OF
Hon. P. W. Melflrim, Mauor,
TOGETHER WITH
The Reports of Citu Officers
OF THE
Citu of Savannah, Ga,
For the Year Ending December 3lst, 1898, to Which
is Added the Commercial Statistics of the
Port and. Ordinances Passed. During
the Year 1898.
SAVANNAH, GA.:
MORNING NKWS PUINT,
1899.
INDEX.
Bonded Debt ....... ... .......... 18
Bank. Clearances .................... 282
Budget for 1898 ..................... 24 25
Commissions ...................... VII
Commercial Statistics (Cotton) Cotton Exchange .... 256 268
Commercial Statistics (Naval Stores) Board of Trade . . . 271 272
City Officers, 1898 .................... VI
City Marshal ...................... 27 28
City Attorney .... ................ 29 30
City Treasurer ...................... 82 53
Chief oPolice ................. . . 64 65
City Engineer ...................... 149 169
City Physicians ..................... 202--207
City Dispensary ............... ..... 208 210
Charitable Institutions ................. 251 254
Exports, Foreign and Coastwise ............. 274 281
Fire Chief ........................ 68 97
Fire Alarm Telegraph .................. 98 107
Food Inspectors ..................... 211
Health Officer. ............... ..... 170 188
House Drainage ..................... 216 225
Harbor Master . ..................... 228-229
MAYOR AND ALDERMEN FOR 1897-1898,
MAYOR,
P. W. MELDBIM.
CHAIRMAN OF COUNCIL
SAM'L P. HAMILTON.
VICE-CHAIRMAN OF COUNCIL, WM. W. OWENS.
ALDERMEN:
*8. P. HAMILTON, A. 8. GUCKENHEIMEB,
WM. W. OWENS, B. KROUSKOFF,
THOS. J. DA VIS, A. L. WEIL,
WM. DUNCAN, W. F. BEID,
tROB'T M. HULL, T. F. O'DONNELL,
JOHN W. SMITH, W. G. CHAKLTON,
tD. B. THOMAS,____________gJ. B. JOHNSON.
8. P. Hamilton resigned June 15th, 1803.
f B. M. Hnll resigned May 18th, 1898.
D. B. Tbomas elected June 29th, 189S.
5J. B. Johnson elected November 9tb. 1808.
Alderman Hamilton having resigned. W. W. Owens was elected Chairman of Conncll
and W. G. Charlton Vice-Chairman of Council.
CITY OFFICERS, 1898,
MAYOB-P. W. MELDRIM.
CLERK OF COUNCILWM. P. BAILEY.
CITY TREASUBEBOHAS. S. HARDEE.
CITY MARSHAL-JOHN POWEK,
CITY ENGINEER-WM. J. WINN.
CHIEF OF POLICEFRANK McDERMOTT.
LIEUT. OF PoLicB-OWEN F. REILLY.
RECORDEB POLICE COURTW. C. HARTRIDGE.
HEALTH OFFICEBDR. J. C. LEHARDY.
CITY PHYSICIANS*!. 8. HOWKINS, A. A. MORRISON, fR- 8.
KENAX, JG. H. JOHNSON, |F. H. BLOOD WORTH,
8. P. LLOYD (c), J. H. BUGGS (c).
HABBOB MASTEBJOHN REILLY.
CLEBK OF THE MARKEI'L. P. MASTERS.
CITY ATTORNEYSAMUEL B. ADAMS.
KEEPER LAUREL GBOVE CEMETEBY-J. V. KENNICKELL.
PORT WARDENSWM. B. ADAMS, LEWIS WIGQINS.
FIRE CHIEFJOHN E. MAGUIRE.
ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEFGEO. MOUBO.
SUPERINTENDENT WATER WOBKSH. M. LOFTON.
SUPEBINTENDENT SCAVENGER DEPARTMENT||H. E. DREE3ON,
fTHOS. COOLEY.
FOOD INSPECTOR**HENRY A. McLEOD, ftSIMON A. WEIL.
CHIMNEY CONTRACTORSJJDANIEL SULLIVAN, Eastern Division; A. SHEFTALL, Western Division.
INSPECTORS OF NAVAL STORKSLEWIS BLISS, J. F. BLISS,
NAT HARRISON, JAMES T. WELLS, A- A. McEACHERN, JOHN F. McEACHERN, R. P.
REGISTER, M. G. REGISTER, J. E.
REGISTER, R. B. JEWETT.
MESSENGER OF COUNCILI. S. COHN.
*J. S. Uowklns resigned Nov. 1st, 1898. tR. S. Kenun resigned June 29th, 1898.
5F. H. Bloodworta elected July 13th, 1898. JG. II. Johnson appointed by the Mayor,
ill. B."Dreeson resigned Dec. 4th, 1898. IThos. Caoley appointed Dec. 4th, 1898.
"Henry A. McLeod killed Sept. 10th. tS'JS. ttSimon A. Well elected Oct. 6th, 1898.
KDanlel Sullivan resigned NOT. 2d, 1898. No election had to till vacancy.
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COMMISSIONS.
TAX ASSESSOKS AND RECEIVERSJOHN SCHWARZ, Chairman; J. H. H. OSBORNE, M. A. O'BYRNE.
POLICEEDWARD KAROW,Chairman; ABRAM VETSBURG,
E. C. GLEASON.
FIBE*VVM. L. GRAYSON, Chairman; *R. 8. MELL, T. MAYHEW CUNNIXGHAM, JB., R. M. HULL, J. J. CAROLAN.
WATEBJAMES M. DIXON, Chairman; JONAS MENDEL,
WM. G. CANN.
PAKK AND TREE-fDB. GEO. H. STOXE, Chairman; {W. W.
GORDON, JB. Secretary; P. D. BAFFIN, GEO. J. BALDWIN,
CHAS. 8. ELLIS, US. E. THEUS, [GEO. A. MERCER, **MALCOLM MACLEAN.
COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC WOBKSHARRY WILLINK.
B. S. Men anfl W. L. Grayson of the Fire Committee baring entered the serrlce of the
C. 3. Army their positions were declared vacant. K. M. Hull and J. J. Carolan were appointed to nil the vacancies May IStb. 1899.
tDr. Geo. H. Stone resigned Sept. 8lh. 1898. }W. W. Gordjn. Jr.. resigned Sept. 7th, 13U8.
5Geo. J. Baldwin resigned Oct. liHh. 189S. IS. E. Theus appointed Sept. Tth, 189S. r,Geo. A.
Mercer appointed Sept. Tth, 1393. "Malcolm Maciean appointed Oct. 1'Jth, 1898.
By Acts of the Legislature, approved Dec. 9th 1398, the above Commissions on Police,
Fire. Water actd Commissioner of Public Works were abolished.
STANDING COMMITTEES OF COUNCIL, 1898.
ACCOUNTS- Aldermen WEIL, GUCKENHEIMER, HULL and
JOHNSON.
ASSESSMENTSAldermen CHARLTON, HAMILTON, WYLLY,
KROUSKOFF, THOMAS, SMITH, DUNCAN.
CITY LOTSAldermen SMITH, OWENS, WEIL, DAVIS,
KROUSKOFF.
DRAINAGEAldermen WYLLY, OWENS, DAVIS, SMITH.
FlNANCKAldermen HAMILTON, CHARLTON, GUCKENHEIMER, WYLLY, WKIL, THOMAS, DUNCAN.
FIREAldermen HULL, REID, O'DONNELL, JOHNSON.
HAKBOB AND WHARVESAldermen REID, WYLLY, O'DONNELL, DUNCAN.
MARKETAldermen KROUSKOFF, DAVIS, GUCKENHEIMER.
PUBLIC HEALTHAldermen OWENS, REID, KROUSKOFF,
DUNCAN.
BTBEETS AND LANESAldermen DAVIS, SMITH, REID,
OWENS, KROUSKOFF.
WATERAldermen O'DONNELL, HULL, SMITH, JOHNSON.
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON OPENING STREETSAldermen CHARLTON, HAMILTON, DAVIS, WEIL, KROUSKOKF, THOMAS.
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON RAILWAYSAldermen WEIL, HAMILTON, HULL, GUCKENHEIMSR, O'DONNELL, THOMAS,
JOHNSON.
SANITARY BOARDHon. P. W. MELDRIM, Mayor, Chairman;
Health Officer J. C. LEHABDY, Secretary; Aldermen OWENS,
WYLLY, DUNCAN; Citizens WM. DUNCAN, M.D., W. B.
STILLWELL, P. J. O'CONNOR, DB. W. C. SCHAEFFER.
Committee on City Lots increased to five members during the
year 1898.
Aldermen Hamilton, Wylly and Hull having resigned during
the year, the vacancies on the different committees occurring from
said resignations were filled by their successors.
MftYOR'S
MAYOR'S OPPICI,
CITY OP SAVANNAH, Jan. 28th, 1899.1
Gentlemen of the Board of Aldermen :
I have the honor of submitting to you the reports
of the several departments of the city. I suggest
that they be referred to the appropriate committees
for examination, consideration and report.
Finances.
The estimated income for this year is $802,953.21,
and the amount of the budget for the same period of
time is $798,943.21. Owing to the serious illness of
Mr. S. P. Hamilton, Chairman of the Finance Committee, the Mayor was deprived of his efficient aid,
but the election of Mr. D. R. Thomas to the Board
has assisted the administration materially in keeping check upon expenditures. The marked improvement in the condition of this city, to which I referred in the annual message for 1897, has continued.
Population has increased, new buildings have been
erected and additional territory has become occupied. The receipts of cotton at this port are the
largest in the history of the city, while the bank
clearances have reached the sum of nearly $130,-
000,000.
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The area acquired under the Act of 1854 has now
been brought within the limits of taxation. The
streets have been opened and graded through it,
water and light have been afforded and police protection has been given. The expenses of this office
have been reduced, no extra pay has been allowed,
the City Court now ceases to appear on our list of
appropriations, and the financial condition of the
city is of the most satisfactory character. It is true
that in December, 1898, the sum of $20.000 was
borrowed by the city to supply casual deficiencies.
This money was borrowed by the city for an average
time of eighteen days, at the average rate of interest
of four and seven-eighths per cent., and the total
sum paid by the city on this loan, for interest, was
ninety-six dollars and fifty-eight cents, while the
city received during the year, as interest on deposits, $2,820.24. It would have been an easy matter
to have carried over into January a sufficient amount
of unpaid bills to have avoided the making of this
loan, for on December 31, 1898, there was a balance
in the treasury of $9,739.92, but it was deemed proper to pay without delay every creditor of the city,
whose demand was ripe for payment. The loan
thus made, and which has been paid off, was made
necessary by extraordinary expenses not provided
for in the budget.
Recognizing the importance of affording every
facility to the commerce of the port and giving heed
to the representations of the commercial bodies,
mooring piles were driven in the river at a cost of
$1,248.25. The preservation of the public buildings
was deemed necessary and an extra amount of $1,200
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was expended on them. In addition to the appropriation for the new police station, $2,200 was further appropriated therefor, and to put the old water
works in condition for immediate use $1,720 was so
applied. In order to stop unnecessary waste of water and to keep a close eye on the sanitary condition
of the plumbing of the city, $800 was appropriated
during the year as a salary fora plumbing inspector.
The sum of $12,099.21 was used in providing water
for the army that was encamped here and for incidental expenses connected therewith. The Fire Department requiring a new engine, $1,000 was paid
on account of purchase money; $1,800, not contemplated, was expended on drainage in Laurel Grove
Cemetery; $600 was used in affording facilities for
the Harbor and River Committee of Congress to investigate the port and for their proper entertainment.
A new powder magazine became necessary and $800
were appropriated for the purchase of a lot. The
City Code required revision and $1,200 were appropriated for that purpose ; $50 were appropriated for
the Naval Reserve; $2,142.70 for expenses of City
Court; $750.57 for repair of storm damages to market ; $4,321.55 for house drainage; $4,706.89 for Police Department; $5,979.10 for Fire Department, and
a further appropriation of $884.27 was made for the
firemen's uniforms.
It will be remembered that when the budget was
made up for the Departments of Fire and Police,
it was then understood that if these departments found themselves unable to keep within the
amounts appropriated, that Council would supply
the deficiency, the effort being to reduce expenses in
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every department of the city government. It was
found at the close of the year that the amounts to
which reference has been made would have to be
expended to defray the actual expenses of these two
departments. The result, therefore, was that $43,-
556.34 were expended, which had not been provided
for in the budget. This money was wisely and properly expended.
I beg to call your attention to the fact that there
has been prepared a full report of the ground rent
lots, giving the number of the lots, the wards, the
value of the improvements on said lots, the value of
the lots themselves, together with the balance of unpaid purchase money and the rate of interest. The
result of this report is that the city has an asset
amounting, in round numbers, to $243,000, for which
an offer of $250,000 has been made and declined.
In addition to this asset the property acquired in
1854 is estimated to bring into taxation property,
real and personal, to the amount of $1,000,000.
The City Couit will no longer be an expense to
the city. In 1896 there were expended for that
court $8,320.85. That expenditure has been saved.
In 1897, $2,444.24 were paid for election expenses.
This year the expenditure was $410.
In J895, there was spent out of the incidental
fund $8,303.36; in 1896, $5,292.81; in 1897, exclusive of election expenses, $3,952.33, and-in 1898,
$2,231.04. The exceedingly small sum spent in 1898
is due to the rigid economy practiced by the efficient
Clerk of Council, Mr. William P. Bailey.
Since the report of the Treasurer has been made,
which estimated the receipts at $802,953.21, there
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has been received from the Messrs. Lovell purchase
money for certain property $7,500. The estimated
income from Collinsville, realty and personalty, is
$13,000, which makes an estimated income for the
year 1899 of $823,453.21. The budget, as already
stated, $798,943,21, to which additional appropriations of $11,500 should be added, so that after making due provision for the obligations of the city
there should be, at the end of the year, a balance of
$13,010.00. There was in the Treasury on January
20th, 1899, the sum of $100,982.09.
In a word, the credit of the city is most excellent,
and its financial condition was never better.
House Drainage.
I beg to invite your most careful attention to the
very elaborate and carefully prepared report which
the Chairman of the House Drainage Committee has
kindly presented. It was no part of his duty to make
this report, but at my request, he made said report
in order that there might be a record for the incoming administration. With the history of the progress
of house drainage, this board is familiar. A new
contract has been entered into with reliable contractors ; adequate provision has been made for the
payment of the contract price; the ablest sanitary
engineers in the country are supervising the
work, and there is no reason to doubt a successful
result. I cannot refrain from expressing the mosjb
sincere regret that the able and efficient head of
Drainage Committee has not been permitted to
tinue the work in which he took so much pridej
to which he devoted so much of his time and energy.)
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Public Health.
I would invite special attention to the recommendations of the Health Officer on this subject,
and would strongly recommend that some agreement be entered into between the County Commismissioners and the Municipality, whereby the lowlands immediately around the city may have the
benefit of the labor of the entire convict force of the
county. The County Commissioners have not hesitated to respond to the call of the municipality, and
there is no reason to apprehend that they, will do so
on any future occasion; but inasmuch as the convicts of the county come from the city and are supported by the city, it is but proper that the city
should have the full benefit of their work whenever
the necessity arises. The ensuing summer is full
of danger, and the health authorities of the city
should have impressed upon them, in the strongest
possible way, the vital importance of preserving
cleanliness and sanitation. It is not safe to delay
work of this character until the late Spring or Summer. Constant, intelligent and watchful care is necessary to preserve the public health. In this connection I beg to call attention to the fact that the
harbor lines at the quarantine station, which have
heretofore prevented permanent improvement, are
no longer an obstacle. This quarantine station
should be placed and kept in perfect order, and
money spent upon it is money well spent. I would
invite the earnest consideration of Council to this
subject of quarantine, with the view of reducing the
detention of vessels to a minimum and of subjecting
the commerce of the port to the least possible ex-
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penae. Constant supervision of this property is
necessary, and the importance of the subject demands unceasing care and vigilance.
You will note in the report of the Park and Tree
Commission, as well as the report of the City Engineer, that the sum of $1,800 was expended for the
drainage of Laurel Grove Cemetery. This expenditure, it is estimated, will enable us to use the Cemetery for several years, but I would earnestly advise
that a new location for a cemetery be provided at
the earliest convenient season, for if there is any
great delay, proper land can only be acquired at
an increased price.
Street*.
A very large sum of money has been expended in
the matter of street paving. It will be found that
in 1895 $10,702.79 was expended, and in 1896 $34,-
842.20, making, during those two years, $45,549.99.
It will further appear that in 1895 $70,330.30 were
spent, and in 1898 $112,526.11. Thus in two years
you have expended for paving the enormous sum of
$182,856.48. An ordinance has been passed, providing for the paving of Wheaton street. This work is
necessary, but when that is finished further large expenditure in the matter of street paving will not be
required, for the city has now become one of the best
paved cities in the south. The work done by the
Chairman of the Streets and Lanes Committee,
Alderman Davis, aided by his colleagues, has been
unceasing. No man could have given more time to
it, and few men would have given as much. I wish
to bear testimony to the earnest and efficient work
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done by the Superintendent of Public Works and
by the force under him. The manner in which he
and his employes responded to my earnest appeals,
immediately after the two storms that visited this
city, to remove the debris at the earliest possible
moment, evidenced not only a high degree of efficiency, but a promptness and skill that are worthy
of the highest commendation.
I desire to stress again the necessity of a strict enforcement of the ordinances which have for their
object the cleanliness of the streets and lanes, parks
and squares. Certain receptacle? were provided at
convenient locations in which to place waste paper
and litter. More of these receptacles should be
added, and every citizen, violating these ordinances
and littering up the premises in his immediate neighborhood, should be held to be prima fade guilty of
the offense; the burden should be cast upon him to
show that he is not responsible for the unclean condition of the premises, and he should be severely
fined; for I am satisfied that it is idle to expend the
public money to clean streets and then to permit
them to be constantly littered up.
Opening Streets.
It is gratifying to note the work done in opening
streets. You will remember that a large area of territory was annexed to Savannah as far back as 1854.
This territory was not subject to taxation, and could
not be subjected to taxation until the plan of the
city was bona fide extended over it. Much of the
energy of the present administration was directed to
the opening of the streets in the southern part of the
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city, and in no spirit of invidious criticism, but solely
to illustrate the amount of work done, I beg to call
your attention to the fact that the amount expended
in 1895 for opening streets was $23,847.12; in 1896,
$21,054.39, thus making, during the two years,
'95-'96, $44,901 51, while in 1897 there was expended
$39,566.35, and in 1898, $78,679.04, thus making, in
the two years, $118,245.39; 1,251,293 square feet of
land were acquired by the city at an average cost of
about 61 cents per square foot. The members of
the Committee on Opening Streets, particularly Aldermen Charlton and Krouskoff, are entitled to the
highest praise for the skill and energy that they
have bestowed upon this important work. As in the
matter of paving streets, so in the matter of opening
streets, there will be very little more to be done.
The detailed information as to the streets acquired
and paved will be found by reference to the very full
report of the Superintendent of Public Works,
which is herewith submitted.
Sidewalks.
It is also gratifying to note that notwithstanding
the opposition which is made to every public improvement, that the old sidewalks of the city are
rapidly disappearing, and in their places new ones
have been laid, so that the city to-day, in the matter of sidewalks, has been greatly improved. I would
earnestly advise a rigid enforcement of the ordinance
in the matter of keeping the sidewalks in repair,
and to that end I would suggest that in addition to
the report made by the Inspector of Sidewalks, that
the police force be instructed to report every sidewalk that they find in a state of disrepair.
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Iii this? connection, I would call attention to the
fact that no stoops or piazzas should be permitted
to encroach upon the streets. Those encroachments
once permitted are very difficult of removal, and
there are now certain encroachments upon the streets
of this city which should be removed.
Public Parks and Squares.
The modern and progressive city is reaching out
to acquire parks for the recreation of its people and
for the purpose of adding to the beauty of its surroundings. It is to be regretted that in the extension of this city the original plans of our parks and
squares should have been abandoned.
I therefore recommend that an expenditure, as liberal as the finances of the city will permit, be made
to the Park and Tree Commission, and I would advise that the grass plats in front of residences be
taken charge of by the commission; that no railings
or obstructions be permitted on them, and that every
such railing or obstruction now existing be removed,
and that these grass plats be made as uniform as
possible in character, put in good order and kept in
such good order.
Public Market.
The physical condition of the market is most excellent. The Clerk has been courteous, kind and
obliging. The income, however, is not as large as it
should be, and this is due to the sale of market
products in green groceries, shops and along the
streets. As far as is consistent with the convenience
of the public, the articles usually sold at markets
should be required to be sold there. In this way
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the public can be better supplied and more careful
inspection can be had.
Public Charity.
I regret to say that there is no provision in this
city whereby a person, white or black, can receive at
the hands of the public a crumb of bread or a place
to lay his head. An earnest effort was made to
induce the county authorities to provide a poor
farm, or, more properly, to erect upon the
farm which they now hold a building to which
the indigent might be sent to be cared for.
It is impossible to keep these people off the streets.
There is no accommodation for them at the police
barracks, and in the nature of things, that is not the
place for them. They should not be put upon the
chain gang, because they have been guilty of no
crime, and it is a disgrace to our civilization that no
provision is made, either by the county or the city,
for the poor of the city; $1,200 were appropriated by
the city, on the idea that the county would co-operate in making some provision for the poor of the
city. The county authorities failed to co-operate,
the sum of $1,200 was inadequate, and the result is
that the poor of Savannah are absolutely without
county or municipal aid.
Fire Department.
This department has been very much improved, a
new engine has been purchased, and the work is
being satisfactorily done.
Police Department.
During the past year a new.police station has been
erected, thus affording better quarters for the men.
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It was deemed wise to exceed the amount originally
appropriated for the erection of this building, so that
f6,396.40 were expended in the erection of this station. It is proper to inform you, that in dealing
with the Ocean Steamship Company police I adopted
the policy of making no appointments upon that
force without the recommendation of the Central
Railway authorities. As these men are paid by the
Central of Georgia Railway Company, I deemed it
proper to permit the company to recommend its own
servants.
Water Work*.
Recognizing that some emergency might arise
whereby the supply of water that could be furnished
by the old water works might be needed, $1,720, not
provided for in the budget, were used to put the old
works in order, so that it appears from the report of
the Superintendent that they are now ready for use.
The water service by the city to the troops has been
most satisfactory. Not a single complaint of the
absence of water has been made at this office. The
promptness with which the water mains were laid
to the camp is worthy of the highest praise. In this
matter of water for the camp and for the incidental
expenses connected therewith, $12,099.21 were expended. The pipe can be re-used and a very considerable amount of money so expended can be saved
by the careful removal of the pipe from the camp
and the part thus laid may be used in the extension
of our water supply.
It is proper to call your attention to the fact that
the proximity of the old powder magazine to the
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water works was a constant menace, and through
the energy and good judgment of Alderman John W.
Smith, Chairman, and the members of his committee, a new site was purchased and a new powder
magazine erected. The old property I would advise
to be sold to the best advantage.
Local Legislation.
The following bills affecting the city of Savannah
were enacted during the last session :
Acts repealing the Acts creating the different commissions, with the exception of the Park and Tree
Commission.
An Act authorizing the Mayor and Aldermen to
condemn property for drainage purposes.
An Act providing for the election of city officers
by the outgoing administration.
An Act amending the Act vesting the veto power
in the^Mayor and extending the veto power to the
acting Mayor.
An Act authorizing the city to condemn land for
drainage purposes.
An Act repealing an Act in reference to city elections.
An Act providing ior the election of the Mayor
and Aldermen and city officers.
Conclusion.
The bonded indebted ness of the city is being steadily reduced. The taxable property is increasing, and
notwithstanding the depression that has existed and
does exist in different sections of the country, Savannah has added $425,860 to her tax list. The new
year finds $1,000,000 added in property, real and
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personal, that comes to us under the Act of 1854.
Our cotton receipts have been the largest in our
record. Our bank clearances have been the greatest. Our commerce, foreign and domestic, has increased from 1896 to 1898, $8,692,000. An army
has been cared for by our people. Good order has
been preserved and harmony in a large degree has
been restored. General prosperity has marked the
city and good health has been vouchsafed to us.
The city to-da}' is stronger, prouder and more confident than ever before in her history. Kor all this
we should not be unmindful that we are indebted to
Him whose blessings we should continue to invoke.
P. W. MELDRIM,
Mayor.
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REPORT OF THE SINKING FUND COMMISSIONERS.
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SAVANNAH, GA., December 31st, 1898.
To His Honor, P. W. Meldrvm, Mayor Oily of Savannah:
SIRThe Sinking Fund Commissioners respectfully submit the nineteenth annual reportthe ninth
of this Board.
With the funds at our disposal since our last report we have purchased bonds of the issue of 1879,
as follows:
.....8 4,410 00
..... 3,307 50
..... 1,102 50
..... 1,105 00
..... 2,210 00
..... 3,315 00
548 75
..... 1,105 00
655 00
555 00
..... 1,117 50
..... 3,352 50
..... 1,117 50
..... 2,240 00
..... 1,683 75
..... 1,127 50
..... 10,102 50
..... ' 5,612 50
Jan. 24, 1898,
Jan. 24, 1898,
Jan. 26, "
Jan. 27, "
Feb. 1, "
Feb. 2, "
May 27, "
June 11, "
June 22, "
June 25, "
July 8,
July 9, "
July 22,. "
Oct. 15, "
Oct. 30, "
Oct. 28, "
Nov. 3, "
Nov. 7, '
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Total... . ......
$4,000 b
3,000
1,000
1,000
2,000
3,000
500
1,000
500
500
1,000
3,000
1,000
2,000
1,500
1,000
9,000
5,000
$ 40,000
459,700
$499.700
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We have purchased of the bonds of 1883, as iollows :
Jan. 18, 1898, $ 2,500 bonds costing.....! 2,78155
Oct. 17, " 1,500 " " ..... 1,672 50
$ 4,000
84,550
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. ...$ 4,454 05
..... 82,763 87
Total .........f 88,550 " " ....,$ 87,217 92
All the above mentioned bonds and unmatured
coupons have been canceled and handed to the City
Treasurer for such final disposition as Council may
direct.
Issue 1879.
Signed and made available for exchange, as per last report............ .$3,522,800 00
Issue in exchange as
per last report........$3,517,000 00
Exchanged for old
bonds.................. 500 00 3,517,500 00
Bonds available in the hands of the
City Treasurer...................................$ 5,300 00
Of the bonds issued $527,100.00 have been canceled, as follows :
Received for balance of ground rent...$ 9,200 00
Special purchase, as per last report...... 18,200 00
Purchased out of sinking fund........... 499,700 00
$ 527,100 00
Which leaves outstanding of the issue
of 1879...... ............................. ...$2,990,400 00
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 17
Iisne of 1883.
Signed and made available for exchange............................. ...........f 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.J 1,300 00
Of the bonds $103,450.00 have been canceled, as
follows:
Special purchase..............................! 14,00 00
Purchased out of sinking fund ......... 88,550 00
$ 103,450 00
Which leaves outstanding of the issue
of 1883.......................................$ 285,250 00
Respectfully,
JOSEPH D. WEED,
S. GUCKENHEIMER,
JOHN LYONS,
ISAAC G. HAAS,
H. P. SMART.
18 MA YOB'S ANNUAL REPORT.
BONDED DEBT, JANUARY 1st, 1899.
BOND COMPROMISE, 1879
Issued and outstanding
January 1st, 1898 .......$3,030,400
Less redeemed and cancelled by SinkingFund
Commissioners............ 40,000
Amount outstanding............................ $2,990,400
BOND COMPROMISE, 1883
Issued and outstanding
January 1st, 1898.......$ 289,250
Less redeemed and cancelled by Sinking Fund
Commissioners........... 4,000
Amount outstanding.......................... 285,250
New bonds outstanding ....................... 3,275,650
Old bonds outstanding,
not compromised....... 2,000
Indorsed Savannah, Albany <fe Gulf R. B. outstanding........ ....... ....... 1,300
Amount outstanding............................ 3,300
Total bonded debt............ .............. . . $3,278,950
STATEMENT OF CITY OF SAVANNAH BONDS.
Issue 18795 Per Cent.
Blank Bonds Printed.
Value
11,000
500
800
100
No.
2,000
8,000
1,000
1,000
Amount
12,000,000
1,500,000
800,000
100,000
13,900,000
Destroyed by Finance Committee.
No.
290
875
675
Amount
1115,000
172,500
57,500
1375,000
Signed by 8. F.
Commissioners.
No.
2,000
2,708
425
413
Amount
{2,000,000
1,354,000
127,500
41,300
18,522,800
On Hand
Signed.
No.
8
Am't
$4,000
$4,000
On Hand
Not
Signed.
No.
12
Am't
$1,200
11,200
Signed and
Issued.
No.
2,000
12,098
424
413
Amount
12000,000
1,819,000
127,200
41,800
$3,517,600
Not Available.
No.
2
1
Am't
11,000
300
$1,300
Cancelled by S. F.
Commissioners.
No.
270
303
164
114
Amount
$270,000
198,500
49,200
11,400
$327,100
Amount
Outstanding.
No.
1,730
2,805
260
299
Amount
$1,780,000
1,152,500
78,000
29,900
$2,990,400
2
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STATEMENT OF CITY OF SAVANNAH BONDS.
Issue 18835 Per Cent.
nitink Bonds Prlnt?(l.
Value.
$1,000
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60
No.
300
200
800
Amount
1300,000
100,000
15,000
{415,000
Destroyed hy Kl iinnco
Committee.
No.
60
Amonnt
125,000
125,000
Rlimocl hy S. F.
Commissioner*.
No.
300
150
300
Amount
{300,000
75,000
15,000
$390,000
On Hnnrt Sljmod.
No.
2
6
Amount
$1,000
300
$1,300
Signed unrt Issued.
No,
300
147
304
.
Amount.
1300,000
78,600
15,200
$388,700
Cancelled hy .. K
Commissioners.
No,
81
38
69
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$81,COO
19,000
3,450
$103,450
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109
235
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MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 21
REPORT OF TAX ASSESSORS AND RECEIVERS.
SAVANNAH, GA., January 14th, 1899.
Hon. P. W. Meldrim, Mayor City of Savannah:
DEAR SIRWe respectfully submit the following
report of the Board of Tax Assessors and Receivers
for the year 1898.
During the month of January, 1898, we received
returns of personal property with the following
results:
Stock in trade....................... .............. f 2,002,675 00
Goods on consignment........ .............. 37,35000
Furniture, etc...................... ....... ... ... 958,640 00
Jewelry, Silverware, etc ................... 118,530 00
Musical instruments ............ .. .... ... 58,150 00
Libraries, etc........................................ 58,980 00
Horses, mules, live stock........... ...... 106,843 00
Vehicles.... ............................... ....... 71,675 00
Money and solvent accounts .. ... ...... 2,561,899 00
Stocks and bonds..............*.................. 580,050 00
Promissory notes ......... .................. ... 110,520 00
Mortgages on real estate................... 828,480 00
Mortgages on personal property ...... 3,150 00
Bonds for titles.................................... 9,050 00
Shipping .............................................. 666,580 00
Machinery and fixtures ...................... 127,275 00
22 MAYOR'S ANNUAL BEPOBT.
Telegraph and telephones........... ....... 18,085 00
Banking capital.... ..................... ........ 2,197,310 00
Other personal property............ ....... 34,810 00
Total returns for 1898.. ............. f 10,560,052 00
Total returns for 1897................ 10,629,328 00
Loss .............................................^> 69,276 00
We transferred this year from the personal tax list
to real estate, fixed machinery amounting to $79,000,
so taking this into consideration, instead of a falling
off in personal returns for 1898, there was an actual
gain of $9,724.
We have inspected and assessed during the year
1898, 252 buildings and improvements, the total assessed value of which amounts to $267,100.
We found 23 new houses and 26 new improvements built without permits during the year.
We have reassessed all the property south of Anderson street and also Johnston Ward, which gives
the city an increase in assessed valuation for the year
1899 of $552,783.
The books containing the reassessments and the
new improvements have been open in our office for
inspection since January 1st.
The total taxable property of the City of Savannah
is as follows:
1898.
Real estate................................................. $ 23,886,295
Ground rent lots .................................... 1,034,500
Stock in trade........................................ 2,040,025
Furniture, money, etc.............................. 5,656,137
Banking capital.......... .......:..................... 2,197,310
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 23
Shipping ............................................... 666,580
Total 1898 .................................... f 35,480,847
Total 1897 ............................ ...... 35,054,987
Increase... ............... .......................$ 425,860
Yours respectfully,
( JOHN SCHWARZ.
Board of Tax Assessors I ^f A ^D,, and Receivers. j M- A' BYRNE"
J. H. H. OSBORNE.
24 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
BUDGET FOR YEAR 1898.
Board of Health.. ............. ....................$ 15,120 00
City Clocks ....... ............................... ..... .. 250 00
City Lamps ................... . ...................... 29,000 00
Colonial Park, deferred payment, and
interest .................................................. 1,250 00
Crematories....... ...................................... 6,845 00
Dispensary ........ ...... ............................. 7,00000
Drainage and Dry Culture........ ...... ....... 13,000 00
Fire Uniforms ........................ ................. 2,500 00
Fire Department ....................................... 65,000 00
Fire Department, deferred payment Engine House No. 2 .................................. 2,531 25
Harbor and Wharves .............. ............. 3,00000
Hospitals.......... .............. .......................... 10,800 00
House Drainage...................................... 5,000 00
InterestBonded Debt......................... 168,000 00
Incidentals .................................................. 5,000 00
Laurel Grove Cemetery. ........................ 6,750 00
Market. ......................................... ......... 4,500 00
New Sewers and Appurtenances............ 600 00
Opening Streets....................................... 40,000 00
Organized Charities................................ 1,200 00
Parks and Squares (including $500 for
Estill Park), also including bills
amounting to $1,620.91, due from
year 1897...... ............. ....... ............... 13,000 00
Paving Streets ...... .................................. 50,000 CO
Police (including not more than three
detectives) ............... ..................... ....... 75,000 00
Police Uniforms........ ....................... ........ 3,000 00
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 25
Police Keserve appropriation White Military.......... .............. ,......,......,.............. 2,750 00
Printing and Stationery................ ....... ... 3,500 00
Public Buildings ...................................... 5,000 00
Public Buildings, new improvements
Police Station House ....... .................. 4,000 00
Quarantine. ............................................ 17,500 00
Salaries ..... .................. .......................... 37,500 00
Scavenger Department....... ....... ............. 25,000 00
Sink Department, O. E. M ....... ............... 8,500 00
Sinking Fund............... ..... .............. .... 46,500 00
Streets and Lanes ....................... .......... 50,00000
Water Works ................... ...................... 30,000 00
Water Mains Extension ......................... 12,000 00
Total.......................................... ......$770,596 25
Trial Balance to December sist, 1898
EXPENDITURES RECEIPTS
Board of Health....................... ............. .$14,57944 $
Balances on hand December Slat, 1898.. .... 29,523 50
City clocks...... . ............ ....... ............... 201 50
Colonial Park.. .................. ...................... 1.230 00
City Court .................. ......................... ... 2,142 70
City lamps... ..... ............ ....................... 28,379 25
Crematories..................1:............ ...... ........ 4,441 05 5722
Coupons 1879.................................... ........ 149,520 00
Coupons 1883............................................. 14,366 64
Cash on hand December 31st, 1898 ............ 9,738 91
Dry culture and drainage.. ....................... 13,40180 70650
Dispensary.................................. ... ......... 5,826 77
Pees........................................................... 5,281 23
Fire Department ..................................... 70,97910 330
Firemen's uniforms ........... ......... ............. 3,384 27
Ground rents............................................. 15,601 52
Ground rent lots ....................................... 43,772 48
26 MA YOB'S ANNUAL REPORT.
Harbor and Wharves................................. 6,322 03
Hospitals......................... ................. ........ 10,800 00
House drainage......................................... 9,321 55
Incidentals............................................... 2,231 74 7,554 65
Laurel Grove Cemetery............................ 8,05617 2,25900
Liquor licenses.......................................... 48,219 35
Market.............................. ........ .............. 5,250 37 14,391 16
Opening streets........................................ 78,67904 . 1,90674
Parks and Squares.................................... 12,95897 500
Paving streets............................................ 112,526 18 63,795 88
Paving sidewalks ...................^................. 4 88
Police.................................................... 79,760 89 161 50
Police reserve............................................ 2,750 00
Printing and stationery............................. 2,93991 21805
Police uniforms......................................... 3,019 77
Public buildings ....................................... 3,224 22 158 88
Police Court............................................... 4,815 47
Quarantine................................................ 15,068 22 6,154 90
Rent account.................... ........................ 1,277 50
Salaries..................................................... 38,411 42
Scavenger Department..... ........................ 24,486 47 229 00
Sink Department........................... ..... ..... 7,158 77 6,059 40
Sewer account.......................... ................. 768 57
Streets and Lanes...................................... 52,956 43 8,569 64
Sinking Fund, 1879.............................. ..... 44,567 60
Sinking Fund, 1883......... .................. ...... 4,454 05
Taxes, 1892............ ................................... ' 4650
Taxes, 1893.............................. ................. 37 60
Taxes. 1894.....................'.................... ...... 112 38
Taxes, 1895.....................;........................... 142 57
Taxes, 1896............................. .................. 3,452 01
Taxes, 1897................................................ 474 08 121,691 90
Taxes, 1898................................. ..... ....... 19991 423,131 36
Waterworks......................................... ..... 52,906 63 82,928 28
Organized Charities.......................... ..... 1,200 00
.Police Station, (new).............................. * 6,396 40
Special appropriations .............................. 5,389 62
Board of Health, Fees................ .. ......... 132 50
Powder Magazine..................................... 4,240 40
Sewer permits............................................ 81 00
Inspector of Plumbing.............................. 78068 6450
Waterworks, (Stormdamage)..... .............. 464 17
City lots ................................................... 2,500 00
Bills Payable.................................... ........ 10,000 00 30,000 00
$924,511 42 $924,511 42
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
REPORT OF CITY MARSHAL1898.
CITY MARSHAL'S OFFICE, )
SAVANNAH, GA., December 31, 1898. j
Hon. P. W. Meldrim, Mayor:
DEAR SIRI have the honor to submit my annual
report for the year 198, ending this day. The
money collected in this office amounts to 170,389.91,
as follows :
Real estate, 1892..................... .........,.$ 46 50
Real estate, 1893...... ......................... 37 50
Real estate, 1894................................ 52 38
Real estate, 1895...... ..... ................... 142 57
Real estate, 1896............................. .. 3,305 23
Real estate, 1897................................ 17,113 36
Real estate, 1898................................ 450 12
Personal property, 1894........................ 60 00
Personal property, 1896........................ 110 28
Personal property, 1897........................ 542 34
Personal property, 1898........................ 3,730 13
Shipping, 1898...... ....."...................... . 15 23
Specific tax, 1896................................ 10 00
Specific tax, 1897................................ 248 00
Specific tax, 1898.............. ................. 7,220 75
Privy vaults, 1895.............................. 4 00
Privy vaults, 1896................. ............ 8 00
Privy vaults, 1897....... .................. ... 32 00
Privy vaults, 1898.............................. 68 00
28 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
Fees ................................................ 1,203 55
Advertising....................................... 218 05
Interest ....................... ...................... 3,406 89
Incidentals ....................................... 15 12
Rent of market vaults................ ........ 2,283 50
Rent of market stalls........................... 700 00
Paving streets.................................... 29,361 53
Repairing sidewalks..................... ........ 4 88
Total..............................................70,389 91
Ground Rents.
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.
MAYOR'S ANKTOAL REPORT. 29
REPORT OF CITY ATTORNEY1898.
SAVANNAH, GA., January 1st, 1899.
Hon. P. W. Meldrim, Mayor:
DEAR SIRReferring to the cases mentioned in
my last report, 1 beg to say, that the Liberty street
illegality cases have been finally concluded and the
bulk of the money has been paid. This litigation
has been conducted with Mr. D. C. Bacon as the
defendant. All of the executions, except a few involving a few hundred dollars, have been paid with
interest, and these will be paid with interest.
The Lovell, Suburban & West End Railway and
Gardeen cases mentioned in the report are still pending, and I hope will be disposed of at an earl}' day.
The case of Mr. Waring Russell has not been disposed of on demurrer by reason of the pendency of
his petition before Council. When the demurrer is
heard it seems that it must necessarily be sustained.
The case of C. M. Lowther against the city for
damages has been dismissed so far as the city is concerned.
The only new cases undisposed of are those of the
Savannah, Thunderbolt & Isle of Hope Railway Co.,
involving the taxation of their property in the southeastern part of the city under the proviso in the Act
of 1854, and of that of the Georgia State Building
and Loan Association, alleging its exemption from
30 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
city taxation under an act of the Legislature of
Georgia. They are now pending in our Superior
Court. The passage of the recent act of the Legislature, repealing this proviso, makes all of this property taxable in the future. The Georgia State Building and Loan Association must succeed in its
contention unless the act of the Legislature he held
unconstitutional, and this is the point which the city
is making in this litigation.
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,
many of which have required considerable investigation. As the Clerk of Council has these titles,
and has an index to them, I do not deem it necessary
to state them in detail. I have also drawn a large
number of contracts and attended to the usual routine business of the office, such as the preparation of
ordinances and resolutions, the giving of advice to
officials and aldermen, attending meetings, etc.
Yours very truly,
SAMUEL B. ADAMS,
City Attorney. '
City Treasurer's Report,
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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CITY TREASURER.
Dr. Statement of Cash Received and Disbursed from Jan. 1,1898, to Dec, 31,1898. Cr.
Cash In Treasury January 1st, 1898.
Board of Health Fei--
Rccelved for examination of
Plumbing ......................
Bills PayableAmount borrowed .
i23 50 Board of Health--
Salaries of Health Officer, City 5.
Physicians, Inspectors, and keeper
of Pest House. ..................$ 11,284 01 g
Time of hands disinfecting........ 1,448 00 JO
Printing mortuary reports, circu- CO
lars, permits, stntlonerj-, advertising, etc...................;.-... 28090 _
Dippers, buckets, bottles, Ice, etc.. 240 19
Coffins and wagon hire for paupers. 283 00
Copperas, lime, carbolic ncid, for ^
disinfecting purposes ........... 1,004 18 W
Dr. R. S. Kecnnn, for services ren132 50 flered ........ ........ ....... 32 2C-? 14,579 44 ^

30,000 00
Bills Payablt--
Paid Mayor's nole favor Chatham
Bank............... ...... ...... ... ... ..... 10,000 00
City Lote->
Received from the Georgia & Alabama Terminal Company for
property on Hutehlnson Island,
deeded to said Company by Ordl
nance of October 19th, 1898..... 2,50000
City ClocksAttending City clocks and repairing
office clocks ........... ........ 201 50
Colonial Prk--
Paid note from \yardens and Vestrymen of Christ Church and in- Q
terest on same............................. ' 1,25000
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City Court--
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Clerk, Sheriff and Deputies, for attending Court and fees ......... 1,516 00
Clerk and Sheriff for cost in insol- W
vent criminal cases and issuing o
subpoenas ........ ........ .... 275 00
Printing and stationery, and advertising ............. ............ 4445
Furnishing meals to jurors ...... 38 50
Sheriff for summoning Grand and
Petit Jurors ................... 10 00
Sheriff for conveying prisoners
from jail to Court House....... 258 75 2,142 70 co
Crematories--
Commlsslouer of Pnblie Works,
proceeds of sale of Hides and
other old material...............
Dry Culture--
Rent of Twickenham Plantation..
B. B. Cheaitham, for moving fence.
57 22
700 00
C 50 70C 50
Harbor Master, coll actions for
Harbor fees .................... 4,077 68
City Marshal for executions....... 1,203 55 5,281
City Lamps--
Brush Klwtric Light & Power Co.,
for lighting streets from Dec. 1st,
1807, to Nov. 30th, 1808. ........ 2S,:i~0 25
Cremator! es--
Snlary of Superintendent and time
of hands ....................... 2,080 37
Oll, forage, lime, cement, lumber,
lire-brick, etc. .................. 25,'! 18
Fuel ........ ........ ........... 1,172 05
Printing and stationery ........... 25 55 4,441 05
Dry Culture--
Tlme of hands ................... 10,200 07
Kent of Twickenham Plantation.. 1,500 00
Lumber, lime, nails', shovels,..... 1,575 0-t
Blacksmith work ................ 38 82
Printing and statlon3ry ......... 2097 13,40180
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Amount expended on steamer
Tyhee .......... ......... ..... 17." 00
Amount pnid on new Station No. 2. 2,,">:?'JI 20
Medicines nnd treatment of sick
stock ........ .............. .. 1S.1 12
Pnid physicians for attending fire
men ........ .................. 22 00
.Rent of telephones for engine
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convention .................... 100 00
Services of hand ........... ..... 30 00
330 Horses purchased ...................:....... 30000 69.97010
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Paid LaFrance Fire Engine Co. on
account of fire engine.................. 1,000 00
Fire and Police Uniforms--
Firemen's uniforms, shirts, ccps, etc
Police uniforms, helmets, etc......
Harbor and Wharves--
Harbor Master, for use of horse
and buggy .....................
Printing and stationery ...........
3,384
3,019
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21 00
Ground Rents--
Office collections for Ground rents
on City lots ............... .
Ground Bent Lot--
Received from various parties.,
balance due on ground rent lots..
Port Wardens, for amount of office
expenses of Harbor Master's
office ........... ..............
Repairing wharves at city and at
Quarantine Station and cleaning
basins ........... ................... ....... .
Fuel ....... ......... ...........
Paid for moving piles at Venus
Point ..........................................
25 70
3,739 77
12 25
1 263 25 5,322 03
15,001 52 Hospitals--
Savannah Hospital, for keeping city
patients for the year ending Dec.
31st, 1898 ...................... 3,000 00
St. Joseph's Infirmary, for keeping
city patients for the year ending
43,772 48 Dec. 31st, 1898 ................. 3,600 00
Georgia Infirmary, for keeping city
patients for the year ending Dec.
31st, 1898 ...................... 3,60000- 10,80000
House Drainage--
Waring, Chapman & Farquhar, services rendered .................. 1,972 81
Time of hands ............... ... 3,033 40
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Superintendent of Scavenger Department for the collection of
Pound fees .................... 47 60
Interest on dally balances........ 2,8-0 84
Surveying lots and making plats.. 1,260 75
Proceeds from sale of old badges.. 8 05
City Marshal, amount collected for
interest on executions........... 3,416 91 7,554 05
Inspection Fees--
Recelved for inspection of plumbing ........................... (U no
Laurel Grova Cemetery--
Keeper for burial fees............. 1,496 50
Keeper, for sale of lots............ 702 50 2,250 00
Incidentals-
Postage, telegram, exchange, fares*
for paupers, charity and sundry
incidentals ........ ............ 1,027 11
Fuel, lights, ice and sundry incidentals ........ ................ 43563
Premium on bonds for City officers. 175 00
Rent of telephone ................ 60 00
Export statement for 1897........ 200 00
Amount allowed by Council to Mrs.
McStay ............. .......... 144 00
Abstract of County Records ....... 50 00
Commissioners of Pilotage, amount
assessed in defraying expenses for
the year 1898 ................... 75 00
Cost of court, etc................. 65 00-
Laurel Grove Cemetery-
Salary of Keeper and time of hands. 5,235 75
Material, tools, forage, etc......... 390 50
Rent of telephone ................. 46 00
Plants ........ .................. 53 79
Repairing tombstones ............. 51 00
Oyster shells .................... 175 00
Hire of teams ................... 156 00
Services of engineers and inspectors 285 00
Sewer, etc ....................... 1,003 07
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Trustees Trinity M. E. Church..... 300 00
3. N. Maupas .................... 3,253 40
Alfred Kent ..................... 450 00
Helen Culver .................... 1,800 00
S. E. Wilson ...... .............. 330 00
J. S. Collius ...................... 450 00
C. E. Brockett .................... 95 00
T. M. Cunningham, Esq........... 2,500 00
Mary C. Reppard, for land conveyed to city ................... 2,141 33 {
Savannah Investment Co.......... 750 00
D. C. Myerson .................. 203 95 .
H. M. Taylor ..................... 45000
Jackson S. Kauftuan ............. 3,300 00
E. Newman, trustee ............ 351 00
E. A. Well, trustee ................ 410 CT

James Fleming ...... ............ 1,500 00
J. F. Miller ...................... 500 00
Citizens' Land Co............. . 1,275 17
W. F. Held ...................... 1,000 00
Delia Morrlson ................... 1,437 78
Alfred Kent ...................... 400 00
Savannah Steam Rice Mill........ 5,000 00
Citizens' Land Co. ................ 2,201 71
John F. Glatiglley ................ 1,723 28
Bertha Nathans .................. 200 00
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Beceived from P. A. Waring
planting trees ...............
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Paving Streets--
Oliice collections for improving the
following streets:
Barnard ............ ........... 1,358 01
Dniyton ............. ......... 10,800 04
Louisville Road ................. 4,504 70
Uallroad ........ .............. 8,505 87
St. Julian .............. ........ 1,107 02
Bull ............... ............ 7,114 40
York ....... ................... 200 2S>
President ............... ...... 507 00
City Marshal for collections for improving streets:
Barnard .......... ............ 1,1UG 51
Bull ................. ......... 817 23
Bryan ......... ................ 1,407 61
Farm ................. ........ 320 29
Liberty ... ..................... 0,140 28
President ........... ........... 570 72
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Hire of roller ....................
Estill Park .......................
Shoeing bill and forage ...........
Cleaning monuments, etc. .........
Repairing tool house and building
band stand, etc. ...... ........
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500 00
331 00
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of I'ubllc Works for paving.....
184 34
8,843 01
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3(5 UO- 3,7!>3 88
Polio* Dprtmnt--
Received from Police Commissionere for proceeds of sale of horses,
etc., and fees collected..........
Paving Strt
and Improving streets 112,520 18
Police Department
Police pay roll from Dec. 1st, 1807,
to Nov. 30th, 1898............... 73,800 20
Material and repairs buildings.... 315 00
Oil, lee and sundry incidentals.... 733 40 oo
Fuel and lights .................. 454' 20 >
Harness, and repairs to same...... 100 32
Food for prisoners ............... 481 78
Shoeing, repairs to wagons, etc.... 731 00
Medicine and treatment of sick
stock .......................... 01 78 |>
Insurance premiums ............ 81 00
Printing and stationery ........... 173 03
Kent of telephones ............... 243 72
Expenses to convention, etc. ..... 150 00
Mattresses, etc. .................. 152 08
Forage .......... ............... 1,098 24
Batteries, wire, etc. .............. 207 37
Horses purchased ............ 200 00
Funeral expenses of Policeman
1(1150 3. 3. Norris ............... .. 5000 79,70089
Paving Sldawalks--
Received from the City Marshal
from collections for repairing sidewalks ........ .................
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Public Buildings--
Received from the Koyal Insurance
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Printing and StationaryCity printing, stationery, printing
circulars, reports proceedings of
Council and Mayor's report for
1898 ............. .............
2.750 00
2,939 91
Public BuildingsPremiums of insurance ........... 502 75
Repairs and material renovating
city offices, etc. ........... ..... 1,07 16
Fuel and lights .................. 498 25
Soap ami sundry incidentals ...... 302 38
Time of hands ................... 447 45
Rent of telephone ................ 60 00
Electric fans ..................... 170 50
Drayage 011 powder from old to new
158 88 magazine ........ ............. 103 73 3,224 22
Publio Buildings (Poliea Station)
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Plumbing and pa-inting ........... ICC 40
Amount paid Eichberg & Witcover
for plans and specifications...... 450 00
Insurance .......... ... ....... 30 00 6,306 40
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for linos collected by him from
tho Tollco Court ............... 4,815 47
Quarantine--
Received from various vessels for
discharging ballast at Station.... 1,128 10
Received from various vessels for
boarding fees find fumigating
charges .......... ............. 5,023 80
Received from Captain Daniels
amount paid twice and ret urned to
Treasurer as cash .............. 3 00 6,154 90
Powder Magazine
Amount paid .f. R. Rnson as per
contract ........... ...........
Amount pnld Klehberg & AVltcover
for plans and specifications......
3,8!K> 40
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Quarantine
Snlnry of Quarantine officers and
time of hands from Dec. 1st, 1807,
to Nov. 80th, 1898............... 5.0,10 92
Oil, tools, rope and other incidentals .......... ............'..... 573 03
Machine and blacksmith work, etc. 101 18
Rent of telephone ................. 200 00
Insurance ............ .......... 227 25
Printing and stationery ........... 20 50
Acid, etc. ........................ 27 23
Repairing wharf, tramway, etc... 1,188 00
Fuel ................... ......... 6<>7 48
One boat ........................ 35 00
Quarantine Tug
Salary of Captain and crew from
Dec. 1st, 1897, to Nov. 30th, 1898.
Insurance ........... ............
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City Dispensary building ......... 480 00
Wharf slip foot of Whltaker St.... 100 00
Lots on Springfield Plantation..... 130 00
Brick store foot of West Broad St.. 4GT 50
Wharf slip foot of Dray ton St..... 100 00
Provisions .......... ............ 833 01
Material, machine and blacksmith
work .......... ................ 36023
Repairing tug .................... 1,100 87
Rope, oil, waste, paint nnd sundry
1,27750 incidentals ............. ........ 30010
Fuel ............ ............... 715 00 6,629 63
Q SalariesSalaries of City officers and clerks
from Dec. 1st, 1897, to Nov. 30th, >
1898 ............. ............. 38,286 42
James L. Rankiti, for examining
the Treasurer's, Marshal's and >
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of hands ....................... 16,519 59
Forage ........... ............... 5,077 09
Vehicles, and repairs to same. ... 64 48
Lumber .......... ............... 311 47
Tools and implements......... ... 68 78
Oil, etc. .......................... 280 51
Scavenger Department--
Received from J. F. (Jullmartln,
manager, for manure ...........
Received from Commissioner of
1'ubllo Works proceeds of sale
horses, mules, empty sucks, etc...
Sink Department--
Office colleotlons for denning vaults.
City Marshal for collections for
cleaning vaults:
Executions for yenr 1890.... ....
Executions for yenr 1897.....
Executions for yenr 1898.........
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154 00 220 00
4,951 40
8 00
28 00
72 00-- 5,059 40
Streets and Lanea- -
Received from vnrlous parties for
repairing sidewalks ............. 3,518 75
Clerk of Council for sewer permits. 124 39
Amount of check In fnvor of the
Warren-Seharf Asphalt Company
for repairing streets, withdrawn
and returned as cash................... 4,556 55
Mules ........... .... .,..,,,...
Medicine and attending sick smek.
Rent of telephone ................
Harness, and repairs to same
Printing and stationery...........
Light, City Stables ...............
Incidentals ........ .............
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112 00
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128 7(5 24,480 47
Sink DepartmentSalary of Superintendent, and time
of hands ....................... 1,341 05
Repairing buggy and other Incidentals .......... ................. 50 35
Forage ........ ..............'.... 98 77
Cleaning vaults .................. 5,041 75
Printing and stationery .......... 20 25
Streets and LanesTlme of hands .................. 37,154 OS
Forage ............. ............. 3,102 OS
Feed ............ ............... 7 25
Vehicles, and repairs to same..... 115 21
Oyster shells .................... 1,094 02
Brick, lumber, oil, cement, etc..... 0,173 57
Tools, and repairs to same ........ 280 53
Horse and mules purchased. ....... 020 00
7,158 77
by Treasurer ................... 4,556 55
Received from the Commissioner of
Public Works, proceeds of sale of
>* old material .................... 15 95
Received from the Savannah, Thunderbolt & Isle of Hope By. for the
services of an inspector.................
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Received for sewer permits.
354 00 8,569 64
Repairs to pavement ............. 2,883 46
Medicine and attending sick stock.
Rent of telephone ...............
Harness, and repairs to same.....
Printing and stationery ...........
Lighting City Stables..............
115 13
40 00
204 51
30 80
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Time of hands ................... 213 99
Cement, pipe, brick, lumber and
plumbing work ................. 370 58
George A. Hudson, for sewer on ] G
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Commissioners for bonds of 1879, | *3
cancelled and retired.................. 44,567 50
Sinking Fund Bonds, 1883
Commissioners for bonds of 1883
cancelled and retired ........... 4.454 05
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Offlce collections for
Real estate ..................... 327,508 43
Specific ..................................... 76,204 00
Received from badges
One-horse wagons .............. 8,830 90
Two-horse wagons ............. 1,050 00
One-horse drays or trucks............ 505 GO
Two-horse drays or trucks ........... 1,128 00
One-horse hacks......................... 468 60
Two-horse hacks.......................... 88 00
Two-horse omnibuses.................. 36 00
Street cars ..................... 630 00
Hucksters .............. ....... 177 50
Dogs........ .................. 1,25950
Push carts ..................... 270 00
Poultry hucksters ..............." 19 00
Three-horse trucks .............. 66 CO
City Marshal for
Real Estate .................... 450 12
Personal ........ .............. 3,73013
Specific .......... ............. 7,193 75
Shipping ........ .............. 15 28 428,131 86
Taxes, 1808-
Ainount refunded various parties by
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Water Works--
Water Rents ..................... 82,153 S8
Standard Oil Company, for labor
and topping pipe.................
Central of Georgia Railway, for
repairing flre hydrants ..........
Amount charged In December and
same returned as cash ..........
Southern Asphalt Taking Co., ft r
use of water nnd putting In taps.
Rourke, Mltchell & Co., for putting
In taps ,....,...,..,..,,..,.....
Standard OH Co., for use of water.
R. P. Lovell, for one meter ........
Southern Artificial Stone Co., for
use of water ....................
Steamship Maverick, for water ...
Watson & Powers, for use of water.
L. W. Haskell, for rent of old Water
Works tract ....................
Continental Insurance Company of
New York, for damage done to
Water Works plant by the storm
of Aug. 81st, 1898 ..............
10 00
21 80
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18 00
3 78
100 00
225 00
2CO 00
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$924,511 42
Water WorksSalaries of officers and employes
from Dec. 1st, 1807, to Nov. 30th,
1808 .............. ............ 17,700 53
Running expenses of pumps and engines ............. ,..,,.....,.. 7,54201
Repairing cesspools ............... 88 02
Incidentals ........... ........... 505 51
Repairs to engines, pumps, main,
etc. .......... ................. 1,124 13
Improvement account ............. 829 2
Extension account ................ 11,010 20
Connection account ............... Ill 09
Overcharges refunded for water
rent ........ ................... 4 05
Storm damage ................... 1*50 85
Repairing old Water Works ....... 2,030 50
Rendezvous of troops ............. 9,171 00
Hydrants ........ ............ . 1,75312
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9,738 91
$924,511 42
We, the undersigned, Committee on Finance, have examined the accounts and books of
the City Treasurer from the first day of January, 1898, to the thirty-first day of December,
1898, inclusive, and find the same correct, with proper vouchers produced, and a balance in
the Treasury of f 9,738.91 (nine thousand seven hundred and thirty-eight dollars and ninetyone cents. D, R. THOMAS,
ABE S. GTJCKENHEIMEE,
W. DUNCAN, M. D.,
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54 MAYOR'S ANNUAL RE POUT.
ANNUAL REPORT OF CHIEF OF POLICE, 1898
HEADQUARTERS POLICE DEP'T, 1
SAVANNAH, GA., January 1st, 1899. j
To {he Honorable Mayor and Board of Aldermen, City:
GENTLEMEN'The annual report of the Police Department for the \rear ending December 31, 1898, is
herewith respectfully transmitted.
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, in fact,
the busiest since its organization. This was caused
by the encampment of the Seventh Army corps in
our city. We must have had 20,000 more inhabitants for at least three months and, I am proud to
say, the soldiers gave us very little trouble. We had
an excellent provost guard under Major Harrison,
Provost Marshal, and his adjutant, Willis Metcalf,
were, in my judgment, careful officers. When they
departed we had Colonel Me Williams, Provost Marshal, and he did his duty faithfully and I return my
thanks to those three gentlemen for their assistance
to the Police Department.
The Detective Department has done the best work
in the history of this department. They with the
Police Department, have recovered stolen property
to the amount of $36.406. Of this amount f 16,075
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 55
was cash. The detectives have made some very important arrests. Scully, Shea and Barrett arrested
Mabry, the express agent from Brunswick, with
$15,071 in cash. I detailed Patrolmen Garrity and
Woods, in citizen's clothes, to work with the detectives, and they have done splendid work for the Department. Detective Garrity shot and killed a burglar while robbing the store of Fawcett Bros., on Bay
street. Patrolman Cronin distinguished himself at
a fire in Collinsville on April 27th, 1898. When the
patrolman arrived at the house he was informed that
a lady with a baby was upstairs in the burning house.
The brave officer broke open the door and carried
the lady and child out in the street. Cronin was
presented with a gold medal by the Police Commissioners for his brave work.
We had less murders this year than last, but I am
proud to say not one of those have escaped. The
officers and patrolmen have been very vigilant and
energetic in their duties and I take great pleasure
in expressing my appreciation of their good work.
Last year the Bertillon system for the identification of criminals was adopted and it has given perfect
satisfaction. A department without the system is
handicapped from identifying professional criminals.
With the above improvement I am satisfied our department is up to date.
We have lost by death one of our best patrolmen,
J. J. 3NY>rris. He was a good, conscientious officer.
To all of the officers, patrolmen and other employees of this department I return my sincere thanks
for their co-operation with me to build up this department to so high a standard.
56 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
I return my sincere thanks to the retiring Police
Commissioners, also to his honor, the Mayor, and
Committee of Council on Police, Chairman A. Guckenheimer, Duncan and Reid, for their timely advice.
Respectfully submitted,
FRANK MCDERMOTT,
Chief of Police.
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 57
Register of The Force.
Name. Rank.
Frank McDermott..'.
Owen F. Reil!y-n... ......
Henry Linggrr....... ......
J. B. Killourhy-rr..........
J. M. Mock-................
H. W. B&ughnf?..... ......
R. B. Davis,.-r...............
B. G.Floy*:.................
M. Scullyrr............ ......
J. J. Barretr/rr... ......... ..
3.3. Bhea^............ ......
T. B. Maaters.TTTT..........
Arnold, J.!ttT... ...........
Atkinson, C. JIT..., ......
Bebrniaa, JW. ....... ......
Bostick, B R~r............
Becker, W. L ...........
Bradley, W. Crr.. .........
Brantley, I. HTT.... ........
Brazzell, 8. Brr.... .........
Brown, J..T.. .................
Burns, T. i.^... ............
Christian, J.A~:...,.... ...
Christie, C.TVr.............
Coffee, B. JTrr.... ...........
Collins, C. A^.^... ........
Crimmins, J. &T.... ......
Crosby, W. B<-r............
Davis, E. F?... ............
Davis, R. Trr...............
Deignan, J. JUT... ..........
Dwyer, !-.... ...............
Donahue, BtT... ............
Etvers, P.^+K... ............
Farrell, if*r:.. ................
Farrell, T. Jrr... .............
Fleming, W. HrT.... ......
Furlong, W. *W.. .........
Gamble, J. R_.. . ..........
Garity, J.^J^... ...........
Guilfoye, 3%-r^....... ........
Halford, J. Srr.... ..........
Higgins,J. 8 . ...........
Haverty, M. fa^r.. .........
Jernigan. D. W>r..........
Keane, Jferr... ...............
Kelly, P. J,.-....... .......
Kiernan, W.... ..........
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Elected November 1, 1S75.
! Appointed April 10, 1866.
" Jan. 21, 1866.
" Jan. 19, 1881.
' Sept. 29, 1881.
Oct. 15, 1869.
1 November.1868
' Feb. 24, 1890.
Dec. 18, 1894.
Sept. 26, 1895. " April 28, 1886.
July 8, 1882.
' April 8, 1896.
" Dec. 11, 1897.
Feb. 4, 1896.
Sept. 30, 1891,
" July 24, 1891.
' Nov. 17, 1894.
Oct. 7, 1868.
' Feb. 2, 1894.
' Oct. 16, 1897.
Dec. 2, 1898.
1 Oct. 1, 1890.
' Oct. 1, 1890.
1 Rent 94. 1SQ1
Dec. S, 1896
' Nov. 29, 1892.
' Dec. 10, 1887.
" May 30, 1895.
Aug. 18, 1881.
" Jan. 10. 1890.
1 Feb. 6, 1894.
Feb. 6, 1882. " June 15, 1898.
June 27, 1890.
' Jan. 3, 1895.
" July 1, 1895.
" Nov. 28, 1893.
" Nov. 9, 1898.
" Oct. 1, 1898.
" Oct. 25, 1897.
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Sept. 13, 1894.
Aug. 9, 1881.
Nov. 12, 1898.
Dec. 6, 1893.
' Jan. 13, 1890.
' Sept. 7, 1898.
Jan. 26, 1891.
Sent. 17. 1871
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Register of tbe forceContinued.
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Lovett, W. J^r:... .........
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McCool, J.-r^.. ....... ........
McHugh, Mrr.... ...........
MeQuade, M.:...... .........
McXuItv, J. J.v..... ........
Mansfield, M. F::... .....
Meldrim, M. I/....... ......
Mitchell. G. W.. ...........
Meek, t'. W .... ........ ....
Monahan, J. H-...... ......
Murphy, T. C... ............
O'Keefe, R...... ..............
Ranzin, A.. r... ........... ...
Sandiford, C. Al.... .......
Semkiu, J. IL ..............
Hheehan, ML.......... ......
Smith, F.Jrrr... ...........
Smith, G. irr... ...... ........
Smith, W. Hr.... .........
Solomon, M. A.T.... ......
Stafford, R. ...............
Stark, Jv..... ......... ........
Starrr, \V. SL...... .........
Tums, B. L.. ..............
Umbach. J. H. \V.. .......
Ungar, B.TT............. ......
Williams, B. W............
Williams, J. T:. ...........
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Woods. J. A.:......... .....
Woods, J.W-....... .....
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Oct. 16, 1893.
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Sept. 7, 1897.
Nov. 20, 1897.
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Oct. 23, 1871.
Oct. 25. 1897.
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June 25, 1890.
Sept. 5, 1893.
Aug. 27, 1867.
Oct. 30, 1896.
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Sept, 1, 1893.
Sept. 14, 1898.
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Nov. 27, 1897.
Dec. 18, 1898.
Oct. 7, 1895.
Oct. 31, 1885.
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Oct. 25, 1897.
Feb. 12, 1896.
Dec. 2. 1898.
Oct. 1. 1897.
Aug. 6, 1898.
Chief of Police, Lieutenant, 6 Sergeants and 17
Patrolmen are mounted.
W. D. Claiborne, Electrician.
M. Beblovsky, driver of patrol wagon.
J. Kelly, driver of patrol wagon.
J. W. Pitts, driver of ambulance.
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 59
Thomas Bowden, foreman of stables.
Solomon Johnson, groom.
Peter Battise, groom.
Harvey Bacot, groom.
Alex Thompson, watchman for stables.
Ocean Steamship Company's Force.
UNDEB SUPERVISION OF THE CHIEF OP POLICE.
Name. Rank. Date of Appointment.
E. 8. Muse........ ............
W. H. Powell..... ..........
Sweeny M X
Blakewood, J. A...........
Breunan, T... ....... ........
Connolly, J. M. .............
Douglas, W. E...... ........
Eagleson, J.......... ........
Fitzhenry, J. T...;.. ......
Harris, 1). N...... ........ ..
King, &........................
Knox, J. .......................
Lee.C. T............. ........
Lyj-yght, D......... .........
Malette, L. E.. .............
Monahan.T. H. ...........
Morrill, F. E...............
Parish, A. K... ........ .. ..
Powers, T. J.......... .......
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June 11, 1895.
Sept. 4, 1895.
July 3, 1893.
Sept. 17, 1895
July 14, 189IX
Nov. 27, 1881.
Oct. 18, 1894.
March 1, 1882.
Oct. 3, 1891.
' March 10, 1898.
Oct. 26, 1894.
' Oct. 25, 1893.
May 25, 1892.
' Hept. 5, 1891.
Rent. 1.1896.
Inventory of Cily Property at Police Headquarters
December 3xst, 1898.
42 Springfield rifles.
45 Winchester rifles.
16 Winchester shotguns.
19 Smith & Wesson pistols, 45 calibre.
87 Smith & Wesson pistols, 38 calibre.
87 Smith & Wesson holsters and belts.
42 Bayonets and scabbards.
87 Clubs.
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90 Whistles.
100 Shields.
87 Fire keys.
120 Police signal keys.
3.500 rounds of ammunition, Springfield rifles.
2,000 rounds of ammunition Winchester rifles.
85 rounds of ammunition for shot guns.
450 rounds of pistol ammunition.
2 Patrol wagons.
2 Ambulances.
1 Supply wagon.
1 Buggy.
6 Sets of Harness.
28 Horses.
30 Saddles.
28 Halters.
30 Saddlecloths.
26 Pairs of spurs.
2 Horse blankets.
8 Curry combs and brushes.
3 Rakes.
3 Shovels.
16 Buckets.
12 Brooms.
30 Spittoons.
6 Scrub brushes.
4 Water coolers.
3 Wheel barrows.
2 Coal scuttles.
1 Ax.
1 Iron bucket.
1 Lawn mower.
2 Saws.
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72 Bedsteads.
70 Mattresses.
70 Bed spreads.
2 Wardrobes.
22 Blankets.
7 Stoves.
81 Lockers.
1 Roller desk.
3 Roller Chairs.
30 Chairs.
1 Sofa.
1 Rogues gallery.
1 Carpet.
I Table cloth.
1 Looking glass.
4 Desks.
1 Table.
1 Iron safe.
1 Letter press.
6 Ink stands.
1 Hat rack.
4 Rugs.
4 Strips matting.
1 Cabinet.
2 Clocks.
3 Bicycles.
34 Sabers and scabbards.
34 Saber Belts.
Gamewell table and appliances.
Large picture of Police.
Bertillon system and pharaphernalia attached.
The following shows the number of arrests, white
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
and colored, made during the year and the crimes
and misdemeanors for which the arrests were made:
OFFENSES
A *sacitl
Animals tied to trees................................. ........
Assault with intent to murder..................... .....
Assaulting and striking............................ ..... ...
Assaulting and cutting...................... .................
Attempt to shoot............. ..................................
Burglary........... ................................................
Cheating and swindling..... .................................
Cam-ing concealed weapons . ............................
Counterfeiting...................................................
Cow stealing...................... ...............................
Cruelty to animals..............................................
Cruelty to children..... ............ .............. ............
Defacing public property....................................
Disorderly conduct.............................................
Doing business without license...........................
Deserting soldiers...............................................
Escaped convicts................ ....... .......................
Embezzlment.....................................................
Fighting in the streets .......................................
Forgery ......................... ....................................
Fornication ........................................................
Firing guns and pistols........... ................... ... ...
Gambling on the streets........ ..............................
Highway robbery........................ ......................
Harboring females for immoral purposes.............
Horse stealing ...................................................
Insanity ............................................................
Interfering, resisting and striking ofHcers...........
Jumping on moving trains.................................
Keeping disorderly house ...................................
Keeping gaming house. ......................................
Keeping lewd house............................................
Larceny........................ .......... ..........................
Larceny after trust... ..........................................
Licentious conduct.............................................
Malicious mischief ..... .......................................
Mayhem ............................................................
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OFFEMSES
Murder...................................................... ........
Perjury...............................................................
Pointing pistol at another...................................
Policy shops............. .................................. ........
Rape..................................................................
Rape, accsesory to..................................... .........
Receivincf stolen croods
Receiving goods under false pretenses.................
Reckless driving.................................................
Riotous conduct............................ ................ .....
Robbery..............................................................
Robbery, attempt at...........................................
Safekeeping.......................................................
Smoking on wharves... ......................................
Suspicious characters..........................................
Shooting Alabama slings.......... .........................
Violating Badge ordinance.................................
Violating barroom ordinance..............................
Violating bicycle ordinance........... ....................
Violating fireworks ordinance.. ..........................
Violating hack ordinance...................................
Violating roadway ordinance.............................
Violating sanitary ordinance...... ........................
Violating Sunday closing ordinance....................
Violating tax ordinance........... ..........................
Violating water ordinance .................................
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Animals and vehicles at large ....................................... 42
Foundlings12 white and 6 coloied .............................. 18
Lodgers........................................................................ 583
Lost children ................................................................ 18
Stores and offices found open........................... ............ 135
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Following shows the arrests by detectives, which
are included in the exhibit of total number of arrests :
OFFENSES
Assaulting and striking.. ..... ..............................
Assaulting and cutting................. ....................
Assaulting and shooting ....................................
Attempling to cut............ ...................................
Burglary, attempt to..........................................
Deserting soldiers...............................................
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Drunk and disorderly............... .........................
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Highwav robbery...............................................
Interfering with officers.. ...................................
Larceny........................... .................................
Licentious conduct . . .... .......... ......................
Murder ..............................................................
Receiving goods under false pretenses... ...... ........
Receiving stolen goods..... ...................... .............
Robbery.............................................................
Seduction....... .................................. ...............
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Following is a list of arrests for murder during the
year 1898, with names of persons killed and with
names of officers making arrests:
John Fields, colored, for killing Sam Robinson,
colored, February 1. Arrested by Policeman C. W.
Mock.
Edward W. O'Connor, for killing of Will Hunter,
colored, January 25. Arrested by Detective J. J.
Barrett.
Henry Rush, colored, for killing Lula Smith, colored, August 22. Arrested by Detective M. Scully.
Tiny Smith, colored, for killing Frank Osborne,
April 25. Arrested by Detective J. J. Barrett.
Pompey Thomas, colored, for killing Sam Johnson, colored, January 6. Arrested by Policeman
Jernigan.
William Wright, colored, for killing Win. Wilcox,
colored, August 27. Arrested by Detective Scully.
Ella Gordon, colored, for killing Mamie Goodwin,
colored, December 17. Arrested by Policeman P. J.
Kelly.
Queen Martin, colored, for killing Joe Hay ward,
December 26. Arrested by Detective Barrett.
66 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE TELEGRAPH
SYSTEM, 1898.
SAVANNAH, GA., January 1st, 1899.
Captain Frank McDermott :
DEAR SIRI have the pleasure to submit the following report of the Police Telegraph System for the
year ending December 31st, 1898. *
During the year 131,480 reports, 3,328 wagon,
4,156 telephone and 848 ambulance calls were transmitted over the system. During the year box 221
was moved from Liberty street and Drayton to Liberty and Whitaker. Box 242 was moved from Jones
and Drayton to Jones and Whitaker. During the
year our main battery was moved from Engine Co.
No. 3, to the Police Barracks. During the year the
Sergeant's office was moved from the old building to
the new building.
The following is the property of the system :
35 miles of insulated wire, 150 poles, 45 signal
boxes, 1 booth, 1 4-circuit operating table. 100 cells
of gravity battery, 1 8-inch gong and indicator, 36
cells of Sampson's battery.
,
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 67
Coat of Maintaining.
1 dozen bottles of register ink ......................^ 3 00
Salamoniac acid and bluestone..................... 5 50
60 dry batteries and zincs ............................ 19 82
75 4-lb. zincs and 3 bbls. bluestone ............... 81 23
Labor ......................................... ...................... 82 74
Tools.......... ............................................ ........ 17 75
Paint........ ...................................................... 20 65
Telephone rent................................................ 235 00
Register paper.. ............................................... 44 25
Freight on register paper.................. ............ 1 62
1 reel winding magnet for relay .................. 18 85
Buggy hire .........................:..... .!............. ....... 3 00
1 gallon gasoline ............................................ 50
Fitting up battery room at Police Barracks 64 65
4 poles and 35 iron pins .............................. 10 00
50 Cross arms ................................................ 10 00
Stencil.............................................................. 50
Brackets ........................................................ 1 86
Battery jars and wire ................................... 7 64
Hauling poles .................................. ............... 1 00
Lumber for battery room................................ 4 47
Total....................... ...... .........................$ 634 03
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.
Respectfully submitted,
W. D. CLAIBORNE,
Superintendent of Police Telegraph.
68 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
ANNUAL REPORT SAVANNAH FIRE DEPARTMENT
For Year Ending December 31,1898.
Officers for the Year Eliding December jxst, 1898.
fire CommitteeJ. B. Johnson, Chairman ; W. F.
Reid and T. F. O'Donnell.
Fire DepartmentJohn E. Maguire, Fire Chief;
George Mouro, Assistant Chief; Jos. S. Walker, Superintendent Fire Alarm ; Thomas Brady, Superintendent of Horses ; George A. Mell, Clerk and Storekeeper.
GEXTLEMEXFor your information and as a matter of history in connection with the Savannah Fire
Department, I respectfully beg to submit the following
On Jan. 1st, 1898, this department was under the
management, control and direction of a board designated ;\s the Board of Fire Commission of the city
of Savannah, consisting of W. L. Grayson, Chairman;
R. S. Mell and Geo. W. Parish, as provided for by
an act of the Legislature approved Dec. 4th, 1895.
On Jan. 3d, the term of Commissioner Parish
having expired, His Honor, the Mayor, appointed
T. M. Cunningham, Jr., to succeed him.
On May 8th, Commissioners Grayson and Mell,
having been commissioned officers in the volunteer
army, left the city and their offices having been thus
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
made vaca.nt, His Honor the Mayor, on May 19th,
appointed R. M. Hull and J. J. Carolan as their
successors.
On Dec. 9th, an act of the Legislature was approved by which the act providing for a Board of
Fire Commission was repealed, and the management,
control and direction of this department was placed
in the hands of City Council.
On Dec. 12th, a resolution was adopted by Council providing, that the Fire Committee of Council
should take immediate charge of the department,
and on Dec. 20th the department was turned over to
the Committee by the Fire Commission.
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
SAVANNAH FIRE DEPARTMENTFIRE CHIEF'S
ANNUAL REPORT
For the Year Ending December 31st, 1898.
HEADQUARTERS
SAVANNAH FIRE DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE FIRE CHIEF,
SAVANNAH, GA., January 1st, 1899.
To the Honorable Mayor and Aldermen. Savannah, Ga.:
GENTLEMENI have the pleasure to submit the
following report of the Savannah Fire Department
for the year ending December 31st, 1898 :
Force.
On December 31st, 1897, the force of this department consisted of 80 men, as follows : 70 regulars
and 10 volunteers.
1 Fire Chief.
1 Assistant Chief.
1 Superintendent Fire Alarm.
1 Superintendent Horses.
1 Clerk and Storekeeper.
6 Foremen.
4 Engineers.
17 Drivers.
38 Uniformed Firemen.
10 Volunteers.
Total 80
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During the past twelve months the force was increased by the addition of one engineer, two firemen
and five supernumerary firemen. The working force
on January 1st, 1899, consists of:
1 Fire Chief.
1 Assistant Chief.
1 Superintendent of Fire Alarm.
1 Superintendent of Horses.
1 Clerk and Storekeeper.
6 Foremen.
5 Engineers.
17 Drivers.
40 Uniformed Firemen.
5 Supernumerary Firemen.
JO Volunteers.
Total 88
The volunteer force with Hose Company No. 1
continues to serve without compensation.
Eleven resignations were received and accepted
during the year. One member was dismissed for
cause.
FORCE BY COMPANIES.
Engine Company HTo. I.
518-520-522 Broughton Street, East.
NAME. CAPACITY.
J01in F. Cullum............................... Foreman
^fhomas Cleary.............................. Assistant Foreman
Chas. Christians ............... ............ Engineer
W. J. Cleary...................................Driver engine
M. F. Moorhead................................Driver wagon
J. P. Duffy............... .................... Hoseman
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John Carrick....................................Hoseman
Thomas Hamilton............. ..... .......Hoseman
Geo. H. Dyer .................................Hoseman
Engine and Truck Company If o. 2.
Headquarters, Indian and West Broad Streets.
NAME. CAPACITY.
J. E. Campos, Jr .............................Foreman
E. J. Seymour....... ................ ..... ..AssistantForeman
J. V. Bordnave...................... ........Engineer
L. Trebony........ ...............................Driver engine
W. H. Williams ........................... Driver wagon
A. M. Rogers....................................Driver truck
J. A. Dukes......................................Tillerman
E. J. Limehouse..................... .......Chemical operator
F. H. Thompson ..............................Hoseman
J. J. Garry....................................... Hoseman
J. J. Murphy..................................Hoseman
D. P. Walker................................. Hoseman
R. G. Steen........................................Hoseman
B. Leddy.........................................Hoseman
W. J. Futch......................................Hoseman
D. A. Kelly.......................................Hoseman
T. D. Brunson...................................Painter
Engine Co. STo. 8 and Chemical Co. Ifo. 1.
Central Station, Oglethorpe Ave. and Abercorn St.
NAME. CAPACITY.
A. J. Toshach..................................Foreman
R. A. Laird ............... .................Assistant Foreman
H. S. Remington ...........................Engineer
R. J. Glass ......................................Driver Engine
C. V. Egense.................................Driver Wagon
E. V. Pacetti...... ...........................Driver Chemical
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C. Christensen ................ ....... .......Chemical Operator
F. M. Lamotte..............................Hoseman
W. P. McGrath .. .........................Hoseman
L-Platshek.. ....................... ..........Hoseman
W.H! Wall................... ...............Hoseman
C. J. Flynn.....................................Hoseman
C. P. Hillsman ...........................Hoseman
L. F. Henderson ...........................Hoseman
T. Flynn .........................................Hoseman
Engine Co. No. 4 and Truck Co. No. 3.
606 Barnard St.
NAME. CAPACITY.
J. J. Connolly ........ ....................Foreman
T. Fogarty .................................... Assistant Foreman
J.M.Doyle ................ ................Engineer
F. J. Kilroy ............... ....... ......... Driver Engine
W. W. Pringle........... ...................Driver Wagon
Greo. C. Donnelly...........................Driver Truck
Chas. White................................ Hoseman
J. E. Harper ......... ....... ...............Hoseman
M. J. Drury....................................Hoseman
A. Adams......... ..... ....................... Hoseraan
D. Murphy ....................................Hoseman
J. E. McDonough .......................Hoseman
J. O'Leary................. .... .... ......Hoseman
Engine Co. No. 5 and Chemical Co. 2.
NAME. CAPACITY.
C. C. Steinberg...............................Foreman
H. F. Corley.............. .................Assistant Foreman
B. B. Mingledorff'.. ......................Engineer
J. Hardee........................................Driver Engine
F. N. Harris........ ........................Driver Wagon
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C. M. Burnham ............................Driver Chemical
J. B. Barthelmess ...... ..................Chemical Operator
J. L. Clark ............... .....................Hoseman
T. A. Jones ...................................Hoseman
W. A. Hancock.. ..........................Hoseman
W. M. Clark ............. ... ...........Hoseman
G. B. Morgan ....... .......................Hoseman
Truck Co. Mo. 1.
Central Station, Oglethorpe Ave. and Abercorn St.
NAME. CAPACITY.
A. P. McFarland ........... ...............Foreman
J. J. Hearn.....................................Assistant Foreman
W. W. Hughes ............... ....... .......Driver
Thos. McKay................... .... .......Tillerman
Jos. Morrell ........... ................... .. Ladderman
Hose Co. No. 1.
515 Waldburg St. Lane.
NAME. CAPACITY.
Hugh Larkin . .............................Driver
VOLUNTEERS.
Fred Schwarz ......... ....... ..............Foreman
E. C. Way ................................ .... Assistant Foreman
C. V. Snedeker........ ...... ...............Secretary
M. J. Brignoni....... ........ ...............Treasurer
G. C. Myers .................................Hoseman
F. A. Snedeker....................... .......Hoseman
P. J. Morrisey.............................. Hoseman
Rob't F. Feuger .........................Hoseman
A. A. Linzer ........ .........................Hoseman
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
Estimated Value of Department Property.
Engine Co. No. 1......... ...............................$18,350 00
Engine Co. No. 2......................................... 23,500 00
Engine Co. No. 3................................ ......... 36,625 00
Engine Co. No. 4 ........ ........ ...................... 19,050 00
Engine Co. No. 5.. ............... ............... ...... 14,500 00
Truck Co. No. 1........ ....... ......................... 10,050 00
Truck Co. No. 2........................................... 1,700 00
Truck Co. No. 3.... ....... ....... ....................... 1,350 00
Chemical Co. No. 1 ................................... 3,100 00
Chemical Co. No. 2...................................... 1,550 00
Hose Co. No. 1........................ .................... 3,300 00
Fire Alarm System........ ....... . .............. ... 22,95000
Miscellaneous Property ............................. 11,250 00
Total...................................... ...........$167,275 00
DESCRIPTION OF ROLLING STOCK.
Engines.
Engine No. 13d size double-pump LaFrance.
Engine No. 21st size double-pump LaFrance.
Engine No. 32d size double-pump LaFrance.
Engine No. 45th size double-pump LaFrance.
Engine No. 53d size single-pump Jeffers.
Engine No. 62d size single-pump Jeffers.
Engine No. 72d size single-pump Amoskeag.
Hose Tenders.
Engine No. 1 ...........................1 2-horse Wagon
Engine No. 3................ ........ 1 2-horse Wagon
Engine No. 4 ....... ....... ..........1 2-horse Wagon
Engine No. 5 .........................1 2-horse Wagon
Hose Co. No. 1 ......................1 1-horse Reel
Reserve No. 1 .........................1 1-horse Reel
Reserve No. 2 .........................1 1-horse Reel
Reserve No. 3 .................... ..1 1-horse Reel
T6 MAYOR'S ANNUAT, REPORT.
Combination Wagons and Chemical Engines.
Engine Co. No. 21 double-tank, 35 gallons each,
chemical engine and hose wagon combined, built
by C. T. Holloway.
Chemical Co. No. 11 double-tank, 85 gallons each,
Hollowav chemical engine. * ,. Chemical Co. No. 21 double-tank, 65 gallons each, y
Holloway chemical engine. f
Hook and Ladder Trucks.
Truck No. 1Hayes' Aerial Extension Truck, 55
feet when extended.
Truck No. 2Leverich wooden frame Truck, 40 feet
longest ladder.
Truck No. 3Light city steel frame Truck, 40 feet
longest ladder.
Supply Wagons.
1 2-horse large Wagon.
1 1horse small Wagon.
1 1-horse Coal Cart.
Officers' Yenlcles.
1 Chief's 4-wheel Buggy.
1 Assistant Chiefs 4-wheel Buggy.
1 reserve 4wheel Buggy.
Patrol Wagons.
1 2horse Patrol Wagon, with equipments.
Hose.
On January 1st, 1898, we had in use 13,600 feet
of hose; of this, 11,000 feet were good and 2,600 in
fair condition. During the past year 1,800 feet were
condemned and destroyed and 2,350 feet of new hose
were purchased.
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
On this date the hose inventory shows in service t/
and on reserve tenders 14,150 feet, as follows: 13,050
in good condition, 1,100 feet in fair condition, and
about 500 feet unfit for service.
Horses.
On January 1st, 1898, there were in service 42.
Since that time two horses have been purchased, one
died and one was condemned and sold.
At this date we have 42 horses, some of which are
old and unfit for service, but which I am compelled
to keep for want of better stock.
Buildings.
Engine Stations Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 5 are badly in
need of new floors.
The Central Station needs painting inside and outside. Stations 4 and 5 need painting outside. New
sills are needed in Hose Station No. 1, and the outhouses at No. 4 are badly in need of a thorough
overhauling.
New stall posts are required for stations 1, 2, 3
and 5.
Hose Station No. 1 is badly in need of a water
closet with sewer connection.
The roof of all buildings should be painted at an
early date.
Otherwise the buildings are in good condition.
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, 1898 :
Salaries ................................, ...................152,954 01
Printing and stationery.............. . .......... ... 167 45
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
Feed for stock ....... ..................... .............. 2,970 44
Horseshoeing ................ .............................. 521 95
Medicine for stock .......... .................... ........ 72 44
Treatment of sick stock...................... ..... 98 98
Additional stock.. .................................... 30000
Bedding for stock........................ ............... ................
Harness and repairs to same...................... 355 44
Repairs to apparatus ................................ 691 70
Additional apparatus........ .......................... 35 00
Engine coal and wood ....................... ....... 195 45
Stove and heater coal and wood ...... ...... 477 67
Gas and illuminating oil............................. 448 07
Lubricating oil and waste .......................... 121 69
Soda and acid............................................ 230 04
Beds and bedding for men........................ 33 00
Miscellaneous shop tools......... ..... .......... 48 45
Furniture and fixtures ............................... 104 17
Implements of the service ....... ................ 584 36
Paints, varnish, oil, etc ............... ...... ...... 170 72
Repairs'to buildings ..................... ......... 198 13
Additional hose............................... ........ .. 1,782 42
Bluestone for battery................................. 106 60
Zincs for battery.................. ....... ............. 89 00
Coppers for battery........................ ............. 1500
Battery jars .......... ....... ....................... ...... 16 10
Poles, cross-arms, brackets, etc.................. 149 63
Boxes, instruments, wires, tools, etc... ..... 268 58
Telephone rent................................ ....... ..... 349 50
Cleaning tools, soap, polishing paste, etc... 323 61
Repairs to heaters....................................... 12 84
Ice............................... ...... ........ .................. 62 73
Surgeons'fees injured employes ............... 32 75
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 79
New buildings to replace old...................... 152 71
New houses................ ................. ......... ....... 49 13
Rent of houses........................................ 83 33
Extra labor on fire alarm . ..... ................. 343 34
Extra labor at fires. .............. ..................... 11190
Incidentals ................................................... 307 69
Expense of fire boat for six months........ 551 35
Total............................................... .......$65,587 36
Petty cash disbursements............................ 386 46
Total expenses........ ... ................... ...... $65,973 82
It will be noticed that this amount does not agree
with the statement of the City Treasurer. This is
explained by the reason of a number of bills having
been carried over by City Council from 1897 account to that of 1898. These bills have already
been charged out and passed for payment by the
Board of Fire Commission. In addition to this, a
number of other bills were charged to the Fire Department by direction of City Council, no record of
which was made by the Fire Commission.
In issuing vouchers from this office it has been
the rule to check them as paid when they were approved by the Commission. In November, 1898, a
number of bills were approved by the Commission
and charged out on the books of this department;
none of these bills were charged out by City Council
until after January 1st, 1899. The differences referred to were as follows:
80 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
Total expenses as per Fire Department
books.. ..................................... ...............$65,587 36
To this should be added cost of combination wagon ... ....................................... 1,500 00
Deferred payment on New Station No. 2.. 2,532 20
First payment on new engine.................... 1,000 00
Amount of bills for 1897 carried over to
1898 ............................... ........................ 843 23
Total ...................................... ..............$71,462 79
Less amount of bills contracted in 1898
and not paid until 1899........................ 483 69
Total expenses ........ .............................$70,979 10
expenses by Companies, as Shown on Fire Department Books.
Engine Company No. 1 ...................... ..... f 7,683 30
Engine Company No. 2 ............................. 8,760 11
Engine Company No. 3 ............................ 7,829 37
Engine Company No. 4 ....... ...... ............... 7,307 68
Engine Company No. 5 ....... ....................... 6,824 68
Truck Company No. 1............................... 3,916 86
Truck Company No. 2........ ..... ................. 2,912 53
Track Company No. 3................................. 1,606 73
Chemical Company No. 1........................... 3,222 79
Chemical Company No. 2........................... 2,747 95
Hose Company No. 1................................. 843 83
Fire Alarm System ............................ ...... 1,974 10
General Expense........................................ 9,957 53
Petty Cash Disbursements.......................... 386 46
Total ..... ......................................... .$65,973 82
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 81
In the expenses charged to Engine Company No.
1 the cost of painting and overhauling the hose
wagon is included.
In Truck Company No. 2 expenses, the cost of
painting and overhauling is included.
In the general expenses there are included feed
for the Chiefs and Assistant Chiefs horses, cost of
two extra horses and feed for a like number, salaries
of Chief, Assistant Chief, Clerk and Superintendent
of Horses, the cost of shoeing ten horses and repairs
to wagons, carts and buggies.
Extraordinary Expenses.
Two extra horses........ ........ .......... ...... ........$ 300 00
Miscellaneous tools........ ............................. 75 00
Implements of the service.. ...... ...... ........... 584 36
Repainting apparatus........ ............... .......... 170 72
Additional hose................................. .......... 1,782 42
Additional fire alarm instruments........ ...... 418 21
Extra labor on fire alarm system caused
by storms .............................. .................. 454 90
Cost of cable Savannah river, and expense
of fire-boat (six months)........................... 551 35
Total................. .................................... |4,336 96
RECOMMENDATIONS.
Conduits on River Street.
I beg to renew my recommendation that the Fire
Committee consult with the proper authorities with
a view of having conduits put in on River Street for
the use of our engines, as I find it almost impossible
to reach the river, owing principally to the decayed
6
82 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
and dangerous condition of the wharves. In addition to helping us, the conduits would relieve the
water works during fires on the river front. In this
connection I beg to say that some months since, it
was proposed that a main be laid on River street
and connection be made with the Brush Electric
Light and Power Company at Ann and River
streets, the Brush Company to pump direct from
the river into this main in case of fire on the river
front or on Bay street. If this arrangement could
be made it would be far more advantageous than
the conduits suggested above. It would give us an
inexhaustible supply of water without any delay,
available at all times, and would relieve the water
works very materially. During cold and freezing
weather this source of water supply would be of
great advantage.
Hose Wagon.
I beg to recommend the purchase of a light hose
wagon for Hose Company No. 1 and the remodeling
of the present station.
As the cross streets are now being opened into
Collinsville I earnestly recommend that a one horse
hose reel be located in that section. We have the
reel, the horse, the hose, and the harness. All we
would need is the station and one man, and I
earnestly ask your favorable consideration of this.
I could likewise provide for a hose station on the
Ogeeeb.ee road where one is so badly needed.
I recommend that two additional fire alarm boxes
be located south of Anderson street. One on the
MAYOB'S ANNUAL REPORT. 33
Ogeechee road and the other about Bull and Sixth
street.
Fire l>ogg.
The loss by fire during the past year is far in excess of what it was in 1897, but the work of the department shows up better than it did in previous
years. The service performed was very much greater
during the past twelve months than it has been since
the organization of the department293 alarms having been responded to, or about 100 more than any
previous year's record. As a matter of course, each
alarm helps to pile up the fire loss, and the more
alarms we have the more loss we record. It will be
noticed that a very heavy loss, amounting to over a
quarter of a million, is shown in the month of February. This was caused by the Conklin, Cathedral
and Traub fires, all of which occurred on February
6th. Below I submit a record of the loss bv months:
MONTH.
January .............
February. ....... .....
April. .............. . May .... ...........
June . . - . . . . . .......
July ................
August ...............
September .............
October. ..............
November .............
December, .............
Total ....... ......
Value Property
Involved.
$
a.)A BIG fft
959,050 00
417,830 00
50,85000
68,475 00
179,000 00
59,875 00 Q4n inn nn
IQQ Ann nn
41,000 00
840,864 00
478,150 00
f 3,353,243 00
Total Loss.
$ 11 14.1 Qfi
290,625 10
6.989 55
2,528 09
1,814 50
QA QC7 OC
CAO 0Q
91 1QA on
O CAO On
Acn or
7,799 37
1
QCT *-*T
$440,630 78
Per cent, of loss, 10.2.
84 MAYOR'8 AKNUAL REPORT.
In concluding this report I beg to submit the following report of the Superintendent of Fire Alarm
and the tabulated statements of fires, their causes,
results, etc., and I respectfully invite your attention
to what the Superintendent of Fire Alarm has to say
regarding the necessity for an Inspector of Electricity.
I commend the officers and men for the faithful
performance of their duties and I beg to return my
thanks for favors shown me during the past twelve
months. With the increased facilities recently furnished us and the present competent force I trust to
be able during the coming year to demonstrate the
importance of keeping the department in its present
high state of efficiency. I have the honor to remain,
Very respectfully yours,
JOHN E. MAGUIRE,
Fire Chief.
RECORD OF FIRES DURING MONTH OF JANUARY, 1898.
t
Date
Jan.
1
1
1
1
2
4
4
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6
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13
18
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19
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Time
158pm
2 05 uiu
240pm
8 45 urn
266pm
5 15 pm
U 13 pm
11 30 pin
11 60 urn
11 60 pill
258pm
7 00 pm
1 1 30 um
5 50 pin
8 20 pm
;l 25 am
1'i 18 pm
218pm
1) 4$ pm
10 45 am li '.Hi pm
11 45 pro
11 50 pm
10 00 pm
1 55 am
li 45 pm
U 55 pm
;i 10 pm
9 45 11111
11 HI um
10 55 am
11 20 pm
F1HE AT
Abercorn, 3d door 8 of Jones. .
N Bide OK! ave, '1 K Barnard. ..
N K or Bull and Perry La... . .
104 I tberty w
N W eor Waldburg * Wniiaker
m Boundary.,... ...........
Brollghton.bet Houston & K Bd
N W cor Uwlnelte ft Barnard.
81. Nicholas and Koynolils ....
8 K cor Drayton and Charlton.
S B cor W Broad and Liberty.
DKSCRIPT10N OK PKOPEKTY.t
K
1
2
2
2
li
4
4
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
1
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2
2
2
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W
B
W
U
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B
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W
B
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Kitchen
1)
D and B B
1> & Soda F
News Depot
Yao Lot
D
S & Storage
B
\V A Stables
Theatre
Load of Hay
Pole Burn'g
Storu
U
Stable
Church
Stable
I)
Owner
Melntyre Kst ... ....................
Ueuishart, Agt. ......................
Gadsen ...............................
1). J. Morrlson. ......................
Mrs. Brooks. .........................
G.W. Alien....... ..................
W. K. McCauloy ....................
J. Mendel. Agt. ................ .....
W. W. Wllllamsou ..................
Molntlre and Fcely Bst ..... .......
5t, Patrick Church ..................
W. C. Powell.........................
Mrs. (i. Kberhardt ..................
Ben Ulmer. ..........................
G. U. Ueiusbatdt, A<l.... ...........
Mrs. WearhiK. ............ ..........
Occupant
J. Krlxell... ................
M. Home ..................
F.T.Talbot.. .............
Vacant Lot. ................
H.M.Barr ................
Southern P:neCo. of (ia...
S. K.Sauls. ..............
VVni. Clark (O........ ......
W. K. McCauly ............
D. K.U'Nelll..............
Wm. Wylly (c).. ...........
\V. W. Wllllamson ........
Blcctrlo LlKht Co. .........
f. W. Teeple......... ......
li, B. Jones and T. Hogors
Sumo .......................
W. C. Powell...............
Mre.Ci, hberhardt... ......
Mre. M. E. ravanaugli ....
.vlary Jones (o) .............
Ben Sanders (o).. ..........
Mrs. B.Zeluler.............
Cuie.
QfAvn UI..A
Unknown. ...................... ...
Lamp exploded. .......................
Chimney burning out .................
Electric wires crossed. ................
Unknown.. . ............................
Sparks from chimney .................
Total Loia
I TO 00
;t oo
500
175 00
25 00
1000
2,175 66
0 00
1500
7 96
..........
400
300
''J.Vdd'uo
675 00
25000
25 66
500
2 50
it 00
14 50
18144 96
'LLocal. T -Telephone. FiguresNumber of Box. 1I>Dwelling. 8Store. BBrlok. V Frame. 8Stone
RECORD OF FIRES DURING MONTH OF FEBRUARY, 1898.
ALARM .
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2
2
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4
4
4
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L
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12
I.
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Tlma
10 15 am
11 35 pin
4 35 pm
2 03 am
a 5ti pm 0 40 pm
2 25 pin
7 'Ml pm
1 20 pm
II 80 pin
860pm
1050pm
U 40 pin
8 10 pm
5 50 urn
160 pin
150pm
1 50 pin
l!40pm
(155pm
088pm
10 45 pm
UlOpm
250am
702am
925am
13 45 am
130 nra
945am
6 10 pm
11 40 pm
800pm
FIUK AT
W. Broad nnri Willlamson.....
OuU'thoriH) are it M Boundary Whoaton, across Thu>i<i, lid..
509 Whltakor .............
Conitross, M dour e Dray ton. . ,
lI48t.Jullen,w. ...............
215flaston,M.......... ..........
8 W cor. Waldbur* A Whltnkor
8 W cor. W. Broad ami Orange
Oidi-thorpo ave anil Lincoln . . .
Keservolr in Kranklyn Square
418 Wlillamson. ................
Perry lane, 1 door e Houston. .
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B
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W
B
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B
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B
W
B
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W
B
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B
W
W
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Stable
roal Chute
1)
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storehouse
Store
Stable 1)
Vao. lot
8 anil J>
Warehouse
]>
Stores
Stables
Churoh
Stable
8 and D
Factory
False alarm
B Churob
D
T 4 K Yard
Owner
VValthour * HlTers, Airt...........
ar.4W.Ky.......................
0. Jt. Horsett.. .....................
1'. K, Shields Kst.. .................
P. Bnttlmer ........................
W. W. Willlamson.. . ...............
Dr. Warln*. .......................
l.awton A Cunninghnm. Agts. .....
Mrs. J. H Klnsteln
Occupant
Central of Georgia Ry ....
H.Uoyd.. .................
H. V. ft W. Ky...... ........
CtttW
Grass burning oft. ........... . ... ,,
Sparks.............. ...................
Mil iv>
Miss A. Brown, ...........
Mrs. Daniels. .....'..,......
W. W. Wllllamson, .......
M. J. Doyle................
Mre. Crotty ....,....,,,...,
Mrs. .1. H. KlnAtAln. . ..
1
A. 8. Bacon
R.Traub ..................
.....................................jMrs.R. Sales.. ............
J. A. Caltaoun & 8. Cotton P. Assn.,i:onklln 4 Co. and others. City. ........ ...................... loit .
S Mahlberg...... ............ ......
Mrs.Walsh ........... ............ Mrs. Walsh. ......... ......
Incendiary ....,,.......,..........,,,,,
Totil
LOIS
t 30000 ""'Too
18 00
IX 00
(< 00
70666
1500
18 75
S5.8T5 00
1000
81,952 20
75000
70,00000
1,10000
80,809 95
'LLocal. TTelephone. FiguresNumber of Bor. tl>-Dwelling. 8Store. BBrick. FFrame. 8Stone.
RECORD OF FIRES DVRIHT& MOlfTB OF FEBRUARY, 1893<Continued.
AiARM.*
DtU.
Feb.
13
14
15
18
16
17
17
17
18
18
20
20
20
20
20
20
21
21
21
22
22
22
22
22
23
24
24
25
26
27
27
28
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Time,
900am
545 am
4H7pm
10 15 pin
10 45 pin
a 60 urn
44Gpm
760pm
11 16 am
12 ItO am
446am
490pm
550pm
7 35 pro
830pm
8 45 pm
142am
600pm
720pm
11 a5 am
12 25 pm
3 30 pin
i; 29 pm
riXljmi
2 25 pin
UaOam
l 60 pill
3 17 pm
10 05 am
1130pm
810pm
1255pm
FIRE AT
ii 11 ii
Oglethorpe are. and Abercorn.
B2H Price ........................
658t Gaul......................
West of City....................
411 York, w........ ..............
225 Arnold ......................
West of City....................
DESCRIPTION Of PROPERTY.
M !
4
4
;t
i*
2
4
2
1
}X
2
a i
8
2
3
2
2
2
2
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B
B
B
B
W
B
W
W
W
W
W
w
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W
B
W
B
B
W
B
W
W
W
W
W
UM
i)
W Closet
Cotton War
D
Hotel 1)
Store
Oil Mill Drill Yawl 1) Outhouse D Hail
D
Store
1)
B Church
Factory
1)
False alarm
I)
Owner
Rr. 3. S. Hawktns .................
Savannah Cotton Press Assn. . ....
B. Dub..............................
Mrs. C. M. MoIXmough.. ...........
W. H. Powell.......................
Geo. Marlel.........................
Martha Marshall ..................
J D.Weed...... ...................
C.S.KIlis.. ......... ..............
M.Keeley... ........ ...............
Occupant
Peter Blalr and vacant. . . .
U. W. Waters..............
Butler, Sterens too......
ii ii .I
M. Wllensky............... ilotel... ...................
Mrs. C. M. McDonough....
Southern Cotton Oil Co. ...
W. H. Powell..............
Miss A. Hobbs.. ...........
Mrs Annie Sneetl........ ..
Mrs. U. Williams..........
Mrs. 8. S.Waldcn.... ......
Kmuia Monerlef . ..........
C. 8. Kills . . . . .............
BrouK&ton Bros ..........
A. Karust............ ......
Klka Suble (o). ............
.Cause
Brought forward
Burning chimney........ ..............
Incendiary. . ............... ...........
Foul chimney .............. ...........
Reflection from eleo, light on window
Defective flue
Total Lots
280.80995
300
200
"switiis
3420
1500
4200
300
500
25000
K 00
500
1000
1500
Burning off grass. . ....................'.... .....
Defective flue .........................'..........
809
290.C25 10
*L-Local TTelephone. FiguresNumber of Box. tl>Dwelling. 8Store. BBrick. FFrame. S-Stone.
RECORD OF FIRES DURING MONTH OF MARCH, 1898.
AI.AKM.
Dte
M'roh
1
2
3
5
7
7

11
11
11
13
16
If)
17
18
19
20
20
23
24
27
29
By
T
L,
15
14
L
123
42
L V
53
26
23
21
47
T
27
7
f
12 1
L
Time
880 am
$ 20 pm
7 05 piu
4 42 am
7 30 lira
1 10 pm
714pm
5 00 pm
415am
805pm
220am
2 10 pro
135am
11 45 pm
2 45 pm
735pm
080pm
986pm
12 55 am
i 40 pro
215am
12 20 pin
KIRK AT
I'ulaskl House Bar.............
331 K.Broart.. ............. .. .
211 Porry.w.. ........... ......
liberty la, bet. Houston & M.B
510 Uberty la, e... ..............
DESCRIPTION OK I'ROPBHTY.t
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2
2
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3
2
1
3
3
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Bar Uoom 1)
Bar Hoom
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Brewery
8
I)
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I)
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Owner
C. K. (fraham................. .....
M. T. Brayton. .............. .......
ConitrCKutlon, ................ .....
A, Kent........... ..................
Frank Kluher. ......................
J.J. WltderiCo....... ...........
O. H. Homsnart, agt. .,,.,........, Mn. Voter........ .................. R.KIrkland..... .................... J.F. Wells............... ......,,..
Occupint
1 Intel and bar . ............
Katu Anrterson (o) ......... Max Hearn ...,,,,.......,,
The same ..................
K.M. Perry................
H.Koley. ...... ............
CMIM
Defective eleotrlo llgbi ...............
Foul chimney.. ........................
Unknown ...............................
Smouldering ruins ............... ....
Total
Lo
f 2500
3 00
77500
23000
"ilisi'so
t 50
2500
1000
331 00
30 00
31550
2 60
17200
UOOOO
sow 57 25
16,989 Si
LI/ocal. TTelephone. Figure*-Number of Boi. t DDwelling. 8Store. BBrick. FFrame. 8Stone.
RECORD OF FIRES DVRING MOJVTII OF APRIL,, 1898.
ALARM.
Dite
April
2
2
6
ti
S
8
a
B
S
11
14
14
16
15
Hi
24
2826
2tt 2r
2T
29
BIT
38
71
L
L
T
34
81
T
66
L
L
T
T
T
I,
I,
34
82
L
212
6T
Time
11 J5 am
7 20 pin
925pm
11 DO am
H 45 am
0 41 am
12 45 pm
tiOSpiu
8 16 pm
4 12 am
(i 25 pm
11 45 am
12 54 put
ti 48 pm
8 65 am
12 40 pm
008am
COOpui
11 OJ pm
4 25 pm
8 25 pin
(i 23 uiu
nnis AT
48 Farm............ ........ ....
8. K. corner Buy and 1'rlco.....
444 tiuerard
N. W. cor. Barnard A Bt.JulIiui
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY
M
V)
4
2
1
2
01
2
2
8
2
2
t
2
1
2
f
1*
Of
B
W
w
w
wGa.
W
W
B
W
Vf
W
w
w
w
w
B
B
W
W
&1
Uu
False alarm
1)
D
Kitchen
S 1)
R'y drill y'd
])
8 1)
1>
1>
1>
1)
Kitchen
1)
]>
Barroom
])
]>
Laundry
Owner
Isitao Ouhijn
Occupant
Feeley Kst, ....................... Isuslo Btirku (o).. ..... .....
DatHn * Hamilton. ................
Herman Myers. . ...................
Herman Myers. ....................
Wm.Swoll....... ...................
J. Kuckcrt...... ...................
H. Champion .......................
Savannah Steam .Laundry. .......
The same.................. M Brown
Ctute.
Noflre.................. .......... .....
Oil stove turned over. .................
O. W. Jacobs. ............. O.W.Jacobs ..............
Mather Bausuru ..........
S.Sohoen.. .......... ......
Mrs. Lewis....... .....
The same ..................
.1 i.
u
Foul oniumey ..........................
Foul chimney ..........................
Total Lot*
-
500
SOU
37500
8000
60000
10000
25 00
690 OJ
t>60 00
14809
1 2,52lFo9
LLocal. TTelephone. FiguresKuraber of Box. t l>-Dwel!lnK. 8Store BBrick. VFrame. 8Stone
RECORD OF FIRES DURING MONTH OF MAY, 1898.
ALARM.*
Dt
May
4
4
6
B
7
t
8
8
9
14
18
19
20
20
21
22
24a
W
29
81
By
L
L
11!)
1,
04
T
04
Ii8
T
I,
T
41
8
T
67
20
12 1<
23
47
67
Time
II mam
7 25 Hill
130pm
K 21 pm
430pm
11 10 am a.'iSpm
1120 am
10 10 pm
130am
816 piu
900am
208am
406am
7 22 put
830 piu
3 Mam
4 15 pm
1010am
429pm
867pm
929pm
V1KR AT
N. W. cor. First and Price .....
5081)ulty, w.. ...................
20 State, e................... ..
DESCRIPTION Of 1'UOl'KnTY.t
M
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
H

2
4
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
Ot
W
B
W
B
W
it
B
W
B
W
B
B
W
Un
T>
ti
Btable
I)
DandS
]>
Store
1)
D & Stable
Store I)
Owntr
Mr. fiiiororrt.,..., .,.,,.. ,.,,....., John Kettty, Agent.... .,.,.,,,..,,
A. Kent...... ......................
Ulllan Cook (o). ....................
I. k'.Lubs. ..........................
W. M. Davlrtson. . ..................
I'. Kellly, Agent...... .............. Fletoher Kxley. .,....,.....,.,,,...
Occupant
Mary Williams (o).. .......
Mary fc'oraker (o) ..........
I O.Kuhler.. ..............
Walter Meyler.............
Mrs. t. W. Kaskell ... ...
W. K. Wilson..............
Nickel I'late Restaurant.,
Marie Morril... ......... ..
Ciuse
unknown.. . ..,.......,,,..,,.,,.,,.,...
,t
Total Lots
1 ssft
is 00
2250
600
a oo
1500
12 00
HO 00
500 W
500
500 00
200
20000
42500
7200
1 1,814 SO
I*Local. TTelephone. Figures- Number of Box. tl>Dwelling. 8Store. BBrick. 8Stone.
RECORD OF FIRES DURING MONTH OF JUKE, 1898.
ALARM.*
Date
June
2
4
4
6
8
8
8
9
11
14
Hi
19
111
an
24
26
30
By
67
82
T
31
;w
IB
58 L'
24
21
123
91
8
9
212
L
US
Time
855pm
6 10 am
1000am
840pm
10 49 pm
420pm
916pm
925pm
805pm
.'140pm
I 1? am
10 00 am
125pm 6 01) pm
950pm
10 85 pm
820pm
730pm
FIRE AT
122-724 (iwlnnett....... .........
N. W. Cor, Barnard A Congress
607 York, vr .....................
538 New .. .....................
1520Waltaker..................
River...........................
DESCRIPTION Or PKOPERTY.t
1

3
1
"3"
H
1
1
1
2
2
2
4
3
3
2H
0!
W
W
B
W
B
W
W
11
\r
U6
D
s
B
D
Stable
1J Locomotive
D Club bouse
11 Mill
8
D
Owner
Mrs. Luelres.......... .............. City ................... .............
W. J. Mlsoally, Agent. .............
jno. R'eiilf. . . . . .....................
Jno. Hosesbrook ...................
Mrs. Bent......... .................
H *'. Train........... ..............
Occupant
W. K. A. Fowler...........
UVutiel... ................
H. Hobecllr.................
W. P. Wimpy...... ........
jno. He'lliy.. ...............
Carrie Marshall. ...........
M. S. &D, A. Byck.........
Cause
Unknown. ..............................
CarelessnesH...........................
Total
Lot*
$........
25000
1 00
850
99 66
39(i SO
11200
75.00000
8 2TO 72
741 &4
10800
84,1I87 20
I<Local. TTelephone. FiguresNumber of Box. tl>~ Dwelling. 8Store BBrick. FFramo. SStone.
RECORD OF FIRES DURING MONTH OF JULY, 1898.
ALARM.'
Dlt*
July
5
(i
li
8
11
13
11
14
Ifc
20
20
20
23
24
29
30
HI
31
SI
B
n
10it
T
T
24
51
T
21
182
L
26
It
212
T
Time
360pm
1 5H am
2 55 pm
10 55 am
840pra
6 11) am
4 35 am
020am
U 48i>in
2 IT am
1080am
1150am
822pm
454am
125am
8 K am
405pm
1003pm
10 15 pm
MUK AT
555 OrunKO ......................
Slraa and Queranl. . ...........
128 Hall, e....... .......... .....
215 W. Broad. ............. ......
511 8th st......,........,,,.,....
124 laberty.e. ..................
(US Tattnall..... ................
Waters Uoad. s. of Toll Gate. .
W. Broad and Price...... ,, ..
IMCHCrUPTION OK PttOPWRTY. t
*
2
2
2
60
1
8
I
2
a i
3
1
2
2
8
3
Of
B
W
foot
H
W
B-w
W
B
W
B
Use
8 AD
1)
8&D
pole burn'g
Oil Works
1)
S
1)
840
S
n
School
Owner
i>. K. Shields.......................
Mrs. Davls ................... .....
Brush Kleotrle Light Co. ..........
Occupant
J. H. KdcnHeld ............
.Terry (inint............ .. ..
Mr. 1'ontilniiton............
Solomon Cohen .,,,.........,......
Murshllll est .....,,,,..,.,.........
V. WaehsteUi.......................
K. H. Jenklns .....................
C. 11, Uansen..... .................
T.M. Norwood.....................
Bill Baston In basement. . Mrs. Kelger. ,..,,... ......
J.H.Boss...................
Ciute Toll!
ton
Unknown. .............................. |{ <KV> 50
Incendiary. ...........................
Unknown ................. ... ...........
.............................
Foul chimney...... .................... Francis Barton ...... . .. (Hole In ehlmner. ....... ..............
Jno. Bayer. ,.,,,,..,...,...
H.M.Loftln....... ........
T. M. Norwood. . ...........
I'hUBuokwald.. ...........
Unknown.. . ............................
..........
2.) 66
:to HO
1.515 00
1300
100 00 4tt4 **l
45 00
800
1 50
t 2,tt>2 Kl
IiLocal TTelephone. FlpiresKumber of Box. t nDwelling. SStore. BBrlek. FFrame. 8Stone.
RECORD OF FIRES DURING MOIVTH OF AUGUST, 189S.
ALARM.*
Dte
AUK. i
2
4
5
n 11
14
11!
23
25
25
2li
26
ill
Bj
13
T
21
21
I*
T
L,
68
27
I>
19
I.
lime
6 00 pra
1000pm
2 28 am
10 40 pm
335pm
845pm
1130pm
380pm
7 16pm
910pm
220pm
412am
1 03 pra
800am
FIRE AT
218 Hull, w... ...................
MS Mill, w.... ..................
DESCRIPTION OF PROPEHTY.t
1
3
2
8
2
4
1
1
2
1
4
3
Of
B
B
W
B
W
B
U*
B
Bakery
I>
S
D
Push cart
Stable
p
8
Theater
Owner
Mrs. Scholl. ........................
Barnard Kit,...,......., ..........
L. Adler. ....... ....................
Occupant
W.E. Wimpy..............
Bice Mill...................
Mrs. Bcholl... ..............
Tbeo. Basch ................
D.O'Nelll.. ................
L. Adler...... ..............
A.Hanley Co..............
ClUiB
False alarm ............................
No flre.. ................................
Total
Lost
J1.185 00 ""iii'so
1000
30D
60 W
22,fftS 80
24,190 80
L-Local. TTelephone. FiguresNumber of Box. IDDwelling. 8Store. BBrick. FKrame 9Stone.
RECORD OF FIRES DURING MOUTH OF SEPTEMBER, 1898.
AI
Dlt*
Sept.
1
It
8
11
l.H
in
in
ill
20
31
21
25
..All
By
i,
il
T
!)
I,
1,
4:<
82
5<
Jj
.
Time
10 10 nm
IZSflpm
140pm
1ft 07 pm
(! 05pm
IIDOpm
800pm
5 85 pm
7 28 pro
1180am
4 50 urn
10 15 pm
10 45 pm
FIRE AT
228 Bay, o....... ................
.Totterson and Bay. . ............
410 Bay, w ......................
Out of city. .....................
Text alarm ......... ...........
Zubley and St. Gaul. ...........
Louisville road. ................
611! K, Broad ...................
Central Wy Wharf..............
DESCRIPTION OF PROPKRTV.t
8
v>
cectcts "e
1
2
2
2
2
Of
B
B
B
W
W
W
W
B
W
Un
Office
s
n
i)
Teat alarm
8
R and 1)
Boat Sand D
R
I)
Owntr
Palmer Hardware Co ..............
Mrs. Strasser. ,,.,,.....,,..........
Geo. H. Klohter . ...................
By Klre Chief........ ...............
M. Feeley ..........................
Fred Stockholm .....................
Mrs. Watoh......... ...............
W.W.MKohell.. ...................
Wm. Spears........................
Occupint
Palmer Hardware Co. ....
John K. Magulre. ..........
W.Moore....... ...........
Fred Stockholm.. ..........
Mre.Walsn ................
Perry it Dentoa. ...........
Wm. Spears. ...............
CUM
Uveroharnod electric wires ......... .
Unknown .........................
Unknown ............................!.
Incendiary. .,..,.,,,,.....,,...........
Total Loss
9 W
1900
WOW
"V,8o6'66
2000
501)
39500
1 3.50280
I/Local. TTelephone. FiguresNumber of Boz. tDDwelling. 8Store. BBrick. FFrame. 8Stone.
RECORD OF FIRES DVRIIfG MONTH OF OCTOBER, 1898.
ALARM. *
Date
Oct.
9
10
14
15
1U
16
18
20
21
22
26
26
27
81
By
115
L
95
Ii
L
113
43
T
L
L
58
T
6
Time
160am
8 40pm
1285pm
845pm
840am
920pm
258am
12 SO am
900pm
1020pm
640pm
910pm
803am
950am
WRE AT
111 First ma............ ........
610 Hall, e... ....................
672 Bay, w... ....................
8W cor. Bay and Drnyton .....
548 Bay, e... ....................
DK8CRIPTION OF PHOPKRTY. t
|
T
2
f
2
2
1
2
2
8
2
Of
W
B
W
B
W
B
W
B
W
Ut
D
Factory.
D
D
D
1)
Pomp. St'n
8
D
D
D
Bank
D
Owmr
Geo. W. Tledeumn & Bro. . ........
Mr. Barbee.. ...... ...... ...........
Dr.I,. A. Kalllgant... ..............
Ga. * Ala, By.... ..................
Mra.Demlre.............. ..........
A.Wylly, apt.......................
Occupant
Battle Kelly...............
The same .......... .......
Mary Wylly...... ..........
K. W. Battle).... .........
Hun ry Johnson (e) .........
Ga.AAla.Ky....... .......
Metropolitan Clothing Co.
Belle Hardwlck (c). .......
Chw. Pelts... ..............
8av. Bank & Trust Co. . . . .
Cute
Unknown .................... .........
Overheated stovepipe. . ...............
Unknown ..............................
............................. Out of city
Clothing too clone electric light. .....
Total Lon
* 600
1200
2 50
SOU 00 "'"25" 66
8 76
13500
t 4S925
LLocal. TTelephone. FiguresNumber of Box. tD-WwelUng. 8Store. BBrick. F-Krame. 8-Stone.
RECORD OF FIRES DURING MONTH OF NOVEMBER, 1898.
Nov.
I
4
ftII in 10
12
III
AT.AltM.*
tie
V, 1
4
ft
II
)
1
I
S
4
4
4
i
5
)
0
By
S5
48
25
51
81
12
US
T
82
T
(I
L
i,
T
I,
L
51
14
81
Time
4 55 pm
II 38 pm
4 50 pill
7 4."i j>m
8 10 pm
11 10 pin
10 30 am
2 27 pm
480pm 7 45 pm
SOS am
!) 00 am
!> 53 pm
f! 05 pm
11 50 pm
12 15 am
11 18 am
1 OK pm
5 SO pm
KIRK AT
Liberty and Abercorn .......... 81121'rlco........................
Uear 102 Liberty ................
C.K.R. wharf..................
Dray ton and Conxruss.. ........ Noflre................
1514 UKOeohou road .............
114St. Julian, w....... .........
Liberty and Prlc;>...............
822Bryan,w.............,.,,.., 101! Harris, w...... ..............
4(17 Jefferson ....................
88 Farm.........................
Thunderbolt road........... .. W. Boundary and Joaoblm.. . . .
201 Broughton, v...... ..........
122 Jones, w.....................
ixRScmrriON ov PHOPKHTY.*
I35
^
Ir'n
2
1
1
8
1
8
a
2
2
2
1
4
3
01
W
w
8.8.
B
W
B
W
B
B
W
w
w
w
w
B
B
Utt
Load of hay
Stable OUmmln.Br
8 False alarm
Stable 1)
B
Factory
g 1)
Asphsltwks
1)
Owner
T. B. Kloyd A Co. ................... WBrlnuKst.........................
K. L. Ncldllnxor....................
80. Bell T. AT. Co.................
Mrs. Shumun.... ....................
1'. H. MoMlllan.... ................
Kst. It. 1> Uuerard.... ..............
NloHelmkln.. ......................
80. Asphalt Co. ....................
J. W. McAlpIn..... .................
Occupant
Ben Loekweli.
The same...................
K.T. Terry. ................
P J. kVloran...............
J. W. Warren..............
M.J. Doyle.. ...............
The finiue....... ............
Max Sutker...... ..........
Sol Gardlner... ............. Julia -Brown (c) ............
P. Garlnpr....... ............
Mary Washington. ........
The same. .................. Mr.MulIlgan... ............
Mrs, Cherry ................
Cut
Unknown ........................
Unknown. ............................ . Unknown ............. .................
Unknown. ........................ .....
False alarm .......................... . Unknown......................... .. ..
Defective flue. ......... .............
Defective stovepipe....... ...........
Unknown ............................... Unknown ...............................
Chimney burning ont............ .....
Unknown ...............................
Centenerlan fell In fireplace. .........
Outuf city............................. Tank boiled orer...... ......... ......
Monkey turned over kerosene beater
Unknown .,,......,,. .... ............
Total Low
1 460 """s"66
8,32000
24 63
XSOO
1800
;00
4,021 14
3000
8500
206%
22 2.i
r.T9BS7
*I< Local. T Telephone. Figures Number of Box. t Dwelling, 9 Store. B Brick. F Frame. 8- Stone.
RECORD OF FIRES DURING MONTH OF DECEMBER, 1898
ALARM.*
Date
iico,
2
4
6
T
h
S
0
10
10
10
10
12
14
14
Hi
Hi
u
if
20
22
25
25
20
2ti
2li
21!
27
28
28
2!)
2!l 30
31
By
T
118
i,
5
T
T
t
18
]j
T
13
fi
52
I,
T
81
12
T
1,
28
Ta1
13I,'i 1
115
T
T
T
L
141
T 24
58
Time
427pm
12 07 am
4 ISpni
G 20 urn
120pm
830pm
704 pro
10 30 pm
4 50 pm
4 20 pm
815am
800pm
0 00 pm
8 15 pm
4 30 am
700pm
3 Ifi pm
1 30 am
U 48 am
li 16 pm
12 40 pm
12 25 am
030pm
3 5T pm
3 55 pm
1255pm
4 55 pm
820pm
12 10 pm
4 1ft am
10 00 Hill
? 00 nil
S 15 pm
FIBE AT
410 Abercorn... .................
No lire.. .................. ......
No lire..........................
Thunderbolt. ...................
320 Bull.........................
32 Broughton, e ................
320Bryan, o ...................
Wiulley .........................
214 Jones, e ................. ... Bull and Bryan ................
207 Jones, e.....................
ymtuy.n ......................
Abercorn and Gordon. . ........
18 Broughton, e ...............
415Uiver, w ...... .............
450 Bull.........................
Test alarm ....... .............
Meadowa .......................
026 Itussel ......................
428 Montgomery ................
41HHIvor. w ....................
llth St.. 8 doors from Abert-orn
lUUberty.............. ........ 4048tate,w... ....... ..........
DESCRIPTION OK lROPBRTY.t
1
7>
3
8
1
2
8
1
2
3
2
3
2
2
4
2
2
2*
2
f
i)
01
W
W
11
W
B
W
B
W
B
W
B
W
B
Uie
n
No fire
Bout
Mo tire
I) A Stables Church
Stable
I) and S
Test alarm
Bakery
Warehouse
D
Hotel
B and D
Kosin Yard
U
U.S. M.Dep
Church
8 gandD
1)
Test Alarm
W. Closet
1)
Hall
U
Owner
Prendergast & Black, Agents .....
M. J. iioylo and others. ............
St. John's Church ..................
Peter Schafer ......................
Central of Georgia Ky. ............
W. Corbett. . . . ......................
F.Bchwarz ....... ................
Onus. Ciraham ......................
Melnlyre Estate .... ..............
Central of Georgia Ky .............
Jonnll, Hue........................
C. 11. Doraett, Agent .............. WesluyM. K. Church..............
Krert Morxan .......................
II. K. Jackson Kstate.... ..........
Benevolent Association.. . ... .....
U. (J. Dreamer. . ....................
Thomas Cooler. ....................
Mrs. Brown. . .......................
Peter Uelly, aicent, .. . ..............
H, II. Tateni, agent. ,,,,..........,.
Occupant
Wm.Bl rd.. ................
Crew........................
The Bame ..... ............
Congregation ..............
Ella Mltchell.. ............
l>. P. Waters..............
T. F. Gleason & Co. .......
J. T. Cohen A Sous. .......
Peter Sohafer. .............
J. K. Kuglesby. ............
S. Wlllnsky...... ..........
W.K. Mltohell..... .......
Chaa. Graham..............
J. &C N.Thomaa... ......
C.of Qa.Ky.... ............
J. A. Uatls..... ............
U. 8. Medical IJepoi ....... The same..................
I "ano Pope .................
Mike Kane..... ............
Mrs. H.H.Jackson........
The same......... .........
lt.0. Cieamer.............
Bertha DaTls.. ............
Unoccupied ................
Savannah Light Infantry,
K. II. Shave.. .............
Cuie
False alarm ....,..,...,..,,...... ..... CON I on deck ............................
Cross wires. ............................
Overheated atove In stable. ........... Carelessness In using tinners' pot. . . .
Overturning of lamp... ................
Overturning of lamp. ................. Overturning of lamp. .................
Sparks...... ............................
Overheated stove. .....................
Carelessnes .......... ................. Chimney burning out.. . ............... !>efectlve smoke stack. ........,,...,,.
Overheated store pipe" ,,.,..,,.........
Unknown... . ..........................
Kxploslon gasoline stove. ............. Defective heater. ......................
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S8 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT FIRE ALARM
TELEGRAPH.
SAVANNAH, GA., January 1st, 1899.
John E. Maguire, Esq., Fire Chief:
DEAR SIRI respectfully submit the following report of the Fire Alarm System for the 'year ending
December 31st, 1898.
During the year 590 alarms were transmitted over
the lines of the system, as follows:
For fires....................... ....................................... .275
Daily test............... ... .................................. ..... ....297
False and test.............. ............... .......................... 18
Total...................................................... ........ .590
During the past twelve months the wharf of the
steamer Tybee has been connected with the fire
alarm system by a cable laid across the Savannah
river by the department under the supervision of the
electrician and his assistants.
We have on hand a sufficient number of poles to
carry us through the coming year.
The batteries of the Police Department have been
moved to the Police Barracks according to my
recommendation of last year, and the condition of
the battery room is very much improved.
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 99
Two storms during the past year ran up the expenses of this department very materially, and until
the wires are placed under ground we can expect
this same additional expense whenever this city
is visited by the West India hurricanes.
I respectfully ask that the storage battery system
be put in as soon as it is possible to do so, as this
system materially increases the efficiency of the
alarm and reduces the cost of maintenance.
I have to again ask that the poles of the fire alarm
be painted. It is now lour years since this work
was done, and further delay will cause their early
decay.
Engine Station No. 5 is badly in need of a combined gong and indicator. The instrument now in
service at that house is something like twenty-four
years old and is very unreliable.
The expenses of the Fire Alarm System were as
follows:
Salary of Superintendent.......... ....................f 796 70
Instruments, wire, etc........ ....................... 268 58
Rent of telephone....................................... 349 50
Bluestone........ ....... ....................... ............... 106 60
Zincs....................... .................................... 89 00
Coppers ......................................................... 15 00
Battery jars....................................... .. ......... 16 10
Poles, cross-arms, etc........ ............................ 149 63
Extra labor account of storms...................... 343 34
Incidentals....................... ..... .. ....................... 18 21
Total........... ...... ...... .................. ..........$2,152 66
In answer to your letter asking for an opinion as
to the necessity for an inspector of electrical wires
100 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
and appliances, which you desire to embody in your
annual report, I beg to say that I have given this
matter careful consideration, and I find that by referring to the statistics of the Electrical Bureau of
the National Board of Fire Underwriters we find
that Savannah is the only city in the United States
of forty thousand population without an inspector
of electrical appliances. There are more wires over
the streets of Savannah, and more electric lights,
ians, motors and other electrical apparatus in use
than in any city of the same size in the South. If
it were generally known that all wires on streets or
in buildings, unless well insulated and properly installed, are a source ol danger to life and property,
there would be no question as to the necessity of
having some one to watch this class of work closely
and carefully.
I find many of the wires of the various telegraph
companies supported in places by small knobs
screwed into rotten poles and entering buildings
without being properly protected at the entrance.
These wires should be substantially screwed to poles
on cross-arms or brackets; porcelain cutouts should
be at the entrance of every building, automatically
disconnecting wires when an abnormal current comes
in on the line. The careless inside construction of
this class of wiring will draw in lightning discharges when grounded on pipes or metal of any
kind, causing a fire. Some time ago, at Habersham
and Perry street lane, a wire of low voltage was lying
across the trolley (500 volts) for three days. Any
one coming in contact with this wire would have
been killed instantly, as it was thoroughly charged
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 101
from the trolley. It has not been many months
since a wire at the corner of Drayton and Charlton
street lane was supported by a gutter, and in passing
that corner many people were severely shocked.
Upon investigation it was found that this wire was
crossed with some high voltage wiresthe result of
careless pole-line-construction.
Trolley Wires.
It is known by all experienced electricians that
the overhead construction work of the street railroads in the city is not in accordance with the requirements of the Southeastern Tariff Association.
All trolley wires are without insulation, therefore,
should be protected by having guard wires above
the trolley to prevent broken or sagging wires coming in contact. The cross referred to at Habersham
and Perry street lane is a result of the failure to supply this protection. A recent fatality proves the
danger of not having all wires put up in accordance
with requirements and kept in good condition. I
refer to the woman who was killed on Gwinnett
street near Ott street by a wire supposed not to have
current, but which was evidently charged with a
very high voltage.
Electric Light Wires.
As these wires conduct a high voltage current
(500 to 1000) there is more care used in their pole
line construction than these of lower voltage. But
these wires, as well as all others in the city, are liable, through faulty construction, to fall against
buildings or into the streets, and both lives and
property of our people are in very great danger.
102 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
Two years ago a German at the Savannah Hospital
attempted to pick up an electric light wire which
fell near the hospital, and was so badly burned that
he is now an invalid for life. Constant and careful
inspection of these high voltage wires is necessary
to insure perfect safety. Recently, at Palmer Hardware Co.'s store, a fire was started where the light
wires entered the building, due to the iron shutters
cutting the insulation from the wires and causing a
leakage of current from the iron shutters through
the brick wall to the ground. Prompt arrival of the
Fire Department prevented what might have been a
serious conflagration. An inspection of these premises
by a City Electrical Inspector would have disclosed the
condition of these wires.
Interior Wiring for Electric Lights.
I am pleased to say that this class of electrical
work, especially buildings recently wired, is in a
better condition than outside wires, which is due to
an inspection by the Brush Electric Light Co. before connecting the outside lines. This inspection
is for their protection, and after work is inspected
and the current turned on the wires, they receive no
more attention which, in my opinion, explains the
increasing number of fires from " unknown " causes.
Wires on ceilings and walls, commonly called "open
work," are exposed to mechanical injury, and
pi umbel's or gasfitters often run pipes along ceilings
directly over the wires without using tubes or any
protection. At Mr. Logan's place, under the market,
a plumber ran a gas pipe against the power wires
(high voltage) damaging the insulation, and the
current punctured the pipe, permitting gas to
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 103
escape, which was ignited from the sparking between the wire and pipe, a brick ceiling was all that
prevented what might have been a serious fire.
This class of open wiring can be inspected at any
time and is not so great a source of danger as when
the wires are concealed.
In this city all modern houses are being wired for
electric lights, and only a few are inspected before
wires are covered by plastering and flooring. It is
of great importance to have frequent inspections of
buildings during their construction, to see that the
wires are installed with every regard for safety.
The best of material should be used, and whenever
wires pass through timbers or any wood work, they
should be protected with glass or porcelain tubes
and run in such a manner as to be impossible to
touch wood work, pipes or any substance except its
insulated supports.
Electricity, if properly used, is the safest lighting
agent known but, after being identified with the
electrical business here for a number of years, I am
prepared to say that thousands of dollars, and possibly human lives, may be saved in Savannah by
having an Electrical Inspector.
Respectfully submitted,
JOS. F. WALKER,
Superintendent.
104 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
AlarmsManner of Receipt.
By- Number.
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I OS MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF WATERWORKS
FOR THE YEAR 1898.
SAVANNAH, GA., January 1st, 1899.
Honorable P. W. Meldrvm,, Mayor:
SIRI have the honor to submit herewith the annual report of the Waterworks Department for the
year ending December 31st, 1898.
The total pumpage of water for the year has been
2,294,965,848 gallons, an average per day of 6,287,577
gallons. This shows an annual increase over 1897
of 110,994,845 gallons, and a daily average increase
over 1897 of 304,095 gallons.
This large increase is accounted for largely by reason of the Seventh Army corps and other military
camps around Savannah being supplied with water,
and also from the fact of a large number of new water consumers being added during the year. I have
during the past year endeavored in every way possible to prevent the unnecessary waste of water, and
have been in a measure successful, considering the
extraordinary demands that have been made upon
the department.
The total amount of coal consumed during the
past year has been 1,672 tons, an average of 4 7.10
tons per day. This shows an increase of 55 tons over
1897.
The average quantity of water pumped per ton of
coal in 1898 has been 1,371,169 gallons, as against
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT- 109
1,306,984 gallons for the year 1897, showing a difference of 64,185 gallons per ton of coal used in favor
of 1898. This is most gratifying and shows a very
high efficiency of the pumping engines.
Following will be found a financial statement of
the various departments for the past year :
Appropriation for operation of waterworks................ .............. .......................$ 30,000 00
Expenses for operation of waterworks.... 29,605 53
Balance unexpended.............................. . 394 47
Appropriation for extension of water
mains ...................................................... 12,000 00
Expenses for extension of water mains.... 11,910 20
Balance unexpended.................. ........... 89 80
Appropriation for repairs of old waterworks ............... ............... ....................... 1,720 00
Amount expended for repairs of old waterworks .................. ........................... 2,059 50
Overdrawn on appropriation................... 339 50
Amount collected on storm policy .. ....... 464 17
Amount expended.. ....... ............. ........... 156 35
Balance unexpended.. .............. .............. 307 82
Amount expended account of rendezvous
oftroops..!................ ....................... ....... 11,493 44
Expenses of Subdivisions.
Following is a statement of the various subdivisions of the department:
Salaries ........ ....... .................... .......... . .... 17,700 53
Running......................................... . ... 7,54261
Repairs ................................................... 1,124 13
110 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
Improvement............................. ...... ........ 829 92
Incidentals .......... ............... ............... 505 51
Connections .............................. .............. Ill 09
Hydrant ............. ........................................ 1,753 12
Cess pools.................... ... .......................... 38 62
Total for operation of waterworks....$ 29,605 53
The utmost economy has been practiced in the operation of the department during the past year and
taking into consideration the large natural growth
of the department and the extraordinary demands
made upon it hy the army camps and transports, the
above figures will bear out this assertion.
Engines and Machinery.
The pumping engines and other machinery are in
first-class condition and working very satisfactorily.
All the bearings and inside working parts have been
examined periodically and are in perfect condition.
From a statement of the quantity of water pumped
per ton of coal it will be seen that the pumping engines have shown a higher efficiency during the past
year than they ever have since they have been
erected. Engine No. 410 has been in operation 148
days and engine No. 411 217 days during the past
year.
Boilers.
The boilers are in perfect condition, being free from
scale and pitting. They are regularly inspected by
a representative of the Fidelity and Casualty Company, with which company they are insured for
$40,000. .
Buildings.
The buildings are in good condition with the ex-
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. Ill
ception of the roof which was considerably damaged
by the severe storm last summer. The repairs to
this roof has been delayed on account of the contractor being unable to get the corrugated iron from the
mills promptly. The work, however, is well under
way now and will be finished in a few days.
Waterworks Park.
Considerable work in the way of improving the
grounds at the waterworks has been done at a small
cost, the work having been done by the regular employes of the department. A large number of trees
and ornamental shrubs have been planted during
the past year.
Water main*.
A large amount of new water mains have been laid
during the past year, the most important of which is
the 12-inch main on Broughton street. This main is
equipped with two large double fire hydrants to each
block and affords ample fire protection to this section. A large amount of the new mains laid was in
the southern section of the city. Considerable work
was also done in the older parts of the city in the
way of taking out dead ends. This work is very important and should be continued until all the dead
ends are done away with.
All the mains with the exception of some of the
oldest 4-inch mains are in first-class condition.
Some of these old 4-inch mains are badly corroded
and the passage of water through them is seriously
retarded. No breaks of any consequence have occurred during the past year. A tabulated list of all
new mains laid will be found elsewhere.
112 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
Old Water 'Works.
Under a resolution of Council, making an appropriation for this purpose, the machinery, boilers,
building and artesian wells at the old waterworks
have been put in first-class condition for immediate
operation. The repairs to this plant included the
thorough overhauling and repairing of both pumping engines, repairing of both batteries of boilers,
partly renewing and painting the roof of pump
house, putting in "new sash and doors, painting all
wood work of building both inside and out, building
new valve houses and overhauling artesian well connections. The plant is supplied with fuel, etc., for
immediate operation and is also equipped with a telephone. The entire cost of this work, including one
year's rental of telephone, fuel, oil, waste, etc., was
$2,059.50.
Free Hjdrants.
There are in use now 54 free hydrants, being an
increase of 6 for the year. Twelve new ones were
put in during the year, part of which were to replace
those worn out.
Flushing Catch Basins and Sewers.
The important work of flushing the catch basins
and sewers has been carefully looked after, one man
having been kept at this work almost constantly.
Improvements.
The principal improvements made during the past
year has been in the general betterment of the physical condition of the department. The department
has been supplied with many small devices for facilitating the work, special attention having been paid
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 113
to the improvement of the fire hydrants, mains, gate
valves and the improved operation of the machinery.
Flushing Artesian Wells.
The artesian wells have been carefully flushed
every three months, and readings taken of same with
the electrical recording current meter designed by
Mr. T. T. Johnson. It has been found that by thoroughly flushing these wells in this way almost the
original flow can be maintained.
Miscellaneous.
Following is a list of miscellaneous repairs made
by the regular employees of the department during
the past year:
Gate valves packed and repaired, 105 ; leaks and
breaks in mains repaired, 28; fire hydrants packed
and repaired, 143 ; water pipes to catch basins repaired, 273 ; leaking fixtures reported and ordered
repaired, 2,456 ; water turned on, 51; water shut off,
7 ; new taps made, 187.
New Mains.
Following is a list of new mains laid, exclusive of
those for army camps:
2,264 feet 12-inch on Broughton street, from West
Broad to Abercorn street.
1,260 feet 12-inch on Gwinnett street, from Artesian Well to Musgrove creek.
600 feet 6-inch on Charlton street, from Price to
East Broad street.
348 feet 6-inch on St. Nicholas street, from Habersham to Price street.
336 feet 6-inch on St. John street, from Habersham
to Price street.
8
114 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
324 feet 6-inch on St. Michael street, from Habershara to Price street
1.536 feet 6-inch on Wheaton street, from Me Don -
ough's mill to Harmon street.
1.056 feet 6-inch on Ninth street, from Whitaker
to Abercorn street.
324 feet 6-feet on First street, from Bull to Whitaker street.
192 feet 6-inch on -Burroughs street, from Third to
Bismark street.
648 feet 6-inch on Third street, from Montgomery
to Burroughs street.
1.344 feet 6-inch on Second street, from Montgomery to Ogeechee road.
192 feet 6-inch on Wayne street, from Montgomery to West Broad street.
744 feet 6-inch on Harris street, from Tatnall to
West Broad street.
216 feet 6-inch on Purse street, from Harris to
Charlton streets.
Making a total for the year of 28,952 feet, about
5| miles, and a grand total to date of 56 miles and
131 feet,
Water Pipe for Army Camps.
Following is a list of pipe laid for the army camps
at the city's expense:
20,184 feet 6-inch cast iron pipe.
4,448 feet 25-inch wrought iron pipe.
5,163 feet 2 -inch wrought iron pipe.
7,141 feet li-inch wrought iron pipe.
9,819 feet li-inch wrought iron pipe.
6,584 feet 1 -inch wrought iron pipe.
703 feet I-inch wrought iron pipe.
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 115
Making a total of 54,042 feet, or a fraction over 10
miles, laid at an expense of $11,493.44. The above
cost embraced over 1,000 fittings of various kinds,
t>ver 200 post hydrants, shut off valves, valve
boxes, etc.
Pipe Laid at the Expense of the Government.
In addition to the above pipe laid at the expense
of the city there was laid at the expense of the U. S.
government 22,377 feet, ranging in size from 4-in.
to 1-in. This pipe was laid by the water department,
the government bearing all the expense. The cost
of this was about f 3,500.
Following is a list of new fire hydrants put in
during the past year :
1 Matthew hydrant Charlton, near Price street.
1 " " St. John and Habersham sts.
1 ' " Wheatonst., near Aimars mill.
1 " " " " Bilboa canal.
1 " " " S.E.of " "
1 " ' : " near Harmon st.
1 " -i Ninth and Dray ton sts.
1 ' " " Bull sts.
1 " " Harris and Jefferson sts.
1 ' " " " Montgomery sts.
1 Corey hydrant, Broughton, near West Broad st.
1 " " ' : & Montgomery, s.w. cor
1 " " " ' " n.e. cor.
1 " " t: " Jefferson, s.w. cor.
1 ' " " ' " n.e. cor.
1 " ' " " Barnard, s.w. cor.
1 " " " " " n.e. cor.
1 " " " " Whitaker, s.w. cor.
1 " ' ' " " n.e. cor.

116 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
1 Corey hydrant, Broughton & Whitaker, s.w.eor.
1 ' " " " n.e. cor.
1 " '' M b'tw'n Bull & Drayton.
1 " " " " Drayton, s.w. cor.
1 " " " " " n.e. cor.
1 " " ' k< Abercorn, s.w. cor.
1 " " West Broad and Broughton sts.
1 McLean hydrant, West Broad and Third sts.
1 " " Burroughs and Third sts.
1 " " West Broad and Second sts.
1 " " Burroughs and "
1 ' " Cuylerand
1 ' ' Thunderbolt road, near Second
Division camps.
Making a total for the year of 322, and a grand
total to date of 563. In addition to the above, 8 new
hydrants were put in to replace those worn out.
New Gate Valve*.
Following is a list of new gate valves put in during
the past year:
1 12-inch at Broughton and West Broad streets.
1 12-inch at Broughton and Whitaker streets,
west side.
1 12-inch at Broughton and Whitaker streets, east
side.
1 12-inch at Broughton and Abercorn streets.
1 6-inch on Wheaton street, near McDonough's
mill.
1 6-inch at Ninth and Whitaker streets.
1 6-inch at Ninth and Abercorn streets.
1 6-inch at First and Whitaker streets.
1 6-inch at Second and Montgomery streets.
MAYOR'S ANNUAL BEPOBT. 117
1 6-inch at Second street and Ogeechee road.
1 6-inch at Third and Montgomery streets.
1 6-inch at West Broad and Wayne streets.
' 1 6-inch at West Broad and Harris streets.
1 6-inch at Tatnall and Harris streets.
1 6-inch at Charlton and East Broad streets.
1 6-inch at St. Nicholas and Habersham streets.
1 6-inch at St. John and Habersham streets.
1 6-inch at St. Michael and Habersham streets.
1 24-inch in forcing main at old waterworks.
15 6-inch placed in supply pipes leading to fire
hydrants on Broughton street, making a total of 35
for the year.
Recommendation*.
I would recommend that Council take immediate
steps to increase the water supply at the new pumping station, as the growing demands upon the department will, in a short while, render the present
supply inadequate.
Would also recommmend that a 12-inch main be
laid on River street, from West Broad to West Boundary streets, as experience has proven that this main
is badly needed. Also, that a 6-inch main be laid
out Henry street, connecting with the Collinsville
system. This main is badly needed on account of
giving the Collinsville system a circuit, thus giving
better pressure and better fire protection. Also, that
Council take some action relative to replacing old
4-inch mains on the following streets with new
6-inch mains :
On State street, from Jefferson to West Broad, and
from Abercorn to East Broad street.
118 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
On York, Hull, Perry. Charlton and Gaston streets.
On Congress, from Abercorn to East Broad street,
and on Bryan, from Abercorn to East Broad street.
These mains are old, badly corroded in side, in
some instances are weak and do not let a sufficient
amount of water flow through.
I would also recommend that new rules be adopted
for the water department, as the ones in use now are
old and entirely unsuited for the present requirements.
In view of the fact that the waterworks return a
handsome revenue to the city every year, and is one
of the most important departments in the city government, I would earnestly recommend that Council
deal as liberally with the department in the way of
extensions, the betterment of its physical condition,
etc., as the city's finances will permit.
The past year has been a very busy one for this
department and I am glad to say that it is in good
condition every way.
In conclusion, I wish to thank your honor, the
Board of Aldermen, the Board of Water Commissioners and the employees of the department for their
hearty co-operation in the successful management of
the waterworks during the past year.
Respectfully,
H. M. LOFTON,
Superintendent.
DEPARTHENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.
COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC WORKS,
HARRY WILLINK.
CLERK COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC WORKS,
LEANDER BUTLER.
SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS AND LANES,
ROBERT HUNT.
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCAVENGER DEPARTMENT,
*HENRY E. DREESON.
THOMAS COOLY.
FOREMAN CITY STABLES,
W. H. PECK.
FOREMAN O. E. M. DEPARTMENT,
B. 0. ROGERS.
FOREMAN DRY CULTURE, EAST.
W. B. CLARK.
FOREMAN DRY CULTURE, WEST.
W. P. CARMICHAEL.
INSPECTORS,
T. P. REYNOLDS,
P. H. GEARON,
JOHN BRESNAN.
* Henry E. Dreeson resigned December 1, 189?.
120 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC WORKS OF
THE CITY OF SAVANNAH.
For the Year Ending December 31st, 1S98.
SAVANNAH, Ga., Janaury 1, 1899.
To Hon. P. W. Meldrim, Mayor :
SIRI herewith submit a detailed account of the
work done by the several departments under the
direction of the Commissioner of Public Works in
the year 1898, together with a statement of all expenditures for the same period. On the tenth day
of December the office of Commissioner of Public
Works was abolished by act of the Legislature, and,
by resolution of Council, passed on the 12th dav of
December, the various officials under the Commission
will continue to serve until the election of city officers to be held on January llth, 1899.
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 1898,
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:
Division of Expenses, Department of Public Works, January x to December 31, 1898.
-FOR
Vehicles and repairs to same ..................
Shell.............................................
Brick.............................................
Tools and implements ..........................
Kepairs to tculs and implements. ..............
Pipe..............................................
KrciKht, express churjres, transfer car service.
Kepairs and Improvements tu public buildings
Time of hands. .................. ...............
Amount
f 9,193 50
34 83
967 79
229 3C
1,094 62
542 4K
101 59
3.932 90
349 DO
1.500 00
28.379 25
4,701 87 300 oo
124 88
&35 15
88 93
148 29 3 52
3,273 00
1,834 28
3,815 17
K4I 20
COS Oil
8.305 3S 113 :t?
27 03
212 00
11 90
411 11
777 24
1.355 PO
151 80
1687
3,292 01)
8 50 "TO S3
79 580 14
01,417 07
t 259,467 41
Streets
and
Lanes
t 3,102 08
1413
7 25 115 2'
1.094 IB
187 83
98 70
574 20
10050
204 5t
2i9 70
2 40
193 83
15 22
11 7fi
113 77
36 40
1 126 19
244 88
20.i 65
47 13
704 09
HO 80
40 66
620 00
143 96
2,533 93
8 50
336 33
Opening
Streets
House
Drainage
,
t 28 70 ..........
KX 96 190 28
i2 03
2 00
7 72
1 30
250
33,603 11 5,826 G
I 47.325 47 f 7,81
1
12 37
29 49
15 80
3 44
5 20
7 84
3,016 4B
t 4,115 50
Scavenger
t 5,677 09
14 20
64 48
68 78
242 50
""iooViii
l)ry
Culture
t 221 88
44 0 j
33 :u
1,50000
""'39' 25
122 48 ..........
2114 20
16 3!
128 76
217 31
18 95
112 00
735 00
16,718 76
1 24,68; 64
15 82
98 75
1 40
9 53
3087
7.531 49
Crematory O. B. M.
$ 95 68* fl 77
(iOOl..........
905 54
76
29 75
4 00
3 85
38 21'
27 86
23 10
3 28
65
25 55
16 87
3,236 78
t 9,807 19 t 4,441 05
3 95
7 66
2 00
.1 15
..
.........
50
358
Board
of
Health
t 1 13
..........
.... 1
2025
1.040 81
* 6,813 76
1 75
11 90
1,470 50
Public- ' C(t
..........1*28,37925
103 73 ..........
300 OU ..........
184 98'..........
394 91 ..........
Streets
f 55 110
112 34
"249 86
2,388 53
5 30
10 34
420
3,159 23
2,002 10
308 38
74 li
27 03
{9.567 74
11.940 02
t 1,485 28 t 2,254 26 $28.37825 112,49383
Sewers
1 13800
4217
94 87
72 32
1 90
213 99
1 68467
Military Appropriation
..........
"""i'so
11 10
t 1260
Storm.
Streets
& Lanes
85
38 71
1,021 01
'"'912' 66
4 25
4600
5856
3033
3.36285
$ 6,542 24
Storm.
Dry
Culture
Storm. Scavenger
f 34 97 ..........
2 89 ..........
728 3S
"""i'is
2i 63
7B i8
500
48 01
2,769 73
f 3.GS7 86
" 'as '6
207 50
t 241 30
Storm.
Pnbllc
B'lldtngs
..........
$ 90
15 25
t 16 15
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DEPARTMENT.
Streets and lanes.........
Streets and lanes,storna
Scavenger ..................
Scavenger, storm. .......
Dry culture.................
Dry culture, storm......
Crematory ..... ...........
O. E. M......................
Public buildings.........
Public buildings,storm
City lamps.. ......'.. ........
Paving streets............
Appropriation.
t 60,000 00
25,666 60
13,000 00
6,845 00
8,50000
5,00000
29,00000
50,00000
6(10 00
$187,945 00
Expenditures.
$ 47,225 47
5,542 24
4 685 64
241 30
9,807 19
3,687 86
2.254 26
16 15
Total Expenditures
$ 52,767 71
24,926 94
13,495 05
4 441 O.T
6,813 76
2,270 41
28,379 25
112,493 6S
584 57
8246,172 87
Balance or
Excess of
Appropriation.
S 2,767 71 E
"" " -V'n
495 05 E
2,403 95
1,6S6 24
2,764 59
620 75
62,493 63 E
15 43
In street paving the excess is, of course, only apparent, the city receiving back from the property
owners and railroad companies about 60 per cent, of
all monies expended by it in such improvements.
The damage caused by two storms, one on August
31st, the other on October 1st, being charged to the
departments of Streets and Lanes and Dry Culture.
These departments show an excess of expenditures
in Streets and Lanes of $2,767.71 and in Dry Culture
of $495.05. Deduct the cost of these storms, as
shown in the foregoing table, and these departments
would have run easily within their budget and
shown a cash balance in Streets and Lanes of
$2,774.53 and in Dry Culture of $3,192.81.
The total of expenditures given above may be
divided as follows : Regular supplies of departments,
$32,999.09; regular work of departments, including
street lighting, $91,192.10; new improvements and
extraordinary work done, $135.276.22.
The receipts from the departments under this office in 1898 turned over to the Ciiy Treasurer were
122 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
as follows: Streets and lanes, S13.70; scavenger
f!54; sewers, $2.25. 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, $1,621.31;
scavenger, 8225; paving streets, $131.48; opening
streets, 205.09; streets and lanes against paving
streets, $275.29.
Streets and Lanes Department.
During the past year the additions to the paved
streets of the city amounted to 12,493 lineal feet, or
2 36-100 miles, ns follows : Barnard street, east and
west of the city market, 372 feet; Bull street, 3,995
feet; Dray ton street, 6,950; New Houston street, 691
feet; Orange street, 300; St Julian street, 185 feet.
There are in the city limits 97 95-100 lineal miles of
streets and lanes, of which 24 78-100 miles are
paved. The increase in the superficial area of such
thoroughfares in 1898 was 48,908 square yards, making a total at present of 543,298 square yards, divided as follows:
STREET. MATERIAL. SQUARE YDS
SURFACE.
Broughton ....... . ..:....Asphalt.... ...................... 17,950
Bryan............... ..........Asphalt....... ................... 619
Bull............................Asphalt............................ 32,831
Congress ....... .............Asphalt............. ............ 6,539
Drayton......................Asphalt.......................... 22,522
Harris .........................Asphalt....... .................. 1,675
Liberty......... ..............Asphalt......................... 30,430
Oglethorpe avenue ...Asphalt .......................... 25,933
President....... ..........Asphalt........................... 780
St. Julian .. ................Asphalt....... .............. 1,088
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York........ ...................Asphalt......................... 447
Abercorn..................Vitrified Brick ........... 3; 501
Barnard.e. of Market.Vitrified Brick ............ 938
Barnard,w.ofMarket.Vitrified Brick ...... ....... 986
Habersham ................Vitrified Brick ............. 3,439
New Houston ...........Vitrified Brick ...... ....... 1,825
St. Julian......... ..........Vitrified Brick ............... 1,120
Bay ........ ...................Chert................... ............ 4,977
New...........................Chert................ ............. 900
Louisville road..........Chert........ ....... ............... 9,255
President .;..............Chert....... ....... .............. 1,280
Bay ..........................Cobble........ ...... ........ .... 35,042
Factors' Walk ..........Cobble.............................. 8,800
Lanes.........................Cobble.............................. 13,000
Pine............................Cobble..... ... .................... 1,800
New............... ..........Cobble................. ............. 1,378
River ........................Cobble........ ...... ............ 21,833
Streets & slips N. of
Bay.........................Cobble ............... ...... ...... 9,000
Randolph .................Cobble....... ..................... 8,500
Reynolds....................Cobble........ .................. ... 3,500
Barnard.................... .Cobble.. .... ................ .. 5,500
East Broad................Cobble............................ 15,800
West Broad................Cobble......... ...... ............. 26.000
Whitaker ..................Cobble............. .. ............. 25,000
Orange..... ................Cobble.................... ........ 660
Barnard........ ............Granite Blocks ............... 1,049
Bay........................... Granite Blocks............... 1,707
Bryan.........................Granite Blocks................ 7,362
East Broad ........ .......Granite Blocks.............. 9,190
Farm.........................Granite Blocks ..... ....... 1,184
Jefferson ..................Granite Blocks .............. 21,912
Indian................ ......Granite Blocks ....... ....... 393
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Meldrim avenue........Granite Blocks ............... 6,097
Wadley .................... Granite Blocks .............. 4,409
Wheaton ...................Granite Blocks ............. 5.000
Bolton........................Shell ........................... 11,700
Barnard ....... .............Shell ............................... 6,500
Jones................. .........Shell ........................ ....... 15,400
Gaston ....................Shell ........................ ...... 12,300
Hall............................Shell ........ ...................... 12,300
Henry ........................Shell ............... ..... ....... 21,000
Ogeechee ....... ...........Shell ................... .... ...... 16,000
Wheaton........ ............Shell ............................. 8,000
Liberty lane ............Gravel and Clay..... ....... 553
Bull...........................Gravel............................. 20,858
Recapitulation.
MATERIAL. SQUARE YARDS.
Asphalt..............................................140,813
Brick................................................. 11,808
Chert .............................................. 16,773
Cobble...............................................178,291
Granite..................................... ........ 58,302
Shell.................................................103,200
Gravel. ................................................ 21,411
Total ............................................530,598
The expenditures in streets and lanes were as follows :
Cleaning asphalt streets............... ...............$ 4,878 09
Cleaning streets other than asphalt....... 4,299 29
Cleaning catch basins.. ......................... .. 4,067 84
Cleaning crossings..................................... 1,297 17
Cutting and removing weeds .......... .......... 1,144 03
Grading and filling...................................... 2,883 58
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 125
Inspecting, relaying track and repairing
streets torn up by street car company
and building wall at West Broad and
River streets .............. ............... ............ 783 70
Laying and repairing side walks and crossings ........ ...... ....................... ................ 4,446 23
Maintenance of shell streets .......:..... ...... 1,599 71
Painting city stables, etc .......... .. .......... 985 75
Paving streetsOrange with cobble and
New Houston, between Bull and Drayton, with gravel ..................... ............. 1,31053
Repairing and cleaning sewers and catch
basins ............... ............... ....... ....... ...... 2,033 19
Repairing asphalt streets . ...................... 2,538 45
Repairing streets other than asphalt.......... 960 99
Storm...... .................................. ............. 5,542 24
Work and material other than above ....... 13,996 92
Total ....... ................... .............. ...... ..$52,767 71
Cleaning Streets.
The cost of cleaning improved streets was $9,177.38
as follows :
SQUARE AVERAGE COST
MATERIAL. YARDS. COST. PKR SQUARE YD.
Asphalt ......... ..140,813 |4,878 09 .0346
Cobble &granite.235,933 2,766 92 .0117
Shell..................115,900 87217 .0075
Chert & gravel... 39,799 498 10 .0125
Brick......... ..... .. 11,808 163 10 .0138
Every increase in the paved area of the city, of
course, increases the amount of waste matter to be
removed therefrom and corresponding increase in the
126 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
expense of the work. A force of laborers is maintained for this especial purpose, and, considering the
comparatively small expenditure, an average of but
8370.35 for the year for each lineal mile of streets,
the result must be considered satisfactory.
Repairs to Pavements.
Repairs were made to paved streets at a cost of
$5,009.15. In detail, they are as follows :
SQUARE COST OF AVERAGE COST PER
MATERIAL. YARDS. REPAIRS. SQUARE YD. AREA.
Asphalt not under guarantee 91,131 $2,538 45 .0278
Cobble"...... ........177,631 946 68 .0053
Shell......... ...... .103,200 1,599 71 .0155
Granite blocks.. 58,302 18 31 .0031
In repairs to the shell streets 44,200 bushels of
shells, costing f 1,094.62, were used.
The repairs on the regular shell streets show an increase over the previous year, owing to the large
number of government wagons using these thoroughfares. The labor and material for keeping such
streets in proper condition will, under ordinary circumstances, be found to vary but little from year to
year. These streets are in good condition, and as
long as the travel over them is light it will not be a
difficult or very costly matter to keep them so. On
granite pavements it was found necessary to make
but slight repair
Repairs to asphalt pavements have all been made
under the new maintenance contract at five cents per
square yard of area per annum. Owing to the fact
that the contract with the Warren-Scharff Asphalt
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 127
Paving Company was rescinded on June 9th, 1898,
and a new contract entered into with the Southern
Asphalt Paving Company at that time, and as the
Warren-Scharff Asphalt Paving Company were paid
only for a portion of the year, the cost per square
yard shows a reduction that actually does not exist;
the cost per square yard being the same as in previous yearsfive cents per square yard per annum.
Cleaning; Crossings.
As in previous years a small force was kept at
work cleaning crossings during the year; the shifting sand (especially on unpaved streets) rendering
this necessary to keep the crossings in passable condition. The cost of this work for the year was
$1,297.17.
Cleaning Catch Basins.
Thirty-five catch basins were put in during the
year, making a total at the close of 1898 of 874.
These catch basins were cleaned on an average of
nearly seven times each during the year, the total
number cleaned being 5,565, an average of 463
monthly, at a cost of $4,067.84; 6,229 loads of waste,
measuring about 4,142 cubic yards, were removed
from them.
Cutting: and Removing Weeds, Etc.
This work was begun in June and continued until
December; the expenditure for labor, etc., being
$1,144.03. The southern section of the city received
nearly all the benefit from this outlay, the streets
and vacant lots requiring constant attention during
the summer and early fall. Appearances and the
public health necessitated this work.
128 MAYOR'S ANNUAL EEPORT.
Opening: Streets, Etc.
The work of opening streets in the southern section was continued during the year. Price was
opened and graded from Anderson to Seventh street
at a cost of f 233.86; Fourth from Bull to Barnard
street, $141.87; Barnard from First to Second street,
$256.17; West Broad from Anderson to Second
street, $236.16; Seventh near Jefferson street,
$30.80.
Sewers and Appurtenances.
There are now in Savannah, exclusive of the new
house drainage system, 17 94-100 miles of sewer, an
increase during the year under review of 316 feet.
The new sewers are as follows:
Second street, from Bull to Whitaker, to connect
catch basins. 316 feet 10-inch pipe, cost $189.55.
Seventy-five sewer connections were made during
the year, as follows:
Abercorn street sewer.... ............................ ...... ....... 4
Anderson street sewer ............................. ............ 3
Bay street sewer................ ............. ....... ........ ....... 1
Berrien street sewer........ ...................... ................. 1
Bolton street sewer .................................................. 1
Broughton street sewer ............ ... ....... ........ ............ 1
Bull street sewer............................................... ........11
Charlton street sewer........................ ........................ 1
Congress street (lane) sewer........ ...... . ... ........ ... 1
Drayton street sewer............... ...................... ......... 4
Duffy street sewer ........................................ .... ........ 2
East Broad street sewer........ ............................... .... 9
Gwiuuett street sewer ....... ....... ....... ....... ...... ....... 1
Habersham street sewer. .............. ............................ 3
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 129
Jeffei'son street sewer................................................ 2
Jones street sewer....................................................... 1
Lincoln street sewer................................................... 1
Ninth street sewer .................................................... 1
Price street sewer............................ .............. ........... 5
River street sewer........ .............................................. 2
Second street sewer.......:.............,.............. ............... 1
Wayne street sewer ....................... ........................... 1
West Broad street sewer............................... ........... 2
Whitaker street sewer ........................ ...................... 6
York street (lane) sewer. ...................... ................... 1
Private sewers .......................................................... 9
As in previous years, breaks in sewers, the result
of their structural weakness, continue of frequent occurrence, every heavy rainfall leading to one or more
cave-ins. During the year 1898 there were seventyone such occurrences, the expenditures for repairs
aggregating $2,033.19.
The location of the breaks and the cost of repairs
were as follows:
Abercorn street and Bay street lane .... .........$ 12 75
Abercorn and New Houston........................... 5 50
Abercorn and Duffy ........................................ 3 00
Abercorn, north of New Houston................ 19 80
Barnard, north of Jones.......... ........................ 9 35
Barnard street and Duffy street lane............. 3 25
Barnard and Henry......... ............................. 9 43
Barnard and New Houston.............................. 4 25
Barnard and Eighth....................................... 4 25
Barnard and Broughton ................................. 4 00
Barnard and Anderson ................................. 1 50
Bay, west of Canal.......................................... 2 25
Bay and Houston ........................................... 5 50
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130 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
Bay street lane, east of Whitaker street....... 3 13
Bay, west of Farm ........................................... 4 50
Broughton and Drayton ............... .................. 108 25
Broughton street lane, east of Drayton ......... 4 32
Broughton lane, east of Barnard ................... 1 13
Broughton lane and Drayton........................... 3 50
Broughton lane, west of Barnard .................. 2 25
Broughton lane and Drayton ........... ........... 20 37
Bull and New Houston (c. b.)........................ 2 00
Duffy lane, east of Drayton ........................... 3 25
East*Broad and Taylor ....... ..................... .... 5 33
East Broad and Gwinnett.............................. 1050
East Broad and Hartridge................................ 10 00
East Broad and Gaston .................................... 4 00
East Broad, near Gwinnett.............. ... ......... 45 00
East Broad and Anderson .............................. 1 50
East Broad, north of Hartridge ................... 33 50
Factors' walk and Whitaker ........................... 13 27
Farm and Zubly ............................................... 6 00
Gwinnett, east of S., F. & W............................ 3 51
Gwinnett and East Broad .............................. 49 00
Gwinnett, east of S., F. & W........................... 4 50
Habersham, between Anderson and Duffy... 556 84
Hall, between Jefferson and Montgomery...... 7 94
Houston and Congress................................... 2 00
Indian lane, west of West Boundary ............. 4 12
Jefferson and York lane ................................ 4 50
Jefferson and Jones .......................................... 4 50
Jefferson and Broughton ................................. 4 50
Jones, east of Price ............... ........................... 27 11
Jones lane and Barnard.................................. 2 00
Jones lane and Bull ...... ................................ 1 50
Jones and Barnard ....................................... 6 85
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 131
Liberty and East Broad ..................... .......... 1 25
Macon and Barnard......................... ....... ...... 3 00
MeDonough, west of Whitaker ..... ............... 1 75
New Houston lane, east of Drayton................ 3 00
Oglethorpe avenue, east of Ghiilford............. 95 80
Perry lane and Abercorn (c. b.)..................... 4 50
Price and Sixth .............................. ....... ........ 590 94
River, west of Bull....... .................................... 18 95
River, foot of Lincoln ....................... ............... 18 40
River and Whitaker.................................. ....... 5 00
Randolph and Wheaton.................................... 4 50
Randolph and St. Julian (c. b. m. h.).... ....... 106 75
State and West Broad................................... 2 25
West Broad and Broughton............................ 2 75
West Broad and Liberty (c. b.)....................... 27 43
West Broad, north of Broughton ................... Go 30
West Broad and River ................................... 2 75
West Broad and Williamson............................ 5 72
Whitaker and York ................ ......................... 2 00
Whitaker and River......................................... 4 25
Whitaker and Congress lane.......................... 1 75
Whitaker and Factors' walk ...................... ... 11 65
Whitaker, near Factors' walk........ ....... ....... 2 00
York lane, east of Abercorn............ ............... 3 12
York lane and Drayton ................................ 2 88
$2,033 19
Crossings and Sidewalks.
Twenty-two new street crossings (three of which
were asphalt), measuring 1,272^- square yards, have
been put down, repairs made to 15 others, and 18
relaid with old material, the cost being 1806.53 for
labor and material. Under a new ordinance, vitri-
132 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
fied brick centers were required in all crossings,
which has proven to be a decided improvement over
the old styles.
Repairs were made during the year to 426 sidewalks, at a cost of 83,639.70. Nineteen of these were
"accepted" pavements, and 125 others, which had
been damaged by the roots of trees and storms, were
also repaired free. . The repairing of the other 286
pavements cost $3,380.98, and the property owners
were billed to that amount. There was f 1,094.15 of
this amount for artificial stone sidewalks required by
ordinance between Bay, Broughton lane, Abereorn
and West Broad streets.
Street Paving:.
There was more street paving completed in 1898
than in probably any other year except 1897, when
more paving was done than at any time in the city's
history, the total area paved in 1898 being 49,864
square yards at a total cost of $84,987.54. The paving for the year may be classed as follows: Asphalt,
22,522 square yards; gravel, 22,473.3 square yards;
vitrified brick, 4,868.5 square yards.
The following table gives full information in regard to the completed work:
STHEETS.
Barnard. W.. ........
Bull. n. of Andersen
Bull. s. of Andersen.
Dray ton ..............
New Houston ........
St. Julian............
Total.......... ....
MATERIAL
Vit. Brick.....
Vlt. Brick.....
Gravel ........
Asphalt. .......
Vit. Brick.....
Vit. Brick ....
Sqr Yards
S37.7
9S5.S 4..OT.4
1G.27.0
1 22.S22.0
1.S25.5
1.110.5
Total Cost
t l.jts c.;)
1.708 02
S.2IU 02
1">.900 77
53.402 KB
2.60K If,
2.358 09
Railroads'1 Cost to
Proportion! City
Cost to
Froiierty
Owners
t 384 90 * !M9 VI I 234 20
72 7i; I.3'4 65| 351 2C
Itfl 471 2.50K U9 2.STB 56
24fi lit! 1 7.830 33 7.853 .'8
1I05B 32.'J<a 81 22.2BG32
............ 1.SJ03 2U| 701 56
600 31 5H ai 1,172 42
t 84.987 54 1 (I.G3G 61 (48.233 83 (35.112 10
There was 828,259.77 paid in 1898 as balance on
Oglethorpe avenue, paved in 1897.
I
MAYOR'd ANNUAL REPORT. 133
The average cost per square yard of the paving of
these streets was as follows :
I
STREETS MATEBIAJL
Barnard .W. ................................ | Vlt. Brick .....
St. Julian.................................... VII. Brick.....
Sqr. Yards
937.7
085.3
4.5U0.4
1B.299.9
22.522.0
1,825.5
1.119.5
C
f^t nt (Average USE or (Vjsl Por
t i.5t>8 n t
1.798 IB.
5.2U1 tti\
15.9SK) 77 1 55,402 C9i
2,806 7B|
2.IJ58 Oitl
1.30
1.4B
I.li4
.'J1558
1.01
1.JI1
I. IK
The removal of the old cobble pavements and the
paving of Drayton street with asphalt must be a
source of gratification to residents along the street,
and to the public in general. The paving of New
Hous'ton street, from Drayton to Bull with gravel,
and from Bull to Whitaker with vitrified brick, and
of Bull, from New Houston to Tenth street, with
gravel, were much needed improvements, connecting
Drayton and Whitaker streets with the gravel road
on iEstill avenue recently laid by the county.
Dry Culture.
In this important department the ditches, canals'
etc., were cleaned as in previous years, a detailed
statement of which follows :
181)8
February ... . . ....
May. ...........
June .... .... ...
July. ....... . . .
August .... . . ....
November .........
Total . . .... ....
No. Feet Ditches
Cleaned
61,292
68,250
122,894
123,261
90,698
91,353
74,224
43,800
3.850
80,726
86,229
810,572
No. Feet;No.Cubic Ft Canals iSaml Taken
Cleaned From Traps
6,450
2,387
19,300
9,634
13,888
26,655
7,127
13,510
8,100
1,450
106,501
1,134
31,000
2,697
132
854
160
3,688
510
4,210
2,454
46.839
No. Feet
New Ditches
Cat
80
80
No.
W'k'd. Days
354
348
391
347
399
421
515
487
720
844
675
617
6,118
134 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
Of the above expenditures, $1,073.65 was for cleaning West Boundary street sewer and $3,687.86 for
storm damage. On August 31st and again on October 1st, Savannah was visited by rain and wind
storms of considerable severity, and much damage
was done banks and trunks in this department, the
heaviest damage being to the double trrfhks in Musgrove creek, near Bay street extension. These trunks
have been removed and new gates placed in their
stead, having an area of 133 square feet discharge
instead of 60 square feet in the old trunks.
The total expenses of the department, exclusive of
the Clerk to the Commissioner of Public Work's salary, which, as in previous years, was charged to the
Dry Culture appropriation, was 812,295.05.
Scavenger Department.
The operating expenses of this department have
been $24,926.94. Twenty-one regular wagons have
been at work during the entire year and two extra
wagons during the summer months. During the
next year these extra wagons will be run the entire
year, as the development of the southern section of
the city renders an increase in the number of wagons
imperative.
The department continues to give satisfaction. All
the wagons in this department have been overhauled
and are in good condition. There were hauled during the year 1898 11,225 loads of garbage to the
country and 22,530 loads of garbage, 177 horses, 51
mules and 81 cows to the crematory. A detailed
statement of the work of the department follows:
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 135
Work of Scavenger Department From January rat
to December 3xst, 1898.
1898
Jao . .
Feb. .
March.
April .
May. .
June . .
July . .
August.
Sept . .
October
Nov. .
Dec. .
Total.
Loads remov'c!
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2,115 737
1.796 750
2,016
1,592
2,191
2.011
2,009
1,319
1,742
1,836
1,976
1,927
22,530
814
992
739
935
1,173
1,339
1,415
Dead Stock
Removed.

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8
4
10
2
7
7
2
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3 7
2 16 i 8
3 16
. 13
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6 1
11 3
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711
671
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17
12
71 15
14 23
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38,150
40,600
43,900
a
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8,10
7,269
8,733
43,350 8,190
44,950 8,463
44,950 8,190
43,500 8,463
44,950 ; 8,463
43,500 : 8,190
44,950
41,560
43,950
81 |51|177 518.260
8,463
7,917
6,554
97.085
1
0
1
30,280
30,600
31.740
29,520
30,380
29,400
30,380
30,380
26,700
30,380
30,920
30,220
360,900
a
fc
5340
750
400
50
6,540
On December 1st, Mr. H. E. Dreeson tendered his
resignation as Superintendent of the department
and Mr. Thomas Cooly was appointed in his stead.
City Crematories.
The operating expenses of the city crematories in
1898 were $4,441.05. The present crematory is not
adequate to consume the amount of matter collected
in the city, and it will be a matter of but a short
time when it will be necessary to have a new one
built of sufficient size to properly cremate the garbage and refuse of the city.
136 MA YOB'S ANNUAL REPORT.
Work of City Crematory Jan. lat to Dec. jist, 1898.
MONTHS.
August ..................
Total..................
GARBAGE
1 |
5 **
0 0
X X
2.115' 4.714
2.0IK 4.943
1 52' 4 190
2,l!Hj 4.937
2.011 4.974
2.009 5.19K
1 319 3.479
1.H3S 4,102
1.976 4.424
1.927 4.142
22.530: 54 2%

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X X'Z X
8 36 1 235
4 10 1 23i
10 IS 1 27
2 9 .. 249
7 19 1 309
- U 1 301
2 tl ..- 300
5 12 .. sail 20 .. 253
7 IB 1 229
8 22 2 181
9 42t I 1S4
S! ZSst O 2.9S8

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328
298
394
300
448
454
41A
39
378
342
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Pounils
|Mont t
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840 1,295
850 998
1,130 1.192
100 1,005
1.730 1.25&
...... 1,242
450 1.020
10,600 S9i;
l.'lo 1.101
80S' 1,105
2.008 1,105
3. HO 1.473
22,361 ! 13,38?
Dozen
__Kww __ Loads Fruit Vegetable*) U
X
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1
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280 .... -' 2
'.'.'.'. 5
90 ....
1030 16
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36
39
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53
59
76
86
76
53
49*
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IIOil
31
28
31
30
31
80
31
31
30
31
30
SI
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O. E. BI. Department.
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 1898 was
$6,813.76, of which $5,637.75 was paid the contractor.
The following statement gives the work of the department in detail:
WOBK OP THE O. E. M. DEPAKTMENT, DEC. 1,1897, TO DEC. 1,1898.
1896
MT-. .......... ...............
Totals....................
>
i
_f_
n
93
80
145
110
132
168
144
118
118
103
81
Amount
( 291 23
32700
2*00
51200
396 50
497 50
597 75
51650
421 00
421 75
36675
28925
1X4K.IK 25
No. I>iy Wells
1
1
4
1
\
4
4
6
3
1
Amount
(250
250
1000
250
1000
5 00
......
10 00
1000
1500
7 50
250
s
1
S
C
X
32
s
26
61
26

"47
37
Amount
(3200
41 00
1400
2600
.......
61 00
2300
21 00 "ir'oo
3700
31 (77 50 305 (305 00
No. Tubs Amount
3(300
3 3 00
..1......
3 300 "s "5" oil
1 1 00
15 (15 00
Cleaned No.nml
Killed
8 5 2 13
i11
in
Amount
(4200
3025
11 SO
5575
42 00
16 75
16 75
11 50
SS'J
1? 75
550
61 75
(31700
Totals
( 37075
40075
32150
59625
44850
58325
MUM
53800
46050
45450
43175
31)150
( 5.637 75
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 137
City Lighting.
The expense of lighting in 1898 was $28,379.25.
At the beginning of the year there Avere 316 arc
lights at a contract price of $7.50 per light per month.
188 arc lights were added, giving a total at the end
of the year of 504 arc lights, the new contract price
being $6.00 per light per month.
Public Buildings.
Repairs, improvements and furnishing public
buildings cost $2,270.41 during 1898. This does not
include storm damage or new powder magazine. In
the City Exchange the plumbing has been entirely
renewed.
The new powder magazine, situated about 5 miles
from the city on the Ogeechee road, was completed
November ioth, at a cost of $3,650.00 for the building and $800.00 for the lot, or a total cost of $4,450.
The new building is now occupied by the city. In
it are stored on an average of 96,000 Ibs. of powder
and 8,500 Ibs. of dynamite.
The removal of this large amount of explosives removed a constant and terrible menace to the public
safety.
Opening: Street*.
During the year 549,420 square feet of streets were
opened, graded, etc., and work was begun on Henry,
New Houston, Bolton, Ott, Harmou and Paulsen
streets, with an area of about 54,000 square yards,
the cost for grading, curbing, sewer pipe, etc., being
$7,681.66.
The following statement gives the work in detail :
138 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
Barnard, south of First street... ............ $ 432 28
West Broad, south of Anderson street........ 334 69
Fourth, from Bull to Barnard street........ 331 24
Eighth, east of S.,F.& W. fty.Co., and curbing same ........... ............... ...................... 1,879 16
Ninth, east of S..F.& W. Ry. Co., and curbing same ................................................. 1,381 42
East Broad, south of Seventh street, and
curbingsame...... ....."................................ 1,520 12
Seventh, east of S., F. & W. Ry. Co., and
curbingsame............................ .............. 1,531 64
River, foot of Reynolds street ......... ...... 80 63
Henry, Collinsville .............. ..................... 121 24
New Houston, Collinsville.......................... 59 37
Paulsen, Collinsville........... .................... 9 87
Total...... ..................................... .....9 7,681 66
Miscellaneous Work.
The charge to the house drainage appropriation
was for putting the streets in proper repair after they
had been torn up by the contractors for the new
house drainage system. Board of Health was charged
for disinfectants and in disinfecting yards, privy
vaults, etc., in the summer months.
In closing, I desire to express my appreciation of
the uniform courtesy extended to this office by your
honor and by the Board of Aldermen.
Very respectfully,
HABRY WILLINK,
Commissioner.
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 139
REPORT OF PARK AND TREE COMMISSION, 1898.
OFFICE PARK AND TREE COMMISSION, )
SAVANNAH, GA., January 4th, 1899. j
Honorable P. W. Meldrim,, Mayor, City :
DEAR SIR In accordance with Section 6, of an
Act of the Legislature of the State of Georgia, approved November 30, 1895, to create and organize a
Park and Tree Commission for the City of Savannah,
the Commissioners have the honor to submit this report of their doings for the past year :
Our Public Grounds.
ACRES.
Forsyth Park ...... ................. ............................... 10.
Forsyth Extension....... ...................................... 21.
Colonial Park ....................... ....................... ....... 5.9
Twenty-five Squares ... ........ ....................... ....... 21.8
Oglethorpe Green.. ............... .............. ................ 3.44
Liberty Street Green........... ....................... ........ 2.18
Tiny Thompson Park......... ................ ............... .5
Thomas Place................ ............... ..................... .4
Laurel Grove Cemetery .. { ^ JJ | m
Total. ............ ..... ................ ...... ........ ...... 183.12
140 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
Financial Statement.
There has beeii appropriated during the
year ........................................ ......... ......| 12,500 00
There has been expended ........... ... ....... 12,458 92
Leaving a balance of.......... ........ . .. $ 41 08
Bills passed in 1897 and paid out of the
appropriation for 1898...... ..............,......$ 1,680 71
Estlll Park.
Balance from 1897..... . ..... ................ ...... $ 287 41
Tree fund from 1897.. ............... ............... 95 50
Total balance from 1897.... .............. $ 382 91
Appropriation for 1898. ... ....................... $ 500 00
Rent of land....................... ........ ........ ...... 6 00
Interest ............... ......... .... ....... . ............... 11 19
From tree planting ... ....... ....... ....... ....... 85 50
f 985 60
Expended.
For labor............. ....... ................ ....... ... . $ 16 00
Balance on hand .............. . ...............$ 969 60
Laurel Grove Cemetery.
Appropriated ............. ............... ............... $ 6,750 00
Expended .................... ....................... ....... 6,254 31
Balance ................................ .. .... ...... $ 495 69
Forsyth Park.
In the last report of the Chairman your attention
was directed to the prediction that the large pines
standing there would soon disappear, which prediction
has been realized. During the year we have lost
eighteen and the few remaining seem doomed to an
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 141
early decay. We are putting some large oaks and
magnolias in this park.
During the year we have planted 15,618 plants,
most of which Ave have propagated in our hot house
from stock plants carried over from last year and
raised from seed, all at a very slight cost, these heing
mostly foliage plants, such as cannas, phyllanthus,
euphobias, crotons, achilypha, coleus, etc., and were a
decided success. We have now in our hot house
6,000 plants potted off for the next summer's planting
and are constantly increasing the quantity, so that
at no cost besides the labor of a man and a boy, we
will have sufficient to plant the parks and some of
the squares. We have now in the ground at Forsyth
park upward of 5,000 bulbs for spring effect and in
the hot house 700 tender bulbs, potted to be put out
as soon as the season permits. The cost of this
spring's bulbs, which we obtained at the very lowest
wholesale prices and which we cannot propagate
here, is practically all the money that this commission has spent on this department. There seems to
be an opinion prevalent with some of our citizens
that a great deal of money has been expended in this
direction. We beg to correct this and to repeat that
nearly the whole floral effect of Forsyth park, Colonial park and the squares is the result of the good
work of 'our own force.
Colonial Park.
It is useless to say much for this park in this report as it speaks for itself. The improvement is there
and will be continued. The plants from the hot
house to the amount of 4,068 were planted during
the year and others will be placed there at the proper
142 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
time and will add greatly to this beautiful park.
The Commission's desire has been to cover the unsightly tombs with trailing vines, which have been already
started, and they will show themselves in the spring.
We expect to continue this right along. The other
addition, the Chairman takes especial delight in
mentioning, is the row of large palmetto trees along
the Oglethorpe avenue side. This avenue has been
admired not only by our citizens, but by strangers
and especially the army which has been stationed
here, as well as the correspondents of prominent
Northern newspapers, who accompanied the President on his visit to Savannah. At the southern end
of the park we have succeeded in establishing a
privet hedge, extending from Abercorn street nearly
to Habersham, and with care it will, in a few years,
shut out from sight the ragged appearance of the
outbuildings on the lane.
Squares.
Nearly every square in the city has received care
and attention, and most of them have been manured
and seeded, and in the spring the grass will come
up green. We are now having from the Commissioner of Public Works the street sweepings, raked
free of paper, string and foreign matter, spread on
the squares for manure and fertilization. The
strand, or Irish green, we have filled out, and replaced the blown down trees with large live oaks,
and would have been glad to have done more in
that direction, if the money had held out, in the
way of improvement according to our map, which
we have had made by City Engineer W. J. Winn
and staff, who have alwaj'S been courteous and will-
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 143
ing to aid us, and we are in hopes in time to carry
out this plan on this beautiful strand on Bay street.
Wells square, at the corner of Montgomery and
Seventh streets, has had our attention as far as our
means would allow, and we have made walks and
put up a fountain, which has been connected with
the city main and is being used for the enjoyment
of people living in the new portion of our city.
Grass Plats and Trees.
The grass plats have had our attention, and it is
with great difficulty that we have prevented trampling on them and making paths.
As to the disease of trees, the two last storms have
played such havoc with our forest trees that we are
in hopes the disease has blown away with the violence of the storms. It is the intention of this Commission to follow, as closely as possible, the replacing of trees destroyed by these two storms which
have visited us this season. Bear in mind, two
storms. At this rate it would not take long to
make us truly a barren city instead of the Forest
City. It is right, therefore, in this connection, to
state that we are straining every effort, with the
money at our command, to put out every tree we
can. The class of trees we are planting are the live
oak, magnolia and palmetto. It has been the policy *
of the Commission to give the storm wood to the
various charitable institutions of the city.
We have made two beautiful avenues, one of live
oaks on Oglethorpe avenue, which are growing
rapidly and have branches on them now three feet
long, and one of magnolias just planted and being
144 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
completed on Liberty street. At the De Soto Hotel,
on the north side between Bull and Dray ton streets,
we have erected a horse rack strung with wire and
painted, to keep horses off that green, and think
best to let it remain and be cared for, as it will protect that green.
The number of trees planted up to date is 585
magnolias and live oaks and 104 palmettos. Three
thousand trees have been blown down by the two
storms this year in the city, including Collinsville.
On account of these two storms there has necessarily been a great deal more tree trimming and removing than usual.
Cutting the grass in the parks, squares and street
plats has occupied a great deal of the time of the
force. The grass has been mowed eight times during the year.
Miscellaneous.
It became necessary, upon our resuming the functions of our office, to replenish nearly all the stock
of tools, and now we have ample tools for next
year's Avork. We have built stables and a tool
house, have bought a new supply of tools complete,
consisting of shovels, hoes, axes, picks, rakes, a
mowing machine, etc. Besides this we have laid
500 feet of water pipe in Colonial park, and repaired
wagons and machines, and made and placed over
100 benches in the parks, all of which are in good
order.
We erected at the southern extremity of the Extension park a band stand at the cost of about $200,
at the request of the citizens who wished to pay for
the music, and several delightful concerts were given
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 145
during the summer. We have removed from this
park two large oaks and two large magnolias and
transplanted them, they being in the way of military drills, and we submit that these trees, 75 to 80
feet in height and 25 to 28 inches in diameter, are
the largest trees whose transplanting has ever been
attempted in Savannah, and we are watching the
result of this experiment with great interest with a
view of future guidance.
The continuity of the service of the Park and
Tree Commission enables it to project and plan
many improvements of a permanent, and we believe,
most desirable character, and which will add greatly
to the adornment and beauty of our city; and we
only await sufficient means to carry our views into
effect.
We can accomplish none of these specific plans
until larger resources are provided.
Believing, as we do, that well kept and beautiful
trees, parks and squares furnish valuable object
lessons to all and act as important adjuncts in the
culture of the young, we hopefully anticipate an era
when a greater love for art and beauty will pervade
our community, and when a healthier and more
aesthetic public opinion, admitted to be highly refining by all advanced educators, will aid and enforce our efforts to adorn our Savannah.
It might be proper for me to say something about
the cost of planting and getting trees, as it no doubt
seems very expensive to some who do not know the
cause and facts and understand the matter of getting them.
10
146 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
In the first place, the distance from the city to
haul them is eight to twelve miles, and it requires
careful digging and management to get the trees out
of the bog and swamp with the team. It takes several hours to take up a tree of the size we are
now planting. In the first place a rope, or block
and fall, is hitched to the tree at the top, a man
climbs up and fastens it to an adjoining tree and a
mule is hitched to the end of the block and fall, and
after the tree is dug around and loosened it is drawn
straight up, thereby saving the roots as the greater
part of them is extracted from the ground almost entirely uninjured, and this is the secret of success in
transplanting large trees.
The cost of the trees is from 15 to 25 cents each.
Drainage of Laurel Grove Cemetery.
In June, 1898, the Commission was asked to confer with a Committee from the City Council with
reference to additional cemetery accommodation.
At this conference it was agreed that more ground
was necessary, it being an establised fact that there
were no more lots in Laurel Grove Cemetery to offer
for sale. A proposition was made that the city acquire a new cemetery, and various sites were mentioned. It was the opinion of the Commission that
sufficient ground could be reclaimed in Laurel
Grove Cemetery to satisfy the wants of the community for years to come, and the Commission suggested that the point be definitely determined by
engineer experts before the city should embark in
the enterprise of establishing a new cemetery, which
should entail on the taxpayers in the aggregate a
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 147
sum of $50,000 to 160,000. By invitation the Commission visited some of the proposed sites, but it was
finally decided, after written reports from the City
Engineer, reinforced by other expert opinion, that it
was entirely practicable to drain the open part of
Laurel Grove Cemetery and furnish all accommodations necessary for probably fifteen to twenty years
to come.
At the request of this Committee, the City Council appropriated $1,546.86, which, with an additional
appropriation from the city of S140 for superintendence and $29.93 from the general fund of the Commission, was sufficient to complete the work so far as
the drainage is concerned. It is still necessary to
surface drain and lay off the lots, open walks and
drives and otherwise place this portion of the cemetery in such order as will enable the city to sell the
lots to advantage. It will be borne in mind that the
sum accruing from the sale of such lots will go into
the City Treasury and not into the hands of this
Commission, and that the final result will be a source
of profit to the city, being much more than the sum
spent on this work, namely : $1,716, for which the
city obtained 600 lots valued at $12,000.
Besides the improvements mentioned above, the
most beautiful one is the shelling of the "circle" immediately in front of the entrance and the planting
of quantities of beautiful flowers and grassing of the
walks on each side and the wire and iron fence extending from the entrance to the city stable.
I attach to this report the mortuary statistics of
the Keeper of the Cemete^, and beg to call atten-
148 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
tion to the startling facts contained therein, particularly the large proportion of colored over white
burials, namely: 415 whites to 1.164 colored in the
general aggregate, and the tremendous excess of stillborn and premature colored deaths over whites, viz.:
161 colored to 35 whites ; also that by these statistics the spring and summer seasons are largely the
healthiest in our climate. Respectfully,
P. H. BAFFIN,
Chairman.
Financial Report.
Collections
Fees for burials .......................... ...............$ 1,569 00
Sales of lots, White...................................... 495 50
Sales of lots, Colored .................................. 150 00
Total.................................................... .$ 2,214 50
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MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 14D
REPORT OF CITY ENGINEER1898.
CITY ENGINEER'S OFFICE, >
Savannah, Ga., January 1st, 1899.
Hon. P. W. Meldrim, Mayor:
SIRI beg to submit this, my annual report upon
the operations of the City Engineer's office during
the past year. The work done has been mostly of a
routine character; but the total accomplished has
been ample to fully occupy the whole time of all the
employees of this department. There are onlya few
points to which I beg to call your attention, leaving
the detailed list of work done to speak for itself.
Quarantine.
During the spring of 1898 considerable repairs at
the quarantine station were found to be absolutely
necessary and an appropriation for this work was
made. Under this appropriation a considerable
number of new creosoted and coppered piles were
placed beneath the wharf, a new cross tramway was
built for dumping ballast, and a small house erected
for the use of employees; together with various other
repairs, including a new derrick for hoisting ballast.
Whilst the amount of work done on the wharf was
not enough to put it in thorough repair, it was all
that could be done under the appropriation allowed,
and it was considered that the wharf was safe to
stand another year under ordinary conditions of
weather.
150 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
During the month of September, however, we had
two very severe storms, which made a complete
wreck of the western half of the wharf (except the
new work executed in the spring) and damaging the
rest of it. This has necessitated a complete overhauling of the wharf, putting down more piling, new
flooring, rebuilding a portion of the old tramway
and renewing all the plank walks. The amount
expended under this appropriation was $2,991.09.
The piling used under this last contract was covered with galvanized iron, instead of copper, on the
score of economy. While it is not claimed that this
covering will last as long as copper, yet it is expected that they will last as long as the rest of the
wharf.
During the past year the provisional harbor lines
of 1893 were abolished by order of the Secretary of
War, to the great relief of those interested in the
Quarantine station.
The harbor line referred to, cut off a large portion
of the Quarantine grounds, and as long as these lines
remained in force, it was a question whether any further improvements at this point was advisable. Now
that this menace is removed, there is no reason why
the much needed additional wharfage facilities at the
Quarantine station should not be constructed.
Mooring: Berths at Venus Point and toe "Bight."
During the early part of the year the city, under
the permission of the government, drove about eighty
piles for "mooring berths" at Venus' Point and at
the " Bight" in the Savannah river.
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 151
These berths were intended for the use of vessels
which could not make the distance from the city to
the outer bar on one tide "to tie up to," and keep
from swinging at anchor and blocking up the channel,
to the great danger of themselves and all passing
vessels.
With the amount appropriated, clusters of piles,
in groups of four and five, were driven and all connected with wire rope (to secure as great stability as
possible). These berths have been of considerable
advantage to shipping, but unfortunately some masters, in handling their vessels, whilst making fast to
these clusters, have allowed them to ''bring up" with
great violence and breaking off a portion of the
pieces below the bottom of the river.
They have lasted long enough, however, to demonstrate their desirability and usefulness. What remains of them are still used by the larger vessels,
particularly the government transports, and the
Chester, drawing 24i feet of water, has tied up to
them more than once, as well as other vessels of
deep draft.
I think it would not be a rash statement to say
that the Chester would never have made a second
trip to Savannah had these mooring piles not been
there for her "to tie up to." The Chester is too large
a vessel to swing at anchor, safely, in the river and
would most likely have grounded whilst swinging,
and it would have given Savannah a very "black eye"
as a port of embarkation for troops, if this had occurred. Consequently, these mooring piles have
been an extremely fortunate and paying investment
152 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
for the city, and I would most earnestly recommend
that sufficient money be appropriated to replace them
in a more solid and substantial manner.
As at the present time there is a movement on
foot urging the construction of a 28-foot channel in
the river, and owing to the tendency of commerce
towards the use of vessels of deeper draft in the Savannah trade, it appears very desirable to me that
the city should do all in its power to enable vessels
to utilize all the water we have in the river. It
would be extremely unfortunate for the commerce of
this port if any of these large vessels should come to
grief in our river; and while this might occur and
not be due to a deficiency in depth, yet it would be
almost impossible to persuade the outside world of
the real truth. I have given this matter more space
than the subject might seem to demand, but it is only
because it appears to me to be of vastly moreimpor
tance than a superficial glance would indicate.
In this connection, I beg to add some extracts
from a letter by Capt. M. P. Usina, Secretary of the
Pilots' Association of this city.
" The question as to the necessity for some place
or places for vessels that might find it necessary to
stop in the river 'to moor to' goes without saying. In
my opinion it is an absolute necessity." "Any vessel lying at anchor in the river is an obstruction to
safe navigation and at some time may result in a
serious collision." Capt. Usina also states that it
would not be safe for a vessel like the "Chester" to
swing at anchor. He also states that while it would
be possible, under exceptionally favorable circum-
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 153
stances, for such a vessel to navigate the river, without any mooring piles to tie up to, yet the probabilities are against it.
These opinions, coming from the source they do,
ought to receive the most earnest attention.
Dredging? at Foot of 'West Broad Street.
I beg to call your attention to the shoaling of the
river at the wharf at the foot of West Broad street
and the necessity of having the river dredged at that
point. The depth of water at the wharf is such that
only small vessels can moor there.
Laurel Grove Cemetery.
Acting under instructions from Council, the City
Engineer prepared plans and supervised the installation of a system of subsoil drainage in the southwestern portion of Laurel Grove Cemetery for the
Park and Tree Commission.
The area thus drained is about seven acres, and
until now unfit for burial purposes, on account of
water, which was encountered at from two to three
feet below the surface. After deducting a sufficient
area for drive-ways, there will remain enough ground
for over 500 burial lots. The drain tile used varies
in diameter from two inches to six inches, and is
laid at a depth of seven to eight feet below the surface. The ordinary depth of the graves is six feet,
although it frequently happens that a less depth has
to be used on account of the water rising in them.
If proper care is taken of the drainage system the
entire area can be used for burial purposes.
1-54 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
Street
During the past year plans and profiles have been
prepared and the work staked out for paving the
following streets :
STREET. FROM TO MATERIAL.
Kt. Julian .........|Whitaker.......... i Jefferson............ Brick.
Barnard............lBryan................ Congress............ Brick.
Bull.................. New Houston... Tenth............... Gravel.
New Houston.... Drayton .... ... .. Bull................. Gravel.
New Houslon...iWhitaker..........! Bull.................. Brick.
Drayton............iBay..................'Anderson..........'Asphalt.
The asphalt used in paving Drayton street is
known as the Alcatraz brand, and its use was somewhat in the nature of an experiment, as it has never
been used in Savannah before, nor in this section of
the country, to the best of my knowledge.
It has been used in the North and West to some
extent, but the reports as to its fitness for paving
were rather conflicting and it was with some misgivings that I saw it used. I am glad to state, however, that none of my misgivings have as yet been
verified; and, while it has only been down a short
time, yet in this time I have had no reason to find
fault with it.
On Drayton street I would suggest the advisability of roughly paving the inside portion of the
spaces left around the trees, with cobblestones.
This paving will not prevent the moisture from
reaching the roots, and will prevent the wagon
wheels from cutting deep ruts in the ground and injuring the paving.
The obstructions in Musgrove creek, caused by
numerous piles driven in it, and the water main
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 155
which crosses it and to which I have in former reports called attention, still remain. This evil should
be remedied.
The wharves owned by the city are in great need
of repairs, and I would recommend that this matter
should be taken up as soon as convenient.
During the past year considerable work has been
done by this department for the benefit of the Government, in relation to the location of camps and
hospital sites and the sewerage of same.
Numerous maps, profiles and other information
have been furnished the different officers of the
United States army.
Estimates have been prepared for paving the following streets, which includes the making of plans
and profiles:
STREET.
Wheaton...........
MeDonough......
Hull.... ..............
FROM
McDonough's MillBull...... ...... ............
Bull...... ..................
TO
Waters road...
Drayton. ......
Dravton.........
MATERIAL.
Brick, Gravel
and Granite.
Asphalt.
Asohalt.
A tabulated statement of all other work done
through this office during the past year, is attached.
LIST OK PHOl'KUTY I'UHCHASKD KOK Ol'KNINU STItKRTS 1>U1NO 18!S, TOOKTHKU WITH NAMKS OKIJUANTOHS LOCATION AND AHKA
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January
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Peoples SavltiKB and Loan Co.
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Trlnliy M. K. Church .........
Walbiirx Estate. ..............
A. Khrllch.KHa'dforM.UIIlon
S.. T. & I. of H. Hy, Co. .......
DESCRIPTION
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Tenth street ............................
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Surveys.
Survey of Tenth street, between Bull and Whitaker street.
Of Falligant property in Falligant Ward, to show
what portion was necessary to open First street and
Anderson street lane.
Of Fleming property in Falligant Ward, for
opening First street through same.
Of Teynac farm, lot 5, Teynac Ward, for opening
of Abercorn, Lincoln, Habersham and Tenth streets.
Of Seventh and Eighth streets, Sarah and James
streets, from Lanaar to Bull street, for opening same.
Of Habersham street, through Teynac farm, lot 5,
Teynac Ward.
Of lots 7 and 8, Carpenter row, to establish dividing line of same and to locate buildings.
Of slip at foot of West Broad street.
Of a portion of Whitiker street in City Extension,
to show location of street railway.
Of Demere, Brownsville and Bacon Wards, for
opening Seventh, Eighth and Ninth streets through
same.
Of River street through property of John Rourke,
for opening same.
Of a portion of Feeley avenue, to show encroachments.
Of lot A, Maupas avenue, SouthvSlle Ward, showing portion necessary for the opening of Bull street.
Of the pest house tract.
Of Paulsen street through the Hollis tract.
Of powder magazine lot, Springfield plantation
for encroachments.
158 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
Of New Houston street, from Whitaker street to,
Cemetery street.
Of encampment grounds on Dale avenue, for
sewerage purposes.
Of Fifth street, from Burroughs to Montgomery
street.
Of Estill avenue, between S., F. & W. R. R. and
Abercorn street, showing encroachments.
Of southwestern portion of Laurel Grove cemetery, for drainage purposes.
Of Wheaton street, from McDonough's Mill to
Waters road, for the proposed paving of same.
Of Savannah river at Thomas' wharf, foot of West
Broad street, showing soundings.
Maps and Plats
Of lots 41,48 and 49 Gumming Ward, showing encroachments.
Of lot 36, Gallic Ward, showing encroachments.
Of lot 13, Lloyd Ward, showing encroachments.
Of lots 1 and 2, Davis Ward, showing encroachments.
Of Sarah street, from Bull to Whitaker street.
Of Feeley avenue, showing encroachments.
Of lots 30, 31, 34, 35, 38 and 39, Gumming Ward,
showing encroachments.
Of Paulsen street through the Hollis tract.
Of southwestern portion of Laurel Grove cemetery, showing system of subsoil drainage proposed.
Of New Houston street, between Whitaker street
and Cemetery street.
Of city of Savannah, showing location of street
car lines, in use and otherwise.
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 159
Of property southeast corner of Estill avenue and
White Bluff road, for use of U. S. Government, showing proposed hospital site.
Of the encampment sites of the Seventh Army
Corps, U. S. A.
Of southwestern part of Laurel Grove cemetery,
showing subdivision into lots and the system of subsoil drainage as actually installed.
(Topographical.) Of U. S. encampment ground
on Dale avenue, for the purpose of designing a system of sewerage.
Of the "Central Green" in Laurel Grove cemetery, for locating walks.
Of Fifth street, between Montgomery and Burroughs streets, showing the property needed to open
Fifth street.
Of north line of Anderson street, between Bull
and Montgomery streets.
Of city of Savannah (six) showing the location of
the completed portion of the system of house drainage.
Of Whitaker street, south of Anderson, showing
location of street car tracks.
Of Demere, Bacon and Brownsville Wards, showing the continuation of Seventh, Eighth and Ninth
streets through same.
Of Seventh and Eighth streets, through the Estill
and Kaufman subdivisions, Estill Ward.
Of lot 10, Belithia Tything, Heathcote Ward,
showing encroachments of pest house tract.
Of city extension, showing land purchased for
opening streets during the years 1897 and 1898.
160 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
Of lot 19, Brady subdivision, Estill Ward, showing portion necessary to open Barnard and Fifth
streets.
Of Falligant property in Falligant Ward, showing portion needed to open First street and Anderson lane.
Of property owned by the city in Thomas Ward.
Of Eleming property in Falligant Ward, showing part needed to open First street.
Of East Broad street, through Teynac farm lot No
5, Teynac Ward.
Of Price street, through Teynac farm lot No. 5,
Teynac Ward.
Of lot 24, Robertsvilie Ward, showing portion
bought by city for opening Huntingdon street.
Of lots 7 and 8, Carpenters' Row, showing subdivision of same and the buildings.
Tracings.
Of (2) lots 1 to 6, Demere Ward, for opening
Seventh, Eighth and Ninth streets.
Of (20) lots 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15 and
16, Brady subdivision, Estill Ward, showing portions
needed for opening Fourth street.
Of (2) let in Lester Ward, showing portion necessary to open Fourth street.
Of (2) ground needed to open River street through
lower steam rice mill property in lots 9 and 10,
wharf lots east of Lincoln street.
Of (2) Teynac farm lot No. 5, Teynac Ward, showing portion needed for opening Abercorn, Lincoln,
Habersham and Tenth streets.
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 161
Of (2) Habersham street, through Teynac farm
lot No. 5.
Of lots 7 and 8, Carpenters' Row, showing location of buildings and line of subdivision.
Of (2) portion of Hutchinson's Island, showing
part owned by city.
Of (2) tract of land bought by city for new magazine, on Ogeechee road.
Of (2) property owned by John Rourke, and the
part needed by the city to open River street, and
the portion of Reynolds street deeded to said John
Rourke.
Of (2) lot 80, Estill Ward, showing portion needed
to open Eighth street.
Of (2) lots 7 and 14, Estill Ward, showing part
needed to open Seventh street.
Of lots 79 and 95, Solomon's Ward, showing portion needed to open Eighth street.
Of plan for wharves and tramways and house at
quarantine.
Of (2) proposed design for quarantine tug.
Of (2) portion of Barney and Gaillard Wards,
showing streets dedicated by Dr. Falligant to the
city of Savannah.
Of (2) Estill subdivision, Estill Ward, showing
portion purchased by the city for opening streets.
Of (2) plans for " mooring berths" in the Savannah river, Venus' Point.
Of (2) plans for "mooring berths" in the Savannah river, at the "Bight."
Of St. Julian street, from Whitaker to Jefferson
streets.
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162 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
Of Bull street, for opening same through lots in
Southville Ward.
Of section of dwelling house, showing plumbing
arrangements.
Of (2) Habersham street, through Teynae farm lot
5, Teynac Ward.
Of (2) lots 23, 24, 25 and 30, Brady subdivision,
Estill Ward, showing the portion needed to open
Fifth street.
Of (2) strip of land between Bull street and lot
36, Brady subdivision.
Of Demere, Brownsville and Bacon Ward, showing streets through same.
Of (3) the Cann property, Haywood and Padelford Wards, showing portion needed to open Waldburg, New Houston and Bolton streets.
Of Houston sub-division, Wadley Ward.
Of property S. E. corner Estill avenue and White
Bluff road, showing Hospital site.
Of property of Merchants & Mechanics Land Co.,
between the city and Thunderbolt.
Of (2) lot 36, Hull's sub-division, Meldrim Ward,
showing portion necessary to open West Broad street.
Of (2) Waldburg property, Padelford Ward, showing portion required to open streets through same.
Of plans showing harbor lines from East Broad
street to S., F. & W. Ry. wharves.
Of plan of Lower Steam Rice Mill property.
Of north line of Anderson street from Bull to
Montgomery street.
Of (2) S. W. portion of Laurel Grove cemetery,
showing drainage.
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 163
Of (2) lots 35 and 36, Hull's sub-division, Meldrim
Ward, showing portion needed for opening 5th street.
Of (2) lot 7, Brady sub-division, Estill Ward,
showing portion necessary to open 4th street.
Of Bolton street from East Broad to Waters road,
showing the portions of the street owned by city.
In addition to the above work we have, during
the past year, done the following work for private
parties:
45 surveys of lots.
45 plats of lots.
72 street lines.
20 sidewalk grades.
Grades and Lines.
For catch basin at Whitaker and 4th streets.
Sewer on 4th street from Bull to Whitaker street.
Roadway around the Central Green in Laurel
Grove cemetery.
Roadway in Henry, New Houston and Paulsen
streets, Collinsville.
Eighth street from Bull to Barnard street.
Catch basin 2d avenue and Whitaker street.
River street through the Rourke property.
Sewer in 2d avenue between Bull and Whitaker
streets.
Gutter in Reynolds street from President to Liberty street.
Walk on east side of Park extension.
East property line, Randolph street, from Bay to
Broughton street.
Sewer in Oglethorpe avenue from McAlister to
Gifford st.
164 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
Sidewalk north side Macon street, from Bull to
Whitaker street.
Catch basin N.W. corner Wolf lane and Ott street.
Bilbo canal from Savannah river to St. Julian
street.
Subsoil drainage at Laurel Grove cemetery.
Gutter in Whitaker street from Bolton to New
Houston street.
Wharf at S., F. & W. Ry,, east of Bilbo canal.
Fourth street from Bull to Barnard street.
Roadway in Barnard street, south of Anderson
street.
Roadway in West Broad street, south of Anderson
street
Street railway on 10th. and Whitaker streets.
City & Suburban Railway Co,'s property on Barnard street.
Roadways on east 8th, Seller avenue, 10th, 9th and
East Broad streets, in city extension.
Walks in and around Wells' square.
North line 10th street, between Barnard and Whitaker, for opening same.
Abercorn, 10th, Lincoln and Habersham streets,
through part of Teynac farm lot No. 5.
Abercorn, Lincoln and Habersham streets, through
Teynac farm lot No. 6, Southville Ward.
River street, through wharf lots 9 and 10, east of
Lincoln street.
Huntingdon street, through lot 24, Robertsville
Ward.
Curbing, East Broad and Liberty streets.
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 165
Roadway in 2d street, between Bull and Drayton
streets.
Estimates Furnished.
For streets to be opened in Collinsville and city
extension in order to lay the new system of house
drainage.
Re-assessment of property; of cost of paving a
portion of York and State streets.
Comparative statement of bids received for constructing new system of house drainage.
Cost of repairs to wharf and tramways at Quarantine station.
Cost of constructing one section of house drainage
system in the city.
Cost of paving walks in the "Strand," north of
Bay street.
Number of square cubic yards of earth removed
from Bull street between Estill avenue and New
Houston street.
Number of square feet of land acquired for opening streets during the years 1897 and 1898.
Quantity of material required t6 pave a portion of
Barnard and St. Julian streets.
Comparative statement of bids received for the
drainage of the southwestern portion of Laurel Grove
cemetery.
The number of square feet of land required for
opening streets in Collinsville.
The number of square feet of ground required to
open streets in Demere and Brownsville Wards.
166 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
Inspections.
Inspected repairs to asphalt pavements at various
times and places.
Laying of the street car track at St. Julian and
West Broad streets.
Laying of street car tracks where they crossed asphalt streets.
Repairs to wharf and tramways at the Quarantine
station.
Removal of fences and corner stones of the C. &
S. Ry. property to line of Barnard street.
Sewer laid by county in Gwinnett street from
Waters road to Bilbo canal.
Construction of mooring berths at Venus Point
and the "Bight," Savannah river.
Laying of system of subsoil drainage in Laurel
Grove cemetery.
Plans.
Plans were made for proposed paving of St. Julian
street between Jefferson and Whitaker streets.
Proposed wharf, tramway and house at Quarantine
station.
Proposed Quarantine tug.
Wells square and catch basins in use by city.
Slip at foot of West Broad street.
Laying out the "Strand" with walks and roadways.
Sections of dwelling houses, showing plumbing
arrangements.
Manhole covers to be used in Laurel Grove drainage system.
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. J67
Specifications.
Specifications were drawn up and prepared for
Construction of wharf and tramways at Quarantine.
Construction of mooring berths in Savannah river.
Laying cement sidewalks and curbs in the city
extension.
Reconstruction of part of wharf and tramway at
Quarantine which was damaged by the storm.
Reports.
Report on condition of wall between Krensou and
Morrison property, in Lloyd ward, at the request of
Council.
On condition of buildings at the Pest House.
On condition of wharves and tramways at Quarantine.
On property owned by the city in the city extension.
On damage done by storm to wharf and tramways
at Quarantine.
On street car lines in the city not in use.
On damage done to mooring berths at the "Bight."
On the petition of Henry Solomons & Sons with
reference to the construction of dry well.
On the condition of River street through the
Rourke property.
On the character and length of sewer in Hollis
tract.
On encroachments of property and buildings in
various parts of city.
163 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
On the petition of Jas. Ferguson for refunding
demurrage charged against him for delay in repairing wharf at Quarantine.
On the feasibility of a sewer from U. S. Hospital
site to connect with the 6th street sewer.
Profiles.
Of Waldburg street between Price and East Broad
street.
Of East Seventh street from Waters road to S., F.
& W. Rv. +j
Of East Broad street from Tenth street to S., F.
& W. Ry.
Of East Ninth street from Waters road to S., F.
& W. Ry.
Of Seiler avenue from Waters road to S., F. & W.
ByOf Paulsen street from Anderson to Bolton street.
Of aisles in southwestern portion of Laurel Grove
cemetery.
Of subsoil drainage system in Laurel Grove cemetery.
Of proposed sewer from U. S. Encampment at
Avondale to the Bolton street sewer.
Of proposed sewer from U. S. Hospital site to connect with the Sixth street sewer.
Of proposed sewer connecting the U. S. Encampment on Dale avenue with the Bilbo canal at Bolton
street.
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 169
FOR WHOM DONE.
Committee on Opening? Streets........
Park and Tree Commission.............
Harbor and Wharves.......................
Streets and Lanes......... .................
Public Health............ .....................
Committee on Drainage...... ............
Private............................................
Committee on City Lots... ............. ..
Water Commission..........................
Mayor.......... .................................
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MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 170
REPORT OF HEALTH OFFICER.
Owing to the continued illness of Dr. J. C. LeHardy, Health Officer, the editorial part of the
report is omitted.

Annual Report of Deaths from Natural Causes in the City of Savannah, Ga., for the Year 1898.
CAUSES OF DEA1H.
Abscess.............................. ............
Abeeess Meningeul.................. .......
Abscess of Thigh................ ...........
Albumlnurla....... ...........................
Aloolhollsm. ................................ ..
Anasaroa.. ....... .............................
A nglnlftPectoris... ..........................
Aoitlo Stenosis......... .....................
Aorta Aneurism, Rupture of...........
Apoplexy.......................................
Artera Sclerosis.......................... ...
Ascites.... ................................. .....
Asthma.............................. ...........
Bladder, Hupture of...... . ............
Bowels, Congestion of.....................
Bowels, Hemorrhage of..................
Bowels, Inflammation of.,.., ...........
Brain, Abscess of...........................
Brain, Congestion of....... ...............
Brain, Embolism of............. .........
Brain, Quma of..............................
Brain, Hemorrhage of...................
Brain, Softening of............ ..............
Brain, Thombosls of............ ..... ..
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Cancer of Breast............... ..............
Cancer of Intestines...... .................
Cancer of Mesentery .....................
Cancer of Mouth ...........................
Cancer of Stomach ........................
Cancer of Bectum.. ......... ...............
Cancer of Uterus................. .........
Catarrh of Head.............. .............
Catarrh of Stomach. ......................
Cardiac Syncope.............................
Cerebrltls...... ............................. ..
Child Birth.......................... .........
Chlarosia... .................... ...............
Cholera Infantum ..........................
Colic Hepatic............................... .
Colic Intestinal...................... ......
Congestion, Qeneml .......................
Convulsions............................ .....
Croup.............................. ............ ...
Cyanosis.............. .........................
Cystitis............... ...........................
Cystooele .......................................
Debility, General...........................
Dementia.......................................
Dementia, Alcoholic......................
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Diphtheria......... .... ....... ...............
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Heart, Hypertrophy of.. .................
Heart, Mitral Eegurgitation. . ..........
Hemiplegia... ......... ........................
Hemiplegia, Cerebral Embolism......
Hemiplegia, Pulmonary..................
Hepatitis.......... . .........................
Hip Joint Disease...........................
Hives..................... ...................... ...
HydrocephaluB... .................. .........
Hydrothorax.. ...... ................. .........
Hypereemla........ ............................
Ileo-Colltis................ .................... ..
Inanition ............................ ...........
Indigestion..................... ........ ......
Influenza...... .................................
Insanity.................................. ......
Intestinal Occlusion........................
Intestinal Obstruction.... .................
Jaundice........ .................................
La Grippe............ ..........................
Laryngitis, Strictulus................ ......
Liver, Abscess of........... ..................
Liver, Cancer of.............. ...... ........
Liver, Cirrhosis of........... ........... ..
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Liver, Septic Thombosis of.............
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OAUSKS OF DEATH,
Locomotor Ataxia .........................
Lungs, Congestion of.....................
Lungs, Gangrene of.., ....................
Lungs, Hemorrhage of........ ............
Lymphangitis ................ ...............
Malignant Urowth..... ........ .............
Mania.......... ............ ....... ..................... . Maraamuft...... .................................
Melancholia........... .......................
Meningitis.......... .... .....................
Meningitis, Basllar ........................
Meningitis, Cerebral................ ...........
Meningitis, Cerebro-Spinal.............
Meningitis, Paohy... ............... .......
Meningitis, Spinal ........................
Meningitis, Tuberculous. .......... .....
Miscarriage ...................................
Myelitis............ .................. .. . .....
Myocardititis ........................ .......
Nephritis............. ..........................
Nervous Prostration... ...................
Neuratrophia. .................... ..........
Old Age......... ................................
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Scrofula... ................. ............... ......
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Tuberculosis InteBtinalis........... ......
Tumor of Abdomen............. ...........
Tumor, Fibroid..............................
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Umbilical Hernia...... ....................
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CAUSES OF BEAT1I,
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Urcomla... .................... ..................
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Whooping Cough .......... ...............
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Deaths from All Cannes.
CAUSES
Homicides ...... ...
Premature Births .....
Still Births. . ......
Suicides ... . . . . -
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Alabama.................................... ........
Arkansas................... ........................
Connecticut ...........................................
Florida........... ....................................
Georgia, other than Savannah. .. .........
Louisiana............................................
Maine....... .........................................
Maryland............................................
Massachusetts....... .............................
Missouri........................ .. ................
New Jersey.........................................
New York......... ............ ...................
North Carolina... ... ............................
Ohio........................................ .........
Pennsylvania......................................
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Texas.................................................
Virginia.................................. ..........
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Asia Minor.. ......................................
Canada....................... ............. .........
China........................................... .....
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England ............................................
France................... .......................... ...
Germany.............................................
Ireland ...............................................
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CAUSES OF DEATH.
ACCIOKNI'S
Burns...... ..................... ............ ...............
Chloral Poisoning.............................. .....
Concussion of Brain from Fall,.... ............
Crushed by Street Car.................. ...........
Crushed by Train...... ...............................
Drowning................................................
Electrocuted,.... .......................................
Fracture Lower Jaw, Triple.....................
Fracture of Neck of Femur.....................
Fracture of Skull.... .................................
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Pearline Poisoning.......... ........................
Potash Poisoning.................................... ...
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AGE SUMIHARV-iSgS.
MONTHS.
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February.....................
March.........................
April...........................
June............................
July... ........................
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November ......'............
December....................
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MAYOB'S ANNUAL REPOET. 185
LONGEVITY.
The following decedents, aged 70 years and upwards, are reported for the year 1898:
WHITES MALES
Byck, Leahman E.......... .......
Cohen, Abraham..... . ....... ......
Coleman, James......... ............
Courtney, Patrick ..................
Donnelan, Peter......... ............
Donnelly, Peter.....................
Gallagher, Patrick.............. ...
Oreen, B. P................... ... ....
Hannahan, Laurence...... ........
Harris, A. J......... ..................
Herb, John F................ ........
Jackson, Henry Rootes...........
Jowett, J. J......... ............ .....
Lynch, John. .........................
McDonald, Thomas. ..............
Manion, Timothy..................
Maxwell, W. 8.. ...................
Nash, Patrick........................
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77
82
71
87
73
80
71
77
70
87
73
78
77
77
72
85
70
71
71
71
WHITES FEMALES
Benson, Margaret B. ........... ..
Cassels, Sarab........................
Collins, Fannie.......................
Collins, Martha 8.. .................
Comer, Catherine L......... ......
Dutfy, Mary...........................
Haig, Ann .............................
Helms, Rebecca.....................
Hoff, Nancy C.......... ..............
Kean, Eliza...........................
Kruger, Louise C..... ..............
Lynch, Rosa................ ..........
MeGulre, Margaret.................
McQuire, Rosina......... ...........
McKenna, Bister Mary Ignatius... - ... ........................
Metzger, Mary C ...................
Meyers, Pauline.....................
Morse, Nancy B.... ................
O'Brien, Melvina ..................
O'Connell, Eliza.....................
Postell, Sarah B....... ..............
Prenty, Catharine..................
Red gate, Mary....................
Reid, Ruth E.... ...... ...............
Flew* 1Wn.i*v
Roberts, Eliza........................
Ryan, Mary......... ..................
Saussy, Margaret....................
Bchaul, Anna ........................
Sheilds, Mary A............. ........
Smith, Caroline Rosina..........
Sperber, Bophie .....................
Ubele, Mary.... . ....................
Wagner, Mary C...... ..............
White, Maria E.....................
Woodfleld. Sarah J........ .........
I
70
75
75
71
74
85
71
77
89
80
78
75
81
70
76
75
73
79
71
70
90
80
72
87
70
78
70
86
71
75
91
78
73
70
71
76
186 MAYOR'S ANNUAti REPORT.
LONGEVITY Concluded.
COLORED MALES
Anderson, Tiney....... .............
Barnes, William ...................
Browii, Joe................... .........
Brown, Peter.. .......................
Butler, Samuel.......................
Daniels, Moses........................
Draytou, Andrew......... ........
Furgeson, Joseph.. ........ .........
Garvey, Hector .....................
Givens, Joe ...........................
Hey wood .Charles..... .............
Howard, Haekless.... . .............
Jackson, Amos........... ............
Jefferson, William A..............
Melntosh, Thomas................
Roberts, Aaron.......................
Robert, Jones..........................
Styrkes, Thomas.................
Thomas, Peter........................
Ward, Abraham... .................
Wisrgins, Seipio.. ...... ..............
Williams, George.. .................
&
75
70
70
87
70
70
75
72
90
100
90
80
85
80
70
7O
80
75
75
80
72
80
75
70
90
So
1 COLORED FEMALES
Butler, Bena......... .................
Butler, Mary.... ...... ..............
Burns, Lydia.............. .:.. .......
Christie, riarah. ......... .............
Cotton, Easter ............... ... ..
Davis, Willhoughty .............
Dennison, May .....................
Frost, Maria...........................
Gilbert, Adeline.....................
Graves, Itucy... .......................
Hamilton, Jeaunette..... .........
Harms, Sylvia........................
Hill, Jessie............ ................
Holmes, Kissiah ...................
Holly, Mary ........................
Jinks, Louisa .................. ..
Johnson, G... ........... .......... ....
Jordon, Phoebe .'..... ..............
Kinlow, Mollie .....................
Murphy, Charlotte............ ....
Paullings, Sarah ....................
Rasher, Margaret ..................
Roland, Maria .. ....................
Ryals, Susie.................... ......
Smith, Henrietta .. ...............
Walker, Ellen.......................
Watson, Rachel....... ..............
West, Rosa......... ...................
White. Julia........ .................
70
75
70
77
80
80
111
70
70
100
80
78
75
80
78
70
79
75
87
70
70
70
79
76
82
78
76
98
77
80
80
112
80
90
70
70
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 187
BIRTHS1898.
MONTHS
January......... ..
February.. .........
March.. ...............
April...................
TVTsiv may...... .... ..... ....
June...... .............
July .............. ... .
J
August. .... ........ .
September ... .....
October... ...........
November .........
December ...........
WHITES
47
51
33
47
37
42
51
55
66
56
54
43
NEGROES
68
58
53
50
45
55
67
77
71
69
78
79
TOTAL
115
109
86
97
82
97
118
132
137
125
132
122
Totals 582 770 1352
M
MONTHS
January......... .....
February.. ....... .. \t
March............ ......
April.... ....... ......
May......... ..........
June.. ....... ....... ...
July..................
August.................
September...........
October................
November. .........
December... ........
Totals .......
[A.RRIAGEI
WHITES
30
18
11
26
21
40
18
19
21
21
29
38
292
31898.
NEGKOKS
44
46
54
55
33
37
40
31
52
44
43
57
536
TOT At.
74
64
65
81
54
77
58
50
73
65
72
95
828
188 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT,
Comparative Statement of Deatns from All Cause*
for the Past Fire Years1894 to 1898 Inclusive.
Natural Causes ..........
Still Births ............
Premature Births .........
Violence ..............
Total from all causes .....
Deaths from Contagious Diseases
from above period:
Scarlet Fever ...........
Diphtheria ............
Typhoid Fever .......
Measles ..............
Phthisis Pulmonalis ........
Whooping Cough .........
Total .............
Malarial Fever ........
1894
1,179
167
66
46
1 4SR
177
3
5
6
19
210
46
1
I89B
1,278
157
51
61
1,547
3
5
7
1
185
1
202
76
1896
1 OOO
152
71
57
1,612
11
11
212
27
261
95
1897
1,243
158
51
70
1,522
4
2
23
157
7
193
71
1898
1,242
176
67
100
1,585
8
4
18
124
2
156
71
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 189
REPORT OF QUARANTINE STATION.
DEPARTMENT OP. HEALTH, )
Quarantine Station, January 1st, 1899. J
Dr. J. C. LeHardy, Health Officer, Savannah, Ga.:
SIRI respectfully submit the following, my annual report for the year ending December 31, 1898:
During the year 398 vessels, carrying 8,537 seamen and 807 passengers, have been boarded and inspected. Of these vessels, 363 were given free pratique on inspection, and 35 detained for quarantine
regulations. Of the 398 vessels boarded during the
year, 276 were boarded with the quarantine tug
" Theckla" and 122 with the quarantine skiff. Fiftyfive vessels arriving in Tybee Roads for orders were
boarded and inspected; some of these vessels subsequently received orders for Savannah, others put to
sea. In addition to the 398 vessels mentioned above,
247 American coastwise sailing vessels have passed
up without inspection, having been exempted by
orders of the Sanitary Board on condition that they
would hoist the yellow flag for the Quarantine Officer
if sickness had occurred during the voyage.
The above figures show a decrease of 98 vessels for
inspection and 38 for detention as compared with
last year. The decrease in the former number of
vessels is partly explained by the fact that American
coastwise vessels, which were inspected last year,
190 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
were not inspected this year, and consequently do
not appear in the report of vessels boarded and inspected, as shown in the following table:
Boarded and Inspected.
1897 ............................. .
1898..............................
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So
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1
402
395
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3
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496
398
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247
The yearly average period of detention for vessels
is 6.37 days as compared with 10.01 days for last
year. The summer average is 7.04 days as compared
with 14.3 days in 1897, and the winter average 5.23
as compared with 4.7 days.
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Three thousand, one hundred and twenty-eight
and one-half tons of sand ballast and 2,525 tons of
rock ballast were discharged during the year. The
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 191
stone ballast now on the station amounts to 7,719i
tons.
When not engaged in their regular duties of hoisting ballast and running the disinfecting plant, the
engineer and fireman have employed their spare
time patching the wharf and run, in keeping the
machinery in repair, and painting the tin roofs, etc.
The two boatmen, in addition to carrying me in the
skiff to board 122 vessels, and assisting to disinfect
under my directions (fumigating and washing down
the holds, efc.), of the 35 vessels detained for quarantine regulations, have kept the station buildings
whitewashed, the wharf and grounds clean, the skiff
scoured and painted, the sailors' quarters scrubbed
out, have extended the house sewer eighty feet, and
made themselves generally useful.
The year 1898 has witnessed a number of improvements at Quarantine. The original wharf was first
strengthened by driving extra piles, and a cross-run,
joining the two ballast runs, was built. This crossrun, as soon as sufficient rock ballast is obtained to
fill it in, may be regarded as the backbone of the
station, and will prove a great protection from heavy
drift during storms.
An extra room has been added to the employees'
quarters, and now both engineer and fireman have
ample accommodations.
The station suffered severely from storms during
the year. The storm of August 30 damaged it to
the amount of five hundred dollars, and that of October 2 carried away half of the wharf, and the damage amounted to three thousand dollars. Not only
192 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
has all damage been promptly repaired and the wharf
replaced, but the fumigating boiler and ballast carts
have been put in good condition, and it is a source of
great satisfaction to me to be able to say, that, in
spite of storms, the station has been in running order
the entire year without a break.
I respectfully recommend the building of two extra berths for vessels, the filling in of the station
grounds by ballast hands or by means of a "scraper,"
the enlargement of quarters for sailors, and the erection of a small hospital building. The* room occupied at present by the two boatmen and the cook
should have an extra room added to it. A house,
15x15, well isolated, for the storing of oil, paint,
rope, etc., should replace the present shed, which is
too small, and adjoins the fumigating house.
The importance of extra berth room for vessels is
clearly demonstrated by the decrease in the periods
of detention for vessels this year as compared with
last year. This year we had only 35 vessels for quarantine, and ample berth room, while last year vessels
waited as long as 24 days before getting a berth, and
the summer average of detention was over 14 days
as compared with 7 days for 1898.
An effort should be made to obtain sufficient water
and room within the quarantine anchorage for deeply
loaded and very large vessels to lie with safety while
undergoing disinfection. At present such vessels
subject to quarantine would either have to lie at
Tybee or at Venus Point; in either case, miles away
from the station, rendering proper disinfection difficult and almost impossible.
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 193
I would suggest that the steam cylinder now in
use be converted into a formaldehyde chamber. It
has been demonstrated that formaldehyde gas used
in this manner with a partial vacuum and in twenty
per cent, per volume strength, with an exposure of
one hour, is thoroughly reliable and the process is
cleaner and cheaper than steam. The use of the cylinder as a steam sterilizer would not be interfered
with if at any time it were deemed advisable to use
steam. The chamber being already fitted with an
exhaust, all that is now necessary is the attachment
of a large size autoclave, or, better still, two small
autoclaves and an ammonia boiler. The station
should be furnished with a good microscope and its
accessories for bacteriological work.
Savannah's importance as a maritime center, and
the necessity that vessels from infected and suspected
ports must first undergo reliable quarantine procedures before being admitted, should be sufficient recommendation that any improvements necessary at
Quarantine be made on a generous basis.
I beg to enclose the usual list of vessels for the
months, compared as to nationality and class.
Very respectfully,
WM. J. LINLEY, M.D.,
Quarantine Officer.
13
194 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
January.
Steamships..... .......... ..
Barques....................
Brigs.........................
Total.....................
1
12
9,
14
a
!
8
8
H
3
3
S
1
!
M
1
4
4
2
9,
32 vessels. Crews, 591. Passengers, 0. 6 vessels
detained for quarantine regulations. 26 vessels inspected and passed.
February.
i i
Steamship?......... 7
Barques............ 2
Barquentines...... ......
Schooners.......... ......
i
Total............. 9
I
9,
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1
1
1
es m
1
1
1
2
1
4
4
a
f
M
1
1
American
1
1
33 vessels. Crews, 559. Passengers, 3. 2 vessels
detained for quarantine regulations. 31 vessels inspected and passed.
MAYOR'8 ANNUAL REPORT. 195
Marcb.
Steamships...............
Ships.......... ............
Barques...................
Barquentines. ............
Schooners .................
Total....................
ja1
7
9
9
S
I
14
14
S
I
1
1
j
1
1
j
S
3
"I
1
g
S
i
i
1
3
5
31 vessels. Crews, 783. Passengers, It. 3 vessels
detained for quarantine regulations. 28 vessels inspected and passed.
April.

Steamships......
Barques. ........
Brigan tines.....
Schooners.......
Total..........
i s
4
1
1
6
I
1
9
Qerman
1
1
Swedish
9
2
25
9
2
|
1
1
S
I
1
1
iutriut
1
1
23 vessels. Crews, 386. Passengers, 54. 2 vessels
detained for quarantine regulations. 21 vessels inspected and passed.
196 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
May.
Steams hips.... ..................
Ships... ..........................
Barques ..............:..........
Barquentines. .................
Total..........................
1
3
1
9,
6

o
6
I
9
OB
9,
9,
I
3
3
I
1
1
21 vessels. Crews, 351. Passengers, 118. 5 vessels detained for quarantine regulations. 16 vessels
inspected and passed.
June.
Steamships.....
Barques..........
Schooners.......
Total.. ........
i
3
1
4
Norwegian
7
......
7
&
1
1
a
to
1
1
1
4
4
Portugese
1
1
i
i
i

i
i
20 vessels. Crews, 304. Passengers, 2. 3 vessels
detained for quarantine regulations. 17 vessels inspected and passed.
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 197
July.
Steamships.........
Ships......... .......
Barques............
Schooners.........
Total.............

4
4
9
!
17
17
a
1
1
1
i
1
3
4
American
9
9l
S
5
1
1
s
S
1
1
2
*
s
I
1
1
a

3
1
4
4
36 vessels. Crews, 595. Passengers, 4.
detained for quarantine regulations. 30
spected and passed.
August.
3 vessels
vessels inSteamships........
Ships.......... .....
Barques.............
Barquentines......
Schooners..........
Total..... .........
i
4
1
1
9,
8
9
f
1
1
7
8
S
?
2
00
1
1
1
1
10
11
S
i
1
1
a
1
1
Auitro.
Hungarian
1
i
American
4
4
37 vessels. Crews, 649. Passengers, 0. 3 vessels
detained for quarantine regulations. 34 vessels inspected and passed.
198 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
September.
Steamships......
Ships.............
Barques..........
Schooners.......
1
8
1
9,
i
i
1
9,
n
\
i
2
K
3
DO
1
1
1
1
1
i
<
1
Total.......... 11 15 8| 1 1
36 vessels. Crews, 618. Passengers, 4. 3 vessels
detained for quarantine regulations. 33 vessels inspected and passed.
October.
Steamships .....................
Barques............... ..........
Total..........................
!
21
i
22
iS
1
Q
I
1
1
9
i
i
1
9
o
4
4
36 vessels. Crews, 797. Passengers, 8. 2 vessels
detained for quarantine regulations. 34 vessels inspected and passed.
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 199
November.
Steamships........
Barques............
Barquentines. .....
F^?*i<ycj .Dllgb....... .........
Schooners.........
Total............
i
20
0
22
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10
3
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43 vessels. Crews, 856. Passengers, 24. 1 vessel
detained for quarantine regulations. 42 vessels inspected and passed.
December.
Steamships................
Barques........ ............
Barquentines ............
Briers.................. ...... o
Total.....................
i
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1
16
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1
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11
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15
1
16
50 vessels. Crews, 2,148. Passengers, 579. 1 vessel detained for quarantine regulations. 49 vessels
inspected and passed.
Yeiaels for ed as to Nationality and Class. ! l1 1 I
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ANNUAL REPORT. MAYOR'S
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 201
REPORT OF CAPT. ED. F. DANIELS, TUG THECKLA.
SAVANNAH, GA., Jan. 13th, 1899.
Dr. J. C. LeHardy, Health Officer, Savannah :
DEAR SIRI beg to hand you my report for the
year '1898. The city tug Theckla has been kept
under steam the entire year, with the exception of
two weeks undergoing repairs to woodwork, which
had become rotten from natural decay. We have
attended to all the duties required of us at quarantine and at the city, and are pleased to say that the
tug is now in very good condition, needing little or
no repairs this season, unless something unforeseen
happens. The crew has been very faithful in the
performance of their duties and deserve credit for
keeping the tug looking like new; alsd the engineer's
department has worked hard and kept the engine
and boiler in splendid condition with little expenseRespectfully submitted,
EDWARD F. DANIELS,
Master Tug Tfieckla.
202 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
REPORTS OF CITY PHYSICIANS.
First District.
SAVANNAH, GA., January 5th, 1899.
Hon. P. W. Meldrim, Mayor City of Savannah: *
DEAR SIRI have the honor to submit herewith
my report as City Physician of the First District,
commencing November 10th, 1898, and ending December 31st, 1898; also the reports of my predecessors, Drs. R. Kenau and F. H. Bloodworth, covering the time from January 1st, 1898, to November
10th, 1898, and appear tabulated below.
I am, very respectfully,
G. H. JOHNSON, M. D.
MONTHS PHYSICIANS
Jnurr ....... . . Dr. Kenn. ........
March. ..... .........!
May...................
July .................. -(Dr. Wabl.. .... 1
, 1 Dr. Bloodworth t
November........ ... > Dr. John9On .... (
December. ............ i
Total..... .......... .....................
PATIENTS TREATED
W
in
157
170
139
137
140
89
27
21
120
206
148
21
46
174
1.764
c
853
331
409
296
208
259
185
32
19
84
240
149
'I
76
2,751
"3
624
488
579
435
435
399
274
69
40
3M
445
297
i>3
54
250
4.515
CALLS
8
o
421
379
485
331
355
322
222
43
14
220
474
283
47
13
100
S

s
259
160
186
238
230
185
78
55
52
281
374
500
31
91
"5
_!_630
539
n
569
585
507
300
98t>e
501
748
783
m
104
444
SENT TO HOSPITAL
Savannah
7
8
6
3
G
6
2
2
4
2
7
5
J3
1 "3
&
S
8
5
5
5
4
3
1
6
10
16
4
6
3,70B!3,OS4 G.773 Kl 7fi
c
I
2
5
10
4
4
2
2
4
3
"3
1
12
21
11
18
15
14
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5
10
16x
1' 10
5 17
43182
Deaths
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7
C
3
2
5
4
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3
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25
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4
5
5
4
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1
1
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1
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MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 203
Second District.
SAVANNAH, G-A., January 1st, 1899.
Hon P. W. Meldrim, Mayor City of Savannah.:
DEAR SIRI have the honor to hand you herewith
a report of the work done in the Second District
from Jan. 1st, 1898, to Jan. 1st, 1899 :
MONTHS
January . . .
February..
March.....
April ......
May. ......
August ....
September.
October....
November.
December..
Totals . . .
PHYSICIANS
Dr. Howkins....
_) Dr. Lanneau 1
1 Dr.Howklns t'
Dr. Bloodworth.
PATIENTS TREATED
W
232
225
213
240
189
158
278
173
56
366
29ti
154
112
C
069
820
839
035
812
1,089
69K
207
1,176
1,197 3-4
178
1
1,201
1,045
1,052
1,H5
1,000
917
1,367
869
263
1,542
1,493
538
240
CALLS
t
E O
089
861
881
975
835
768
1,134
232
1,281
1,249
868
520
2.689 10.013 12.702 11,305
!
328
830
27S
soe
252
402
293
67
505
860
558
403
4,414
a
I
1,317
l|l58
1.143
1,020
I.63
1,005
299
1,788
1.609
1.42B
8SXT TO
HOSPITAL
Savannah
4
2
6
4
3
6
4
1
16
11
8
15.H9 74
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11
7
8
17
6
7
5
20
17
11
13
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8
9
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DEATHS
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li297 11 59 70
Total number of visits (house and office) 15,719.
Cost per visit, 41 cents.
When I was first appointed I was assigned to the
First District. The work done by me there will be
shown in the report of the physician for that district. Respectfully yours,
F. H. BLOOD WORTH,
City Physician, Second District.
Third District.
SAVANNAH, GA., Jan. 3d, 1899.
Hon. P. W. Meldrim, Mayor of Savannah, Ga.:
DEAR SIRI have the pleasure of submitting my
annual report as City Physician, Third District, ending December 31st, 1898.
204 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
I have treated 6,377 patients; whites 2,017 and colored 4,360; have made 4,619 house visits and 4,436
office calls; have sent to Savannah Hospital 46 patients, 44 to St. Joseph'b Infirmary and 55 to the
Georgia Infirmary; total number sent to the hospitals 145 ; 64 deaths have occurred during the year
11 whites and 53 coloreda ratio of 5.10 for whites
and 12.16 for colored ; 6,000 attended.
I have made 9,055 visits, including house and office ; cost per visit, 8.2 cents. Very respectfully,
A. A. MORRISON, M. D.
MONTHS
January.....
February ...
April.........
May...........
June..........
July .........
August ......
September ..
October......
November ..
December...
Total......
No. OF
PATIENTS
TREATED
MONTHLY
W C
177
129
122
152
155
151
157
153
265
231
199
2.117
253
176
286
318
301
134
309
434
660
546
449
494
4,360
TOTAL No.ATTEN MONTHLY DED
430
305
408
470
456
260
460
591
813
811
680
693
6,377
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319
335
290
278
353
393
441
383
515
464
482
366
4.619
CO
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307
257
316
239
282
315
416
402
588
505
440
369
4,436
CO
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6
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6
4
6
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MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 205
Eastern District.
January 1, 1899.
Hon. P. W. Meldrim, Mayor of City of Savannah, Ga.:
DEAR SIRI have the honor to submit to you my
annual report for the year ending Dec. 31, 1898.
I have treated as city patients 5,834 persons; I have
made 4,100 house visits and recorded 4,320 office
calls.
During the year I made 31 night calls and attended 75 cuts and 9 pistol wounds.
Permit me to thank you and the Board of Aldermen, as well as the City Dispensary clerks, for your
kindness and forbearance during the year.
Respectfully submitted,
S. PALMER LLOYD, M. D.,
Oity Physician, Eastern District.
Western District.
SAVANNAH, GA., Jan. 1st, 1899.
Hon. P. W. Meldrim, Mayor City of Savannah :
DEAR SIRI have the honor to submit to you my
report as City Physician of the Western District for
the year ending December 31st, 1898.
I have attended as city patients 5,294 persons,
making 3,211 house visits and 3,989 office calls. I
have sent to the Georgia Infirmary 43, to the Savannah Hospital 2, making a total of 45 sent to hospitals ; 64 deaths have occurred, of which 16 were mor- j
ibund and 7 still-born. j
206 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
The following is a tabulated report of patients attended :
MONTHS.
January....... ......................
February........ .... ...?..... .... */ March .................................
April. ...... ........................
May....... ................ ... .. ...
June. ...................... ..........
July .................................
mi August ........ ... ... ....... ......
September ........................
October ....... ................. ...
^lovpm bpT
December ................... ......
Totals.......... ................
OFFICE CALLS.
125
174
156
279
189
148
369
412
478
602
466
591
3.989
HOUSE VISITS.
154
120
173
216
172
191
306
270
351
515
314
429
3.211
No. OF
PATIENTS.
258
257
253
380
278
246
481
480
578
759
550
774
5.294
GEORGIA
INFIKMARY.
1
2
1
1
4
3
4
5
5
4
10
3
43
SAVANNAH
HOSPITAL.
1
1
2
Average per visit, 10 5-12 per cent.
I still entertain the opinion that Physiology and
Hygiene should be taught in the public schools, thus
affording the means of educating the masses up to
that knowledge of the laws of health which is essential for the proper care of the body. It is to be regretted that the late Legislature failed to pass the
bill introduced, making it compulsory that such a
branch of study be introduced into the public schools
throughout the state. I, however, feel confident
that such a bill will finally be passed.
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 207
It is with a great deal of pride that we note the very
satisfactory advancement of the house drainage
work, which, when completed, will add greatly to
the sanitary condition of the city.
Our city is in an excellent sanitary condition, as
well as the adjoining territory, as was evidenced by
so little sickness and the very small percentage of
deaths among the many thousands of soldiers encamped here. Very respectfully submitted,
.1. HENRY BUGG, M. D.
208 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
REPORT OF KEEPER CITY DISPENSARY.
SAVANNAH, GA., January 1, 1899.
Dr. J. C. LeHardy, Health Officer City Savannah :
SIRI respectfully submit my annual report as
Keeper City Dispensary for the year ending December 31st, 1898.
The number of prescriptions filled each month
was as follows :
For Whites. For Colored. Total.
January.. ....................1,237 3,562 4,799
February.......................1,004 3,151 4,155
March ........................1,079 3,372 4,451
April .............................1,008 3,274 4,282
May................ .............1,158 3,514 4,672
June................. ........... 1,075 3,266 " 4,341
July .............................1,141 3,500 4,641
August.............. ...........1,042 3,488 4,530
September........ .............1,424 4,725 6,149
October.........................1,349 4,766 6,115
November...................... 942 2,647 3,589
December ... .... ........... 985 2,359 3,344
Totals ......... ........13,444 41,624 55,068
The expenses for the year are given in the following table:
MA YOB'S ANNUAL REPORT. 269
Salaries, Rents,
Lights, Fuel, Drugs and
Printing and Surgical
Incidentals. Supplies. Total.
January ............. ...... $260 02 $265 34 $525 36
February.................... 269 54 182 08 451 62
March......................... 247 03 385 83 632 86
April . ....................... 244 12 392 07 636 19
May............................ 242 36 197 60 439 96
June.......................... 24300 21629 45929
July.......................... 27742 27939 55681
August...................... 242 60 160 18 402 78
September................. 249 22 180 79 430 01
October..................... 247 24 210 08 457 32
November.................. 254 39 201 60 455 99
December ................ 262 46 59 72 322 18
Totals............$3,039 40 $2,730 97 ^,770 37
Average cost of each prescription, 10| cents.
In addition to the number of prescriptions filled,
the Dispensary funished a large amount of surgical
dressings to the city physicians for use in office and
emergency calls.
I take pleasure in calling to your attention the fact
that the total expenditures of this department have
been $1,229.63 less than the amount appropriated for
its maintenance, and owing to the large amount of
work done this can only be attributed to the observance of strict economy and the care exercised in
purchasing supplies, thereby securing for the city
the very lowest prices.
A comparison of the above figures with reports of
previous years, when medicines were furnished by
14
210 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
contract with drug stores, will prove that the city is
now having the same amount of work accomplished
at a saving of about ten thousand ($10,000) dollars
per annum, while the people who are compelled to
take advantage of this branch of the city's charity
are given all the advantages of the highest-grade
pharmacies and are furnished with only the purest
drugs and most carefully manufactured preparations.
The Assistant Keeper and Porter, I am glad to report, have at all times been punctual and faithful in
the discharge of their duties.
In concluding, I cannot refrain from mentioning
the careful attention and supervision given this department by Aldermen Owens and Duncan, who
were ever on the alert to take advantage of any opportunity arising that would be to the benefit of the
city.
Most respectfully,
AMBROSE N. O'KEEPFE,
Keeper Dispensary.
MAYOB'S ANNUAL BEPORT. 211
REPORT OF FOOD INSPECTOR.
Dr. J. C. LeHardy, Health Officer :
DEAR SIRI beg to submit the annual report of
the work done by Food Inspectors for year 1898:
S
Ite

6,989
7.40
2,346
10,075
1
0
.e
I
a
4,439
161
613
I
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23
82
128
o,113 233
TOTAL
949
141

1
0
S
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CO
1,450
X
128
299 57
446
1,636
995
2,744
54
239
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210
210
CONDEMNED
11,716 pounds
of meat.
1 car 324 watermelons.
360 Ibs. meat.
i car cabbage,
j bbl. Apples.
4,641 Ibs. meat.
34 cases tomatoes.
9 bbls. cabbage.
3 bbls. I. Potatoes.
11 bbls. S. Potatoes.
5 bbls. Apples.
2 bbls. Bauanas
REMARKS
EL. A. McLeod
Inspections
made from
Jan. 1 to Sept.
9, 1898,
Inclusive.
C. W.
Lufborrow
Inspections
made from
Sept.lOtoOct
6, 1S98,
Inclusive.
8. A. Well
Inspections
made from
Oct. 7 to Dec.
31, 1898.
S. A. WEIL, Food Inspector.
212 MAYOR'S ANlstJAL REPORT.
SANITARY INSPECTORS.
The following table will show in a condensed form
the work done by the Sanitary Inspectors during
year 1898:
NAMES OF
INSPECTORS.
C. W. Luf borrow
Samuel Stern ....
M. Lowenthal ...
B. McDonald ....
-
J. J. Dinon......
Totals.........
Inspected
15,081
19,028
20,593
33,479
9,266
97.447
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1,770
1,622
674
1,045
468
5,579
NUISANCES
T,
S
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311
1,580
3,451
3,409
787
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267
1,145
2,510
3,329
656
9,5381 7,907
* REMARKS
Acting Pood
Insp't'r from
Sept 10 to Oct 9,1888, Inclusive. Ingpt'd
dally ontslde
camps.
Insp't'd dally
the camps of
the Provost Guard.
Part of time
asKlgned to office duty.
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 213
REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF PLUMBIN6.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR OF PLUMBING.
SAVANNAH, GA., December 3Jst, 1898.
Hon. P. W. Meldrim, Mayor Oily of Savannah :
SIEI have the honor to submit herewith my report of all business transacted in this office from May
7th, the date of appointment, to December 31st.
A plumbing ordinance was ordained and the office
of Inspector of Plumbing created February 9th, 1898.
The object of this ordinance is in the interest of
the health of the city by having plumbing work
properly constructed.
I took the oath of office May 7th, and entered upon
my duties.
The majority of plumbers assisted me in enforcing
the ordinance. Whilst in some cases deviations from
the strict construction of the ordinance have been
made, I am satisfied that a misunderstanding of the
ordinance in most cases the cause ; in others I found
defiance and obstinacy.
It must be remembered that it is but eight months
since it was go-as-you-please, and it should not be
expected that one could make so great a change as is
necessary to the inaugui'ation of a perfect system in
so short a time, however, I am pleased to say that
a great good has been' accomplished so far, and I am
satisfied that the end desired in this line by the city
will be reached.
214 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
I would call your attention to the fact that there
are a large number of hopper water closets with
globe valves. These valves are frequently left open
by careless persons, which allows the water to escape
and a waste of water occurs, decreasing the pressure
in other fixtures. This trouble will continue until
these are removed.
I have not inspected any sewer connections, therefore reducing the revenue considerably in this office, as each connection was a loss to this office of
three (3) dollars. The Commissioner of Public
Work office derived the benefit of these connections,
and claimed that they were entitled to it, as the intention of the plumbing ordinance was for Inspector
of Plumbing to have control of the new system of
house drainage.
There are a large number of buildings with unsanitary and dangerous plumbing fixtures and connections in use. They will continue so until an
ordinance is passed prohibiting them from being
connected to the new system of house drainage, unless they are made to conform with the plumbing
ordinance.
The Board of Plumbing Examiners held their
meetings regularly every two weeks and made report
to the Board of Sanitary Commissioners at its regular meeting of all business transacted since its last
meeting.
I will take this opportunity to return my thanks
to the Board for their cordial suggestions and assistance in facilitating the duties of this office.
I forwarded to City Treasurer bills amounting to
four hundred and twenty-five (425) dollars, to be
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 215
charged and collected, and herewith attach a schedule of various inspections:
Two inspections have been made on twenty-three
(23) fixtures and connections for city for which no
fee was charged.
Inspections have been made on ten fixtures and
connections for United States army for which no fee
was charged.
Forty-eight (48) inspections have been made for
Health Officer (Sanitary Inspector's report referred
to me by him) for which no fee was charged.
One inspection has been made on one hundred
(100) fixture connections for plumbers for which no
fee was charged.
Two inspections have been made on seven hundred and fifty-one (751) fixtures for which fee was
charged for the first inspection.
The plumbing in seventeen (17) houses were inspected by me, through request of owners and tenants, for which no fee was charged.
I informed the Health Officer of fifteen (15)
places where unsanitary and dangerous plumbing
came under my observation.
There were four parties placed on the docket for
violating plumbing ordinance. Three were found
guilty and fined, the other wasnol prosed, owing to a
defect in the ordinance.
I return you my thanks for your uniform courtesy.
I remain very respectfully,
W. H. COSGBOVE,
Inspector of Plumbing.
'-'Ifi MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON HOUSE DRAINAGE.
SAVANNAH, GA., January 14,1899.
Hon. P. W. Meldrim, Mayor Oity Savannah, Savannah, Ga.:
DEAR SIRI beg herewith to hand in the report
of the Committee on House Drainage from its inception up to the present time. For years past house
drainage has been the object, to a greater or less
extent, of each succeeding Board of Aldermen. It
remained with this present Board to decide positively as to the necessity and feasibility of constructing
a house drainage system. Looking to that end, in
the summer of 1897, the then efficient Chairman of
the House Drainage Committee, Mr. Thomas S.
Wylly, Jr., inaugurated plans which resulted in the
employment of the distinguished firm of Messrs.
Waring, Chapman & Farquhar, sanitary engineers,
to devise plans and submit the same to Council.
Under this arrangement the firm of Messrs. "Waring,
Chapman & Farquhar were to be paid $1,000 upon
the acceptance of their plans. Colonel George E.
Waring, Jr., to be paid $1,000 in installments as consulting engineer, and the firm to be paid seven (7)
per cent, on cost of work, which was to be completed under the terms of the contract and bids by
December 31, J898. Two complete plans for the
drainage of the city were prepared by this firm. One
plan contemplated discharging [the sewage directly
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 217
into the Savannah river through two outlets, one on
the East and the other on the West side of the city.
By this plan sewage from the majority of the territory occupied by the city could be discharged directly by gravity. A very small section at West Boundary street and another from Collinsville were found
to be at such a slight elevation above mean low tide
that it was necessary to resort to pumping to properly drain these sections. The other plan contemplated
discharging the sewage into the Wilmington river or
elsewhere as might be determined. This latter plan,
however, required that the entire sewage of the city
be pumped, which would have made it very much
more expensive than the present plan, both as to the
construction and operation. Plans were also obtained
at the same time, and are now in the possession of the
city of Savannah, for an intercepting sewer to run
along River street, connecting the western and eastern outlets so that in case of future necessity the
western outlet might be abandoned, as well as the
eastern, and discharge all sewage east of the city
further down the river.
. By almost superhuman efforts the firm of Waring,
Chapman & Farquhar had the plans and specifications ready for the contractors by Nov. 1, 1897, less
than one month after they were instructed to take
the levels, formulate schemes and make the necessary
detail drawings. On Nov. 15, 1897, the bids were
opened and publicly read- Bids were called for on
both plans. There developed very strong opposition
to the scheme of discharging sewage into the river in
front of the city, and an attempt was made to modify
218 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
the location of the outlets to a position some three
miles below the city. After considerable discussions,
pro and con, on Nov. 19, 1897, it was decided to accept plan number 1, discharging into the Savannah
river, and the contract was awarded to Messrs. Bryan,
Delaney & Zipf, the lowest bidders, for a total sum
of |181,043. Some little time was consumed in arranging for bond, etc., and it was not until Dec. 1,
1897, that the contract was finally signed. The contractors were then allowed two weeks in which to get
their material on hand and begin work. In the meantime and as soon as the plan was definitely decided
upon, the engineers proceeded to stake out on the
ground each line and to transfer to their grade books
the elevations of the surface and also the flow lines
of the sewers at points taken not exceeding fifty feet
apart. The location was commenced on Nov. 22,
1897. and continued until completed on March 28,
1898.
It would have been desirable, had it been feasible,
to start the work at one or the other of the outlets,
and thus secure from the beginning an outlet for the
water which would accumulate. As both of these
outlets, however, ran across private property, and
the necessary rights of way had not been secured,
the plan of the work had to be modified. On Dec.
7, 1897, the contractors, with some little ceremony
with nickel plated shovels, broke ground on Randolph street, near Bay, in a very feeble manner, only
eight men being employed as the first gang. The first
brick on the work was laid on Dec. 18, 1897, by the
present Chairman of the Drainage Committee. From
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 219
this time until the latter part of December the work
was easy and fair progress was made. About this
time the lack of sufficient cash capital on the part of
the contractors to pay their labor or to secure the
necessary material began to make itself manifest.
The laborers struck on Dec. 24 and were out until
Dec. 31, 1897. The work, however, was not started
up again until Jan. 4, 1898. In the meantime, on
account of financial embarrassments, changes took
place in the personnel of the contractors. First, Mr.
Bryan got out; then Mr. Zipf sold out; then Messrs.
John Rourke <fe Son came in, and a little later, associated with them the Mitchell Brothers, and the contract, by consent of Council, was transferred to
Messrs. Rourke, Mitchell & Delaney. Once more a
change took place when Mr. Delaney. the last of the
original coterie, dropped out and has not been heard
of since.
The only heavy work done during the last season
was in connection with the brick sewer, which started with a depth of about seven feet at Bay street, on
Randolph, and reached a maximum of twenty-one
feet near President, and gradually fell to thirteen
feet at Liberty and Randolph, and once more increased to seventeen feet at Liberty and East BroadAt the commencement of the work a stiff clay subsoil gave a stable foundation, but before long the material changed for the worse, and the sewer for the
remainder of the distance was laid in a wooden cradle having the form of the outside of the sewer. A
great deal of water was encountered in the trenches
as the work proceeded, but was easily handled by a
220 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
three-inch steam siphon and two hand pumps. No
great trouble from quicksand was encountered upon
this part of the work until near Perry street. From
this point on it was very troublesome. The difficulty
was further increased by the enormous weight of excavated material at the sides of the trench. For
depths of ten feet or over the material had to be rehandled from three to five times, and the cost of
moving it thus by hand was enormous. The use of
an excavating machine at this time would have saved
all this rehandling and would have materially aided
in the work. The Carson trenching machine was
not started until March 1, when the trench had gotten to East Broad street, and by the time it had gotten into first-class working order and the men had
gotten accustomed to work with it the contractors
failed. At the special request of the contractors, by
resolution of the Drainage Committee, the location
of the line along Liberty street was changed so as to
throw the sewer into the grass plat in order not to disturb the asphalt pavement. This was not particularly
successful, and there are several places on Liberty
street that will have to be relaid. The old Perry lane
sewer which crossed the line at the crown of the new
sewer was found to be in such poor condition that it
collapsed. After the new sewer had been carried by
the old sewer was restored. On Monday, March 21,
1898, the last brick was laid in this sewer for the season. A bulkhead was built in the end of the sewer,
the sheeting was pulled and the work closed, 3,200
feet of brick sewer having been laid.
It was not until Jan. 19, 1898, that sufficient vitri-
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 221
fied pipe had been received to warrant a start on this
class of work, which was then made on River street.
near Farm. On Jan. 31 a gang was put on Indian
street; on Feb. 3 another was put on Mill street;
Feb. 7 one on Orange street, and on March 3 the last
gang was started on Oglethorpe avenue lane. Attempts were made from time to time to induce the
contractors to put on more men and thus hasten the
work. For some reason, not known to me, it seemed
impossible for the pipe contractors to keep up with
the labor, as several times work had to be suspended
for several days waiting for pipe and fittings.
The work was principally confined to the older
portions of the city, where conduits, storm sewers
and private house drains, whose locations were unknown, rendered the work very perplexing. The
ground was very treacherous, due to having been
opened up so many times for various purposes. It
was found necessary to sheet all the trenches and in
many instances to close sheet them. The old house
drains were generally found to have been laid without reference to either line or grade. A great many
abandoned dry wells were encountered, which were
laid through by the use of lengths of iron pipe. In
some instances dry wells were filled in at the expense
of the city. Probably the most difficult line to construct was in Congress street lane, between Drayton
and Bull streets, where an electric conduit was on one
side and a two-foot brick sewer on the other, with
not room enough between these two for the pipe. In
addition to this and to further complicate the situation the two-foot brick sewer was in a very foul con-
222 MAYOB'S ANNUAL BEPOBT.
dition and was so rotten that it caved in when any
work was attempted near it.
Attention is called to the enormous amount of
water wasted through defective fixtures. In nearly
every case where the house pipe came within the
trenches a continuous stream of water was flowing
from morning to night, indicating that one or more
of the fixtures were badly out of order. ^
Early in the year it was determined to lay asphalt
pavement on Drayton street from Bay to Anderson
streets. In order not to be compelled to tear up the
surface and thus very materially injure the asphalt,
the asphalt people, who guaranteed their work for a
period of years, were willing to make some slight
concessions to the house drainage contractors to induce them to make all the crossings previous to the
asphalting of the streets.
Under the original plan the western outlet was to
have been through the Baltimore shed, but the right
of way could not be obtained except by condemnation proceedings. It was then decided to change
this outlet and run along River street to West Broad
street and discharge at the ioot of this street, which
the city owned. After staking out various routes for
the eastern outlet, the city, by a trade, acquired title
to the triangular piece of ground at the northeast
corner of Bay and Reynolds streets and ran the outlet through that space. This, however, necessitated
a different price than had originally been agreed
upon. On Jan. 26, 1898, a meeting of the Committee on House Drainage, Messrs. Rourke, Mitchell &
Delaney, and Mr. Chapman, the engineer in charge,
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 223
was held, at which satisfactory arrangements were
made. Ineffectual attempts were made on both outlets. On the western outlet the contractors tore up
the slip and inconvenienced people for a period of
six weeks or more and finally abandoned the work
without putting in a foot of pipe, necessitating subsequently the repair of this work by the Drainage
Committee. At the Reynolds street outlet they got
sheeting down, partly excavated the material and
lowered a section of five lengths of pipe and a bend
all firmly bolted to a wooden platform. The inshore
end is nearly ai grade, but the outer end is several
feet above the proper position.
The Mayor's notes tendered the contractors in payment of their workas originally agreed upon, with
a full understanding on the part of the contractors
that technically these notes were illegal, but would
be paid on maturitynot being readily negotiable,
an attempt was made by interested parties to enjoin
the city from issuing them. At about the same time
the contractors petitioned the Board to allow them
to cancel their contract. It was made a term precedent to all negotiations looking to this end that the
proceedings to enjoin should first be absolutely withdrawn. This was finally done, and on May 4,1898, on
a payment of $31,000 as a compromise, the contractors
were released. Negotiations were then opened with
Mr. Herbert Tate, of New York, but they came to
naught. Finally during the summer of 1898 bids
were again advertised for, and on Sept. 1, 1898, bids
were received from Messrs. Cranford & Company,
Herbert Tate, Miles & Bradt, Greenville Construction
224 MAYOR'S ANNUAL BEPORT.
Company, Joseph McCabe, and Lauer, Hagainan,
Braver & Albaugh. The Drainage Committee recommended to the Board of Aldermen that the contract
be awarded to Messrs. Cranford & Company, as they
were the lowest responsible sewer contractors. Notwithstanding this unanimous recommendation of the
Drainage Committee, the contract was awarded to
Messrs. Miles & Bradt, the lowest bidders, for the
sum of $151,170.90. Before signing the contract the
work was distributed over a period of three years,
and each year's work was mapped out at an estimated annual cost of $50,000. On Nov. 3, 1898, the
contract was signed. On Nov. 15 ground was broken
on Perry and Randolph streets. At the present date
the main on Farm street is being put in and preparations to put in the outlet at West Broad street are
under way. As originally contemplated the entire
house drainage contract was to have been completed
by Dec. 31,1898, and on this basis the firm of Messrs.
Waring, Chapman & Farquhar had made their
agreement as to the percentage of 7 per cent, of the
cost of work which they were to receive as supervising engineers. Under the new contract the remainder ot the work is to take three years from Nov. 1.
Under this state of affairs it was only deemed equitable by the Drainage Committee that that firm be allowed an additional amount to cover this unexpected expense, and on Dec. 23, 1898, by resolution of
Council on recommendation of the Drainage Committee, they were allowed 10 per cent, instead of 7
per cent, for the remainder of the work after Jan. 1,
1899.
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 225
The following table gives the amount of work of
the various sizes constructed last season, and also the
amount of work constructed by the present contractors up to Jan. 1, 1899, together with the total for
both. This gives a total of ten and a half miles of
sewers of all sizes:
36-inch brick sewer...... ...................................
33-inch brick sewer.........................................
30-inch brick sewer.......... ........................ .. ..
18-inch pipe sewer..........................................
10-inch pipe sewer............... ...........................
8-inch pipe sewer..........................................
6-inch pipe sewer..........................................
8-inch iron pipe......... ............................. .......
6-inch iron pipe........................... ..................
Flush tanks.....................................................
Bamp holes...... ................................................
Man holes on brick sewers............ ..................
Man holes on pipe sewers................................
Drop connections................... ........................
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It is hoped that within the next two years the city
of Savannah, on account of its separate house drainage system, will be, as she should be, the healthiest
citv in the South. The thanks of this committee tf
for most of the above detail information are due to
Mr. VV. H. Chapman and are hereby tendered to him
Yours very respectfully,
W. W- OWENS,
Chairman Committee on Sewage.
15
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REPORT OF CLERK OF THE MARKET.
SAVANNAH, GA., January 1, 1899.
Hox P. W. MELDRIM,
Mayor of Savannah :
SirI have the honor to submit my report as
Clerk of the Market for the year 1898.
The following is the statement of receipts for the
year:
From butchers ........................................... .$ 5,400 20
From fish dealers.......................................... 1,461 75
From poultry dealers................................... 1,179 25
From vegetable stalls................................... 697 00
From bakers.............................................. 414 50
From dealers in crab, shrimp, etc.............. 74 75
From scale fees............................................ 104 80
From miscellaneous stands.......................... 260 75
From basement vaults ............................... 281 00
From country carts (outside)..................... 1,536 25
Total receipts............................... $11,410 25
The market collections have suffered somewhat
from the fact that during the summer months rents
were reduced by the Committee. Then again the
number of hucksters allowed to sell upon the streets
have reduced the revenue from vegetable stalls and
outside dealers.
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 227
We had to contend also with two severe storms
that destroyed truck products and decreased, consesequently, the number of dealers who generally expose their goods at the market. In addition there
have been a number of stalls vacant during the year,
reducing the "inside receipts."
I would urge upon your Honor the necessity of a
strict enforcement by the police of the ordinances
governing the sale of hucksters' wares upon the
streets.
The market building was damaged during the
storms of the Fall, but has been repaired and is now
in good condition in every respect.
All the ordinances touching the market have been
enforced by me in an impartial manner, and my
Deputy and I have tried to maintain pleasant relations with all having occasion to use the market.
Cleanliness in and around the market has been
attained, and it will be my effort in the future to
maintain this condition.
Chairman Krouskoff, of the Market Committee,
has rendered me valuable assistance in the discharge
of my duties and I desire to thank him therefor.
To your Honor and the members of the Board of
Aldermen I am also indebted for courtesies. I remain.
Respectfully,
L. P. MASTERS,
Clerk of Market.
228 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
REPORT OF HARBOR MASTER.
SAVANNAH, GA., January 4, 1898.
Hon. P. W. Meldrim, Mayor of tlie City of Savannah:
DEAR SIRI beg to hand yon herewith a statement of the tonnage and nationality of vessels that
arrived in the port of Savannah during the year
1898, and the fees received from 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 REIIXY,
Harbor Master.
HARBOR MASTER'S ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1898.
January..................
**<*i"lMlftl*V
March.. ............... ...
April....... ...............
Muy......... ...... .........
July .......................
August.... ...............
September....... ...... ..
October... ...............
December...............
Total ........... .......
|
<
81,402
58,117
65,511
61,827
64,656
35,362
59,528
46,430
35,668
76,176
70,166
65,038
719,880
1
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17,543
7,779
10,892
7,073
6,078
c,m6,804
9,425
12,746
39,472
31,616
22,447
177,002
c
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7,853
10,952
8.311
6,361
4,033
3,667
9,843
5,066
10,127
6,951
9,148
7,951
90,163
e *
$
1,611
1,240
2,271
1,227
2,767
1,241
3,2eti
4,093
867
3,781
22,864
e
1,971
1,881
936
1,162
3,485
2,929
6,839
2,280
2"634
1,828
24,895
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1
.........
1,882
1,832
1,832
1,832
1,832
9,160
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1,384
2,527
1,118
1,198
698
2,293
638
2,449
12,198
Swedish
1,608
i.773
1,183
449
765
638
1,183
800
8,399
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524
370
894
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639
561
1,200
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744
884
1,020
2,598
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113,372
81,595
88,008
80,028
79,052
50,728
86,932
70,671
69,395
128,512
117,466
102,994
1,068,753
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$ 37400
34200
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251 00
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402 00
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3 24 United (States transports, touuage64,461. Uraud total tonoage,"1,133,214
Statement of American and Foreign Vetseli Arrived at the Port ol Smnnah During the Year 1898.
AmericaiTBteamtjhfps...................~................. 370
American Sailing Vessels ................. .................. 271641
Foreign Steamships............................................. 106
Foreign Sailing Vessels....................................... 210316
957
United States Transport?....... ....................................... 24
981
JOHN REILLY,
Harbor Master.

Schools and Charitable Institutions.
232 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
33D ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
OF THE CITY OF SAVANNAH AND THE
COUNTY OF CHATHAM.
Organization of the Board of Public Education.
OFFICERS.
GEORGE A. MERCER ............................President
J. B. READ, M.D..................... ....... Vice-President
J. R. F. TATTNALL................................Treasurer
OTIS ASHMORE.................................... ...Secretary
ROLL OF MEMBERS.
GEORGE A. MERCER, LEE Roy MYERS,
J. B. READ, M.D., M. A. O'BYRNE,
J. R. SAUSSY, B. A. DENMARK,
HENRY BLUN, f P. W. MELDRIM, 1 Massie
J. H. ESTILL, < P. A. STOVALL, > School
J. R. F. TATTOALL, IT.J.CHARLTON,M.D.) Com'rs
STANDING COMMITTEES.
(The President is ex-officio a member of each
committee.
Finance.
J. H. Estill, Henry Blun,
B. A. Denmark, T. J. Charlton, M. D.,
P. W. Meldrim,
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 233
Examination of Teachers.
George A. Mercer, J. B. Read, M. D.,
Henry Blun, J. R. Saussy,
Superintendent.
School Houses.
Lee Roy Myers, M. A. O'Byrne,
B. A. Denmark, J. R. F. Tattnall,
T. J. Charlton, M.D.
Text Books.
George A. Mercer, Lee Roy Myers,
J. R. Saussy, M. A. O'Byrne,
J. B. Read, M. D., Superintendent.
Accounts.
Henry Blun, J. H. Estill,
P. A. Stovall.
Supplies.
J. R, F. Tattuall, J. R. Saussy,
Lee Roy Myers.
Sanitation.
George A. Mercer, J. B. Read. M. D.,
T. J. Charlton, M. D.
Visiting.
October, December, February, April, June:
J. B. Read, M. D., P. A. 'Stovall,
J. H. Estill, Lee Roy Myers,
B. A. Denmark, M. A. O'Byrne.
November, January, March, May:
J. R. Saussy, P. W. Meldrim,
Henry Blun, T. J. Charlton, M. D.,
J. R, F. Tattnall.
234 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
STATISTICS.
IPOPULATION.
(U. S. Census, 1890.)
City .............. ................................................ ..... 43,189
Country................ ............................................. 14,551
Total................................................ ........... 57,740
IISCHOOL POPULATION.
City (Census 1898)................ .......................... 12,216
Country (Census 1898) ............... ..................... 4,992
Total ................................................. ... 17,208
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 235
SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.
To the Board of Education :
I herewith respectfully present for your consideration the Thirty-third Annual Report of the schools
of the city of Savannah and the county of Chatham.
A consolidated statistical report in tabular form
hereto attached exhibits the most important facts
concerning all the schools, from which deductions
may be drawn touching the general school work, and
the results of the past year compared with those of
other years.
In making these comparisons and deductions it
should be remembered, that for economic reasons,
the Board one year ago took several steps along the
line of retrenchment which had the effect of diminishing the attendance as well as the expenses of the
schools. By abolishing the Night School the enrollment was reduced by 166, and the decrease in the
enrollment in the High School consequent upon the
establishment of an annual tuition fee of fifteen dollars was 78. The statistics are further modified by
the discontinuance of the special teachers of Music
and Drawing. It must also be remembered that the
limit of school-room accommodation was reached
last year, and as the means for school extension was
not available it is not reasonable to expect much
change in the enrollment. Indeed, after making
due allowance for the changes above named, the enrollment for the past scholastic year was about the
same as that of the year before. There has been,
236 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
however, a marked improvement in the daily attendance even over that of last year, which was itself
hetter than that of the year immediately preceding.
There seems to be a tendency on the part of the
pupils not only to attend school more regularly during the year, but also to continue till the close of the
term. Among the several causes which tend to produce these results is doubtless the increasing favor
with which our schools are regarded by the public.
In this day of educational progress but few will
deny that the public schools in their organization,
equipment, and management, are far superior to all
others, to say nothing of their advantages in point of
public economy.
A strong effort has been made not only to increase
the efficiency of the schools in every possible direction, but also to enlist the willing interest of the children in the actual school work. A schoolroom should
be a pleasant place, and while activity and effort are
absolutely essential in all forms of true intellectual
and physical growth, the best conditions of mental
development in school work are not at all inconsistent with cheerfulness and that happy feeling which
is a natural characteristic of the young. One of the
most striking differences between the modern schools
and those of the "olden time" is in the relation which
exists between the pupil and the school. As a rule
the pupils now like to go to school because they find
there that the conditions are in harmony with their
natural impulses and interests.
Truancy, which in many other cities is a serious
problem, is with us a rare offense. Occasionally some
MAYOR'S AKNUAL REPORT. . 23?
external childish temptation overbalances the sense
ot duty to the school, but the certain machinery of
the system soon overtakes the offender and seeks to
apply the remedy through reformation.
School Accommodation.
Like many other cities of our country Savannah is
confronted with the problem of providing more school
room for her rapidly increasing population. During
the past year there were a few white children and
quite a number of colored children who could not be
admitted into the schools for want of room. These
are conditions likely to produce dissatisfaction, and
in time to become a serious factor of danger to the
public, for it is well known that ignorance and crime
go hand in hand. As right knowing is a necessary
prerequisite to right doing, the true greatness and
prosperity of a nation depend upon the education of
the people.
For the next year steps have already been taken
by the Board to meet the demand for school accommodation as far as the means placed at its disposal
will admit, and it is to be hoped that in the future
this very serious problem will receive the consideration it deserves at the hands of the County Commissioners and Grand Juries.
School Census.
During the present year a new school census was
taken by order of the State Board of Education and
the State School Commissioner. The taking of a
census in any city is always beset with, many difficulties, but there is good reason to think that the
results obtained in this census are reasonably accu-
238 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPOBT.
rate. Five enumerators were employed in the city
and three in the country districts, and great care was
taken to instruct them in their duties and to assign
them to a certain definite territory to prevent overlapping. The consolidated returns show that there
lias been in the last five years an increase in our
school population of 1,778. This embraces the whole
county and includes all children between the ages of
six and eighteen years. The total school population
as ascertained by this census is as follows :
Whites. Colored. Total.
City.................................. 5,532 6,684 12,216
Country............. ............... 959 4,033 4,992
Total......................... 6,491 10,717 17,208
Country Schools.
In addition to the city schools there have been
maintained in the country districts of Chatham
county thirty-eight schools, twelve for whites and
twenty-six for colored children. Forty-one teachers
have charge of these schools during school terms varying from six to nine months. The total enrollment
of white children was 615, and of colored 1,723, making a total of 2,338, or 65 more than the enrollment
of last year. Although the imperative demands of
the city schools upon my time have prevented me
from visiting in person these schools as often as I
desired, they nevertheless have received my careful
thought and earnest consideration. My assistant,
Mr. Ferguson, under my direction makes frequent
visits to these schools and reports upon their condition, the character of their work, etc. Each school
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 239
thus receives due consideration, and such assistance
is rendered to the teachers as will unify the work
and increase the general efficiency of the school.
While the work of our country schools is as good
as we can reasonably expect under the conditions
surrounding them, still it is very desirable to improve them along several lines that will render them
more beneficial to the people. The greatest present
need of our country schools is better school houses.
Aside from a few good buildings owned by the Board
these schools are taught in churches and private
rooms which are often very uncomfortable in cold
weather and absolutely unfit in every way for the
purposes of education. I am very glad to state, however, that this matter was brought by the Board to
the special attention of the county authorities who
have charge of the financial appropriations for the
schools, and the Board is now able to adopt a policy,
which I have recommended from time to time, of
building about three new school houses for the country districts every year until we may be able to point
to our county schools as among the best in the State.
It is to be earnestly hoped that the Board will be enabled to carry out steadily this policy, for it will not
materially affect our financial condition, and in a
short time it will secure a most desirable result, that
of placing in every community in this county a good
school house and a good teacher.
It is proper for me in this connection to mention
the fidelity with which my assistant, Mr. Ferguson,
has discharged his duties. In the inspection and
improvement of the county schools, and in the gen-
240 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
eral office work he has rendered me valuable assistance.
High School.
The work of the High School during the year has
been of a very gratifying character. The conditions
for good work on the part of the pupils have been
excellent and the results obtained have been very
satisfactory. The graduation exercises of the High
School were held in the Theatre on June 30th, when
forty-seven pupils received diplomas at the hands of
your worthy President. This is the largest number
of graduates in one year in the history of the school.
The exercises were witnessed by a very large and
appreciative audience of our best citizens, and the
character of the program and the excellent order observed reflect great credit upon the teachers who had
charge upon that occasion.
It is a matter of regret that the financial exigencies of the Board made it necessary last year to fix a
tuition fee of fifteen dollars a year for the High
School. This measure had the effect of reducing the
enrollment by 78. During the past year the enrollment was 320, while that of the year before was 398.
This decrease, of course, made it necessary to reduce
the teaching force and correspondingly to diminish
the annual cost of operating the school.
It is to be hoped that at no distant day the Board
will be enabled to remove from the doors of our
High School a barriar, which, though apparently
small, has the undesirable effect of denying a High
School education to those very pupils who need it
most and who can least afford to pay for it. The
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
educational system in every city should afford the
opportunities of a fair education to every child in its
charge, and every consideration of economy and local
pride would suggest that our children be educated at
home where the watchful care of the parents, so important in the education of the young, should preside
over their welfare. Our High School in the character of the teachers, the work, and the discipline, will
compare favorably with the best schools in the country, and it is worthy of the full confidence of the
public.
Teachers and Normal 'Work.
It affords me special pleasure to state that during
the year the teachers have discharged their duties
with fidelity and increasing skill. They have faithfully endeavored to carry out my plans and instructions, and from many of them I have received in
many ways valuable assistance for which my thanks
are due.
There has been a steady aim to increase the efficiency of our teaching force in even' way possible, and
to this end nothing has contributed so much as the
Normal Classes held once a week and the excellent
Teachers' Library recently provided by the teachers
themselves. The Normal Class was divided into four
convenient sections, each of which pursued a course
of study best adapted to its particular needs. This
work at all times was given a practical direction, the
aim being to broaden and deepen the professional
knowledge of the teachers, and to enable them, from
a clear understanding of educational principles, to
become more efficient in their work.
16
242 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
From time to time general meetings were held
when topics of general interest to all the teachers
were discussed. The same line of formal work was
carried out in the colored schools under my general
direction, and the meetings have been promptly
attended.
In addition to the work of the Normal Class proper there has been a very commendable interest manifested on the part of the teachers for reading and
professional study. During the year more than 1.100
books have been taken from the Teachers' Library
besides a constant reference to about twenty of the
leading educational periodicals freely at their disposal.
With the means for professional study and improvement now available in our city there is no excuse for any teacher in our system in failing to keep
fully abreast of the best educational thought and
practice of the times. The mere routine work of the
average grade teacher often has a tendency, through
the neglect of some of the faculties, to narrow the
mind and weaken its energies, and unless all the
mental powers receive due exercise in some useful
effort, inelasticity, deterioration and decay are the
inevitable results. No less important is it for the
young teacher, who may have just begun her professional work, or who may even yet be on the eligible
list, to study carefully the principles of education,
and the practice of the best teachers in other schools
as well as in our own. Whenever a teacher ceases
in her efforts to improve she will inevitably lose that
freshness of interest in her work which is so essential
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 243
to success, and the school authorities may then well
ask if she is any longer fit for her position. And this
applies not only to young teachers, but often to older
ones who have become set in their ways, and have
less disposition to investigate fairly the merits of
anything new.
Many of our teachers are interested not only in
the character of reading for themselves, but also in
giving direction to the home reading of their pupils.
There is now issuing almost daily from the press
most excellent books for children, and an effort has
been made to bring to the attention of pupils and
parents the merits of these good books. Early in the
year I had published, without cost to the Board, several thousand copies of a small pamphlet catalogue
of the best books for children, giving prices and directions for obtaining them, with the hope of stimulating and cultivating in the minds of the children
a taste for good reading. One of these catalogues was
placed in the hands of nearly every pupil in the
schools, and I have reason to think it has produced
good results. Some of the teachers, recognizing the
value of this class of reading in the education of the
young, have begun the nucleus of a children's circulating library in their schools, and the plan if properly developed can do much good in forming a
taste for good reading, which has been said to be of
itself a liberal education.
In Tttemoriam.
It is with sadness that I have to record the death
of Miss Alice May White, a teacher of the fourth
grade in Massie school. This sorrowful event took
244 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
place on December 6th, after a brief illness. Miss
White was a graduate of our High School, and for
several years she had been one of our most esteemed
teachers. Her gentle and loving nature endeared her
to all the teachers and to her pupils who were devotedly attached to her. She was a lady of the highest
character, and in her death our schools have suffered
a great loss.
- Conrae of Study.
One of the most important features of any school
system is its course of study. In this day of much
learning, and in the multitude of things to be taught,
it is as much a question what not to teach as what to
require, and in making a. wise selection we must give
due consideration both to the practical and to those
studies which in themselves are chiefly valuable for
the development of mental power and culture. The
psychological character of each study, too, and the
best method of presenting it to the mind of the child
are matters which cannot be lightly passed over.
The arrangement of a wise course of study requires
a profound knowledge not only of the child's mind
and the laws of its unfolding, but also of the means
for its development as presented in the various studies usually pursued in school. Last year our course
of study was carefully revised and adapted to our
school conditions as well as possible. This course of
study was printed in a somewhat extended form in
the Annual Report together with such hints and suggestions as was thought necessary for obtaining uniform results in all the schools. This has been of
great value to the teachers in defining the limitations
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 245
of their work and in suggested methods of instruction. Although the departments of music and drawing for economic reasons were discontinued last year,
these subjects have not been neglected. The refining
influences of music are still cultivated in our schools.
Nearly all the classes begin the exercises of the day
with bright and cheerful songs, and with the younger
children several songs with light calisthenic exercises, interspersed through the work of the day, give
variety to the program and render cheerful the atmosphere of the class room.
The emphasis given to the study of United States
History in the seventh grade of the grammar schools
was a step in the right direction, and the new textbook on that subject adopted last year has proved
entirely satisfactory to the teachers.
There are several features of our school system
which might be changed of modified with probable
advantage to the pupils and to the public, but these
changes, while bringing with them some benefits,
would also be accompanied with additional cost, and
as all changes in our educational system should be
made within the limits pf a safe financial policy, I
deem it best to defer a recommendation of them until they can be safely and successfully put into operation. In the meantime the Board of Education
may rest assured that the schools under its charge
are not lacking in any essential feature, and that
while we hope for improvement in many details,
still in point of discipline, methods of teaching and
results accomplished with the means at our disposal,
246 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
the schools of Savannah compare favorably with the
best in the country.
In closing permit me to express my sincere thanks
to the members of the Board of Education, to the
Principals and teachers, for their uniform courtesy,
intelligent cooperation and support.
Respectfully submitted.
OTIS ASHMORE,
Superintendent.
August 8. 1898.
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 247
Financial Statement of Treasurer Board Public
Education.
School Year from October 1st, 1897, to October 1st, 1898.
All appropriations from State and from County run from 1st January to 1st succeeding January.
CASH RECEIVED.
Balance from last School Year..................... . $1,210 49
Balance 1897 grant from State, last two quarters.......................................................... 14,93208
On account 1898 grant from State, first two
quarters................................................... 20,949 96
On account 1898 appropriation by County... 77,000 00
Dividends S. W. Railway, January, 1898..... 100 00
Dividends 8. W. Railway, July, 1898............ 50 00
Fees from High School................................ 4,290 OC
Rebate from Gas Light Company....... ........ . 21
Bank Loan...... .......................................... 129 71
EXPENDITURES.
ACCOUJST BUPPUES
Stationers................................................ f 638 46
Fuel..................... .. ................................ 760 45
House...................................................... 264 23
Printing.................................................. 366 15
Miscellaneous.......................................... 312 16
$ 2,341 45
ACCOUNT SCHOOL HOUSES
Repairs....................................... f 887 71
Insurance.................................. 13 71
Rent......................................... 252 00-$ 1,333 42
Pay Rolls ................................................... 99,512 16
School Census............................................. 66600
Bills Payable............................................... 13,533 96
Interest...................................................... 1,275 46
$118,662_45 $118.662 45
BILLS PAYABLE
Account Bites...... .... $ 5,00000
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN JR. F. TATTNALL,
Treasurer.
Statistical Report of City School*-ISftt-'OS.
SCHOOLS.
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250 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES.
Class of 1898.
GIRLS.
Edna N. Aekis,
Ida G. Barnwell,
Helen Binswanger,
Julia F. Bythewood,
Angie R. Cubbedge,
Norma Eckstein.
Rena Falligant,
Florence Gammon,
Helen Geffcken,
Jeanie G. Haines,
Lucile S. Hey man,
Fannie Janow,
Lizzie C. Jordan,
Lottie Keller,
Mary S. Mallard,
Fannie C. Meldrim,
Jennie K. Miscally,
Marion
Florence Moffat,
Elaine Owen,
Mary E. Powers,
Pearl H. Rahn,
Nellie A. Reilly,
J. Cassie Rembert,
Eva L. Righton,
Edith Robinson,
M. Jennie Rothwell,
Mary L. Ryals,
Susie E. Ridle,
Sallie B. Short,
Mildred Silverfield,
Essie E. Sipple,
Hortense Stern,
Ada M. Traub,
M. Stella Way,
Zittrouer.
BOYS.
Edmund H. Abrahams,
Roy M. Bailey,
Alien Crawford,
John L. Dwyer,
Edgar Fleet wood,
Julius W. Hohenstein,
Valmore W. Lebey,
Arthur Levy,
Frank P. Mclntire,
Robert M. Rice,
Walter B. Stillwell,
Maier Utitz.
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 251
REPORTS OF CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS.
SAVANNAH HOSPITAL.
Annual Report for Year February x, 1898, to January 31,1899.
Hon. P. W. Meldrim, Mayor City of Savannah :
DEAR SIRUnder authority of the Board of Managers, I beg to submit the following condensed report for the fiscal year February 1, 1898, to January
31, 1899:
To balance on hand last annual report.....$ 233 78
To cash received from Feb. 1, 1898, to
Jan. 31, 1899....... ............... ................. 13,057 29
$13,291 07
By amount expended as per vouchers. . 12,984 34
To balance on hand....................S 30673
Sources of receipts during the year 1898-1899 :
To cash from George J. Mills, President-..^ 4,400 00
To cash from pay patients ......................... 3,055 99
To cash from city of Savannah, $300 per
month................ ..................... ....... ....... 3,600 00
To cash from Chatham county. ...... ......... 2,000 00
$13,055 99
To cash sale of one thermometer and one
hypodermic syringe ....................... ........ 1 30
$13,057 29
232 - MAYOR'S ANNUAL KEPOftT.
Number of patients remaining in hospital nt last
annual report Feb. 1, 1898, 27.
Number of patients admitted in hospital Feb. 1,
1898, to Jan. 31, 1899, 614.
Kumber of patients discharged from hospital Feb.
1, 1898, to Jan. 31, 1899, 536.
Number of patients died in hospital from Feb. 1,
1898. to Jan. 31, 1899, 66.
Number of patients remaining in hospital Feb. 1,
1899. 39.
Largest number of patients in hospital at any one
time, 53.
Smallest number of patients in hospital at any one
time, 21.
Daily average of patients in hospital, 37.
Average number of attendants, 20.
Total expense, $12,984.34.
Expense per diem, 35.58f.
It is proper that I should direct attention to the
fact that the usefulness of the institution is impaired
by the Jack of sufficient funds to meet the constantly
increasing demands upon it.
Very respectfully,
W. DUNCAN, M. D.,
Superintendent.
ST. JOSEPH'S INFIRMARY.
Number of patients treated at St. Joseph's Infirmary January 1, 1898, to January 1, 1899:
Remaining Dec. 31, 1897, 40.
Received during year, 740.
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 233
Deaths during year, 44.
Discharged during year, 678.
Remaining Dec. 31, 1898, 58.
Brought in moribund, 6.
SAVAKKAH WIDOWS' SOCIETY.
At the "Abrahams Home" there have been thirtyone inmates. One death occurred in August, and
one admission in October. The outside of the building was color-washed and otherwise repaired, presenting a more attractive appearance than for some
time. past. At the Mary Teifair Home there have
been twelve women and thirty-one children. In
May scarlet fever broke out in the home, and there
were three children sick with it, but all recovered.
Two families left the Home during the year and two
were admitted. The financial status of the Society
remains unchanged. The officers are:
Mrs. F. A. Habersham, First Directress.
Mrs. Octavus Cohen, Second Directress.
Mrs. A. H. Champion, Secretary.
Mrs. W. F. Seherff, Treasurer.
FBRfALE ASYLUM.
SAVANNAH, GA, Jan. 21, 1899.
Mr. Wm. P. Bailey, Cleric of Council, Savannah, Ga.:
DEAR SIRIn reply to your favor of the 7th inst.,
in reference to statistics for Savannah Female
Asylum, would state that the total number of orphan
girls provided for during the past year was fifty-three
254 MAYOR'S ANNUAL BEPORT.
(53), at an average cost of $80.66 each, which includes food, clothes, shoes and education.
The income of this Society is inadequate for the
necessary expenses, and the management has had to
encroach on its principal.
If you desire any further data, I will be pleased to
furnish it. Yours very truly,
JOHN M. BRYAF,
Treasurer Savannah Female Asylum.
COMMERCIAL STATISTICS.
256 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
THE SAVANNAH COTTON EXCHANGE.
SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE, J
SAVANNAH, GA., December 28, 1898. j"
Hon. P. W. Meldrim, Mayor City of Savannah :
SIRComplying with j^our request of the 13th instant, I beg to hand you herewith copy of my annual
report to the Cotton Exchange, together with detailed statement of cotton movements at this port for
the past three years:
The receipts at this port during the past season
(1,192,057 bales) have been larger in the gross than
those of the previous year by 345,466 bales, or 40.80
per cent.
The net receipts (1,192,028 bales) have been larger
than those of the previous year by 346,675 bales, or
41.01 per cent, and constituting 10.66 per cent, of the
total crop, as against 09.70 per cent, for the year
1896-97 and 10.93 per cent, for the year 1895-96.
Our net receipts (1,192,028 bales) includes a smaller proportion of actual spot cotton than 1896-97 by
6,272 bales, or 03.25 per cent.
Our percentage of local receipts to the total net
receipts is 15.58 per cent., as against 22.70 per cent,
for the year 1896-97, and 22.02 per cent, in 1895-96.
The record of this year's spot sales has been equal
to the local receipts.
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 257
The "F. O. B." sales reported from Nov. 20, 1897,
to June 24, 1898, were 200.529. No record of F. O. B.
sales has as yet been kept this season, owing to refusal of some brokers to report.
The following table shows the proportion of coastwise, foreign and local receipts to the total gross receipts for the past three years, viz.:
PER CEXT.
1897-98. 1896-97. 1895-96.
Coastwise ................ 13.34 14.96 09.39
Foreign................... 71.08 62.34 68.59
Local................ ........ 15.58 22.70 22.02
For the }rear 1897-98 the average value per bale of
upland was $29.27, and of sea island $59.17, as
against $36.10 for upland and $59.76 for sea island
in 1896-97.
The cotton crop of 1897-98 was 11,180.960 bales, as
against 8,714,011 for 1896-97, showing an increase of
2,466,949 bales.
The following is the highest and lowest points
touched during the past two years :
-Middling.,
1897-98. 1896-97.
High. Low. High. Low.
Savannah...........................7c. 5Jc. 7i|c. 6/c.
New York...........................7gc. 5ic. Sic. 7c.
Liverpool............................4j!,d. 3,*Bd. 4|d. 4gd
Sea IslandThe total crop of sea island for the
year was 76,119 bags, as against 103,516 bags last
year, and 93,187 bags in 1895-96. Of the entire crop,
Georgia raised 41,440 bags, as against 64,906 bags last
year.
258 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
Savannah's receipts for the year amounted to 59,235
bags (net), or 77.82 per cent, of the entire crop, making her still rank first as a sea island market.
Of the 59,235 bags, Savannah's receipts, Georgia
furnished 67.18 per cent.; Florida, 32.76 per cent,
and South Carolina, 00.06 per cent., as against
Georgia....................................74.92 per cent.,
Florida ....... ............................24.99 per cent.,
South Carolina .............. ......00.09 per cent.,
in 1896-97.
Bank Clearances.
The bank clearings for the past year were the
largest ever recorded, showing an aggregate for the
year of $131,329,494, as against $125,137,827 for
1896-97.
Referring to the meetings of the Exchange and
Directors, there have been three (3) general meetings of the Exchange, twelve (12) regular, eight (8)
special, and two (2) adjourned meetings of the Cotton Exchange and Savannah Board of Trade.
This record takes into account only those meetings
of which records were kept; there were many meetings of special and sub-committees called for consultation, of which no minutes were taken.
Respectfully submitted,
J. P. MERRIHEW,
Secretary and Superintendent.
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SEASONS.
J KXI'OKTS
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September ..
November ...
December ,..
January .....
April ........
May .........
1 U
! 50, i
1 1,750
1 8,226
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662
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1895- 'Wi 1897-'08
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6,305
6,174
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800
562
97
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117,587
124,058
101.060
68,008
65,342
88,642
16,175
9,008
100
1890--97
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81,914
87,857
76,831
80,:158
44.&08
32,985
84,288
22,068
11,344
1,966' B27,6S9 '872,543
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49!245'
20.8M
26,816
40.457
16,118
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KXPOHTS OOASTWISK. SI'OI SAI.EK.
1897--98 .| 1896--97
Upland
48,904
60.987
62,004
HUU
39,497
84.691
22.604
18.851
6,209
4.058
Sea. Island
860
2.248
4,277
8,1H4
8.814
4,922
3,757
3,524
4,218
962
1,681
735
411,991 44.128
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50,1CO
68,4?i8
55.871
61,181
31,721
25,111
27.494
20.033
18,224
5,151
3.952
1,812
859,108
1
2,055
S.745
9,2;W
12.0W
7,850
9.211
6.628
4,055
2.054
1.415
729
695
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28,942
54.445
42,972
48.T20
40,378
34.645
89.246
14,240
13.724
6.6*12
4.188
13,328
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7.815 32 824 : 42.149
ll,8rt> 23.6751 31.874
12.52:1 28,717; 2T.015
5.583 20.6461 So.Olfi
J.68-J 16,518 M.BIO
7,127 14.229) 11,328
3,878 10.028' 10.8911
4.SI07' 3,810 3.057
452' 1.424 .I.04H
1921 1.8itil il.6iH
290 2,546 2,!M6
61.7851 8S6.440. 62.742, 196,8891 205.567
1
19,852
21,327
6.978
s.stn
17,819
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1897
I -Of which 1808 Sen IMand.
{ Destroyed by Fire, 55 Sen Inland.
I. Heshlppod Inland 617 Upland.
I 'Of which 1564 Sea Island.
IRSG-PT -J Manufactured, 1088 Upland.
I Keshlppcd Inland,4058 Upland.
I 'Of which, 410 bales Sea Island.
' Manufactured. 17(13 Upland,
i Destroyed by lire, a Upland.
Inlaml. 213 Uplnnd.
MAYOB'S ANNUAL REPORT.
Exports in Detail.
SEASON.
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62,032
237,896
40
jit <Mt
516
llarre..... ..................................
KoneD
61.535
3U18
Malmo ............ .........................
Riga.. .......................................
Naples......................................
Malaga............. ........................
31,118
1,800
82.143
349.778
2,600
81.0B4
6,844
500
1,250
1.800
1.900
12 946
1.825
2,550
ire
1,000
5,300
1.800
2,000
625.854
1,131.014
I
1,143
2,581
35,148
3,181
2,075
44.128
........
12,205
1.429
1.420
1,805
1,805
59,622
1896--97.
P
884
72,620
171.383
95.309
14,653
588
Sea Island
125
6,312
40,940
12,749
1,609
359,108 61,735
4,058
1.088
33.235 15.0281
13.722 1,612
!
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13.722
600
1,612
28,i i.iool
189.1811 2641
43,337
70,836
1,000 ........
1,900........
8.375 100
19,599 100
1,610 ........
500
4,863
1,000
370,979
782,180
1,564
ra,939
1895-,*,
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59.028
1S2.S43
110.9H6
3,548
195
12
336.440
213
1.738
Sea Islnnd
6,714
4S.59S
9,318
62.742
24,913 10,4 n
24,433 l,9im
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24,433
16,175
119,924
46.215
85,964
3,990
450
3,400
1.000
14,500
4,103
2,600
500
250
60V
1,968
400
10
'303,921
691,658
410
75,591
262 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
Foreign Exports via Direct and Coastwise Steamships, from
Savannah, Ga-, for the Years 1897/98, !896-'97, and
!895-'96-
Liverpool................... ................... .
Havre ....................................... .....
Bremen...... ....................................
Hamburg.................. .....................
Amsterdam.......................... .........
Antwerp.......................... . ............
Gheut.... .......................................
Trieste................................. ..........
Barcelona ............... .....................
Lisbon....................... .....................
Oporto... .. .................................
Genoa ............................. ...............
Reval. ........ ..................................
tit. Petersburg;................. ..............
Malaga ................................... ......
Riga..............................................
Chriatiania... ...................................
Bergen ..........................................
Hango ..................................... .....
Gothenberg.... ................................
Malmo........ ................. ...................
Norrkoping... .................................
Nykoping .......................... ...........
Glasgow .. ......................................
Manchester..... ..... .......................
Geffle.............................................
Naples...........................................
Venice..................................... ......
Ferrol.......... ...................................
Dankirk................................. ........
San tanda..... .............. .....................
Coruna...... ............ ........................
Yokohoma............... ....... ...............
Warberg ................. .....................
Marseilles.......................................
Hiogo......................... ..................
Kobe........... .................................. .
Bombay..........................................
Stockholm....... ..............................
TTddevalla.......... ............ ................
Total............... . ........ .......
Upland.
S*> IMand.
Oulirttfy
YB*tei
1897-98.
132,592
55,437
404,955
19,797
3,200
16,317
8,000
7,600
89,005
3,775
13,947
87689
69,342
22,875
2,000
250
3,500
1,650
900
13,132
600
3,400
1,900
20
3839
2,550
4,100
2,493
850
3,150
1,800
100
1,200
13,000
200
200
1,825
986.990
Uptand.
Sea Itland.
Quantity
Bales
1893-'97.
111,577
39.501
229,926
22,349
5,5<IO
8,900
4,903
3,560
72,107
1.550
9,150
54.197
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
Upland.
Sea Itland.
Quantity
Bates 1895-'98.
129,659
44,755
183,255
5,753
4,303
9,825
700
6,000
85.564
1,800
1,000
55.76S
38,405
23,800
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
Receipts of Upland and Sea Island Cotton at the Port of Savannah, Ga., and Weight and Value for the
Years !897-'98, !896-'97 and !895-'96.
Upland........
Sea Island...
Total ........
QUANTITY, BALES.
18S7-'98.
1,132,818
59,28!)
1,192,057
1896-'97.
762,460
84,125
840,591
1805-'9R.
707,564
77,419
784,983
WEIGHT, POUNDS
1897-'9S.
564,041,410
23,080,106
587,121,516
1896-'97.
374,988,403
82,969,428
407,057,831
isss-'oe
344,831,316
30,145,410
374,976,725
VALUE, DOLLABS.
I
1897-'9S,
33,157,682
3,505,171
I
| 36,662,753
1896-'97.
27,523,022
5,027,310
32,552,332
1S95-'9C
28,429,921
6,8iy.i65
33,743,186
Exports of Upland and Sea Island Cotton from the Port of Savannah, Ga., and Weight and Value for the
Years !897-'98, !896-'97 and 1895-96.
Upland. ......
Sea Island...
Total.........
QUANTITY, BALKS.
1897-'98.
1,131,014
59,622
1,190,636
1896-'97.
782,190
79,939
862,129
1895-'96.
691,658
75,691
767,249
WEIGHT, POUNDS.
1897-'98.
583,143,180
23,229,327
586,372,507
1896-'97.
384,688,863
31,823,693
416,017,556
1895 '96.
337,079,526
29,433,623
366,513,149
VALUE, DOLLAKS.
1897-'98.
33,104,779
3,527,833
36,632,612
1
1896-'97.
28,287.059
4,777,154
33,014,213
1895-'96.
27,790,818
5,187,810
32,978,628
Dates of First Light and First Killing Frosts at Savannah, Ga.
YEAR
1872.
1873..
1874..
1875..
1876..
1877..
1878..
1880..
1881. .
1882..
1883..
1884..
ISSo..
LIGHT KILLING
1888..
1889..
1890..
1891.
1892.
1893..
1894.
1895........................ November 13
1896........................ November 14
November 16.......................iNovember 22 (?).
November 14. .....................'November 20.
October 15.....................
Octoberl7.....................
November 21.................
NovemberilO.................
October 20.....................
November 10.................
October 24.....................
November 26.................
November 15........... .....
November 3..................
October 17.....................
November 15.......................(November 25.
November 27.
November 20.
November 11.... ..................INovember 27.
November 19.......................'November 29.
November 1........................ December 10.
October24........ ..................'November 18.
Oetober26... ..................... November 12.
October31...................... ... November 16.
November 6........................'November 11.
November 21.
January SO (1875;
December 10.
December 20.
November 30.
November 2.
November 22.
November 16.
January 4 (1882).
November 22.
December 18.
December 3.
December 3.
1897........................ November 13......... ... ... .....IDecember 29.
18S)8................... ..... October 19.......... ......INovember 27.
Average date...... Novembers................. ...... November 27.
*Not included in average.
Tonnage at Port of Savannah, 1897-98 and 1896-97.
Coastwise Clearances..,.
nVitai fVififttwifiu*
Foreign Entries............
Total Foreign. ......... .....
Grand Total..................
Sept. 1,1897, 10 ADg. 31, 1898
Vessels
430
380
810
343
366
709
1,519
Tonnage
716,211
654,497
1,370,708
348,618
392,864
741,482
2,112,190
Sejt. 1,1896, to Ane.31, 1897
Vessels
441
388
829
302
334
636
1,465
Tonnage
739,063
673,519
1,412,682
283,043
335,846
618,889
2,031,471
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6 1-16
B 1-10
5 15-lB
5 16-16
5 16-U>
5 15-10
5 13-16
MIDDLING.
Highest
7
03-16
0
6 15-16
5 3-10
5*46
53-10
53-16
5S-1B
63-16
53-10
53-10
53-16
5 3-10
6 3-16
5M6
i
6JM6
5 MB
0 \1~IG
5 U-10
W*
5 11-16
0
0
6 1-16
6 15-10
5 11-10
5 11-10
1
Lowest
0
5 9-16
53-16
53-16
63-10
33-16
5 3-16
5 3-1B
5 3-16
6' MO
6%
5 11-10
5 9-10
59-16
M6
5 MO
69-16
55f!
til-IB
6 11-10
6 1MB 8"
B
0
i5K
L. MIDDLING.
Highest
ex
5 13-10
59-10
5 5-10
5 S-1B
5 1-16
P4JS
4H
4 15-16
4 15-16
4M
5 5-16
5 7-16
5 7-10
6 7-10
5 6-10
59-lfl
5 MO
57-10
11-16
5 MO
6 11-16
5 11-10
5 11-10
5 7-10
ft 7-16
5 7-16
57-10
6 5-1G
5 5-16
53-10
Lowest
1-16
57-10
5 J-16
4 13-16
4 13-16
4 13-16
4 13-10
4 13-16
4 13-16
4 13-10
4Jf<
4 15-16
55-16
5 7-10
I
5 o-lB
5 7-10
ft
11-16
6 11-16
6 11-10
5 11-16
5 7-10
67-10
5 7-lli
67-16
5 WO
5 5-16
5 5-16
5 5-16
53-16
4%
413-16
(i. OHU1NAHY.
Highest
If
4^-16
4MB
4 9-16
4 MB
4MB
4MB
4 MB
49-16
456
4 9-16
4 15-10
5
6 1-10
5
5
55-16
5 5-16
5 3-16
53-16
5 5-16
6 7-16
5 7-16
5 7-16
5 MB
0 3-16
5 3-10
53-10
ft5 Wfi
51-16
4 15-16
Lowest
6
5 1-10
4 15-10
4M6
4MB
49-10
4 9-16
4 MB
4 MO
4 15-16
6
5 1-10
6
5
5
5
5
5 1-lfi
ft CMB
6Ki
63-16
5 7-16
5 7-10
67-10
53-16
53-16
5 3-10
5 3-16
6 MB
6 1-lli
5 1-16
5 1-10
4 15-10
4 15-10
OH1HNAKY.
Highest Lowest
268 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
Record of Cotton Receipts, Exports and Value at Savannah,
Ga., Years Named, Ending August 31st, 1875-76, to 1897-98,
23 Years.
VW A 1O S fciAJtv.
1876. ....
1877. ....
Receipts --Bales.
Upland feeals
538,825
482,371
1878. .... 611,982
1879. .... 691,446
1880. .... 737,431
1881..... 881,161
1882. ..... 726,148
1883. .... 814,047
1884. ... 655,784
1885. ....' 710,439
1886. ....i 789,051
1887. ...; 781,069
188* .... 875,017
1889. ..... 798,628
1890 ....
1891.....
1892. ....
924,282
1,093,978'
985,732
1893. .... 758,119:
1894. ....
1895. ...
917,146
881,967i
1896. ....: 707,564
1897. ....
1898. ....
Total.
762,466,
1.132,8181
18,254,491
Value
Dollars
7,172i 32,945,558
6,736
11,311
8,280
11,577
15,520
17,229
12,004
9,331
19,543
23,388
27,365
23,518
29,991
32,235
45,6*0
42,084
35,779
54,259
64,305
77,419
25,557,282
32,062,191
12,446,294
38,701,243
4S.151.769
40,038,020
41,715,575
Exports Bales.
Upland
536,826
. 4S4.434
610,496
693,122
728,231
879,201
733,656
, 815,143
Sea Isl
7,033,
5,871
11,396'
8,286
11,526
15,201
17,541
12,055
33,076,168 658,836 9,255i
6,310,299
38,905,449
708,344 19,083
785,045 22790
36,051,016 778,555
41,709,123 874,669
40,537,041 1 797,146
49,162,900: 921,467
66,168,413!! 1,095,296
42,815,047; 988,088
34,598,595 756,388
38,929,631
28,718,802
33,743,186
84.125J 32,552,332
59,23^
717,049
36,662,753
871.558,687
918,2fiS
884,919
691,658
782,190
1,131,014
27,939
24.033'
29,3S2,
32,881
43,782
42,160
30,162
54,846'
64,727,
75,591 !
79,939
59,622
18,252,992 711,101
Value
Dollars
32,817,572
2?,69l,547
31,903,123
32,525,777
38,233,42-5
48,019,799
40,495,221
41,773,265
33,221,875
36,191,441
38,807,726
36, 159,998
41,678,008
40,413,541
49,087,006
56,081,501
42,9.15,719
34<5"59,<*41
39,026,845
28,828,686
32,978,628
33,014.213
36,632,612
871,147,467
Cotton for 23 Years.
Aggregate receiptsbales........ ............... 18,971,531
Aggregate value receipts..........................$871,558,687
Aggregate exportsbales........................ 18,964,093
Aggregate value exports ............. ...........$871,147,467
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 269
Entrances and Clearances In and from this Port
During: the Year 1898.
OFFICE OF THE COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS, )
PORT OF SAVANNAH, GA., Jan. 12,1899.)
Mr. W. P. Bailey, Clerk of Council, Savannah, Cra. :
SIRI take pleasure in handing you herewith enclosed the statistical information requested in your
letter of the 7th instant.
Respectfully yours,
JOHN H. DF.VEAUX,
Collector.
Vessels entered and cleared at the port of Savannah from January 1, 1898, to December 31, 1898:
No. Tons. Crew.
Entry, Coastwise.............. ....... 423J 700,681'17,665
Clearance, Coastwise .............. i 387) 648,365) 16,906
, .....ri x _(_,_.._,_.
Total, Coastwise.......... ... | 8101,349,046134,571
Entry, Foreisn..... ..................... / / i_j
1*1 Pfl 1*51 Tl PP rVlTPl O"FI
Total, Foreign. ................ ...
Asrereffate.......... ......................
3 OX OO1 fiOl
fJOO Q".f! Q7Q
668 677,909
1.4782.026.955
f; 379
5 7Q1
11,163
45.734
Value of exports from the port of Savannah from Jan. 1, 1898, to Dec. 31,1898..$26,34S,891
Value of imports same period. .................. 349,583
270 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
Summary of Meteorological Observations for 1898.
1898.
January.........................................
February. ................................. .....
March........... ............................ .....
April...... ................................. .....
May................................. .........
June..............................................
July............ ............................. ......
August............................ ...............
October........................ .................
November................................. ....
T"Wiwv*nrt frw*t*
Annual mean............................. |
TEMPERATURE.
Mean
Monthly,
55.5
51.2
64.0
63.6
76.0
80.4
81.2
80.3
78.0
67.8
57.2
51.4
Highest.
79
76
87
86
101
97
69
92
91
89
79
73
67.2 101
43
I
11
18
20
19
30
12
21
1
4
6
10
20
May
so
Lowest.
23
23
37
42
48
65
63
69
64
39
31
31
23
1
2
2
1
28
8
6
12
27
12
27
27
10
Jan. 2
Feb. 2
1
Total
Rainfall.
of Number Bainy Days.
0.36 8
0.56 4
1.93 3
2.46 7
1.01 4
4.58 S
8.53 19
22.79 20
&.061 10
4.46 12
6.28 11
2.16J 11
60.18! 117
..............
H. B. BOYER,
Observer Weather Bureau.
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 271
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE.
SAVANNAH, GA., January 1, 1899.
Hon. P. W. Meldrim, Mayor City of Savannah :
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 Dec.
31, 1898. Respectfully,
EDW. G. TRENHOLM,
Superintendent Savannah Board of Trade.
Comparative Statement of Naval Stores at Savannah, Ga., December 3xat, 1898-
I
RECEIPTS. SPIRITS ROSIN
Received prevlonsly...
..... ........... 4,115
................. 304,247
Same Time Last Season
SPIRITS
I38.BS3 4,83f!
20,4!2 3,541
8<7.147I, 289.27B
SHIPMENTS. SPIRITS
New York ............. .
Sundry Places. ..........
Total Shipments. ... .
Stock Remaining........
SHIPMENTS K
Aberdeen ...............
A oxer. l.n...... ........
Belfast..................
Bristol .......... ..*...
Danzig ..... ...........
GothenhnrK. ............
Usbon ..................
Newport of Saint Peter
R!ta... .....:........ ...
Venice
................. 209.489
................. 48.338
................. 42,318
................. 300,125
ROSIN
477.576
1M.340
MB.OS2
807,998
................. 25,016' 228,324
OHEIGX "" 8EASN'
Spirits
................. 230
....... ......... ran
................. is.soii
.................. 2,200
.................. 7.221
.. ........ ..... 57.237
................ -I.............
burR. ....... .... .......... ,
................. 200
SHIPMEN'TS COASTWISE. :
Total................
.................. 4.S21
..................' 4S.338
t 1844>
Kosln
0,205
KOS1N
177.339
2!>,S03
899,143
Same Time Last Season
SPIRITS
192,230 ;,OIT
24,482
252,729
ROSIN
631.121
i:<8.458
140,885
OI0.4IU
44.9241 195,32!
SAMB TIME
I.AST 8BASO.V
Spirits
.............
17.7821] 16
25.551) \ 4K,3r9
8.9BO
11.501
20.308
...... ..... 1
3.157
4,250
215,894
24,585
27.273
4,327
3.800
39.102
35.522
t!,430
s.ia;
W.K59
11,000
7.913
6.997
8#ij'
12,980
200
2,850
5.4G2i
88,491
|
2,700
2.000
io,:iflo
.... . i
8,455
4.0UO
12,141
2.S10
70.185
17.502
23,450
1M.340
54.94H
'
.................. 300.125! 807.998'
7.J97
(5.092
S.2I9
1,725 i;.i*i
35.123
9.754
14.870
41.337
200
*.
:::::::::::::
18 960
to
500
5.011 10,511;
6,199
fi.017
4.75B
Hosin
:soo 2i.;H
15.154
B,S50
8.5t;
2I.3SO
x.aso
8.S5U
4.4'M
37.S4C
2.V
il.(W.I
IMB5
4^ijO
1!),(9
85.KOT,
80.7;t4
H.2U5
5.S(j5
2.28(i
2,312
SO.l'.lj
2.H*>
'J.147
15.79S
H.570
2.B10
2,475
i,:m
7.7IW
8.W1
9:1,637
3,375
0.63H
2J>7.S
W.ttH
.!&
I.45U
9.S5U
i.aai;
8.81!t
43,032
25.397
20.798
138.438
51 ,057
252,721 10,4B4
Foreign Exports.
18
FOREI
AUTICLES
Cotton, Upland ........................
,
.
Cotton, Sea Island.................... H
ii
Ash Logs................ ..................
HttVFAlfil
Bicycles.... ... ................. .. ....
Cotton Seed..............................
GN EXPORTS FOR '
DESTINATION
Bremen...................................
Genoa........ ....... .......................
Barcelona...............................
Liverpool ................................
Hamburg................................
St. Petersburg... .......................
Havre......................... ..... ......
Trieste........ ......................... .
Beval ............. .......................
Qothenberg.............................
Nykoping...... ..........................
Malaga....................................
Geflb................ .......................
Oporto....................................
Uddervulla....................... .......
Stettin....................................
Lisbon ....................................
Stockholm .............................
Rotterdam ..............................
Liverpool................................
Bremen...................................
Havre......................................
Liverpool.................................
Antwerp.................................
Btettln ....................................
Liverpool...............................
mK YEAR 1898.
QUANTITY
804,448
86,920
82,786
65,196
0,200
9,825
29,844
6,700
11,833
2,850
8,700
2,000
2,550
1,7110
1,825
5,000
175
8,600
1,400 078,000 Bales.......
7,070
2,895
2,188 12,762 Bales.......
42.. ... ...........................
20......................... .........
2....... ...........................
3.762
VALUE
$ 19,681,140 00
752,988 00
250 CO
24 00
150 00
Cotton Seed........................ ......
Cotton Seed Meal...................... ii i
ii i
Cotton Seed Oil......... ...............
ii >
H i
ii i
Lintere....,.,.. ............ .................
ii
Logwood...................................
Lumber....................... .............
11
H
ii
ii
ii
ii
K
ii
,i
MerchandiBi'.................,............
OH Cake....................................
Oranges., .... .,,,,.,..,...,..........,,....
Oleomargarine..........................
I'hoHiilittk'.. ...............................
i
i
,
i
Bremen...................................
Liverpool........"..,...................,.
Bremen...................................
Hamburg..... ................. .........
IiiVAVYMMll
Bremen .............. ....................
Hamburg.. .. .............................
Genoa......................................
Beval.......... .............................
Hamburg................................
Hldney.....................................
Bremen ...................................
Havre......................................
Oporto.....................................
Pernambueo.....,......,,,,......,,.,..
Hr. JohiiH, N. B... ....................
Loutabourg, N. H.....................
Bremen...................................
Vigo................. ...... .................
Hamburg .......... ....................
Halifax, N. S......... ..................
Bremen ................. ....,..,.,..,....
Hamarang, Javn.,, ....................
Hamburg.................................
Htettin. ...................................
Bremen...................................
(jenott......................................
Rotterdam........,...,.,,,,.... .......
Jteval ......................................
8 3,770 Sacks.....
23,824
0,078 , 20,080 53,577 Sacks......
2,<i05
1HO
100
201)
100 8,135 Barrels.,..
B4<;
70
1 i^il Rift "l^filna
1 Cargo........................
2](i7o]44()
()5,(3f)
7C,S/)1!5
041,11,'f
4B.704
14)000
446,024
2,500 0,GB2,*rr Feet ........
*> f*a t*tv/utu
12 BoxeB......... ...............
31,0(11)
18,022
8,027
4|m2,WM)
$ 7,540 0
107,154 fl
40,756 0
6,1(10 0
11,000 0
l!!4,8,r>8 7
K,mi!) 0
2,f584 0
48 0
1(10 0
!S i 51
'
FOREIGN EXPORTSContinued.
AKTIOI/ES
Phosphate...... ...........................
Grease.......................................
Pig 0 Iron...... ...... ........................ i

Pitch .......................................
it
U
It
Rails, Old.................................
II
Rice..........................................
(I
Rosin ........................... ............
DESTINATION
Barcelona................................
Havre......................................
Genoa......................................
Bremen...................................
Trieste..... ......... .....................
T i vpnwil
Barcelona................................
Hamburg......... .......................
Stockholm...............................
Havre.................................. ...
Sidney ............................ ........
Hamburg.................................
Melbourne........ .............. .........
Rotterdam ............................ ..
Genoa......................................
Barcelona................... .. ........
Bremen ................................. ..
Liverpool............................ ...
Rotterdam ........................... ...
Hamburg...... ...........................
Antwerp.......... ...... ..................
London...................................
Hamburg.................................
Oareton Dock ..........................
Genoa......................................
Glasgow,....,..,*...,.....,..............
QUANTITY
1,360 67,106 Tons........
8 Barrels......... ..............
,664
3,604
6,619
5,544
6,441
n nnn
500
908 35,270 Tona........
70
787
20
650 1,527 Barrels....
11,183
1,367 12,560 Tons........
2
40 42 Barrels....
108,781
97,789
38,317
27,140
50,497
28,894
43,022
24,254
VAT.UK
$ 071,060 00
12
352,700 00
7,635 00
125,600 00
630 00
Rosin
Oil...................................
Anler. ................. .......... ........1
Melbourne.................. ............'
Hull........................................
Diittitnu'CilH
Pernambuco,.,.,........ ...........
Ofip&sft
Sydney....................................
Bristol....................................
Venice.....................................
Buenos Ayres..... .....................
Gothenburg......... ........ ....... .....
Flume.,.. .......... ................. .....
Briaband...... ...........................
Higa .......................................
Btel tin ............................ ........
Buenos Ayres..........................
Uuncoru.... ........................ ....
Danzig....................................
MuncheBter... ...........................
Lisbon .......................... .........
Baniavang.. ..............................
Montevedlo..............................
BioOrandc du Bid. ......... ........
St. Petersburg..........................
Newcastle................................
Liverpool.................................
Hamburg................. ...............
ItotterdHm ................. ............
Oft at,lv 9fO
23,832
13,052
13,538
17,268
9,077
9.H43
15,150
7,67(i
8,635
2,700
5,048
15,103
6,956
4,250
3,157
8,200
9,1160
18,274
5,213
10,300
280
2,100
5,475
7.485
2IOOO
19,020
8,463
5,70020
3,775
2,030
710,271 Barrels..
B
13
c
2,130,813 00
FOREIGN EXPORTSConcluded.
A RTICIiKS
Rosin Oil.................. .................
Kcrap Steel................................
Sen Oats.............. .......................
Soap... ......................................
Staves........................................ <i
it
n
tt
Turpentine................................
Walnut Logs.............................
Total Foreign Exports for th*
DESTINATION
Liverpool .... ..........................
Genoa.......... ...........................
Liverpool... ......................... tt
f3ai|f}O
Cadiz.......................................
fWfn
London.... ...............................
Hnrccloiift................................
Hull......................... .............
Rotterdam ..............................
Trieste.....................................
Hamburg ................................
Buenos Ayres...... ....................
London ...................................
Belfast...... ..............................
Antwerp .......... ......................
St. Petersburg..........................
Bristol.....................................
Glagow...................................
Liverpool.................................
Genoa..... .................................
Garston Dock,... .......................
Year 1808... ..............................
QUANTITY
2.000 7,805 Barrels....
2,272 Tons........
3 Oases.......
250 Boxes..,.. ,
30,272
254,080
104,102
20 000
5.')71 509,085 Staves......
4,440
26,870
H50
83,240
50
68,826
6,245
36,291
3,790
12,306
9,506
16,087
2,400
2,024 222,840 Barrels....
49 ................
VALUR
$ 4B.8SO 00
22,720 00
00 00
1,000 00
4,587 Itf
4,283,960 00
1,000 00
$ 28,850,628 02

H3
s
Coastwise Exports.
280 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
&
W
8S 88 SSSS S 8
f*5 cs TO ri*
ir-iQ lO OD I
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10
e
00
-i CO
td
e
OD
fa
e
M
>
u
M
ce
if it n y j j i 0S OB Of 05 03 --3 OS ** ""* *"* 03 <lS t& &
PCpQ 3pQ O^H^pCJ^"" " 00 ffj pQ
s F ^ S^co* 2s ^ ^ ^
&* ^ ^ 55 "2 <^
D
85
- - -
& QcaceJLoeeceJi 2^-1 o- ico oi '
cT^-Tco" to" cc" I ca t-**"-*'*!to of*
t-i t-4 I l> -rJCft ^J*
p
_____ffijgeQ mz____ (SSiz cqcfiS
o
ij
563 Q'" Is 5 6
Cotton Seed Oil......................... ii ii ii
t; n u
Cotton Trucks......... ..................
Dogs..................... ...................
Domestics and Yarns................ <t it
n n
Egg!1 .................. .................. __ .
Fertilizer............. .....................
Fruit.........................................
Ii .
.1
Fish......... .................................
Hides .......................................
,i
Horses.......................................
i,
Hose, Old................... .............
Iron Pipe....... ...........................
i.
Iron Bails.................................
Iron, Pig............. .....................
n
Iron, Scrap...............................
Baltimore....... ....................... ..
Boston....................................
XT \rr ~Vf\f IT
Boston ....................................
Boston....................................
Baltimore... .............................
Boston ....................................
New York................................
New York
Boston....................................
Baltimore............................. i
Boston ................................ -| New York........................... j
Boston ....................................
New York ............................. . Baltimore................................
Boston ....................................
Baltimore................................
Boston ............... ....................
i.
Baltimore................................
New York
Baltimore................................
Boston....................................
New York............... ..............
Baltimore................................
2,967
2,444
99.074
36
20
1
12,789
4,956
29,238-
547
160
3,2 6 Bbls
7ftf{ '*
O9 RT'i *t
26,615 +-
67
2
,414 __
OQ AAO
3,735
13,617
77
1
9,568
23,085
2,728
2
8
-OC
1,711
55,2s6
4,223
Illd ^<tR Rnrrola
21 Dogs........
46,983 ...............
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95,487 " ...... :-
101,750 / .......
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40,354 Bales.......
91 Head.......
1 fni35,381 Pieces...
60,734 Tons........
Barrels....
1,857,954 00
360 00
1,05000
2,818,980 00
4,923 00
480 00
449,278 00
14,886 00
2,017,700 00
27,300 00
90 00
108,043 00
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607,240 00
21.115 00
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ABTIOLES
Junk.................... .... . . .. ...... Lampblack........................... .... ii
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Lead.........................................
Leather...... .... ............... ...... ii
Llnters.... ........................... ..... ii
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DESTINATION
New York........................ .....
Boston ....................................
New York ..............................
Baltimore................................
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Baltimore............... ........ ....... ii
New York............... ..............
Baltimore.................... ...........
Boston....................................
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Boston....................................
Portlaud, Maine......... ............
Wilmington, Del............. ........
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Perth Amboy.................. .........
New Haven................... .. ..... Norfolk...................................
Atlantic City................. .......... Bath, Maine,. ..........................
Gardner, Maine.............. ......... Roundout... .............................
Irwinton....... ..........................
QUANTITY
1 Car..........
15
800
60 465 Barrels....
7 Barrels....
3.079 Packages.
186
161 297 Bales.......
3,118
517
748 4,403 Bales.......
49.727,831
34,662,756
33,769,171
6,737 141
3,194.230
3,428,476
896,137
2,029,143
1,116,097
1,088,751
127,896
470,185
891,200
828,162
278,808
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175 00
9,337 00
14,850 00
44,030 00
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ARTICLES
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Pampas Plumes........................
Phosphate.................................
Pineapples............ ...................
Pitch........................................
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Bice.........................................
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DESTINATION
Boston ....................................
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Baltimore................................
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New York .................... .......
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Boston ............. .............i... ......
New York..............................
Boston ....................................
Baltimore................................
New York................. ............
Boston....................................
New York ..............................
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Boston ...,...,.. .......................
New York ..................... ........
Baltimore... ................. ............
Boston....................................
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Baltimore................................
ntinued.
QUANTITY
110 37
1
120
936
4,689
4,111
4,322
5,553
1,183
447
4,166
107
100
300
200
227,039
95,791
],858
3,185
4,513
475
124
10,739
1,730
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419 Bales., ,...
Box.........
Sacks.......
Boxes......
13,122 Barrels.. . .
7,182 Barrels...,
4,273 Sacks......
600 Bales......
342 688 Barrels....
8,173 Barrels....
Bales .,.,.
12,469 Bundles...
Barrels....
VALUE
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4,(180 00
6o,(ilO 00
107,730 00
2,136 50
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49,038 00
1,240 00
99,752 00
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ARTICLES
Terrapin.................................... ii
Tobacco....................................
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Turpentine................................
ii
Turtles.................... ..................
u
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Vegetables........................ ........
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Vinegar................... ................
Wool.........................................
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Total Coastwise Exports for
DESTINATION
New York ..............................
Boston....................................
]NGW "York
Baltimore.............................. .
Baltimore................................
New York
Bosion ....................................
Baltimore................................
New York.............................
Baltimore............................. Boston.................................
Baltimore................................
New York................................
Boston....................................
the Year 1898............. ............
QUANTITY
113
4 117 Barrels....
2,802
136 2,998 Bales.......
59,166
11,203 1 1 ,237 81 ,596 Barrels. . . .
2 9A1
, '42
( 14 2,317 Turtles....
\ 128,973 Bbls. 226,740 Bxs... 1
) 18,381 " 29,696 " ...
^ 12,588 " 9,841 " ... j1 _________ __________ I
[159,942 265,277 ...J
L 34 Barrels...
15,769
447
60 16,276 Bales.......
VALUE
9,360 00
899,400 00-
1,550,324 00
16,219 00
1,170,322 00
17000
1,464,840 00
44,465,787 60
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MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 297
Comparison of Coastwiae and Foreign Shipments
for x6 Years Preceding, wltn 1898.
COASTWISE.
1882..................................... ..............$ 28,646,820 00
1883...................................... ....... ....... 28,165,669 00
1884.................................................... 26,464,396 00
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
1892....................... ........................... 41,860,820 00
1893...... .......................................... 45,824,839 00
1894..................................................... 36,974,948 00
1895;................-.........-........................ 34,849,071 00
1896.......................................... .... 36,095,681 00
1897...... ...... ...... ........ ....................... 39,142,291 00
f 565,582,705 00
1898.................................................. 44,465,788 00
Total........................................... | 610,048,493 00
Coastwise exports for the year 1898$ 44,465,788 00
Average for 16 years preceding........ 35,348,919 00
288 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
Coastwise and Foreign SnipmentsContinued.
FOREIGN.
1882.................................................... 19,702,213 00
1883.............. ............................ ....... 22,725,268 00
1884................... ...... ....,................ 24,469,788 00
1885.............. ...................... ............... 18,069,208 00
1886.................................................. 2L604,782 00
1887.............. ..................................... 23,051,909 00
1888............. ....... ..... ....................... 17,846,618 00
1889............................ ....... ............... 27,604,341 00
1890......................... ..................... 30,947241 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
$389,148,968 00
1898 ..... .................................. ........... 28,350,528 00
Total.......................................... f 417,499,496 00
Foreign exports for the year 1898....$ 28,350,528 00
Average for 16 years preceding........ 24,321,810 00
Value of 413,623 bales Upland Cotton exported coastwise, 1898 ......$ 11,995,067 00
Value of 381,203 bales Upland Cotton exported coastwise, 1897 ...... 12,198,496 00
Value of 55,650 bales Sea Island
Cotton exported coastwise, 1898.. 3,283,350 00
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 281
Coastwise and Foreign ShipmentsConcluded.
Value of 42,452 bales Sea Island
Cotton exported coastwise, 1897.. 2,547,120 00
Value of 678,650 bales Upland Cotton exported foreign, 1898............$ 19,681,140 00
Value of 612,799 bales Upland Cotton exported foreign, 1897............ 19,609,568 00
Value of 12,672 bales Sea Island
Cotton exported foreign, 1898...... 752,958 00
Value of 15,634 bales Sea Island
Cotton exported foreign, 1897..... 938,040 00
19
282 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
BANK CLEARANCES.
SAVANNAH CLEARING ASSOCIATION, 1
SAVANNAH, GA., Jan. 10, 1898.$
TFm. P. Bailey, Clerk of Council, Savannah, Ga.:
DEAR SIRThe bank clearings for the year 1898
amounted to $129,248,854.94. By months as follows:
January . .................... ........$ 13,104,180 88
February................................ 10,042,845 12
March............. .................... 9,654,92657
April.................................... 8,270,830 94
May........ ............................... 7,871,082 50
June..................................... 7,425,404 17
July..................................... 6,875,786 72
August................................ 7,054,579 42
September.............................. 11,028,865 37
October ................................. 17,594,875 82
November.......... ................. 15,780,946 35
December............................ 14,544,531 08
Total .............. ...............,$129,248,854 94
Yours respectfully,
JOHN M. HOGAN,
Secretary Savannah Clearing Association.
ORDINANCES
OP THE
CITY OF SAVANNAH,
FOR THE YEAR 1898.
Compiled by
WILLIAA P. BAILEY,
Clerk of Council.
284 MAYOR'a ANNUAL KEPORT.
INSURANCE COMPANIES.
An ordinance to amend the tax ordinance with
reference to insurance companies.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah in Council assembled, That that paragraph of the tax ordnance passed
Dec. 29, 1887, to be found on page 6 of the printed
pamphlet, which reads as follows: "Every marine,
surety, or other insurance company doing business,
whether directly or through an agency, or through a
broker, fifty dollars for each and every agency or
broker" be, and the same is hereby, amended so that
hereafter it shall read as follows: "Every marine,
surety, or other insurance company doing business,
whether directly or through an agency, or through a
broker or an attorney, fifty dollars for each and every agency, or broker, or attorney. Every such agent,
broker or attorney doing such business in the city of
Savannah for every such company which he may
represent in any way shall pay a tax of fifty dollars
in all cases where the company does not pay the
tax itself. And this provision shall apply to any
agent, broker or attorney who does business for a
marine company on what is known as "open policies."
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances
and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Ordinance passed January 26, 1898.
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 285
VETERINARY SURGTOXS.
An ordinance to amend the tax ordinance for the
year 1898 so as to make the specific tax to be paid by
veterinary surgeons the sum of thirty dollars per
year.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah in Council assembled, That the ordinance for the year 1898 be and
the same is hereby amended by inserting the following words under the head of specific taxes : "Each
veterinary surgeon, per annum, thirty dollars."
Sec. 2. That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Ordinance passed January 26, 1898.
DEALERS IN PAINTS, OILS, &C.
An ordinance to amend an ordinance passed by
Council on Dec. 29, 1897, entitled "An ordinance to
assess and levy taxes and raise revenue for the city
of Savannah ; for the regulation of certain kinds of
business in the corporate and jurisdictional limits of
said city ; fixing penalties for the violations of the
revenue ordinances of said city, and for other purposes connected with taxes and revenue of said city."
Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah in Council assembled, That section 5 of the above mentioned tax
ordinance for the year 1898 be amended by inserting
after the words "architects, civil engineers, surveyors, contractors, thirty dollars," the following words,
to-wit: "Wholesale dealers in paints, oils, sashes,
blinds, or dcors, one hundred dollars; retail dealers
286 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
in paints, oils, sashes, blinds, or doors, fifty dollars."
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances
and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Ordinance passed February 9, 1898.
BUILDING.
Aii ordinance to permit E. E. Davis of the city of
Savannah to erect one corrugated iron building on
lot No. 1 North Oglethorpe ward, on the southern
corner of West Broad and River streets, in said city,
to be used as a machine shop.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah in Council assembled, That permission be and is hereby given to E
E. Davis of the city of Savannah to erect one corrugated iron building on lot No. one (1) North Oglethorpe ward, on the southwest corner of West Broad
and River streets, in said "city, to be used as a machine shop, said building to be one story in height
and thirty feet by forty-eight feet in dimensions.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances
and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance be and the same are hereby repealed.
Ordinance passed January 26,1898.
An ordinance to permit Mrs. Julia W. Dancy of
the city of Savannah to erect six frame houses on lot
15 Gaston ward, to cost not less than $750 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
Mrs. Julia W. Dancy of the city of Savannah to erect
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 287
six frame houses on lot 15 Gaston ward, in said city,
to cost not less than $750 each.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances
and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed in so far as they apply to
this special case.
Ordinance passed November 2, 1898.
CITY OFFICERS.
An ordinance to provide for the election by Council of city officers.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah in Council assembled, That the election of all city officers, including
the Clerk and Sheriff of the City Court of Savannah,
shall take place at the first regular meeting in January biennially, beginning with the meeting to be
held on the llth day of January, 1899. At the
meeting to held on the said llth day of January,
1899, and biennially thereafter, there shall'be elected
by the Council of the city of Savannah the following
officers to-wit: Clerk and Sheriff of the City Court
of Savannah, Clerk of Council, City Treasurer, City
Engineer, City Marshal, Chief of Police, Assistant
Chief of Police, Chief Fireman, Assistant Chief Fireman, Messenger of Council, Recorder, City Attorney,
Clerk of the Market, Harbor Master. Health Officer,
Keeper of Laurel Grove Cemetery, five City Physicians (three white and two colored), Superintendent
of Water Works, Superintendent of Public Works,
two port wardens, two chimney contractors (one for
the eastern division and the other for the western
division), and twelve inspectors of naval stores. The
288 MAYOR'S ANNNOAL REPORT.
officers so elected shall hold their office for the term
of two (2) years and until their successors are elected
and qualified.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That the Clerk of
Council, before the next regular meeting of Council,
shall publish the usual notice that applications for
any one of the said offices must be filed with him by
12 o'clock DQU, city time, of the day of the election,
and in cases where bonds are required, that the applicants file with their applications the names of at
least two sureties.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, that all ordinances
and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Ordinance passed December 28, 1898.
ELECTRIC LIGHT COMPANIES.
An ordinance granting to the Brush Electric
Light and Power Company of Savannah, Ga., rights
of way under streets, lanes and squares of said city,
and in addition to the privileges and franchises previously granted it for the purpose of furnishing to the
city of Savannah and to the citizens thereof electric
light and heat, and also power produced by electricity for operating machinery and electric railwa3rs, and
for other purposes.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah, and it is hereby
ordained by authority of the same, That the Brush
Electric Light and Power Company of Savannah,
Ga, be, and it is hereby granted, in addition to the
rights of way through and over the streets, alleys,
lanes and squares of the city of Savannah, and in
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 280
addition to the privileges and franchises previously
granted to it by said city, the rights of way under
streets, alleys, lanes and squares of the said city for
the purpose of furnishing to the city of Savannah
and the citizens thereof electric light and heat, and
also power produced by electricity for the operating
of machinery and electric railways, etc.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That the said company shall have the right to open and excavate
trenches through said streets, lanes, alleys, squares
and other public places as may be decided upon, and
to lay therein electrical conductors for the purpose of
conveying and distributing the electric current for
lights, power and heat, by what is known as the underground system within the section or territory of
the city of Savannah which is bounded on the north
by the north side of Bay street, on the east by the
east side of Abercorn street, on the south by the
north side of State street, and on the west by the west
side of West Broad street, within which district the
underground system alone, when completed, shall be
used, except that said company shall have the right
within the said district to erect, acquire or maintain
such poles and wires as may be necessary for distributing purposes, either of light, heat or power, and for
the purpose of hanging or suspending thereon or
therefrom the globes and lights proper or necessary
to the lighting of streets, lanes, alleys, squares and
other public places of said city, and said company
shall have the right to excavate trenches in and
through Indian street and to lay in said street electric conductors for the purpose of distributing the
290 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
said electric current from its central station, on Indian and Ann streets, to the said section of territory;
provided, however, that nothing in this section, or
hereinbefore contained, shall be construed to deprive said company of the right to continue to exercise the rights, privileges and franchisesherebefore
granted to it by the city of Savannah of having,
using and maintaining its poles, with its wires and
attachments, or cross-arms thereon for the support of
its wires and for distributing the electric current for
lights, power and heat by what is known as the overhead system and the right to run on such poles such
wires as may be necessary to supply the needs and
demands of its business to and from the central station in and along Indian street and West Broad street,
and south therefrom in and along West Broad street,
and in and along the streets, lanes, alleys, squares or
other public ways and places in the rest and remaining parts of the city of Savannah other than in
said section or territory bounded on the north by the
north side of Bay street, on the west by the east side
of Abercorn street, on the south by the north side of
State street, and on the west by the west side of West
Broad street, but that in said section or territory the
said company shall have the right to erect, acquire
and maintain the poles and wires for distributing
purposes and for lighting the city only as hereinbefore provided.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That whenever any
streets, alleys, lanes, or public ways or places are
opened by said company for the purpose of laying its
electrical conductors or repairing the same, or for any
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 291
other work incident to the operation of the underground system, the said company shall rebuild all
such openings and leave the surface of the streets,
alleys, lanes or squares, etc., in as good condition as
before the openings were made, and that all work
done by said company shall be done under the supervision and direction of the Street and Lane Committee of the City Council and bubject to the sanitary
regulations and ordinances of the said city.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, That the wires or
electrical conductors used by the said company shall
be thoroughly insulated and that the insulation
thereof shall at all times be maintained to the satisfaction of the Mayor and Aldermen, or other proper
authority, and that the said Mayor and Aldermen
of the city of Savannah shall, at all times, have the
right to require samples of all kinds of wires or conductors proposed.to be used submitted to the Board
of Aldermen, or other proper authorities of said city
for examination and approval before the same are
put up or installed by said company.
Sec. 5. Be it further ordained, That the following
conditions and provisions are made parts of this ordinance: (1) Whenever practicable, in the judgment of the Street and Lane Committee, the company shall use the poles of the other electric company;
(2) should-the company use conduits it shall reserve
one or more ducts for the use of the city of Savannah
without charge to the city; (3) all of the underground
work, under the permission granted by this ordinance, shall be done under the supervision of an inspector to be appointed by the Street and Lane Com-
292 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
mittee at an expense not to exceed $3 a day, to be
paid by the company; (4) the work shall be begun
within three months from the date of the passage of
this ordinance and be completed within eighteen
months.
Sec. 6. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances
and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance be and the same are hereby repealed.
Ordinance passed November 16, 1898.
An ordinance granting to the Edison Electric Illuminating Company of Savannah rights of way
through, over and under streets, alleys, or lanes and
squares of the city of Savannah for the purpose of
furnishing to the city of Savannah and the citizens
thereof electric light and heat, and also power, produced by electricity, for operating machinery and
electric railways, and for other purposes.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah, and it is hereby ordained by authority of the same, That the Edison
Electric Illuminating Company of Savannah be and
it is hereby granted rights of way through, over and
under the streets, alleys, or lanes and squares of the
city of Savannah for the purpose of furnishing to the
city of Savannah and the citizens thereof electric
light and heat, and also power, produced by electricity, for the operating of machinery, elective railways,
etc. .
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That said company
shall have the right to open and excavate trenches
through said streets, lanes, alleys, squares and other
public ways and places as may be decided upon, and
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 293
to lay therein electrical conductors for the purpose of
conveying and distributing the electric current for
lights, power and heat by what is known as the underground system.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That said company
shall also have the right to erect, acquire and maintain along such other streets, alleys, lanes, squares
and other public ways and places as may be decided
upon, except as hereinafter provided, and on such
sides thereof, and at such points as may be designated by the Mayor and Aldermen of said city, or
other proper authority, poles with wires and attachments or cross-arms thereon for the support of its
wires and for conveying and distributing the electric
current for lights, power and heat by what is known
as the overhead system, and shall also have the right
to run on such poles to and from its power station
such wires as may be necessary to supply the needs
of its patrons and the demands of its business ; provided, however, that the rights granted under this
section as to overhead construction shall not apply
to the territory bounded on the north by the north
side of River street, east by the east side of Lincoln
street, south by the south side of Broughton street,
and west by the west side of Montgomery street, but
within the aforesaid district the underground system
alone shall be used, except that said company shall
have the right within said district to erect, acquire
and maintain such poles as may be necessary for distributing purposes, either of light, heat or power.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, That whenever
any streets, alleys, lanes, squares, or other public
294 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
_____________________ ____m ___________________________________
ways or places are opened by said company for the
purpose of laying its electrical conductors, or repairing the same, or for any other work incident to the
operation of the underground system, the company
shall rebuild all such openings and leave the surface
of the streets, alleys, lanes or squares, etev in as good
condition as before the openings were made, and that
all work done by said company shall be done under
the supervision and direction of the Street and Lane
Committee of the City Council and subject to the
sanitary regulations and ordinances of said city.
Sec. 5. Be it further ordained, That the wires or
electrical conductors used by the said company shall
be thoroughly insulated and that the insulation
thereof shall, at all times, be maintained to the satisfaction of the Mayor and Aldermen or other proper
authority, and that the said Mayor and Aldermen of
the city of Savannah shall, at all times, have the
right to require samples of all kinds of wires or conductors proposed to be used to be submitted to the
Board of Aldermen or other proper authorities of
said city for examination and approval before the
same are put up or installed by said company.
Sec. 6. Be it further ordained, That the following
conditions and provisions are made parts of this ordinance: (I) Whenever practicable,in the judgment
of the Street and Lane Committee, the company shall
use the poles of the other electric company; (2)
should the company use conduits it shall reserve one
or more ducts for the use of the city of Savannah
without charge to the city; (3) all of the underground
work, under the permission granted by this ordi-
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nance, shall be done under the supervision of an inspector to be appointed by the Committee on Streets
and Lanes at an expense not to exceed $3 per day,
to be paid by the company; (4) the work shall be
begun within three months from the date of the
passage of this ordinance and be completed within
eighteen months.
Sec. 7. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in
conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Ordinance passed November 19, 1898.
FIRE ESCAPES.
An ordinance to require the owners of all buildings
in the city of Savannah, not used as private residences, three or more stories in height, wherein people live, lodge, assemble, or regularly work in such
third or higher stories, to observe the precautions
herein mentioned against loss of life by fire.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah in Council assembled, That the owners of all buildings in the city of
Savannah, not used as private residences, three or
more stories in height, wherein people live, lodge,
assemble, or regularly work in such third or higher
stories, shall provide suitable and substantial fire
escapes on the outside of said buildings, and such
fire escapes shall be as nearly as may be practicable
at opposite ends of each story to that which the inside stairs are located, and such fire escapes shall be
so constructed that in case of fire the ground can be
readily reached from the third or higher stories. All
such fire escapes shall have suitable railed landings
at each story above the first and shall connect with
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each of said stories by doors or shutters opening outwardly or windows, and such doors, windows and
landings shall be kept at all times clear of obstructions.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That no fire escape
will be accepted without the approval of the Committee on Fire, and they shall have authority to decide the number and location of all fire escapes on
buildings.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That after fire
escapes have been placed on any building as aforesaid, in compliance with the provisions of this ordinance, and the same shall become unsafe or in need
of repair or change in order to make the same safe,
the Committee on Fire shall serve notice in writing
upon the owners to make such changes within ten
days; in case of failure of any owner to have such
change or repairs made within the time as specified
by the notice he shall, for such failure, be subject to
the same penalty provided in this ordinance for failure to place fire escapes in the first instance.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, That this ordinance
shall go into effect and operation on the first day of
March, 1898, and within two months from that date
the owners of buildings referred to in this ordinance
shall make all alterations or additions necessary to
comply with the requirements of this ordinance.
Sec. 5. Be it further ordained, That the owner of
buildings referred to in this ordinance who fail to
comply with this ordinance within the time designated, or after having received written notice, shall
refuse or neglect to make the alterations specified in
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said written notice, shall, upon conviction before the
Police Court of the city of Savannah, in the first
case be liable to a fine of not less than twenty-five
dollars nor more than one hundred dollars, but in
the second case, after written notice shall be received
from the Committee on Fire, shall be liable to a fine
of not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than
one hundred dollars for each and every month that
said refusal or neglect continues, commencing thirty
days from the date when said written notice has been
received by said owner.
Sec. 6. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances
and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance be and the same are hereby repealed
Ordinance passed February 9, 1898.
An ordinance to repeal an ordinance passed Jan.
31, 1894, entitled "An ordinance to require the ownera of all buildings in the city of Savannah, not used
as private residences, three or more stories in height,
to observe the precautions herein mentioned against
fire."
Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah in Council assembled, That that ordinance passed Jan. 31, 1894, en -
titled "An ordinance to require the owners of all
buildings in the city of Savannah, not used as private
residences, three or more stories in height, to observe
the precautions herein mentioned against fire" be
and the same is hereby repealed.
Ordinance passed February 9? 1898.
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PLUMBING.
An ordinance for the regulation of plumbing in
the city of Savannah.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah in Council assembled, That all plumbing done in the city of Savannah
shall be under the control of a board of five
(5) plumbing examiners, to be appointed by
the Board of Sanitary Commissioners for the
city of Savannah, which board of plumbing
examiners shall consist of the Health Officer
of the city of Savannah, the City Engineer of
the city of Savannah, one master and one journeyman plumber, and the Chairman of the committee
of the City Council of Savannah known as the Committee on Public Health. The terms of office of the
said plumbing examiners shall be two (2) years and
until their successors are appointed and qualified
The qualification shall consist of an affidavit, to be
filed with the Clerk of Council, in which the examiner appointed shall make oath that he will faithfully and impartially discharge the duties of his office.
All officers and employes provided for in this ordinance shall be under the supervision and control of
the said Board of Sanitary Commissioners for the
city of Savannah.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That it shall be the
duty of said Board of Plumbing Examiners to examine and pass upon the qualifications of all persons
who desire to engage in the business of plumbing
within the corporate limits of the city of Savannah.
This examination shall satisfy the said examiners as
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to the applicant's qualifications as a plumber and his
familiarity with the plumbing regulations of the city
of Savannah.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That it shall be
the duty of the said board to issue to competent
plumbers proper licenses authorizing them to engage
in the plumbing business within the city of Savannah, but before said plumber shall receive his license
he shall first file with the Clerk of Council a bond

payable to the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of
Savannah, with two or more sureties, to be approved
by the Clerk of Council, in the sum of five hundred
(500) dollars, conditioned that he or they will dis -
charge his or their duties as a plumber in accordance with the provisions of the ordinance of the city.
Upon the filing and approval of said bond the City
Treasurer is authorized and directed to issue a receipt
to the said plumber showing that he has complied
with this ordinance.
It is also made the duty of a plumber before doing
any work as a plumber to register his name and
place of business in the office of the Clerk of Council and to give notice at once to the said Clerk of
Council of any change in his place of business.
It shall be unlawful for any person not authorized
under the terms of this ordinance to engage in the
plumbing business within the city of Savannah unless such person is either himself so authorized as a
licensed plumber or the employe of such person doing the plumbing work has been licensed and authorized under the terms of this ordinance.
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A list of the registered plumbers of the city shall
be published at least once in each year.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, That the said Board
of Sanitary Examiners shall have the power to select
an inspector of plumbing and sewer connections, who
shall be a residentof the city of Savannah and a plumber of not less than ten (10) years' practical experience
in the business of plumbing. His compensation shall
be one hundred (100) dollars per month, and he
shall act as Clerk of the Board of Plumbing Examiners, but shall have no vote in the meetings of said
board. Before entering on his duties he shall take
and subscribe an oath to faithfully and impartially
discharge the duties of his office, which oath shall
be taken and filed with the Clerk of Council. No
person who has any interest, directly or indirectly,
in any plumbing business in the city of Savannah
shall be qualified to hold the office of said inspector.
The said inspector shall be subject to discharge by
the said Board of Sanitary Commissioners whenever,
in the judgment of said board, his discharge is required by the public interest.
Sec. 5. Be it further ordained, That there shall
be charged and collected by the Treasurer of the city
of Savannah an inspection fee of three (3) dollars
for each connection with main sewer, and an additional fee of fifty (50) cents for each fixture, except
gas fixtures in new plumbing work, payable before
the issuance of the permit, and the receipt of the
said Treasurer shall be exhibited to the inspector
before a connection is made. A sufficiency of the
fees so collected to pay the salary of the inspector
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and of the clerk (should a clerk be hereafter appointed and paid a salary) shall be placed to the credit
of the Committee on Public Health by the said
Treasurer. The inspector shall keep a daily record
of work and make weekly reports to the Board of
Plumbing Examiners, and the said Board of Plumbing Examiners shall make a report to the Board of
Sanitary Commissioners at its regular meeting. The
report of the said inspector shall coverall the plumbing work done within the city. All plumbing work
shall be frequently inspected and shall be performed
in strict accordance with the plumbing regulations
and with the provisions of this ordinance and a list
of condemned premises shall be kept in the office
for open inspection.
The said inspector shall give a bond with surety in
the sum of two thousand (2,000) dollars for the faithful performance of his duties.
Sec. 6. Be it further ordained, That on and after
the date of the adoption of this ordinance all drainage, sewerage and plumbing work, whether public or
private, shall be done in accordance with definite
plans previously submitted to and approved by the
Board of Plumbing Examiners.
Sec. 7. Be it further ordained, That it shall be
the duty of every plumber,, before proceeding with
the construction of any new work or reconstruction
of any old work (except in the repair of leaks or
other repairs which do not involve a change in the
sewerage, drainage or ventilation system), to submit
to the said Board of Examiners a complete set of
plans showing the proposed work to be done, and no
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such work shall he done without a signed permit
from the said board. The conditions of this permit
must be strictly complied with and the work must
be done by a plumber in whose name the permit is
given. All new and reconstructed plumbing work
shall be subjected to a hydraulic test.
Sec. 8. Be it farther ordained, That the following
additional regulations are hereby adopted, touching
the work and material mentioned, to-wit :
(a) All traps shall be properly vented, but in cases
where it is impracticable to vent fixtures antisyphon
traps may be used, of such make as shall be approved
by the Board of Plumbing Examiners.
(b) When within a building, tar-coated castiron
pipes and fittings shall be used. No connections shall
be allowed with soil pipes except those made of lead
and brass. Traps and fresh air inlets shall be placed
in sewers when deemed necessary by the Board of
Plumbing Examiners.
(c) All waste pipe systems must be as direct as
possible and shall have a proper fall towards the
sewer. Soil pipes shall be carried through the roof,
undiminished in size, to such a height as may be directed by the Board of Plumbing Examiners, and no
pipe shall be carried to the height of less than one
foot above the roof of the building and above all
openings, and the same shall be left open at the top.
No square bends shall be allowed in either lead or
castiron waste pipe. At the bottom a stack Y and k
bends shall' be used. A cleanout shall be placed at
the base of every stack. No epening will be allowed
in the sewer pipe of any building for the purpose of
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receiving the surface or ground water of the cellar,
even if trapped, unless a special written permit is
granted by the said board, which permit may, at any
time, be revoked, and such connections be discontinued and closed upon order of the board.
(d) Rain water leaders shall not be connected with
or empted into house sewers nor used as soil, water
or vent pipes. Nor shall any soil, waste or vent pipes
be used as a leader,
(e) Within buildings and for four feet outside of
same no soil, waste, or drain pipe, nor downshaft or
vent shall be constructed of brick, sheet metal, or
earthenware, but the same shall be of castiron soil
pipe. In every case when a line of sewer cannot be
placed four feet from the building castiron pipe shall
be used. In case of back air ventilation castiron,
galvanized wrought iron, or lead pipe shall be used.
(f) Connections between lead and iron pipes shall
be made with brass or lead ferrules, full size of the
iron pipe, caulked into the iron pipe with soft lead,
and united to the lead pipe with a wiped joint. All
joints in the castiron pipe and fittings must be so
filled with oakum and soft lead as to make a tight
joint and no putty or red lead used.
(g) Every fixture having a waste pipe shall have
a separate, suitably approved trap placed as near the
fixtures as possible, except in the case of wash trays,
when one trap may answer for a set of three compartments of such fixtures. These traps shall be
protected from syphonage, or air pressure, by a special
air pipe of a size not less than the waste pipe. Air
pipes for water closets, slop hoppers and grease traps
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shall be of a size not less than two-inch bore. No
more than two fixtures shall be allowed, except in
case of fixtures having vents smaller than two inches,
when three fixtures with one and one-half inch vents
ma}' be used on a two-inch vent pipe, but when twoinch vent is used only two fixtures will be allowed
on a two-inch vent of 20 feet or less. Where over 20
feet or more than the above mentioned fixtures are
placed the vent pipe shall be not less than three-inch
bore, and ten fixtures shall be allowed, without regard to the size of fixture vents, on a three-inch vent
pipe. Where more than ten fixtures are placed a
tour-inch vent pipe shall be used. Back air pipes
shall be run in as direct line as possible; they shall
be so arranged as to drain water or condensation and
shall either extend independently through and above
the roof of the house or be connected with the main
soil pipe above the highest fixture of the building.
(b.) In no case shall the waste from bowls, baths
or other fixtures be connected with the traps of water
closets. All fixtures, other than water closets, must
be provided with suitable inetalic strainers, so fastened over the outlet of said fixtures as to prevent
the clogging of waste pipes by substances not properly placed therein.
(i) No trap, vent or back air pipe shall be used as
a soil, waste or conductor pipe.
(j) Drip or overflow pipes under water closets or
other fixtures or from tanks or cisterns shall, in no
case, be directly connected with house sewers. Sediment, blowoff, steam exhaust pipes from boilers and
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tank overflow pipes shall not be connected with house
sewers.
(k) Waste pipes from refrigerators or other receptacles in which provisions are stored shall not be connected with house sewers unless such waste pipes are
provided with traps suitably ventilated, and in every
case there shall be an open air trap between traps and
refrigerators.
(1) No water closet known as a pan, plunger or
valve hopper shall be used in any plumbing Avhich
may be constructed, or reconstructed, after the passage of this ordinance; those used shall be the style
known as tank closets.
(m) Water closets must never be placed in unventilated rooms or compartments. In every case the
compartment must be opened into the outer airor be
ventilated by a shaft or air duct having an area to
the air of at least four square feet.
(n) If practicable the drain, sewer, soil, waste
pipes and traps shall be exposed to view for ready
inspection, cleaning and repairing, and when necessarily placed within partitions, floors, etc., the covering shall be removable, if possible.
(6) Pipes and other fixtures shall not be covered
or concealed from view until after the work has been
examined by the inspector, and he shall be notified
by the plumber when the work is sufficiently advanced for inspection.
(p) It will not be necessary to ventilate servants'
water closets when the same are located outside of
main building.
(q) Soil pipes from water closets shall, in no case,
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be less than four inches in diameter, and from and
after the passage of this ordinance all waste pipes from
any other fixtures which may be placed shall be not
less than one and one-quarter inches in diameter.
Private connections with sewer to be in no case
smaller than four inches in diameter. No connection
shall be made with the public sewer except by a properly authorized plumber, furnished with a permit
from the Board of Plumbing Examiners and under
their supervision.
(r) Plumbing work shall not be used unless the
same has been subjected through a hydraulic test on
all pipes that can be tested before the fixtures are
placed in position in the presence of the inspector,
and after all fixtures are placed in position and connected, and before the same have been connected
with the sewer. All plumbing must be subjected to
a smoke test, which will be a final test, and on the
approval of the inspector the inspector shall issue a
written certificate of approval.
(s) When an old service pipe is repaired or a new
one put in the stopcock and box pavement washers,
if located on a pavement in the traveled portion of
a sidewalk, shall be moved to the outer curb, no person shall place, or caused to be placed, a stopcock
and box pavement washer of a new building in the
footwa_y or portion of the pavement where there is a
plat adjoining the traveled portion.
Sec. 9. Be it further ordained, That any person
who shall neglect or refuse to comply with the requirements of this ordinance, or any one of them, or
shall violate in any Avay any of the provisions of
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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.
Sec. 10. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances
and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Ordinance passed February 9, 1898.
An ordinance to amend section 4 of the ordinance
passed Feb. 9, 1898, entitled "An ordinance for the
regulation of plumbing 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 word "examiners" in the first sentence
of section 4 of the above entitled ordinance be erased
and the word commissioners be substituted therefor,
so that the said first sentence shall read as follows :
"Be it further ordained, That the said Board of Sanitary Commissioners shall have the power to select
an inspector of plumbing and sewer connection, Avho
shall be a resident of the city of Savannah and a
plumber of not less than ten years' practical experience in the plumbing business."
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances
and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Ordinance passed March 9, 1898.
An ordinance to amend section 5 of the ordinance
adopted Feb. 9, 1898, entitled "An ordinance for the
regulation of plumbing in the city of Savannah."
Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Al-
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dermen of the city of Savannah in Council assembled, That section 5 of the above ordinance be so
amended as to make the inspection fee for each connection with main sewer one dollar instead of three
dollars as now provided.
Sec. 2. That all ordinances and parts of ordinances
in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Ordinance passed in Council April 6, 1898.
An ordinance to amend section 3 of the ordinance
adopted Feb. 9, 1898, and entitled, "An ordinance
for the regulation of plumbing in the city of Savannah."
Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah in Council assembled, That section 3 of the above entitled ordinance
be and the same is hereby amended by substituting
in lieu of the second paragraph of the said section 3,
which reads "upon the filing and approval of said
bond the City Treasurer is authorized and directed
to issue a receipt to the said plumber showing that
he has complied with this ordinance," the following
words, to-wit : "Upon the filing and approval of
said bond the Clerk of Council is authorized and
directed to issue a certificate to said plumber showing that he has complied with the requirements of
this ordinance, which certificate shall be presented
by the plumber to the City Treasurer, who shall,
upon the payment of the license fee required by the
tax ordinance for the current year, issue to said
plumber a receipt acknowledging payment of the
license fee, and upon presentation and surrender ot
the Treasurer's receipt for the said license fee to the
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Board of Plumbing Examiners, the said board shall
then issue the license provided for in this section,
but not before."
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances
and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Ordinance passed June 1,1898.
An ordinance to amend the ordinance adopted
Feb. 9, 1898, entitled "An ordinance for the regulation of plumbing in the city of Savannah."
Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah in Council assembled, That section 5 of the above recited ordinance
be and the same is hereby amended by substituting
in lieu of section 5 the following as to said section 5,
to-wit: There shall be charged and collected by the
Treasurer of the city" of Savannah an inspection fee
of $1 for each connection with city sewers in streets
and lanes and additional fee of 50 cents for each fixture with a waste connection in new and reconstructed plumbing work, payable before the issuance of
the permit, and the receipt of the said Treasurer shall
be exhibited to the Inspector of Plumbing before a
connection is made. A sufficiency of the fees so collected to pay the salary of the Inspector of Plumbing
and of the clerk (should a clerk be hereafter appointed and paid a salary) shall be placed to the credit of
the Committee on Public Health by the said Treasurer. The Inspector of Plumbing shall keep a daily
record of all work and all business transacted and
make a report of the same to the Board of Plumbing
Examiners at its regular meeting every two weeks,
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and the said board shall make a report to the Board
of Sanitary Commissioners at its regular meeting
every two weeks. The report of said Inspector of
Plumbing shall cover all the plumbing work done
within the city. All plumbing work shall be frequently inspected and shall be performed in strict
accordance with the plumbing regulations and with
the provisions of this ordinance, and a list of imperfect plumbing that comes under the observation of
the Inspector of Plumbing shall be kept in the office
for an open inspection.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That in lieu of section 7 of said ordinance the following be substituted
as section 7, to-wit: That it shall be the duty of
every plumber, before proceeding with the construction of any new work, or reconstruction of any old
work (except in the repairs of leaks or other repairs
which do not involve a change in style of fixtures,
the sewerage, drainage or ventilation system) to submit to the inspector a complete set of plans showing
the proposed work to be done, and no plumbing
work shall be done without a signed permit from the
said inspector. The condition of this permit must
be strictly complied with and the work must be done
by the plumber in whose name the permit is given,
or one of his employes. All new and reconstructed
plumbing work shall be subjected to a hydraulic test.
Replacing a water closet is not interpreted as repairs.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That in lieu of paragraphs a, b, c, e, g, m, p and q of section 8 of said
ordinance the following be substituted as the said
paragraphs, to-wit:
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(a) All fixtures replaced shall be separately trapped.
Trap placed as near fixture as possible. All traps
shall be properly vented, but in case where it is impracticable to vent fixtures in the reconstructed work
antisyphon traps may be used, of such make as shall
be approved by the Board of Plumbing Examiners.
Where water closet trap has no yent opening lead
bend shall be vented as near trap as possible.
(b) When within a building tar-coated eastiron,
wrought iron (Durham system) pipe and fittings and
lead shall be used. No connections shall be allowed
with soil pipes except those made of lead and brassAll connections made with wrought iron pipes must
be made with recess fittings. Traps and fresh air
inlets shall be placed in sewers when deemed necessary by the Board of Plumbing Examiners.
(c) All waste pipe systems must be as direct as
possible and shall have a proper fall towards the
sewer. All connections made to horizontal iron
waste pipes shall be made with Y branches, except
where it is impracticable. Soil pipe and stacks of
waste pipe shall be carried to roof, undiminished in
size, to such height as may be directed by the inspector, and no pipe shall be carried to the height of
less than one foot above roof of the building and
above all openings, and the same shall be left open
at the top. No square bends shall be allowed in
waste pipes. At the bottom of a stack Y one-eighth
bend shall be used, a cleanout shall be placed at the
base of every stack, and all horizontal, runs of iron
waste, where exposed, shall have a cleanout at starting point and every 15 feet thereafter. No opening
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will be allowed in the sewer pipe of any building for
the purpose of receiving the surface or ground water
of the cellar, even if trapped, unless a special written
permit is granted by the Board of Plumbing Examiners, which permit may be at any time revoked and
such connections discontinued and closed up on order
of the board.
(e) Within buildings and 18 inches outside of
same no soil, waste or drain pipe, nor down shaft,
or vent shall be constructed of brick, sheet metal or
earthenware, but the same shall be of iron or lead.
In every case when a line of sewer cannot be placed
18 inches from the building iron pipe shall be used,
except buildings with cellars the line of sewer shall
be four feet, otherwise iron pipe shall be used. In
case of back air ventilation castiron, galvanized
wrought iron or lead pipe shall be used.
(g) Every fixture having a waste pipe shall have
a separate suitable approved trap as near the fixture
as possible, except in the case of wash trays, when
one trap may answer for a set of three compartments
of such fixtures. These traps shall be protected from
syphonage or air pressure by a special air pipe of a
size not less than the waste pipe. Air pipes for water
closets, slop hoppers and grease traps shall be of a
size not less than two-inch bore. No more than two
fixtures will be allowed, except in the case of fixtures
having vents smaller than two inches, when three fixtures with IJ-inch vents may be used on a two-inch
vent pipe, but when two-inch vent is used only two
fixtures will be allowed on a two-inch vent of 20 feet
or less. Where over 20 feet or more than the above
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mentioned fixtures are placed the vent pipeshallnot
be less than three inches bore and ten fixtures shall
fce allowed, without regard to the size of fixture vents
on a three-inch vent pipe. When more than ten fixtures are placed a four-inch vent pipe shall be used.
When a 14 inch vent pipe is used for two fixtures of
li inch when 20 feet must be increased in size if it is
to continue. Where a 14 inch or a li inch vent pipe
is used for one fixture 25 feet will be allowed ; each
elbow will be considered two feet. If vent continued
shall be increased one size larger, back air pipes shall
be run in as direct line as possible and all branch
vents shall be connected above the overflow of fixtures. They shall be so arranged as to drain water
of condensing and shall either extend independently
through and above the roof of the house or be connected with the main soil pipe above the highest fixture in the building.
(m) Water closets, urinals or slop sinks must never
be placed in unventilated rooms or compartments.
In every case the compartment must be opened into
outer air or be ventilated by a shaft or air duct having an area to the air of at least 36 square inches.
(p) It will not be necessary to ventilate water
closets when same are located outside of main building. Outside buildings intended for servants' quarters having plumbing fixtures in same shall be ventilated. The waste from waterclosets outside of main
building must be four-inch iron pipe extending 18
inches outside inclosure.
(q) Soil pipes from water closets shall, in no case,
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be less than four inches in diameter, and from and
after the passage of this ordinance all waste pipes
from any other fixtures which may be placed shall
be not less than 14 inches in diameter, unless written permission is given by the Inspector of Plumbing. Private connection with sewer to be in no case
smaller than four inches in diameter. No connections shall be made with public sewer except by a
properly authorized plumber furnished with a permit from the Inspector of Plumbing and under his
supervision. Outside of building, where the ordinances do not call for iron waste, terra cotta pipe
1 free from all flaws, splits or cracks, perfectly burned
and well glazed over the entire inner and outer surfaces, perfectly straight and true, ma}' be used. The
space between the hub and pipe shall be thoroughly
filled with the best cement mortar and made of equal
parts of cement and clean sand, and the same thoroughly mixed dry, and water enough afterwards
added to give it proper consistence. The cement
must be mixed in small quantities at a time and used
as soon as made. The joints must be carefully wiped
and jointed; all mortar that may be left inside thoroughly cleaned out with a swab. No tempered up
cement shall be used. When necessary to use a spirit
level on each length of pipe there shall be a gauge
set on level.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, That in lieu of section 9 of the repealing ordinance the following be
substituted, to-wit: Any person who shall neglect or
refuse to comply with any of the requirements of this
ordinance, or any amendments thereof, or shall vio-
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late in any way any of the provisions of this ordinance, or any amendment thereto, shall be subject,
upon conviction before the Police Court of the city
of Savannah, to a fine not to exceed $100 and imprisonment not to exceed 30 days, either or both, in
the discretion of the court. And in addition thereto
he shall be compelled to cause the work to conform
to this ordinance as amended, and each day's delay
in complying shall be held a separate and distinct
offense and shall be punished accordingly.
Sec. 5. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances
and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance be and the same are hereby repealed.
Ordinance passed November 30, 1898.
PAWNBROKERS.
An ordinance amending an ordinance governing
the business of pawnbrokers in the city of Savannah
passed on Dec. 20, 1893.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah in Council assembled, That any person or persons who shall, in any
manner, convey to the public the impression that
they are carrying on a pawnbroker's business by having printed or painted in front of their places of
business the words "pawnshop" or "pawnbroker," or
b}' having the usual three gilt balls pendant printed
or painted in front of their said places of business,
shall be held and deemed to carry on the business of
a pawnbroker in the city of Savannah, and shall pay
a license fee to said city of five hundred dollars per
annum for each and every establishment conducted
by them.
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Sec. 2. The provisions of the ordinance of 1893
and any ordinance amendatory thereof shall apply to
such persons as fully as if specifically herein set out.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances
and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Ordinance passed November 16, 1898.
PAVIKCJ STREETS.
An ordinance for the improvement of the portions
of St. Julian street herein mentioned 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 Oct. 1, 1887, That
the Commissioner of Public Works for the city of
Savannah, be and he is hereby authorized and directed to pave St. Julian street, in the city of Savannah, from the west side of Barnard street (that
part of Barnard street which bounds the public market on the west) to the east side of Jefferson street,
with a pavement fifty-five (55) feet in width; the
pavement to be used for the said roadway to consist
of brick. The said commissioner is also authorized
and directed to inclose 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, and to complete the said work by
April 1, 1898.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That a street rail-
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way company having tracks running through the
said portions of St. Julian street to be improved under this ordinance is hereby required to pave the
width of its tracks and two (2) feet on each side of
every line of track with the said material as the said
work progresses, and, in the event this is not done
by the said street railway company, the said commissioner shall see to its being done at the expenseof the
said railway 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 portions of St. Julian 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. There being no intersecting streets and lanes no provision is made as
to them.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, That after the improvement hereinbefore provided tor 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, and giving the sum chargeable to each parcel, with the name of the owner. Upon the consid
318 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
eration and adoption of said statement and assessment
roll by Council of the city of Savannah, it shall become the duty of the City Treasurer to send to the
abutting property owners their proper bills for the
same as it may be ascertained by the City Council,
and if such bills so sent are 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 executions for the amounts, together
with costs, against the persons and property aforesaid, which executions 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 said railroad company
fail or refuse to pay a bill for the same within 30
days after the presentation or sending of the same 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 26, 1898.
An ordinance for the"improvement of the portions
of Barnard street herein mentioned 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
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 319
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 pave Barnard street, in the city of Savannah,
on the east side of the public market, from the north
side of Congress street to the south side of Bryan
street, with a pavement thirty-five (35) feet in
width, and the said Barhard street on the west
side of the public market from the north side
of Congress street to the south side of Bryan
street with a pavement thirty-seven (37) feet in
width; the pavement to be used for the said two (2)
roadways to consist of brick; all intersecting streets
and lanes to be paved to the property line. The said
Commissioner is also authorized and directed to inclose the said two roadways 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 two
roadways, and to complete said work by April 1,
1898.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That a street railway company having tracks running through the
said portions of Barnard street to be improved under this ordinance is hereby required to pave the
width of its tracks and two (2) feet on each side of
every line of track with the said material 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 railroad company.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That after the total
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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 persons
owning, at the date of the adoption of this ordinance, the real estate abutting on each side of the
said portions of 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 intersecting streets and lanes are assessed as real
estate abutting upon the said portions of 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
such work, according to frontage, in addition to its
one-third of the entire cost as hereinbefore provided.
Separate assessments and apportionments shall be
made, however, by the said Commissioner with reference to the thirty-five feet roadway to be laid east
of the public market and for the roadway of thirtyseven feet to be laid west of the public market.
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 to be apportioned amongst the sev-
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eral 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 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 bills so sent are 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 executions for the amounts, together with costs, against the persons and propertj' aforesaid, which executions 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 said company fail or
refuse to pay a bill for the same within thirty days
after the presentation or sending of the same, 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 26, 1898.
An ordinance for the improvement of the portions
of Bull street herein mentioned under the terms and
provisions of an act of the Legislature of Georgia,
approved Oct. 1, 1887.
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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 advertise for bids and also that he submit estimates himself, said bids and estimates to be opened
by the Committee on Streets and Lanes and reported
to Council at its next meeting, to pave Bull street,
in the city of Savannah, from the southern side of
New Houston street to the southern side of Anderson street with a pavement forty (40) feet in width,
and the said Bull street from the southern side of
Anderson street to the southern side of Twelfth street
with a pavement forty-five (45) feet in width, the
pavement to be used for the said two (2) roadways
to consist of gravel. All intersecting streets and
lanes to be paved to the property line. The said
commissioner is also authorized and directed to advertise for bids and that he also submit estimates himself,
said bids and estimates to be opened by the Committee on Streets and Lanes and reported to Council at
its next meeting, to inclose the said two roadways
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 two roadways, and to complete
the same by April 1, 1898.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That a street railway company having tracks running through the
said portions of Bull street to be improved under
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this ordinance is hereby required to pave the width
of its tracks and two (2) feet on each side of every
line of track with the said material 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
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 costshall be paid outof 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 Bull street, according to frontage, and the
probable amount of the cost of the 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 said portion of Bull 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 such work, according to
frontage, in addition to its one-third of the entire
cost as herein provided. Separate assessments and
apportionments shall be made, however, by the said
Commissioner with reference to the forty feet roadway to be laid from the northern side of New Houston street to the southern side of Anderson street
and for the roadway of forty-five feet to be laid from
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the southern side of Anderaon street to the southern
side of Twelfth street.
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
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 bills so sent are not paid within thirty
(30) days after the presentation or the sending of
the same, it shall then become the duty of the City
Treasurer to issue executions for the amounts, together with costs, against the persons and property aforesaid, which executions shall be made and levied out
of the property described therein as are executions
for city taxes. Said statement and assessment roll
shall also show the amount payable by a street railroad company, and should said company fail or refuse to pay a bill for the same within thirty days
after the presentation or sending of the same, it shall
be the duty of the City Treasurer to issue an execution against the said company and its property, to-
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gether 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 26, 1898.
An ordinance for the improvement of Drayton
street, in the city of Savannah, from the southern side
of Bay street to the northern side of Anderson street,
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 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 Drayton street, in the
city of Savannah, from the southern side of Bay
street to the northern side of Anderson street, a roadway of sheet asphalt of the width of the present roadway of Drayton street, not cutting down the trees,
but curbing same, except on the intersecting streets,
Broughton, Oglethorpe avenue (formerly South
Broad street) and Liberty, which said Broughton,
Oglethorpe avenue and Liberty streets have been already paved with asphalt. The said Commissioner
of Public Works is also authorized and directed to
inclose the said roadway with stone curbings, to do
the grading, the placing of catch basins, drains, crossings and all other things incident to the construction
326 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
and completion of the said roadway of sheet asphalt
on said Drayton street.
Sec. 2 Be it further ordained, That a street railroad company having tracks running through the portion of Drayton street to be improved under this
ordinance is hereby required to pave the width of its
tracks and two feet on each side of every line of
tracks of the said railroad company with sheet
asphalt as the said work progresses, and, in the event
this is not done by the street railroad company, the
said Commissioner shall see to its being done at the
expense of the said railroad company.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That after the total
cost of 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 the said portion of Drayton street to be improved under this ordinance, according to frontage, and the pro rata amount of the
cost of such work is hereby assessed against the said
abutting real estate and its owners as aforesaid, according to the frontage. The frontage of intersecting
streets and lanes is assessed as real estate abutting
upon the said portion of Drayton 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 of the cost of said work, according to the frontage, in addition to its one-third
of the entire cost as hereinbefore provided.
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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 the
Council of the city of Savannah 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 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, 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 person 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 and refuse to pay a
bill for the same thirty (30) days after the presentation or sending of the same, it shall then be the duty
of the City Treasurer to issue an execution against
the said company and property for the said bill, together with costs, which shall be made and levied as
are executions for city taxes.
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Sec. 5. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances
and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Ordinance passed February 23, 1898.
An ordinance for the improvement of New Houston
street, in city of Savannah, from the eastern side of
Whitaker street to the curb line on the eastern side
of Bull street, 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 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 New Houston street, in
the city of Savannah, from the eastern side of
Whitaker street to the curb line on the eastern side
of Bull street, a roadway of vitrified brick forty-five
(45) feet in width. The said Commissioner of Public
Works is also authorized and directed to inclose the
said roadway with stone curbings, to do the grading,
the placing of catch basins, drains, crossings and all
other things incident to the construction and completion of the said roadway of vitrified brick on said
New Houston street.
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,
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the real estate abutting on the said portion of New
Houston street to be improved under this ordinance,
according to frontage; and the pro rata amount of
the cost of such work is hereby assessed against the
said abutting real estate and its owners as aforesaid,
according to the frontage. The frontage of the intersecting street is assessed as real estate abutting
upon the said portion of New Houston 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, thetnvner of the real estate
so abutting and shall pay from the City Treasury its
just pro rata as such owner of the cost of said work,
according to the frontage, in addition to its onethird of the entire cost as hereinbefore provided.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That after the improvement provided for has been completed, the
Commissioner of Public Works for the city of Savannah shall prepare and submit to the Council of the
city of Savannah 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 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,
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330 MAYOR'S ANHUAL REPOBT.
and if such bill so sent be not paid wiihin 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 person and property
aforesaid, which execution shall be made and levied
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 September 7, 1898.
An ordinance to establish the official statement
and assessment roll touching the improvement of St.
Juliau street from the west side of Barnard stree t to
the east side of Jefferson street, made under an ordinance of the city of Savannah, adopted January 26,
1898.
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 Jan. 26,
1898, and entitled "An ordinance for the improvement of the portions of St. Julian street herein mentioned, under the terms and provisions of an act of
the Legislature of Georgia, approved Oct. 1, 1887,"
be and it is hereby declared to be the official statement and assessment roll of the said improvement
under the said ordinance; the said statement and assessment roll being that entitled, "Statement and assessment roll for improving St. Julian street in the
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city of Savannah from the west side of Barnard
street (that part of Barnard street which bounds the
public market on the west) to the east side of Jefferson street, as made under an ordinance of the city
of Savannah, passed Jan. 26, 1898, 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 send to the property owners, including the
street railroad company, a bill for the respective
amounts due by them, as provided for by the said
ordinance. 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 are executions for city
taxes.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances
and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Ordinance passed July 27, 1898.
An ordinance to establish the official statement i
and assessment rolls touching the improvement of <
Barnard street on the east side of the market from
the north side of Congress to the south side of Bryan
332 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
street, and for the improvement of Barnard street on
the west side of the market from the north side of
Congress street to the south side of Bryan street,
made under an ordinance of the city of Savannah,
adopted Jan. 26, 1898.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah in Council assembled, That the two statement and assessment rolls
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
Jan. 26, 1898, and entitled "An ordinance for the
improvement of the portSons of Barnard street herein mentioned under the terms and provisions of an
act of the Legislature of Georgia, approved Oct. 1,
1887," be and they are hereby declared to be the official statement and assessment rolls of the said improvements under the said ordinance; one of said
statement and assessment rolls being entitled "A
statement showing the cost of the improvement of
Barnard street, in the city of Savannah, on the east
side of the public market, from the north side of
Congress street to the south side of Bryan street, as
made under an ordinance of the city of Savannah
passed Jan. 26, 1898, 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 other entitled "A statement showing the ost of
improvement of Barnard street, in the city of Savannah, on the west side of the public market, from the
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 333
north side of Congress street to the south side of
Bryan street, as made under an ordinance of the
city of Savannah passed Jan. 26, 1898, and anassessment 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 make the said
statement and assessment rolls filed as of this date
and 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 send 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. 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 are executions for city taxes.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances
and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Ordinance passed July 27, 1898.
An ordinance to establish the official statement
and assessment roll touching the improvement of
Drayton street from the southern side of Bay street
to the northern side of Audersou street, made under
an ordinance of the city of Savannah adopted Feb.
23,1898.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Al-
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dermen 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 February
23, 1898, and entitled "An ordinance for the improvement of Drayton street, in the city of Savannah, from the southern side of Bay street to the
northern side of Anderson street, under the terms
and provisions of an act of the Legislature of Georgia,
approved Oct. 1, 1887," be and it is hereby declared
to be the official statement and assessment roll of the
said improvement under the said ordinance; the said
statement and assessment roll being that entitled:
"Statement and assessment roll for improving Drayton street. A statement showing the cost of the improvement of Drayton street in the city of Savannah
from the southern side of Bay street to the northern
side of Anderson street, except on the intersecting
streetsBroughton, Oglethorpe avenue (formerly
South Broad street),and Liberty, which said Broughton, Oglethorpe avenue and Liberty streets have
been already paved with asphaltas made under an
ordinance of the city of Savannah passed Feb. 23,
1898; 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 of the owners." And the Clerk of Council
of the city of Savannah is hereby directed to mark
said statement and assessment roll filed as of this
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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 send to the property owners, including the
street railroad company, a bill for the respective
amounts due by them, as provided for by the said
ordinance. 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 are executions for city taxesSec. 3. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances
and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Ordinance passed August 24, 1898.
An ordinance to establish the official statement
and assessment rolls touching the improvement of
Bull street from the southern side of New Houston
street to the southern side of Tenth street, made under an ordinance of the city of Savannah passed Jan.
26, 1888, as amended by an ordinance passed May
18, 1898.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah in Council assembled, That the statements and assessment rolls 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 Jan. 26,
1898, and entitled "An ordinance for the improvement of the portions of Bull street herein mentioned
under the terms and provisions of an act of the
Legislature of Georgia, approved Oct. 1, 1897," as
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amended by an ordinance passed May 18, 1898, be
and the}' are hereby declared to be the official statements and assessment rolls of the said improvement
under the said ordinance; one of said statements and
assessment rolls being that entitled "Statement and
assessment roll for improving Bull street; a statement showing the cost of the improvement of Bull
street, in the city of Savannah, from the southern
side of New Houston street to the southern side of
Anderson street, as made under an ordinance of the
city of Savannah passed Jan. 26, 1898, amended May
18, 1898; and an assessment roll showing as to twothirds of this cost, how ii 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 other
being that entitled "Statement and assessment roll
for improving Bull street; a statement showing the
cost of the improvement of Bull street, in the city of
Savannah, from the southern side of Anderson street
to the southern side of Tenth street, as made under
an ordinance of the city of Savannah passed Jan. 26,
1898,amended May 18,1898 ; 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 statements and assessment rolls filed as of this date and to enter the
same on the minutes of Council for due authentication and preservation.
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Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That the Treasurer
of the city of Savannah is hereby directed to make
out and send to the property owners, including the
street railroad company, a bill for the respective
amounts due by them under the said statements and
assessment rolls, as provided for by the said ordinance. 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 are executions for city taxes.
Sec. 3. That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Ordinance passed October 19, 1898.
An ordinance to establish the official statement
and assessment roll touching the improvement of
.New Houston street, in the city of Savannah, from
the eastern side of Whitaker street to the curb line
on the eastern side of Bull street, made under an ordinancs of the city of Savannah passed Sept, 7,1898.
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. 7,
1898, and entitled "An ordinance for the improvement of New Houston street, in the city of Savannah,
from the eastern side of Whitaker street to the curb
line on the eastern side of Bull street, under the
terms and provisions of an act of the Legislature of
Georgia, approved Oct. 1, 1887," be and it is hereby
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declared to be the official statement and assessment
roll of the said im pro vement under the said ordinance;
the said statement and assessment roll being that entitled "Statement and assessment roll for improving
New Houston street; a statement showing the
cost of the improvement of New Houston
street, in the city of Savannah, from the
eastern side of Whi taker street to the curb line
on the eastern side of Bull street, as made under an
ordinance of the city of Savannah passed Sept. 7,
1898; 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 ownei'3." 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 send to the property owners a bill for the
respective amounts due by them, as provided for by
the said ordinance. 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 are executions
for city taxes.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances
and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Ordinance passed December 22, 1898.
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An ordinance for the protection of asphalt pavements 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 person, firm
or corporation to mix mortar or cause mortar to be
mixed on any sheet asphalt or block asphalt pavement in the city of Savannah, unless the said pavement is protected by a platform constructed to the
satisfaction of the Commissioner of Public Works;
nor shall it be lawful for any person, firm or corporation to make or cause any fire to be made on any
sheet asphalt or block asphalt pavement in said city;
nor shall it be lawful for any person, firm or corporation to cause or permit kerosene, coal oil, naphtha,
benzine or any other oil or lubricating or illuminating fluid to fall or flow on or over any sheet asphalt
or block asphalt pavement in said city; nor shall it
be lawful for any oil tank wagon or any vehicle conveying oil to pass on any sheet asphalt or block
asphalt pavement in said city, unless there is provided a pan to catch the drip of the spigot or spigots,
or other device or devices for drawing, measuring or
delivering oil.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That any person
violating the provisions of this ordinance, or any of
them, shall be subject, upon conviction before the
Police Court of the city of Savannah, to a fine not to
exceed the sum of fifty dollars and imprisonment not
to exceed ten days, either or both, in the discretion
of the court.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances
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and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Ordinance passed May 18,^1898.
PAYEMEffTS AND SIDEWALKS.
An ordinance to charge the Commissioner of Publie Works of the city of Savannah with the duty of
looking after pavements and sidewalks and the repairing of the same.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah in Council assembled, That all the powers heretofore exercised by the
Committee on Streets and Lanes and the City Marshal with reference to new pavements in the city of
Savannah and the repair of old pavements and sidewalks are hereby transferred to the Commissioner of
Public Works, whose duty it shall be tosee to it that
all new pavements are laid in accordance with the
ordinances of the city and proper plans therefor, and
that all repairs are promptly made by the owners of
lots, and that the said pavements and the sidewalks
of the city of Savannah are kept in proper condition
and repair. To this end the said Commissioner of
Public Works shall see to it that pavements and
sidewalks are promptly repaired, and if such repairs
are not promptly made shall make the same at the
expense of the owners of the abutting lot. When
necessary the said Commissioner shall have a pavement relaid and shall do this at the expense of the
said owner if he does not do the same when thereto
required. It shall not be necessary for the said Commissioner to make any report to Council as to the
work that may be necessary under the terms of this
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ordinance, but he shall be charged with the duty of
carrying out this ordinance without first making any
report to Council.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances
and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Ordinance passed May 18, 1898.
PARKS AND TREES.
An ordinance to approve the rules and regulations
of the Park and Tree Commission for the city of
Savannah and to give the same the force and effect
of an ordinance of the said city.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah in Council assembled, That the following rules and regulations made
by the Park and Tree Commission for the city of
Savannah for the care and government of the parks,
squares, grass plats and cemeteries of said city are
hereby approved and are given the force and effect
of an ordinance of the city of Savannah, to-wit:
Rules and regulations of the Park and Tree Commission for the care and government of the parks,
squares, grass plats and cemeteries:
Rule 1.Tree Planting.No tree shall be planted
by any person in any street, park, square, grass plat
or cemetery without a written permit from this commission, which will plant trees whenever so requested
by any resident, provided such request is approved
by it. The person so requesting shall pay the actual
cost as fixed by this commission.
Rule 2.Injury to Trees, Plants, Etc.No tree,
shrub, flower or plant of any kind in any street,
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park, square, grass plat or cemetery shall be removed,
cut, mutilated or injured in any way. All necessary
cutting, trimming and removal will be done by this
commission.
Rule 3.Obstruction on Grass Plats.No fences,
railings, tree boxes, seats or obstruction of any kind
shall be placed in, or upon, or around any public
grass plat without a written permit from this commission.
Rule 4.Trespass.No person shall trespass, ride,
drive or walk upon or across any grass plat in any
street, park, square or cemetery. The following exceptions are permitted: Walking upon the grass in
Forsyth extension. Playing in t>uch squares as are
adjacent to the public schools. Children, when accompanied by nurses, or when less than 12 years of
age, are allowed on the grass in any park, square or
grass plat. Necessary passing across grass plats to
allow ingress to and egress from dwellings.
Rule 5.Animals.No horse, mule, cow, goat or
other like animal shall be permitted to enter any
park, square, grass plat or cemetery, or to remain
therein, except upon such roadways as may be provided for public travel, and then only when necessary in the exercise of service appurtenant to the use
of such place, nor shall any such animal be fastened
to or allowed to injure in any manner any tree, shrub
or other plant, or any tree box, bench, fence br other
public property.
Rule 6.Bicycles, Hand Carts, Etc.No bicycle
or similar vehicle, nor any hand cart, wheelbarrow,
or like thing shall be ridden or used in or upon any
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park, square, grass plat or cemetery, except upon such
walks or roads where the same shall be permitted by
this commission and a notice to that effect posted,
and then shall be subject to ordinances of the city
regulating the use of such vehicles. Baby carriages
and invalid chairs may be taken wherever persons
are allowed.
Rule 7.Public Assemblages.No public assemblage or gathering of persons will be allowed in or
upon any park, square, grass plat or cemetery without a written permit from this commission. This
rule will not apply to the lawful use of Forsyth extension by the military nor funeral assemblages in
any cemetery.
Rule 8.Bonfires and Fireworks.Firing pistols
or guns, building bonfires, the use of firecrackers or
any explosive combustible fireworks, or any
similar things is prohibited in or upon any park,
square, grass plat or cemetery, except in Forsyth extension, and then only at such times as may be expressly permitted by city ordinance.
Rule 9.Peddling and Begging.No person shall
offer for sale or sell any merchandise or article whatsoever, nor advertise in any manner, nor conduct
business of any kind, nor solicit any money, or other
thing in any park, square, grass plat or cemetery,
except by written permission from this commission.
Rule 10.Disorderly Conduct.No boisterous,
offensive, improper or disorderly conduct will be
permitted in any park, square, grass plat or cemetery.
Rule 11.Paper and Rubbish.No paper, stones,
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broken glass or crockery, nor any offensive or injurious things, litter or'rubbish of any kind shall be
thrown or placed by any person in or upon any park,
square, .grass plat, cemetery or fountain.
Rule 12.Injury to Squares.No person shall dig
into, tear up, or disturb the soil or place any material, building, table, structure, pipe, sewer or any
other thing in or upon any park, square, grass plat,
or cemetery, nor commit any act which might injure or destro3r the trees, grass, flowers or shrubbery
growing in such place without a written permit from
this commission.
Rule 13.Injury to Fences and Other Property.
No person shall mutilate, injure, cut, mark upon,
deface, remove or destroy any bench, fountain,fence,
house, monument or structure, or property of any
kind in any park, square, grass plat or cemetery.
Rule 14.Wires and Advertising Signs.No
wires, advertisements, notices, signs, boards or similar things shall be fastened to any tree, nor placed in
any park, square, grass plat or cemetery unless by
written authority of this commission.
Rule 15.Removing Signs.No person shall remove, deface or injure any notice or sign placed by
this commission upon any tree, or in any park,
square, grass plat or cemetery.
Rule 16.Removal of Obstructions.The owner
or owners of any wire, tree box, fence railing or
other obstruction upon or in any park, square, grass
plat or cemetery shall remove the same within five
days from the time any written notice to this effect
is served upon them by this commission.
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Rule 17.Regulation of Poles.Mo pole, whether
supporting wires or used for any purpose, shall be
placed in, moved or removed from any park, square,
grass plat or cemetery without a written permit from
this commission. This commission will, at its discretion, order the removal of any such pole, which
must then be removed by the owner within fivedays
from the receipt of a written notice to that effect.
Each pole must be neatly painted and plainly marked
with its serial number and the name of the owner in
the manner prescribed by city ordinance. Nothing
in this rule shall be construed to interfere with any
lawfully vested right of the owner of such poles.
Rule 18.Exclusion.This commission will, at its
discretion, temporarily close to the public any portion of any park, square, grass plat or cemetery during the time of any alterations or improvements, or
whenever it may be deemed best for the public good,
and all persons are prohibited from entering any
such place where so closed.
Rule 19.Permits.All permits of every kind
contemplated by these rules shall be signed by the
secretary of this commission, and a proper and complete record of them kept in a special book provided
for that purpose.
Rule 20.Police in the Parks, Etc.The police
power is hereby declared to extend over and cover
the parks, squares, grass plats and cemeteries of the
city, and the police force is hereby required to inforce
all of the ordinances relating thereto.
Rule 21.Bonds to Repair Damage.All persons
to whom permits have been issued for any purpose
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which may change, deface, injure or destroy any portion of any park, square, grass plat or cemetery shall
execute a bond with adequate security in double the
sum of the cost to repair any damages which may be
caused by any action taken under such permit. The
amount of such cost will be estimated by this commission. Said bonds will be kept in a book provided
solely for that purpose.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That any person
violating any of the foregoing rules and regulations,
except rule 5, shall, when convicted thereof in the
Police Court of Savannah, be fined for each and
every offense in a sum not less than $2 nor more
than $100, or imprisoned not more than thirty days,
or both, in the discretion of the court; and for any
violation of rule 5 the penalty shall be the same as
provided for by ordinance to be found in section 1265
of MacDonell's Code of Savannah as of date adopted
Dec. 29, 1898, relative to the impounding of the animal going at large within the limits of the city and
the fining of the owner thereof.
Ordinance passed June 15, 1898.
PBYSlCIAlfS AND MIDWIFES.
An ordinance to require physicians and midwives
to register at the office of the Health Officer.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah in Council assembled, That all physicians practicing in the city of
Savannah, including those in public institutions, are
hereby required to register their names and address
at the office of the Health Officer of the city of Savannah on or before the 15th day of January of each
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 347
and every year, and all persons practicing midwifery
in the city of Savannah shall also register their
names and address at the office of the said Health
Officer on or hefore the 15th day of January of each
and every year.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That a physician
or midwife failing to comply with 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 dollars and imprisonment
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 repealed
Ordinance passed July 27, 1898.
RAILROADS
An ordinance to grant to the Georgia and Alabama
Terminal Company all of the holdings of the Mayor
and Aldermen of the city of Savannah on Hutehinson's Island, in Chatham county, Georgia, and to
vest in said terminal company, its successors and assigns, all the rights, title, interest and estate of the
said Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah
therein; to grant to said terminal company ferry
rights and privileges between the city of Savannah
and said Hutchinson's Island, and for other puiv
poses in connection therewith.
Whereas, It is greatly to the benefit and advan-
' tages of the city of Savannah and its citizens to promote and secure the establishment and maintenance
of additional railway terminals at this port to handle
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and increase the commerce of the city, and to enable
it to meet the increasing rivalry of competing seaports on the Atlantic coast that are constantly strivj ing to obtain similar and additional advantages;
and
Whereas, It has been the fixed policy of this city
for many years to offer every assistance and inducement to persons seeking to establish such railway
terminals and facilities, and to that end the Mayor
and Aldermen of the city of Savannah did, by ordinance passed on Jan. 9, 1891, grant to the Middle
Georgia and Atlantic Railway Company all of the
holdings of the said city of Savannah on Hutchinson's Island, opposite to the said city, together with
rights of way over all lauds owned by said city, and
certain ferry rights and privileges, etc.; and
Whereas, The said grant has lapsed and become
void in accordance with terms and conditions thereof, because of the inability of the said Middle Georgia
and Atlantic Railway Company to comply with said
conditions and to carry out their undertaking within
the time specified in said grant; and
Whereas, The Georgia and Alabama Terminal
Company has made known to the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah its intention and desire
to establish and operate a terminal railway and proper terminals on said Hutchinson's Island; and, by
petition duly filed, have petitioned the said Mayor
and Aldermen of the city of Savannah to grant and
sell to said company all the holdings of said city
upon Hutchinson's Island, together with certain ferry rights arid privileges between the city of Savannah
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and said island; and the said Mayor and Aldermen
of the city of Savannah are satisfied that the said
petition is made in good faith and that the petitioners
are able to carry out their undertaking; be it therefore,
Ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the
city of Savannah in Council assembled, and it is
hereby ordained by authority of the same, as follows,
to-wit :
Section 1. That in consideration of the premises
and the sum of twenty-five hundred dollars ($2,500)
to be paid to the City Treasurer in cash before the
execution and delivery of the city's deed, herein provided for, to be executed and delivered, and under
all the terms and conditions of this ordinance, all the
holdings, rights, title, interest, estate and property of
every kind or description held, claimed or owned by
the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah on
Hutchinson's Island, in Chatham county, Georgia,
with the exception of that lot or parcel of land in. the
northwest angle of the present holdings of said city
on said island hereinafter described, consisting of five
and seventy-eight hundredths (5 78-100) acres, more
or less, to-wit: That tract of land on said Hutchinson's Island, known and distinguished as the eastern
portion of said island,embracing five hundred and sixty (580) acres, more or less, bounded on the north by
Back river, east by the Savannah river, south by
that portion or branch of the Savannah river seperating said Hutchinson's Island from Fig Island, and
in part by the back line of the wharf lots opposite
the city of Savannah, and in part by the dam separ-
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ating lots three (3) and four (4) (part of the land
herein conveyed) from lot five (5) as shown upon a
map or plan made by John B. Hogg, City Surveyor,
in December, 1855, recorded in the Clerk's office of
the Superior Court of Chatham county, Georgia, on
Nov. 15,1859, and on the west by the dam separating
a portion of said lands from what is known as the
"Kinsey tract," and by a canal dividing the lands
herein conveyed from the lands of the late J. J.
Waring, the said tract hereby intended to be conveyed being all of the city's holdings on said island
with the exception of the parcel in the northwest
angle thereof, hereinbefore mentioned, and comprising five hundred fifty-five (555) acres, more or less,
after the deduction of said excepted parcel of land, are
hereby granted, sold and conveyed unto the Georgia
and Alabama Terminal Company, its successors and
assigns, and a deed is hereby directed to be executed
without warranty by the Mayor and Aldermen of the
city of Savannah, in the usual form, fully describing
the lands herein conveyed, with a plat attached to
the same made by the City Engineer, clearly defining
the same and the boundaries thereof; and the following conditions shall be inserted in said deed,
which are hereby made conditions of this grant,
namely: That the gram hereby made and the title
conveyed by said deed shall become absolute whenever the said Georgia and Alabama Terminal Company, or its successors or assigns, shall have laid on
said Hutchinson's Island the terminal track or railroad from the site of said proposed terminals to the
point of crossing over the Savannah river, and shall
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have built itself, or cause to be built for use in connection with said terminal railroad, a railway bridge
at some point above the city of Savannah, over the
Savannah river, from the said point of crossing to
the mainland or Georgia bank of said river, and
shall have expended not less than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) on said terminals, exclusive
of all amounts heretofore expended, which building
of said terminal railroad and building of said railway
bridge and expenditure of said sum of money on said
terminals shall be conclusive evidence of the bona
fide use of said Hutchinson's Island as railway terminals, and the title to the property hereby and by said
deed conveyed shall thereupon become absolute and
perfect upon the accomplishment of said facts in said
Georgia and Alabama Terminal Company, its successors and assigns, and no purchaser of any part of
the property hereby conveyed from said Georgia and
Alabama Terminal Company, its successors or assigns, shall be bound to see that any other condition
than those mentioned in this section of this ordinance shall be performed; the limit of the time specified for the performance being set out in section two
(2) of this ordinance.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That the grant of
said property hereinbefore made, and as the same is
to be set in the deed aforesaid to be executed in conformity herewith shall become null and void and be
of no force and effect unless the said terminal railroad on Hutchinson's Island shall be laid, ready for
use and operation, and said railway bridge shall be
built and said sum of money shall have been ex-
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pended on said terminals within two (2) years from
date of the commencement of the work, and work
shall be begun on said project within six (6) months
after the passage of this ordinance.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, and it is hereby
agreed between the said Mayor and Aldermen of the
city of Savannah and the said Georgia and Alabama
Terminal Company that the parcel of land in the
northwest angle of the present holdings of the city
of Savannah, containing five and a fraction acres,
more or less, hereinbefore reserved to said city under
section 1 of this ordinance, is to be kept and held by
said city of Savannah for municipal purposes only ;
and that whenever the actual use of said parcel of
land hereinbefore reserved as aforesaid shall be desired by the said city of Savannah the said terminal
company shall provide access to the same by suitable
roadway, or roadways, through the other lands herein granted to said company, and that whenever the
said terminal company, its successors or assigns shall
grade the land immediately adjacent to the said lot
or parcel of land hereinbefore reserved to the city,
they shall also at the same time, at their own expense, grade in a like manner the said lot or parcel
of land hereinbefore reserved to the city of Savannah
so far as to bring the same to the same grade with
the land immediately adjacent thereto; provided,
that nothing herein contained shall require said
Georgia and Alabama Terminal Company to grade
the said lot or parcel of land hereinbefore reserved
to the city of Savannah until and unless the said
terminal company, its successors or assigns shall
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grade the lands immediately adjacent thereto ; and
provided that no grading done by said Georgia and
Alabama Terminal Company, its successors or assigns, on any other part of said island shall be construed as requiring them to do any grading of the
said lot or parcel of land hereinbefore reserved to
the said city of Savannah as aforesaid.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, That the right
and privilege is hereby granted to said Georgia and
Alabama Terminal Company, its successors and assigns, to establish, maintain and operate one or more
steam or other motive power ferries across the Savannah river between the said Hutchinson's Island
and the city of Savannah, charging reasonable compensation for ferriage of freight and passengers thereon, and may run such ferry or ferries to and irom
the public dock or slip in the rear of the City Exchange, or to and from such other public docks or
slips as may hereafter, from time to time, be designated by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of
Savannah, or to and from such other point or points
along the wharf front of the city of Savannah as may
be obtained or controlled by said terminal company
for that purpose, to and from any point or points on
Hutchinson's Island. It is further provided that
such ferry service must be begun by said terminal
company within three months after the said terminal
plant is open for business and regular trains are running to said terminals must thereafter be maintained;
that the schedules of such ferry service must be at
intervals not exceeding two hours from the Savannah
side of the river, between the hours of 7 a. m. and 6
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p. m., Sundays and holidays excepted ; and that
should it hereafter be considered by the Mayor and
Aldermen of the city of Savannah that a use of said
exchange slip for ferry purposes is prejudicial to the
public interests, the said Mayor and Aldermen of the
city of Savannah shall have the right to discontinue
any use of said slip for such purposes on three
months' notice to the said terminal company, or its
successors and assigns.
Sec. 5. Be it further ordained, That said Georgia
and Alabama Terminal Company, its successors or
assigns, shall at all times hereafter receive and deliver, without any charge for transfer across the Savannah river, all local freight to and from Savannah at a
railroad delivery place of said terminal company, or
of one of its connecting lines of railway, within the
present corporate limits of the city of Savannah. It
is further ordained and hereby agreed to by said
Georgia and Alabama Terminal Company for itself,
its successors and assigns, evidenced by its acceptance of this ordinance, that this section of this ordinance is intended for the benefit of the citizens of
Savannah, and that any citizen injured by a violation of this section of this ordinance shall have the
right to inforce the provisions of this section by appropriate proceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction.
Sec. 6. Be it further ordained, That the said Georgia and Alabama Terminal Company, or its successors and assigns, shall be compelled to keep all banks,
trunks and ditches on such part of Hutchinson's
Island as is conveyed hereby, and also the five and
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seventy-eight one-hundredth acres reserved to the
city for municipal purposes, until the city shall take
possession thereof for such purposes, in a proper and
sanitary condition from and after the passage of this
ordinance, according to the regulations now or hereafter adopted by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city
of Savannah concerning dry culture, and all excavating and upturning of soil on said island shall be
conducted according to the regulations of the sanitary board now in force or that may hereafter be
adopted.
Sec. 7. Be it further ordained, That contemporaneously with the delivery of the aforementioned deed
in the first section of this ordinance, the said Georgia
and Alabama Terminal Company shall deliver, or
cause to be delivered, properly canceled, unto the
Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah, that
certain lease from the said Mayor and Aldermen of
the city of Savannah to C. J. Graham, running for
the period of ten (10) years from June 1, 1895, on
the property of said city on Hutchinson's Island.
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances
and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance, or any part thereof, be and the same are
hereby repealed.
Ordinance passed October 19, 1898.
An ordinance to permit the Central of Georgia
Railway Company to run upon and cross certain
streets in the city of Savannah.
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
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same, That the Central of Georgia Railway Company
be and it is hereby authorized to extend its track
now on River street eastward from the western line
of the property recently acquired from the Savannah
Rice Mill Company through and upon River street,
as extended, to its intersection with Bay street, crossing all intervening streets and crossing Bay, Randolph and St. Julian streets; provided, the said
track shall he so extended by said company as to
connect with the tracks of theSavannah, Florida and
Western Railway Company and the Savannah and
Atlantic Railway Company, and make with said addition a continuous line from the present terminal of
the said Central of Georgia Railway Company to the
tracks of said railways on the east; and, provided
further, that any and all railway companies now
reaching Savannah, or which may hereafter come
there, shall have the right to connect with said River
street track and the extension thereof herein described at any point east of the Savannah and
Ogeechee canal and west of the Bilbo canal, and all
such railways when so connected shall enjoy all the
rights and benefits of the rate per car in this ordinance named.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That the said Central of Georgia Railway Company is hereby required
(in the event it accepts as hereinafter set forth) to
connect its tracks as now laid on River street with
the track, proposed to be laid along and over the
streets and property hereinbefore named and indicated so soon as the city of Savannah shall acquire
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any intervening strip which may not now belong
to it.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That the said Central of Georgia Railway Company shall so equip the
present line on River street and the extension hereinbefore provided for as to afford ample opportunities for expeditiously doing the transfer and switching it may be called upon to do, and shall build such
spurs and sidings upon wharves at the expense of
the owners, or others interested in said wharves, as
it may be requested to construct, and shall, in all
reasonable ways, aid in the utilization and economical
use of the wharf and storehouse properties along the
line of said River street track and the extension
thereof.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, and it is one of the
conditions upon which this franchise is granted,
That the charge to shippers or consignees to be made
by the Central of Georgia Railway Company for
transfers of freight to or from any point between the
Savannah and Ogeechee canal on the west and the
tracks of the Savannah, Florida and Western Railway and the Savannah and Atlantic Railway on the
. east shall not exceed one dollar per car to any shipper or consignee, said charge to be regardless of
weights or contents and to include the return of
empties and the delivery of empties to be loaded.
Sec. 5. Be it further ordained, That all damages
which may be sustained by any person from the use
or occupation of said River street shall be paid by
said Central of Georgia Railway Company, and the
city of Savannah is not to be liable to said company
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for any delay or damage occasioned by work, in repairing gas or water pipes or sewers now existing or
from putting down under said tracks other pipes or
sewers from time to time.
Sec. 6. Be it further ordained, That said Central
of Georgia Railway Company shall construct and
maintain safe and convenient crossings for vehicles
and foot passengers wherever the said track shall
cross any street or lanesuch crossings to be of the
full width of any such street or laneand the failure to maintain any such crossing, persisted in for
twenty-four (24) hours, shall render said company
liable to a fine of one hundred dollars ($100) upon
conviction in the Police Court of said city.
Sec. 7. Be it further ordained, That the Maybr and
Aldermen of the city of Savannah may, from time
to time, by appropriate action, regulate the construction of tracks on said streets, the rate of speed of
cars, the kind of fuel to be used, the character of
motive power (this is not to apply to any force which
may be in an experimental stage), the length of
trains and the lime of stoppage on any crossing.
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained, That said Central
of Georgia Railway Company shall have thirty (30)
days in which to signify its acceptance of the grant
herein conveyed, and the work on the extension
herein contemplated shall be begun within thirty
(30) days after such acceptance has been filed with
the Clerk, of Council,and the same shall be completed within eighteen months of the date of said
acceptance.
Sec. 9. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances
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and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Ordinance passed December 28, 1898.
An ordinanc to amend the ordinance passed April
1, 1891, entitled "An ordinance to make it unlawful
for any railroad company to permit its train, cars or
engine to remain stationary or standing for any time
on any street which the track of said company crosses, or to obstruct in anywise a street crossing, and to
provide penalties for the violation of this ordinance
as against said company and against the engineer or
other person in charge of such train, cars or engine,
and for other purposes."
Section 1. Be it ordained by the Maj'or and Aldermen of the city of Savannah in Council assembled, That section 1 of the above entitled ordinance
be and the same is hereby so amended that hereafter
it shall read as follows : "From and after the passage
of this ordinance it shall be unlawful for any railroad
company to permit any train, cars or engine of said
company to remain stationary or standing for longer
than the space of five minutes on any street crossed
by said railroad track or to obstruct in anywise said
street crossing for a longer period than five minutes,
except that between the hours of 12 noon and 2 p.
m. and between 7 p. m. and 6 a. m., the said railroad
company is allowed to permit its train, car or engine
to obstruct the street crossings not exceeding 15 minutes."
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances
and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Ordinance passed March 9, 1898.
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STREETS AND LANES.
An ordinance to provide a uniform street crossing
on improved streets.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah in Council assembled, That from and after the passage of this ordinance all street crossings put down in this city shall
be composed of four feet in the centre of vitrified
brick and the approaches of three feet on each side
of small cobblestones; this to be uniform crossing
upon all unpaved streets.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances
and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Ordinance passed May 4, 1898.
An ordinance to amend the ordinance passed Jan.
26,1898. entitled "An ordinance for the improvement of the portions of Bull street herein mentioned
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. That section 1 of the above entitled Ordinance
be and the same is hereby so amended that the pavement forty-five feet in width therein provided for
south of Anderson street shall stop at the southern
side of Tenth street, the said Tenth street being
hereby substituted for Twelfth street.
Sec. 2. Be it farther ordained, That all ordinances
and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Ordinance passed May 18, 1898.
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SIDEWALKS.
An ordinance to secure uniformity in the sidewalks in the city of Savannah from the south side of
Anderson street to the north side of Twelfth street,
to make provision as to their width, the material to
be used therefor, and the payment of the same.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah in Council assembled, That all the streets of the city of Savannah
from the south side of Anderson street to the north
side of Twelfth street running east and west, except
Seventh street, shall have a roadway of thirty (30)
feet each in the center of said streets and exclusive
of the sidewalks thereof. Seventh street shall have
a roadway of forty-five (45) feet in the center thereof and exclusive of the sidewalks thereof. All of the
said streets running east and west, except Seventh
street, shall have in the center of the sidewalks, on
either side of said streets, a paved footwalk of four
(4) feet in width. On Seventh street the said footwalk in the center of the sidewalks shall be seven
(7) feet in width. The sidewalks of the said streets
shall include the areas of the said streets between the
property lines not devoted to the roadways hereinbefore mentioned and shall be of equal width on
either side of the respective streets.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That as to the
streets between the south side of Anderson street and
the north side of Twelfth street running north and
south, that Price, Lincoln, Drayton and Jefferson
streets shall each have a roadway between the curbs
and in the center of the streets thirty (30) feet in
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width, and in the center of the sidewalks, on eithe1'
side of the said streets, a paved footwalk of four (4)
feet in width. Habersham, Abereorn, Barnard and
Montgomery streets shall each have a forty (40) foot
paved way between the curbs in the center of said
streets and a four (4) foot paved way between the
curbs in the center of said streets and a four (4) foot
paved walk in the center of the sidewalks thereof.
West Broad street shall have a fifty (50) foot roadway in the center of said street between the curbs
and a four (4) foot paved walk in the center of the
sidewalks thereof. Bull street extended shall have
a forty-five (45) foot roadway in the center of the
street between the curbs and a seven (7) foot paved
walk in the center of the sidewalks thereof. All of
the streets mentioned in this section shall have sidewalks on either side thereof composed of the areas
not taken up by the roadways herein mentioned,
which said sidewalks shall ba of equal width on their
respective streets.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That the paved
walks and curbings hereinbefore provided shall be
of artificial stone and made under specifications to
be furnished by the City Engineer and under the
direction and supervision of the Commissioner of
Public Works for the city of Savannah. The said
pavements and sidewalks hereinbefore provided for
shall be properly done by the abutting property
owners-within lour months from the adoption of this
ordinance. In the event it is not done within the
time prescribed, the same shall be done by the Commissioner of Public Works at the expense of the
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property owners and the expense incident thereto, in
the event of the failure or refusal of the property
owners to pay thesame, shall be collected by execution
against the lands and goods and chattels of the owner
of the abutting lot. Any property owner may have the
same done in the first instance by the Commissioner
of Public Works in the event he does not elect to do
the same himself. When the work is done by the
Commissioner of Public Works, it shall be with the
material secured by him on the lowest terms obtainable, after advertising for bids, and property owners
shall have the option to give the city of Savannah
their notes in payment of their bills due three (3),
six (6), nine (9) and twelve (12) months after date,
or for shorter terms, bearing interest from date at the
rate of seven (7) per cent, per annum, and they shall
be indulged in accordance with the terms of the said
notes, provided they are all promptly met. Upon the
failure to meet any or all of them the city of Savannah shall be at liberty to proceed by execution as
hereinbefore provided.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances
and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Ordinance passed May 4, 1898. .
An ordinance to secure uniformity in the sidewalks in the city of Savannah from the north side of
Anderson street to the north side of Twelfth street,
except as herein excepted; to make provision as to
their width, the material to be used therefor, and the
payment for the same.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Al-
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dermen of the city of Savannah in Council assembled, That all the streets of the city of Savannah
from the north side of Anderson street to the north
side of Twelfth street, running east and west, except
Seventh street, shall have a roadway of thirty (30)
feet each in the center of said streets and exclusive of
the sidewalks thereof. Seventh street shall have a
center grass plat of twenty (20) feet, two roadways of
twenty-five (25) feet each to the curb, and the grass
plat and sidewalks shall be fifteen (15) feet on each
side of the street. All of the said streets running east
and west, except Seventh street, shall have in the
center of the sidewalks, on either side of the streets,
a paved footwalk of not less than four (4) feet in
width. On Seventh street the said footwalk in the
center of the sidewalks shall be not less than six (6)
feet in width. The sidewalks of the said streets shall
include the areas of the said streets between the property lines not devoted to the roadways and grass
plats hereinbefore mentioned on either side of the
respective streets; provided always, nevertheless,
that nothing in this or in the succeeding sections
shall require any change in any pavement which has
already been laid and which is in accordance with
the requirements of the ordinances governing other
section of the city of Savannah ; provided, further
that each side of the roadway of the streets south of
and including Anderson street shall have a curb of
artificial stone of four inches wide and eighteen
inches deep.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That as to the streets
between and including the north side of Anderson
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street and the north side of Twelfth street, running
north and south ; that Price, Lincoln, Drayton and
Jefferson streets shall each have a roadway between
the curbs and in the center of the streets thirty (30)
feet in width, and in the center of the sidewalks on
either side of said streets a paved footwalk of not
les? than four (4) feet in width. Habersham, Abercorn, Barnard find Montgomery streets shall each
have a forty (40) foot roadway between the curbs in
the center of said streets and a paved walk of not
less than four (4) feet in the center of the sidewalks
thereof. West Broad street shall have a fifty (50)
foot roadway in the center of said street between the
curbs, and paved way of not less than 4 feet in the
center of the sidewalk thereof. Bull street extended
shall have a forty-five (45) foot roadway in the center of the street betweeen the curbs and a paved
walk not less than seven (7) feet in width in the
center of the sidewalks thereof. All of the streets
mentioned in this section shall have sidewalks on
either side thereof composed of the areas not taken
up by the roadways herein mentioned.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That the paved
walks and curbing herein provided for shall be of
artificial stone and made under specifications to be
furnished by the City Engineer and under the direction and supervision of the Commissioner of Public
Works for the city of Savannah. The said pavements and sidewalks herein provided for shall be
properly done by the abutting property owners and
within the following periods after the adoption of
this ordinance: Three (3) months shall be allowed
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for the area between and including the north side of
Anderson, the east side of Habersham, the west side
of Jefferson streets, and the north side of Fifth street.
Six (6) months shall be allowed for the area between
and including walks on the south side of Fifth street,
the east side of Abercorn street, the southern limits
of the city, and the west side of Jefferson street. In
the event the pavement and sidewalks required by
this ordinance are not laid and finished under the
terms of this ordinance within the time prescribed,
the same shall be done by the Commissioner of Public Works at the expense of the property owners, and
the expense incident thereto, in the event of failure
or refusal of the property owner to pay the same,
shall be collected by execution against the lands and
goods and chattels of the owner of the abutting lot.
Any property owner may have the same done in the
first instance by the Commissioner of Public Works,
in the event he does not elect to do the same himself.
When the work is done by the Commissioner of Public Works, it shall be with material secured by him on
the lowest terms obtainable, after advertising for bids.
The streets running north and south shall be the
first paved.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances
and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Ordinance passed September 27, 1898.
SPARK. ARRESTERS.
An ordinance to lessen the danger from fire in the
port and city ot Savannah.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Al-
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dermen of the city of Savannah in Council assembled, That hereafter it shall be the duty of every
owner, agent, master or captain of any vessel, boat,
tug or craft, propelled in whole or in part by steam,
or on which any steam engine or steam boiler is, or
is used, immediately upon the arrival of such vessel
at any wharf, dock or pier within the port of Savannah, to cover all funnels and smokestacks securely
with a first class spark arrester or arresters.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That it shall be the
duty of every person owning or operating any steam
locomotive, steam engine, donkey engine or stationary engine on or about the wharves, docks or piers
of the city of Savannah, or 011 or about any yard or
warehouse'where any cotton or naval stores are stored
in the city of Savannah, to cover the smokestacks of
each and every such steam locomotive, steam engine,
donkey engine or stationary engine securely with a
first-class spark arrester.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That it shall be the
duty of every owner, agent, master or captain of any
vessel, tug or craft, propelled in whole or in part by
steam, immediately upon its arrival in this port, to
couple its fire hose and have the same ready for immediate use at all times while in this port; provided,
said vessel, boat, tug or craft is loading or discharging a cargo of cotton or naval stores, and sufficient
steam shall be kept up night and day on the donkey
engine or on one of the main boilers, to enable a full
stream of water to be turned into any compartment
of such boat, tug, vessel or craft at any time, and in
the event that such vessel, boat, tug or craft shall
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not be provided with sufficient hose to reach each
and every hatch of said vessel, boat, tug or craft, then
it shall be the duty of the owner, agent, master or
captain thereof to immediately supply said vessel,
boat, tug or craft with sufficient hose so to do.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, That it shall be the
duty of every agent, owner, master or captain of any
vessel while loading or discharging a vessel in this
port to protect or have protected all batch combings
so that the cargo of cotton or naval stores as loaded
or unloaded shall not come in contact with the combings.
Sec. 5. Be it further ordained, That it shall be unlawful for any person to smoke any pipe, cigar or
cigarette on the dock or in the holds of any vessel
while loading or unloading in this port.
Sec. 6. Be it further ordained, That it shall be unlawful for any person to have, carry, take or use any
light or lantern in the hold or holds of any vessel
loading or unloading in this port, except such light
be a closed and locked lantern.
Sec. 7. Be it further ordained, That it shall not be
lawful, while any vessel is engaged in loading cotton
or naval stores, or before her load is complete, in this
port, for any person to paint in or about any hold of
said vessel.
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained, That it shall be the
duty of every master of any vessel while in this port
and while loading and unloading, to see that as soon
as the work is stopped for the day all hatches are
put on and covered with tarpaulin.
Sec. 9. Be it further ordained, That it shall be
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the duty of every master, captain, agent or owner of
every vessel of every sort and description, propelled
in whole or in part by steam, while loading or unloading cotton or naval stores in this port, to place
and keep at or near each hatch a barrel filled with
water, to be used only in case of fire, to which said
barrel shall be attached two buckets, to be used only
in case of fire.
Sec. 10. Be it further ordained, That any person
violating any provisions of this ordinance shall, upon
conviction before the Police Court of the city of Savannah, be subject 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.
Sec. 11. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances
and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Ordinance passed November 16, 1898.
SWIMMING.
An ordinance to prevent swimming in the Musgrove creek or Springfield canal.
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 person to
swim or bathe in the Musgrove creek, or Springfield
canal or Bilboa canal anywhere within the corporate
limits of the city of Savannah, at any time between
dawn and dark, and any person violating this ordinance shall, upon conviction before the Police Court
of the city of Savannah, be subject to a fine not exceeding the sum of $25 and imprisonment not ex-
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ceeding ten days, either or both, at 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 29, 1898.
SUPERISrTESDEHnr OF PUBLIC WORKS.
An ordinance to create the office of superintendent of public works for the city of Savannah, to define his powers and duties, to fix his salary, to provide for a clerk, and for other purposes.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the mayor and aldermen of the city of Savannah in council assembled,
That, from and after the first Monday in January,
eighteen hundred and ninety-nine, the office of superintendent of public works for the city of Savannah is hereby created and a superintendent to fill
the same shall be elected by the mayor and aldermen
of said city on the llth day of January, 1899. The
term for which said superintendent shall be elected
shall be for two years from the llth day of January,
1899, and the succeeding terms shall be for the same
number of years and until a successor shall be duly
elected, confirmed and qualified. No person shall
be eligible to election as said superintendent of public works unless he be a citizen of the United States
and has been a resident of the city of Savannah continuously for at least two years prior to his election.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That the said superintendent of public works, when elected and confirmed, before entering upon the duties of his office,
shall take and subscribe the following oath of office be-
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fore the mayor of Savannah, to wit: "I swear that I
will faithfully and impartially perform the duties of
superintendent of public works for the city of Savannah during my continuance in office and that I will
not be concerned nor interested pecuniarily in any
way in any contract for work to be done or materials
to be furnished for or about any public work done
under my supervision, nor in any contract for work
to be done or materials to be furnished for or about
any public work to be done under my supervision,
nor in any contract for the purchase of property or
supplies appertaining* thereto. I will make all appointments and discharges of employes, and will
make all selections or purchases of material, conduct
and execute all contracts and dealings in behalf of
the city of Savannah, and in these, as in all other
respects, will discharge the duties of said office with
an eye single to my duty and the good of the public
service, without fear, favor, affection, reward, or the
hope thereof, and I will faithfully execute all lawful
orders of the city government relating to this department, as officially expressed by ordinances, resolutions, or otherwise." This oath shall be filed in
the office of the clerk of council of said city; at the
time of the filing of said oath with said clerk the said
superintendent shall also execute a bond to the
mayor and aldermen of the city of Savannah and its
successors, with security, to be approved by the
mayor of Savannah in the sum of 2,000 dollars, conditioned for the faithful discharge of the duties of
said office, which bond shall also be filed with said
clerk of council.
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Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That the said sur
perintendent of public works shall have an office in
the same building wherein the other city officers are
located, now called the city exchange. The salary
of said superintendent shall be fixed and prescribed
by the mayor and aldermen of the city of Savannah,
in council assembled, at $2,500 per annum, and shall
not be increased or diminished during his term of
office. There shall also be a clerk for said superintendent, who shall be appointed by him, and said
clerk shall attend to all of the clerical duties which
may devolve upon him, under the direction and control of said superintendent, and before entering upon
the duties of his office said clerk shall take an oath
for the faithful and impartial performance of his duties before any officer authorized to administer said
oath, which oath shall be filed in the office of the
clerk of council; and said clerk shall give a bond to
the mayor and aldermen of the city of Savannah,
and its successors in the sum of 1,000 dollars, with
security, to be approved by the mayor of said city,
conditioned for the faithful discharge of the duties
of his office, which bond shall also be filed with said
clerk of council. The said clerk shall receive such
salary as may be fixed and prescribed by the mayor
and aldermen of the city of Savannah, in council
assembled, and shall be subject to discharge at n y
time by said superintendent; and, when discharged,
his compensation or salary shall cease. Except when
otherwise directed by said superintendent the said
clerk shall remain in the office of the superintendent during business hours. , Suitable books shall be
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kept in said office, showing, among other things, a
record of all the actings and doings of said superintendent, of all moneys received and disbursed.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, That the said superintendent of public works shall have full and
complete control of the execution of all work of
every kind ordered from time to time by the mayor
and aldermen of the City of Savannah, to be done
on the streets, lanes, roads, or extensions of the same,
sidewalks, walks and passages through parks and
squares, curbing, bridges, culverts sewers, and drains
of the city of Savannah, including the sprinkling,
cleaning, and lighting of streets. He shall further
have full control of the odorless excavating machine
department, including the cleaning of vaults and
the scavenger department, including the removal of
all garbage from yards, streets, lanes, portions of the
city and of the crematory for the disposal of same;
of the building and repairing of all public docks and
slips in the city, of the building and repairing of all
buildings owned by the city, except those connected
with, or embraced in, the water works, police, and
fire departments, and shall also have charge of all
horses or mules, wagons, tools, machinery, and other
personal property of the city of Savannah, used in
and about public works, except such as may be used
in the water works, police and fire departments. He
shall have power to get bids on and purchase and
contract for all supplies and material needed in any
of the departments under his supervision, in such
manner as the city council may direct; shall have
power to appoint and remove a superintendent of
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scavenger department, a foreman of streets and
lanes, a foreman of the odorless excavating machine
department, a foreman of the city crematory, and all
other officers and employes that may be required in
any of the departments under his supervision. The
said superintendent of public works shall have full
power and authority at any time, if in his judgment
he deem best, to remove all appointees and appoint
others in their places. And the said superintendent
of public works, being held responsible for the proper conduct of his department as above embraced,
shall have the right to remove and discharge any
officer or employe in any of the branches of work
under his supervision for incompetency or for any
other cause, which, in his judgment, may result in
poor service rendered to the city of Savannah by
them, and shall have the right to exact from any
subordinate in any of his departments bond, with
good security, for the faithful performance of his duties, payable to the mayor and aldermen of the city
of Savannah in such sums as may be exacted by the
mayor and aldermen of the city of Savannah in
council assembled. All appointments and discharges
to be subject to confirmation by the respective committees of council.
Sec. 5. Be it further ordained, That the said superintendent of public works and his clerk shall devote
their entire time, respectively, to the interests of the
city, and shall have or engage in no other calling or
business than the duties of their respective offices
during the time that they, respectively may continue
to occupy the same.
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Sec. 6. Be it further ordained, That all accounts
for work done in the department of said superintendent of public works, in all of its branches, shall
be paid for out of the regular annual budget or appropriation set apart by the mayor and aldermen in
council assembled, for such work, and shall, before
they are paid, be made out as other bills or accounts
against said city are made, to be approved by the
said superintendent of public works, if found correct,
and to be approved further by the appropriate committee of the city council. The said superintendent
shall be responsible to the mayor and aldermen of
the city of Savannah in council assembled for the
just and economical expenditure of the public funds
in his department, and, in contracting and performing the work under his control, he shall be subject
to the direction and control of said city council and
such orders and regulations as that body may, from
time to time, adopt in relation to the same. The
books and records of his office shall always be subject to inspection by the mayor of Savannah, or by
any committee of the city council designated by said
mayor.
Sec. 7. Be it further ordained, That said superintendent of public works shall make a report to the
mayor of Savannah in the month of October of each
year, submitting an estimate of the expense of run-
ning said department, and all branches thereof, for
the next year, and, on or before the first day of January in each year, the said superintendent of public
' works shall submit a report in writing to the mayor
of said city, to be filed with the clerk of council,
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showing all actings and doings of the department,
its receipts and disbursements, its condition, and
everything connected therewith during the preceding
year, with such recommendations as said superintendent shall see fit to make in regard to the same,
and he shall make such other reports, from time to
time, as may be required of him by the said mayor
or by the city council of Savannah.
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained, That the mayor
and aldermen of the city of Savannah may hereafter,
from time to time, as it may see fit, confer upon the
superintendent of public works additional powers
and duties to those specified in this article.
Sec. 9. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances
and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Ordinance passed Dec. 28, 1898.
TELEGRAPH COMPAMIES.
An ordinance to amend section 2 of the ordinance
passed Dec. 20, 1893, and entitled "An ordinance to
require telegraph companies to pay the city of Savannah for the privilege of using the streets, lanes, ways
and public domain of said city."
Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah in Council assembled, That section 2 of the above entitled ordinance
be and the same is hereby amended by substituting
for the Committee on Assessments the Tax Assessors
and Receivers for the city of Savannah, so that it
shall hereafter be the duty of the said Tax Assessors
and Receivers to see to it that a full return is made
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under the said ordinance and perform the duties imposed by the said section on the said committee.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances
and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Ordinance passed January 12, 1898.
An ordinance to amend an ordinance entitled "An
ordinance t.o require telegraph companies to pay the
city of Savannah for the privilege of using the streets,
lanes, ways and public domain of said city, passed
Dec. 20, 1893, and amended Jan. 12, 1898."
.Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah in Council assembled, That section 1 of the above entitled ordinance
be and the same is hereby amended by inserting in
lieu of the words "three dollars per annum" in the
said first section the words "twenty dollars per annum," so that the said section, as amended, shall read
sa follows : "That from and after the present year
(1893), all telegraph companies shall pay to the city
of Savannah for the privilege of using the streets,
lanes, ways and public domain of said city the sum of
twenty dollars per annum for each and every pole
erected or used by the said companies in the said
streets, lanes, ways and public domain in the said
city."
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That section 2 of
the said ordinance be also amended by substituting in
the latter part of said section 2 "twenty dollars" for
"three dollars."
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances
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and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance be and the same are hereby repealed.
Ordinance passed January 26, 1898.
TAX. RETURlfg.
An ordinance to extend the time of making returns for taxation.
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 the citizens of Savannah shall be at liberty to make returns for the purpose of taxation up
to Feb. 28, 1898, inclusive.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That all penalties
which, under existing laws including double taxation, are expressed in any ordinance because of afailure to make returns are, for the year 1898, hereby
remitted to all persons who shall make returns under the provisions of this ordinance.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances
and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Ordinance passed February 9, 1898.
VEHICLES.
An ordinance to suspend the ordinance heretofore
passed touching the use of Bull street by loaded vehicles.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the mayor and aldermen of the city of Savannah in council assembled, That the ordinance now in force prohibiting the use of Bull street in the city of Savannah
by loaded vehicles be, and the same is hereby, sus-
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pended until the completion of the improvement of
Drayton street now in progress.
Sec. 2. That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Ordinance passed April 20, 1898.
An ordinance to repeal the ordinance passed April
:20,1898, entitled "An ordinance to suspend the ordinance heretofore passed touching the use of Bull
street-by loaded vehicles."
1. Be it ordained by the mayor and aldermen of
the city of Savannah in council assembled, That the
above entitled ordinance be, and the same is hereby
repealed.
2. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances
and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Ordinance passed May 18, 1898.
VESSELS.
An ordinance to regulate the speed of vessels passing quarantine station and mooring berths in the
Savannah river.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the mayor and aldermen of the city of Savannah in council assembled,
That no steamer while passing the line of quarantine
wharves opposite the southeastern end of Long island or while passing the mooring berths at the
Bight or Venus Point, or any other point at which
the city of Savannah may establish mooring piles,
while vessels are moored at said berths, or at any
other time, shall exceed a speed of five miles per
hour. The master of every steamer violating this
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ordinance shall be subject to a fine not exceeding
one hundred dollars for each and every oifense, with
the alternative of imprisonment not longer than 30
days, upon conviction before the police court of the
city of Savannah.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Ordinance passed in council April 6, 1898.
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WATER CLOSETS.
An ordinance to punish the obstruction of water
closets in the city of Savannah.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the mayor and alderdermen of the city of Savannah in council assembled,
That any occupant of a dwelling in the city of Sawho shall designedly stop up or obstruct a water
closet on its sewer connection on the premises after
the completion of the new system of sewerage for
the city of Savannah, for which a contract was
signed Dec. 1, 1897, and shall refuse to remove the
said obstruction and repair the damage incident
thereto shall, on conviction before the police court
of the city of Savannah, be subject to a -fine not to
exceed fifty (50) 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 all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinan.ee are hereby repealed.
Ordinance passed Jan. 26, 1898.