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. vi i 11 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. MAYOR'S ANNUAL BEPORT. 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 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 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 MAYOB'S ANNUAL BEPOBT. 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 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 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.) MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 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- MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 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 MAYOB'S ANNUAL BEPOJBT. 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 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 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. 10 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPOBT. 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 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 11 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. MAYOR'S ANNUAL KEPOBT. 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 MAYOR'S ANNUAL BEPORT. 13 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 14 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 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. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 15 REPORT OF THE SINKING FUND COMMISSIONERS. it 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, ' Previously ) Purchased, f 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 $499.700 one " " " it " << k i U " It " It " U CC 11 . 11 tt " 11 " costing... ..$ 44,567 50' .. 459,673 02 ..$504,240 52 16 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 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 " " " " . ...$ 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 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, J 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 oc City Court-- a 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 K > g 9 W T) o MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 35 g C>1 p O c>i 5< o O T"f tO rH * W 00 W 11 13 - co" ^^ CO8 Dispensary- -o if g^ a I! :?'JI 20 Medicines nnd treatment of sick stock ........ .............. .. 1S.1 12 Pnid physicians for attending fire men ........ .................. 22 00 .Rent of telephones for engine houses ........ ................ 340 50 O Expenses of Fire Chief attending convention .................... 100 00 Services of hand ........... ..... 30 00 330 Horses purchased ...................:....... 30000 69.97010 a Fire Department (Special Appropriation)- 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 27 77 260 00 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 K 56dH3 38 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. eT IM rH s 8 3 3 13 M eO g 3 gj r-i i-r 55 I I ?g3?gS3g T-! I-l t- iH ~ ~ s "S ~ ? JS " ^ iV ** *77 **** .. s," s H tt ^__ c rjX tH & 1 4 | ^_j '; 0 r sovices 0 ** 2 ; ....... 8 g CJ ~** o e O c S 6 t S C S; ^ EH . , - <* >: -~ .i^ ,~ ,7 slg"- aUSgeajg-^-' < = 3 * M , - O ;> w5=a 1 = S_ "^ o js i: c jd OJ 4) P S tn a O o :i ' -S s _ 5 o o o JE tte o >-i o n. t> . a 5< 3 ** 8^ to O5 "3 Incidentals-- 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 2,231 74 i do > 55 ft t) o 8,056 17 40 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 1 < ac *OQ e s O (4 44 , 2 T 1- V30 01 SS . K & S t; ca 11 ". " 4- ^ o s c 5 f -*- S ^ -*-J S M ** y} S'rf3| *-* M *M s ?1 r-t i1 : : : 2 +J " ' - S : & : -- ' 1 i'^S s si i s 2 | " s i o "3 5 ^ o 00 5 ~ M -/ . jr 25^ s1 o *- .S A > ti e 7; 5? -s S JH S K i-t T-l e 33 Opening Strei M M 8SU sss M M M. Fisher)llU Bucket J.. Prendergas F. fe 0 CL, rendergast & B] s! 0 o S s 1 S . Q R, Thomas..... 05 S "5 "a _ s ri 5 J* rl * Brown una 8 -f C) 0) o a & O 1 d V. Kennickle T-l i o . >-> LO O N O lf> iji O 0 O TH *1* O O O O O O CO S3 i- o co eo cJ i4 w of : o : : : . o . . d : 8 : : : 2l *}::: SS Ifia K ^ g __ J3 M *l S ^s 3 pq" o 5 a S -i j ^a S T; i-3 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 5 00 Hire of roller .................... Estill Park ....................... Shoeing bill and forage ........... Cleaning monuments, etc. ......... Repairing tool house and building band stand, etc. ...... ........ 294 90 500 00 331 00 137 70 22(5 20- 12,958 97 S 02 > 2! 23 Cj SO H Itallrond ........ .......... .... South Hroad ................... Druyton ,,,, ... ,,.,........... St. Jullnu ...................... lleeolvotl from the Commissioner of I'ubllc Works for paving..... 184 34 8,843 01 (!,30T 8T 402 07 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 ........ ................. Printing and Stationary- - City Marshal for advertising, renl estate sale, etc.................. 4 SS 218 05 Public Buildings-- Received from the Koyal Insurance Company in settlement of storm damage done to City Exchange by the storm of September, 1898.. Polio* R Amount appropriated by Council. 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) - Amount paid J. R. Eason as per contract ........ .................. 5,750 00 Plumbing and pa-inting ........... ICC 40 Amount paid Eichberg & Witcover for plans and specifications...... 450 00 Insurance .......... ... ....... 30 00 6,306 40 O *802> 212as Polio* Court- - Rooclvotl from the Clerk of Council 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 ;?-|0 00- 4,240 4ft 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 ........... ............ 3,240 42 80 00 s > $SJ H "0 O 8,438 59 Rant Account-- 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 > Clerk of Council's books......... 125 00 38,411 42 M Scavenger Department *|i Salary of Superintendent, and time 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......... 75 00 154 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 ........ ............. -r oo 250 70 112 00 100 fl 18 S>5 122 48 128 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................. Sw*r Prmlt-- 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 80 240 Incidentals ......... ............ 1,126 19 52,956 43 2 , 81 00 11 Sw*r Account I 9 Time of hands ................... 213 99 Cement, pipe, brick, lumber and plumbing work ................. 370 58 George A. Hudson, for sewer on ] G Ninth St. ...................... 184 00- 7C8 57 ! Sinking Fund Bonds, 1879 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 50 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. Cf. c: w \ ^ Jl S o ^ a Sp*oli Entortnin e 3 6 c o 3 c j^ r: c ^ x fe c s "S -t O fcH c s (lovgon, **-! c C or C q^ c c V I *"" o S; c T* _O S3 S S CO o Si %j a *^3 K PJ o o ri, & i c ~ CO CO QO r-* i S c o c c 2 "Sc us to "S c c > "3 ' "3 'S i 1 1C 10 1C IO 0) ~" Cft * ^ - 0) - 0) * (0-3 o 1 2 JB"s o>2- X K*^* HlS- XS XS- *" *"^ *~ 5 "? *~-&'iS w 5 5 C o a I I 1 c. 1 i , ec O> ^ P 51 - SC E | o | Sw 1| t^ a S a 5 | e OB p g s 0 T*x*s, 1898-- 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 action of Council ............ ., o 93 as ft*D O 100 91 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 0 08 ion oo 4 00 22 24 18 00 3 78 100 00 225 00 2CO 00 464 IT- 45 $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 Cash on hand Dec. 81. 1898........ o W W 3 3 52,906 83 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., WALTER G. CHARLTON, Finance Committee. > a; ss G f SO B 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.... .......... Chief....... .......... Lieutenant........ u ^ a ti it Deteotive.. ......... a u r"loi-lr t( 11 tl tt tt it L ( i I II u it u u u U tt tt tt tt t t t . , l it t ( t i i t t t Elected January 29, 1895. 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. 1 Mov 4. IfiQfi Sept. 13, 1894. Aug. 9, 1881. Nov. 12, 1898. Dec. 6, 1893. ' Jan. 13, 1890. ' Sept. 7, 1898. Jan. 26, 1891. Sent. 17. 1871 58 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. Register of tbe forceContinued. Name. Rank. Date Appointed. v Lange, J.H...... ............ v f v T W JLenahan, W. M^......... Lovett, W. J^r:... ......... McCabe, Prr...... ....... .. 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:. ........... Winn.W. Br..... ............ Woods. J. A.:......... ..... Woods, J.W-....... ..... Wall, F. T_.~. .............. Farr, T. C:..... .............. Clayton, A. J:.. ............ Patrilman......... Appoin 11 U il I i 1 i I ' i. U it tl tt 11 tl f i t t L , 4 t | 1 ; tt It I l U - - i tt u 11 .. .....iRetired ........i ted Oct. 9, 1897. Jan. 3. 1895. June 15, 1898. Oct. 9, 1897. Oct. 7, 1873. Sept. 24, 1891. Sept. 29, 1890. Oct. 24, 1808. Dec. 2, 1898. Nov. 20, 1897. Feb. 14, 1896. Oct. 16, 1893. July 1. 1895. Sept. 7, 1897. Nov. 20, 1897. AUJT. 22, 1890. Oct. 23, 1871. Oct. 25. 1897. Oct. 1,1895, Feb. 4, 1896. Dec. 1, 1882. June 25, 1890. Sept. 5, 1893. Aug. 27, 1867. Oct. 30, 1896. Jane 15, 1898. Sept, 1, 1893. Sept. 14, 1898. Feb. 6, 1895. Nov. 27, 1897. Dec. 18, 1898. Oct. 7, 1895. Oct. 31, 1885. De<-.8,1896. 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.......... ....... Thorpe, J. E.... ............. Tboroe. C. B..... ......... Serg Priv eant......... .. ate....... ....... i t t i i App I ointed Sept. 26, 1881. Sept. 25, 1881. Jan. 1), 1882. Sept. 1, 1881. Feb. 4, 1893. Nov. 3, 1890. May 14, 1884. 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. 1 60 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 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. 1 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 61 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 ............................................................ * 1 16 2 IS 61 6 o 7 o I 4 4 14 1 tt I 2 104 15 17 1 16 223 1 2 64 3 1 5 7 2 4 1 2 37 0 7 1 1 28 4 2 3 i 4 27 1 66 35 5 29 J2 10 70 16 35 7 2 2 4 3 3 478 31 17 52 519 26 1 14 417 8 2 34 71 5 1 2 34 121 22 10 2 1 363 13 16 10 1 m t5 43 3 84 248 41 36 14 11 74 20 49 10 2 3 6 4 6 582 46 17 18 68 742 27 1 16 481 11 3 39 78 7 5 3 36 158 17 3 891 17 18 13 1 I MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 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 ................................. Total........................................................ ... tt> w 1 10 1 19 C 1 2 2 2 34 1 2 25 2 10 31 32 4 5 8 154 16 5 2 o 32 i 26 3 63 13 1,432 o> o 0 O 6 23 90- 2 11 10 C 3 2 5 1 9 54 h 23 96 2 9 170 13in 85 6 123 9 OA 28 56 23 31 4 7 3 120 93 12 18 2 4,489 as OA 00 1C 9 7 1" 62 8 ?,=> 6 130 11 195 40 116 9 13 r 36 210 39 36 6 9 5 152 119 15 81 15 5,921 Animals impounded...................................................... 45 Animals and vehicles at large ....................................... 42 Foundlings12 white and 6 coloied .............................. 18 Lodgers........................................................................ 583 Lost children ................................................................ 18 Stores and offices found open........................... ............ 135 64 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 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............................................... Disorderly bouse......... .................................. ... Drunk and disorderly............... ......................... Fighting in the streets...... ................................. fftTfff^TV Fugitive from justice..................... ..................... Highwav robbery............................................... Interfering with officers.. ................................... Larceny........................... ................................. Licentious conduct . . .... .......... ...................... Murder .............................................................. Receiving goods under false pretenses... ...... ........ Receiving stolen goods..... ...................... ............. Robbery............................................................. Seduction....... .................................. ............... Suspicious characters.............. . ........................ Tfarow^ioir rocks Violating quarantine ordinance......................... Total........................................................... o OB JS .... . 5 2 1 2 3 2 n 12 5 2 1 0 ? J 2 1 2 26 1 1 2 2 i 2 1 18 1 18 10 9 i 2 6 1 202 | o u 2 45 18 6 2 2 Oft 4 4 10 1 23 Q 1 14 15 6 2 2 8 2 129 2 7 3 7 1 18 35 1 65 25 31 2 2 648 1 2 60 24 8 3 4 33 4 6 18 7 10 35 8 7 1 1G 16 7 4 3 14 4 155 2 8 4 9 3 20 53 2 83 85 40 4 8 850 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 65 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 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 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 72 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 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 MAYOR'S ANNUAL BEPORT. 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 74 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 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 $440,630 78 Per cent, of loss, 10.2. 84 MAYOR'8 AKNUAL REPORT. In concluding this report I beg to submit the following report of the Superintendent of Fire Alarm and the tabulated statements of fires, their causes, results, etc., and I respectfully invite your attention to what the Superintendent of Fire Alarm has to say regarding the necessity for an Inspector of Electricity. I commend the officers and men for the faithful performance of their duties and I beg to return my thanks for favors shown me during the past twelve months. With the increased facilities recently furnished us and the present competent force I trust to be able during the coming year to demonstrate the importance of keeping the department in its present high state of efficiency. I have the honor to remain, Very respectfully yours, JOHN E. MAGUIRE, Fire Chief. RECORD OF FIRES DURING MONTH OF JANUARY, 1898. t Date Jan. 1 1 1 1 2 4 4 i; a a K 6 i i ID 13 18 11! 14 Hi 111 18 19 20 23 2(i 27n 20 29 2 S! tLAKMBy 34 'i' T T SB 31 L I, 71 L I, T 1, L U L L I, 1, L 21 T T 24L T L I, ! L L Time 158pm 2 05 uiu 240pm 8 45 urn 266pm 5 15 pm U 13 pm 11 30 pin 11 60 urn 11 60 pill 258pm 7 00 pm 1 1 30 um 5 50 pin 8 20 pm ;l 25 am 1'i 18 pm 218pm 1) 4$ 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 :i 2 2 2 01 W B W U W B B B W B W li Uie 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, ADwelling. 8Store. BBrlok. V Frame. 8Stone RECORD OF FIRES DURING MONTH OF FEBRUARY, 1898. ALARM . Ditg Feb. 1 1 1 2 2 2 H 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 li (i li (i II IS 0 0 7 7 7 8 8 8 V 11 By 21 T li a 51 L 15 T I. 12 T A 3t L 13 18 , 0 L L 2T L 82 25 L li Li 12 I. li 52 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 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 6 I, 1, I< 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 Of W W B B B B B W B W W W W W w w B 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 ; i B 2 2 IX 3 2 1 3 3 2 Tr ^ i i 3 01 B W U W B W uok W B W u<* Cotton Pky Bar Uoom 1) Bar Hoom U B Church Brewery 8 I) load Cotton I) s p 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~ 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. .............................. |{ 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. ...................... Supposed Incendiary... ............... Unknown. ............................. N" lire...... ............................ Test alarm.. ............................ Grass burning.. ........................ Unknown. .............................. Defective stove pipe. .................. Defective fireplace. . ................. Unknown.. . ............................ Foul chimney. ......... ......,..,,.,., Total Lots $25 W) 15 00 3 00 4500 28 00 1 50 7300 "'*'"****** 1 25 33505 11 7& 12 50 1155 42 87890 2500 20000 2000 2500 M,57 37 *LLocal. TTelephone. FiguresNumber of Box. DDwelling. 8Store. BBrick F-Frame. 8Store. 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. Street Fire Alarm Boxes ................. Telephone Messages ................... Local Calls ........................ Total ......................... 55 101 293 Cause* of Alarms. ! MONTH. January ....... February .... ..... March ...... .... April. ..... ...... May ............. June . . . . . ...... July ............ August. ....... October. . . ........ fSfw&fn l~iA" December . . ....... Total. ......... a tt "3 0 jtt o V) 27 52 18 12 10 14 10 13 16 21 220 B _e*S "o. n Ul 1 2 1 6 2 2 3 17 | f CJ "3 e Ik 3 6 2 8 & 1 2 1 1 1 4 32 +* 1 o Jm ik 1 4 1 2 1 1 3 1 4 18 .a5 de ^* O 1 2 6 1Of> fti 22 22 22 18 1O 14 13 14 34 293 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 105 AlarmsDay on Which Received MONTH. January .... ...... . . February ............ March. ............. April .... ......... May .... .... ...... June . . .... ........ July. ... .... ...... August .... ......... September . . . . . . ..... October .... ......... November .... ... .... December ............ Total ............ S. 4 17 4 fi 8 4 1 3 8 ?, 4 50 M. J 9! 1 *> 1 1 1 1 9, 1 R 28 T. Q 11 8 4 ?! 1 1 8 ?, 1 1 91 34 W. S 4 ?, 8 fi 1 1 9. 4 f> 41 T. 11 3 tf 6 91 4 3 91 ft 5 54 F. 8 4 8 4 1 8 3 9 8 ft 44 s. 8 ?, 4 ft 8 fl 1 a 91 s 7 42 (8 5tt ft4 ?,tf V?! Wi 18 19 14 10 14 19 0.1 293 Time of Receipt. MONTH. January. .... February. March ..... April. ..... May ...... July . - ... August. .... September . . . October .... November . . . December . . . Total. .... Midnight to 3 A. M. 1 8 4 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 27 3 A.M. to 6A.M. 1 o 2 1 2 2 4 1 2 . . . 1 2 20 6A.M. to Noon. 8 9 1 8 6 2 4 1 6 3 0 7 58 Noon to 3P.M. 6 7 5 1 1 2 2 1 2 4 35 3 P.M. to 6P.M. 4 10 1 t> 4 3 2 *> 1 1 5 10 45 6P.M. to Midnight. 12 28 9 7 7 10 4 T 2 6 7 9 108 Total. 32 64 22 22 22 18 1Q 14 13 14 19 34 293 106 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. Origin of Fires. IN HEATING. I IN ILLUMINATING. _ i! I MONTH. i 1 s l $ JS c s I a to u >f 0 January . . 12 2 1 February . . 14 1 1 Mawh, "... 6 .... April ... 8 22 May. . . 81.. June .... 2 ; - - July. .... 4 '< . . August ... 1 1 September . 1 . . October ... 3:2 November. . 5 1 December. . . 9 i 5 __ i __ Total ... 73 15 . 1 5 1 |t i; ii a> 1 L. ' s * " ,S jl 5 S 15 >l 1 16 '< 4 6 , . . 12 : . . 9 '-.. 2 3 4 ' 2 2 'i 1 1 1 5 1 6 i-:. 1 2 . . 3 1 . . i 2 . . 1 . . 2 ' . . 1 . . I 15 2 11 93 15 10 5 2 6 2 7 4 1 3 2 4 30 MISCELLANEOUS. D> C > 9 1 i s 0 ! CD 4 10 8 4 8 5 4 3 4 6 4 4 64 7 18 4 3 4 3 5 4 3 1 6 2 60 1 5 4 15 2 3 1 1 2 4 2 3 9 46 1 15 43 14 10 13 9 11 11 9 7 13 15 170 Causes of Fires. MONTH. January .... Ftbruary . . . March. .... April ..... May. ..... June. ..... July.. .... August. .... September . . October. . . . November. . . December . . . Total .... eo 1 . | * v S II JO 1 1 1 1 3 7 > 0. SO 3>"5 JC o 2 . " 1 1 4 M I e o 6 5 1 2 2 fi 3 6 39 s * 5e e t; o 2 3 1 1 1 . 1 1 5 15 3 S a 2 S > 3 1 13 O CA.S IsfI 2 17 1 1 2 1 . 1 25 ft JK CL (O Dk U. 5 6 4 i . 2 20 SO IS 7 16 12 o 10 5 6 5 fi 11 6 97 J s a. ill 1 o i 2 2 3 17 S Ie O 1 A 6 t> 1 I . 1 1 4 32 8 t1 S ] 4 1 2 1 1 3 1 4 18 o 5 i . 3 1 2 /> I S2 64 2 > oo 00 1ft 1Q 14 13 14 34 293 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 107 Fire Statistics. MONTH. January .... February .... March ..... Anril. ..... May ...... July . . ... October. .... November . . . Total. .... ORI6 0 o m 9 B e 55 m 10 26 4 8 4 6 15 111 INATE j5 BQ E O> o O * 1ft 32 15 14 12 9 7 6 7 10 10 151 D IN an a a m e 1- i i 2 6 1 4 1 I 1 n 7 31 .S o B "S a. 5 e O 9Q 58 20 20 15 1ft to 1 *> 14 18 33 269 ts J? O o i. o s e 13 OS e o O 1 3 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 14 S. o m e 5 o o K "x Ul 1 1 4 Conflagrations 1 1 1 Confined toBuilding l l l l i 5 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 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 121 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 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 123 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 ....... ....... 393 124 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 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 9 130 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.'J8 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! fr a o ,0 CJ 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. a > o> O 8 4 10 2 7 7 2 CO CO -t-t 0 a>- * S3 3 0 St SH 12 24 3 7 2 16 i 8 3 16 . 13 1 10 6 1 11 3 899 7 I 4 711 671 11.225 8 0 11 17 12 71 15 14 23 FEED. . w >J 38,150 40,600 43,900 a | H? 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% C _) I 1 ; lj ** ,C5 "1 6 O'o c 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 d U X 328 298 394 300 448 454 41A 39 378 342 Jj 4,:i4l Aje fa tA* f "4" i 12 Pounils |Mont t J & o o SE X 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 Y,* OS 1 1 Asi '.'.'.'. 280 .... -' 2 '.'.'.'. 5 90 .... 1030 16 . 1* frl o K 44 36 39 S2 53 59 76 86 76 53 49* &5* 6S1H GHlIons IIOil 31 28 31 30 31 80 31 31 30 31 30 SI 3K5 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 Mortuary Report, WHITES I 23 24 I U 28 B 4 7 27 3' 3 27 3 7 _. 33 17 1 ! 2B3 35 481 341 9B * s 5 IS! l COIXIKED a 6 I * CB2 % S gs es OQ g P. o o s s - o i: si 74 1ft 12 13 14 1R1 a 7 9l 11 11 .- 78 7=i 8 87 77 930 . ~ f K I 1fi IS 18 Ml XI 24 234 g e 1 9S 93 112 118 124 135 1,271 i> R 8 a Ste Ife ss j ^ 27 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 ATK Kobruary January Apt II July .... UUANTOR 1,. A, Kulllimnl .,,...,.,...,.., Peoples SavltiKB and Loan Co. IX J. Morrlson ................. (J.KelKllnK. .................... Kmlly Kuhln an............... Trlnliy M. K. Church ......... Walbiirx Estate. .............. A. Khrllch.KHa'dforM.UIIlon S.. T. & I. of H. Hy, Co. ....... DESCRIPTION Ktist half of west half Trust lot, Barry ward. TyrLuts 53, 54, 42, 43, 44, 21. 22, 23, HI, 32, SI and 3-1, Ks- " " 1 ......................... Lots S3. 24, 25 and 80, Kst 11 ward. . ................ Lot 14, 1(1, 16, 11, 12, ' Wa burtc tract," Weed ward ..................... ft lots IT li 58, Kaufroan 8'dT'n, Solomons ward. . Sohloy, Hay wood nd Kelly wards. ............... FOB Ol'KNINU St. James st. A la., St. Paul M.. & la. Thomas st. it lu.. sixth st. la., & K llroad st. Fifth street..... ....................... Fifth " ........................ Honry. Atlantic and Anderson streets Tenth street ............................ Bolton street. ......... ................ Area in M|. ft. 34.S34 1U.S90 no.tiic ,1,787 K.P55 18,226 45.1t)(! 1.985 3,00(i 831 817 835 8& 018 KM ax; D10 903 4,565 . 1,152 123,514 155,078 H.535 79,200 S.015 M.5JO 1.781 2,700 2.1SO U.S92 2.430 No. of Deed. 270 279 278 280 275 295 283 287 '>&* 30U 305 KOH ;w'Mi 310 291 317 S97 292 302 **)8 315 318 314 'JV> 2*4 274 ! o CC "0 O ;1 Jlf MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 157 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. 11 162 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.......... ................................. Total......................................... i3 o 1 5 3 41 94 138 I Surveys. OK- 46 1 4 7o i Maps Plte, 1 Soand Profiles. oo *- t l 46 2 13 101 Reports and Specifications. 1 1 2 6 6 16 Estimates and Inspections. 2 3 1 10 9: 1 2 2 23 Tracings. 62 1 4 2 1 4 1 3 2 80 o> s S 30 8 1 2 30 31 6 6 15 20 149 118 24 10 85 31 34 197 2 6 28 47 582 I am, very respectfully, W. J. WlNN, City Engineer. 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............ ..... .. !< w i i ?, 8 1 C 1 i i w 1 i c 1 1 1 1 i W 1 1 i C 1 1 1 1 1 ?, > w 1 1 I c 9 w 1 ?, 1 r 0 i ... w 1 1 1 c 1 1 1 1 i w 2 8 s- i1% t 1 1 1 1 i . W 1 1 1 1 1 ?, 1 : c l 0 1 i W 1 8 91 h c 1 1 J C W 1 9, 1 i G 1 1 1 1 t 1 1 . ; W 1 1 1 i E C 11 t w ? ... ... 1 i1 c 1 1 1 1 1 ... 1 1 1 1 w 1 fi 1 8 1 1 10 1 4 18 1 1 R 1 P, c 1 1 1 1 1 8 fi 1 ft 1 4 1 1 a i i 1 i i 4 15 Grand Total W * 0 2 I 1 I 7 8 7 4 4 2 14 1 1 4 1 5 1 1 1 19 1 1 6 3 2 oc I Brlgbt's Diseasof Kidneys............. Bronchitis... ...,....., ............... ......... Bronchitis Capellary. ...................... Calculi Biliary................ ................ Calculi, Vessical and Eenal. ........... On iipAl* 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...................... T^lutwkfaa \fallltlia Diarrhoea....................................... Diphtheria......... .... ....... ............... 111 1 1? 1 ft11 ft ft1 111 a ftii ft1111 3 ?, 11 ft111111 113 T11 111111 ...11 9. 111 11 ft ...1111 1311 v10 1111 ?. 11?1 ... I} ... ...111 21111111 431141 1 11)41 14 ft1131101 71111R1 fi1115118 191 is111111 fi11 ?0113141 33 6 19 1 1 B 1 1 1 1 9 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 1 11 252121461141 I to OQ umBuu-imwHiuai v,tttturu..., .......... Gout............................................ . Haemopty Us... ................................ Heart Disease.. ............................... Heart Disease, Aortic...... ............... Heart Disease, Organic................... "HAHI*!" TtinAftHA \Tiii wii In. i* Heart Failure........................... ..... 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........... ........... .. Liver, Congestion of...... .................. Liver, Septic Thombosis of............. 9! 9, 11 1111 1111 1S1111I 111 s\ 1111 11 1? 1 ?!111 11 o111 3111 1111 11 3!111 111111 111! 11 91111 111 111141 9, 1 111 179?111116?11 ?, 22]1 .,.1i ^107211 fi1111 5>1 ?!138 I1I 2013 164 4 17112111 1 1318 3 21313122541 MAYO to 0252d ^Hs <0 J3 t-l ANNUAL REPORT OF DEATHSContinued. 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......... ................................ "pn>g| vain Paralysis. Cerebral Hemorrhage..... W 1 1 a c o o u. W 1 1 1 c i i -, El I i w 1 1 2 1 1 1 8 C 1 1 r i 1 w 1 1 . , % 1 1 1 4 j w 1 8 1 " C 1 ? W 1 ?, 1 1 1 1 c 4 ...... 1 1 w 1 1 t . c ft ' 0 1 1 W 1 1 c ft 1 1 1 o i 1 w 1 i. )> c 7 fi \ c w 1 1 o 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i i C 1 1 4 1 1 1 4 i i W 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 . : C 1 4 H 1 ! w 1 1 1 ? 1 8 1 t \ i i C 1 2 2 1 1 _l w 2 4 1 1 1 12 1 8 1 ft 8 1 2 1 ? 4 1 1 15 11 1 C 1 5 2 1 1 42 8 1 ! 1 2 1 7 Ifi Grand Totil W*C 3 0 1 3 ] 1 1 54 1 11 I 3 3 1 1 8 1 1 2 6 2 1 52 26 1 g 55d Patent Foramen Ovalea...... ............ Phatonitis.............. ........................ Perirynx, Stricture ef........... , ......... KPhthislsIntestinalls... .................... Phthisis Pulmonalis... .................... Pleurisy, Huppurative...... ............... Pneumonia... ................................. Pneumonia, Broncha ..................... Pneumonia, Lobar................. ........ pTrrnmifl Pyclitis ..... .................................... Rachitis............ ........................ ...... Kheumatism... ................................ .Rheumatism, Chronic Articular....... Sarcoma of Orbit............................ Sciatica, Congenital............... ......... Scrofula... ................. ............... ...... Symphesis.. .............. ........... ......... Syphilis.......................................... Syphilis, Tertiary.... ....................... Teething........................ ............... Tetanus......................................... Tetanus, Neonatorum.... ................. Thoracic Aneurism. .................... ... Tocsilitis ....................................... Toxamia, Puerperal.......... .............. Trismus Nascentium.... ...... . ......... Trismus Neonatorum..................... Tuberculosis................................... Tuberculosis InteBtinalis........... ...... Tumor of Abdomen............. ........... Tumor, Fibroid.............................. Tumor, Malignant Parovarium ...... Umbilical Hernia...... .................... 9. 1 51 1111 11?11 1 10 ft111 11111 1\ 1541 ?, 1 17 1251 ?, 1 1 ?!111 1 ?,311111 11aiiii i fi?iiiiiii 211 8111 fi11 ... 01111 fi1111 111 411111 1 fi fi fl1 4S111 1141111111 R421 191111 1 fi 4fi 153 fi 1011111121113%7 413 1131 47 fi81 ?, 11513211 fi8411111 1913 1681 6285 18 1 211 1 1 1 18234411198 1111111 MAYO IB 02 ANNUA j i g! *fl O <8 f*^ ANNUAL RKPORT OP DEATHS-Conclnded. CAUSES OF BEAT1I, Undefined ..... ......................... ...... Urcomla... .................... .................. Ursemlc Poisoning., ...................... Uterine Fibroma....... ..................... Whooping Cough .......... ............... Yellow Atrophy............................. TYitttld t 1 w 1 80 C 18 56 JJ _i W C 1 24 10 1 56 1 W "?. i i c 6 1 li 81 71 1 W 2 SO c 12 1 8 59 * wjc 1 85 17 1 1 62 i W 2 37 C 14 1 62 t W C ... 31 10 58 1 w ... 1 43 ' C 12 1 02 1 I W C 87 12 61 i c W 52 i C 12 71 !* w c 58 14 \ W 1 i c 12 825182 1 w. 7 2 46-5 C 156 2 1 4 2 777 Ortnd Toll W4C 162 8 2 1 0 2 1,242 K I 00 a -e MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 179 Deaths from All Cannes. CAUSES Homicides ...... ... Premature Births ..... Still Births. . ...... Suicides ... . . . . - Grand Totals ...... 18 w ?4 1 462 94 23 4 97 C 33 7 781 27 135 2 1 57 8 1 243 51 158 fi 1,523 ! 18 * I 40 ! j \4ffi or O9 ! 3 98 C Ai 11 777 Af> 153 1 "o H84 ; 12 1 1,242 i fffr i *>i 176 i 4 11.585 S |; CT 4 16 18; , 65 e ga 1 9! 3 Births. 1897 - ii W 430 s C f || 755 i 1,185 || 1898 W C 582 770 [ ' 'I 5 i; o 1- 1,352 0 * S g 167 i S s > o V , e Contagions and Infectious Diseases. CAUSES Diphtheria ...... Membranous Croup . . Phthisis Pulmonalis. . Scarlet Fever ..... Typhoid Fever. .... Whooping Croup . . . Grand Totals .... 1897 w ft 1 6 42 4 16 3 C 1 1 115 7 4 M 5 101 157 4 23 7 1898 W 99 30 i 17 m ; 27 i C 2 107 1 1 1 24 xn 124 . I O 14 S Deaths 3 O 7 33 1 91 i| ! 1 T 28 O . . 209 . . . . 329 5 165 5 w 17 17 1 45 i 45 C 1 107 1 1 110 Without a Physician. 1897 W | C 32 i 320 e >- 352 1898 W 1 C | 17 ! 340 357 e gi) 5 S S 0 NATIVITY, 180S. Alabama.................................... ........ Arkansas................... ........................ Connecticut ........................................... Florida........... .................................... Georgia, other than Savannah. .. ......... Louisiana............................................ Maine....... ......................................... Maryland............................................ Massachusetts....... ............................. Missouri........................ .. ................ New Jersey......................................... New York......... ............ ................... North Carolina... ... ............................ Ohio........................................ ......... Pennsylvania...................................... Savannah,..,,,...,......,.,....,.,.,,.....,.,,.,.,. Bouth Carolina.,.. ....................... ......... '"PATI n ^BGIOA Texas................................................. Virginia.................................. .......... ^Visoonsin Asia Minor.. ...................................... Canada....................... ............. ......... China........................................... ..... Cuba................................................... | wlc ll 11 1 1 8 4 23 1 24 7 ] u. W 6 1 5 4 I C 15 33 7 1 | m W 6 12 3 1 1 C 86 3 26 6 I W 1 1 10 1 1 10 2 1 ... C 1 23 29 5 1 I W 1 1 13 1 ] C 1 32 1 22 5 1 1 W 11 1 1 20 1 C 10 1 28 11 * w 0 1 1 1 12 3 1 C 1 1 19 2 20 9 | W 11 1 1 1 3 1 13 5 C 21 2 23 18 1 W 5 1 1 1 17 3 C 1 24 1 1 27 4 ?, i w 18 1 1 16 2 1 1 1 C 1 1 20 1 38 9 1 j W 13 1 1 1 14 5 1 1 C 1 1 29 34 15 ^ I w 8 1 1 1 1 13 9 1 C 1 34 1 29 15 I w 8 1 ] 117 T a 4 5 1 5 8 162 41 a 1 3 1 1 3 ,1 1 C 8 ] ] 8 295 2 1 11 833 106 9 3 1 Grind Tattl C 6 1 1 9 412 1 2 4 7 1 1 7 16 2 3 485 147 2 1 12 1 1 3 1 2 I02 NATIVITY-Conclnded. England ............................................ France................... .......................... ... Germany............................................. Ireland ............................................... NovaBcotia........ ................................. Poland ..................................... ......... Prussia.............. .............................. ... Russia..... ............................................ Scotland.......................... ................... Sweden............................. ................. West Indies....... .... ........................... Unknown....... .................................... Total.............. .............................. t I w 1 5 3 1 36 C ... 56 Februinf W C i ... 2 4 24 ... 56 W 3 4 1 31 C ... 71 I w 2 1 30 C ... 59 >* W tf 1 3 2 1 35 C ... 62 | W "2 1 37 C ... 1 62 k W "2 1 31 C .. 1 53 < W 1 1 4 1 43 C September W ... 1 62 1 6 1 1 87 C ... 1 61 October W 8 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 52 C 71 November W 8 3 13 1 I 58 C | | W "I 1 1 82 "9 1 ?, 2 C ... 2 82 I w 1?? 22 51 1 3 9, 5 fi 3 465 C ..... 3 4 777 Grand Total W*C 12 2 22 51 1 1 3 2 5 5 3 7 1,242 QQ > 55 2! <3 > t< a Deaths from Violence, Still and Premature Births, and Deaths Without Physician in Attendance- -1898. 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.... ................................. Gunshot Wounds.................................... Incised Wound ...................................... Internal Injuries..................................... Nail in Foot, Tetnue........ ........................ Pearline Poisoning.......... ........................ Potash Poisoning.................................... ... W c 1 f) 1 ! i w 1 8 1 1 Result of Injuries......................... .......... ... Spinal Injuries........................................ ... ... Surgical Shock............... ........................... 1 ... Strangulation. .............................. .. ...... Tetnas from Wound........ ........................ Traumatic Gangrene, Compound Fracture Traumatic Tetnas.................................... 1 I 1 jC 1 1 ! W 1 j 1 ... ... i f c 1 ... T et. W C i i 1 1 1 i w l t K I C 1 1 ' ! i '.. 1 r . w 1 1 1 c 1 J w 1 1 1 t i% c 1 ... 1 ... ... 1 1 w 1 1 _ c : J J W 1 ] ...1... } 1 1 .... .. ... ... 1 > 1 [>" 5 _ C 8 1 W 1 I 1 1 V 1 * 1 j c 1 ... 1 ! w ... 1 1 I c 1 2 1 i) 1 1 w ... 1 1 I c 2 1 ll... 1 1 W I) 1 !, C 5 1 fi -5 0 1 8 8 4 1 ] 6 7 1 1 2 1 1 1 5 1 j 1 1...... 8. : i o 5 1 i 8 11 13 1 1 8 4 6 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 t 2 1 1 oo s 2 0 CB > hj n 1 15 O 9 : Deaths Without Physician...................... 1 "s 4 -iff.! rt> r""3 *->^f UU< -g o co-di sl BS.SJ -S h3 0 S. 1 llfj S= 5*5 of w 2. 0 B i B CR9 , *-tS!-i CO cncoi-' >tt >->toio OS 0 H* QOCDOD CO fa *-. fa |_* oocnco to : : to co iootc to w-'Co to : to to to ooSeo * to P-IO 10 : toto en CO CO JI C5 m< )1 CO CO Co -* ciicn to co toco*-' to ~ o "-toro ^ 4 O> Ct O OCC to rft Cn -i O5 Qo ___ r-* : ILr3 2u0 HOMICIDES Fracture ofBkull.......... ............... Gunshot Wounds...... ............ ...... Tfftncrlnff.................. ................. ... - * t-ll JM : : ' :"':"" " : ' : : _* i^ i : i_ _ : : co: : : to*- fc- : fc-l s CAUSES OFDEATH I __ Vn*nCo * oo*noo * oa January February March April May June July August September October November December i Grand Total Deaths from violence, Etc. -Concluded. i S8I S.HOAVW AGE SUMIHARV-iSgS. MONTHS. January....................... February..................... March......................... April........................... June............................ July... ........................ August........ ................ September .................. October,,.............,,..,... November ......'............ December.................... Total........................ * ; Under Year1 , o i 4 8 4 5 0 16 11 8 4 7 5 5 81 20 10 21 21 24 21 11 16 12 15 22 20 221 W 1 "2 3 2 2 2 6 3 2 22 j and 2Years 0 2 4 5 4 4 10 7 7 6 4 4 50 * Between 2 Years and &o 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 S 2 15 2 1 1 3 1 1 3 2 7 4 25 in W ... ' "i i i s i 3 2 1 13 0 C "i i i i "2 "s i 2 12 * Between to and 20Years { 0 1 1 1 4 4 1 1 1 2 3 6 2 2 8 3 "2 4 6 3 5 1038 Between 20 'and 30Years W 1 3 6 3 6 2 5 8 7 5 8 10 63 C 6 9 13 10 9 11 12 7 13 10 19 10 138 W 5 2 6 7 4 3 2 3 4 7 5 3 51 and Years 40 | o 2 5 10 5 8 4 4 0 6 9 9 6 74 * !Between 401and SOYears i o 7 5 1 4 3 I "6 5 4 4 8 48 6 4 5 3 3 4 6 7 6 2 5 0 60 * Between 60 j~S" and 60Years , 6 4 5 8 3 1 3 S 4 9 6 6 52 6 2 5 2 3 5 5 6 1 4 4 7 50 W 8 3 4 1 4 2 2 2 3 8 11 6 54 and 70Years I 5 4 5 4 3 4 2 6 3 6 5 3 49 e W 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 4 1 7 4 1 e C 4 3 2 3 1 2 2 1 5 3 2 7 sslss S c w 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 a 11 S s c 8 2 PI 1 2 2 12 Between 80 and Years 100 W 1 1 C 100 Years Over o o ; W 1 ol 1 1 4 : : i C I w 30 24 31 30 35 37 31 43 37 62 58 61 466 C 56 66 71 59 62 62 63 62 61 71 82 82 777 I to 02 80 102 80 97 09 84 105 98 123 140 183 1,242 i 02 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........................ \Vpi n CPPQ TT^n i*v W &< 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.............................. 00 So > S 60 1 402 395 $ flj'gj c> gM P 94 3 TOTAL 496 398 n E -*J V* S B< SS . H S5 OB'S "***S S. 1<5 247 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. 1897 ................................. 1898 ................................ m 5- > fi 2 s ? J >. s "5 S o 10.01 6.37 - 4 a * ? * "S < J ^~ a> rt s a 3 14.3 7.04 * * Q *" u_ ^ 0 Jjj 3 a *S 1 4.7 5.23 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, n \ t lot 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 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 r 5 10 16x 1' 10 5 17 43182 Deaths W "2 'i i 'i i i 7 C 3 2 5 4 :t 3 1 "i i i i 25 "tf 1 3 4 5 5 4 3 1 1 I 1 32 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 a a. "-3 11 7 8 17 6 7 5 20 17 11 13 130 w 0 A 18 7 8 9 9 3 5 13 1 5 S2 I A 33 W K in .. 18 DEATHS W C "3 ...'.. -J... 21 ... ,... 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 8* COt i B ^ W 0 HH C 319 335 290 278 353 393 441 383 515 464 482 366 4.619 CO < o r*> K O c 307 257 316 239 282 315 416 402 588 505 440 369 4,436 CO W W 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 "i i i 11 c 4 5 4 4 5 5 3 6 3 5 4 53 d CO S3 Ei K Q H 5 6 5 6 5 6 6 4 6 4 6 5 64 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 U. 1 | ^j CD 23 82 128 o,113 233 TOTAL 949 141 1 0 S S CO 1,450 X 128 299 57 446 1,636 995 2,744 54 239 "O Cm 1 itS "* 11** an ..... 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 ^3 311 1,580 3,451 3,409 787 ' w CD -*J ci ^ i & JJ OS ' M & 2179.8 706.7 314.5 874.6 OAAfrf ft 2307.6 Mfi 84 22. 78. 10 35 7 3 s n 8 S i .......... 570.6 798.7 13254.6 2773.6 231.8 79 9 19 3 05 2179.8 705.7 314.5 570.6 1673.3 4'4Q4fi 4 C/tQl 9 QQA Q 1 CC 30. 120. 10 47 10 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 iffl6 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 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 a 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 z 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 C 1 ......... 1,882 1,832 1,832 1,832 1,832 9,160 e a t 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 a M ......... 524 370 894 | Q 639 561 1,200 e DC 744 884 1,020 2,598 B f 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 H 1 $ 37400 34200 287 38 21 00 203 50 188 00 251 00 22800 338 00 457 CO 384 00 402 00 $3,673 68 CQ > 2! * a > F 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. High School .............. Anderson ............... Barnard ................ Cathedral. ............... Chatham No. 1 ............ Chatham No. 2 ............ Henry ................. Massle ................ St. Patrick's . ............. Total White. .......... Anderson (Colored).. .......... East Broad (Colored) ......... West Broad (Colored). ......... Total Colored .......... Grand Total City ........ STATISTICAL B Bethel. ................ Bethesda.. ............... Bloominitdale ........... Isle of Hope .............. Monteltli ............... Pine Forest .......... Pooler .......... ...... South Newinntou ......... Ho. 1 S7 5 1 1 1 1 1 0 11 12 3 2 1 6 18 EPC 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 Feubera. 1 4 10 8 8 8 7 12 9 12 78 5 IS 14 32 110 >BT 1 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 I 9 11 9 9 9 8 12 10 13 _90 g 15 15 38 128 OF 1 3 1 1 1 1 3 1 No. Pupils Enrolled. 1 107 220 202 185 Ifti 154 248 186 205 1786 l!18 312 329 857 2643 COt] 15 119 24 19 25 8 64 22 * a 213 250 188 168 186 189 284 224 242 1894 "342 495 454 1291 3185 rxT] 18 2 30 22 17 17 66 15 ! 820 476 890 853 86d 343 482 410 537 3680 "558 807 783 2148 5828 SY f 33 121 54 41 42 25 130 87 Ave Bel 1 98 191 166 167 165 129 226 166 248 1546 ~754 274 279 707 2253 5CH 15 101 - 15 12 23 8 65 18 rage OBjl 1 192 220 165 155 172 163 218 200 229 1714 "269 444 396 1109 2823 DOL 16 1 22 13 17 15 56 13 NO. fig. 1 290 411 331 322 327 292 444 806 477 3260 ~423 718 675 1816 5076 3 (\ 31 102 37 25 40 23 111 HI Average Dally Attendance. I 94 170 165 158 146 121 212 157 229 1447 132 255 259 647 2094 vm 12 93 10 10 18 4 43 12 5 (9 182 204 152 142 156 152 202 185 212 1687 ~23o" 407 369 1011 2-598 TE). 12 1 13 11 14 8 43 11 3 t276 380 307 300 301 273 414 342 441 3034 lies 662 628 1653 4692 24 94 23 21 32 12 86 23 1 Ditr Per ofCLjAttendance, 95 92 93 3 92 93 93 93 92 93 ~"87 92 U3 fil 92 77 92 62 84 80 52 77 74 No. 8. S 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Deaths. M a 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 248 MAYOR'S ANNUALREPORT. Bpringblll ............... Thunderbolt .............. lybee. ................. White Bluff1 ............. Total.. .............. STATISTICAL BE Antioeh ................ Beaulieu ................ Belmont ................ "*rtl 1 ^ffft Dlttmersvllle ............. East Savannah ............ Flowervllle .............. Grove Hill. .............. Isle of Hope ............. Monteith ............... Mount Zlon .............. Nicholsonville ............ PAA! p. Bice Hope ............... Rose Dhu ............... Sackvllle.. ............. . Skidawav. .............. ratemsvllle ............. Taylor's Chapel . . ......... Vallambroga. ..... ....... West Savannah ........ ... Wilmlngton .............. Wheathlll .......... White Bluff. ............. Woodstock .............. Woodville- .............. Total.. .............. Total of Country ........ Grand Total of County.. ..... 1 0 0 0 5 5POJ 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 _u~~59 0 1 1 1 11 IT C 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 ] 0 1 20 31 1JI 1 1 1 1 16 P C 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 26 42 170 26 19 8 15 364 OU> 201 13 34 42 37 36 29 43 19 38 60 23 15 29 42 87 20 16 49 67 36 20 40 21 29 44 849 1213 3656 12 25 11 16 251 ITB' 17 29 25 37 36 36 18 27 27 51 42 21 22 50 40 22 28 16 48 44 45 18 50 23 35 68 874 H25 4310 38 44 19 31 615 r sc 37 42 69 79 72 72 47 70 46 89 92 44 37 79 82 59 48 32 97 111 81 38 90 44 64 112 1723 2338 sTis 25 17 6 8 303 3HO 11 29 31 32 29 28 36 19 34 43 22 14 22 38 20 19 15 37 51 29 14 39 19 24 31 706 1009 3262 11 20 8 9 201 1 DL8 16 27 Ib 27 30 32 17 25 26 43 36 20 17 37 35 17 24 14 38 35 35 13 48 19 82 64 726 927 8750 36 37 14 17 504 (CO 36 39 47 58 62 61 45 61 45 77 70 42 31 59 73 37 43 29 75 86 64 27 87 38 56 85 1432 1936 7012 11 14 4 5 236 LOI 10 11 24 24 21 19 20 22 14 19 29 17 9 15 29 13 15 13 23 HI 20 11 27 14 13 26 489 725 2819 6 16 6 6 147 tED 12 21 15 20 22 25 13 15 20 21 28 15 12 25 23 12 18 12 27 21 28 11 34 15 20 47 532 17 30 10 11 383 ). 22 32 39 44 43 44 33 37 34 40 57 82 21 40 62 26 33 25 50 52 48 22 61 29;-3 73 1021 _679,1404 82776091 47 81 70 65 76 63 82 82 76 69 72 73 61 74 52 72 76 68 68 71 67 77 86 67 60 75 81 70 76 59 85 71 73 ~87 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L> 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 MAYOB'S ANNUAL BEPOBT. 24 250 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. 3. ee o o I CD CD CO w a> CD ta C0 CO CO 55 CO CO VI S3 CD <0 at CD O> Detailed Statement of Cotton Movements at Savannah, Etc.-Continued. SEASONS. J KXI'OKTS 1 ii 1 September .. November ... December ,.. January ..... April ........ May ......... 1 U ! 50, i 1 1,750 1 8,226 i 1 j ....... 1 T(.:il...... ! 81,118 Island * ........ 655 662 ........ FKANCK. 18,-9, a Island ""4.122 '747 !i,600| W5 i """t"" 1,429 13,722 1612 j MXI''T CONTINENT 1895- 'Wi 1897-'08 a U '"il'.BOi 5,450 6,305 6,174 24,43.1 Island ""'607 800 562 97 " " 1 U 29,627 117,587 124,058 101.060 68,008 65,342 88,642 16,175 9,008 100 1890--97 rs S p 81,914 87,857 76,831 80,:158 44.&08 32,985 84,288 22,068 11,344 1,966' B27,6S9 '872,543 1805-'96i e ! a I s ! I8,4oa! 70,115 49!245' 20.8M 26,816 40.457 16,118 Kxi'(>iiT CHANNEL. 1807-'98 d 5 ........ 804,831- ........ 1896,97 1 U ........ ........ 1895--96 a U> ........ ........ ........ 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 o "3, u 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 ,. -.;,,|ra 1 U 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 i 1 " ! t> o . 5 tJ 0^ B s i aa * \ v* * 5 : 12 ! 12 (2 tiw j Dw 014- 40,616' 27.256 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 !l H6!> 23oy ilDV 6.62 ltti.913 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. ' o 62,032 237,896 40 jit 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 5,5I,IN(i KAIli Highest Nominal Nominal Nominal | i ! i t i i | ! li r ...... 1 7 7J* Lowest Nomlnul Nominal Nominal 7 w (i. MIDDLING i, MllU'LINU i H : Highest ' 8 15-lfi ! 8 13-16 m ' 8 3-16 8 5-16 85-1U *H X S-1B 7 15-16 *M m8 8 ,s A 8 7 7 11-16 1 ?H 7 M6 : 7 n ir, 7 11-16 , 7 11-16 7M 7M 7W 7 18-10 ' T4 "tt 7^ t-H c is-in ; B 13-16 7 S-lfi 7 7-16 ?M '<% in Lowest * ?M 7 MB 1 13-10 8U 836 8 8 8 8 M6 8 3-16 8 8M 8 MB X 1-16 8 7JS 7 15-18 7Jfi 7M 8 8 7% ' ? 7 7-16 7)4 7 Mf. 7 1MB 7 11-10 $ 7 11-16 713-16 1^3-16 m ? 7 M* B is-ie G I:<-IB 1MB 6 13-10 7 3-16 7 7 MB Highest 7)4 K 8)3 8M 8 H-IB 8 8 7-16 8 MB 85-16 8 8 3-lB 8 3-11! 8 1-16 8 7 7 15-16 7J* 7 11-16 7 MB 7 7 7-16 7?fi 7W 7 MB 7 MB 7 MB T?<; 7< 7 1MB 7 7 7 1* 31 ^ 11,-lB 7 11-16 7 Lowest 7M V 7 5-ir, 7 U-10 8M 8 7-l Sis SW 8M ms 7W 8 7 15-16 7 li-16 7 I3-1B 7 11-16 7 11-16 7 1MB 7 7 n-iB IJS7 Ml! ' TM 7 7-lli 7 !M6 7 MO 7W 7 7 It-16 7 7 11-16 ?fl-,6 7 7 T 6MiiS 6W B f 7 1-llj 6 13-1U 1^. Mll>m,lNC Highest r 7M 7H1 ?J* 8M 8 irlfi 8JS S 5-lB 8 it-IB 8 3-16 8 1-16 7 13-16 S S 7M 7 13-16 7 M6 7-K 7 1MB 7 M6 7 7 7Si 7 MB 7 7-16 7 5-16 IS7 7-16 7 7-16 ?*; 7 7M 7 7-16 7 7-16 7 MB 7 MB 7 9-1B 7 5-11! 7 if-ltj B 15-16 B i.vn; 6 1S-10 li 13-16 ii 6 7-lfi 7-16 7 7-l 7 7-lli K Lowest 7 7 6 15-1B 7 !M6 m8 Ml! 8 3-16 7 13-16 7 13-1 8 7 11-16 7 13-16 7 TJ 1 7 7-16 7K 7W 7X 7 8-16 7M 7 T7 we 7 5-16 7 7 7-16 7 M6 1'A 7 MB 7 3-16 6 lii-lli 6 liMfi B 18-li! 6 13-16 !!l-, B 7-16 B M6 6 7-16 lilH-16 st U. OUDINAUY Highest 7 ii-l'i; 75)i 7 MB m7 MB 7 5-16 7 7 MB 7 3-16 7 li 15-16 7 7 3-16 r 3-16 7M 7 7K 7 3-lf. 7 3-16 7 MI; 7 5-16 7 IB ?f-M li 1MB 6 11-16 li 11-16 B Mli B '.H n>4 6 MB 6 846 B5li 7 S-lr. 7 3-16 Lowest 7H m m m %7 % 7 M6 6 15-11! 6 15-16 BJii 6 15-l(i 7M 7X 7 M6 7 1-16 7 7 3-16 ItlB T 7 l-in 6 15-16 B M6 6 '.m; B '.HI; 6 MB BUB ;MI; 6 3-1 B 6 S-lli 6 3-16 W li 'MC. M OUDISAKY. Highest Lowest. .................. , ' , 1 i 1 1 i Prices of Spot Cotton at Savannah, Ga., !896-'97. Showing Highest and Lowest Price Each Week. WKKK KNHINO. IWXl 97. KA1H. HlKhost <)ctt))>tir Mli UK(i Mr, U MB II 5-1G B>i MB HM IS &-1G 11 7-1B ti 7-11! r* 8>i B MB 8 (MI; BM 6 1MB tHl-18 GK m i G 1MB 7 7 7 M i; lowest ti.8 5-l li MB t! 3-18 I'M HJ-i DHB'i i! MI; i; a :| BWB BMB 11-10 KM $xi)LiN(; Highest | Lowest f 0 7-10 B 3-16 tR? "7H & 7-10 57-10 5 7-10 5 7-10 5 7-10 a ?-lli 515-18 6 1-10 6 1-10 6 1-10 B 5 15-16 0 3-18 0 3-16 0 1-lB B G 1-16 li 3-16 05-16 65-16 6 5-16 uf-16 B 1-16 0 1-10 0 1-10 6 0 5 15-lfi 615-16 5 13-16 7 B3$ 0 5 15-16 5 13-16 5 7-10 5 5 7-10 S-,6 57-10 ft 5 716 5 MB 5 15-16 6 1-lG 6 sw5 15-16 B MO 6 6 0 6 1-lfS G 5-16 05-16 6 5-10 6 1-16 li 1-16 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, 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........................................ u M ce if it n y j j i 0S OB Of 05 03 --3 OS ** ""* *"* 03 -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................ F | O 53 ..&... COASTWISE EXPORTB-Continued. ABTIOLES Junk.................... .... . . .. ...... Lampblack........................... .... ii u Lard......................................... Lead......................................... Leather...... .... ............... ...... ii Llnters.... ........................... ..... ii it Lumber............ ........................ DESTINATION New York........................ ..... Boston .................................... New York .............................. Baltimore................................ Wftur "Vni*lr Baltimore............... ........ ....... ii New York............... .............. Baltimore.................... ........... Boston.................................... Vow Vnrt ll Baltimore........................ ...... Philadelphia.................. ....... Boston.................................... Portlaud, Maine......... ............ Wilmington, Del............. ........ " N. 0................... 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 VA : 4 11000 2,730 00 175 00 9,337 00 14,850 00 44,030 00 o 9 C * H s * "* MAYOR'S ANNUAL, RETORT. C5 icSSS CS *O *O 1 g 8S 88 r^ CO CC 00 c^Tcf o" cT 8888 cT tw 8 88 C ~ S"o 8. s I "A S_ il 283 2? 8 * s~ _., llUc I * i| I . aj : i: - o l.-lll : : i : 5 : : : : j : : : : : U ! MS . =53 ;: = : = ::::: : '- i : :^ MM-:: 1 I I \>A \ l^ rf '&= : :& ^ : : SjSs l= = l < ^- 3 g 0000 O fifi 5 EXPORTS COASTWISEContinued. ARTICLES l^ai^ki* fiS^nnlr Pampas Plumes........................ Phosphate................................. Pineapples............ ................... Pitch........................................ ** ti Bice......................................... II it Rice Chaft... ............................. (I Rice Btraw.. ............................. ii it Rosin ...... ........... .................... ii 11 Rosin Oil.. ................................ U it It it Afiftka Bash Frames, Loo re and Blinds n it ,1 it t( Scran Brass......... ..................... DESTINATION Boston .................................... ^AUF "Vrti*k II Boston .................................... Baltimore................................ u New York .................... ....... u Baltimore................................ Boston ............. .............i... ...... New York.............................. Boston .................................... Baltimore................................ New York................. ............ Boston.................................... New York .............................. Baltiiuo;o.. .............................. Boston ...,...,.. ....................... New York ..................... ........ Baltimore... ................. ............ Boston.................................... ^f Attf "^^rtl.!! II Boston .................................... 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 38 419 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 10,-J-o 00 o 00 '.'40 00 4,(180 00 6o,(ilO 00 107,730 00 2,136 50 BOO 00 1,028,054 00 49,038 00 1,240 00 99,752 00 646 00 s 2 o 9- & ^ y. n r j5 H 0 2 C-. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 285 SS 8" 3 u i I B '. ; 0_ o o o o oo S o o *- o Cg CO 00 lO 5 c5 / #. : rf - a 5. $ a JH ^ *oi 5s o e c = o --o.s ci- c^: s c * s5s:2-;^-s*-i>'S-5-s^ -s53=-s;sj sS^S^S^-s * 5-3 (B-5 a) 5 S S 15 S oajsl5 c^1S*8 jz; go a M A !g ge gs cq ja gq tq jg CQ a; jgj eo a jz; a a a Ig aa a a d CD JB - 8= - 8, XOD OCOO s >, 5D r1 KX I'OBTS COABTWISE-Concluded, ARTICLES Terrapin.................................... ii Tobacco.................................... u Turpentine................................ ii Turtles.................... .................. u u Vegetables........................ ........ u ., Vinegar................... ................ Wool......................................... u i. 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 02 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- MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 295 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 296 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 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 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 297 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. 20 29S MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 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 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 290 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. 300 MAYOR'S ANNUAL 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 I MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 301 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 302 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 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 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 303 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 304 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 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 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 305 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, 306 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 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 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 307 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- MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 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 Af AMOR'S ANNUAL REPORT, 309 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, 310 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 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: MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 311 (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 312 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 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 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 313 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, 21 314 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 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- MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 315 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. 316 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 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- MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 817 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 820 MAYOR'S ANNNUAL REPORT. 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- MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 321 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. 322 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah in Council assembled, under the terms and provisions of 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 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 823 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 324 MAYOB'8 ANNUAL REPORT. 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- MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 325 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. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPOET. 327 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. 328 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 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, .MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 829 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, 22 330 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 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 831 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- 334 MAYOB'S ANNUAL REPOBT. 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 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 335 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 338 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 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. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 337 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 338 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 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. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 839 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 340 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 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 MAYOR'8 ANNUAL REPORT. 841 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, 342 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 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 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 343 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, 344 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 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. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 846 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 23 846 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 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 348 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 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 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 349 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- 350 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 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 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 351 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- 852 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 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 MAYOR'S ANNUAL BEP.ORT. 353 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 6 354 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 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 I MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 866 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 356 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 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 MAYOB'S ANNUAL BEPOKT. 357 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 358 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 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 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 859 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. 360 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 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. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 361 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 24 362 MAYOR'S ANNUAL BE PORT. 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 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 868 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- 364 MAYOR'3 ANNUAL REPORT. 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 MAYOR'S ANNUAL BEPOBT. 365 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 366 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 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- MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 367 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 868 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 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 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 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- 370 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 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- MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 371 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. 372 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 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 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 873 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 374 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 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. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 375 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, 376 . MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 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 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 377 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 25 378 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 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- MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 379 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 380 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 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. * 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.