Sanitary Commissioners so dej termine. ' 3. Vessels of the third class to be subjected to full \ {sanitation at the Savannah Quarantine Station, with- | out detention of either vessels or persons after disin- | fection until May 15, on and after which date and until S Nov. 1, vessels of this class shall be detained for ob- ! servation for three days, together with their crews, passengers and cargoes, after completion of disinfection, or as the Board of Sanitary Commissioners may determine. i 4. Vessels of the fourth class arriving at Tybee I shall anchor in the outer roads subject to orders from the Board of Sanitary Commissioners. 5. Vessels engaged in the tropical fruit trade, the sanitary conditions and health records of whrch have been pronounced satisfactory after inspection by the Quarantine Medical Officer may be allowed to come MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 399 up to the city. If unsatisfactory they will be subject to such regulations and sanitary treatment as the Board of Sanitary Commissioners may prescribe. 6. During the quarantine season, all vessels arriving over the inland routes at Savannah with any sickness on board shall report to the Health Officer immediately on arrival and are prohibited from landing passengers, baggage, crews or anything without his permission, and in case of contagious or infectious diseases all such vessels shall be subject to the same rules and detention governing vessels of the fourth class. 7. That in accordance with the Mayor's proclamation of quarantine the period of detention of vessels from infected or suspected ports, having no sickness on board, shall be three full days from the time of completing the disinfection. This regulation to apply to all vessels not otherwise provided for and continue in full force during the quarantine season unless modified by action of the Board of Sanitary Commissioners. 8. Pilots are prohibited from boarding or in any way coming in contact with vessels of the fourth class. 9. Full quarantine restrictions shall be imposed on all vessels whose officers wilfully attempt deception in regard to any case of sickness or material capable of carrying infection, or who wilfully disregard the rules and regulations of the Board of Sanitary Commissioners; and such detention will be imposed thereafter on every vessel on which any officer who has previously attempted to practice deception is found in any official capacity. 400 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 10. Any person who shall board a vessel liable to inspection, either before or during the continuance of the quarantine term imposed upon her, without the permission of the Quarantine Medical Officer, shall be subject to a forced residence upon said vessel under the same restrictions as are imposed upon the crew during her quarantine term. 11. No person shall land from or leave a vessel while she is under quarantine restrictions or procure the landing of any part of her cargo, ship furniture, clothing or chattels of passengers or crew, without the written permission of the Quarantine Medical Officer. 12. Vessels from quarantined tropical ports where a United States officer is stationed, such vessels carrying a crew, each of which is acclimated, i. e., has had yellow fever, may be given pratique to come to Savannah immediately after disinfection at the Savannah Quarantine Station, under the following additional conditions: They shall bring no passengers from such ports; they shall not be moored at any wharf in any quarantined port, but lie in the open bay, cargoes to be lightered. Only captain and purser or officer necessary to enter and clear the vessel shall be allowed to go on shore at quarantined ports. Crews shall not be allowed to sleep on deck while in such ports. They must bring certificates from the United States Medical Officer that there has not been no unnecessary communication between the ship's crew and the shore, and that they leave such port in perfect sanitary condition. No bedding or household effects will be allowed to be brought from any infected port at any season of the year. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 401 13. All vessels arriving at Tybee with sickness of any character on board shall be visited by quarantine officer, who shall determine .whether sickness is of such character as to necessitate her being ordered to Sapelo Quarantine Station. 14. The Health and Quarantine Officers of this city are specially charged and required to strictly enforce the execution of, and the Board of Sanitary Commissioners of the city of Savannah is required to prosecute vigorously all violators of the quarantine laws and regulations of this city as hereinbefore prescribed. . 15. Any person or persons violating any of the foregoing rul6s and regulations, or those which may hereafter be adopted by the Board of Sanitary Commissioners, shall, on conviction thereof in the Police Court of Savannah, be fined in a sum not to exceed : one hundred dollars ($100) or imprisonment for a period not exceeding thirty (30) days, or both, in the discretion of the Court. SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS. To owners, agents, masters of vessels and passengers : The Board of Sanitary Commissioners recommends the following suggestions to agents, owners, masters of vessels and passengers for the purpose of facilitating the work of quarantine officers and reducing the period of detention to a minimum. 1. That vessels should be stripped during the quarantine seasons of all woolen hangings, carpets, curtains and such like materials and upholstered .-26 402 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. furniture as far as practicable. Hair moss or mattresses should be replaced by wire or wicker beds. 2. That as far as possible vessels trading with tropical ports should be manned with acclimated crews. 3. Masters of vessel, ships and consular agents are earnestly requested to instruct passengers from quarantinable ports to dispense, as far as possible, with baggage that may be injured by wetting or heat (230 F.) while undergoing disinfection. Such passengers are specially warned against bringing furs, silks, skins, laces, velvets and other fabrics of delicate texture, as they will be compelled to assume all risks of injury. 4. While in ports infected with yellow fever vessels should be anchored out in the harbor when it is possible, and the crew prohibited from going ashore, especially at night. 5. When practicable, cargoes should be loaded in such a manner as to allow access to pumps and also to enable quarantine officers to pump and wash out the bilge. * 6. For the purpose of avoiding expense and delay at quarantine, owing to the necessity of shifting cargo for the object of disinfection, it is recommended that there be constructed in all vessels from quarantined ports an open frame-work shaft 15 inches in diameter from the center of each hatch, through which the fumigating pipe may be introduced down to the dunnage of the vessel. 7. Special attention should be given to the cleanliness of vessel and persons, and provision should be made for all possible ventilation of the entire vessel. The best disinfectants and instructions for using MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 403 same can be obtained by application to the Board or any of its officers. 8. Masters should, before arrival, see that the bilge is thoroughly pumped out and cleansed, and that the entire vessel be put in such good sanitary condition as to permit of the least possible detention. Fruit vessels particularly should be kept thoroughly cleansed for the purpose of avoiding delays at the quarantine station. 9. Vessels observing the above recommendations will receive special consideration at the quarantine station, detention and cost of cleaning, disinfecting, etc,, being materially lessened thereby. FEES. For Inspection or Boarding For each steamship...................................$15 00 For each ship or barque............................. 10 00 For each brig or schooner.......................... 7 50 For inspection of first-class coastwise vessels.. 3 00 For fumigating and disinfecting the charges shall be as follows: For every vessel of 100 tons or less..............$ 5 00 For every vessel over 100 tons and not exceeding 500 tons..... .............................. 10 00 For every vessel over 500 tons and not exceeding 750 tons.................................... 15 00 For every vessel over 750 tons and not exceeding 1,000 tons................................. 20 00 For every vessel over 1,000 tons and not exceeding 1,250 tons................................. 25 00 For every vessel over 1,250 tons and not exceeding 1,500 tons................................. 30 00 404 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. For every vessel over 1,500 tons and not exceeding 1,750 tons................................. 35 00 For every vessel over 1,750 tons and not exceeding 2,000 tons................................ 40 00 For every vessel over 2,000 tons.................. 45 00 For discharging ballast at quarantine 20 cents per ton. Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed June 16, 1897. An ordinance to prescribe penalties for violations of the rules arid regulations of quarantine established by the Board of Sanitaiy Commissioners for the city of Savannah. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah, in Council assembled, that any person or persons violating any of the quarantine rules and regulations of the port of Savannah, Georgia, adopted and promulgated by the Board of Sanitary Commissioners for the city of Savannah on June 1, 1897, or any such rules and regulations as may be hereafter adopted by the said Board of Sanitary Commissioners, shall, on conviction thereof, in the police court of Savannah, be fined in a sum not to exceed one hundred dollars or imprisonment for a period not exceeding thirty days, or both, in the discretion of the court. See. 2. Be it further ordained by the authority aforesaid, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed June 16, 1897. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 405 RAILROAD TRAINS. An ordinance to prohibit the boarding of railroad trains propelled by steam in the city of Savannah at places other than those provided for the reception of passengers. Section 1. Be it ordainei by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah, in Council assembled, That hereafter it shall be unlawful for any person to board any railroad train, propelled by steam, within the city of Savannah, by jumping or hanging on a locomotive or a passenger coach, or a freight car, or a caboose, or upon the steps, trucks and ladders, or either of them, or otherwise, at any place other than one provided for the reception of passengers. This ordinance shall not be construed so as to apply to railroad employes boarding trains in the discharge of their duties. Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That any person who shall violate the provisions of this ordinance, shall, upon conviction, before the police court of the city of Savannah, be fined in a sum not to exceed twenty-five dollars or imprisoned not to exceed thirty days, either or both, in the discretion of the court. Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repea'ed. Ordinance passed October 20, 1897. SALE OF CITY PROPERTYLIVE STOCK. An ordinance to amend section No. 241 of MacDonell's code of Savannah relative to the sales of of property. 406 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah, in Council assembled, That hereafter condemned live stock, belonging to the city of Savannah, which is to be no longer used by the city, may be sold for the city at a private sale, upon the best terms obtainable, under the direction of the streets and lanes committee. Sec, 2. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed February 24th, 1897. SALE OF CITT PROPERTYREAL ESTATE. An ordinance to provide for the sale to the First Battalion of Infantry, Georgia Volunteers (colored), the Georgia Artillery (colored), and the Savannah Hussars (colored), of that certain lot of land in the city of Savannah on the corner of Cuyler street and New Houston street lane, known as sub-division "B" of lot number five (5), Marshall ward, having a front on Cuyler street of thirty-five (35) feet, more or less. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah, in Council assembled, That the Mayor of the city of Savannah is nereby authorized and empowered to convey by deed and at private sale at and for the sum of one dollar, the above described lot of land known as the Old Artesian Well lot (conveyed to the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah by John C. Bowland on the day of November, 1885) to the following colored military companies of the city of Savannah, to be used by them as an armory for MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 407 military purposes, namely: The First Battalion of Georgia Volunteers, the Georgia Artillery and the Savannah Hussars. The said deed shall provide that the title shall be held by the said three military commands for their joint use and benefit so long as the same is used as an armory for military purposes. Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed January 18, 1897. STREET CABS. An ordinance to provide regulations touching street car companies in the city of Savannah. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah, in council assembled, That hereafter it shall not be lawful for any street car company to lay or construct any tracks for use in the city of Savannah with rails weighing less than fifty (50) pounds, and whenever an old track or any part thereof is relayed this provision as to the weight of rails shall apply. Whenever any flat iron rails now in use shall be discontinued or taken up for repair or otherwise, they shall be replaced with rails weighing not less than fifty (50) pounds. Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That all street car companies using the streets of the city of Savannah are hereby required to sink their tracks on street crossings and on paved streets even with the pavements, and to have the paving between their tracks on paved streets even with the street pavement on either side thereof. Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That it is hereby 408 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. made the duty of the Committee on Streets and Lanes to see to the observance of the provisions of this ordinance, and that street car companies using the streets of Savannah shall comply with and observe all of their obligations with reference to the public. Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed Dec. 1, 1897. SABBATH. An ordinance to provide for the observance of the Lord's day. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah, in Council assembled, That hereafter it shall not be lawful for any person to open on Sunday, commonly known as the Lord's day, any shop or store within the corporate or jurisdictional limits of the city of Savannah for the sale of merchandise of any character, or to sell on said day merchandise of any character, within the said corporate or jurisdictional limits, provided that this ordinance shall not apply to drug stores, which are authorized to sell drugs and medicines only, and shall not be construed so as to affect or change in any way the ordinances already existing touching saloons and barrooms; provided, also, that it shall not be unlawful to run a news depot or to sell cigars and tobacco or to run a soda water fountain on the Lord's day. Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That any person violating the provisions of this section, or either of MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 409 them, shall be subject, upon conviction before the Police Court of the city of Savannah, to a fine not to exceed the sum of one hundred (100) dollars and to imprisonment not to exceed thirty (30) days, either or both, in the discretion of the court; provided, that nothing in this ordinance shall be construed to prevent the delivery or sale of milk and fresh meats or the sale of bread and ice until 11 a. m. Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed May 5, 1897. STREETS AND LAMES. An ordinance to change the name of South Broad street to Oglethorpe avenue. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah, in council assembled, and it is hereby ordained by authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this ordinance, the street extending from West Broad street to East Broad street, and now known as South Broad street, shall be known and called Oglethorpe avenue, in memory of the distinguished founder of the colony of Georgia. Sec. 2. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict this ordinance be and the same are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed April 7, 1897. An ordinance prohibiting the sale of fish from stands or boxes in the streets of Savannah. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Al- 410 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. dermen of the cit}' of Savannah, in Council assembled, That from and after the date of the passage of this ordinance it shall be unlawful to sell or expose fish from stands, boxes or stationary push carts in the streets of Savannah, under penalty of five dollars for the first offense, and not exceeding ten dollars for each and every subsequent ofiense, with the alternative of imprisonment not exceeding five days. Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance ate hereby repealed. Ordinance passed May 19, 1897. An ordinance to amend that certain ordinance passed May 19, 1897, entitled, " An ordinance prohibiting the sale of fish from stands or boxes in the streets of Savannah. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah, in Council assembled, That the first section of the above entitled ordinance be and the same is hereby amended by striking from the third line of said first section the words "or stationary " and inserting after the words "push carts," " wagons or other vehicles," so that said first section shall read as follows: That from and after the date of the passage of this ordinance, it shall be unlawful to expose or sell fish from stands, boxes, push-carts, wagons or other vehicles in the streets ot Savannah, under penalty of five (5.00) dollars for the first offense and ten (10.00) dollars each and every subsequent offense, with the alternative of imprisonment not exceeding five (5) days. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 411 Sec. 2. That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed June 2, 1897. An ordinance to give the name of Meldrim avenue to that certain thoroughfare in the city of Savannah extending from West Broad street to the western limits of the city of Savannah, now known as Railroad street and the Louisville road. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah, in Council assembled, That hereafter that certain thoroughfare in the city of Savannah, extending from West Broad street to the western limits of the city, known as Railroad street to the Savannah and Ogeechee canal and west of the canal as the Louisville road, be hereafter known and designated as Meldrim avenue. Section 2. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance.are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed October 6, 1897. STEAMERS. An ordinance to require steamships and steamboats, using wood for fuel, to provide and use, so long as they are in the port of Savannah, proper and sufficient spark arresters, and to prescribe a penalty for the violation of same. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah, in Council assembled, That all steamboats and steamships now in the port of Savannah, or which may hereafter come to the port ot Savannah, using wood for fuel, are hereby required to provide and use, so long as such 412 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. steamships and steamboats are in the port of Savannah, proper and sufficient spark arresters, and it is hereby made the duty of the Harbor Master of the city of Savannah to notify the captains and masters of all such steamboats and steamships, upon their arrival in the port of Savannah, of this requirement, and to see to it that the same is complied with. Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That any captain or master who shall fail or refuse to provide and use such spark arresters, as hereinbefore required, within forty-eight hours after notice from the Harbor Master to provide and use the same, shall be liable upon conviction before the police court of the city of Savannah to a fine not to exceed one hundred (100) dollars, and to imprisonment not to exceed thirty (30) days, either or both in the discretion of the court. Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed November 17, 1897. An ordinance to amend that ordinance passed October 11,1893, and amended March 27, 1895, entitled " An ordinance to regulate passenger vehicles used for hire in the city of Savannah." Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah, in Council assembled, That the above recited ordinance be, and it is hereby so amended that hereafter it shall be lawful for the drivers of passenger vehicles for hire in the city of Savannah to charge as much as fifty cents (50c), for each passenger transported by them to and from MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 413 wharves east of East Broad street and west of West Broad street. Sec. 2. Be it further ordained that to the stands established by the Committee on Streets and Lanes, under the said ordinance, the following be added, to wit: *' On Sunday the vehicles may stand west of Johnson square, and on all days in the week, two vehicles may be stationed on the north side of Madison square, close to the curbing on Bull street, and two on the south side of Liberty, west of Bull street, and west of the Hussars' Club. And the said vehicles shall not be stationed abreast on either Bull or Liberty streets. Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed January 18, 1897. An ordinance to abolish the hack stand on Harris street, save so much of it as may be east of Bull street. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah, in Council assembled, That hereafter it shall not be lawful for hacks to stand on Harris street, save east of Bull street, and the ordinance of January 18, 1897, providing for such stands is amended accordingly. Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed May 19, 1897. An ordinance to amend an ordinance passed April 7, 1897, entitled, " An ordinance to amend the ordi- 414 MAYOR'S AKNUAL REPORT. nances heretofore passed to prevent accidents and and collisions on the streets of the city of Savannah." Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah, in Council assembled, That the above entitled ordinance be and is hereby so amended that hereafter it shall be the duty of all persons driving or using on Oglethorpe avenue (formerly South Broad street), or Liberty street, in the city of Savannah, any wagon, cart, dray, buggy, carriage, phaeton and any similar vehicle, and of all persons using on said two streets a velocipede, bicycle, tricycle or any similar vehicle, in going east thereon to take the paved way on the southern side of said two streets, and in going west, to take the paved way on the northern side of said two streets, excepting the block on south side of Liberty street, between Bull and Drayton, and the block on the south side of Oglethorpe avenue, between Drayton and Abercorn streets. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be subject, upon conviction, before the Police Court of the city of Savannah, to a fine not to exceed fifty ($50) dollars and imprisonment not exceeding ten (10) days, either or both, in the discretion of the court. Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That the said ordinance is further amended so as to make the rate of speed north of the southern line of Gaston street ten (10) miles per hour instead of six (6) miles per hour. Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance, are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed May 5, 1897. MAYOR'S ANNUAL EEPORT. 415 An ordinance to amend the ordinances heretofore passed to prevent accidents and collisions in the streets of the city of Savannah. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah, in Council assembled, That it is hereby made the duty of all persons, driving, or using, on any street, in the city of Savannah, any wagon, cart, dray, truck, buggy, carriage, phaeton, and any and all similar vehicles, and also all persons using on said streets, a velocipede, bicycle, tricycle and any similar vehicle, to keep to the right of said streets, whenever it is practicable to do so, and in going around squares in the city of Savannah, to take to the right hand side of the squares. Whenever it may become necessary to stop any of the vehicles named in this ordinance on any of the streets of this city, it shall be the duty of the person in charge of any such vehicle to at once draw or drive the same alongside the pavement or sidewalk of any such street, and parallel thereto, so that any vehicle shall not project into a street at an angle to the pavement or sidewalk, provided that nothing in this ordinance shall prevent omnibuses, drays, or vehicles of a like character from backing up to the sidewalk for the purpose of loading or unloading within a reasonable time. In these cases, teams shall be turned at right angles to the vehicles and parallel to the curbing, when possible. Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That any person using a velocipede, bicycle, tricycle, or similar vehicle, in the city of Savannah, shall not be allowed to proceed on any street in the city of Savannah, at a 116 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. speed greater than at the rate of ten miles per hour south of the southern line of Gaston street, or at a rate exceeding six miles per hour north of the said southern line of Gaston street. Racing and "scorching " hy the riders of said vehicles are hereby prohibited. Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That so much of the ordinance of June 6, 1839, which seems to prohibit unloaded carts, drays, trucks or wagons, being driven in a moderate trot on narrow streets, is hereby repealed. Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, That any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance, shall be subject, upon conviction before the Police Court of the city of Savannah, to a fine not.exceeding fifty ($50.00) dollars, and imprisonment not exceeding ten (10) days, either or both, in the discretion of the court Sec. 5. Be it further ordained that all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed April 7, 1897. An ordinance to require the drivers of hacks and other passenger vehicles to display a light when using the streets of Savannah in the night time. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah, in Council assembled, That it is hereby made the duty of the drivers of hacks and other passenger vehicles, using the same for hire in the streets of Savannah, to display a light when using the streeets of the city of Savannah in the night time, and any person violating this ordi- MAYOB'8 ANNUAL HEPORT. 417 nance shall be subject, upon conviction before the Police Court of the city of Savannah, to a fine not to exceed the sum of twenty-five (25) dollars and imprisonment not to exceed ten (10) days, either or both, in the discretion of the Court. Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That it shall be the duty of the said drivers, under the penalties prescribed in the foregoing section, to have their numbers painted on the lamps used by them at night so that the said numbers may be read at night, and the Treasurer of the city of Savannah is directed to preserve the numbers of the said drivers so as to make it unnecessary for drivers to change the numbers on their lamps. Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed April 7, 1897. WATER RATES. An ordinance to provide for a license for the business of selling water on the river. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah, in Council assembled, That any person or persons selling water on the Savannah river, in the port of Savannah, shall pay, as a business or specific tax, the sum of two hundred (200) dollars per annum, payable to the Treasurer of the city of Savannah for the doing of said business during the present or any succeeding year, or any part of any year, and it shall not be lawful to conduct said business without first paying the said specific tax. 37 418 . MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. Any person or persons heretofore carrying on the said business, with, the consent of the Board of -Water Commissioners, who have paid the said Commissioners any sum or sums during the present year, shall be credited to the extent of the sum or sums so paid on the specific tax of two hundred dollars for the present year. Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That the rate to be charged to the person or persons doing the said business for the water received from the city of Savannah and the limit to be charged by said persons to their patrons shall be fixed by the Board of Water Commissioners for the city of Savannah, and it shall not be lawful for any person or persons to charge their patrons more than the rate so to be fixed. Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That any person or persons violating any of the provisions of this ordinance, shall be subject, upon conviction before the Police Court of the city of Savannah, to a fine not to exceed the sum of one hundred (100) dollars or imprisonment not to exceed thirty (30) days, either or both, in the discretion of the Court. . Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed May 19, 1897. An ordinance to be entitled an ordinance to amend an ordinance, passed on May 19, 1897, entitled "An ordinance to amend the ordinance passed on the 27th day of November, 1889, and entitled an ordinance to assess a water rate on the owners and hold- MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 419 ers of lots in the city of Savannah, who are not water takers, by inserting between the words 'Savannah' and 'on* in the fifth line of section 1 the words 'on streets.' " Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Al^ dermen of the city of Savannah, in council assembled, and it is hereby ordained by authority of the same, That section first of the said ordinance passed by Council on May 19, 1897, be amended by inserting between the words "Savannah" and "on" in the fifth line of section 1 the words "on streets." Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed June 2, 1897. : An ordinance to amend an ordinance passed Dec. 11, 1889, and entitled, "An ordinance to amend the ordinance passed on the 27th day of November, 1889, and entitled an ordinance to assess a water rate on the owners and holders of lots in the city of Savannah who are not water takers." Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah, in council assem* bled, That hereafter all improved lots or parts of lots located in the city of Savannah, on which the water pipes have been extended or may hereafter be extended, shall be charged and assessed by the Board of Water Commissioners for the city of Savannah a water rate of 10 cents per front foot per annum, which charge shall remain and be collected under existing ordinances until the water is introduced into the premises, when it shall cease, and the regu- 420 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. lar established water rents and rates shall then be. charged for the use of said water. Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That all Ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed May 19, 1897. WATER CLOSETS. An ordinance to forbid the putting in of all pan water closets. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah, in Council assembled, That, in the future, it shall not be lawful for any person in the city of Savannah to put in any premises in the said city any pan water closet. Any person violating this ordinance shall be subject, upon conviction before the Police Court of the city of Savannah, to a fine not to exceed one hundred (100) dollars and imprisonment not to exceed thirty (30) days, either or both, in the discretion of the court; and, in addition to this, the said pan water closet shall be removed at the expense of the person putting in the same. Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed February 24, 1897.