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SAVANNAH. GEORGIA
REPORT OF
HON. HERMAN MYERS, MAYOR,
. . Together wlfh /he . .
REPORTS OF THE CITY OFFICERS
. . of the . .
CITY OF SAVANNAH, GA.,
. . for fhe . .
YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 3lsf, 1903,
. . to which are added . .
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THE COMMERCIAL STATISTICS OF THE PORT, REPORTS
OF PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, AND ORDINANCES
PASSED DURING THE YEAR 1903.
SAVANNAH, GA.:
THE MORNING NEWS PRINT.
1904.

INDEX.
Bonded Debt......................................................................... 42
Budget for 1904.....................,.......................................'........ 9-10
Charitable Institutions........................................................... 335-250
City Marshal ................... .................: ................................ 51-52
City Attorney..................................................................... .. 218-225
City Treasurer....................................................................... 53-70
City Engineer ..........................il............................................ 153-176
City Dispensary ............................................................ ...... 200-202
City Officers, 1903.................................................................. 7-8
City Physicians.........................:..i.... .................................... 194-199
Commercial Statistics............................................................ 303-310
Commissions......................................................................... 5
.Director of Public Works....................................................... 127-145
Georgia Historical Society...................................................... 251-260
Health Officer............................................^.......................... i77-'93
Harbor Master...................................................................... 217
Kindergarten System........................ .................................... 287-290
Laurel Grove Cemetery.......................................................... 212-214
Mayor's Report..................................................................... 11-38
Market................................................................................. 215-216
Mayor and Aldermen for 1903-1904......................................... 4
Opening Streets Committee.................................................... 146-152
Ordinances Passed 1903 ......................................................... 312-390
Park*and Tree Commission..................................................... 204 214
Plumbing Inspector............................................................... 203
Public Library...................................................................... 261 286
Public Schools...................................................................... 291 302
Recorder of Police Court........................................................ 226-233
Report Adopted by Council, 1903 ....................*........................ 432~433
Resolutions Passed by Council, 1903 ....................................... 391 431
Superintendent of Water Works Department........................... 119-126
Sinking Fund Commissioners. ............................................... 39-41
Statement City of Savannah Bonds.......................................... 43-44
Standing Committees of Council, 1903.........!........................... 6
Superintendent of Police........................................................ 71-86
Superintendent of Fire Department......................................... 87-113
Superintendent, Assistant, of Fire Department......................... 114-116
Superintendent of Fire Alarm................................................. 117-118
Tax Assessors........................................................................ 45-47
Trial Balance.......................................................................; 48-50
MAYOR ANP ALDERMEN TOR 1903.
MAYOR:
HERMAN MYERS.
CHAIRMAN OP COUNCIL]
JAMES M DIXON.
VICE-CHAIRMAN OF COUNCIL:
R. J. DAVANT.
ALDCRMCN:
JAMES M. DIXON. D. R. THOMAS.
R. J. DAVANT. J. F. CANTY.
E. A. M SCHRODER. A. J. GARFUNKEL.
ROBT. L. COLDING. GEO. L- HARMAN.
JAS. H. McKENNA. JOHN F. GLATIGNY.
WM. L. GRAYSON. *W. J. WATSON,
f W. H. WRIGHT.
Resigned July 22, 1903.
t Elected July 28, 1903.
COMMISSIONS.
PARK AND TREE.
P. D. BAFFIN, Chairman.
GEORGE J. BALDWIN. CHAS. S. ELLIS.
J. H. H. ENTELMAN. I. A. SOLOMONS.
SINKING rUND.
JOSEPH D. WEED, Chairman.
S. HERMAN. H. P. SMART.
JOHN LYONS. CHAS. G. BELL.
PILOTAGE.
JAS. M. BARNARD, JR., Chairman.
GEO. P. WALKER. - HENRY T. WILLIAMS.
J. FLORENCE MINIS. W. W. WILLIAMSON.
WALTER CONEY. O. E NEWCOMB, Sect'y.
PIASSIE SCHOOL.
HERMAN MYERS, MAYOR.
PLEASANT A. STOVALL. R. J. DAY ANT.
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STANDING COMMITTEES OP COUNCIL.
ACCOUNTSAldermen WRIGHT, SCHRODER, DIXON.
ASSESSMENTSAldermen CANTY, McKENNA, OLIVER, HARMAN, WRIGHT.
CITY LOTS AND OPENING STREETSAldennen THOMAS, GLATIGNY, SCHRODER.
DRAIXAGEAldermen McKENNA, DAVANT, HARMAN.
FINANCEAldermen DIXON, THOMAS, CANTY, DAVANT,
SCHRODER.
FIREAldermen OLIVER, GARFUNKEL, GLATIGNY, McKENNA, DAVANT.
HARBOR AND WHARVESAldermen HARMAN, GRAYSON,
THOMAS.
MARKETAldennen SCHRODER, CANTY, GRAYSON.
POLICEAldennen GRAYSON, HARMAN, SCHRODER.
PUBLIC HEALTH-Aldermen GLATIGNY, OLIVER, WRIGHT.
STREETS AND LANES -Aldermen DAVANT, DIXON, GARFUNKEL, GLATIGNY, McKENNA.
WATERAldennen GARFUNKEL, WRIGHT, DAVANT.
SPECIAL COMMITTEE NEW CITY HALL.
Hon. HERMAN MYERS, Mayor.
Aldermen THOMAS, DAVANT, DIXON.
Citizen W. J. WATSON.
SANITARY BOARD.
Hon. HERMAN MYERS, Mayor, Chairman.
Health Officer WM. F. BRUNNER, Secretary.
Aldermen DIXON, HARMAN.
Citizens J. M. SOLOMONS, Rev. W. C. SCHAEFFER, BEIRNE
GORDON.
CITY OPPICERS, 1903.
MAYOR-HERMAN MYERS.
- CLERK OF CouNcifcJ. ROBT. CREAMER.
CITY TREASURERCHAS. S. HARDEE.
CITY MARSHALHENRY E. DREESON.
CITY ENGINEERWM. J. WINN.
ASST. CITY ENGINEERJ. W. HOWARD.
CITY ATTORNEYWILLIAM GARRARD,
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKSGEORGE M. GADSDEN.
HEALTH OFFICERWM. F. BRUNNER, M. D.
CHIEF SANITARY INSPECTORJ. J. STAFFORD.
CITY PHYSICIANSELTON S. OSBORNE, G. H. JOHNSON,
B. COURSHON, J. H. BUGG (Col.), P. E. LOVE (Col.).
SUPT. AND ENGINEER WATER WORKSI. U. KINSEY.
HARBOR MASTERJAS. McBRIDE.
RECORDER-SHELBY MYRICK.
CLERK OF MARKETALEX. MENDEL.
ASST. CLERK OF MARKETPAUL BROOME.
SUPT. OF POLICECHAS. GARFUNKELLIEUT. OF POLICE-W. H. FLEMING.
SERGEANTSJAS. M. MOCK, HENRY W. BAUGHN, R. E. DAVIS,
JOS. McCOOL, THOS. C. MURPHY, JAS. A. WOOD.
SUPT. FIRE DEPARTMENTJOHN E. MAGUIRE.
ASST. SUPT. AND FIRE MARSHALGEO. MOURO.
PORT WARDENSJ. H. HENNESSY, JEROME G. SULLIVAN.
MESSENGER OF COUNCILCHAS. A. GRADOT.
KEEPER LAUREL GROVE CEMETERYHENRY GARWES.
KEEPER LAUREL GROVE CEMETERY (Colored Portion)EUGENE
KIMBELL (Col ).
KEEPER POWDER MAGAZINEM. J. MARTIN.
KEEPER CITY CLOCKSROBT. SCHNEIDER.
KEEPER CITY DISPENSARYL. D. STRUTTON.
ASST. KEEPER CITY DISPENSARYED. J, KEIFFER, JR.
INSPECTORS OF NAVAL STORESLEWIS BLISS, J. F. BLISS, NAT
HARRISON, JAS. T. WELLS, A. A. McEACHERN, *R. P.
REGISTER, JOHN F. McEACHERN, M. C. REGISTER, J. E. REGISTER, R. B. JEWETT,
tJ. C. REGISTER.
CHIMNEY CONTRACTOR (Eastern Div.jEDWARD THOMPSON.
CHIMNEY CONTRACTOR (Western Div.) T.fMcEVOY.
PLUMBING INSPECTORF. W. CAMPOS.
TAX ASSESSORSJ. H. H. OSBORNE, Chairman, SAML. REYNOLDS,
MARION LUCAS.
* Resigned as Naval Stores Inspector Sept. 16,1903.
f Elected Naval Stores Inspector Sept. 76, 1903.
BUDGET TOR 1904.
Departments. Appropriation.
Board of Health ............................$ 18,000 oo
Charity ............ ....................... 8,138 oo
City Clocks ................................ 250 oo
City Lighting .............................. 38,500 OO
Dispensary ................ ................ 5,600 oo
Drainage and Dry Culture ................... io,coo oo
Fire Uniforms. ............................. 3,500 oo
Fire Department Maintenance ................ 78,500 oo
Fire Department, New Engine ............... 5,260 oo
Gwinnett Street Tunnel ..................... 13,500 oo
Harbor and Wharves ........................ 1,350 oo
Harbor Improvement and Advertising ........ i ,500 oo
Hospitals .................. ............... 14400 oo
House Drainage ............................ 3,000 oo
House Drainage, Maintenance ................ 2,500 oo
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Interest, Bonded Debt ....................... 152,000 oo
Incidentals, including Office Charity .......... 5,500 oo
Law Department, Incidentals ................ 600 oo
Laurel Grove Cemetery ..................... 6,000 oo
Market ........ ........................... 6,000 oo
Parks and Squares ......................... 8,500 oo
Parks and Squares, Tree Planting ............ 1,000 oo
Parks and Squares, Tree Nursery ............ 500 oo
Opening Streets, including Deferred Payments.. 53,000 oo
Paving Streets ............................. 25,000 oo
Police ..........:......... ................ 88,000 uo
Police Uniforms ............................ 3.500 oo
Police Reserves ............................ 3,000 oo .
Printing and Stationery ..................... 5,000 oo
Public Buildings, Repairs .................... 3,000 oo
Public Buildings, New City Hall .............. 60,000 oo
Public Library ............................. 3,000 oo
Plumbing Inspector ........................ 3,350 oo
Storm Sewers ............................... 3,000 oo
Salaries, including Building Inspector and Aldermen .......................... .......... 45,250 oo
Scavenger Department ...................... 38,000 oo
Scavenger Department, Electric Railway Contract with County ......................... 3,000 oo
Sink Department, O. E. M. ..............'... 7,500 oo
Sinking Fund .............................. 46,500 oo
Sidewalks in Thomas and Wells Parks .....'... 1,000
Streets and Lanes .......................... 58,000 oo
Streets, Grading New ....................... 2,000 ou
Streets, Maintenance of Asphalt and Pavements. 13,500 oe
Waterworks, New, Old and Extensions ....... 52,000 oo
Waterworks, Duplicate Compressors .......... 5,095 56
Totals ................................. .$905,433 56
Annual Report ot Herman Myers,
MAYOR or SAVANNAH, GA.
SAVANNAH, GA., January 16, 1904.
To the Board of Aldermen of the City of Savannah:
Gentlemen: The year 1903 brought to Savannah twelve
months of uninterrupted prosperity. Our city enjoyed excellent health, trade conditions were uniformly good, our commerce continued to grow, the increasing wealth of our people was shown in the building of riumerous homes and the
extension of business enterprises, a Chamber of Commerce
with 700 members was added to our coterie of valuable business organizations, our railroads and steamship lines continued their policy of expansion that in the past has brought
such rich fruitage to them and to Savannah, a public library
was inaugurated, our public schools were kept upon the high
plane that has marked them in recent years, our hospitals
and charitable organizations were efficiently administered for
the alleviation of suffering and the relief of distressin fact,
no matter from what standpoint we may view the year just
closed, it must be with thanksgiving. Savannah has fortunately been spared any terrible calamities and has enjoyed
complete immunity, from pestilence or business disaster. It
has pursued the even tenor of its way unhampered by fears
undisturbed by local discords, and with that buoyant feeling
that springs from a confidence that the results will be fully
commensurate with the efforts put forth. Between the muniei--
pal administration and the public, whose servant it is, there
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has fceen absolute harmony. The Mayor and Aldermen have
striven in their work to promote the general good, and I am
assured that their efforts have not been unappreciated.
The dosing of the year called for mutual congratulations
on what had been accomplished. We enter on the new
year with even brighter prospects, with even greater opportunities. This Board, I know from the past year's association
with you, is animated solely by the desire to give to the
people of Savannah full value for the money you are intrusted
with on their behalf, to conduct the departments of the
government so that the greatest efficiency possible will be
obtained with the means at your command, and in public
improvements to always seek the greatest good for the
greatest number. As the record of 1903 is a bright one for
this administration, so I believe will be that of 1904. A high
standard is to be maintained in every department, and for
the next twelve months I bespeak a continuance oi your
active and efficient co-operation to that end.
Revenues and Expenditures in the Year 1903.
The income of the City during the past year was larger
than in 1902 by $22,800.05, thfi result of the increases In valuations of improvements and personalty and in the revenues
from licenses. The report of the Tax Assessors shows a gain
in returns of $1,714,757. The gross expenditures were $898,--
254.62, and whereas, at the beginning of the year there was
a cash balance in the treasury of $23,146.81; the close found
$51,008.34 on hand, the largest balance in thirteen years. Of
the total income, $153,39448 was paid out as interest on the
bonded debt, $44,857.62 in the purchase of bonds to reduce
the debt and $27,281.50 for charitable purposes, leaving $723,-
729.36 for the actual maintenance of the city government. Of
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this, as shown, $51,008.34 is in hand, and of the balance
actually expended $150,253.01, or 22j/ per cent., was expended in new and permanent public improvements, such as
street opening, street paving, etc. Council up to this time
has not deemed it wise or just to assess for taxation property
in the new limits beyond Forty-second street, from which
no income is as yet had, although the City is purchasing land
there for street openingwhen offeredatreasonable prices. Our
revenues are also reduced by the well-developed tendency of
the State Legislature to curtail the taxing power of municipalities in favor of the State, or for the purpose, apparently,
of lightening the taxes on the country counties. In this way
the State has assumed the right to value franchises and
levy taxes on them, although the entire value of such franchises, as in the case of street railways and local telephone
companies, may come from the monies expended in the development and improvement of the cities by their citizens.
As a result of this new law, Savannah found its income from
the Electric Company reduced by $1,500. I have in the past
alluded to the tendency shown by the Legislature to draw
upon the revenues of the cities by issuing state licenses for
certain lines of trade and destroying the power of municipalities to tax them. I trust that the Representatives from this
and other cities can see their way clear to -oppose any extension of the State's revenues at the expense of the city
governments.
In the budget for the year 1904 provision has been
made for the expenditure of $170,000 in new and important
public-improvements. This is about 25 per cent, of the
amount that will actually be at your command for the conduct of the city government. This is but in keeping with the
record that has been maintained during the past five years.
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As some of our citizens, perhaps many of them, have never
analyzed the income and expenditures of the City so as to
be in a position to appreciate the channels into which it is
distributed, I have prepared the following statement, covering
the five years, 1899-1903, showing exactly what disposition
has been made of the public funds. The showing is, to my
mind, very gratifying, and one that I believe will not suffer
by comparison with similar statements from other cities:
Total expenditures during five years,
1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903. ........ $4,342,674
Fixed Charges
Disbursed as interest on public debt. . . .$792,105
Disbursed in purchase of city bonds for
reduction of public debt. ............ 231 ,893 i ,023,998
Leaving a balance available for city
government ............................... .$
Of which there has been paid out for public charities :
Hospital appropriations, etc. ..........$ 62,900
Dispensary for the poor. ............. 27,355
City physicians for poor. ............. 18,750
Taxes refunded to charities. ........... 8,832
Food, fuel, transportation of paupers,
etc .............................. 5,000
Total for charities. .........................$ 122,837
Leaving actually available for departmental ex- -
penses and public improvements.............. .$3,195,839
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Of which there has been expended for public improvements
$911,654, as follows:
Purchases of land for street opening, etc......... .$209,444
Paving of streets............................... 284,217
House drainage system.......................... 257,982
Paving of sidewalks............................. 95,747.
New engine house, purchase Colonial Park, extension water mains, duplicate air compressor, etc... 64,264
Total expenditures for public improvements.... .$911,654
It is impossible, of course, to reduce or eliminate the
interest and sinking fund charges, which absorb nearly onefourth of the revenues of the City, a legacy of debt that has
come down to us from the era of railroad building of
fifty to sixty years ago. So, also, is it impossible for any
administration to cut off, or lessen, the amounts expended for
the relief of the sick and destitute. When these amounts are
deducted we have what the city government really has at its
service to conduct the various departments and to give those
public improvements which a growing city requires. The
statement I have given you shows that during the past five
years 28 per cent, of all the money actually available for city
administrative purposes in Savannah has gone into valuable
and needed public improvements. In many other cities we
find bonds being continually issued for public improvements.
In Savannah we cannot issue bonds, and even if we could I
would be opposed to any such increase of the public debt.
As it is, we are making excellent progress out of the regular
revenues of the municipality.
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Nine Miles of New Street Paving.
In retiring from the office of Mayor in 1896,1 said: "Paved
streets are inseparable from municipal progress. Good roads
are demanded by all citizens interested in the city's development, as well as its appearance. The requirements of Sa-
.vannah in this direction should be met as rapidly as the
finances of the City and of the property owners will permit."
The passage of the intervening years has made no change
in my convictions on this subject. I still emphatically believe that a well-paved city is a well-advertised city, a city
that reflects credit upon it citizens and draws people to it,
and no form of public betterments meets the needs of the
people more than improved highways, or is more satisfactory
to taxpayers as a whole, they, it must be remembered, being
called upon directly to meet part of the expense.
Keeping this policy constantly in mind, this administration has, during the past five years, steadily pursued a definite plan of street paving, having for
its purpose the placing of all sections of Savannah within easy communication by modern paved streets,
thus meeting the requirements of the merchants and
at the same time facilitating the Fire Department in reaching
points where its services may be needed. At the same time
it has not been overlooked that it is not wise or expedient
to lay too great an expense upon property owners in a
year for improvements of this character. Steady progress
has been found possible without the imposition of heavy burdens, and I find on reviewing the past five years that during
that time NINE MILES OF STREETS HAVE BEEN
PAVED, of which five miles were paved during the years
1902 and 1903. In all, 184,937 square yards of paving have
been laid during this time. TWENTY-FIVE PER CENT.
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OF ALL THE STREET PAVING OF SAVANNAH HAS
BEEN LAID IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS, while, during
the same period, other important public works have been
completed, miles of new streets bought and opened, and the
treasury of the City kept in a healthful state.
These are conditions that tell unmistakably the growth and
prosperity of Savannah, the promptness with which its taxes
are paid, and the hearty support given by its progressive people to all proper municipal improvements
Much additional paving is required before Savannah can
be termed a "well-paved city." It is not the purpose of this
administration to neglect this important work, even though
engaged in the erection of a creditable City Hall. Ample
provisions have been made in the budget for 1904 for a continuance of the policy referred to. The work already provided for, and that which is contemplated, will add two miles
more to our paved thoroughfares during the next twelve
months. As one whose interests are almost entirely in Savannah, I venture to express the hope that in coming years
there will be a continuance of this policy until our city ranks
among the best-paved cities of the United States. Our endeavor should always be to have Savannah inferior to no
other city in the conveniences that add to the comfort and
pleasure of residents and of visitors, and which also cheapen
and expedite the carrying on of business.
Vitrified brick continues the favorite material for street
paving here, and it is, in my opinion, the cheapest and best
for our needs. For the past five years the average cost of
street paving in Savannah with this material has been $1.54 a
square yard. The cost for maintenance is practically nothing. Citizens generally seem to approve of its further use,
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and our future operations will, in all probability, be mainly
with this material.
Opening Streets and Removing Encroachments.
Through a lack of system in the past, many encroachments were permitted on the sidewalks and 'streets of Savannah. In the removal of these large expenditures have been
made, but many yet disfigure the highways. As has been
shown, in this important work and the purchase of land for
opening streets, $209.444 has been paid out during the past
five years, of which $53,311 was expended in 1903. In all
3,156,768 square feet of land has been acquired since 1898 for
the opening of streets and for public parks, 202,510 feet
having been bought during the past twelve months. The
money appropriated by Council for this work has been judiciously used, and it is doubtful if more satisfactory results
could possibly have been secured. In many instances property owners have met the committee in a spirit of equity, but
\'. in some cases it has been found difficult to close bargains
owing to the disposition to extort from the City larger payments than were justifiable. I believe in the City purchasing
lands for this purpose as rapidly as possible, but I am opposed
to exorbitant values under any circumstances. Land-owners
should realize that it is to their advantage to have the streets
opened ; that very frequently they are immediately benefited
by the enhancement of the value of their lands thus made
available for building lots, and that it is accordingly to their
interest to make such reasonable concessions as will justify
the City in opening streets through the tracts owned by
them. While liberal appropriations are annually made for
street opening purposes, it must not be forgotten that the
expenditures in this direction cannot be made too heavy, as
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taxpayers in the older portions of the city are entitled to a
proper share of public improvements.
A Twentieth Century City Hall.
The need of a new, modern, properly-equipped and large
enough public building to meet the requirements of the municipal government of a growing city has long been
acknowledged. Few, if any, cities of the size, wealth and commercial importance of Savannah have as inadequate and commonplace a structure as the building used for city purposes
here. Elsewhere, as a rule, citizens feel a personal and pardonable pride in the building devoted to the municipal offices.
In Savannah no one carries a visitor to the City Hall without
an apology for its appearance. Its only virtue is its age.
Experience has shown that it is impossible to remodel it or
enlarge it. Thousands of dollars have been spent upon it in
renovations which have failed to permanently better its aspect. It remains deficient in accommodations and conveniences.
Feeling that the time has at last arrived in the onward
march of Savannah, when the spirit of its citizens would approve, and its financial condition permit, of the erection of a
hall that would be an ornament to the city and a satisfaction
to its people, and which would meet the increasing necessities of the government for a century -to come, I recommended
in my last annual address that Council take steps to this end.
The suggestion met with an immediate favorable response
from this Board and with general approval from the public. A
special committee of five was appointed. Plans were advertised for. A number were received, which, after thorough
examination by the committee, were rejected. Architect H. W.
Witcover of this city was then engaged to prepare plans under
the direction of the committee. As a result of his work,
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suitable plans were adopted, and bids advertised for, which
will be submitted to Council at an early date, with the
recommendation of the committee.
The hall it is proposed to erect will cost about $150,000. Its
general appearance is well known to the public, and it is unnecessary to refer at length to its beautiful exterior or the
admirable arrangement of the interior. The building will be
one in which all citizens will feel a direct personal pride. It
will typify the twentieth century Savannah, the Savannah of
indomitable energy, of pushing progressiveness, guided by
an invincible determination to place the city on a parity with
its tisters of all sections in everything that contributes to
the material well-being of its peoplethat spirit which has
developed here so rapidly in the past few years and which,
we confidently believe, is destined to insure a future of unparalleled development.
Large Hall Appropriation Available.
In order that the City might be prepared to inaugurate
work on the new hall with a liberal appropriation, especial
efforts were made during the year to provide a surplus for
this purpose. In this the Mayor received the constant support of the Chairman of the Finance Committee, and, indeed,
of all members of Council. As a result, the new year
opened with over $51,000 cash in the treasury. An appropriation of $60,000 was accordingly easily made in .the
budget for 1904, without impairing the efficiency of the
various City departments or materially lessening other public improvements.
Council is convinced that the site of the present Exchange
is the proper place for the new building. This will, in all
probability, continue the center of the business interests of
Savannah. The trade bodies, the banks, the offices of the
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commercial houses, will always be within a few blocks of Bull
and Bay streets, and the retail district will remain within
easy access. A noble structure where the present antiquated
Exchange stands, will be a notable landmark to the travel on
the river. When it is recalled that over 25,000 persons now
pass the Exchange in a year on the steamships plying to
Northern ports, representing all parts of the United States,
and that this tide of travel increases by thousands each year,
this consideration in favor of the present location is of no
small moment. In addition to these factors it is not to be
overlooked that to secure a suitable site elsewhere would
mean the unnecessary outlay of at least $100,000.
The erection of the new municipal building is one of the
steps in the creation of the Greater Savannah, the spirit of
which has been making itself manifest in recent years. It is
possible, I believe, to pay for the hall entirely during 1904.
The means are at hand, and it is merely necessary for Council
to avail itself of a source of income that previous Councils
have similarly taken advantage of for public improvement
purposes.
Use the Ground Rent Balance^.
The City now has balances of unpaid purchase money due
it on ground rent lots of over $200,000. Every year a few
thousand dollars come into the treasury from parties paying
such balances and making their lots fee simple. A 10 per
cent, discount has been allowed by the City for some years
to induce holders to adopt this course. This income can be,
I believe, enormously increased this year by offering a greater
inducement to ground rent lot holders to make them fee
simple. To that end I would suggest that the discount allowed
be increased to from 15 to 20 per cent, for the six months
ending July I, all revenues so derived to be added to the
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appropriation already made for the new City Hall. With this
addition and such extra amount as may be obtained from our
regular source of revenue, over and above the appropriation
of $60,000 provided in the budget, the hall can probably be
entirely paid for during the current year.
In suggesting such a measure I am inventing no new expedient, but am merely adopting a policy that met with the
approval of all my predecessors in office during the past
fifteen years. In 1890, when Mayor Schwarz was at the head
of the City government, a discount of 30 per cent., and then
of 20 per cent., was allowed to all owners of ground rent lots
settling the balances due the City, the purpose being to secure
additional funds for drainage work and the extension of
water mains. As a result over $88,000 was derived from this
source in that year. In the following year, under Mayor McDonough, a similar expedient was resorted to, a 15 per cent,
discount being granted, and nearly $24,000 came into the
treasury. The right of the City to tax these lots was at
that time still disputed or a much greater amount would
doubtless have been secured. Again, in 1897, under Mayor
Meldrim, a discount of 25 per cent, was allowed in order to
realize funds for opening streets, and nearly $44,000 was
received from the holders of this class of property. By
availing ourselves of this method of raising additional funds
we will be profiting by the wisdom of our predecessors in
office and be in a position to hand over to our successors a
handsome, up-to-date, thoroughly equipped hall, paid for in
full, while at the same time the liberal policy heretofore pursued as regards street paving, street opening, house drainage
and other improvements, will have been maintained. I therefore recommend that as a Committee of the Whole your
' honorable body immediately take this matter into considera-
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tion, with a view to the adoption of a resolution at the next
meeting increasing the discount from 10 to 20 per cent., or
such other figure as you may deem expedient under the
circumstances.
Sell Off Unused Public Lands.
The City is also the owner of a number of lots and strips
of land scattered over the city, not available, in most instances, for public purposes of any kind, which should be
disposed of. Many of these lots are fragmentary results of
purchases of land for street opening purposes. They bring
in no revenue and no good can result from their retention. If
sold to private parties they become at once taxable and a
source of income to the City. I would accordingly suggest
that a list of these properties be prepared and that they be
advertised for sale in the newspapers, the Committee on
Public Lots being authorized to accept such prices for them
as may seem reasonable to it. Such lots as are advantageously located and otherwise suitable for engine houses or
school buildings could be reserved for such purposes.
The Movement for Deeper Water.
But not only in the movement for a new City Hall in
keeping with the Savannah of to-day has an endeavor been
honestly and continuously made to keep the municipality in
touch with the evident desire of our people for a government
that will observe its wishes and assist in the laudable ambition
to maintain Savannah's reputation as a city of solid business
standing, a city of beautiful squares and homes, a city expanding, not along a few narrow channels, but broadly in all directions, a city worthy of its past history and throbbing with
the hopes of a brighter future. To this end, after consulting
with Col. Quinn, the United States Engineer, and Col. J. H.
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Estill, in September I prepared a brief message to Council,
directing attention to the vital importance of deeper water
to the sea, and recommending immediate steps toward securing an appropriation from Congress for a thirty-foot channel
at mean low water. Your prompt and hearty indorsement,
and the united support given by the Cotton Exchange, Chamber of Commerce and Board of Trade, inaugurated the movement under the most favorable auspices.
Twelve years had passed since the previous movement
of this character. A strong memorial was placed before Congress in December, and we have reason to believe that a
survey will be ordered at this session of that body, which is
all that" could be expected at this time. A pamphlet setting
forth Savannah's claims for further attention from the
Federal government has been prepared and will be distributed
among the business bodies and public men throughout the
country. This, I believe, outside of the deep water project,
will be an excellent advertisement for our city. An appropriation of $1,500 has been made for the Harbor Improvement Committee this year, but more money. I have no doubt,
will be immediately made available if the necessity arises.
There is no member of this Board, I know, who does not
iully realize the importance of the harbor to our city, and the
absolute necessity of securing additional appropriations from
the general government for the deepening of the channel.
Our commerce, even as it is, is tending to increase, but with
deeper water, in the opinion of the best advised men, it will
receive an enormous expansion, drawing from a vast territory West and Southwest with which we are now just beginning to enjoy important business relations. The city government can well afford to expend a considerable sum in the
movement for deeper water. Every dollar so paid is a dollar
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devoted to the best business interests of the city, and intended
to promote the welfare of every citizen. No Savannahian
is ever apt to forget that the river and harbor are the chief
arteries of our business life.
Beautifying Our Beautiful City.
While such works of public utility have been in progress
the aesthetic side of our life has not been entirely ignored.
In a city covering so great an area as Savannah, with so
heavy an interest account to provide yearly, with its streets
unimproved until quite recent years, with numerous encroachments in the highways to be removed, and so many
streets to be opened for the accommodation of its citizens,
the useful has necessarily had precedence over the beautiful,
as must be the case for many years to come. Within the
limit of our means, though, every effort has been made to
continue the beautifying of Savannah. In this work I must
commend the zealous, disinterested and efficient labors of
our Park and Tree Commission. While at times there has
been somewhat of an absence of perfect harmony in the
relations of this co-ordinate body with the administration,
its work on the whole has tended to the benefit of the community. With the limited means at its disposal it has done
good work. Thousands of trees have been planted by it, and
parks, squares and street greens placed in an admirable condition and kept so. With another year I shall recommend
the placing of a larger appropriation at its services for tree
planting. The time will then have come, I believe, when
Savannah can afford to undertake this on a larger scale than
ever before. During 1903 an arrangement was made with
the County Commissioners whereby the use of a large tract
of well-located and well-adapted land was obtained for a
tree nursery. This has been taken charge of by the Park and
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Tree Commission, and from it in future years the supplies of
trees for the city will be drawn. In the past five years the
Commission has put out 4,063 trees, of which 837 were planted
during 1903. Especial attention is naturally being given to
the new section of the city, but in my judgment it would be
well, if the operations of the Commission are enlarged, lor
Council to provide that a certain amount shall be expended
in tree planting in the sections west of West Broad and
east of East Broad street. In many parts of both Yamacraw
and the Old Fort trees are a rarity. These districts are our
most thickly populated and are entitled to some attention
in this respect.
A Public and Popular Library.
No single event of the year gave me more personal satisfaction than the final establishment, on a most satisfactorybasis, of a free Public Library. Cities throughout the country have for many years possessed such a valuable adjunct
to the public school system. Savannah has been woefully
deficient. In 1901, it will be recalled, I engaged in correspondence with Mr. Andrew Carnegie, looking toward the
establishment of a library here for the people. The burden
placed upon the city government by the Carnegie plan was
considered too heavy. A public-spirited citizen then inaugurated a movement whereby a certain number of citizens
pledged themselves to a payment of $100 a year for a period
of years. This also fell through. Then came conferences
between representatives of the Georgia Historical Society and
the City of Savannah, which resulted in the library of the
Historical Society being placed under the control of a board
of ten managers, five representing the City and five the
Society, and opened free to the public on June 15. To maintain the library the City made an appropriation of $3,000 a
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year, and the Historical Society, in addition to contributing
the books and the use of the hall, gave $500 annually. The
results have equaled the most sanguine expectations. Twentythree hundred persons have enrolled as members and
availed themselves of this opportunity to secure unlimited
reading without cost. It is clearly within the limits of
probabilities that the close of 1904 will find 5,000 members
using the 25,000 volumes gathered at Hodgson Hall. The
Board of Managers has profited by the experience of similar
institutions elsewhere, and in its rules and regulations has
exercised excellent judgment.
In this, as in all other public measures, there has been no
partisan spirit displayed by Council. Our people as a whole
are to-day more united in the advocacy and support of all
measures for the public good than they have been in many
years. It is this unity of sentiment and singleness of purpose
that is doing so much for the upbuilding of our city. Political
rancor has largely disappeared, personal prejudices have been
dissipated, and our citizens now look merely to the end contemplated, the purpose for which a movement is begun, standing ready to commend and support every step that tends to
the advancement of Savannah in any direction. With such a
laudable spirit shown on all sides one would be pessimistic,
indeed, who did not look forward with a confident reliance
on the ability of Savannahians to accomplish anything to
which they may hereafter devote their energies.
Health Conditions are Excellent.
The committees of Council in charge of the different departments of the City have given painstaking attention to
their detailed operations. Economy and efficiency have characterized their administration. The reports of the departments are presented herewith, fully reviewing the year's work
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5 and containing, in some instances, recommendations that are
I worthy of your consideration. In our Health Department
f : there has been the same intelligent supervision and ceaseu | less energy in preventing the ingress of disease that has
II always characterized Dr. Brunner's labors. It is gratifying to
j note that our white death rate, relative to population, com-
. pares favorably with that of the most healthful cities of this
j. and other countries, while among the colored population the
[ gradual spread of sanitary measures, and a better appreciation of the means that promote health, are slowly but surely
diminishing the mortality,
t At the risk of tediousness, I beg to again reiterate what I
| and several of my predecessors have directed attention to
the necessity of providing a new cemetery. Private individi uals, I have reason to believe, would be willing to establish
a new burying ground if the City would refrain from opening
another new cemetery, but I feel that the public good demands that the'new cemetery should be under City control,
and not subject to speculators. It is useless for me to repeat
the arguments in favor of a new cemetery, located at a
reasonable distance from the city. All of them are familiar
to you and to the public. The time is not far distant when
we will be confronted with the absolute necessity of additional
burying space, and it would be a menace to the health of
the community to secure it by an extension of the present
Laurel Grove.
Some Sanitary Improvements,
Another important health measure inaugurated during the
year was the removal of the garbage dumps from the vicinity
of the city, where they had been at least an offense to many
people. Arrangements were perfected whereby the garbage
and other city waste is transported to the County Farm and
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there utilized for fertilizing purposes. This is in keeping with
the most modern usage, is a sanitary and economical arrangement, and while there are yet defects to be remedied, I am
sanguine that in a short time the plan will be working satisfactorily. During the year numerous house drainage connections have also been made. This continued elimination of
the old sinks and closets tends materially to the betterment
of the public health. There has been the same .unrelaxing
examination of private premises by the Sanitary Inspectors,
who, I believe, should be uniformed officials. Our quarantine
has been wisely administered by the United States Marine
Hospital Service, between which and the City officials the
most cordial relations exist. Both locally and at Washington
this department of the Federal government has always shown
the utmost consideration for Savannah and an ardent desire
to promote our health and assist us in every way in protecting
our citizens from the invasion of disease by sea or land. In
looking backward over the years I have had the honor to
serve Savannah as Mayor I am more than ever convinced
. that our placing of the ocean quarantine under the national
government was calculated in every way to benefit Savannah.
Removal of Grade Crossings.
A fatal grade crossing collision forcibly directed attention
to the importance of renewed efforts to abolish the more
dangerous of these death traps. Vigorous efforts were at
once made to impress upon the officials of the street and
steam railroads the necessity of at once taking steps to put
one or more principal crossings under or over their tracks.
The companies especially interested met the City in a proper
spirit. It is needless for me to give negotiations in detail.
Suffice it to say that as a result the present year will see
Gwinnett street lowered sufficiently to give an excellent road-
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j way beneath the tracks of the Atlantic Coast Line. The City
i has appropriated $13,500 as its share of the expense of this
work. It is also a satisfaction to note that the dangerous
[ grade crossing of the West End street car line and the
i Central Railroad has been abolished, and that the street cars
will soon be running beneath the railroad tracks. Owing to
the heavy expense, it is not possible to abolish other grade
1 crossings at this time, but the movement, now begun, should
be continued without imposing too great a burden in one
year upon the railroads or the City.
In referring to the matter of unnecessary danger to life, I
desire to state that our new official, the Building Inspector, is
expected to co-operate with the Electrical Inspector and the
Superintendent of the Fire Department in seeking to insure
jj better protection from loss of life by fire or other calamities
in public and business buildings. The recent frightful loss
of life in Chicago has turned the attention of municipal
authorities throughout the world to steps of this kind. That
calamity demonstrated beyond question the need of proper
laws and of unremitting vigilance on the part of those
charged with such duties. In the preparation of our new
building law especial attention should be given to the matter
of proper exits from theaters, public halls, school buildings
and large business structures.
Another matter of public safety that is worthy of consideration by you is the enactment and enforcement of an ordinance requiring street cars to be provided with the most
improved fenders. Such a law is in operation in a number of
cities. Several accidents in Savannah during the past year
seem to point to the necessity of such a law here.
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Deportments All in Good Shape.
The equipment of the several departments has been kept
in excellent condition throughout the year. Economy as well
as efficiency demands that no legitimate expense be avoided
in this respect. The heads of the departments have given
careful attention to the duties intrusted to them, and the
absence of complaints from the public indicates that their
work has been of a satisfactory nature. Considering the large
area to be covered, our police force 'performs its responsible
work admirably. The personnel of the force does not compare unfavorably with that of past years. In both it and the
Fire Department especial efforts have been made to have
none but men in the best of physical condition employed, the
duties being such as to quickly break down men not in good
health and create a needless expense to the municipality. In
the Fire Department the record of losses tells how effectively
the department has been conducted and the efficiency of the
men in it. The Superintendent's report shows aggregate losses
of $93,675.90 during the year. For five years past the total
losses have averaged but $81,000 a year, against an average
of $298,000 the previous five years, and $426,000 for the years
1889-1893. Although Savannah has made such an excellent
showing we are still suffering under heavy insurance charges,
despite the recent concessions obtained from the Southeastern Tariff Association as a result of conferences between
its representatives and the City. To obtain a rerating of the
city and the abolition of the extra I5~cent charge heretofore
imposed, the City has ordered a new engine, will place a selfregistering water gauge in the City Hall, has elected a competent Building Inspector, will soon adopt a carefully considered
building law, and will put in improved fire plugs as
rapidly as practicable. It has always been the object
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of this administration to assist the business interests
of the city in obtaining lower insurance rates or
otherwise lessening the burdens under which they carry
on business. Savannah, I am constrained to believe,
is still far from having as low rates as its fire record
and the condition in which its Fire Department is maintained
entitle it to. Sooner or later I believe we will have local
mutual insurance companies, administered by reliable home
people, and with adequate capital, which will bring about
cheaper insurance to good risks. In other sections such corporations are reported working satisfactorily in every respect.
Savannah, I believe, must eventually assist itself similarly.
In the Water Works Department it became apparent
during the year that there was an enormous waste of water.
While the most liberal policy possible should be shown to
water consumers in the interest of health, the wanton waste
that has evidently been pursued by many required immediate
checking. As a result of rigid inspections, the consumption
of water, and likewise that of coal at the water works, was
considerably lowered. Meters have been, or are being, placed
in some manufacturing establishments, at the railroads and
with other large consumers, a much lower rate per thousand
gallons used being made than in other cities. This policy
will be continued during the present year. The Department
of Public Works presents its usual elaborate and creditable
report, covering many important branches of municipal
activity. In these and all of the other departments the committees of Council and the heads of the departments have
worked in harmony and with the best results possible.
The City's Aid to Charities.
In the beginning of my remarks, I made mention of the
expenditures of the City in behalf of charities. The sum then
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mentioned, $27,281.50, was the amount of cash paid out of
the treasury, and did not entirely represent the actual aid to
charitable institutions. For the year 1904 our cash appropriations to hospitals, homes, city dispensary, city physicians
and incidental relief of the distressed, aggregate $31,888.
But beyond this we will exempt from taxation, or, rather,
return faxes to, charities to the amount of $9,645. We
will also relieve them of water rents, amounting to $1,000.
Savannah's government should accordingly be credited with
an actual allowance for charitable purposes in 1904 of
$42,533. Other cities, in their reports of charitable expenditures, follow this course, and it is but just to Savannah that
in comparisons we should not suffer by lack of proper statements.
In my sixth annual address I urged the establishment of a
home for the poor on the County Farm, when by reason of
age, or disability they are unable to earn a livelihood and have
no relatives or friends willing to provide for them. Such an
institution could be conducted at a moderate expense to the
County and City, and by removing a number of persons from
the streets who are now dependent on the alms of the public,
would relieve our citizens from their importunities. A committee was appointed by Council, but nothing was apparently
done by it. I now renew this recommendation. No one can
question the necessity for such a place. The County, I believe,
will co-operate with us, and by confining admission strictly to
people who have been residents of Savannah or Chatham
county for a period of years, imposition from the outside
can be prevented. Those who are able to do some work
could be utilized on the farm and in the practical operation of
the home, every effort being made to compel the beneficiaries
of the home to become as nearly self-supporting as possible. By
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forcing beggars coming here from other points to leave the
city we would soon be relieved of the horde that now infests
the business section day after day. During the past year I
have continued the practice of giving temporary relief where
needed and of furnishing transportation to worthy persons
becoming stranded here.
Reduction of Taxes in 19O5.
In my first administration as Mayor an economical conduct
of the City's business, coupled with the natural increase in its
revenues, enabled a reduction in the tax rate (1896) from
$1.50 to $1.45. Since then there has been no further reduction
in the rate. The assessed valuations on improvements have
shown a considerable increase in the past year, $789,535, and
there is a promise of snch extensive building operations during
1904, that I am enabled to cherish the anticipation that when
Council, at the close of this year, takes up the consideration
of the budget and tax ordinance it can see its way clear
to a further decrease of the rate from $1.45 per $100 to $1.39,
or with the 10 per cent, discount, a net tax rate of $1.25,
giving Savannah one of the most reasonable tax rates in the
United States. It is with this in view that I have recommended the additional discount on the ground rent lots.
With the new City Hall entirely paid for this year, we will
be, I believe, in a position to lower the tax rate next January,
and at the same time provide for a continuance of a liberal
policy of public improvements. Our departments of necessity must grow with the city's growth; our house drainage
system must be extended, and additional storm sewers provided. The present sewers, Director Gadsden reports, are
inadequate to carry off the water. Mr. Gadsden attributes
this to extra work thrown upon them by reason of additional
street paving, but as the complaints seem to be of cor., para-
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tively recent origin, and the streets in question h'-.ve been
paved several years, it is not improbable that stru rtural defects in the sewers, leading to their choking up, may be
responsible for the trouble. I would suggest that a thorough
examination of the storm sewers of the city be made by
engineers, their exact condition determined, and that a comprehensive plan of improvements of this nature be then laid
out, work to be carried on over a period of years. This is too

important and too costly a work to be carried on in a haphazard way. Like the house drainage system, it should first
be thoroughly planned and then work be carried on systematically. But with this all in mind I now believe that the
City can enter on another year with a reduction in the tax
rate as I have mentioned. A net rate of $1.25 could then be
allowed to stand for many years without change.
Important Litigation Concluded.
With each year the advisory work of the City's legal officer
increases, and the importance of the position is magnified.
Savannah has been fortunate in the past in securing the
services of able counsel, and the present City Attorney well
sustains the high record of his predecessors. During 1903, in
addition to numerous opinions for the Mayor, Council and its
committees, he has been engaged in a number of cases,
several of which were of more than ordinary interest and importance. Litigation with the executors of the Lovell estate,
extending over a number of years, grew out of the spur
railroad track from the Louisville road to the new water
works, built by the City to carry material in constructing the
water works, and thereafter conveyed to the Central of
Georgia Railroad and used since for the transporting of coal
and other supplies to the water works, the City having
taken possession of lands belonging to the estate in question,
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and, it was claimed, likewise injured certain other adjacent
lands. After much labor a settlement of the case was accomplished in May, which met with the approval of Council, by
which $4,400 was paid to the executors and $44.45 costs. This
confirmed the City's title to land on which one of its artesian
wells is located, and in addition it acquired an outlet for Stiles
avenue sixty feet wide across the Ogeechee canal and over
the Lovell land to the Louisville road. At the same time a
satisfactory settlement was arrived at of the claim of the
City against these executors for street paving on Louisville
road, and the execution was paid with interest and costs.
Another important matter closed up through our legal department, and of unusual public interest, was the final abolishment of the toll gate on the White Bluff road. The City and
County joined in condemnation proceedings in September,
which were consummated and appear of record in the
Superior Court, whereby the City paid on its part $5,000 and
received deeds from the Vernon Shell Road Company and
D. B. Lester. By this means Bull street was opened to the
public.
In the equity suit of the Savannah, Thunderbolt and Isle
of Hope Railway Company vs. the City, brought in 1898, to
enjoin the collection of the tax fi fas levied on lots 45 and 46,
Schley Ward, on the ground that the lots levied on were
exempt from taxation by the City because they were brought
within the corporate limits by the extension of Act of 1854,
which provided that such property should not be taxed until
the plan of the city should be "regularly and bona fide extended over" the same, the City amended its answer at the
trial in February last, and set up that the proviso of the Act
of 1854 was repealed by the Constitution of 1877, which
repealed all exemptions. The Court, Judge Seabrook presiding, sustained this plea and dismissed the case, and the
it*
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amount involved, $1,137.18, was paid into the treasury. This
case was important in settling the proposition that all the
large territory brought into the city limits by the Act of
1854, has been taxable since 1877, despite the provision in
the Act which has given the City so much trouble.
The hearing of the Gaston street paving cases pending in the
United States Court, was begun in the spring of the year, but
the Court stopped the trial, and referred the cause to a Commissioner to take testimony and report, and at the same time urged
the parties to come to,an agreement. Numerous conterences
have been held, and at this time, as you are aware, a petition
is pending in Council for the paving of the street with asphalt.
Two other cases now pending trial involve the Citv's
ownership of certain lands. In that of Morgan vs. the Mayor
and Aldermen, the title to Fig Island is at issue. The other,
W. M. Low, et al., vs. the Mayor and Aldermen, better
known as the Emmet Park case, is now ripe for trial, and
will, no doubt, be disposed of at or before the March \errn
of the Superior Court. The City, in this case, maintains that
Emmet Park is a public park by dedication and long usage
as such, while the property owners are contending that their
titles cover the land to the line of Bay street.
In these and all other cases intrusted to his care, our
Attorney has been energetic in promoting and protecting the
interests of the municipality.
faithful Aldermanic Services.
In closing my somewhat extended remarks it is but due
that I should render praise to the Aldermen of the city
for the faithful attention they have given to the important
duties intrusted to them. As a small recognition of the
value of their services to the community a bill was passed at
the last session of the Legislature providing a compensation
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of $10 for each regular meeting of Council. Only those who
have assumed the responsibilities of an Alderman can well
be aware of the work attached to the office and the time
consumed in properly meeting its obligations. Savannah has
been fortunate in securing the services of men who were
willing to make the personal sacrifices involved in the position. During the year the Board had the misfortune to lose,
by resignation, the valuable services of Alderman Watson,
whose long experience and untiring service rendered him a
very valuable member of Council.
I desire to thank the gentlemen associated with me on
this Board for their hearty and valuable co-operation during
the past twelve months, knowing that they have had the
best interests of the City always at heart, and feeling assured
of a continuance of the same earnest and harmonious unity
of action for the public weal during the year on which we
have just entered.
Respectfully submitted,
HERMAN MYERS,
Mayor.
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REPORT Or SINKING FUND COMMISSIONERS.
Savannah, Ga., December 31 st, 1903.
To His Honor, Herman Myers, Mayor,
City of Savannah.
Sir:The Sinking Fund Commissioners respectfully submit the twenty-fifth annual report, the fifth of this Board.
With the funds at our disposal we have purchased bonds
of the issue of 1879, as follows:
Jan. 7, 1903, $ 4,100 bonds for ...............$ 4405.50
Jan. 15, 1903, $ 4,000 bonds for.............. 4,300.00
Jan. 21, 1903, 500 bonds for.............. 537-5
Mar. 25, 1903, 300 bonds for.............. 321.75
Mar. 25, 1903, 7,5oo bonds for.............. 8,025.00
Apr. 23, 1903, 500 bonds for.............. 535>
Apr. 25,1903, 2,000 bonds for.............. 2,140.00
July 6, 1903, 1,800 bonds for.............. 1,912.50
July 13, 1903, 1,000 bonds for.............. 1,065.00
Sept. 12, 1903, 800 bonds for.............. 846.00
Sept. 21,1903, i,ooo bonds for.............. 1,057.50
Sept. 24, 1903, 700 bonds for.............. 740.25
Oct. 3, 1903, 4,000 bonds for.............. 4,240.00
Oct. 23, 1903, 1,000 bonds for.............. 1,065.00
Oct. 26, 1903, 6,000 bonds for.............. 6,390.00
Nov. 5, 1903, 4,000 bonds for.............. 4,210.00
$ 39,200
Previously
Purchased $646,800
$ 4i,79i.cxj
$622,677.15
$686,000 $664,468.15
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We have purchased bonds of the issue of 1883, as follows:
Jan. 21, 1902, $ 650 bonds for. .............$ 721.50
Sept 24, 1902, 150 bonds for.............. 162.75
Nov. 5, 1902, 500 bonds for.............. 543-75
Nov. 12, 1902, 1,500 bonds for ............. 1,638.75
$ 2,800
Previously Pur'd 109,850
$ 3.066.75
110,216.78
Total ...... $112,650 ?(13,283.53
All of the above mentioned bonds and unmatured coupons
have been cancelled and handed to the City Treasurer for
such final disposition as Council may direct.
Issue of 1579.
Signed and made available for
exchange, as per last report.. $3,522,800.00
Issued in exchange, as per last
report .... ................$3,517,000.00
Exchanged for old bonds ...... 500.00 3,517,00.00
Bonds available for exchange
in the hands of the City Treasurer ...................... $ 5,300.00
Of the bonds issued $713400.00 have been cancelled, as
follows:
Received for balance of Ground Rent. ........$ 9,200.00
Special purchase, as per last report............ 18,200.00
Purchased out of sinking fund................ 686,000.00
$ 713,400.00
Which haves outstanding of the issue of 1879. -$2,804,100.00
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Issue of 1253.
Signed and made available for exchange .......... ............ .$390,000.00
Issued in exchange as per last report 388,700.00
Leaving available for exchange in
the hands of the City Treasurer. $ 1,300.00
Of the bonds issued $127,550.00 have been cancelled, as
follows:
Special purchase .............................$ 14,900.00
Purchased out of Sinking Fund ................ 112,650.00
$127,550.00
Which leaves outstanding of the issue 1883.... .$261,150.00
Respectfully,
JOSEPH D. WEED,
JOHN LYONS,
H. P. SMART,
CHARLES G. BELL,
S. HERMAN.
Sinking Fund Commissioners.
42 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
BONDED DEBT JANUARY 1st I9O4.
Bond Compromise 1879
Issued and outstanding Jan. 1st, 1903 $2,843,300.
Less redeemed and cancelled by Sink
ing Fund Commissioners ........ 39,200
Amount outstanding ......................... .$2,804,100
Bond Compromise 1883
Issued and outstanding Jan. ist 1903.$ 263,950
Less redeemed and cancelled by Sinking Fund Commissioners ......... 2,800
Amount outstanding ..........................$ 261,150
New Bonds outstanding ...................... .$3,065,250
Old bonds outstanding, not compromised ...... ....................$ 2,000
Indorsed Savannah, Albany and Gulf
Railroad outstanding ............ 1,300
Old bonds outstanding ........................$ 3,300
Total bonded debt ........................... .$3,068,550
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REPORT OP THE BOARD OP TAX ASSESSORS
AND RECEIVERS.
Savannah, Ga., Jan. i, 1904,
To the Honorable Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Saannah, Ga.
Gentlemen:We herewith submit the regular annual report of the Board of Tax Assessors.
It is with a great deal of satisfaction and pleasure that we
call the attention of your honorable body to the excellent
showing that is made for the year ending Dec. 31, 19x33.
The figures that we submit for your consideration must be
extremely gratifying, showing as they do an increase in valuations over 1902 of more than a million and a half dollars.
No surer evidence of the growth and prosperity of Savannah
can be found.
It is shown, too, by the books in this office, that the class
of improvements that are being made are not mediocre. And
these improvements that are so noticeable' are not confined
to one section of the city. Savannah is growing on all sides
and the year that has just closed can be looked back upon
with pride by our citizens.
It was a year that has not been equaled in the history of
the municipal government. The first steel frame building to
be constructed in Savannahthe new Germania Bank buildinghas been about completed. Similar structures in other
parts of the business district are under contemplation and it
is certain that during the present year work will be commenced on at least one other magnificent building of a similar
kindthe proposed new home on the northwest corner of
46 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
Broughton and Bull Streets which will be occupied by the
National Bank of Savannah.
And the year that we are now entering promises to be an
even brighter one. The new City Hall will be completed before 1904 has passed away. It will be a handsome and thoroughly modern structurea fitting monument to Savannah's
most progressive and successful era. There are now in the
course of construction a large number of attractive homes
that are not accounted for in the schedule for 1903. There
can be no stronger evidence of the prosperity of a city than in
the number of new homes that are erected each year. In
this respect Savannah will compare most favorably with any
Southern city.
We regret to say that the franchise valuations as furnished
us by the Comptroller General, amounted to only $530,727.
Returns of personal property were received in this office
from Jan. i to Jan 20, 1903, as follows:
Stock in trade ..............................$ 2,107,250
Furniture, etc. ............................... 1,600,295
Jewelry, silverware, etc. ...................... 100,080
Musical instruments ......................... 53,695
Libraries, etc. ............................... 63,500
Horses, mules and live stock .................. 103420
Vehicles ...... .............................. 85,770
Money and solvent accounts .................. 2,751,895
Stocks and bonds ............................ 617,970
Promissory notes ............................ 219,550
Mortgages on real estate ...................... 302,860
Mortgages on personal property .............. 3,000
Bonds for title ............................... 5,250
Shipping . .*.................................. 987,750
Machinery and fixtures ....................... 167,265
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 47
Banks ...................................... 3,199,400
Other personal property ...................... 16,670
Total returns for 1903 ................... .$11,791,620
Total returns for 1902 .................... 11,007,880
Increase ................................$ 783,740
During the past year we issued 638 permits for new buildings and improvements amounting to $789,535. During the
year 1902 there were issued 578 permits amounting to
$501,250. These figures show an increase of 60 permits and
improvements valued at $288,285.
The total taxable property of the City of Savannah is as
follows, and is compared with 1902 to show the increase in
each class:
1902 1903
Real Estate ............ .$27,151,889 $28,146,926
Ground Rent lots ........ 892,151 828,131
Personal Property ....... 11,007,880 11,791,620
Totals, ...............$39,051,920 $40,766,677
Total for 1903......... .$40,766,677 at $1.45 $591,116.81
Total for 1902.......... 39,051,920 at 1.45 566,252.84
Very respectfully,
J. H. H. OSBORNE, Chairman,
SAMUEL REYNOLDS,
MARION LUCAS,
Board of Tax Assessors.
48 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
Trial Balance to December 31st, I9O3.
Expenditures. Receipts.
Board of Health ...............$ 17,290 36 $ 5 oo
Balance on Hand Dec. 3ist, 1902.. 23,146 81
City Clocks ................... 211 35
City Lots ..................... 9,142 47
City House Drainage ........... 3,527 36 16 57
City Lamps ................... 36,760 41
Coupons, 1879 ................. 142,840 12
Coupons, 1883 ................. 11,971 61
Cash on Hand Dec. 3ist, 1903 .. 51,008 34
Dry Culture and Drainage ....... 10490 54
Dispensary ........ ........... 5,598 35
Electric Fees .................. 5410 45*75
Fees ........ .. .............. 6 oo 5,789 63
Fire Department ............... 77,443 34 "3 88
Firemen's Uniforms ............ 3,498 88
Ground Rents ................. 13.5* l6
Ground Rent Lots ............. 3,056 24
Harbor and Wharves ........... 1,376 86
Hospitals .............. ....... 14,250 oo
House Drainage ............... 6 oo
Incidentals .............. ..... 5,010 65 5,617 79
Inspection Fees ................ 3,340 20 767 50
Laurel Grove Cemetery ......... 6,322 07 1,606 25
Liquor Licenses ............... 5>385 7
Market ................ ...... 4,604 23 13,428 50
Maintenance City House Drainage 3,619 36 53 69
Opening Streets ............... 53,311 63 1,035 50
Parks and Squares ............. 12,303 83
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 49
Parks and Squares, Tree Planting 1,108 85
Paving Streets ................. 87,977 4O 453/5 5*
Paving Sidewalks .............. 22,434 01 15,980 22
Police .......... .............. 87^72 53 208 oo
Police Reserve ................. 2,999 88
Printing and Stationery ......... 4,513 60 96 oo
Police Uniforms ............... 3,393 60
Public Buildings ............... 2,155 92
Police Court .................. 100 oo 14,104 40
Rent Account ................. 2,678 30
Salaries ............ .......... 40,573 66
Scavenger Department .......... 37,332 17 70 61
Sink Department ............... 6,905 74 6,822 30
Sewer Account ................ 4,456 52
Streets and Lanes .............. 57,155 26 81 15
Sinking Fund, 1879 ............ 41,790 50
Sinking Fund, 1883 ............ 3,067 12
Special Appropriation .......... 3,790 oo
Taxes, 1894 ................... i 88
Taxes, 1895 ................... i 88
Taxes, 1896 ................... 273 oo
Taxes, 1897 ................... 552 09
Taxes, 1898 ................... 27 91
Taxes, 1899 .................. 45 3
Taxes, 1900 ................... 735 i3
Taxes, 1901 ................... 23 49 2,240 91
Taxes, 1902 ................... 2,14451 126,11978
Taxes, 1903 ................... 3,963 50 506,353 68
Water Works .................. 62,849 91 98,862 02
Deep Water ................... 10 oo
Savannah Female Orphan Asylum. 600 oo
Law Department ............... 585 oo
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Working People's Home ........ 300 oo
Resurfacing Streets ............ 2,648 72
Aldermen's Salaries ............. 1,200 oo
Interstate Military Rifle Ass'n ... 400 OO
Special Appropriation (Fire Dept.) 975 oo
Grading Streets ............... 1,496 48
$949,262 96 $949,262 96
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 5I
REPORT OP CITY MARSHAL.
Savannah, Ga., December 3ist, 1903.
Hon. Herman Myers, Mayor,
City.
Dear Sir:I have the honor to submit my annual report
for the year ending this day. The money collected in this
office amounts to $45,527.94, as follows:
Real Estate, 1894 ................. i 88
Real Estate, 1895 ................. i 88
Real Estate, 1896 ................. 273 oo
Real Estate, 1897 ................ 552 09
Real Estate, 1898 .................. 27 91
Real Estate, 1899 ................. 32 63
Real Estate, 1900 ................. 732 23
Real Estate, 1901 ................. 2,238 01
Real Estate, 1902 ................. 15,462 28$19,321 91
Personal Property, 1899 ........... 12 75
Personal Property, 1900 ........... 2 90
Personal Property, 1901 ........... 40 51
Personal Property, 1902 ........... 281 51
Personal Property, 1903 ........... 1,512 10 1,849 77
Specific Taxes, 1902 ............. 164 oo
Specific Taxes, 1903 .............. 9,364 95 9,528 95
Paving Streets, Louisville r'd, 1897... 316 04
Gwinnett St., 1900 ................ 25 15
Indian St., 1901 .................. 47 11
PVice St., 1902 .................... 2,680 28
West Broad St., 1902 .............. 1,987 18
Berrien St., 1902 .................. 403 76
52 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
Tattnall St., 1902 ................. 122 52
Little Jones St., 1902 .............. 30 oo
Stewart St., 1902 .................. 268 18
Forty-second St., 1902 ............ 121 91
Thirty-sixth St., 1903 .............. 223 88
Habersham St., 1903 .............. 1,172 52
Broughton St. Lane, 1903 .......... 58 12
Perry St. Lane, 1903 .............. 96 72
Henry St., 1903 ................... 909 99 8,463 36
Paving Sidewalks, 1900 ........... 13 95
Paving Sidewalks, 1901 ........... 180 23
Paving Sidewalks, 1902 ........... 375 38
Paving Sidewalks, 1903 ............ 653 82 1,223 38
Fees ............................. 923 i5
Advertising ...................... 98 oo
RentsMarket Vaults ............ 2,227 50 '
RentsMarket Stalls ............. 791 60 3,019 10
Interest .... ..................... 864 70
Incidentals ...................... 12
Opening Streets, 1903 ............ 235 50
Grand total .................. $455^7 94
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,
HEXRY E. DREESON,
Citv Marshal.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CITY TREASURER.
Dr. Statement of Cash Received and Disbursed from January 1st, 1903, to December 31st, 1903. Cr.
Cash in Treasury January ist, 1903,
BOARD OF HEALTH
Voucher in favor of Eliza Bird not
called and returned as cash.
CITY LOTS
Received from B. D. Rosenbroke
for a portion of lot 66, Brownsville ward .......................
$ 23,146 81
5 oo 5 oo
ALDERMEN'S SALARIES
Amount paid aldermen ............ 1,200 oo 1,200 oo
BOARD OF HEALTH
Salaries of Health Officer, City
Physicians and Keeper of Pest
House .... ....................... 15,640 77
Time of Hands Disinfecting ....... 251 90
Printing Mortuary Reports, Circulars, etc. ........................ 132 53
Vaccine Points, Soap, Ice, etc., .... 679 71
Coffins and Wagon hire for Paupers. 157 45
Rent of Telephone ................ 158 00
Articles, Clothing, etc., destroyed .. 45 oo
Work on Detention House ........ 225 oo 17,290 36
CITY CLOCKS
Attending City Clocks............. 211 35
CITY LAMPS
Lighting Streets from December ist,
1902, to November 3Oth, 1903.... 36,760 41 36,760 41
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lots 23 and 24, Thomas ward.... 5,50000
Received from J. E. Grady, Jr., for
portion of lot 9, Estill ward...... 265 oo
Received from W. L. Thompson for
west 3-4 of lot 29 and east 1-4 lot
30, Thomas ward ................ 2,500 00
Received from B. F. Blanchard for
strip of land westward of lot 37,
Padelford ward .................. 41 87
Received from D. Grimm for a portion of lots J, 2, 3 and 4, section 19,
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Time of Hands .................... 876 01
Cement, Lime, Lumber, Pipe, etc.... 2,651 35 3,527 36
DEEP WATER
Printing ........ .................. 10 oo 10 oo
DRY CULTURE
Time of Hands .................... 8,7&? it
Forage, Lime, Lumber, Cement, etc., 1,6.17 43
Vehicles and Repairs to same...... 85 to 10,400 54
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Received from City Marshal for
Executions ............ .........
451 75 4Si 75
4,864 48
925 IS 5.789 63
Lighting, Fuel, Ice, etc............. 38300
Rent of Telephone ................ 25 oo
Rent of Building .................. 480 oo
Printing and Stationery ............ 80 75
Drugs, etc., ....................... 2,13760
Insurance ........ ................ 22 oo
ELECTRIC FEES
Printing and Stationery, Repairing
Bicycle, etc., .................... 54 10
5.598 35
54 10
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same refunded ................... 6 oo 6 oo I"1
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Pay Roll .......................... 62,069 39
Printing and Stationery .......... 120 35
Forage and Shoeing .............. 4,987 26
Attending Sick Stock .............. 352 54
Horses ........ ................... 1,899
Harness and Repairs to same ...... 261 27
Repairs to Engines ............... $?2 fi?
Oil, Paint, Soda, Feed, etc., ...... 2,108 36
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Savannah Hospital, Keeping City
Patients for year ............... 3,000 oo
St. Joseph's Infirmary, Keeping City
Patients for year ................ 3,000 oo
Georgia Infirmary, Keeping City Patients for year .................. 4,500 oo
Park View Sanitarium, Keeping >
City Patients for year .......... 3,000 oo
Charity Hospital, Keeping -City
Patients for year ................ 750 oo 14,250 co
INCIDENTALSCharity, Telegrams, Postage, etc., .. 1,577 24 2
Premium on Bonds of City Officers >
and Employees .................. 153 So
Mrs. McStay ...................... 16800
Fuel, Lights, etc., ................ 577 9
City Marshal for use of buggy.... 240 oo 6
Cost of Court ..................... 117 50
Pasting Coupons from City of Savannah Bonds in Coupon Book .. 100 oo
Expense of Paying Coupons from
City of Savannah Bonds in New
York City ....................... 55 41
Abstract of Titles, (Wharf Lots) .. 100 oo
Mrs. M. Fender .................. 120 oo
INCIDENTALSRcccivcd from Bank interest on
(tally balances ................... 4,352
Received for Surveying lots and
making plats ....................
Received from City Marshal for interest on executions ............
Received from the Keeper of the
City Pound, for Pound Fees.,..
Received from D. N. Jones cost of
court collected from Mrs. M. D.
Smith ...... ....................
INSPECTION FEES
Received from Examination
Plumbing, etc. .............
of
37500
862 82
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17 io 5,617 79
767 50 767
Election Managers ................
Compiling Ordinances and Preparing
Tally Sheet by Clerk of Council..
Expenses of City Marshal to Convention ........ .................
Expenses of Commissioners of Pilotage for 1903 ....................
Thomas Gamble, Jr., Getting tip Statistics ........ ..................
Tax Collector for Registration List.
Meals for Gierks and Managers of
Election ........ ................
S. P. Brazel, Services .............
W. G. Tyson, Services ............
Damage Suits .....................
INTERSTATE MILITARY
RIFLE ASSOCIATION
Appropriation to Interstate Shoot..
INSPECTION FEES
Salary of Inspectors ..............
Printing and Stationery, etc., ......
INTEREST
Coupons from City of Savannah
Bonds of the issue of 1879........
Coupons from City of Savannah
Bonds of the issue of 1883........
300 00
150 oo
25 oo
75 oo
200 00
303 80
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25 oo
250 oo
45000- 5,010 63
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Received from Burial Fees ........ 1,070 50
Received from Sale of Lots ........ 517 oo
Received from the Estate of Mary
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LIQUOR LICENSE
Received from Liquor License and
interest on notes ................
i ,606 25
50,385 07 50,385 07
MARKET
Received from Collections....
Received from Rent of Vaults.
Received from Rent of Stalls..
10,409 40
2,227 50
791 60 13,428 50
MAINTENANCE CITY
HOUSE DRAINAGE
Received for Sewer Connections.... 21 39
Received from Grant Wilkins for
repairing sewer Bull and Congress
street lar.e ...................... 32 3 S3G9
LAUREL GROVE CEMETERY
Salary of Keeper and Time of
Hands .......... ................ 5,45479
Material and Tools, Forage, etc.,... 468 n
Flowers and Plants ............... 97 25
Rent of Telephone ................ 25 oo
Renovating and Repairing Keeper's
House ...... ....................
LAW DEPARTMENT
City Attorney, Incidental Account..
276 92 6,322 07
585 oo 585 oo
MARKET
Salaries of Clerk, Assistant and
Time of Hands .................. 3.402 oo
Lighting and Fuel ................ 695 57
Sawdust, Brooms, Soap, etc......... 351 01
Insurance ........ ................ 25 oo
Repairs and Material .............. 130 65
MAINTENANCE OF
HOUSE DRAINAGESalaries of Inspectors ......
Lumber, Cement, Pipe, etc.,.
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3,192 36
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A. Ehrlich, Guardian, .............. 1,296 34
Savannah Investment Co. ......... 230 oo
Dr. L. A. Falligant ................ 682 50
D. J, Morrison .................... 300 oo
Martha Klinc ..................... 50025
George H. Miller .................. 100 oo
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C. H. Ward ....................... 197 ;,o
C/3 S. Alexander ...................... 300 oo
S. Alexander ...................... 1,050 uo
City & Suburban Railway Co. .... 506 95
Savannah Investment Co. .......... 235 35
Rosa McAleer ..................... 99 67
C. L. Downing .................... 164 43
Jno. McAleer ...................... 207 36
J. P. Wells ........................ 205 GO
G. H. Remshart .................. 576 oo
J. S. Kaufman ..................... 734 12
D. Stephens ...................... 925 oo
J. S. Schley ....................... 1,000 OO
Anna A. Alien ..................... 858 24
C. C. Baker ....................... 333 33
W. C. De Vane ................... 600 OO
Julia A. Peck ...................... 92 65
B. Brady .......................... 20786
W. McNichols ..................... 325 oo
A. A. Woodward .................. 1,150 oo
J. R. Goodwin ..................... 205 oo
A. R. Lawton ..................... 509 67
P. H. Minis ....................... 227 36
Fanny Minis and others ........... 489 07
L. F. Minis ....................... 48655
R. G. Minis ....................... 585 15- K|
Fanny Minis ...................... 699 oi
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H. M. Hanes ..................... 58071
L. L. Poultney ................... 338 88
C. E. Rcnken ...................... 269 31
H. Rivers and others .............. 693 05
C. H. Dorsett ..................... 1,500 oo
People's Saving and Loan Co....... 1,533 62
C. H. Dorsett ...................... 864 37
A. L. Fuller ...................... 14 go
Mrs. M. S. Rahn ................. 71 82
E. Geffcken ........................ 130 62
E. Geffcken ....................... 234 64
P. R. Moale ....................... 29 81
H. E. Wilson ..................... 380 oo
H. C. Cunningham ................ 133 47
Mary Leonard ..................... 103 29
Dr. L. A. Falligant ............... 37025
H. L. Fnlton ..................... 155 19 o\
OPENING STREETS
Received from the Savannah Electric
Company for opening Whitaker
street .... .... ...............:.
Received from proceeds of Sale of
Houses ...... ..................
Received for Moving Houses......
H. P. Smart ....................... 538 92
A. G. Smart ....................... 538 93
W. S. West ....................... 400 oo
Cann & Bacon .................... 1,762 50
Thomas Doolcy ................... 528 33
Sophia Bailey ..................... 450 oo
E. II. Kent and others ............ 2,500 oo
John S. Schley .................... 500 oo
Interest ...... .................... 5.584 26
Recording Deeds .........',........ 60 43
Moving Houses ................... 610 oo
Land Purchased ................... 6,447 08
Lumber ........ ................. 2 70
Mrs. L. R. Manucy ............... 500 oo
John Schley ....................... 2,000 oo
Mark Axt ......................... 450 oo
P. M, Russell ...................... 315 70
M. B. Ehrlicher .................... 634 oo
C. P. Brannen .................... 500 oo
E. M. Floyd ....................... 300 oo
Mary Campbell and others ........ 418 50
700 oo Renty Burroughs .................. 344 33
P. D. Damn ...................... 181 80
235 50 James H. McKenna ................ 450 oo
100 oo 1,035 5 Oglethorpe Improvement Co. ...... 2,666 66 53,3it 63
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Time of Hands ..................
Material, Tools, etc., ............
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Printing and Stationery ..........
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One Mule .......................
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6,972 25
211 86
399 74
20 50
1,253 62
165 oo
3,280 86 12,303 83
PARK AND SQUARES
(TREE PLANTING)
Time of Hands ....................
Trees .......... ...................
932 92
17593 1,10885
PAVING STREETS
Received from Office Collections.... 35,951 73
Received from City Marshal ...... 8,504 46
Received from the Savannah Electric
Company for work done on East
Broad street .................... 872 32 _,
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ing Company for paving yard.... 547 oo 45,875 51 Paving and Improving Streets ..... 87,977 40 87,977 40
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Pay Roll .......................... 78.974 10 O
Material and Repairs .............. 673 20 "1-3
Fuel and Lights ................... 528 38
Shoeing, Repairing Wagons, Harness, etc., ........................ 482 34
Insurance, (Horses) ............... 2000
Printing and Stationery ............ 279 49
Rent of Telephones and Purchase
of 47 Phones .................... 227 90
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Received for Keeping Prisoners .
Forage .......... ................. 3.258 44
Food for Prisoners ................ 999 72
Medicines and Attending Sick Stock 92 oo
Horses ........ ................... 700 oo
Equipment, etc., ................... 202 45
Funeral Expenses Sergt. Lingg.... 5000
Gamewell System .................. 103 90
Barracks Supplies ................. 351 19 . .
Switchboard (Second Payment) .... 315 12
Medical Attention ................... 55 oo O
Detective Department ............. 9 30
20800 20800 One Buggy ........................ 15000 87,47253
POLICE RESERVES
Appropriation by Council .......... 2,999 88 2,999 88
PRINTING AND STATIONERY
Received from Advertising, etc., .. 96 oo 96 oo
PRINTING AND STATIONERY
City PrintingPrinting Circulars,
Proceedings of Council, Mayor's
Report for 1902, and Stationery... 4,513 60 4,513 60
PAVING SIDEWALKS
Time of Hands, Tools, Materials,
etc., ........ .................... 22,434 01 22,434 0'
PUBLIC BUILDINGS
Insurance .......... .............. 301 80
Repairs and Material .............. 1,291 92
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TAXES, 1895-
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TAXES, 1896-
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TAXES, 1897
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TAXES, 1898-
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Plumbing Work ...................
Rent of Telephone ................
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Lighting Stables ...................
Bridges .......... .................
SINKING FUND BONDS
1879-
Commissioners for Bonds issue 1879
Cancelled and Retired ............
SINKING FUND BONDS
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Commissioners, for Bonds issue 1883
Cancelled and Retired ............
SPECIAL APPROPRIATION
E. J. Thomas, Making Map of the
Extended City Limits ..........
Salary of Keeper of Powder MagaDesitrns for New City Hall .......
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976 97
1,770 20
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TAXES, 1901
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TAXES, 1902
Received from Office Collections.. 110,174 38
Received from City Marshal ....... 15,945 4 126,119 78
TAXES, 1903
Received from Office Collections
for Real Estate, etc. ............. 397,930 38
Specific Taxes .................... 86,607 45
Received from BadgesOne Horse Wagons................ 4,348 80
Public Library ...........
Savannah Fair Association
2,000 oo
500 oo 3,700 oo
600 oo 600 oo
SAVANNAH FEMALE
ORPHAN ASYLUM
Appropriation ........ ............
STREET GRADING (New)
Time of Hands .................... 1,042 15
Material, Tools, etc., .............. 454 33 1,496 48
STREETS (Resurfacing Gravel
Streets)
Time of Hands .................... 1,412 92
Gravel, etc., ....................... 1,23580 2,64872
TAXES, 1901
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One Horse Trucks ................ 361 60
Two Horse Trucks ................ 854 40
Three Horse Trucks .............. 34 20
One Horse Hacks ................ 753 30
Two Horse Hacks ................ 13920
Two Horse Umnibus .............. 21 60
Street Hucksters .................. 247 80
Poultry Hucksters ................ 1800
Dogs ........ .................... 1,855 90
Push Carts ........................ 180 oo
Street Cars ....................... 675 oo
Received from City Marshal........ 10,877 05 506,353 68
WATER WORKS
Received from Water Rents........ 97,978 96
Received from Allan Bond for rent
of a portion of the McLeod Mill
site ...... ...................... 250 00
Received from D. W. Zipperer for
rent of a portion of the McLeod
Mill Site ........................ 50 oo
Received from W. M, Smith for
rent of a portion of the McLeod
Mill Site ........................ 10 oo
Received rent of Old Water Works
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WATER WORKS
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for Repairing Hydrants ........
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same returned as cash to treasurer
Received from Jno. Rourke & Sons
for Boiler Tubes ................
30 18
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45 oo
398 38 98,862 02
$949,262 96
from December ist, 1932, to November 3Oth, 1903 ................ 17,212 03
Running Hxpenses of Pumps and
KnKtncs .......... ............. 25,543"
Incidentals '.......... ............. 400 66
Repairs ........ .................. 2,681 oo
Improvement Account ............. 4115
Extension Account ................ 11,803 92
Fountains ........ .....".......... 44108
Air Lift .......................... 4,72607- 62,849 91
WORKING PEOPLE'S HOME
Appropriation .......... ......,,,.. 30000 30000
Cash on Hand December 3ist, 1903, 51,008 34
$949,262 96

We, the undersigned Committee on Finance, have examined the accounts of the City Treasurer from
January ist, 1903, to the 3ist day of December, 1903, inclusive, and find same correct, with proper vouchers,
and a balance in the Treasury of $51,008.34 (Fifty-one Thousand and Eight Dollars and Thirty-four Cents).
JAS. M. DIXON, Chairman, ^ '
D. R. THOMAS, I
J. F. CANTY, > Finance Committee.
R. J. DAY ANT, . ' |
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MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
REPORT OP SUPERINTENDENT OP POLICE.
HEADQUARTERS POLICE DEPARTMENT, I
Savannah, Ga., Jan. i, 1904. ^
To the Honorable Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah :
Gentlemen: I have the honor to submit herewith my first
annual report as Superintendent of Police. During the year
ending Dec. 31, 1903, there were 5,687 arrests made. These
figures show an increase of 44 over the previous year.
But the number of arrests made by a police department
is not always a good index of the work done. No matter
whether there has been an increase or a falling off in the
number of arrests made, strong argument can be advanced
to show a better condition of affairs. Reference to the accompanying table showing the number of arrests made for
each grade of crime brings out the very gratifying fact, however, that there was very much less drunkenness than usual
in Savannah in 1903.
During the last year there were only 447 arrests for drunkenness, a decrease of 407. This is really a most remarkable
fact and speaks well for the sobriety of our citizens. For
being both drunk and disorderly, 494 persons were arrested,
or 210 less than in 1902. With such a great difference in
the number of arrests for these offenses it is evident that our
citizens are leaning more toward sobriety. This fact was particularly noticeable on Christmas Eve night. Usually there
is a great deal of drunkenness on Christmas Eve and Christmas. The last year was an exception and the scarcity of
intoxicated men was freely commented upon. The records
72 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
bear out the statement that there was little or no rowdyism
Christmas Eve night.
A decrease is also shown in the number of arrests made
for burglary and larceny. There were only 29 arrests made
for burglary, a decrease of 47. For larceny 566 arrests were
made, or 64 less than 1902. It might be said that the detectives were less active, but such a statement could be easily
refuted by reference to the number of suspicious characters
arrested and the amount of lost and stolen property recovered. There were 404 suspicious characters arrested during
the year, an increase of 74 over the previous year. We have
a record of ten arrests for cruelty to animals against one during the previous year. While there is no branch of the Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in Savannah, the
officers of this department are not unmindful of the la\v that
requires the humane treatment of dumb brutes.
Efficiency of 1 he Mem.
No more unimpeachable evidence of the efficiency of the
men in this department, during the last year, can be shown
than by pointing to the fact that there was an increase of
nearly $4,000 in the fines collected in Police Court. This is
strong evidence of the fact that the arrests made were warranted. The falling off in the number of thefts committed
is most encouraging, and, too, a great many more temptations were offered in the business district. During the year
461 buildings were found open at night, an increase over
1902 of 191. Of the total number of arrests made the plain
clothes men are credited with 633, an increase of 77. There
were 536 persons given lodging here during 1903, or 72
more than were accommodated in 1902.
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 73
Had Strike and Fair.
There were a great many happenings of magnitude during
the year and the police were called upon often. It is with
pleasure that attention is called to the fact that there was not
a homicide, and comparatively little disorder, during the
strike of the freight handlers, which began in September and
ran until the close of the year. An extra detail of uniformed
men was kept on duty in the vicinity of the wharves, and in
Yamacraw, and reserves were held in quarters. It was found
necessary to put the reserves into service only once or twice.
During the Fair and race meet there were a number of
crooks in the city. Yet there were received but two reports
of theft that may have been committed by these strangers.
One of these robberies was committed in a crowded trolley
car coming to the city from the Fair Grounds. Savannah
was well protected and there was no repetition of the many
robberies that were committed in neighboring cities.
Shooting Stopped tturglarlea.
An epidemic of burglaries early in the summer came to
a sudden stop when William Waiters, a negro, was shot by
Detective Frank T. Wall, while entering the home of Mr.
Lee Roy Myers, on Gaston street. When arraigned in the
Superior Court, Waiters was sentenced to serve 40 years in
the penitentiary. During this period of activity Rafe Harvey,
a notorious negro, was under suspicion. In a desperate
fight in Oglethorpe lane, near Bull street, Harvey escaped
from Special Officer Mose Davis.
In November Harvey was encountered by the officers for
the first time since his fight with Davis. In an effort to arrest
the negro Officers Davis and Hartley and Mr. John Goolsby,
a railroad engineer who went to their assistance, were badly
74 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
beaten and Harvey again made his escape. Several hours
later he was located in a stable in Liberty lane, and when
about to attack Patrolman Miller, was shot by that officer.
Harvey died in the County Jail from his wounds.
Warning to the MerchanU.
The only big "trick" of the year was the Foye & Eckstein
robbery, when professional safe blowers made a successful
haul. These men were afterwards caught in Mobile, and
were positively identified as those who committed the Savannah robber}-. Detective Murphy was sent to Mobile to see
the men, and recognized them. Their pictures and descriptions are now in the Rogues' Gallery. The men did
several big ' 'jobs'' in other cities before they were made prisoners.
In this connection, it is suggested to the merchants of
Savannah when they close their places of business at night,
it would be wise for them to leave lights burning, and their
window curtains up, so that the interior of their places can
be seen without trouble from the street. It seems certain
that a member of the fore-; passed the Foye & Eckstein store
and tried the front door while the safe blowers were at work.
It was impossible, however, for this safe to have been seen
from the street.
Duties of Men Lightened.
A year ago the men on fire detail at night were required
to answer all alarms. It often happened that they were gotten out of their beds in all sorts of weather, to learn that a
chimney had burned out, or that some trivial blaze had been
extinguished almost before the alarm had ceased sounding.
In order to lighten the duties of the men on fire detail, instructions were issued to the men on the streets to report by
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 75
telephone at once to the desk sergeant the nature of any
fires in their precincts. In this way the men on fire detail
do not have to answer alarms unless their services are required, and their duties are thus made less arduous.
Purchased Own Telephones.
Soon after I assumed charge of the force I learned that the
department was paying a rental of $4 a year for each telephone in the Gamewell boxes. An investigation, with a view
to retrenchment, disclosed the fact that the city could purchase 'phones for the department for about the cost of a
year's rental. This meant a big saving for the city, and bids
were advertised for. The city was able to purchase the
'phones then in use in the Gamewell boxes at the cost of a
year's rental.
During the year it was found advisable to place the turnkey on duty in the station house in telephonic communication
with the desk sergeant, and an extra telephone line was installed. The turnkey can now communicate with the desk
sergeant without leaving the station house, and prisoners
who desire to communicate with the office can do so by
means of this 'phone.
A police alarm signal, whereby the members of the department may be gotten to police headquarters without having to
call, out the military, has been inaugurated. The members
of the force understand now that when 3 is sounded ten times
on the Big Duke, and on the bells at the several fire stations,
they are to report immediately at headquarters. The necessary arrangements were made with the Fire Chief and when
it is desired to press the entire police force into service it is
no longer necessary to call out the military with the riot
alarm.
76 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
Identification of Criminal*.
Special attention will be paid to the identification bureau
during the new year. The Bertillo.n system will be again put
into service and the department will become a member of
the National Bureau of Identification. The advantages of
this step are obvious. The department has purchased a
camera and the necessary outfit and a well equipped criminal
photograph gallery will be maintained. By taking our own
pictures we will be able to save a large sum, and to be in a
way independent.
. The Rogues' Gallery will be kept in accord with the system used by the National Bureau. A modern system of indexing criminals whereby we will be able to follow them
through their trials, into prison and out again, will be
adopted. In this way we will be able to tell at any time just
where a criminal with whom we have had dealings, is. Escapes, deaths and pardons will be recorded along with discharges after sentences have been served. There is no more
important branch of police work than that of the identification of criminals.
To Have Shooting Gallery.
It is highly important that the police officer should be
familiar with the construction, handling and use of the revolver with which he is armed. With this idea in mind, we have
determined to establish a shooting gallery where the men
of the department may become proficient in the use of their
pistols. The careless handling of a weapon by an officer
might do irreparable damage. The members of the department will be required to use the range which will be erected
in the yard at headquarters.
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT-_________77
With Reference to Ordinances.
The fact that there are so many automobiles in use in Savannah prompts the department to ask Council to pass an
ordinance requiring the owner of every automobile used on
the streets of the city, to have attached to his machine, so
that it can be seen without trouble, a number to be furnished
by the Clerk of Council, and to be registered by the Clerk
opposite the name and address of the owner of the machine,
and to provide a penalty for failure to comply with the requirements of such an ordinance. It is plain that an ordinance of this sort would be invaluable to this department,
great difficulty being experienced in identifying rapidly moving automobiles. Council is asked to give this matter immediate attention. (This ordinance has been passed.) . .
An ordinance should be passed requiring bicycle dealers
and repairers to make daily reports to this department of
bicycles that are purchased, or whose appearances are altered,
and to require a description, with the number of each wheel,
and to provide a penalty to be imposed where the ordinance
is not lived up to. This ordinance would be of great assistance to us in recovering stolen bicycles.
Each year a considerable quantity of unclaimed property
is carried over and Council is requested to pass an ordinance
authorizing the sale of such unclaimed property after a reasonable time has elapsed, and after the property has been
advertised. This includes property found by officers, and
that taken from prisoners, and known to have been stolen,
although no owners are found.
The ordinances regulating pawnshops could be made much
clearer and they should be revised and the proper penalties
be provided in a general ordinance governing pawnbrokers.
78 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
This is an important matter with the police and it is asked
that Council take some action at once.
A Signal Light System.
The department is now in correspondence with the heads
of departments in the North and West with a view to establishing a signal light system as an adjunct to the Gamewell
System. While we have not yet been sufficiently informed
on the subject, it is believed that such a system could be installed at no great cost; and it would be invaluable.
The signal lights are scattered throughout the city and
are manipulated by an operator at headquarters. By means
of a switch in the office the desk sergeant could turn on a red
light in any section of the city as a signal to officers, whether
on or off duty, to report at once to headquarters by telephone.
When these lights are flashed the members of the force are
expected to hasten to the nearest Gamewell box, or private
telephone, and inquire the cause of the signal. By means of
this system officers can be reached from headquarters at any
hour, within a few minutes after they are wanted, and much
valuable time can be saved. This electric signal system is
a great help to a police department and we hope before the
close of the oresent year to have such a system installed in
Savannah.
Deaths and Promotions.
I regret to chronicle the death during the year of Private
James Keane, appointed Jan. 13, 1890. This was the only
death in the department.
I take pleasure in mentioning the promotions of Mounted
Patrolman T. C. Murphy and J. A. Woods to sergeants, and
Private R. B. Bostick to detective. I wish to express my
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hearty appreciation of the assistance given us by Recorder
JShelby Myrick. As presiding officer in Police Court he has
aided us in every way, and I take pleasure in thanking him
for the valuable assistance that he has rendered us from time
to time. To the Mayor, I desire to extend my hearty thanks
for his co-operation. The members of the Police Committee have aided me in every possible way and I take pleasure
in extending my thanks to them also.
ArrestB Made During the Year 19O3.
The following are the number of arrests made by the department during the year. (This does not include parties
placed on the "Information Docket.")
CRIME.
Beastiality......... ...................................................
Cruelty to animals ................................................
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CRIME.
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3
i
404
191
96
IS
24
44
5
5687
Total number of White persons arrested....
Total number of Colored persons arrested.
-1,439
...4,248
Total number of arrests...........................5,687
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 81
Arrests Made by Detectives.
January ...... ........ 51
February ........ ..... 64
March .... ............ 42
April .... ............; 58
May .... .............. 41
June .. ............... 52
July ....... ........... 54
August ....... ........ 42
September .. .......... 45
October .... .......... 62
November ...... ...... 54
December ... ......... 68
Total 63;
Offices and Buildings Found Open.
January .... ........... 42 August ........ ....... 34
February ... .......... 43 September .... ........ 39
March .... ............ 38 October ........ ...... 41
April ........ ......... 32 November ........ .... 48
May .. ............... 24 December ...... ...... 59
June ...... ........... 29
July ........ .......... 32 Total .... .......:...461
Officers Reports.
January .... ....... 17,211
February .... ...... 16,521
March ... ......... 16,612
April .... ......... 17,415
May ...... ........ 17,109
June ...... ........ 16,716
July ...... ........ 16,824
August ...... ..... 16,812
September ...... .. 16,860
October .. ......... 16,912
November ...... ... 16,840
December .. ....... 17,214
Total ... ........203,046
Telephone Calls.
January .... ......... 521
February ...... ...... 498
March .. ............ 506
April .... ........... 485
May ................ 524
June ...... .......... 512
July .. .............. 509
August .... ......... 5 rS
82 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
September .... ...... 560 December .... ....... 561
October ......... .... 541
November.. ........". 534 Total .. ...........6,269
Ambulance Call*.
January ..... ........ 98 August ...... ....... 118
February ... ......... 76 September .... ....... 104
March ........ ...... 84 October ............. 96
April ... ............ 126 November .... ....... 99
May ........ ........ 134 December ..... ...... 123
June .... ............ no
July .. .............. 92 Total ...... .......1,260
Patrol Calls.
\
January .............. 440 August .. ............ 387
February .. .......... 324 September ...... ..... 392
March ...... ........ 411 October ....... ...... 345
April ... ............ 312 November ..... ...... 437
May .. .............. 356 December ... ........ 428
June ..... ........... 417
July ...... .......... 398 Total ...... .......4,647
Mumber of Persons Ulven Lodging.
January ... ........... 64 August ....... ........ 38
September ....... ..... 36
October ..... ......... 36
November ...... ...... 49
December .... ........ 62
February ......... .... 38
March ...... .......... 42
April ... .............. 68
May ........ ......... 41
June ....... .......... 30
July .. ................ 32
Value of property recovered by the detectives during the
year amounted to $33.785.85.
Number of animals found running at large, 32.
Total 536
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
Changes In the Department During the Year.
ELECTED.
Charles Garfunkel, Superintendent of Police.
Walter H. Fleming, Lieutenant of Police.
APPOINTED SERGEANTS.
T. C. Murphy. J. A. Woods.
T. J- Duffy.
E. P- Hartley.
R. A. Laird.
D. P. Walker.
P. A. Raedy.
T. J. Cameron.
APPOINTED PRIVATES.
A. J. Clark.
C. Burns.
T. J. Griffin.
T. F. Cleary.
J. L. Lady.
Officers Discharged.
R. Stafford.
T. J. Farrell.
A. M. Broome.
C. S. Waters.
L. Kelly.
Died.
James Keane.
Appointed private January I3th, 1890.
Died December 2nd, 1903.
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
Roster of the Police Department.
NAME. RANK. WHEN APPOINTED.
Charles Garfunkel. ........ Superintendent..
IV. H. Fleming _.....__ Lieutenant
J. R. Haym............. ..... Clerk
Mock, J. M.................... Sergeant _
Baughn, H. W.
Davis, R. E. ...
McCool, J........
Murphy, T. C. . Woods; J. A.....
Stark, J.........................! Detective
Murphy, J. J.................J
Wall, F. T.........,...........j
Bostick, R. B.. ...............I
Atkinson, C. J................I Private.
Becker, W. L.................i " . Behnnan, J....................! " .
Brazell, P. P_.................: " . Brantley, J. H................i " .
Best, C. D .....................i " . Blumberg, L..................] " .
Brown, J. E......
Brown, J...........
Errant, B. S... ..
BuVkwald, M....
Beiber, H. G.....
Beach, J. K.......
Burns, C...........
Cle.ry.T. F......
Christian. J. A..
Christie, C. T....
Cowart, C. S......
Cronin, D. J......
Cohen, M. G.....
Clark, A. J........
Collins, C. A.....
Clancy, J. J.......
Duffy.T. J........
Davis, E. F.......
Dooley, R. F.....
Davis, M.. ........
Davis, R. T........
Davis, R. B........
Deignan, J. J......
Dwyer, L...........
Eivers. P. J.......
Farrell, J..........
Fleming, M. B..
Guilfoyle, J........
Goodman, W. C,
Griffin, T. ].......
Halford, J. S.....
January 26, 1903.
November 28, 1893.
December i, 1899.
January 19, 1881.
September 29, 1881.
September 13, 1869.
September 24, 1891.
August 22, 1890.
October 25, 1897.
September i, 1893.
November 20, 1897.
December 2, 1898.
September 30, 1891.
April 8, 1896.
July 24, 1891.
December n, 1897.
July 21, 1902.
October 7, 1868.
November 3, 1899.
Februiry 4, 1896.
September 25. 1902.
October 16, 1897.
July 23, 1902.
October 9, 1900.
October 9, 1900.
F bruary 28, 1902.
July 20, 1903.
August 3, 1903.
October i, 1890.
October i, 1890.
October 9, 1900.
December 10, 1887.
July 23, 1902.
June 24, 1903.
Decembers, 1896.
October 8, 1900.
October n, 1900.
August 18, 1881.
July 2, 1900.
July 8, 1899.
January 10, 1890.
July 23, 1902.
Feb uary 6, 1894.
February 16, 1882.
Jt-ne 27, 1890.
January 3, 1895.
October 26, 1900.
November 4, 1896.
August 27, 1900.
June 30, 1903.
September 13, 1894.
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
Roster of tbe Police Department.
NAME.
Higgins, J. S......... .........
Hicks, W. E. ......:..........
Harper, J. G. .................
Harrison, W. H..... .........
Hartlet, E P..................
Kelly, P. J...... ...............
Lange, J. H. ..................
Laird, R. A...... ..............
Lady.J. L..... ................
Meldrim, M. L.. .............
Malphus, C. M.... ...........
Mevers, C. D...... ............
Miller, H..... ..................
McAIpin, T. E... ............
McQuade, M....... ...........
McCarthy, T. C.... ...........
McGrath, J..... ...............
McGonigle, E.. ..............
Reilly.J.J............... ......
Raedy, P. A. ..................
Scully, M.... ..................
Sneehan, W....... ............
Shea, C.F... ..................
Smith, G. L. ..................
Smith, W. H...... ............
Semken, J. D.... .............
Sims, W. F..... ...............
Tullis, B. 1....... ..............
Ungar, B .......................
Williams.J. T. ...............
Winn, W. S....... ............
Walker, D. P.................
Claiborne, W. D... ....... ..
Ferguson, R. W... . .........
Pitts, A. L......... ............
Owen F. Reilly ..............
J. B. Killourhy... ............
B. G. Floyd...... ..............
RANK.
Prh
Ele
Fo
Dn
Re
WHEN APPOINTED.
August 9, 1881.
December 22, 1899.
January 16, 1900.
July 2, 1900
October 9, 1900.
September 7, 1898.
January 26, 1891.
September 17, 1871.
March 6, 1901.
October 9, 1897.
March 2, 1903.
September 22, 1903.
February 14, 1896.
November 29, 1902.
December 4, 1903.
October i, 1899.
March 13, 1902.
October 28, 1868.
July 2, 1900.
July 21, 1902.
December 8, 1903.
March 16, 1901.
October 25, 1901.
May 14, 1903.
February, 4, 1896.
December i, 1882.
July 23, 1902.
September 5, 1893.
August 27, 1867.
February 4, 1896.
September 25, 1902.
February 6, 1895.
April i, 1889.
October 31, 1885.
December 8, 1896.
March 2, 1903.
86 MAVQR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP POLICE FORCE.
Under the supervision of the Superintendent of Police.
SERGEANTS.
E. S. Muse. W. H. Powell. T. S. Brennan.
Blakewood, J. A.
Connelly, J. M.
Connors, G. J.
Douglass, W. E.
Eagleson, J.
Gracen, E. R.
Harris, D. N.
Knox, J.
King, S.
Keane, T.
PRIVATES.
Lee, C. P.
Lysaught, D.
Lively, J. P.
Morrell, F. E.
Murphy, J. P.
McCabe, B.
O'Brien, J. P.
Reilly, J. D.
Temples, M. H.
Tabb, E. C.
Very Respectfully,
CHARLES GARFUNKEL,
Superintendent of Police.
Fourteenth Annual Report
OF THE
PAID FIRE DEPARTMENT
OP THE
CITY OF SAVANNAH, GA.
COMBINING REPORTS OF THE
Building Inspector, Electric Inspector and
Superintendent of Fire Alarm,
FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER
1903
FIRE COMMITTEE
OF THE
CITY OF SAVANNAH,
For the Year 1903.
ROBERT L. COLDING, Chairman.
A. J. GARFUNKEL, JAS. H. McKENNA,
JNO. F. GLATIGNY, R. J. DAVANT.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
JOHN E. MAGUIRE, Superintendent,
GEORGE MOURO, Assistant Superintendent.
GEO. A, MELL, Clerk and Storekeeper.
W. A. HANCOCK, Acting Electric Inspector.
W. D. CLAIBORNE, Superintendent Fire Alarm.
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 89
SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.
Office of Superintendent of the
i Fire Department.
Savannah, Ga., January ist, 1904.
To the Honorable Mayor and Aldermen
of the City of Savannah, Ga.
Gentlemen:
I have the honor to submit my Annual Report of the
operations and condition of the Fire Department of the city
for the year ending December 31 st, 1903.
This report being the Fourteenth Annual report of the
paid Fire Department.
The total force of the department at the close of the year
was eighty-six men, as follows:
I Superintendent,
i Assistant Superintendent,
i Clerk and Storekeeper,
i Superintendent of Fire Alarm,
i Acting Electric Inspector,
6 Foremen of Engine Companies,
6 Assistant Foremen of Engine Companies,
2 Foremen of Chemical and Hose Companies,
2 Assistant Foremen of Chemical and Hose Companies
6 Engineers of Steamers,
19 Drivers,
2 Tillermen,
34 Firemen.
4 Supernumerary Firemen,
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
During the year one fireman and one supernumerary fireman were dismissed.
One Assistant Foreman, two engineers, eight firemen and
two supernumerary firemen resigned.
Three engineers were appointed and nine supernumerary
firemen were advanced to the grade of regular.
Firemen D. P. Murphy, J. O'Leary, R. J. Glass and H. J.
Larkin were made assistant foremen.
rORCC 6Y COMPANIES.
Fire Station No. 1.
518, 520, 522 Broughton Street, East
Name. Capacity. In Service.
J. E. Campos, Jr.,....... Foreman ............. 13 years
T. Hamilton ........... Assistant Foreman .... 10 "
T. V. Ponder ..........Engineer ............. 4 "
W. J. Cleary ........... Driver Engine ........ 19 "
M. N. Collins .......... Driver Wagon ........ 4 "
J. P. Duffy ............ Fireman .............. 6 "
J. C. Dobbin ........... Fireman .............. 4 "
P. H. Moehrke ......... Fireman .............. 2 "
T. J. Fogarty .......... Fireman .............. 5 "
J. Rottenberg .......... Fireman .............. i y2 "
Fire Station No. 2.
Headquarters, Indian and West Broad Streets.
Name. Capacity. In Service.
J. J. Connolly .......... Foreman ............. 37 years
D. P. Murphy .......... Assistant Foreman .... 5 "
J. V. Bordnave .........Engineer ........ .... 37 "
T. F. Lovett ........... Driver Engine ........ 5 "
L. P. Morgan .......... Driver Wagon ........ 4 "
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 91
Name. . Capacity. In Service.
F. H. Thompson .......Driver Truck ......... 7 years
Fritz Goritz ...........Tillerman ............ 3 "
W. W. Hughes ......... Fireman .............. 6 "
M. J. Roach ........... Fireman .............. 3 "
Jno. Cooper ........... Fireman .............. 5 "
M. F. Kain ............ Fireman .............. 3 "
C. R. Harrison ......... Fireman .............. 3 "
P. J. Maguire .......... Fireman .............. 4 "
B. Leddy ..............Fireman .............. 5 "
A. J. Cannon .......... Fireman .............. 2 "
.......... ............ Fireman ..............
Fire Station Wo. 3.
Central Station Oglethorpe Avenue and Abercorn Street.
Name. Capacity. In Service.
A. J. Toshach .......... Foreman ............. 17 years
C. V. Egense ...........Assistant Foreman .... 13 "
H. Elliott .............Engineer ............. 3 "
F. J. Kilroy ........... Driver Engine '........ 5 "
J. A. McGrath ......... Driver Wagon ........ 3 "
T. Flynn ..............Driver Truck ......... 5 "
M. F. Moorhead ...... .Tillerman ............ 5 "
G. E. Johnson ......... Fireman .............. 3 "
Thomas Dillon ......... Fireman .............. 3 "
C. Christensen ......... Fireman .............. 6 "
J. P. Lowther ......... Fireman .............. 3 "
E. V. Pacetti .......... Fireman .............. 5 "
J. H. Monroe .......... Fireman .............. 4 "
J. D. C. Schroeder ...... Fireman .............. 2 "
E. T. Morrissey ........Fireman .............. 2 "
J. M. Haulv ............ Fireman .............. 2 "
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
Fire Station Wo. 4.
606 Barnard Street.
Name. Capacity. In Service.
A. P. McFarland ....... Foreman ............. 21 years
J. J. Hearn ............ Assistant Foreman .... 7 "
J. E. Harper ........... Engineer ............. 7 "
H. F. Corley ........... Driver Engine ........ 13 "
M. J. Drury ........... Driver Wagon ........ 7 "
G. C. Donnelly .........Driver Truck ......... 13 "
W. H. Remley ......... Fireman .............. 2 "
R. T. Russell .......... Fireman .............. I "
C. W. Ellis ............Fireman .............. I "
W. F. White ...........Fireman .............. I "
Fire Station, Wo. 5.
11 Henry Street, East.
Name. Capacity. ' In Service.
C. C. Steinberg ........ Foreman ............. 28 years
J. O'Leary ............. Assistant Foreman .... 10 "
C. A. Christians ........ Engineer ............. 12 "
F. X. Harris ........... Driver Engine ........ 13 "
J. B. Barthelmess ...... Driver Wagon ........ 7 "
J. R. Stofer ............ Fireman .............. i "
B. P. Lockwood ....... Fireman .............. y2 "
Jos. Morrell ...........Fireman .... ........ 7 "
Fire Station Mo. 6.
Thirty-Eighth and Barnard Streets.
Name. Capacity. " In Service.
C. M. Burnham ........Foreman ............. 7 years
J. A. Dukes ............ Assistant Foreman .... 5 "
L. Trebony ............Engineer ............. 14 "
D. V. Whitaker ........Driver Engine ......... 4 "
W. J. Futch ........... Driver Wagon ........ 5 "
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 93
Name. Capacity. In Service.
M. F. Sullivan ......... Fireman .............. i year
W. B. Jones ........... Fireman .............. 4 "
A. Adams .............Fireman .............. 5 "
Chemical Company STo. 1.
Central Station, Oglethorpe Avenue and Abercorn Street.
Name. Capacity. In Service.
T. D. Brunson .........Foreman ............. 6 years
R. J. Glass ............ Assistant Foreman .... 18 "
L. F. Henderson ....... Driver ................ 5 "
R. B. Hearn ...........Fireman .............. 3 "
E. P. Daley ............Fireman .............. i "
Hone Company Wo. 1.
515 Waldburg Street, East.
Name. Capacity. In Service.
A. M. Rogers .......... Foreman ............. 7 years
H. Larkin .............Driver ............... 13 "
W. W. Pringle ......... Fireman ............. 7 "
W. J. Lane ............ Fireman .............. I "
Supernumeraries.
T. G. Kearney J. F. Brodmann,
Geo. W. Clark, W. F. Carrick,
94 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
Estimated Value of Department Property.
Fire Station No. i ..........................^ 20,575 oo
Fire Station No. 2 .......................... 25,755 oo
Fire Station No. 3 .......................... 51,100 oo
Fire Station No. 4 .......................... 20,750 oo
Fire Station No. 5 ........................... 14,800 oo
Fire Station No. 6 ................ ......... 10,500 oo
Chemical Company No. I .................... 3,370 oo
Hose Station No. i .......................... 3,865 oo
Fire Alarm ................................. 25,881 oo
Miscellaneous ............ .................. 3,500 oo
Total ...... .... ..................... ..$i8o,oq6 oo
DESCRIPTION OF ROLLING STOCK.
Engines.
Engine No. iist size double-pump La France.
Engine No. 2ist size double-pump La France.
Engine No. 32nd size double-pump La France.
Engine No. 43rd size double-pump La France.
Engine No. 55th size double-pump La France.
Engine No. 62nd size single-pump Amoskeag.
Engine No. 73rd size single-pump Jeffers (in reserve).
I!oe Tenders.
No. ii 2-horse wagon.
No. 2i 2-horse wagon.
No. 3i 2-horse wagon.
No. 4i 2-horse wagon.
No. 5i 2-horse wagon.
No. 6i 2-horse wagon.
Hose No. ii 2-horse wagon.
Reserve4 i-horse reels.
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 95
Chemical Engines.
Chemical No. II Holloway double-tank, 85 gallons each.
Hook and Ladder Trucks.
No. IHaves Aerial Extension, 55 feet.
No. 2Leverich Wood FrameTiller Truck, 52 feet extension.
No. 3Hayward & Co.'s Light Steel Frame City Truck.
Combinations.
No. 2Originally Holloway Combination with double tanks,
35 gallons each, one taken off. .
No. 5Tank from Holloway Chemical Engine placed under
seat of hose wagon.
No. 6Originally Holloway Chemical Engine with double
tanks, 65 gallons each, remodeled in 1902 and changed into
a hose wagon with one tank under seat.
Truck No. 3Tank from Holloway Combination hung under
truck frame.
Supply and Coal Wagons.
I 2-horse large wagon.
1 l-horse small wagon.
2 i-horse carts.
Officers'. Vehicles.
I Superintendent's 4-wheel buggy.
I Assistant Superintendent's 4-wheel buggy.
Hose.
At the beginning of the year the department owned 17,486
feet of hose. Since that time the purchase of 1,300 feet of
new hose was authorized and the contract was awarded. The
hose has been received but has not yet been put in service.
It will probably be tested and accepted, if it meets the neces-
96 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
sary requirements, within the next few days and it has been
included in this year's inventory. During the past year fifty
(50) feet of condemned hose were sold, 372 feet were turned
over to the Streets and Lanes department and 1,844 feet were
sold for junk.
The inventory of hose on December 31 st shows 16,520
feet, classed as follows:
Very good ...................... 7,220
Good ................ ...... 50
Fair ............................ 2,350
Poor, condemned ................ 3,550
Very pooruseless ............... 2,400
Chemical hosevery good ........ 950
16,520
Ilorsea.
On December 3ist, 1902, there were in service forty-four
horses. While there have been a number of changes the
number of horses remains the same. During the past year
nine horses were bought, five of which have been paid for and
four of which will be paid for during the coming year. The
total number of horses paid for during the past year was
nine, four of which were bought in 1902.
Seven condemned horses were sold during the year and
$428.50 was realized from the sale; $7.50 of this was turned
over to the City Treasurer and $421.00 was applied towards
the purchase of new horses.
Two horses died, "Methuselah" and "Silver." The condemned horses that were sold were known as "Pete,"
"Judge," "Domino," "Frank," "Rosco," "Admiral" and
"Dan."
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 97
Accident* to Homes.
January 2oth., "J. K." Assistant Superintendent's buggy
horse fell at Drayton and St. Julian Streets, while answering
an alarm and was severely bruised. Out of service 60 days.
March I5th., "Methuselah," middle horse No. 3 engine fell
dead on Ocean Steamship wharf after a run to a fire on
board ship at 6.45 a. m.
July 3rd., "Bonner," right horse No. 3 engine severely injured in right hind leg by a collision with street car at Oglethorpe avenue and Habersham Street while answering an
alarm. Out of service 144 days.
September 22nd., "Silver," extra horse at No. 4, died of
pneumonia at 4 p. m. Sick 7 days.
Apparatus.
During the past year the purchase of one Hart's ladder
pipe was authorized, as also was a three-horse hitch for No.
4 engine.
The old No. 5 engine was condemned as unfit for further
service and a new La France extra first size engine was ordered, same to be delivered in March, 1904.
A new boiler was put on No. 3 engine and the reserve engine was transferred to No. 4 station, the engine formerly at
that station having been transferred to No. 5 station.
Accidents to Apparatus.
July 3rd., Engine No. 3 collided with a street car at Oglethorpe avenue and Habersham street while responding to an
alarm from Box 17 at 10.16 p. m. Pole broken.
September i6th., No. 2 wagon and Truck No. i in collision
at Oglethorpe Avenue and West Broad Street while responding to an alarm from Box 24 at 9.05 a. in. Foot board and
pole on No. 2 wagon broken.
98 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
November 7th., No. i wagon and No. 2 wagon in collision
at Barnard and Broughton Streets while responding to an
alarm from Box 19 at 6.20 p. m. Fender on No. i wagon
bent, no other damage.
Accident* and Injuries to Employees.
January 5thExtra man John J. Gary. Hand severely cut
with glass at fire on Wheaton Street at 7.22 p. m. No time
February 2istFireman John D. Frew. Knee cap injured
by a tall from sliding pole. Time lost, 19 days
May 6thAssistant Foreman I.. F. Henderson and Fireman E. P. Daley. Injured by the explosion of a three-gallon
extinguisher while at fire 312 Liberty Street, East, at 5.30
a. m. Henderson bruised on left side, and Daley bruised on
face and right side. Time lost, Henderson, 2 days; Daley,
7 days.
June 26thFireman John Cooper. Foot severely injured
by a nail at fire 205 West Broad Street. Time lost, 9 days.
July i8thFireman J. M. Hanly. Finger cut by b;ing
caught in bit of horse while exercising. Time lost, 8 days.
August 20thH. F. Corley. Injured in back by b?ing
thrown from horse while exercising at 4 p. m. Time lost,
4 days.
August 25thFireman J. P. Duffy. While attempting to
stop runaway team in Engine No. I, was thrown and two
fingers on left hand were so badly mashed as to make amputation necessary. Time lost, 83 days.
September istDriver R. J. Glass. Ankle sprained by
falling from sliding pole. Time lost, 20 days.
September gthDriver Hugh J. Larkin. Thrown from
seat while responding- to an alarm from Box 43. Time lost,
24 days.
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 99
September gthDriver F. N. Harris. Thrown from seat
while responding to an alarm from Box 43. Time lost, 9
days.
September 28thDriver F. J. Kilroy. Thumb dislocated
by horse pulling back while he had hold of bit. Time lost,
15 days.
October 4thFireman John D. C. Schroder. Left hand
badly blistered while acting as pipeman at fire in John Rourke
& Son's foundry. Caused by intense heat. Time lost, 32
days.
November 2gthFireman Charles R. Harrison. Knee
cut by falling on ladder at McMillan Bros.' fire. Time lost,
I day. 9
Buildings.
The buildings of the department have been kept in a fair
condition of repair, but considerable work will have to be
done during the coming year, especially to floors, stalls,
roofs and outhouses.
Expenditure*.
The total expenses of the department during the past year
were as follows:
For salaries ................................ .$62,969 39
For additions and improvements ............... 303 87
For pensions ................................ 420 oo
For bills carried over from 1902 ................ 84 85
For storage battery note ...................... 440 16
For all other expenses ........................ 13,266 37
Total .................................... .$77,484 64
98 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
November 7th., No. I wagon and No. 2 wagon in collision
at Barnard and Broughton Streets while responding to an
alarm from Box 19 at 6.20 p. m. Fender on No. i wagon
bent, no other damage.
Accident* and Injuries to Employees.
January 5thExtra man John J. Gary. Hand severely cut
with glass at fire on Wheaton Street at 7.22 p. m. No time
/tost.
February 2islFireman John D. Frew. Knee cap injured
by a tall from sliding pole. Time lost, 19 days
May 6thAssistant foreman L. F. Henderson and Fireman E. P. Daley. Injured by the explosion of a three-gallon
extinguisher while at fire 312 Liberty Street, East, at 5.30
a. m. Henderson bruised on left side, and Daley bruised on
face and right side. Time lost, Henderson, 2 days; Daley,
7 days.
June 26thFireman John Cooper. Foot severely injured
by a nail at fire 205 West Broad Street. Time lost, 9 days.
July i8thFireman J. M. Hanlv. Finger cut by being
caught in bit of horse while exercising. Time lost, 8 days.
August 2OthH. F. Corley. Injured in back by bnng
thrown from horse while exercising at 4 p. m. Time lost,
4 days.
August 25thFireman J. P. Duffy. While attempting to
stop runaway team in Engine No. i, was thrown and two
fingers on left hand were so badly mashed as to make amputation necessary. Time lost, 83 days.
September 1stDriver R. J. Glass. Ankle sprained by
falling from sliding pole. Time lost, 20 days.
September 9thDriver Hugh J. Larkin. Thrown from
seat while responding to an alarm from Box 43. Time lost,
24 days.
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
September gth Driver F. N. Harris. Thrown from seat
while responding to an alarm from Box 43. Time lost, 9
days.
September 28th Driver F. J. Kilroy. Thumb dislocated
by horse pulling back while he had hold of bit. Time lost,
15 days.
October 4th Fireman John D. C. Schroder. Left hand
badly blistered while acting as pipeman at fire in John Rourke
& Son's foundry. Caused by intense heat. Time lost, 32
days.
November apth Fireman Charles R. Harrison. Knee
cut by falling on ladder at McMillan Bros.' fire. Time lost,
I day.
Buildings.
The buildings of the department have been kept in a fair
condition of repair, but considerable work will have to be
done during the coming year, especially to floors, stalls,
roofs and outhouses.
Expenditures.
The total expenses of the department during the past year
were as follows :
For salaries ................................. $62,969 39
For additions and improvements ............... 303 87
For pensions ................................ 420 oo
For bills carried over from 1902 ................ 84 85
For storage battery note ...................... 440 16
For all other expenses ........................ 13,266 37
Total .................................... .$77,484 64
100 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
The expenses were subdivided as follows:
Salaries .......... ......................... .$62,969 39
Printing- and stationery ....................... 120 35
Feed for stock ................................ 4,525 51
Horse shoeing ............................... 461 75
Medicine for stock ........................... 92 14
Treatment of sick stock ....................... 260 40
Additional stock ............................. 1,899 oo
Bedding for stock ............................ 2 oo
Harness and repairs to same .................. 261 27
Repairs to apparatus ......................... 522 67
Engine coal and wood ........................ 52 5
Stove and heater coal and wood ................ 648 30
Gas and illuminating oil ....................... 669 75
Lubricating oil and waste ..................... 74 48
Soda and acid ................................ 129 34
Beds and bedding for men ..................... 18 89
Miscellaneous shop tools ...................... 22 60
Furniture and fixtures ........................ 246 02
Implements of the service ........ ............ 189 67
Paints, varnish, etc., .......................... 97 53
Repairs to buildings .......................... 287 89
Additional hose .............................. 1,750 oo
Fire alarm .................................. 567 77
Telephone rent ............................... 309 40
Cleaning tools ............................... 203 48
Repairs to heaters ........................... 40 99
Ice .............. ........................... 129 oo
Surgeon's fees ............................... 42 oo
Extra labor on fire alarm ...................... 6 66
Incidentals ............. ..................... 884 34
Total ..-.. .......... ..................... .$77,484 64
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 101
For additions and improvements the expenses were for:
Additional tools ................................$ 66 80
Additional water closets at 3 and 4 ............... 80 20
Sidewalk at headquarters ........................ 42 30
Pipes, nozzles, etc., .............................. 91 5
Hot water tanks ................................ 23 07
Total .......................................$303 87
ExpenfleB by Stations.
Engine Company No. I .......................$ 8,763 91
Engine Company No. 2 ................. v :.... 10,236 20
Engine Company No. 3 ....................... 10,407 87
Engine Company No. 4 ....................... 6,668 67
Engine Company No. 5 ....................... 6,827 47
Engine Company No. 6 ....................... 6,654 06
Chemical Company No. i ..................... 4,023 09
Truck Company No. I ........................ 2,247 61
Truck Company No. 2 ........................ 2,227 44
Truck Company No. 3 ........................ 2,103 4
Hose Company No. i ......................... 3,545 32
Fire Alarm Telegraph ........................ 1,206 14
General expense ............................. 12,573 46
,
Total .....................................$77,484 64
Receipts from sale of old material, etc., were as follows:
For old hose ...................................$ 51 80
For empty sacks and barrels ....................! 39 50
For junk, sundries, etc., ......................... 22 58
Total ....................................... .$113 88
TOO MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
The expenses were subdivided as follows :
Salaries .......... ......................... .$62,969 39
Printing and stationer}' ....................... 120 35
Feed for stock .......................'........ 4,525 51
Horse shoeing ............................... 461 75
Medicine for stock ........................... 92 14
Treatment of sick stock ....................... 260 40
Additional stock ............................. 1,899 oo
Bedding for stock ............................ 2 oo
Harness and repairs to same .................. 261 27
Repairs to apparatus ......................... 522 &7
Engine coal and wood ........................ 52 5
Stove and heater coal and wood ................ 648 30
Gas and illuminating oil ....................... 669 75
Lubricating oil and waste ..................... 74 4^
Soda and acid ................................ 129 34
Beds and bedding for men ..................... 18 89
Miscellaneous shop tools ...................... 22 60
Furniture and fixtures ........................ 246 02
Implements of the service ........ ............ 189 67
Paints, varnish, etc., .......................... 97 53
Repairs to buildings .......................... 287 89
Additional hose .............................. 1,750 oo
Fire alarm .................................. 567 77
Telephone rent ............................... 309 4.0
Cleaning tools ............................... 203 48
Repairs to heaters ........................... 40 99
Ice .............. ........................... 129 oo
Surgeon's fees ............................... 42 oo
Extra labor on fire alarm ...................... 6 66
Incidentals ............. ..................... 884 34
Total . '.-.. .......... ..................... .$77484 64
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 101
For additions and improvements the expenses were for:
Additional tools ................................$ 66 80
Additional water closets at 3 and 4 ............... 80 20
Sidewalk at headquarters ........................ 42 30
Pipes, nozzles, etc., .............................. 91 50
Hot water tanks ................................ 23 07
Total .......................................$303 87
Expenses by Stations.
Engine Company No. I .......................$ 8,763 91
Engine Company No. 2 ...................'.... 10,236 20
Engine Company No. 3 ....................... 10407 87
Engine Company No. 4 ....................... 6,668 67
Engine Company No. 5 ....................... 6,827 47
Engine Company No. 6 ....................... 6,654 06
Chemical Company No. I ..................... 4,023 09
Truck Company No. i ........................ 2,247 61
Truck Company No. 2 ........................ 2,227 44
Truck Company No. 3 ........................ 2,103 4
Hose Company No. I ......................... 3,545 32
. Fire Alarm Telegraph ........................ 1,206 14
General expense ............................. 12,573 46
, _______
Total .................................... .$77484 64
Receipts from sale of old material, etc., were as follows:
For old hose .................,.................$ 51 80
For empty sacks and barrels .................... t 39 50
For junk, sundries, etc., ......................... 22 58
Total ................ .......................$113
IO2 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
In 'addition to the above there were received as proceeds
from sale of condemned horses, "Pete," "Judge," "Domino,"
"Frank," Rosco," "Admiral" and "Dan" the sum of $421.00
which amount was applied in part payment for new horses.
Fire inMpectiong.
Fireman P. J. Maguire continues to perform the work of
inspection and he renders valuable service to the department.
In addition to his regular and continuous inspections all during the year, officers and members of the department frequently accompany him on general inspections. This is of
great benefit to them as it gives them an opportunity to study
the entrances to all buildings as well as the character of construction.
The Fire Inspector reports that one of the greatest difficulties he has to contend with is the increasing neglect on the
part of owners and tenants in properly constructing and erecting stove pipes. He further reports a very large increase in
the number of alarms resulting from foul chimneys, and in
his report he claims that there is an apparent neglect of duty
on the part of the chimney contractors. I have noticed myself that the contractors are very careless in the discharge ot
their duties, especially in the eastern division, and I respectfully ask that the ordinance governing this work be revised
so as to make some one responsible for the numerous useless and expensi%~e runs made for chimney fires.
Electric Inspection*).
This branch of the department work has had every necessary attention and the installations during the past twelve
months have been carefully inspected. The following installations were made:
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 1O3
Incandescent lights .................... 7,120
Fixtures for incandescent lights ........3,356
Electric fans .......................... 273
Electric motors ....................... 44
Arc lights ........................... 100
Electric signs ........................ 22
Wiring and other electric devices, instruments, etc., ..................... 69
A total of 1,588 inspections were made and fees to the
amount of $421.25 were collected by the City Treasurer. The
above report includes inspections of wiring and other electric devices for temporary work and it will be observed that
the amount collected for electric fees is much smaller than
that of last year. This is accounted for by the fact that no
extra fees were charged for inspections of fixtures during the
past year where such fixtures were put in by contractors who
installed the lights.
Fire Alarm.
\ The fire alarm system is in good condition, but there is immediate need of work to keep it so. Many of the poles will
need renewal during the coming year and considerable wire
will have to be replaced.
On October 23rd the new switch board was badly burned
by a cross with a high current wire. The board had to be
practically rewired and upon examination I find that it is
cracked in several places; at this time the rear of the wooden
case was badly burned and had this occurred when the men
of Central Station were away at a fire serious damage would
certainly have resulted. This illustrates the continued and
growing necessity for the underground system. In connection with which I beg to suggest that City Council endeavor
to make a start on the work of placing the wires under
104 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
ground. This work could be done little by little until completed and the cost would thus be hardly felt.
Fire Drills In Schools.
I have referred to this matter so often that I am almost
ashamed to refer to it again. Yet I feel it a duty I owe to the
public generally to keep this subject green in the memory
of the authorities, and I therefore present it to you for such
consideration as you may be pleased to give it. In my former reports I have endeavored to impress all concerned with
the importance of these drills, but I regret to say without
success, as so far as I can ascertain nothing has been done
towards introducing them,
Pensions for Firemen, Tnelr Widows and Orpnans.
In connection with this matter I respectfully ask your kind
assistance to the end that a pension fund be established for
firemen, their widows and their orphans. In almost every
city of the Union this fund is established, generally by the
city authorities, applying all of the fines levied against firemen, and against citizens for violation of fire ordinances and
by special donations and payments to the firemen for special
services, this added to a small percentage of the taxes paid
by insurance companies soon makes up a fund from which
the unfortunate widows and orphans can be provided. As it
is now, a man must be an active fireman for twenty years and
be retired because of inability before he can receive a dollar
in pension and then in his old age, when he has become unfit
to do any work, he gets only one-third of the pay formerly
allowed him. Should a fireman be killed in the discharge of
his duty his widow and children get such sum per month as
Council may see fit to allow them, generally from $8.00 to
$12.00 per month, and that only for a stated period.
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 105
The firemen serve the city faithfully and endanger their
lives daily in the discharge of their duties, and I earnestly
ask for them your sincere consideration in this matter of pensions.
Needed Apparatus.
The continued growth of the southern section of the city
and the numerous buildings in that section of the city known
as Collinsville impresses me with the importance of needed
additional apparatus. At No. 6 station we are badly in need
of a light hook and ladder truck and in Collinsville we frequently feel the necessity for a hose station.
In the business section a much needed and desirable implement is a deck nozzle on No. 3 wagon. With this implement we can connect two or three of our large engines into
one stream and in a very short time deluge any building in
the business section when we find it necessary to do so.
Additional Force.
Upon the arrival of the new La France engine in March
it will be necessary to employ at least three more men. The
engine at No. 4 having been provided with a three-horse
hitch will require the services of two additional men and Hose
Company No. i, which is now being run with four men, has
long felt the want of one more man. Application for these
three men will be made in due form when the new engine
arrives.
Roll of Honor.
October 17th, 1902.Foreman John J. Connolly, Courageous conduct.
October i/th, 1902.Fireman Michael J. Drury, Meritorious service.
October 37th, 1902.Fireman Charles O. Neve, meritorious service.
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October I7th, 1902.Foreman Arthur M. Rogers, Meritorious service.
September 8th, 1903.Driver John L. Lady, courageous
conduct.
September 8th, 1903.Engineer Thomas V. Ponder, Meritorious service.
September 8th, 1903.Fireman John P. Duffy, Meritorious service.
September I4th, 1903.Driver Hugh J. Larkin, courageous service.
September I4th, 1903.Driver Frank N. Harris, Meritorious service.
September I4th, 1903.Supernumerary Jesse L. Wilder,
Meritorious service.
Alarms.
I am pleased to say that the number of alarms in the business section during the holidays have been exceedingly few.
This I attribute to the excellent work of the police department in putting a stop to the discharge of fireworks in this
section. In past years it was always necessary for the fire
department to keep a detail in the business section, especially
on Broughton and Congress streets on Christmas eve night,
but this year we found it entirely unnecessary and not one
single fire has been recorded as attributable to fireworks in
the business section.
The total number of alarms was 263 which were received
as follows:
From street boxes .......................... 88
By telephone ............................... 130
By local calls .............................. 45
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The alarms were answered as follows:
Engine Company No. I ..................... 57
Engine Company No. 2 ..................... 73
Engine Company No. 3 .. .................. 79
Engine Company No. 4 ...................... 56
Engine Company No. 5 ...................... 54
Engine Company No. 6 ...................... 25
Truck No. I ................................ 46
Truck No. 2 ................................ 39
Truck No. 3 .......... .................... 76
Chemical No. i ............................. 74
Hose No. I ................................ 22
Alarms were divided as follows:
Between River and Jones .................... 134
Between Jones and Anderson ................ 89
Between Anderson and Limits .......... .... 40
The largest number of alarms came from street box 13, at
Whitaker and Broughton, a total of 5.
The greatest number of alarms were received during the
month of December, a total of 46. January comes next with
29 and August shows 9, as the lowest of any month during
the year.
Wednesday is credited with the greatest number, 46; and
Sunday with the smallest, 23.
The largest number occurred between the hours of 6 p. m.
and midnight, 89, and the smallest number between the hours
of 3 a. m. to 6 a. m., 17.
io8 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
Cause*.
The causes as ascertained were as follows;
Smoke issuing .............................. 165
Explosions ........ ........................ 21
Fotil chimney ........ .................... 41
False and test .............................. 24
Beyond city limits .......................... 12
Of these 69 occurred in brick or stone buildings, 145 in
wooden buildings, and 49 in other than buildings, and they
were brought about in heating, 121 in illuminating, 25; in
other ways, 117. The fires were found in dwellings, 148; in
business houses 64; other, 51.
The direct causes of fires were attributed to the following
causes:
Foul chimneys .............................. 41
Carelessness .............. ......... ...... 27
False and test .............................. 24
Flying sparks .............................. 22
Defective flues ....................... .... 22
Explosion of lamps, etc., .................... 21
Unknown . ............................... 21
Electric wires ................. ........... 14
Defect in construction ...................... 13
Incendiary and supposed incendiary .......... 12
Out of city ................................. 12
Mischievous children ....................... 8
Overheated stoves, etc., ..................... 3
Fireworks ................................. 3
Other causes ............................... 20
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 109
Fires.
Fires were extinguished as follows:
By chemicals ............................... 78
By streams from hydrants .................... 27
By streams from engines .................... 15
By buckets of water and other means .......... 59
Out when department arrived ................ 84
Two hundred and thirty-seven were confined to point of
origin, or before they had made any headway.
Eighteen were confined to the floor on which they originated, and eight extended to adjoining buildings.
The total loss for the year was $93,675.90, divided as follows :
On buildings ....................... .$17,538 oo
On contents ......................... 76,137 90
The greatest loss occurred during the month of October,
and the smallest during the month of July.
The total Joss was 5.5 per cent, of the value of the property
involved.
The following comparative statement is respectfully submitted :
no MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
YEAR.
1889................ ......... ............
1890........... ............................
1891....................... ................
1892............................ .........
1893........... ...... ....................
1894........ ...............................
1895.............. .......................
1896........................... ...........
1897.......................................
1898............................. ........
1899 .......... ...........................
1900....................... ................
1901.................................. .....
1902....... ................................
1903................................ .......
Number
of Fires.
1 66
169
190
208
183
1 68
179
196
195
293
238
22"?
vJ
263
261
263
TOTAI. I.OSS.
$1.310-579 00
138,486 84
345,^65 84
166,837 46
172,986 39
452,407 36 112,645 26
390,970 23
96,291 7 "; ^ irtj 1 ij
440,630 78
153,599 83
41,837 oo
61,741 i * T*J 7si tj
CA. f C7 CO
93.675 90
Percentage of
Loss to Value
of Property
Involved.
34-
13.2
19.2
u.8
7.8 T e
9-6
5
Q .8
II. 2
4.7
IO 2
6.4
3-3
5-7
3-6
5-5
In conclusion I beg to submit the attached tabulated
statement of alarms, fires, their causes, location, etc.
I beg to tender to his Honor, the Mayor, the Fire Committee and the Board of Aldermen my thanks for favors
shown me during the past year.
I thank the officers and members of the police department
for assistance rendered, and I commend the officers and men
of this department for the faithfulness with which they have
performed their duties.
Very respectfully,
JOHN E. MAGUIRE,
Superintendent.
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
Alarm* 19O3Cause of Same.
MONTH
March......................................................
May... .....................................................
July.........................................................
October... ............................................. ....
Total................................ .................
be
1
V
0
1
T8
16
a
12
6
7
10
17
30
165
Explosions
2
2
0
I
3
I
fi
2
21
Fowl Chimney
6
7
3
7
3
o
Q
I
I
3
8
41
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2
3
3
3
2
I
2
2
24
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3
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5
j
0
3
0
o
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0
4
12
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29
25
25
14
14
13
9
T8
Tfi
78
46
263
Cause of Fires19O3.
MONTH
March..................
May......................
Julv ....... ..............
September ............
October................
Total.................
|Fireworks
0
0
3
3
Mischievous 1
Children
4
i
I
I
8
|Electric Wires
0
7
T
U
14
|Carelessness
4
3
0
4
i
4
27
1 Overheated
1Stove, Etc.
0
i
0
i
3
Defective 1
|Construction
i
i
0
0
0
4
4
13
|Defective Flues
4
5
4
4
0
3
22
Sup-| Incendiary & !
|posed Incendiary
2
I
i
12
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bo
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3
3
5
4
22
|Unknown
3
7
4
6
21
|Explosions
T
T
T
3
f>
21
|Foul Chimneys
ft
7
3
7
3
0

41
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13
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2
0
3
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3
I
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3
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'o
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3
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I
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3
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o
0
X
1
12
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O
5
o
T
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5
7
3
3
3
20
a
1
29
25
25
?6
14
14
13
iS
Tfi
78
46
263
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Value of Property and IMS* by Fire19O3.
HT/~W*l^U
Mav.. ....................
Julv ............. ..?.....
October....... .........
Total........ .........
VAMTE OF
PROPERTY
IN-VOLVED
$ 156,275 oo
45,560 oo
57,175 oo
59,051 oo
72,700 oo
660,950 oo
51,000 oo
28,600 oo
223,470 oo
99.585 oo
$', 697,596 oo
LO
Buildings
$ 33800
972 oo
1,475 oo
1,335 oo
213 oo
1,002 OO
1,995 oo
1,056 oo
$17,538 oo
SS
Contents
$ 813 oo
990 oo
4,765 oo 1,371 70
3,225 oo
190 oo
800 oo
801 oo
53,168 oo
1-555 30
2,432 90
$76,137 90
TOTAL Loss
$ 1,151 oo
5,737 oo
2,796 70
5,325 oo
. 7,36r oo
403 oo
2,796 oo
57,390 oo
2,611 oo
4,502 90
$93,675 90
Alarms 19O3Manner of Receipt.
MONTH Street Box Telephone
April....,,..,. ............ 9 15
May........................ 6 5
June ..................... 5 8
Julv.. ................... 4 8
August . ................ 7 i
October.................. 6 6
December......... ...... 13 28
Total.................j 88 130
Local
6
6
2
3
i
I
I
5
4
4
5
45
TOTAL
29
25
25
26
14
H
13
.*
18
16
28
46
263
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
Origin of Fires1903.
MONTH
May......... .. ......
July. ....... ...... ..
Total...... ......
IS HEATING
s C 3 *r* o
3K
Q
14
16
10
J4
4
o
3 i
3
2
12
16
95
1 "55
3

3
2
2
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2
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4 6 ~=T
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1 O
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o
o
0
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o
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0
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&
1
11
13
15
4
i
4
3
5
16
22
121
IN ILLUMINATING
1
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2
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O
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4
I
3
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12
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2
2
2
2
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2
4
2
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25
MISCELLANEOUS
i
1
o
2
2
2
3
. i
4
3
2
6
4
3
9
41
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2
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2
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3
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2
4
2
2
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3 6
46
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5
10
9 8
10
9
4
9 ii
8
23
117
Fire Statistics19O3.
MONTH
May ......................
June..... ...............
July.......................
September........ ......
October ............... ...
Total..................
FIRE OKIGINATED IN
a>
C O 01 .
g"
dSJ^S sl 2~
8
6
9
4
4
6
i
2
0
9
10
69
Wooden
Buildings
14
16
12
18
6
4
II
5 16
3
"45
Than OtherBuildings
7
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
5
3 6
49
|
n
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O-i * 0
Hi:
II
3
29
23
22
21
12
12
12 .
8
16
13
26
43
237
Confined to
of Origin Floor
i
i
i
i
4
Confined to
Building in
Which Originated
3
4
2
I
1
2
I
14
Extended Adto
joining Property
2
I
I
2
I
8
1!Conflagration
.....
.....
.....
114 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.
Savannah, Ga., December 3ist, 1903.
Mr. John E. Maguire,
Superintendent Fire Department.
Dear Sir:
I herewith respectfully submit my report from January ist,
to December 3ist, inclusive, as follows:
Record of building permits handled by me during the year
1903.
Permits left over from 1902, work not being finished in 1902
as per last report, 47, divided as follows:
10 for 34 one-story frame buildings ... .Completed.
i for 2 one-story frame buildings ...... Cancelled.
I for i one-story brick building ...... Completed.
i for i one-story brick building . .Not yet finished.
13 for 29 two-story frame buildings... .Completed.
4 for 6 two-story frame buildings .... Cancelled.
2 for 3 two-story brick buildings . ...Completed.
i for i six-story brick building ...... Completed,
ii for repairs, remodel, additions, etc. .Completed.
i for repairs, remodel, additions, etc. ..Cancelled,
i for repairs, remodel, additions, etc. .Not yet finished.
i for removal two houses ...........Completed.
Permits as Above.
Work completed in 1903 ..................... 39
Cancelled in 1903 ........ ................. 6
Work not finished .......................... 2
47
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
Permits issued from January ist to December 31 st, 1903,
inclusive, as follows:
For work completed ........................ 539
Cancelled, parties failing to do work ........... 24
For work not yet finished ................... 35
Total .............. .. .....................598
New buildings, etc., completed as follows:
53 permits 186 one-story frame buildings.
6 permits 7 one-story brick buildings,
in permits 197 two-story frame buildings.
9 permits 16 two-story brick buildings.
i permit I three-story brick building.
356 permits remodel, additions, repairs, etc.
3 permits moving houses from one lot to another.
539
Permits on hand for work not yet finished, 35, divided as
follows:
i for one-story frame building,
ir for 16.two-story frame buildings.
3 for to two-story brick buildings.
i for i three-story brick building,
i for i eight-story steel frame building.
18 for remodel, additions, repairs, etc.
35
114 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.
Savannah, Ga., December 3ist, 1903.
Mr. John E. Maguire,
Superintendent Fire Department.
Dear Sir:
I herewith respectfully submit my report from January ist,
to December 3ist, inclusive, as follows:
Record of building permits handled by me during the year
1903.
Permits left over from 1902, work not being finished in 1902
as per last report, 47, divided as follows:
10 for 34 one-story frame buildings ... .Completed.
i for 2 one-story frame buildings ...... Cancelled.
i for i one-story brick building ...... Completed.
i for i one-story brick building . .Not yet finished.
13 for 29 two-story frame buildings... .Completed.
4 for 6 two-story frame buildings .... Cancelled.
2 for 3 two-story brick buildings . ...Completed.
i for i six-story brick building ...... Completed,
ii for repairs, remodel, additions, etc. .Completed.
i for repairs, remodel, additions, etc. . .Cancelled.
i for repairs, remodel, additions, etc. .Not yet finished.
i for removal two houses ........... Completed.
Permits as Above.
Work completed in 1903 ..................... 39
Cancelled in 1903 ........ ................. 6
Work not finished .......................... 2
47
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
Permits issued from January ist to December 31 st, 1903,
inclusive, as follows:
For work completed ........................ 539
Cancelled, parties failing to do work .......... 24
For work not yet finished ................... 35
Total .............. .. .....................598
New buildings, etc., completed as follows:
53 permits 186 one-story frame buildings.
6 permits 7 one-story brick buildings,
in permits 197 two-story frame buildings.
9 permits 16 two-story brick buildings.
I permit i three-story brick building.
356 permits remodel, additions, repairs, etc.
3 permits moving houses from one lot to another.
539
Permits on hand for work not yet finished, 35, divided as
follows:
I for one-story frame building,
ii for 16.two-story frame buildings.
3 for 10 two-story brick buildings.
I for i three-story brick building.
I for i eight-story steel frame building.
iB for remodel, additions, repairs, etc.
35
n6 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
Number of buildings, etc., for which permits were issued
and work completed in years
1902. 1903.
One-story frame buildings ............ 132 186
One-story brick buildings ............ 6 7
Two-story frame buildings ............ 161 .197
Two-story brick buildings ............ 6 16
Three-story frame buildings .......... 5 o
Three-story brick buildings .......... 3 I
One-story steel frame building ....... i o
Remodel, additions, etc., ..............319 359
Permits issued ...................... 551 598
Buildings, etc., left over from 1902 completed in 1903, also
those not finished in 1903 carried over to 1904, not included
in above comparative statement.
Mr. H. Bartlett having been elected by City Council as
Building Inspector on December i8th, 1903, is now performing the duties of said office. He being unusually busy getting matters in proper shape regarding building laws, etc.,
to be introduced in City Council, as well as attending to inspection of buildings, etc., now in-course of construction, I
have been instructed to assist him until further directed.
I desire to tender my sincere thanks to Mr. T. H. H. Osborne, Chairman Board of Tax Assessors, also yourself, for
the many favors extended me during the year.
Very respectfully,
GEO. MOURO,
Asst. Sup't Fire Department.
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 117
REPORT OP TIRE ALARM TELEGRAPH.
Savannah, Ga., December jist, 1903.
Mr. John E. Magnire,
Superintendent Fire Department.
Dear Sir:
I have the pleasure to submit the following report of the
Fire Alarm Telegraph service for the year ending December
3ist, 1903.
During the year 537 alarms .were transmitted over the
lines of the alarm system. Telephones-are credited with 130
and the alarm boxes with 407.
For fire ..............'..................... 226
For daily test .......... ..................309
For false and test .......................... 2
Total .............. .... ...................537
The fire alarm consists of the following:
I 8-circuit controlling storage board,
190 cells of chloride accumulators (6 ampere hour cells
Type "T")-
1 12-circuit automatic repeater,
79 street boxes,
HO poles,
2 bell strikers,
6 combination gongs and indicators,
2 i8-inch gongs,
38 miles insulated copper wire Nos. 10 and 12,
3 indicators,
5 electric stall trips,
S 6-inch gongs.
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
Expenses.
Salary ...............................$ 600 oo
Note on battery, wire, tools, etc., ........ 591 15
Extra labor on system ................. 14 99
Total ...................... .......... .$1,206 14
Recommendations.
I renew all my recommendations of last year, namely, the
purchase of a transmitter, taking off all gongs and indicators
from the box circuits; that the following boxes be replaced
with boxes of the latest pattern: 21, 23, 27, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36,
37, 41, 42, 43, 141, 142, 212 and 75.
I also recommend that an ordinance be enacted looking to
the better protection of the system from telephone, telegraph and electric light companies stringing wires in the city.
I further recommend that our system be changed from a
two-second to a one-second system by reason of which
change the apparatus will save from ten to fifteen seconds on
a number of our box alarms.
In conclusion I desire to thank you for the confidence you
have shown in me, and for the many favors extended to me
during the past twelve months.
Very respectfully,
W. D. CLA1BORNE,
Superintendent Fire Alarm.
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. ij 9
REPORT OP SUPERINTENDENT OF WATER WORKS.
Savannah, Gi\, January ist, 1904.
Hon. Herman Myers, Mayor o! the City of Savannah.
Sir:I have the honor to submit herewith my annual report with accompanying statement showing in detail the
operation of the Water Works Department for the year ending December flist, 1903.
Pit m pace.
The following statement shows the total quantity of water
pumped during the past year, and the average number of gallons pumped each day.
The total pumpage for the year has been 3,119,372,289 gallons, an average per day of 8,546,225 gallons, as against
2,748,161,575 gallons for the year 1902, showing an annual
increase for the year 1903 of 371,210,7:4 gallons.
In order to make a just comparison of the pumpage, we
must make it from the time the old works was shut down in
July, 1902, the supply of water was then furnished by the
compressor.
The pumpage for the la'st five months of 1902 was
1,271,942,753 gallons, as against 1,261,572,807 gallons for the
five months ending December 31 st, 1903, showing a decrease
in pumpage for 1903 of 10,369,946 gallons.
Comparing the pumpage for the month of January, 1903,
with that of December, 1903, shows a decrease for the month
of December of 39,158,138 gallons.
The average number of gallons pumped per twenty-four
hours for the month ofxjanuary was 8,839,834, and' for De-
120 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
N
cember 7,576,377, showing a decrease in December pumpage
of 1,263,457 gallons per twenty-four hours.
Coal Consumed.
The total amount of coal consumed during the past year
has been 4,078 tons, an average of 11.17 tons Per twenty-four
hours, as against 2,869 tons fr tne >"ear I9O2 with an average of 7.88 tons per twenty-four hours.
The compressor was started July nth, 1902.
The consumption of coal for the last five months of 1902
was 1,941.7 tons, with an average of 12.69 tons per twentyfour hours, as against 1,489.4 tons for the last five months
of 1903, with an average of 9.73 tons per twenty-four hours,
a decrease in consumption for the last five months of 1903
of 452.3 tons, an average of 2.95 tons per twenty-four hours.
Monthly Statement of Pumpage.
Gallons.
Januan- ................................... 274,034,854
February .................................. 247,521412
March .................................... 263,541,687
April ..................................... 270,391,242
May ...................................... 282,979,248
June ...................................... 252,397,691
July ........................'.............. 266,933,348
August ................................... 262,679,437
September ................................. 266,119,832
October .................................. 266,060,446
November ................................ 231,845,376
December ................................. 234376,716
Total ...................................3,H9>372>289
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
Expenses.
Statement showing expenses of the department for the
past year:
Salaries account ............................ .$17,212 92
Running account ............................. 25,543 i i
Repairs account ............................. 2,681 oo
Incidental account ........................... 340 74
Improvement account ......................... 41 15
Extension account ........................... 11,803 92
Old water works and fountain account .......... 441 08
Air lift account .............................. 4,726 07
Total expenditures ........................ .$62,789 99
Appropriation ............................. 56,200 oo
Difference .................................$ 6,589 99
Miscellaneous.
Statement showing the miscellaneous work done by the
employes of the department for the past year:
Special inspections for City Treasurer .............. 125
Leaks reported by Health Inspector ................4,095
Water rent due, arid notices served ................. 291
Water shut off on account of leaks ................. 154
Water turned on ................................. 25
Special inspections ................................ 7,872
Repairs to mains .....................i............ 5
Gate valves packed and repaired .................... 300
Fire hydrants packed and repaired ................. 641
Repairs to cess pools ............................. 64
Repairs to meters< ................................ 9
Fire hydrants removed ............................ 4
Fire hydrants moved ............................... 15
122 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
New fire hydrants ................................ 5
New taps ........................................ 263
New mains, (feet) ................................. 5.454
New connections ................................. 29
New valves ....................................... 24
New fountains .................................... 9
New valve boxes put in ........................... 134
New valve box casings ............................ 40
Sew Mains.
The following is a statement of the new mains laid during
the past year:
On Abercorn st. from Anderson to
Estill ave. .......................3,642 ft. i6-inch pipe.
On Thirty-first st. from Habersham to
East Broad ..................... 852 ft. 6-inch pipe.
On Thirty-second st. from Habersham
to East Broad ................... 744 ft. 6-inch pipe.
On Thirty-fourth st. from Price to
East Broad ..................... 264 ft. 6-inch pipe.
Making a total for the year ........5,502 feet.
And a grand total to date of 62 miles and 4,441 feet.
There was also laid in Laurel Grove Cemetery 352 feet of
i%-inch pipe, and 361 feet of I-inch pipe for Street and Lane
Department.
Mains Repaired.
4-inch hydrant connection on Huntingdon street.
6-inch main on Huntingdon near West Broad street.
4-inch main on West Boundary near Jones street.
4-inch main on Bryan and Farm streets.
4-inch main on River near Randolph street.
MAYOR'S ANNUAL, REPORT. 123
New Gate Valve*.
New gate valves were placed at the following locations:
One i6-inch at Abercorn and Anderson streets.
One i6-inch at Abercorn and Thirty-fourth streets.
One i6-inch at Abercorn and Thirty-ninth streets.
Two 6-inch at Abercorn and Thirty-first streets.
Two 6-inch at Abercorn and Thirty-second streets.
Two 6-inch at Abercorn and Thirty-third streets.
Two 6-inch at Abercorn and Thirty-fourth streets.
Two 6-inch at Abercorn and Thirty-fifth streets.
One 6-inch at Abercorn and Thirty-sixth streets.
One 6-inch at Abercorn and Thirty-seventh streets.
Two 6-inch at Abercorn and Thirty-eighth streets.
One 6-inch at Abercorn and Fortieth streets.
Two 6-inch at Abercorn and Forty-first streets.
Two 6-inch at Abercorn and Forty-second streets.
One 6-inch at Habersham and Thirty-first streets.
One 6-inch at Habersham and Thirty-second streets.
Making a total of 24 new gate valves, and a grand total to
date of 382.
Fire Hydrants.
The fire hydrants have been regularly inspected, packed
and oiled, and are in good condition.
The following is a list of new hydrants placed during the
past year:
One on Price and Thirty-first streets.
One on East Broad and Thirty-first streets.
One on Price and Thirty-second streets.
One on East Broad and Thirty-second streets.
One on East Broad and Thirty-fourth streets.
Making a total of 5 new hydrants and a grand total to
date of 623.
124 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
STew Water Meters.
New meters were put in at the following locations:
Three lo-inch meters at Central of Georgia wharf.
One 3-inch at McDonough's mill.
One 2-inch at McDonough's mill.
One a-inch at McDonougli & Co., East Broad street.
One ^-inch at Kiesling & Teynac.
One vj^-inch at Coca Cola Co.
One 3-inch at Planters Rice Mill.
One ^-inch at S. A. L. Ry. stock yards.
One 2-inch at John Wolf's, Florist.
One i-inch at Mingledorff & Co.
One 94-inch at Central of Georgia Warehouse No. 5.
Making a total of 13 new meters, and a grand total to date
of 53.
Drinking Fountain*.
Drinking fountains were placed at the following locations:
One on Wheaton and Liberty streets.
One on Henry street near Reppard's mill.
One on Montgomery and Bay lane.
One on Bryan and Lumber streets.
One on Bay and Houston streets.
One on Bull and President streets.
One on Bull and Thirty-second streets.
One on Wayne near West Broad street.
One on Cuyler near Henry street.
Making a total of 9 new fountains.
These fountains were placed at the above locations at a
cost of $49.00 each. The supply of water is regulated by an
automatic valve, so there is not a particle of waste.
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
Duplicate Compressor.
The contract for this compressor was awarded to the
Pneumatic Engineering Co. October 28th, 1902. On March
3Oth, 1903, the machinery was received at the water works,
and on Majr 2nd, thirty days after arrival, steam was turned
on, and since that date the compressor has been worked alternately and has given perfect satisfaction. With the addition of this compressor we now have a perfect pumping
plant.
Engine* and Machinery.
During the past year Engine No. 410 has been in operation 6,026 hours, and Engine No. 411 2,734 hours.
All the machinery (with the Exception of bushings in water
end of engine) is in good condition. These bushings will be
replaced this year, with the Chase Patent Adjustable Bushing. When this is done, the pumps will be comparatively
as good as new.
Boilers.
The tubes have been renewed in all boilers and they are
now in first class condition, giving us no trouble whatever.
All the furnace door casings have been renewed and furnace fronts relined with fire brick.
The boilers are free from scale and all other defects, and
are regularly inspected by the Maryland Casualty Company.
Old Water Works.
In compliance with the request of the Southeastern Tariff
Association, the machinery will be operated one day in each
month.
A sufficient amount has been appropriated by Council for
operating and all necessary repairs.
126 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
In conclusion, I wish to thank your. Honor, the Chairman
of Water Committee, the Board of Aldermen, the employes
of the Health Department and the employes of the Water
Department, for their hearty co-operation in the successful
management of the Water Works during the past year.
Very respectfully,
I. U. KINSEY,
Superintendent.
DEPARTMENT OP PUBLIC WORKS.
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS AND IMPROVEMENTS.
GEO. M. GADSDEN.
CLERK.
J. C. BERNHARDT.
ASSISTANT CLERK.
T. H. JORDAN.
SUPERINTENDENT MAINTENANCE OF STREETS AND LANES.
F. M. CORNWELL.
SUPERINTENDENT CONSTRUCTION OF STREETS AND LANES.
GEO. W. ALLEN.
SUPERINTENDENT OF THE SCAVENGER DEPARTMENT.
J. J. GARRITY.
FOREMAN CITY STABLES.
A. B. CUMMINGS.
FOREMAN O. E. M. DEPARTMENT.
B. O. ROGERS.
FOREMAN DRY CULTURE, EAST.
WILLIAM ALLEN.
FOREMAN DRY CULTURE, WEST.
W. P. CARMICHAEL.
INSPECTORS.
JOHN BRESNAN. T. E. PENTON.
INSPECTOR OF FLUSH TANKS.
W. B. FENNEL.,
128 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
REPORT OP THE DEPARTMENT OP PUBLIC
WORKS AND IMPROVEMENTS OP THE
CITY OP SAVANNAH.
Tor the Year Ending December 31st, I9O3.
Savannah, Ga., Jan ist, 1904.
Hon. Herman Myers, Mayor.
Sir:I submit herewith the annual report of the Department of Public Works and Improvements for the year 1903.
You will find in this report the amount of work accomplished by this department during the past year, with detailed statements of all expenditures.
The statement below gives a list of all the departments under the direction of this office, with a comparison of the
amount appropriated and expended by each.
DEPARTMENT.
Drv Culture..............................
O. E. M. Department.................
Maintenance House Drainage......
Grading New Streets..... ....... ......
City Lighting. ......... ......... .........
Resurfacing Gravel Streets. ......
TOTAL.............................
Appropriation.
$ 60,000 oo
34,000 oo
40,000 oo
10,000 oo
7,500 oo
1,300 oo
3,500 oo
5,000 oo
5,000 oo
3,50 00
2,500 oo
$212,800 oo
Expenditures.
$ 56,500 50
17. ?6t V>
89, '39 94
22,269-17
10,491 69
6 QO* 74
1,029 38
4,991 93
3,6i7 36
3,584 36
1,496 48
36,760 41
2,648 72
2 70
$278,894 99
Difference.
$ 3,499 50
a. vot ViE
4Q, I-tq <uE
491 6<)E
594 26
1,408 78
8 07
1,382 64
84 36E
1,003 52
1,239 59
148 ?2E
DIVISION OF EXPENSES, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, JANUARY 1st, to DECEMBER 31st, 19O3.
DIVISION OF EXPENSES.
Repairs and improvements to public building*. .
Brick.................................... .......... ..
Pipe......................... .........................
Amount
$ 1.8365*
62244
13,i895S
1,73578
10100
958 26
2,974 7T
001 SI
72082
1,057 08
240 00
4,40008
415 SO
.1,73.1 50
8,95223
692 85
8,412 95
2,88869
339 f 616*0
781 03
IT 80
8746 4is:
22086
401 83
241 05
1,40000
26,368 18
1,409 25
1,798 78
11492
5,20* 88
88*0
1,329 til
187 65
107,557 18
t 278,894 98
Streets
and Lanes
$............
7200
4,95989
3800
932 SS
1,5*0 67
147 21
1*302
21765
65759
14547
597 83
97897
4 10
10385
151 50
32699
440
6885
25591
18261
*84 52
80000
1,77020
421 50
20310
13 65
2025
93 21
187 85
41,23048
1 68,561 2
City
House
Drainage
1..........
9909
127 10
452 70
34 80
841
1800
1S5 50
800
45
21 84 *oo
1041
44 50
2,851*5
t 1,609 M
Malnt'e
House
Drainage
...... ......
12050
4745
UK ii
3 00 ' 19
14 71
7 00
996
3,20138
t 3,58728
Storm
Sewers
1.. .........
3329
47 80
35 86
600
1,181 72
1 00
20 04
(60
S02 70
3,112 40
t 6,144 2*
Scavenger
t 1,88853
85 00
7.9S278
54'J 16
6300
33869
828 10
9 75
1,140 83
27003
21 54
54 00
192W
1C8 00
390 88
635
19747
22 2S
00000
4 41
61280
22,384 06
f 37,17801
Dry
Culture
!.. .........
B1M
547 96
22969
91 05
1 50
78V 48
8617
11 50
4020
270
10386
100
125
8,881 34
1 10,48? 14
O. E. H.
Dep't
t.. .........
11920
3600
5,73850
7 SS
9998f>
1 8,896 4
Public
Buildings
I...........
22650
1,18682
1000
31 85
301 80
4 40
241 65
14 55
22 05
OS 05
1800
City
Lighting
1 2,132 97 1 80,76041
Paving
Streets
$...........
185 00
1400
115,790 21
007 89
3 05
20381
151 80
8,514 80
910
6,01058
1,310 10
510
2226
ia 06
22,380 86
140 18
1,55728
5325
774 20
17,414 54
t 89,997 57
Sidewalks
Grading
New
Streets
..........I...........
11 70
1 00
200
75283
5.54804
1.28042
24998
VI 00
6731
i.OOOia
50 67
2*80
4 15
6,20888
1500
4,85852
t 21,412 26
l 15
8080
835 95
55 00
900
2 00
110
...........
1.012 15
f 1,54* 15
Uesurfac'g
Gravel
Streets
f... ........
513 00
3800
61200
1,412 92
t 2,575 92
Harbor A
Wharves
t... ........
240 00
20 05
1508
3 70
75000
f 1,029 38
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
The excess in paving streets is only apparent, as with the
amounts paid by the property owners, railroads, and the
amount of material on hand there will be a balance to its
credit.
Bills were turned over to the City Treasurer for collection
from this office during the year 1903 as follows : Streets and
lanes, $65.00; Paving Streets, $1450.42; Maintenance House
Drainage, $95.22; House Drainage, $36.43; Sidewalks,
$22,010.58.
Streets and Lanes Department.
The additions to the paved streets of the city during the
past year amounted to 15,767.77 lineal feet, or 2.98 miles.
The city now has one hundred miles of streets and twenty
miles of lanes, of which 33.81 miles are paved. The increase
in the superficial area of such paved thoroughfares in 1903
was 61,312.84 square yards, making a total at present of
714,246.45 square yards, divided as follows:
Street. Material. Sq. Yds. Surface.
Broughton ............... .Asphalt. ........... 17,950
Bryan .................... " ............ 619
Bull ...................... " ............23,831
Congress ......'............ " ............ 6,539
Drayton .................. " .......... ..22,522
Harris ........-....:..-... " ............ 1,675
Liberty ................... " ........... .30430
Oglethorpe Avenue ........ " ........... .25,933
President ..........:...... " ............ 780
St. Julian .................. " ............ 1,088
York ..................... " ............ 447
130 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
Street. Material.
Congress lane ........... Vitrified Brick.
Gwinnett ................
Habersham ............. "
Park Avenue ............ "
President ...............
St. Julian ...............
Wheaton ................ "
Jefferson ................ "
Thirty-eighth, east ....... "
Montgomery ............ "
Forty-second, west ....... "
West Broad .............
Jones, west ............. "
Berrien ................. "
Tattnall .................
Stewart ................. "
Price ...................
Henry. ..................
Perry lane .............. "
Broughton lane .......... "
East Broad .............
Macon .................
Thirty-sixth, east ........ "
Roberts ................ "
Louisville toad ............Chert.......
Bay ...................... " .......
President ................. " ......;
Bay .......................Cobble.....
Factors* Walk ............. " .....
Lanes .................... " .....
Pine ...................... " ....
New ...................... " .....
Sq. Yds. Surface.
..... 2,086
.....11,490
.....17,059.88
....'. 1,825
. 3-936
. 7-256
.17,228
. 3375
. 405
. 1,165.4
.20,970.81
. 255-4
. 2,351.1
. 1,321.6
. 4,663.9
.13,142.5
.12,917.16
. 749.3
. 703.4
.10,408.3
. 211
. 3,859.3
. 689.7
. 4,377
. 9,255
. 1,280
-34,344
. 8,800
. 13,000
. i,8co
. 1,3/8
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
Streets. Material. Sq. Yds. Surface.
River ..................... Cobble ............21,835
Streets and slips north of Bay " ............ 9,000
Randolph ................. " ............ 8,500
Reynolds ................. " ............ 3,500
Barnard .................. " ......!..... 4,420
East Broad ............... " ............ 15,800
West Broad ............... " ............ 26,000
Whitaker ................. " ............25,000
Orange ................... " ............ 660
Williamson ............... " ............ i ,200 .
Barnard ................ Granite Blocks........ i ,049
Bay .................... " ........ 1,707
Bryan .................. " ........ 7,362
East Broad ............. " ........ 9,190
Farm ................... " ........ 4,422
Jefferson ................ " ........21,913
Indian .................. " ........ 7,572
Railroad ................ " ........ 6,097
Wadley ................. " ........ 4,39
Wheaton ................. " ........ 5,000
Water ....;............. " ........ 2,297
Bolton ....................Shell..............11,700
Barnard .................. " .............. 6,500
Jones .................... " .............. 15,400
Gaston ................... " ...............10,300
Hall ...................... " ..............12,300
Henry .................... "" .............. 21,000
Ogeechee road ............ " .............. 16,000
Gwinnett ..................Gravel............. 5,666
Liberty lane .............. " ............. 532
Bull ...................... " .............25,083
New ..................... " ............. 4,500
132 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
Street. Material. Sq. Yds. Surface.
Harris .................. Gravel............. 1,937
St. Julian, east ............. " ............. 5,244.9
Recapitulation.
Material. Square Yards.
Asphalt ..................................... 140,813
Vitrified brick ............................... 172,647.55
Chert ........ .............................. 15,873
Cobble ..................................... 177,712
Granite blocks ............................... 71,017
Shell ....................................... 93,200
Gravel ...................................... 42,983.9
Total .....................................714,246.45
The expenditures in the Streets and Lanes were as follows:
Cleaning streets, asphalt ......................$ 6,260 oo
Cleaning streets, other than asphalt ............ 5,215 oo
Cleaning catch basins ........................ 4460 25
Cleaning crossings ........................... 1,878 oo
Grading and filling .......................... 4482 oo
Laying and repairing crossings ............... 1,820 oo
Maintenance shell streets ..................... 2,512 - oo
Repairing and cleaning sewers ................. 1,484 92
Repairing streets, other than asphalt ............ 4468 68
Paving streets ............................... 92 25
Laying new sidewalks ........................ 133 34
Relaying sidewalks ............................ . 104 75
Cutting and hauling weeds .................... 2,280 63
Laying curbing and resetting same ............. 268 88
Repairing sidewalks .......................... 104 75
Sprinkling streets ............................ 517 62
Repairs to sidewalks and etc. caused by plumbers. 601 12
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 133
Building retaining wall ....................... 955 95
Work and material other than above and balance
on hand ($3,500.00) .........................22,359 96
Total .................................... .$60,000 oo
Cleaning the Streets.
The cost of cleaning improved streets was as follows:
$11475.00.
Av. cost
Material. Sq. Yards. Cost. per sq. yd.
Asphalt ........... 140,813 $6,260 oo -0444
Cobble and granite . .248,729 2,482 65 -0099
Shell .............. 93,200 583 20" .0062
Chert and gravel ... 58,856.9 199 17 .0033
Brick ............. 172,647.55 1,949 98 .0112
Repairs to Paved Streets.
The cost to paved streets was follows: $6,980.68.
Cost of Av. cost
Material. Sq. yards. Repairs. per sq. yd.
Asphalt not
under guarantee . 118,086.87 ......... .....
Cobble ............ 177,712 2,342 74 .013
Granite blocks ...... 71,017 1407 50 .019
Brick ..........^.. 172,647.55 429 37 .002
Shell .............. 93,200 2,512 oo .026
Gravel and chert .... 58,856.9 289 07 .0049
Shell.
There were 34,180 bushels used during the year, costing
$1,196.30. The repairs, as will be seen from the above table,
cost one and nine-tenth cents per square yard. This does
not include sprinkling shell streets.
The cost of repairs to asphalt pavements during the year
was 5 cents per square yard, but nothing was expended.
134 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
Most of the repairs for vitrified brick pavement was caused
by excavating by plumbers, gas company, railroad and telephone companies.
The total number of catch basins cleaned was 6,573, at a
cost of $4,460.25; 6,573 loads of waste matter, measuring
4,578 cubic yards, were removed from them.
Sixty-eight new catch basins were put in during the year,
making a total at the close of the year 1903 of 1,103.
Scavenger Department.
The Scavenger Department since August 2nd has been
dumping all garbage in cars arranged at the dump built on
the old crematory site. These cars are hauled by the Savannah Electric Company to the county farm. This disposal of
the garbage seems to be to the advantage of both the city
and county.
Below you will find a tabulated statement of the work done
by this department.
I93-
January....
February..
March .....
April ...... ..
May.........
July.........
August .....
September
October....
November
December.
TOTAL...
Hauled by Loads
Scavenger Wagons.
2,177
2,122
2,119
2,065
2,099
2,182
2,O4O
2,143
1,893
1,945
25,063
DEAD STOCK
REMOVED.
and Cows Calves.
6
12
4
4
9
7
13
I
6
10
23
cn
1
4
2
2
3
6
2
7
4
3
2
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15
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8
8
9
19
18
J3
21
1 66
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2
2
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2
4
3
3
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52
53
4"
30
32
19 208
FEED.
ffi
Ifl
3
48,360 43.680 39,156 43,632 41,184 44,352 28,512 45,936 45,136 25,792 46,748 38,688
491,176
1
4
48,360
43,68o
43,632
41,184
44,352
45,936
45,936
45,136
48,360
45,136
43,524
534,392
,0
a t V V
594
608
673
655
669
Hauled Loads by |Wagon. Pper
Garbage Cars
||Hauled by R.
139' in
150 108
162 1 18
145 H2
151 no
3,199 747 559
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 135
Dry Culture.
The city's health necessitates this department doing
thorough work and is a very important one in the city government, as, although not brought prominently before the
public, the health of the city depends largely upon it.
The cost of keeping the ditches clear of weeds, etc., and
the salary of the clerk to the Director of Public Works
amounted to $10491.69.
Below you will find a tabulated statement of the work of
this department.
1903.
MONTHS.
January............
February .........
March .. ...........
April ................
May .......... .......
June..................
July..................
August ............
September........
October ...... .....
November........
December ........
TOTAL......
} oj *O #.s1 . cj <a.
O.tJ^J
JZJPO
52.100
22,300
33,900
ty f f^f*in
74,810 57,900
33,550 71,700 65,390 69,970
44,200
31,700
581,120
% _ **! . r* TO
* .2 00
6,110
900
2,500
1,900
i, 600
7,150
2,400
9,650
2,700
6,450
5,7oo
2,360
49.360
G^S, 'Si 2
S&*
$0
55fei3
ooc
\J' 17 \J
* e;6o 700 i, 860
3, 2o.
80
4-050
700
1 60
40
15,505
Ul
ITS p *
l
462
O.7TV*
eoi?/
532
5"^
543 *A
JJT
535
498^
OT^"/*
414
401
5,880^
O. E. M. DEPARTMENT.
Below will be found a tabulated statement, showing the work done in this department for the
year. The total amount expended during the year was $6,905.74.
MONTHS
December 1 902. ..
January 1903.,.,. .
April. .................
May....................
June...................
July....................
September...........
Totals........ ......
n Vaults ;,
Cleaned .
155
! 76
128
"7
114
106
172
195
122
159
154
1 10
I,708
||
Amount
t
$ 387 50
440 ex
320 oo
292 50
285 oo
265 oo
430 oo 487 50
305 00
397 50
385 oo
275 00
$4,270 oo
1 1"
4
2
2
3
2
3
2
3 i
3 i
4
3
.*->
a
<
$ 8 oo
4 oo
4 oo
6 oo
4 oo
6 oo
4 oo
6 oo
2 00
6 oo
2 OO
8 oo
f6o oo
Wells Dry Cleaned
\
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I C
i C
I C &F
i C
C 2
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i C
2 C
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i C
2 C
C.C&F
12 4
Amount i
i
$ 4 So
2 50
2 50
4 5
2 SO
5 oo
2 50
4 50
2 50
5 oo
4 50
2 50
5 oo
$48 oo
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Amount
$ 2 50
50
50
$ 3 50
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Cleaned
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Vaults
Cleaned & Filled
i?
16
27
39
48
36
38
19
22
16
5
13
296
air Gro
!
Amount
$ 76 SO
72 oo
121 50
'75 50
216 oo
162 oo
171 oo 85 50
99 0
72 oo
22 SO
58 50
$1,332 oo
TOTAW
$ 472 50
523
448 50
485 oo
510 oo
440 oo
605 oo 581 50
411 oo 480 50
413 oo
346 50
1 5,716 50
16 00
to
w
$5,732 5
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 137
Paving Streets.
There were 61,312.84 square yards vitrified brick laid during the year, costing $28,665.49. The appropriation for the
department was $40,000.00, the expenditures was $89,139.94,
as follows:
Total expenditures .......... $89,139 94
City's proportion ............ .$28,665 49
Property owners' proportion .. 33,038 04
Railroads' proportion ......... 23,937 33 85,640 86
Balance .......-............................$ 3,499 08
The balance of $3,499.08 is accounted for with the amount
for material and labor expended on Park avenue; this street
i:; only part paved; to be finished this year.
Following is a statement of streets paved during the year
showing cost, etc.:
PAVED STREETS, 1903.
The following table gives full information regarding location, cost, etc.
STREETS.
Habersham.... ..........
Henry.....................
Perry Lane ..............
Broughton Lane ......
East Broad..............
Abercorn .................
TOTAI................
MATERIAL.
Vitrified Brick
i ii
i n
i it
i n
Square
Yards.
13,620.88
12,917.16
/ 1?* j
703.4
10,408.3
22,913.80
61,312.84
Total Cost.
$21 $4 78
*", tOJ Ol
866 s6
15,021 36
30,920 53
$85,640 86
Railroad's
Proportion.
$ 8,678 39
247 85
5,477 26
9,533 83
1*3,937 33
Cost
to City.
6,399 36
337 4*
288 85
t*j ? */ v
11,134 01
$28,665 49
Cost to
Property
Owners.
$ 6,106 19
9,788 16
674 84
577 71
10,252 69
133,038 04
Cost
per Square
Yard.
$1-57
1.272367
1.35
1.2 19
1-4432
'33
Cost
per Front
Foot.
$1.586
1.50
i. "47
1.66
1.673494
K
5
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2!d
w *d
o
s
J 5>767-77 feet. Two and 98-100 miles. 72.23 feet less than 3 miles.
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 139
Sidewalks Department.
During the year 1903 there were 775 repairs made including crossings and portion of paved streets, at a cost of
$2,416.64.
The amount granite curbing laid during the year was
42,693.7 feet or eight miles.
The total area of sidewalks laid during the year was 240,020
square feet, of which 174,889 feet was artificial stone laid under the direction of this department, and 65,131 square feet
of brick was laid by the city.
The total expenditures for sidewalks during the year was
$22,269.17. The bills to be credited to this department
amount to $22,010.58.
Maintenance of Bouse Drainage.
We have had occasion to again repair lines of pipe laid on
Huntingdon street, west ......12 inch line, cost, $1,219 59
Gaston street at Drayton street 18 inch line, cost, 260 59
Gaston street at Habersham st..i8 inch line, cost, 626 62
Tattnall street at Jones street. .10 inch line, cost, 315 10
New street near Farm street . .15 inch line, cost, 213 15
Total ..................................... .$2,635 05
These lines were laid under the Supervising Engineers,
Messrs. Waring, Chapman and Farquhar.
These repairs, you will note from the above statement,
amount this year to $2,635.05; last year to $357-39; 1891
to $7,513.80, and in 1900 to $1,455.67, making a total during
the four years of $11,961.91.
The cost of maintaining the department during the year
amounted to $3,584.36.
140 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
Repairs to Asphalt Streets.
The maintenance contract of the city with the Southern
Asphalt Paving Company now embraces every asphalt street
in the city, amounting to 140,813 square yards, at 5 cents
per square yard.
During the year the repair force for this company was only
twice in Savannah, once in January and again in September.
The asphalt streets of the city have been almost continually out of repair.
The Southern Asphalt Paving Company has not been paid
anything on account of their maintenance contract this year,
for the reason that the streets were not kept in repair as called for by our contract.
The condition our asphalt streets are now in and have been
in during the past several years, indicates clearly that no city
should lay on its streets as a pavement any material that cannot be kept in repair by its own employees.
City Lighting.
There are at present 515 arc lamps in the city costing for
the year $36,760.81.
These lights are of the old antiquated pattern, open arc
lamps, the first ever used in the United States. They are continually going out and causing trouble and annoyance to this
department, besides not giving the light guaranteed by the
contract and paid for by the city.
The Savannah Electric Company has promised that these
old lamps will be replaced with the modern enclosed arc
lamps, but as yet it has replaced none of them.
Grading SFew Streets.
The total amount expended during the year for grading
new streets was $1496.48.
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. ' 141
Resurfacing Gravel Street*.
The amount of expenditures for resurfacing gravel streets
during the year was $2,648.72.
Public Building*.
Only minor repairs were made to Exchange to keep it in
fair order. The expenditures in this department were .for
these minor repairs and for lighting the offices of the building, fuel, insurance, etc., and amounted to $2,091.22.
Harbor and Wharves.
Only such minor repairs as have been necessary to keep the
wharves in good condition have been done during the year.
These, with the expenses of the Harbor Master's office,
necessitated the expenditure of $1,029.38.
Storm Sewers.
During the year we have had a number of sewer breaks in
our storm sewers of a serious and expensive character.
With the increase from year to year of paved streets, no
change has been made in the main sewers of the city. We
have had in consequence, after every heavy rain, the streets
flooded and numerous complaints from property owners.
We have asked for an appropriation this year of $40,000.00
to construct a five foot sewer outlet on Perry street, from
East Broad street to Bilbo Canal, in order to relieve the over
taxed sewers at East Broad and Bolton streets. At this
point, Bolton and East Broad streets, the three main sewers
of the city unite.
The East Broad street sewer starts at Broughton street
and West Broad street and runs east to East Broad street
and south on East Broad street to Bolton street.
Bolton street sewer starts at Stone and West Broad streets,
runs south to Hall, east on Hall to Abercorn, south on Aber-
I 42 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
corn to Bolton, and east on Bolton to Bilbo Canal. With a
branch up Abercorn to Duffy, and west on Duffy to West
Broad street.
Thirty-sixth street sewer starts at Florence and Thirtysixth, runs east on Thirty-sixth to Plant avenue and north on
Plant avenue and East Broad street to Bolton and East
Broad street. You will observe that these three main sewers
take all the water that falls in the city east of West Broad
and between Bay and Thirty-seventh streets, unite at right
angles to each other at Bolton and East Broad streets, and
flow out Bolton street to Bilbo Canal.
This system or lack of system which conveys storm water
away 'from the river, the natural outlet, to Bolton street and
Bilbo Canal and then returns it to the river through Bilbo
Canal, will be the cause of great expense to the city in the
future as it already has been in the past.
Every year the expense caused by sewers breaking after
heavy rains increases. As the city increases its paved area
water seeks the sewers more rapidly than it does now with
unpaved streets.
The result is obvious. This great amount of water, flowing at right angles to each other and meeting at a common
point, chokes the three sewers temporarily, causes water to
hang up on paved streets, flood cellars, and break sewers.
I would recommend a plan be devised to change this congestion of storm water by building outlet sewers for three
districts of the city.
First, building a five-foot sewer on Perry street from East
Broad street to Bilbo Canal as an outlet for the Bronghton
and East Broad streets sewer. This would take all water
falling in the city as far south as Gaston street.
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 143
Second, extending Thirty-sixth street sewer east across
A. C. L. Ry. to Waters avenue, so as to carry all water south
of Anderson street through this sewer to Cuyler Swamp.
Third, build a new sewer on Thirty-ninth street from Bull
street west to Florence and south on Florence to open ditch
in county, where it would be taken west to Musgrove Creek.
The city then will have by this method three different outlets to discharge its storm water through, neither one of
which would interfere with the other. Some such plan will
have to be adopted to provide for the city's growth.
If the Perry street sewer is built, it would then be feasible
to fill in Bilbo Canal from Perry street lane to Bolton street
and have in place of an unhealthy and unsightly open ditch
a sixty-foot street through a section of the city where a street
is greatly needed. A thirty-inch pipe sewer from Perry street
to Bolton street, laid in the present line of Bilbo Canal would
furnish ample provision for all storm water in this territory.
Exclusive of the house drainage system, there are now in
Savannah 22 26-100 miles of sewers, an increase over last
year of two miles. The new sewers are as follows:
144 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
LOCATION- OF SEWER.
Henry Street, East...........................................
Henry Street, East.................... ........................
Henry Street, East............................................
Henry Street east of Ott Street............... ............
Henry Street between Atlantic and Paulsen. ........
Abercom Street, South........... ...........................
West Boundary Street south of Cohen Street.......
River Street west of Magnire Street.. ..................
North of Henry, west of Atlantic in open ditch. ...
Across Duffy Lane to drain lots between Duffy
32nd Street west of Jefferson Street... ..................
32nd Street west of Jefferson Street.. ...................
Gwinnett Street west of West Boundary Street .....
Gwinnett Street west of West Boundary Street .....
Foot Sims Street.... ........................................ -|
River Street between Taggart's Coal Yard and
Connections to Catch Basins................ .............
TOTAL.........:..........................................
Size of
Pipe.
15 ic
12 '
10 '
Drain T
Drain T
24 inc
18
15
12
8
8
12
10
12
12
15
10
8
12
10
15
15
12
Drain Pi
Sine
24 '
10 '
le.
le.
i.
pe.
h.
Number
of feet.
800
200
700
1225
260
640 900 772 60
125 525 580
250
,9
650
80
650
552
} 150
18
160
470
10,560
There were 47 connections made to storm water sewers
during the year. The amount expended in this department
during the year was $4,991.93.
Bouse Drainage Department.
The work in this department this year consisted of laying
one 8-inch line in Duffy street lane east from Atlantic to
Paulsen for the purpose of connecting the storm water sewer
in Paulsen street.
Seven hundred and one feet of pipe at a cost of $315.45.
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 145
Statement Showing Entire Length of City Bouse
Drainage Sewer Built by Contract and
by City to January 1, 19O4.
SIZE OF SEWER.
6-In
8
10
12
15
16
18
24
3
33 36
4a
chPi
Bri
pe Se
ck
rotal.. .............. ...... ......... ...... .........
Feet by
Contract
12,520.5
70,597-3
1,673-3
947-5
205.0
2,582-0
866.7
1,308.5
705-7
2,179.8
. 93,586.3
Feet by
City
2,775-4
i37,524-7
7,985-3
6,052.2
2-539-0
6,961.7
2,071-5
4,881.5
2,814.4
173,605-7
Total
Feet
15,295-9
208,122.0
9,658.6
6,052.2
3,486.5
205.0
9.543-7
2,938-2
6,190.0
705.7
2,179-8
2,814.4
267,192.0
Number of sewer connections made to New System, 1900............... 276
Number of sewer connections made to New System, 1901............... 1,530
Number of sewer connections made to New System, 1902...............1,514
Number of sewer connections made to New System, 1903............. 443
Total. -3,763
Very respectfully,
GEO. M. GADSDEN,
Director of Public Works.
146 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
REPORT OP COMMITTEE ON OPENING STREETS.
Savannah, Ga., January 1st, 1904.
Hon. Herman Myers, Mayor.
Dear Sir:The accompanying tables show the transactions for opening streets during the year 1903:
Land acquired during 1902, and titles completed during
the year 1903:
Square Feet.
Thirty-third street ................................ 1,270
Anderson street .................................. 494
Total .............. ........................... 1,764
Property acquired and titles completed during the year
1903:
Square Feet.
Oglethorpe avenue ............................ 314.3
Gaston street ................................. 60
Wolf street ................................... 3,492.1
Anderson street ............................... 4,170
Thirty-third lane ............................... 9,844.8
Thirty-fourth lane ............................. 9,844.8
Thirty-fifth street .............................. 3,387.2
Thirty-sixth street ............................. 16,298.5
Thirty-seventh street ........................... 1,142.2
Thirty-ninth street .............................. 14,400
Fortieth street ................................ 4,052.7
Paulsen street ............... 1................. 113.6
Abercorn street ............................... 42.5
Bull street ....................................98,862.8
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 147
Square Feet,
Whitaker street ............................... 20,743
Florance street ............................... i ,679
Total ................................... . .188,447.5
Land bargained for during the year 1903, but titles not
yet completed
Square Feet.
Thirty-sixth street ............................. .2489.2
Henry street ................................... 296
Waters road ................................... 568.7
Drayton street, ................................. 459
Bull street ..................................... 30
Total ....................................... .3,842.9
The following land has been sold during the year 1903 :
Square Feet.
Lot 66 (part), Brownville, ward. .................. 445
Lot 37 (part), Padelford ward .................... 335
W. y/i Lot 29, and E. J4 Lot 30, Thomas ward. .... .6,720
Total .................. .................... .7,500
The agreements for the sale of the following lots were
made during 1902, and titles completed during the year 1903 :
Square Feet.
Lots i to 4 portion, Sec. 19, Law ward .......... 3,335.5
Lots 23 and 24, Thomas ward ................. .13,440
Lot 9 (part), Estill ward ........................ 1,112.5
Total ............................ .......... 17,888
I48 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
Parts of lots purchased during the year 1903, but not
needed by the city for opening streets: Square Feet.
Thirty-ninth street ............................ 8456.4
Total .......... ........................... 8456.4
Recapitulation.
Square Feet.
Property acquired and titles completed .........188447.5
Land bargained for but titles not yet completed.. 3,842.9
Parts of lots purchased but not needed by city for
streets .......... ......................... 8456.4
Land acquired in 1902 and titles completed in 1903 1,764
Grand total ................................202,510.8
In acquiring land for streets small portions of lots not
needed by the city can be sold to give street fronts to adjoining property.
Square Feet.
Lot 18 (part), Brownsville ward, N. E. Harden
and Forty-first streets ........................ 800
Lot 112 (part), Brownsville ward, S. E. Bulloch and
Thirty-seventh streets ........................ 1,250
Lot 17 (part), Brownsville ward, N. W. Florance
and Forty-first streets ....................... 735
Lot 62 (part), Brownsville ward, S. E. Harden and
Thirty-ninth streets ......................... 3432
Lot 44 (part), Brownsville ward, N. E. Bulloch and
Fortieth streets ............................. 1,800
Lot 65 (part), Brownsville ward, N. W. Florance and
Thirty-ninth streets .......................... 318
Lot no (part), Brownsville ward, S. E. Harden and
Thirty-seventh streets ....................... 1,555
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 149
Square Feet.
Lot 22 (part), Sec. A, Demere ward, Thirty-ninth
street near Stevens street .................... 1479
Lot 26 (part), Sec. A, Demere ward, Thirty-ninth
street near Stevens street ..................... 2,427
Lots 23, 24, 27 (parts), Sec. A, Demere ward, Thirtyninth street near Stevens street .............. 6,573
Lot 25 Sec. A, (part), Demere ward, Thirty-ninth
street near Stevens street ..................... 1,883.4
Lot 21 (part), Sec. A, Demere ward, Thirty-ninth
street near Stevens street ..................... . 1,809.9
Lots i to 4 (parts), Sec. 19, Law ward, N. W. Burroughs and Thirty-second streets ........... .. 1,756
Lots I and 2 (parts), Sec. 17, Law ward, corner
Nichols and Burroughs streets ................ 1,258.4
Rear of Lot 94, Owens ward, Thirty-sixth street lane
near Florance street ......................... 1,201.1
Rear of Lot P, Owens ward, Thirty-sixth lane near
Florance street ............................. 1,154.7
Rear of Lot 93, Owens ward, Thirty-sixth lane near
Florance street ............................. 1,338.I
Rear of Lot 91, Owens ward, Thirty-sixth lane near
Florance street ............................. 1,734
Lots T and J, Solomons ward, N. W. Whitaker and
Forty-second streets ......................... 324
Lot 41 (part), Sec. 8, Southville ward, N. E. Abercorn and Forty-second streets ................ 675
Lot 42 (part), Sec. 8, Southville ward, S. E. Abercorn and Forty-second streets ................ 750.4
Lot 77, Mercer ward, Herndon lane near Price
street .............. ....................... 1,250
Total .............. ........................35,564
I5o MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
The following vacant lots are owned by the city and are
not being used for any purpose, may be sold:
Area.
Lots 89 and 90, Batter}' ward, Ogeechee road .... 5.2 acres
Lots 90 and 99, Garden lots west, west of Springfield ....................... .............. 10 acres
Lots i and 2, Springfield, Louisville road, W. of
Magazine street ........................... 8.8 acres
Lot 45, S. E. portion, Springfield, N. W. Gwinnett and Magazine streets .................. 2 acres
Lots 57, 58, 59 (parts), Springfield, Gwinnett
street between Bro\v ditch and Springfield
canal .............. ....................... 18.0 acres
Triangle Lot, Springfield, S. E. Stiles avenue and
Louisville road ....................... 78. SK 252.2
Lots 25, 26, 27, Thomas ward, S. W. corner
Thirty-fifth and Abercorn streets....... 182.4x 112
Lot 3 (part), Farm lot, Sloper Ty., Percival
ward, Blun avenue .........................2^ acres
Water Works Tract (old), 12 lots, west of
city ......................................62.4 acres
Lots i and 2, Kelly ward, S. E. Gwinnett
and Paulsen streets .................. 75 x 123
Lots 29, 30, 31, Hay ward ward, Gwinnett
lane and Bilbo canal (triangle) .......... ii3.2x 75.9
Lot 31, Hull's sub. Meldrim ward, Thirtyfifth street near Montgomery street .... 25 x 52.4
Lots 31 to 40, Owens ward, Thirty-seventh
street between Florance and Burroughs
streets ........ ...................... 59o.6x 133.5
Lots 2, 4, 6, B, Sec. 8, Southville ward, S. E.
Forty-second and Bull streets ............8,544.1 sq. ft.
.MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
Old Habersham street, Southville ward, N.
W. and S. W. Habersham and Forty-first
streets (each) ........................... 504 x 90
Old Drayton street, Southville ward, N. W.
Drayton and Forty-first streets ......... 43 x 90
Lot 95, Solomons ward, S. W. Bull and
Thirty-eighth streets .................. 40.Sx 111.2
Lot 23 (part), Sec. 7, Southville ward, Maupas lane and A. C. L. Ry. (Triangle) ......... rg.ox 22
Lot 23, Sec. 6, Southville ward, N. E. Drayton and Maupas avenue ............... 28 x loo
The long pending cases of the Lovell Estate against the
city have been settled by agreement. The Lovell Estate, in
consideration of the sum of $4,400, granting the city a right
of way 60 feet wide, through lot 14, Springfield, for Stiles
avenue, a right of way for the Water Works Railway (C. of
G. Ry.) through Lot 15, and also a triangular lot fronting
on Louisville road, 78.5 feet, and lying between Stiles avenue
and said right of way. The Savannah and Ogeechee Canal
Co. granting in addition to the above a right of way 60 feet
wide across for Stiles avenue, and thus completing the opening of said avenue, a width of 60 feet, between Louisville
road and Gwinnett street.
By agreement between the city and Daniel Dillon, the
fences encroaching on Lots 79 and 80, Solomons ward, and a
part of Whitaker street, have been removed by the city to
the proper lot and street line. The city acquiring from
Daniel Dillon quit claim title to the said encroachment.'
I 52 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
The old water works tract, containing 68.8 acres, west of
the city, has been surveyed and subdivided into twelve lots,
with streets making all lots accessible, the area of the lots
being 62.4 acres.
Respectfully submitted,
D. R. THOMAS,
Chairman Com. on City Lots and Opening Streets.
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
REPORT OP THE CITY ENGINEER.
City Engineer's Office, Jan. ist, 1904.
Hon. Herman Myers,
Mayor.
Sir:I have the honor to submit the following report of
Ihe operation of the City Engineer's Department for the
year ending December 3ist, 1903:
Surveys of Lots (with plans) for Private Parties.
LOT No. SUBDIVISION. WARD.
B....................... I,ots, front lot No. i, Tan Yard Track Roberts.
5 ....................... Collins........................................... Estill.
Part 23 and 25..... Kaufman........................................ Solomons.
205 .................... ...................................................... Dasher.
17, 18 and part 16 ...................................................... Reppard.
3....................... Hull's sub. of 79, 82, 83, 85, and 86... Choctaw.
Part 19............... Garden Lot 17................................. Law.
Part22............... ...................................................... S. Oalethorpe.
a....................... Sec. 6...... ...................................... Griffin.
45 .............. ...... King's sub.....................................
K...................... Sub. 45........................................... Duncan.
12 ..................... .......'............................................... Southville.
36 ..................... .............................................'......... M. Oglethorpe.
35 to40&84to90 ...................................................... Atlantic.
19 ..................... ...................................................... Minis.
Part30............... ...................................................... Thomas.
I, 2, 3................ ..................................... ............... Screven.
4 ....................... ...................................................... Palligant.
267.................... Teynac Farm, Lot No. 3..................
131.................... ...................................................... Brownsville.
27 ................. .......................... .......................... Atlantic.
Part27............... ...................................................... Troup.
Part 29 and 30..... ..__........._................................... Thomas.
274.................... Teynac Farm, Lot No. 3..................
2 ...................... __............_......_.................._.. Falligant.
E ^ 52.............. ..................................................... Elliott.
6....................... Hull's sub. 79, 82, 83, 85 and 86........ Choctaw.
........... ............ Part Teynae Farm lot No. i and part
Infirmary Tr................................ Thomas.
W Part 10........... Sub. No. 2 of No. 5 Holland Tything Percival.
E Part 10 ........... Sub. No. 2 of No. 5 Holland Tything Percival.
Part 4 and 5........ .............................................. ....... Magazine.
49 ..................... __................................................. Minis.
154 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
Surveys of LotaContinued.
LOT No. SUBDIVISION. WARD.
30 .................... ............................................... Franklin.
Q ................. Sec 10............................................. Waring.
$3 ..................... ...................................................... White.
Part 40............... ..-................................. Washington.
101.................... -....-......... ................................ Telfair.
Part 14............... ...................................................... Lovell.
Part31............... ............................. ........................ Dale.
F......................- .---................. M. Oglethorpe.
Part33............... ..-.-.........-......-....... ..... Flannery.
"I"................... ....................................... .............. Waring.
68 ..................... ...................................................... Cummings.
ii ..................... ...................................................... Law.
Part 39............... ................................................ Dale.
36 ..................... ...................................................... Flannery.
H and L............. ...................................................... Duncan.
18..................... ...................................................... Solomons.
Part of Infirmary Track..___ ......... Thomas.
35 !!!!"!!.!!!!!!!!!!!! ............ ......................................... White.
D ..................... ........ ........-.................... Solomons.
lo'andpart ii..... ..................................................... Garden.
Part2................. ...................................................... Duncan.
Part 16.. .. ......... ...................................................... Trustees Garden
a and 3..... ......... Tyconnel Tything........................... Derby.
72 and 74.........:.. Teynac Farm, Lot 3 ........................
278, 280, 282....... Teynac Farm, Lot 3 ........................
P ..................... ..-"....... Solomons.
1,1".".".!""".".'......... --.... Waring.
Part 29 and 30..... ...................................................... Thomas.
10 ..................... and Tything ................................... Anson.
Part 52 and 53..... ->.......................................... Flannery.
,R .................... Sec. 10............................................ Wanng.
Part's!.!!!........... ........................ . ........... ............... Monterey.
20 ..................... ...................................................... Jones.
31 ..................... ....................................................... Weed.
Part'q ....... Vernon Ty...................................... Heathcote.
Part 18."...... - ...................................................... Crawford, East.
Part42............... ...................................................... Dale.
6&8&pts.3,4,5 ......................................................
16,17,18,19 & 27 ...................................................... Trustees Garden
-t _........_.....;...._.................................... Elliott.
Surveys.
Lot 88, Battery ward, for Florence Crittenden Home.
Lots 26 and 27, Lester ward, for Julia McLeod Chapter,
King's Daughters.
Lot 33, Meldrim ward, for opening Thirty-fifth street.
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 155
Lot 42, Brownsville ward, for opening Fortieth street.
Lot 96, Owens ward, for opening Florance street.
Lot 56, Estill ward, encroachment on Thirty-seventh street.
Lot 10, Berrien ward, to establish line of West Broad
street and widen Gaston street.
Lots 79 and 80, Kaufman's subdivision, Solomon's ward,
encroachments on Whitaker street and on Lot 80, City property.
South y2 67 Springfield, to locate fence.
Old water works tract, for subdivision into 5 A lots.
Lot 23, crematory, to locate fence.
E. y* No. 9, Vernon tything, Heathcote ward, encroachment. .
91, 92, 93, P. Q. and 94 to 106 Owens ward, for opening
Thirty-sixth street.
25 acres County Farm, for nursery for Park and Tree Commission.
W y2 Lot 9, Vernon tything, Heathcote ward, encroachment on Oglethorpe avenue.
Norwood Tract, for opening Forty-second, Forty-third,
Forty-fourth and Forty-fifth streets.
Lots 14 and 15, Springfield, for straightening Stiles
avenue.
Intersection Gwinnett and Drayton streets, court testimony.
Forsyth Park, for proposed cement walks.
Locating embankments and buildings of lots 65, 66 and
67, Springfield.
City Exchange and surroundings, site for new City Hall.
West side Montgomery street, Huntingdon to Hall, to
establish line.
I 56 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
Located iron markers for right of way, water works railway.
Encroachments lot 2, Calhoun ward, on Jones street.
Encroachment of fence lot 44, Law ward, on strip I Lawward, city property.
Relocated old fence line btween Nos. 6 and 7, Carpenters*
row.
Lot 10, Heathcote tything, Decker ward, site for proposed
National Bank building.
Strip lot n, Law ward, for committee on opening streets.
Norwood tract, for opening Forty-third, Forty-fourth and
Forty-fifth streets.
Map* mid Plata of" Lot*.
Lor No.
33......
42........ ............
90....................
I0_......... .........
91, 92, 93 P. Q.
and 94 to 106..
I.....................
Part 92... .........
56....L............
25-- .............
6o_..........
79 and 80.........
Part.................
E % No. 9_......
W # No. 9......
88....................
26 and 27. ........
SECTION.
........ .. ......
.............. ........
Norwood Tract.
Vernon Ty ........
Vernon Ty........
Dasher Tract....
WARD.
Owens.........
Estill...........
EstilL..........
Johnston......
Solomons.....
Heathcote ...
Heathcote ...
Battery........
Lester.........
PUSPOSB.
Opening Thirty-fifth St.
Opening Fortieth St.
Opening Florance St.
Opening Thirty-sixth St.
Opening Thirty-fifth St.
Widening Bull St.
Thirty-seventh St.
Widening Waters Road.
Opening Wolf St.
Whitaker St. and 80.
Opening 42nd, 43rd,
44th and 45th Sts.
Widening Oglethorpe Ave,
Encroachment on
Oglethorpe Ave.
Opening 33rd and 34th St.
lanes, Drayton to Lincoln Sts.
Florence Crittenden Home.
Kings Daughters.
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 157
Maps and Plats of Streets.
STREET.
Broughton Lane.
Park Avenue......
Park Avenue......
Thirty-first ........
Habersham ........
Anderson.. .........
Thirty-first........
FROM
Drayton ......
Drayton ......
East Broad...
Whitaker....
Price ...........
Jefferson......
Park Avenue
Bull .......... ..
Price ...........
Price ...........
To
Bull............
Barnard ......
Jefferson......
Tattnall ......
Habersham ..
Henry.........
Thirty-first ..
Lincoln. ......
East Broad...
East Broad...
PURPOSE.
Proposed Paving. .
Proposed Paving.
Proposed Paving.
Proposed Paving.
In re Prop'y Owners vs. CityProposed Paving.
Proposed Paving.
Proposed Paving.
Showing Encroachment
of Property Line.
Location of Curb, North side.
Encroachments.
maps and Plats, Miscellaneous.
Intersection Drayton and Gwinnett streets, court testimony.
Map Forsyth Park.
Plan showing proposed street railway track on Roberts
street to Crematory.
Plan of City Exchange and surroundings, for new City
Hall.
Plan showing lots needed for opening Thirty-ninth street
Ogeechee avenue to Bulloch street.
Plan showing right of way of the water works railway
through lots 14 and 15, Springfield Plantation.
Plan site of Marine Hospital.
Plan of lots 93 and 94, Estill ward, encroachment on Bull
street.
Map intersection A. C. L. Ry. and Abercorn street, for
paving.
Map old water works tract, showing subdivision into 5 A
lots.
Map S. E. corner Madison square, for draining low place
in pavement.
158 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
Map 25 acres intersection of Skidavvay and Bonabella
roads, donated by County for tree nursery.
Map of Bull street, Bay to River, for architect new City
Hall.
Drawing of burglars' implement for Superintendent of
Police.
Map of lots 52, 53, 54, 55 and 56, Springfield, showing
Dixon street.
Tracing* of Streets.
STREET.
Forty-seventh
Estill Avenue..
Bull...............
FROM
Ogeechee
Bull...............
Estill AvenueTo
Waters Road
Fiftv- second
PURPOSE.
Showing additional property
required for widening to
100 feet.
Showing encroachments of
property lines.
Showmsr orooertv reauired
to open to full width.
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 159
Tracings of E.ot.
1
2
I
I
2
I
3
3
i
2
4
i
2
I
I
I
I
I
2
2
2
2
42
3
i
3
3
3
i
2
I
I
I
I
I
LOT No.
i to 4...... ............
B to T and r to 2...
c2. 51* and 54 .. _
Rober property.....
V7 .......................
37 .......................
Wharf lots i and 2
23 to 30...............
87 .......................
36 and 37....... ......
23, 24 and 27........
Strip 17...............
37 to 43...............
91 to 106 & P & Q
E# 9.. ...............
W * 9.................
Sand 9................
ee . .......... _ ...
II .......................
25 . .....................
Bto T........ .........
^ and ^4.............
36.......................
25, 26, 49 and 50...
SECTION
19...... ....................................
B and C...... ...........................
A ..........................................
19.......... ................................
Old Water Works tract........!...
WARD
Law
Swoll
Palligant
Padelford
Falligant
Falligaut
Owens
Thomas
Padelford
Warren
Thomas
Law
Southville
Estill
Law
Demere
Demere
Reppard
Berrien
Weed
Owens
Heathcote
Heathcote
Johnston
Walton
Owens
Law
[ohnston
Solomons
Solomons
Solomons
Tracings, Dflacellaneoua.
2 Forsyth Park.
NEW CITY HALL.
i Present City Exchange site.
SETTLEMENT LOVELL VS. CITY.
4 Plan showing right of way water works railway.
PAVING.
I Plan A. C. L. crossing Abercorn and Fortieth streets.
160 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
I Plan of wards in extended limits.
I Part Garden lot 19.
I Plan showing Gillott street opening.
LOCATING LEAKS IN WATER MAINS.
i Sewer A. C. L. right of way, Anderson and Thirty-sixth
streets.
i East Broad street sewer, Oglethorpe avenue to Bolton
street.
i Jefferson street sewer, Wayne to Huntingdon.
i West Boundary street sewer, Zubly to Jones street. ,
i Sewer corner Whitaker and Perry lane.
I Bolton street sewer, East Broad to Bilbo canal.
i Bolton street sewer, East Broad to Abercorn street.
i Price street sewer, Perry lane to Broughton street.
i Drayton street sewer, Jones to Bay.
i Hall street sewer, Jefferson to West Broad.
I Drayton street sewer, Hall to Taylor.
I West Broad street sewer, Hall to Harris.
I Whitaker street sewer, Broughton to McDonough to
Barnard.
I Barnard street sewer, Perry to Hall.
I Duffy street sewer, Abercorn to Montgomery.
I Montgomery street sewer, Duffy to Anderson.
i Anderson street sewer, Montgomery to Burroughs.
1 Gas works tract.
OPENING LANES.
2 Plan northern line Dasher tract.
i Trustees Gardens.
3 Ruckert and Ott property.
3 Parts of Garden lots 54, 55, 65, 66, and Farm lot No. 4.
I Plan of 25 A's; donated by county for nursery.
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 161
OPENING STREETS.
2 Norwood tract, between West Broad and Montgomery,
I Northern half Farm lot No. 2.
OPENING STREETS.
4 Plan Norwood tract, between West Broad and Montgomery.
I City map showing location of sewers.
I Garden lot No. 5.
I Plan of gas works tract (new).
Maps on file in Engineer's office.
Estimates, Streets.
STREET.
Habersham ...........
East Broad............
Thirty-first.. .........
Park Avenue.........
Abercorn ....... ......
Abercorn ...... ........
Perry Lane ...........
Broughton Lane....
West Broad...........
West Broad...........
River...................
FROM
Gaston ............
East Broad ......
Park Avenue....
Bull................
Bull. ...............
Gwitmett .........
Stone...............
To
Habersbatn ......
Thirty-first.......
Estill Avenue...
Water ..............
MATERIAL.
Brick.
Brick.
Brick.
Brick.
Brick.
Brick.
Brick.
Brick.
Brick.
Brick.
Brick.
Belgian Blocks.
Estimates, Miscellaneous.
Approximate estimate paving main walk, Forsyth Park
(cement).
Final estimate paving main walk Forsyth Park (cement).
Final estimate paving main walk Police Barracks (cement).
Final estimate filling under sidewalk on Henry street, East
Broad to East of A. C. L. Ry. (sand).
Final estimate filling under sidewalk on Anderson street,
East Broad to east of A. C. L. Ry. (sand).
Estimate cubic contents garbage cars.
162 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
Repairs pavement corner Congress and Montgomery
(asphalt).
Repairs pavement corner Oglethorpe avenue and Drayton
(asphalt).
Repairs pavement corner Drayton and McDonough
(asphalt).
Repairs pavement corner Hull and Drayton (asphalt).
Repairs pavement corner Bryan and Bull (asphalt).
Repairs pavement corner Whitaker and Broughton
(asphalt).
Repairs pavement corner Barnard and Broughton
(asphalt).
Intersection Whitaker and Bryan (brick).
Sidewalks, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, Padelford ward; 68, 86, 87,
163 and 172, Telfair ward; 285, Kelly ward (cement).
Survey of Streets.
STREET.
_ Park Avenue.L..
Broughton Lane
Broughton Lane
Estill Avenue....
Anderson
FROM
East Broad.......
Bull.................
Bull.. ..............
Bull.................
Bull.................
West Boundary.
Price....... ......
Thirtv-first........|Price ...............
To
Jefferson......
Draytoh ......
Barnard ......
Drayton ......
Waters Road
Stiles Ave....
East Broad...
East Broad...
PURPOSE.
Proposed paving.
Proposed paving.
Proposed paving.
Proposed paving.
To establish line.
To establish line.
To locate curb, north side.
Encroachments.
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 163
Measurement of Streets.
STREET
Habcrsliflm
FROM
flaiton ..........
Prendergast... ...
Abercorn .........
Thirty-second . . .
Thirty-third .....
Thirty-eighth ...
Thirty-eighth . .
Thirty-first.... .
East Broad.... .
East Broad.... .
Thirty-sixth ....
Thirty-sixth ... . Whea'ton .........
Wheaton .........
Perry Lane......
Broughton Lane
Thirty-ninth.....
Thirty-ninth.....
Thirty-fourth ...
Anderson. ........
Henry.. ............
Thirty-second ..
Fortieth... ....... .
Ott...... ............
Thirty-fifth ......
Berrieti
To i PURPOSE
Waters road.....
Fortieth ........ ..JEstill Ave........
Waters road.....
Montgomery
Bull................
Barnard ...........
East Broad......
East Broad......
Bull. ............. ..
Bull......... ......
West Broad......
Bull................
Barnard ...........
East Broad......
East of Price.....
West Broad......
Bull. ...............
Price...............
Montgomery.. . . .
Habersham .......
West Broad......
West Broad......
Habersham ......
West Broad......
Waters road.....
M'Donough Mis
Estill Ave........
Montgomery.....
Habersham ......
Waters road.....
E.of A.CL.R'y
Burroughs........
Price ....... ........
Prop'r'y front'e & pav'g
Prop'r'y front'e & pav'g
Curb and sidewalk
Curb
Curb
Curb
Curb
Curb
Curb
Curb
Prop'r'y front'e & pav'g
Curb
Curb
Curb
Sidewalk
Curb
Prop'r'y front'e & pav'g
Property frontages,paving and curb
Prop'r'y front'e & pav'g
Sidewalk
Curb
Curb
Curb
Sidewalk
Sidewalk
Sidewalk
Curb
Curb
Curb
Curb
Miscellaneous Measurements.
Garbage cars Electric Railway.
Curb southeast corner Drayton and Fortieth streets.
Asphalt repairs Congress and Montgomery streets.
Asphalt repairs Oglethorpe avenue and Drayton street.
Asphalt repairs Drayton and McDonough streets.
Asphalt repairs Hull and Drayton streets.
Asphalt repairs Bryan and Bull streets.
Asphalt repairs Whitaker and Broughton streets.
164 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
Asphalt repairs Barnard and Broughton streets.
Cement sidewalk for lots 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, Padelford
^vard; 68, 86, 87, 163, 172, Telfair ward, and 285, Kelly ward.
Angle Abercorn and Duffy track street railway.
Located sewer Thirty-second street, Jefferson to West
Broad streets.
Located sewer Estill avenue, Abercorn to ditch east of
Lincoln street.
Level* of Street*.
STREETS.
"Perry Lane.........
Park Avenue......
East Broad.........
Bryan. ...............
Broughton Lane.,
^jwinnctt
FROM
Bull .................
East Broad.......
Jones ...
Lumber... .........
Bryan .......... ....
Drayton ..........
Vriff ...... ...
Whitaker............lBay .................
West Broad. .. .. If^winnett .........
Thirty-fourth......
Thirty-first.........
Thirty-second .....
Montgomery.....
Burroughs........
Jefferson...........
To
Taylor. ...... .....
West Boundary.
Pine................
Bull.. ..............
Bilbo Canal......
Oglethorpe Ave
Barnard ...........
Habersham ...
Anderson. ........
Burroughs ........
Ogeechee Road.
West Broad......
PURPOSE.
Proposed caving.
Proposed paving.
Proposed paving.
Sidewalk and Curb.
Sidewalk and Curb.
Proposed paving.
Proposed paving.
Proposed paving.
Proposed paving.
Proposed paving.
Proposed paving.
House drainage sewer.
Sidewalk and Curb.
Sewer.
Level*, Miscellaneous.
Main walk Forsyth Park, for purpose paving.
Site U. S. Marine Hospital, for sidewalk.
Southeast corner Madison square, for drainage.
Site for new City Hall, for profile for architect.
Gwinnett, Bilbo canal to East Broad, for subway A. C. L.
*y.
Levels around site of proposed new National Bank building.
Estill avenue, Abercorn to ditch east of Lincoln street, for
sewer.
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 165
Levels to locate base of water works railway embankment.
Old crematory lot, to locate platform of dumping station.
Profiles and Croat* Sections of Streets.
STREET.
Perry Lane.........
East Broad.........
FROM
Bull...................
Bull...................
Price..................
Bilbo Canal.........
To
Drayton ......
Bilbo Canal..
East Broad ..
PURPOSE.
Proposed paving. .
Proposed paving.
Subway A. C. L. Cros'g.
Proposed paving.
166 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
Grade* and Lines for Streets.
STREET.
East Broad .........
West Broad.........
Price. .................
Broughton Lane.
East Broad ........
Estill Avenue.....
Park Avenue .....
Park Avenue .....
Henry ..............
Thirty-sixth.......
Thirty-eighth.....
Thirty-first........
Fortieth.............
Ott ....................
Wheaton ............
Alice..................
Thirty-fourth......
Thirtv-fifth.........
Thirty-eighth......
Thirty-ninth .......
Park Avenue ......
Thirty-second .....
Thirtv-third........
Thirty-fourth......
Thirty-second .....
Thirty-fifth.........
FROM
Jones.................
l-Thirty-eighth......
Gwinnett Lane...
Lumber..............
Bull...................
Drayton. ............
Fortieth. ............
East Broad.........
Thirty-third ........
Jones..................
Thirty-second .....
Waters Road......
Montgomery ......
Bull...................
Henry ..... _ ......
Bolton ...............
East Broad.........
Price..................
West Broad.........
West Broad.........
Barnard..............
Bull...................
Bull...................
iVaters Road ......
iV of W Boundary
Lincoln..............
Montgomery ......
Montgomery . __
To
Gwinnett............
Park Avenue......
Thirty-ninth ......
Bolton...............
Lane..................
Pine..................
Drayton.............
Bull...................
Estill Avenue......
Near Habersham.
East Broad.........
Estill Avenue.-...
Near Habersham.
Price..................
Thirty-fourth......
Sims..................
Thirty-sixth........
Ott....................
West Broad.........
West Broad.........
Fortieth.............
Atlantic..............
McDonoughs Mis
A. C. L. Ry.........
East Broad.........
Montgomery ......
PURPOSE.
Curb and Paving.
Sewer.
Curb.
Sidewalk.
Sidewalk and Curb.
Sidewalk and Curb.
Curb and Paving.
Paving.
Curb.
Curb and Grade for
Paving.
Sewer.
Paving and Curb.
Sewer.
Curb Lines and
Grades.
Sewer.
Sewer.
Curb.
Curb.
Sewer.
Paving.
Curb.
Curb.
Curb.
Curb.
Street R'y Track.
Curb.
Sewer.
Curb.
Curb.
Curb.
Curb.
Curb.
Curb.
Curb.
Curb.
Curb.
Curb.
Curb.
Curb.
Catch Basins.
Curb.
Curb.
Curb.
Curb.
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 167
Tbe Following Sidewalk Grades Have Been Given
Private Parties.
LOT.
i..... ................
2 and 4.. . .........
E Yz 39, 40, 41
27........... .........
14........... .........
i and K.. .........
D ..................
39 and 40 .........
202 and 203 ......
i to 5, 18 to 22 ..
^4 to ^8 ............
2,3,4,5..........
Tract...... ....... ..
North part 8 .....
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21....................
22....................
10....................
15 to 27 ............
ec to 6^
i, 2, 3 and 4......
SUBDIVISION.
Block i........... ......................... ..
4th Tything.......... .....................
On Thirty-first Street............ ......
WARD.
Garden
Falligant
Middle Oglethorpe
Lee
Wadley
Forsyth
Telfair
Kelly
Griffin
Elbert
Wadley
Lester
Estill
Grade* and L.lnes, Miscellaneous.
Located line of Aisle 18, Laurel Grove, to locate lots.
Center lines for Electric Railway Co. on Reberts between
West Broad and Gwinnett, location of tracks.
Center line and grade of Electric Railway Co. on East
Broad street, Jones to Gwinnett streets, for location of
tracks.
Grade for sidewalk in Police Barracks yard.
Grade for pavement main walk Forsyth Park.
Grade for street railway crossing at Ott and Henry streets.
Grades intersection Henry and Paulsen streets paving.
168 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
Grades intersection West Boundary and Gwinnett streets,
for sewer. . -
Harbor line, wharf lot No. 8.
Lines for Myers Park
Curb line pegs on Drayton near Fortieth.
Curb line pegs on Fortieth near West Broad.
Curb line pegs on River street, for Moore & Co.
Intersection Whitaker and Bryan streets, paving.
Estill avenue, Lincoln to Habersham, location of catch
basins.
Gwinnett street, west of Union Station, location of catch
basins.
West Boundary and Gwinnett, location of catch basin.
Anderson lane, Bull to Drayton, for opening and grading
lane.
Grade and line for foundation of dumping station.
Grade for manholes, Abercorn street, for telephone companies.
Line for fire hydrants, Thirty-second street, Habersham
to East Broad.
Grades and line for curbing, Wells square.
Grades for A. C. L. Ry. crossing at Henry street.
Grade and line for curb corner of Anderson and Atlantic
and Anderson and Grove streets.
Grades for retaining wall west side Randolph, south of
Broughton.
Relocated pegs lane corners Ott and Waldburg, and at Ott
and Bolton lanes.
Located corners for curb Henry and Price streets.
Located corners Thirty-fifth and Montgomery streets.
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 169
The Following Street Line* Have Been Given Daring
the Tear.
Lor.
i......... ............
60....................
56....................
E. part F.........
6 and party......
36....................
6.....................
125......... .........
i.....................
45 and 46.........
25, 24, 27, 28.....
18........... .........
3010 42............
24......... ...........
82 and 83.........
6......... ............
Church Lot......
17 and 18. ........
23, 24, 25 ....... ..
88, 89, 92, 93, 96
D.. ......... ...'.....
217......... .........
37............ ........
38....................
14-... ....... ....... -
212..................
I87 ..................
S. % 26............
I7-... .............. ..
119...... ......... ...
212...... ............
276..................
E. % 52 .......... - 46....................
17 and part 18...
Tract.. .............
Part 33 ............
202, 203............
219...... ........ ....
6....... ..............
12........... .........
a.......... ......... - ?50........ ............
SUBDIVISION.
Block I
Cann Sub......:... ........................
Collins ......................................
Sec. 4......... ..............................
Sub of Back Lot 2.......................
CAM n
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McCredmond Tract. ....................
Block 17 Teynac.... ....................
Hulls Sub .................................
WARD.
Garden
Walton
Middle Oglethorpe
Estill
Bacon
Brownsville
Cnthbert
Swoll
Kelley
Meldrim
Cuthbert
Law
Gallic
Lee
Gue
Meldrim
Falligant
Reppard
Elliot
Choctaw
Gartland
Flannery
Kelly
Falligant
Gartland
Haywood
Elbert
Elliott
Minis
Falligant
North Oglethorpe
Gartland
Choctaw
Chatham
Cummings
170 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
Street Line*Continued.
LOT.
D .................
36............ ........
8.....................
18... .................
8.....................
123, 125............
97, 119.............
101, 103............
6s ...... .........
7 ...... ...........
9.....................
Q5 Qd-.. . .
7...... ...............
36 ................
J53 "54 '55' 15&
E.# 38
41 .... . ..... .
36 and 37 .........
43 ................
I, 2, 3 and 4.-...
25, 26, 39, 40, 41,
A3 4X. 44. 45 .
8.....................
W. % 26. .........
206...... ............
-g
N. part 21 ........
49
10........ ............
W. # 22..........
W. ji; 39 and E.
132..................
26 and 27.........
W I/ ye
B......... ............
56 and 57. ........
W. part 16........
10 and ii.........
23 and 19. ...... ..
5...... ...............
SUBDIVISION.
Sub. 85......................................
3rd Tything. ..............................
Hulls Sub...................... ............
Snb. 9...... ...... ...... ................ ......
WARD.
Southville
Lovell
Middle Oglethorpe
Gaston
Meldrim
Falligant
Barry
Barry
Battery
Waring
Estill
Law
Padelford
Telfair
Gartland
Elliot
Sonthville
Lovell
Elliot
Berrien
Estill
Flannery
Brownsville
Wadley
Brownsville
Lovell
Charlton
Estill
Barry
Cuthbert
Brownsville
Flannery
Barry
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 171
Street LinenContinued.
LOT.
41...................
39........... ........
9......... ...........
gg E. * A 1 4, A J^ *v....
M.... ................
W. # 14...........
24...... ..............
S. ^ 31............
26, 27, 28.........
T........... .........
Tract.... ...........
W. ^ 9............
N. % 72...........
60... ................ .
45....................
C, D and E......
37 to 41.. ..........
30 and W. y,. 31
W. X 31...........
W. X 56 and E.
tf 57-..-..-..
Tract...............
12....................
A and B...........
27.......... ..........
N. part 8 .........
18 and T.........
W. #56..........
17 and 18. ........
278..................
41........... .........
W. part 68........
Pt. 3oandpt. 31
19..................
E. # 30...........
36....................
19.......... ..........
E and N ^ of 3
17 and 18.........
10...... ..............
22 and 23.........
D and E...........
21....................
s. y3 1.............
39, 40, 41.......
44,45,46,47,48
SUBDIVISION.
HuckTything ...........................
Sec. 7...... .................................
WARD.
Crawford
Roberts
Falligant
Estill
Lovell
Estill
Thomas
Weed
Padelford
Dale
Lester
Falligant
Lester
Weed
White
Estill
Telfair
Southville
Thomas and Dasher
White
Davis
Lovell
Telfair
Screven
172 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
Street Lines Continued.
LOT.
85 and 86.........
100, 121, 95, 98..
9, 10, n...........
Part........ . .......
Gand H..........
E. % 20...........
25........ ............
W. K 30 and E.
X 31 .......
15 and 16. ........
6.....................
E i/ -11
SUBDIVISION.
Brick Yard Tract........................
Sub 17............ ...........................
32....................!........... .. ..
L . .... ..... .. .... .
38.................... ..................................................
26 and 27. ........ ..................................................
Well Lot.......... ..................................................
19.... .............. ........... .....
4, __ ___ ..... _ i Block io- .............. . . ... .
123 & w. yx 122
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E. # 45--.-- ..................................................
E. Yt 9 ............ Vernon Tything.........................
E. Yz 41 andW.'
yz ^3............<......... ...................... ..............
E#4&W#5
59
Second Tything........... ...............
P and Q... ........ ..................................................
7 1; .... ................ . ...... ......... ....... .......... ........
\V. part I9........ ...... ...... ............ ....^. ...................
*e and 'ifi Snh. 50 ...... . ........ ....... ..........
E. part 26......... i....... ......................... ..................
10 and E. J^ 9.. ..................................................
15, 16, 21............................................................
W. part of E..... ..... ................ .............
E l/ At
AA. 4S 46, 47.....
38....................
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WARD.
Barry
Barry
Law
Southville
Reppard
Lovell
Flannery
Owens
Elliott
Law
Johnston
Thomas
Esiill
Springfield
Flannery
Pulaski '
Waring
Thomas
Troup
Pulaski
Barry
Law
Teynac
Barry
Waring
Dale
Heathcote
Flannery
Ansou
Southville
Barry
Springfield
O'Neil
Owens
Dasher
Law
Springfield
Law
Reppard
Reppard
Middle Oglethorpe
Dale
Warren
Jones
Gallie
Elliot
Johnston
Law
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 173
Prints.
No. Description.
3 Lots 21 to 40, Owens ward.
2 S. W. portion Laurel Grove Cemetery.
4 Forsyth Park.
5 Laurel Grove Cemetery.
4 Plan street railway Roberts street to crematory.
12 Tiny Thompson Park.
12 Thirty-seventh street between Florance and Burroughs.
14 Old City Exchange and surroundings.
18 Old City Exchange and surroundings, with profile.
i Plan showing lots needed for opening Thirty-ninth street.
4 Showing parts of lots between Burroughs and Florance
street for opening Thirty-sixth street.
3 Showing lines enclosing lots 35 to 40 and 84 to 90, Atlantic ward.
5 52> 53> 54> Thomas ward, and Infirmary tract.
i Farm lot No. 2, Holland tything, Percival ward.
4 Estill Park.
2 Showing new wards in extended limits.
2 Plan of proposed change in width of Forty-seventh street.
5 Map of extended limits.
18 Plan of old water works.
14 Map of water mains.
4 Estill avenue between Bull and Lincoln streets.
6 Plan of 25 acres for tree nursery.
2 Plan of paving West Broad street, Gwinnett to Anderson
streets.
3 Plan of gas works tract.
5 Norwood tract between West Broad and Montgomery
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streets.
i Thirty-first street, Jefferson to Habersham streets.
174 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
I Habersham street, Henry to Thirty-first streets.
I Abercorn, Park avenue to Henry street.
Report*.
Of encroachment Lot D, Duncan ward, on Thirty-seventh
street.
Of fence lots 25 and 32, Gumming ward, on Thirty-second
street, and Schley property on East Broad street.
Of encroachment lot 44, Law ward, on strip I, Law ward,
city property.
Of part of Lot 90, Owens ward, needed for opening Florance street.
Of necessary area of Lot 60, Johnston ward, needed for
opening Wolf street.
Of encroachment of fence Lot 9, Vernon tything, Heathcote ward, on Oglethorpe avenue.
Of encroachment of fence on Whitaker street between
Anderson and Thirty-first streets.
Of removal of encroachment S. W. corner Abercorn and.
Thirty-third streets.
Of closing of old Burroughs road opposite lots I, 3, 18,
23, 25, Meldrim ward.
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Surveys and
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Profiles, Maps,
Plans & Tracings
Estimates
Levels
Reports
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477...
478........
479- -
480........
48.........
482........
483........
484........
4%........
486........
487........
489........
49........
491........
49........
493----
494........
495........
496........
497........
498........
499.-
500........
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GRANTOR
l>r. I,. A. Kallignnt...,. ............
T. Holier.;.... ...........................
Dr. I,. A. Falllgant.................
Edw. and R. P. Novell KM.... MaiL. Byck..... .....................
F. F. Jones.............................
D. R. Thomas Trust..............
I>. R. Thomas Trust ..............
H. K. Wilson..........................
Julia Bond MX....................... Julius D. Hirsch............... ......
vernon Shell Road Co........... W. O. Hicks...........................
M. W.Mryan.............. ............
Cell* Madison...... .................. Mildred Dlllon,.,.. ..................
F. R Sims..............................
R. I,. Fox.... ...........................
B. M, Garfunkel....................
Emily W. I,ovell, et al........ |
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
33, 34 and 37 Uemere Ward (Sec. A)............................................
Part 10 Berrien Ward............... ...................................................
Part 93 and 94 Kstill Ward...........................................................
Part 56 Kslifl Ward.....................................................................
Part K. 'A 9 Vernon Tything, Heathcole Ward... .......................
Fart of Road between Kstill Avenue and City Wmits...... ..........
Part So JohntonWard...... .........................................................
I,ot i Meldrim... ................. .........................................................
North part 87 Kstill Ward ...........................................................
Parts lots 37 to 41 Reppard Wd,, parts 34 to 38 CummingH Wd.,
parts 7 to 16 Thomas Wd., parts i to 5 and 14 to 18 Dasher Wd
FOR OPENING
Thirty-third Street .....................
Whitaker Street......... .................. Thirty-first and Whitaker..... ......
Thirty-ninth Street..... ................
Thirty-ninth Street.. ...................
Hull Street ...................................
Thii ty-sixth Street...................... Bull Street ...................... ............
Thirty-sixth Street................ ..... .
Thirty-fifth Street .......................
Thirty-sixth Street .....................
Thirty-sixth Street...... ......... ....... Thirty-sixth Street............... ...... Thirty-fifth Street......... ...............
leaves 16 ft. wide, 33rd and 34th Sts., Drayton to Lincoln St...... Thirty-sixth Street. .....................
No. OF
SQUARE
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1,270.
3,640-
1,808.
14,395-
10,800.
4,sa.7
4.S
3,600.
494-
60.
66.86
163.2
3H-3 4,170.
*,73'45
9^,796.
1,386.48
3,012.8
3,6os.7
a,39.
979-
1,324.3
1,679.1
1,347.64
4."3,i
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2,610.77
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MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 177
REPORT Or HEALTH OFFICER.
Savannah, Ga., January ist, 1904.
Hon. Herman Myers, Mayor,
City of Savannah.
Sir:The report of that part of the Health Department
under my supervision for the year 1903 is submitted for your
consideration. Annexed to this report are tables of vital statistics showing the causes of our mortality, etc. There were
481 deaths among the whites and 949 among the negroes;
a grand total of 1430. The population of this city is, in round
numbers, 65,000, and here it may be stated that this estimate
is practically the same as made by the national government.
Our annual ratio of deaths per 1,000 is, therefore: Whites,
16.3.1; Negroes, 27.11; Whites and Negroes, 22.
The principal causes of deaths are here enumerated:
White Negroes Total
Tuberculosis .............. 52 160 212
Pneumonias ..............40 78 118
Bright's Disease .......... 37 36 73
Marasmus ...............21 33 54
Convulsions ............. I 53 , 54
Infections and Contagion* Diseases.
Dipththeria.There were but 7 cases of this disease during the past year, with one (i) death.
Scarlet Fever.There were twenty-seven (27) cases, with
one death. The record of the city is broken in these two diseases.
I 78 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
Measles prevailed to some extent, but left no mortality.
Whooping Cough was very prevalent nearly all the year
and there were 18 deaths from this disease.
Small-Pox.Not until March 5th was a single case found
in the city, when a negro man here, who had left Miami,
Fla., five days before he developed the disease'; he was isolated and there was no further spread of the disease, from
this case. This man was a waiter in Hotel Royal Palm at
Miami, and after a case of small-pox appeared in the person
of another waiter with whom he slept, he was discharged
from the hotel. In November a negro woman came here
from a small town on the Montgomery branch of the Seaboard Air Line Railway, but it was not until she had infected
several persons before we discovered her as the infecting
agent, nor could we discover just how many people she did
infect. A house to house inspection of suspected localities
followed and finally during the months of November and
December we had 18 cases to care for. It is a hard and
almost impossible work to wipe out this disease as long as it
is fed to this city from other places. Other towns and villages in dealing with this disease, handle it on a strictly financial basis, as they find it cheaper to send a case to Savannah
than to care for it. Small-pox has now prevailed all over
the United States for five years; it is hardly probable that
ther; is a city, town, or hamlet in any state but what has had
this disease. The mild type has caused communities to look
on it as nothing to be beared, and even physicians have disagreed as to the true nature of the disease. Your Health
Officer has been sent for by 18 different cities and towns,
always finding a difference of opinion among the local physicians as to what the disease was, always finding many of the
people preferring the disease to vaccination and always feeding Small-pox. It is evident to me, that, after five years of
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 179
Small-pox the State Boards of Health have proved that they
do not control the disease in their individual states and certainly do not prevent its spreading to other states. The United
States government should be called on to stop the progress of
the disease; unless this is done, Small-pox will prevail just as
it did after the Civil War, for ten or more years. There is no
State Board of Health in the South which has the funds to
pay for the vaccine virus and physicians to perform vaccinations, not to mention the money necessary to properly isolate cases and suspects, as well as to disinfect properly infected houses and material. Until intelligent measures are taken
to prevent the spread of Small-pox this city will continue to
have cases of this disease.
Typhoid Fever.There was an increase in the number of
deaths over the preceding year, 29 deaths having occurred.
In connection with this subject, it should be stated that, at
the last meeting of the American Medical Association, a
paper on Typhoid Fever was read by Dr. J. I. Fuller, Secretary of the State Board of Health of Maryland, which credited Savannah with furnishing the highest death rate from
typhoid fever in the United States.
Your Health Officer took the matter up with Dr. Fuller,
who found, on investigation, that he had used, unintentionally, wrong figures of the United States Census Bureau,
whereupon he made a full apology for the error.
Sanitary Inspections.
The work of the Sanitary Inspectors has been performed
under the direct supervision of Chief Inspector John J. Stafford. The work of this force is now being appreciated by
nearly every branch of the City Government. The work of
these men in preventing the waste of water was of great
value, not only to the Water Works Department, but saved
ISO MAYOR'S ANNUAL, REPORT.
much money for the city. Mr. Stafford, in addition to this
work, has been in charge of the disinfection of houses, and
I would here commend him for his energy and devotion to
his work at all times. The work of the other inspectors
has, as a rule, been satisfactory.
The following table of births by the month is submitted.
Each year shows a more perfect record of births:
Blrtbs, 19O3.
White Negro Total
January ......... ......37 68 105 '
February ........ ......46 52 98
March .......... ......45 74 119
April .......... ........37 43 80
May .......... ........41 66 107
June .................. 54 64 118
July .......... ........55 106 161
August ........ ........58 99 157
September ............. 53 73 126
October ............... 54 92 ' 146
November ....... ......66 74 140
December ...... .......55 101 156
Total ...... ........601 912 1,513
The Quarantine Station at the mouth of the river, under
the charge cf the United States government, has been conducted with every satisfaction. The government continues
to add to the plant there until it is now one of the best equipped stations in the United States.
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 181
The Board of Sanitary Commissioners have met every
two weeks. This Board is now composed of the following
members: Hon. Herman Myers, Chairman ; Aldermen
Dixon and Harnian, Mr. J. M. Solomons, Dr. W. C. Schaeifer, Col. Beirne Gordon, and W. F. Brunner, Secretary.
Very respectfully,
W. F. BRUNNER, M. D.,
Health Officer.
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Longevity.
The following decedents aged 70 years and upwards, are reported
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WHITES MALES.
O'Leary, Daniel.... ..............
Davis, J. N. ........................
Wickham, Edward..... .........
McCarthy, John......... ........
Coakley, Robert............ ......
Kavanaugh, W. J... .............
Overton, D. B.. ...................
McGlashan, A. R.. .............
Wamlock, A. M......... .........
Beach, Henry T..................
Carolan, Michael....... .........
\Vhaley, W. S..... ...... ..........
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WHITES FEMALES.
Martin, Mrs. Martha B......
Mills, Mrs. Hetty M.... ......
Geeks, Mrs. Mary C...........
Clinch, Mrs. Elizabeth W...
Gordon, Mrs. Julia...... ......
Moore, Mrs. Mary C... .......
Miller, Mrs. Mary L. .........
Owens, Mrs. Elizabeth G...
Woolhopter, Mrs. E'beth M
Derst, Mrs. Elizabeth.........
Eady, Mrs. Rebecca..........
Ehricher, Mrs Mary E......
Carrie, Miss Celia.... ..........
Dibble, Mrs. Margaret M...
Hall, Mrs. Martha S..........
Jones, Mrs. Elizabeth L......
Ten Broeck, Mrs. Mary......
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MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
Longevity.
The following decedents, aged 70 years and upwards, are reported
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NEGROESMALES. I AGK.
Sitnmons, Joe..................... 95
Bolden, Cyrus....................! 93
Dorsey, Michael .................I 90
McCant, Francis.................! 84
Cuthbert, John...................' 82
Shine, York.......................! 80
Fields, Henry.....................i 78
Bowens, Glascoe.................! 75
Cotton, Joe ........................j 75
Owens, Tony ....,.......,......,.' 75
Walker, Robert..................' 75
Johnson, John.....................I 74
Rivers, Joe.........................; 74
Houston, Philip..................i 72
Gibbons, William...............) 72
Monroe, James...................| 72
Brooks, Thomas.................. 70
Brown, Major..................... 70
Cooper, Daniel...................) 70
Cox, Turner........... ...........| 70
Hoffman, James..................! 70
Morrell, James.................... I 70
Stokes, William..................! 70
Washington, Robert ...........I 70
NEGROES FEMALES.
Gilyard. Louisa.................
Jones, Sallie.....................
Marshall, Jane..................
Jenkins, Jane Ann.............
Wallace, Cecelia...............
Monltrie, Anna.................
Fields, Hettie...................
Pinkney, Kate..................
Roberts, Emma.................
Hunter, Anna..... .............
Henry, Eliza.....................
Quarterman, Silva.............
Givins, Mary....................
Holensworth, Patience.......
Holmes, Catherine.............
Parker, Gracie..................
Brooks, Margaret..............
Ginnillatt, Rosela..............
Chapman, Julia.................
Grant, Patsey....................
Jackson, Mildred...............
Linnon, Hannah...............
Mays, Annie.....................
Verder, Eliza ....................
Green, Matilda..................
Mackey, Rebecca...............
Moore, Patience................
Williams, Rebecca............
Campbell, Lucy................
Styles,' Hannah.................
Davis, Mary.....................
Lawrence, Clara................
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194 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
REPORT OF CITY PHYSICIANS.
First District.
Savannah, Ga., January ist, 1504.
Hon. Herman Myers, Mayor,
City of Savannah.
De^r Sir:
I have the honor to submit the following annual report
for 1903:
_ , Patients Sent Pafents Treated, to Hospitals
March..... ................
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July........................
October. ................ ..
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Citv Phvsician First District.
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 195
Southern District.
Savannah, Ga., January 2nd, 1904.
Hon. Herman Myers, Mayor,
City of Savannah.
Si- :I herewith submit my report as City Physician of
the Southern District, covering a period of eleven months
and four days, from January 28th, 1903, to January ist, 1904,
having assumed the office on the former date:
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June...............
July...............
September......
November ......
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Valients Treated
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159
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157
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5
2
9
5
6
5
4
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1
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i
3
4
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a
I
2
2
I
5
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9
6
9
5
4
45
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5
8
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1
2
2
4
3
2
6
3
22
Total Malaria
4
4
5
8
2
15
8
4
5
2
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2
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MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 197
The exceedingly low mortality rate, less than y* per cent,
of patients treated, should be gratifying to all concerned,
and a matter of congratulation to our efficient Health Department. Another gratifying fact brought out by this report is the small number of cases of malaria. In this connection I must say that of the total of 67 cases at least 15
contracted the disease outside of the city and county, and
soma of them even outside of Georgia, bringing the number
of malarial cases that occurred in the city in my practice
down to 52. I feel justified in the belief that, with the extension of the system of drainage to the remoter parts of the
city malaria will become entirely extinct in Savannah.
Very respectfully,
B. COURSHON, M. D.
198 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
Eastern District.
Savannah, Ga., January ist, 1904.
Hon. Herman Myers, Mayor,
City of Savannah.
Dear Sir:
I have the honor to submit herewith my report as City
Physician of the Eastern District for the year ending December 3 ist, 1903.
The following being a tabulated report of patients attended :
May
July............................
September.. ..................
October........................
Total ...........................
CR
ce O
ft)
EE
0
259
248
3I
272
283
298
2AA.
189 208 _O 189 197
3,029
Visits. House
283
248
261
272
242
233
254
273
298
312
V)S
'I 2OI
Patients ofNo
Attended.
411
377
441
423
411
420
vn
37i
4QC
43i
189
4
cAc
Georgia Sent to
Infirmary.
8
6
7
2
4
5
3
7
5
4
I
4
06
Savannah Sentto
Hospital.
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VI fc>
o a
~ C etc
s
I
I
Sent Charity to
Hospital.
2
I
I
8
Very respectfully,
J. H. BUGG, M. D., (Col.)
City Physician Eastern District.
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 199
Western District.
Savannah, Ga., January ist, 1904.
Hon. Herman Myers, Mayor,
City of Savannah.
Dear Sir:
I herewith respectfully submit my report as City Physician of the Western District for the year ending December
3ist, 1903.
Respectfully submitted,
P. E. LOVE, M. D., (Col.)
MONTHS.
March................................
April.................................
May..................................
July...................................
September........... ...............
October..............................
Total...............................
Patients No.
Treated Monthly.
569
442
480
476
640
493 676
SVl
568
452
v>8
6,253
.2 *3
O
8 tfi
o
1
^o
306 302
420
325
301
417 ui *jo*
3i8
264
V6
3,697
2
!
o
W

298 216 190 179 251 198 223 295
280 218 205
2,813
Deaths.
9
5
4
7
8
II
12
5
9
10
5
1 96
Georgia Infirmary.
10
10
5
10
5
8
5
5
9
15
8
12
IO2
Hospital. Charity
i
2
4
10
3
*
I
33
ja
1
c
Joseph's St. IInfirmary. .
1
3
200 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
REPORT OP THE CITY DISPENSARY.
Savannah, Ga., January ist, 1904.
Hon. Herman Myers, Mayor.
City.
Dear Sir:
I have the honor to submit herewith my report for the
year ending December 31 st, 1903.
Number of prescriptions filled as follows:
White. Colored. Total.
January .... ......... 751 2,280 3,031
February ............ 699 1,799 2,598
March ...... ........ 872 2,240 3,112
April ...... .......... 805 1,996 2,901
May ........ ........ 919 2,230 3,149
June ...... .......... 878 2,086 2,964
July ........ ......... 849 2,058 2,907
August ........ ...... 918 2,135 3,053
September ...... .... 927 1,961 2.88S
October ...... ...... 910 1,938 2,848
November ...... ..... 755 2,005 2,760
December ...... ..... 732 2.222 2,954
10,215 24.950 35.163
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 201
Expenditures for the Tear as Follows:
Salaries, Rents Drugs and
and Incidentals. Surgical Supplies. Total.
January .........$ 241 56 $ 499 03 $ 74059
February ...... 307 13 437 68 744 81
March ......... 249 15 174 78 423 93
April ...... ..... 327 50 160 22 487 72
May ...... ..... 261 79 213 81 475 60
June .... ....... 266 40 134 37 400 77
July ........... 248 96 194 47 443 43
August .... .... 278 18 101 52 379 70
September .. .... 254 53 126 47 381 oo
October .... .... 288 03 201 45 489 48
November .. .... 254 32 149 69 404 01
December ...... 63 98 162 83 226 81
$3,041 53 $2,556 32 $5,597 85
Drugs and surgical supplies furnished the city physicians,
pest house, police barracks, and all the charitable institutions, including the orphan asylums, homes for the aged,
Day Nurserv, etc., amount to over $300.00.
A small balance is left to our credit from the appropriation, and there are no bills left unpaid, as has always heretofore been the case.
All connected with the Dispensary have attended their
duties in a satisfactory manner.
I wish to thank the Health Officer and the Chairman of
Health and Cemetery Committee for the many courtesies
extended.
202 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
I also wish to mention that on Christmas day there were
only four prescriptions filled, all for one family and all presented by one person, which makes a new record, the lowest
number heretofore filled in one day being fouiteen, which,
occurred the year before.
Respectfully,
L. D. STRUTTON,
Keeper City Dispensary.
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 203
REPORT OP THE INSPECTOR Of PLUMBING.
Savannah, Ga., Jan. ist, 1904.
Hon. Herman Myers, Mayor.
Sir: - I have the honor to submit herewith my report for
the year ending December 3ist, 1903.
The enforcement of the plumbing ordinance of January
15th, 1900, has proceeded smoothly and with but slight friction, a fact highly gratifying in that it shows that the plumbers as well as the public are convinced that laws for the
proper construction of the plumbing and drainage of houses
are not unreasonable and arbitrary measures placed upon
the statute books merely to irritate people, but rather to contribute to the protection of that which is most precious to us
all, viz: life and health.
Statement of Work Performed and Fees Collected.
Total number of plumbing fixtures inspected.........1,802
Total number of sewers inspected .................. 490
Total number of inspections for Health Department... 44
Total number of inspections for property owners for
which no fee is charged ......................... 287
Fees collected ................................$ 901.00
Very respectfully,
F. W. CAMPOS,
Inspector of Plumbing.
2Q4 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
REPORT OP THE PARK AND TREE COMMISSION.
Savannah, Ga. Januarv, ist, 1904.
Hon. Herman Myers, Mayor, City.
Sir.:In accordance with Section 6 Ot an act ol the Legislature of the State of Georgia, approved November 3Oth,
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 ................................... 6.6
Twenty-five squares ............................. 21.8
Oglethorpe Green ............................... 3.44
Liberty Street Green ............................. 2.18
Tiny Thompson Park ............................ .2
Thomas Place ................................... 2
Wells Square ................................... 1.4
Emmet Park (area not yet known).
Myers Park............................. i .56
Cann Park ...................................... 2.18
Laurel Grove Cemetery (White, 57.1; Colored, 60.8) .117.9
Total .................................. '. ...... 190.26
Financial Statement.
There has been appropriated during the year..... .88,500 oo
There has been expended ...................... 8,510 22
Being overdrawn ............................ IO 22
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 205
Tree Planting.
There has been appropriated during the year.... .$1,000 oo
There has been expended ...................... 1,003
Budget being overdrawn ....................$ 3 60
Emmet Park. Improvement.
There has been appropriated during the year.... .$1,000 oo
There has been no expenditures.
Leaving a balance of ....................... .$1,000 oo
Artlflcial Stone Pavement, Bull Street Walk, Forsyth
Park.
There has been appropriated during the year..... .$3,300 oo
There has been expended ...................... 2,298 86
Leaving a balance of ........................$ I 14
Special Appropriation for Repairing, Painting and
Overhauling or the Keeper'8 Residence at
Laurel Grove Cemetery.
There was appropriated ........................^ 300 oo
There was expended ......................... 315 17
Appropriation being overdrawn ..............^ 15 17
Special AppropriationTree NurBery.
There was appropriated .......................$ 300 oo
There has been expended ...................... 300 oo
Special AppropriationGeneral Park Maintenance
There was appropriated ........................ $ 300 oo
There was expended ........................... 300 oo
206 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
l<anrel Grove Cemetery.
There has been appropriated during the year..... .$6,000 oo
There has been expended ......................$6,oo5 90
Budget being overdrawn .................... .$ 6 90
Forsyth Park, Colonial Park and Bull Street Square*.
Forsyth Park.The work here has been this year about
as it has been for several years past. More native plants
have been placed here and the usualbeds and borders of bulbs
and flowers planted and cultivated.
The laying of the artificial stone pavement in the- Bull
street walk and around the fountain has been completed and
gives general satisfaction. We had hoped that the financial
condition of the city would have permitted additional walks
to be laid in this park, and we urge this to be done at the
earliest time possible.
The benches in Forsyth Park need renewing very badly.
We can only put in plain benches which we make ourselves.
There should be a finer, more ornamental bench, especially
on the stone v.-alk.
Colonial Park and Bull Street Squares.The usual work
has been done, plants kept up, hedges trimmed, grass mowed,
etc.
The greenhouse work has been carried on systematically
and intelligently under the direction of the Head Gardener,
Mr. Schwalbe, the green house being well stocked with the
plants necessary for spring and summer planting, consisting
of
Coleus, 3,000; Adiyranthus, 300; Alternanthera, 1,400;
Salvia, 600: Strobolanthus, 775; Begonia diversifolia, 100;
Sedum, 100 ; Heliotrope, 100; Geranium, 100 ; Croton, 200;
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 207
Roses, 400; Agave, 25; Anthirricum, 56; and Marantha, 25,
making in all a total of 7,175 plants.
We have also the following stock plants: Croton, 950 ;
Acalypha, 500; Phylanthus, 300; Euphorbia, 150; Hibiscus,.
200; Azalea, 40; Dalias, 300, and Palms and Dracaenas, 175
in all a total of 2,715 stock plants.
During the year we planted the following bulbs for spring
flowering in the Forsyth Park and Bull street squares:
Hyacinths (Dutch) ................... 2,750
Hyacinths (Roman) .................. 400
Tulips ..............................11,800
Narcissus ........................... 2,000
Mixed Bulbs ........................ 1,000
Total number bulbs ................ 17,950
Wells Square, Thomas Place and Tiny Thompson
Park.
In Wells Square we have kept the grass cut, walks kept
free from grass and weeds, the fountain cleaned out and kept
in order, old benches have been replaced with new ones and
those which were in need of repair have been repaired and
paint :d.
In Thomas Place the walks have been bordered with /vltheas, the trees which were dead have been replaced, the
grass has been kept mowed, walks kept clean, flower beds
have been planted, benches have been replaced, repaired and
painted.
In regard to Tiny Thompson Park we must again respectfully call your attention to the fact, as we have done for the
past three years, that this park has not yet been laid out and
curbed and until thia is done we are powerless to improve it.
208 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
The matter of the improvement cf this park was brought
to the attention of the Mayor this year, but so far nothing has
ever been done towards adopting a plan for the improvement
of the said Tiny Thompson Park.
For the last three years in our annual report we have commented upon the fact that this park has never been laid out
or curbed, so as to designate it from the streets around it.
We therefore request that you will give the matter your early
attention this year as we desire to improve said park but cannot do so until Council has adopted a plan and had the park
curbed.
Squares East and West of Bull Street and North of
Carton Street.
The grass has been kept mowed, trees have been planted
and replaced, dead trees have been removed, paper and rubbish has been cleaned up, walks have been edged, etc.
The Strand Mortb ot Bay Street and Directly East of
the City Exchange.
The grass has been kept mowed, and fancy flower beds
were planted which made this a very attractive and beautiful
plot, the anchor of Alternanthera being especially pretty.
Myers and Cann Parks.
In Myers Park we have planted trees but will not be able
to do very much more this year as we will not have sufficient
funds.
In Cann Park we have done nothing. This park is situated
in the center of a pasture and would first have to be fenced
before any improvements could be made. We cannot fence
this park this year as we have no funds for that purpose.
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 209
Grass Plats.
We have this year filled in and leveled a number of the
grass plats, have planted grass seed and have keot the grass
mowed.
Trees.
Trees.We have planted during the year trees amounting
to 837. The following will show the different varieties and
a number of each.
Sugarberry ............................105
Magnolia .............................. 122
Dogwood .............................. 17
Live Oak .............................. 97
Red Bud .............................. 2
Sycamore .............................. i
Sweet Gum ............................ 48
Maple ................................. i
Ironwood .............................. 7
Elm ................................... 15
White Oak ............................ 6
Lagerstromia ........................... 375
Crab Apple ............................ 2
Palmetto .............................. 39
Total ................................837
We have sprayea a number of trees this year for various
kinds of insects; the trees mostly infected were the live oak,
elm, dogwood, sweet gum and magnolia.
In reviewing the history of the past and what has been accomplished by the Park and Tree Commission, especially
as to the influence of it: works upon the progress and prosperity of the city, I cannot too strongly insist upon the im-
2io MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
portance of a liberal provision for such improvements, even
from a money standpoint.
The more attractive we make our city in the way of well
shaded streets, beautiful parks and grassy lawns, the more
people will be inclined to make their homes with us and help
us bear our burdens.
Such improvements as the rows of large, vigorous live
oaks and palmetto trees on Oglethorpe avenue, Colonial
Park and Gaston street cost money, but they not only attract attention of visitors, but they induce strangers to cast
their lots with us in our beautiful city and become dwellers
among us.
Distribution of Wood from Dead Trees.
We beg to report that during the year we delivered 76
double wagon loads of wood to the various public institutions of the city and also to a number of the worthy poor.
We have deposited at our lot a quantity of large wood, that
is in block, but as yet have not had the time to split it up so
that it could be delivered to those who are in need of wood.
Trimming Tree*.
We have trimmed trees generally over the entire city and
throughout Collinsville.
Mr. Wm. H. Robertson, Clerk of the Park and Tree Commission has handled his work with skill, accuracy and promptness, giving thereby entire satisfaction.
It is with pleasure that I can say our new Foreman, Mr.
J. B. Wise, (who took the place of our old foreman, Granville
Bevill), has performed his duties satisfactory to the Commissioners as an efficient and worthy man.
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 211
Removing Dead Trees.
We have removed during the year 74 dead trees, cost of
removal being borne by our regular appropriation.
The following will show the varieties and number of each:
Chinaberry .............................. 6
Water Oak ............................. 22
Mulberry ............................... 3
Elm .................................... 8
Sycamore ............................... 31
Ironwood ............................... I
Poplar .................................. i
Pecan .................................. I
Live Oak ............................... i
Total .................................74
Tree Nursery.
We beg to report that we have this past year established a
tree nursery and during the spring of 1903 purchased and
planted 2,321 nursery grown and 2,200 forest grown seedlings
or a total of 4,521 seedlings at a cost of $52.85. We also collected 1,163 native forest seedlings.
The young trees and seedlings made a remarkable 'growth
the past summer and we are quite sure that in the course of
the next few years we will have a lot of fine, healthy, well
rooted and shapely trees to be planted in the city and along
the county roads, as per the contract with the county under
which we have the use of the land for our nursery, we must
furnish a certain amount of trees to said county each year
when such trees are ready for planting.
We have purchased this fall 10490 nursery and forest
grown seedlings at a total cost of $74.93.
We have planted the following varieties of trees:
212 MAYOR'3 ANNUAL REPORT.
White Oak, Red Oak, Boxelder, Red Maple, Honey Locust, Bitternut Hickory, Sweet Gum, Sycamore, Linden, Red
Bud, Tulip Poplar, Magnolia Acuminata, Sugarberry, Magnolia Grandiflora, Dogwood and Live Oak.
During the latter part of the year 1903 council appropriated $300.00 for the establishing of a tree nursery.
We cleared, cleaned, grubbed and plowed up 17 acres of
land, using two acres of the said 17 acres for our nursery
this year. The remaining 15 acres we sowed down in oats
in order that we might keep this land in good condition for
our future use. The total cost of this work amounted to
$225.07; the remaining $74.93 we have used to purchase nursery seedlings for planting this spring.
Miscellaneous.
We planted this year in front of the Savannah Cotton Exchange a patch of short staple cotton which made a very
pretty show and was much admired.
We also planted a patch of long staple and sea island cotton, both of which were very attractive.
We purchased one grey mule for the use of the department at a cost of $165.00.
We raised during the year on one acre of ground an oat
crop which fed our stock for one month. We also later in
the season on the same acre of ground raised sufficient corn
to feed stock for one month, thereby saving us two months
feed, or something over $100.00.
We have rebuilt our tree truck and same is now as good
as new.
I^aurel Grove CemeteryWhite Portion.
The work in Laurel Grove Cemetery has progressed as
usual.
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 213
The cemetery has been kept in very good condition the past
year, the roadways were graded and kept clean, dead trees
were removed, trees were trimmed, unsightly lots were
cleaned, the ground in the rear of the cemetery was cleaned
up and we now have in the back section in the neighborhood
of 200 saleable lots.
By filling in some of the southern portion of the Hebrew
section we will have about 60 saleable lots.
We have had trees planted in places which were made bare
by the necessary removal of dead trees. The total number
of trees planted in the cemetery this year was 64.
We have graded and gravelled a great many of the walks,
the ones running through the circle being given special attention. We also gravelled some of the roadways.
The drainage still seems to be in good condition and has
aided much in the draining of the lower portion of the cemetery.
We have also had the house drainage connection made
with the keeper's residence, put in new porcelain bathtub and
new closets.
The residence of the keeper has been thoroughly overhauled, painted and repaired with the $300.00 allowjed us by Council.
We have built a shed for the protection of the cart, wheelbarrows, etc., from the weather.
The Florist Department under the present florist, Edward
M. Keenan, has been very successful. The flower beds have
been planted very tastefully and kept cultivated and in fine
order. The hedges have been trimmed, walks kept free from
grass, etc., thus adding much to the natural beauty and attractiveness of the cemetery.
214 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
Laurel Grove CemeteryColored Portion.
The work in the colored portion of Laurel Grove Cemetery has gone on about as usual this year, therefore there
is nothing of special importance to report.
I attach to this report the mortuary statistics of the
keeper of the cemetery.
Yours respectfully,
P. D. BAFFIN,
Chairman.
Mortuary Report of Laurel Grove Cemetery for 19O3.
Mav. ....... .............
Julv .....................
October ...............
Grand Total. ......
" WHITE.
X
o
al
1
28 2617
22
27
J5
21
28
16
22
22
18
262
atul Stillborn
Births Premature
2
2
3
I
I
6
i
3
3
3
I
3
29
tr.

4>
V
4*
C
2
2
3
5
5
8
3
2
2
2
3
37
a
1
11
22
26
i
30
34
21
27
25
24
328~
^3 %
3
K

4
i
2 '
3
i
4
3
3 i
2
3
4
3i '
.
COLORED.
>.
V
.i/i t*
1
52
46
51
44
67
57
66
72
62
7i
61
76
725
Stillborn and
Births Premature
10
8
10
7
13
4
13
5
9
12
7
10
108
Other Interments
a
<
1
62
54
61
51
So
61
79
77
71
1
86
333
J
&i
tu
3
7
6
7
7
I
5
4
6
8
?i
1 Total inInterments
IBoth Cemeteries
94
82
83
77
"3
87
109
ill
92
no
93
no
1161
-Burial fees (white)...............................................................$1,268 oo
Sale of lots from January, 1903, to January, 1904 (white).....,... 420 oo
Sale of lots from January, 1903, to January, 1904 (colored)...... 33 oo
Grand total................................................................. ...$1,721 oo
Respectfully,
HENRY GARWES,
Keeper.
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 215
REPORT OP THE CLERK OP THE MARKET.
Savannah, Ga., Jan. ist, 1904.
Hon. Herman Myers, Mayor.
Sir:I herewith submit my report as Clerk of the Market
for the year 1903.
The collections for the year from the different sources
have been as follows:
Butchers ...,..........................-..$ 4,820 oo
Fish dealers ............................. 1,674 oo
Poultry ................................. 731 oo
Vegetable stands ......................... 715 oo
Bakers .................................. 350 oo
Crabs, shrimp, etc., ...................... 161 oo
Basement vaults .......................... 320 oo
Miscellaneous ............................. 350 oo
Country carts and outside stands .......... 1,288 40
Total ................................ .$10,409 40
This report shows about the same amount collected as last
year, which, considering the very cold weather we have had
this winter and. the decrease in the outside business due 1o
same, leads to the belief that with a few improvements tine
stalls on the inside will bring in a decided increase during
the coming year. This department had no extraordinary
expenses during the year and kept within its appropriation.
In my last two reports I have stated the reasons for the
falling off of the receipts of the market, the principal ones
being the increase in the number of green groceries and the
growth of the city southward, which is bound to continue
to injure the business of the city market as now located.
216 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
The relations between this department and its patrons have
been very cordial and it is my constant aim to let them continue pleasant, in which I have been ably assisted by the
deputy clerk, Mr. P. H. Broome.
The quality of meats sold during the year in this market
has been exceptionally good, and in consequence there have
not been very many inspections to make, but whenever necessary I have turned same over to Mr. S. A. Weil, the food inspector, who has been very prompt and efficient.
The chairman of the Market Committee has rendered all
the assistance that could possibly have been expected of aim,
and has given this department much valuable time.
Respectfully,
A. MENDEL,
Clerk.
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 217
REPORT OP THE HARBOR MASTER.
Savannah, Ga., Jan. ist, 1904.
Hon. Herman Myers, Mayor.
Dear Sir:
I beg to hand you herewith my annual report for 1903. I
beg to remark that there is a decrease in the number of vessels arriving in port. This is due to increased tonnage of
ships. While the number is less, still the cargoes handled
far exceed last year.
The total money collected monthly is as follows:
January ..........................$ 463 28
February ......................... 347 oo
March ........................... 364 oo
April ............................ 441 26
May ............................. 270 14
June ............................. 289 oo
July . ............................ 290 oo
August ........................... 280 40
September ....................... 497 oo
October ......................... 607 40
November ....................... 636 oo
December ........................ 379 oo
Total ......................... .$4,864 48
Yours truly,
JAMES McBRIDE,
Harbor Master.
2i8 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
REPORT OP THE CITY ATTORNEY.
Savannah, Ga., January 1st, 1904.
Hon. Herman Myers, Mayor:
Sir:In making this my report as to the operations of
the Law Department for the year 1903, I beg to refer to
the reports of my predecessor and of myself for 1902, which
specify the cases pending on January ist, 1903, in which
this muncipality was interested, without restating them
herein.
I. On February I7th, 1903, the case of Jesse A. Milton
versus the City for two thousand ($2,000) dollars damages
for personal injuries sustained by him on Abercorn street,
filed in 1902, was tried in the City Court, and it resulted in
a judgment for the defendant.
A new trial has been applied for by the plaintiff.
II. On February 5th, 1903, the case of People's Savings
& Loan Company versus the City, filed in October, 1900,
was tried in the Superior Court, being an equitable petition, denying the City's right to use a lot in the southwestern portion of the city, on which an engine house had been
built, for any purpose other than a street, it having been
bought for street extension.
The trial resulted in a decree in favor of the City, and dismissing said case at the cost of plaintiff.
III. In February, 1903, the case of Savannah, Thunderbolt & Isle of Hope Railway Company versus the City, filed
in July, 1898, was tried in the Superior Court.
This was an equitable petition to enjoin the City from
selling Lots Xos. 45 and 46, in Schley ward, under levy of
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 219
tax executions, on the ground that these lots were exempt
under the Act of 1854, relating to City extension.
I filed an amendment to the answer setting up that the
clause in the Act of 1854, relied upon to exempt property,
was repealed by the Constitution of 1877.
This proviso was that the city should have no power to
tax any part of the extensive territory brought within the
corporate limits by said Act of 1854, "until the plan of the
City shall be regularly and bonafide extended over suek part."
The decree of the Court was in favor of the City.
This decree was important, in that, it fixed the right of
the City to have taxed all of said lands so brought into the
corporate limits since the year 1877.
IV. In March, 1903, the equity case of George W.
Owens, et. al., versus the City, in the United States Circuit Court, filed in June, 1961, came on for trial.
This is known as the Gaston street paving case, and involves the right of the City to lay a pavement of brick on
said street.
I announced ready for the defendant, and the trial began. The Court suggested that the cause ought to be settled between the parties, whereupon the examination of
witnesses ceased and the cause was referred to a master
to take testimony.
Since then numerous conferences have been had between the parties, but no result reached as yet.
V. In March, 1903, the certiorari case of Isaac Beckett
versus the City was tried in the Superior court and won
by the City, but, on writ of error to the Supreme Court,
the decision of the lower Court was reversed on the ground
that the tax ordinance was not "uniform," as to the tax in
question.
220 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
VI. In February, 1903, the certiorari case of J. U. Hester versus the City was tried in the Superior Court, and won
by the City.
This case decided that a Confederate soldier's license did
not warrant him in selling from a country cart at the market, without paying the market fees.
VII. In January, -1903, the case of the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah versus M. A. Bandy, principal, and V/tn. F. Corbett, surety, was tried in Justice
Xaughtin's Court, resulting in a judgment for plaintiff in
the sum of $54.00, for principal and interest, besides costs.
This was a suit on a liquor note.
The money was collected, costs paid, and $54.00 paid over
to the City Treasurer by me on January 24th, 1903.
VIII. In January, 1903, the matter of Elijah Clarke versus the City, being claim for damages, for personal injuries
to his daughter, who was run over by a city scavenger wagon
on November 25th, 1902, was settled under my advice for
the sum of $50.00, and receipt in full taken.
I.. The case of Washington Haslett versus the City
pending on appeal in magistrate's court was, in April, -1903,
settled by my advice for $52.00, covering damages and
costs, the judgment against the City being $75.00, plus interest.
The liability of the City was clear and the settlement a
reasonable one, so far as the defendant was concerned.
.. The certiorari case of J. W. Mclntire versus the City
came on to be heard in the Superior Court on April 2oth,
1903.
In this case it appeared that the City Council had tried
and determined a question of "nuisance," and it was without jurisdiction to do so, hence an order was taken, with
my consent, sustaining the certiorari.
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. _______221
XL In May, 1903, the certiorari case of C. T. M. Johnson versus the City was tried in the Superior Court, involving charges of "disorderly conduct."
The judgment of the Superior Court overruled the Police Court on the second charge, sustained it on the first
charge, and sent the case back to be tried again on the
second charge.
XII. The certiorari case of Harris Boston versus the
City (from Recorder's Court) was tried in the Superior
Court in May, and the certiorari was sustained, on the
ground that Boston appeared to have violated the "hack
ordinance," but was not guilty of "disorderly conduct" as
charged.
XIII. In June, the certiorari case of C. Priester versus
the City was tried in the Superior Court and the Recorder
was reversed and the case sent back for new trial.
XIV. On May 6th, the Lovell litigations were brought to
an end in the Superior Court.
The main case was brought in 1894, being for injunction
and specific performance and was entitled:
E. F. and R. P. Lovell, Executors, versus the Mayor and
Aldermen of the City of Savannah, F. C. & P. Ry. Co., Cent,
of Ga. Ry. Co.
This case was tried several years ago, resulting in a mistrial.
There were two other cases touching the same subjectmatter, viz:
E. F. and R. P. Lovell, Executors, versus Cent, of Ga.
Ry. Co., being an ejectment suit, and E. F. and R. P. Lovell, Executors, versus the Mayor and Aldermen of the City
of Savannah, and F. C. & P. Ry. Co., which was an equity
suit, for injunction and relief.
222 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
All of these three cases arose from alleged trespass to the
lands of Edward Lovell fronting on the Louisville road,
committed by the municipal authorities, at or about the
time when the present water works plant was constructed
by the projection across said lands of a spur track from the
main line of the Central of Ga. Ry. to the new water works
site, said track being carried on a trestle over the Louisville road, and on an embankment across the Lovell lands.
This spur track was deemed necessary to carry materials
for the erection of the water works plant, and since then
has been used for the transportation of coal and other supplies needed at the water works.
In addition to the above one of the city artesian wells had
been sunk on said land.
Several years ago the City had made a contract with the
Cent, of Ga. Ry Co. by which it conveyed this railroad and
its right of way to said last named company on certain considerations as to the carriage of supplies for the water
works.
Nothing had been paid the estate of Lovell for damages
for taking and using for a term of years the lands so occupied as an embankment for the spur track and well, and
the Estate of Lovell contended that these alleged trespasses had inflicted heavy damages for the value of the
large amount of land taken, and also because the high embankment had cut up their lots, and had reduced their
value.
After much negotiation a settlement was reached, and I
submitted same to Council and recommended it.
Council approving, a decree was taken May 6th, 1903,
in the Superior Court, by which all these cases were settled by the City paying Forty-four hundred ($4.400) dollars
besides Forty-four dollars and forty-five cents ($44.45), as
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 223
costs, the Lovell Estate also conveying to the City as a
part of such settlement a strip of land to the westward of
said embankment 60 by 420 feet, as a street, so as to bring
Stiles avenue out to the Louisville road.
At same time, a deed, in triplicate, was executed by and
between the Lovell executors, Central of Georgia Ry. Co.,
Savannah and Ogeechee Canal Company, and the Mayor
and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, covering the conveyance of said lands so taken and used and also said outlet of Stiles avenue to the Louisville road, across the right
of way of the Savannah and Ogeechee Canal Company and
across the Lovell lands, which deed was put to record.
XV. The paving case of the Mayor and Aldermen of the
City of Savannah versus E. F. and R. P. Lovell, executors,
being an execution for assessment for paving Louisville
road, and affidavit of illegality filed thereto, was ended on
May 6th, 1903, the defendants paying $397.00 for the principal and interest and $3.00 costs, and the said money was
paid over by me to the City Marshal on May.6th, 1903.
XVI. The case of Alfred M. Powell versus the City, in
Superior Court, damages claimed being $5,000, resulting
from alleged illegal dumping of City garbage, was filed November 22nd, 1902, and on demurrer, plaintiff, on January
24th, 1903, dismissed.
On April 2oth, 1903, the, same case was brought in the
City Court to May term.
In September, 1903, having ascertained by careful examination into the facts that the City was liable, I submitted
the matter to Council, got permission to settle, and settled
same at and fcr the sum of $225.00 and costs of the pending suit.
222 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
All of these three cases arose from alleged trespass to the
lands of Edward Lovell fronting on the Louisville road,
committed by the municipal authorities, at or about the
time when the present water works plant was constructed
by the projection across said lands of a spur track from the
main line of the Central of Ga. Ry. to the new water works
site, said track being carried on a trestle over the Louisville road, and on an embankment across the Lovell lands.
This spur track was deemed necessary to carry materials
for the erection of the water works plant, and since then
has been used for the transportation of coal and other supplies needed at the water works.
In addition to the above one of the city artesian wells had
been sunk on said land.
Several years ago the City had made a contract with the
Cent, of Ga. Ry Co. by which it conveyed this railroad and
its right of way to said last named company on certain considerations as to the carriage of supplies for the water
works.
Nothing had been paid the estate of Lovell for damages
for taking and using for a term of years the lands so occupied as an embankment for the spur track and well, and
the Estate of Lovell contended that these alleged trespasses had inflicted heavy damages for the value of the
large amount of land taken, and also because the high embankment had cut up their lots, and had reduced their
value.
After much negotiation a settlement was reached, and I
submitted same to Council and recommended it.
Council approving, a decree was taken May 6th, 1903,
in the Superior Court, by which all these cases were settled by the City paying Forty-four hundred ($4.400) dollars
besides Forty-four dollars and forty-five cents ($44.45), as
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 223
costs, the Lovell Estate also conveying to the City as a
part of such settlement a strip of land to the westward of
said embankment 60 by 420 feet, as a street, so as to bring
Stiles avenue out to the Louisville road.
At same time, a deed, in triplicate, was executed by and
between the Lovell executors, Central of Georgia Ry. Co.,
Savannah and Ogeechee Canal Company, and the Mayor
and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, covering the conveyance of said lands so taken and used and also said outlet of Stiles avenue to the Louisville road, across the right
of way of the Savannah and Ogeechee Canal Company and
across the Lovell lands, which deed was put to record.
XV. The paving case of the Mayor and Aldermen of the
City of Savannah versus E. F. and R. P. Lovell, executors,
being an execution for assessment for paving Louisville
road, and affidavit of illegality filed thereto, was ended on
May 6th, 1903, the defendants paying $397.00 for the principal and interest and $3.00 costs, and the said money was
paid over by me to the City Marshal on May.6th, 1903.
XVI. The case of Alfred M. Powell versus the City, in
Superior Court, damages claimed being $5,000, resulting
from alleged illegal dumping of City garbage, was filed November 22nd, 1902, and on demurrer, plaintiff, on January
24th, 1903, dismissed.
On April 2Oth, 1903, th$ same case was brought in '.lie
City Court to May term.
In September, 1903, having ascertained by careful examination into the facts that the City was liable, I submitted
the matter to Council, got permission to settle, and settled
same at and for the sum of $225.00 and costs of the pending suit.
224 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
XVII. The case of Rawley F. Flowers versus the City,
was for $5,000 damages, similar to the preceding case and
took the same course.
I also settled this case on September 25th, 1903, for
$225.00 and costs.
XVIII. The case of Daniel Williams versus the City, for
damages to horse, wagon and harness resulting from a fall
into an excavation in Montgomery street, had been tried
and judgment rendered against the City October 2nd 1901,
for ($37.00) Thirty-seven dollars.
I settled same May 9th, 1903, for Twenty ($20) dollars,
with approval of Council.
XIX. In the matter of the White Bluff Road, in September, 1903, condemnation proceedings were instituted so as
to condemn so much thereof as fell within the corporate
limits under the Act of 1901. These were regularly carried
through, and on October ist, 1903, the judgment was paid
by the deliver}' of two (2) City notes of $2,500 each, due
four (4) and five (5) years after date, bearing interest at
5 per cent., payable annually to Vernon Shell Road Company and D. B. Lester.
The county of Chatham, at the same time, condemned
the other part of said road extending from the new corporate limits southward.
A warranty deed from Vernoij Shell Road Company and
D. B. Lester to the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, and Chatham County, was also delivered conveying said road, which deed appears of record.
D. B. Lester, claiming to own all the stock of Vernon
Shell Road Company, also gave his bond in the sum of
Fifteen hundred ($1,500) dollars to the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, and a similar bond to Chatham County to hold said corporations, respectively, harm-
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 225
less against demands of any other stockholder, who might,
at any time thereafter appear and make claim.
XX. A number of liquor notes were turned over to me
by the City Treasurer in August for collection, some of
which had to be sued to judgment.
These have been collected 'and accounted for, a small balance remaining due on one execution which is good and
will doubtless be realized.
XXI. During the year 1903 one damage suit was filed
against the City, that of Caroline Driggers, in the Superior
Court, and several certiorari cases touching judgments rendered by the Recorder.
Besides the foregoing a number of matters have been investigated and disoosed of, without litigation.
I have investigated titles to land sold to the City for
opening and extension of streets and drawn such deeds as
were required, as to all of which, I beg to refer to the deeds
and index to the same in the office of the Clerk of Council,
without detailing same herein.
I have also attended the meetings of Council, have drawn
such contracts as were required from time to time, have
attended to the daily routine business of the office, such as
giving advice to the Mayor and Aldermen, the heads of the
City Departments and to officials generally, the drawing of
ordinances, resolutions and such like.
With assurances of high respect, I remain,
Your Obedient Servant,
WM. GARRARD,
City Attorney.
226 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
REPORT OP RECORDER Of POLICE COURT.
Savannah, Ga., Jan. i, 1904.
Hon. Herman Myers,
Mayor of the City of Savannah.
My dear Sir :I respectfully submit to you this my annual
report for the year 1903 of the work of the Police Court of
this City, this being the second report of this nature from the
presiding officer of the court, the first having been made last
year.
With the growth of the city during the past year the work
of the court has increased, evidenced by the fact that a much
larger number of cases were tried and disposed of in the
court, a larger number sent to the higher courts for final disposition, and a greater amount of fines collected in the year
1903 than in the year 1902.
In the year 1903 the Police Department made 5,687 arrests,
and out of this number 5,000 cases were made and tried in
Police Court. Of the total arrests made 4,248 were colored,
while 1,439 were white, and the percentage of white and colored in the number of cases tried was about the same as in
the number of arrests made.
During the year fines amounting to $19,426.00 were imposed by the court, while the sum collected from both the fines
and information dockets amounted to $9,492.90. In the year
1902 fines aggregating $16,675.00 were imposed out of which
was collected the sum of $6,242.95.
The court deemed it advisable in the past year to utilize
the prisoners fined whose fines were not paid by placing the
large majority of them in charge of the county authorities for
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 227
work on the public works of Chatham County as provided
for by law, and when it is noted that only about fifty per cent,
of the fines imposed were paid, it will be apparent that a. large
number of offenders worked out their sentences. This fact
in- connection with the further fact that during the year the
court turned over to the City and Superior Courts over one
thousand offenders against the state laws for trial shows the
service of Police Court to the county authorities of Chatham
County.
The information docket as usual was devoted to cases involving the payment 'of licenses and the violation of the
plumbing and health ordinances of the city. The revenue
from fines in cases on the information docket amounted to
$618.00 and was equal to the sum collected in 1902. Including the cases on this docket the total number of cases disposed of by the court during the year was approximately
6,500.
Certain cases tried in Police Court in 1903 developed the
fact that ordinances relative to the sanitary condition of yards
and houses in the city were either lacking altogether, or were
incomplete or insufficient. I have accordingly prepared such
an ordinance as seems to be required to meet existing conditions which meets with the approval of the Health Officer
and City Attorney. This ordinance is entitled "An ordinance
requiring the occupants, tenants, owners and agents of yards,
premises, houses and outhouses in the city of Savannah to
keep the same free from filth, rubbish, putrid, offensive and
unsanitary matter and water, to maintain the plumbing and
water connections in sanitary condition, preventing the
throwing or placing of such filth, rubbish, putrid, offensive
and unsanitary matter or water in the streets or other public
places of said city, prescribing a penalty for a violation of its
22g MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
provisions and for other purposes." I attach a copy of the
ordinance as drawn to this my report and strongly urge its
passage by Council at an early date.
A great need is felt in Police Court for a revised City Code,
as it is with the greatest difficulty that the court is able to
proceed with many ordinances left out of the Mayor's reports
since the code of 1888, and the lack of the proper arrangement and classification of ordinances passed since that year.
The city is still without authority to punish in Police Court
those who may sell spirituous liquors without a city license,
and this lack of authority should be supplied as early as possible.
The Chief of Police and the Police Department co-operated
closely with the court during the past year, the result of which
has been that the court officers have been able to conduct the
court and the proceedings therein with more facility than in
years past.
Very few cases were certioraried to the Superior Court
from the Police Court in 1903, and no decisions were rendered by the higher courts in any of such cases affecting the
operation of any of the city ordinances.
Any doubt which may have existed as to the right of the
Police Court to send prisoners direct to the county chaingang for labor has been removed by the passage of a special
law at the last session of the Legislature giving the court full
power and authority in this particular.
The Police Court rendered much service to the Water Department in 1903 in stopping the wasting of water by the
occupants and owners of houses and premises. Numbers of
cases were docketed and tried against those violating the
ordinance prohibiting the wasting of water; and the ordinance
under which agents are held liable for such waste is now un-
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 229
der review in certiorari proceedings in the Superior Court
of Chatham County.
Very respectfully,
SHELBY MYRICK
Recorder of the Police Court.
Report from the Fine Docket of Police Court, showlug the Aggregate Amount of Flues Imposed and
the Aggregate Amount of Fines Collected from
December 1st, 19O-J, to December 1st, I9O3:
Months. Year. Fines Imposed. Fines Collected
December ...... 1902 , $ 1,735 oo $ 554 oo
January ........ 1903 $ 958 oo 402 oo
February ....... 1903 1,587 50 578 50
March ......... 1903 1,851 oo 674 oo
April .......... 1903 1,96200 . 76600
May ........... 1903 1,305 oo 769 oo
June ........... 1903 2,04600 72000
July ........... 1903 i,558oo 93950
August ........ 1903 i,975oo 92990
September ...... 1903 1,56900 92400
October ........ 1903 1,383 50 '688 50
November ...... 1903 1,495 oo 929 50
Totals ................... .$19,426 oo $8,874 90
Report from Information Docket of Police Court,
bowing tbe Aggregate Amount of Flues Collected
from December 1st, 19O2, to December 1st, 19O8:
Month*. Year- Fines Collected
December .................. 1902................$ 34 oo
January ....................1903................ IZ QQ
February ..................1903................ 500
230 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
March .....................1903................ 228 oo
April ...................... 1903................ 19 oo
May .......................1903................ 143 oo
June .......................1903................ 61 oo
July ....................... 1903................ 4 oo
August .................... 1903................ 2 DO
September ................. 1903................ 34 oo
October ...................1903............."... 5000
November ................. 1903................ 27 oo
Total ........................................$618 oo
Comparative Statement of tbe Pines Imposed and
Fines Collected In Police Court for the Tears 19O2
and 19O3.
Total fines imposed in the year 1902........... .$16,675
Total fines collected in the year 1902 from both
fine and information dockets ................$ 6,242 95
Total fines collected from the information docket
for the year 1902. ...........................$ 620 oo
Total fines imposed in the year 1903............ .$19,426 oo
Total fines collected in the year 1903 from both
fine and information dockets. ...............$ 9,492 90
Total fines collected from the information docket
for the year 1903 ..........................$ 61800
Excess of fines collected in 1903 over fines collected in 1902 .................................$ 3,242 95
\
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 331
Statement Showing the Various State Offences Turned
Over to the Higher Courts from the Police Court
during tbe Tear from December 1st, 19O3. to
December 1st, 19O3.
City Court.
Assar.lt and battery ................................ 29
Aiding seamen to desert ............................ I
Accessory to fact .................................. 2
Beastiality ..................................... '.... i
Being ar: escape convict ............................. 3
Cheating and swindling ............................. 23
Carrying concealed weapons ......................... 63
Cruelty to animals ...........................'...... 6
Chicken stealing ................................... I
Driving a horse without owner's permission ........... 4
Gambling .......................................... 44
Interfering with employees .......................... 2
Keeping a lewd house .............................. 12
Keeping a disorderly house .......................... 7
Larceny from the house of property under the value of
$50.00 ...........................................225
Larceny from the person of property under the value of
$50.00. ......................................;.... 43
Pointing a pistol at another ..........'............... 9
Simple larceny ..................................... 209
Stealing a ride on a railway train .................... 26
Stabbing not in own defense ......................... 38
Selling liquor without a license ........................ 4.
Running a gambling room ...... '. ................... 2
Receiving stolen goods ............................. 4
Using vulgar language in presence of ladies ............ i
Vagrancy .......................................... 128
Violating state law .................................... i
232 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
Impersonating an officer ............................. I
Total ...........................................889
Superior Court.
Assault with intent to murder ........................ 35
Attempt to commit rape ............................ I
Attempt to commit burglary........................... 10
Attempt to commit robbery.......................... 1
Attempt to shoot not in own defense ................. I
Burglary .......................................... 44
Breaking and entering and stealing from railroad car... 6
Breaking into warehouse ............................ l
Cheating and swindling ............................. I
Forgery ............................................ I
False impersonating another ........................ i
Forging a bank check .............................. I
Hog stealing ...................................... 3
Horse stealing ..................................... i
Involuntary manslaughter............................ i
Keeping open a tippling house on Sabbath day ......... 2
Larceny after trust .....................'............. 16
Larceny from the person of property over the value of
$50.00 .......................................... 4
Larceny from the house of property over the value of
$50.00 .......................................... 2
Murder ............................................ 3
Misdemeanor ...................................... 2
Obtaining goods on false writing ..................... 3
Robbery by force ................................... 12
Subornation ....................................... I
Assault with intent to commit robbery ................ I
Total ...........................................154
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 233
Comparative Statement of the Caate* Involving State
Offensea Turned over to High Courts from the
Police Court during tbe Tears 19O2 and 19O3.
Cases sent to.the City Court of Savannah in the year
1902 ........................................i.. 804
Cases sent to the Superior Court of Chatham County, .
Georgia, in the year 1902 ........................ 154
Cases sent to the City Court of Savannah in the year
1903 ........................................... 889
Cases sent to the Superior Court of Chatham County,
Georgia, -in the year 1903 ........................ 154
Total number of cases sent to higher courts in the
year 1902 .................................... 958
Total number of cases sent to higher courts in the
year 1903 ................................... .1,043
Excess of cases sent to higher courts in the year 1903
over the cases sent to higher courts in the year
1902 .......................................... 85

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Public Institutions
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City of Savannah.
236 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
ANNUAL REPORT OP ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL.
Savannah, Ga., January ist, 1904.
Hon. Herman Myers, Mayor,
City of Savannah.
Dear Sir:
I beg to submit herewith the annual report of St. Joseph's
Hospital for the year 1903. Report of city and county patients treated, nursed, fed, supplied with medicines, stimulants, operation outfits, surgical dressings, bedding, laundry, etc., from January ist to December 3ist, 1.903.
Summary of reports submitted each month to Dr. W. F.
Brunner, Health Officer:
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49
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697
650
529
. 646
504
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MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
REPORT Of PARK VIEW SANITARIUM.
Savannah, Ga., Jan. i, 1904.
Hon. Herman Myers, Mayor.
Dear Sir:The following is the annual report of the Park
View Sanitarium for the year ending Dec. 31 st, 1903:
March..................
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436
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256
275
200
300
296
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Respectfully submitted,
BOARD OF GOVERNORS,
Park View Sanitarium.
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REPORT OP SAVANNAH FEMALE ORPHAN
ASYLUM.
Savannah, Ga., Jan. i, 1904.
Hon. Herman Myers,
Mayor of City of Savannah.
Dear Sir:The Savannah Female Orphan Asylum has
continued its excellent work during the past year, having
under its care 42 children who have been properly educated
and otherwise provided for. The health of the inmates has
been remarkably good during the year.
The cost of maintenance for the year 1903 was $98.30 per
capita, which was slightly below the average cost per capita
for the past twelve years. This fact shows economical administration to a minimum cost.
Very truly yours,
JNO. M. BRYAN,
Treasurer.
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REPORT OP THE LITTLE SISTERS OP THE ROOR.
Savannah, Ga.f Jan. i, 1904.
Hon. Herman Myers, Mayor:
Dear Sir:Our Home for the Aged has been, as usual,
well patronized, and supported by the good charitable citizens of Savannah during the year 1903. The Sisters continue
their daily collections and ever meet with a kind reception,
and a generous donation for their poor old people. In the
various offices, workshops, etc., the men contribute a small
mite of their monthly salary and this helps along a great deal.
Chatham county gave us their usual sum of $1,000, and the
city kindly dispensed us from the payment of the paving of
Abercorn street.
The number of inmates had an increase of from 8 to 10,
this making 45 men and 39 women, who, with the Sisters,
make a total of 94. We have had remarkably good health
and lost none through the cold weather. We had several
cases of grippe, but all got better.
Dr. Reid continues to give his services gratis and takes
good care of his poor patients.
It only remains for us to thank His Honor the Mayor and
the good citizens of Savannah for their constant charity and
liberality to our institution, for which we hope they will have
God's special blessing both here and hereafter.
Very respectfully,
SISTER NOEL EUGENIE, Superior,
Little Sisters of the Poor.
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REPORT OP WIDOWS' SOCIETY.
Savannah, Ga., Jan. ist, 1904.
Extract from reports of the Widow's Society, records:
"Abraham's Home shelters 33 inmates. .In year 1903, one
death occurred from a fall; age 85.
"At the Mary Telfair Home on President street, the 12
flats have been occupied by 12 familieswomen with childrenvarying in number from 2 to 8.
"There was a good deal of sickness at this Home during
the fall.
"The Health Officer was consulted, but could give no
cause. Drains were put in the yards hoping that would keep
the place dry and healthy.
"The officers of Society are:
"MRS. CHAMPION, President,
"MRS. COHEN, Vice-President,
"MRS. SCHIRFF, Treasurer,
"MRS. HUGER, Secretary."
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REPORT OP TCLFAIR HOSPITAL.
Prealdeot'M Report for 19O3.
Savannah, Ga., January ist, 1904.
Hon. Herman Myers, Mayor,
City of Savannah.
Dear Sir:
The year 1903 has been one of heavy work and increasing
activity in the Telfair Hospital.
The building of a new wing on the western end of the main
building necessitated the closing of the house for three
months.
On this account May, June and July were idle months.
The board took the opportunity of this enforced idleness to
thoroughly renovate the interior of the old building and install a new system of heating.
The hospital closed on April 26th and opened on July 27th,
beginning the regular care of patients August ist.
The ne\v wing contains a larger and better lighted surgery, sterilizing and preparation rooms, one new ward and
three pay patients' rooms, besides a modern and well equipped laundry.
The expenses of the erection of the wing and heating apparatus were met by a fortunate sale of two plats of land to
the railroads for approaches to the Union Station, by a small
sinking fund accumulated by the Board, and by a donation
of one thousand dollars from the Commissioners of Chatham
Ccunty.
Generous individuals have by their contributions and
special gifts, assisted with the new furnishings.
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Dr. Barrow gave his efficient services as assistant for the
year entirely without remuneration, and in the most satisfactory manner.
Dr. Jabez Jones and Dr. Louis Warfield are the newly
elected assistants for 1904, and have entered on their services.
Dr. Warfield and Dr. Barrow attend alternately to the
Out-patient department, opened by the hospital on January 1st, 1904.
The second graduation exercises will take place for the
Nurses' Training School in April, 1904. Details concerning
actual hospital work can be found in the reports of the
Superintendent, Dr. Warino-' and the Matron, Miss Eleanor
Wimbush.
The financial statement of the hospital is printed below:
Disbursement!*.
1902 1903
Beef, mutton and poultry ........$ 1,067 43 $ 746 55
Groceries, Vegetables, etc.................... 1,575 5 2 1,190 03
Milk .......... ................. 35I5I 21777
Bread ........ ................... 18995 12970
Gas and electricity ............... 272 69 298 91
Coal and wood .................. 604 37 447 65
Medicines .......... ............ 449 40 339 16
Medicine and surgery supplies .... 631 93 427 85
Salaries, staff and servants ........ 3,653 89 3,345 61
Incidentals .......... ............ 435 01 149 40
Repairs ........ ................ 282 52 180 32
Improvements ........ ........... 228 60 2,849 *5
Crockery and other furnishings .... 150 57 447 77
Sundries ........ ................ 205 14 466 41
Totals ........ ............. .$10,098 53 $i 1,236 28
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Receipts.
Balance from 1902 ...........................$ 1,074 55
From Telfair Estate .......................... 7,377 09
From Pay Patients ........................... 2,901 22
From County Commissioners .................. 1,000 oo
$12,352 86
Expenses 1903 .............................. 11,236 28
. $ 1,116 58
Free Patients ...................................... 140
Pav Patients ....................................... no
Total ........ ...................................250
Number of Patients ................................ 250
Infants born ....................................... 31
Number of deaths .................................. 10
Hospital days .................................... 5,497
Free ............ ................................ 3,310
Pay ........... .................................2,187
Respectfully submitted,
LOUISA P. MINIS,
President.
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REPORT OP GEORGIA INFIRMARY FOR YEAR 1903.
(Colored.)
Savannah, Ga., Jan. i, 1904.
Hon. Herman Myers, Mayor.
Dear Sir:I beg to submit the following report of the operations of the Georgia Infirmary for the year 1903.
Number of patients in Infirmary Jan. i, 1903........ 39
Number of patients admitted during 1903.......... 593
Number patients cared for during 1903............. 632
Number patients discharged during 1903............ 444
Number patients died during 1903................. 149
Number patients remaining Jan. I, 1904............ 39
Largest number patients at one time................ 51
Smallest number patients at one time.............. 23
Number of births at Infirmary .................... 10
Number brought to Infirmary in dying condition.... 58
Mortality ............................23 57-100 per cent.
Mortality exclusive of brought to Infirmary in dying
condition .......................... 15 85-100 per cent.
Number of attendants including nurses and help.... 15
Total number days charity patients ................ 11,774
Total number days pay patients .................. 1,245
Total number days all patients ....................13,019
Daily average number patients during the year. 35^3 per cent.
Expenses for year 1903....................... .$8,299.54
Average cost per patient per diem............63% cents.
Appropriation from city and county would average
per charity patient per diem............59 45-100 cents.
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Receipts.
Appropriation from city...................... .$4,500 oo
Appropriation from county ..................... 2,500 oo
Donation from Savannah Benevolent Association.. 150 oo
Dividend from Reppard Iron Co ............... 80 oo
Interest from Investments ..................... 150 oo
Received from Pay patients .................... 935 02
$8,315 02
Expenditures.
Salaries, including nurses and help... .$3,125 50
Provisions ......................... 2,573 79
Drugs and surgical supplies ......... 858 79
Household supplies including new cooking range ....................... 751 15
Undertaker's Account .............. 282 oo
Repairs, plumbing and painting...... 287 01
Coal and wood .................... 248 65
Interest ........................... 88 17
Insurance ........ ................ 46 56
Telephone ......................... 25 oo
Laundry .......................... 12 92
$8,299 54
Deficit Jan. I, 1903 ............... 467 47$8,767 01
Deficit Jan. I, 1904 ............... $ 451 99
In addition to above appropriation the city donated to the
Infirmary the amount of its city taxes for 1902, $172.55.
Respectfully submitted,
CHAS. M. GILBERT,
President.
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REPORT OP CHARITY HOSPITAL (Colored).
Savannah, Ga., January 1st, 1904.
Hon. Herman Myers, Mayor,
City of Savannah.
Sir:The past year has been an unusually successful one
at the Charity Hospital. During the year we have put in one
dozen improved hospital beds, employed a trained nurse as
matron, and made other minor improvements, which have
added to the efficiency of the institution.
In point of numbers, character and results, the surgical
work has been exceedingly gratifying. A majority of the
operations have been of the major class, and the percentage
of deaths very small, one-third of deaths occurring in hospital being of persons afflicted with chronic organic diseases, for whom no hope was entertained but whose last days
were made comfortable.
In addition to city patients we have cared for at hospital
thirty-six (36) other persons classed as pay patients, who
paid an average fee of two ($2) dollars per week.
Following is reoort of city patients:
Number males .................................... 69
Number females .................................. 47
Number medical cases ............................ 32
Number surgical cases ............................. 84
Total number patients ............................. 116
Total number days ................................ 1,288
Total number deaths .............................. 10
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Total number discharges .......................... 99
Patients in hospital Jan. ist 1904 .................... 7
Respectfully submitted,
F. S. BELCHER, M. D.,
Secretary.
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REPORT OP SAVANNAH PORT SOCIETY.
Savannah, Ga., May 14, 1904.
Hon. Herman Myers,
Mayor of Savannah.
Dear Sir:Using the report of our Chaplain and Superintendent, I beg to report to you concerning the Savannah
Port Society as follows:
The Sixty-first anniversary of this Society has been recently celebrated and the year showed that much practical
good had been accomplished through the organization. According to the report of the Chaplain, 966 vessels were in
port during the year, this including coasting schooners, but
not river boats. He held 115 religious meetings in the chapel, at which the total attendance of seamen was 4,414, or an
average attendance at each meeting of 38. The Chaplain
made 543 visits to ships for religious purposes and 43 to the
hospitals, distributing tracts and other reading matter. He
sent money home for seamen to the amount of $622.40, and
received for safe keeping from them about $900.00. The
reading rooms have been kept open all the year and these
wera abundantly supplied with papers, periodicals, magazines,
and other reading matter. A writing room was also furnished with paper, envelopes, etc., and was made good use of by
the seamen.
The dormitory was kept open during the hot season and
crews used it, with surroundings that were pleasant and
wholesome. The Chaplain also reports that he gave 417
nights free lodging to seamen in distress and looked after
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needy seamen, giving them food and clothing and assisting
them in getting employment.
A sailor without a ship is never turned off and is given
a place to sleep, and food, and is otherwise looked after.
Yours very truly,
SAM'L B. ADAMS,
President Savannah Port Society.
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 2.11
REPORT OP GEORGIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
Savannah, Ga., February 20, 1904.
Hon. Herman Myers, Mayor.
Dear Sir:I take pleasure in presenting herewith rriy report as president of the Georgia Historical Society for the
past year.
At our annual meeting in 1903 I took occasion to say that
although it has been asserted that those only are happy who
have no history, and that, in despite of the fact that the Georgia Historical Society during the preceding year had no history, it could scarcely be considered happy in its then condition of indebtedness and unrest. It gratifies me now to be
able to say that during the official year just ended it has
opened a new and hopeful chapter in its history, and if consciousness of wise action and pronounced success can cause
satisfaction it should at present be happy.
Our amended constitution and by-laws retain the obligation upon the president to present at the annual meeting a
report reviewing the work and progress of the Society during the year past, and also setting forth such changes and
aims as the highest interests of the Society demand.
The requisition upon our officers and committees for complete annual reports and the faithful discharge of this duty
which may always be expected, leaves very little ground for
the President to cover except judicious recapitulation and
the presentation of such striking facts and contrasts as will
provide a brief summary of procedure and a convenient chronicle for ready reference.
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In my report one year ago I sought to strongly stress the
then unhealthy status and invalidism of the Society, and
urged to the best of my ability some radical change.
When the report of the special committee appointed by
me one year previously to consider and suggest some plan
of improvement was submitted, though at first deemed by
some conservative members too radical, after a brief discussion its recommendations were unanimously adopted, and
our ancient and venerable Society, without discarding any of
its dignity or virility, shook the dust from its robes and started upon a new career of utility and progress.
The experience of the year has in no degree diminished
my confidence in the wisdom of the change recommended,
and so heartily adopted, or in the promising fruition of the
prospect. ,
The two chief changes accomplished were, first, the securing of twenty-five liberal-minded and generous gentlemen,
who guaranteed a sufficient sum to meet the necessary expenses of the Society proper for a period of five years; and,
through this guaranty, for four years yet to come its liberal
support is secured regardless of any assistance from other
sources.
Second, the liberal co-operation of the municipal government, which, by an annual contribution of $3,000, coupled
with the use of the library room and books of the Society,
provides for our city that great boon, so long and so earnestly sought by many of our leading citizens, a well provided,
conducted and regulated public library.
The Mayor of this city, in his late comprehensive and interesting report, very properly and becomingly felicitates
the municipal government upon its liberal co-operation with
the Georgia Historical Society in establishing and placing
upon a firm foundation a free library of excellent scope and
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character for the benefit of our reading public. I cannot, myself, too highly applaud the action of the city and its farreaching scope and purpose; and I commend the faithful and
efficient labors of the joint committee to manage the library,
appointed by the Mayor and the President of the Society,
which have already placed this most valuable public increment upon a practical and attractive basis, which renders the
reading and use of books simple and inviting, and which is
calculated so largely to facilitate and encourage literary enjoyment and pursuit in our city. I trust I am not rash in expressing a confident belief that this library is already so
deeply imbedded in the convenience, necessity and enjoyment of our people that public sentiment will always buoy
and demand it, and that no future municipal administration
will have the temerity either to threaten or impair it,
The complete and able report of the Board of Managers
of the Public Library, through its Chairman, Mr. George J.
Baldwin, has been filed, and it would be simply a work of
needless repetition for the President to recapitulate its statements ; but I request that a copy may be annexed to my report as an exhibit.
It may, however, be profitable to show from this report,
"by way of contrast, the already large increase in the number
of visitors to the library and in the amount of reading matter withdrawn, to which must be added, in order fully to estimate its value, the large number of those who read books
and pamphlets in the building, and through its uncatalogued
influences are absorbing a literary atmosphere and habit.
There are now in the library 23,887 volumes, 293 having
been added during the year.
There are 6,033 pamphlets, an addition of 512 since the
last report. During the past six and one-half months there
have been 27,127 visitors to the library, an average of 4,173
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per month and of 139 each day, being an increase of 9,879
(nearly 10,000) over the entire number of visitors during the
preceding year, or over one-third of the entire white population of the city according to the last United States census.
This increase is manifestly due to the opening to the people of the free library, which practically was not available
until June 17 last. Can any thoughtful person question the
import of this rapid increase or seek to limit the tribute it
pays to the joint forethought and liberality of the Society
and the municipality.
The volumes taken out during the past six and one-half
months, the same period, were as follows:
Philosophy .................................. 22
Religion ...................... .............. 40
Sociology ................................... 42
Philology ................................... 3
Xatural Science ............................. 62
Useful Arts ................................. 24
Fine Arts ................................... 36
Literature .................................. 225
History ..................................... 1,048
Fiction .....................................16,384
Being a total of ........................... 17,886
Surely this exhibit measures no small reading proclivity
in a city uf the size of Savannah.
The percentage of fiction for 1902 was 78.77, for 1903 it
v/as 91.60, a regretable indication, I must admit, of the taste
for literary syllabub. But this is clearly attributable to the
first general admission of the public, including a large proportion of young persons, and to a new and tempting introduction of current literature, under the arrangement by which
500 volur.:es each month, through a system of rapid exchange,
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are placed upon our shelves, most of them, being of very light
calibre.
It is, however, manifest that the general population of a
busy commercial city can devote to reading only hours of
almost absolute leisure and that they naturally seek light and
attractive material.
But one of the prime purposes of a public library is the
cultivation of a taste for and habit of reading, which, certainly at first begins with sweets, and only later develops
into a desire for less alluring and more nourishing aliment;
and I think it may be safely asserted that when hours of idleness are never interluded with any reading at all, they can
readily be occupied by practices and habits much more harmful than the perusal of even the flimsiest fiction.
Another very valuable and promising feature of the public library is the introduction of a large number of interesting and instructive books for children, which can be read in
the building by children of any age, and withdrawn at the
age of 14.
Up to this date 2,642 cards of admission to the library have
been issued; these may be considered as representing a portion of the permanent membership of the library, which is
a very large increase over the old membership of the library,
when the Society, in its most populous, but not most useful
or successful period, had 6co members.
The faithful and efficient work of the Joint Library Committee, during their brief term of office, gives assurance that
with further time, and additional means, they will add other
features of convenience and value, such as a proper catalogue and classification of works and authors, thus enabling
readers and students to reach authorities and pursue subjects with ease and satisfaction. Dr. Johnson once declared
that there were two kinds of knowledgewe might know a
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thing or we might know where to find it. The latter branch
of our knowledge will be greatly enlarged with further time
and opportunity; and in all modern facilities and attractions
our library will be made proportionately equal to any in the
land. The report of the Treasurer will show that at the date
of the reorganization the Society was $1,244.20 in debt. This
necessitated a loan of Si ,000, for which the note of the Society was given. The current debts have now been paid in
full, leaving a cash balance of $208.85. The note of the Society for $1,000 is still running.
All of the original twenty-five guarantors, with the exception of Judge Pope Barrow, by whose sudden and lamented
death the Society lost an earnest and helpful member, stand
responsible for the full support of the Society proper for a
period of four years to come, and its safety and adequate support for that period at least is assured.
The Society was reorganized with sixty-seven of the loo
members contemplated and hoped for, three of whom have
tendered their resignations. All of our members, with the
exception of three, at this writing, have paid the increased
dues.
I earnestly advise in all cases hereafter of the non-payment of dues, in compliance with our new constitution and
by-laws, a strict and impartial enforcement of the rules governing such cases. Our lax indulgence to defaulters under
the old regime was, in my opinion, largely responsible for its
faltering progress and its lame and impotent conclusion.
The work of the Society proper for which it was originally organized has progressed with commendable dispatch.
Through the efforts of Mr. Otis Ashmore, our zealous and
very capable corresponding secretary, as chairman of the
Committee on Printing and Publishing; Messrs. Lawton B.
Evans of Augusta, and Professor Joseph T. Derry of At-
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lanta, both authors of note and familiar with our State history, were induced to visit Savannah and carefully examine
the valuable historical manuscripts in our possession, with
a view to ascertaining which were most worthy of publication.
The result of these labors will be more particularly set
forth in the report of Mr. Ashmore. It gratifies me to be
able to state that the Board of Curators will recommend to
the Society the immediate publication and printing of one of
these manuscripts considered best worthy of present attention, and that all the others of greatest interest will probably
be printed and made available before the expiration of the
present guarantv, and that its signers will thus make known
to the public historical memorials of great value to all seekers of truth in the annals of our State.
I deeply regret that I am not able this year to present so
roseate a view of the operation and work of our beautiful art
adjunct as was possible during the two years preceding. We
have been obliged to apply a portion of our income to the
cancellation of debts incurred for the acquisition of art treasures in the past, and which now adorn and shed luster upon
our Academy. We have not had the means to purchase any
new picture, but we have been able to add to the outer appearance of the Academy, and to the accommodations and
facilities of its interior. The outer walls have been scraped,
repaired and strengthened, all cracks and crevices closed,
and the whole thoroughly painted in the color required by
the trust, under the able superintendence of our art director
at an expenditure of about $700.
Several interior cabinets for the safe and convenient keeping of some of our art treasures, where they can be better
protected from intruding dust and dirt, and which will be so
arranged as to cast a much better light upon our fine paint-
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ing of "Parabola," are in process of completion at a cost of
about 8400.
Director Brandt. upon his arrival, began to labor as assiduously and zealously as his impaired health would permit
upon his fourth panel picture of the beautiful ruins of Paestum upon the Italian coast; but a painful and lamentable
malady compelled him to desist and to repair to the Johns
Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore for specialized treatment.
There, I deeply regret to announce, he underwent most painful and very serious surgical operations on Jan. 19, 27 and
29, and his life was almost despaired of: but the crisis seems
to have passed and hope is held out for his not distant recovery. In a recent letter to his wife he sends a message to
me, in which he says he is lying upon his back as helpless as
a child, suffering constant anguish, but missing most'his absence from our midst, and sustained by his love for his art,
and by the hope that he may live to accomplish his labors of
love in our Academy, to whose progress he feels consecrated,
and is willing to devote the remainder of his life. It is possible that he may return in the course of a month or six
weeks and that his picture, already not far from completion,
may be unveiled and exhibited during the coming spring.
These unveiling ceremonies, which are not expensive and
bring together in aesthetic conference and enjoyment the art
lovers of our city, should, I think, be greatly encouraged and
commended. On this anniversary evening I feel very sure
that all of us will unite in an earnest and heartfelt aspiration
for the speedy recovery of our able and faithful director,
whose enforced absence we all deeply deplore and for the
restoration of that physical strength, now, alas, but labor and
sorrow, which will permit a long continuance of the beautiful art work so grateful to his friends, so near to his heart,
and so deftly responsive to his hand.
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Our Art Academy, even at its present stage of advancement, is beginning to reap the harvest it has sown, is encouraging a love of art and beauty in our midst and helping to
lift the heart and thoughts of our people above the level of
the commercial plane to which the utilitarian spirit of the age
and country is constantly tending to depress them. It is to
be greatly regretted that in the present condition of culture
there are still very few to whom an appeal purely altruistic
or aesthetic can be addressed with any hope of response, and
that sufficient practical utility must be demonstrated to secure practical results. Beauty, like purity of conscience,
should be invoked and worshipped only for its own beautiful sake. There can be no question that the celebrated maxim of Dr. Franklinthat honesty is the best' policyhas
tended to relax the conscience of those it has influenced and
to intrude the mercenary suggestion that right can have a
price or righteousness a wage. But even if utilitarianism
can be exacted for works of art and beauty, it can be shown
that they possess a true money value and have their equivalent in coin. A well recognized authority in a recent significant address in New York declared that the unartistic
and repellant approaches and frontage of the Brooklyn bridge
had caused to that city a loss of at least $15,000,000, and that
locations for purposes of residence and occupation which
would have sought it, had it been beautiful and attractive,
had been driven away by its repellant prospect. So to the
most practical citizen cogent reasoning can be addressed in
favor of art and beauty and a commercial purpose can be
reached even by the impalpable spirit that paints the lily and
throws a perfume on the violet.
In conclusion, I feel that I can commend to our members
and friends a financial status which assures the continuance
of the great public boon of a free library for an indefinite,
I
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but promising, period; and the safe and practical progress
of the Society proper, with a measureable accomplishment
of its original educational aims, during a period of four years
at least; and the unchecked, and perhaps enhanced, culturinginfluence of our art academy so long as the present prosperity
of our state and city enable us to realize and apply the beneficence of its founder.
May I not indulge the confident belief that a period will
never arrive in Savannah when at least twenty-five publicspirited and generous-hearted gentlemen cannot be found
to sustain and uplift our ancient and beneficent Society; and
the hope that, with the increase in wealth and importance of
our community, and the wider dispersion, of the literary and
aesthetic temper it is our mission and privilege to cultivate
and diffuse, we shall be able to gather new recruits from the
enlarging circle of the more affluent, liberal and cultured
citizenship.
GEORGE A. MERCER,
President.
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REPORT OP THE BOARD OP MANAGERS OP THE
PUBLIC LIBRARY.
Savannah, Ga., January, ist, 1904.
To the Hon. Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah
and to the Georgia Historical Society:
Gentlemen:
In accordance with the agreement between the City of Savannah and the Georgia Historical Society, the Board of
Managers of the Public Library herewith submits its first annual report showing its actings and doings during the year
ending December 3ist, 1903.
At the annual meeting of the Georgia Historical Society on
February I2th, 1902, a special committee was appointed to
investigate and report upon such measures as would tend to
increase the value of the Georgia Historical Society to its
members and the public at large.
The gentlemen appointed upon this committee were H. C.
Cunningham, Geo. J. Baldwin, W. W. Mackall, A. R. Lawton, and J. F. Minis.
This committee decided that the establishment of a Free
Public Library would be a measure of great public benefit and
on January 29th, 1903, it met a special committee of Council
appointed by Mayor Herman Myers. This committee consisted of the following: His Honor the Mayor, the Hon.
Pope Barrow, Judge of the Superior Court of Chatham
County, with Aldermen J. M. Dixon, R. J. Davant and D. R.
Thomas. It was unanimously decided by this joint committee that the establishment of a Free Public Library would
prove of great value to the people of Savannah.
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At the annual meeting of the Georgia Historical Society
on February i2th, 1903, its committee made a report, a portion of which was as follows:
Let the Society separate its historical documents and books
valuable for the true purposes of the Society, from the ordinary run of books, turning over the latter with the use of a
portion of the Society's building to a library board jointly
selected by the City and the Society to conduct a Public Library. Let this board of library governors be entirely separate from the Board of Managers of the Georgia Historical
Society,
Second. Make the Library of current books free to the
white citizens of Savannah, provided the City will contribute
annually an adequate sum towards its maintenance, the Society contributing its present current library, so much of the
use of the building as may be necessary and paying a part of
the librarian's salary.
This report was adopted by the Society in accordance with
the following resolution:
"First. That the report of the Committee of five, of which
Henry C. Cunningham is Chairman, submitted this day, providing for a reorganization of the Society with limited membership and increased dues, and for an arrangement with the
City for the use of the library by the citizens of Savannah
under the management of a joint committee to be selected
by the Society and by the City, be and the same is hereby
approved, and it is the sense of the Society that the plans
submitted should be carried out.
"Second. That the Library Committee appointed by the
Board of Managers, who have been negotiating with the City
of Savannah, be and they are hereby instructed to continue
the negotiations, and to bring them to a conclusion, on the
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lines suggested, reporting to the adjourned meeting hereinafter provided for."
Further conferences of the joint committee resulted in the
preparation of a proposed contract (copy attached and marked Appendix A) between the City and the Historical Society
embodying the views of the joint committee, which proposed
contract was on March 17, 1903, submitted to the Honorable Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah and was
approved by them in accordance with the attached resolution (Appendix B).
It was then submitted, on March ipth, to the adjourned annual meeting of the Historical Society and was adopted by
them in the attached resolution (Appendix C).
At the same meeting the Historical Society made the necessary changes in its by-laws to enable it to carry out this
contract, and on March 26th, 1903, the agreement was formally signed by the President of the Historical Society and
the Mayor of the City. On May 2nd, the Historical Society
appointed its representatives upon this board to serve until
January ist of the years opposite each name:
R. J. Nunn, 1908; Otis Ashmore, 1907; Geo. J. Baldwin,
1906; H. C. Cnnningham, 1905; W. W. Mackall, 1904.
On May 5th the Mayor appointed the representatives of
the City to serve, as follows:
A. A. Lawrence, 1908; W. C. Travis, 1907; John M.
Thomas, 1906; H. W. Witcover, 1905; Thos. Gamble, Jr.,
1904.
On May 8th, 1903, the managers appointed by the City and
by the Society met at the rooms of the Society and proceeded to formally organize by electing the following officers:
Geo. J. Baldwin, Chairman; A. A. Lawrence, Vice-Chair-
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man; Thos. Gamble, Jr., Secretary; John M. Thomas, Treasurer.
The board then resolved that the official title of the bodyshould be "Board o! Managers of the Public Library," and
decided to notify the white citizens of Savannah that the
Library would be opened on May gth, for inspection and that
books and magazines might be read in the Library hall but
could not be taken from the rooms until further notice, it
being necessary to formulate the rules under which they
could be taken out and to prepare a system for recording the
transactions.
The following appointments were also made at this meeting to hold good until further action by the Board of Managers:
William Harden, Librarian,
.Maude Heyward and Lizzie McLaws, Assistant Librarians.
At its meeting on May i8th the Board adopted a set of
by-laws for its guidance (Appendix D) and a set of rules and
regulations governing the use of the Library by the public
(Appendix E), full copies of both of which are attached tothis report.
The Board in adopting these rules and regulations was
governed by the practice of the best libraries in the country
and they were only adopted after careful study and adaptation to the needs of Savannah by a special committee appointed for that purpose.
The most necessary preliminary work having been completed, the Library was partially opened to the public on
June i/th, books being then given out free of charge to the
white citizens of Savannah for the first time in its history,,
while on November ist the Library was completely opened
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in all departments during the entire day and has since remained so.
It must be a matter of gratification to every one that a
free public library of such value has been provided, organized, and its support assured by an old and honored organ!'
zation of our city, the Georgia Historical Society, and by the
municipality itself, and also that this has been done solely
by our own people instead of by strangers to our city.
The Public Library was opened as an experiment to be
continued for a three years' trial, in order to ascertain
whether the public would sufficiently appreciate its value to
warrant the City in continuing an appropriation for its maintenance. The reply was immediate and conclusive; the people of Savannah want it and have proved this by their widespread interest and use of its facilities. It has therefore at
once taken on permanent form and become one of the institutions of the City in which all may and should take pride.
The result should be most gratifying both to the Historical
Society which freely gave to the people its books and the use
of its hall and which still aids with financial support, as well
as to the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah who
made the gift of living value by contributing almost the entire maintenance fund.
The full report of the special library committee which is
attached (Appendix F) proves this interest conclusively, as
during the past six and a half months 17,886 books have been
taken out, while 27,127 visitors have entered the building and
made use of its facilities. This report also shows the improvements accomplished and projected as well as the facts
concerning the use of the books.
The Treasurer's report is also attached (Appendix G). It
is to be regretted that so large a portion of the first year's
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appropriation was necessarily used in fitting out the library
room and preparing the books for public use, but during the
coming year a much greater portion of the income will be
devoted to the purchase of new books and magazines.
In the selection and purchase of new books as well as in
the handling of the books already owned, the policy of ihe
Board will be to cater to the wishes of the people and to provide whatever lines of reading they most desire for the purpose of encouraging every one to use the library freely, but
at the same time the Board feels that its duty will be to stimulate a desire for the reading and the use of the best books
on all subjects, thus using the library as a means of creating
an interest in and a demand for a higher class of literature
of more permanent value than the current and ephemeral
fiction of the day.
In the past the Library of the Society has been annually increased by donations of cash and books. The Board of Managers of the Public Library request that this be continued
and especially desire that bequests of cash or private libraries be made by will or otherwise, so that the Library may
be enlarged to its fullest benefit.
It is also suggested that local organizations of all kinds
desiring to build up special libraries for their members on
particular topics should co-operate with the Public Library
and by so doing greatly increase the size, efficiency and benefit of such libraries.
Many citizens of Chatham County not residing in the City
are daily applicants for the privilege of the Library, and it
is suggested that its benefits could be much increased if the
City and the Society would permit the county to join in the
support of the Library in order that residents of Chatham
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Count}' not living in the City should also be entitled to its
use.
By order of the Board of Managers of the Public Library
this report is
Respectfully Submitted,
GEO. J. BALDWIN,
Chairman.
APPENDIX "A."
GEORGIA,
Chatham County.
Whereas, The Georgia Historical Society is in possession,
use and control of "Hodgson Hall" in the City of Savannah,
property conveyed by Mary Telfair on June 10, 1874, to
Alexander R. Lawton, his executors and administrators forever, on certain trusts therein specified, and,
Whereas, the said Society owns and controls in said building the Library, and it is its desire, acting within the purview
of its legal functions, and furtherance thereof to promote and
establish for the benefit of the white citizens of Savannah a
Free Public Library in the said "Hodgson Hall," the establishment of which shall in nowise interfere with the exclusive use, possession, control and management of said building and the lot on which it is erected by the said Georgia
Historical Society, and
Whereas, the said Society has conferred with the Mayor
and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, so as to arrange
terms for the maintenance, management and control of Hie
said free Public Library, which terms have now been agreed
upon by and between the contracting parties: It is agreed
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by and between the Georgia Historical Society, party of the
first part, and the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, of the second part, in consideration of the mutual and
reciprocal benefits and advantages flowing therefrom to the
said Society and to the white people of the City of Savannah
in the promotion of public education and improvement of
historical, literary and scientific research and knowledge, and
of the morality and well being of the white citizens of the City
of Savannah flowing from and incident to the establishment
of such Free Public Library and for other valuable considerations moving thereto.
1. That said Society herebj sets apart its collection of
books as a Free Public Library for the use of the white people of Savannah, reserving only such of them as relate especially to the strictly historical purposes of the Society.
2. The said Society allows the use of its main library room
in said Hodgson Hall, in which its present library is located,
and will also allow, from time to time, such other rooms in
said building to be used for the purpose of the said Free Library when and as they may be needed, the use of such last
named rooms, however, to be always consistent with the
reservation of such of them as may be needed for the other
purposes of said Society.
3. The use of said library rooms and of such other rooms
as may hereafter be devoted to the said Free Public Library
shall be under the direction and control of a Board of Managers, consisting of ten gentlemen, each of whom shall be a
resident of the City of Savannah, five to be appointed by the
said Society and five to be appointed by the Mayor of Savannah, which last named appointments are to be confirmed
by the City Council of Savannah before they become effective. Each of the contracting parties hereto shall appoint five
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of said Board of Managers to serve respectively: Two during the year 1903, whose term shall expire on the first day of
January, 1904, or when their successors shall have been appointed, and shall have accepted; two for the years 1903 and
1904; two for the years 1903, 1004 and 1905; two for the
" years 1903, 1904,1905 and 1906; two for the years 1903, 1904,
1905, 1906 and 1907, so that on January ist, 1904, and January ist of each year thereafter the terms of two of said Board
of Managers shall end; but they respectively shall hold over
until their successors shall have been appointed and shall
have accepted; and to fill the vacancies occasioned by the
expiration of such terms the Mayor of Savannah and the said
Society shall respectively appoint a successor for each of said
Managers so passing out, which successor shall hold his position on said Board for the term of five years from the first
day of January in the year when his predecessor's term ends,
or until his successor shall have been appointed and shall
"have accepted.
The object of this clause being to provide for the changing of said Board in its personnel, retaining all the time a
preponderance of Managers accustomed to and trained for
the duties required of them.
The said Board of Managers by its rules to be adopted,
shall prescribe how vacancies by resignation, removal from
Savannah, or inattention to duties, shall occur, and, when any
member of said Board shall have died, resigned, removed
from Savannah or been removed by the said Board of Managers for cause, then and in any such event, his successor
for his unexpired term shall be appointed by the said Society,
or by the said Mayor, as the case may be; so that at all times
there shall be a Board composed as originally constituted of
five members appointed by each of the contracting parties.
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4. The said Board of Managers shall have full power to
prescribe such rules and regulations concerning the conduct,
management and control of said, library, caring for the books,
property of same, the purchase of new books, magazines and
periodicals and the appointment of such person or persons
necessary to the management of said library as may be deem-*
cd by said Board expedient and proper; and, in the rules and
regulations to be so prescribed, reference shall be had to the
deed of trust hereinbefore referred to of Mary Telfair, so
that, in nowise, shall the requirements of said deed be infracted in any manner, shape or form. Person or persons
appointed by said Board of Managers to manage said Free
Public Library shall also be charged with the duty of caring
for and preserving the valuable maps, historical records and
other similar property of the Society. The said Board of
Managers out of the funds placed in its hands, as aforesaid,
shall also provide for the preservation and protection of the
said Hodgson Hall building so long as the Free Public Library exists.
5. The said Society agrees to contribute towards the maintenance, management and care of said Free Public Library,
and of said Hodgson Hall so long as said Library shall be
maintained, not less than the sum of Five Hundred ($500.00)
Dollars per annum, and the said the Mayor and Aldermen
of the City of Savannah agree that it will provide for said
purposes during the year 1903 at the rate of Three Thousand ($3.000.00) Dollars per annum, in monthly installments
of Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars each; the said money to
be paid from the Treasury of the City of Savannah in such
manner as the Board of Managers of the said library shall
direct. Said party of the second part further agrees that it
will appropriate the sum of Three Thousand ($3,000.00) Dol
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lars in the budget as made up at the end of the year 1903 for
the year 1904, to be similarly applied; and in the budget to be
made up in the year 1904 will provide the amount of Three
Thousand ($3.000.00) Dollars for the year 1905, to be similarly applied.
6. It is further stipulated that the said Free Public Library is to be used for the benefit of all the white residents
of the City of Savannah under such rules and restrictions as
the Board of Managers may prescribe, do long as the said
Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah shall continue
the said annual appropriation in at least the sum of Three
Thousand ($3,000.00) Dollars for the maintenance, support
and care of the said Library. If at any time the appropriation by the City be discontinued the use, control and ownership of the books of the said Library, including those originally placed therein by the Society as well as those bought
to add to same shall immediately become vested in and revert
to the said Historical Society, it being the object of this contract that the said Free Public Library shall continue for the
benefit of the white residents of Savannah, under the rules
and restrictions of said Board of Managers, so long as the
municipal government of said City shall assist in the maintenance, support and care thereof in the manner and on the
conditions specified herein, and no longer.
7. It is further stipulated that reports shall be made annually by the said Board of Managers of said Free Public
Library and to the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah showing all the actings and doings of said Board,
the manner in which the monies handled by it shall have been
expended, what books may have been added to the Library,
what interest the white people of Savannah shall have taken
in the same, and all other matters and things which may he
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considered by said Board of importance to the contracting
parties, as well as to the people of Savannah, so that the said
Society, and the people of Savannah, through the publication of said reports, may be kept duly informed of the conditions of said Free Public Library.
In Witness Whereof, This contract is executed for and on
behalf of the Georgia Historical Society through its President, attested by its Secretary, with its corporate seal affixed,
and for and on behalf of the Mayor and Aldermen of the City
of Savannah by the Mayor of the said City, attested by the
Clerk of Council, with the corporate seal affixed, all done in
pursuance of resolutions duly passed by the respective corporations, on this..... .day of............ 1903, in duplicate.
Mayor.
For the Mayor and Aldermen of
the City of Savannah.
Attest:
Clerk of Council
APPENDIX "B."
Resolved, by the Committee of the Whole.
By the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah in
Council assembled;
ist. That the contract between the Georgia Historical
Society, of the first part, and the Mayor and Aldermen of
the City of Savannah, of the second part, in duplicate, providing for the establishment of the Free Public Library for
the white citizens of. Savannah, in "Hodgson Hall" and for
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its maintenance, support and control, now presented to Council, having been duly considered, is approved in all its terms.
2nd. That said contract is directed to be executed for and
in behalf of the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah by the Mayor, attested by the Clerk of Council, with the
corporate seal affixed.
3rd. That when said contract shall have been duly executed
and the Board of Managers of the Free Public Library shall
have been appointed, organized, and in charge of the Library, the appropriation named in the said contract, for the
year 1903, shall become available and the sum of Two Hundred and Fifty ($250.00) Dollars per month from the date
of the organization of the said Board up to January ist, 190.$,
shall be paid from the City Treasury to said Board of Managers, or as it may direct, to be used for the purposes set out
in the said contract.
APPENDIX "C"
Resolved by the Georgia Historical Society,
ist. That the contract between the Georgia Historical Society, of the. first part, and the Mayor and Aldermen of the
City of Savannah, of the second part, in duplicate, providing
for the establishment of a Free Public Library for the white
citizens of Savannah in Hodgson Hall, and for its maintenance, support and control, having been adopted by the Mayor
and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, is hereby approved
in all of its terms by this Society.
2nd. That the said contract is directed to be executed tor
and in behalf of this Society by its President, attested by its
Secretary, with the corporate seal of the Society affixed.
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APPENDIX "D."
By-Laws of the Board of Managers of the Public
Library.
i.
Name.
The official name of the Board shall be Board of Managers
of the Public Library.
2.
Contract.
The Board derives all of its powers from the contract between the Georgia Historical Society and the Mayor and
Aldermen of the City of Savannah, executed on the 26th day
of March, 1903, and all rules and by-laws of the Board are
subject and subordinate to the terms of said contract.
3
Officers.
The officers of the Board shall consist of a Chairman, ViceChairman, Secretary and Treasurer, who shall hold their offices during the pleasure of the Board and who shall perform the follo\ving respective duties:
Chairman.
The Chairman shall preside at meetings, appoint all standing and special committees and perform such other duties
as may be specially provided by these by-laws and incidental to the presiding officer of a deliberative body.
Vice-Chairman.
The Vice-Chairman shall in the absence of the Chairman
perform the duties of the Chairman.
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Secretary.
The Secretary shall report the proceedings of the Board,
and record them in a book to be kept specially for that purpose, and shall have the care and custody of the records of
the Board.
Treasurer.
The Treasurer of the Board shall collect, receive and deposit in some proper bank to be selected by him, all funds of
the Board and pay out by check on such bank such bills as
bear the written approval of the Chairman of the Finance
Committee. Ht shall keep proper vouchers and accounts of
such payments and shall present the same at each regular
meeting, properly audited by the Finance Committee.
4
Committees.
The standing committees of the Board shall consist of a
Finance Committee and a Library Committee, each to consist of three members.
5
Finance Committee.
It shall be the duty of the Finance Committee to receive
and audit all bills payable. They shall also insure the books
and other property committed to the custody of the Board
in good and solvent insurance companies and see that the
terms of the policies of insurance are complied with.
6
Library Committee.
The Library Committee shall select and purchase books,
exercise supervision of the Library and the enforcement of
such rules and regulations as the Board from time to time
prescribe for the conduct of the Library and the circulation
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of books. The Librarian shall be ex-officio secretary of this
committee.
7-
Meetings.
The Board shall meet monthly on the third Thursday
night.
8.
Special Meetings.
The Chairman may call special meetings at any time,
either at his discretion or upon the written request of any
three members of the Board.
9-
Quorum.
Six members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction
of business, but any smaller number shall have the power to
adjourn to such time as a quorum can be procured.
10.
Librarians.
The Board shall employ a competent Librarian and such
assistants as may be necessary, who shall be paid such salaries as may be fixed from time to time by the Board, and
who shall perform such duties as the Board may from time
to time prescribe. In the event of a vacancy the Library
Committee is authorized to fill the same pending action by
the Board.
n.
Annual Reports.
The Librarian and Treasurer shall each, at the end of each
year, render the Board a full and complete report from their
respective departments, and the Chairman shall embody their
reports in the report which shall be made under the terms
of the contract herein named, to the Georgia Historical So-
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ciety and to the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah.
12.
Amendments to By-Laws.
No by-laws shall be altered, amended or changed, nor shall
any new by-laws be added, except by a majority of the Board
at a regular meeting and after notice given of the proposed
change at a prior regular meeting.
APPENDIX "E."
Rules and Regulations of the Public Library.
1. The Library shall be opened from 10 A. M. until 10
P. M., Sundays excepted, and on Sundays from 4 to 10 P. M.
2. The use of the reading room is free to all white residents or non-residents of Savannah, and the borrowers' card
is not necessary for such use. Readers have access to the
books in the reference department but they are requested
to leave them on the tables and not attempt to return them
to their places.
3. Any white resident of Savannah over fourteen years of
age is entitled to draw books from the Library by signing
the proper application card, which may be obtained from !he
Librarian, and by furnishing a satisfactory reference in accordance with the form of the application card. No books
will be issued to children under fourteen years of age, except upon the cards of their parents or guardians. All applications and agreements must be renewed at least every two
years. Applicants must furnish a satisfactory reference who
must sign the applicant's card and whose name must be in
the Savannah directory.
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Persons abiding for a time in the City can have the same
privileges by furnishing a satisfactory surety or by depositing five dollars with the Librarian, but the Librarian may
require an additional deposit whenever the value of the book
called for exceeds this sum. In each case a receipt will be
given for the deposit and the money will be returned upon
the depositor's surrendering his card clear of all liability and
returning such receipt. For such use of the Library the
charge of twenty-five cents per month will be made to continue from the time the card is taken out until it is surrendered and balance of deposit fee claimed.
4. Each person entitled to draw books from the Library
will be supplied with a card on which is written the borrower's name, residence and register number.
This card must always be presented when a book is borrowed or returned, and if lost, it will be replaced fourteen
days after notice of such loss on payment of ten cents. Immediate notice of change of residence must be given at the
Library.
Each borrower is responsible for all books drawn on his
card. The borrower's card when not in use should be left
at the delivery desk at the Library.
No person shall lend his or her card or book to one not a
member of the same household on penalty of forfeiture of
privileges of the Library. For the present periodicals will
not be allowed to leave the Library.
5. One book or one work, if not in more than three volumes, may be taken at a time and kept two weeks, when it
may be renewed, once only, for two weeks, excepting such
books as are labeled, "Seven day books" which may be kept
seven davs only and which cannot be renewed.
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6. Books may be reserved in the order of application at
the Library by payment of two cents for postal notice.
The person asking to have a book reserved will receive
notice as soon as the book is returned to the Library.
7. A fine of two cents a day, including Sundays and holidays, must be paid on each volume kept over time. A book
kept one week over time may be sent for at the expense of
the borrower.
8. No books can be drawn until all fines and claims for
damages are paid.
9. Injuries to books beyond reasonable wear and all losses
shall be made good by the borrower. If one volume of a
set is lost the loser will be held responsible for the value of
the whole set unless the last volume be satisfactorily replaced.
10. A book cannot be transferred from one account to
another unless it is brought to the Library.
11. Books marked with a * in the catalogue are reference books and are not lent.
12. The reserved books of the Georgia Historical Society
may be read in the reading room by any one entitled to the
privileges of the Library.
13. Conversation, smoking and conduct inconsistent with
quiet and order are prohibited.
Persons who wilfully violate any of the foregoing rules
thereby forfeit all right to the use of the .Library.
14. Books cannot be exchanged the same day they are
drawn.
15. Writing in books, turning down leaves, and all other
injuries beyond reasonable wear are prohibited. All injuries shall be promptly adjusted to the satisfaction of the
Librarian who will designate fines for the various injuries.
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The trespasser is also subject to the penalties of the lawpassed for the protection of public libraries.
16. Dogs are not allowed in any part of the Library building.
APPENDIX "P."
To Mr. George J. Baldwin,
Chairman of the Board of Managers
of the Public Library.
Dear Sir:
The Library Committee begs leave to present herewith its
annual report:
Upon the organization of the Board of Managers of the
Public Library the duties assigned to this Committee were
numerous, and of a most important character. These duties
embraced the physical changes in the arrangement of the
building and its furniture necessary to adapt it to the use
of the Public Library, the classification and cataloguing of
all the books, about 23,000, and 500 (23,500) in number then
in the Library, the adoption of a suitable and modern charging system for books taken out, the preparation of proper
rules and regulations for the operations of the Library, and
all the supplies and equipment needed to put into operation
the plans adopted.
The task was one of considerable magnitude, and a proper
economy of the resources at the command of the Board required a very careful consideration of every step. In directing the work of reorganization and rearrangement, the Committee kept steadily in view the following points:
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 28i
First, to open the Library to the public as early as practicable; second,
To utilize the time, money and labor at our command to
the best possible advantage; third, to keep the Library open
a, part of the day while the work of rearrangement was goin on, and fourth, so to plan and direct the work that whatever was done should conform to final plans and not be lost
In temporary makeshifts.
The Committee at once acquainted itself, as far as practicable, with the equipment and operations of the best libraries in the country, and after much careful study formulated
the plans thought to be best adapted to our purposes.
It was found necessary from the first to separate by a neat
and suitable railing the books of the Library from the readIng space. This was accordingly done and a short experience
has shown the wisdom of this step.
The crowded condition of the Library made it necessary
to provide a number of book stacks to relieve the shelves,
on many of which double rows of books had been placed.
The Committee designed and had made twenty-two of these
hook stacks at a very reasonable cost, and thus plenty of
room has been provided for all the books now in the Library, and for many more.
Some furniture had to be provided and a re-adjustment of
what was on hand had to be made.
Several needed improvements in the plumbing fixtures
Tiave been made as well as some necessary repairs to the
building.
The entire Library building formerly lighted by gas and
oil lamps has been equipped with the best modern electric
fixtures, and the reading room has been made comfortable
for the public.
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The charging system formerly used by the Georgia. Historical Society, and the classification of the books wa
deemed inadequate for a larger use of the library, and in place
of these the best and latest methods used in all modern libraries were adopted with such modifications as the Committee thought proper to make. It was found that it would
be necessary to make a complete re-classification of all books,
to supply each book with its appropriate pocket, card, and
classification number, and to rearrange them on the shelves
accordingly.
This work was done during the summer months chiefly by
the two Assistant Librarians, Miss Maude Heyward and
Miss Lizzie McLaws, whose previous training fitted them for
this special work. While this work was in progress the Library was closed during the morning hours, but was opened
to the public in the afternoons and evenings. On November
ist the Library was formally opened to the public and since
then the regular hours have been observed without interruption.
The accompanying statement, compiled from the monthlyreports of the Librarian, Mr. William Harden, will serve toshow the leading facts concerning the Library and its operations.
The most important work which now confronts the Committee is a complete cataloguing of alL, books in the Library
according to the best known modern methods, in order that
the vast amount of information contained therein may be
readily available to the reader and to the student. It is true
that the old catalogue, together with the skillful aid of the
Librarians, now enable one to find almost anything contained in the Library with but little trouble, still these cannot
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take the place of a modern card catalogue with its analytical
index and helpful suggestions.
This work will be begun at once and pushed gradually <o
its completion. This will require considerable time, but the
Committee has considered fully the plans for doing this
within the financial limitations of the Board.
As was very naturally expected, the initial costs of the
necessary work outlined above left but little money from our
limited resources with which to purchase new books. Fortunately the Library already contained about twenty-three
thousand (23,000) volumes of all classes, and about six thousand (6,000) pamphlets, most of which were practically new to
the public. These have been freely used by a large number
of people.
Quite a number of new books for children, however, have
been purchased and a special department for them has been
formed. The books in this department as well as those in
the department of fiction have been catalogued by the card
system.
By an arrangement with the Bodley Club Library of Philadelphia, two hundred and fifty (250) new books may be obtained by the Library every month, to be returned and exchanged for others of our own selection when desirable. This
arrangement has served to supply the demand fairly well
so far. Now, however, that the initial cost of reorganization has nearly all been met, the Committee will be able to
make larger purchases of new books and thus supply, we
hope, the increasing demand for good reading.
The Committee believes that the Library, containing as
it now does, the accumulations of more than sixty years, possesses rare opportunities for the intellectual improvement
284 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
and literary culture of the people of Savannah, and hopes to
be able, as the resources of the Library become available, to
increase its usefulness in every way possible.
Respectfully submitted,
OTIS ASHMORE, Chairman,
of Library Committee.
Number of Book* Taken from I be Library.
July.................
October............
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2,850
3,071
3.162
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2,422
3.027
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3.096
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September...... ......
October................
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No.
Cards
Issued.
428
224
288
404
209
Number
of
Visitors.
1,630
' 3,124
2,537
4,6o_
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27,127
Fines.
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19 12
3 52
29 30
$114 70
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Library
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36
19
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PUBLIC LIBRARY TREASURER'S REPORT.
May ist, 1903, to January ist, 1904.
Receipts.
From City of Savannah ............ .$2,000 oo
from Georgia Historical Society (Appropriations) ...... .............. 333 28
From Georgia Historical Society
(Amounts paid for it refunded)...... 46 75
From fines and reserves ............ 122 58$2,502 6l
Expenditures.
Salaries .......... ............... .$1,108 28
Bodley Club Library ............... 87 50
New Books ....................... 40 iI
Periodicals, etc., .................... 156 39
Fuel ........ ..................... 17 50
Lighting .......... ................ 54 20
Stationery .......... .............. 27 15
Printing ........ .................. 121 15
Repairs .......... ................. 26 25
Improvements .......... ........... 363 60
Furniture .......... ............... 67 63
Insurance ...... ................... 190 80
Miscellaneous ........ ............. 157 28 2,417 84
Cash balance January ist, 1904 .... 84 77
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN M. THOMAS,
Treasurer, Public Library.
286 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
I have examined the accounts and books of the Treasurer
of the Public Library from the first day of May, 1903, to the
first day of January. 1904, and find the same correct, with
proper vouchers produced, and a balance of eighty-four dollars and seventy-seven cents ($84.77) m the Treasury.
W. C. TRAVIS,
Chairman Finance Committee.
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 287
REPORT OP KATE BALDWIN PREE KINDERGARTEN.
Savannah, Ga., January ist, 1904.
Hon. Herman Myers, Mayor,
City of Savannah.
Dear Sir:
Since January ist, 1903, the changes and improvements
in the Kate Baldwin Free Kindergarten Association are as
follows:
Southside Kindergarten, corner of Montgomery and
Thirty-first streets, has been completed and occupied. This
building is thoroughly modern and compares most favorably with any kindergarten in any city, as to finish, space,
arrangement, light, ventilation, equipment and operating
facilities. It has been seen and praised as a model kindergarten by the best authorities in such matters, and has attracted much interest and attention from visitors and
strangers. The value of the land and cost of building is
$4,085.75.
Trinity M. E. Church has assumed the entire financial
responsibility of Trinity Kindergarten, offering by its action
a high testimonial to the value of the kindergarten as a philanthropic and educational side of church work. It has been
left educationally under the control of the Kate Baldwin
Free Kindergarten.
Three thousand circulars have been sent out in Georgia,
Florida, Alabama and South Carolina, to induce the establishment pf additional kindergartens and to secure students
for the training school.
A committee of three from the South Carolina Kindergarten Association was sent from Charleston to visit and
288 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
inspect the work here, and representatives of the Washington and Pittsburg Kindergartens have visited the kindergartens. Miss Susan A. Blow lectured to a large and interested audience on kindergarten work and ideals. The number of visitors in the kindergartens during the year was 1,101.
Two free scholarships have been given to the Training
School here, and scholarships offered to graduates by the
Chicago Kindergarten Institute and the Phoebe Hearst Kindergarten of Washington, D. C.
The exhibit of work done by the children and students of
the Training School and sent by request to the Charleston
Exposition took the first gold medal and diploma for the
best kindergarten and manual work exhibit. This was
against competitions from all over the North, East and West.
The West Side Kindergarten, formerly situated on Indian
and Ann streets, has been moved to large, sunny and attractive rooms on Ann and Orange streets, and a new kindergarten, known as the East Side Kindergarten, has been
established on the corner of Habersham and Congress streets,
with Miss Martha R. Sassnet as Principal, and a full attendance of 54 children, as many as can be received.
Four private kindergartens and one primary school have
associated themselves with the Kate Baldwin Free Kindergarten for mutual benefit, and to receive its supervision. Besides these kindergartens and schools here directly associated, reports have been received of kindergartens established
in Columbia, S. C., Augusta, Ga., Jacksonville, Fla., and
Griffin, Ga., all under the direction of graduates of the Kate
Baldwin Free Kindergarten, and all in a flourishing condition. In addition to kindergartens started in other places
by the assistance and co-operation of the Kate Baldwin Free
Kindergarten and its graduates, there are now ten kindergartens in the city of Savannah, which are as follows:
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 289
The first six being those operated directly by the Kate
Baldwin Free Kindergarten and the remaining four being
operated by its graduates and associated with the Free Kindergarten by special agreement:
No. i.West Side Kindergarten (formerly Yamacraw),
Miss Vaughan, Principal. Orange near Ann
streets. Free.
No. 2.South Side Kindergarten (formerly Day Nursery),.
Miss Anderson, Principal. Thirty-first and Montgomery streets. Free.
No. 3.Philbrick Kindergarten, Miss Elliott, Principal.
Corner Habersham and Gaston streets, in Hartridge School building. Tuition charged.
No. 4.Chatham Kindergarten, Miss Heyward, Principal.
Chatham Academy. Free.
No. 5.Trinity Kindergarten, Miss Spring, Principal.
Trinitv M. E. Church. Partly free. Supported by
Trinity Church.
No. 6.East Side Kindergarten, Miss Sassnet, Principal,
Congress and Habersham streets. Free.
The four private kindergartens are those conducted by
Miss Pritcharcl, Miss Hardee, Miss Daniel, and by Misses
Lyon and Aveilhe jointly. In addition to these Miss Rembert's Primary School is also associated. The average
monthly roll call for the first five kindergartens for the year
ending in May, 1903, was 310 children.
The Normal Training School for kindergartners has a
total enrollment cf 24, composed of three third year students,
a senior class of seven and a junior class of 14, the latter being the largest class in its historv.
The present record of the 26 graduates of the Normal
School in former years is as follows:
290 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
At work with the Kate Baldwin Free Kindergarten...... 6
At work outside ..................................... 12
Married ............ ............................... 3
Taking advanced study .............................. 3
Xot working ....................................... 2
A very competent training teacher, Miss Nellie Rubel, has
been obtained from the Louisville Kindergarten Association
for the theoretical work, and every branch of the work here
is felt to be in healthy, progressive and satisfactory condition.
Respectfully submitted,
GEO. J. BALDWIN,
President.
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 291
REPORT Or SUPERINTENDENT OP PUBLIC
SCHOOLS.
Gentlemen:In accordance with your rules I have the
honor to present herewith the thirty-eighth annual report of
the Public Schools of this city and county, covering the scholastic year ending June 30, 1903.
The work of the schools during the past year has been very
satisfactory, and the interest manifested by the teachers and
the pupils has been very gratifying. The total enrollment
for the city and county was 9,164, and the total number of
teachers employed was 193. A complete statistical statement of all the schools accompanies this report, and from this
statement all the leading facts concerning the schools may
be obtained.
In the city there were maintained ten white schools with
an enrollment of 4,517, and four colored schools with an enrollment of 2,312. In the county there were thirteen white
schools with an enrollment of 640, and twenty-seven colored
schools with an enrollment of 1,695. At the beginning of the
year there was for a short time a slight crowding in the northern section of the city, but this condition was soon relieved
by a judicious readjustment of pupils in the different schools.
As usual the demand for seats in the colored schools greatly exceeded the supply. The facilities for educating the colored children, however, made available to the Board of Education, were utilized to the best advantage. In the country
ample accommodations have been provided for both white
and colored children.
292 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
Health and Sanitation.
During the year the health of the children has been unusually good. The number of cases of contagious diseases
has been less than for several years. Through the co-operation of the City Health Department the health of the school
children and the teachers is very closely guarded.
Every case of contagious disease that is likely to affect the
welfare of the schools is promptly reported to this office by
the Health Officer, and immediate steps are taken to protect
the teachers and the children. In this way there is probably
less danger of coming in contact with contagious diseases
in our schools than there is upon the streets.
Close attention is given to the hygienic condition of the
school rooms and the premises generally, and every reasonable precaution is taken to prevent the origin or the spread
of disease.
An experiment made at Chatham Academy with a new
form of drinking fountain for a large number of children has
proved very successful. It solves at small cost the problem
of affording ample facilities for watering a large number of
children quickly and of preventing the dangers arising from
the contact of the lips with drinking vessels.
Something of this kind is needed in every school, and I
commend this new form of fountain to the consideration of
the Board.
Physical Conditions.
In the city the physical condition of the schools are very
good, and no extensive repairs are needed at this time.
Our new school buildings are models of comfort and convenience, and their equipment is all that is necessary for the
best school work. The covering of the steam pipes and boil-
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 293
ers at the Anclerson and the Thirty-eighth Street Schools last
winter improved the heating of these buildings greatly, and
proved to be a great saving in fuel. Owing to the coal strike t
and the consequent high price of fuel it was found to be impracticable to obtain the usual bids for coal and wood, so
that these necessities had to be purchased in the open market as they were needed. The mild winter, however, was very
favorable to these adverse conditions, and the total cost of
fuel even at the greatly advanced price was not much greater
than usual.
In the county white schools the physical conditions are
excellent. The new school buildings recently erected by the
Board contain all the facilities and equipment that are found
in the city schools. . In many of the colored schools, however, the conditions are far from satisfactory, and it is to be
hoped that at no distant day means may be found for their
betterment;
Uniform Text-Book. Law.
At the last meeting of our State Legislature a law was
passed requiring the use of uniform text-books in all the
public schools of the State, except in those schools operated
under local systems like our own. In these schools the selection of text-books rests as formerly with the Boards of
Education. While this law does not affect our schools directly, it may do so indirectly, and to their advantage. Under the new law the adopted school books will undoubtedly
be furnished to the pupils at a much less cost than they are
at present. While the schools operated under local laws are
exempt under the terms of the act from the use of the uniform text-books prescribed by the State Board of Education,
they are nevertheless entitled to the discounts in the prices
of such books of the prescribed uniform list as are used in
294 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
these local systems. It is reasonably certain that some of the
books now used in our schools will be on the uniform list
adopted by the State, and hence a corresponding advantage
will accrue to the pupils of our schools using such books. In
consideration, therefore, of the advantages suggested above,
it would be wise, I think, for the Board to defer any action
looking to a change in our-text-books, except in case of great
urgency, until it be known what the State adoption will be.
Savannah has always been conservative in the change of
text-books, and I think wisely so, but it is only reasonable to
expect the changes absolutely necessary to keep the schools
abreast of the times.
Teacher*.
During the year a constant effort has been made to improve the character of the teaching force. To this end weekly meetings of the Normal Class have been held, and the most
important topics relating to practical school work have been
studied and discussed. The annual supply of new teachers
in our system together with the frequent promotions makes
it absolutely necessary to repeat from time to time the standard instruction in methods and management, and for the
older teachers there is constant need for new inspiration and
fresh thought. It is an axiom of education that the teachers
must have a clear and definite knowledge of the subject
taught. No one can teach another what he himself does not
know. What a teacher knows vaguely, he will teach vaguely;
what he knows clearly, he may teach clearly. Moreover, a
teacher's knowledge must be not only clear and definite, but
it mus; be freshthe result of recent preparation. No one
can teach successfully out of last year's study.
The teachers of our schools possess exceptional advantages
for improvement in their profession, and I am glad to say
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 295
that almost all of them avail themselves of these opportunities. The teachers own and sustain one of the best pedagogical libraries in the South, where all the best and latest works
on education are collected and nearly all the educational periodicals in this country are found. Besides these there are
many valuable works of reference, and a number of miscellaneous books together with the leading popular periodicals
of the day.
The volume of professional reading and study done by our
teachers has a marked efr'ect upon the character of the teaching done in our schools. The opportunities for visiting the
classes of other teachers is also of great value. The visiting
teacher sees herself in a mirror, and from this unique point
of view are often seen in emphatic coloring, not only her own
virtues, but her defects as well.
The Public Library.
As an educational factor in our city the Public library recently opened will play an important part. A public library
is always a valuable adjunct to the public schools. A children's department is a special feature of the library, and
every opportunity will be afforded the young to form the
valuable habit of reading good books. The library now contains about 25,000 volumes, and others will soon be added.
The educational opportunities thus afforded will be utilized
by the schools, and an effort will be made to cultivate in the
minds of the young a taste for reading the best literature of
the age.
School Accommodations.
In every growing city like Savannah constant provision
must be made for the increasing school population, and it is
often wise to anticipate the inevitable condition of a city's
296 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
growth and its educational needs. .During the next year we
shall probably be able to accommodate in the white schools
all who apply, though at first a little crowding in some of the
grades and some readjustments in distribution now seems to
be indicated. Every school room in the city will be needed
to accommodate the pupils. Even in the Thirty-eighth
Street School in the extreme southern section of the city,
even- one of its twelve large rooms will be filled. It is certain that an enlargement of our school accommodations must
be seriously considered at no distant day. The completion
of the original plans of the Henry Street School by the addition of two wings would meet the demand for some time
in a portion of the city that has always developed a crowded
condition in that school.
Sooner or later the condition at the Barnard Street School
will demand the attention of the Board, and it would be wise,.
I think, to give some preliminary thought to these conditions before they become more acute.
It is a matter of regret that quite a number of negro children are still unable to be accommodated in the Public
Schools of the city. The Board, I know, is fully aware of
this condition, and is not indifferent to its serious aspects,
but it is well known that a complete solution of the problem
does not lie wholly in the power of the Board of Education.
A building on Maple street has been recently purchased by
the Board for a colored school, and ten comfortable rooms
will be available by October 1st. This building is to take
the place of the seven-room building formerly used as the
Anderson Street Colored School. A gain of three rooms
will thus be made, and unless the Board sees fit to combine
with this school the two classes now taught on Duffy street,
about two hundred more colored children can be accommodated than fonrerly.
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 297
School CenaiiH.
In accordance with the requirements of the general school
law of the State, a new school census of the entire State has
been taken this year. Under the general direction of the Superintendent the census of this city and county was taken
during the months of June, July and a part of August by Mr.
H. A. Goette and four assistants. While the work of taking
a census of any large city is always liable to a certain per
cent, of unavoidable error even with the greatest care, it is
believed that the error in the case of the present census is
very small. The accompanying statement shows by militia
districts in tabular form the most important facts of the census. The present corporate limits of the city as recently extended were strictly observed.
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From this statement it appears that during the last five
years there has been an increase of 2,087 m tne school population for the whole country, making a total of 19,295 children
in the county between six and eighteen years of age. In the
city the white school population is 6,489, and the colored
7,923, making a total of 14,412. This is a gain of 957 in the
whites and 1,239 in the colored, or a total of 2,196 for the
city.
In the country there are 1,170 whites and 3,713 colored,
making a total of 4,883. This is a gain of 211 in the whites
and a loss of 320 in the colored, making a total loss in the
country 109 in five years. This loss is probably due to the
recent extension of the city limits which included a large colored population formerly counted in the country districts.
The per cent, of increase in the census of 1898 over that of
1803 was 11.52, ahd the per cent, of increase in the census
of 1903 over that of 1898 was 12.13, making a gain of .61 per
cent, in the rate of increase for the last census.
It is very gratifying to note the decided decrease in the illiteracy both among the whites and'the colored. The fact that
there are in the city only ten white children of school age
who cannot read and write is quite remarkable. It is almost 1
equally remarkable that there are in the country only fifteen :
white children of the same class. I
StntlBtlcul Report of City SchoolH I9O2-10O3.
SCHOOLS.
High School ... .....
Anderson ..... .,...,.., Barnard ... ...........
Cathedral. ............
Chatham No 1 ...........
Chatham No. 2 ......
Henry .................
Massle ................
St. Patrick's . .............
Thirty-eighth Street School . . ...
Total White. ..........
Anderaon (Colored),. ..........
Ouffy Street (Colored) .........
Boat Broad (Colored) .........
West Broad (Colored). .........
Total Colored ...... ...
Grand Total Ollv ........
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Dlttniemville ............. East Savannah .... .......
Flowervllle ..............
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Nicholsonville . ...........
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Riverside ... ............
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Sackvllle.. ............. Skidaway. ............ . .
Tatemsville .............
Taylor's Chapel ............
Vallambrosa. ..... .......
West Savannah ........ ...
Wllmtngton ..............
Wheathlll ..........
White Btoff. .............
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23
41
35
38
31
26
24
42
40
14
23
34
29
31
24
23
24
35
50
34
16
29
20
25
54
808
TT76
4230
12
8
30
13
19
272
Y S
22
27
17
49
53
42
20
25
29
50
50
18
25
27
30
39
21
18
16
37
42
60
19
38
31
40
46
887
1159
4934
41
28
59
20
32
610
DUO
47
45
40
90
88
80
57
51
53
92
90
82
48
61
69
70
45
41
40
72
92
84
3d
67
51
05
100
|695
2835
9104
27
15
17
5
8
300
OLS
20
13
19
37
28
32
27
20
20
31
88
14
16
23
25
28
17
17
19
27
35
21
14
27
Hi
19
50
658
958
3022
10
6
21
8
11
190
! (C(
17
22
16
45
40
34
23
19
26
40
45
16
21
19
25
33
16
17
15
30
36
33
17
36
26
34
42
743
939
4295
37
21
38
13
19
498
)LO
37
35
35
82
68
66
50
89
46
74
83
80
37
44
50
61
33
34
34
67
71
64
31
03
42
63
92
1401
1897
7917
13
10
14
4
6
245
RED
13
11
17
30
21
24
23
12
14
25
29
10
9
10
21
16
12
10
15
19
19
16
8
21
11
12
42
476
721
3168
0
5
18
6
8
148
>) 191
9
16
13
34
24
28
17
13
21
27
3S
13
12
14
20
19
12
9
11
22
9
26
12
26
20
20
S8
638
081
3757
19
15
32
10
14
893
)2-19
22
27
30
64
46
62
40
26
3*
62
67
23
21
80
41
35
24
19
26
41
38
42
20
47
31
32
80
1009
1402
6925
51
71
8-J
77
74
79
03.
CO
77
83
78
60
79
80
04
76
70
81
77
57
78
82
66
73
50
76
72
54
78
65
7H
74
60
86
72
74
87
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
(1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0 '0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
8
ft
1)
0
0
0
0
2
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
2
4
0
1
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
I)
0
0
0
1
2
5
10
301MAYOR'S ANNUALREPORT.
302 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
Conclusion.
The work and condition of the schools have been briefly
sketched in the foregoing pages, and the outlook is encouraging. The schools of a community are its greatest interest,
and it is important that this interest be guarded and guided
with care and wisdom. Savannah is very fortunate in having
its schools directed by men of high character, whose motives
and actions are free from the selfish and political influences
that so often paralyze the school systems in our American
cities. With our city's rapid growth her schools are keeping
pace, and it is the purpose of those immediately in charge
to sustain the good reputation which our schools have always
borne.
In closing I can only renew my grateful acknowledgements to the members of this Board for the continued confidence reposed in me, and to the faithful corps of teachers
who have given me their earnest support in the difficult duties
ol my office.
OTISASHMORE, .
Superintendent.
Foreign Exports from the Port of Savannah, Ga., for the Year Ending December 31,1903, and for the Thirteen Preceding Years.
COUNTRY.
nutria-Hungary........
Argentine Republic....
Cuba....... .....................
CtaU...... ......................
Sora Scotia, etc-.. .......
Qiebec ........................
Sweden and Norway...
Test ladies (Br). ........
West Indies (Dutch)...
Total.*... .............. 1903...
............ ...... 1902...
............ ......1901...
................. .1900...
1808
" .................. 1897...
- ......... .........1896...
.................. 1894...
" ..................189.3...
- ..................1892...
" ..................1890...
January
66,415
25,836
359,604
2,640
1,210,018
398,794
3,974,708
80,706
175.707
28,284
36,747
237,656
248,835
27.90-
$6,882,150
5,099.332
3,757,19s
, 4,319,;73
3,141,804
3,020.500
2,709.709
1,360,085
3,484,074
3.662,165
2,373,899
' 1,618,106
3.492,777
3,249,444
February
$.................
46,263
195,937
13,886
1,221,189
95
2.53I.79SI
79,912
86,176
4,173
262,997
March
f. .... .
167,030
9.7"
4,44i
901,687
156,631
2,757.359
94,982
4,399
7,000
404,858
416,620
69,216 97,/62
$4,928,263
3,388,814
4.650,926
4,762,120
2,139,211
2,506,424
1.399,482
1,352946
1,554,103
999.=83
11,065,959
2,587.415
3.030,868
2,206,202
* 4,605,860
1,352.405
2,720,851
6206,264
957.133
2,247,860
1,608,049
1,942,083
1,292.602
1,262,792
1,117.796
1,167,246
2,004,608
1,621,869
April
$.................
9,752
165,723
723,192
i,97r993
43,37
125.519
'4,934
10,000
162,691
3.121
320,473
42,450
* 3,539,085
2,042.930
3,137,333
3,310,838
653,111
1,524.133
1,166,364
1,031,209
1,477.426
1,307,212
803,992
752-365
1,226,996
811,181
May
$.................
19,887
198,7/8
June
$.................
2,500
52,300
24,000
i
i
48,810
75,504 4'3,258
54050
388,352
24,411
102,490
192,216
3,39*
105,287
I7.'94
21.Q26
29.J50
55,425
6,372
53,19
305,542
10,477
24,439
$ 1,479.444
2,290,572
2,629,638
1,366,804
877.^02
890,857
1,090,874
1,449,343
83S.-46
1.189,987
847,273
834,225
958,872
501,335
t 749,6>o
1,540,027
1,459,007
1,190,082
1,212.859
1,105,833
788,49*
7"', 13>
929,>03
762.429
705,899
465,024
July
$.................
22.377
29,459

i89.9i7
321,766
6,541
147,193
13,299
32,864
$ 763.426
1,038,873
',452.505
1,306,641
1,076,125
839,272
588,824
668,239
1,024,405
401,197
633,671
54>,73I
474,001
455,582
August
$_...............
9,426
176,816
99,309
I34,4<>7
27,067
27,770
* 474,855
855,511
653,264
1.120,161
8,555 7*2.415
557,171
646,931
549,729
283.257
466,004
S'3,339
340,052
322,433
September
j.
79,540
7.1.050
16,676
281,077
748,583
a.230,739
157,840
*9&3
61,185
532,020
103,800
$4,389,382
6,620,984
2,676,564
6,424,584
3,077,701
1.501,923
I,928,9c8
1,680,198
1,348,396
789,008
1,566,238
97 -99'
816,965
3,529,782
October
J 6,277
59,904
166,024
23.251
2,469.905
681,582
4,605,985
12,607
412,003
1
108,739
8,681
15,800
369,M4
768,636
145,948
$9,854,486 7,260,964 6,818,107 9,442.112
4,>43,5'0
3,088,123
5,164,491
2,721,958
4,495.246
3,894.571
4.889,436
3,820,117
4,410.403
6,165,418
November
t.......... ......
11,670
17,886
161,350
3,647,804
881,066
4,720,545
70,840
158,310
27,251
1,055281
580,267
159,224
% 11,547,482
7,409.853
7,442,99S
5.631,579
f.397,04'
5,101,507
5,142,515
5,ioi,477
3,337,53<;
3,556,128
4,941,933
4,994804
7.253 087
4,766,822
December
$................
222,515
169,589
30,495
1,678,776
587,425
4,434,566
15,414
414,581
153,938
33,400
63',i77
835,919
144,935
$ 9,352,730
8,771,686
6,767,674
4,449,297
2,956,110
3.794,044
4,260,139
3.860,450
2,652,154
3.275,885
.-.896,139
1,856,281
4.761,903
6,854,899
Totals 1903
6,277
529.153
55,295
1,559,705
145,325
7,081
161,350
12,603,251
.1,529,61)0
28,386.379
18,021
24,411
1,368,150
1,567,137
130,613
21,926
120,198
83,392
3,326,468
3,121 55,988 4,032,751 811,712
11,089
Totals 1902
372,807
. 56,737
7,<21 1,489,529 105,239 4,300
10,079
233,25
31,018
11,445,214
2.460,314
21,848.454
45,072
1,462,868
1,542,1=7
67,041
198,502
3-875
2,232 684 /520 261.769 2,821,991 939.722
'5.33'
12,000
* 58,566,773 47,671.951 44,166,059
49.530,255 26,077,862 26.342,891 26,405,522 22,680,811 21.690,283 21,374.516
23,535,503
20,419,051 29.476.491
30,949,991
Totals 1903
1902
' 1901
' 1900
1899
' 1898
1897
1896
' 1^95 1894
' '!><
1892
' 1891
1 1890
Totals 1901
$.................
329,848
9i,54i
1,650,435
72,321
2,632
i.99
57,540
25.547
1 12,330,928
1,472,171
21,953,409
'0,525
1,062,387
1,043,091
21,963
12,665
447,960
4.435
288,049
3,215,821
9.0'S
33-958
25,102
Totals 1900
J.................
537,235 122,113
2,382.283
63,740
16,748
78,838
13,976,623
1,636 133
22,633,813
54,200
2,700,948
190,849
1,069,568
44,i9
661,134
105,213
3,177,953
50,941
11,631
15,702
COUNTRY
Africa
Austria-Hungary
Argentine Republic.
Azores
Belgium
Brazil
China (French)
Cuba
Chili
Denmatk
East Indies (Dutch)
England
France
Germany
Greece
Guiana (Dutch)
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Netherlands
NovaSiolia, etc.
Peru
Portugal
Porto Rico
Quebec
Russia
San Domingo
Scotland
Spain
Sweden and Norway
Uraguav
West Indies (Br)
West Indies (Dutch)
Statement of Exports.
NUMBER AMD TONNAGE
OF
Coastwise Vessels.
Bank Clearances
*
AT
SAVANNAH, GA.,
for Nine 7ears.
Etc.
*Statement of Vessels at Savannah, Ga., with Total Tonnage,
Average Tonnage, Depth of Water in Channel to Sea.
YEAR
1903.............................................
1902.............................................
1900....................... .....................
1895........................................ ....
1890 .......................................
1880...... ... .................................
1873.............................................
No. Vessels
1,392
1,524
1,514
1,418
1,581.
1 174
1,365
Total Tonnage
2,515,957
2,507,841
2,203,225
1,888,119
1,826,544
1,242,484
1,074,367
Average
Tonnage
1,807
1,645
1.495
1,332
1,165
1,058
787
Depth of
Water
25.50 '
25.50
24.08
23.02
90 7^
1833
1750
o
yy(j'
2!
C
50
w ^
o
3
This does not include coastwise sailing vessels. Nearly 300 schooners, barks, etc., engaged in this
trade, visit Savannah in a year, their aggregate tonnage being about 160,000.
I
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 303
Statement Showing Number and Tonnage of Coastwise Steam Vessels arriving at Port of Savannah
during Year 1903.
MONTH
May.................................
July........ .........................
October. ...... ...... ...............
Totals.... .................
No Coastwise
Steamers
36
74.
37
36
3S
40
37
^4
42
3
37
37
446
TONNAGE
.............................. 65,232
.............................. 65,527
.............................. 65,306
.............................. 67,480
.............................. 76,588.
.............................. 73,735
.............................. 6^. 4^5
.............................. 78,732
.............................. 74,581
.............................. 69,407
.............................. 70,I2&
.............................. 831,494
Statement showing Number and Tonnage of Coast
wise Sailing Vessels arriving at Port of Savannah
during Year 1903.
MONTH
May .................................
June........... ......................
July.................................
October... .........................
Totals............. .......
No. Coastwise
Sailing
Vessels
34
13
40
14
(8
24
18
24
3
26
273
TONNAGE
.............................. 6,155
.............................. 18,966
/*; ~
.............................. 23,697
.............................. 9,027
.............................. 11,395
............................. 13,695
.............................. 9,632
.............................. 14,183
........ ..................... 16,862
............................. 13,525
.............................. 16,467
.............................. i6r,oi3
306 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
Arrivals and Clearances of Vessels at the Custom House, Savannah, Ga., for Thirty-One Years.
(This Statement doss not include Coastwise Sailing Vessels which do not enter or clear
at Custom House.)
ARRIVED.
, FOREIGN POKTS ! COASTWISE
(American \
;o. Tons | Crew No.
463 381.595 ",934 34 .418 354.700 10.048 66
370 310.887 10.102 87
355 320,015 10,348 58
M3 379.826 10,867 54
3 385,532 10.688 61
3 9 414,794 8,235, 30
338 446,881 9,996 14
382 508,422 ",069 21
391 544,488 12,605 ii
3So 463,226 10,659 '0 388 482.917, 13,735 14
395 493.6io 14.622 12
393 503,073 '4 534 10
430 543.235 '5, '27: 8
4" 539.5/6 14,907! 8
409 561.463 15,547! 12
483 717,561 19,178 9
484 719.328 19,014 13
449 692,726 18,345' 6
445 667,848 '6,970 7
445 691,603 17,354, 6
467 732,707 18,0451 5
421 697.577 17.502 7
442 734,716 18,655' 8
423 700,681 17.665 8
Tons
16.140
41,030
39,83?
40.298
40948
45.208
21.994
7,724 10.729
4,865
4,"5
S.63J
5.058
5.952
2,725
ressels! Foreign Vessels
Crew No.
3j3 213
487! 284
78i
987
576
439 170
237
106
90
116
'25
'85
3,560 60
6,5631 ill
4.7/8
3.000
2,761
3.877
3,680
4.884
4.236
4,820
473 784,131 *9.6'4 21 9,337
481 835,388 10,449 32 ",725
5t3 850,377 18,509 21
580 1,059,081 .12.265 7
551 1,049,964 21,380 ......
12,084
3.929
69
123
Si
59
153
'43
307
189
254
52
Tons
"9.3'6
182,517
222 145,748
26O 160,640
287 168,247
326 235.787
279 198,040
244
254
204
160
287
268
231
172 224
151,463
"5.061
Crew
2,999 4,232
3.290
3865
3.550
5.814
3,960
3,533
3,474 2,718
87.020! 1,965
1/4,676 3,984
163,321
177229
'3. '36
229 146,075
309 215,865
325
358
330
258
31297 307 252 260 249 172
193.263
238,123
259,482
255,632
222,383
204,177
253.754
315,120
316,4"
267,911
291,863
277,380
197.792
'45 203,277
3,416
S-7'9
2,800
3.288
4-530
4,058
4,790 5,228
4,796 4,152
3,598
4.359 5,242
5,22?
4.186
TOTAl
No.
710
659
673
674
709
628
596
658
606
671
669
648
730
792
822
8'3
775 709
707
697
747
73f 746
4,216 763
4,369 774
3,069' 696
Tons
517.051
578,247
495.923

496
O2I
527
634,828
626.829
670,614
666,374
559366
663,225
668,989
677)096
689,211
783,891
913.217
962,229
955,208
923,480
917.863
940,564
956215
1,054,072
1,021,912
1,061,279
','38,976
','40,34'
1,260,603
1,253,241
Crew
'5,3'6
15,127
15)200
15,768
18,078
12,634
13.699
14,780
16,429
12,714
7,835
18,163
'8,438
17.987
18,306
20,231
23,305
20,927
23,624
21,946
21 s64
Greatest
Draft.
Feet
17-50
'7-50
17-50
17-75
18.25
1850
'7.75
'8.33
1900
1900
18.25
19.00
20.75
20.00
2040
20.67
20.70
20.00
20.00
20.00
22.12
21,689 20.07
21,919' 22.50
24,050 23.50
23.037
24.107
24.00
24.00
23.854 24.08
23.132 23.25
25.443
5.207
2400
Year'
1873... 1874...
1876... 1877... 1878... 1879."
1*80...
1881... 188.'...
Jssfc 1885...
iS36...
1^87...
1888...
rSSo...
1*90...
1891...
1892...
1893...
'894-
Is^::: 1897... 1*198... 1899...
1900...
1901...
1902...
1903...
CLEARED.
1873...
1874-
1875.--
1876...
187-...
1*78...
1879...
J^So...
iSSi...
I'ssjl
1884...
iSS^...
1*86...
1887...
iSSS...
ISSQ...
1890..
1891...
1892...
If93~
1894...
1895...
1896..
I897"
lS98..
1899..
1900..
1901..
1902..
"903--
466' 398,050 13,749
480. 407,295 12,748
319; 234.831 9.376
410' 361,999 11,222
400| 439-370 '2.08l
378 418,958 10.475
365 442,734 8,834
310 *434.64 10,108
369! 508,422 ",458
350 506.213 11.917
355; 415.720 9,780
360; 452,802 13.363
414 502,773 '4,672
378! 473,134 I3.9'2
380 480,030 14 .167
382. 507,075 14.3'
395 540,293- 15,505
452 663,227 18.815
445 676,900 18,200
453. 685,620 18,235
411; 622,381 16,190
403 636,202 16,425
412 643,303 16,642
366' 623,966 16,293
386 668,946 17,680
387! 648.365 16.902
436 730.568 18,756
432 74.1-217 18.127
461' 756,387 I7,'22
480 852586 19.493
'
65 30,102
71 40,397
72 39-3"
80 49,483
65 44-829
64 40,128
36 24,891
26 12,536
22 13.052
3 9.155 10 4,115
'5 5,634
20 8,722
3 939
4 678
8 2,583
7 1,323
14 4.087
4 9.909
9 4,059
4 1,555 2 718
6 2,763
6 2.534
7 3.552 17 8.420
8, 3,252
7 2.574
9 5.041
822
804
',163
1,066
',255
497 27'
253
205
90
13'
148
24
f9
63
161
208
48
7532
21
57
5
60
211 *9i
63
84
224
229
195
260
223
242
261
209
'65
228
262
269 -233
307
323
339
353 338
3"
297
3"
326
281
3"
284
257
2.0
129,164
145.038
128,056
"9.699
103342
'83,757
I -56,070
168,255
180,579
135.375
87.400
194,075
154.858
'94.793
202,656
167,836
226,181
248,013
271,067
263.166
282.680
289,882
303,534
315,615
373,714
353.326
3i5."4
377,780
368,553
377."5
357,337
3,'94
3,437 2.924
2,827
2.489
5,375 3,129
3-446
3-745 3,023
2,015
4,315
3,344
3-970
4,186
3.557 4,601
5.078
5.429
5.I5I
5,524
5,'55
5,220
5.310 6,137
5,73'
4.992
5,851
5,641
5.645
5,'45
755 780
586
675
626
702
624

2
2
530
663
662
643
653
623
7"
789
813
749 718
711
683
730
720
734 75'
752
696 ggo
557.316
592,730
452,228
531,781
587,541
642.843
624,095
615,655
702,053
650,743
507,235
652,411
666,353
668,867
683,364
677.494
767,747
913,327
957,876
950,252
905,061
927,639
947-555
942.344
1,045,194
1.005,243
1.054,102
1,124,249
1,127,514
1,279,742
1,262,716
17,632
17,007
13.404
15,212
15,736
17,105
12.460
13,825
15,456
15,145
11,885
17,809
18,164
17,906
18,382
17,851
20,157
24,054
23,837
23.484
21,714
21,612
21,883
21,660
23.872
22.693
23.959
24,069
22.876
25.222
24.242
1750
17-50
17.50
17.75
1825
1850
17-75
18.33
19.00
19.00
18.35
19.00
20.17
20.00
2000
20.75
20.75
21.60
21.75
22.50
2302
2360
24.00
2500
24 10 24.08 24.33
24 10
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Assessments for Taxation at Savannah, Ga., for Ten Years.
YEARS
TOQ^
1901. ...................... ..
1900......................... 1899....... ......<........... 1898...... ................... 1897........ ......... ........
1896 1895....... ..................
City
Real Estate
128,792,461
28,044,040
27,290,022
26,230,742
25,965,076
24, 920, 795
24,425,729
24,360,457
24,163,380
24,763,080
City
Personalty
111,791,620
11,078,800
",070,935
i",877,335
10,617,783
10,560,052
10,629,258
9,160,522
9,160,522
TOTALS
140,584,081
39,122,840
38,360,957
37,108,077
36,582,859
35,480,847
aCOSd. O8?
t / w;7' *t / >
33,323,902
33,923.602
The net city tax rate is $1.31 on the $100. The city government's income is, in round figures, $900,000 a year, of
which a large amount is yearly spent on public improvements
of a permanent nature.
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SAVANNAH'S CLIMATE.
(1872-1903, Inclusive.)
TEMPERATURE, RAINFALL AND MISCELLANEOUS DATA,
Compiled from
United States Weather Bureau Records at Savannah, Ga., for ThirtyTwo Years.
TEMPERATURE.
Annual Highest Maximum Date Lowest Minimum Date Absolute
Mean on Record on Record Range
105 July 12,
1879
8 Feb. 13,
'899
97
Seasonal Mean* of Temperature.
December............52 March..................59 June.....................79 September...........-6
January ...............51 April ...................66 July .....................82 October...............67
February...........54 May ....................74 August.................81 November..........58
Mean-............52 Mean_............66 Mean.... ..81 Mean............67
PRECIPITATION (Amount Rain-fall in Inches and hundredihs.)
Annual Mean Greatest Yearly Year Least Yearly Year
50-85 73-94 1885 36.84 1901
Seasonal Averages of Rain-fall in Inches.
December...........3.15 March ................3.67 June ..................6.11 September .........5.67
January .............3.09 April ..................3.28 July...................5.82 October...............3.69
February .........3.28 May ...................2.76 August ...............7.89 November..........2.44
Seasonal Av'ge...o-52 Seasonal Av'ge-.-g.?! Seasonal Av'ge.19.82 Seasonal Av'ge-ii.So
MISCELLANEOUS DATA.
Mcnth
January ..... ......
February. ........
April ...............
July................
Scoter" ber ......
October ..........
November.......
December.......
Total ..............
Average number
of days with .01
of an inch or
more of
precipitation
10
10I
9
12
13
14
II
7
7
9
119
Average number
of clear
days
10
9
12
if
1
8
10
'4
12
:2
129
Average number
of partly cloudy
days
ii
10
ii
lo13
15
16
15
ii
10
10
IO
142
Avenge number
of cloudy
days
10

7
5
7
1
9
I
9
94
.Average date on which first "killing1 ' frost occurred (in autumn).-November 28.
Average date on which last "killing" frost occurred lin spring), March ist.
H. B. BOYER, Local Forecaster,
Savannah, Ga.
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BANK CLEARANCES AT SAVANNAH TOR NINE YEARS.
January..
Febru'ry
March....
April .....
May .....
June......
July........
August ...
Sept ...
Oct... ...
Nov .......
Dec ...... ..
Total...
1903
$ 19,542,420 26
iS,S3i,5 99
14,903,183 03
12,720,753 27
11,148,444 32
",398,250 94
11,375,012 47
16,666,300 14
19,689,811 62
25,850,735 86
22,476,266 59
13,963,277' 99
$ 195,265,562 48
1902
| 16,388,841 19
11,604,478 86
",462,399 12
13,004,404 75
14,433,208 12
n.453,595 66
11,492,579 06
11,690,495 61
18,093,746 38
19,588,972 60
21,456,663 83
20,400,292 71
1901
| 21,294,903 99
17,372,890 25
14,067,862 47
13,529,275 78
12,869,446 15
10.392,722 67
io,453,97 29
9,466,585 27
12,983,638 01
21,884,303 23
19,925,528 33
18,020,090 95
!
$181,069,677 89 #182,261,154 39
1900
$ 19,203,700 54
22,492,042 04
22,792,462 29
16,344.541 80
13,511:250 54
13-088,557 45
16,742,276 05
13,172,194 58
30,580,047 63
30,413,424 76
24,388,524 75
22,865,490 02
$245,594-512 45
1899
$ 12,664,548 92
8,852,776 36
8,133,136 78
8,546,058 45
9,961,071 36
9,134,356 16
9,033,495 52
9,265,668 95
12,232,879 16
15,878,009 76
17,799,296 21
17,013,416 61
|I38,5M,7I4 24
1898
$ 13,104,180 88
10,042,845 12
9,654,926 57
8,270,830 94
7,871,082 50
7,425,404 17
6,875,786 72
7,054,579 42
11,028,865 37
17,594,875 82
15,780,946 35
14,544,531 08
$129,248.854 94
1897
$ 12,063,089 02
8,456,510 94
8,480,045 10
8,823,353 ii
7,581,823 81
6,883,168 ii
7,773,990 40
6,685,563 51
13,366,012 18
17,661,581 48
15,809,895 14
14,192,369 19
$127,777,401 99
1896
| 12,368,716 17
10,852,586 17
8,403,368 42
7,367,729 82
7.99'.395 38
6,339,421 67
6,231,868 02
6,810,973 90
14,006,350 13
16,338,453 21
14,603,548 45
13,441,925 74
$124,756,337 08
1895
$ 11,319,771 c8
8,631,076 44
7,522,188 29
8,052,904 73
7,047,59 39
6,924,888 47
8,050,889 75
7,026 386 47
10,573,112 38
17,983,263 73
16,245,304 75
14,924,766 79
$124,302,142 27
I
ORDINANCES
OF THE
City of Savannah,
TOGETHER WITH IMPORTANT
Reports and Resolutions
Adopted Duting the Year igo3.
Compiled by
J. ROBERT CREAMER,
Clerk of Council.
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ORDINANCES.
AUTOMOBILES, LOCOMOBILES, ETC.
Regulate Use of. Amendment of Ordinance.
Amendment to the ordinance to regulate the use of automobiles, etc.:
In Section i, tenth line, to strike the words "on each,"
and in the eleventh line to strike the words "side thereof,"
and in the twelfth line "on his approach," and in the thirteenth line, "at street crossings," and in Section 2, line six,
between the words, "of and fifty," to add the words "not exceeding," so that when amended the ordinance will read as
follows:
An ordinance to regulate the use of automobiles, locomobiles and other similar road carriages in the city of Savannah, and for other purposes:
Section i. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen
of the City of Savannah in Council assembled, that
hereafter it shall not be lawful for any person to
use or propel on any street in the City of Savannah,
after nightfall, any automobile, locomobile, or other similar
road carriage, unless such person shall display attached to
said road carriage a lighted lamp, and shall also ring a, bell
or sound a horn as a signal when turning from one street
into another.
Sec. 2. .Be it further ordained, that any person who shall
violate the provisions of the first section of this ordinance,
shall, upon conviction before the Police Court of the City of
Savannah, be fined in a sum not exceeding fifty ($50) dollars
or imprisoned not to exceed thirty (30) days, either or both
in the discretion of the court.
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Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, and it is hereby made the
duty of all persons using or propelling on any streets in the
City of Savannah, any automobile, locomobile or other similar road carriage, to keep to the right of said street whenever it is practicable, so to do in the event of any collisions
or accidents, any person connected therewith who has failed
to keep to the right when it has been practicable to do so,
shall, upon conviction before the Police Court of the City
of Savannah, be subject to a fine not to exceed fifty ($50)
dollars or imprisonment not to exceed thirty (30) days, either
or both in the discretion of the court.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, that all ordinances or parts
of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance, are hereby repealed. Adopted.
Ordinance passed July a8th, 1903.
BURIALS.
An ordinance for the proper regulation of burials, and for
other purposes:
Section i. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of
the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, that, from and
after the adoption of this ordinance, whenever any person
shall die within the jurisdictional limits of the City of Savannah, his or her body shall be buried within thirty-six (36)
hours after such death, and this time limit shall in no case
be extended unless a specific permit be asked for, and be
granted in writing by the chairman, or acting chairman, of
the Board of Sanitary Commissioners, and this can only be
done on condition that such dead body be embalmed, or in
some other way be protected against decomposition.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, that any dead body which
may be brought into and within such limits, shall, if embalm-
3i 4 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
ed, or in some other manner protected against decomposition, be buried within twenty-four (24) hours after being so
brought in, unless extension permit-be obtained as provided
in Section r, and if not embalmed, or in some other manner
protected against decomposition, shall be buried within
twelve (12) hours after being so brought in.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, that it shall be incumbent
upon the surviving husband, wife, parent, child, brother, sister or next of kin, as the case may be, of such deceased person, and an)r and all persons who shall have such dead body
in charge, and whose duty it shall be to cause the same to be
buried, to conform to the regulations in this ordinance prescribed, and any person guilty of the violation of any of the
terms of this ordinance shall be subject, upon conviction in
the Police Court of Savannah, to a fine not exceeding one
hundred ($100) dollars, or be imprisoned for not exceeding
thirty (30) days, either or both, in the discretion of said
court.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, that all ordinances and
parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance, are hereby
repealed.
Ordinance passed Nov. nth, 1903.
BUILDINGS.
An ordinance to authorize Jeremiah Murphy to erect a
two-story wooden house on north half of lot No. 22, Green
ward:
Section i. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of
the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, That Jeremiah
Murphy be and he is hereby authorized to erect on north
half of lot No. 22, Green ward, in the City of Savannah, a
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two-story wooden house, as asked for in his petition, filed
at meeting of Council,' April i, 1903.
Sec. 2. That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed in so far as they
apply to this ordinance.
Ordinance passed May I3th, 1903.
An ordinance to permit Mrs. M. C. Heitman to erect one
two-story frame, metal roof building, upon southern one
half lot 31, Berrien ward, northwest corner Wayne and Jefferson streets.
t Section r. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of
the City of Savannah, in.Council assembled, that permission
is hereby given to Mrs. M. C. Heitman to erect one twostory frame, metal roof building on lot No. 31, Berrien ward,
northwest corner Wayne and Jefferson streets, stoop to project on Wayne street up to the line of the present stoop of
the one-story building now located on said lot and which
is to be removed.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained that all ordinances or parts
of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed in so far as they apply to this special case. Adopted.
Ordinance passed July - 28th. 1903.
An ordinance to permit the Naval Battalion, Georgia
State Troops, to erect a metal roofed frame boat-house on
the wharf at the foot of Abercorn street.
Section i. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of
the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, That permission is hereby granted to Naval Battalion, Georgia Stato
Troops, to erect a one-story boat-house on the wharf at the
foot of Abercorn street, said house to be wooden and metal
316 MAYOR'S ANNUAL
roofed, with no windows, 35 feet long, 32 feet wide, and 19
feet high. .
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That no fire shall be permitted in said boat-house, and no gasoline shall be used or
permitted therein.
Sec. 3. Be it further resolved, That all ordinances or parts
of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed in so far as they apply to this special case.
Ordinance passed October I4th, 1903.
BUILDING INSPECTOR.
An ordinance for the creation of the office of building in*
spector, fixing his term of office,- duties, bond and salary,
and for other purposes:
Section i. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of
the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, That the office
of "Building Inspector" is hereby created. He shall be
elected by Council, in December, 1903, and shall hold office
until his successor shall be elected and qualified in 1905.
At the regular election of city officers at the time fixed
by law in 1905, a "building inspector" shall be elected by
Coi'ncil to hold office for the term of two (2) years, and biennial!} thereafter.
The sa!sry of said inspector shall be at the rate of twelve
hundred dollars per annum, payable in equal monthly instalments out 01 the treasury of the City of Savannah, and said
inspector shali engage in no other business.
Such btiilding inspector shall be a practical and experience'l
architect, builder or civil engineer.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That such building inspector before he enters upon the duties of his office, shall take
and subscribe an oath before the Clerk of Council, to faith-
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
fully and impartially execute the duties of his office, and see
that all buildings erected or repaired within the City of Savannah are constructed in accordance with the laws and ordinances relating thereto and shall give a bond to the Mayor
and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, and its successors
in the sum of two thousand dollars, with a surety company,
approved by the Mayor, as surety, conditioned for the faithful performance of his duties, the premium on said bond to
be paid by the city.
Sec.- 3. Be it further ordained, That said building inspector shall see to it that all existing building regulations of
Savannah are conformed to, and shall report promptly all infractions thereof to the Mayor, and shall perform such other
duties as may be prescribed by laws or ordinances now existing or to be hereafter adopted.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and
parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby
repealed.
Ordinance passed November 25th, 1903.
REPORTING DISEASE.
An ordinance to amend ^Section Six hundred and fortyseven (647) of MacDonell's "Code of Savannah," which requires citizens to report to the Board of Sanitary Commissioners cases of infectious or pestilential diseases occurring
on their premises, by requiring them to report in writing
immediately, and so as to conform said section to Section Six
Hundred and Forty-six (646) of said code as amended by ordinance of this date, and for other purposes.
Section i. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen
of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, That said
Section Six Hundred and Forty-seven (647) of MacDonell's
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Code of Savannah, which requires citizens to make reports
as set out in above caption, is hereby amended as follows:
By adding just after the word "infectious" in the second line
of the body of said section the word "contagious;" and by
adding, in the fourth line of the body thereof, after the word
"Section," and preceding the word "report," the word "immediately," and by adding, in said same line just after the
word "facts," the words "in writing," so that said section,
when amended, shall read as follows:
"647. Citizens to report to board cases of disease, when,
etc. Every citizen upon whose premises there may occur
any case of smallpox, yellow fever or other infectious, contagious or pestilential disease not under the charge of any
physician, shall in like manner, as ordained in the preceding
section, immediately report the facts in writing to the Board
of Sanitary Commissioners, and for failure or refusal to
make such report, shall, upon conviction before the Police
Court, be liable to fine or imprisonment, or both, in the discretion of the court, such fine not to exceed one hundred dollars, and such imprisonment not to exceed thirty days. But
whenever any disease has been declared epidemic by the
Board of Sanitary Commissioners, it shall not be required
that further cases shall be so reported."
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained that all ordinances and parts
of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Ordinance passed November nth, 1903.
An ordinance to amend Section Six Hundred and Fortysix (646) of MacDonell's "Code of Savannah," which requires
physicians or other persons practicing medicine in Savannah
to report cases of infectious, contagious, or pestilential dis-
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 319
ease to the Board of Sanitary Commissioners, so as to require such reports to be made as soon as possible, and more
fully, and for other purposes.
Section i. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of
the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, That Section
Six Hundred and Forty-six (646) of MacDonell's "Code of
Savannah," which requires physicians or other persons practicing medicine in the City of Savannah to report cases of
smallpox, yellow fever, or other infectious, contagious, or
pestilential disease, which they may be called upon to treat,
within the city limits, to the Board of Sanitary Commissioners, be and the same is hereby amended, by striking out, in
the caption of said section the words "within twenty-four
hours," and by, inserting in lieu thereof, the word "immediately," and by adding, after the word "report" in the second
line of the body of said section the words "in writing;" and
by striking out the words in the sixth line of the body of said
section, to-wit: "within twenty-four hours," and by substituting in lieu thereof the word "immediately;" and by adding, after the word "found," in the ninth line of the body of
said section, these words, to-wit: "And any case he may be
called upon to treat, of which he may have doubts or suspicions as to whether or not it is contagious or infectious,
he shall likewise report in writing, immediately, specifying
in his report the name of such patient and the locality of the
house in which such person is to be found," so that said section when amended, shall read as follows:
"646. Physicians to report to board cases of diseases immediately. It shall be the duty of every physician or other
person practicing medicine in the City of Savannah, to report in writing to the Board of Sanitary Commissioners
every case of smallpox, yellow fever, or other infectious,
3io ___ MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
contagious, or pestilential disease, which he may be called
upon to treat within the city limits, said report to be made
immediately after he shall have ascertained the character
of the case, and to specify the name of the patient and the
locality of the house in which such person is to be found;
and any case he may be called upon to treat of which he may
have doubts or suspicions as to whether or not it is contagious or infectious, he shall likewise report in writing, immediately, specifying in his report the name of such patient
and the locality of the house in which such person is to be
found; and for every violation of this provision the guilty
party shall, upon conviction before the Police Court be liable
to fine or imprisonment, or both, in the discretion of the
court, such fine not to exceed $100, and such imprisonment
not to exceed thirty days. But whenever any disease has
been declared epidemic by the Board of Sanitary Commissioners it shall not be required that further cases be so reported."
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and
parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby
repealed.
Ordinance passed November nth, 1903.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Fire Department. Of whom and what it shall consist.
Section I. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of
the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, That,
i. The Fire Department of the City of Savannah shall
consist of one (i) superintendent of the Fire Department,
one (i) assistant superintendent, one (i) superintendent fire
alarm telegraph, eight (8) foremen, eight (8) assistant foremen, six (6) engineers, six (6) assistant engineers, fifty-five
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 321
(55) regular firemen and four (4) supernumerary firemen,
with such engines, hose wagons and reels, hook and ladder
trucks, chemical engine, supply wagons and carts, buggies
and horses, and such quantity of hose, harness, appliances,
implements and other equipment as shall be requisite for
efficient service in and by such Fire Department.
Qualifications of Officers and Men.How elected and appointed.
Sec. II. Be it further ordained, That,
1. The superintendent of the Fire Department shall be
.elected by Council biennially, as provided by law.
2. Each member of the Fire Department shall devote his
entire time to the service of the same, and shall be engaged
in no other business, occupation or employment requiring
his personal attention, except as herein provided, or as Council may prescribe.
3. The assistant superintendent, clerk and superintendent
fire alarm telegraph shall be appointed by the Mayor, upon
recommendation of the superintendent of the Fire Department, approved by the Committee on Fire.
4. The foreman and assistant foreman shall be appointed
among the regular firemen, by the Mayor, upon the recommendation of the superintendent of the Fire Department,
approved by the Committee on Fire.
5. The engineers and assistant engineers shall be competent engineers and practical machinists, and shall be appointed by the Mayor, upon recommendation of the superintendent of the Fire Department, approved by the Committee on Fire.
6. The regular firemen shall be appointed from among
the supernumerary firemen by the Mayor, upon rccommenda-
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tion of the superintendent of the Fire Department, approved
by the Committee on Fire.
7. The supernumerary firemen shall be appointed by the
Mayor, upon recommendation of the superintendent of the
Fire Department, approved by the Committee on Fire.
8. No person, other than the superintendent of the Fire
Department and the assistant superintendent, clerk and electrician shall become members of the Fire Department who
fails to meet the following requirements, physical tests, and
medical examination, to-wit:
1. He must be a citizen of the United States.
2. He must have been a resident of the City of Savannah
for a period of not less than one (i) year, next prior to the
date of his application.
3. He must not be less than five feet six inches in hight.
4. He must not weigh less than one hundred and thirtyfive (135) pounds.
5. He must not be less than 21 years, nor more than 35
years of age.
6. He must pass a satisfactory physical examination, his
weight and circumference of chest shall not be less than that
designated as the minimum accompaniment of the hight and
weight in the following table:
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Minimum Circumference of
Height. Weight. Chest Quiescent.
5 feet 6 inches 135 pounds 3354 inches
5 feet 7 inches 140 pounds 34 inches
5 feet 8 inches 145 pounds 35 inches
5 feet 9 inches 150 pounds 35J4 inches
5 feet 10 inches 155 pounds .36 inches
5 feet ii inches 160 pounds 36^2 inches
6 feel 165 pounds 37 inches
6 feet I inch 170 pounds 38 inches
6 feet 2 inches 175 pounds 39 inches
6 feet 3 inches 180 pounds 40 inches
6 feet 4 inches 185 pounds 41 inches
7. He must be free from any constitutional disease, or
predisposition to same.
8. He must be free'from permanent defects of either of
the extremities or articulation, causing inefficiency and unnatural curvature of the spine.
9. He must be free from any and all of the following defects :
Deafness, impaired vision or color blindness; chronic heart
affections; insufficient chest expansion (minimum 2j4 inches);
hernia; hydrocele or varicocele, unless light; stricture in any
form; indications of alcoholism; syphilis in any stage; gonorrhea or any sexual diseases; varicose veins in the lower
limbs, unless slight.
10. Evidence of any other disease, physical deformity or
abnormal condition of such a character as to incapacitate
the applicant for the performance of any duty or work in the
Fire Department, will be cause for his rejection.
it. As to all the foregoing certificates of physical fitness
shall, in each case, be given in writing by the Health Officer,
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or the police surgeon, before the applicant can be accepted
as such member.
Salaries, Affidavit and Bond
Sec. III. Be it further ordained, That,
1. The superintendent of the Fire Department shall be
paid a salary of $2,000.00 per annum, the assistant superintendent a salary of $1,500 per annum, the clerk a salary of
$900 per annum, the electrician a salary of $1,200 per annum (one-half of which last named salary shall be paid out
of the budget of the Fire Department and one-half out of
the budget of the Police Department), the foremen shall be
paid a salary of $840.00 per annum each, the assistant foremen a salary of $720.00 per annum each, the engineers a
salary of $1,000.00 per annum each, and the assistant engineers a salary of $720.00 per annum each. All salaries to
be paid in equal monthly payments.
2. The pay of the regular firemen shall be at the rate of
$50 per month for the first year's service, at the rate of $55
per month for the second year's service, and at the rate of
$60 per month after two years' service, and the time of service shall date from the day on which the fireman was appointed to membership in the Fire Department.
3. The pay of the supernumerary firemen shall be at the
rate of $50 per month for the actual hours of service performed; each month shall be reckoned at thirty days, and
each day by twenty-four hours.
4. Before entering upon the discharge of their duties each
officer and member of the Fire Department shall take and
subscribe the following oath:
"I do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be) that
I will, during my continuance in office or membership, to the
best of my skill and ability, faithfully discharge all the duties
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required of me, and that I will in all cases conform to the
ordinances of the city and the rules and regulations of the
Fire Department."
5. That said officers and men shall be required before entering upon the discharge of their duties, to give a bond with
two securities, approved by the Clerk of Council, for the
faithful discharge of their duties. The superintendent of the
Fire Department in the sum of $3,000.00, the assistant superintendent in the sum of $1,500.00, the clerk in the sum of
$500.00, the superintendent fire alarm telegraph in the sum
of $500.00, the foremen in the sum of $500.00 each, the assistant foremen in the sum of $200.00 each, the engineers in the
sum of $500.00 each, the assistant engineers in the sum of
$200.00 each, and the regular and supernumerary firemen in
the sum of $100.00 each.
6. AH amounts for salaries and pay as aforesaid shall be
paid out of the treasury of the City of Savannah.
Officers and Members Liable to Suspension, Fine or Dismissal
Sec. IV. Be it further ordained, That,
1. Any member of the Fire Department, other than the
superintendent, shall be subject to discharge by the Mayor
at any time, with or without cause assigned.
2. Any officer or member of the Fire Department who
shall be found guilty of any violation of rules or orders, laws,
ordinances or regulations governing the said department,
shall, upon conviction thereof, before the Mayor, be subject
to a fine for each and every offense in sums not less than one
dollar nor more than one hundred dollars, reprimand, discharge from the service, reduction in rank or pay, or any
two or more of the above penalties, at the discretion of the
Mayor, and the superintendent of the Fire Department or
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officer in command of the Fire Department, is hereby authorized to suspend from duty, and place any officer or member of the Fire Department under arrest for any such violation of this ordinance.
Powers and Duties of the Superintendent of the Fire Department
Sec. V. Be it further ordained, That,
1. The superintendent of the Fire Department shall have,
at all times, the general superintendence, control and command of all officers, men, apparatus, material and property
of the Fire Department, subject to such regulations as shall
be prescribed by existing or future ordinances.
2. He shall assign the officers and men to the engine
house and apparatus with which they are to serve, all such
assignments, being first approved by the Mayor, and he shall
be responsible for the discipline, good order, proper conduct,
care and management of the whole department.
3. He shall establish such rules and regulations as he may
deem necessary, for the proper management of said department, subject to the approval of the Committee on Fire.
4. He shall cause to be examined daily the condition of
the engine houses, apparatus, horses and all other property
of the department and shall make daily report of the same
to the Mayor. If any repairs shall be required at any time,
it shall be his duty to at once make a report of the same to
the Committee on Fire and he shall pass upon the same before they are paid for. He shall approve all bills against the
department before they are forwarded to Council. He shall
purchase all necessary supplies and implements for the department under the direction of the Committee on Fire, and
he shall make a full and complete report of the condition and
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doings of the fire department to the Mayor annually, and as
when required.
5. He shall see to the proper and speedy extinguishment
of fires which may endanger property in the City of Savannah, and in case of such fires he shall have supreme and absolute command of the firemen, of all persons connected with
the Fire Department and the entire apparatus and property
that may be employed for the extinguishment of fires, and
in the absence of such superintendent of the Fire Department
the above supreme authority shall devolve according to existing arrangements for such emergency.
Powers and Duties of the Assistant Superintendent
Sec. VI. Be it further ordained, That,
1. The assistant superintendent shall aid the superintendent of the Fire Department in the performance of his duties,
and shall in the event of his absence, or disability, command
in his place.
2. He shall inspect all buildings within .the corporate
limits while they are in course of construction, or while they
are being remodeled, improved or repaired, and it shall be
his duty to order stopped all such work on buildings not being done in accordance with the ordinance of the City of Savannah, or which he may find in violation of fire regulations
or building laws, and in the event that any owner, occupant
or contractor refuses or neglects to comply with the city ordinance it will be his duty to place such owner, occupant or
contractor on the information docket for such violation.
3. He shall perform such other duties as the superintendent of the Fire Department may direct!
Duties of Clerk.
Sec. VII. Be it further ordained, That,
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1. The clerk shall keep in neat and accurate form, properly indexed, the books and records of the Fire Department,
in a manner so that they can be referred to at any time.
2. He shall keep in a neat and orderly condition the supplies of the department, and shall issue the same only on
requisition approved by the officer in command.
3. He shall perform such other duties as the superintendent of the Fire Department may direct.
Duties of superintendent fire alarm telegraph.
Sec. VIII. Be it further ordained, That,
1. The superintendent fire alarm telegraph shall keep in
efficient working order and repair the fire alarm telegraph
system.
2. He shall keep in efficient working order and repair the
police telegraph system.
3. He shall perform such other duties as the superintendent of the Fire Department sri 1?. the superintendent of
the Police Department may direct.
Duties of Foreman and Assistant Foreman
Sec. IX. Be it further ordained, That,
1. The foreman shall have charge of and be responsible
to the superintendent of the Fire Department for the property, condition, discipline and good order of their respective
stations, and they shall perform such other duties as the
superintendent of the Fire Department may direct and prescribe.
2. The assistant foreman shall, respectively, in the absence of the foreman, assume all the responsibility of that
officer and perform his duties; at all other times he shall perform the duties assigned to him by his foreman.
Pensioning of Superannuated and Disabled Firemen
Sec. X. Be it further ordained, That,
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1. Any member of the Fire Department who has or shall
have performed duty therein for a continuous period of
twenty years or upwards, and less than thirty years, shall,
upon the certificate of the health officer of the City of Savannah, concurred in by Council, that such member is permanently injured, physically or mentally, so as to be unfit
for duty, be placed on the retired roll, and shall receive an
annual pension during his lifetime of a sum equal to onethird of the full salary or compensation of such member so
retired.
2. Any member of the said Fire Department who has or
shall have performed duty therein for a continuous period
of thirty years or upwards shall, upon the certificate of the
health officer of the City of Savannah, concurred in by Council, that such member is permanently disabled, physically or
mentally, so as to be unfit for duty, be placed on the retired
roll, and shall receive an annual pension during his lifetime
of a sum-not less than one-half of the full salary or compensation of the said member so retired.
Providing for the Burial of Diseased Members of the Department and for the Relief of Their Families
Sec. XI. Be it further ordained, That,
1. Every member of the Fire Department who dies in service from natural causes shall be buried at the expense, not
to exceed $50, of the said City of Savannah, and the dependent family of such member shall receive his monthly salary
for three (3) months after his death. .
2. Every member of the said Fire Department who 'is
killed while in the discharge of his duty or dies from the effects of injuries received in the discharge of his duties, shall
be buried at the expense, not to exceed $50, of the said City
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and the dependent family of such member shall receive his
monthly salary for six (6) months after his death.
Right of Way in Going to Fires
Sec. XII. Be it further ordained, That,
The Fire Department of the City of Savannah, with its
apparatus of all kinds, when going to any fire in said city,
shall have the right of way over the streets, lanes and ways
of this city to the exclusion of all other persons, and over
any and all vehicles, railroad trains and street cars of every
kind, except those carrying the United States mail, and
every person in or upon, or owning any vehicle, shall, on the
approach of any apparatus of said department, give ample
room in any street, lane or way on which they may be, until
passed by said apparatus; and no person in or upon, or owning any vehicle, or driving or riding any animal or animals
in any of said streets, lanes or ways, shall refuse the right of
way to, or in any manner obstruct any fire apparatus of said
department, or any of the officers of the same, while in the
performance of duty; and any person or persons violating
any of the provisions of this section of this ordinance shall,
on conviction thereof before the Police Court of Savannah,
be subject and liable, for each and every offense, to a fine of
not more than one hundred ($100) dollars, and to imprisonment not exceeding thirty days, either or both at the discretion of the officer presiding in the Police Court.
Superintendent Authorized to Pull Down or Blow Up
Houses to Prevent Spread of Fires
Sec. XIII. Be it further ordained, That,
It shall be lawful at any fire for the superintendent of the
Fire Department, or in his absence the assistant superintendent, and he is hereby authorized and empowered, to order
and command any person or persons to pull down or blow up
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any house or houses or other buildings, which he may judge
absolutely necessary to be pulled down or blown up for preventing the further spreading of the fire, and if any person
or persons not so ordered and commanded by the superintendent of the Fire Department or assistant superintendent
as aforesaid, shall aid or assist in any manner to pull down
or blow up, or shall proceed with such purpose to injure In
any manner any house or houses during the progress of a
fire, he or they shall be immediately arrested by any of the
firemen or policemen, and upon conviction thereof in the
Police Court of Savannah, shall be fined in a sum not exceeding one hundred (100) dollars, or thirty days imprisonment, either or both, at the discretion of the officer presiding in the Police Court.
Firemen, Authority to Enter Houses
Sec. XIV. Be it further ordained, That,
It shall be lawful for any officer or member of the Fire
Department to enter into any house, store, warehouse, stable,
yard or building in this city whenever they shall see occasion,
or whenever they are directed to do so by the superintendent of the Fire Department, and enquire, search for and examine if any quantities of gun powder, explosives, chemicals, hay, straw, cotton, turpentine, oils, gasoline, benzine,
tar, pitch, excelsior, moss, shavings or any inflammable or
combustible material of any kind or character are lodged,
stored or kept in any such place which may be in danger of
taking fire, or which may be in any way exposed to danger
from fire, and if the said officer or member of the Fire Department finds that there is apparent danger therefrom, to
life or property, he shall admonish the owner or occupant
of such yard, enclosure or building to remove the same within twenty-four (24) hours, or take necessary and safe pre-
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cautions as to same, as the superintendent of the Fire De-
| partment may direct, within twenty-four (24) hours, and in
case such owner or occupant shall refuse or neglect to remove the same or to put into execution the precautions di-
; j rected by the superintendent of the Fire Department within
the time specified, after written notice has been given, the
said superintendent of the Fire Department is hereby empowered, and directed to remove the same and have same
lodged in some more secure place at the charge and risk of
the owner or tenant, and should the said superintendent of
! the Fire Department, or any firemen assigned to this duty
be opposed in the removal of said inflammable and combustible material it shall be the duty of the superintendent of the-.
'- Fire Department to inform the Mayor or Acting Mayor, who
* shall cause the said material to be immediately removed at
; the expense of the owners or occupants, by written orders
given to the City Marshal or any policeman, and such person or persons so offending against this section shall, upon
j., conviction before the Police Court of Savannah, be fined in
a sum not exceeding one hundred (ico) dollars, or be imprisoned for a term not exceeding thirty days, either or both,
in the discretion of the presiding officer of the Police Court.
FiremenPower to Examine Chimneys, Etc.
Sec. XV. Be it further ordained, That,
It shall be lawful for any officer or member of the Fire
Department to examine into the condition and situation of
any chimney, smokestack, flue, stove funnel or fireplace in
this city, and if any such officer or member of the Fire Department shall find the same to be dangerous, or that fire
may be communicated thereby, such officer or member of
it the Fire Department shall admonish the owner or occupant
to remove the same, discontinue its use, or alter it so as to
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remove all danger from fire, and in case the owner or occupant shall refuse or neglect to remove, alter or discontinue its use, the superintendent of the Fire Department or
any fireman assigned to this duty is hereby empowered and
directed to pull down, alter, or remove such chimney, smokestack, flue, stove funnel or fireplace at the expense of the
owner or occupant, and should such owner or occupant oppose any officer or member of the Fire Department in the
discharge of this duty, then such owner or occupant shall,
upon conviction before the Police Court of Savannah, be
fined in a sum not exceeding fifty (50) dollars, or be imprisoned for a term not exceeding thirty days, either or both,
in the discretion of the presiding officer of the said Police
Court.
Driving or Riding Through Streets at Fires
Sec. XVI. Be it further ordained, That,
It shall not be lawful for any person to drive or propel a
vehicle or ride through any street or lane in which the Fire
Department or a part thereof is assembled for the purpose
of extinguishing fires, except by the permission of the officer
in command of the Fire Department. And should any person
attempt to drive or propel any vehicle or ride through such
part of a street or lane in which the Fire Department is assembled as aforesaid, such person so offending shall, on conviction thereof in the Police Court of Savannah be fined in
a sum not exceeding thirty dollars, or be imprisoned for a
term not exceeding thirty days, either or both, in the discretion of the presiding officer of said Police Court.
Interfering with Firemen in Discharge of Duty, Detaining, Secreting, or Injuring the Implements or Property of
the Fire Department
Sec. XVII. Be it further ordained, That,
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If any person shall molest, interrupt or interfere with any
officer or member of the Fire Department in the performance of his duties, at any time, or shall detain, secrete or in
any way injure the implements or other property of the Fire
Department, or shall drive or propel any vehicle, or ride
over any of the hose of the said department, such person
or persons shall upon conviction before the Police Court of
Savannah be fined in a sum not exceeding one hundred (100)
dollars, or be imprisoned for a term not exceeding thirty
days, either or both, in the discretion of the presiding officer
of said Police Court.
Making, Using, Etc., Signal Box Keys Without Authority:
Sec. 18. Be it further ordained, That,
It shall not be lawful for any person to make or cause to
be made, any key to the fire alarm signal boxes, or to alter
any key, so as to permit it to open any such boxes, or to buy,
sell, give or otherwise dispose of or use, any key now or
hereafter to be in existence, belonging to or fitting the locks
of such signal boxes, without written authority from the
superintendent of the Fire Department, so to do. Any person or persons violating this section of this ordinance shall,
on conviction thereof before the Police Court of Savannah,
be subject and liable for each and every such offense to a
fine not exceeding one hundred (100) dollars, or be imprisoned for a term not exceeding thirty days, either or both,
in the discretion of the officer presiding in said Police Court.
Giving False Alarms Willfully, Etc.
Sec. 19. Be it further ordained, That,
Any person or persons who shall willfully give or cause
to be given any false alarm of fire, either by telephone, from
street alarm boxes or otherwise, or shall break or cause to
be broken any fire signal box or any pole, post or wire con-
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nection with said fire alarm telegraph, or who shall injure,
or, in any manner, interfere with or interrupt the same or
any part thereof or th~ working of same, such person or persons, shall, on conviction before the Police Court of Savannah, be fined for each and every such offense, a sum of not
more than one hundred (ioo) dollars, or be imprisoned for
a term of not exceeding thirty days, either or both, in the
discretion of the presiding officer of said Police Court. It
shall, however, be lawful for the superintendent of the Fire
Department to have sounded test alarms, from such street
or other alarm boxes, as he "may desire at any time.'
To Prevent the Use of the Rotary Gong
Sec. 20. Be it further ordained, That,
1. It shall be unlawful for a street car or other company
or any person operating or using any vehicle in the City of
Savannah, and on the streets thereof, except the Fire Department, to use the Rotary Gong.
2. Any Company or person violating this section of this
ordinance, shall be subject, on conviction before the Police
Court of the City of Savannah, to a fine not exceeding twentyfive (25) dollars and imprisonment not to exceed ten days,
either or both, in the discretion of the court, for each and
every day's violation thereof.
Sec. 21. 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 September i6th, 1903. ''
Increase of Pay for Firemen.
An ordinance to amend an ordinance entitled, "An ordinance providing for the control, regulation and better efficiency of the Fire Department of the City of Savannah,"
336 MAYOR'S. ANNUAL REPORT.
adopted Sept. 16, 1903, by providing for increased pay for
regular firemen who have served for five (5) years, and for
other purposes.
Section i. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen
of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, That the ordinance named in the foregoing caption be and same is hereby amended in Section 3, subdivision two (2), by adding, at
the end of such subdivision these words. "All such regular
firemen who shall have served five (5) years, shall, after Jan.
I, 1904, receive pay at the rate of sixty-five ($65) dollars per
month," so that such subdivision two (2) shall, when amended, read as follows:
"2. The pay of the regular firemen shall be at the rate
of $50 per month for the first year's service, at the rate of
$55 per month for the second year's service, and at the rate
of $60 per month after two year's service, and the time of
service shall date from the day on which the fireman was
appointed to membership in the Fire Department. All such
regular firemen who shall have served five (5) years shall,
after Jan. i, 1904, receive pay at the rate of $65 per month."
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That said ordinance of
Sept. 16, 1903, except as herein amended, is, in all respects,
confirmed.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained,. That all ordinances and
parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Ordinance passed December 23rd, 1903.
POWDER MAGAZINE.
An ordinance to permit H. H. Peeples & Sons to keep a
powder magazine as herein provided in the City of Savannah.
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Section i. 'Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen
of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, that permission is hereby given H. H. Peeples & Sons to keep a portable powder magazine within the city of Savannah on the
strand on north side of Bay street, between Barnard and
Jefferson streets as asked for in their petition as to which
a report was adopted by Council at its meeting of Nov. 26,
1902. The said magazine is to be made of heavy sheet iron
with overlapping and projecting cover, and to be made safe
and secure, and is to have a capacity of holding not exceeding four hundred (400) pounds of powder.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That the right is reserved
by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah to
cause the removal of said powder magazine at any time it.
is determined by the said Mayor and Aldermen of the City
of Savannah that the same is dangerous.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and
parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Ordinance passed January 7th, 1903.
PORT WARDENS.
Number to Serve on Surveys. Change In Section 884
and 885 MacDonell's Code.
An ordinance to amend the ordinances of the City of Savannah with reference to the number of port wardens to
serve on surveys, so as to change the word "two" in Sections 884 and 885 of MacDonell's Code of the City of Savannah, to "one," and for other purposes.
Section I. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of
the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, that Sections
884 and 885 of MacDonell's Code of the City of Savannah,
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be, and the same are, hereby amended by striking out the
word "two" wherever it occurs therein, and by substituting
in lieu thereof the word "one," so that the words "or any
two" in each of said sections shall hereafter be changed to
"or any one," referring to the number of port wardens to
serve on any survey requested to be held as therein set out.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, that all ordinances and
parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Ordinance passed June 24th, 1903.
Surrey By. Repeal of Ordinance.
An ordinance to repeal an ordinance entitled "An ordinance to amend the ordinances of the City of Savannah with
reference to surveys by port wardens," adopted April 21,
1897, which declares it to be lawful to hold a survey with
one of the two port wardens present thereat, and for other
purposes.
Section I. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen
of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, that the ordinance adopted April 21, 1897, entitled "An ordinance to
amend the ordinances of the City of Savannah with reference to surveys by port wardens," which declares it to be
lawful to hold a survey with one of the two port wardens
present thereat, etc., be and the same is hereby repealed.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, that all ordinances and
parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Ordinance passed June loth, 1903.
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Empowers to Hire Carpenter*, Laborers, Etc. Repeal of Section 886, MacDonell's Code.
An ordinance to repeal Section No. 886 of MacDoneil's
Code of the City of Savannah, which section empowers port
wardens, on surveys, to employ carpenters, laborers and
other persons, at the expense of the owner, master or consignee of vessels or goods, and for other purposes.
Section i. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen
of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, that section
eight hundred and eighty-six (886) of MacDoneil's Code of
the City of Savannah, touching employment by port wardens on surveys, of carpenters, laborers and other persons
at the expense of the owner, master or consignee of vessel
.or goods, be, and the same is hereby repealed.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, that all ordinances and
parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Ordinance passed June roth, 1903.
Person* Other Than, Holding Surveys. Repeal of
Section 88T MacDoneil's Code.

An ordinance to repeal Section No. 887 of MacDoneil's
Code of the City of Savannah, which section inflicts penalty
on persons other than port wardens, who may act or officiate
upon surveys on vessels or cargoes in the port or district
of Savannah, and for other purposes.
Section I. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen
of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, that section
eight hundred and eighty-seven (887) of MacDoneil's Code
of the City of Savannah, which exacts that any persons other
than port wardens (except persons appointed by order of
court) who shall act or officiate upon any survey or perform
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any of the duties required of port wardens shall severally
forfeit a sum not exceeding $30, to be recovered upon conviction before Police Court, to the use of the port wardens,
be and the same is hereby repealed.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, that all ordinances and
parts of ordinances 'n conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Ordinance passed June loth, 1903.
PARK AND TREE COMMISSION.
Amendment of Ordinance, Rules and Regulations of.
An ordinance to amend an ordinance entitled "An ordinance to approve the rules and regulations of the Park ami
Tree Commission for the City of Savannah, and to give the
same the force and effect of an ordinance of the said city,"
adopted June 15, 1898, by striking out and repealing so much
of Section i as is embraced in the paragraphs denominated
as follows: "Rule 7Public Assemblages;" "Rule 9Peddling and Begging;" "Rule 12Injury to Squares;" "Rule
14Wires and Advertising Signs;" "Rule 17Regulations
of Poles;" "Rule 18Exclusion;" "Rule 3Obstruction on
Grass Plats," and "Rule 16Removal of Obstructions," and
for other purposes.
Section i. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen
of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, that Section
i of the above entitled ordinance be and the same is hereby
amended by striking out and repealing certain paragraphs
or subdivisions of said section as follows: Rule 7, as to public assemblages; Rule 9, as to peddling and begging; Rule
12, as to injury ta squares; Rule 14, as to wires and advertising signs; Rule 17, as to regulation of poles; Rule 18, as
to exclusion; Rule 3, as to obstructions on grass plats, and
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Rule 16, as to removal of obstructions, so that hereafter
said rules 7, 9, 12, 14, 17, 18, 3 and 16 shall be void and of
no effect.
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 June loth, 1903.
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POLICE DEPARTMENT.
Creating Office of Lieutenant.
An ordinance to create the office of lieutenant of police,
to prescribe his pay and duties, and for other purposes therewith connected.
Section i. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen
of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, that the office
of lieutenant of police be and the same is hereby created.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That said officer shall be
elected by Council at its meeting held on Jan. 26, 1903, for
the term of two years thence next ensuing, or until his successor shall be elected and qualified. Election of such officer
shall thereafter occur, in 1905, and biennially thereafter, at
the same time when other city officers shall be elected.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That the salary of said
lieutenant of police, to be paid out of the treasury of the
City of Savannah, shall be thirteen hundred and fifty ($1,350)
dollars per annum, payable in equal monthly instalments at
end of each and every month.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, That said lieutenant of police shall perform such duties as may be assigned to him
by the Mayor or the superintendent of police, or other chief
officer of the police force, and in the absence of said superintendent or other chief officer of police, said lieutenant shall
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represent him and perform his duties, and shall also perform all other duties incident to his office as lieutenant.
Sec. 5. Be it further ordained, that all ordinances and
parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance be and
same are hereby repealed.
Ordinance passed January 26th, 1903.
Retirement or Officers.
An ordinance to provide for the retirement of meritorious
officers of the police force, when they cease to do active duty;
for the pay of same, and for other purposes connected therewith.
Section i. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen
of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, That any
officer of the police force of the City of Savannah, who has
or shall have performed duty therein for a continuous period
of twenty-five years, or upwards, shall be eligible, when he
ceases to do active duty, to be placed on the retired roll in
a class to be known as "Roll of Retired Officers;" provided,
such officer shall have rendered specially meritorious service while on said police force.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That the Mayor, on the
written recommendation of the Committee on Police, showing that any officer who has cease:! to do active duty on said
force comes within the requirements of this ordinance, and
has rendered specially meritorious service, as above, may,
if he approves such recommendation, transmit the same to
Council, and if the City Council concurs therein, the name
of such officer shall be placed on said "Roll of Retired officers," and he shall receive annual pay from the treasury of
the City of Savannah during his lifetime, unless his name
be displaced from such roll for cause, in such sum, payable
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in equal monthly instalments, as may be fixed by the City
Council, not to exceed in any one year, one-third of the full
annual pay received by such officer at the time he ceased
to do active duty, as aforesaid.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That such officer so retired shall hold himself at the call of the Mayor, and in any
emergency to be judged of by the Mayor, the said retired
officer shall, on the Mayor's call, report for duty to the superintendent of police, or other chief officer of the police force,
and shall render service as an active officer on such police
force, under the orders of said superintendent, or other chief
officer of said force, such active service not to exceed ten
continuous days at any one time, and the aggregate of such
service not to exceed sixty days in any one year, and for
such active service he shall receive no compensation other
than his said pay as a retired officer.
He shall furnish at the police barracks to the superintendent of police his city address, so that he may be quickly
found when wanted, and any change in his address shall he
at once reported to said superintendent of police, in writing.
Sec.. 4. Be it further ordained, That if such retired officer
shall cease to reside in the City of Savannah, or if, on written
charges, preferred against him by the superintendent, or
other chief officer of the police force, he shall, on a hearing
had before the City Council, be found guilty of any dishonorable conduct, or conduct unbecoming a police officer,
or be found to have been convicted of crime in any court
of this state, then, or in any such event, the said City Council
shall have the right to dismiss him as such retired officer,
and to displace his name from such "Roll of Retired Officers,"
and, thereupon, his pay as such retired officer shall at once
cease.
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Such hearing before the City Council shall be final and
conclusive, and from the judgment so rendered there shall
be no appeal.
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 January 26th, 1903.
Special Police for Southern Cotton Oil Co.
An ordinance to provide for the appointment of police for
the Southern Cotton Oil Company and to make the same
a part of the regular police force of the City of Savannah
under certain limitations herein provided, to provide for
their maintenance by said company and for other purposes.
Section i. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen
of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, That the
Southern Cotton Oil Company is hereby authorized and empowered to appoint from time to time such fit and proper
persons as policemen, as it may find necessary to be stationed
at its wharves, yards and properties within the police and
jurisdictional limits of the City of Savannah and to designate
and determine the respective rank and designation of such
policemen whether as sergeants, privates or otherwise.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That the said appointment
shall be made subject to the approval of the Mayor, and the
persons so appointed shall be subject to perform the duties
prescribed by the said company. They shall take the same
oath, and be subject and conform to all the rules, regu'ations and ordinances governing the city police, and shall be
taken and held as a part of the regular police force of the
City of Savannah, except that they shall be paid by said
Southern Cotton Oil Company such salary as it may deem
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proper, and shall be liable to be dismissed by said company
from time to time or when said Company shall determine to
cease paying for their services.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and
parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance be and
they are hereby repealed.
Ordinance passed January 21 st, 1903.
PUBLIC PROPERTY.
Sale of Northern Portion of Lot 65, Brownsville
Ward to John F. Rosenbrook.
An ordinance providing for the sale of a strip of land, being the northern portion of Lot No. 65, Brownsville ward,
in Savannah, Georgia, to John F. Rosenbrook.
Section I. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen
of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, that the offer of John F. Rosenbrook to purchase a strip of land in
Savannah, being the northern portion of Lot No. 65, in
Brownsville ward, said strip being two and fifty-four onchundredths (2.54) feet in depth on the eastern end, and three
and eighty-three one-hundredths (3.83) feet in depth on the
western end, and being one hundred (loo) feet long, more
or less, is accepted, the purchase price being eight (8) cents
per square foot and a deed is directed to be made to said
John F. Rosenbrook to said strip of land, to be executed
on behalf of the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, by the Mayor, attested by the Clerk of Council,
with the corporate seal affixed; the southern line of said
strip of land to be coincident with the northern line of Thirtyninth street, as now established.
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Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and
parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Ordinance passed April 2Qth, 1903.
Authorizing Sale of Northern Portion Lot 66,
Brownsville Ward, to B. D. Rosenbroolc.
An ordinance directing the sale of the northern portion of
lot numbered sixty-six (66), in Brownsville ward, to B. D.
Rosenbrook.
Section i. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen
of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, That the
northern portion of lot numbered sixty-six (66), in Brownsville ward, in the City of Savannah, having a width on its
western end of five and one-tenth (5.1) feet, and on its eastern end of three and eight-tenths (3.8) feet, by a depth of
one hundred (100) feet, is directed to be conveyed to B. D.
Rosenbrook at and for the consideration of eight (8) cents
per square foot, and deed will be made and delivered accordingly, the said deed to be executed on behalf of the Mayor
and Aldermen of the City of Savannah by the Mayor, attested by the Clerk of Council, and the corporate seal to be
affixed.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and
parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Ordinance passed February 4th", 1903.
CART TENDERS.
An ordinance to prevent venders of meals, lunches, coffee, tea, sandwiches, or other food prepared in or upon, or
sold from, push carts and similar vehicles, from standing or
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remaining stationary with such carts or vehicles, on the
streets of Savannah, except as herein specified, and for other
purposes.
Section I. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen
of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, That hereafter, it shall not be lawful for persons vending meats, fish,
meals, lunches, coffee, tea, sandwiches, or other food cooked
or prepared in or upon, or sold from, push carts and similar
vehicles, in the City of Savannah, to stand or remain stationary with such cart or vehicle upon the streets of said
city, for the purpose of prosecuting their business, except
for such time as may be necessary to make change or to
complete a sale, and if any person owning or occupying
premises within a radius of three hundred (300) feet from
the place where such push cart or other vehicle may be located, objects to such location, and makes his or her objection known, in writing or verbally, to such vender, owning or using said push cart or other vehicle, such vender
upon such objection being made known to him, shall at once
move his said push cart, or other vehicle, more than three
hundred (300) feet from the premises owned or occupied
by said objecting person, nor shall he stop or locate it again
within such limits, except to make change or complete a
sale, it being the intention of this ordinance that no such
vender shall stand or remain stationary with such cart or
vehicle in or upon the streets of this city, except for the purposes of making change or completing a sale, if any person
owning or occupying premises within a radius of three hundred (300) feet from the location of such push cart or other
vehicle, shall object to the same, and shall communicate such
objection to such vender, verbally or in writing.
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Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That any person violating
any provision of this ordinance shall, on conviction before
the Police Court of the City of Savannah, be punished for
each and every such offense by a fine not exceeding twentyfive ($25) dollars, or imprisonment not exceeding thirty (30)
days, either or both, in the discretion of the court.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and
parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Ordinance passed November nth, 1903.
. SIDEWALKS.
' Amendment or Ordinance.
An ordinance to amend an ordinance passed in Council
: Feb. 19, 1902, to secure uniformity in the sidewalks in the
City of Savannah, mentioned in said ordinance, to provide
for the width of sidewalks and roadways, the material to be
used for the sidewalks and for other purposes, by striking
out the words with hard brick and substituting others in Her.
; thereof.
i Section i. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen
: of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, that the ordin-
: ance passed in Council Feb. 19, 1902, entitled "an ordinance
I to secure uniformity in the sidewalks in the city of Savannah
mentioned in this ordinance, to provide for the width of side-
| walks and roadways, the material to be used for the sidei walks, and for other purposes," be, and the same is hereby
amended by striking out, in the third line from the end of the
first section, these words: "with hard brick," and substitu-
; ting in lieu thereof the following words: "with such material
as the Streets and Lanes Committee may prescribe," so that
i the last sentence of said clause, as amended, shall read a?
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follows: "Should the pavements not be laid within the time
mentioned, then the City of Savannah shall proceed to lay
the said pavements with such material as the Street and
Lanes Committee may prescribe, and at the expense of the
property owners."
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, that all ordinances and
parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance be, and
they are hereby repealed.
Ordinance passed February i8th, 1903.
Provide for on Prendergast St.
An ordinance to provide sidewalks on Prendergast street
between Sims and Jones streets.
Section i. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen
of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, that the sidewalks shall be laid on both sides of Prendergast street in
the City of Savannah between Sims and Jones streets, which
shall be seven (7) feet in width, and shall be paved with brick
or other hard material, subject to the approval of the Committee on Streets and Lanes of the City of Savannah. The
said sidewalks shall be enclosed with all necessary curbing.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained that the said sidewalks shall
be laid within thirty days from the passage of this ordinance;
that all existing ordinances with reference to- paving being
required by property owners, or being done at their expense,
and the remedies by the City of Savannah in the event of
the failure or refusal of the property owners, shall apply to
the pavements or sidewalks herein required.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained that all ordinances and
parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Ordinance passed March i8th, 1903.
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STREETS AMD LAKES.
An ordinance for the improvement of a .portion of East
Broad street, in the City of Savannah, from the south side
of Jones street to the north side of Gwinnett street, under
the terms and provisions of an act of the Legislature of
Georgia, approved Oct. i, 1887.
Section l. 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. i, 1887, that the director of public works for
the City of Savannah, and the Committee on Streets and
Lanes of said city, be, and they are hereby authorized and
directed to build and construct on East Broad street, in the
City of Savannah, beginning at the south side of Jones street,
and extending to the north side of Gwinnett street, a roadway of forty-five (45) feet in width of vitrified brick, and they
are also authorized and directed to inclose said roadway with
stone curbings and to do all the work in the \vay of grading,
the placing of catch basins, drains, crossings, and all other
things incident to the construction and completion of said
roadway on said portion of East Broad street.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, that a railroad compamhaving tracks running through said portion of East .Broad
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 tracks of said railroad company
with vitrified brick, as the said work progresses, and in the
event this is not done by said railroad company, the said
director of public works, and the said committee, shall sec
to its being done at the expense of said railroad company.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, that, after the total cost
of said work, exclusive of that done by or for said railroad
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company shall have been ascertained, one-third (J^) of such
total cost shall be paid out of the city treasury, and the other
two-thirds (%) by the persons owning, at the date of the
adoption of this ordinance, the real estate abutting on said
portion of East Broad 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 frontage.
The frontage of intersecting streets and lanes is assessed
as real estate abutting upon said portion of East Broad 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 frontage, in addition
to it one-third (Yz) of the entire cost as hereinbefore provided.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, that, after the improvement hereinbefore provided for has been completed, the director of public works for the City of Savannah and said
Committee on Streets and Lanes shall prepare and submit
to the Council of the City of Savannah a statement showing
cost of 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
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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 the sending of the same, it shall then become
the duty of the city treasurer to issue executions for the
amount, together with costs, against the persons and property aforesaid, which execution shall be made and levied out
of the property described therein as are executions for city
taxes.
The said statement and assessment roll shall also show
the amount payable by said railroad company, and should
such company fail and refuse to pay a bill for the same within thirty (30) days after the presentation or sending of the
same, it shall be the duty of the city treasurer to issue an
execution against said company, and its property for said
bill, 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 be and
the same are hereby repealed.
Ordinance passed January 2ist, 1903.
An ordinance for the improvement of Perry street lane
from the east side of Bull street to the west side of Drayton
street, under the terms and provisions of an act of the Legislature of Georgia, approved Oct. r, 1887.
Section r. 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. i, 1887, that the director of public works for
the City of Savannah and the Committee on Streets and
Lanes of said city, be, and they are hereby authorized and
directed to build and construct on Perry street lane, in the
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City of Savannah, from the east side of Bull street to the
west side of Drayton street, a roadway of vitrified brick
twenty-two (22) feet in width, between the curbing, and they
are authorized and directed to lay the necessary 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 said roadway on said portion of said Perry street lane.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, that after the total cost
of said work shall have been ascertained, one-third of such
cost of said work shall be paid out of the city treasury and
the other two-thirds by the persons owning, at the date of
the adoption of this ordinance, the real estate abutting on
said lane according to frontage, and the pro rata amount
of said cost is hereby assessed against the said abutting real
estate and its owners as aforesaid, according to frontage.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, that after the improvement
hereinbefore provided for has been completed the said director and the said committee shall prepare and submit to
Council of the City of Savannah a statement showing the
cost of the said work and improvement, and also an assessment roll showing as to two-thirds of the cost, how it is apportioned among the several abutting parcels, according to
frontage, 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 bills so sent be not paid within thirty (30) days after
the presentation or sending of the same, it shall then become
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the duty of the said treasurer to issue execution for th?
amount, together with costs, against the persons and. property aforesaid, which execution shall be made and levied out
of the property described therein, as are executions for city
taxes.
"Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, that all ordinances and
parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Ordinance passed January 2ist, 1903.
An ordinance for the improvement of Broughton street
lane from the east side of Bull street to the west side of
Drayton street, under the terms and provisions of an act of
the Legislature of Georgia, approved Oct. i, 1887.
Section i. 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 Legislature of Georgia,
approved Oct. i, 1887, that the director of public works for
the City of Savannah and the Committee on Streets and
Lanes of said city, be, and they are hereby authorized and
directed to build and construct on Broughton street lane in
the City of Savannah, from the east side of Bull street to
the west side of Drayton street, a roadway of vitrified brick
twenty feet in width, between the curbing, and they are authorized and directed to lay the necessary curbing, and 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 said roadway on said portion of said
Broughton street lane.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, that after the total cc;rt
of said work shall have been ascertained, one-third of 'such
cost of said work shall be paid out of the city treasury, and
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the other two-thirds by the persons owning at the date of
the adoption of this ordinance the real estate abutting on
said lane, according to frontage, and the pro rata amount
of said cost is hereby assessed against the said abutting real
estate and its owners, as aforesaid, according to frontage. .
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, that after the improvement
hereinbefore -provided for has been completed the said director and the said committee shall prepare and submit to
Council of the City of Savannah, a statement showing the
cost of the said work and improvement, and also an assessment roll, showing as to two-thirds of the cost, how it is
apportioned among the several abutting parcels, according
to frontage, and giving the sums 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 bills so sent be not paid within thirty (30) days after
the presentation or sending of the same, it shall then become
the duty of the said treasurer to issue execution for the
amount, together with costs, against the persons and property aforesaid, which execution shall be made and levied out
of the property described therein, as are executions for city
taxes.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, that all ordinances and
parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are herein- repealed.
Ordinance passed February 4th, 1903.
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An ordinance for the improvement of Perry street lane from
the east side of Bull street to the west side of Dravton street,
under the terms and provisions of an act of the Legislature
of Georgia, approved Oct. i, 1887.
Section I. E. it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen
of the Cicy of Savannah, in Council assembled, under the
terms and provisions of an act of the Legislature of Georgia,
approved Oct. I, 1887, that the director of public works for
ihe City of Savannah and the Committee on Streets and
Lanes of said city, b.e, and they are hereby authorized and
directed to build and construct on Perry street lane, in the
City of Savannah, from the east side of Bull street to the
west side of Dravton street, a roadway of vitrified brick
twenty-two (22) feet in width, between the curbing, and they
are authorized and directed to lay the necessary 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 said roadway on said portion of said Perry street lane.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, that after the total cost
of said work shall have been ascertained, one-third of such
cost of said work shall be paid out of the city treasury and
the other two-thirds by the persons owning, at the date of
the adoption of this ordinance, the real estate abutting on
said lane according to frontage, and the pro rata amount
of said cost is hereby assessed against the said abutting real
estate and its owners, as aforesaid, according to frontage.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, that after the improvement
hereinbefore provided for has been completed the said director and the said committee shall prepare and submit to
Council of the City of Savannah a statement showing the
cost of the said work and improvement, and also an assess-
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ment roll, showing as to two-thirds of the cost, how it is
apportioned among the several abutting parcels, according
to frontage, 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 bills so sent be not paid within thirty (30) days after
the presentation or sending of the same,.it shall then become
the duty of the said treasurer to issue execution for the
amount, together with costs, against the persons and property aforesaid, which execution shall be made and levied out
of the property described therein, as are executions for city
taxes.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, that all ordinances and
parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Ordinance passed February 4th, 1903.
An ordinance for the improvement of portions of Park
avenue, from the east side of Jefferson street to the east side
of Whitaker street, and from the east side of Drayton street
to the west side of East Broad street in the City of Savannah,
under the terms and provisions of an act of the Legislature
of Georgia, approved Oct. I, 1887.
Section i. 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. i, 1887, that the director of public works for
( the City of Savannah and the Committee on Streets and
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Lanes of Ka.'d city, be, and they are hereby authorized and
directed to build and construct on Park avenue in the City
of Savannah, from the east side of Jefferson street to the
east side of Whitaker street, and from the east side of Drayton street to the west side of East Broad street, a roadway
of vitrified brick thirty-two (32) feet in width between the
curbing, and they are authorized and directed to lay the
necessary curbing, and to do all the work in the way of grading, the placing of catch basins, drains, crossings, and all
other things' incident to the construction and completion of
said roadway on said portion of Park avenue.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, that a street railroad company having tracks running through the said portions of
Park avenue, 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 the tracks of said street railroad
company with vitrified bricks as the said work progresses,
and, in the event this is not done by said company, the said
director of. public works and the said committee shall see to
its being done at the expense of said street railroad company.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained that, after the total cost of
said work, exclusive of that dene by or for a street railroad
company, shall have been ascertained, one-third (J^) of such
total cost shall be paid out of the city treasury, and the othei
two-thirds (%) by the persons owning at the date of the
adoption of this ordinance, the real estate abutting on the
said portions of Park avenue, 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 frontage.
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The frontage of intersecting streets and lanes is assessed
as real estate abutting on said portions of Park avenue 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 frontage, in addition
to its one-third (J/j) of the entire cost, as hereinbefore provided.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained that, after the improvement
hereinbefore provided for has been completed, the said director and the'said committee shall prepare and submit io
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 execution for the amoun^,
together with costs, against the persons and property aforesaid, which execution shall be made and levied out of the
property described therein, as are executions for city taxes.
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Sec. 5. Be it further ordained, that all ordinances and
parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby
repealed.
Ordinance passed February i8th, 1903. ''
An ordinance to establish the official statement and assessment roll, touching the improvement of a portion of Habersham street, from the south side of Gaston street to the
south side of Henry street, in the City of Savannah, as made
under an ordinance of the City of Savannah, passed June 25,
1902.
Section r. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen
of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, that the statement and assessment roll submitted to Council by the director of public works for the City of Savannah and the Committee on Streets and Lanes of said city, made under an ordinance passed June 25, 1902, and entitled "An ordinance for
the improvement of a portion of Habersham street, under
the terms and provisions of an act of the Legislature of
Georgia, approved Oct. i, 1887," be and they are hereby
declared to be the official statement and assessment roll of
said improvement under said ordinance, the said statement
and assessment roll being that entitled, "Statement and assessment roll for improving Habersham street. A statement showing the cost of the improvement of Habersham
street in the City of Savannah, beginning at the south side
of Gaston street, and extending to the south side of Henry
street; as made under an ordinance of the City of Savannah,
passed June 25, 1902, with an assessment roll showing as to
two-thirds of this cost, how it is apportioned among the
several abutting parcels, and giving the sums chargeable to
each parcel, with the names of the owners." And the Clerk
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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 within thirty (30) days from the date of the bill, then it
shall be the duty of the treasurer to issue executions as provided for by said ordinance, which executions 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 March 4th, 1903.
An ordinance for the improvement of Abercorn street
from the south side of Henry street to the north side of Estill
avenue, under the terms and provisions of an act of the Legislature of Georgia, approved Oct. i, 1887.
Section I. 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. I, 1887, that the director of public works for
the City of .Savannah and the Committee on Streets and
Lanes of said city, be and they are hereby authorized and
directed to build and construct on Abercorn street, in the
City of Savannah, from the south side of Henry street to
the north side of Estill avenue a roadway of vitrified brick
forty-five (45) feet in width between the curbing, and they are
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authorized and directed to lay the necessary curbing and to
do all the work in the way of grading, the placing of catch
basins, drains, crossings, and all other things incident to the
construction and completion of said roadway on said portion of Abercbrn street.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained that any railroad company
having tracks running through said portion of Abercorn
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 the tracks of said railroad company, with vitrified brick as the said work progresses, and in the event this
is not done by said company, the said director of public
works and the said committee shall see to its being dona
at the expense of 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, one-third (%) of such
total cost shall be paid out of the city treasury and the other
two-thirds (%) by the persons owning at the date of the
adoption of this ordinance, the real estate abutting on the
said portion of Abercorn 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 frontage.
The frontage of intersecting streets and lanes is assessed
as real estate abutting on said portion of Abercorn 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 frontage, in addition
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to its one-third Q^) of the entire cost, as hereinbefore provided.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, that after the improvement
hereinbefore provided for has been completed, the said director and the said committee 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 execution for the
amount, together with costs, against the persons and property aforesaid, which execution shall be made and levied out
of the property described therein, as are executions for city
taxes. The said statement and assessment roll shall also
show the amount payable by any 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 be the duty of the city treasurer to issue execution against said company and its property for said bill, together with costs, which shall be made and levied as are executions for citv taxes.
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Sec. 5. Be it further ordained, that all ordinances and
parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby
repealed.
Ordinance passed March i8th, 1903.
An ordinance to establish the official statement and assessment roll touching the improvement of a portion of Perry
street lane, from the east side of Bull street to the west side
of Drayton street, in the City of Savannah, as made under
an ordinance of the City of Savannah passed Feb. 4, 1903.
Section i. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen
of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, that the statement and assessment roll submitted to Council by the director of public works for the City of Savannah and the Committee on Streets and Lanes of said city, made under an
ordinance passed Feb. 4, 1903, and entitled, "An ordinance
for the improvement of Perry street lane from the east side
of Bull street to the west side of Drayton street, under the
terms and provisions of an act of the Legislature of Georgia,
approved Oct. i, 1887," be and they are hereby declared to
be the official statement and assessment roll of said improvement under said ordinance; the said statement and
assessment roll being that entitled: "Statement and
assessment roll for improving Perry street lane from
Bull street to Drayton street. A statement showing
the cost of the improvements of Perry street lane
in the City of Savannah, Ga., beginning at the east
side of Bull street and extending to the west side of
Drayton street, as made under an ordinance of the City of
Savannah passed Feb. 4, 1903, with an assessment roll showing as to two-thirds of this cost, how it is apportioned among
the several abutting parcels and giving the sums chargeable
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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 a bill for the respective amounts due
by them, as provided for by said ordinance. Should the said
bills be not paid within thirty (30) days from the date of the
bill, 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.
The following ordinance, read in Council the first time
April i, 1903, by unanimous consent read the second time,
placed upon its passage and passed, all members present (ij?)
voting in the affirmative. Before the passage of this ordinance Council heard evidence touching the correctness of the
said statement and assessment roll and duly verified the
same.
Ordinance passed April 181
By Alderman Watson
An ordinance to establish the official statement and assessment roll touching the improvement of a portion of Broughton street lane, from the east side of Bull street to the west
side of Dray ton street, in the City of Savannah, as made
under an ordinance of the City of Savannah, passed Feb. 4,
1903.
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Section i. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen
of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, that the statement and assessment roll submitted to Council by the director of public works for the City of Savannah and the Committee on Streets and Lanes of said city, made under an
ordinance passed Feb. 4, 1903, and entitled "An ordinance
for the improvement of Broughton street lane, from the east
side of Bull street to the west side of Drayton street, under
the terms and provisions of an act of the Legislature of
Georgia approved Oct. i, 1887," be and they are hereby declared to be the official statement and assessment roll of said
improvement under said ordinance, the said statement and
assessment roll being that entitled, "Statement and assessment roll for improving Broughton street lane from Bull
street to Drayton street. A statement showing the cost of
improvements to Broughton street lane, in the City of Savannah, Ga., beginning at the east side of Bull street and
extending to the west side of Drayton street, as made under
an ordinance of the City of Savannah passed Feb. 4, 1903,.
with an assessment roll showing as to two-thirds of this cost,
how it is apportioned among the several abutting parcels
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, a bill for the respective amounts due
by them, as provided for by said ordinance. Should the said
bills be not paid within thirty (30) days from the date of the
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bill, 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 April ist, 1903. i
An ordinance for the improvement of Whitaker street
from the south curb line of Bay. street to the north side of
Oglethorpe avenue, under the terms and provisions of an
act of the Legislature of Georgia, approved Oct. i, 1887.
Section i. 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. i, 1887, that the director of public works for
the City of Savannah and the Committee on Streets and
Lanes of said city, be, and they are hereby authorized and
directed to build and construct on Whitaker street, in the
City of Savannah, from the south curb line of Bay street to
the north side of Oglethorpe avenue, a roadway of vitrified
brick twenty-seven (27) feet between the curbing, said pavement at all street and lane intersections to extend over the
full width of said Whitaker street, that is to say, to lines
coincident with the respective property lines, except on the
intersecting streets, St. Julian, Congress and Broughton
streets, which said three last named streets have been heretofore paved; and they are authorized and directed to lay
the necessary curbing, and to do all the work in the way of
grading, the placing of catch basins, drains, crossings, and
all other things incident to the construction and completion
of said roadway on said portion of said Whitaker street.
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Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, that a street railroad company having tracks running through said portion of Whitaker
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 the tracks of said street railroad company with
vitrified brick, as the said work progresses, and in the event
this is not done by said company, the said director of public
works and the said committee shall see to its being done at
the expense of 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 street railroad
company, shall have been ascertained, one-third of such total
cost shall be paid out of the city treasury, and the other tvvothirds (%) by the persons owning at the date of the adoption
of this ordinance, the real estate abutting on the said portion of Whitaker 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 frontage.
The frontage of intersecting streets and lanes is assessed
as real estate abutting on said portion of Whitaker 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 shail
pay from the city treasury its just pro rata as such owner
of the cost of such work, according to frontage, in addition
to its one-third (Ys) of the entire cost as hereinbefore provided.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, that after the improvement
hereinbefore provided for has been completed, the said director and, the said committee shall prepare and .submit to
the Council of the City of Savannah a statement showing the
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cost of the improvement herein provided for, and also an
assessment roll showing as to two-thirds (2/3) 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 execution for -the amount, together with costs, against the persons and property aforesaid, which execution shall be made and levied out of the
property described therein, as are executions for city taxes.
The said statement and assessment roll shall also show the
amount payable by any railroad company, and should such
company fail or refuse to pay a bill for the same thirty (30)
days after the presentation or sending of the same, it shall
be the duty of the city treasurer to issue execution against
said company and its property for said bill, 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 herehv
repealed.
Ordinance passed April 2gth, 1903.
An ordinance for the improvement of portions of Broughton street Isne, from the west side of Bull street to the east
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side of Whitaker street, and from the west side of Whitaker
street to the east side of Barnard street, in Savannah, Ga.,
under the terms and provisions of an act of the Legislature
of Georgia approved Oct. i, 1887.
Section i. 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. i, 1887, that the director of public works for
the City of Savannah, and the Committee on Streets and
Lanes of said city, be, and they are hereby authorized and
directed to build and construct on Broughton street lane,
in the City of Savannah, from the west side of Bull street to
the east side of Whitaker street, and from the west side of
Whitaker street to the east side of Barnard street, a roadway
of vitrified brick twenty-two (22) feet in width, between the
curbing, between Bull and Whitaker streets, and seventeen
(17) feet and six (6) inches in width, between the curbing,
between Whitaker and Barnard streets, and they are authorized and directed to lay the necessary 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 said roadway on said portions of said Broughton street lane.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, that after the total cost of
said work shall have been ascertained, one-third of such cost
of said work shall be paid out of the city treasury, and the
other two-thirds by the persons owning at the date of the
adoption of this ordinance the real estate abutting on said
portions of said lane 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 frontage.
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Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, that after the improvement
hereinbefore provided for has been completed the said director and the said committee shall prepare and submit t\>
Council of the City of Savannah, a statement showing the
cost of the said work and improvement, and also an assessment roll showing as to two-thirds of the cost, how it is apportioned among the several abutting parcels, according to
frontage, 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 se-id
to the abutting property owners their proper bill for th;
same, as it may be ascertained by the City Council, and if
such bills so sent be not paid within thirty (30) days after
the presentation or sending of the same, it shall then become
the duty of the said treasurer to issue executions for the
amount, 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.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, that all ordinances and
parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby
repealed.
Ordinance passed May 27th, 1903.
An ordinance to establish the official statement and assessment roll touching the improvement of a portion of Henry
street, from the west side of Price street, to the west side of
Waters avenue, in the City of Savannah, as made under an
ordinance of the City of Savannah passed Dec. 22, 1902.
372 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
Section i. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen
of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, that the statement and assessment roll submitted to Council by the director of public works for the City of Savannah and the Committee on Streets and Lanes of said city, made under an ordinance passed Dec. 22, 1902, and entitled, "An ordinance
for the improvement of a portion of Henry street, in the
City of Savannah, from the west side of Price street to the
west side of Waters avenue, under the terms and provisions
of an act of the Legislature of Georgia approved Oct. i,
1887," be, and they are hereby declared to be the official'
statement and assessment roll of said improvements under
said ordinance, the said statement and assessment roll
being that entitled: "Statement and assessment roll
for improving Henry street. A statement showing
the cost of improvements of Henry street, in the
City of Savannah, Georgia, beginning at the west side
of Price street and extending to the west side of Waters
avenue, as under an ordinance of the City of Savannah passed
Dec. 22, 1902, with an assessment roll showing as to twothirds of this cost, how it is apportioned among the several
abutting parcels, 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 railroad companies, a
bill for the respective amounts due by them, as provided for
by said ordinance. Should the said bills be not paid within
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 373
thirty (30) days from the date of the bills, 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 June loth, 1903. '
An ordinance to establish the official statement and assessment roll touching the improvement of a portion of East
Broad street, in the City of Savannah, from the south side
of Jones street to the north side of Gwinnett street, as made
under an ordinance of the City of Savannah passed Jan. 21,
1903-
Section i. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen
of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, that the statement and assessment roll submitted to Council by the director of public works for the City of Savannah and the Committee on Streets and Lanes of said city, made under an ordinance passed Jan. 21, 1903, and entitled: "An ordinance
for the improvement of a portion of East Broad street, in
the City of Savannah, from the south side of Jones street to
the north side of Gwinnett street, under the terms and provisions of an act of the Legislature of Georgia, approved
Oct. I, 1887," be, and they are hereby declared to be the
official statement and assessment roll of said improvement
under said ordinance, the said statement and assesment roll
being that entitled: "Statement and assessment roll for improving East Broad street. A statement showing the cost
of the improvements of East Broad street, in the City of
Savannah, Ga., beginning at the south side of Jones street,
374 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
and extending to the north side of Gwinnett street, as under
an ordinance of the City of Savannah, passed Jan. 21, 1903,
with an assessment roll showing as to two-thirds of this cost,
how it is apportioned among the several abutting parcels,
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 railroad company, a
bill for the respective amounts due by them, as provided for
by said ordinance. Should the said bills be not paid within
thirty (30) days from the date of the bills, then it shall be
the duty of the treasurer to issue executions as provided for
by 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 8th, 1903.
An ordinance for the improvement of West Broad street,
from the south side of Gwinnett street to the south side of
Anderson street, under the terms and provisions of an act
of the Legislature of Georgia approved Oct. i, 1887.
Section i. '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. I, 1887, that the director of public works for
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the City of Savannah and the Committee on Streets and
Lanes of said city, be, and they are hereby, authorized and
directed to build and construct on West Broad street, in the
City of Savannah, from the south side of Gwinnett street to
the south side of Anderson street, a roadway of vitrified
brick sixty-six (66) feet in width, between the curbing already
laid on said West Broad street, said pavement at all street
and lane intersections to extend over the full width of said
West Broad street, that is to say, to lines coincident with
the respective property lines, and they are authorized and directed to do all the work in the way of grading, the placing
of catch basins, drains, crossings and all other things incident
to the construction and completion of said roadway on said
portion of said West Broad street.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, that a street railroad company having tracks- running through said portion of West
Broad 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 said street railroad company
with vitrified brick, as the said work progresses, and in the
event this is not done by said company, the said director of
public works and the said committee shall see to its being
done at the expense of 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 street railroad
company, shall have been ascertained, one-third (J4) of such
total cost shall be paid out of the city treasury, and the other
two-thirds (%) by the persons owning at the date of the
adoption of this ordinance, the real estate abutting on the
said portion of West Broad 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
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abutting real estate and its owners, as aforesaid, according
to frontage.
The frontage of intersecting streets and lanes is assessed
as real estate abutting on said portion of West Broad street
to be improved, and the Mayor and Aldermen of the City
of Savannah shall be for all intents and purposes of this ordinance, the owner of the real estate so abutting and shall
pay from the city treasury its just pro rata as such owner
of the cost of such work, according to frontage, in addition
to its one-third (J^) of the entire cost, as hereinbefore provided.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, that after the improvement
hereinbefore provided for has been completed, the said .director and the said committee 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, r
Upon the consideration and adoption of said statement
and assessment roll by the Council of the City of Savannah,
it shall then become the dnty 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 execution for the amount, together with the costs against the persons and property aforesaid, which execution shall be made and levied out of the
property described therein, as are executions for city taxes.
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The said statement and assessment roll shall also show the
amount payable by a street railroad company, and should
such company fail or refuse to pay a bill for the same thirty
(30) days after the presentation or sending of the same, it
shall be the duty of the city treasurer to issue execution
" against said company and its property for said bill, 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 October Hth, 1903.
An ordinance for the improvement of Abercorn street
from the south side of Park avenue to the north side of
Henry street, under the terms and provisions of an act of
the Legislature of Georgia approved Oct. i, 1887.
Section I, 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. i, 1887, that the director of public works for
the City of Savannah and the Committee on Streets and
Lanes of said city, be, and they are hereby, authorized and
directed to build and construct on Abercorn street, in the
City of Savannah, from the south side of Park avenue to the
north side of Henry street, a roadway of vitrified brick fortyfive (45) feet in width between the curbing, said pavement
at all street and lane intersections to extend over the full
width of said Abercorn street, that is to say, to lines coincident with the respective property lines, and they are authorized and directed to lay the necessary curbing and to do all
the work in the way of grading, the placing of catch basins,
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drains, crossings, and all other things incident to the construction and completion of said roadway on said portion of
Abercorn street.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, that a street railroad company having tracks running through said portion of Abercorn 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 the tracks of said street railroad company, with vitrified brick as the said work progresses, and
in the event this is not done by said company, the said director of public works and the said committee shall see to
its being done at the expense of said street railroad company.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, that after the total cost of
said work, exclusive of that done by or for a street railroad
company, shall have been ascertained, one-third (3/3) of such
total cost shall be paid out of the city treasury and the other
two-thirds (%) by the persons owning at the date of the
adoption of this ordinance the real estate abutting on the
said portion of Abercorn 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 frontage.
The frontage of intersecting streets and lanes is assessed
as real estate abutting on said portion of Abercorn 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
pvy from the city treasury its just pro rata as such owner
of the cost of said work, according to frontage, in addition
to its one-third (Yi) of the entire cost, as hereinbefore provided.
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Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, that after the improvement
hereinbefore provided for has been completed, the said director and the said committee 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 execution for the amount, together with costs against the persons and property aforesaid,
which execution shall be made and levied out of the property
described therein, as are executions for city taxes. The said
statement and assessment roll shall also show the amount
payable by any 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
be the duty of the city treasurer to issue execution against
said company and its property for said bill, 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 October 28th, 1903.
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An ordinance to amend an ordinance entitled: "An ordinance for the improvement of portions of Park avenue, from
the cast side of Jefferson street to the east side of Whitaker
street, and from the east side of Drayton street to the west
side of East Broad street, in the City of Savannah, under the
terms and provisions of an act of the Legislature of Georgia
approved Oct. i, 1887," adopted Feb. 18, 1903, by inserting
the following words in the first section thereof, to-wit:
"Said pavement at all street and lane intersections to extend
over the full width of said Park avenue, that is to say, to
lines co-incident with the respective property lines," and for
other purposes.
Sec. i. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of
the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, .that Section i
of the ordinance adopted in Council Feb. 18, 1903, for the
improvement of portions of Park avenue, in the City of Savannah, referred to in the foregoing caption, be and the same
is hereby amended by inserting after the word "curbing,"
where it first appears in said ordinance, and before the succeeding words, "and," the following words, to-wit: "Said
pavement at all street and lane intersections to extend over
the full width of said Park avenue, that is to say, to lines coincident with the respective property lines," so that the first
section of said ordinance, when amended, shall read as follows :
"Section i. 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. i, 1887, that the director of public works for
the City of Savannah and the Committee on Streets and
Lanes of said city, be, and they are hereby, authorized and
directed to build and construct on Park avenue, in the City
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of Savannah, from the east side of Jefferson street to the
east side of Whitaker street, and from the east side of Drayton street to the west side of East Broad street, a roadway
of vitrified brick thirty-two (32) feet in width, between the
curbing, said pavement at all street and lane intersections
to extend over the full width of said Park avenue, that is to
say, to lines co-incident with the respective property lines,
and they are authorized and directed to lay the necessary
curbing, and to do all the work in the way of grading, placing
of catch basins, drains, crossings and all other things incident to the construction and completion of said roadway On
said portion of Park avenue."
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, that said ordinance of Feb.
18, 1903, except as herein amended, is in all respects confirmed.
Sec. 3. 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 October 28th, 1903.
An ordinance to amend an ordinance entitled: "An ordinance for the improvement of Abercorn street from the south
side of Henry street to the north side of Estill avenue, under
the terms and provisions of the act of the Legislature of
Georgia approved Oct. i, 1887," adopted March 18, 1903,
by inserting the following words in Section First, to-wit:
"Said pavement at all street and lane intersections to extend
over the full width of said Abercorn street, that is to say,
to lines coincident with the respective property lines," and
for other purposes.
Section I. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen
of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, that Section
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First of said above entitled ordinance, adopted March 18,
1903, is hereby amended by the insertion of the word, "Said
pavement at all street and lane intersections to extend over
the full width of said Abercorn street, that is to say, to lines
coincident with the respective property lines," between the
words in said section "curbing" and the succeeding word
"and," so that said Section First as amended shall read as
follows :
"Section I. 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. i, 1887, tnat the director of public works for
the City of Savannah and the Committee on Streets and
Lanes of said city, be and they are hereby authorized and
directed to build and construct on Abercorn street, in the
City of Savannah, from the south side of Henry street to the
north side of Estill avenue, a roadway of vitrified brick fortyfive (45) feet in width, between the curbing, said pavement
at all street and lane intersections to extend over the full
width of said Abercorn street, that is to say, to lines coincident with the respective property lines, and they are authorized and directed to lay the necessary curbing and to do all
the work in the way of grading, the placing of catch basins,
drains, crossings, and all other things incident to the construction and completion of said roadway on said portion of
Abercorn street."
Except as herein amended, said ordinance of March 18,
1903, relating to the improvement of a portion of Abercorn
street, is in all respects confirmed.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, that all ordinances and
parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby
repealed. -
Ordinance passed October a8th, 1903.
MAYOR'S REtORtf. 383
An ordinance for the improvement of West Broad street
from the north property line of Stone street to the north
property line of Liberty street, under the terms and provisions of an act of the Legislature of Georgia approved Oct.
i, 1887.
Section i. 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. i, 1887, that the director of public works for
the City of Savannah and the Committee on Streets and
Lanes of said city, be and they are hereby authorized and
directed to build and construct on West Broad street, in the
City of Savannah, from the north property line of Stone
street to the north property line of Liberty street, a roadway
of vitrified brick fifty (50) feet in width, between the curbing,
said paving at all street and lane intersections to extend over
the full width of said West Broad street, that is 'to say, to
lines coincident with the respective property lines, and they
are authorized and directed to lay the necessary curbing, and
do all the work in the way of grading, the placing of catch
basins, drains, crossings, and all other things incident to the
construction and completion of said roadway on said portion of West Broad street.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, that a street railroad company having tracks running through said portion of West
Broad 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 the tracks of said street railroad company, with vitrified brick as the said work progresses, and
in the event this is not done by said company, the said director of public works and the said committee shall see to
its being done at the expense of said street railroad company.
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Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, that after the total cost
of said work, exclusive of that done by or for a street railroad company, shall have been ascertained, one-third (J^)
of such total cost shall be paid out of the city treasury, and
the other two-thirds (J3) by the persons owning at the date
of the adoption of this ordinance the real estate abutting on
the said portion of West Broad 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 frontage.
The frontage of intersecting streets and lanes is assessed
as real estate abutting on said portion of West Broad 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 jnst pro rata as such owner of
the cost of said work, according to frontage, in addition to
its one-third (y$) of the entire cost, as hereinbefore provided.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, that after the improvement
hereinbefore provided for has been completed, the said director and the said committee 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 sums 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
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 385
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 execution for the amount,
together with costs, against the persons and property aforesaid, which execution shall be made and levied out of the
property described therein, as are executions for city taxes.
The said statement and assessment roll shall also show the
amount payable by any 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 be the duty of the city treasurer to issue execution
against said company and its property for said bill, 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 December 23rd, 1903.
An ordinance for the improvement of River street from
the west property line of Farm street to the west property
line of Water street under the terms and provisions of an act
of the Legislature of Georgia approved Oct. i, 1887.
Section i. 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. i, 1887, that the director of public works for
the City of Savannah and the Committee on Streets and
Lanes of said city, be and they are hereby authorized and
directed to build and construct on River street, in the City
386 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
of Savannah, from the west property line of Farm street to
the west property line of Water street, a roadway of stone
blocks forty-six (46) feet and six (6) inches in width, between the curbing, said pavement at all street and lane intersections to extend over the full width of said River street,
that is to say, to lines coincident with the respective property lines, and they are authorized and directed to lay the
necessary curbing and to do all the work in the way of grading, the placing of catch basins, drains, crossings, and all
other things incident to the construction and completion of
said roadway on said portion of River street.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, that any railroad company
having tracks running through said portion of River street
to be improved under this ordinance, is hefeby required to
pave the width of its tracks and two feet on each side of
every line of the tracks of said railroad company, with stone
blocks as the said work progresses, and in the event this is
not done by said company, the said director of public works
and the said committee shall see to its being done at the expense of said railroad company.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, that after the total cost
of said work, exclusive of that done by or for any railroad
company, shall have been ascertained, one-third (J^) of such
total cost shall be paid out of the city treasury, and the other
two-thirds (^i) by the persons owning at the date of the
adoption of this ordinance the real estate abutting on the said
portion of River 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 frontage.
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 387
The frontage of intersecting streets and lanes is assessed
as real estate abutting on said portion of River 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 frontage, in addition to its
one-third (J^) of the entire cost, as hereinbefore provided.
Sec. 4. Be it .further ordained, that after the improvement
hereinbefore provided for has been completed, the said director and the said committee 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 sums 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 execution for the amount, together with costs, against the persons and property aforesaid, which execution shall be made and levied out of th-i
property described therein, as are executions for city taxes.
The said statement and assessment roll shall also show the
amount payable by any railroad company, and should such
company fail and refuse to pay a bill for the same thirty (30)
388 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
days after the presentation or sending of the same, it shall
be the duty of the city treasurer to issue execution against
said company and its property for said bill, 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 December 23rd, 1903.
TAX.
Amendment oi Ordinance.
An ordinance to amend an ordinance to assess and levy
taxes and raise revenue for the City of Savannah.
Section i. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen
of the City of Savannah, that the above entitled ordinance
is hereby amended by adding after the words, "Every owner
of a wagon or other vehicle used as moving advertisements,
one hundred dollars," the following: "The provisions of
this ordinance shall not apply to a street wagon hired for
the purpose of advertising any theatrical performance, baseball game, football game or athletic contest."
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained that all ordinances and
parts of ordinances are hereby repealed so far as they applf
to this special case.
Ordinance passed April I5th, 1903.
WATER.
Waste ofAmend of Ordinance.
An ordinance to amend an ordinance entitled: "An ordinance to punish the waste of water in the City of Savannah,
adopted April 24, 1899, so as to make the agents of premises
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 389
whereon such leak or waste is parmitted also amenable and
subject to all the terms thereof, and for other purposes.
Section I. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen
of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, that the ordinance referred to in the foregoing caption be and the same S
hereby amended in the second section thereof, by adding
after the word "permitted" in the third line of said second
section, these words: "as well as the agent or agents of
said premises, representing the said owner or owners," and
by adding after the word "herein," at the end of said second
section the following sentence: "If the said agents consist
of a firm, every-member of the said firm shall be liable hereunder, and if said agent is a corporation, all of the officers
of the same shall be liable hereunder to prosecution as aforesaid, and to all the penalties as prescribed herein, so that
said second section when amended shall read as follows:
"Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, that the owner or owners
of premises where such leak or waste is premitted, as well
as the agent or agents of said premises, representing the said
owner or owners, shall also be subject to a prosecution under
this ordinance, and to the penalties prescribed herein. If the
said agents consists of a firm every member of said firm shall
be liable hereunder, and if said agent is a corporation all of
the officers of the same shall be liable hereunder to prosecution as aforesaid, and to all the penalties as prescribed herein."
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, that all ordinances and
parts of prdinances in conflict with this ordinance be and the
same are hereby repealed.
Ordinance passed July 8th, 1903.
390 MAYOR'3 ANNUAL REPORT.
WATER RATE.
An ordinance to fix water rate for water used in laying
and constructing cement sidewalks, and for other purposes.
Section i. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen
of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, that from the
and after the adoption of this ordinance the following wat<:r
rate shall be charged and paid for the water used in laying
and constructing cement sidewalks in the City of Savannah,
to-wit: On the basis of twenty-five cents per one hundred
square feet of the same, and this rate shall be paid to the
city treasurer in advance, before beginning such work.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, that each person laying
and constructing cement sidewalks in said city, before beginning said work, shall take out a permit therefor from thecity treasurer, specifying therein the locality where such
sidewalk is to be laid, the superficial area of the same, and
the water rate charged therefor, and such persons so taking
out such permit shall at the time and place pay such water
rate in advance.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, that any person violating
any of the provisions of this ordinance shall, upon conviction
before the Police Court of the City of Savannah, be subject
to a fine not to exceed twenty-five dollars, or imprisonment
not to exceed thirty days, either or both, in the discretion
of the court.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, that all ordinances and
parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance be anr!
they are hereby repealed.
Ordinance passed November 25th, 1903.
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 391
RESOLUTIONS.
/
Adopted January 21, 19O3.
By the Committee of the Whole:
Resolved, That in acordance with an act of the General
Assembly approved Dec. 17, 1902, fixing the election of city
officers upon the evening of the day for the qualification of
the Mayor and Aldermen, and the said qualification occurring upon the 26th instant, the Clerk of Council is hereby
instructed to advertise notice of an election for city officers
to be held on the evening of the 26th instant, at 8 o'clock,
and that applications for said offices, respectively, must be
filed with him, by 12 o'clock m., city time, on said Jan. 26,
and that in cases where bonds are required, the applicants
must file with their applications the names of at least two
(2) sureties, or of one responsible surety company, as surety
Adopted.
By Committee of the Whole:
Resolved, That the city attorney be, and he is hereby instructed to unite with the county authorities in the condemnation proceedings looking to the widening of the old Water
Works road by condemning so much of the property of the
Ocean Steamship Company, or of the Central of Georgia
Railway Company, as will make said road a uniform width
of sixty feet.
It is understood that any expense incident to this proceeding is to be borne by the Savannah Electric Company.
It is understood further that this condemnation is not to
be construed as a orecedent against the county, nor to obli-
392 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
gate them for the maintenance of or damage on any portion
of the road which may at any time be within the city limits.
Adopted. * . By Alderman Watson:
Resolved, by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, That the garbage contracts
covering a period of ten (10) years, from April i, 1903, and
ending April i, 1913, are submitted to Council at this meeting. One of said contracts is in triplicate, between Savannah
Electric Company and the Mayor and Aldermen of the City
of Savannah, the county of Chatham j Dining in, and the other
is in duplicate, between the Mayor and Aldermen of the City
of Savannah, and the county of Chatham. They are approved in each and all of their terms, and they are directed to be
executed, for and on behalf of the Mayor and Aldermen of
the City of Savannah, by the Mayor, attested by Clerk of
Council, with corporate seal affixed.
Adopted.
By Alderman Thomas:
Whereas, the city is about to purchase tracts of land known
as the Falligant and Bnrke tracts south of Anderson street,
for the purpose of completing the opening of Whitaker street,
which two tracts are under lease to Savannah Electric Company, in consideration of passes to be given by said company
to the owners of said strips of land until such time as the city
of Savannah might acquire title to the same, and,
Whereas, the Savannah Electric Company desires to be
rid of said servitude, and to end said leases, and the City of
Savannah desires to purchase the said strips of land for the
above purposes, resolved by the Mayor and Aldermen of the
City of Savannah, in Council assembled,
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 393
1. That the offer of Savannah Electric Company to pay
to the city $700, thus contributing towards the purchase of
said land for said purposes, ridding itself of said servitude,
and terminating the said leases, by which the said right of
way has been heretofore held, be and the same is hereby accepted.
2. That the offer of Dr. L- A. Falligant to sell to the city
all of Mrs. E. B. Burke's land, the title to which is in him,
needed for completing the opening of Whitaker street, at
thirty (30) cents per square foot, be accepted, payment to be
by city's notes, running three (3) years, without grace, with
interest at five (5) per cent, per annum, payable annually;
title to be satisfactory to the city attorney.
3. That the action of the Committee on City Lots and
Opening Streets, in paying Theodore Rober $100 for quit
claim title for a oortion of Whitaker street, subject to the
easement of Savannah Electric Company for roadway thereon for the street railway, be and the same is hereby approved
and confirmed.
4. That it is recognized that the Savannah Electric Company in making the above payment to aid in the purchase
of said lands, and thereby ridding itself of said leases, in no
wise compromises or affects its rights under the contract
hitherto made between the City of Savannah and the said
street railway company, regarding its right of way on
Whitaker street.
Adopted.
Adopted January 36th, 19O3.
By Aldermen Colding:
Resolved, That the Mayor be and he is hereby requested
to appoint a committee from Council to confer with ths
394 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
County Commissioners with a view to carrying out his plan
for the establishment of a home for the poor on the county
farm in conjunction with the county. Adopted.
In accordance with the provisions of the above resolution,
his honor, the Mayor, appointed Alderman Colding, Dixon
and Davant.
By Alderman Dixon:
Resolved, That the Clerk of Council is hereby instructed
to advertise for bids for printing (800) eight hundred copies
of the Mayor's report for 1902three hundred bound in cloth
and five hundred in paper. Adopted.
By Alderman Dixon:
Resolved, That the rules of the retiring Council for the
government of the incoming board be for the present adopted, and that a committee of three (3) be appointed to draft
rules to govern this Council, to be submitted at the first regular meeting in February. Adopted.
Aldermen Dixon, Thomas and Grayson were appointed.
By Alderman Dixon:
Resolved, by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of
Savannah, in Council assembled,'
1. That the recommendations of the Committee on Police
as to Owen F. Reilly, which recommendations are approved
by the Mayor, are concurred in by Council.
2. That when said Reilly ceases to do active duty as superintendent of police, he shall be placed on the retired roll, and
his name shall be enrolled in a special class to be known as
the "Roll of Retired Officers."
3. That as such retired officer, he shall receive pay and
be liable to do duty as prescribed in the ordinance touching
such retirement, adopted January 26th, 1903. He shall be
paid the sum of six hundred and sixty-six and 66-IOO dollars
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 395
per annum, out of the treasury of the city, in equal monthly
installments, at the end of each and.every month, during his
life time, unless his name be displaced from said roll in accordance with the terms of said ordinance. Adopted.
By Alderman Dixon:
Resolved, That the offices of assistant city engineer and
chief sanitary inspector be and the same are hereby declared
to be officers elected by Council.
That said officers be elected at the present meeting of
Council and hold their offices for the same term and be subject to removal, as are other city officers. Adopted.
By Alderman Garfunkel:
Resolved, That the Mayor be, and he is hereby authorized,
to appoint a food inspector, at a salary not exceeding
seventy-five dollars per month, such food inspector shall report to the health officer and shall have such duties as the
health officer may prescribe or as may be designated by the
Mayor. Adopted.
Adopted February 18th, 19O3.
By Alderman Thomas:
Resolved, That the offer of the heirs of Mrs. Rosina Lebey
to sell to the city 2^4.5 feet of Lot No. 24, Southville ward,
for opening and widening Dray ton street, at thirty cents per
square foot, be accepted, titles to be satisfactory to the city
attorney.
Adopted. ...!
By Alderman Thomas:
Resolved, That the offer of Ambrose Ehrlich, guardian
of Mildred Dillon, to sell to the city 979 square feet of land
for opening and widening Thirty-seventh street, at "thirty
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cents per square foot, be accepted. Titles to be satisfactory
to the city attorney.
Adopted.
By the Committee of the Whole:
Whereas, Savannah has provided at a great expense to its
military and citizens, a rifle range at Avondale, recognized
by all authorities as second to none in the state or the South,
and in every way suited for a camp for of instruction in rifle
practice for large bodies of troops, and,
Whereas, the State of Georgia will hold a camp of this
nature during the summer of 1903, for the instruction of its
military forces, therefore, be it Resolved, by the Mayor and
Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled,
that the Governor be requested to designate Avondale range
as the place for the said camp of instruction in rifle practice
for the present year, and that a committee of three, of which
the Mayor shall be chairman, be appointed by the Mayor to
see the Governor, on his approaching visit to this city, and
lay the matter before him. Adopted. His honor, the Mayor,
appointed Aldermen Colding and Grayson.
By Alderman Garfunkel:
Resolved, That the Committee on Water be and they are
hereby authorized to make an expenditure of $9,550.00 for
the laying of a i6-inch water main on Abercorn street, from
Anderson to Estill avenue. Adopted.
Resolution by Alderman Dixon:
Whereas, Maj. C. S. Hardee with this meeting of Council
completes his twentieth year of service as treasurer of the
City of Savannah, and,
Whereas, duing his long term of office he has conducted
the important business intrusted to him with an eye single
to the interests of the municipality, ever seeking to promote
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the efficiency of his department of the government, and displaying exceptional ability and the most sterling probity in
the execution of the trust placed in his hands, therefore, be it
Resolved, By the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, that we hereby express the
satisfaction we feel as the representatives of the taxpayers
and citizens of Savannah in the conduct of the office of city
treasurer during the two decades he has occupied it, extend
our congratulations to him on his long tenure of office and
convey to him the hope that he will be long spared to serve
the people of Savannah faithfully and well. Adopted.
Adopted March 4th, 19OS.
By Alderman Watson:
Resolved, That the Streets and Lanes Department be authorized to advertise and purchase (100) one hundred cars of
gravel, to be used in resurfacing gravel streets. Adopted.
By Alderman Thomas:
Resolved, That the Committee on City Lots and Opening
Streets be authorized to have the following lots and parts
of lots offered for sale at public outcry: Lot No. 95. and part
of 96, Estill ward, at not less than thirty-three hundred dollars, and in Thomas ward, Lot No. 27, at not less than three
thousand dollars; Nos. 25 and 26, at not less than twenty-five
hundred dollars, each also western three-fourths of No. 29
and eastern one-fourth of No. 30, at not less than twenty-five
hundred dollars. Adopted.
Adopted March 18lh, 19O8.
By Alderman Garfnnkel:
Resolved, That the Committee on Water be and they are
hereby authorized to lease to Mr. Fletcher A. Exley and to
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Mr. James McGuire certain lands in the old water works
tract, the terms of the contract to be arranged by the said
committee.
Upon motion, the resolution was adopted, the terms of the
contracts to be reported back and confirmed by Council, and
with the further proviso that the lease to Mr. E.xley be a
yearly one.
By the Committee of the Whole:
Resolved, by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled:
1. That the contract between the Georgia Historical Society of the first part, and the Mayor and Aldermen of the
City of Savannah, of the second part, in duplicate, providing
for the establishment of a free public library for the white
citizens, of Savannah in Hodgson Hall, and for its maintenance, support, and control, now presented to Council, having been duly considered, is approved in all its terms.
2. That said contract is directed to be executed for and
in behalf of the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah,
by the Mayor, attested by the Clerk of Council, with the corporate seal affixed.
3. That when said contract shall have been duly executed,
and the board of managers of the free public library shall
have been appointed, organized, and in charge of the library,-
the appropriation named in the said contract for the year
1903 shall become available and the sum of two hundred and
fifty ($250) dollars per month, from the date of the organization of the said board up to Jan. i, 1904, shall be paid from
the city treasury to said board of managers, or as it may direct, to be used for the purposes set out in the said contract.
Adopted.
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Adopted April lit, 19O3.
Bv Alderman Garfunkel:
Resolved, That the Committee on Water be and they are
hereby permitted to divert the sum of $500 included in the
appropriation for water works (old) including fountain on
Montgomery street, for the placing of nine automatic drinking fountains in different parts of the city, instead of a fountain on Montgomery street, as provided for in the budget.
Adopted.
By Alderman Thomas:
Resolved, That the offer of Platshek & Co. to sell to the
city Lots 23, 24 and 27, Demere ward, and improvements
thereon for opening Thirty-ninth street for $1,300, payable in
notes running three and four years, with interest at 5 per
cent, payable annually, be accepted; the tenant in pos'session
to continue until Nov. i, and gather growing crop on payment of rental of $3 per month. Titles to be satisfactory to
the city attorney. Adopted.
By Alderman Thomas:
Resolved, That the offer of John N. Knight to sell to the
city 42 834-1000 square feet of Lot No. 17, Reppard ward,
for opening and widening Abercorn street, for $20, be accepted. Titles to be satisfactory to the city attorney. Adopt-
-ed.
By Alderman Thomas:
Resolved, That the offer of John Anderson to sell to the
city so much of Lot No. 33, Hull's subdivision of Meldrim
ward, as may be needed for opening and widening Thirtyfifth, for $425, the city to bear expense of moving his house,
be accepted, payment to be by note running three years, with
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interest at 5 per cent., payable annually, and titles to be satisfactory to the city attorney. Adopted.
By Alderman Thomas:
Resolved, That the offer of J. L. Archer to sell to the city
so much of Lot No. 42, Brownsville ward, as may be needed
for opening and widening Fortieth street, at eight cents per
square foot, the city to bear cost of removing obstructions,
be accepted, titles to be satisfactory to the city attorney.
Adopted.
Adopted April 15th, 19O3.
By Alderman Watson:
In accordance with ordinance passed in Council Feb. 19,
1902, to secure the uniformity in the sidewalks in the City
of Savannah as to width of sidewalks and roadways:
Be it resolved, That East Broad street, for its entire length,
from Randolph street to the city limits, shall have a roadway
of 27 feet in width and sidewalks on either side thereof 9 feet
in width.
Be it further resolved, That the sidewalks shall be laid
with brick, within thirty days from this date, and that all
existing ordinances with reference to paving being required
by property owners, or being done at their expense, and the
remedies by the City of Savannah in the event of the failure
or refusal of the property owners shall apply to the pavements on sidewalks herein required.
By Alderman Glatigny:
Resolved, That the offer of D. R. Thomas to sell the city
66 square feet of Lots 93 and 94, Estill ward, for widening
and straightening Bull street for thirty-five dollars and thirtyone cents, be accepted. Titles to be satisfactory to the city
attorney. Adopted.
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By the Committee of the Whole:
Resolved, That the Park and Tree Commission having requested an additional appropriation for the purpose of laying walks in Forsyth Park, including the approaches to the
Bull street entrance and the enlargement of the circle around
the fountain, the sum of eight hundred ($800) dollars, be and
the same is hereby appropriated for said purpose, and the
same will be paid from the city treasury to the Park and Tree
Commission. Adopted.
By Alderman Thomas:
Resolved, That the offer of F. S. Van Giesen to sell to the
city Lot No.-25, Demere ward, for opening Thirty-ninth
street, at three hundred and fifty dollars, be accepted. Titles
to be satisfactory to the city attorney. Adopted.
By Alderman Thomas:
Resolved, That the resolutions adopted in Council at its
meeting of April i, 1903, providing for the purchase of Lot
Nos. 23, 24 and 27, Demere ward, and improvements thereon, be so amended that payment may be made by one-third
cash, one-third by note running one year, and one-third by
note running t\vo years, notes to bear interest at 5 per cent.,
payable annually. Adopted.
By Alderman Thomas:
. Resolved, That the offer of Robert S. Madison to sell to
the city Lot No. I, Meldrim ward, and improvements thereon, for opening Thirty-fifth street, for the sum of two thousand dollars cash, be accpeted. Titles to be satisfactory to the
attorney. Adopted.
By Alderman Thomas:
Resolved, That the Committee on City Lots and Opening
Streets be-authorized to sell at public or private sale the improvements on Lot No. I, Meldrim ward. Adopted.
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By Alderman Thomas:
Whereas, the following owners of property in Owens ward,
on the south side of Thirty-sixth street, between Burroughs
and Florence streets, to-wit: D. B. Lester, for Lots Nos.
105, 106; the Home Building Company, Nos. 97, 103 and
104; W. O. Hicks, for Lot No. 102 ; J. D. Hirsch, for Lots
Nos. loo and 101; Mrs. M. A. Connolly, for Lots Nos. 98
and 99; B. M. Garfunkel, for Lot No. 96; F. R. Sims, for Lot
No. 95; John L. DeVann; for Lot Q; Benjamin W. Williams,
for Lot No. 92, offer to convey so much of their land as may
be needed for the prolongation of the southern line of said
Thirty-sixth street westward on the extension of its line east
of Burroughs street, on condition that the city will convey
to each of them the same number of feet of its ground adjoining their respective holdings on the south and open a
lane of twenty feet on the southern border of the land proposed to be transferred, and extending from Burroughs to
Florence streets, the city to have all buildings removed beyond the proposed street line at its risk and expense, now,
be it
Resolved, That the foregoing proposition be accepted,
that the Committee on City Lots and Opening Streets he
authorized to have the buildings removed and the city attorney have all necessary papers executed. Adopted.
Adopted April ath, 1OS.
By Alderman Thomas:
Whereas, the construction of the Panama inter-oceanic
canal is a work fraught with the greatest possible interest
to the entire people of the United States, inasmuch as it will
serve to bring to their doors the major part of an enormous
South American and Oriental trade, hitherto controlled by
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European countries, as well as to regulate transportation
charges upon the domestic commerce interchanged between
the eastern and western portions of our country; and
Whereas, The City of Savannah, Georgia, being one of the
leading ports on the South Atlantic seaboard, and, therefore, deeply interested in the early and perfect construction
of said canal, can, with propriety, claim a voice in the selection of the Panama Canal Commission, to be appointed by
his excellency, .the President, for the purpose of supervising
and completing said work as outlined by Congress, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the municipal Council of the City of
Savannah, in regular session assembled, hereby presents'to
his excellency, the President, the name of Henry G. Hester,
of the city of New Orleans, as that of a man in every way
qualified to fill acceptably the position of Panama Canal Commissioner, and respectfully asks that he be appointed to that
board.
In presenting to his excellency, the President, the name
of Henry G. Hester this Council feels that it is voicing the
sentiments of the entire people of the South, whose esteem
for Mr. Hester and whose admiration for his remarkable
abilities as an energetic executive officer and a profound
thinker and writer upon subjects touching the political economy of the nation is founded upon an intimate knowledge
of his life's work. The world's greatest authority on the subject of cotton production, transportation and consumption
in America, he has studied deeply as well the great economic
problems upon which rest the foundations of our nation's
prosperity, and his most earnest efforts have ever been given
to those lines of thought best calculated to promote the welfare of this country. And, apart from this, he is what very
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few men are whose fame rest npon their ability to think and
write: a clear-headed, practical business man, one to whom
has been entrusted large interests, and who has never yet
been found unequal to his task.
It is respectfully urged upon his excellency, the President,
that the appointment of Henry G. Hester to the Panama
Canal Commission will prove most satisfactory and gratifying to the people of the entire South, who feel that in his
hands the interests of the country will be adequately served.
Adopted.
By the Committee of the Whole:
Resolved, by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of
Savannah, in Council assembled, that this body representing
the entire people of Savannah, take pleasure in co-operating
with the Savannah commercial and trade organizations in
extending to the Travelers' Protective Association an earnest invitation to hold its annual convention in this city in
'90SResolved further, That the Clerk of Council forward a certified copy of this resolution to the proper official in order
that it may be placed before the T. P. A. at its approaching
annual convention. Adopted.
By the Committee of the Whole:
Resolved, by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of
Savannah, in Council assembled, that the sum of $1/3-55 be
and'it is hereby donated to the Georgia Infirmary, to be used
by it in the liquidation of its taxes, due for the year 1902.
Adopted.
By the Committee of the Whole:
Resolved, by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of
Savannah, in Council assembled, That the terms of the settlement of the case of C. E. Wright versus the Mayor and
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Aldermen in Superior Court, being laid before Council, said
settlement having been made on April 24, 1903, by the Mayor
on the advice of the city attorney, is hereby approved and
confirmed. Adopted.
By the Committee of the Whole:
Resolved, by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of
Savannah, in Council assembled, That the sum of $137.49 be
and it is hereby donated to Womans' Christian Temperance
Union to be used by it in the liquidation of its taxes due for
the years 1901 and 1902. Adopted.
By Alderman Dixon:
Resolved, by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of
Savannah, in Council assembled, That the sum of $356.25
be, and it is hereby donated to the Savannah Port Society,
to be used by it in the liquidation of its city taxes, due for the
year 1902. Adopted.
By Alderman Thomas:
Resolved, That the offer of Robert M. Hull to sell to the
city twenty square feet of Lot No. 92, Estill ward, for widening and straightening the line of Bull street, for eleven dollars be accepted, titles to be satisfactory to the city attorney,
and garden fence to be moved at expense of the city.
Adopted.
By Alderman Watson:
Whereas, At the meeting of Council on April 15, a resolution in relation to the paving of sidewalks on Wheaton
street was amended, prior to its passage, by striking out the
word "Wheaton" and inserting "East Broad" in lieu thereof;
and,
Whereas, It is desired to correct said error and amend the
said resolution as originally introduced by striking out the
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word "Randolph" and inserting in lieu thereof the words
"East Broad," now, therefore, be it
Resolved, by the Mayor and Aldermen, in Council assembled, That said resolution as adopted be and the same
is hereby stricken and in lieu thereof the following is adopted,
to-wit:
Resolved, That Wheaton street, for its entire length, from
East Broad street to the city limits, shall have a roadway of
27 feet in width and sidewalk on either side thereof 9 feet in
width.
Be it further resolved, That the sidewalk shall be laid with
brick within thirty days from this date, and that all existing
ordinances with reference to paving being required by property owners, or being done at their expense, and the remedies
by the City of Savannah in the event of their failure or refusal of the property owners shall apply to the pavements
on sidewalks herein required. Adopted.
Adopted May 5th, 19O3.
By Committee of the Whole:
Resolved, by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of
Savannah, in Council assembled, That the contract and conveyance in triplicate between Edward F. Lovell and Robert
P. Lovell, executors of the will of Edward Lovell, of the one
part, the Central of Georgia Railway Company, of the second
part, the Savannah and Ogeechee Canal Company, of the
third part, and the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of
Savannah, of the fourth part, being presented to Council, is
approved in all respects, and the Mayor of the City of
Savannah is directed to execute the same for and on behalf
of the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, and
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the Clerk of Council to attest the same with the corporate
seal affixed.
The Mayor is also directed to execute the note specified
in said instrument for $2,500, due five years after date, in accordance therewith, and the Clerk of Council to attest the
same with the corporate seal affixed; and the sum of $1,900
is directed to be paid out of the treasury of the City of
Savannah in further accordance with the terms of the said
instrument.
Resolved further, That the three causes now pending in
the Superior Court of Chatham county, relating to Lots 14
and 15, Springfield plantation, and to the strip of land between the same, being marked settled, the court costs of the
same will be paid out of the treasury of the City of Savannah.
Adopted.
By Alderman Thomas:
Resolved, That the offer of W. H. Wade to sell to the city
so much of Lot No. 23, Southville ward, on Maupas avenue,
as is nee 3ed for opening Drayton street for $75 be accepted.
Titles to be satisfactory to the city attorney. Adopted.
Adopted May 13th, 19O3.
By Alderman James M. Dixon:
Resolved, That the sum of $134.40 be and same is hereby
donated to the Benedictine Order out of the treasury of the
city, to be applied to the payment of taxes due the city for
1902 on lot of land on Bull street between Thirty-third and
Thirty fourth streets, on which church is now being erected.
Adopted.
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Adopted May 2Tth, 19O3.
By Committee of the Whole:
It is resolved by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the
City of Savannah, Ga., that the Georgia Municipal League
is an organization likely to be of great service in promoting
municipal improvement and we hereby authorize the payment by our treasurer of $25,00 annual dues, in order that
this city ma}' become a member of said league. Adopted.
By Committee of the Whole:
Resolved, That the sum of eleven hundred and eighteen
dollars and ninety-five cents ($1,118.95) be and the same is
hereby appropriated to be paid out of the city treasury to
Union Society to be used in the paying of taxes for year 1902
on the property of said society, said taxes amounting to said
sum of $1,118.95. Adopted.
1 By Alderman Dixon:
Resolution to amend resolution adopted at meeting of
Council May 22, 1895, by adding the month of September
after the month of August, so that the resolution amended
shall read as follows:
Resolved, That his honor, the Mayor, be and is hereby
authorized to permit the officers of the city government, in
the City Exchange, or as many of them as he may deem best,
to close their offices daily during the months of June, July,
August and September, at 2 o'clock p. m. Adopted.
By Alderman Watson:
Resolved, That the Streets and Lanes Committee be authorized to advertise for bids on laying artificial stone side-
' walks in that portion of the city known as Collinsville on the
several streets where property owners have not yet complied
with sidewalk ordinance. Adopted.
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By Alderman A. J. Garfunkel:
Resolved, That the Committee on Water be authorized to
lay a six (6) inch water main on Thirty-first, Thirty-second
and Thirty~fourth streets, to extend from Habersham street
to the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad track at a cost not to
exceed $1,100. Adopted.
By Alderman Glatigny:
Resolved, That the offer of D. R. Thomas to sell to the
city 163 5-100 square feet of Lot No. 56, Estill ward, for
Thirty-seventh street, for 98 n-ioo dollars be accepted.
Titles to be satisfactory to the city attorney. Adopted.
By Alderman Glatigny:
Resolved, That the expenditure of $97 by the Committee
on Health for necessary work at the house of the keeper of
Laurel Grove Cemetery be and the same is hereby approved,
and the account ordered paid from the appropriation for.
Bill be paid and charged to appropriation for Laurel Grove
Cemetery. Adopted.
By Alderman Thomas:
Resolved, That the offer of H. E- Wilson to sell to the city
so much of the eastern half of Lot No. 9, Vernon tything,
Heathcote ward, for opening and widening Oglethorpe
avenue, for $180, be accepted. Titles to be satisfactory to the
city attorney. Adopted.
By Alderman Thomas:
Resolved, That as to Lot No. 10, Berrien ward, on West
Broad street, Geo. Schroder, owner thereof, is hereby authorized to place his new building on a line with the buildings to the northward and southward of said lot on West
Broad street, in consideration of which he is to relinquish
a strip of land one foot in width along the southern end of
said Lot No. 10 for the widening of Gaston street, and he is
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to pay into the city treasury the sum of $100. Titles to the
strip in southern end of said lot to be satisfactory to city attorney. Adopted.
By Alderman Thomas:
Resolved, That the offer of R. B. Reppard to sell to the
city so much of Lots Nos. 37, 38,39, 40, 41, 42 and 43, Weed
ward, as is needed for Anderson street for $1,500 be accepted;
payment to be made by note running three years, with interest at 5 per cent., payable annually. All buildings to be
removed by him within ninety days and titles to be satisfactory to the city attorney. Adopted.
Resolved, by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of
Savannah, in Council assembled:
First. That permission be and the same is hereby granted
to the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company, its
successors and assigns, subject to the terms and conditions
of the ordinance of 1895, hereinafter mentioned, to construct
and equip a two-duct subway from the manhole of said company at Drayton street and Gordon street lane, west on the
north side of Gordon street lane, across Bull street and
Whitaker street, to Barnard street, with a subsidiary from
Gordon street lane and Barnard street to a pole at the northwest corner of Gordon and Barnard streets.
Second. Resolved further, That permission be and the
same is hereby granted to the said Southern Bell Telephone
and Telegraph Company, its successors and assigns, subject
to the terms and conditions oi the ordinance of 1895, hereinafter mentioned, to construct four-duct subway from the
manhole on Drayton and Huntingdon streets, east on Huntingdon street to Abercorn street, thence south on Abercorn
street from Huntingdon street to Thirty-eighth street.
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Third. Resolved further, That permission be and the same
is hereby granted to the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company, its successors and assigns, to construct and
maintain in connection with the said extension of its underground system, such manholes, subsidiaries and such other
incidental construction as is necessary to its underground
system.
Fourth. Resolved further, That the said permission is
given and said company shall at all times be subject to the
city ordinances now in existence or which may hereafter be
passed relative to the use of the public streets by the telephone and telegraph companies, and particularly an ordinance adopted Feb. 27, 1895, entitled, "An Ordinance "denning
the manner of laying underground conduits, tubes, or pipes
for conductors, cable or wires."
Fifth. Resolved further, That the said company shall indemnify the City of Savannah against and assume all liabilities for damages, which may arise or accrue to the City
of Savannah from any injury to persons or property from
the doing of any work herein authorized, or the neglect of
said company or any of its employes to comply with any
ordinance relative to the use of said streets, and the acceptance by the said company of this grant shall be an agreement
by it to pay the City of Savannah any sum of money for which
the city may become liable from or by reason of such injury.
Sixth. Resolved further, That said company shall file with
the Clerk of Council of the City of Savannah its acceptance
of the terms of this resolution within sixty days of the date
of its passage. Adopted.
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Adopted Jane lOth, 19O3.
Resolution by Alderman John F. Glatigny:
Resolved, That the offer of M. F. Miller & Bro., to rent
store northeast corner of River and West Broad streets at
$500 per annum, payable monthly, with W. G. Morrell as
security for the term of three years, be accepted, the contract
with M. C. Murphy for repair and improvements being satisfactory to the proposed tenants. The proper lease to be prepared by and executed under supervision of the city attorney. Adopted.
Adopted June 24th, 19O3.
By Alderman A. J. Garfunkel:
Resolved, by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of
Savannah, in Council assembled, That from after the first day
of October, 1903, the use of water in and by manufactories,
steamship lines, railroads, transportation terminals, beer
pumps, lumber mills, iron foundries, dye works; ship builders, florists and farm, shall be by the meter system, and all
persons or corporations controlling or using water in the
above lines shall, before said October i, 1903, put in at their
own expense, respectively, water meters, such as may be prescribed and will be satisfactory to the Committee on Water,
any of the following three makes of said meters being permitted to be used, to-wit: National, Worthington and
Thompson.
Resolved further, That the fixing of rates for the use of
water by the foregoing parties for the purpose aforesaid shall
be made by the Committee on Water, which committee shall
report said rate to Council for its approval before the same
shall go into effect.
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Ayes and nays called upon the above resolution, and adopted, and upon the following vote:
AyesAldermen Davant, Garfunkel, Canty, McKenna,
Harman, Colding, Grayson and Schroder.8.
NaysAldermen Thomas and Dixon.2.
By Committee on Streets and Lanes:
Whereas, in accordance with ordinance passed in Council
Feb. 19, 1902, to secure uniformity in the sidewalks in the
City of Savannah, as to width of sidewalks and roadways.
Be it resolved, That Ott street from Anderson to Gwinnett street shall have a roadway of thirty (36) feet in width
and sidewalk on either side thereof seven (7) feet in width,
and grass plats on either side thereof three (3) feet in width.
Be it further resolved, That the sidewalks shall be laid with
brick or such material as the Streets and Lanes Committee
may prescribe within thirty days from this date, and that all
existing ordinances with reference to paving being required
by property owners or being done at their expense, and the
remedies by the City of Savannah in the event of the failure
or refusal of the property owners shall apply to the pavements or sidewalks herein required.
Resolution laid on the table until next meeting.
By Alderman George L. Harman:
Resolved, That the Committee on Harbor an'd Wharves
be authorized to purchase a set of harness for the use of harbor master, cost not to exceed $27.50. Adopted.
Adopted July 8th, 19O3.
By Committee of the Whole:
Be it resolved by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City
of Savannah, in Council assembled, That it is the desire of this
body that the representatives from this county and the Sen-
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ator from this district in the General Assembly of the Sate
of Georgia, introduce at the present session of the General
Assembly and urge to passage the following bills of a local
nature pertaining to the Police Court of the City of Savannah,
entitled :
"An act to enlarge the powers of the Police Court of the
City of Savannah in the infliction of punishments, so that
in every case of a violation of an ordinance of the City of
Savannah where the punishment is by imprisonment, such
imprisonment may be with labor on the chaingang of Chatham county, and for other purposes." And
"An act to enlarge and define the power of the Police Court
of the City of Savannah touching the punishment of persons
who may be in contempt of its lawful authority, and for other
purposes."
Be it further resolved, That copies of these resolutions be
sent to the representatives from this county and the Senator
from this district in the General Assembly. Adopted.
By Committee of the Whole:
Resolved, That the action of the Mayor in transmitting to
the General Assembly a local bill providing for grant of land
on all sides of City Exchange in this city, as a portion of the
site for the proposed City Hall, is approved, and the Senator
from this district and the representatives from this county
are respectfully urged to press the same to passage. Copies
of this resolution will be sent to said Senator and representatives. Adopted.
By Alderman Thomas:
Whereas, a resolution was passed in Council on April 15,
1903, accepting the proposition of D. B. Lester, et al., owners
of lots in Owens ward, to convey so much of their land as
might be necessary for opening Thirty-sixth street, the city
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to convey an equal number of feet adjoining the respective
holdings of said parties, and to open a lane on the southern
border of the land proposed to be transferred, extended
from Burroughs to Florence, etc., and,
Whereas, there are a number of titles to be made between
the said parties and the city; therefore, it is
Resolved, by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of
Savannah, in Council assembled, That all conveyances and
deeds necessary to be made on behalf of the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah to and with said parties,
shall be executed for and on behalf of this municipality by
the Mayor, attested by the Clerk of Council, with the corporate seal affixed. Adopted.
By Alderman Thomas:
Resolved, That the Committee on Streets and Lanes be
requested to have the director of public works grade and
otherwise improve for use of the public Dixon street and
that portion of Jones street lying west of West Boundary
street. Adopted.
By Committee on Streets and Lanes:
Whereas, in accordance with ordinance passed in Council
Feb. 19, 1902, to secure uniformity in the sidewalks in the
City of Savannah, as to width of sidewalks and roadways,
Be it resolved, That Ott street from Anderson to Gwinnett street shall have a roadway of thirty (30) feet in width
and sidewalk on either side thereof seven (7) feet in width,
and grass plats on either side thereof three (3) feet in width.
Be it further resolved, That the sidev,alks shall be laid with
brick or such material as the Streets and Lanes Committee
may prescribe within thirty days from this date, and that all
existing ordinances with reference to paving being required
by property owners or being done at their expense and the
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remedies by the City of Savannah in the event of the failure
or refusal of the property owners, shall apply to the pavements or sidewalks herein required. Adopted.
Adopted July 22ad, 19O3.
Whereas, It is deemed expedient to sell so much of the
land owned by the city and known as the "water works
tract," as is not needed for the plant proper of the "old water
works," including the wells and their connections and all
conduits, pipes and appurtenances; and,
Whereas, In order to do this, it is necessary for Council
to be advised in the premises as to the proper values to be
put upon the different parcels so to be sold; therefore,
Be it resolved, by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of
Savannah, in Council assembled, That all of these matters
be, and same are hereby referred to the Committees on City
Lots and Finance, which committees will be guided by the
map of said tract, showing proposed subdivision into lots
made by the city engineer June 20, 1903, and will make full
investigation as to the values of each and all of said lots, except lot numbered I, containing ten and five-tenths (10.5)
acres, on which the "old water works" are located, which
said last named lot is not to be sold, and said committees
will report back to the Committee of the Whole the minimum
prices to be put upon the lots so to be sold, separately or as
a whole, and their recommendations as to the method of disposing of the same to the best advantage, conferring with
the city attorney as to the necessary stipulations touching
wells, connections, and conduits, existing leases, the matter
of the "Old Factory road," and such other legal questions
as may be pertinent. Adopted.
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By Alderman Thomas:
Resolved, That the offer of M. W. Bryan to sell to the city
from Lot No. 60, Johnston ward, 3,562 4-10 square feet for
opening Wolf street, and 43 5-10 square feet for widening
Paulsen street for $550 be accepted, payment to be by note
of the city, running two and three years, with interest at 5
per cent., payable annually. Titles to be satisfactory to the
city attorney. Adopted.
Adopted July 28th, 19O3.
By the Committee of the Whole:
Resolved, That the sum of $31.05 be and same is hereby
appropriated to Bishop Benjamin J. Keiley for the Sisters
of the Poor, colored, to be paid out of the treasury of the
city, the said sum to be applied to payments of the bill of
June 17, 1903, for laying sidewalk curb No. 8 Millen ward,
now due to the city by said Sisters of the Poor. Adopted.
Resolution by Committee of the Whole:
Resolved, That the sum of $400 be and same is hereby appropriated to Interstate Military Rifle Association for the
purpose of the interstate contest to be held here in August,
1903, to be paid out of the city treasury to Capt. W. G.
Austin, Executive Officer. Adopted.
Resolution by Alderman Robt. L. Colding:
Resolved, That the sum of one hundred dollars be appropriated towards paying the expenses of John E. Maguire,
Superintendent Fire Department, to the convention of fire
chiefs to be held at Atlantic City in September, said amount
to be charged against the amount allowed in the budget for
the maintenance of the fire department. Adopted.
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Adopted Augunt 19th, 19O3.
By Committee of the Whole:
Whereas, there is no official directory of the City of Savannah, and,
Whereas, there is need for an accurate and correct directory of the said city, be it, therefore,
Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed by the
Mayor from the members of Council to arrange for the publication of a directory to be known as the official directory
of the City of Savannah, and report to Committee of the
Whole before any contract be made. Adopted
In accordance with the above resolution His Honor, the
acting Mayor, appointed the following committee: Aldermen Colding, Garfunkel and Harman.
By Alderman D. R. Thomas:
Resolved, That the offer of R. L- Fox to sell to the city
so much of Lot No. 55, Owens ward, as is needed for widening Florence street, at fifteen cents per square foot, be accepted. Titles to be satisfactory to the city attorney.
Adopted.
By Alderman W. L. Grayson:
Resolved by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of
Savannah, in Council assembled, That the Committee on
Police is authorized to expend a sum of money not exceeding two hundred and fifty ($250) dollars in the purchase of
telephones for the boxes of the Gamewell system to be
charged to the amount appropriated for police. Adopted.
By Alderman W. L. Grayson:
Whereas, with the growth and expansion of the city it is
apparent to the public generally that grade crossings are
dangerous and are becoming more dangerous daily, and,
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 419
Whereas, it is the desire of the Mayor and Aldermen of
the City of Savannah to give to the citizens every proper
protection against the risks incident to the use of grade
crossings, and as in other cities, as far as practicable, grade
crossings have been abandoned and the railway tracks elevated or tunneled, and as most of the grade crossings in the
City of Savannah are without any protection whatever, and,
Whereas, it will be necessary for the City of Savannah,
as the city grows, to open streets at various points and thus
increase the number of crossings necessary to be used, it
is the desire of City Council that reasonable protection
should be given to its citizens who must make use of the
streets of Savannah at said crossings, and,
Whereas, in the recent accident at one of these grade
crossings two oeople lost their lives and many others were
dangerously injured, and as the pending negotiations of a
committee from this Council looking to giving the citizens
better protection have failed to improve conditions, and as
it is apparent to the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah that immediate steps should be taken so as to give
to the citizens generallv that protection to which they are
entitled,
Therefore be it resolved by the Mayor and Aldermen, in
Council assembled, That the committee already appointed
be increased to five, the Mavor or Acting Mayor to be the
chairman of said committee, and that said committee immediately take up the question with the officials of the railroads
entering Savannah, as well as the officials of the street railway company, and ask their prompt co-operation in bringing
about a safer and more modern protection at the crossings
upon the various streets of Savannah.
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Resolved further, That said committee of five immediately
proceed upon their duties and that they report at the next
regular meeting of Council the result of their efforts.
Resolved further, That Council recognizes the importance
of this_ improvement being brought about at as early a date
as possible; first, because it is necessary for our citizens to
use said crossings, and second, because Council recognizes
that at any time serious accidents may occur in which a number of our citizens may lose their lives; third, because any
failure or delay in carrying out the efforts of City Council
in placing the proper safeguards as indicated in this resolution, must of necessity retard the expansion and growth of
the city. If for any reason the officials of the various corporations who are interested are not accessible by mail, so
as to avoid any unnecessary delay, that the committee provided as above, be and they are hereby empowered to communicate by wire the wishes of this Council to the various
officials as indicated. Adopted.
In accordance with the above resolution His Honor, the
Acting Mayor, appointed Aldermen Grayson and Glatigny
as the additional members of said committee.
Protest of Alderman R. J. Davant:
I desire to go on record in opposition to the resolution
in present form as a matter of business policy in dealing with
the situation, but favoring the abolition of such crossings
as the committee deem wise.
By Alderman John F. Glatigny:
Be it resolved, That Council appropriate five thousand
(5,000) dollars, this amount to be the city's proportion of
the amount necessary for the purchase of the White Bluff
road.
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Resolved further, That thz Committee on Opening Streets
and City Lots and Finance be, and are hereby designated and
instructed to confer with the County Commissioners with
the view of completing the purchase as soon as practicable,
payable in city notes as they may arrange. Adopted.
Adopted August 2Oth, 19OS.
By Alderman Dixon:
Resolved, That the city marshal shall sell at public outcry
on the first Tuesday in September, 1902, under the terms
and provisions of Section 241 of MacDonell's Code of Savannah, at a minimum price of twenty (20) cents a square
foot, reserving, however, enough land needed for any street,
al! of those lots of land in Owens ward, in this city, between
Florence and Burroughs streets, designated on a plan of the
same made by the city engineer, dated Aug. 18, 1902, as lots
21, 22, 23, 24, 25^ 26, 27, 28, 29,. 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36,
37> 38, 39 and 40. Adopted.
By Alderman Jones:
Resolved, That the discharge by the Mayor of the city
from the police force of Privates J. H. W. Umbach, W. F.
Crosby, F. J. Smith, W. J. Lovett, E. J. Coffee and J. W.
Woods, reported in his communication to Council of July
19, 1902, be and the same is hereby approved. Adopted.
Adopted September and, 19O3.
By Committee of the Whole:
Resolved by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of
Savannah, in Council assembled, That the ground rent property set forth and described in the attached statement, entitled, "Ground rent owners in arrears," dated Aug. 19,
1503, all of which has been re-entered, be sold by the city
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marshal at public outcry to the highest and best bidders and
in the manner provided by ordinance; that fee simple estates
be sold in all of the said properties and for such sums as will
be sufficient to cover all arrearages of ground rent, taxes,
costs and unpaid purchase money, with interest, and in the
advertisement of said properties such minimum prices shall
be named. Adopted.
By Committee of the Whole:
Resolved, by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of
Savannah, in Council assembled, That for the purpose of
advertising Savannah, the sum of five hundred dollars ($500)
be and the same is hereby appropriated, to be paid out of
the city treasury to the Savannah Fair Association. Adopted.
By Alderman E. A. M. Schroder:
Resolved, That the offer of the Savannah Investment Company to pay $200 for the house in line of Thirty-fifth street,
west of Montgomery street, recently conveyed to the city
by Robert Madison and his wife, to include outbuildings and
sidewalk, be accepted and authority is granted for its removal to lots on south side of Thirty-fifth street, under supervision of the Committee on Streets and Lanes. Adopted.
By Alderman D. R. Thomas:
Referring to resolution adopted at meeting of Council of
Feb. 18, 1903, as to part of Lot No. 87, Estill ward, and in
order to correct a mistake, it is,
Resolved, That the offer of Ambrose Ehrlich, guardian
of the property of Mildred Dillon. to sell to the city nine
hundred and seventy-nine (979) square feet of land, being the
northern portion of Lot No. 87, Estill ward, for opening
and widening Thirty-seventh street, for $450, be, and the
same is accepted, and said money will be paid out of the city
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treasury. Titles to be satisfactory to the city attorney.
Adopted.
By Alderman Robt. L. Colding:
Resolved, That the Committee on Fire be and they' are
hereby authorized to purchase for use of the department
1,300 feet fire hose at 7oc per foot, payment for same to be
made out of the budget for 1904. Adopted.
Adopted September 16th, 19O3.
By Committee of the Whole:
Resolved, by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of
Savannah, in Council assembled, That there shall be paid
to J. H. H. Osborne out of the city treasury, the sum of three
hundred dollars for the year 1903, payable in equal monthly
installments of twenty-five dollars each, for services in issuing building permits and keeping the books of the same.
Adopted.
By the Committee of the Whole:
Resolved, That the City of Savannah agrees to purchase
from the W. H. Walsh Directory Company a sufficient number of City of Savannah directories issued by it for use in
the different departments. Adopted.
Alderman D. R. Thomas:
Resolved, That the Committee on City Lots and Opening
Streets be authorized to purchase from F. J. Ruckert so much
of Lot No. 25,. Johnston ward, as is needed for widening
Waters avenue, at ten cents per square foot, and to pay the
further sum of two hundred dollars when the buildings and
fences thereon are removed from the ground so purchased.
Titles to be satisfactory to the city attorney. Adopted.
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Adopted September 26th, I9O8.
By Committee of the Whole:
Whereas, it is useful, needful and necessary for public purposes, that is to say, for the widening and extending of Bull
street in a southerly direction to the extreme southern corporate limits of the City of Savannah, as now fixed by law,
to acquire all of the rights, property, easements, interest, estate and franchises of the Vernon Shell Road Company, and
its stockholders in and to so much of the White Bluff Shell
road, or the Vernon Shell road, as it is sometimes called,
which lies within the present corporate limits of the City of
Savannah, the said portion of said road extending from its
northern end at or near Forty-second street, in a southerly
direction to the corporate limits of Savannah, as now fixed
by law, and,
Whereas, The Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah cannot by contract procure the said rights, property,
easements, interest, estate and franchise of the Vernon Shell
Road Company, and its stockholders, and it is necessary to
take said property by condemnation, as the parties cannot
agree upon the compensation to be paid, it is therefore,
Resolved, by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of
Savannah, in Council assembled, That all the rights, property, easement, interest, estate and franchises of the Vernon
Shell Road Company, and its stockholders, in so much of
the White Bluff Shell road, or the Vernon Shell road, as is
situated within the corporate limits of the City of Savannah,
beginning at the northern end of said road at or near Fortysecond street, and extending southerly to the present corporate limits of the city, be condemned in accordance with
the statutes in such cases made and provided.
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It is further resolved, That Francis P. Mclntire, a freeholder of Chatham county, be and he is hereby appointed
assessor on the part of the Mayor and Aldermen of the City
of Savannah to assess the value of the property to be taken
or used, or the damage done_ to or sustained by said company, and its stockholders, on account of said condemnation.
It is further resolved, That the city attorney is instructed
to proceed with such condemnation, and to take whatever
other steps may be necessary to obtain title to and possession of the said rights, property, easement, interest, estate
and franchises, to the end that Bull street may be widened
and extended to the extreme southern corporate limits of the
City of Savannah.
It is further resolved, That the notice to be given to the
owners of said property so to be condemned shall be signed
on behalf of the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah by the Mayor, attested by the Clerk of Council, with the
corporate seal affixed, and that along with said notice shall
appear a certified copy of these resolutions. . Adopted.
Adopted September 80th. 19O3.
By Committee of the Whole:
Resolved, by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of
Savannah, in Council assembled;
First. That the deed made Sept. 21, 1903, between Emily
W. Lovell, Grace B. Dasher, Clifford D. Stephens and Edward F. Lovell, as guardian for Francis W. Dasher, to the
Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, conveying
certain strips of land for lanes in this city, between Drayton
and Lincoln streets, and between Thirty-third and Thirtyfifth streets, as shown upon plat of the same, made by W. J.
Winn, city engineer, on Sept. 18, 1903, is accepted by the
426 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, and the said
lanes are received as dedicated and conveyed in accordance
with said deed, to be used by the public as city lanes.
Second. That in accordance with the terms of said deed
of conveyance, the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah agree to render these lanes available as such within
six" months from the date of the conveyance, by arranging
the necessary curbing and paving on the sidewalks leading
into the same, said lanes to be graded and to be hereafter
maintained by the city without expense to said grantors.
Third. That a copy of these resolutions be transmitted
to said grantors, through their attorney, Capt. Wm. B.
Stephens. Adopted.
By the Committee of the Whole:
Whereas, the city attorney reports to Council that he has
settled by and with the approval of the Mayor the two cases
against the city for damages pending in the City Court of
Savannah, in which Alfred M. Powell and Rawley F. Flowers
are plaintiffs;
Be it resolved, by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of
Savannah, in Council assembled, That the settlement thus
made of said two damage cases is in all respects approved
and confirmed. Adopted. %
By Alderman Dixon:
Resolved, That his honor, the Mayor, be and is hereby authorized to permit the offices of the city government in the
City Exchange, or as. many of them as he may deem best to
close their offices every Saturday at 2 o'clock p. m. Adopted.
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 427
Adopted October 14tli, 1903.
By Committee of the Whole:
Resolved by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of
Savannah, in Council assembled, That in view of the long
and very efficient service of Robert Hunt, deceased, in the
streets and lanes department, the sum of three hundred
and thirty ($330) dollars be and same is hereby appropriated
to be paid out of the city treasury to his widow, covering
three (3) months salary. Adopted.
By the Comini^ee of the Whole:
Resolved, by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of
Savannah, in Council assembled, That the sum of $116.53 be
and same is hereby appropriated to St. Francis Orphan
Home out of city treasury, same to be applied to payment
of paving assessment for improving East Broad street in
front of Lot No. 9, Davis ward, on which the orphanage is
erected. Adopted.
By Committee of the Whole:
Resolved, by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled:
First. That the contract, in duplicate, touching establishment and maintenance of tree nursery is duly considered,
and is approved .in all its parts and terms.
Second. That the same will be signed on behalf of the
Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah by the Mayor,
or in his absence bv the Acting Mayor, attested by the Clerk
of Council, with the corporate seal affixed.
Third. That when said contract is duly signed by both
parties, it will be put to record in clerk's office of Superior
Court of this county.
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The Clerk of Council will also certify to a copy of same,
and transmit it to the Park and Tree Commission for its
guidance.
Fourth. That when said contract is duly executed by both
parties, the Park and Tree Commission for the City of Savannah will take charge of said land leased by said contract,
and will hold and use the same for the purposes of a tree
nursery as stipulated in said contract.
Fifth. The Clerk of Council will send to the Park and
Tree Commission a certified copy of these resolutions.
Adopted.
By Committee of the Whole:
Whereas, the city attorney has reported to Council,
through the Mayor, that in the matter of so much of the
White Bluff shell road, as lies within the corporate limits of
Savannah, condemnation proceedings have been had, condemning that portion of the road, and all the rights, easements and estate of the Vernon Shell Road Company, and
its stockholders therein, in pursuance of which two (2) city
notes for twenty-five hundred ($2,500) dollars each, payable
four (4) and five (5) years after date, respectively, without
grace, bearing interest at the rate of five (5) per cent, per
annum, payable annually, without grace, have been executed
and delivered to the Vernon Shell Road Company, and Mr.
D. B. Lester, sole stockholder, and that the judgment in said
condemnation proceeding on the record of Chatham' Superior
Court has been marked satisfied, and,
Whereas, deed has been made bv the Vernon Shell Road
Company and D. B. Lester, sole stockholder, to the Mayor
and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, acquiescing in the
findings of the assessors in the condemnation proceedings
and conveying all of said condemned property in said pro-
MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 429
ceedings, by warranty deed, and other proceedings having
been had in the premises as shown by said report, be it
Resolved, by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of
Savannah, in Council assembled, That all of said actings and
doings on the part of this corporation by the city attorney
on its behalf, and the Mayor in the making and delivery of
said notes, be and the same are hereby approved and confirmed. Adopted.
Adopted November llth, 19O3.
By the Committee of the Whole:
Resolved, by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of
Savannah, in Council assembled, That the sum of five hundred ($500) dollars be and same is hereby appropriated to
be paid oat of the city treasury on the order of the Mayor
from time to time for printing and other expense incurred
Adopted October 28th, 19O3.
Bv Committee of the Whole:
Resolved, by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of
Savannah, in Council assembled, That the duplicate contract between the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah and Savannah Union Station Company, executed on
the 24th day of October, 1903, regarding the track of the
Electric Railway Company, located on the north half of Lot
Sixty-seven (67), Springfield Plantation, and also regarding
the stables of the Park and Tree Commission on the northern half of said lot, be and the same is, in all respects, approved and confirmed, and a certified copy of this resolution
will be sent by the Clerk of Council to Capt. W. W. Mackall,
president of Savannah Union Station Company. Adopted.
430 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
and to be incurred in promoting improvements of the
bor in the way of deeper water. Adopted.
By Alderman Colding:
Resolved, That the Committee on Fire be and they are
hereby authorized to purchase one extra double first size
La France fire engine, and the Mayor of the City of Savannah is hereby authorized to sign the necessary contract on
behalf of the city.
The bid of the La France Fire Engine Company being the
lowest and best bid received by the Committee on Fire for
furnishing said engine. Adopted.
Adopted November 23th, 19O3.
By the Committee of the Whole:
Resolved, by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of
Savannah, That the sum of $300 be appropriated for the general park maintenance and that the sum of $300 be appropriated for the tree nursery. Adopted.
By the Committee of the Whole:
Resolved, by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of
Savannah, That the Clerk of Council be instructed to advertise for the election of a building inspector, said election to
take place for said office at the next regular meeting "of
Council, Dec. g, 1903. Adopted. '
By Alderman Schroder:
Resolved, That the Committee on Market be authorized
to place storm doors at the market, cost not to exceed $250.
Adopted.
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Adopted December 93rd, 19O8.
By Committee of the Whole:
Resolved, by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of
Savannah, in Council assembled, That the sum of three hundred ($300) dollars be and the same is hereby appropriated
towards advertising Savannah in the way of erection of a
Georgia building at the St. Louis Exposition, to be paid out
of the city treasury on the order of the Mayor. Adopted.
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REPORT.
Special Committee Mew City Hall Site, February
18th, 19O3.
Report of Special Committee on Site for New City Hall:
The special committee appointed to take into consideration the advisability of erecting a new city hall, beg to report after a thorough investigation of the situation and the
most careful consideration of the city's finances, that in its
opinion a new municipal building is urgently needed and
steps should at once be taken looking to the erection of a
modern and adequate building as soon as possible. At present the city departments have not the proper room in which
to carry on their work, and their operations and usefulness
are hampered as a result. It is impossible by the expenditure of any reasonable sum to make the present City Exchange suitable for the purposes of the city government.
Money expended upon it is largely wasted. Provisions
should be made for a building in which there will be ample
quarters for all of the departments, in which the committees
of Council will have meeting rooms, in which suitable chambers will be orovided for the Mayor, and in which a large
room will be had for meetings of Council and for public
gatherings.
Your committee after studying the situation closely feels
satisfied that the site of the present Exchange is in every
way suitable for a new hall. It is easily accessible from all
parts of the city and will remain the center of business interests. Being the property of the city its use for this purpose will save the city in the neighborhood of $100,000, or
almost enough to erect a fine building. We would'accord-
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ingly recommend that Council decide upon the erection of a
new city hall on the site of the present Exchange; that an
appropriation of $500 be made and this committee, or another committee especially appointed for the purpose, be
authorized to expend all or part of the same in securing
plans, specifications and estimates for a building which will
provide ample room for the needs of the municipality for
many years to come.
Respectfully submitted,
HERMAN MYERS,
D. R. THOMAS,
R. J. DAVANT,
Committee.
Upon motion of Alderman Dixon, the report was adopted,
an appropriation of $500 was made, and the committee increased to five, Aldermen Dixon and Watson being added
the committee now standing as follows: The Mayor, Aldermen Thomas, Davant, Dixon and Watson.