THIRD ANNUAL REPORT OP HON. GEO. W. TIEDEMAN MATCH TOOBTHBR WITH THB REPORTS OF THE C1TT OFFICERS OP THB CITY OF SAVANNAH, GEORGIA t POR THB TBAR BNDIMU DECEMBER 31. 19O9 T* whiah mi* mmmm A* CoBreUl StmUmtlam ! tk* Part. Hmrrim ! Pmhlio Immtlimtloxm. mm* Orilmmmtmm rmmmmm mmrimt A* rmmr 19O8 OI6I MAYOR AND ALDERMEN FOR 1909 AND 1910 Mayor GEORGE W. TIEDEMAN Chairman of Council ABE S. GUCKENHEIMER Vice-Chairman of Council W. F. McCAULEY . CRAIG BARROW F. C. BATTEY J. H. H. ENTELMAN J. B. GAUDRY G. A. GORDON A. S. GUCKENHEIMER Aldermen R. M. HULL M. J. KAVANAUGH W. F. McCAULEY H. S. MEINHARD A. VETSBURG C. G. WILKINSON H. E. WILSON COMMISSIONERS, 1909 AND 1910 Park and Tree P. D. Baffin, Chairman T. H. McMillan S. E. Theus Sinking Fund Geo. J. Mills, Chairman Chas. G. Bell, Secretary L. Adler Chas. S. Etlis I. A. Solomons E. W. Bell John Lyons Pilotage Jas. M. Barnard, Chairman Geo. P. Walker Van B. A very J. Florance Minis W. W. Williamson Joseph Hull J. Cooper Harris. Secretary Massie School Hon. Geo. W. Tiedeman Alderman \\. F. McCaulev Dr. H. W. Hesse CITY OFFICERS, 1909 AND 1910 Mayor ___:George W. Tiedeman Secretary to the MayorNeyle Colquitt Clerk of Council___:_______________N. P. Corish Assistant Clerk of CouncilChas. V. Hernandez Bacteriologist____Dr. V. H. Bassett Chief of Police___________W. G. Austin First Lieutenant of PoliceS. N. Harris Second Lieutenant of PoliceJoseph McCool Third Lieutenant of Police____________T. C. Murphy City Treasurer-_____________C. S. Hardee City Engineer J. W. Howard City Engineer (Assistant)_-________W. O'D. Rockwell City Attorney_______i_______S. B. Adams City Marshal1Fred Wessels, Jr. Deputy City Marshal_____Wilkie Brown Cfty Physicians (2 white)_B. H. Gibson and R. V. Harris City Physicians (2 colored)__C. P. Tyson and P. E. Love Clerk of the Market___________ ____T. B. Gracen Clerk of the Market (Assistant)_____G. B. Whatley Director of Public Works____________Harry Willink Harbor Master__L-______John Carr Health Officer___________________W. F. Brunner Chief Sanitary InspectorHenry G. Greene Food Inspector______Simon A. Weil Inspectors of Naval StoresLewis Bliss, R. B. Jewett, W. R. Powell, J. E. Register, J. C. Register, J. F. Bliss, Jas. T. Wells, and Nat. Harrison. Inspector of Buildings_______H. Bartlett Keeper Laurel Grove Cemetery__A. B. La Roche Keeper Laurel Grove Cemetery (colored)__Henry Willis Keeper City Dispensary___J. D. Harms Port Warden _______________________Fred Hull Plumbing Inspector _____________A. Robider Recorder -John E. Schwarz Superintendent Scavenger Department-_Thomas Cooley City Officer*, 1909 and 1910Conttaned Superintendent Fire Department Thomas Ballantyne Assistant Superintendent Fire DepartmentJ. J. Connally Superintendent Waterworks J. P. Figg Consulting Engineer Waterworks________H. S. Jaudon Tax Assessors, Chairman H. S. Dreese Tax Assessors (2)A. B. Palmer and C. K. Konemann Custodian City Hall ______________R. W. Ferguson BUDGET FOR 1910 Ordinance read in Council for the first time December 1, 1909, read a second time December 29, 1909, amended, placed upon its passage, adopted and approved. BUDGET FOR THE YEAR 1910 Fixed Expenses for the Year 1910 Interest on bonded debt _'_____________$ 123,000.00 Sinking fund ___________________ 33,250.00 Total __________________$ 156,250.00 Maintenance of Regular City Departments Departments Appropriations Bacteriological Laboratory _$ 7,500.00 Evergreen Cemetery 5,000.00 Laurel Grove Cemetery . 5,000.00 Parks and Squares __________ 12,000.00 Board of Health __________________ 20,000.00 Charity ______________________ 5,000.00 City clocks ____________________ 400.00 City Hall and insurance 6,000.00 City lighting _____________________ 27,000.00 Dispensary ______________________ 4,500.00 Drainage and dry culture _-__ 10,000.00 Fire Department and uniforms __-- 116,700.00 Harbor and wharves _____ 5,000.00 Hospitals, white, including Georgia Infirmary 13,500.00 Hospitals, colored, trustees appointed by city 900.00 House drainage 6,000.00 Incidentals, including office charity 5,000.00 Law Department incidentals ___ 600.00 Market ____________-________ 6,000.00 Notes, opening streets _______ 24,861.69 Notes, resurfacing asphalt streets 42,817.92 Notes, park purposes ______________ 17,855.00 Notes, waterworks extension _____ 1,462.40 Notes, paving streets 23,723.58 Opening streets, new__________ 1,000 00 Pensions, police and firemen __ 6,200.00 Police _________________________ 131,000.00 Police reserves ___________________ 3,250.00 Budget for 1910Continued Printing and stationery _. _____________$ 5,000.00 Public Library, white _______________ 5,100.00 Public Library, colored ______________ 360.00 Plumbing Inspector ________ 1,750.00 Storm sewers _'.______________________ 2,500.00 Salaries ________________________ 51,200.00 Scavenger Department _______________ 50,000.00 Scavenger Department, Electric Railway contract ________________________ 8,000.00 Sink Department, O. E. M.____________ 5,500.00 Streets and lanes ___i_ 82,500.00 Resurfacing gravel and shell _________ 6,000.00 Waterworks, new and old ___________ 60.000.00 Total_____________________$ 786,680.59 New Improvements to be Made in 1910. to be Passed on by Council Before Expenditure New engine house ____$ 7,000.00 Auto fire engine 6,500.00 Grading new streets _ 2,000.00 Gamewell system _________________ 6,500.00 Paving streets ___________________ 55,000.00 Waterworks, extension and improvements__ 5,000.00 Tree planting ____________ 2,000.00 Daffin Park _____________________ 2,000.00 Storm sewers _______________________ 1,000.00 Grass plats, East and West Broad Streets __ 1.000.00 Improvements of The Strand ___________ 3,000.00 Evergreen Cemetery ______________ 10,000.00 Sidewalks ___!________________ 5,000.00 Market ____________ 10,000.00 Henry Street subway _______________ 17,000.00 Total _____________$ 133,000.00 Total Budget for Year 1910____________81,075,930.59 INDEX Page Assessments for Taxation for Fifteen Years _________ 428 Bacteriological Laboratory, Four Views of___-___.294-295 Bank Clearings at Savannah for Fourteen Years______416-417 Board of Sanitary Commissioners--__.._________247-291 Board of Tax Assessors___-__________________ 41. 42 Bonaventure Cemetery._ __.___________ 346 Budget for 1910 ___________________________ 7, 8 Building Inspector __________________1______ 39 Charity Hospital ________________________363-365 Chief of Police _____--_________________ 43-80 City Attorney _______________________353-358 City Bacteriologist -_____-____________293-312 City Dispensary .__._.___315-320 City Engineer _-____________187-246 City Marshal __:___ 35-38 City Officers __-_________ 5, 6 City Physicians _____________ 313 City Treasurer .__...____1__141-155 Clerk of the Market --__________347, 348 Commissioners 4 Communications and Reports to Council in 1909 ______589-615 Comparative Railway Distances 422 Director of Public Works __-_________________169-186 Electric Inspector 117 Exports of Lumber ._____-426-427 Exports of Rosin* -.________.422-423 Exports of Spirits of Turpentine_________________424-425 Exports of Upland Cotton .420-421 Exports of Sea Island Cotton, etc. _-__-_________ 426 Fire Inspector .135, 136 Georgia Infirmary 371, 372 Harbor Master ___________349-351 Health Officer ___________________________247-291 Kate Baldwin Free Kindergarten Association .401-414 Laurel Grove Cemetery 345 Mayor and Aldermen 3 Mayor's Annual Message 13-31 Ordinances Passed in 1909 __._..._____.431-554 Park and Tree Commission 323-346 Park View Sanitarium _..-367. 368 INDEXContinued Page Plumbing Inspector _____________321, 322 Public Institutions ______.______359-372 Public Library ____________________________373-394 Public Library (colored) .____________.__395-400 Recorder of Police Court ___.__-___________ 81-86 Report of Special Agent -119-134 Resolutions Adopted in 1909___-_______-_____555-588 Savannah Bank Clearings Compared with Ten Other Cities.418-419 Savannah Hospital _____ 369 Savannah's Climate ____-___-___________ 429 Savannah's Traffic and Transportation Facilities _____418, 420 Sinking Fund Commissioners _ 33, 34 Statistics of the City of Savannah ___4I5-429 St. Joseph's Hospital -__.___361. 362 Superintendent Fire Alarm system _,____137-13y Superintendent Fire Department _ 87-116 Superintendent Water Works Department _157-168 Total Value Imports and Exports for Fiscal Year 424 THIRD ANNUAL REPORT OF HON. GEO. W. TIEDEMAN MAYOR OF SAVANNAH, GA. Third Annual Message of GEO. W. TIEDEMAN Mayor of Savannah Savannah, Ga., January 12, 1910 To the Board of Aldermen, City of Savannah Gentlemen:I have the honor to submit this, my third annual report, dealing with the operations of this administration during the year 1909, and embodying such policies as I deem it advisable to pursue. In my two previous annual messages I epitomized the more important accomplishments of the administration during the first two years of its existence. Pursuing that policy in the present instance, I would mention, among the most important acts of this administration during the year just past, the following: The acquisition by the city, under the policy first inaugurated by this administration, of nearly five million square feet of land, for streets, lanes, and parks, free of cost; The making of a contract with the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company, providing for the opening of streets at grade, and the construction of another subway and an overhead bridge over the Atlantic Coast Line tracks in the southern section of the city, and the removal of the coal chute which blocks Waldburg Street; 14 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT The making of a contract with the Street Railway Company for the free transportation of policemen and firemen for the ensuing ten years; The opening and improvement of the Granger and Lattimore Tracts in the southern section of the city, under conditions most favorable to the citythe contract in the latter instance providing for the removal of a negro settlement, known as Sunnyside, which has long retarded the growth of the city in that section, and the broadening of Bull Street along the western boundaries of that tract to seventy-five feet; the contract in the Granger case providing for the widening of Estill Avenue to the width of one hun - dred feet, with a parkway planted with palmettos down the center; The refunding of the public debt by the payment and canceling of $2,610,000.00 of 5 per cent, bonds and the issuing of $2,483,000.00 of 4j^ per cent, bonds, representing a saving of $127,000.00 to the city without the outlay of a penny, and an incident reduction of interest from 5 to 4/l 2 per cent.; The making of a ten-year contract for the city lighting which provides for the institution of a system of modern magnetite street lights, and a largely increased number of lights, which contract was made on terms decidedly advantageous to the city; The regulation of street car transfers, embodying the inauguration of the continuous transfer service; The inauguration of a fire patrol boat in the Savannah harbor; The appropriation of funds for the construction, institution, and maintenance of the Children's Department of the Public Library; The adoption of an ordinance making pulmonary tuberculosis a reportable disease, and providing preventative measures; __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________15 The rehabilitation of the police and fire alarm telegraph system; The adoption of an ordinance regulating the keeping of cows and the sale of milk, and providing for the appointment of a Milk Inspector; The institution of a camp for charity tubercular patients, and the appropriation of funds for, and active participation in, a tubercular exhibit in Savannah; The eradication by the Health Officer, in conjunction with the Solicitor-General, of the pernicious traffic in cocaine; The addition of important equipment and laboratory apparatus in the Bacteriological Department, and the consequent widening of its sphere of influence; The paving of many miles of the city's principal streets, and the appropriation of funds for continuance of the work in 1910. Other Forward Steps The acquisition of an automobile for the Superintendent of the Fire Department, the purchase of additional equipment, the opening of the new engine house on the East Side, and the appropriation of funds for another engine house on the West Side, and the purchase of an automobile fire engine; The appropriation of a fund of $15,000.00, which makes possible the erection of a monument to General Oglethorpe during the present year; The completion of the improvements in the Water Department, and the final classification of Savannah in Class A by the Southeastern Underwriters' Association, representing an annual saving to the citizens of Savannah of between $50,000.00 and $100,000.00; M. B. C. 8.Z 16_________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT__________ The institution of a system of thorough inspection of the water connections of the city, resulting in the stoppage of many thousands of leaks, the total number of inspections being over 125,000, resulting in a saving in pumpage of about five million gallons daily, and a corresponding saving to the city; The organization of an Associated Charities, with headquarters in the City Hall; The adoption and enforcement of an ordinance resulting in the removal of an unsightly network of overhead wires in many of the most prominent business sections of the city; The appropriation of funds for the remodeling, renovation, and improvement of the City Market; The improvement and beautification of Bonaventure Cemetery and The Strand. Enlarging on some of these matters, I would say that I believe the acquisition of street areas during this administration to be one of its most important accomplishments. In the past, it has been the policy to purchase land for the opening of streets, and large sums have been paid from the city treasury for this purpose. By adopting the policy outlined in my first message to Council, the city has, during this administration, acquired without any expense other than improving same, the following areas for streets, lanes, and parks: Granger TractStreets and lanes, 2,500 square feet; Ardsley Park (The Lattimores)Street and lanes, 1,160,365 square feet; parks, 222,000 square feet; making together, 1,382,365 square feet; Villa HeightsStreets and lanes, 445,332 square feet; I MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Cann Subdivision, Springfield Streets and lanes, 156,866 square feet; Lattimore Fortieth and other streets, 122,760 square feet; Shreck Subdivision, Springfield Streets, 57,102 square feet ; Simpkins & Bell Streets, 29,100 square feet; Falligant Estate Streets, 6,300 square feet ; Park Place Streets and lanes, 276,200 square feet; The above make a total area of 4,976,025 square feet, which at seven cents per square foot, amounts to $348,321.75 ; or at five cents, while I deem a very conservative estimate, $248,801.25. Reduce the above area in square feet to acres, and we have 144.02 acres. If divided into lots (allowing for streets and lanes), at the rate of ten lots per acre, we would have 1,142 lots. Said lots, at a conservative value of $300.00 per lot, would amount to $342,600.00. I have not included any park area acquired by the city in the Granger Tract, as the old park formerly owned by the city in this tract of land before the new plan was adopted, will practically offset the new park area acquired. The area of streets acquired in the Granger Tract as here stated, does not, of course, include the land previously purchased by the Myers administration. Terms of the Contract By the terms of the contract with the Chatham Land and Hotel Company, the company is to convey to the City of Savannah all the area necessary for streets, lanes, and parks; the company will pay all bills for any and all work for which the city is obligated under the contract, for which payments the company is reimbursed by the city's notes, running from two to six years from the date of the notes, 18_________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT__________ without interest; the company contracts to donate to the city a suitable site and payment to the city for the cost of erecting a pumping station, up to the sum of seven thousand dollars, at such time and in the event the city may determine to establish a house drainage system over the property involved; the company contracts to deed to the city the hotel site shown on the plan, with the understanding that if same is not used by the company within five years for a hotel costing not less than $250,000.00, then the city is to turn the same into a park, and if at the end of twenty years no hotel is built, the company will relinquish all claim thereto. Under the contract, the city adopts the plan of subdivision of this property as prepared by the City Engineer, opens Estili Avenue to the full width of one hundred feet, from Bull Street to Waters Road, laying out a double roadway, and parking the center. Under the terms of a former instrument, the city was obligated to the widening of this avenue anyway, and the present plan will transform it into one of our most beautiful streets, and make of it one of the city's show places. The city will also open Fortyseventh Street in the same manner, curbing the center parkway; as well as open up Atlantic Avenue. The city obligated itself to grade the entire tract, and open up all streets, the work of grading having just been completed. The laying of the storm sewerage system through the property, with water mains on Estili Avenue from the western boundary of the Granger Tract to the center of Atlantic Avenue and to Waters Avenue, and from Estili Avenue to Fortyseventh Street, and from the center of Estili Avenue to the center of Fortieth Street, completes the city's obligations under the contract. / The company deeds to the city its entire street holdings, amounting approximately to 443,000 square feet in the Estili Tract, 1,387,000 square feet in the Goerz and Barstow Tracts, about 250,000 square feet in the excess streets in the __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_________19 Granger Subdivision, with necessary lanes of 500,000 square feet, making in all 2,580,000 square feet. The total work to be done by the city was estimated at $56,835.70, though it will go somewhat in excess of this, but the city receives in street rights, lanes, and parks, about $129,000.00. The work done in this section is of first importance. It is my belief that the city drove a splendid bargain. I would only add that the city stands ready under the same terms and conditions to do similar work in any other section. The Chamber of Commerce endorsed the project, and the contract was not entered into until after the fullest consideration, and numerous conferences, extending over the period of one year. The Lattimore proposition was also a very attractive one, from the city's standpoint. In consideration of the removal of the negro tenement houses in the section known as Sunnyside, and the conveyance to the city in fee simple of the streets, lanes, and parks, aggregating 1,382,365 square feet, the city adopted a plan of the property, and agreed to grade the streets and lanes through the tract, and curb with granite the parks and parkways through the center of Forty-seventh Street, and extend its water mains and house drainage through the tracts; Messrs. Lattimore & Lattimore to finance the city's expenditures for said improvements by taking the city's notes for same, running from two to five years, at 2j4 per cent, interest. The purchase by the city of a roadway through the Lawton property, connecting the White Bluff Road and Estill Avenue, obviates the necessity of persons in that section having to twice cross the Atlantic Coast Line tracks in order to get from one of these streets to the other. It will not be necessary to cross the tracks at all, and when the bridge is built by the city and the Coast Line over their tracks at Habersham Street, this property to the south of the Coast Line tracks will be accessible from the city without having to go on the tracks of the railroad company. Under the terms of the Lattimore proposition, the White Bluff Road, which is but an extension of Bull Street, will be widened to seventy-five 20________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_________ feet, with resultant benefit both to the city and the property owner. Coast Line Crossings Of great importance to the city, and to the development of the southeastern section particularly, was the making of a contract with the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad providing for the opening of streets and the construction of bridges over its tracks. This contract was the fruit of a year's endeavor, the culmination of numerous conferences.' At first the outlook was not encouraging, and the prospect for complications was imminent; but at length the city and the railroad company met on mutual grounds, with the result that the railroad company acceded to all the requests of the city. They agreed to open Waldburg, East Broad, Price, and Lincoln Streets at grade, and to construct a subway at Henry Street within six months from January 1, 1910, and a subway or elevated bridge at Habersham Street, within six months from January 1,1911, and to remove their coal chute, the chute to be removed at the railroad's expense, the railroad and the city to bear equally other expenses. The city could not, from a practical standpoint, have insisted upon the opening of any other streets across the tracks of the Atlantic Coast Line, inasmuch as it did not own sufficient street area in the other instances to make the opening up of these streets advisable. Under the specifications for the subway at Henry Street, the tracks are to be raised several feet, so that the grade will be a very gradual one, of only two per cent. This will insure a good sewerage system in the new subway. Under the terms of the new electric lighting contract, the city will, within the next four years, have a completely new and modern electric light system, the total number of lights being increased from 558 to 700. On Bull, Liberty, West Broad, Broughton, and other main streets, 200 of the new lights will be installed this year, the number increasing MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 21 each year until all of the old lights have been replaced by lights of the magnetite type. Bull Street, from the City Hall to Forsyth Park, will have a very much greater number of lights of the magnetite variety, on ornamental poles, making the street a scene of beauty. The Gamewell System The rehabilitation of the police and"1ire alarm telegraph system has been one of the most important improvements during the year. Twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) was expended on this work, which is now nearly completed, and the new system will go in operation this week. This improvement was an absolute necessity, as the old system was almost out of commission. Special Agent A. H. Knott, of the Gamewell System, after a careful investigation, made a report to me on April 6, 1909, in which he stated that the condition of both the fire and police alarm system was marked by such gross neglect and incompetence as to amount to criminality in jeopardizing life and property by the reckless and careless manner in which the wires were run and maintained through the streets. The condition of the batteries, -switchboard, repeater lines and boxes, was such that immediate action toward extended and permanent improvement was imperative. The Special Agent filed a very long and comprehensive report, covering some fifteen pages, giving in detail the condition of the system. Among other things, he said that an indiscriminate lot of boxes had been installed, some of them dating back to the sixties, which boxes should be replaced by the non-interfering type. The value of this can be appreciated when.it is known that with the succession box, when two or more are pulled at the same instant, one box takes the right of way, and gives its alarm, and when it is through, it is followed by the others in succession, insuring the alarm always coming in, while if two interfering boxes are pulled at the same time both alarms are lost, a point thoroughly understood and appreciated by superintendents of departments. The police 22_________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT__________ alarm system was found to be in even worse condition than the fire alarm, making a complete new system necessary. Referring to the fire alarm system, the Special Agent said: "The switchboard, originally of eight-circuit capacity, is a most deplorable wreck. The 500-volt charging wires are brought in direct from the street, without a fuse or any means of opening the circuit, up to the switchboard. The charging resistances have been removed from the board, and the batteries are now charging all in series through a bank of lamps, no provision existing for changing the amount of current for any battery, but all charging alike, irrespective of the amount of work they may be called upon to do. The line resistances on the discharging side of the batteries are, with the exception of one or two, useless, and the batteries cannot be controlled on the discharge. One test is gone from the board entirely, and another disconnected. The test plug is found open in the cord in such a manner that when placed in a certain position partial reading could be had. As ordinarily used, it would open the circuit and strike a blow on all gongs and tower bells. One line circuit was found open behind the switchboard, the broken end making partial contact, with the result that any vibration of the building would tap the bells. All fuses on the main line on the switchboard have been removed, and their places supplied with solid wire. No ground wire is attached to the line circuit test, a temporary arrangement having been connected with the gas pipe. The wiring is a disgrace to anyone having charge of such apparatus. One circuit is out of commission entirely, and the instrument WdS found very dirty and gummed up, so much so, that it refused to revolve on test, the second day after Mr. Sandiford took charge. The line circuit No. 5 on the switchboard was found to be connected to No. 8 oh the repeater, giving a false reading to the circuit." I merely call your attention to these matters, to impress the necessity for the installation of a practically new system. __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL, REPORT________ 23 Health Regulations This administration has been particularly active in adopting and enforcing legislation looking to the preservation of the health of the community. Ranking in importance is the Milk Ordinance. For years such an ordinance has been greatly needed, investigation of conditions showing that the health of the community was imperiled from a lack of proper supervision over the care of cows and the sale of milk. While agitation has been frequent in the past, I am glad to note that acting upon the courage of your convictions you have adopted this ordinance; \jut of far more importance than the adoption of the ordinance is its effective enforcement. Your Health Officer has been charged with the arduous and important duties of conducting inspections. This insures an intelligent application of the provisions of the ordinance and the education of the dairymen of our city. I can only urge upon you the necessity of holding up the Health Officer's hands in this work, and co-operating with him in every way, to the end that the new ordinance may be fearlessly and effectively enforced. The Health Officer, with the assistance of the SolicitorGeneral, conducted an investigation some months ago into the cocaine traffic. It was found that the traffic was in its infancy, and confined almost exclusively to the negroes, but was growing very rapidly; that it was not only prescribed and sold by druggists, but middlemen peddled it around the Market and in Yamacraw. The Health Officer examined personally fourteen thousand prescriptions in eighteen drug stores. As a result of the .investigation, a large number of persons were indicted, among them physicians, and several of the pa'rties have pleaded guilty, while one physician was found guilty and sentenced to pay a fine of $1,000.00. Other cases are yet to be tried, and it is quite certain that as a result of the investigation the pernicious practice has, for some time at least, been broken up. 24_________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT__________ I am glad to report that the records of the Health Department for the year just past show the lowest death rate in the history of the city. There has not been a case of smallpox for years. The inauguration of the steam chamber for the disinfection of clothes in cases of infectious diseases saved the city over $1,000.00, only $10.00 having been spent during the year in payment of damaged property; whereas, during the previous year, $1,016.00 was paid. The steam chamber will, within a short time, have paid for itself. The Bacteriological Laboratory has proven a valuable adjunct to the Health Department, and an important auxiliary to the medical profession. As an instance, I would state that whereas, heretofore, the physicians of the city were required to pay $7.50 for five thousand units of antitoxin, the Health Department sells citizens and physicians the same quantity for $2.50. When it is considered that a very large amount of antitoxin is used, and that more liberal doses result in a decrease in mortality from diphtheria, the importance of this matter can be realized. During the year 1908, there were ninety-two cases of diphtheria, with eleven deaths. During 1909, there were one hundred and thirtyseven cases, with six deaths. It is but fair to attribute this decrease in the death rate from diphtheria to the increased accessibility of antitoxin. During the year, Randolph Street, Broughton Street from East Broad to Randolph Street, and all short streets and most of the lanes on the east and west of Bull Street have .been paved; Barnard and West Broad Streets surveyed and paving now under way; Thirty-sixth Street paved; blocks placed on Thirty-seventh Street; the paving of The Strand on the east side completed; and the material on the ground for finishing the work on the west side. The main sections of the city are now provided with street paving and I am glad to say the work will be continued on a large scale during the present year. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT The City Market A substantial appropriation has been made for the improvement of the City Market. This is an important matter, and if the funds are available I trust this appropriation will be increased during the present year, so as to admit of the adoption, in part at least, of the plans contemplated by the Market Committee. Improvements have been carried on at Bonaventure on a large scale, and those who have not visited there during the, past year are not in a position to realize the extent of the improvement which has been accomplished. The new sections of the cemetery have been laid out and beautified, and provision has been made for a burial place for Savannahians for a century and more to come. Other matters less general in their nature, but marking forward steps, might also be mentioned. In November, the City of Savannah entertained President Taft and his party. During the visit, he was afforded ample opportunity of seeing our harbor, and was impressed with the necessity for increased appropriations for improvements. He was elaborately entertained, and left Savannah with the pleasantest remembrances. The entertainment of the late Mr. Harriman, and afterwards of President Harahan and directors of the Illinois Central, will, I believe, prove very beneficial to the city. Other matters which I might mention in connection with the improvements and changes during the past year, are the removal of numerous encroachments on city property; the curtailment of the force at the waterworks, with the resultant saving of $1,460.00 annually; the increase of the police force, and the correspondingly increased efficiency thereof; the laying of water mains in the Norwood Tract, Villa Heights, the Granger Tract, and other large extensions ; the regulation of the moving picture shows, and the 26_________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT__________ consequent safeguarding of the patrons thereof; the adoption of an ordinance by the terms of which corporations may pay quarterly their taxes, instead of annually, the taxes for the first quarter being based on the previous year's assessment; the making of plans for the establishment of a State Experiment Farm in Chatham County, and the securing of State aid for the enterprise; the keeping in touch with the leading automobile officials and with the automobile racing situation, thus insuring for Savannah the next international automobile race; the election of a Consulting Engineer for the water works; the appointment of a committee charged with the consideration of applications for nearbeer licenses; and numerous other improvements of like character. House Drainage Of more paramount importance, however, than any matter yet reviewed, do I consider the question of completing the city's house drainage system. This matter was submitted to a vote of the people in June last, the proposition being to issue $350,000.00 in bonds. While the proposal failed of ratification at the polls, because the necessary number of qualified voters did not cast their ballots, it is gratifying to note that out of a total of 2,445 votes 2,298 were in favor of the issue. There were 1,000 persons qualified to vote who failed to do so, few of them realizing that their failure to cast a ballot was equivalent to a vote against the issue. The trade bodies, the merchants, and the citizens generally have endorsed this proposition; the Health Officer and the Health Committee and the physicians of the city have stressed the imperative need of a completion of the house drainage system. The difficulty is in the law, which provides that two-thirds of the registered qualified voters shall cast a favorable ballot before bonds may be legally issued. Even in a contested election it is difficult to get out two-thirds of the registered vote, and it is therefore necessary, if we expect to issue bonds, to thoroughly arouse and ,______MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_________27 enlist the aid of the public in this enterprise. You have expressed yourselves as favorable to this issue, and I would only ask that you give your untiring co-operation to the end that the necessary vote is gotten out. Apart from the standpoint of self-preservation, the improvement of the health of any city is desirable and necessary from a purely commercial motive. The health of any city is its best asset. The more protection from sickness and disease that we provide, the more rapidly will we induce a new and acceptable class of strangers to cast their lot with us. It is estimated that the cost of extending the sewerage over the entire city to its limits, including the extension of water mains that would be necessary in connection therewith, would cost at least $350,000.00. The bonds should provide that they are issued solely for this purpose, and all precautions taken that the funds derived therefrom shall be spent only for that work. I favor a bond issue, because the expenditure for a permanent improvement of this character should be gradually liquidated through a period of thirty years, and should not be saddled on the city's budget in installments payable in four or five years, thus decreasing the funds available during these years for operating expenses, maintenance of your properties, and improvements that will become necessary in many directions. Another controlling reason for the issuance of bonds is that, inasmuch as posterity will reap the fruitst it should share the expense. Another reason is that if you let your contract on a cash basis you can save considerable from the price asked by a contractor who has to finance the city's notes running four or five years. In this connection, I would state that it is important that it be understood and clearly denominated in the bond that the funds derived from the issue shall be used exclusively for the purpose for which it was voted, viz.: the extension of the house drainage system of the City of Z8_________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT__________ Savannah. Should there be any surplus left over after the work has been done, it should be clearly understood that such surplus should be used only for the retirement of outstanding bonds of the City of Savannah of an amount equal to such surplus. Cover Bilbo Canal The amount necessary annually for interest and sinking fund in the retirement of thirty-year bonds could be graduated in such a way as not to cause any increase in the tax rate of the city. It is practically conceded that the Bilbo Canal would be used in any plan of complete sewerage for the city, and that would mean the covering up and removal forever of that eyesore and menace to health. This is but one of numerous attractive features to be found in the proposition, and is one that will appeal to those who have the health and future welfare of Savannah at heart. This city cannot expect to retain people who move here from other cities where these sanitary provisions are supplied, when they find the new sections of our city, where most newcomers are now seeking residences, without such provision. The growth of the city demands such an improvement, and it is something that we should all give prompt attention to. The need increases and daily becomes more apparent. Based upon the value of property as assessed for taxation, the city may legally have bonds outstanding to the amount of $3,371,620.00, and, as the total amount now outstanding is $2,716,650.00 (or slightly less since the last purchase of the Sinking Fund Commission), there can be legally issued an additional amount up to about $650,000.00. The last issue of bonds reduced the interest charge of the city $18,765.00 per annum, which is almost as much as the annual appropriation necessary to pay the interest and sinking fund on the proposed $350,000.00. I think the facts will bear me out when I say that this administration, probably more than any of its predecessors, MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 29 has given matters of health and sanitation the attention which they deserve. It is lamentable, but true, that most cities do not appropriate one-fiftieth for the preservation cf health that they do for the preservation of property and peace. The preservation of property, peace, and health are the three great functions of any municipal government. While the Police and Fire Departments are given liberal appropriations, it is too often true that the Health Department is not as generously dealt with. I think that it has been demonstrated beyond a doubt that the funds appropriated for the Bacteriological Department, for a steam chamber, and for other important adjuncts to the Health Department have been intelligently invested, and that every dollar spent brings its reward, and the city will in a short time be over and again reimbursed for these expenditures. City's Sidewalks Another matter which should be given serious consideration at your hands is that of the sidewalks of our city. Many of them are in great need of attention. Before the city, howeyer, attempts to make property owners pave in front of their doors, it should put in condition the sidewalks which it owns. The walks which are being laid around Forsyth Park and the Park Extension should be completed, and those in poor condition on the city's property in other sections repaired, before the work of having owners generally to improve their sidewalks commences. There should be passed an ordinance also providing for the keeping in perpetuity of lots in Evergreen and Laurel Grove Cemeteries, which ordinance should provide particularly for the investment of funds derived from this source. The Park and Tree Commission has already made some plans in this connection, and I would urge that your Board provide the necessary legislation. There is also much need of the introduction in the Legislature of two bills. The first of these should provide that 30_________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT _______ all railways (including railroads) shall be liable for paving assessments for paving laid between and beyond their tracks. As the law now exists, only street railways are liable, and there is no legal warrant for making railroads pay such an assessment. The other bill to which I refer should be one providing for registrations for Savannah elections, such a bill prescribing that for any election to be held in Savannah on any measure of a local character there shall be registration of voters. Under such a law, the voters of the city would register for each election, and the qualification of voters for an election of one kind would not be based upon the registration for ari election of another kind. The city has just passed through one of the most prosperous years in its history. This prosperity will be reflected in the reports from the various departments. The report of the Harbor Master, which has already been filed, shows the record of vessels entering the port has been broken; and our city's bank clearings show the greatest increase in their history. Development is being made in all sections, our population is increasing, and I confidently believe that the coming year and those immediately following will witness unparalleled prosperity for our city. During the year this Board has lost two of its members, Alderman J. F. Perritt having resigned on March 24, 1909, and Alderman Abram Vetsburg having died on January 3, 1910. Alderman Perritt's resignation was occasioned by his removal from the city. Both were faithful and representative servants of the people, and their loss is deeply deplored. The vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Mr. Perritt was filled by the election of Dr. Craig Barrow; and Mr. H. S. Meinhard took the place of Mr. Vetsburg. I congratulate you upon the choice of two such excellent men for places on this Board. I desire to thank you for the faithful and conscientious discharge of your duties, and for the co-operation you have __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_________31 given me. You have accomplished much for the people of your city, who are indebted to you for your unswerving devotion to duty. This spirit of co-operation has been manifested in all of the departments of the city, and to it is attributable, in large degree, the success which has crowned your efforts. With the earnest hope that you may be spared to the service of your city for many years to come, I am, Yours very truly GEO. W. TIEDEMAN, Mayor M. R. C. 8.3 Report of Sinking Fund Commissioners Savannah, Ga., December 31, 1909 To His Honor, George W. Tiedeman, Mayor City of Savannah: ' Sir:The Sinking Fund Commissioners respectfully submit this Thirty-First Annual Report. With funds at our disposal, we have purchased bonds of the issue of 1883 as follows: 1909 February, 5, $2,000.00 @ 103J4____._$ 2,065.00 June 30, 3,500.00 @ 104 ______ 3,640.00. Prev. purchased, 140,150.00 143,892.25 $145,650.00 $149,597.25 Issue of 1883 Signed and made available for Exchange ___$390,000.00 Issued in exchange as per last report ______ 388,700.00 Leaving available in the hands of the City Treasurer for Exchange _________$ 1,300.00 34_________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT___________ Of these bonds issued, $160,550.00 have been canceled, as follows: Special purchases _____________$ 14,900.00 Purchased out of Sinking Fund _________ 145,650.00 $160,550.00 Which leaves outstanding of this issue ____$228,150.00 Respectfully submitted, GEO. J. MILLS JOHN LYONS CHARLES G. BELL EDWARD W. BELL LEOPOLD ADLER Report of City Marshal Hon. George W. Tiedeman, Mayor, Savannah, Ga. Dear Sir:I have the honor to submit my annual report for the year 1909, same being my third report under your administration. The collections in this office from all sources amounted to $54,885.42, as per itemized statement attached. Ground RentsAll lots reported to this office by the City Treasurer have been re-entered for arrears of rent as required by ordinance. Real Estate ExecutionsThis item again contributes the largest amount in our schedule of collections for this year, showing a total of $26,952.49. In this are executions which date back to 1897. Specific TaxThe ^returns from this tax during the year amount to $8,849.50. Personal PropertyAs indicated in our previous reports, this constitutes one of the hardest and most unsatisfactory items with which the office has to deal. We are, however, pleased to advise that signs of improvement are noted, as payments are coming in more consistently than heretofore, and this tax seems to be better understood by the citizens; the returns from this source amount to $3,665.83. City Market)ur collections from the rental of market vaults and stalls ampqnt^p ,$2,304.00. 36_________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT___________ Pending the proposed renovation of this property, the Committee on Market have decided to let the Market Clerk collect the rents, until the improvements are completed, when this office will advertise and offer the stalls for rent. During the year we have installed a modern system of bookkeeping. All executions are now entered into ledgers, which makes it possible for any citizen to come in and locate at a glance any charge against property. This installation is a forward step and a decided addition to the clerical work in the office. Before closing this report, I wish to direct your attention to a matter which is of real importance, and amounts to an absolute necessity, that is the need of a city map showing the lot numbers of property in the extended limits of the city. We now hold a number of executions against property in that section. We are unable to legally serve notice on the proper persons, as we cannot locate the property or the owners, many of whom are still unaware that their property is subject to city taxes. Respectfully submitted FRED WESSELS, JR. City Marshal MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 37 Itemized Statement of Collections From This Office for the Year Ending December 31, 1909 Real Estate: 1897 ____________$ 2.90 1898 __.,_________ 2.90 1899 ___________ 8.70 1900 ___________ 8.70 1901 ___________ 8.70 1902 ___________ 8.70 1903 ___________ 12.72 1904 ___________ 370.80 1905 ___________ 547.86 1906 ___________ 1,179.46 1907 ___________ 2,926.56 1908 ____________ 21,866.95 1909 ____________ 7.54$26,952.49 Personal Property: 1908 ___________.$ 904.41 1909 ___________ 2,761.42 3,665.83 Specific Tax: 1908 ___________$ 306.00 1909 ____________ 8,543.50 8,849.50 Paving Streets: Fahm Street _______ 1904______$182.48 Harmon Street ______ 1905_____1- 18.02 Whitaker Street _____ 1905__:___ 56.00 Price Street ________ 1906______ 418.00 Gwinnett Street _____ 1906______ 123.74 Bull Street ________ 1907______ 305.22 West Broad Street ___ 1907______ 298.33 Abercorn Street ^____ 1908______ 886.40 Fortieth Street, West __ 1908______ 834.02 McDonough Street ___ 1908______ 200.00 Ogeechee Avenue ____ 1909______ 876.30 Thirty-sixth Street, West 1909______ 744.25 4,942.76 J 38 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Sidewalks: 1905 ____________$ 4.40 1906 ___________ 27.75 1907 __________ 139.83 1908 ___________ 328.79 1909 _____.____..__ 153.47$ 654.24 Privy Vaults: 1907 ____________$ 42.50 1908 __.____.___. 99.50-. 142.00 Rents: Fees: Market Vaults _________$ 2,259.00 Market Stalls __________ 45.00 Houses ______________ 102.00 2,406.00 Executions _________$ 1,106.73 Electric _____________ 86.25 1,192.98 Advertising _________ 69.00 Interest _______________ 762.23 City Lots _________________ 4,029.00 Opening Streets .______ 1,162.00 Incidentals _________________ 13.34 Cutting Weeds, 1900 __________ .30 $54,841.67 Bonaventure Cemetery _________ 43.75 $54,885.42 Respectfully submitted FRED WESSELS, JR. City Marshal Report of Building Inspector Savannah, Ga., January 10, 1910 Hon. Geo. W. Tiedeman, Mayor: Sir:I beg to make my report for the year 1909. Number of permits issued in 1909 _____________ 421 Number of permits brought over from 1908 _______ 38 Total number of permits for building operations in 1909 459 Permits carried over from 1909 to 1910 _________ 31 Permits used in 1909 _____________________ 428 The building operations for the year were as follows: Finished 4-story brick or cement block buildings ___ 1 Finished 3-story brick or cement block buildings __ 2 Finished 2-story brick or cement block buildings __ 7 Finished 1-story brick or cement block buildings ____ 5 Finished 3-story frame buildings ______________ 4 Finished 2-story frame buildings _____________ 139 Finished 1-story frame buildings ___________ 237 Number of buildings completed in 1909 _________ 395 Additions, alterations, sheds, etc., completed in 1909 _ 194 Additions, alterations, sheds, etc., carried over to 1910 _ 51 Value of buildings finished in 1909, additions, . repairs, etc. ___________________$715,100.00 Respectfully H. BARTLETT Building Inspector Report of Board of Tax Assessors Savannah, Ga.. December 31, 1909 Hon. George W. Tiedeman, Mayor: Sir:We present herewith the report of the Board of Tax Assessors for the year 1909. Returns of Personal Property Stock in trade ______________________$2.146,885 Goods on consignment ____ 11,125 Furniture, etc. _____________________ 987,895 Jewelry, silver, etc. _________________ 108,063 Musical instruments _______ 51,455 Libraries, paintings, etc. _________ 51,278 Horses, mules, live stock ________ 1015,870 Vehicles, automobiles _____________ 157,782 Money and solvent accounts ______ 2,471,700 Stocks and bonds ___________________ 699,394 Promissory notes ____________________ 103,985 Mortgages on real estate ______ 239,875 Mortgages on notes ________________ 18,250 Bonds for titles _____________________ 7,430 Shipping ________________________ 181,875 'Machinery and fixtures ________________ 163,192 Banks __________________________ 3,974,651 Other personal property _______________ 18,080 Corporations ______________________ 1.6*8,230 $13,188,015 _________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT__________ During the year, there were 421 building permits issued, the improvements amounting to $430,875.00. The books containing the new improvements and assessments are now open, in our office, for inspection. , The taxable property of the City of Savannah is as follows: Real estate ____________________$35,501,860.00 Personal property _________________$13,188,015.00 $48,689,875.00 1908 1909 Real estate ______.___$34,736,799 $35,501,860 Personal property _______$12,806,028 $13,188,015 $47,542,827 $48,689,875 Total for 1909, $48,689,875 at $1.39 _______$676,789.26 Total for 1908, $47,542,827 at $1.39 _______$660,845.29 Respectfully submitted, HARRY S. DREESE, Chairman A. B. PALMER C. H. KONEMANN ANNUAL REPORT OP THE CHIEF OF POLICE FOR THE YEAR 1909 W. G. AUSTIN CHIEF OF POLICE Mayor GEORGE W. TIEDEMAN Police Committee G. Arthur Gordon, Chairman Frank C. Battey Julius B. Gaudry Chief of Police William G. Austin Lieutenants of Police Joseph McCool Thomas C. Murphy Marvin L. Meldrim Chief Detective John J. Murphy Report of the Chief of Police Savannah, Ga., January 1, 1910 To the Hqnorable the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah: Gentlemen:I have the honor to submit herewith the Annual Report of the Police Department, for the year ending December 31, 1909, together with such suggestions and recommendations as, in my judgment, would benefit the Department. Arrests During the year 1909, the total arrests were 259 more than the preceding year. This increase is due to the fact that more patrolmen have been added to the force and greater territory has been patrolled than heretofore. There were 290 more arrests for drunk and disorderly during the past year than during 1908. Disturbances The community has been entirely free from any serious outbreak during the past year. The holiday season, especially the usual Christmas Eve celebration, was far more quiet than during former years, even more so than in 1908. Injuries I take pleasure in reporting that no member of the force suffered any serious injury during the past year, although several minor accidents occurred. One horse fell on a paved street, and was so badly injured that it had to be shot. 46 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Assaults Only a few minor assaults were made on patrolmen, principally by prisoners resisting arrest. Deaths I regret to report the death of Retired Sergeant J. A. Christian, which took place on the thirtieth of September. A page in this report is dedicated to the memory of Sergeant Christian. * Statistics The tabulated statistics included in this rej>ort, give to those interested in the subject a comprehensive idea of existing conditions during the past year. Roster A roster of the entire department as of December 31, 1909, is attached. The elections, promotions, appointments, resignations, retirements, and dismissals are also shown. This report shows only 84 patrolmen; there were at times during the year as many as 95 patrolmen on the rolls. Finances The financial statement of this Department shows an increase in expenditures for the year 1909 of $10,783.84, as compared with the preceding year. Of this increase, $9,503.70 was paid out for salaries. As information, and for the purpose of comparison, an itemized statement for the year 1908 is embodied with the statement of expeditures for the past year. New Equipment No large expenditure was required, as the entire equipment, including revolvers, saddles, blankets, bridles, etc., is in good condition. __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_________47 Hones During 1907, $3,240.00 was expended on horses; $1,595.00 was the total expended during 1908; a decrease of $1,645.00. $1,325.00 was expended on horses during 1909; a decrease of $270.00 as compared with 1908. General Improvements and Repairs There was expended for this purpose $305.53 only, all of the buildings except the stables having been thoroughly repaired and partly painted during 1907. They are now in fairly good condition. Feed Bills The feed bill for the year was $665.06 less than that of the preceding year. The total expenditure was $4,781.78, less than $9.50 per head per month. Promotions and Appointments Four promotions were made during the year: Thos. C. Murphy from Sergeant to Third Lieutenant; M. L. Meldrim from Sergeant to First Sergeant; J. H. Lange from Patrolman to Sergeant, and J. C. Bell from Patrolman to Sergeant. Dismissals There were nine dismissals during the year. Of these, three were for drunkenness; the other six were for the good of the service. Resignations Eight patrolmen of the Department resigned during the year. Assistance of Mayor, Police Committee, and Council I desire to express my appreciation of the ever courteous treatment and personal assistance rendered me by His Honor, the Mayor, in the conduct of the Department. M. B. o. s.4 48_________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT__________ I am indebted to the Police Committee for many valuable suggestions, and for the ready assistance rendered me at all times in the performance of my various duties. My thanks are extended to the members of Council for their valuable assistance, and for the trust and confidence reposed in me during the past year, a confidence which I trust the future will strengthen. Recorder To the Recorder is due special recognition for his co-operation, and for the valuable assistance rendered to this Department and to the general public. His handling of the numerous and complex matters presented to his Court has strengthened the hands of the police. I take this opportunity of expressing my sincere appreciation. Public Gaming Houses It gives me great pleasure to repeat the statement contained in my report of last year, viz.: There is not a single public gaming establishment running in this city. Attitude of the Public It is extremely gratifying to note the attitude of the general public toward this Department, and to observe the high respect in which it is held. This is especially true of those of our citizens who are in close touch with the Department. This sentiment exists because of the fact that all of the members of the force continue to perform their duties in such a conscientious manner as to reflect credit upon themselves individually, as well as upon the Department as a whole. I take this opportunity of complimenting the various members of the force, and of assuring them of my apprecia- I __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT___________* tion of their zealous performance of their duties and efficient services, and I also desire to commend them for many hours of extra duty, during the Holidays, and whenever called upon. Discipline The discipline of the force has been excellent. A large percentage of the members of the Department have performed their arduous and trying duties in a highly creditable manner. Infractions of the rules and regulations have been infrequentthese infractions, with one or two exceptions, being unimportant. I am quite sure there will be no backward step in this direction. Every member of this Department is made to understand that his first thought should be the performance of his police duty, without fear or favor, and regardless of consequences. With regard to the members of the force as a whole, I can say that they have met the requirements with a spirit of loyalty to the Department that has been highly pleasing to me, and ought to gratify all fair-minded citizens of this community. Harmony prevails amongst the men, and they respect their superior officers, and endeavor to cooperate with them in the general work of the Department. Patrolling During the year, the force was further increased; this increase permitted the extension of the dismounted patrol as far as Anderson Street, instead of Gaston Street as heretofore. The mounted patrol was extended further into the outlying resident sections of the city, two men being placed in Collinsville. This increase of force has permitted the Department to respond to the various requests from all sources for special service. 50_________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT__________ Detective Department Five men, under the direction of Chief Detective John J. Murphy, compose this Department. Each-member has performed his duty in a highly satisfactory manner. The arrests, as compared to last year, were fewer, and I regret to report that the number of convictions in the higher courts were fewer. Mounted Force The value of a mounted force cannot be overestimated. I consider this branch of the service a most important one. The mounted men are drilled regularly, and are proficient in horsemanship. The drills are continued as heretofore, but at longer intervals. Dismounted Force The drills have been discontinued, as most of the men are quite proficient in both the marching and the manual. On Labor Day, the entire force paraded. Their appearance and drill was favorably commented on by numbers of citizens. This Labor Day parade will be an annual event. Gamewell System For three years past, I have called attention to the fact that the Gamewell System was in a deplorable condition. It now affords me great pleasure to report that, upon my recommendation, approved by the Police and Fire Committees, Council appropriated $25,000.00 to be expended for the purpose of installing new equipment, and placing a large percentage of both systems underground. For the Police Department, I have to report that the Gamewell System is now in excellent working condition. A new desk, new batteries, forty-five new boxes and appurtenances thereto have been installed, and a large percentage of the wire is now underground. This work was done under the direction of Mr. T. P. Sandiford, Superintendent of Fire and Police ___________MAYOR'S ANKUAL REPORT_________51 Telegraph, to whom great credit is due for his conscientious and efficient performance of the duties connected with this work. RECOMMENDATIONS Increase of Force For the past two years, I have recommended that the force be increased; this recommendation has been approved by the Committee on Police, and each year Council has appropriated a sufficient sum to permit an increase of from six to nine men. The force now numbers ninety-five patrolmen. In January, 1907, when I assumed the duties of this office, there were but seventy-six patrolmen on the rolls. This number, in my judgment, was entirely inadequatehence the recommendation for an increase. Some years a'go an ordinance was passed making one hundred men the number of patrolmen to compose the force. Inasmuch as the population of this city shows a steady increase from year to year, and the limits of the city are being extended from time to time to take care of this increase in population, causing the outlying sections to be rapidly built up, I feel it incumbent upon me to recommend that a further increase of fiVe men in this force be provided for in the Budget of 1911. Modern Stables In my report of 1907, and again in 1908,1 recommended that a modern stable be erected. The need is more urgent now than ever before, as the building is inadequate for present requirements, and is not only unsanitary but peculiarly unsafe in.case of fire. Only a very small amount has been expended on this building during the past three years, for such slight repairs as were absolutely necessary; within a very short time, quite a large amount will have to be 52_________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT__________ expended to put it in serviceable condition. I urgently recommend that Council appropriate a sum sufficient to erect a modern stable, that will properly house the various ambulances, patrol wagons, vehicles, and horses of this Department. Of all the public buildings of this city, I am quite sure that this stable is the most unsightly, unsafe, and unsanitary. This stable was erected in 1859, over fifty years ago. It will therefore be readily understood that it has entirely outlived its usefulness. Summer Uniforms During the three summers that I have filled the position of Chief of Police, it has been often brought to my attention that the present uniform, consisting of a helmet, heavy blue trousers, and closely buttoned blouse, with linen collars, is not the proper uniform for police officers in this climate. I therefore earnestly recommend that a change in the uniform of the policemen of this city be made, and I respectfully suggest that the summer uniform be composed of lightweight flannel trousers, olive drab in color, and that a lightweight flannel shirt of the same material be worn instead of the closely buttoned blouse. I am quite sure that this combination would look business-like, and would most certainly make the men of this Department far more comfortable during the long hot period. Plan for Change in Salaries While serving as Chief of Police during the past three years, I have been impressed with the fact that the present pay of the members of the police force is inadequate. The prevailing high prices of foodstuffs, cloth, rentals, and the actual necessities of life, make it clear to -even- the casual observer that the members of the Police Department are not paid a salary sufficient to enable them to provide a proper livelihood for themselves and their families. Some _______ MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_________53 members of the Department have been forced into debt, and others have resigned in order to take positions paying better salaries. Of the 113 members of the Police Department, 89 are married men, some having large families dependent upon them. I believe that every member of the Department tries to meet his just indebtedness, but, in spite of this fact, merchants are sometimes compelled to request the assistance of the Police Committee in collecting outstanding accounts. Many members of the Police Department have rendered to the City of Savannah faithful and efficient service for a number of years. It is a well-establi'shed custom of successful employers to recognize faithful service by a substantial increase of salary from year to year, and employees who have conscientiously and efficiently discharged the duties assigned them expect such an increase. After giving the matter careful thought, I have decided to recommend that the following plan be put into effect in the Police Department: 1. That new appointees on the force be put on probation for six months, and be paid a salary of sixty dollars per month while on probation. If, at the end of six months, these probationers have, in the judgment of the Police Committee and the Chief of Police, proved capable of filling a position on the force, they shall be assigned to a position as regular patrolmen, at the present pay of seventy-five dollars per month. Based on fifteen new appointments per year, this would effect a total saving to the city of approximately $1,350.00. (The above estimate is based upon the statistics for the past five years, the vacancies caused by deaths, resignations, dismissals, and retirements requiring the appointment of about fifteen men each year.) 54_________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT__________ 2. That all members now on the Police Force, who have served faithfully, efficiently, and continuously for a period of five years, shall receive an increase of fifty dollars a year, and shall receive an increase of fifty dollars for each additional five years of faithful, efficient, and continuous service. (a). That all members now on the Police Force, who have served faithfully, efficiently, and continuously for a period of ten years, shall receive an increase of one hundred dollars a year, and shall receive an increase of fifty dollars for each additional five years of faithful, efficient, and continuous service. (b). That all members now on the Police Force, who have served faithfully, efficiently, and continuously for a period of fifteen years, shall receive an increase of one hundred and fifty dollars a year, and shall receive an increase of fifty dollars for each additional five years of faithful, efficient, and continuous service. (c). That all members now on the Police Force, who have served faithfully, efficiently, and continuously for a period of twenty years, shall receive an increase of two hundred dollars a year, and shall receive an increase of fifty dollars for each additional five years of faithful, efficient, and continuous service. (d). That all members now on the Police Force, who have served faithfully, efficiently, and continuously for a period .of twenty-five years, shall receive an increase of two hundred and fifty dollars a year, and shall receive an increase of fifty dollars for each additional five years of faithful, efficient, and continuous service. (e). That all members now on the Police Force, who have served faithfully, efficiently, and continuously for a period of thirty years, shall receive an increase of three _______ MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_________55 hundred dollars a year, and shall receive an increase of fifty dollars for each additional five years of faithful, efficient, and continuous service. At the age of sixty-five, retirement shall be compulsory, upon the then one-half pay that the patrolman is receiving. If, in the judgment of the Police Committee and the Chief of Police, any member is deserving of retirement for cause before the age of sixty-five has been reached, he shall, at their discretion, be retired on pay to be determined at that time by Council. By reference to the actual records of the Department, it is found that: Thirteen members of the Department would profit by an increase of pay under the 5 years' provision. Twelve members of the Department would profit by an increase of pay under the 10 years' provision. Seven members of the Department would profit by an increase of pay under the 15 years' provision. Six members of the Department would profit by an increase of pay under the twenty years' provision. Three members of the Department would profit by an increase of pay under the 25 years'-provision. The total cost of these increases -would aggregate $4,850.00, from which must be deducted the $1,350.00 saving from the suggested probation feature as above, making the net cost of the plan to the city approximately $3,500.00. It is hardly necessary to point out that such a recognition of faithful, efficient, and continuous service would be of inestimable benefit in affording inducements to capable 56_________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT__________ and intelligent young men to seek positions on the Police Force; and the increased pay and recognition of services would serve as a strong incentive to the members on the force to perform their duties in the most capable manner possible. Very respectfully, W. G. AUSTIN Chief of Police __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_________57 Number of Officers, Sergeants, Detectives, Patrolmen, and Attaches of-the Police Department, December 31, 1909, and Salaries of Each 1 Chief ____________,__________$2,600.00 1 First Lieutenant _____*__________ 1,500.00 1 Second Lieutenant _________________ 1,400.00 1 Third Lieutenant ________________ 1,400.00 1 Chief Detective ___________________ 1,500.00 5 Detectives, each __________________ 1,100.00 1 First Sergeant ___________________ 1,200.00 8 Sergeants, each 1__________________ 1,120.00 1 Quartermaster ___________________ 1,000.00 84 Patrolmen, each ________________ 900.00 1 Clerk Police Court ________________ 1,200.00 1 Clerk Police Department ____________ 1,200.00 1 Electrician (one-half salary) __________ 750.00 2 Patrol Drivers, each ________________ 840.00 1 Ambulance Driver ________________ 840.00 1 Stable Keeper ___________________ 960.00 1 Night Stable Keeper __.______i______ 600.00 1 Porter ________________________ 300.00 113 Total Retired 1 Chief _______________________$ 666.66 2 Sergeants, each __________________ 746.66 4 Sergeants, each ___________________ 560.00 1 Private ____________________'_____ 180.00 58 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Roster of the ForceDecember 31, 1909 NAME W. G. Austin S. N*. Harris __ _ J. McCool ______ T. C. Murphy J. J. Murphy ____ T. P. Sandiford J, E. Maguire _ T. R. HeffernanM. L. MeldrimH. W. Baughn _- D. J. Cronin_ _ _ J. S. Hallford _ J. J. Deionan __ - J D. Semken J. H. Lange __ - J. C. Bell . __ - J. Farrell __. __ _ P. T. Eivers __ J. H. W. Umbach C. T. Christie E. D. Fallen _ C. S. Cowart _ P. J. Kelly ___ Akin. J. M. _____ Alexander, E. D. Airs, H. S. __ - Bryant. B. S. __ Becker. W. L. Beach. J. K. __ Beach, G. E. __ Bell, C. L _ - Best. C. D. _ __ Bentley, J. F. _ Brennan. T. __ Brooks, W. B. __' Blumberg, L. Burns, C. ______ Brant. R. F. __ Byrd. E. L. ___ Cantey, O. P. __ Collins, M. N. __ Cleary, T. F. __. Cohen, M. G. Cordray, J. A Counihan. M. J_ Clancy. J'. J. __ Crosby. W. F. __ Davis, E. F. Davis. R. T. ____ DeLeon, J. P. RANK Chief _ 1st Lieut. -d Lieut 3d Lie-L Chief Det.__ Electrician - Clerk __ Clerk _ __ 1st Serge Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Detective Detective Detective Detective Detective Qr. Mster. Patrolman - Patrolman - Patrolman - Patrolman - Patrolman - Patrolman - Patrolman - Patrolman - Patrolman - Patrolman - Patrolman - Patrolman - Patrolman - Patrolman - Patrolman - Patrolman - Patrolman - Patrolman - Patrolman - Patrolman - Patrolman - Patrolman _ Patrolman - Patrolman _ Patrolman - Patrolman - Patrolman - NATIVITY Texas _____ Georgia Ireland Georgia England Georgia So. Carolina Georgia Georgia So. Carolina [Ireland So. Carolina Ireland Germany Germany Georgia England Ireland Germany Georgia __ Georgia __ Georgia Georgia __ Ohio - So. Carolina Georgia So. Carolina So. Carolina So. Carolina Georgia No. Carolina Georgia Georgia Georgia Poland Georgia So. Carolina Georgia So. Carolina Georgia Georgia New York _ So. Carolina Georgia Georgia Georgia Ireland So. Carolina Ireland Age 42 33 47 42 45 39 1 SO 1 24 37 1 56 49 i 42 41 36 40 30 40 47 35 52 30 44 44 38 32 28 34 50 37 32 31 37 26 43 29 50 42 33 25 29 37 43 32 34 36 32 37 68 55 37 Mar. Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 1 Yes Yes Yes Yes Date App'nt. Jan. 22, 1907 Jan. 30, 1907 Sep. 24, 1891 Aug. 22, 1890 Nov. 20, 1897 Mar. 29, 1909 Nov. 28, 1908 Feb. 4, 1907 Feb. 14, 1896 Sep. 29, 1881 Dec. 10, 1887 Sep. 13, 1894 Feb. 6, 1894 Feb. 4, 1896 Oct. 9, 1897 Jan. 31, 1907 Jan. 3, 1895 June 27, 1890 Jan. 31, 1907 Oct. 1, 1890 Aug. 10. 1906 Oct. 9, 1900 Jan. 26. 1891 Dec. 18, 1907 Feb. 8, 1907 July 21. 1909 July 23. 1902 July 24, 1891 Feb. 28, 1902 Feb 27, 1909 April 12. 1907 Nov. 3, 1899 Jan. 31, 1907 Fan. 31. 1907 Dec. 2, 1908 Feb. 4, 1896 Fuly 23, 1903 Fuly 5, 1907 Tune 17. 1908 Tuly 22, 1909 Dec. 11, 1904 Aug. 3. 1902 Tuly 23, 1902 Tuly 5. 1907 March 8. 1907 Oct. 8, 1900 Feb. 8. 1907 Aug. 18. 1881 Jan. 10, 1890 Aug. 7, 1909 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 59 Roster of the ForceDecember 31, 1909 NAME Dominick, A. M. Flaherty, T. E Fleming, W. H._ Forehsfnd, R. A._ Flynn, C. J. ____ Gallaher. M. C Garrard. W. E._- Goslee, M. ______ Guilfoyle, J. __ Grubbs, C. B. _ Harley. H. E. ___ Harley. R. H. _ Harper, J. G. _ Hutson, H. C. __ Hutto. P. S. ___- Hansen, F. V. Ivey. A. ________ Jones. H. _______ Keller, C. W. _ Kearney, F. J. 1_ Keane. T. ___ Kelly. C. H. __ Kemp. H. H. ___ Kilian, J. G. __ Leech, C. F. ____ Lovett. R. F. _ Lively, G. P. _ Lysaught. D. ___ McCarthy. J. C._ McAlpin. T E. McGrath, J. __ Mitehell. W. R.__ Morgan. L. P.-. Morse. W. J. _ Malphus, C. M.._ Moehrke, P. H.._ Nantz, L. H. _ Newton E L RANK NATIVITY Age Patrolman _|Austria 39 Patrolman _ Georgia Patrolman -'Georgia Patrolman _ Patrolman _ Patrolman - Patrolman _ Patrolman _ Patrolman - Patrolman - Patrolman _ Patrolman _ Patrolman _ Patrolman - Patrolman _ Patrolman - Georgia Ireland ____ Florida Georgia ___ Maryland __ Georgia So. Carolina So. Carolina 33 44 37 37 Mar. Yes Yes Yes Yes Date App'nt. Feb. 27, 1909 July 22, 1909 July 3. 1906 July 5. 1907 Yes ITurie 7. 1908 28 I Yes IDec. 2. 1908 26 Yes iTulv 22, 1909 41 VPC Unr!! 1? lOn? 36 25 37 So. Carolinal 30 Georgia ~9 So. Carolina! 29 No Yes No Yes Yes No So. Carolinal 34 | Yes Nov. 4. 1896 Nov. 7. 19C8 Mar. 29, 1905 Oct. 15, 1907 lan 16, 1000 Dec. 2. 1908 Dec. 8, 1907 New York - 25 1 Yes !Fcb. 27. 1909 Patrolman -1 Florida __ ? Wn. Patrolman -IGeorgia Patrolman -(Georgia _ 31 48 Patrolman -IGeorgia 48 Patrolman *-lTria^^ .__ .14. Patrolman . Patrolman _ Patrolman _ Patrolman - Patrolman - Patrolman _ Georgia 26 Georgia I 38 Germany 1 29 Georgia _ Georgia _ Georgia Patrolman Jlreland _ Patrolman -(Georgia Patrolman JCanada _ Patrolman _ Patrolman _ Patrolman - Patrolman - Patrolman . Georgia So. Carolina Georgia 29 30 34 56 33 38 30 31 31 Georgia 1 29 So. Carolinal 49 Patrolman -{Georgia Patrolman -INo. Carolina Patrolman lM-in< O'Neil. T. G. _ IPatrolman JGeorsria O'Reilly. T J. _ Price, H. L. __ Quarterman, T.A. Remley. W. E. Retnley. D. D. Reilly, J. J. ..... Reisen, H. __ _ Rowse, J. A. Sheehan. Wm. __. Stewart, W. T.__ Stewart, W. H... Patrolman -I New York _ Patrolman . Patrolman - Patrolman . Patrolman _ Patrolman _ Patrolman _ Patrolman _ Patrolman _ Patrolman _ Patrolman _ So. Carolina Georgia 30 37 31 32 27 32 37 So. Carolinal 28 So. Carolina! 33 Georgia _._ 31 Germany Georgia 43 30 Ireland .I 53 Scotland _ 39 Georgia 25 Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No No No No Yes Yes Yes No Yes * CO Yes Oct. 1. 1906 Feb. 27, 1906 Apr-1 12, 1907 Sep. 7. 1898 Feb. 8. 1907 July 22. 1909 April 12. 10117 Nov. 20, 1908 Feb 27. 1909 Dec. 3, 1906 Jan. 31. 1907 Feb. 8. 1907 July 2. 1900 Mar 13, 1902 July 21. 1902 Dec. 19, 1907 Tan. 31. 1907 Feb. 27, 1909 Nov. 29, 19^2 Oct. 28. 1905 Feb. 19. 1907 April 12. 1907 Dec. 5. 1907 Nov. 19. 1908 Sept. 25, 1907 Oct. 9. 1907 June 11. 1904 April 12. 1907 Oct. 25, 1901 Mar. 16, 1901 Dec. 2. 1908 Yes IDec. 1, 182 Yes INov. 3. 1908 No |Oct 9, 1907 60 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Roster of the ForceDecember 31, 1909 NAME Sherrod, M. H._. Sivers, Wm. Swift, F. S. ___ Tullis, B. L. __ Ungar. B. ____ Weber. J. A. L Winn,W. S. __ Kelly, John _ - BarthelmessJ. B. Fogarty, T. J. __ McGinley, J. J.~ Hennessy, J. W._ Fraser. W. C. (c) RANK Patrolman _ Patrolman - Patrolman _ Patrolman _ Patrolman _ Patrolman _ Stable Kpr._ Amb. Drvr.- Patrol Drvr. Patrol Drvr. Nt. Stbl. Kp. Porter NATIVITY Georgia _ Virginia _ - Georgia Bulgaria So. Carolina Georgia Ireland Georgia Georgia Georgia Ireland Georgia J. 34 37 38 46 49 26 37 63 33 41 31 50 25 I Mar. Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye's Yes Yes Yes Yes No Date App'nt. Oct. 18, 1907 Dec. 12, 1907 Aug. 19. 1908 Feb. .6. 1895 April 1. 1889 Feb. 27, 1909 Dec. 8, 1896 Aug. 31, 1907 Feb. 9, 1907 Nov. 1,. 1907 Sept. 23, 1909 Sept. 1, 1909 July 3, 1907 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 61 OBITUARY IN MEMORY OF SERGEANT JOHN A. CHRISTIAN Appointed to the Force October 1, 1890 Retired November 7, 1906 Died September 30, 1909 62 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT CHANGES IN DEPARTMENT DURING 1909 Promoted Thos. C. Murphy ____ Third Lieutenant M. L. Meldrhn _____ First Sergeant J. H. Lange Sergeant J. C. Bel! _________________________ Sergeant Appointed John Farrell Sergeant J. A. L. Weber __________ Patrolman JFrank V. Hansen __________________ " G. E. Beach _________________________________ \V. S. Pounder ______________________________ C. F. Leech _________________________ \Vm. J. Morse _______________________________ C. E. Brockett _______________________________ A. M. Dominick _____________________________ Thos. E. Flaherty ____________________________ Oliver P. Canty ______________________________ \Vm. E. Garrard __________________ Clarence H. Kelly _________________ Henry S. Airs _____________________ " J. J. McGinley _ Patrol Wagon Driver Resigned F. D. Cowart _ Patrolman H. Miller ___________________________________ D. J. Keane ______________________ W. S. Pounder _________________________ W. M. Lenehan _____________________________ G. L. Smith _________________________________ C. E. Brockett ______________________________ R. E. Redman ____________________ " ___________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_________63 Retired W. H. Smith _,________ Sergeant R. E. Davis _______________________ Dismissed W. E. Hicks ____________________ Patrolman R. F. Kennedy _____________________ E. J. Coffee ______________________ J. N. Griffin _____________________ R. S. Harrison _______________________________ M. B. Fleming ____________________ C. H. Showalter ____________-_________ W. W. Warner Patrol Wagon Driver B. P. Lockwood ___________._ " Died J. A. Christian ______________Retired Sergeant M. It. 0. H.r, 64 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Number of Days Lost by Each Member of the Department on Account Sickness, Injured on Duty, Sickness in Family, Special Leave, Vacation, or Suspended, During 1909 11 tf. \ 0 NAME j X 3 *; in i .5 S >. || K.S "rt 0 '0 > O EC W.J C _o "re o > e c a tn S cn ^ o fI \V. G. Austin ___ j S. X. Harris ____ 1 J. McCool _____ 1 2 T. C. Murphy ___ ! J. T. Murphy ____ 1 T. R. Heffernan I M. L. Meldrim __ 1 5 H. W. Baughn __ I 3 D. J. Cronin __ ' I T. S. Hallford _ -i T. T. Deignan ___ 1 8 J. D. Semken __ 1 J. H. Lange J 3 J. C. Bell _____ I J. Farrell _____ ' P. T. Eivers ___ i 1 J. H. W. Umbach .J 1 C. T Christie _ _ ' E. D. Fallen ____ 1 19 C. S. Cowart _ --_( 16 P. J. Kellv ____ 1 1 Akin, J. M. ___ ._! 2 Alexander. E. D. __' Airs, H. S. _____ ! 6 Bryant. E. S. ' Becker, W. L. ___ 1 2 Beach, T. K. ____ ' 48 Beach. G. E. ._._! Bell. C. L _____ ' 7 Best. C. D. _ _ -_! 1 Bentley, J. F. ___ 1 3 Brennan. T. _._ ! Brooks. W. B. ....J 4 Blumberg, L. __ ' 2 Burn*. C. ______ I 9 Brant. R F. ... _ ' Byrd. E. L. ____ I 21 Cantey, O. P. ! Collins. M. X. ___ 1 4 1 i ! i 1 3 2 1 2 2 1 3 1 2 1 1 10 6 6 1 11 2 2 2 2 1 1 4 4 IS 3 2 5 11 1 1 22 3 2 11 t 79 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 *[ 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10to 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 1 *4 16 131111 23 2 18 IS 13 11 18 11 17 14 10 13 16 13 '21 27 19 12 2\ 18 11 12 61 11 20 12 13 34 15 16 19 11 33 11 26 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 65 Number of Days Lost by Each Member of the Department on Account Sickness, Injured on Duty, Sickness in Family, Special Leave, Vacation, or Suspended, During 1909 NAME Cleary, T. F. ___ _ Cohen, M. G. ___ Counihan, M. J. Clancy, J. J. ....... Crosby, W. F. .- _ Davis, E. F. _ .... Davis, R. T. _ __ __ DeLeon, J. P. Dominick, A. M. ... Flaherty, T. E. Fleming, W. H. Forehand, R. A. Flynn, C. J. - Gallaher, M. C. __ Garrard, W. E. - Goslee, M. ________ Guilfoyle. J. _______ Grubbs. C. B. ______ Harley, H. E. Harley, R. H. _ Harper, J. G. ______ Hutson. H. C. _ Hutto, P. S. _______ Hansen, F. V. __ Ivey, A. ___________ Jones, H. __________ Keane. T. - _ . Kemp; H. H. _____ Keller, C. W. ______ Killian, J. G. ______ Kelly, C. H. .____ Leech. C. F. ______ Lovett, R. F. __. _ Lively, G. P. _ Lysaught, D. ______ McCarthy.!. C. McAlpin. T. E. - McGrath, J. ___ . Mitchell. W. R. _ Sickness 1 S 2 1 4 20 6 3 13 16 6 1 1 7 9 6 13 1 3 I 2 1 4 3 5 sf SO. 5 i 3 Sickness Family in 5 1 1 3 2 4 2 6 3 3 2 3 9 1 2 6 2 1 Sg U > v a O.V Wi4 S 1 1 1 7 5 2 4 2 4 7 2 1 Vacation 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 1011 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Suspended 1 1 2 5 "3 1 10 20 12 11 191? 10 16 10 3 17 11 14 40 10 23 IS 29 29 16 18 14 11 7 31 16 23 11 20 13 13 20 10 16 18 11 14 IS 66 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Number of Days Lost by Each Member of the Department on Account Sickness, Injured on Duty, Sickness in Family, Special Leave, Vacation, or Suspended, During 1909 NAME Morgan. L. P. Morse, W. J. ...... Malphus. C. M. __ Moehrke. P. H. _ Nantz. L. H. ___ Newton, E. L. O'Neil, T. G. ___ O'Reilly. J. J. .... - Price, H. L. ____ Quarterman. T. A._ Remley. W. E. __ Remley. D. D __ Reilly, J. J. ........ Reisen. H. ________ Rowse. ]. A. ______ Sheehan, Win. _____ Stewart, W. H. __ Stewart, W. T. Sherrod. M. H. ___. Sho waiter. C. H. Sivers. Wm. . _ _._ Swift, F. S. __ Tullis. B. L. _______ Ungar, B. __________ Weber. J. A. L. _ Winn, W. S. _______ Sandiford, T. P. ___ Kelly. Jno. ________ Barthelmess, J. B. __ |?ruy*|_f-fr f* T McGinley. J. J. .... Hennessy, J. W. Sickness 1 5 6 S 3 1 5 14 2 3 1 61 3 8 8 6 5 5 22 7 2 a* V 3 S I 1 1 Sickness Family in 2 1 7 13 3 2 .5 o > a a & r/3 tJ 2 7 6 1 1 2 4 6 1 Vacation 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Suspended 7 1 1 "3 1 12 13 22 29 10 15 13 11 16 25 19 26 10 11 11 61 16 22 18 10 17 15 10 : 10 13 30 10 18 2 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 67 Number of Arrests Made by Each Member of the Department During 1909 NAME W. G. Austin S. N. Harris __ T. McCool _ T, C. Murphy _ J. J. Murphy __ M. L. Meldrim _. H. W. Baughn _. D. T. Cronin __ _ J. S. Hallford _ J. J. Deignan J. D. Semken _ J. H. Lange J. C. Bell ______ T. Farrell _______ P. J. Eivers ___ J. H. W. Umbach C. T. Christie __. E. D. Fallen ____ C. S. Cowart ____ P. J. Kelly ______ Airs. H. S. ______ Akin. J. M. _____ Alexander, E. D._ Bryant, B. S. Becker, W. L. Beach, J. K. _____ Beach, G. E. - _ Bell. C. L. -___-_ Best. C. D. ____ Bentley, J. F. ___ Brooks, W. B. Blumberg, L. ___ Burns, C. _______ Brant. R. F. . ___ Byrd. E. L. - Cantey, O. P. ___ Collins, M. N. ___ Cleary, T. F. ____ Cohen, M. G. Cordray. J. A. ___ Counihan, M. J. - Clancy, J. J. Crosby, W. F. _. Davis. E. F. RANK Chief ___. ___ . 1st Lieutenant 2d Lieutenant ___ 3d Lieutenant Chief Detective 1st Sergeant ____ Sergeant ___ Sergeant - _ __ Sergeant ________ Sergeant ___ Sergeant _ ___ - Sergeant ________ Sergeant _ Detective ___ _ Detective __ ____ Detective _______ Detective - ______ g uartermaster _ atrolman ______ Patrolman ______ Patrolman ______ Patrolman _ ___ Patrolman ______ Patrolman __ __ Patrolman ______ Patrolman __ _ _ Patrolman __ _ _ Patrolman ___ - Patrolman ______ Patrolman ______ Patrolman ______ Patrolman __ - Patrolman ______ Patrolman ______ To June 30 24 38 39 78 139 2 1 47 27 28 2 28 52 13 120 132 109 98 100 22 35 29 10 35 37 7 38 79 64 57 91 45 7 31 54 13 20 16 87 30 60 To Dec. 31 4 20 42 62 167 1 1 38 14 17 18 43 7 123 121 115 158 91 6 26 24 26 30 20 12 52 13 25 37 54 64 57 42 16 40 - 9 30 15 13 27 81 47 18 Total 28 58 81 138 306 3 2 85 41 45 2 43 95 20 243 253 224 256 191 6 26 46 61 59 30 47 89 20 63 116 118 121 148 87 23 71 9 84 28 33 43 168 77 78 68 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Number of Arrests Made by Each Member of the Department During 1909 NAME RANK Davis, R. T. ..Patrolman ______ DeLeon, J. P. _ _ Patrolman ______ Dominick, A. M._ Patrolman _ Flaherty, T. E. --Patrolman _ Fleming, W. H Patrolman ______ Flynn, C. T. ____ Patrolman ______ Gallaher. M. C Patrolman _ __ Goslee. ^f. ..-.- Patrolman .. . ____ Guilfoyle, J. Patrolman ____ Grnbbs, C. B. ___ Patrolman ______ Harlcy, H. E. ___ Patrolman . arley, R. H. _ 'Patrolman ______ Harper, J. G. ___. Patrolman ______ Hutson. H. C. __ Patrolman _ __ Hutto. P. S. Patrolman ______ Hansen, F. V. Patrolman ______ Ivey, A. Patrolman ______ Kearney. F. J. __foehrfce, P. H. Patrolman ______ Xantz. L. H. Patrolman __ _ Newton. E. L. Patrolman ______ O'VeJI. T. G. Patrolman ______ O'Reilly. T. T. _ Patrolman __ - Price. H. L. __ _ Patrolman ______ Ouarterman. T.A. Patrolman ______ Remlev. W. E _ 'Patrolman __ _ Remley, D. D. Patrolman ______ To June 30 4 SO 62 25 26 30 75 16 13 39 22 31 33 37 38 41 11 14 25 62 22 12 10 34 21 15 56 31 17 40 29 35 8 - 55 37 20 65 36 21 52 17 32 To Dec. 31 13 40 R1 14 97 23 31 47 105 20an 36 15 'ti 23 21 70 59 21 22 35 51 15 4 17 28 30 35 21 55 32 22 24 17 41 3 37 34 24 78 25 12 52 30 41 Total 17 4ft 133 14 159 A& 57 77 1ftA 3643 75 37 62 eg S8 108 100 v> 36 60 113 37 4 29 38 64 56 36 111 63 39 64 46 76 11 92 71 44 143 61 33 104 47 73 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 69 Number of Arrests Made by Each Member of the Department During 1909 NAME Reilly, J. J. ..... Rowse, J. A. Sheehan. Win. __ Stewart. W. H Stewart, W. T. Sherrod, M. H. .. Showalter. C. H. Swift, F. S. Tullis, B. L. - Ungar, B. _______ Weber. J. A. L.~ Winn, W. S. _ RANK Patrolman ______ Patrolman ______ Patrolman ______ Patrolman ______ To June 30 14 16JO 4 33 27 48 31 15 46 101 S 15 72 To Dee. 31 16 30 CO 3 20 474fi 46 21 2\ 57 1Q 76 Total 50 46 97 7 53 74 00 77 1f\ 69 153 9 "ii 148 Total Number of Arrests During 1909 White women _________________________ 184 White men __________________________2.772 Negro women __________________________1,451 Negro men ____________________3,959 Chinamen ____ 5 Minors _ 381 Total ________________________________8,752 70 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Arrests Each Month MON'TH January March _____________ May July ______- - October _. - ____ November Totals ___ _ ___ _ Negroes 390 322 527 386 339 433 413 795 689 330 378 408 5410 Whites 174 194 375 162 168 158 203 199 698 184 218 233 2956 Minors , 43 10 27 23 72 37 51 25 30 26 in 37 JBl Chinamen 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 "3 ct607 526 Q7O 571 K-1Q 633 667 1019 1417 540 626 678 8752 Disposition of Above Cases Sentenced in Recorder's Court ____________4,425 Dismissed in Recorder's Court _____2,451 Sentenced and sentence suspended by Recorder ___ 294 Turned over to Superior Court _________ 195 Turned over to City Court ________________ 586 Turned over to Ordinary's Court __________ 86 Turned over to various County Sheriffs ________ 57 Turned over to United States Court __________ 5 Turned over to foreign vessels _________ 35 __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_________71 Suspicious characters _________________ 612 Turned over to Army and Navy __ 3 Turned over to Juvenile Court ___________ 28 Total _________________________8,720 Fines Collected in Police Court During the Year 19"09 January ______________________:_____$ 1,429.50 February ___________________ 1,745.60 March __________________________ 3,227.56 April ___________________________ 1,251.95 May ____________________________ 888.30 June __________________________ 1,371.70 July ___________________________ 1,602.55 August _________________________ 1,452.10 September _______________________ 1,882.45 October _________________________ 1,220.50 November _______________________ 1,475.75 December ________________________ 1,784.05 Total _______________._._____$19,332.01 Statement of Fines Collected in Police Court for Each Year From 1902 to 1909, Inclusive 1902 ___________________________$ 6,242.95 1903 __________________________ 9,492.90 1904 ___________________________ 9,328.00 1905 ___________-________ 10,057.00 .1906 _________________________ 12,236.00 1907 _________________________ 18,255.25 1908 ___________________.____ 35,113.60 1909 _________.___________________. 19,332.01 Causes of Arrest Arson ____________ 2 Abandonment of wife and children __________ 1 Adultery and fornication __________________ 13 Aiding a convict to escape ______;_______ 6 72_________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT__________ Assault and battery _______ 34 Assault with intent to murder ___________ 62 Assault with intent to rape _ 3 Assaulting and stabbing 65 Attempting to wreck railroad train 1 Bigamy __: 1 Breaking and entering a railroad car __ 2 Burglary 81 Carrying concealed weapons ___- 25 Cheating and swindling ____ 30 Contempt of Court ________-____ 66 Cruelty to animals _ 42 Cruelty to children ______________ 8 Cow stealing 1 Deserters from the Army and Navy __ 13 Deserters from foreign vessels ___ 16 Disorderly conduct _______2,646 Drunk and disorderly _____________________1,949 Escaped convicts _ 44 Exposure of person __; 3 Fast and reckless driving ____________ 29 Forgery _ 13 Furnishing minors with intoxicating liquors 3 Gambling ___________1__^________ 151 Involuntary manslaughter ____'-- 8 Keeping a disorderly house __ 5 Kidnapping _________________ 1 Larceny after trust ___ 40 Larceny from the house __"_ 81 Larceny from the person _________ 14 Larceny, grand _. 2 Larceny, simple _____ 498 Lunacy _ 29 Malicious mischief _________________ 1 Murder _____________________________ 19 Perjury " 1 Pointing a pistol not in own defense ____ 11 _________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT__________73 Rape ____________________________ 5 Receiving stolen goods 6 Robbery by force __. 36 Shooting at another not in his own defense 3 Shooting on public highway 1 Stealing a ride on a railroad train __ 11 Suspicious characters ____ 612 Selling cocaine 21 United States Court _____________________ 5 Vagrancy __________________ 48 Violating City Ordinances ;___________^__ 1,807 Violating automobile ordinance ___ 60 Violating prohibition law _ 51 Wife beating ______________ 7 Arrests upon requests of other counties and States 59 Total _'_______________-_________8,752 Ambulance Calls for Year 1909 ( Month Whites. Negroes. Total. January ____________ 34 25 59 February __________ 24 34 58 March ____________ 27 29 56 April _____________ 24 23 47 May _____________ 37 38 75 June ____________ 25 30 55 July ______________ 37 '40 77 August ____________ 46 42 88 September __________ 40 50 90 October ____________ 43 38 81 November __________ 36 38 74 December __________ 27 32 59 Totals ____________ 400 419 819 Patrol Wagon Calls January ___________ 428 February ___________________________ 688 1/4_________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT__________ March _____________________________ 596 April ______________________________ 554 May ______________________________ 494 June ______________________________ 660 July ________________.____________1,052 August _________________________ 795 September _ 578 October _____________ 511 November _______ 625 December ______ 724 Total _________________________7,705 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 75 STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES OF THE DEPARTMENT FOR THE YEAR 1909, AS COMPARED WITH THE EXPENSES FOR 1908 Receipts Appropriation for 1909 .__$130,000.00 Union Station _______.___________ 1,800.00 Appropriation for purchase of automobile 1,200.00 Station House fees _______________ 172.50 Patrolmen's services (special) . 153.50 Sale of one horse; clothing, old *property, empty sacks, etc. _____________ 375.83 $133,701.83 Expenditures 1908. 1909. Salaries --..$105,491.59 $114,995.29 Horse feed ____________ 5,446.84 4,781.78 Horses ______________ 1,595.00 1,325.00 Horse-shoeing __________ 683.47 666.27 Veterinary services 154.75 257.75 Uniforms _____________ 3,007.05 3.981.40 Prisoners' rations ________ 922.13 1,233.83 General improvements and repairs _____________ 403.87 305.53 General supplies ___ 1,339.11 1,236.54 Property ______________ - 822.39 687.54 Lights _______________ 248.72 322.30 Fuel _______________ 260.00 146.50 Telephone rental _________ 352.44 323.11 Printing, stationery, etc. 249.03 304.55 Gamewell System ______ 640.89 49.95 Postage and telegrams 134.95 132.38 Insurance ___ 110.00 75.00 Expenses Chief, Convention 150.00 Incidentals ________ 279.24 158.34 Purchase of autompbile 1,100.00 Maintenance of automobile 692.25 Totals ____________$122,141.47 $132,925.31 $132,925.31 Balance turned in to City Treasurer $ 776.52 $133,701.83 76_________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_____, Expenses of Department for 1903 ________$ 90,866.13 Expenses of Department for 1904 _________ 89.399.88 Expenses of Department for 1905 ______________ 93,029.20 Expenses of Department for 1906 _ 106281.04 Expenses of Department for 1907 ______________ 121,350.47 Expenses of Department for 1908 _ 122,141.47 Expenses of Department for 1909 _.- 132,925.31 Amount appropriated for 1910 ___ 131,000.00 __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_________77 Inventory of Property Police Department grounds __________$20,000.00 Police Headquarters building 25,000.00 Police outbuildings ______________ 12,000.00 Gamewell system _____________ 25,000.00 Inside telephone system 100.00 1 Automobile (Buick) _____________ 600.00 41 Horses _______________________ 6,200.00 2 Patrol wagons ________ 450.00 2 Ambulances __________________ 450.00 1 Buckboard ___________________ 75.00 1 Buggy _______________________ 100.00 1 Patrol wagon (unserviceable) 25.00 1 Supply wagon _____________ 100.00 1 Supply wagon (unserviceable) ___ 25.00 5 Sets single harness 125.00 2 Sets double harness ______________ 100.00 42 Springfield rifles ________________ 400.00 42 Winchester rifles ________________ "* 400.00 115 Revolvers ___________________ 1,150.00 32 Saddles, bridles, and blankets ________ 1,100.00 4 Roller top desks ________________ 300.00 4 Small desks ___________________ 80.00 1 Flat top desk, standing ___1________ 55.00 1 Steel filing cabinet _______________ 250.00 1 Wooden filing cabinet ______________ 40.00 1 Small filing cabinet ______________ 15.00 1 Prisoners' property cabinet ______ 60.00 110 Clothes lockers _________________ 440.00 92 Iron cots _____________________ 275.00 90 Mattresses ___________________ 150.00 30 Prisoners' blankets _______________ 60.00 3 Iron safes _____________________ 200.00 1 Large table __________________ 175.00 6 Small tables __________________ 80.00 7 Revolving desk chairs __________ 100.00 11 Leather-back chairs ______________ 120.00 78 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 45 7 1 3 1 1 5 I S 3 52 1 1 1 20 1 2 3 2 12 34 50 100 25 100 100 100 1 4 27 2 Courtroom chairs _ _ _ ____ _. Stoves for heating _____ . Cooking stove and utensils __ _____ . Clocks _____ _ _. _____ . Steel clothes locker _ _ _ _ ____ . Medicine chest and contents _ _____ . Electric fans __ _ __ _ _______ . Art square _ _ _ ______ . Rugs . Foot mats _ _ _ _____ . Cuspidors _ _ _ _ __ . Lounge _ _ _ ____ . Bookcase _ _____ . Steel bookcase _ __ _ _ ______ . Window shades __ __ . Floor coverings __ _____ _. Pictures, mirrors, etc. _ _ ________ . Ice box _ . Water coolers _ _ _____ . Pairs handcuffs _ _ _ _____ . Bicycles, equipped with speedometers _ . Pairs pillows _ _ _ _ _ ______ . Sabers _ _____ . Web cartridge belts _ _ _ _ ______ . Wreaths __ _ _ ______ . Club sockets _ _ _ ___ _. Badges _ Clubs _ _ ______ . Whistles _ _ __ __ _____ _ . Letter press and copying outfit ______ . Horse blankets _ ___ _ ______ . Yale locks __ _ _ _ ____ _. Wheelbarrows _ _ _ ______ . 100.00 155.00 20.00 50.00 50.00 25.00 120.00 40.00 30.00 10.00 50.00 30.00 40.00 75.00 40.00 ._ 300.00 50.00 5.00 5.00 15.00 150.00 30.00 100.00 50.00 75.00 15.00 50.00 75.00 25.00 10.00 15.00 30.00 10.00 Total ____________________$97,745.00 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 79 Gamewell Boxes 12Bay and Habersham 13Bay and Randolph 1-1Bay and East Broad 15Bay and Dray ton 21Bay and Schwarz Avenue 22Broughton and'East Broad 23Oglethorpe Avenue and East Broad 24Congress and Bull 25President and Randolph 31York and Bull 32Anderson an.d Waters Road 33Liberty and Randolph 34Estill Avenue and Waters Road 35Park Avenue and East Broad 42Montgomery and Forty-second Streets 43Oglethorpe Avenue and Fahm 44River and Water 45Indian and Fahm 51Bay and West Broad 52Estill Avenue and Bull 53Broughton and West Broad 54Broughton and Fahm 121Oglethorpe Avenue and West Broad 122Louisville Road and Dooley Avenue 123Gwinnett and Stiles Avenue 124Gwinnett and Magnolia 125Liberty and West Broad 131Union Station 132Cohen and West Boundary 133Charlton and Jefferson 144City Market 152Gaston and West Broad 212Gaston and Whitaker 213Park Avenue and West Broad 214Anderson and West Broad 215Liberty and East Broad (M.R.C.S.6) 80_________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 221Gwinnett and West Broad 242Gwinnett and East Broad 243Jones and East Broad 312Gaston and Lincoln 313Hartridge and East Broad 314Wheaton and Waters Road 321Bolton and Atlantic Avenue 322Park Avenue and Abercorn 323Henry and Bull 331Anderson and East Broad 341East Broad and Thirty-eighth Streets 412Ogeechee Road and Thirty-sixth Street 413Bull and Thirty-sixth Streets Report of the Recorder To the Honorable the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of | Savannah: Gentlemen:I have the honor to submit herewith my annual report as Recorder, for the year ending December 31,1909, together with such recommendations as in my humble judgment would be of benefit to the city and the community in general. A great part of the information herein contained will be found in the report of the Chief of Police, and its recital in this report is merely a repetition of information that you already have in your possession. Without going into details, I would respectfully direct your attention to the fact that the fines collected in the Police Court have steadily increased from the time of my occupancy of office. It is true that in the year of 1908 a larger amount of money was received, but as you know this was due to the fact that practically all of the nearbeer dealers in the city had failed to procure a city license, and were fined in the Police Court, thus augmenting the total fines collected. Aside from this source, however, the fines from other classes of violations exceed those of any previous year, and since the fines which were collected in 1908 from nearbeer dealers were paid direct to the city, and not through the medium of the Police Court, it can readily be seen that the increase is considerable. In my last annual report, I requested the passage of an Ordinance to prohibit loitering on the streets, but nothing definite having been done in this connection I instructed the MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Police Department to arrest this class of vagrants, and to place against them the charge of "disorderly conduct," which, as your Honorable Body knows, can be construed to cover a multitude of sins. My instructions were carried out, and the result has been that we have forced a great number of idlers to secure employment in the different factories within our limits, or have sent them to work for the good of the county. As much as I dislike to, I feel constrained to say that in my opinion the Industrial Farm is a farce and humbug. The average number of prisoners throughout the year at this institution is about 50 per day. The total number of acres of land over which the officials of the Industrial Farm have jurisdiction is.26, out'of which probably 10 are under cultivation. The total expense to the City of Savannah for the maintenance and support of this luxury is $300.00 per month. The city receives nothing in return. The Industrial Farm is not self-supporting, and consequently in my opinion it is folly to further contribute towards its maintenance. As I have heretofore recited, in my last report, there is no method to enforce the retention of the prisoners at that institution, and they remain in durance vile solely because of their moral fear. The Farm has been termed, and justly so, "The Drunkards' Paradise," and to send the ordinary offender to this institution, where no punishment is inflicted, and where there are no ties to bind, is purely and simply a vacation. If there were sufficient work to occupy their time, or if the Farm even was self-sustaining, I would not make the following suggestion; but in view of the circumstances, with the interest of the City at heart, I feel that the agreement entered into between the City and County should be discontinued, and the Farm under its present condition abolished. The County or "Brown" Farm, as it is commonly known, averages throughout the entire year about ISO prisoners a day. These prisoners are required to till the soil, and have MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT under their constant care about 500 acres of cultivated land. The Brown Farm is not only self-supporting, but in addition thereto furnishes supplies to the Blue or Industrial Farm, as well as to the different convict camps under the supervision of the County. Further than this, the prisoners are required to work the roads, are. under armed guards, and incarceration therein is generally looked upon as a serious matter. In view of these facts, I would respectfully recommend that the city enter into arrangements with the County Authorities, whereby the conduct of both the Blue and Brown Farms would be under the same supervision, thereby preventing the numerous and frequent escapes which occur on the Industrial Farm, and at the same time securing from the wards of the city a sufficient amount of work to offset the expenditures made in clothing and feeding them. I am frank to admit that the method by which this is to be arrived at has not been solved by me, but I feel that the wiser and more experienced men constituting the Board of Aldermen of Savannah, as well as the County Commissioners, can without a great deal of trouble arrive at a sane and safe solution of the problem. Total Number of Arrests During 1909 White women _____________________ 184 White men ____________________2,772 Negro women ____________________1,451 Negro men _______ _3,959 Chinamen ___ 5 Minors ____ 381 Total _________________-_______8,752 Disposition of Above Cases Sentenced in Recorder's Court_4,457 Dismissed in Recorder's Court ______________2,451 84_________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT__________ Sentenced and sentence suspended by Recorder ______ 294 Turned over to Superior Court 195 Turned over to City Court ____________ 586 Turned over to Ordinary's Court ___________ 86 Turned over to various County Sheriffs ~_____ 57 Turned over to United States Court 5 Turned over to foreign vessels 35 Suspicious characters _____________ 612 Turned over to Army and Navy _____________ 3 Turned over to Juvenile Court ______________ 28 Total ________________________8,752 Pines Collected in Police Court During the Year 1909 January ________________________$ 1,429.50 February ________________________ 1,745.60 March __________________________ 3,227.56 April ___________________________ 1,251.95 May __________________________._ 888.30 June ___________________________ 1,371.70 July __________________________ 1,602.55 August ________________________ 1,452.10 September ____________________ 1,882.45 October _______________________ 1,220.50 November ________________________ 1,475.75 December ________________________ 1,784.05 Total ______________________$19,332.01 Statement of Fines Collected in Police Court for Each Year From 1902 to 1909, Inclusive 1902 _______________________$ 6,242.95 1903 ___________________________ 9,492.90 1904 __._.____.______.__.________ 9,328.00 1905 _________-_.__.___.____ 10,057.00 1906 ______-____________________ 12,236.00 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 85 1907 ____________$18,255.25 1908 _____________ 35,113.60 1909 _______________________._ 19,332.01 Causes of Arrest Arspn _________ 2 Abandonment of wife and children ___________ 1 Adultery and fornication __________________ 13 Aiding a convict to escape _________ 6 Assault and battery ___________ 34 Assault with intent to murder _____________ 62 Assault with intent to rape __ 3 Assaulting and stabbing 65 Attempting to wreck railroad train ____________ 1 Bigamy 1 Breaking and entering a railroad car _____.____ 2 Burglary 81 Carrying concealed weapons _____ 25 Cheating and swindling _____________ 30 Contempt of Court ___________ 66 Cruelty to animals . 42 Cruelty to children 8 Cow stealing 1 Deserters from the Army and Navy _______ 13 Deserters from foreign vessels ______________ 16 Disorderly conduct 2,646 Drunk and disorderly __1,949 Escaped convicts 44 Exposure of person 3 Fast and reckless driving _______ 29 Forgery 13 Furnishing minors with intoxicating liquors _______ 3 Gambling _______-,__________ 151 Involuntary manslaughter __________ 8 Keeping a disorderly house ____ 5 Kidnapping __ 1 Larceny after trust ______________ 40 86 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Larceny from the house __ 81 Larceny from the person 14 Larceny, grand _____ 2 Larceny, simple ___ 498 Lunacy 29 Malicious mischief _ 1 Murder _________________________' 19 Perjury 1 Pointing a pistol not in own defense ________ 11 Rape ____________________________ 5 Receiving stolen goods _____ 6 Robbery by force ____________ 36 Shooting at another not in his own defense ____ 3 Shooting on public highway _______________ 1 Stealing a ride on a railroad train __________ 11 Suspicious characters _,________ 612 Selling cocaine _________- _____________________ 21 United States Court _____________________ 5 Vagrancy ________________________ 48 Violating City Ordinances __________________1,807 Violating automobile ordinance ________ 60 Violating prohibition law __________________ 51 Wife beating ________________________ 7 Arrests upon requests of other counties and States _ 59 Total _______________________. .____ 752 Respectfully submitted, JOHN E. SCHAVARZ, Recorder TWENTIETH ANNUAL REPORT OF THK PAID FIRE DEPARTMENT OF THK CITY OF SAVANNAH, GA. FOR THE YEAR ENDING December 31, 19O9 THOMAS BALT.ANTYNB SUPERINTENDENT FIRE COMMITTEE OF THE CITY OF SAVANNAH FOR THE YEAR 1909 M. J. Kavanaugh, Chairman R. M. Hull Craig Barrow C. G. Wilkinson H. E. Wilson FIRE DEPARTMENT Thomas Ballantyne Superintendent J. J. Connolly Assistant Superintendent P. F. Curry _______________ Clerk and Storekeeper G. T. Johnston ____________ Electric Inspector F. J. Kilroy Fire Inspector D. S. O'Connor _________ Assistant Fire Inspector T. P. Sandiford Superintendent Fire Alarm \V. F. Carrick ________ Chauflfeur to Superintendent J. P. Kavanaugh ________ Chauffeur to Superintendent Superintendent's Report Office of the Superintendent of the Fire Department Savannah, Ga., January 1, 1910 To the Honorable Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah: Gentlemen:I have the honor to submit my third annual report of the operations and conditions of the Fire Department of the city, for the year ending December 31, 1909, this report being the Twentieth Annual Report of the Paid Fire Department. The total force of the Department at the close of the year was ninety-eight (98) men, as follows: 1 Superintendent. 1 Assistant Superintendent. 1 Clerk and Storekeeper. 1 Superintendent Fire Alarm. 1 Electric Inspector. 1 Fire Inspector. 1 Assistant Fire Inspector. 2 Chauffeurs. 7 Foremen of Engine Companies. 7 Assistant Foremen of Engine Companies. 1 Foreman of Truck Company. 1 Assistant Foreman of Truck Company. 1 Foreman of Chemical Company. 1 Assistant Foreman of Chemical Company. 90 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 7 Engineers of Steamers. 20 Drivers. 3 Tillermen. 41 Firemen. During the year the following changes were made: Truck Company No. 1 formed, with eight men. Engine Company Xo. 7 succeeding Hose Company Xo. 1. 1 Superintendent Fire Alarm dismissed. 1 Superintendent Fire Alarm appointed. 1 Assistant Foreman made Foreman. 2 Firemen made Assistant Foremen. 1 Engineer appointed. 3 Firemen resigned. 8 Firemen dismissed. 1 Fireman died from natural causes. 7 Firemen reinstated. 14 Firemen appointed, of which ten are new men. Leaving the force ninety-eight (98) men, the number authorized by city ordinance. FORCE BY COMPANIES Fire Station No. 1 518. 520, 522 Broughton Street, East Name Capacity In Service Thomas Fogerty __Foreman _______11 years Jas. J. \Vhalen __--Assistant Foreman ___ 6 years Jos. A. Goette ____Engineer _________ 5 years Jos. A. McGrath _____Driver Engine ______ 9 years Geo. F. Byrnes ______Driver Wagon ______ 2 years F. Goritz __Hoseman _________ 8 years T. Welsh _________Hoseman _________ 6 years J. Higgins Hoseman __________ ?. jcars R. J. O'Keefe ____Hoseman _________ 2 years T. J. Ryan _____Hoseman __________ 1 year Thos. P. Duffy __Hoseman _________ 2 mos. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 91 Fire Station No. 2 i Indian and West Broad Streets Name Capacity In Service A. P. McFarland Foreman _23 years M. J. Roach ______Assistant Foreman ___ 9 years E. J. Burns ____Engineer __________ 9 mos. G. F. Kilroy ______Driver Engine ______ 5 years Louis F. Henderson Driver Wagon ______11 years B. E. Sheppard _____Driver Truck ______ 5 years M. F. Harvey Tillerman Truck ____ 3 years J. Rottonburg _Hoseman _______ 6 years V. S. Pacetti Hoseman _________ 5 years J. C. Bailey _______Hoseman ________ 5 years Jno. W. VVhalen _______Hoseman ____________ 3 years J. S. O'Brien ______Hoseman _________ 3 years R. J. Hayes ________Hoseman _________ 2 years C. J. Campsen __.__Hoseman _________ 1 year R. P. Shehan Hoseman _________ 4 mos. J. C. Puder ______Hoseman _________ 4 mos. Fire Station No. 3 Headquarters, Oglethorpe Avenue and Abercorn Street Name Capacity In Service C. V. Egense Foreman ___19 years E. T. Morrissey __Assistant Foreman ___ 8 years S. W. Peck Engineer 4 years J. C. Sheahan Driver Engine ______ 6 years T. G. KearneyDriver Wagon ______ 6 years C. Christensen _Hoseman _____10 years W. F. White _______Hoseman ________ 4 years J. C. Hirt ____Hoseman __ 4 years J. R. Wohanka______ Hoseman 3 years J. Hunter _________Hoseman ________ 2 years Jos. P. Harvey _____-Hoseman ___ 2 mos. 92 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Fire Station No. 4 606 Barnard Street Name Capacity In Service T. D. Brunson ____Foreman _________12 years D. V. Whitaker -Assistant Foreman ___10 years W. J. Futch Engineer _______11 years C. W. Stein ______Driver Engine ______ 4 years G. C. Donnelly _____-Driver Wagon ______19 years W. H. Remley ______Driver Truck ______ 8 years. J. H. Doerner ______Tillerman Truck _____ 9 mos. J. P. Duffy _________Hoseman _______12 years C. W. Ellis ________Hoseman _________ 7 years J. Alien _________Hoseman __________ 4 years W. J. Barrett ______Hoseman __________ 1 year J. H. Bell _________Hoseman _________ 9 mos. H. Center _________Hoseman _________ 9 mos. Fire Station No. 5 11 Henry Street, East Name Capacity In Service A. M. Rogers ______Foreman _________13 years H. F. Corley _______Assistant Foreman __19 years C. A. Christians _____Engineer __________18 years L. D. Walsh _______Driver Engine ______ 3 years M. F. Sullivan ______Driver Wagon ______ 6 years J. C. Henderson _____Hoseman ____ 5 years J. E. McDonough ___Hoseman _ 2 years J. N. Egense ______-Hoseman ____ 2 years MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 93 Fire Station No. 6 Thirty-Eighth and Barnard Streets Name Capacity In Service C. M. Burnham Foreman ___13 years J. J. Hearn _Assistant Foreman __13 years L. Trebony ______._Engineer _______20 years J. H. Monsees ____Driver Engine __ 4 years F. H. Thompson ___Driver Wagon _____13 years W. J. Cleary __Hoseman __________25 years G. J. Brind __-____Hoseman _________ 9 mos. W. L. DuFour ______Hoseman _________ 6 mos. Engine Company No. 7 Gwinnett and Patilsen Streets Name Capacity In Service J. O'Leary _____Foreman _________16 years T. Hamilton __Assistant Foreman __16 years D. P. Murphy ______Engineer __________11 years J. J. Fitzpatrick ___.-Driver Engine _ 4 years W. W. Pringle ___--Driver Wagon _13 years B. Leddy _________Driver Truck _____11 years H. J. Larkin ____Hoseman __23 years P. E. Forehan Hoseman 2 years J. J. Buttimer __________Hoseman 6 mos. Chemical Company No. 1 Headquarters, Oglethorpe Avenue and Abercorn Street Name Capacity In Service J. Murphy ___-__-Foreman ____ 9 years T. Flynn __________Assistant Foreman ___11 years T. F. Lovett _______Driver _____________13 years 94 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT G. E. Johnson _____.Hoseman _ 9 years R. B. Hearn ________Hoseman _________ 9 years Truck Company No. 1 Headquarters, Oglethorpe Avenue and Abercorn Street Xame Capacity In Service A. J. Toshach ______Foreman ________23 years M. F. Morehead _____Assistant Foreman ___11 years Thos. Dillon _______Driver _____'8 years F. F. Black ________Tillerman _________ 9 mos. C. C. Edwards ______Driv. Asst. Supt's Buggy 3 years C. Burke ____Ladderman 1 year J. F. Hartnoll __-Ladderman __ 9 mos. > W. S. Blanton ______Ladderman ________ 6 mos. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 95 APPROPRIATIONS, 1909 Fire Department and Uniforms __________$113,000.00 New Engine House, No. 7 ____________ 11,447.89 (This includes $3,947.89 brought over from 1908.) New Apparatus ____________________ 7,000.00 Automobile for Superintendent __________ 2,950.00 Total _______________________$134,397.89 EXPENDITURES 1908 1909 Salaries _____-__________-.-$78,931.88 $86,744.10 Printing and Stationery _________ 108.15 152.20 Feed for Stock ________j____ 6,697.34 5,868.65 Horse-shoeing ______________ 885.23 989.52 Treatment of Sick Stock ________ 341.00 355.55 Additional Stock _____________ 1,250.00 1,750.00 Harness and Repairs to same _____ 236.88 243.85 Repairs to Apparatus ____ 1,523.71 1,743.54 Engine Coal and Wood _________ 49.50 91.75 Stove and Heater Coal and Wood __ 1,162.50 1.102.00 Gas and Illuminating __________ 542.17 744.32 Lubricating Oil and Waste ______ 53.77 102.32 Soda and Acid ______________ 103.59 280.28 Beds and Bedding for Men ______ 3.25 Miscellaneous Shop Tools _ 11.03 Furniture and Fixtures _________ 237.04 100.45 Implements of the Service _______ 127.51 244.73 Paints, Varnish, Etc. __________. 673.29 164.25 Repairs to Buildings __________ 1,479.28 729.04 Additional Hose _____________ 2,700.00 3,882.45 Boxes, Instruments, Wire, Tools, Etc. 6.95 19.43 (M. R. C. 8.7) 96 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Telephone Rent _____________ $ 79.92 $ 157.51 Cleaning Tools, Etc. __________ 296.33 470.26 Repairs to Heaters ____________ 18.67 31.66 Ice ___________________ 125.00 100.00 Surgeon's Fees _____________ 70.00 10.00 Rent of Houses ______________ 60.00 60.00 Incidentals ________________ 357.96 842.14 Pensions __________________ 870.00 1,092.50 Uniforms _________________ 4,080.45 Electric Inspector, Repairs, and HorseShoeing ________________ 66.95 New Engine House No. 7 _..______ 11,657.78 New Apparatus _ 6,999.80 Automobile for Superintendent ___ 2,950.00 Totals _______________$99,001.95 133,827.45 RECEIPTS, 1909 Electric Inspector's Fees _______________$1,204.00 Steamer Texas _____________________ 323.18 Sale of Hose Couplings ________________ 6.80 Refund from Dryfus, One Uniform _________ 10.10 Sale of Horses ______________________ 475.00 Sale of Sacks and Barrels _______________ 41.58 Sale of Old Hose ____________________ 38.80 Total _______________________$2,099.46 Total Appropriations, 1909 ____________$134,397.89 Total Expenditures, 1909 ______________ 133,827.48 Balance _________________________$ 570.41 Receipts _________________________ 2,099.46 Net Balance ______________________$ 2,669.87 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT ESTIMATED VALUE OF DEPARTMENT PROPERTY Fire Station No. 1 _ __ ___ ____$20,750.00 Fire Station No. 2 ___________________ 28,195.00 Fire Station No. 3 __________________ 20,750.00 Fire Station No. 4 _________________ 23,514.00 Fire Station No. 5 __________________ 14,820.00 Fire Station No. 6 __________________ 10,530.00 Fire Station No. 7 _____ . ____________ 26,000.00 Truck Company No. 1 ________________ 25,000.00 Chemical Company No. 1 ______________ 10,364.00 Fire Alarm System __________________ 40,446.00 Miscellaneous ______ ______ _ _ ________ 3,435.00 Total ______________________$223,804.00 EXPENSES BY STATIONS Fire Station No. 1 __________________$12,072.47 Fire Station No. 2 __________________ 16,680.97 Fire Station No. 3 __________!___"______ 13,903.91 Fire Station No. 4 ___________________ 14,636.32 Fire Station No. 5 __________________ 8,332.89 Fire Station No. 6 ______________r__ 8,797.37 Fire Station No. 7 __________________ 8,893.90 Truck Company No. 1 ________________ 6,476.72 Chemical Company No. 1 _________-___ 5,929.89 Fire" Alarm _______________________ 743.32 Electric Fees _____________________ 66.95 General Expenses __________________ 15,685.19 Completing New Engine House __________ 11,657.78 New Apparatus _________ 6,999.80 Total _____________________$130,877.48 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT DESCRIPTION OF ROLLING STOCK Engine No. 1.First Size Double Pump LaFrance. Engine No. 2.Double Extra First Size Double Pump LaFrance. Engine No. 3.First Size Double Pump LaFrance. Engine No. 4.Third Size Double Pump LaFrance. Engine No. 5.Fifth Size Single Pump LaFrance. Engine No. 6.Second Size Single Pump Amoskeag. Engine No. 7.Second Size Single Pump Jeffers. Reserve Engine No. 8.Second Size Double Pump LaFrance. Hose Tenders No. 1.One two-horse wagon. No. 2.One two-horse wagon. No. 3.One two-horse wagon. No. 4One two-horse wagon. (See Combination.) No. 5.One two-horse wagon. (See Combination.) No. 6.One two-horse wagon. (See Combination.) No. 7.One two-horse wagon. Reserve.One two-horse wagon. Reserve.One one-horse reel. Chemical Engines * Chemical Engine No.- 1One Holloway Double-tank, 85 gallons each. . Hook and Ladder Trucks No. 1.American LaFrance Aerial Extension, 75 feet. No. 2.Hayes' Aerial Extension, 55 feet. No. 3.-Leverich Wood Frame Tiller Truck, 52 feet extension. No. 4.Rurnsey and Co.'s Light Steel Frame City Truck. (See Combination.) MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 99 Combinations No. 2.Originally Holloway Combination, with double tank, 35 gallons each. One tank taken off. No. 4.One Seagrave 60-gallon tank under seat. No. 5.Tank from Holloway Chemical Engine placed under seat of wagon. No. 6.Originally 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. 4.Tank from Holloway Combination hung under truck frame. Supply and Coal Wagons One two-horse large wagon. Three one-horse small wagons. Officers' Vehicles One Stevens-Duryea Automobile, 24 H.-P. One Superintendent's four-wheel buggy in reserve. One Assistant Superintendent's four-wheel buggy. Hose On January 1, 1909, the Department owned 14,900 feet of Hose, corrected. Since that date 4,000 feet of 2^-inch Hose were purchased; also 500 feet of Chemical Hose, 1-inch, were purchased. 1,900 feet of condemned Hose were sold, or furnished Street and Lane, Water, and Park and Tree Departments. The inventory of Hose on December 31, 1909, shows 17,500 feet, classed as follows: Very Good _____________________13,700 Poor ________________. ______._ ]/?5C 100________MAYOR'S ANNUAL RBPORT________ Condemned -. 600 ChemicalGood ___ 1,100 ChemicalPoor _________-_____ 150 Total ___________________17,500 On January 1, 1909, there were in service 46 horses. During the year, four horses"Wilkinson," "Buck," "Sandy," and "Leo"were condemned and sold. "Cyclone" and "Sonny," condemned, were exchanged for horse "Craig B." Seven new horses were purchased during the year. We now have 48 horses in the Department. Repairs to Apparatus Engine No. 1.One new boiler plunger. Engine No. 2.One bushing in wheel. Wagon No. 2.Tires reset, two new felloes, and two new wheels. Engine No. 3.Rear tires reset, two new plungers, and nests in boiler. Wagon No. 3.Tires reset, and one new wagon pole. Engine No. 4.Two new poles, minor repairs to boiler during the year. This Engine needs a new boiler, which will be put in the coming year. Engine No. 6.Tires reset. Wagon No. 6.Tires reset. Truck No. 2.One new tiller rod, and repairs to running gear; also re-painted. __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL, REPORT________101 Truck No. 3.Re-painted. Truck No. 4.Re-painted. Chemical No. 1.General overhauling, and re-painted. Assistant Superintendent's Buggy.One new shaft. Superintendent's Automobile.One new tire, two inner tubes, and two rear wheel chains. Injuries to Employees. January 31Driver C. W. Stein, Engine No. 4, while responding to box 41, collided with street car at Whitaker and Gaston Streets, severely injuring leg. Off duty 12 days and 12 hours. January 31Fireman W. J. Barrett, Engine Company No. 4, while responding to box 41, was slightly injured when Engine collided with street car, corner Whitaker and Gaston Streets. No time lost. June 12Fireman W. J. Cleary, Engine Company No. 6, bruised ankle while at work at Fire Box 62, Bolton and Burroughs Streets. Off duty 6 days. July 31Fireman F. Schwarz, Engine Company No. 2, while hauling bedding, horse stepped on foot, injuring one toe. Off duty 8 days and 12 hours. August 6Assistant Foreman M. F. Morehead, Truck Company No. 1, kicked by Truck horse "Pat C," while box 13 was being tested at 12 o'clock noon. No time lost. August 18Assistant Fire Inspector D. S. O'Connor, while acting fireman at Engine Company No. 2, driving Truck No. 2 on exercise, horses became unmanageable, and running into iron post at Congress and Montgomery Streets threw him out of seat, painfully bruising him on hip and back. Off duty 3 months and 20 days. 102_________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT'________ August 19Fireman J. S. O'Brien, Engine Company Xo. 7. driving supply wagon from station No. 7 to No. 4, horse ran away, he was thrown from seat, bruising side, and cut over eye. Off duty 15 days and 13 hours. September 30Foreman J. Murphy, Chemical Company No. 1, responding to a false alarm at Savannah Theater, was cut over eye. No time lost. October 4Foreman J. 'Murphy, Chemical Company No. 1. while responding to Box 21 (false alarm), horses swerved into electric pole at Drayton Street and Oglethorpe Avenue, throwing Foreman Murphy out of seat, and painfully bntising him. Off duty 22 days and 13 hours. October 19Driver G. F. Kilroy. Engine Company No. 2. while attending to horse, was injured by horse stepping on foot. Off duty 1 day and 20 hours. December 4Fireman R. B. Hearn, Chemical Company No. 1, while answering a telephone alarm, sprained knee sliding down pole. Off duty 11 days. Accidents to Horses January 31"Leo," Engine No. 4, while responding to Box 41, collided with street car at corner Whitaker and Gaston Streets, cutting gash on right hind hip. Out of service 6 months and 20 days. October 4"Rob H," of Chemical Engine No. 1. while answering Box 21 (false alarm), was killed at Oglethorpe Avenue and Drayton Street: refusing to answer line, collided with electric pole. Accidents to Apparatus January 31No. 4's Engine, while answering Box 41, collided with street car. corner Gaston and Whitaker Streets, damaging front frame of engine, and breaking two poles. Out of service 10 days and 15 hours. ________ MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT ________103 April 16Truck No. 1, while entering quarters, jumped curbing, striking tree, breaking clips on rear left spring; also breaking 28-foot ladder. Out of service 7]/2 hours. August 6No. 3's wagon, while responding to telephone alarm from Dixie Ink Factory, broke pole. Not out of service. August 18Truck No. 2, while out exercising, horses became unmanageable, and ran into iron post at Congress and Montgomery Streets, breaking tiller rod, and-damaging running gear. Out of service one day. October 4Chemical Engine No. 1, while responding to false alarm, Box 21, horse "Bob H," refusing to answer line, ran into electric pole at corner Oglethorpe Avenue and Drayton Street, breaking front frame of Engine. Out of service 12 days. 104_________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT___________ IN MEMORIAM George Mouro Assistant Superintendent; entered the Department February 6, 1878; died December 20, 1906, from injuries received at a fire December 19, 1906. E. P. Daley Hoseman of Engine Company No. 5; entered the Department October 6, 1902; died December 20, 1906, from injuries received at a fire December 19, 1906. H. J. Eady Hoseman of Engine Company No. 5; entered the Department November 9, 1904; killed in the discharge of his duty at a fire, December 19, 1906. Robert J. Glass Assistant Foreman of Chemical Company No. 1; entered the Department October 1, 1884; died from natural causes July 31, 1907. John V. Bordnave Engineer of Engine Company No. 2; entered the Department January 1, 1870; died from natural causes June 8, 1908. DIED DURING THE YEAR Joseph M. Hanly Hoseman of Engine Company No. 6; entered the Department November 9, 1901; died from natural causes May 22, 1909. __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________105 William B. Jones Hoseman of Engine Company No. 6; entered the Department December 21, 1899; stricken with paralysis while on theater detail, October 28, 1908; placed on pension of half-pay; died December 29, 1909. REPAIRS TO BUILDINGS Outbuildings at Fire Stations Nos. 1, 2, and 4 were overhauled and re-painted. Fire Station No. 2, new front doors. Engine Company No. 3, moved to west wing of Fire Station No. 3, built three new stalls. Truck Company No. 1, headquarters, Oglethorpe Avenue and Abercorn Street, repaired floor, and put on a new rear door. Fire Station No. 6, new front doors, and new sills in rear of building. During the year, Engine Company No. 7, Gwinnett and Paulsen Streets, went into service. The complement of this Company consists of Engine, Wagon, and Truck, with nine men. Truck Company No. 1, Fire Headquarters, Oglethorpe Avenue and Abercorn Street, also went into service, with a complement of eight men. Hose Company No. 1, 515 Waldburg Street, East, was abandoned, the Hose Wagon going in reserve. FIRE ALARM SYSTEM I am pleased to report that all interfering Fire Alarm Boxes have been replaced with new and up-to-date non- 106________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT__________ interfering boxes. Three new boxes have been installed where they were most needed. The Fire Alarm System has been placed underground where it was possible to do so. A new switchboard has been purchased, and installed in the City Hall in a fireproof room; the repeaters have been overhauled, and the system put in a first-class condition. All Fire Alarm Boxes are now provided with a stationary key, and any person can turn in an alarm by breaking the glass in front door of the box. This should prove very beneficial in getting a quick response from this Department. For a more extended report of this system, please refer to Superintendent of Fire Alarm T. P. Sandiford's report. RECOMMENDATIONS I respectfully recommend that Fire Headquarters, Engine Station No. 3's building, be overhauled and repainted. The roof is in very bad need of re-painting. I also respectfully urge that Fire Hydrants be not used for any other purpose than Fire Department service. If other Departments need water hydrants, they should be provided separately from Fire Hydrants. This in my estimation is a necessity. I respectfully urge the necessity of continuing the putting of the Fire Alarm System underground until completed. I would also recommend the passage of a Law or Ordinance compelling occupants of premises used for manufacturing purposes to forward to the Fire "Department, attest by Notary statement, the total weights of all Merchandise, Fixtures, Appliances. Machinery, etc., on each floor. Also, a stricter supervision by the Building Inspector to the requirements of the building code, relative to overloading floors. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT . 107 Alarms The total number of alarms was 341, distributed as follows: From street boxes 88 By telephone _156 By local calls __ 79 By false alarms __-_ 18 Total ____.._________________341 The alarms were answered as follows: Engine Company No. 1 _ 55 Engine Company No. 2 _____ 83 Engine Company No. 3 87 Engine Company No. 4 ____________ 71 Engine Company No. 5 ____ 62 Engine Company No. 6 ____ 35 Engine Company No. 7 _ 28 Truck Company No. 1 ______________ 51 Chemical Company No. 1 ____________ 74 Truck Company No. 2 ______________ 35 Truck Company No. 3 _______________ 47 Truck Company No. 4 ____________ 17 Alarms were divided as follows: Between River and Jones Streets ________190 Calls Between Jones and Anderson Streets ____100 Calls Between Anderson Street and City Limits __ 36 Calls Outside City Limits _________________ 15 Calls Total ________________________341 Calls The largest number of alarms came from street box 56a total of 6. .The greatest number of alarms were received during the month of December, a total of 71. February came next, 108________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT___________ with 37. August, with 12, shows the lowest of any month during the year. Saturday is credited with the greatest number, 60; and Friday with the smallest, 41. The largest number occurred between the hours of 6.00 p. m. and midnight130. The smallest number between the hours of midnight and 6.00 a. m., a total of 38. Causes The causes, as ascertained, were as follows: Smoke issuing _229 Explosions _______________ 36 Foul chimneys ___________________ 48 False and Test ___________ 18 Beyond City Limits _________________ 10 Total _____________________341 Of these, 85 occurred in brick or stone buildings, 206 in wooden buildings, and 50 in other than buildings. They were brought about, in heating, 169; in illuminating, 108; in other ways, 64. The fires were found, in dwellings, 167; in business houses, 103; in other than buildings, 71. The direct cause of fires were attributed to the following: Careless children _________ 17 Electric wires ____ 16 Overheated stoves -__________ 14 Carelessness ___-___ 68 Defective construction 26 Defective flues _______________ 19 Incendiary and supposed incendiary ___ 8 Flying sparks 29 Unknown ________ 30 Explosions _________________..._ 22 Foul chimneys ___--._..___ 20 ________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________109 False and Test ______ 19 Beyond City Limits ___ 11 Others _______1________________.42 Total __________________-___341 Two hundred and fifty-six were confined to points of origin, or before they had made any headway. Twenty-nine were confined to the floor on which they originated. Forty confined to the building in which they originated. Sixteen extended to adjoining buildings. Fires were extinguished as follows: By Chemical streams _____139 By Hydrant streams _________-_-____ 39 By Engine streams ____ 43 By bucket of water ___ 64 Out when Department arrived __________ 56 Total _______________________341 Losses The total loss for the year was $187,141.00, divided as follows: On Buildings _______________$ 72,228.00 On Contents ________________ 114,913.00 The greatest loss occurred during the month of February, and the smallest during the month of August. The following comparative statement is respectfully submitted: 1890 __________ 169 $139,486.84 13.2 1891 __________ 190 345,265.84 19.2 1}0 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 1892 __________.. 208 $166,837.46 11.8 1893 __________ 183 , 172,986.39 7.8 1894 .__________ 168 452,407.36 9.6 1895 ___________ 179 112,645.26 5.8 18% ______.___ 196 390,97023 11.2 1897 __________ 195 96,293.75 4.3 1898 __________ 293 440,630.78 10.2 1899 ___ ._.____ 238 153,599.83 6.4 1900 ___________ 225 41,837.00 3.3 1901 __________ 263 61,743.75 5.7 1902 ___________ 261 54,157.50 3.6 1903 ___________ 263 93,675.90 5.5 1904 __________ 286 183,420.50 10.2 1905 __________ 315 80,232.50 2.6 1906 ___________ 280 119,720.98 4.3 1907 __________ 259 291,107.00 8.9 1908 __________ 258 171.465.00 5.3 1909 ___________ 341 187,141.00 5.4 In conclusion, I beg to submit the attached tabulated statement of alarms, fires, their causes, locations, etc. I desire to extend my thanks to his Honor the Mayor, to the Honorable City Council, and to the Committee on Fire, for the prompt and favorable response to such requests as I have made from time to time; to the Police Department for their co-operation and assistance at fires; and to all the city officials for the many favors and interest they have manifested in the well-being of the Department. To my Assistant, J. J. Connolly, I am under obligations for assistance and courtesy shown. I also desire to thank the Electrical and Fire Inspectors and my clerical force for assistance rendered. To the officers and men of the entire Department, I have naught but words of praise. They have worked hard and faithfully when required to do so. They have been prompt and courteous at all times, and I would further __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________111 % extend grateful acknowledgments for the assistance rendered and the faithful and efficient manner in which they have performed all their duties. To the press and public in general, I desire to return my sincere thanks for compliments received for the good and efficient work done by this Department. Respectfully submitted, THOMAS BALLANTYNE Superintendent Fire Department 1C. R. 0. 8.8 112 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Value of Property and Loss by Fire Percentage of loss of property involved, 5.4 per cent. MONTHS March ________ April - - ________ May __. ___ _ _ _. June July ___-___.___ August ___-_ September ___________ October _________ December ___________ Totals _____ Value of I Property ; Involved ! $ 205,493.00 335,212.00 132,219.00 199,085.00 258,275.00 43,470.00 118,100.00 44,000.00 324,185.00 594,355.00 108,951.00 1,126,382.00 $3,489,727.00 LOSS Building* 1 Content* Total $ 883.00 40,972.00 5.207.00 900.00 #773.00 5,055.00 927.00 53.00 567.00 1,345.00 1,575.00 10,971.00 $72,228.00 $ 1,559.00 35357.00 22,098.00 1,679.00 18,008.00 2,057.00 190.00 32.00 106.00 8,764.00 1,111.00 23,452.00 $114.913:00 $ 2,442.00 76329.00 27,305.00 2,579.00 21,781.00 7,112.00 1,117.00 85.00 673.00 10.109.00 2,686.00 34,423.00 $187,141.00 Fires Beyond City Limits Value of Property Involved $1,614,000.00 LOSS Buildings $73,700.00 Contents ; Total $53,500.00 $127,200.00 MAYOR'S ANNUAL, REPORT 113 Alarms, 1909, Manner of Receipt MONTHS March _________ April _________________ May ________ - June _________________ July ._____ August _-. ______ September ____________ October ______________ December ____________ Totals _ COVg n 4-1 V u u 4-1 Cft 1011 6 12 8 4 2 1 5 4 8 17 88 00 | V 0 JZ o. V $ 13 15 8 10 13 7 9 5 6 19 IS 37 1 1 .4 5 8 8 4 4 4 2 5 8 8 6 16 79 (A 73fc 1 3 0 1 3 2 2 1 1 2 0 1 10 "3 + 2997 22 27 28 18 15 12 20 33 29 71 141 Alarms, 1909, Cause of Same MONTHS January __________________ March ___________________ April ____________________ May _____________________ June ____ __ - July _.__.________ August ________________ October ^ __________ Totals -____.__-______ Smoke Issuing 18 15 13 18 20 8 12 8 IS 24 22 56 229 tfl J en J3"5. t5 2 5 2 6 S 4 0 1 0 4 1 6 36 Foul Chimneys 6 12 7 2 0 2 1 1 4 1 5 7 48 4-* V> 0> S-i o 0) _* (A"n te 1 3 0 1 3 4 2 1 1 2 0 0 18 ^ 0 M o 4-* a O 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 ' 0 2 1 2 10 ". 5 29 37 22 27 29 IB 15 11 20^1 29 71 341 114 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Origin of Fires In Heating | Illuminating [Miscellaneous (A t MONTHS | II March _____ _. April ___ . __ _ May _______ July __________ August _____________ September __________ October ___ - _ December _________ Totals _ - 6 4 6 5 4 5 4 4 9 6 25 82 Business Others 5 5 2 5 4 4 3 3 6 5 5 5 52 3 5 5 2 2 4 2 0 .2 2 1 7 35 "3 o E-| 12 16 11 13 11 12 10 7 12 16 12 37 169 Dwellings Business Others | 6 8 3 2 4 0 3 2 1 6 5 15 55 3 2 2 4 3 4 0 3 3 6 0 3 33 1 4 3 3 1 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 20 ctf O 10 14 8 9 8 6 3 5 6 12 7 20 108 Dwellings 2 4 0 2 4 0 1 0 0 2 5 10 30 Business 5 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 2 1 3 2 18 i 01 ' S * 0' ~ 0 0 3 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 2 2 2 16 7 7 3 5 9 0 2 0 2 5 10 14 64 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 115 Fire Statistics, 1909 MONTHS February ______ March _ April __________ May ___________ Tune _ July .. August ________ September _____ December Totals _ Fire Originated in tnbo c 2 S 3? ** -*j 7 6 8 8 8 3 3 6 7 6 5 18 85 c bo II 11 17 25 14 17 17 12 11 5 9 22 14 43 206 'c |M c fe| 0< 5 6 0 2 4 3 1 0 4 5 10 10 50 oO 8 1 c * c c OPn 19 25 19 21 22 9 11 10 17 25 24 54 256 53 "5l o 'SJ-S |s uE 2 7 0 2 3 4 0 0 0 4 2 5 29 I.a* , , IH l-> O ! a g.s *"* C tS: 2 2 3 2 0 1 i 0 0 1 1 3 16 c _o be a in g O 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Q ) < i ' ! i i ; i I 0 ^ S3 fc : B St-i W I1 N & & &V. N- *V" I 1 1 j 1 1 ! ! i > ( D ! i o ; a s ! F ? J m Q Ul K> N K O *> O M> N. _ O trt 0 o >- 3,,_2 ., >-* to V| M o to ft s a *a w c r I i i & i- 1 2. o ; l 2 ; *3 10 to N- < w o o *><-> H* 10 tn to to o 4>fc O W to o o H> O Hm* ^3 ^5 to * O - f -MO* KO C? tCS -i^ffini 3 B! H- Bi ( S- ui w '*E<<<*( Ssfj S a.<4 A i d o a. g5 g g g - ^- H". 3S g B 8 S . i 1 i 1 I ! * r O j a ' i i ! ! ^IMtO I-* O 00 O O Ki K- [O_tO 4kN-tO*.>-_ -toto otoo>ooo - to o OMOoto>->o j> *. O H- to vl o Ln O w '- <=> w o to - o o o o o tot->tA>>->too 0^-0 ^-^KJ^JOIeototo 4k to w to o i WWlO WWtO>-WV Ul0 O.fr.Ov.-.-*- M00>- O 00 M3 * O 00 SSoo S^SKSv 1 1 January February March April May June July August September October November i December Total O B S 2, 8 * i^ n S $o $d rt i 3> w H S H Electric Inspector's Report Savannah, Ga., January 1, 1910 Mr. Thomas Ballantyne, Superintendent Savannah Fire Department Dear Sir:I herewith respectfully submit my report, from January 1, to December 31, 1909, inclusive: Incandescent lights _______-__-_16,553 Fixtures for incandescent lights 2,658 Lights and fixtures __________:_____ 1,625 Electric fans _ 331 Arc lights _______________'______' 187 Electric signs 23 Electric motors ____________ ______ 99 Changing wires __________________ 324 Electric irons ________ 10 Picture machines _________________ 8 Electric pianos __ 4 Charging rheostats _______________ 3 Heaters ________________ 17 Massage machines ____-__________ 1 Rectifiers _______________________ 8 Generators ____________._ 1 Cash registers _____________ 1 A total of 3,018 inspections were made, and fees to the amount of $1,204.00 to be collected. The above includes inspections of wiring and other electric services for temporary work. I am Very respectfully G. T. JOHNSTON Electric Inspector Report of Special Agent Savannah, Ga., April 6, 1909 Honorable Geo. W. Tiedeman, Mayor of Savannah, City. Dear Sir:Completing my inspection of the Fire and Police System of the City of Savannah, I submit herewith my report on the same. The condition of both systems is marked by such gross neglect and incompetence that it amounts to criminality, in jeopardizing life and property, by the reckless, careless manner in which the wires have been run and maintained throughout the streets. The condition of the batteries, switchboard, repeater, lines, and boxes is such that immediate action toward extended and permanent improvements is imperative if the safety of the city from fire is to be considered. No material or permanent benefit in the operation of the systems is to be obtained until the present obsolete apparatus is weeded out, and uniformity restored throughout the systems. I would urge the immediate rebuilding of the overhead construction, and the carrying of the lines (which should be No. 10 hard drawn copper, with triple braid insulation) on iron extensions above all other wires on the poles, provision being at the same time made for joint use of the extensions by the Police Department where desirable. The underground system should be gone over, the grounds now upon several of the circuits removed, a new 120 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT switchboard of twelve-circuit capacity should be installed, and the present eight-circuit repeater either thoroughly overhauled or replaced by a new one of ten-circuit capacity. New battery racks should be built, thoroughly insulated in the most improved manner, and (as the underground cable have all been installed with a view of using the basement or some room in the City Hall for an operating room) I would suggest the entire central station might be moved to that point to good advantage. Referring to the outside stations, I find that an indiscriminate lot of boxes have been installed; some dating back to the sixties. These boxes should be replaced by the noninterfering type, making them uniform throughout. The value of this can be appreciated when it is known that with the succession box, when two or more are pulled at the same instant, one box takes the right of way, gives its alarm, and when through is followed by the others in succession, insuring the alarm always coming in; while if two interfering boxes are pulled at the same time both alarms are lost, a point thoroughly understood and appreciated by Chiefs of Departments. Under a detailed report, supplementing this, you will find the boxes, their numbers, and condition speci-r fied. Out of a total of ninety-two boxes, sixty-eight are of good non-interfering type; the balance should be removed, and replaced by boxes of the same non-interfering type. Of these sixty-eight boxes, only forty-five have received the necessary care and inspection to keep their non-interfering features in good order. As far as observed, no connections between the box lines and outside lines have been soldered, and in only a few instances were key guards found. These should be installed at every box, and the ordinance covering false alarms be rigidly enforced against anyone tampering with them or the overhead lines. I would suggest the present hollow post key be recalled, the locks changed throughout, and the solid post key that cannot clog with dirt be substituted therefor. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 121 I would also suggest the installation of repeating boxes at the different engine houses, arranged so that in case of an alarm coming to an individual house by telephone, that company could transmit the location of the nearest box to headquarters over their own lines, keeping the Department advised at all points of their movements. The advisability of removing the tower bell from the main circuits to a line of their own, to be used in connection with a repeating box from headquarters, is well worth consideration, as it would permit of the speeding up of the apparatus throughout the entire system, and add materially to its efficiency. Several old type gongs were found on the circuits still doing duty. These should be removed at once, and replaced by modern apparatus, as the amount of tattery required to operate them is quite large, and adds unnecessary expense, in addition to clogging the system. The plans for the new police alarm system are so well advanced that a detailed report on the condition of this apparatus is hardly necessary, beyond stating it is in even worse condition than the fire alarm, and the only cure is the radical one about'to be applied of a complete new system. In this connection, owing to the fire alarm cables having been installed radiating from the City Hall, instead of No. 3 Engine House, as supposed, the extra wires in the cables are not properly laid for use by the Police Department, as it entails a roundabout and indirect method of reaching the different stations; but, as the cables have been purchased with a view to using both systems in one set as far as possible, no recourse is to be had in the premises but to carry out the original plan. I would suggest, in view of these facts, that the new police system be placed underground throughout the present conduit system in so far as practicable, and the lines be thence brought out overhead, and carried aerial with the same class of construction as for the fire alarm. The entire separation of the two systems, both 122________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT__________ wires and cables, undoubtedly gives the best operating conditions, and is much to be preferred when possible to do 'so or the expense is not prohibitive. Referring to the fire alarm system, the switchboard (originally of eight-circuit capacity) is a most deplorable wreck. The five-hundred-volt charging wires are brought in direct from the street, without a fuse or any means of opening the circuit up to the switchboard. The charging resistances have been removed from the board, and the batteries are now charging all in series through a bank of lamps, no provision existing for changing the amount of current for any battery, but all are charging alike, irrespective , of the amount of work they may be called upon to do. The line resistances on the discharging side of the batteries are (with the exception of one or two) useless, and the batteries cannot be controlled on the discharge, a condition that is ruinous to their life and the service. One test jack is gone from the board entirely, and another found disconnected. The test plug was found open in the cord, in such a manner that when placed in a certain position partial reading could be had. As ordinarily used, it would open the circuit and strike a blow on all gongs and tower bells. One line circuit was found open behind the switchboard, the broken end making partial contact, with the result that any vibration of the building would tap the bells. All fuses on the main line on the switchboard have been removed, and their places supplied with solid wire. No ground wire is attached to the line circuit test, a temporary arrangement having been connected to the gas pipe, and used and removed as occasion required. The slate of the board is very badly cracked by a fire that has taken place back of the board at some time. It is held together by the wood frame only, and is not in condition to be removed elsewhere. The charging bar has been MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 123 broken and patched with a piece of fiber. The original linetesting apparatus has been removed, and a substitute installed that cannot be operated intelligently from the front of the board, and is worse than useless. The wiring is a disgrace to anyone having charge of such apparatus. The wiring from the switchboard to the batteries is very carelessly done, and is sure to be productive of trouble. The batteries themselves are placed irregularly on their shelving; no fuse blocks are in the circuit to prevent any abnormal current from* entering the batteries, and the shelving is very defective in insulation. The battery jars are full of sediment which has fallen from the plates, caused by improper charging and discharging. The repeater has been badly burned at some period, the repeating fingers on one circuit being almost burned in two. One circuit is out of commission entirely, and the instrument was found very dirty and gummed up, so much so that it refused to revolve on test the second day after Mr. Sandiford took charge. The line circuit, No. 5 on the switchboard, was found to be connected to No. 8 on the repeater, giving a false reading of the circuit. The overhead lines are bare in most sections, the insulation being entirely gone, and are grounded through trees and among wires of high potential with which they are liable to come in contact at any moment and burn out the apparatus. No attention has been paid to insulation, and places have been noticed where no attempt has been made to even place the wires on the cross-arms, and they still remain tied up to the poles with pieces of wire. The circuits should be sub-divided and balanced up, ten or twelve boxes, never over fifteen, being allowed on one circuit. Wherever a box is installed on overhead lines, the wires should be run in iron pipe to the top of the pole, and leave as little wire exposed to injury as possible. 124 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Of the total number of ninety-two (92) boxes, there are: 50 Gardiner non-interfering type; 19 Gamewell P. N. I., successive type, which with the care any good Superintendent would give them can be brought up to first-class condition, at practically no expense to the city; 15 obsolete interfering boxes, made by Chester & Co., of New York, and dating back to the sixties ; 2 interfering Crane type; 3 Star Electric Company type; 1 spring sector, interfering; 2 old-style Gardiner, non-interfering; making a total of sixty-nine boxes of good type, and twentythree that should be removed and replaced by the succession type of box at once. I append herewith detailed report on the different boxes throughout the circuit. Respectfully A. H. KNOTT Special Agent MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 125 DETAILED REPORT OF BOXES AND EQUIPMENT No. 5. Gardiner N. I.; on iron pedestal; circuit wire continued from box overhead, through circular loom; line connections not soldered; non-interference out of adjustment; no key guard. No. 6. Gardiner N. I.; wiring underground; no key guard; non-interference out of adjustment. No. 7. Gardiner N. I.; cut-out from the door not working properly; no key guard; non-interference out of adjustment; no cut-out plug; wires underground. No. 8. Gardiner N. I.; box in working order; has been burned; is very dirty, and needs cleaning; non-interference out of adjustment; wires underground; Smith key guard. No. 9. P. N. I., Succession; wires underground; key guard (Smith) ; box needs cleaning. No. 12. Gardiner Non-Interfering; movement in working order; non-interference out of adjustment; wires underground ; outside door cracked and patched; Smith key guard. No. 13. Gardiner N. I.; needs cleaning and oiling; .wires underground; cut-out and non-interference out of adjustment; Smith key guard. No. 14. Gardiner N. I.; non-interference out of adjustment ; wires underground; Smith key guard. No. 15. Gardiner N. I.; lightning arrester in switch badly corroded, needs cleaning; wiring overhead; connections not soldered; no key guard. No. 16. Gardiner N. I.; no key guard; overhead lines not soldered; otherwise in good order. Box 17. Made by Charles T. and J. N. Chester, New York; dated 1870; interfering type; connections not 126 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT soldered; inside wiring of several different kinds of wire; outside door badly broken; box does-not cut out, leaves the bell in circuit all the time; no key guard; should be removed at once. Xo. 18. Gardiner X. I.; movement badly burned; inside glass broken; ground plate on the lightning arrester gone: non-interference out of adjustment; inside box loose; needs new bezel; lines underground. Xo. 19. Gardiner X. I.; has been badly burned; needs cleaning and painting inside; new bezel on the glass; noninterference out of adjustment; outside door cracked and patched ; has key guard. Xo. 2l.< Old type Chester Interfering; date on box, 1871: box broken at pipe; loose on the back board; door patched and broken : outside lines not soldered ; lock in poor order: no key guard: should be removed at once. Xo. 23. Old type Chester Interfering; dated 1870; nothing but the movement left inside: no number on the door; no bell: outside lines in bad order: no key guard; no good. Xo. 24. Gardiner X. I.: in good order; wires come from underground: pass out overhead through hollow iron pole: key guard f Smith). Xo. 25. Gardiner X. I.: inside movement dirty; inside box broken in one corner; no number plate on the door; wires underground : Smith key guard. Xo. 26. Gardiner X. I.: inside in good order; needs re-wiring from pole line; connections not soldered; no key guard. Xo. 27. Chester Interfering type; dated 1870; wiring inside in very bad order; no key guard; outside line not soldered: should be removed, and new box substituted. .'__________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_______ 127 No. 28. Gardiner N. I.; non-interference out of adjustment ; movement dirty; lines not soldered; no key guard. No. 29. Gardiner N. I.; needs cleaning; outside line in bad order, and grounded at the top of pipe; no key guard. No. 31. Chester interfering type; wiring inside in bad order; connections not soldered; should be removed at once. No. 32. Chester Interfering Type; wiring in bad order; lightning arrester in bad order; outside door cracked, and riveted up with plate; no key guard; connections not soldered; should be removed, and new box installed at once. No. 34. Chester Interfering type; wiring in bad order; shunt cut-out, not working; no key guard; overhead lines in bad shape; connections not soldered; should be removed, and new box installed. No. 35. Chester Interfering type; dated 1866; weight drive; wiring in bad order inside; no glass in the key guard; overhead lines in bad order; close to railway feeders; connections not soldered; box should be removed at once. No. 36. Chester Interfering type; dated 1870; weight drive; inside box loose, holding by one screw; wiring in very bad order; no connections soldered on the outside; has key guard; should be removed at once, and new box installed. No. 37. Chester Interfering Type; very bad order inside; no key guard; door cracked and patched; connections not soldered; should be removed at once. No. 38. Gardiner N. I.; in good order; wires underground, and pass out overhead through hollow pole; no key guard. No. 39. Gardiner Non-Interfering: no connections soldered; no key guard; non-interference out of adjustment. M. B. C. 8.9 128 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT No. 41. Chester Interfering Type; dated 1871; inside wiring in bad order; no key guard; no connections soldered; should be removed at once. No. 42. Old Type Moses Crane Interfering Box; movement in good order; wires underground; should be removed at once. No. 43. Old Type Moses Crane Interfering Box; cut-out not working; lock out of order; should be removed at once. No. 45. Old Type Gardiner N. I.; No. 3 size box; lightning arrester badly corroded; cut-out not in working order; no key guard; connections not soldered; should be removed at once. No. 46. Old Type Gardiner N. I.; No. 3 size; badly burned inside; no key guard; connections not soldered; cutout not working: lock out of order; should be removed at once. No. 47. Gardiner N. I.; non-interference out of adjustment ; wires underground; iron pole on top for overhead lines; no test plug; Smith key guard; terminals on back; equipped with two 3104 D. & W. terminals; wiring in very bad order. No. 48. Star Electric Company Movement; locks not same as other boxes; no key guard; connections not soldered : should be removed from circuit. No. 51. Gardiner N. I.; has been burned out; in very dirty condition; should be taken down and cleaned; noninterference out of adjustment; box slow; key guard broken; no glass in the box. No. 52. Gardiner N. I.; badly blackened by being burned out; needs cleaning; has key guard; overhead wiring in bad order; no connections soldered. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 199 No. 53. Gardiner N. I.; needs cleaning badly; has been burned out; outside connections not soldered; is in bad location, should be moved across the street; no key guard. No. 54. Gardiner N. I.; wires underground; outside line through loom, to overhead pole; wiring in bad order. No. 56. Gardiner N. I.; non-interference out of adjustment ; outside door badly broken, and riveted up with plate*; no key guard; line connections not soldered. No. 57. Gardiner N. I.; new movement inside; noninterference out of adjustment; outside and inside doors badly broken; no key guard; outside lines not soldered. No. 58. Gardiner N. I.; in good order; wires underground ; Smith key guard. No. 59. P. N. I., Successive; in good order; key guard on the wall; outside lines in bad shape; should be removed from the top of shed, and piped underground on the wharf. No. 61. Gardiner N. I.; has been badly burned, and needs cleaning; inside glass broken; non-interference out of adjustment; no key-guard; outside wire in bad shape. No. 62. Gardiner N. I.; very dirty inside; non-interference out of adjustment; glass broken; no key guard; outside door and case cracked and riveted; lines not soldered. No. 63. Gardiner N. I.; dirty; needs cleaning and oiling; non-interference out of adjustment; no key guard; lock in bad order; lines not soldered. No. 64. Gardiner N. I.; has been very badly burned, and very dirty; inside glass broken; non-interference and cut-out out of adjustment; no key guard; outside line bad. No. 65. Gardiner N. I.; very dirty; needs cleaning and oiling; glass broken; non-interference out of adjustment; ntt key guard; lock out of order; line in bad shape. 130_________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT ________ No. 66. P. N. I, Successive; good order; no key guard. No. 67. Gardiner N. I.; dirty; needs cleaning; no key guard; outside lines slack, and in poor order. No. 68. Gardiner N. I.; movement in good order; no key guard; lock in bad order; line in bad order, not soldered. No. 69. Star Electric Company; inside in fair order; box hanging loosely on the wall; lines not soldered; should be removed from the circuit at once. No. 71. Gardiner N. I.; inside in good.order; box loose on the pole, held up only by a pipe and one screw; no key guard; connections not soldered. No. 72. Gardiner N. I.; inside dirty and rusty; needs cleaning; wiring inside not in good order; no key guard; connections not soldered. No. 73. Gardiner N. I.; inside in good condition; no key guard; line connections not soldered; in very bad position, between post and fence, and should be moved at once. No. 74. Gardiner N. I.; dirty, needs cleaning and oiling; outside line close to electric light lines; should be changed at once; no key guard; lock out of order. No. 75. Chester Interfering Type; dated 1870; in very bad order; no key guard; lock out of order; should be abandoned, and replaced with a new box at once. No. 76. Star Electric Company make; inside in fair condition; lock out of order; no key guard; had to break key and take' off lock to remove it; overhead wiring not in good shape. No. 81. Gardiner N. I.; inside dirty, and needs clean- 'ihg; non-interference out of adjustment; wires underground; Smith key guard. _________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________131 No. 82. Gardiner N. I.; dirty, and needs cleaning; noninterference and cut-out out of order; wires underground; Smith key guard. No. 83. P. N. I., Successive; folding key wind; wires underground; no key guard; in good order. No. 84. P. N. I., Successive; wires overhead; no key. guard; in good order. No 91. Gardiner N. I.; wires underground; non-interference out of adjustment; no key guard. No. 112. P. N. I., Successive; folding key wind; no key guard; in good order. No. 113. Gardiner N. I.; no key guard; lines not soldered ; movement in good order. No. 114. Gardiner N. I.; no key guard; lines not soldered ; movement in good order. No. 115. Gardiner N. I.; movement in good order; no key guard; lines in bad shape. No. 116. P. N. I., Successive; folding key wind; inside in very good order; no key guard; lines not soldered. No. 121. Gardiner N. I.; movement in good order; lock out of order; no key guard; outside line not soldered, and in bad shape. No. 123. Gardiner N. I.; movement in good order; no key guard; connections not soldered; outside line in bad order. No. 124. Gardiner N. I.; movement in good order; no key guard; connections not soldered. ; No. 125. Gardiner N. I.; movement in good order; no key guard; connections not soldered; outside line in poororder. ' 132________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT__________ No. 126. P. N. I., Successive; good order; no key guard. No. 131. P. N. I., Successive; good order; no key guard; outside line in good order. No. 132. Gardiner N. I.; movement in good order; no key guard; line wire in poor order. No. 134. *P. N. I., Successive; movement in good order; wiring inside and outside in poor shape; bottom of the outside box all broken out; no key guard; needs new outside shell. No. 135. P. N. I., Successive; folding key wind; no key guard; connections not soldered. No 141. Old Type Chester Make, Interfering; dated 1870; no key guard; in very bad order; should be removed at once. No. 142. Old Type Chester Make, Interfering; total wreck; nothing left inside but the movement; no key guard; lock in bad order; should be removed at once. No. 143. P. N. I., Successive; has been burned, but is in fair working condition; no key guard; outside line in bad order. ' No. 212. Old Type Chester Interfering; dated 1870; inside wiring in very bad order; no key guard; connections not soldered; should be removed at once. No. 213. P. N. I., Successive; in good order;'no key guard. No. 2l4. P. N. I., Successive; folding key wind; no key guard; in good order. No 313. Gardiner N. I.; self-starting keyless door; in good order; overhead wires not soldered, and should be removed from the sheds. __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________133 No. 321. Gardiner N. I.; movement in good order; no key guard; outside line connections not soldered. No. 323. No. 4 Spring Sector; movement in good order; interfering type, and should be changed to P. N. I., Successive. No. 324. P. N. I., Successive; in first-class order. No. 424. P. N. I., Successive; in good order; no glass in the key guard. No. 521. P. N. I., Successive; movement first-class order; new key guard required; box should be moved from inside of shed to pole on the outside. No. 522. P. N. I., Successive; movement in good order; box should be moved outside of shed, and lines removed from the eaves of the shed and either placed underground or erected on poles. No. 523. P. N. I., Successive; first-class order inside; no key guard; connections not soldered. Engine-House Equipment No. 1 Engine House: One 15-inch Combined Gong and Irfdicator; one Gamewell Stall Trip; inside wiring of the house in poor order; one D. & W. Cut-out protecting instruments. No. 2 Engine House: : One Plain Indicator; one 13-inch Gong and Indicator; one Gaynor's Stall Release; one No. 3 Tower Striker; one Gas-lighting attachment; Magnets in circuit-balance gone; inside wiring in bad order. No. 3 Engine House: Two plain Indicators; one 18-inch Combined Gong and Indicator; one 15-inch Old Type Moses Crane Gong; one 134 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Gamewell Stall Trip; one Shannon Stall Trip; one No. 3 Tower Striker. No. 4 Engine House: One 15-inch Gong and Indicator; one Shannon Stall Trip; wiring in very poor order. No. 5 Engine House: One 15-inch Gong and Indicator; one Gamewell Stall Trip; wiring in poor order; one Telephone Fuse Block Protector, bridged out of service. No. 6 Engine House: One 15-inch Combined Gong and Indicator; one Gamewell Stall Trip; wiring in bad order; no protector or fuse block. No. 7 Engine House: One 18-inch Gong and Indicator, Combined; one Gaynor Stall Trip; one Worcester Lightning Arrester out in line; no fuse; wiring in the house exposed, and poorly done. Fireman Larkins' House: One 15-inch Old Type Moses Crane Gong; should be removed, and new bell installed. Fire Inspectors* Report Savannah, Ga., January 1, 1910 Mr. Thomas Ballantyne, Superintendent Savannah Fire Department Dear Sir:We respectfully beg to submit our report of inspections made during the year 1909. There were a total of 4,058 inspections made, classed as follows: Inflammable material in buildings and yards 311 Fire hydrants and fire alarm boxes blocked ____ 31 Places that had fireworks stored on premises 130 Dynamite and other high explosives found in place __ 11 Defective wiring found, notified Electric Inspector __ 6 Bars ordered across windows, open elevator shaft beneath them __________________ 33 Defective stoves, chimneys, and flues 875 Cellars and grating filled with inflammable material and trash ___________ 224 Places O. K. on first inspection ________ 914 Broken window glasses, ordered fixed ________ 48 Places that had gasoline on hand _________ 457 Special duty performed, such as answering fire alarms, etc. _____________________________ 125 Metal ordered placed under or around stoves and ranges ___ 172 Second calls, to see if orders were carried out _____ 721 Total number inspections ________4,058 136________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT______________ We also inspected every telephone, electric, and telegraph pole in the city in May and in October. We have been very attentive and watchful of moving picture shows, every night, from 8.00 p. m. to 12 midnight. We will continue to watch this class of business very closely. They have conformed to every regulation we have asked of them, and show us all courtesy possible. In conclusion, we desire to thank you for the confidence you have shown in us, and for- the many favors extended us during the past year. We also desire to thank the Police and Health Departments for the great help they have extended as during the past year. Very respectfully F. J. KILROY D. S. O'CONNOR Fire Inspectors Report of Fire Alarm Telegraph Savannah, Ga., January 1, 1910 Mr. Thomas Ballantyne, Superintendent Savannah Fire Department Dear Sir:I have the pleasure to submit the following report of the Fire Alarm Telegraph Service for the year ending December 31, 1909: During the year, 341 alarms were turned in over the lines of the alarm system. Telephones are credited with 156; the alarm boxes with 88. In addition, there were 79 local alarms, and 18 false. For fire ________________________341 For daily test _______-286 For false and test __________________ 18 Total _______________________64S The Fire Alarm consists of the following: 1 12-circuit automatic charging board. 250 cells of chloride accumulators (5 ampere hour, Type "B T"). 1 8-circuit automatic repeater. 95 street boxes. 73 poles. 2 bell strikers. 7 combination gongs and indicators. 2 18-inch gongs. 40 miles insulated copper wire, Nos. 10 and 14. 138 ____ MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_________ 63,600 feet of cable (Joint use Fire and Police). 5 indicators. 6 electric trips. 2 Shannon trips. 8 6-inch gongs. During the year, 32 boxes were placed on underground system. This makes a total of 54 on the underground and 41 on the overhead circuit. Three new boxes were installed Nos. 85, 512, and 513; a total of 95 boxes. The appropriation made by City Council for improvements of the Gamewell System was disbursed by the Police Department for the joint account of the Fire and Police. Expenses Salary ______________________$706.24 Incidentals :: 12.58 Uniform _____________-___________ 24.50 Total __________________$743.32 Review I was appointed to the position of Superintendent of Fire and Police Telegraph, March 29 of the present year, at which time preparations were being made for extensive improvements to both systems, an appropriation of $25,000 having been made by City Council for this purpose. During the latter part of the year, considerable progress has been made with this work, which will be completed early in 1910. The improvements already made have resulted in a much more reliable service, and when completed will be classed with the best in the South. The improvements made so far, for joint use of the Fire and Police systems, consist of 'constructing 23 com- MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 139 plete manholes and 8,000 feet of cable duct; laying 44,000 feet cable, of 3, 6, 10, and 15-pair conductors; stringing approximately 40 miles of overhead wire; setting 43 iron posts for signal boxes; attaching of all necessary crossarms, outlet boxes, conduits, etc. For the Fire system alone, the present switchboard, batteries, etc., have been abandoned, and a new charging station installed at the City Hall, consisting of 1 12-circuit automatic switchboard, 3 double battery racks, with all necessary batteries, etc. Old repeater overhauled and made practically new. On the outside, 20 old alarm boxes replaced with latest improved non-interfering, successive type. i All old boxes cleaned up and repaired. All boxes, both old and new, provided with key guards. It is the intention, on completion of the work, to speed up the boxes, so that alarms will come in much faster than at present. In connection with the above improvements, there has been installed in Fire Headquarters direct telephone service with the Police Barracks, so that fires may be reported over the police system at any time, should this become necessary. Recommendations I would respectfully recommend that the good work be continued each year by gradual process, placing overhead wires underground wherever practicable, and additional boxes in the outlying districts not now covered. I am Very respectfully T. P. SANDIFORD Superintendent Fire Alarm System ANNUAL REPORT OP THE CITY TREASURER FOR THB TEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 19O9 C. S. H AR D BE TREASURER Dr. Annual Report of the City Treasurer Statement of Cash Received and Disbursed from January 1, 1909, to December 31, 1909 Cr. BOARD OF HEALTH Received from sale of Antitoxin. 419,80 > BOARD OF HEALTH Salaries of Health Officer, City Physicians, time of Inspectors, etc. ________-__.$ 17,629.71 g Expense of pest house 1,049.29 ~ 05 Pauper burials 52.25 > Clothing destroyed __ 558.00 ! Z Incidentals -.. 2.729.42 *, Disinfecting chamber __- 1,794.12 $ 23,812.79 > BACTERIOLOGICAL LABORATORY Salaries ...____.___ 4,815.00 Apparati __ 1,238.27 Furniture, fixtures, and incidentals 1,061.82 7,115.09 BAY STREET STRAND Labor and material I 6,352.05 BOND ISSUE OF 1909 Received from sale of $2,483.000 average of g Difference bonds, at an $1.05.10 ___ - _ 2,609,736.00 of amount between redemption of 1879 bonds and proceeds of sale of 1909 bonds 264.00 2,610,OIK).00 CHATHAM LAND AND HOTEL COMPANY Received for amounts advanced by city, as per agreement, for grading, draining, etc., of Granger Tract CHIMNEY SWEEPING Received through office of Department of Public Works 49,720.92 217.25 BONDS, OF ISSUE 1879 Bonds redeemed and canceled _ 2,590,200.00 CHARITY Clerk of Council: dispensing, order of Mayor _________ 1,716.09 Kings' Daughters ___ 520.00 Savannah Female Orphan Asylum 480.00 Female Benevolent Asylum ___ 520.00 Salvation Army __.___ 600.00 Mary MacLean Circle _______ 325.00 Monthly pensioners _ 1,264.00 5,425.09 CHATHAM LAND AND HOTEL COMPANYExtension of water mains, sewers, grading, etc. . CHIMNEY SWEEPING Payrolls _____________ 49,720.92 506.84 Dr-. .. Statement of Cash Received and Dilburaed from January J, 1909, to December 31, 1909 CITY LOTS Received from sale of Lot No. 7, Old Water Works Tract .....$ 4,029.06 Received from sale of strip Mo. 69, Solomons Ward - 6.00 CUTTING WEEDS Received for cutting weeds $4,035.00 DISPENSARY Received for sale of bottles, etc.. ELECTRIC FEES Received from inspections 6.10 CITY CLOCKS Salary of keeper, and repairs CITY ,H ALL Salaries, and time of help ........$ 3,336.48 Fuel, lights, and incidentals ___ 3,058.26 CITY LIGHTS Savannah Electric Company, on account street lighting Cr. $ 424.96 6,394.74 19,747.40 DAFFIN PARK Labor and improvements 1,555.37 DISPENSARY 1.60 Salaries ...____-___-___-- 2,300.83 Medicines and supplies 1,734.54 Rent, lights, and incidentals _ 898.94 4,934.31 DRY CULTURE AND DRAINAGE on, 7 e Salaries and payrolls 8.S77.11 Material and hauling .... 503.82 9,080.93 as > >< o f w 3 EVERGREEN CEMETERY Received through Park and Tree Commission, collections for care of lots, etc. ____ 3,801.13 Received through Park and Tree Commission, collections for sale of lots .-__ 4,286.49 Received through Park and Tree Commission, for burial fees 495.50 FEES Received from City Marshal EVERGREEN CEMETERY Payrolls and salaries _ Tools, seed, plants, and incidentals 9,323.74 7,726.05 I FIRE DEPARTMENT Received from S. S. Texas for extra labor ___.____ Received from sale of horse, hose, etc. GROUND RENTS" Received from office collections GROUND RENT LOTS Received from balances due for sale in fee simple 8,583.12 1,190.98 323.18 574.03 897.21 5,685.92 2,228.04 FIRE DEPARTMENTPayrolls Feed, and care of stock Fuel and repairs Tools, paints, oil, and incidentals Pensions _- Hose Uniforms New Engine House, No. 7 Apparati _ 86,744.10 9,210.57 4,064.21 5,760.87 I,092.50 5,882.45 4,080.45 II,657.78 6,999.80 17,049.79 25 o ;j 135,492.73 Dr. Statement of Cash Received and DUburted from January 1, 1909, to December 31, J909 Cr. GRADING STREETS Received from unclaimed pay envelope -........ HARBOR FEES Received from Harbor Masters' fees $ 4.50 6,144.98 HARBOR AND WHARVES IMPROVEMENT AND ADDITIONS Received for sale of pamphlets ... 13.50 HOUSE DRAINAGE Received from unclaimed [i:iy envelopes -- 4.38 GRADING STREETS (NEW) Payrolls and material HARBOR AND WHARVES Salaries ._-$ 1,400.00 644.45 75.00 $ 4,773.48 Repairs and incidentals Commissioners of Pilotage HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS Pamphlets, conventions, and incidentals HOSPITALS Savannah Hospital _. 3,000.00 St. Josephs' Hospital 3,250.00 Georgia Infirmary 4,875.00 Park View Sanitarium __ 3,000.00 Charitv Hospital ______ 975.00 HOUSE DRAINAGE Payrolls and material 2,119,45 310.47 I ae I 15,100.00 5,532.99 INTEREST Received "for interest on daily balances ________.___._$ 3,480.45 Received for interest on bond money deposits 1,489.39 Received for City Marshal ____ 774.69 5,744.53 INCIDENTALS Received from Clerk of Council, for permits ___________ 797.00 Received from Treasurer, for survey, etc. ____-______ 594.66 2,391.66 INSPECTION FEES Received from plumbing inspections ____________- 600.00 LAUREL GROVE Received for burial fees 1,465.50 Received for sale of lots __.... 1,341.00 2,806.50 INTEREST Coupons of city bonds, issue of 1879 ________._.___ 43,953.74 Coupons of city bonds, issue of 1883 _.__-._ 11,113.70 Coupons of city bonds, issue of 1909 ___-___________ 55,282.50 110,349.94 INCIDENTALS Election expenses 940.00 Printing bonds, 1909 issue __ 1,933.00 Official bonds, judgments, etc. __ 4,936.51 Treasurer's petty cash, postage, telegrams, insurance, etc. 2.489.39 10,298.90 LAUREL GROVE Salaries and time rolls Material, tools, and incidentals LAW DEPARTMENT Incidentals 5,602.72 829.97 6,432.69 650.00 Dr._ _ Statement of_Caah Received a_nd Disbursed from January 1, 1909. to December 31,1909 _Cr. MARKET Received from Clerk, for fees $ 11,840.28 Received from City Marshal, for rents of vaults and stalls __ 2,384.00 $ 14,224.28 OPENING STREETS Received for sale of house, Barnard and Forty-second Streets PARKS AND SQUARES Received from unclaimed pay envelopes' __ 1,162.00 3.00 MARKET Salaries _________-___$ 3,791.00 Repairs, lights, insurance, and incidentals ...................... 747.44 $ 4,538.44 OPENING STREETS Deferred payments, notes, and interest .. PARKS AND SQUARES Payroll Tools, lumber, feed, and forage Plants and seed I 35,104.13 152.50 3,354.67 726.54 4,233.71 PARKS AND SQUARES, TREE PLANTING Payrolls .._.._.___ 11,240.33 1 rees, hauling, and incidentals 577.53 11,817.86 :S PARKS PURPOSES Deferred payments, notes, and interest 13,778.65 PAVING STREETS Received from office collections 18,768.78 Received from City Marshal __1 4,842.76 POLICE DEPARTMENT Received from Union Station _ 1,850.00 Received from station fees 172.50 Received from special services 153.50 Received from sale of horse, old property, sacks, etc. _- 375.83 POLICE COURT Received from Clerk, fines forfeitures collected __. and 23,611.54 2,551.83 19,332.01 PAVING STREETS * Payrolls _______-______ 21,131.28 Asphalt blocks, bricks, curbing 56,657.54 Hauling and team hire - 11,798.39 Pipes, lumber, and tools 5,362.77 PLUMBING INSPECTION Salaries __ Horse board and incidentals 1,440.00 295.05 POLICE DEPARTMENT Salaries and payrolls 114,995.29 Horses, forage, and shoeing . Fuel, lights, and incidentals . Prisoners' rations Property, account repairs General supplies Uniforms Gamewell Fire Alarm and Police Telegraph POLICE COURT 7,030.80 1,654.39 1,233.83 1,106.19 2,915.79 3,981.40 Fines remitted Stationery and incidentals 189.33 462.45 94,949.98 1,735.05 132,917.69 13,817.80 I I 651.78 Dr. Statement of Cain Received and Disbursed front January 1, 1909, to December 31,1909 PRINTING AND STATIONERY Received from City Marshal, for ads., etc. _..._ 69.00 PERPETUAL CARE OF LOT NO. 86- hvergreen Cemtery (for estate J. H. H. Osborne), Section H. __ 300.00 POLICE RESERVES ' Appropriations for military and naval reserves PUBLIC LIBRARIES J. M. Thomas, Secretary and Treasurer ______$ 6,834.93 E. E. DesVerney, Secretary and Treasurer _________ -360.00 PRINTING AND STATIONERY City printing, circulars, stationery, proceedings of Council, etc. .. PREMIUMS ON BONDS Returned to bond purchaser, forfeits deposited '- Cr. 3,250.00 7.194.93 5 8 8 5.231.05 18.620.06 RENTS Received from office collections, for rent of wharves $ Received from City Marshal, for rent of houses, etc. RESURFACING STREETS Received from unclaimed pay envelopes 410.00 102.00 SCAVENGERS Received from Chatham County, for percentage of garbage contract ___________ 3,000.00 Received from sale of empty sacks, etc. -___________- 139.36 512.00 RESURFACING ASPHALT STRKETSNotes, deferred payments, payrolls, >> 3'30 and material -_________ 51,343.89 RESURFACING GRAVEL STREETS > Payrolls _______________ 1,151.14 Material and hauling _________ 3,315.91 4,467.05 F SALARIES Salaries of Mayor, Aldermen, city officers, and clerks ___ 50.576.96 ] 99 SCAVENGERS . | Payrolls __________.______ 25,554.06 Mules, carts, harness, and forage 10,772.86 . Account of garbage contract 7,900.00 Lumber, tools, and incidentals __ 4,247.15 48,474.07 . ,_, 3,139.361 I Dr. Statement of Cash Received and Disbursed from January 1, 1909, to December 31, 1909 Pr : : K SEWERS SIDEWALKS Received from office collections, Received from City Marshal .. __ 654.16 $ 6,767.69 SINKS Received from office collections 2,854.10 STREETS AND LANES Received from sale of condemned horses, empty sacks, etc. ...... 461.50 Payrolls __...._.._ . .$ Materials and tools ... . SIDEWALKS Payrolls - Bricks, hauling, and curbing SINKS Contractor's account Superintendent's salary and incidentals . SINKING FUND Sinking Fund Commissioners, for redemption of Bonds of 1879 Bonds of 1883 . 2,400.30 832.52 $ 3,232.82 K > >< O S7S4.11 $ 3,795.31 9,549.42 1 3,676.55 g 1,501.78 5,178.33 S 18,540.00 5705.00 24,245.00 i TAXES, 1905 Received through City Marshal TAXES, 1906 Received through City Marshal TAXES, 1907 Received through City Marshal TAXES, 1908 Received from Central of Georgia Railway on account back taxes 114,133.34 Received from office collections 114,384.61 Received from City Marshal ____ 22,771.36 TAXES 1909 Received from office collections 464,242.72 Received from City Marshal ___-- 2,768.96 TAXES, 1909, SPECIFIC Received from office collections 109,254.26 Received from City Marshal .___ 8,848.50 Received from Near Beer licenses 980.83 1,170.76 2,962.41 251,289.31 467,011.68 118,102.76 41,208.75 SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS Silver service for "Yamacraw" 400.00 Expenses to conventions, industrial farm, and carnival week 5.550.61 STREETS AND LANES Payrolls . 54,249.35 Mules, carts, harness, and forage.- 9,662.15 Materials, tools, freight, and incidentals ____ 5,495.69 STORM DAMAGE Extra labor incident to cleaning up THOMAS PARK Asphalt walks _.___._ TAXES REFUNDED Amounts donated to corporations, individuals.'and charitable and religious institutions, by resolutions 5,950.61 69,407.19 443.30 921.76 5,653.18 Dr. Stttement of Cash Receive^and Disbursed from January _1, 1909, to December 31,1909 I A Cr. TAXES, 1909, BADGES Received from sale of badges . WATER WORKS $ 11.911.20 Received from office collections $ 119,173.48 Received from owners, for meters 1,149.02 Received for extensions on Norwood Tract ...-...- 2,658.91 122,981.41 Total receipts - Cash balance from December, 1908 $3,794,252.46 9,915.84 Grand total, 1909 $3,804.168.30 WATER WORKS Salaries and time rolls ______$ 8,400.65 Fuel, oil, and repairs to engines and pumps ...__ 5,512.11 Lights, insurance, and incidentals. 1,463.82 $ 15,376.58 _ WATER WORKS (NEW) Payrolls 2S.181.SJ* Fuel, oil, and repairs to engines and pumps 19,045.18 Meters and incidentals _.____ 4,159.70 48,386.46 WATER WORKS, IMPROVEMENT AND EXTENSION Balance commission to H. S. Jaudon ____ 3,000.00 Payrolls ._.._ 2,435.70 Hydrants, pipes, and incidentals 19,868.62 25,304.32 Total disbursements, 1909 __ $3,749733.66 Cash balance carried to January, 1910 .......__._.. 54,435.30 ________ $3,804,16816 C. S. HARDEE, City Treasurer MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 155 Certificate We, the undersigned Committee on Finance, having examined the accounts of the City Treasurer for the months from January 1, 1909, to and including December 31, 1909, find the same correct and with proper vouchers, and showing cash balance of $5.4,435.3Q carried to January, 1910. (Signed) W. F. McCAULEY, Chairman M. T. KAVANAUGII J. H. H. ENTELMAN Savannah. March 24, 1910. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE WATER WORKS DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF SAVANNAH FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 19O9 J. P. FIGG SUPBRINTEMDBHT AND ENGINEER WATER DEPARTMENT H. E. WILSON, Chairman G. A. GORDON R. M. HULL CRAIG BARROW C. G. WILKINSON Committee on Water H. S. Jaudon ________________ Consulting Engineer J. P. Figg ____________ Superintendent and Engineer T. J. Sheftall ______________________ Chief Clerk W. P. Bailey ________ Chief Water Inspector W, P. Ridle _____ Foreman Extension and Repair Work R. T. RussellAss't Foreman Extension and Repair Work J. L. Mallette } T. J. Reid VEngineers Gwinnett Street Station F. B. Quarterman J S. F. Cook ) c T>- o* * H. B. Heller j -Engineers River Station G. R. Small ___________ Meter Reader and Repairer J. P. McDonough _______ Plumber and Gas Inspector Morris Schur _______________________ Florist W. J. Kelley \ W. J. Leonard )-____________Compresser Oilers B. M. Cooper B. F. Horton H. H. S. Riley }- _______Oilers Gwinnett Street Station G. L. Kemfp T C Lvon ') * " " ,,, . I ___________Oilers River Station T. E. White j C. B. Patterson R. t T.J J. F. Wiehrs 7 } Report of Water Works Department Savannah, Ga., January 1, 1910 Hon. George W. Tiedeman, Mayor Sir:I herewith submit my annual report for the Water Works Department, for the year ending December 31, 1909. I would take this opportunity to call His Honor's attention to the fact of this report embodying the effect of improvements made in the Department during the preceding year, these improvements resulting in an increase of pressure from twenty pounds to fifty pounds throughout the entire city, thereby in part meeting the requirement of the Southeastern Tariff Association relative to a re-rating of insurance values. To accomplish this result, the River Station was placed in operation on January 15, 1909, and operated in conjunction with Gwinnett Street Station, and during this period, and subsequent period, consistent search has been made for leaks; and the above results have been obtained only after the most earnest efforts. We are now able to maintain the required pressure by the use of Gwinnett Street Station only, and operate the River plant as an auxiliary in cases of emergency. The co-operation of the official and private life of the city is manifest in the accomplishment of these results, which can be made permanent by the display of a reasonable amount of vigilance. The disposition of appropriation for the department, and the work performed, we submit in detail as follows: M. R. c. s.11 160 MAYOR'S ANNUAL, REPORT The amount appropriated for maintenance and repairs: Gwinnett Street Station ________________$44,000.00 River Station ______________________ 10,000.00 Extensions and improvements ____-___ 14,000.00 Total _________________________$68,000.00 From which the following disbursements have been made: Expenses, Maintenance, and Repairs Gwinnett Street Station: Salary- Account _____________________$26,879,89 Running Account ____________________ 19,408.01 Repair Account ___ 1,271.30 Incidental Account ______-_ 785.99 Stable Account __________________ 579.80 Printing and Stationery Account ____ 560.28 Total _______________________.$49,485.27 River Station: Salary Account ______________________S 6,227.24- Running Account __________ 4,556.71 Incidental Account ___ 228.75 Repair Account ____________________ 139.18 Total -____-*___*._____________$11.151.88 Extensions Extension Account _____$ 8,896.15 Improvements Improvement Account ________$ 6.227.24 Meters Meter Account __________'_. ._______$ 975.25 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 161 Notes Principal ____-________$11,000.73 Interest _________________________ 314.89 Total ______________________$11,315.62 Total Expenditures __________________$87,852.12 Appropriations and Expenditures Total disbursements __________________$87,852.12 Amount appropriated for all purposes ______ 68,000.00 Collected back by City Treasurer on meter account __________ 975.25 Excess of expenditures over appropriation ____ 18,876.37 Receipts and Expenditures Receipts for year 1909 _______________$122,981.41 Total expenditures __________________ 87,852.12 Leaving a balance of _________________$ 35,129.29 The amount of $6,227.24, charged to expenditures, represenfs a balance due on improvements, and brought forward from previous year, including $3,000.00 for expert service. No appropriation having been made for water meters necessitated the taking of amounts from appropriation. From that sum, the amount of $975.25 has been taken, for which credit has been given above. The amount of $11,315.62 (which forms a part of expenditures) represents notes made on account of improvements during preceding year, and becoming due in the year 1909 necessitated the taking of the amounts from our appropriation for that year. 1<52________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT__________ Pumpage The total pumpage (Gwinnett Street Station) for the year was 3,498,984,335 gallons, a daily average of 9,586,258 gallons. The River Station was put in service January 15, 1909, and operated a total of 127 days, distributed throughout the entire year. The total amount of water pumped by this station was 364,920,646 gallons. Pumpage Gwinnett Street Station _______3,498,984,335 River Station ____________________ 364,920,646 Total _____________________3,863;904,981 The heavy pumpage by both stations was caused by enormous waste, which has been overcome, and we are now working on basis of daily average as recorded in report of Gwinnett Street Station. Monthly Statement of Pumpage Gwinnett Street Station: January _______________________ 303,968,472 February _______________________ 294,472,888 March _________________________ 290,707,674 April ________________________ 260,212,525 May __________________________ 295,592,575 June __________________________ 293,505,820 July ______________.______-__ 300,733,575 August _________________________ 294,403,280 September _______________________ 285,015,195 October _______________________ 298,549,245 November _____________________ 286,030,110 December ________1______________ 295,792,976 Total _____________________3,498,984,335 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 163 River Station: January __________________ 70,061,246 February _____________________ 65,323,663 March _________________________ 18,543,426 April ________________________ 8,406,745 May ________________________ 26,463,633 June __________________________ 37,864,604 July __________________________ 40,898,923 August _______________________ 29,748,497 September _____________________ 29,730,855 October _____________________ 18,706,931 November ____________________ 9,583,266 December ___________________*___ 9,588,857 Total ______________________364,920,646 Coal Consumption Total consumption for the year: Gwinnett Street Station ____________ 4,886.7 Tons Daily average ___________________ 13.38 Tons River Station ___________ 1,027.8 Tons Daily average ___________ 2.8 Tons Total, consumption _______________ 5,914.5 Tons Daily consumption both stations __ 16.18 Tons Extension of Mains New mains were laid during the year as follows: Size Location Feet . in Inches Abercorn Street to Estill Avenue 48 16 Estill Avenue, from Abercorn Street to Atlantic Avenue ___________ 2,520 10 Waters Road, between Gwinnett Street and Wheaton Street __________ 816 8 164_________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT___________ Estill Avenue, from Atlantic Avenue to Waters Road _____________ 2,064 8 Atlantic Avenue, from Estill Avenue to Forty-Seventh Street _________ 1,248 8 Waters Road, from Anderson Street to Thirty-Second Street ________ 564 8 Park Avenue, between Paulsen and Harmon Streets _______________ 408 6 Forty-Second Street, between Montgomery and Florence Streets _______ 1,404 6 Forty-Third Street, between West Broad and Florence Streets __________ 1,080 6 Forty-Fourth Street, between West Broad and Florence Streets __________ 1,080 6 Florence Streets, between Forty-Second and Forty-Fourth Streets ______ 528 6 Atlantic Avenue, from Estill Avenue to Fortieth Street _____________ 840 . 6 Louisville Road, from Stiles Avenue to Muscove Creek ____________ 852 6 Thirty-Second Street, from Waters Road to Cedar Street _________ _____ 1,212 6 Total ___________________14,664 Making a grand total of seventy-one miles and 1,073 feet. Size Location Feet in Inches Prichard Street, south of Louisville Road 350 2 South of Augusta Road __________ 1,300 2 Cathedral Cemetery ____________ 195 Total _________________ 1,845 New hydrants and valves have been placed conveniently on all of the above extensions, and old hydrants _________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________165 removed and replaced by new services at the following locations: Fire Hydrants OneBroughton and East Boundary Streets. OneBroughton and Arnold Streets. OneBroughton and Randolph Streets. OneRandolph Street, near St. Julian Street. OneJefferson and St. Julian Streets. OneBarnard and State Streets. OneWest Broad and McDonough Streets. OneGwinnett and Burroughs Streets. OneHenry and Burroughs Streets. OneHenry and Magnolia Streets. OneHenry and Lincoln Streets. OneThirty-Sixth Street, East of Florence Street. Making a total to date of 639 in service. New Valves Size Location in Inches Broughton and East Broad Streets ___ 6 Broughton and Reynolds Streets --_- 6 Broughton and Arnold Streets __________ 6 Broughton and East Broad Streets __________ 6 * Water Mains Lowered Size Location Feet in Inches Paulsen Street, from Gwinnett to Bolton _._360 6 Bolton Street, west of Paulsen _______100 6 Cohen Street, from Guerard to Lumber __310 6 Broughton Street, from East Broad to Randolph _________________700 6 166 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Broken Mains Repaired Size Location in Inches Hull and Price Streets 4 York and West Broad Streets _ 3 Bryan Street, west of Ann ____ 4 Andersbn and Paulsen Streets 10 Broughton Street and Walnut Lane 4 West Broad Street and Perry Lane ____ 6 Huntingdon Street, west of West Broad 6 Atlantic Avenue and Forty-Fifth Street _____ 8 Broughton Street, near Whitaker 6 St. Julian Street, east of Randolph ___ 4 Broughton and East Boundary Streets 6 River Station, Savannah Water Works 6 New Fire Connections OneFour-inch, American Can Company, old Water Works Tract. OneThree-inch, Bijou Theater, Congress Street, near Drayton. OneFour-inch, Young Men's Christian Association, Bull and Charlton Streets. OneThree-inch, Thomas Park, Thirty-Fifth and Bull Streets. Water Meters Fifty-five new meters have been placed during the year, making a total in service of one hundred and forty-seven. Taps Number of taps placed ____________________180 __________ MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________167 Miscellaneous Fire hydrant moved, Gwinnett and Harmon Streets 1 Fire hydrant moved, Huntingdon Street, west of West Broad __'__________ 1 Fire hydrant moved, Thirty-Fourth and Lincoln Streets ____ 1 Fire hydrants cleaned, oiled, and packed ____ 600 Valves packed _____________________ 100 Valves cleaned and oiled ________________ 360 New valve boxes _____________________ 100 Water shut off for leaks __________________ 500 Water shirt off for city taxes ______________ 126 Water meters repaired :-_ 46 Leaks reported _______________ 11,357 Inspections made __-_________100,352 Re-inspections _____________________ 23,214 Cesspools repaired _____________ 507 Gas meters inspected 7 Leaky mains caulked ____-____________ 32 New stem put in six-inch main, Mutual Fertilizer Company ________ 1 New stem put in six-inch main, Hilton-Dodge Lumber Company __ 1 Pipe used to connect fire hydrant ____204 feet New pipe replacing old pipe, Thirty-Sixth Street, between Burroughs and Florence Streets _-672 feet Pumps, Compressors, and Boilers I am pleased to report the pumps, compressers, and boilers in good condition. Buildings and Grounds The buildings and grounds have received proper attention, and incidental repairs have been made when necessary. 168 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Recommendations I would recommend a continued policy of removal of four-inch mains in congested portions of city, or if not removed would recommend that same be cleaned. I would recommend that enlarged storage be provided at Gwinnett Street Station for coal, as the present arrangement is inadequate and very expensive. In conclusion, I wish to thank your Honor, the Board of Aldermen, and the employees of the Department for their co-operation in the successful management of the Department for the past year. Very respectfully J. P. FIGG Superintendent and Engineer ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS Of THE CITY OF SAVANNAH, GA. FOR THE YEAR ENDING December 31, 19O9 HARRY WILL INK DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS Director of Public Works HARRY WILLINK Chief Clerk to Director of Public Works LEE MASTERS Clerks to Director of Public Works W. J. HAYES W. G. GEFFCKEN J. R. HAYM Superintendent Scavenger Department THOS. COOLEY Superintendent Construction of Streets and Lanes GEO. W. ALLEN Superintendent Maintenance of Streets and Lanes F. M. CORNWELL Foreman City Lot C. J. MELVIN Superintendent O. E. M. and Sidewalks J. H. GRADY Foreman Dry Culture, East HENRY F. LUBS Foreman Dry Culture, West S. L. PARKER Annual Report of the Director Savannah, Ga., December 31, 1909 Hon. Geo. W. Tiedeman, Mayor Sir:I have the honor to submit herewith the Annual Report of the Department of Public Works for the year 1909. Full information is given under the department headings of the volume of regular work done, as well as that of unusual character which was placed in charge of this office. The appropriations made by the budget for 1909, together with the expenditures during the year and balance of the appropriation or excess of the budget over the appropriation follows. The excess in paving streets is of course only apparent, the city receiving back from the property owners and railroads about 60 per cent, of all moneys expended on such improvements. The excess in house drainage was caused by the large number of breaks in this system, it being practically impossible to estimate against such contingencies. Condition of the City's Paved Streets As practically the entire area of the asphalt streets was resurfaced about two years ago, they are in good condition. It will be necessary before the expiration of the guarantee on a portion of the vitrified brick pavements that same be relayed. The majority of them, though, are in good condition. The asphalt block area laid about four years ago is in good condition. The city's policy of substituting substantial material for gravel and shell pavements is appreciated both by persons who have the use of these streets, and particularly by those who reside upon them. 172 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT I desire to again impress upon you the desirability of keeping these streets in proper condition of cleanliness. It is impossible to keep them in a sightly condition as long as waste paper is allowed to be scattered promiscuously. As in the past, ashes have been thrown in the lanes to such an extent that the grades are entirely changed, and I again earnestly recommend that the Police Department make docket cases against such offenders. House Drainage Department The failure of citizens to take proper interest in the bond election was a blow to the city's sanitary condition. On the east, west, and southern portions of the city, the sewage in residences is either taken care of by unsanitary and poorly laid storm sewers or by privy vaults. Some citizens who have perfect house drainage do not appear to realize the inconvenience of those who have not. Some means should be taken by which citizens may understand the conditions fully, and remedy them. Telephone and Telegraph Poles I would respectfully call your attention to the unsightly condition of our streets occasioned by the vast number of telephone and telegraph poles, and again recommend that appropriate action be taken by City Council, compelling a yearly increase in the underground area now in use. Streets Resurfacing, Notes, and Work Department The amount expended during the year for resurfacing asphalt streets, in cash, notes, and interest, was $51,343.89. The work of resurfacing these streets was completed during the month of March, 1908. Catch-Basins There were 1,368 catch-basins in the city at the close of 1909, this being a net increase of forty-six. The expenditures MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 173 for cleaning same and eleven fountains during the year amounted to $4,941.25. In all, 16,487 catch-basins were cleansed, an average of 1-.374 times monthly. The eleven fountains were cleansed 500 times during the year. Sidewalk Department There were 1,423 sidewalk repairs made during the year, including crossings and portions of paved streets, at a cost of $3,084.22. The amount of curbing laid was 4,217 feet. There were laid during the year, under the supervision of this office, 48,787 square feet of artificial stone sidewalk, at a cost of $5,854.46. The total expenditures for sidewalks during the year was $9,483.09. Street Crossings Twelve new street crossings, using 17,000 vitrified brick for centers, were laid, at a cost of $342.25, during the year. Storm Sewers Department Owing to the fact that a number of storm sewers were almost filled with sand, thus affecting the drainage, it became necessary to thoroughly clean them. The expenditures for this purpose were large; particularly was this the case on the western slope of the city. There were seventy-one breaks during the year, which cost for repairs $1,247.46. The total amount expended in this department in 1909 was $3,259.22. There are now in the city 26 miles of storm sewers. The new additions to storm sewers for the year were as follows: 174 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Storm Sewers, 1909 Park Avenue Lane, from Paulsen to Harmon Street _ _ __ _ __ Henry Street Lane, from Atlantic Avenue West _________ - __ . _________ Waldburg Street Lane, from Paulsen to Hamilton Street, A. C. L. track to east of Brinson Railway Yard _ Waldburg Street, from Styles Avenue to Woife Street, from Ott to Waters Avenue _ House drainage extension on Wheaton Street, Size of Sewer 8 inch 8 inch 8 inch 24 inch 24 inch 8 inch 8 inch Length of Sewer 425 feet 530 feet 425 feet 710 feet 425 feet 725 feet 375 feet 746 feet 4361 feet Paving Streets Department There were 6,988.1 square yards of vitrified brick pavements laid during the year; 38,892.44 square yards of asphalt block; 6,745.1 square yards of granite block; and 2,333.3 square yards of gravel. STREETS Ogeechee Road ______ Thirty-sixth, West _ Strand ___ ._ _ East Broad Jones Macon Charlton ___ __________ Harris __ _ ____ Gordon Perry Wayne _ President Broughton Taylor - Cohen West Boundary Hull Street (new) Material |Vit Brick tf Asp. Block tt ti H tt H tt u 4* tt U tt Gran. Block M Gravel N# 2,892.1 2,373.00 1,723.00 10,365.50 9,371.86 9,120.90 1,213.35 1,211.13 602.00 1,205.30 587.90 657.20 758.20 2,589.30 1,209.80 2,200.69 152.77 4,391.64 2,333.3 rt * *J C/I O O t al &E <->__ : *- a rs ' tu s O : O tr 00! Otn $ 4,746.66 4.573.16 556.29 $ 1.70.768 1.98.904 1.51.495 o u 0 u{x, a,, * c A J*l III ?5OO 10.900 12 ) 15.950 32,050 17.650 6.250 .09 S o-o ^eo n a Ilil 1550 2,550 l^K) 1.120 5,600 1.200 4-* 4> 4* PH l-s 5 SIS 30.350 80.700 43,450 65.050 35.150 9.000 Number Days Worked WS 295. 241. 357. 332. 347. 353. 343. October November _________I 97.550, 16.650] 129,350;_____! 4.325.____| 346. 346. I I I I I December __....-j_ 110.312 8.700,-...-|_____' 354. Ill Totals_________!1,015.044J 120,450 16.555 I 263,700 4,121.5 The expenditures in the above department for keeping ditches clean and clear of weeds was $8,958.6^. Sink Department (O. E. M.) The expenses of this department were $5,156.33, of which $3,805.30 was paid to the contractor for cleaning privy vaults, etc. The deta-'ls of the work of this department appear in the following statement. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 177 wu jpnoray P.IW IIM -tin *<>K jnno uy *J>a "OX janomv XAU<| "OK lanomv -n iJn - c*i ^o ^o o c^ w ?*4 *2) ^irju^sC -* O^ -""^ M^i r- 10 *- CO *-l C*J H O C4 ** 0*1 *"H C5 CD C? C3 i_n /) in to t : in o m o O "^ O o o O i/> t^.o^4'LOintN,ioo''Joo ^5 fO Is* "" *O *^h ^* C^J (VI *** tx. 00 C*^ to O ^ *O f^l tx "* t*^ OO ^"^ ** ""iJ1 f* (^1 ^" C^ CM! ^4 *O *^ t"* 1 ^" M C^I ~*~* f*5 ^r 888SoSS3 *t op ^ >> > 6 ^ > ^toS-^S^^^cnOJZ S O * & 8 *-t t CJ CO 8 10 o. O rt ai , i &*- rO 8 8 Si- ?J lO U S ?3 r-H V3 g IO 178 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Harbor and Wharves During the coming year, it will be necessary to practically rebuild the slips owned by the city. The expenditures in this department, which has a fixed charge of $1,500.00, were $1,925.70; the appropriation was $2,500.00. City Lighting Department At the beginning of the year 1909 there were 554 arc lights and three fifty-candle power lamps in the city, since which time four additional arc lights have been added, making a total of 558 arc lights. The expenditures in this department for the year were $18,163.65. Streets Resurfacing (Gravel and Shell) Department In addition to resurfacing and repairing the gravel and shell streets of the city, a portion of this appropriation was expended on heavy sand streets, where persons owning vehicles found it difficult to travel. The total expenditures in this department were $3,- 539.08. Streets and Lanes Department The addition to the paved streets of the city during the year amounted to 12,077 lineal feet, or 2.28 miles; the city now has 44.96 miles of paved streets. The increase in the superficial area of such paved thoroughfares in 1909 was 23.610.05 square yards, making a total at present of 867.- 897.91 square yards, divided as follows: Square Yards Broughton ________-_Asphalt.____ 17,950 Bryan _____ " ___ 619 Bull _-__ " 32,831 Congress " 6.S39 Drayton " 22,522 Harris ___-_____-_ " -' 1-675 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT- 179 Liberty __ Oglethorpe Avenue President _____ St. Julian __________ York _________ . Abercorn . Bay _ __________ Rear of City Hall _ . Barnard . . Congress Lane ____. Cuyler ________ . Gwinnett - Habersham __ ______ Park Avenue ______. President - Wheaton _ - _ ____. Ogeechee Road ______ Jefferson _____ Thirty-Eighth _ Thirty-Sixth, West Montgomery _________ Forty-Second, West West Broad ___ __ Jones, West _______ Berrien ______________ Fortieth Tattnall __ _ ___ __. Strand. East ___ Stewart Price -_. _ Henry Perry Lane __________ Brcughton Lane East Broad ____ Macon - Thirty-Sixth . Roberts _____________ Whitaker _ _ ___ __. Thirty-First ___ Drayton _____________ State - Hall . _ - Wayne ______________ Harmon _.. Asphalt ______ it " tt _ Vitrified Brick ___ tt *f < ** tt 4- tt (t it tt ** tt tt tt ft tt tt tt tt tt tt ft tl tt tt tt tt ft tt tt tt tt tt " tt tt ** ** 30,430 25,933 780 1,088 39,640.7 9,381.9 227.7 3,005 2,086 1221.8 31,695.4 19.956.48 14208 3,961 7256 11,026.87 17228 3,875 9,100.1 405 1,165.4 43,120.9 5,682 2,351.1 6,573.53 1231.6 3,399.47 4,663.9 16.585.2 12,917.16 749.3 1,917.3 10,408.3 211 6,456 689.7 18295.7 11.934.6 1,033.2 2362.35 4,960 595.7 5.534 140,814 180 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Gaston __Vitrified Lincoln __- " Bay Lane, east of Lincoln " Emmett Park _____________ Louisville Road Chert Bay Street Extension " President ________________ Bay _Cobble Factors Walk _____________ Lanes " Pine ____________________ Xew _______________ Street Slip Xorth Bay __ Reynolds ___ " Barnard __________________ East Broad " West Broad ______________ West Boundary, at Dump _ " Whitaker ___________ Orange ___________________ Williams _______ Williamson " Zubly ____.____ Margaret -_____________ Sycamore " Bay Granite Barnard _____ " Bryan ______i_________ Cohen ______.___ East Broad _____ " Fahm _________________ Jefferson _____________ Indian " Railroad ______________ Wadley -_____.___ Wheaton ._____ West Boundary " 152.71 Brick___ 1.SS0.5 ______. 689.6 ______ 122.26 ______ 2.453.4 342,519.33 ______ 4,377 ______ 9.255 ______ 1,280 14,912 -___ 25,663.1 ______ 8.800 ______ 11.786.1 ______ 1,800 ______ 17.214.9 ______ 8.772.3 ______ 4,200 ______ 4,420 ______ 6.428 __.____ 15.941.1 ______ 1.244 ______ 6724.3 ______ 660 ______ 4.500 ______ 2,252 ______ 2,645 ______ 7,000 ______ 711 130.75H.X Blocks___ 1,707 ______ 1.049 ______ 7.362 ______ 2200.69 ______ 9.190 ______ 10.100.2 ______ 21,913 ______ 7,572 ______ 6.097 ______ 4.309 ______ 5.000 Water __________ River ___________ New ._____________ Coffee Alley __.____ Bolton _______ ShellBarnard -- " Hall _________________ 2.297 4,618.1 4.391.64 634.8 88,597.14 11.700 6,500 7.339.4 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 181 Henry . Shell Gwinnett ___________ Gravel Liberty Lane " Bull ______________ Harris _-- St. Julian Ogeechee Road ___________ Gaston ______Asphal Bull ______________ York ______________ Abercorn _______ Barnard Park Avenue __________ McDonough ______ Randolph -____-- East Broad Jones Macon ___________ Charlton ______________ Harris ____________ Gordon :_ Perry ______ Wayne President _________________ Broughton Taylor - . ___ 21,000 46.539.4 . ___ 5,666 ______ 332 ______ 7,374.6 _ __ ___ 1,937 ______ 5,244.9 ______ 2.333.3 22,887.8 Block ____ 9.998.9 _ . _ 25,175.4 ____ 505.7 ______ 1,556.71 ______ 1,034.3 ______ 1,511 ______ 2,194.91 ______ 10,365.5 ... ____ 9.371.86 . _____ 9,120.9 ______ 1,213.35 ______ 1,211.13 ______ 602 ____ _- 1,205.3 ______ 587.9 ____ ._ 657.2 ______ 758.2 ______ 2,589.3 ____ ___ 1,209.8 80.869.44 Recapitulation Square Yards Sheet -Asphalt r _ - _______ ___________ 140.814 Asphalt Block __ _____ 80.869.44 Vitrified Brick ____ _____________ 342,519.33 Chert . . ___ 14,912 Cobble _ __-__. ____ -- _____ __ _________ 130,758.8 Granite Block ________ 88,597.14 Shell - - _ -_ _ .___. _ __ 46,539.4 Gravel - _____ _____ 22,887.8 867,897.91 182 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Expenditures in Streets and Lanes Were as Follows: Cleaning asphalt streets _ _ ____________ $ 7,156.97 Cleaning streets other than asphalt ______ _ _____ 16,641.77 Cleaning catch-basins _____ ..__ _ _ __ 4,941.25 Sweeping crossings 1,718.00 Grading and filling _______________________ 5,941.66 Laying and repairing crossings ____ __ ___ - 342.45 Maintenance shell streets __ __ ____ 556.00 Repairing storm sewers _ _-___ _ __ 1,557.88 Repairing streets other than asphalt _ _____ ____ 6,329.00 Cutting and hauling weeds - __ ____ ___ _ 1.327.82 Help City Engineer and city lot _ 1.575.00 Oil catch-basins __________________________ 342.25 Hauling cinders _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ __ __ 575.00 Sprinkling and sweeping 1,779.00 Removing storm debris _ 252.50 Work and material other than above, and salaries -_ 18,985.29 Balance _______________________________ 4,978.16 Cleaning Paved Streets The cost of cleaning improved streets follows: Square Yards Asphalt _____________ 140,814 Cobble and Granite _____ 219,355.94 Shell, Gravel, and Chert 84,339.2 Vitrified Brick _________ 342,519.33 Asphalt Block ___ - __ 80,869 $ 7,156.97 3,395.30 672.30 9,559.52 3,014.55 $23.798.64 $75.000.00 Cost per Square Yard .0508 .0108 .0079 .0278 .0372 Repairs to Paved Streets Average Cost per Square Square Yards Yard Cobble ______________ 132,159.6 $ 2.264.26 .0171 Granite Block? _________ 84,205.5 1,582.37 .0187 Vitrified Brick __.. 342.519.33 1,970.05 .0057 Shell ______ 56,693.4 556.00 .0098 Gravel and Chert __ 42,299.8 512.62 .0121 $ 6.885.30 ____ MAYORESS ANNUAL REPORT _____183 Chimney Sweeping Department The expenditures in this department for the year amounted to $508.34. Grading New Streets During the year the following streets have been graded: Cann & Bacon Subdivision, SpringfieldWaldburg Street, Park Avenue, Duffy Street, Henry Street. Lattimore & Lattimore Subdivision. Teynac Farm Lot Fortieth, from Habersham to east of Paulsen; Reynolds, north and south of Fortieth; Atlantic Avenue, north and south of Fortieth; Paulsen, north and south of Fortieth. Schreck Subdivision. SpringfieldP>utler Street, Chapman Street, Nelson Street, Hall Street. Bell & Simpkins Subdivision, SpringfieldReppard, from Gwinnett to Sycamore; Bolton, from Reppard to West Boundary. Falligant & Travis, Trustees, Gartland WardThirtysixth, from Haines to east of East Broad; Hamilton, from Haines to east of East Broad. The cost of grading new streets for the year amounted to $4,768.68. Granger Tract During the year the following streets were graded in the Granger Tract: Maupas Avenue, from Price to Waters Avenue. Forty-second, from Lincoln to Price. Forty-first, from Price to east of Paulsen. Estill Avenue, from Habersham to Waters Avenue. Forty-fourth, from Habersham to Waters Avenue. Forty-fifth, from Habersham to Waters Avenue. 184 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Forty-sixth, from Habersham to Waters Avenue. Forty-seventh, from Habersham to Waters Avenue. Habersham, from Estill Avenue to Forty-seventh. Price, from Maupas Avenue to Estill Avenue. East Broad, from Maupas Avenue to Estill Avenue. Chatham Crescent, from Price to Ott. Battey. from Estill Avenue to Forty-seventh. Reynolds, from Maupas Avenue to Forty-seventh. Atlantic Avenue, from Maupas Avenue to Forty-seventh. Paulsen, from Maupas Avenue to Forty-seventh. Harmon, from Maupas Avenue to Forty-seventh. Ott, from Maupas Avenue to Estill Avenue. Tiedemaii Park. Baldwin Park. Guckenheimer Park. Theus Park. Streets around Parks. The cost of grading the above streets, including curbing, sewer pipe, and brick, amounted to $43.492.89. Under the present policy of the city, streets are donated to the city for the grading. Formerly streets were purchased, and then graded at the city's expense. Under the present plan, the city saves the cost of the land. Street Signs I beg to recommend that some action be taken to properly mark the streets. Not only strangers, but citizens, find it difficult to locate streets, as they are practically without s:gns. Very respectfully, HARRY WILLINK, Director of Public Works. APPROPRIATIONS DEPARTMENTS Streets and Lanes Scavenger Paving Streets Drainage and Dry Culture Sink Department (O. E. M.) _____ _._.. Harbor and Wharves Streets. Asphalt, Notes, and Work City Lighting Streets Resurfacing, Gravel and Shell Storm Work, Special Paving Strand S 01 -. .Appropriations p 8 : '47,000.00 55,000.00 11,000.00 5,000.00 2,500.00 44,783.00 3,000.00 ' 3,500.00 3.000.00 5,000.00 18,500.00 6,000.00 7,300.00 g 3 . 5 B a*s70,021.84 39,821.05 114,936.81 9,483.09' 8,958.64| 5,156.33 1,925.70! 51,343.89 1,985.68 5,548.43 7.900.00 4,768.68 18.163.65 3,539.081 1,273.54 508.34 443.30 10,191.53 01 '-'S -n II ill.. $ 4,978.16 7,178.95 2,041.36 574.30 1,014~32 647.50 231.32 336.35 2.460.92 6,026.46 r " * Excess of Appropriations i 59,936.81 156.33 6,560.89 2,048.43 1 o IS SB I DIVISION OF EXPENSES, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS FOR Amount Asphalt Block . ________ ____________________ Drayage and Hauling _____________________ Feed for Stock __ ______________________ Vitrified Brick ._ ___ _________________ Gtjr Lamps __._ ___________________ Freight ___ _ __ _______ Granite Curbing ___ _________________ Scavenger Contract with County _ _____ ____ i Pipe _________ _______ Brick . ____-_.________ : Cleaning Sinks ___ ____ __ _______ Horses and Mules _ _____________________ i Stevedoring ________________________ ' Tools and Implements ______________________ i Material and Tools ________________________ Artificial Stone Sidewalks _______ ______ Veterinary Services and Medicine __ _______ ; Vehicles, and Repairs to same ______________ Inspecting Asphalt Block _________________ Catch-Basins ___ ________ ______________ Sand _________________ _ __ Wharfage __ _______ _______ _ Graders and Scrapers _______ ___________ Cement and Lime ___ _ ____ __ _ Ofls, Paint. Putty. Etc. ____________________ i lepairs to Tools and Implement- ___ _______ I Hardware _________________ _ ; Horse and Mule Shoes and Horseshoe Xails : Harness and Repairs to same _ __ __ ____ . insurance _____ _ _____ __ ___ ! Gravel ________________ __ __ I-cidentals _____ _ __ _ Coal and Wood ________ _ _ Ihiminating Oil ___________________ . Stationery. Postage. Etc. _____________ : Expense Horse and Buggy, Harbor Master : numbing Work _____ __ _ __ _ |wt of Telephones __ ____________________ , "-pairs to Wharves ______________ __ , wbricating Oil ___.___ ___.______ Disinfectants ____________________ otes and Interest _________ ___________ Time of Hands ___ ____________ Totals ______________ _________ $ 42.652.91 24.452.10 20,388.83 19.239.66 18,163.65 17,581.25 13.282.87 7.900.00 6,654.45 5,403.52 3,776.55 ' 2375.00 2J57.40 2.144.97 1,776.16 1,719.79 1,564.49 1.363.45 1.333.07 910.00 907.75 775.67 701.40 675.00 649.10 630.25 594.17 565.56 538.01 546.56 454.00 442.10 416.35 362.25 332.17 329.88 240.00 232.45 224.33 180.00 136.62 104.00 51.343.89 142.540.84 $399.462.47 g__i & Bl4 , 1~312.50 6,540.43 9.97 2.425.00 235.94 1,098.06 705.78 1 584.20 i 478.89 21.00 412.80 22.68 190.90 204.61 162.97 254.00 220.30 81.00 260.82 196.53 10.95 30.00 v a !$..__ _____ 34.38 .......... 58.06 350.60 ~157_Z4 106.88 4.82 i..:::::::: 25.00 112.45 "81.76 | _ _ .......... ( 40.55 3.00 132.65 104.94 ... 104.00 54,353.57 !__ "~ flit $ ____ 8,535.07 3,204.15 3^25.00 3,357.53 4,582.86 4,136.64 284.22 78.63 270.44 191.00 195.15 656.75 37.22 675.66 170.00 .35 70.55 25.18 287.53 25.00 47.90 9.90 4,441.041 12JS26.82 $70,021.84| $5,548.431 $43,492.89 * * Storm Sewers $__- 37.21 418.66 77.79 8195 8.60 79.95 11.25 3X5 1,265.68 $1,985.68 ft $-___ 170.20 10,231.20 450.00 415.43 174.31 467.87 379.25 480.39 5 $ 187.00 287.32 V 3 nSI * - _ S W d Harbor and Wharves $_______* 125.73 27.00 454.76 , 10.98 68.81 21.00 53.14 ________ ______ 17.50 199.8C 34.08 171.92 278.99 25.30 200.00 47.50 34.00 1.50 72.08 14.30 25,9~55.43 $39,821.05 _____ 4.80 62.50 11.23 .40 16.65 70.00 2.85 7,680.20 $8,958.64 3,776.55 22.25 1.5S F .90 17.21 13~.00 507.44) 1,200.00 $508.341 $5,156.33 2*1 "3 g 5 SB .M P* M S ui-t $ 1$ 566.72 7,890.40 224.96 686.68 lil63.6"5 | _____ ________ _____ 98.25 _______ 2.50 18.00 5.00 28.40 23.45 240.00 122.25 180.00 1,207.85 $1,925.70 .......... 32.79 789.98! _________ $10,191.531 $18,163.65 II $ 42,652.91 12,232.65 11,349.26 11,787.43 9,195.66 276.91 371.41 2,357.40 235.93 276.40 55.80 188.00 910.00 142.25 687.61 668.61 170.25 7.25 420.96 20.93 23.00 137.98 23.00 153.00 23.45 41.12 75.55 2.85 00 ,Mi w $ _______ 100.05 529.84 43.00 l7.68 ___ 33056 18.90 10.75 1,564.49 .50 ~40~65 54.20 35.05 6.85 7.80 21.25 53.50 5.15 20,449.24! 5,842.47 $114,936.81 $9,483.09 ill! $_.__-_ 7,9ba66 _ __ _ $7,900.00 1 *_3 wi-Mo _ $_ ___ 821.80 1,089.02 12.00 100.80 4.50 5.25 16.40 17.11 304.12 14.95 .1.78 1,151.11 $3,539.08 | - $ _ 491.73 19.76 999.08 23.75 2.00 3.20 3,229.16 $4,768.68 ik. O ?; ft* ~30A9 J2 1242.33 $1,273.54 8-'"'S "^5 8 * 2S. SS'o'al! 34.00 8.50 2.28 398.52 $______ - 51,343.89 $51,343.89 I*. R. C. S.12. 186-187) ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CITY ENGINEER OF THE CITY OF SAVANNAH, GA. FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 19O9 J. W. HOWARD CITT KNGINBKR City Engineer's Report Office of City Engineer Savannah, Ga., December 31. 1909 Hon. Geo. W. Tiedeman, Mayor Dear Sir:I have the honor to submit herewith my annual report of the operations of the City Engineer's Department for the year ending December 31, 1909. On account of the many important public improvements made by the city during the past year that have required the assistance of this Department, the amount of work accomplished was the largest in the history of the office. For this reason, although this report may appear unusually long, I considered it well to give a detailed description of the work performed, in order that my report may be a useful record for the future, not only for this and other departments of the city, but for citizens generally. I desire here to call your attention to the fact that, although this unprecedented increase in the duties required of this Department was thrown upon it suddenly, no call for help was made except in one instance, the taking of levels on the Granger Tract; outside aid was obtained for this purpose for about two weeks, and is scarcely worth mentioning in this connection. ' The employees of this Department have faithfully performed their duties, and I take this occasion to commend them for it. It should be remembered that the require- 190 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT _ ments of this Department regarding the work of its employees are very different from most of the other departmentsa large amount of technical knowledge and skill are required, together with a high degree of accuracy and sound judgment, for upon these qualities depend to a large extent the amount of money expended on the public improvements that are planned and laid out by this Department. The profession of civil engineering no%v covers such a wide range of subjects that it has been reduced in most cases to specialties, which require only a high degree of skill in one direction; but the municipal engineer cannot specialize. His knowledge must embrace the entire profession, for he has to solve every variety of engineering problem. In addition to the knowledge required of a municipal engineer which pertains to the profession, in this city at least he has to acquire a thorough knowledge of the lines and history of the streets, property lines, and subdivisions contained in the city's boundaries, because upon this knowledge depends the proper locations of property lines in the survey of lots and, therefore, the settlement of disputes concerning same. The surveys made by this Department also become a permanent record of the greatest value to property owners. I have not cited the above for the purpose of flattering the officials or employees of this office, but simply as information to the citizens generally, who I think do not realize the importance of the work done by the City Engineer's Department, or the responsibility of its employees. Granger Tract The grading of the streets through the property of the Chatham Land and Hotel Company, commonly known as the "Granger Tract," is the largest undertaking of its kind ever attempted in this city, and as far as the work has progressed has been satisfactory. The streets have been graded in such a way as to convert a low, wet. and unhealthful plain into a dry and appar- MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 191 ently high and beautifully laid-out district, which will in time be one of the principal residential sections. Had this grading been done in the manner formerly in vogue, that is, only shaping up the roadways, without any attempt to change the relative elevations of property and streets, thereby effecting the speedy drainage of the same, this section of the city would have remained unimproved and of no value to the city. The cutting of the streets considerably below the property has already made a marked improvement in the drainage of this section, and when the storm sewer system designed especially for this section, and now under construction, is finished the drainage of this part of the city will be complete, and a lasting benefit to adjacent property particularly, and to the city generally. I would, therefore, recommend that in future when the city has an amount of street grading to do that would warrant grading in this manner, that it should be done, not only as a sanitary measure, but as a business proposition from which the city will reap future benefits in tax values. The amount of grading done on the Granger Tract, and its cost, will no doubt appear in the report of the Director of Public Works, and will not be gone into here. I will say, in passing, that the cost of grading this tract considerably exceeded the original estimate, but the reason for this was that the original estimate was made when it was only contemplated to grade as has been the custom in former years, by simply cutting out the gutter lines and shaping up the roadways without preparing the street for sidewalks or pavements. The present grading has been done to a true grade, and sidewalks are now in course of construction; the streets are also prepared for paving without further grading. Storm Sewers Plans have been made for a complete system of storm water sewers for the drainage of the Granger Tract, and estiM. B. c. B.is 192 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT mates made for same. Since then, however, it was deemed advisable to increase the size of the Fiftieth Street sewer, in view of its very probable extension, in order to drain all that territory between Estill Avenue, Fifty-Second, Habersham, and Montgomery Streets, thereby extending its sphere of action as far as practicable, and not restricting its usefulness to the Granger Tract alone. I heartily recommend this extension, from both an economical and sanitary standpoint. In accordance with the above plan, the Fiftieth Street sewer will empty into the DeRenne Canal at Fiftieth Street Lane and Waters Road, extending west partly on Fiftieth Street Lane and Fiftieth Street. This trunk sewer will receive the drainage of laterals extending north on Harmon, Paulsen, Reynolds, and Habersham Streets to Estill Avenue, and south on Paulsen, Reynolds, and Battey Streets to the city limits. The*extension of the Fiftieth Street sewer west of Habersham Street will receive the laterals on Abercorn, Barnard, and Montgomery Streets, reaching as far north as Forty-Second Street. In addition to the drainage of the territory south of Estill Avenue, a system of storm sewers is very much needed in all that section included between Anderson Street on the north, Waters Road on the east, and East Broad Street on the west. -A large outlet sewer for this area should be provided, either emptying into DeRenne Canal, at about Fortieth Street and Waters Road, or it should run in a northerly direction, emptying into Bilbo Canal. This route would posess the advantage of also furnishing a trunk sewer for Collinsville, Eastville, the Meadows, and Villa Heights, which is much needed, Collinsville having only a partial system at present, which does not meet the requirements, and the other sections named having no drainage at all. A main sewer is also needed to drain the southwest section of the city, there being no sewers for storm water in that portion south of Thirty-seventh Street and west of Montgomery MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 193 Street, and extending south and west to the city limits. A trunk sewer to drain this area could empty into the Springfield Canal, west of the city. By reason of the rapid extension and paving of the city's streets which has taken place in recent years, it has become imperative that some provision for draining the areas covered by such extension should be made. The sewers now existing are most of them taxed to their full capacity, and it would, therefore, be impracticable to extend the present system, even if the grades allowed, which in most cases they do not. I would, therefore, in view of the above facts, recommend the construction as soon as possible of two main sewers, one to drain the east side, and one for the southwest part of the city, as outlined above. In addition to the sewers outlined for the new sections, I desire to call your attention to the necessity for enlarging and perfecting the present system of storm sewers covering the older portions of the city. This necessity arises from the fact that the streets are being rapidly paved, and the already overtaxed old system cannot satisfactorily accommodate the additional flow of storm water due to the increasing paved area. A plan should be made of the city, showing the sewers as they now exist, and a new system of storm sewers, with suitable trunk lines and laterals should be installed for * every part of the city not already provided with proper drainage. These trunk sewers should be designed with a view to accommodate all additional sewage due to future street paving and drainage from buildings. City Map No action was taken during the past year regarding the preparation of a new city map. This was due to the fact that other important work caused this matter to be delayed from time to time. The necessity for this map has been realized by our City Council, and I hope that this work will be started at the beginning of the new year. 194 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT The new map, showing especially the southeastern extension of the city, will give the Committee on Opening Streets an intelligent idea as to what is necessary in the way of opening streets, and will probably be the means of some systematic method of street opening in this territory, where the streets are not yet opened. In this connection, I would also like to call your attention to the confusion of the names of certain streets in and adjoining the city limits, which would be well to rectify before a map is published. For instance, the street on the west side of the city, extending north from the Louisville Road to Bacon's Mill, thence west to the Hermitage Tract, is known as Lathrop Avenue from the Louisville Road to Bay Street, then Schwarz Avenue to Bacon's Mill, then Lathrop Avenue to the Old Water Works Tract, and Miller Avenue through this tract to the Hermitage. Estill Avenue is known as such from Bull Street to Waters Road, where it then becomes Dale Avenue. Railroad Street becomes the Louisville Road at West Boundary Street. Wheaton Street becomes Moore Avenue at Waters Road. There is a Stiles Avenue extending south from the Louisville Road to the Ogeechee Road, and a Stiles Avenue along the western boundary of the old Water Works Tract. The street east of the Atlantic Coast Line Railway, recently acquired from J. S. Collins and the Schley Estate, has no name, but is a continuation of Hains Street. There are also three streets in the Parsons subdivision, Battery Ward, unnamed, but which are approximate extensions of ThirtySixth, Thirty-Seventh, and Thirty-Eighth Streets. The industrial map, which this Department has been preparing for the trade bodies, is about completed, and I hope that this map will also be published in conjunction with the city map, as these organizations already see the advantages of such a map. As I have said before, these maps will eventually be of no expense to the city, as the cost will be offset by their sales. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 195 Subdivisions I desire to call your attention to the numerous subdivisions of small and large tracts of land in and adjacent to the city. While I realize the fact that the city has no authority to dictate to the owners as to how their land should be divided into streets, lanes, and parks, I think the city could come to some agreement with the various owners of this land as to the location of its streets, in order to prevent the confusion and expense attendant upon the breaking up of old established subdivisions, and their redivision to comply with the city's plan. An ordinance was adopted some years ago, laying out streets in the south and eastern sections of the city, but this plan has not been strictly adhered to. The proposed streets, as laid out on the plan, did not conform to the ideas of the property owners, and the result was that the property owners laid out the streets to suit themselves, so that they would get the greatest number of lots in their tracts of land. Especially is this the case with lands adjacent to the city limits, which will require years to adjust between the property owners and the city. The only suggestion that I can offer is a systematic plan for the extension of the city's streets,'at least two miles beyond the present city limits, and let the matter be adjusted between the property owners and the city as soon as the extensions are made, conforming to this new plan. I would call jour special attention to the western section of the city, north of the Louisville Road and west of Lathrop Avenue, which is rapidly being developed in numerous subdivisions, all of which are being laid out regardless of any general plan. This section will be eventually a second Yamacraw, with "mystic maze" and serpentine streets, if this practice is allowed to continue. This western section was once in the city limits, and if this rapid growth continues the limits will soon be extended again to cover this area. 196 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT It may be out of place to make suggestions regarding the location of parks in this city, and if so I will apologize in advance to the Park and Tree Commission. But in looking over the physical condition of the city in a general way it seems to me that some systematic and symmetrical method should be adopted for the laying out of parks and squares in the newly extended limits. Some years ago, I made a map showing the proposed arrangements for parks, and while the special plan was not carried out, it seems to me that a plan could be adopted arranging these parks in such a manner that they may be symmetrically distributed throughout the new extension. I would like also to call your attention to the fact that if a method of laying out streets and parks in the newly extended limits could be adopted, so as to increase the depth of lots to at least 150 feet, it would make a great improvement in the residential section. Survey of City It is impossible, with the limited force in this Department, and with the numerous public improvements going on, to make any headway whatever in making a complete, and accurate survey of this city, showing streets, lanes, and parks as they exist. A separate and distinct engineering corps will have to be organized and employed for this purpose, and I would certainly recommend it, especially at this time, when we have in view the extension of the sewerage system, paving, water mains, etc. A survey of this kind has been needed by the city for a number of years, and will certainly facilitate the work of this Department, and in addition would be the means of having a uniform system of roadways and sidewalks established throughout the city. While we have quite a number of surveys of portions of the city, we have no complete map showing at a glance the present location of the roadways and sidewalks as they have been established. This survey should cover all the streets which the city intends to "open, together with the area to be purchased and improvements to be removed. An accurate MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 197 location of all the underground conduits, water and gas mains, sewers, etc., should be located, so that the new work will not conflict with what has been done. For instance, in the laying of new sewers in the old section of the city, it is frequently the case that these underground improvements conflict with the grades and lines proposed for the construction of the new work, and would result not only in poor construction of our new work, but financial loss to the city. In this connection, it will be well to have the city limits well defined, and marked by suitable monuments at the intersections of all streets, so that they can be readily seen by citizens looking for this information. The survey, and marking of the established lines with suitable markers, of all unimproved city property, is also desirable; this would include cemeteries, parks, etc. A topographical map should be made, to show the elevations of the city, with grades established and adopted for our roadways and sidewalks, and also bench marks established at convenient places throughout the city, together with street monuments at all intersecting streets, to be used as a base to locate property lines. Cemeteries This department has from time to time been called upon to locate lots in 'the new section of Bonaventure Cemetery, and doing such additional work in the way of other improvements as has been needed in the way of locating avenues, etc. I hope that we will be in a position in a short while to locate all of the lots in the new part of the cemetery. On account of the washing of the bluff, and the danger to lots adjacent to the river, we have been called upon by the Park and Tree Commission to devise a plan for the protection of this bluff. In order that the matter may be gone into intelligently, it was necessary to have a survey made, showing the sound- 198 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT ings of Wilmington River directly in front of the bluff, which has been completed, but no plans drawn. This matter will be given careful consideration, and plans devised . whereby this bluff can be protected permanently from the wash of the river. As this river is within the jurisdiction of the United States Government, this matter will be taken up with the United States Engineer, and we will be glad to co-operate with any suggestions they may deem proper. House Drainage As you are aware, the question of extending the house drainage sewers came up for discussion and consideration during the past year, but no definite action was taken. A campaign, however, for this improvement has been started again, and this Department was called on for quite a lot of data on the subject, all of which has been explained in a limited way to the public. It would not be out of place, however, to mention some of the facts in connection with this house drainage question, as it may be of some interest to those who are not thoroughly familiar with the subject. The information which I am giving is taken from records on file in this office. The sewerage of this city is called a separate system, one system to convey the surface water from the 'streets, and the other a sanitary system for house drainage purposes. The storm system of sewers was constructed from time to time, dating back as far as 1847, and was used as a combination system both for surface and house drainage until the new house drainage sewerage system was installed, 1898-1902. This combination system had its outlet into Bilbo Canal, at Bolton Street, with a few other outlets into the Savannah River at the foot of some of the principal streets. The emptying of this sewage matter into Bilbo Canal has been the cause of serious complaints by citizens for years, and was the means of having the present sanitary system installed. The present house drainage system of MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 199 sewers has two outlets, the larger of which is at Bilbo Canal and Gordon's Wharf, and the other at the foot of West Broad Street. It practically covers an approximate area of 1220 acres, and lies between Randolph and Bast Broad Streets on the east, Forty-Second Street on the south, and Fahm Street, Magnolia Street, and Ogeechee Road on the west, with its main trunk sewer on the extreme eastern side of these limits. It is a gravity system, but the plans originally called for two pumping stations, a small one on the west side to take care of the sewage which could not be reached by a gravity system, and one for the east side to take care of the Collinsville section. These pumping stations having never been installed, the complete plan was never constructed. This system, as it stands to date, with additions and other expenses, probably cost $250,000, which covers approximately 51 miles of house drainage sewers. The trunk sewers of the present system were designed only to take care of the area within the limits which I have outlined, but it was intended to pump the sewage from the Collinsville section into the trunk sewer at Randolph and Liberty Streets. From my personal knowledge, I cannot see where any extension can be made with the present sewers outside of the area which is already connected, as it appears to me that, when all of the area is built, especially that part south of Anderson Street, this trunk sewer will be taxed to its full capacity. The new area to be covered by the extension of the house drainage system is all that portion of the city not accessible to the present system, and covering an area of about 1400 acres, which will include practically everything within the city limits: Collinsville, Villa Heights, Park Place, The Meadows, Granger Tract, the South Side, etc. The territory immediately south of Estill Avenue and Forty-Second Streets is comparatively high between Lincoln 200 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT and Burroughs Streets, but the other sections are low, level plains, about twenty-five feet below the average elevation of the city. As to whether this section can be drained by a gravity system, is one which will have to be determined by surveys; and whether it would be expedient for the city to cover Bilbo Canal, from Gwinnett Street to its mouth at the Savannah River, and use this as a part of the trunk sewer, is another question which will have to be decided. There is one thing, however, which must be taken into consideration, whatever is done. The main trunk sewer which is to take care of all the lateral sewers for this new territory should be large enough not only for this immediate territory, but for any additional extension south and east of the present city limits, provided that the grades will permit. For instance, south of our present limits, or FiftySecond Street, there are subdivisions being opened up from year to year, and it will only be a question of a short while when this extended area will be wanting sanitary sewers. This sewer should provide for at least 100,000 population. As you are aware, theje are some things to be done in connection with this work, in the way of opening streets, and the construction of water mains to operate the flush tanks which are necessary in a system of this kind. The work in the western section of the city will not be as elaborate as the eastern section, as it will not require a very large sewer. This sewer, if constructed, would probably be a pipe sewer, extending from the Savannah River to Laurel Grove Cemetery. Nothing has been said in this connection regarding the outlet for the discharge of these trunk sewers, as we assume that the Savannah River is the proper and practical place for them. This question of an outlet for the disposal of the city sewers was fully investigated some years ago, and a thorough study of the situation was made at that time. The city employed some of the most expert sanitary MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 201 engineers in this country, as well as local talent, and it will not be necessary to revive this matter again. The various outlets for these trunk sewers considered by these sanitary engineers were Wilmington River, Timber Landing Creek, Vernon River, and Savannah River. The concensus of opinion was that the Savannah River was not only the best from a sanitary point of view, but the cheapest route that could be constructed. The tidal velocity and volume of water was found to make the dilution of sewage in this river practical, and that Savannah would have to reach a very large population before sewage in the river would become obnoxious. The only difference of opinion regarding the discharge of sewage in this river, was whether the outlet or discharge of the sewage should be at Bilbo Canal or at Fort Oglethorpe. No complaint has reached this office regarding the present discharge of sewage into the Savannah River, and basing my views on the opinion of these sanitary engineers, and on observation, I see no reason, why this proposed outlet should not be located at the Savannah River. The cost of the extension of the sewerage system, as described above, is estimated to be $350,000. While this figure may look excessive, I believe all this amount will be necessary to cover the cost of these improvements. No accurate estimate, of course, can be made until surveys and elevations are taken of the streets, but basing this estimate on our previous work it will be safe enough for our purpose. I will, however, have some tentative plans made at the first part of the coming year, to show the area to be covered by this new system of sewers, and also some approximate estimates to show in 'detail the cost of this system. If the "Bond Issue" is to be voted on by the people again, and you desire to have these estimates verified by some of our local engineers, to show the public that this 202 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT amount of money will be needed for this purpose, I will be glad to co-operate with anyone that you would suggest, and nrepare this data in any manner advisable. Encroachments The encroachments reported to you during the past year are found elsewhere in this report, and a systematic record of all encroachments reported by this Department to you during your administration is being kept on file for reference. Some of these encroachments have been removed, but there are quite a number remaining, and apparently no action has been taken regarding them. I believe, however, you are to appoint a special committee of Council to handle this matter, and as soon as this is done I will be glad to furnish them with all the information on the subject. There are some encroachments in this city which have been in existence for a number of years, and these are not included in the list sent you. For instance, on the north side of State Street, between Abercorn and Drayton Streets; on the north side' of Liberty, between Drayton and Floyd Streets; and two on north and south side of Park Avenue, between Abercorn and Whitaker Streets. These encroachments have been in existence for quite a number of years, and it is doubtful if the city could move them without compensating the property owners for the land. As these encroachments project considerably into the sidewalks, their removal would add to the appearance of the streets. Opening Streets This Department has, as usual, furnished the Opening Streets Committee with all information called upon by them relative to the opening of streets in the city during the past year. Quite a number of surveys and maps have been made, and while no action has been taken in a majority of cases for the purchase of these streets, the information obtained will be of value when the deals are consummated. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 203 I would also like to call your attention to the fact that a number of street lines have been given parties intending to build on lots or parts of lots needed for projected streets. In some cases, the Committee on Opening Streets has refused to purchase the property required for the streets, and the parties owning the land have built within the lines of the proposed streets, notwithstanding they had no permit to do so. There should be some way in which the city could deal with this matter differently, so as to better regulate the extension of the streets. It seems to me that some arrangements should be made whereby the city could control a situation of this kind, as these improvements which are going into the streets will ultimately have to be removed. I believe it is the idea of Council to abandon the opening of Lincoln and Drayton Streets, south of Estill Avenue, and Whitaker and Jefferson Streets, south of Forty-Second Street, which will carry out the general scheme in that section of the city of having long blocks. Elsewhere in this report, will be found a tabulated statement of land acquired by the city during the past year, which is shown to be the largest amount of streets acquired by the city in its history. The city is now negotiating with the Messrs. Lattimore and the Savannah Developing Company. These transactions will be shown in our next year's report. Inspection of Asphalt Block By direction of the Streets and Lanes Committee of Council, the Director of Public Works and the City Engineer visited New York and other cities for the purpose of inspecting the pavements of these cities, in order to determine the relative merits of the asphalt block of the Hastings and the Barber Asphalt Companies. These companies were rival bidders for the contract to furnish paving block for this city, and it was considered by the committee advisable to obtain a thorough knowledge of the material 204________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________ entering into the composition of these blocks, the methods of their manufacture, and their durability, as evidenced by their condition after subjection to heavy traffic. The Director of Public Works and myself accordingly made a close examination of the paved streets of New York, where a large amount of these blocks are used, noting their condition, and how affected by their grades, the weather, and the heavy traffic of a large city. We visited and inspected the plants of the two asphalt companies, and were shown by their officials the materials entering into and the machinery for making blocks, and had a demonstration of their whole process of manufacture. We visited and obtained opinions from the Chief Engineer of Highways of Brooklyn, the Bronx, and Manhattan, they according us lengthy interviews and all the information requested of them. In Washington, we consulted the Inspector of Asphalt for the District of Columbia, from whom we obtained valuable information, and also the examination of the pavements of this city was especially valuable, as there are here a greater variety of pavements in use than in any city in the country. The inspections of these pavements gave us a knowledge of the various paving materials, their durability, and suitability as pavements, that would have required experiments here on- our part, covering a number of years, inasmuch as a pavement subjected to the hard conditions of climate and heavy traffic existing in these cities, will show its true quality in a comparatively short time as compared to a similar test here. I will say here in passing that the present condition of this city's pavements compares most favorably with those of New York, and Washington, D. C. Upon our return to the city, a detailed report of our inspections was made, and an opinion given as to the relative merits of these two varieties of asphalt block under consideration. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 205 In my last yeai^s report, I called your attention to the necessity of having standard specifications prepared covering the paving materials used in this city. I feel that the Director of Public Works will agree with me in this suggestion. We not only have occasion to use these specifications ourselves, but other cities are constantly requesting our specifications for this kind of work, and we should as a matter of courtesy and comity comply with their requests. The importance of having standard specifications prepared and adopted for the various paving materials used is being taken up by the American Society of Municipal Improvements; and in the City of Chicago committees of experts are being formed to investigate the best paving materials on the market, and I trust that some good results will follow in determining this important question. From a financial point of view, it is the most important question with which any city has to contend. The question of the best paving materials for the use of cities has been a difficult problem for municipal engineers to decide, as nothing but the wear under traffic affected by grades, climatic conditions, etc., can tell the result. I trust that this city will join in the above movement, and lend its hand towards aiding in the matter. Henry Street Subway Under the agreement with the Atlantic Coast Line Railway for the construction of a subway at Henry Street during the year 1910, this department has made a survey and prepared a map showing the present location of Henry Street, adjacent to the Atlantic Coast Line Railway crossing, and also has taken levels and made profiles of this street. As the Railroad Company intends to raise their tracks five feet at Henry Street, and as the raising of this grade will necessarily affect Anderson, Duffy, Park Avenue, Wald- 206 MAYOR'S ANNUAL, REPORT burg, and Bolton Streets, profiles have been prepared, in conjunction with the Railroad Company, to show the approaches of these streets, as they will be affected by the change of grade. These plans have been completed, and have been sent to the Railroad officials. If I understand the matter right, after the Railroad Company has prepared the plans for their abutments, and designed their girders, at the crossing of Henry Street, this Department will design the retaining walls, which will be located east and west of the Atlantic Coast Line Railway crossing, which forms the subway. No provision, of course, can be made for the drainage, until these plans are put in definite shape, but the raising of these grades five feet will apparently solve the drainage problem in this subway, and there should be no flood in excessive rains. Street Improvements Considerable time was devoted by this Department to the improvement of various streets paved during the past year. I found it necessary to cut down or reduce the grade on the Cohen and Broughton Street pavements, the grades of these streets being formerly so steep as to interfere with vehicles hauling heavy loads up them. The plan of The Strand improvement, between Lincoln and Jefferson Streets, designed by this office, is being carried out. and when completed will not only add materially to the convenience of the public, but to the general appearance of the surroundings. Septic Tank (Granger Tract) The question of providing house drainage sewers for the southeastern section of the city is one with which we will be confronted in a short while. As you are aware, it will require some time to determine upon plans and the construe- MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 207 tion of the proposed house drainage system for this territory. In the meantime, the improvements which will be made in this section during the next two or three years will have no connections outside of the storm water system, which is now being installed. The temporary use of this storm system for house connections will be brought up by the property owners, but I do not know what action the County Commissioners or Health Department will take about allowing these sewers to be used as such, as this outlet is into the DeRenne Canal. It is possible to build a septic tank at the mouth of this trunk sewer, or extend this sewer to Casey Canal, and purify the sewage matter by bacteria or chemical process before its discharge into the canal. This septic tank could, I understand, be built under the ground, out of sight, and would be free from obnoxious odors, if the fecal matter which collects in this tank is treated chemically. I believe its cost would be comparatively small. A septic tank of this kind will probably cost about $3,000, and could be used to serve a population of about 1,500 people. Of course, in heavy rains, an overflow would have to be provided for at the mouth of this sewer, and the tank would be out of commission during that period, but the mixture of so large a body of water with this sewage matter would cause no nuisance. The laterals used for this territory will be constructed to such grade that it will be possible to connect them to the trunk sewer, which will be built when the new system is installed. There are a great many details connected with this matter which will have to be determined later. Salaries I think it my duty to call your attention to the small salary paid your Assistant Engineer. It is not a just compensation for the work and responsibility required of hiin. M. R. 0. 8.It 208 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT His salary is less than that of the former Assistant Engineer, and is less than is paid by bther cities and corporations for the same services. I have always endeavored to manage this Department as economically as possible, and with only such force as is necessary for the proper execution of the work, but I think that the city should pay salaries commensurate with the services and skill required. This Department has practically the same force it had ten years ago, and few realize the increased work and responsibility of this office, due to the growth of the city in the last decade. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 209 Survey of Lots With Plats for Private Parties Lot Number Subdivision Ward 31 _______________ 1 __ _____________ 3, and west half of 4 2 ____________ 6, northeast part 30 _______________ 198 _______________ 77 _______________ 219 _______________ 21 _______________ S, 6, 7 _____ _________ 62 ____________ SO _______________ 36 __.___ ______________ 49 _______________ 10 ____________ __ 13 _______________ 8. and south half of 7 _____ 4, east half _______________ 4. and east half of 3 14 ........................ 2, east half 69 ___ . _ . _____________ 69, east part - _ 1 9. west 44 feet __________ 5, east half _________ 9. east part IS, north half _______ 3. 4, 9, 10. and IS __________ 58, and east half of 57 _____ 63 _______________ 65, and west half of 66 _ 6 ____ _ _ _. 20. east three-quarters K ______ - - 22, west half 10 ____ . ___ .___ First Tything ___ Second Tything - Second Tything _ . Second Tything _____ Third Tything ___ _ Section 10 ___________ Section 7 ___ _________ Seller ___ _ _________ Digby Tything ______ Sub. 31. 32, 33 _______ Atlantic Anson Bacon Ballantyne Ballantyne Ballantyne Barry Battery Battery Battery Battery Brownsville Carpenters Row Charlton Choctaw Colding Columbia Columbia Columbia Crawford Crawford Cuthbert Cuthbert Cuthbert Cuthbert Cuthbert Cuthbert Dale Dasher Dasher Decker Duncan Duncan Elliott Elliott 210 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Surveys of Lots With Plats for Private Parties Lot Number Ward 3 _______________ Hull's Sub. 8 ____ Elliott A, and west part B ___ Sub. 21. 22, 23, 24 __ Estill 89 __._._____.___j_____________ Estill 32, west half, and 33 south j half ___________j______________ Falligant 20 _-| Garden lots, south ! 2 and 3 _______ Falligant Part Garden lot 2, south. ______ Falligant 20, west half _________ _______________ Flannery 43 ; ___-___,__ Flannery 29 i____ Flannery 46 > ____ Flannery 15, east quarter, and 16, , west half I ____ Flannery 4, west half ..__ Flannery 28 ___-' __-_____ Flannery A _ ____ Forsyth 25 _.___._____-._-___ Gallic 33. north part _____-__- __ Garden 42 _______________ Willdnson's ______ Garfunkle 20, south one-third, and 21, north one-third ____ Gaston 24, east part _________ -_ Gilmerville 27, northwest part _____ I Gilmerville 7 _______________ Block 17 _______' Glatigny 8 _______________ Block 21 _______ | Glatigny 1 and 2 __1_________ Teynac 7 ____ i Harden 251 and 257 ___________ ! Harmon 7 _______________ ______________ Harmon 8 ________________ -_____- Harmon B (tract) ___________ -- Haywood 32, 33, 34, 35 ________'. ...._ Haywood 7, west half _________ Belitha Tything __i Heathcote 130 ____________ _________;_____ I Hull 7, east half j Jackson 64 and 65, parts __ J Johnston 246 and 252 ____________ I j Johnston 91 _______________ j ; Johnston A, B, 20, partsi I Jones .__ MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 211 Surveys of Lots With Plats for Private Parties Lot Number 20. part - _________ 29 and 30 __________________ W and X __________ 281 __________ ______ 102 and 103 _ ____ ___ 43 and 44 ___ ___________ 9 and 10 _____ ________ 10, west part _________ 4 ._ J ________ A __________ 9 ___ .. _________________ "Tract" _________________ 28 - _______________________ 46. east half, part 47, west half 48 __________________ 43, west part ______________ 51, west three-quarters 10 ____ _ ______ _____ 4, and south half of 3 44, east half, and 43, west half __________ I _._ 53. west half _____________ 30, east half, and 31, west half ____ ______ 11 _________ ____ 90 and 91 ____________ 11 v> 35, west part ________ 38 _____________________ AH 41 and 43 ____ 15 _.__- A* ._j 44 67 36 - Subdivision Sub. 19 ___________ Sub. 19 ____________ Sub. 20 ______________ Section 1 ____________ Ehrlich Sub. _______ Sub. 14 ________ King's __ King's - King's _ Ward Kelly Kelly Kelly Kelly Kelly Law Law Law Lee Lee Lester Lester Lester Lester Lester Lloyd Lovell Lovell Lovell Lovell Meldrim Meldrim Meldrim Mercer Mercer Middle Oglethorpe Minis Minis McKenna North Oglethorpe Norwood Norwood Norwood 212 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Surveys of Lots With Plats for Private Parties Lot Number Subdivision 43 _____________ ___ King's __ _________ 1 and 2 _____ ___ King's ______________ 46 _______________ King's ____ _ _ ___ 36. 37, and cast half of 35 _ - ___ ______ 37, west half __ ___ - _____ ___ 30, west part of east part _________________ 17. sonth half __ 351 _______________ Villa Heights ________ 16 ________ 34, east two-thirds and west half of east half of west half 35 _______ - _______ __ 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, parts - _ . - _ - _______ 21, and west part 22 _ _ ____________ 22, east part, and 23, west part I __________________ 8. and east half of 7 - ... __ Fourth Tything ______ 9, west part Fourth Tything _ ~ 4. east half ___ - _______ Third Tything _______ 1 _______________ , _____ .. _ ________ 27 _ _____________ Millen Lots, 7 _______ 110 ___ ___________ Millen Lots, 11. _____ 2 ._ _____________ Millen Lots, 7 _______ 2 _______________ Sob. of 55 and 56 __ _ 4, sonth half of east half __ _ __ _____ 20 _ 44 _______________ ______ _ ____________ 38 39, 40, 41, 42 ________ ______________ 67 and 68 ___________ ______________ 46 _ ___ __ ________ 47 ___________ ; __________ 30, northwest part _____ _____________ 23, west half __ _ ______ ________ 22, east half _________ _____________________ 45 ___ _ ___ __ _ Section 7 ____________ 15 _____________ I Sub. 18 _____________ 34 _______________ . ____________ 77, west part of east part ___ ________ Ward Norwood Padelford Pulaski T>lttn el-* Pulaski Purse Reppard Reppard Reynolds Reynolds Reynolds Schley Schwarz Schwarz Screven Solomons Solomons Solomons Solomons Solomons South Oglethorpe South Oglethorpe Southville Springfield Stiles MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 213 Surveys of Lots With Plats for Private Parties Lot Number Subdivision 71, east part, and 72, west part _ __ _ 31 and 38 ________ _'. 5, east half, and 6, east half 14, east half, and IS, east half ____________ ^ 58 and 60 ______ ___ 174 . _____ .... ______ 120 ___ _____ ... 209 ___________ _ _____ 194 and 19S ___________ 74 _______________ 103 and 105 __________ 1 1 19 19 1 and 3 ___ ___ _ 57 38, east part _____ ______ 75 and 76 ___________ 9 __ ___ _ .. 7 _______________ 55, 56. and strip 57 ___ ______ 8, and east half of 7 _______ 37, north half, and east half of south half _ Sub. 37 to 40 ________ Block 7 _____________ Block 20. 21. 22, 23 . Block 5 ________ / ( _ . Stiles Stiles Stiles Stiles Swoll Telfair Telfair Telfair Telfair Telfair Telfair Teynac Teynac Teynac Teynac Thomas Thomas Thomas Thomas Thomas Thomas Troup Ward Gas Works, northwest front ___________________ 9, northwest part ________ 16, southwest part ________ 20, east half ______________ 12 _______________________ 11. north part of west half _ 26 _______________________ 33 and 34 ___ 71 and 75 ___ 101 ___ 81 -_-- 82, 83, 84 : 3 ________ Sub. 3 Trustees Trustees Trustees Trustees Trustees Trustees Wadley Wadley Weed Weed Weed Weed Weed Garden Garden Garden Garden Garden Garden 214 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Surveys of Lots with Plats for Private Parties Lot Number Subdivision Ward 31 _______________' ____________ Wesley 37 ....________ __..____ : Wesley 10, 11. 12. 13, 14, IS _____ West of Bull Street __ I Wharf Lots 3 _____ I East of Lincoln Street Wharf Lots 1. northeast part ______ Yamacraw ______ : Wharf Lots 54, north half _________ i ______________ White 19, east part ...... 18, and west part 19 . 6 and 8 __... Sub. 30 to 34 White White Wylly Miscellaneous Measurements and Surveys Survey of Thirty-sixth Street, between Atlantic Coast Line Railway right-of-way and Waters Avenue, to show land needed to open same. Locating markers for lots in the Hebrew portion of Bonaventure Cemetery. Surveys for re-location of lines for Fortieth Street, from Habersham Street to Waters Avenue.. Measurement of cement sidewalks at the new fire engine house, corner of Paulsen and Gwinnett Streets. Survey showing encroachments on the south- side of Cohen Street, between Wilson and Guerard Streets. Survey of Lot No. 7, "Old Water Works Tract." Survey of Lots 578 to 585, Hebrew section, Bonaventure Cemetery. Surveys for the improvement of The Strand, between Abercorn and Lincoln Streets, and west of Drayton Street. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 215 Measurements for cement sidewalks through all squares in city. Measurements of asphalt cuts made by Savannah Electric Company, Plumbers, Gas Company, Water Works Department, etc. Survey of part of the Minis Tract in Demere Ward, acquired by the city for the opening of Thirty-ninth Street. Measuring width of roadways on Randolph Street, between President and Liberty Streets and Broughton Street and Oglethorpe Avenue, east of East Broad Street. Survey locating line'between American Can Company and Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company, "Old Water Works Tract." Measurement of cement walks in Thomas Park. Measurement of brick walk on the east side of Thomas Park. Measurement of repairs to cement sidewalk in front of 109 Congress Street, West. Miscellaneous surveys for work to be done by the city in the Granger Tract. Measurement of Guards' Armory, showing first, second, and third floor plans. Measurement of floor area in basement of City Market.' Measurement on Railroad Street, west of West Broad Street, to locate place for tablet, "Spring Hill Redoubt." Survey of Lots 606, 607, 608, 609, 610, 611, Section K, Bonaventure Cemetery. Measurement of cement sidewalks laid in The Strand, and Parks on north side of Bay Street, between Lincoln and Jefferson Streets. 216________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT__________ Survey of the northern line, Theater Lot, on Hull Street. Measurement of cement sidewalk on south side of Oglethorpe Avenue, from Habersham Street to AberconuStreet. Measurement of cement sidewalk in Strand, on north side of Bay Street, between Lincoln and Houston Streets. Survey of Lot No. 345, Section A, Bonaventure Cemetery. Survey for subway at Henry Street crossing of Atlantic Coast Line Railway. Survey of bluff at Bonaventure Cemetery, and soundings of river in front of same. Locating Lots 87 and 88 in Weed Ward. Locating 276 valves on water mains in various parts of city. Locating street lines for encroachments on Habersham Street, between Fortieth Street and Estill Avenue. Locating street lines for encroachments on Drayton Street, from Maupas Avenue to Atlantic Coast Line Railway crossing. Locating encroachments along Springfield Canal, south of Gwinnett Street. Locating street lines and encroachments on Thirty-first Street, between Harmon Street and Atlantic Coast Line Railway. Locating line of Magnolia Street, adjoining Laurel Grove Cemetery. Locating street lines and encroachments on Thirtysecond Street, between Harmon Street and Atlantic Coast Line Railway. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 217 Locating improvements on Thirty-first, Thirty-second, Thirty-third, Thirty-fourth, and Thirty-sixth Streets, between Hast Broad Street and Waters Road, for opening streets. - Estimates of Streets Street Barnard ________ East Broad _____ President _______ Harris __________ Wayne - Paulsen _________ Cohen __________ Hull _ _________ Perry __________ Charlton ________ Tavlor __________ West Broad Thirty-seventh __ Harmon ________ Thirty-sixth - Whitaker ___ - River _._____- Bay _ _._ ___ - Bav _______ Lincoln ________ Lincoln ________ Habersham _____ East Broad _____ Drayton Waldburg ______ Estill Avenue West Boundary _ West Boundary - From Gaston ________ East Broad Whitaker ______ Whitaker ______ Whitaker ___ Wilson _ _______ Whitaker _ Whitaker ______ Whitaker ___ Whitaker ______ Whitaker ______ Whitaker ______ Thirty-first - Bull ___________ Burroughs _____ Park Avenue Thirty-first _-__ West Broad ___ West Broad Barnard _______ Jefferson ' _____ Thirty-first _ Thirty-first - Bull __________ Cohen Railroad Street. To Fortieth ____ _ Randolph ______ Broughton _____ Bull ___________ Bull -_-_____ Bull ___________ State __________ Henry _________ West BoundaryFortieth __ _ Ogeechee Road. Wheaton _ __ Fortieth __ Fortieth ____ Fahm West Broad A. C. L. crossing A. C. L. crossing A. C. L. crossing Estill Avenue __ East Broad ____ Waters Road Railroad StreetIndian - _ Material Curbing Curbing Curbing Curbing Curbing Curbing Curbing Curbing Curbing Asphalt Block Vitrified Brick Asphalt Block Asphalt Block Asphalt Block Asohalt Block Asphalt Block Asphalt Block Asphalt Block Asphalt Block Asphalt Block Asphalt Block Asphalt Block Asphalt Block Asphalt Block Granite Block Granite Block Granite Block 218 MAYOR'S ANNUAL, REPORT Estimates Miscellaneous Estimate acreage in Cann and Garfunkle Wards. Estimate for walks through Thomas Park. Estimate cubic yards for grading approaches to center mall, in Baffin Park. Estimate area of grading in Hamilton Street. Estimate number of feet of sewer pipe needed for Hamilton Street. Estimate cost of laying 24-inch sewer pipe in Hamilton Street, and filling in ditch; also grading said street. Estimate cost of installing house drainage in the eastern and southeastern sections of the city. Estimate cost of extending 24-inch storm sewer through Brinson Railway property, from West Boundary Street to Brow Ditch. Estimate number of feet of water mains needed for the Norwood Tract. Estimate cost of grading Fortieth, Atlantic, Reynolds, and Paulsen Streets, in the Lattimore Tract. Estimate cost for cement sidewalks through the squares of the city. Estimate number of square yards to complete cement walks around Forsyth Park and Extension. Estimate for the improvement of The Strand between Abercorn and Lincoln Streets, and between Whitaker and Jefferson Streets. Estimates for cement sidewalks abutting the north and west sides of Colonial Park; also on Habersham Street, from Oglethorpe Avenue to county jail. __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT _____219 Estimate amount of curbing needed for Cann and Myers Parks. Estimate for cement walk on the east side of Thomas Park. , Estimate number of feet of sewer pipe for portion of Granger Tract; also amount of brick required for brick sewer. Estimate amount of curbing needed for the center grass plat in Estill Avenue, from Bull Street to Waters Avenue. Estimate amount of curbing needed for the center grass plat in Forty-seventh Street, from Lincoln Street to Waters Avenue. Estimate amount of curbing needed for the center grass plat in Atlantic Avenue, from Baldwin Park to Forty-sixth Street. Estimate amount of curbing needed for the center grass plat in Chatham Crescent. Estimate of repairs needed for improvement of City Market. Estimate of street and park area, also for water mains, grading, sewers, and curbing, in the Lawton, Rivers, and Culver Tracts, south of Estill Avenue, between Bull Street and the Granger Tract. Estimate area of streets, lanes, and parks acquired by the city (other than by purchase), during the past three years. Estimate for grading Reppard and Bolton Streets, through lots 68 and 69, Springfield Ward. Estimate of street and roadway area in Cann & Bacon subdivision, Springfield Ward. 220 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Measurements of Streets Street > Cuyler __ ____ 1 Ogeecbee Road - Ogeechee Road J Ogeechee Road J Thirty-sixth __ ' Thirty-sixth - Bay Lane York Lane _____ Hull ____________ Cohen .......... Randolph _______ Jones - Wayne _________ Taylor ________ East Broad _____ Prom Henry _ ________ Thirty-seventh _ S. S. Culvert _ Jefferson ______ Florence ______ Bull _____ _ Bull ________ West Broad _ Wilson . ______ East Broad ____ Bay _ - _______ Drayton between Drayton Bull ___________ between Drayton Bay ___________ To Anderson ______ Thirty-seventh _ S. S. Culvert _ Ogeechee RoadFahm _________ West BoundaryEast Broad __ and Whitaker .__ Whitaker ______ and Whitaker Oglethorpe Ave. Purpose Assessment Assessment Assessment Yardage Assessment Assessment Assessment Assessment Assessment Assessment Assessment Assessment Assessment Assessment Assessment Assessment Assessment Street Lines Given During the Year Lot Number 5. and east half of 4_ 30 ___________________ 11 ___________ 198, and east half of 197 129 and 130 ___________ 89 and 90 _______ 15, northeast and south parts ___ 20 ___________________ 16 and 47 ________ 63 and 64 ____________ 48 and 49 ............ 33, 34, 35 ____._ 2 14 ___________________ Subdivision Second Tything __ Ward Anson __ ! Bacon Block- A ________ I Ballantyne ____________ j Ballantyne Barry Barry Section 1 of 84 Bartow Battery Battery Battery Battery Battery Berrien Berrien MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Street Lines Given During the Year 221 Subdivision Lot Number Ward 111 (strip lot) _ ___-_____ Brownsville 97, south half _ ______________ Brownsville 16 _____________ Choctaw 9.and 10 _ ______________ Choctaw 106 ____ Colding 25, west part_, ________________ Gumming 39 ',___________________ Gumming 5 __.__ Cuthbert 61 ________ Dale 49. west half __ ___________ Dale 60 __.___._- ______________ Dale 35 and 37 __ ______________ Dasher "Tract" _______ between Price and East Broad Davis 88 ___________ ____ Estill 36 ___________ Estill A, and west part B._ Estill 24 and 25 ____ Falligant 26 ____________ _1 Falligant 35 and 36 _______ Falligant "Tract." part ____ Falligant 31. north half, and 32, south half - --_ Falligant 22, west half _____ _ Flannery 24, west half . - Gallic 37 ____________ ______________ Gallic 22 and 23 _______ ______________ Garden 6. 7, 8 _____ Garden 7. g; 9 _________ ________________ I Glatigny 57 to'61. inclusive __ j Glatigny "Tract." part ____ Millen'Lot 1 ___ Grayson 134 ___________ ______________ Haywood 73 ___________ Block 3 ________ Hull 21 _______..._ .____________.__ Hull 13 __._____._... Block 3 __._____ Hull 7 ____________ Block 2 ________ Hull 209, 210, 211, 212 - Johnston 255, 256 _________ New subdivision ___ Johnston 246 to 252, inclusive -! Johnston 257 and 258 ____ i Johnston 222 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Street Lines Given During the Year Lot Number 65 to 76, inclusive ____ 1,2,3.4,5,1 ____ ; 31 and 32 ___________ G and H ___________ 16 _____ ______: 45 and 46 _____ __. 8 _________ _ 61, west half, and 62, east half ______ 11 ___________ 62, west half, and 63, east quarter ____ 31, east half _____ __ 82, and Sooth half 83. 35 __ . ____ __. . 15 ____________ 6 5 __________ 16 _____ ._ 1 _________ 10. east part _________ 11 _______ ._ _ 82 ________ 24 and 26 _________ 28, 30, 32, 37, 39, 41 __ 32 and 33 ____________ A and 11 ___________ 28 ________ 30. and part 28 _______ 67 and 69 ____________ 95 ____________ 103 _________ _ 139 and 140 ___________ 7 and 8 ___ _ _______ 351 ____________ 33 and 34 _________ 2. 3, and east half 4_. 7. east half __ 14 ____________ 144 and 145 Snbdiviaicm New subdivision _ Section 17 __ _______ _.___ _____________ ::::::::::::::::::::::: i ___________ __... i __________.. j Section 3 ________ 1 i 1 1 _ ___ Villa Heights ________ 1 Third Tything _ Ward Johnston Kelly Kelly Kelly Law Lee Lester Lester Le?ter Lester Lovell Meldrim Middle Oglethorpe Minis Monterey New Franklin North Oglethorpe North Oglethorpe Norwood Norwood Norwood Norwood Norwood Norwood Norwood Norwood Norwood Norwood Owens Oliver Padelford Purse i Purse Reppard Reynolds Schley Schroder I Schwarz MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 223 Street Lines Given During the Year Lot Number Subdivision Ward 29 .. MJllen Lot 10 _.__ ; Schwarz 2 : 55 _ Screven 8 and 9 10 . Screven 47 and 48 __ *__ Solomons 40 and 41 __ __ Solomons J 56 Solomons 48 1 Southviife 61 Southville X (triangular lot) : Southville 1 and 2 ! Southville ' 45 ! aouthville 66 j Southville 2 ____________ : 11 and 12 Springfield 19 ___________ 11 and 12 ... Springfield 68 and 69 .__ Springfield 69 _ I Springfield 68 and 69 ___, j Springfield 68 and 69 _____ j Springfield 57 (east) ' __ Springfield 19 __________ 18 Springfield 58 and 59 __ I ___... Snringfield 31 _-________ i Stephens 54. 55, 56, 57 _____ -_____ Stephens 65 __________ ..- Telfair 67 ___..___...... .....-__- Telfair 22 and 23 ____,_ ...__ I Telfair 92 ___________! -_____ Telfair 9 to 20, inclusive __ New Subdivision ______ Telfair 170 and 171 ____.... -- Telfair 3 and 4 ________ I Telfair 117 and 118 _______ -- Telfair 211. and west part 209.' - Telfair 2 and 3 _______ : Block 12 ________ Teynac 5 _____________ Teynac 59 ____________ Teynac 11___________| Block 10 ___-___ Teynac 98 ___________ I Block 7 _. Teynac 7 and 8 _- ! - Teynac 9 ____________ \ ______________ Thomas 8 ___________1__________ Thomas M. R. C. 8.15 224 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Street Lines Given During the Year Lot Number Subdivision ! Ward 36 Troup 9 ___ '-| Trustees Garden 22, northwest quarter- f i Trustees Garden 11, northwest part _ i Trustees Garden 9 and 10 ______ Section 4 j Wadley 5. and west half 6 __ ! Wadley 6 ._...____.... Block 2 31 Wadley Wadley 68 _____________ __,.________ i Waring K ___________ Section 10 _______ i Waring 71. 72, 73, 74 ________~______ Weed 106 and 107 _______ ______________ Weed 13, south half _____ _________ Weed 9 ____________ ___.___________ Weed 87 and 88 _______ _____I Weed 80 and 81 _______ _____ Weed 3 _-_-____ West of Bull Street .. Wharf Lots 17 and 18 _______ _-__ Wright 6 _____________ ________________ Wylly Maps and Plats of Lots Lot Section , Ward I Purpose 75. part Owens - Opening Streets 10, 11. 12, 13. West of Bull 14, 15 Street _ Wharf Lots __ Division Line 146 _- Millen Lot 10 Schwarz ____; Opening Streets 13, 14. 15. and North Ogle- Copy for oart 12 ____________ thorpe ____ Aldermen 7, 8. 9, 13. 14, parts Reppard . 47. M. two-thirds Lester _____' Division Part 47, and West half 48- Lester _____ Division Part 47. and East half 46- Lester _ Division 9 and 10, part*. Section C. (lot 5) ______ Demere ____ Opening Streets 8 _________ Kings ______ Norwood ; Opening Streets MAJOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 225 Maps and Plats of Streets Street From , , ,,, ,. . j Fortieth _-_. Cast Broad Habersham Rav Barnard - - - 1 f*a ^t^n Hull - ___ West Broad Bull ___________ Thirty-first To Oglethorpe Avc. Forty-second - Drayton Fortieth _______ Purpose Opening Paving Paving Paving Paving Tracing of Lots Noj Lot 1 10. 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 2 75 _ _____ 1 37 - __ 1 24 1 41 to 61 __ 2 9 and 10, parts __ _ i Section West of Bull Street | ir:.v/:.-_:~~:! Section C (lot 5) Ward Wharf Lots __ Law Norwood Stiles - _________ Demere ________ PnrpoM Opening Streets Maps and Plats Miscellaneous Map of the City of Savannah, showing area where storm sewers are needed. Plan of southeastern section of the City of Savannah, showing streets as laid out by City Ordinance. Plan showing encroachments on south side of Cohen Street, between Wilson and Guerard Streets. Plan of Thomas Park, showing proposed location of fountain. Plan of Granger Tract. 226________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________ Two plans showing strip of land in Lawton and Watson Wards, purchased by the City of Savannah from the Estate of A. R. Lawton for the widening of Estill Avenue. Plan showing part of the Minis Tract, in Demere Ward, acquired by the City of Savannah for the opening of Thirtyninth Street. Plan showing the proposed location of Paulsen Street, between Park Avenue and Duffy Streets. \ Plan showing arrangement of graves in Lots 17, 18, 31, and 32, Section A, Bonaventure Cemetery, for Solomons Lodge, No. 1, F. & A. M. Three plans of Guards' Armory, showing first, second, and third-story floor plans. Two plans showing portion of lot 28, King's subdivision, Norwood Ward, purchased by the City of Savannah for the opening of Barnard Street. Map of Granger Tract, showing location and size of storm sewers, also location of catch-basins. Plan for constructing new wharf and repairing old wharf on front lots 7 and 8, Wharf Lots, west of Bull Street. Map locating information regarding Pig Island and Deptford Plantation, for Chamber of Commerce. Two maps showing location of grade crossings over Atlantic Coast Line Railway, between Gwinnett Street and Estill Avenue. Two plans (copy) of Granger Tract, showing streets, lanes, and parks acquired by the City of Savannah, and adopted by Council, October 6, 1909. Plan of part of Estill Avenue, between Abercorn and Lincoln Streets, showing paved roadways and excavation for sidewalks, as now exist. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 227 Plan showing encroachments in Maupas Avenue Lane, west of Abercorn Street. Two plans for bulkhead and retaining wall for protecting bluff at Bonaventure Cemetery. Map of city, showing location of "Near-Beer" saloons. Thirteen plats, showing strips of land owned by city. Plan of Henry Street Subway at Atlantic Coast Line Railway crossing. , Plan showing elevations and improvements on Henry Street, at Atlantic Coast Line Railway crossing, prior to construction of subway. Plan of Bonaventure bluff, showing soundings of river in front of same. Grades and Lines Street Paulsen ___ _ Waldburg Lane-. Tattnall, W. S. - Montgomery Howard, W. S. - York Lane __ - Ogeechee Road Wheaton Charlton Taylor _ Macon Hull ___ __ Broughton ]f!POBI Gwinnett Harmon Jefferson From Gwinnett Oglethorpe Ave. Bull _-. _ . __ Bull ___________ Thirty-seventh _ Between Drayto Harmon T Between Drayto Wilson _______ Between Drayto West Broad __ East Broad ____ To Bolton _________ Paulsen __ Tattnall ____ Street, 100 feet _ Hull ___________ Drayton Bolton _________ -Drayton _______ 'City limits _____ n and Whitaker-- Bilbo Canal .__ n and Whitaker West Boundary - Fahm _________ Randoloh Purpose Engine house Sewer Curbing Curbing Drainage Paving Curbing Paving Curb and paving Curbing Sewer Curbing Curb and paving Curbing Curbing Curbing 228 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Grades and Lines Street West Boundary . Randoloh _ Reppard __ J Bolton ____ East Broad __ President Hull, N. S. __ Hull _ _ _ Perry ___ .._ Harris, N. S. __ Wayne _____ Henry Lane -'. Broughton Thirty-seventh Whitaker, E. S. West Broad __ Thirty-seventh _. Barnard ... ._.*- Forty-first Estill Avenue Fort---fourth Forty-fifth Forty-sixth Forty-seventh Habersham Chatham Crescent Battey East Broad Reynolds Atlantic Avenue. Harmon Ott Price _ _ _ Baldwin Park Gnckenheimer P^rk Thens Park From Intersection of C President ______ Bay Bull - __ Ball ___ - _ Bull Between Drayto Bull _ Bull - _ Atlantic Coast Line RailwayReynolds Bullock .- Forty-first Thirty-sixth West Broad Gaston Price __ Price Bull West of Habersham West of Habersham West of Habersham West of HabEsrill Avenue (East and Wes Estill Avenue __ Manpas Avenue. Manpas Avenue. Manpas Avenue. Maupas Avenue. Maupas Avenue. To ohen Street Bay Reppard Qglethorpe Ave. Whitaker __ Whitaker - n and Whitaker Whitaker Whitaker .. Atlantic _ _ Randolph Forty-second Thirty-seventh _ Burroughs Bolton Waters AvenueWaters AvenueWaters AvenueWaters AvenueWaters AvenueWaters AvenueWaters AvenueForty-seventh t) _ - Forty-seventh Estill Avenue Chatham Crescent Tiedeman ParkChatham Crescent Forty-seventh _ Estill Avenue Estill Avenue Purpose Grading Curbing Curbing Curbing Sewer Retaining Wall Carbine Curbing Sewer Sewer Opening Opening Opening Opening Opening Opening Opening Openinsr Opening Opening Opening Opening Opening Opening Opening Opening Opening ^. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 229 Grades and Lines for Sidewalks On both sides of Fortieth Street, between Habersham Street and Waters Road. On Thirty-sixth Street, between Lincoln and Habersham, Lot No. 205, Dasher Ward. On Abercorn Street, between Taylor and Wayne Streets, Lot No. 22, Calhoun Ward. On Ogeechee Road, between Sarah and Battery Streets, north half of Lot No. 85, Battery Ward. "Norwood Tract," south of Forty-second Street, between West Broad and Florence Streets, in Myers Ward. On Oglethorpe Avenue, between Drayton and Abercorn Streets, part of east half of Lot No. 7, Third Tything, Anson Ward. On southeast corner Live Oak and Duffy Streets, Lots 148 and 149, Ballantyne Ward. On West Broad Street, between Hull Street and Perry Lane (for Central of Georgia Railway). On Lincoln Street, between Liberty and Harris Streets, Lots 29 and 30, Lafayette Ward. i On York and Drayton Streets (Marine Hospital), Lots 4 and 5, third Tything, Anson Ward. \ In front of No. 511 Huntingdon Street, West, Lot No. 4, Minis Ward. On Bolton Street, between Harmon and Paulsen Streets, Lots 29 and 30, Kelly Ward. On Bolton Street, between Harmon and Ott Streets, Lots W and X, Kelly Ward. 230_________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT__________ On Thirty-ninth Street, between Price and East Broad (south side), in Teynac Ward. On Bay Street, between Montgomery and West Broad Streets, Lots 5 and 6, Franklin Ward. On Cuyler Street, between Henry Street and Duffy Lane, Lot No. 16, Marshall Ward. On Fortieth, Habersham, Price, and East Broad Streets, Atlantic Avenue, and Reynolds Streets, in Teynac Farm Lots No. 5. On southwest corner West Broad and Broughton Streets, Lot No. G, Middle Oglethorpe. On Forty-first Street, between. Barnard and Jefferson Streets, Lot I of the subdivision of 55, Lovell Ward. * On southeast corner Liberty and Whitaker.Streets, Lot No. 1, Jasper Ward. On Thirty-third Street (south side), between Florence and Burroughs Streets, in front of house 634, in Law Ward. On northeast corner Congress and Lumber Streets, Lot No. 35, Middle Oglethorpe Ward. On Taylor Street (north side), between Drayton and Abercorn Streets. On West Broad, Harris, and Stone Streets (Central Hotel). On Congress Street (south side), between Drayton and Abercorn Streets (Bijou Theater). On Forty-first Street, between West Broad and Burroughs Streets, Lots 38 to 42, Dale Ward. On Forty-first Street, between Burroughs and Florence Streets. Lots 51 to 60, Stiles Ward. __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________231 On Taylor Street, between Price and Habersham Streets, Lot No. 10, Wesley Ward. At southeast corner Paulsen and Gwinnett Streets , (Engine House). On north side Bay Street "Strand," between Lincoln and East Broad Streets. On north side Bay Street "Strand," between Whitaker and Barnard Streets. On north side Bay Street "Strand," between Barnard and Jefferson Streets. On Oglethorpe Avenue (south side), from Habersham to Abercorn Street. In Congress Street Lane, between Drayton and Abercorn Streets. On Estill Avenue"Granger Tract." On Atlantic Avenue"Granger Tract." On Chatham Crescent"Granger Tract." On Forty-seventh Street"Granger Tract." Grades and Lines Miscellaneous Grades and lines for tree planting in "Center Mall," Daffin Park. Grade and lines to change grade of paving in front of H. Traub & Sons' store, on West Broad Street. Grades and lines for sewer, at Ogeechee Road and Thirty-sixth Street Lane. Grades for streets, between Forty-third, Forty-fourth, Forty-fifth, West Broad, and Florence Streets, Norwood Tract. 232 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Grades and lines for curb on the north side of Hull Street, at the intersection of Fahm Street. Grades at Gordon and Habersham Streets, for drainage. Grades to repair paving at the intersection of Gaston and Drayton Streets. Grades for roadway in Fortieth, Atlantic, Reynolds, and Paulsen Streets, Teynac Farm Lots No. 5. Grades for sewer in Henry Lane, west from Atlantic Avenue. Grades for sewer in Wolf Street, east from Ott Street. Street lines on south side of Estill Avenue, between Drayton and Abercorn Streets, to move buildings. Grades to change catch-basin on Taylor Street, between Abercorn and Lincoln Streets. Lines and grades for cement walks in Thomas Park. Grades established for grading Waldburg Street, Park Avenue, Duffy and Henry Streets, in the subdivision of lots 99, 100, and 101, Springfield Ward, known as Cann & Bacon subdivision. Grades and lines for catch-basins in Granger Tract. Grades for roadway and sewer in Hamilton Street, east of Atlantic Coast Line Railway. Grades for curbing at northeast corner of Montgomery and State Streets. Grades and lines for sewer in Park Avenue Lane, east of Paulsen Street. Grades and lines for street railway tracks, on Randolph Street, between Liberty and President Streets. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 233 Grades and lines for the improvement of The Strand, between Whitaker and Jefferson Streets. Grades and lines for the improvement of The Strand, between Abercorn and Lincoln Streets. Establishing street lines through the Bolton Street ball park. Grades and lines for curbing at southwest corner Bay and Montgomery Streets. k*.~. Grades and lines for curbing center grass plats in Estill Avenue, Chatham Crescent, Atlantic Avenue, and Fortyseventh Street, Granger Tract. Grades and lines for curbing center grass plats in West Broad Street, from Thirty-first to Fortieth Streets. Grades for tracks of the Atlantic Coast Line Railway and Central of Georgia Railway, at intersection of Randolph and St. Julian Streets, prior to paving Randolph Street. Grades and lines for street car tracks at Jones and Abercorn and Jones and Habersham Streets. Grades and lines' for street car tracks on East Broad Street, between Bay Street and Oglethorpe Avenue. Grades and lines for roadways in Bonaventure Cemetery. Grades and lines for curbing, in Strand, just west of Drayton Street. Grades and lines for curbing northwest corner Fortyfifth and West Broad Streets. Grades and lines for curbing, on the west side of Abercorn Street, between Oglethorpe Avenue and York Street Lane. 234 MAYOR'S ANNUM. REPORT Grades and lines for foundation of water tower, Bonaventure. Lines for fire plugs on Florence Street, from Fortysecond to Forty-fifth Streets. Levels of Streets Street i Cohcn ! Randolph __.-__J Reppard 1 Bolton _ ___.__! From Wilson _____ President West BoundaryTo West Boundary. Bay .._...-_ Sycamore Purpose O*_A_ Paving Grading Grading Profiles and Cross-Section Streets Street Cohen Broughton Reppard Bolton Randolph From Wilson _______ East Broad _ - Gwinnett _____ West Boundary President To West Boundary Sycamore Reppard _______ Bav _____ _ PnrpoM Sewer Paving Grading Pavinor Cross section of Estill Avenue, to show proposed roadways, sidewalks, and trees. , Profile of the approaches to Center Mall, Baffin Park. Copy of profile to Center Mall. Profiles of all streets in Granger Tract, to establish roadways, sidewalks, and sewers. Profiles for subway at Henry Street crossing of Atlantic Coast Line Railway. Profiles to establish grades of proposed storm sewers, in Granger Tract. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 235 Levels Miscellaneous Levels around engine house lot, at Gwinnett and Paulsen Streets, for retaining wall. Levels for floor in engine house No. 7, corner of Paulsen and Gwinnett Streets. Levels for house drainage sewer, in lane opposite' Thirty-seventh Street, west of Ogeechee Road. Levels of the approaches to Center Mall, Daffin Park. Levels for sewer in Cohen Street. Levels at Gordon and Habersham Streets, for drainage. Levels for Water Works Department, in front of City Hall, and in Hall to basement floor. Levels of all streets in the Granger Tract, to establish grades for roadways, sidewalks, and sewers. Levels taken along the DeRenne Canal, from Waters Road to Casey Canal, to establish grades for the Fiftieth Street outlet trunk sewer. Levels for subway at Henry Street crossing of Atlantic Coast Line Railway. Tracings Miscellaneous Tracing of plan of Thomas Park, showing proposed location of fountain and walks. Tracing of plan showing encroachment on the south side of Cohen Street, between Wilson and Guerard Streets. Tracing of plan of Granger Tract. Tracing of plan showing part of the Minis Tract, in Demere Ward, acquired by the city for the opening of Thirty-ninth Street. 236 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT . Two tracings of part of lot No. 28, Kings subdivision, Norwood Ward, for the opening of Barnard Street. Tracing of plan of Blocks 5 and 6 in the Seller subdivision of Teynac Farm Lots No. 2. Tracing of plan of part of Estill Avenue, between Abercorn and Lincoln Streets, showing paved roadway and excavation for sidewalks as now exist. Tracing of Bonaventure bluff, showing soundings of river in front of same. Tracing of plan of Henry Street Subway, at Atlantic Coast Line Railway crossing. Encroachments Encroachments and obstructions in streets have been reported at the following places: Encroachment of fence at northeast corner of Fortyfirst and Habersham Streets, Lot 79, Southville Ward. Encroachment of fence on the east right-of-way of the Springfield Canal, south of Gwinnett Street. Encroachments on the south side of Cohen Street, between Wilson and Guerard Streets. Encroachment of fence and gate across Sycamore Street, at the corner of Spring Street. Encroachment at northeast corner Barnard and Thirtythird Streets, Lot No. 20, Falligant Ward. Encroachment on Forty-first Street, between Paulsen and Harmon Streets. Encroachment on Maupas Avenue Lane, west of Abercorn Street. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 237 Encroachments or obstructions in parts of Thirtysecond, Thirty-third, Thirty-sixth, and Harmon Streets, located in Millen Farm Lots 3 and 4, Grayson and Harmon Wards. Encroachment on Gwinnett Street, West, building on Lot 59, Springfield Ward. Encroachment of fence at southeast corner of Randolph and Bay Streets. Encroachment of fence in Chapman Street, on Lot 34, Springfield Ward. Opening Streets ' During the past year, the city acquired for opening streets the following property: Granger Tract Square Square feet feet Maupas Avenue ___________ 182,000 Forty-second Street __________ 25,000 Forty-first Street ____________ 115,088 Estill Avenue ______________ 204,200 Forty-fourth Street ___________ 245,214 Forty-fifth Street ______1_____ 209,376 Forty-sixth Street _____________ 245,550 Forty-seventh Street __________ 412,000 Forty-eighth Street __________ 196,800 Forty-ninth Street ___________ 245,700 Fiftieth Street ______________ 211,200 Fifty-first Street ____________ 156,940 Habersham Street ___________ 116,520 Price Street ....______________ 30,000 Chatham Crescent ___________ 240,000 Battey Street ______________ 64,750 I 238 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT East Broad Street ________________ 30,000 Reynolds Street _____________ 114,000 Atlantic Avenue ____________ 285,000 Paulsen Street _____________ 116,250 Harmon Street ______________._ 87,750 Ott Street _______________ 19,500 Streets around parks __________ 146,791 Lanes ___________________ 456,623 Tiedeman Park _____________ 119790 Baldwin Park ______________ 42,273 Guckenheimer Park __________ 42,273 Theus Park ________________ 42,273 McCauley Park _____________ 42,273 Solomons Park ______________ 42,273 4,487,407 Previously acquired: Streets _________________1,397,666 Lanes __________________ 236,096 Parks __________________ 293,211 1,926,973 Acquired during the year 1909 ____ 2,560,434 Cann ft Bacon Subdivision, Springfield Square Square feet feet Waldburg Street ____________ 30,269 Park Avenue __________ 33,453 Duffy Street _______________ 33,481 Henry Street ______________ 35,099 Lanes __________________ 27,>53 ' 159,755 I MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 239 Lattimore & Lattimore Subdivision, Through Teynac Farm Lots No. 5, Tcjmac, Garrard, and Harden Wards Square Square feet feet Fortieth Street _____________ 97,590 Reynolds Street _____________ 7,240 Atlantic Avenue _____________ 9,000 Paulsen Street _____________ 8,950 122,780 Estate A. R. Lawton, Lawton and Watson Wards Square Square feet feet Estill Avenue _____________ 59,585 59,585 Shreck Subdivision, Springfield Square Square feet feet Butler Street _______________ 18,537 Chapman Street ____________ 19,174 Nelson Street _____________ 19,392 Hall Street _______________ 1,500 58,603 Bell & Simkins Subdivision, Springfield Square Square feet feet Reppard Street _____________ 18,000 Bolton Street _____________ 15,840 33.840 M. R. C. 8.IB 240 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Falligant & Travis, Trustees, Gartland Ward Square Square feet feet Thirty-sixth Street ___________ 12,648 Hamilton Street _____________ 6,300 18,948 A. S. Nichols, Part of Lots 9 and 10, of Lot 5, Section C, Demere Ward Square Square feet feet Fortieth Street ______ 3,048 3,048 J. T. Chapman, Lot No. 26, Norwood Ward Square Square , feet feet Barnard Street ______________ 3,600 3,600 Julius D. Hirsch, Part of Lot 75, Owens Ward Square Square feet feet Burroughs Street _______ 685 685 Minis Tract, Demere Ward Square Square feet feet Thirty-ninth Street ___________ 263 263 C. H. Schroder, West Part Lot 28, Norwood Ward Square Square feet feet Barnard Street __________ 180 180 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 241 Estate of Walsh, Lot 16, Choctaw Ward . Square Square feet feet Cohen Street _______________ 178 178 Grand Total ____________ 3,021,899 Sale of Lots The city sold Lot No. 7, "Old Water Works Tract," at the northeast corner of Stiles Avenue and McKenna Streets. The city sold strip of Lot No. 69, Solomons Ward, on the south side of Thirty-ninth Street, between Whitaker Street and DeSoto Avenue. Blue Prints No. of Prints 4Plan showing location of water mains, valves, fire hydrants, on map of city. 162Small prints showing location of valves on water mains, for Water Department. 1Plan of Wharf Lots 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, west of Bull Street. ' 1Plan showing Lot No. 7, "Old Water Works Tract." 1Topographical map of Daffin Park. 7Plan of a portion of Beaufort County, S. C. 3Plan showing proposed "Ferry Road Bridge Connection," between the City of Savannah and Beaufort County, S. C. 2Plan of the southeast portion of the City of Savannah, showing streets opened by the city. 242 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 2Plan of Thomas Park, showing proposed location of fountain. 3Plan showing encroachments on the south side of Cohen Street, between Wilson and Guerard Streets. 4Large map of city. 4Planjof Bonaventure Cemetery. 2Plan showing streets as laid out by the city in the Lawton Tract, Lawton and Watson Wards. 1Plan showing strip of land in Lawton and Watson Wards, purchased by the City of Savannah from the estate of A. R. Lawton, for the widening of Estill Avenue. 19Plan of Granger Tract 1Plan of Thomas Park. 1Plan showing part of the Minis Tract, in Demere Ward, acquired by the City of Savannah for the opening of Thirty-ninth Street. 1Plan showing the proposed location of Paulsen Street, between Park Avenue and Duffy Street. 1Plan of City Market. 1Plan showing subdivision of Lots 6 and 8, "Old Water Works Tract." 4Plan showing arrangement of graves in Lots 17, 18, 31, and 32, Section A, Bonaventure Cemetery, for Solomons Lodge, No. 1, F. & A. M. 35Plan of Guards' Armory, showing first, second, and third floor plans. __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT ________Z43 1Plan showing portion of Lot No. 28, Kings subdivision, Norwood Ward, purchased by the City of Savannah for the opening of Barnard Street. 2Plan of portion of the city known as Cuthbert Ward. 2Plan of wharf construction, adopted by Council. 2Plan showing approximate location of piles, etc., for proposed wharf on Savannah River, east of Whitaker Street. 1Plan showing parts of Lots 9 and 10, of Lot 5, Section C, Demere Ward, for the opening of Fortieth Street. 2Plan of Hull Street, between Bull and Drayton Streets. 2Copies of plan of the Granger Tract, showing streets, lanes, and parks acquired by the city, and adopted by Council October 6, 1909. 2Plan of Lawton Tract, in Lawton and Watson Wards, showing land needed by the city to open streets. 1Plan of part of Estill Avenue, between Abercorn and Lincoln Streets, showing paved roadways and excavation for sidewalks as now exist. . 1Plan showing division line established between Fig and Hutchinson Islands. 1Plan of Lot No. 8, Norwood Ward, showing part needed by the city for the opening of Forty-fourth Street. 3Plan showing lands belonging to Lamar Estate, east of city. 1Sketch of a part of the eastern section of the city, showing proposed location of ball park. 6-Showing elevations and improvements of Henry Street, at railway crossing, prior to construction of subway. 244________MAYORS ANNUAL REPORT__________ Miscellaneous Investigation and report as to the merits of asphalt block manufactured by the Barber Asphalt Company and Hastings Paving Company. Inspection of City Market building for proposed improvements. Inspection of street crossings over Atlantic Coast Line Railway tracks, between Gwinnett Street and Estill Avenue. Location of Y branches, reducers, manholes, etc., Granger Tract. Specifications for constructing new wharf and repairing old wharf on Front Lots 7 and 8, Wharf Lots, West of Bull Street Investigation as to encroachment on north side of Thirty-ninth Street, between Barnard and Jefferson Streets. Locating old catch-basins and proposed catch-basins (on map), for Barnard Street, between Gaston and Fortysecond Streets. Examination of bluff at Bonaventure Cemetery. Investigation of drainage at intersection of Barnard and Forty-first Streets. Locating proposed sewers and catch-basins on Barnard, West Broad, and Thirty-seventh Streets, prior to paving same. Report on Gwinnett Street Lane, between Bilbo Canal and Paulsen Street, to City Attorney. Report of Estill Avenue Lane, between West Chatham Crescent and Battey Street, to Mayor. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 245 Compiling information and data of proposed sewerage system, for Alderman Barrow. Investigation of alleged encroachment at northwest corner Gwinnett and Price Streets. Investigation to determine grade for street car tracks at Lathrop Avenue Subway, for Savannah Electric Company. Statement showing land needed by the city for opening streets, lanes, and parks, in the Estill, Goerz, and Barstow Tracts, now known as the Granger Tract. Investigation sidewalks in front of Central Hotel on West Broad Street, between Stone and Harris Streets, to determine proper grade. Information for City Attorney to condemn land in the Granger Tract, for the opening of Fiftieth Street. Compiling data in book, of various encroachments. Compiling data in book, of opening streets. Investigation of Railroad Street, to change grade of same. Recapitulation Survey of lots, with plats for private parties _ 269 Miscellaneous measurements and surveys _______ 37 Estimate of streets _____________ 35 Estimates, miscellaneous __________________ 26 Measurement of streets _______________ 17 Street lines given during the year _____j______ 260 Maps and plats of lots ____________________ 25 Maps and plats of streets ___________ 5 Tracing of lots ___________ 8 Maps and plats, miscellaneous ______________ 53 Grades and lines _____________ 55 245________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT__________ Grades and lines for sidewalks ____ 37 Grades and lines, miscellaneous ___ 34 Levels of streets ____ 4 Profiles and cross section, streets ___________ 11 Levels, miscellaneous _____ 9 Tracings, miscellaneous ______- 9 Encroachments reported ________________ 12 Blue prints -_____________________ 287 Miscellaneous reports, etc. ___ 21 Total ___________________________1214 Respectfully submitted, J. W. HOWARD City Engineer ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF SANITARY COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF SAVANNAH, GA. FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 19O9 W. F. BRUNNER. M. D. HEALTH OFFICER Board oi Sanitary Commissioners Savannah, Ga., January 1, 1910. Hon. Geo. W. Tiedeman, Mayor, City of Savannah. Sir:The following report, for the year 1909, of that part of the sanitary work of this city performed under the direction of the Board of Sanitary Commissioners, and under the direction of the Health Officer, is presented for your consideration. Deaths from Natural Causes While the preceding year was an exceptionally good year, the year of 1909 furnished a still lower death-rate. The figures for the two years are here presented: Whites Colored Total 1908 __ _ ______________ 467 939 1406 1909 ___________________ 462 878 1340 Decrease ___________ 5 61 66 A comparative statement of deaths from the principal causes is submitted: (1908) (1909) White Colored Total White Colored Total Tuberculosis __ 47 121 168 34 124 158 Heart Disease.- 28 57 85 39 55 94 Slight's Disease 30 43 73 32 40 72 Malarial Fever- 6 73 79 8 45 53 Pneumonia __ 36 91 127 28 57 . 95 Marasmus __ 26 60 86 18 55 73 Typhoid Fever. 8 6 14 9 4 13 250 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT In your Health Officer's report for the preceding year, this statement was made: "Your Health Officer would call your attention to the apparent large number of deaths among the negroes from malarial fever. The number is fictitious: two medical men furnished over fifty per cent, of the death certificates where malarial fever was assigned as the cause of death, and it is 'up' to your Health Officer to prove Jbhis statement during the year 1909, as one of the medical men was the Coroner, and is not now in office, and the second man is dead." Note the lessened death-rate from malarial fever. Your attention is called to the number of deaths among the whites each year, in persons who are brought to this city for treatment at the different hospitals. These persons were non-residents, and contracted the diseases which caused their deaths outside of this city. Ten per cent, of the deaths among the whites occurred in such persons. Under the accepted rule of vital statistics a death must be recorded where it occurs. Manifestly, this is unfair, and your Health Officer has brought this matter to the attention of the Chief Statistician of the Census Bureau at Washington, who at once saw the injustice of the rule, and, beginning in the year 1911, such deaths will be separated from the legitimate death record. Our death rate from typhoid fever has been annually augmented by persons sent' here from the surrounding, country, and in the face of the fact that the removal of typhoid fever patients is contra-indicated after the first week or ten days of the disease, and the true nature of this fever is not often learned in its incipiency. Births (1909) White Colored Total January __________________ 67 76 143 February ________________ 68 87 155 March ___________________ 50 80 130 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 251 April ___________________. 56 86 142 May -________________ 46 90 136 June ____________________ 53 72 125 July ___________________ 76 91 167 August _________________ 70 112 182 September ________________ 82 83 165 October __________________ 69 95 164 November _________________ 59 71 130 December ________________ 67 89 156 Total ___1______________ 763 1032 1795 TRANSMISSIBLE DISEASES Diphtheria There were 130 cases, with five deaths. Note low mortality, the result of the administration of antitoxin. Before the serum-therapy, the mortality ran from 25 to 40 per cent. Scarlet Fever There were 40 cases, and 3 deaths. For six years there were no deaths from this disease. Typhoid Fever There were 70 cases, and 13 deaths; the usual importation of cases augmented the death-rate. Smallpox One case of smallpox was found, on December 29, in the person of an employee of the American Construction Company, engaged in constructing a steel bridge at a point about twelve miles above the city. Other nearby cities have had the disease for months, and Savannah will be infected to some extent during the year 1910. Previous to the case mentioned above, we were free from this disease for nearly four years. 252 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Milk The following ordinances were made effective, and during the year 1910 the strict enforcement of these laws will be carried out, with the result that Savannah will have a milk supply beyond reproach. The detailed reports for that year will be shown. ORDINANCES By Alderman Barrow An ordinance to provide regulations touching the keeping of cows, stables for cows, dairies, milk, and the sale of milk; to provide for the election of an inspector of milk, and for other purposes designed to secure purity in the milk consumed in the City of Savannah. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, that it shall not be lawful for any person, persons, or corporations to keep or. possess within the corporate limits of the City of Savannah any cow or cows, either for the conduct of the dairy business or for his or her personal use, unless and except that a permit shall have been first obtained from the health officer permitting such cow or cows to be located within the corporate limits of the City of Savannah, as by this ordinance prescribed; which permit must designate upon its face specially the location for the keeping of such cow or cows. And all owners of cows must register with the health officer the places where said cows are kept, and the number of cows, and the health officer shall keep a complete register thereof. Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, that no building or shed shall be used for stabling cows kept within the city limits which is not well lighted, ventilated, and drained, provided said cows are kept in a stall or stalls having win- MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 253 dows or doors on at least two sides, all stalls to be not less than four (4) feet in width by six (6) feet in length; and provided, further, that said stalls and premises shall be kept in absolutely perfect sanitary and hygienic condition, and free from all offensive odors. Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, that no building shall be used for stabling cows for dairy purposes which is not provided with a. suitable floor, laid with grades and channels to carry off all drainage; if a public sewer abuts the premises upon which such building is situated, they shall be connected therewith. Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, that no building shall be used for stabling cows which is not provided with good and sufficient feeding troughs or boxes, and with a covered watertight receptacle outside of the building for the reception of dung or other refuse. Sec. 5. Be it further ordained, that no watercloset, privy, cesspool, urinal, inhabited room, or workshop shall be located within any building or shed used for stabling cows for dairy purposes, or for the storage or sale of milk or cream; nor shall any fowl, hog or horse, sheep or goat, be kept in any room used for such purposes. Sec. 6. Be it further ordained, that it shall be the duty of each person using any premises for keeping cows for dairy purposes to cause the building in which cows are kept to be thoroughly cleaned daily, and to remove all dung from the premises at least once every twenty-four hours, so as to prevent its accumulation in great quantities. Sec. 7. Be it further ordained, that every person keeping cows, for the production of milk, shall cause the yard used in connection therewith to be provided with a proper receptacle for drinking water for such cows, none but fresh, clean water to be used in such receptacles. 254 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Sec. 8. Be it further ordained that every person using any premises for keeping cows shall cause the yard used in connection therewith to be provided with a proper receptacle for drinking water for such cows, none but fresh, clean water to be used in such receptacles. Sec. 9. Be it further ordained, that any enclosure in which cows are kept shall be graded and drained so as to keep the surface reasonably dry, and to prevent the accumulation of water therein, except as may be permitted for the purpose of supplying drinking water. No garbage, urine, fecal matter, or other similar substances shall be placed or allowed to remain in such enclosure, and no open drain shall be allowed to run through it. Sec. 10. Be it further ordained, that any person using any premises for keeping cows for dairy purposes shall provide and use a sufficient number of receptacles, made of non-absorbent materials, for the reception, storage, and delivery of milk, and shall cause them at all times to be cleaned and purified, and shall cause all milk to be removed without delay from the room in which the cows are kept. Sec. 11. Be it further ordained, that it shall be the duty of any person having charge or control of any premises upon which cows are kept to notify the health officer in writing of the existence of any contagious or infectious disease among such cows, immediately upon the discovery thereof, and to thoroughly isolate any cow or cows affected, or which may reasonably be believed to be affected, and to exercise such other precautions as may be directed by the health officer. Sec. 12. Be it further ordained, that it shall be the duty of any person having charge or control of any premises upon which milk or cream is produced, handled, stored, or distributed, or sold, to notify the health officer imme- _____MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_________255 diately upon the discovery of any case of croup, diphtheria, measles, scarlet fever, smallpox, typhoid fever, typhus fever, or any other contagious or infectious disease upon such premises. No milk or cream shall be sold, exchanged, given away, or in any other manner distributed from such infected premises, until all danger of spread of disease has been removed, and the health officer certifies to that effect. No person who attends cows or milks them, or who has the care or handling of vessels for the sale, storage, or distribution of milk or cream, shall enter any place or premises wherein exists any of the diseases mentioned herein, nor shall any such person have any communication, direct or indirect, with any person who resides in or is an occupant of such infected place. Sec. 13. Be it further ordained, that every person or corporation desiring to sell, offer for sale, expose for sale, dispose of, exchange, or deliver milk or cream in the City of Savannah shall make application to the health officer for a permit so to do. Such application shall be made on a printed form, to be furnished by the health officer upon demand., and the applicant, if an individual, shall state therein his full name and residence, and if a corporation shall state therein full name and residence of each of its officers. Such application shall also state the location of the place at which it is proposed to carry on the business. It shall also contain a statement of the number and character of wagons or other vehicles to be used by the applicant in or about his or Its business; also the number of cows, if any, owned or controlled by the applicant, and such other data concerning the conduct of such business as the health officer may require. The health officer, upon receipt of such application, shall cause to be investigated the place of business described in such application, and the wagons and other vehicles, if any, intended to be used by such applicant. If such places of business and such wagons or other vehicles are found upon such investigaM. K. c. s.17 256________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_____ tion to be in a sanitary condition, and fit for the uses and purposes to which they are intended to be put, said health officer shall forthwith register said applicant in a proper record to be kept for the purpose, and issue a permit authorizing such applicant to carry on, engage in, and conduct the business of vendors of milk in the City of Savannah, at the place designated in such application. All permits granted pursuant to this ordinance may at any time be revoked by the health officer, subject to the approval of the Board of Sanitary Commissioners, for the persistent, repeated, or wilful violation of any law or ordinance, or of any regulation of the health officer, governing the sale of milk in the City of Savannah; provided, however, that no such permit shall, at any time, be revoked by the health officer unless he shall first have given the holder of the same not less than ten days' notice in writing of his intention to revoke such permit, and an opportunity to be heard by the Board of Sanitary Commissioners as to why such should not be done; this proviso not to be taken to apply to cases where the sale of milk or cream may be temporarily prohibited by the health officer because of disease on the premises, temporary insanitary condition, or similar causes. Such permits shall not be transferable, and no permit used hereunder shall entitle or authorize the holders thereof to carry on, engage in, or conduct the business of vendor of milk in any place or places other than those designated and set out in such permit. If any person having a permit to vend milk, as aforesaid, shall change the location of his or its place of business, notice of such'proposed change shall be given to said health officer, and his consent in writing received to conduct such business at such new location; and no business shall be conducted or carried on at such new location until such consent has been received. Sec. 14. Be it further ordained, that every vendor of milk having a permit, aforesaid, shall, whenever so re- ______MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________257 quired, furnish the health officer a statement of all changes in the data and information provided for in the preceding section, and shall also, whenever so required, furnish him a list of all persons from whom he or it receives milk or cream for use in his said business, whether said shipments be from within or outside the City of Savannah; and said health officer shall have power by regulation to require that changes or additions in said lists of shippers shall be furnished him from time to time as 'they occur. Said health officer shall keep a record of such shippers, when furnished as aforesaid, for the use of his office, but the same shall not be open to the inspection of other persons. Sec. 15. Be it further ordained, that the permit to engage in the vending of milk, hereinbefore referred to, shall be posted conspicuously in the applicant's place of business, at a point to be designated by the health officer or a health inspector. Each vendor of milk shall, before engaging in the sale of milk or cream, cause his name or the name of the dairy and the permit number (the former in letters of a readable size, the permit numbers in figures not less than three inches in height) to be placed and remain on each outer side of all wagons or other vehicles used by such vendors in the conveyance or sale of milk or cream. Sec. 16. Be it further ordained, that the health officer shall have power to adopt such regulations as he may deem proper and necessary to insure all milk and cream intended for consumption in the City of Savannah being produced, transported, stored, kept, distributed, retailed, and delivered under conditions rendering them suitable for consumption as human food, and to compel perfect hygienic and sanitary conditions of all cow stables, creameries, and dairies from which milk and cream so intended for consumption in the City of Savannah are produced; copies of the same to be printed and kept for free distribution to the public; and said health officer shall have power to prohibit the sale within the corporate limits of the City of Savannah of milk 258________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_________ and cream produced, transported, stored, kept, distributed, retailed, or delivered contrary to such regulations, whether said milk or cream be produced within or outside the corporate limits of the City of Savannah; and to the end that said regulation may be enforced in the case of milk or cream produced outside the corporate limits of the City of Savannah, but intended for consumption -therein, said health officer" may require such of the city milk inspectors as he may designate for the purpose to make inspections, at such intervals and times as he may deem expedient, of all dairy farms, stables, and other places outside the City of Savannah from which milk or cream is shipped for consumption in the City of Savannah. In case full access to such premises, or a full opportunity to investigate all the conditions under which milk is there produced or kept, shall be denied said inspectors, or in case,' upon such inspection, the conditions are found such as in the opinion of said health officer render such milk or cream unsuitable or unsafe for human food, and warrant the exclusion of said cream or milk from sale in the City of Savannah, said health officer shall have power to absolutely prohibit the sale thereof at any place in the City of Savannah until such time as the reason for their exclusion shall, in his opinion, have ceased, and he shall adopt such means of identifying such milk and cream as to him may seem proper and expedient. In case of the exclusion of any milk or cream as aforesaid from sale within the City of Savannah, said health officer shall immediately make a record of such fact in a properly indexed book, kept for that purpose, said book to be open to the inspection of all vendors of milk who may desire to inspect the same. The action of the health officer hereunder to be subject to the approval of the Sanitary Board. Sec. 17. Be it further ordained, that the health officer and all other officers of the health department, and any inspector or police officer authorized by the health officer, shall have the right and power to enter and have full access MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 259 to any building, structure, or premises where any milk and cream, or either of them, is stored or kept for sale, and shall have the right of access to all wagons, railroad cars, or other vehicles of any kind for the conveyance or delivery of milk and cream, or either of them, and to any building, structure, or premises where he believes or has reason to believe milk or cream, or either of them, is stored or kept for sale; and shall have the right to take samples of milk and cream therefrom (such samples not to exceed one quart) for the purpose of inspecting, testing, or analyzing the same. Sec 18. Be it further ordained, that every sample of milk delivered to any officer of the health department, or inspector, shall have a label attached to the vessel containing such sample, upon which shall be written, at the time of the delivery of such sample, the number of the dealer's permit, the number of the sample, the date of collection, and the name of the inspector or officer taking the same; and a memorandum shall be made by the officer or inspector collecting such sample of the number of the sample, and the name of the owner and driver from whom collected; and no conviction shall be had of any person for selling or having in his possession adulterated milk, as in this ordinance defined, unless, at the time of taking the sample upon the evidence of which conviction is asked, a duplicate sample, properly sealed and marked for identification, shall have been delivered to the person from whose possession such original sample was taken. Sec. 19. Be it further ordained, that the violation of any provision or regulation of this ordinance, and any failure to comply therewith, and the refusal or failure to comply with any direction or order of the health officer hereunder, shall be subject, upon conviction before the Police Court of the City of Savannah, to a fine not exceeding fifty dollars ($50), and to imprisonment not to exceed ten (10) days, either or both, in the discretion of the court, and each 260 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT day's failure or neglect to comply shall be held and deemed to be a separate and distinct offense, and punishable accordingly. Sec. 20. Be it further ordained, that the provisions of this ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days from date of passage. Sec. 21. Be it further ordained, that all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Above ordinance adopted in Council August 11, 1909. By Alderman Wilson An ordinance to provide that the ordinance commonly known as the "Milk Ordinance," adopted by Council on the eleventh day of August, 1909, shall not go into effect until November 1, 1909, Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, that the ordinance commonly known as the "Milk Ordinance," which provides regulations touching the keeping of cows, stables for cows, dairies, etc., adopted by the Council of the City of Savannah on the eleventh day of August. 1909, shall not go into effect or be enforced until November 1, 1909. / Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, that all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Above ordinance adopted in Council September 8, 1909. _ JMAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT _ 261 By Alderman Barrow An ordinance to provide rules and regulations for the purpose of carrying out and effecting the ordinance adopted September 8, 1909, entitled, "An ordinance to provide regulations touching the keeping of cows, stables for cows, dairies, milk, and the sale of milk; to provide for the election of an inspector of milk, and for other purposes designed to secure purity in the milk consumed in the City of Savannah," and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, that the following rules and regulations, for the purpose of carrying out and effecting the ordinance passed September 8, 1909, entitled, "An ordinance to provide regulations touching the keeping of cows, stables for cows, dairies, milk, and the sale of milk; to provide for the election of an inspector of milk, and for other purposes designed to secure purity in the milk consumed in the City of Savannah," be and they are hereby adopted, to become effective and of force on and after November 1, 1909, to wit: WHOLE OR PURE MILK is milk that shall conform to the following standard: Not less than fat, 3.5 per cent.; solids (not fat), 8.5 per cent.; total solids, 12.00 per cent. Specific gravity, 1030. Water (not more than) 88.00 per cent. The removal of cream, addition of water or any foreign substances to be considered adulterations. Milk so altered will be condemned and confiscated, and on third offense revocation of license will result. Milk drawn from cows within fifteen (15) days before calving or within seven (7) days afterwards is not whole or pure milk, and will be condemned and confiscated as above stated. 262 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT CREAM shall conform to the following standard: 18 per cent, fat. SKIMMED MILK may be sold, provided each container holding said milk be distinctly marked on the outside "SKIMMED MILK." in letters not less than one (1) inch in length. BACTERIAL STANDARD Milk shall not contain more than (from April 1 to November 1) 500,000 bacteria per cubic centimeter; November 1 to April 1 of each year, not more than 300,000 bacteria per cubic centimeter; and shall be entirely free of any bacteria of transmissible diseases. CREAM shall not contain more than (from April 1 to November 1) 1,000,000 bacteria per cubic centimeter; November 1 to April 1, 500,000 bacteria per cubic centimeter; and shall be entirely free from any bacteria of transmissible diseases. COW STALLS Requirements of Dairy Cows Within Corporate Limits i Xo cow or cows shall be kept, stalled, or milked within fifty (50) feet of a building used as a residence; of a watercloset, privy vault, nor a garbage receptacle, unless said receptacle be of metal with tightly fitting top. No cow or cows shall be milked while standing on the ground, but all barns, stables, or sheds must be floored, preferably of cement or similar material; if of wood, to be so constructed as to shed all urine. Floors shall be flushed daily with water. No bedding shall be used containing dirt or dust. Manure must be removed from barns, stables, or sheds twice a day, and from the premises every day, as prescribed by ordinance. __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________263 No loose food products shall be stored above apartment where cows are milked, unless the ceiling of said apartment is of tongued-and-grooved boards so that dirt or dust will not fall into said apartment. No horses or mules shall be kept in stables, barns, or sheds with cows. FOOD Cows shall not be fed on slops, swill, or any refuse, decaying or fermented material. WATER For all purposes artesian, and it is recommended that it be from tap for its detailed use. PASTURES No cows shall be pastured where there is any garbage deposit or dumping ground for refuse matter, nor where they have access to any stagnant or polluted surface water, either for drinking purposes or where cows may lie down in said water. MILKING Cows shall at all times be kept free from manure and other filth, and before being milked all long hairs on flanks and udders shall be removed. Udders should be washed and dried before milking. THE MILKER should cleans"e his hands with soap and water, and dry them. Foremilk should not go into milking pail. Clean clothes, preferably of cotton stuff, are recommended, and the same are requisite for a perfect score on the score card. UTENSILS Each time before use all milk containers, beginning at the milking pail and ending with receptacle in which milk 264 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT is delivered to consumer or retailer, must be immaculately cleaned and sterilized by exposure inside and outside to a temperature of not less than 212 degrees Fahrenheit for five minutes. MILKING PAILS AND CONTAINERS should be narrow-mouthed, metal containers, free from dents and sharp angles, rust, seams not properly soldered. As soon as filled they should be covered and removed to milk-house or -room for straining, aeration, and lowered to a temperature of Jess than 50 degrees Fahrenheit. This house or room must not be used as a residence, nor must any other food product be stored there. The walls, ceiling, and floor must be kept immaculately clean, and all doors and windows screened to exclude flies and dirt; bottling and canning tables, stands, or racks should be kept immaculately clean, and exposure to atmosphere in this process to be as short as possible. TRANSPORTATION All vehicles used for transporting milk shall be free from dust and dirt, and kept so at all times. They shall be covered. The name of the proprietor or .name of dafry must be on such vehicle in large, plain letters. If milk is transported by hand in wire racks, or by other devices, the container must be covered, to exclude dirt and dust. No milk container shall be returned from any house where is any contagious or infectious disease, but the milk must be delivered to such a house by transferring it to a receptacle from the house. DAIRIES OUTSIDE OF CORPORATE LIMITS In addition to the regulations laid down for dairy cows in the corporate limits, the following requirements are promulgated : MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 265 The use of surface water is prohibited. Manure shall be removed from barns, stables, and sheds before each milking, in a watertight vehicle, to a point not less than one hundred (100) yards from barn, stable, or shed; urine deposits to be treated in the same manner. Cow-yards must be free from stagnant pools of water, and shall be cared for so that the footing for cows shall be free from quagmires. Surface wells are forbidden. Waterclosets or privies shall not be less than one hundred (100) yards from milking stable, barn, or shed. MILK DEPOTS Milk shall be kept at a temperature below 50 degrees Fahrenheit. No milk or any of its products, save butter, shall be handled, stored, or sold from any building used as a residence. All surface floors, walls, and ceilings shall at all times be kept immaculately clean. Windows and doors shall be screened for the prevention of flies and dirt. Refrigerators and ice boxes shall have their inner surfaces lined with porcelain or metal. No other food products shall be stored in refrigerators or ice boxes. Utensils must be clean, free from rust and rough surfaces, and must be sterilized in inner and outer surfaces by exposure to a temperature of not less than 212 degrees Fahrenheit before receiving milk. PASTEURIZATION OF MILK AND CREAM First. No person, either himself or his agent, shall offer for sale pasteurized milk or pasteurized cream, unless the same shall have been produced, transported, stored, pasteurized, and handled in accordance with the rules of the Board of Sanitary Commissioners. Second. Any person or corporation desiring to pasteurize milk or cream for sale in the City of Savannah shall make application to the health officer for a permit, said permit to be issued on proof that the rules and regulations of this Board are "and can be complied with. I 266 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Third. Raw milk and cream containing more than 5,000,000 bacteria per cubic centimeter, or showing an abnormal fermentation, shall be considered insanitary and unfit for consumption as human food, even when pasteurized. Fourth. Pasteurized milk or cream shall contain not more than 50,000 bacteria per cubic centimeter, nor more than 1 per cent, of the number of bacteria contained in the product before pasteurization, and shall contain no pathogenic bacteria. Pasteurized products shall otherwise conform to the usual tests for efficiency of pasteurization. Fifth. Pasteurized milk and cream shall be sold only in bottles sterilized in live steam for thirty minutes; the packages shall be plainly marked to indicate the contents. THE CONSUMER The responsibility of the producer ends with the de- ' livery to the consumer. Immediately after the delivery of milk it should be refrigerated in the original package, and when taken from it for use should be placed in a serving vessel of simple design, with rounded bottom, and with covered top; which, after being used, should always be washed in hot water, with either soap or washing powder, and rinsed with hot water, and so placed that it will be safeguarded from flies. The same procedure should be followed with containers in which the milk is brought by the producer before their return. Bottled milk is the best form of milk containers. CERTIFIED MILK While at this time it is not deemed advisable to legislate on this subject, certified milk will, in time, be a neces- v sity, and the following statements should be embodied in the regulations: The term "Certified Milk" shall mean milk produced, stored, handled, and sold in accordance with special rules MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 267 of the Board of Sanitary Commissioners, for the control of certified milk, in general accordance with the methods of the American Association of Medical Milk Commissions. The sale of milk, under the term "Certified Milk," not produced, stored, handled, and sold in accordance with these rules shall be subject to penalty, as provided by ordinance for violation of the rules of the Board of Sanitary Commissioners. The following score cards, on which results of inspections of dairies and milk depots, are to be used to educate the producer and handler of milk, to protect the consumer, and to systematize the work of milk inspection: DAIRY SCORE CARD Division 1Health, Comfort, and Protection of Cows 1. Health of cows ______ 25 2. Isolation during sickness and calving 10 3. Comfort, bedding, etc. 10 4. Location of stable 11 5. Construction of stable 12 6. Lighting of stable 4 7. Ventilation, cubic space, etc. _______ 8 8. Food ___________:_______________ 10 9. Water ___________________________ 10 Total score _____________________100 Division 2Cleanliness of Cows and Their Surroundings 10. Cleanliness of cows ___'._______________________ 45 11. Cleanliness of stable, freedom from odor and dust_ 45 12. Condition of barnyard _________________ 8 13. Condition of pasture __________________ 2 Total score _____________________100 268 MAYOR'S ANNUM, REPORT Division 3Construction, Cleaning, and Care of Utensils 14. Construction of utensils 25 15. Cleaning of utensils ___________________ 30 16. Water supply for cleaning 25 17. Care of utensils after cleaning . 20 Total score _______________________100 Division AHealth of Employees, and Their Methods of Milking 18. Health of employees 45 19. Cleanliness of milkers 15 20. Milking with clean, dry hands 15 21. Quiet milking _______________________ 5 22. Cleaning of udder __________________ 12 23. Rejection of foremilk _________'________ 8 Total score _____________________100 Division 5Handling of Milk 24. Cleanliness of attendants '_ 5 25. Prompt removal from stable 8 26. Promptness of cooling and aeration 8 27. Efficiency of cooling _____ 22 28. Method of straining _______________-___ 10 29. Sanitary milk-room __________ 25 30. Methods of storage 11 31. Methods of transportation _______ 11 Total score _______-__________________100 Total of all-scores __500 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 269 SPECIAL DEDUCTION FOR CAUSE Total score Sanitary Rating: SCORE CARD FOR MILK DEPOT 1Location and Cleanliness of Plant Perfect 1. Location __ 10 2. Arrangement 10 3. Construction _____________ 14 4. Light and ventilation 3 5. Screens IS 6. Cleanliness 48 Total score _____________________100 2Machinery and UtensilsWater Supply 7. Construction __________ 20 8. Cleanliness _________________ 59 9. Water supply ______________________ 30 Total score ____________________100 3Handling and Storage of Milk 10. Handling of milk _____________________ 70 11. Storage of milk ______________________ 30 Total score ___________________100 270 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT ______ 4Wagons and Salesrooms 12. Wagons (construction) ____:__________ 8 13. Wagons (condition-cleanliness) ___________ 18 14. Wagons (protection of product) __________ 18 15. Salesrooms (location) __________ 20 16. Salesrooms (ordercleanliness) _ 36 Total score _____________________100 5Health, Cleanliness of Employees 17. Cleanliness and neatness of employees ______ 40 18. Health of employees ___:_____________ 60 Total score _1___________100 Grand total score 500 Rating: FirstA total score of 480 per cent, and each Division of 90 per cent., Excellent. SecondA total score of 450 per cent., and each Division of 80 per cent., Good. ThirdA total score of 400 per cent., and each Division of 60 per cent., Medium. FourthA total score of 350 per cent., and each Division of 55 per cent., Poor. FifthA total score of 300 per cent., and each Division of 50 per cent., Lowest Score Passable. Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, that all of the provisions of the said ordinance of September 8, 1909, known as the "Milk Ordinance," for the purpose of enforcing and carrying __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________271 out the said rules and regulations, and providing for a punishment for a failure to comply therewith, be and they are hereby adopted and ratified. Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, that all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Bacteriological Laboratory The Municipal laboratory, with its Director, Dr. Bassett, are two of the most valuable health assets a city could have, and in the case of Savannah, your administration, with liberal appropriations, and under the control of its most efficient Director, we stand easily ahead of the procession. The report of Dr. Bassett will follow this report. Recommendations The entire sanitation of the city should be under the control of the Board of Sanitary Commissioners. The responsibility lies there, and the work can be better accomplished there thani in any other department. The collection of garbage and its removal is a sanitary measure, and its conduct should be under the direct control of the health authorities. At the present time, and for many years past, this forceprimarily intended to remove the garbageis taking anything that is in the way of personsfrom back yards, streets, and lanes; and this tax on the garbage wagons prevents a daily removal of garbage. These wagons remove tons of horse and cow droppings, which removal is forbidden under the law, which provides for such removal by the owners of such animals. Debris on the streets and in the lanes, which should be removed by the Streets and Lanes Department, is moved by these wagons, and much of the work of the Park and Tree Commission is performed by these wagons. All this M. H. c. 8.is 272________MAYOR'S ANNUAL RBPORT________ _ prevents the prompt removal of garbage. Again, this material, for its final disposition, is not handled in a sanitary manner. It is now taken to a spot within the city limits, placed in cars which are hauled through the streets of the city for a mile and a half: and there is no sanitary responsibility on anyone concerned with the work, from the gathering of garbage in back yards to its removal from the city. If the scavenger service was placed where it belongs, a daily removal of garbage could be maintained with fewer wagons, and the surplus wagons could be turned over to the Streets and Lanes Department for the removal of such matter which is good filling material for the low grounds east and west of the city; and for the removal of trees, grass, and weeds of the Park and Tree Commission. Your attention is particularly called to the many objections raised against the location of the present dump. Building Laws It is an imperative necessity that this city enact building laws which will prevent the construction of uninhabitable houses, which are so constructed that the only idea appears to be the revenue to be obtained from their rental. These houses are built with cunning ingenuity as to getting as many buildings as possible in the smallest area of ground. From a sanitary standpoint, the worst problem we have to deal with in the City of Savannah is this one. There should be laws enacted to prevent the overcrowding, not only of these houses, but to prevent the congestion of people in these houses. A midnight visit to such buildings would be a revelation to the average citizen. The congestion of residences and of people in them is the one reason why, last year, 34 white people died of tuberculosis and 124 negroes succumbed to that disease; and, for the same reason, three negro children die when one white child dies: and there are other diseases, causing a high MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 273 death-rate, which are a result of this disregard of the laws of sanitation. The moral side figures here also. Would you expect an improved morality when families of male and female children grow up in direct contact, which necessarily follows when the family is restricted to one room? Would you expect normal health conditions? It is time for the dominant white race to look this and kindred problems squarely in the face, and legislate for the betterment of these people. The municipality of the future will not be the city of the largest number of inhabitants, but of the better personnel of its citizens. Your Health Officer for nearly twenty-five years has watched these conditions, and he is neither a sentimentalist nor does he pose as a philanthropist; but, once more, he urges the appointment of a Commission (non-political) to look into the conditions which exist here. Better now than when the exigencies of some impending health or social trouble forces itself on this community for immediate solution. The collateral evils which exist here need the work of such a Commission, as do the lack of sanitary habitations and surroundings for the negro. Sanitary Inspection This work, never in the public eye, can partially be appreciated by a glance at the following table: Water service shut off from watercloset_________ 380 Sewers choked _______________________ 211 Sewers broken, leaking, caved __________ 135 Sewers (waste from same "backing up" in yards)__ 102 Waterclosets choked __________________11486 Watercloset bowl leaking, overflowing _______ 76 Watercloset bowl broken, loose, disconnected _____ 78 Watercloset wastepipe broken, leaking, loose, with holes 62 Watercloset .trap broken, leaking, disconnected ____ 35 Watercloset trap, no cover ______________ 60 274 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Watercloset trap cover improperly fastened 27 Watercloset tank and valve to same deranged 284 Watercloset tank without proper support _ 38 Watercloset tank leaking, overflowing 269 Watercloset tank missing, disconnected 6 Watercloset tank and valve to sameparts missing 3 Watercloset flush pipe leaking _ 321 Watercloset flush pipe mashed, broken, punctured 59 Watercloset flush pipe choked 40 Watercloset flush pipe missing, disconnected 43 Watercloset flooring in disrepair 94 Bathtub wastepipe or trap choked 67 Bathtub wastepipe leaking 60 Bathtub wastepipe in disrepair 3 Wash-basin wastepipe or trap choked 3 Wash-basin wastepipe leaking _- 3 Wash-basin wastepipe or trap in disrepair 1 Sink wastepipe or trap choked _ 122 Sink wastepipe or trap leaking 98 Sink wastepipe in disrepair or disconnected 68 Sink wastepipe or trap missing _ 5 Urinal wastepipe or trap leaking ________ 4 Hydrants and supplies to same leaking ________ 370 Watercloset supplies leaking ____________ 350 Supplies to other fixtures leaking _____________ 25 Watercloset valves leaking _____ 51 Vacant houses inspected _________________ 339 Vacant stores inspected ____-____ 7 Yards littered with trash, garbage, etc. _________ 331 Alleys littered with trash, garbage, etc. _________ 1 Houses littered with trash, garbage, etc. _______ 4 Stores littered with trash, garbage, etc. _________ 6 Roofs leaking and defective ___!_____________ 5 Lots littered with trash, garbage, etc. ______ 4 Weeds growing on lots ______________-_____ 9 Weeds growing in yards and alleys ___________ 18 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 275 Privy and surface vaults caved, also with defective curbing _____ 52 Privy vaults for cleaning ____________1556 Privy vaults defective ___________-___ 184 Privy vaults for abandonment ____ 34 Privy vaults with water in same __ 24 Holes in yards used as privies (nuisance) _ 3 Mosquitoes breeding in privy vaults __ 1 Surface vaults full (for cleaning) _____ 9 Dry wells for cleaning _______ 6 Cesspool in bad order __'___ 1 Manure in stables, stable lots, etc. 36 Stock pens in offensive condition 2 No sanitary convenience provided for occupied premises 9 Water service insufficient _________ 34 Houses abused by trespassers ___-__ 15 Stormwater leaders and gutters to same choked___ 16 Stormwater leaders corroded _______:__ 16 Stormwater leaders improperly diverting rainfall . 35 Stormwater leaders with lengths missingdisconnected 50 Ditches holding water _________ 7 Waterclosets improperly used by trespassers ______ 19 Yards flooded with water from hydrant supplies, etc._ 208 Defective drainage of yards _ 22 Wells holding stagnant water ___ 6 Yard cesspools in bad order (defective curbing)___ 35 Yard cesspools choked 5 Special nuisances _ 7 No tank for watercloset ___________________ 4 Lots.used improperly by trespassers -_______ 7 Water under houses _____________________ 28 Defective drainage of streets and lanes _________ 50 Irregular scavenger service ______ 10 Garbage, etc., in streets __ 4 "Plumbing of sink referred to Inspector of Plumbing_ 26 Plumbing of bathtub referred to Inspector of Plumbing 13 276 MAYOR'S ANNUAL. REPORT Plumbing of waterclosets referred to Inspector of Plumbing __________ 53 Stormwater pipe connection with sewer referred to Inspector of Plumbing 8 Plumbing of yard cesspools referred to Inspector of Plumbing __________________ 4 Defective vent pipes referred to Inspector of Plumbing 8 Defective sewers referred to Inspector of Plumbing_ 8 Old, wornout, and obsolete closets referred to Inspector of Plumbing 18 Operation automatic tank closets referred to Inspector of Plumbing 8 Docket case on account refusal to relieve stoppage in sewer _ 7 Docket case on account refusal to repair sewer or plumbing ____. ______________ 7 Docket case on account holding back condemned meat 2 Docket case on account refusal to cut rank vegetation 18 Docket case on account of unsanitary yard 6 Docket case on account refusal to dispose of manure_ 3 Barrels at railroad terminal without oil to prevent mosquitoes from breeding in water in them 511 Ditches and culverts at railroad terminal holding stagnant water __ 1 Rank vegetation at railroad terminal 3 There is still a disregard of sanitary details among our people, and the rights of neighbors are not considered. We find, not infrequently, that the rank growth of weeds which hides objectionable matter, and which produces and hides mosquitoes, does not interest the property owner, because he lives in another part of the city, and the health of those persons is no concern of Jiis. Even when notified by this department, and later brought into Police Court, too often he escapes punishment. The lack of administration of laws is our greatest deficiency. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 277 The Board of Sanitary Commissioners consists of Mayor Geo. W. Tiedeman, Chairman; Aldermen Battey and McCauley, and citizens Mr. J. M. Solomons, Col. Beirne Gordon, and Dr. Jabez Jones: the Health Officer acting as Secretary. Very respectfully, W. F. BRUNNER, M. D., Health Officer. 278 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT o. S- 81 3oif s1 j o o i ; ^ ' JK]IH3AOftJ' JiX}tn333J JSqOJDQ qu,d=, s i isn8ny Xej\; aunf [udy PH Xa*pj XjenuEf 0&o 0 : 0 ~ro s0oo^ '. *D00 1 CAUSES DEATH OF ' . fl t->CX *.*P~~4coiAr*~~iC4;noX <- M *H <*" ^* *-* 9~* ft ^1 ^* ^ fN -*H ^ ^1 et p c^ *4- ij: ! vCC I -W (NWN S"^t t ^H ~-" rt 1/5 * fo 0 * ^ ^-1 ^J1 1 1 eg ^^ r^i .2 ^+ ^ * y JJ to 4V " *-". rH t - "* ^H ~*C "?C 100 Ot ,~iir> xn 1M *^ a CJ 4, u C ^^ *"* (^1 1 t ~* *""' 1 I *^ t 1 ' * ' -,CX *.*P~~4coiAr*~~iC4;noX <- M *H <*" ^* *-* 9~* ft ^1 ^* ^ fN -*H ^ ^1 et p c^ *4- ij: ! vCC I -W (NWN S"^t t ^H ~-" rt 1/5 * fo 0 * ^ ^-1 ^J1 1 1 eg ^^ r^i .2 ^+ ^ * y JJ to 4V " *-". rH t - "* ^H ~*C "?C 100 Ot ,~iir> xn 1M *^ a CJ 4, u C ^^ *"* (^1 1 t ~* *""' 1 I *^ t 1 ' * ' -, 1 1 2 - j V 4 w 2 1 1 6- 4 1 0 c 1 1 2 1 til w 1 1 4 c 1 1 1 3 1 5 2 W 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 4 6 1 September W 1 1 -- 1 1 c 1 2 1 2 2 October W! 1 1 -- 1 1 4 0 1 1 1 4 Kovember w 1 1 1 1 0 1 2 2 i December w, 1 1 1 0! 1 1 3 1 1 2 1 1 w 3 3 1 3 3 1 1 i 7 13 1 7 1 0 1 10 2 8 3 1 8 7 26 2 1 38 1 6 Total Grand W*0 4 3 11 5 8 6 1 1 1 13 3 14 39 2 1 1 45 1 7 280 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Fever, Scarlet Fever, Typhoid Fever, Typhus Gangrene Gastritis Gastro Enteritis - - Gestation, Octopic Heart Disease Heart Disease, Valvular Heart, Neuralgia of Hemorrhage, Post partum Hernia Hydrocephalus Ileocolitis Indigestion, Acute Influenza Intestines, Hemorrhage of Intestines, Intersusception of Intestines, Obstruction of Intestines, Prolapses of Jaundice . Leukemia Liver, Hypertrophy of Locomotor Ataxia Lungs, Abscess of - 1114131-1 13 ?, 1 ?, -11 1? .. 11 221S134-1 1 ?. 1 - 1133111 ?. 1I ?, ?, ?\\1 113?1 11174111 1 ?,14 111 fi14 ?, 3111 4131111 1311 3?311 ?, 118 1341 S11 4 ?, 6131 11211 122133 12411 1312\12 1911661 3721 111131 7.31 43 20 10 41 142111 2761314311 10 1 1314 26 16 ' 1 78 1621111 3871161413331 11 K> * O%1Fg8 to 38 Annual Report of Deaths from Natural Causes in the Chy of Savannah, Qa., for 1909 Continued CAUSES OF DEATH Dementia .. _ .. Diabetes __.' __.. __ Diarrhea _ Diphtheria _ Dropsy ___ ___ . _ Dysentery ... _ _____ __. _ Dystocia __ . ______ . _ Embolism, Cardiac . . Emphysena _ Endocarditis -- _________ Endometritis .. __-_ _________ Enteritis . Entero Colitis _ _ _____ Epilepsy _ .__ _____ Esophagus. Stricture of . ______ Fistula ... _______ Fever, Malarial . _.__ ___ Fever, Malarial, Intermittent _____ Fever, Malarial, Remittent ______ j W 0 1 1 February w 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 i w 1 1 1 1 1 0 3 1 1 1 1 |W 1 1 0 1 5 S 1 w c , 1 > 1 1 2 - j V 4 w 2 1 1 6- 4 1 0 c 1 1 2 1 til w 1 1 4 c 1 1 1 3 1 5 2 W 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 4 6 1 September W 1 1 -- 1 1 c 1 2 1 2 2 October W! 1 1 -- 1 1 4 0 1 1 1 4 Kovember w 1 1 1 1 0 1 2 2 i December w, 1 1 1 0! 1 1 3 1 1 2 1 1 w 3 3 1 3 3 1 1 i 7 13 1 7 1 0 1 10 2 8 3 1 8 7 26 2 1 38 1 6 Total Grand W*0 4 3 11 5 8 6 1 1 1 13 3 14 39 2 1 1 45 1 7 280 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Fever, Scarlet Fever, Typhoid Fever, Typhus Gangrene Gastritis Gastro Enteritis Gestation, Octopic Heart Disease Heart Disease, Valvular Heart, Neuralgia of Hemorrhage Hemorrhage, Post partum Hernia ___________ . ______ Hydrocephalus Ileocolitis Indigestion, Acute Influenza Intestines, Hemorrhage of Intestines, Obstruction of Intestines, Prolapses of Jaundice . . Leukemia Liver, Hypertrophy of Liver, Yellow Atrophy of Lungs, Abscess of - Lungs, Congestion of 1114131-1 13 ?, 1 ?, 1-11 1?-11 ? ?. 1S134-1 1?1 I1133111 7117 ?. ?,\\\ 11321 11174111 -f ?,14 111614? 3111 4131111 1311 32311 7. 118 1341 S11 4 ?. 6131 11 ?,11 12 7,\33 12411 131 ?,11 7, 1911661 372\ 111131231 43 20 10 41 142111 2761314311 10 1 1314 26 16 1 1 78 1621111 3871161413331 11 J5 O 31g2gF Irt %SS _ Pneumonia __________ Broncha Pneumonia, __________ Prostititis _______________ Co Ul to CO _ Ul Ul _ ^ _ ^ , - to I tvJ I w> t CO to to 1 ~co c* k-CK -,, Ul oo Peritonitis, Puerperal __________ ti" O f 2 : t^. i PU) ^ ^ to 1 1 ro to ^ t i ^ i i i toJN; 1' ~NJ 1 1 H* -> 1 Jhfl s1 n 3 O TJ O a * <* > 2. tfl O - INJ CO -n is* N> 0 >-> to ^-^ H- 1 Ul 1 to OS to H- IO to i ! to Os *. Ul tO 4^ u> to ! CO 1 CO 1 1 1 tO *. CO OJ Chloroform Narcosis, __________ _ 9 t=v, 8 Tubercular Meningitis, __________ jto Meningitis, _______ Cerebro-Spinal ^ n 33" 5. *' Marasmus -. __ _ -> to ^ o _l to to ~N> *. ^^ 4k. l-o*. Ul to Co r - H-l . ^-Os 1 . .>. fc-^- to to SO < h >~^ QO C o hJCOU * 9 CO of Lungs, _________ Hemorrhage 10 0 i I-O*. f * 4^ cy\ " ' vj 1 (/I f^ * OL> *- -* VJ *^ t* *-^ t*l (/| J^- 1 O G 0 G*."* ^January Q ^ March 0 si ' O 55 May - June - o }vy October o I - JDecember a 1 iTotal Grand Total o Annual otueatna weporttrom Natural inuautei thoffor 1909 Ga.,CHy Savannah, Continued I xaoaax S.HOAVH Purpura Hemorrhagica Pyelonephritis Rheumatism Scrofula Septicemia, Puerperal Shock _ . _______ .... ____ ... Stomach. Ulcer of Syphilis __.__ Tabes Dorsalis . __ _ - _ _ _ Teething _. . _. __ Tetanus -_--_. ____ __ ... ..... Thrush _ . __ _ Trismus Nascentium __ Uterus. Hemorrhage of Whooping Cough 1 3 ?, I 1 1 14 1 Total _ - __ . __ - ___ -i41|57 1 1 1 1 4 1 37 3 1 12 ? 1 77 1 -- 4 1 2 I 9 3 2 1 1 1 5 3S|55|37 1 1 2 2 1 3 13 ? 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 2 7 1 11 1| 1 1, ~ --I ? 1 11 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 ? 1 6 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 ? ? 12 1 1 1 2 1 ] 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 12 3 - 2 "l 3 1 - 1 ? 8 2 ^ 1 2 ~ 1 2 2 3 1 10 3 1 ?. 1 2 1 7 1 1 1 3 1 5 3 1 34 1 1 3 1 1 1 13 1 3 1 16 4 11i 8 8 124 1 20 3 1 9 2 1 3 1 1 20 2 4 1 1 19 1 4 16 4 8 9 158 1 1 21 6 1 10 7Sj47|91!?OI67|33|73|33i67i143i67i 53J81J34i'82i'39J86i 462J 878J1340 MAYOR'S ANNUALREPORT 133 O a a e c ffSl tilts o3* 0> Cfl to w ^ in In VI __ ^ _ to 1 1 to t I-* t w to to 1 _.!_> ON H-CK 2 -^ cn OO ftJhrJ^ rr* (t rt S3. 2. 3 oo S. 3 3 " E5C fa B-flj o o V N . to 1 10 to >- 1 - 1 1 _ 1 1 j N toJt r h 1 H 1 Old _............ Age Paralysis _________ Patent Foramen Ovale - ________ Pellasrra ________ _____ -" 10 OJ i to 01 10 to 1 Cd >-> to - -* i 1 -* - 1 UI 1 to ON to >-> to - to i i --- ON 4- C/l - IO 4- O tn to - ! w 0 i-> O> tO Tubercular Meningitis, __________ to ^- Meningitis, _______ Cerebro-Spinal ^__ S n 35" S. 5" Marasmus ______ ->-> to -> o - to to -to 4k O\ I 4k tO 4k Ul to cf 1 1 . ~o> 1 1 * 4k -- r 3 <*) 0 n D. 3 oi-h fcto to to 3 1 4k OO1X U O KJ(U of Lungs, Hemorrhage _________ to n C O ** Q January ^ March Q si ' 53 May - ^ . o June : S T..I 0 1 tO4k _ . ....... . October o November I o 1 ^ ' [Total a 1 - *. o, ^ -v. ^ Grand Total 3 o 3 O S^ sr * -i o 3 Z rt5 XHOd3H TVHNNV S.HOAVH 28Z Parpura Hemorrhagica Pyelonephritis Rheumatism Scrofula Septicemia __ ,. Septicemia, Puerperal ___ Shock ___________________ Spina Bifida Stomach. Ulcer of __ Syphilis Tabes Dorsalis Teething ___ ...._. __________ Tetanus _________ _______ Thrush ________________ Tuberculosis Tumor, Ovarian Undefined Uremia Whooping Cough _ 1 3 ?, I 1 1 14 1 Total _ - __ . __ - ___ _|41|57 1 1 1 1 4 1 37 3 * 12 } 1 77 1 ~ 4 1 ? I 9 3 2 1 1 1 S 1 1 2 2 1 3 13 ?, 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 2 7 1 11 H- -I-- I, - ? 1 11 1 2 1 -- 1 1 1 1 1 10 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 ? 1 6 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 ._ 1 ? ? 12 1 1 1 2 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 12 i*j 2 "i 3 1 1 ? 8 2 j 1 2 1 2 2 3 1 10 3 1 ?, 1 2 1 7 1 1 1 3 1 S 3 1 34 1 1 3 1 1 1 13 1 3 1 16 4 11i 8 8 124 1 20 3 1 9 2 1 3 1 1 20 2 4 1 1 19 1 4 16 4 8 9 158 1 1 21 6 1 10 3sisS|3"7i 7S|47|91|?0|67|33|73|33i67i43i67i53i81J34i82i39i86J 462J 878J1340 MAYOR'S ANNUALREPORT MONTHS January February . March ._. _ _ _ _ _ April i""* Mav _ June July ..._.-.... August September October _ November December Total . _ - _ w 3 4 3 6 11 2 5 5 2 8 5 6 50 1 ~* c 9 18 8 21 25 13 17 18 10 13 23 24 199 Between and 21 w ~4 ~2 1 1 4 1 3 1 2 2 21 c 2 2 ~2 6 5 3 3 3 3 29 ^ Between "l "l 1 ~3 6 2 and So 1 2 6 ~2 1 1 4 3 1 3 24 i w 1 ~2 5 O C 1 1 2 2 2 1 t I 12 * Between 'and 102in "l 2 2 1 "l ~2 9 S 4 2 4 6 3 7 5 1 5 3 7 52 AGE SUMMARY w 4 2 4 4 4 ~4 2 2 3 1 1 31 i 3 ,1'a c 12 12 7 12 14 15 12 7 11 15 14 11 142 w 8 2 3 6 6 3 4 1 1 6 7 4 51 B | L. c 10 14 11 10 11 13 8 12 6 12 14 11 132 i w 4 5 3 6 6 2 2 5 6 6 4 4 53 9. * * f c 6 14 13 9 10 4 12 9 10 14 9 10 120 I j 1 w 8 2 6 1 5 2 3 3 7 6 6 3 52 3 1 S c 5 4 3 11 9 6 6 4 8 4 11 9 80 1 w 7 7 6 7 6 5 2 6 13 13 2 9 83 S el r. c 4 3 3 5 4 4 2 7 3 5 8 48 i i , 3 5 7 4 3 9 5 7 4 5 2 3 57 S Si IB c 2 2 4 2 2 1 "s 4 1 23 w 4 6 2 2 4 1 2 1 2 3 4 31 t m s c 1 2 1 2 2 2 3 13 i w "I 2 - 3 8 8 c 1 1 - 2 w " _ 8 c 2 -- _ 2 1 1 w 41 37 35 37 47 30 33 33 43 53 34 39 462 c 57 77 55 75 91 67 73 67 67 81 82 86 878 \ W4C 98 114 90 112 138 97 106 100 110 134 116 125 1340 I DEATHS FROM VIOL.I CAUSES OF DEATH . ..._ _. .... . . .. 1 Accidents Asphyxiated _____ _____ Brain. Concussion cf" . _________ Burns __ ___________________ Fracture of Skull _ ___________ Gunshot Wound .. ___________________ Internal Injuries _ _________________ Poison, Chloroform ______________ Poison, Colchicun _ ______________ Spinal Injuries ~ ________________ Total . __ _ ___________ _N > c i rt *_ W 1 1 u* ^ 0 ', 5 . {] W 1 1 ? .1 ! >> 3 3 5L> ., 0 1 1 ? 4 1L, s t i r 9 1 1 L,t i 4 1 0 1 1 lit ,w cm 0. < c ?, 7 \ S IS. W 1 2 1 V >. 8 0 1 1 3 5 Kb iw ? 1 1 4 ,M ^ 3 -* 0 -_ AJ iW| 1 1 'U >. 3 " C 1 1 2 Kh 4i 1 < W 1 1 , i * 1) i > 0 ,11 L 1 1 4 t Wl <1 j 2 ^ Jl1 5 c 1 1 1 3 Hb L < 4. C W 2 1 1 , 1 1 - i > > C -1 - Wl 1 1 c. S . s c 1 1 1 1 4 _i c W, 1 1 ? J 5 j J > 3 0 W 3 4 2 1 4 1 1 1 2 19 " 1 0 4 4 S ?, 7 2 ?4 1 o 2 O w*o 7 8 7 1 2 11 1 1 1 4 41 I 0 3 CO> z Z %! ^ a S 5H MONTHS January February March ___ _ _ ____ April May June _ _____ July __-____________ August September ___________ October _ November __________ December ___________ Total _ _ -_ _ .__ w 3 4 3 6 11 2 5 5 2 8 5 6 50 1 * c 9 18 8 21 25 13 17 18 10 13 23 24 199 Between and 21 w ~4 1 1 1 4 1 3 1 2 2 21 c 2 2 ~2 6 5 3 3 3 3 29 ^ Between 1 "I 1 ~3 6 and 52 1 2 6 ~2 1 1 4 3 1 3 24 i w 1 ~2 "2 S Or"4 1 I/) C 1 ] 2 2 2 1 t I 12 * Between 'and 10i" n "l 2 2 1 "l 1 9 S 4 2 4 6 3 7 5 1 5 3 7 52 AOE SUMMARY w 4 2 4 4 4 ~4 2 2 3 1 1 31 I 3 ,1'a c 12 12 7 12 14 15 12 7 11 15 14 11 142 w 8 2 3 6 6 3 4 1 1 6 7 4 51 9 .5 fai c 10 14 11 10 11 13 8 12 6 12 14 11 132 ! W 4 5 3 6 6 2 2 5 6 6 4 4 53 9. \ * >s \ c 6 14 13 9 10 4 12 9 10 14 9 10 120 t 1 ] w 8 2 6 1 5 2 3 3 7 6 6 3 52 8 1 S c 5 4 3 11 9 6 6 4 8 4 11 9 80 w 7 7 6 7 6 5 2 6 13 13 2 9 83 S el r.c 4 3 3 5 4 4 2 7 3 5 8 48 8 ulIw c 3 5 7 4 3 9 5 7 4 5 2 3 57 2 2 4 2 2 1 "s 4 1 23 * si 8 i w 4 6 2 2 4 1 2 1 2 3 4 31 c 1 2 1 2 2 2 3 13 i w "I 2 - 3 8 | 1 c 1 1 -- 2 w " __ S ! c 2 _._. 2 1 1 w 4! 37 35 37 47 30 33 33 43 53 34 39 462 c 57 77 55 75 91 67 73 67 67 81 82 86 878 1 W4C 98 114 90 112 138 97 106 100 110 134 116 125 1340 I DEATHS FROM VIOLENCE, STILLBIRTHS. PREMATURE BIRTHS, ETC. CAUSES OF DEATH ' Accidents Asphyxiated _ .__ ___ Brain. Concussion cf* __________ Burns ___ _ __________ ______ Fracture of Skull _______ _____ Gunshot Wound ___________ Poison. Carbolic Acid __________ Poison, Chloroform .______.__. ________ Poison, Colchicun ______ __ ______ Spinal Injuries . _______ . ___ Total __ _ _________________ January February |W 1 1 0 w 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 4 "S 0) s 1. _. 1 1 C 1 1 IW c o. c ? 2 1 & s w 1 2 -i- .-.!.. V o 1 1 3 V I, wl 2 T i 514 0 -- _x"3 > . w, 1 1 c 1 1 2 4 t i < w, 1 1 ) c . 11 J 14 t W ! 3 j ^ -, 8 c 1 1 1 3 i October W 2 1 3 C -- ... ; tW 1 1 \ a> 5 0 "i 1 1 _1 4 December Total w, 1 1 2 o ._ w 3 4 2 1 4 1 1 1 2 19 0 4 4 S 2 7 2 24 i o S- a O w*o 7 8 7 1 2 11 1 1 1 __ 4 43 DEATHS FROM VIOLENCE, STILLBIRTHS, PREMATURE BIRTHS, ETC. j CAUSES OK DEATH j g Homicides Brain, Concussion of Gunshot Wound Incised Wound ......... ..........._ Total . - . ..... Suicides Internal Injuries Poison, Opium . ________ Total ____ _____ __ ...... 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Total _ __ . .. .... ... 1 1 0 _ 1 1 1 1 I , & * 1:1 1 i*. a . < w _ 0 1 1 11 1 |W 0 -> ? .. |W 0 1 1 ; - ^ 1 IW 1 I-1 21 c 1 1 w _ 1 1 X ' 5, ]3 = olwi o - 1 1 1 1 < Wl j> 2 ; t- ' V. t. V C ' *S C ja t; { I ; i ! o $ <& ! O i 55 ! Q OIW _- 0 1 1 2 W 1 1 1 1 0 ^> 1 . 3 w -- 0 1 1 w 3 1 4 0 - 1 1 2 ! _ -o a - W _ 3 4 1 8 2 1 1 1 ? 7 1 o _... 1 9 3 13 2 2 c C O w*c - 4 4 21 2 1 1 3 2 9 K MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 287 .Si Ch R CO n 1- 2 CM ^ CO ** ~< o tM r-. (Ml n to o Ui 0 $ Ifi 0 ES 00 S m _H OJ 1 VO - *-t C> * M r ^ \o * ^ 10 f 1 ^ tx t 1 ex - tM 1-t fj ^H Physician aths Without ________ .... :mature Births __________ *-i i ~~ ' X | VO 1 SS 1 M * R j oo , 1 RS j ** i ' HJ- > 1 3 0 21 18 14 1 j w 4 16 3 1 > 1 1 ^ 0 17 33 24 2 1 < w 4 12 S 1 1 1 1 3 i i O 10 27 14 "i 7! 1 i w 1 22 4 1 2 1 1 L 0 22 34 14 2 1 1 1 I w 6 23 4 "i 1 0 21 46 20 1 1 1 1 1 1 i E wl 12 4 1 : 0 19 35 10 2 1 1 W| 4 20 1 1 1 1 1 0 24 34 Ij 2 . I w, 3 14 4 "I 1 0 14 38 12 1 1 1 IM Bt><** 1 w, 4 20 2 "I 2 0 13 35 13 1 2 2 o 13 O w 6 18 6 2 1 t 1 1 1 1 0 23 40 1! i 1 E I w 2 10 6 1 1 1 1 0 21 40 19 ~1 Ik u 41 Q W|O 3 19 5 1 1 1 18 47 18"i i I w 37 207 52 9 5 4 8 3 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 223 427 184 13 7 8 1 1 1 1 1 1 11.... 11.... o C O wo 260 634 236 22 12 12 9 4 4 3 2 2 2 1 1 f 1 1 I I Ohio - _ ... ____ _ ____ _ Tennessee Wisconsin __ United States ________________ Ireland _____ ___ _______ Germany _ ___________ .... England ... . _____ __ France _ ._ Italy ____________ _ _ Norway and Sweden --_ ___ __ Russia ______ _ _____ _._ West Indies ________________ Austria ___ _ _ Denmark __ ._ __ __ ._ Greece _____ _. ___ __ Canada -- __________________ Finland ___ .._ __ Holland _____________ . ___ _ ... Hungary __ _ Ind'a Mexico _______ Scotland _ ___ _ _ Turkey __________________ Unknown Total _.___ ___ ..... _ .... 1 ^ 2 1 1 1 41 -- 1 2 57 1 4 2 1 1 37 77 1 ?, 3 2 1 1 35 55 1 ?, 2 37 _ | 75 , 1 ?, 3 7, 1 1 47 1 91 6 2 1 ?. 1 1 30 - - 1 2 ... 1 67 33 7 73 1 3 2 3 1 33 67 1 3 3 ?, 1 1 1 1 1 43 ~ 1 67 ft 4 ?. 1 1 1 53 .. 1 81 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 34 1 82 4 2 1 1 1 39 1 86 1 1 1 1 6 in 29in s 3 3 ?, ?, ?, ?, 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 462 3 1 6 878 1 1 1 1 6 40 29 10 5 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 1340 291 ANNUAL REPORT MAYOR'S Report oi City Bacteriologist Savannah, Ga., January 1, 1910 Dr. W. P. Brunner, Health Officer, and Secretary Board of Sanitary Commissioners, Savannah, Ga. Dear Doctor:The report of the City Bacteriologist, covering the work of the laboratory for the period beginning January 1, 1909, and ending December 31, 1909, is herewith submitted. The Municipal Laboratory was established in the year 1908, in accordance with the terms of the City Ordinance, and under the regulations of the Board of- Sanitary Commissioners. Active work began October 1, 1908, and continued during the remaining three months of the year, during which time 405 examinations were made. During the year ending December 31, 1909, the work has increased in amount, including 2603 examinations, making a total of over 3000 examinations since the establishment of the laboratory. * The Municipal Laboratory is primarily a Board of Health Laboratory. The work of the laboratory should therefore be confined, except under certain well-defined conditions, to examinations which have a bearing upon the conservation of public health, and should not include, as a part of the regular routine, examinations of purely clinical interest of a private nature. At the same time, the regulations should be sufficiently elastic to allow the making of any examinations considered advisable by the executive officer of the Board. The following regulations, adopted by the Board in 1908, and sent to physicians in the form of a letter, are consideVed to cover the field of work, and to make provision for examinations in emergencies: 4________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT__________ The Laboratory places at the disposal of the physicians of Savannah, free of charge, the following services, which have a bearing upon the control of Public Health: (1) Examination of throat cultures for diphtheria bacilli; (2) Examination of blood for Widal Reaction in suspected cases of Typhoid Fever; (3) Examination of blood for malarial parasites; (4) Examination of sputum for tubercle bacilli; (5) Examination of dogs for diagnosis of rabies; (6) Examination of feces for ova of hookworm and other parasites; . (7) Such special examinations of ice, water, and of milk and other food used in Savannah, as shall be determined necessary by the Health Officer. In addition to the above, the following examinations are now made: (8) Examination of urine of typhoid patients, for the diazo-reaction. . t (9) Examination of urine of typhoid patients, by culture methods. (10) Examination of blood of typhoid patients, by culture methods. (11) Examination of blood of typhoid patients (leucocyte count and differential count). (12) Examination of exudate from cases of ophthalmia. (13) Examination of fluid obtained by lumbar puncture, for the diagnosis of meningitis. BACTERIOLOGIST'S OFFICE PREPARATION ROOM FOUR VIEWS OF THE LABORATORY ROOM LABORATORY ROOM BACTERIOLOGICAL LABORATORY M R C. rt. 10 -.'01.. __________UAYOR'8 ANNUAL REPORT________5 The work will be extended as indicated by the needs of the community. Physicians are requested to communicate with the Department in regard to such special needs, and to refer requests for all special examinations to the Health Officer. For the present, examinations other than those listed above will not be undertaken, except on special order of the Health Officer. The Laboratory has in stock special outfits for the securing of material for examination. Outfits may be secured and material left for examination at any one of the following stations: (1) Huff's Pharmacy, 122 West Broad Street; (2) Knight's Pharmacy, 102 Oglethorpe Avenue, East; (3) Solomons' Drug Store, 336 Bull Street; (4) Kieffer's Drug Store, West Broad Street and Park Avenue; (5) Persse's Drug Store, 202 Henry Street, East. Specimens left at the stations during the day will be collected at 5.00 p. m. Specimens may be left at the Laboratory until 6.00 p. m. Diphtheria cultures, which require prompt examination, may be left after office hours with the City Bacteriologist; address, 402 Henry Street, East. Telephone No. 4024. The examinations made during the current year are presented in tabular form, as follows: 1909 Sputum Examinations for Tubercle Bacilli, Positive- __ Sputum Examinations for Tubercle Bacilli, Negative Diphtheria Culture for Diagnosis, Positive .... Diphtheria Culture for Diagnosis, Negative _. _ Diphtheria Culture for Control of Quarantine, PositiveDiphtheria Culture for Control of Quarantine, NegativeTyphoid Fever, Widal Test. Positive _ _..._. Typhoid Fever, Widal Test, Suggestive . ... Typhoid Fever, Widal Test, Negative . Typhoid Fever, Blood Culture . ... Typhoid Fever, Urine Examination * ... Malarial Fever, Blood Examinations, Positive Malarial Fever, Blood Examinations, Negative Animal Parasites, Positive -> .___ Animal Parasites, Negative Milk Examinations, Chemical Milk Examinations, Bacteriological Special Examinations _ ... 1 Total ____ - - - . _ ..... >*. .r*tHt i-erTS* '"M *** - <***:: | b 3 5 , *< 6 '? 18 6 7 4 9 6 8 3 11 102 1 198 brt g 1 10 27 3 16 2 5 3 10 2 6 21 1 8 1 8 72 Q 204 u % 6 14 6 9 "l 3 8 1 "I 15 47 41 1 52 61 12 278 1 0. 8 19 "7 2 2 4 12 1 5 1 13 24 33 2 70 62 35 300 X rt s_ 4 26 2 2 "l 6 3 7 2 3 25 34 45 1 67 57 14 V I 10 24 2 2 ... 6 8 15 3 2 22 6 12 3 3 11 2991131 1 _x >i 10 19 4 6 4 4 9 9 21 2 5 35 7 3 4 2 17 161 ** t/1 | f. 7 14 17 8 9 11 5 6 36 1 6 25 3 5 4 2 13 172 1 u 4- a A 10 13 30 17 29 23 3 ~19 1 4 18 3 7 4 "ll 192 1. 1 3 u O 6 12 24 9 36 29 1 1 12 "i 17 4 7 1 10 14 19 210 h. t> .a B * o fc 9 28 23 26 30 32 5 5 10 1 2 19 5 42 8 33 17 295 | ! V u u A. 1 17 20 26 18 16 6 1 5 1 ... 14 2 11 1 4 3 16 163 "s A 87 223 138 146 136 133 55 33 164 S 27 33 232 139 214 7 245 411 175 2603 Grand Total, 2603 Examinations __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT______ 297 In order to shtow more completely the scope of the work of the laboratory, the following condensed table, covering all the examinations made since October 1, 1908, is presented : Recapitulation Total number of examinations for tuberculosis_____ 345 Total number of examinations for typhoid fever____ 318 Total number of examinations for diphtheria _____ /09 Total number of examinations for malarial fever ___ 289 Total number of examinations for animal parasites__ 373 Total number of examinations for meningitis _____ 7 Total number of examinations of milk and other foods_ 777 Total number of special examinations ____'. _____ 190 Grand total ________________________3008 These examinations have been made in the service of the people of Savannah, the population being about 65,000, over half of the number being colored people. A casual survey of the records shows that a comparatively small number of examinations were made of specimens secured from colored people, although the records of the Health Department show that the negro suffers disproportionately from communicable diseases. The conditions responsible for the higher mortality of the colored people have been discussed by the executive officer of the Board, who has emphasized the fact that it is impossible to control communicable diseases in the white race without controlling them in the colored race. It seems desirable, therefore, that measures be taken which will insure the full use of the laboratory for the diagnosis and control of the communicable diseases of the negro. An examination of the titles in the tables will indicate the value of the laboratory work in the diagnosis of infectious diseases. With the co-operation of the physicians of the city, to whom my thanks are due for hearty support, it is 298________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________ proposed to extend the work, and to increase the number of examinations made until the maximum number of examinations possible for the population served is attained. In order to emphasize certain features of the work, the following discussion of results is presented: Tuberculosis In all, 342 examinations for tubercle bacilli in sputum were made, of which 100 were positive, and 242 negative. Too much emphasis cannot be laid on the fact that tuberculosis, if the condition is recognized in its early stages, is a curable disease. Early diagnosis usually depends upon a careful physical examination by the physician. The examination of sputum should be used to confirm the diagnosis. In some instances, comparatively few in number, the finding of tubercle bacilli in the sputum will be the first positive finding. The examination of sputum is therefore of value in the early diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis, and especially of value in the confirmation of a diagnosis indicated by the physical examination. In the 242 negative .examinations, negative reports were made only after long search for bacilli, often in duplicate specimens. An exact record is kept of the time spent in the search for-tubercle bacilli in each specimen. In 242 negative examinations, an average of 36 minutes' search was made on each specimen. The installation of apparatus for the shaking and sedimentation of sputum, after treatment with alkaline hypochlorite solution before examination, would result in a higher percentage of positive results, and be an economy in the saving of time. Malarial Fever Since the establishment of the laboratory, there have been made in all 289 examinations of blood for the parasites of malarial fever. As a routine measure, blood smears are made by physicians and sent to the laboratory for examination. The Romanowsky stain is used for the demonstration MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 299 of the parasite, with the occasional use of Carbol-thionin, or of Koch's borax methylene blue stain.' Blood smears which are used for differential counts are stained with Jenner's stain, and occasionally with Ehrlich's triple stain. Fresh blood specimens have been examined a number of times, and physicians are urged to bring such specimens directly to the laboratory for examination. Malarial parasites were found in 34 of the specimens submitted. In 14 instances, the tertian parasite was demonstrated ; in 17 instances, the parasite of aestivo-autumnal fever was found; and in 3 instances, there were mixed infections with aestivo-autumnal and tertian parasites. There was one case of aestivo-autumnal infection with two broods of parasites, and seven cases in which there were found two broods of tertian parasites. Of the mixed infections, one case showed one brood of aestivo-autumnal parasites and two broods of tertian parasites in the same blood specimen. Crescents were observed in only three instances. Other observers have noted the rare finding of crescents in the blood of malarial patients in this territory. Possibly the more frequent examination of fresh blood would show a higher percentage of results. In the negative examinations, 255 in number, a report was made only after long search for parasites. An average period of about 40 minutes was devoted to a search for parasites in each specimen. As indicated, differential counts of the leucocytes were made, in all 103 specimens being so examined. Data of value were thus obtained, a leucocytosis indicating the possible diagnosis of septic infection, an eosinophilia indicating infection with Uncinaria or other animal parasite. In many instances, the previous use of quinine as a therapeutic agent made the finding of parasites difficult or impossible. Physicians are urged to submit blood for examination before the use of quinine, and to make repeated examinations of suspicious cases. Cases of aestivoautumnal fever may be difficult to differentiate from typhoid 300 MAYOR'S ANNUAL. REPORT ___ fever or certain forms of septic infection, and the blood examination may give the first positive evidence of the nature of a severe illness. The number of cases of aestivo-autumnal infection indicates that we have a constant source of such infection in the community. The mortality reports of this city for 1908 are, however, misleading, as noted by the Health Officer, since, in the absence of exact blood examinations, the diagnosis of many fatal cases in which the cause of death was returned as malaria, must remain in doubt. Most of the fatal cases occur in those who have resided outside the city, in localities in which the more severe malarial infections are common. One case of black water fever, clinically without doubt malarial in origin, was observed. Parasites could not be found in the blood of this patient. Typhoid Fever The number of examinations required of the bacteriologist for the diagnosis of typhoid fever has not been large, reaching a total of 318 examinations, including 277 Widal tests, 11 blood cultures, and 30 urine examinations. We have a good water supply, and excellent sanitary conditions. The proper safeguarding of the milk supply will prevent, it is hoped, a recurrence of a typhoid epidemic such as occurred in 1907. In the diagnosis of typhoid fever, the Widal test, while of great use in the confirmation of the diagnosis, is often of little value early in the disease. This test should be used, therefore, in all cases, for confirmation of the diagnosis, and especially to determine the character of doubtful cases. The blood culture, properly made, will be of greater value, and it is proposed to offer increased facilities for the use of this method by physicians. The method now in use, the attempt to culivate the typhoid bacillus from small amounts of blood taken by the physicians, has proven of little use in the diagnosis of typhoid fever. The leucocyte count, the differential count of leucocytes in blood smears, and the urine examination will all prove of value, and will be MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT^ 301 made as provided for in the regulations governing the work of the laboratory. It is hoped that physicians will avail themselves more freely of these methods. In the mild types of fever, prevalent in this community, and by some regarded as typhoid in character, such examinations should prove of special value. Animal Parasites A large number of examinations were made for animal parasites other than the malarial parasite, including 227 negative examinations and 146 positive examinations. Most of the examinations were for the ova of the hookworm (Uncinaria Americana). A number of multiple infections were discovered. The parasites found were as follows: Hookworm, positive - 114 Hookworm, negative ____ 227 Encysted flagellates 2 Taenia saginata _ 1 Hymenolepis nana (dwarf tapeworm) 3 Oxyuris vermicularis ______ 2 Ascaris lumbricoides . 3 Ameba coli ___-____ 1 Cercomonas hominis 7 Larva migrans 1 Larvae of fly (in stool) _ 1 Parasites of lower animals, unclassified _ 13 Since the establishment of the laboratory, examinations have been made for the diagnosis of Uncinariasis by the finding of ova in the stools. Outfits for the collection of specimens, including a well-stoppered sterile bottle for feces, container, and data-blank with special directions for collection of specimens and securing of data, have been placed in the hands of physicians for use. A second outfit, consisting of a large jar, is supplied for the collection of the whole stool after treatment, for recovery of the worms. Examinations are also made after treatment to determine whether the 302 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT worms have all been expelled. The examinations show that hookworm disease is common in this locality, though probably not so common as in the rural districts of south Georgia. As the house drainage system is extended, and soil pollution, now to a certain extent unavoidable in certain districts, is prevented, the infection will probably become less common. It is evident, from the data accumulating, that many cases of so-jcalled ground-itch are not followed by infection with Uncinaria. It is probable that the term ground-itch is applied to a number of conditions, not all alike. Attention is called to the fact that infection with larva migrans may simulate ground-itch in appearance. The examinations for ova of hookworm have been made by direct miscroscopical examination of feces; also by the examination of specimens diluted and centrifuged, according to the method of Bass. In a number of instances, physicians have submitted blood smears from anemic patients who have fever of irregular type, a diagnosis of malaria having been made, for examination for malarial parasites. Parasites were not found, but the blood count showed an increase in eosinophiles, indicating the presence of animal parasites. Subsequent examination of specimens of feces have shown, in many such cases, ova of the hookworm. The examination is therefore indicated in all anemic patients, and is of value as a routine examination in all cases of indefinite character. Meningitis Examinations of fluid obtained by lumbar puncture should be made in all cases in which the diagnosis of meningitis is considered. An outfit is furnished consisting of a container, with a sterile vial calibrated in cubic centimeters, so that the exact amount of fluid withdrawn can be determined. The examinations are made by culture; also microscopic examinations of centrifuged specimens. Seven specimens have been submitted for examination during the year; MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 303 of these, the fatal cases, with the exception of one case of pneumococcic meningitis, were tubercular. Not a single case of cerebro-spinal fever has come under observation. Since the brilliant results of Drs. Plexner and Jobling in the use of antimeningitic serum in the treatment of meningococcic meningitis, the examination of fluid removed by lumbar puncture for diagnosis has an added value. Through the courtesy of Dr. Simon Flexner, of the Rockefeller Institute, the department has been supplied with antimeningitic serum for use in suitable cases. Such serum can now be secured in the open market for treatment, in convenient form for administration. Rabies The following examinations have been made for the diagnosis of rabies: December 30, 1908, brain of horse, Negri bodies not found. April 3, 1909, brain of dog, decomposed, examination unsatisfactory. May 17, 1909, brain of dog, Negri bodies demonstrated, positive. May 19, 1909, brain of dog, unfit for examination on account of injury to head and decomposition. June 5, 1909, cat, Negri bodies not found. November 26, 1909, dog, Negri bodies found. December 13, 1909, dog, Negri bodies found. A positive diagnosis was made in three of the examinations; in two instances the examination was negative. In two instances the dog's head was in such condition that a satisfactory examination could not be made. Persons bitten by rabid animals can now receive the Pasteur treatment at home, the virus being supplied by the State Board of Health Laboratory. All persons bitten by dogs should come at M. R. c. s.20 304________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT__________ once under the observation of a physician. The animal supposed to be rabid should not be killed unless it is necessary to. do so to prevent further injury to persons or animals. If it becomes necessary to kill animals supposed to be rabid, the head should not be injured, so that a proper examination of the brain can be made, and a diagnosis established. The occurrence, at intervals during the year, of rabies in dogs in this city, indicates that the infection is endemic, and that we may expect occasionally to have animals submitted for examination. It is of importance that all cases be presented for examination promptly, so that there may be no delay in the beginning of treatment, if necessary. Bites on the face are especially dangerous. Examinations of Meat and Other Food A number of examinations have been made of meat condemned by the Food Inspector. A number of examinations, bacteriological and chemical, have been made of food and drugs. A small number of examinations of water have been made. It is recommended that additional work of this kind be done. Miscellaneous Examinations Examinations have been made, on order of the Health Officer, for the Waterworks Department, the Fire Department, the Park and Tree Commission, and for the Police Department. Milk Examinations Since the establishment of the laboratory, there have been made 777 examinations of milk and other products used for food. Of these examinations 300 have been chemical, 477 bacteriological. The results of these milk examinations, all of which were made before the enforcement of the MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 305 ordinance of September 8, 1909, providing for regulation of the production and sale of milk in the City of Savannah, are tabulated as follows: Bacteriological Examinations Specimens secured from November 1 to April 1. Percentage of specimens containing less than 100,000 bacteria per cubic centimeter 10.7 per cent. Percentage of specimens containing less than 300,000 bacteria per cubic centimeter __ 29.4 per cent. Percentage of specimens containing more than 300,000 bacteria per cubic centimeter ______ 70.6 per cent. Percentage of specimens containing more than 1,000,000 bacteria per cubic centimeter __ 12.8 per cent. Specimens Secured from April 1 to November 1. Percentage of specimens containing less than 100,000 bacteria per cubic centimeter_ 2.1 percent. Percentage of specimens containing less than 500,000. bacteria per cubic centimeter __ 37.9 per cent. Percentage of specimens containing more than 500,000 bacteria per cubic centimeter ______ 62.0 per cent. Percentage of specimens containing more than 1,000,000 bacteria per<:ubic centimeter ___ 41.0 per cent. About thirty per cent, of the milk examined during the period from November 1 to April 1 meets the requirements of the ordinance of September 8, 1909, as regards the bacterial content. About forty per cent, of the milk examined from April 1 to November 1 meets the requirement of the ordinance. It is evident, therefore, that under proper regulation, the standards proposed can easily be complied with by dairymen. The low counts obtained in many specimens indicate that certain dairymen are now supplying milk of good quality. The high counts in certain specimens indicate that improvement is much to be desired. 306 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Chemical Examinations Butter Fat (standard 3.5 per cent.) Percentage of specimens containing more than 4 per cent, of butter fat ___________ 59.1 per cent. Percentage of specimens containing from 3.5 to 4.0 per cent, of butter fat _________.._ 28.6 per cent. Percentage of specimens containing from 3.0 to 3.5 per cent, of butter fat _____________ 8.7 per cent. Percentage of specimens containing less than 3.0 per cent, of butter fat _____________ 3.6 per cent. Total Milk Solids (Standard 12.0 Per Cent.) Percentage of specimens containing more than 13.0 per cent of solids ____ 44.7 per cent Percentage of specimens containing from 12.5 to 13.0 per cent, of solids ______'_ 24.4 per cent. Percentage of specimens containing from 12.0 to 12.5 per cent, of solids _'__________ 16.0 per cent. Percentage of specimens containing less than 12.0 per cent, of solids ____________ 14.9 t*er cent. Milk Solids Other Than Fat (Standard 8.5 Per Cent.) Percentage of specimens containing more than 9.0 per cent, of solids not fat __ 38.6 per cent. Percentage of specimens containing from 8.5 to 9.0 per cent of solids not fat ________ 41.3 per cent. Percentage of specimens containing from 8.0 to 8.5 per cent, of solids not fat _______ 15.3 per cent. Percentage of specimens containing less than 8.0 per cent, of solids not fat ___________ 4.8 per cent. From the results presented, the average milk sold in the city is seen to be of very good quality. In butter fat, 12.3 per cent, of the samples examined failed to meet the standard of 3.5 per cent. In total solids, 14.9 per cent, of the MAYOR'S AkNUAL REPORT 307 specimens examined failed to meet the standard of 12.0 per cent. In solids not fat, 19.8 per cent, of the specimens examined failed to meet the standard of 8.5 per cent, solids not fat. The examinations indicate that the practice of skimming milk, or diluting it with water, is followed by some dairymen and dealers. If this practice is prevented by the enforcement of proper regulation, a good supply of milk of excellent quality will be assured. The examinations further indicate that the use of preservatives in milk is not practiced to any extent in this city. The examinations for preservatives, with one exception, were all negative.* Pasteurized Milk A series of examinations of pasteurized milk have been made, to determine the efficiency of pasteurization. In nineteen series, a total of 360 bacteriological examinations were made; 170 of milk before pasteurization; 190 tests of pasteurized milk. The results are tabulated 'in the following table: Table Showing Efficiency of Pasteurization Series I. - II. __ III. ___ IV. _ _ V. ___ VI. _ VII. __ VIII. _ _ IX. _ X. _. XI. ___ Hacteria per cubic centimeter in raw milk ] . _ 524,000 __ 880,000 _ 930,000 __ 420.000 396,000 _ 1,029,000 _ 712,000 _ _ 529,000 _ .403000 ____ 290,000 ______ 220,000 Pacteriaper cubic centimeter in pasteurized milk 116,000 84,000 58,000 51,000 79,000 69,000 131,000 77,000 107,000 48,000 44,000 Percentage of bacteria killed by r pasteurization 96.4 per cent. 90:4 per cent. 93.7 per cent. 87.9 per cent. 80.1 per cent. 93.3 per cent. 81.6 per cent. 85.4 per cent. 73.4 per cent. 83.5 per cent. 80.0 per cent. * At the time this report goes to press, the regulations of the ordinance of September 8,1909, are in force; the examinations made show that there has been a great improvement in milk offered for sale. 306 _______MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT XII._______2,993,000 307,000 90.0 per cent. XIII._______4,169,000 111,000 97.3 per cent. XIV._____ 447,000 330,000 26.2 per cent. XV.________ 959,000 171,000 82.3 per cent. XVI.________ 702,000 92,000 86.8 per cent. XVII._______ 416,000 9,950 99.7 per cent. XVIII._______ 369,000 33,000 91.8 per cent. XIX.________ 530,000 130,000 75.5 per cent. In one instance only (series XVII) was the result satisfactory from a sanitary standpoint. In seven of the series only was the efficiency of pasteurization over 90.0 per cent. In one instance (series XIV) the results were so bad that the process of pasteurization was utterly worthless from the standpoint of efficiency. It is evident that pasteurization, as practiced in the city, is of no value from the standpoint of public health; the process used is sometimes designated commercial pasteurization. Pasteurized milk should be a product of high quality, properly treated to insure the destruction of all pathogenic organisms. It is recommended that regulations be secured which will require an efficiency of pasteurization of over 99.0 per cent.; which will insure the heating of the milk at a temperature sufficiently high, and for a period sufficiently long, to safeguard the product properly, and kill all pathogenic organisms. Milk of a high degree of uncleanliness as determined by the bacterial count, should not be used for food even when pasteurized.* Certified Milk The high quality and excellent character of the milk furnished by a number of dairies may be taken as the basis for a belief that at some future time, when the demand for such a product is sufficient, a special certified milk for the use of infants and invalids may be furnished. * At the time this report goeii to press, the regulations of the ordinance of September 8,1909. are in force, aad pasteurized milk of good quality is offered for sale in the city. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 309 In order that physicians may easily collect pathological material for examination, portable and convenient outfits for that purpose have been prepared, accompanied by printed data blanks. These outfits can be secured by physicians at the culture stations, as listed in the letter to physicians. It is proposed also to place outfits in the hospitals of the city. The following outfits are available: (1) Outfit (box, sterile bottle, and blank) for sputum in cases of suspected pulmonary tuberculosis. (2) Outfit (culture tube and sterile swabs) for making throat cultures in cases of suspected diphtheria. Blanks are furnished for diagnosis and for control of quarantine. (3) Outfit (slide holder, slide, lancet, and blank) for the Widal examination of blood from cases of suspected typhoid fever. (4) Outfit (box, sterile vial, and blank) for the examination of urine from cases of suspected typhoid fever. (5) Outfit (culture tube and pipette, with lancet and blank) for blood culture in cases of suspected typhoid fever. (6) Outfit (flask of nutrient medium, sterile syringe, blank, etc.) for blood cultures in cases of suspected typhoid fever. (7) Outfit (box, slides, lancet, and blank) for blood examination for detection of parasites in cases of suspected malarial infection. (8) Outfit (box, sterile bottle, and blank) for the collection of feces and other material in cases of suspected infection with animal parasites. (9) Outfit (box, sterile vial, and blank) for the collection of spinal fluid in cases of suspected cerebro-spinal fever. llAVOR'S ANNUAL (10) Outfit (box, culture tube, slide, swab, and blank) for examinations of exudate from the eye in cases of suspected ophthalmia. Other special outfits are furnished on application. Every endeavor has been made to secure convenient arid practical outfits for the use of physicians, since it is considered that such facilities will add to the total number of examinations made. The cost of such outfits is considerable, but is a necessary part of the running expense. Reports are made to physicians by telephone as soon as the examinations are completed. Diphtheria cultures are examined first, and reported usually by 10 o'clock a. m. Widal examinations and other laboratory tests for typhoid fever are next made, and reported usually by 1 1 o'clock a. m. The examination of sputum and other material is then undertaken, the reports being made usually by midday. Written reports, on suitable blanks, are also made to physicians, to avoid the possibility of error. Every effort is made to secure accuracy in reports. Daily reports of all cases which are required by law to be reported are made to the Health Officer. Physicians are respectfully requested to note that these reports do not take the place of reports by physicians, as required by law, and which should also be made in writ ing to the Health Officer. Blanks for this purpose are placed in each outfit. A monthly statement, covering the work of each period, is made to the Board of Sanitary Commissioners. The results of the laboratory examinations are entered on the data blanks, which are numbered seriall}', and filed for reference. For the convenience of physicians, and for ready reference to the results of the examinations, the data blanks are also indexed alphabetically. An inventory of apparatus and supplies, the property of the city, has been made and entered on a card index. liAVdftS ANNUAL REPORT 311 Additional apparatus and supplies, as purchased, are entered bn this index. An account of the number and character of the outfits supplied to the culture stations and to physicians is also kept. Accounts are also kept of the supplies used in the work of the laboratory, and of apparatus broken or injured in the course of the routine work. Accounts f.i incidental and other running expenses are kept, in the interest of economical administration, and to furnish a basis for estimates. The laboratory examination of the throats of convalescent diphtheria patients, to determine the length of time required for quarantine, has shortened the average time of quarantine, and been of assistance in controlling sources of infection, the danger of which could not be determined from clinical considerations alone. But one negative culture has been required for release of quarantine. It is respectfully recommended, in accordance with the usual practice in the cities of this country in which municipal laboratories have been established, that two consecutive negative cultures be required for the release of quarantine, the first to be taken by the attending physician, the second by an officer of the Health Department. The incidence of a widespread epidemic of diphtheria soon after the opening of the schools in the fall of 1908 indicates that the infection is spread through its persistence, often unsuspected, in the throats of convalescents and of those who come in contact with them. Chemical Laboratory An additional room has been secured and equipped as a chemical laboratory, for use in the examination of milk and food. Library Books and journals are much needed for use in the work of the department. The budget submitted for the coming year makes provision for securing a journal dealing with the subject of bacteriology, and for securing a chemical 312________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT__________ year-book. The reports of Boards of Health and laboratories, State and municipal, and the publications of the medical departments of the United States government can be secured without cost, and will be valuable additions to a department library. The assistant bacteriologist, Miss Jane Van de Vrede, has rendered skilled and faithful service in the conduct of the routine work, and in the making and preservation of records. A second assistant has been secured to give assistance in the preparation of outfits, sterilization of media, and in the collection of specimens from the culture stations. The thanks of the bacteriologist are due to the Health Officer, and to the members of. the Board of Sanitary Commissioners for hearty support; also to the physicians of Savannah for their co-operation. Respectfully submitted, V. H. BASSETT, M. D., City Bacteriologist Report of City Physicians Eastern District Savannah, Ga., January 1. 1910 Hon. Geo. W. Tiedeman, Mayor, Savannah: Sir:I herewith render my report as City Physician of the Eastern District, from October 1 to December 31, 1909: October _____ November _ _ _ _ December ___ _ Total ___ __ g S^O 169 197 205 571 No. ofPatients 204 260 303 767 Georgia Infirmary 4 3 4 11 >5 T 5. a y J30 o5S 2 2 4 Very respectfully C. B. TYSON City Physician, Eastern District Report of the City Dispensary Savannah, Ga., January 1, 1910 Hon. Geo. W. Tiedeman, Mayor City: Dear Sir:I hereby beg to submit to you this my report for the year ending December 31, 1909. The number of prescriptions filled is as follows: White Colored Total January ______________ 639 1242 1881 February _____________ 437 1065 1502 March _______________ 577 1289 1866 April ________________ 633 1190 1823 May _________________ 629 1185 1814 June _________________ 500 1399 1899 July _______________ 621 1194 1815 August ______________ 625 1164 1789 September ____________ 618 997 1615 October ______________ 638 1066 1704 November ____________ 513 1001 1514 December ____________ 496 959 1455 Total _____________6926 13,751 20,677 Expenditures January Rent _____________________$ 40.00 Wages _________________________ 205.00 Solomons Company ________________ 192.50 316 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Gas ___________________________ 15.00 Small's Cash Grocery _____ 10.70 Ice ____________________________ 3.62 Savannah Stationery and Printing Company ____ 3.55 F. S. Jette & Son ____________________ 7.00 Laundry L______________________ 2.50 Drug Circular _____ 1.50 Kiernan ____________________________ .75 Total ___________________$492.12 February Rent ___________$ 40.00 Wages _____-______________ 205.00 Columbia Drug Company _____ 147.97 Gas __-____-______-____._____________ 12.15 Ice __________._________________ 1.25 Braid & Hutton -______ 17.00 J. A. Tison & Son ___________________ 5.85 M. S. &. D. A. Byck Company_____________ 1.35 Southern Builders' Supply Company ________ .85 I Total ________________________$431.32 March Rent ________$ 4000 Wages _______1_________________ 205.00 Solomons Company __ 153.72 Gas ____________________________ 9.00 Small's Cash Grocery _________________ 9.75 Ice ____________________________ 1.80 Savannah Press _________________ 5.00 Directory _________________ 6.00 J. A. Tison & Son _.___ 4.50 Total ____-__________________$434.77 __ MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 317 April Rent _____________________________$ 40.00 Wages __________________________ 205.00 Columbia Drug Company __ 199.36 Gas ______________________________ 10.70 Small's Cash Grocery _________ 6.00 Ice ____________________________- 2.47 Braid & Hutton _____________ 2.50 Lindsay & Morgan ____ 10.00 Phosphorized Oil Company 5.40 F. B. Durham ________________ 2.00 Total __________________________$483.43 May Rent _____________________________$ 40.00 Wages _________________-_______ 205.00 Solomons Company 147.14 Gas ______________________________. 9.20 Small's Cash Grocery _____________ 6.83 Ice ____________._______'_______________ 1.52 Total __________________________$409.69 June Rent _____________________________$ 4000 Wages ___________________________ 205.00 Columbia Drug Company ___ 140.42 Gas _______________________ 6.60 Small's Cash Grocery _________________ 7.08 Ice ______________________________ 2.48 Kennickell Printing Company _____________ 20.50 Eckstein __________________________ 3.90 Haines, Jones & Cadbury ________________ .80 Total ________________________$426.78 318_________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT July Rent _____________________________$ 40.00 Wages __________________________ 205.00 Solomons Company _________._____ 153.40 Gas ____________________________ 7.00 Small's Cash Grocery ___________________ 7.06 Ice ________________.______.___ 3.71 Total __________________________$416.17 August Rent _____________________________$ 40.00 Wages ____________________________ 205.00 Columbia Drug Company _ 99.46 Gas _____________________________ 2.25 Small's Cash Grocery __________________ 8.45 Ice ______________________________ 3.15 Kennickell Printing Company ____________ 7.00 F. B. Durham _______________________ LOO Total __________________________$366.31 September Rent _____________________________$ 40.00 Wages __________________________ 155.84 Solomons Company _________ 121.29 Gas ____________________________ 8.00 Small's Cash Grocery ___________________ 5.65 Ice _________'-___________________ 2.35 Lewis Manufacturing Company _________ 24.50 Telephone _________________________ 5.00 Scrubbing ________________________ 1.50 Laundry _________ .35 Total __________________________$364.48 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 319 October Rent ______-____________-$ 40.00 Wages __- 140.00 Columbia Drug Company _ 128.81 Gas _____:________-_-__-__:_:_- ,1.00 Harms' Grocery '.________________ 4.35 Ice __-_____-___-_____-___ 1.81 Scrubbing ___^_____ 2.85 Laundry _ .35 Total __-____-_-______$319.17 November Rent ____________-________________$ 40.00 Wages ___-____________________ 160.00 Solomons Company :.__ 104.79 Gas _____________________________ 4.00 Harms' Grocery ___________________ 4.53 Ice ____________________________ 1.08 Scrubbing _____________ 2.00 Total _______________._______$316.40 December Rent __________________$ 40.00 Wages __________ 160.00 Columbia Drug Company _______________ 38.85 Gas ______________ 525 Harms' Grocery ____________________ 4.35 Ice ________________ .70 Scrubbing ________________ 2.00 Wood ________________ 3.75 Total __________$254.90 II. K. O. 8.21 306 MAYOR'S ANrftiAL Totals January __________ _ ____ ____________$ 492.12 February ___ _____ __ __ _ : 431.32 March ___________________________ 43477 April __________ -II __________ 483.43 May ______ _ _____________________ 409.69 June ____________________________ 426.78 July __________ :_ _________________ 416.17 August __ _____ ___: 366.31 September ______________ _ _ 364.48 October _______________ _ ____ __ 319.17 November _ _ _________ 316.40 December ________ _ ________________ 254.90 . Total _______________________ $4,715.54 This includes supplies for the various charitable institutions of the city and City Physicians. Very respectfully yours JNO. H. HARMS Keeper City Dispensary Report oi Inspector oi Plumbing Savannah, Ga., January 1, 1910 Hon. George W. Tiedeman . Mayor City of Savannah, Ga. Sir:Herewith I have the honor to submit my report for the year ending December 31, 1909. Bills tor Inspections Made touring 1909 Month Fixtures Amount of Fees January _________ 73 $ 36.50 February ________ 18 9.00 March ______________ 78 39.00 April _______________ 115 ' 57.50 May _______________ 72 36.00 June ______________ .40 70.00 July___.___________ 229 .. '. . .114.50 August ______________ 138 69.00 September-_____________ 143 '; '71.50 October .:______"___j_,l_'_ 119 ./'. : 1 : 5&50 November _______I____ 111 55.50 December ______^:i__i____ 73 36.50 Grand total _____ 1,309 $654.50 , Net total _._____1,289 644.50 By your order, the inspection fee on twenty fixtures, amounting to $10.00, was waived on account of charity, this being a special case that was brought to your notice. 322________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________ Against 1906,1909's fees decreased $43.50. Besides these inspections, I also made others, for which no fee is charged. I have them arranged herewith: Number of sewers inspected _169 Inspections for Health Department ____149 Inspections for property owners ________ 65 Total No-Fee Inspections________383 I have made inspections of sewers, this work formerly being done by regular sewer inspectors. The city is thus saved the sum of $1560.00 per annum. Many cases of bad plumbing were brought to my attention by the Health Department, and proper action taken to remedy the trouble. It is sometimes necessary to make two or more re-inspections before my directions are properly carried out. On the other hand, a number of the cases referred to me by persons who have a grievance proved to have no foundation, there being instances where a new bathtub or water closet was wanted, simply because it was not of the latest model. The amount appropriated for the operation of my office for the year 1909 was $1750.00. Of this amount, at the close of the year, $14.95 remained. In conclusion, I desire to thank your Honor and the Committee on Public Health for favors shown and suggestions offered during the year just ended. Very respectfully, >v A. ROBIDER, Inspector of Plumbing. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PARK AND TREE COMMISSION OF THK CITY OF SAVANNAH, GA. FOR THK YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 19O9 Pi D. D A'FFlN CHAIRMAN PARK AND TREE COMMISSION CHARLES S. ELLIS-___Term Expires January 1,1910 PHILIP D. BAFFIN____Term Expires January 1,1912 ISAIAH A. SQLOMONS_Term Expires January 1,1912 GEORGE J. BALDWIN*_Term Expires January 1,1914 S. E. THEUS__________Term Expires January 1,1914 T. H. McMILLAN**_____Term Expires January 1,1914 *Resigned November 29, 1909. **Appointed December 22, 1909. Chairman PHILIP D. DAFFIN Vice-Chairman CHARLES S. ELLIS Secretary ISAIAH A. SOLOMONS Clerk WILLIAM H. ROBERTSON Foreman JAMES B. WISE Florist FRANZ SCHWALBE Keeper Laurel Grove Cemetery (White Portion) A. B. LAROCHE Keeper Bonaventure Cemetery (White) B. C. THQRPE Keeper Laurel Grove Cemetery (Colored Portion) HENRY WILLIS Report of the Park and Tree Commission Savannah, Ga., January 1, 1910. . Hon. Geo. W. Tifcdenun, Mayor : City Sir:In accordance with Section 6 of an Act of the Legislature of the State of Georgia, approved November 30, 1895, to create and organize a Park and Tree Commission for the City of Savannah, the Commissioners have the honor to submit this report of their doings for the past year: Our Public Ground* Acres Forsyth Park_____ 10. Forsyth Extension 21. Colonial Park______________________ 6.6 Twenty-five squares '. 21.8 Oglethbrpe Green-______ 3.44 Liberty Street Green____________________ 2.18 Dasher Park _________________________ .2 Thomas Park__________ .2. Wells Square________j______._______ 1.4 Emmet Park _________________________ 4.75 Myers Park _______________________ 1.56 Cann Park ____________________________ 24$ Dixon Park __________________________ 1.29 Grayson Park ______,_________________ 1.75 Baffin Park _________________________ 80.40 Park in Dixon Ward (not named) ___________:. 2.17 Park in Grayson Ward (not named)_________ 2.78 Park in Watson Ward (not named)__________ 1.29 Tiedeman Park_______________________ 2.7*5 McCauley Park______________!________ 1.2 Solomons Park ____________________:___ 1.2 326________MAYOR'S ANNUAL -OtPOKT_________ Theus Park ____'______:_____________ 12 Baldwin Park ________________________ 12 Guckenheimer Park_____________________ 1.2 Total _________________________175.54 Total area of Parks and Squares-__________175.54 Laurel Grove Cemetery (White, 57.1; Colored, 60.8)_117;9 Bonaventure Cemetery _________________ 91.22 Total area of our public grounds ___:_____384.66 FINANCIAL STATEMENT Parks and Squares There has been appropriated during the year _$12,000.00 There has been expended______________ 13,507.80 Appropriation overdrawn ___________-._$ 1,507.80 ' Parks and Squares (Tree Planting) . There has been appropriated during the year__$ 2,000.00 There has been expended____________ 1,999.58 Balance unexpended-.__*--$ -42 Parks and Squares; Special Appropriation, Cement Walks, .'.. . Thomas Park There was appropriated .$ 745.00 There was expended 756.55 Appropriation overdrawn ,_$ 11.55 Parks and Squares, Special Appropriation, New Lawn Mowers "Fhere was appropriated$ 250.00 There was expended . 249.94 Balance unexpended.$ .05 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Parks and Squares, Special Appropriation, Cement Walks, Bay Street Strand There was appropriated ________ _ _ _ $ 3,315.64 There was expended : 3,315.64 Parks and Squares, Special Appropriation, Planting Palmettos, Y. M. C. A. Building There was appropriated ___ _ ___ _ _ __ _ $ 160.00 There was expended _________ __ _ ___ 160.00 Parks and Squares, Special Appropriation, to Exchange of Mule There was appropriated $ 140.00 There was expended __________ ______ 140.00 Baffin Park There was appropriated. : _$ 1,555.37 There was expended _ _ 1,555.37 Bonaventure Cemetery There was appropriated $ 8,000.00 There was expended ___________ _ _ _ __ 9,062.83 Appropriation overdrawn __________$ 1,062.83 Bonaventure Cemetery, Special Appropriation, Improvements There was appropriated_______-$15,000.00 There was expended 7,910.8t Balance unexpended$ 7,089.19 i < I 32? HAYOIfS ANNUAL REPORT ____ j' Bonaventure Cemetery ] . ' . . : ...:.. Receipts Received from sale of lots-___$ 3,937.47 Received from burial fees______________ 495.50 Received from care of lots, water rents, and miscellaneous work _______________ 3,900.15 Total paid to City Treasurer_____________$ 8,333.12 Laurel Grove Cemetery There was appropriated_______________$ 5,000.00 There was expended________________ 6,410.08 Appropriation overdrawn ___'. ________________$ 1,410.08 Laurel Grove Cemetery Receipts / Received from sale of lots, white $ 1,143.50 Received from burial fees, white 1,465.00 Received from sale of lots, colored 1________ 198.00. Total paid to City Treasurer$ 2,806.50 Daffin Park, Rent Fond Cash balance on hand, January 1,1909 _$ 16.78 Received from rents, sale of stables, etc. 148.50 $ 165.28 Expended as per vouchers on file 25.00 Cash balance on hand, January 1, 1910$ 140.00 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 329 Trust Fund for the Care of the Mazy E. Williams LotLaurel Groye Cemetery Received from City Treasurer: jy 1, 1909 _ ile _ __ _ $ _ $ 2.70 11.25 13.95 Expended as per vouchers on file 13.95 Forsyth Park and Bull Street Squares The regular routine work has been carried on in these parks and squares the past year. Forsyth Park and Bull Street squares were planted in Italian rye grass, but we had no rain after the seed were planted, and so the success of planting was very indifferent; 'but we are, however, glad to report that towards the latter part of the year the seed began to germinate, and now the plats are presenting a very beautiful spring-like appearance. The stock of plants in our greenhouses on Barnard Street is not as large as last year, as our former florist did not keep same up, but we hope during the coming year to propagate and add materially to our stock before the planting season begins. The Commission dispensed with the services of its florist, Mr. Franz Schwalbe, on November 30, 1909, and 'this department is now under a foreman, the work being directed and superintended from the office of this Commission. Below is given the stock of plants on hand in our park greenhouses on December 31, 1909: Phoenix Roebelenii ______________ 75 Latania Borbonica._____________ 50 Dracaenas _________;__ 700 330________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT______ Small Palms, different varieties_ ISO Pandanus Utilis and Sanderii 125 Hibiscus _____-___.___. 600 Acalypha ________-________ 550 Sancevia __ 400 Aspidistra Plectogina 100 Strobolanthus, variegated 350 Strobolanthus, flowering _________ 250 Phylodendron ________ 200 Dieffenbachia 25 Cypress Alternifolius _________ 75 Phylanthus _________________:_ 350 Abutilon _______________ 200 Plumbago 250 Croton _____________________ 700 Ficus Elastica 25 Clerodendron 150 Poinsettia Pulcherima 25 Euvanimus 75 Acheranthum : 100 Hydrangea _____ 300 Geranium 50 Camellia ___________________ 150 Alternanthera -________ 500 Sedum, variegated _______:_ 100 Cactus ___- 75 Begonia 50 Ferns _____L_______________________ 75 Salvia Splendens 500 Asparagus Sprengeri 400 Azaleas ________T______ 300 Coleus, 8 colors_________________:2,850 Amaryllis __ 50 Miscellaneous plants J____ 450 Total number of plants in Park greenhouse._11,375 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 331 Attention is again called to the necessity of rebuilding our greenhouses on Barnard Street, the present ones, aside from being overcrowded and unsightly in their present condition, have been patched and patched until there is no longer any possibility of patching, and it will be out of the question to use them another year; so that it now becomes necessary to rebuild, and since that is necessary, we desire to do so as soon as the plants are out in the spring, so that we will be ready to receive them back in the greenhouses in the fall without delay, as delay means loss of plants, and loss of plants means loss of money; so that to build right and quickly is very important. We regret that it becomes necessary to again trouble your honorable body about the condition of the walks in Forsyth Park, but the necessity for new walks is very apparent; the present ones are practically worn out, and in rainy weather almost impassable; we therefore urge your honorable body to make some provision in the next budget for the laying of artificial stone walks in this park. The fountain, which we painted five years ago, with our own labor, has stood the test of time remarkably well, but now needs to be painted again, which we will do the early part of the coming year. Bonaventure Cemetery The total area of Bonaventure Cemetery at present, including the purchase of 12.29 acres in 1907, is 91.22 acres. In the old portion, nearly all the lots which had been surveyed and opened up. had been sold, and there were very few available for burial purposes. We have had surveyed and are offering now a portion of Section "K," from the river outa Very choice and beautiful portion of the old Cemetery; also all of Section "P," in the Hebrew part, comprising 250 lots in a most beautiful location. A few of these lots, 32 in number, have been sold, and are being improved! A notable improvement is the noble and costly mausoleum recently erected by the Meinhard family. 332 . MAYOR'S AKNUAL I&PORT Considerable portions of the Cemetery, both old and new, have been cleared off, and are being improvednearly all around the main entrance is now cleared off, trees trimmed, and ground grassedmaking a pretty lawn effect. When the special appropriation of $15,000.00 for improvements was made available in November, by direction of the Commission, contracts were made for 200 carloads of Augusta gravel to be delivered in the Cemetery, and work begun on the roadways at once. At this time the principal avenues have been graveled, the spreading having been done by our own force. There will be gravel enough to harden all the avenues now opened up, and some of the cross streets needing it most. The work is already showing up well, and is markedly effective and popular. It having been decided that a better system of waterworks was demanded by our necessities, the Commission advertised for bids to erect a modern steel tank of 50,000 gallons capacity. Seven bids were received, ranging from $4,200.00, the highest, to $2,540.00, the lowest. The latter ($2,540.00) bid was awarded to Messrs. J. S. Schofield's Sons Company, Macon, Ga., and the tank has been erected, and, according to the specifications, will be accepted by the Consulting City Water Engineer, Mr. H. S. Jaudon, to whom we are indebted for valuable assistance. Cost of concrete foundations and necessary large central mains have run up the cost to about $3,600.00. It was hoped that the old gasoline engine could be made effective for the new tank, but the highest elevation that the present pumping outfit will raise the water is not sufficient to put same in new tank, the height of the new tank being over 105 feet, as against 20 feet in the old tank, renders it necessary to have a more powerful engine. The completion of this work will cause a considerable reduction in bur labor bill, and give us plenty of water for years to come. As the avenues are opened up, it becomes necessary to set out trees, lay off grass plats, especially iri the very wide StAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 333 spaces of the principal avenue, and to plant shrubbery, not only to occupy the blank spaces, but to add adornment to the general effect. Such work has been done during the year, and the results are evident in Tattnall, Magnolia, Palmetto, and other avenues. It was impossible to plant trees to any extent, but we hope to do this where most needed ^the present year. During the past year, the old tool-house has been fitted up for an officethe office having heretofore been in the keeper's dwellinga safe provided, and the records and papers now have a secure home. A ladies' toilet and lavatory has also been provideda want long called for. The keeper's house has been repaired and made habitable. Granite posts have been, and are being, placed, to define the lines of the avenues and streets. An additional mule and wagon has been added to our stock, rendered necessary by the accumulated work of trimming and hauling trees and brush. One thousand, nine hundred feet garden hose has been purchased, and also necessary mowers, tools, etc. -. ' * " The general care and beautification of the Cemetery has been carried on in many details too numerous to mention. Our force is now caring for 281 private lots, and the difference between these lots so cared for and other lots cared for by the owners thereof is so great as to be marked. During the whole year, whether the seasons are favorable or unfavorable, the lots cared for by the Cemetery force are spots of beauty, appealing to the commendation of their owners, and giving satisfaction to them. This, of course, requires full, steady libor, but is repaid in the consequent revenue. 334________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT ______ I beg to call your attention to the increasing revenue from sale of lots, burial fees, and care of lots, in various waysgrassing them, mowing, trimming, manuring, etc. Receipts from such sources for 1909 were__-$8,333.12 Receipts from such sources for 1908 were. 6,383.22 Being an increase of _______________ 1,949.90 or over 30 per cent. The annual budget for 1909 provided for Bonaventure Cemetery _______$5,000.00 Afterwards, March 10, increased___________ 3,000.00 Making ___________________________$8,000.00 for the year 1909. The increase of revenue thus exceeded the appropriation $333.12. It still seems to be the opinion in some quarters that as the revenue increases the appropriation should be decreased. This might be proper if the revenue was placed to the credit of the Commission, to be paid out on their orderbut this is not so. The Commission gets nothing except by actual appropriation. The revenue goes into the City.Treasury as it is paid into the Park and Tree Commission, and only goes out again by actual vote of the City Council. In regard to work on the river front, to prevent the same from being washed away by the river, beg to advise that we have taken the matter up with the City Engineer, who is preparing plans to cover the said work, which, when completed, will be submitted to your honorable body, with an estimate of the approximate cost of such work. We cannot impress upon you too strongly the importance of immediate action in this matter. __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________335 Wells Square, Thomas Place, and Dasher Park In "Wells Square," the usual routine work has been carried on, the old railing around fountain removed, fountain repaired and put in good running order. We beg to report that it is almost impossible for us to keep benches in this park, as they are mutilated and destroyed almost as soon as they are placed, and we are unable to get any information that would lead to the apprehension and conviction of the parties guilty of this piece of vandalism, and unless the property owners and tenants living around said park, together with the Police Department, assist this Commission in breaking up this practice, then it will become necessary to abandon the placing of benches in the said park, and the innocent ones will be deprived of the comfort of suitable means of rest, and made to suffer, because of the meanness of a few unappreciative people. We beg to respectfully call your attention to the need of artificial stone walks in this park, the present ones being very badly worn, and fast becoming unserviceable. We are indeed glad to report that, with the appropriation allowed us by Council for artificial stone walks, we have completed the walks in Thomas Park, and pedestrians are now afforded a more comfortable means of passage. . We havfc- prepared a place in Thomas Park to receive the fountain, which will be removed from Chippewa Square to make room for the Oglethorpe Monument, and trust that Council will approve of the site selected. In "Dasher Park," we have done but little, except to keep it in good condition, no extra or unusual work having been done. Squares East and West of Bull Street and North of Gaston Street The squares have been as well kept as the funds in hand would permit. M. R. C. S.22 k 3M MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT In the fall, the squares were planted in Italian rye grass, but they, too, like the parks, did not present the pretty green appearance for the winter months that we had hoped, owing to the continued dry weather. We beg here to respectfully call Council's attention to the urgent need of new walks in some of our squares, as the present ones are in very bad condition, and especially is this true of Warren Square; and we hope that Council will make an appropriation to cover the cost of such walks. The Strand It affords us great pleasure to report the wonderful improvement in "The Strand" the past year. What has been for so many years an eyesore, has been and is being transformed into a thing of beauty, and is today one of the prettiest parts of our city. The paving of the roadways in The Strand with vitrified brick, the laying of artificial stone walks, the planting of hedges, grading and planting of the grass plats, all have tended to aid in its material beautification, and we trust that by the middle of the coming year all of the improvements will have been completed. We have removed the old unsightly hitching racks for horses, and replaced the same with ornamental galvanized iron ones, which' add very much to "the improvement of The Strand. The fund which was subscribed by the property owners and tenants, in the block on Bay Street between Drayton and Abercorn Streets, was and is being devoted to the direct improvement and beautification of that particular block, and we beg to report the placing of two very large and beautiful metal urns on the grass plat, which during the spring and summer are kept filled with ornamental plants, adding much to the beauty scheme. _________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_______337 The hitherto unused grass plats, directly in front of the office buildings, have been converted into hydrangea beds, and we are quite sure that no improvement could have been made that would give better results and add more to the attractiveness of this spot. The retaining wall, which adjoins Factors' Walk, has been planted with Ampelopsis, and in a year or two this unsightly wall will be completely covered from view by this pretty creeper; in the spring we will plant English Ivy, so that the said wall will be kept green both summer and winter. Myers and Cann Parks We dislike very much indeed to place ourselves in a nagging position, but we feel that we must keep before Council the things which we deem necessary to be done; and so, therefore, desire to again respectfully call your attention to the necessity of curbing these parks, and allowing an appropriation for their further improvement. Grayson and Dixon Parks Grayson Park has been placed in fairly good condition, but the lack of funds has prevented many improvements that could have been and should be made. Dixon Park has been given as much care as possible the past year, but the fact that this park has no walks of any kind in it is deplorable, and causes much inconvenience to pedestrians. Grass Plats We have made some improvement in the grass plats the past year, but it was not as much as we had hoped; but when the large territory which we have to cover and the funds with which we have to do it is taken into consideration, we feel that we have accomplished a great deal. 338________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT The grass plats were planted in Italian rye grass, and are beginning to show up very pretty now." ., There is still much filling in necessary, and we are endeavoring to do this from time to time. Trees The Commission are accomplishing a great deal in their tree planting work, and Council will readily see from the number of trees planted that the appropriation is being very carefully expended. We are striving each year to cover the sections of the city that are still bare of trees, but as Savannah keeps on growing and the territory, therefore, increasing, it does not give us a chance to catch up with the old work, but we are steadily plodding on, and time alone will show the results of our labor. Trees fit for planting purposes are each year becoming more scarce, and the distance traversed in procuring suitable trees is growing larger each year; in fact, we have been getting trees at a distance of forty miles from Savannah, so that in itself will give some idea as to how the forests around Savannah have been depleted of their trees by this Commission for use in its tree planting work. We planted during the past year 1,152 trees, and the following will show the number and variety of each: Live Oak ___________-________ 523 Hackberry ___________________ 170 Sweet Gum ________________ 155 Dogwood -_____--_ 60 Palmetto ___________________ 57 Magnolia __________ 53 Green Ash ___ 40 Red Oak _____.__ 20 Lagerstremia 20 __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________339 Lombardy Poplar 16 Crab Apple 16 Ironwood 11 Red Bud __________________ 6 White Oak __________________ 5 1,152 Trimming Trees We have given considerable attention to this branch of our work the past year, and one may readily see the marked improvement which has been made by judicious pruning and trimming. Spraying of Trees This branch of our work has been given very careful attention, and we are able to report that we are controlling the various insects and scale that attack our trees. Removal of Trees During the year we removed 160 trees, 148 of that number being dead and dangerous, and remainder of 12 having been blown down by storms. The following will show the number and variety of dead trees removed: Water Oak ___________________ 42 Sycamore 38 Elm _______________________ 19 Chinaberry __________________ 18 Mulberry ___________1________ 17 Red Bud _____________________ 3 White Oak __________________ 3 Ash _______________________ 3 Cedar _____________________ 1 Live Oak_____________________ 1 MO MAYOR'S .ANNUAL REPORT Magnolia _ 1 Poplar ____________________ 1 Maple ________________ 1 148 The following show the number and variety of trees blown down by storms: Mulberry _____________________ 5 Sycamore _______________ 3 Chinaberry ____________________ 1 Water Oak ____________________ 1 Maple ________________._____ 1 12 Tree Nursery The routine -work in the tree, nursery has been carried on the past year, in spite of the fact that no special appropriation for the purpose was made by Council, the cost of such care and maintenance being borne by our regular appropriation. We have a number of fine young trees in our nursery, which by care and attention should be ready for planting in the fall. Unfortunately, the site selected for this nuftery was not a good one, in that the soil was very poor indeed, and it, of co'urse, takes much longer to bring the trees up to proper planting size. Emmet Park The work in Emmet Park has been done the past year as usual, Italian rye grass having been planted, new benches placed, the old ones repaired and painted, and the park presents a most attractive appearance. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 341 Parks in Granger Tract We desire to call your attention to the fact that these parks are as yet uncurbed, and as they are terraced it is really very necessary that this be done as early as possible, to prevent the earth from being washed into the street; and then, too, no definite improvement can be made until this curbing is laid. Colonial Park The Commission has used every effort in its power to break up the vandalism that exists in this park, but has had little success, and we hope that the Police Department will see its way clear to give more protection to the property contained therein. We have accomplished the routine work in this park as usual, mowing the grass, repairing benches, vaults, etc. ' The grass plats are overrun with a growth of garlic, which must be removed if we expect to keep the grass plats in good condition, and as this work must be done by hand it will require much tedious work to accomplish its eradication, but we are determined that it must be done at any cost. The laying of the new artificial stone walk on Oglethorpe Avenue was much needed, and is a decided improvement. Damn Park Other than the completion of the grading of the center mall, that is, at the western end of same, a portion of the mall near center of park not yet having been completed, no work of great importance has been done. In January of the past year, we called Council's attention to the necessity of disposing of the buildings on Daffin Park, as they were in danger of being destroyed by *:rc. 3________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_________ and then, too, they were depreciating in value; but before Council took definite action in the matter the large grandstand was totally destroyed by fire, as was the water tower, tank, pump-house, and pumping outfit; the origin of the fire was never discovered, but it was either the work of careless tramps or of an incendiary. The pumping station was restored, and we are now equipped to take care of the trees, etc. The County Commissioners were requested to grade the four approaches to Daffin Park, and consented to do this, but as yet no work has been done by them; we are, however, still in communication with them relative to the said matter, and trust ere long to have them commence the work. We are particularly anxious that these approaches be graded, as the planting of trees in them can be completed, and then, too, it puts the Park in much better shape to be used. Miscellaneous During the past year we delivered 26 double wagon loads of wood to the various charitable institutions and to the worthy poor, and would have delivered more but did not have time to split same up so that it could be hauled, many of the trees cut down being hauled out with our timber cart to save time of working them up. We were called upon during the visit of President Taft to our city, to decorate the Casino, where a luncheon for President Taft was served, said decorations having been done by our own force, and expense of same being borne by our regular appropriation. The decorations were much admired. I desire at this time to respectfully call Council's attention to the fact that the territory under the care and super- __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________343 vision of the Park and Tree Commission is so large, and the distance so great, that it is a physical impossibility to cover the territory with a horse and buggy, except by great loss of time. The distance to Laurel Grove Cemetery, Bonaventure Cemetery, the new parks in the Granger and Lattimore subdivisions, are all far distant, and as trips have to be made there very often, sometimes, two trips a day having to be made to Bonaventure Cemetery, and then there is Daffin Park and the other vast territory to be covered, and the horse which we now have being incapacitated, we deem it to be economy to purchase for the use of this department a runabout automobile, as the territory can be covered more often, and the work of this department facilitated and made more efficient. Laurel Grove Cemetery, White The continued application for lots in Laurel Grove Cemetery by families who object to distance, and other reasons, against going to Bonaventure Cemetery, suggests to us the idea of improving certain portions of Laurel Grove, notably that of the ravine, which will give a great many lots. We have under consideration a plan to make this a beauty spot. As soon as we have had surveys made, will bring the matter to the attention of Council, showing not only the beautrfication of this portion of the Cemetery, but how it will provide considerable profit to the city. The Commission have kept this Cemetery in good condition the past year, the lawns being well mowed, flowers planted, roadways raked and kept clean, and the usual work of burials, etc., having been carried on. The iron fence on Magnolia Street, which had rusted down, was replaced with one of concrete posts and iron railings, with wire net stretched to prevent people, animals, etc., going into the Cemetery, except by means of the en- 344________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT__________ trance gate at the keeper's residence; this was a badly needed improvement, and one that will afford better protection to the Cemetery. The Commission desires .to call your attention to the fact that the bond of $300.00, which the city accepted in trust for the perpetual care of the Mary . Williams lot in Laurel Grove Cemetery, expired in February, 1909, and no provision has been made as yet by Council for the re-investment of this money, so the Commission are, therefore, taking care of the said lot temporarily, until some provision is made, which we trust Council will do at once. This money should be invested, and the revenue from such investment being devoted to the care of the said lot. The Commission is called upon, time and time again, to pave more roadways in this Cemetery, but as the present appropriation is inadequate to even carry on the actual routine work and burials, we are, therefore, unable to make this necessary improvement; but if Council would allow the Commission the money received from the sale of lots in this Cemetery we would then be able to prosecute this work and afford greater comfort to the lot owners and to persons who visit this Cemetery. Laurel Grove Cemetery, Colored Portion The present keeper of this Cemetery has kept the'Cemetery in a very satisfactory condition the past year. We must again call your attention to the pressing need of new ground for burial purposes, as the present Cemetery is practically filled up, and something should be done at once in regard to the above matter. I attach to this report the mortuary statistics of the keepers of the Cemeteries. Yours respectfully, PHILIP D. BAFFIN, Chairman. o. n tit o o n j; |v> ' "' """"" in ! 1 % ; 8 Deaths in City Stillborn and Premature Births Other Interments Total. Free Burials Deaths in City Stillborn and Premature Births Other Interments Total Total Interments in Both Cemeteries I 346 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Mortuary Report of Bonaventure Cemetery, White January 1,1909, to January 1, 1910. February - - March _ April May _____ - __ June July _-. August '- September ^F ovc mbcr Grand total Deaths in City 6 6 5 2 4 2 5 7 3 8 7 55 Stillborn and Premature Births - 1 1 2 Other Interments 5 1 2 1 4 2 4 1 2 3 2 27 Total 11 7 3 9 2 9 8 5 11 9 84 Respectfully, B. C. THORPE, Keeper. Report of Glerk of the Market Savannah, Ga.,'January 7, 1910. Hon. George W. Tiedeman, Mayor of Savannah. Dear Sir:Herewith" I am pleased to hand you my annual report of receipts for the Market, for the year 1909, as follows: Amount collected for fees from Butchers '$ 5,688.00 Amount collected for fees from Fish 1,248.00 Amount collected for fees from Poultry. 628.00 Amount collected for fees from Vegetables_ 555.00 Amount collected for fees from Bakers 204.00 Amount collected for fees from Shrimps, Crabs 210.00 Amount collected for fees from Basement Vaults 148.00 Amount collected for fees from Wagons, Hucksters, and other collections _____-_: 3,259.28 Total Collections ___________________..$11,940.28 This does not include nearly $3,000 collected by the City Marshal, which would swell the collections to over $14,000. Every possible effort has been made and maintained by the Clerk on the inside of the Market, with the assistance of the Assistant Clerk on the outside of the Market, each watching every cent of income as closely as possible, to bring about the most perfect collections, and this has run our receipts up for 1909 to the highest figures collected in any year, so far as I have examined, for the past fifteen years. I wish to commend to your consideration the efficient and co-operative administration of the Market com- 348 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT mittee, each and every one of whom has stood behind me in my work for the year just past, and enabled me to perfect the present encouraging management of our Market; and, with the contemplated repairs, I hope to render to your Honor a much more favorable report foi the year 1910. Respectfully submitted, T. B. GRACEN, Market Clerk. Annual Report of the Harbor Master Savannah, Ga., January 3, 1910. Hon. George W. Tiedeman, Mayor Savannah Dear Sir:I hand you herewith a tabulated statement showing the number of vessels arriving at this port during the year 1909, together with their net tonnage; as also the amount of harbor fees collected. There are also a number of inland steamers and small local coastwise vessels handled which are not included in this statement. Valuable assistance has been rendered by those connected with the shipping business of the city, and especially by the Southern Bell telephone operator at Tybee; all of which is duly appreciated. This report shows a. gratifying increase over previous years, and with the handling of all these vessels no accident of any kind to vessel or crew happen?''. Respectfully submitted JOHN CARR. Harbor Master. 350 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Foreign Steamers Arriving at Savannah During the Year 1909, Giving Number According to Nationality Austrian ___________________ 14 32,686 net tons Belgian _________________ 3 6,330 " British ____________i_____175 405,774 " Danish _________________ 4 8,466 Dutch _________________ 12 21,583 " German _________________ 25 57,479 " Italian _________________ 3 7,849 " Norwegian _______________ 15 26,144 " Russian ________________ 1 1,855 " Spanish ________________ 5 10,481 Total ______________257 578,647 " Vessels Arriving at Savannah, Showing Net Tonnage and Harbor Pees Collected During* the Year of 1909 Month 1909 January February _ March __ April May June July ...... August September October November December - Total _ American | Foreign Steamers | Steamers d 2 46 42 44 41 44 45 57 55 58 58 62 60 612 Tonnage 116,319 100,031 109,136 106,683 110,208 107,679 136,231 132,970 126.325 128,169 141,043 124,884 1,439,678 d * 25 14 20 16 12 12 13 13 35 33 39 25 257 &a B 1 54,837 28,221 44,316 35,783 24,992 26,418 27,607 28,094 82,582 78.9'0 S7,3S9 59,438 578,647 American Sail 1 20 18 36 12 25 10 26 21 17 20 20 19 244 V 11 12,636 11,367 21.560 8,509 14,284 6,506 14,581 14,518 11,033 11,164 13,107 11,730 150,995 Foreign Sail o' 55 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 9 V !? B 1 580 322 658 1,724 494 182 95 4,055 Tugs A 3 1 1 3 1 1 10 & a 1 H 781 254 250 758 250 418 2,711 Oil Barges d S5 3 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 14 i j 5,716 1,310 3,044 1,402 7,490 4,446 3,044 3.044 3,939 33,435 II $ 619.00 364.00 516.00 398.00 332.00 345.06 370.00 405.60 693.66 673.69 824.68 603.29 $6,144.98 gg09 s s 869 steamers, 2,018,325 tons; 253 sailing vessels, 155,050 tons; 10 tugs, 2,711 tons; 14 oil barges, 33,435 tons. Making a grand total of 1,146 vessels, with 2,209,521 net tons. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CITY ATTORNEY OF THE CITY OF SAVANNAH. GA. FOB THE YEAR KNDING DECEMBER 31, 19O0 SAM'1. B. ADAMS CITT ATTORNEY Report of the City Attorney Savannah, Ga., January 1, 1910. Hon. George W. Tiedeman Mayor Dear Sir:I beg to submit this my report as City Attorney for the year 1909: As to the suits, to which the city is a party, on hand at the date of my last report, I beg to report as follows: 1. The suit against Messrs. Lubs and Kuck, sureties, mentioned in my last report, was met by a demurrer to a part of the bill, as stated in my last report. This demurrer has been in part sustained, upon the ground that, for certain items, the sureties were not responsible. The probabilities are that this suit will be amicably adjusted. 2. The case of A. R. Stewart against the Savannah Contracting Company and other defendants, including the City of Savannah, has been dismissed, and no liability accrued to the city therein. 3. The suit of James A. Burke, by next friend, against the city, was first dismissed, and has since been renewed; the renewal suit has not yet been tried. 4. The case of W. D. Cooper, agent for the Armour Packing Company, involving a tax on agents of packinghouses, has not been re-heard since the decision of the Supreme Court referred to. The decision was adverse to the city upon the ground that Cooper claimed that the tax 356 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT was payable by him personally, and was, therefore, excessive. When the Ordinance was framed against agents, it was not expected that the agents would pay personally, but the tax was regarded as a part of the business expenses of the Company, like assessments against agents of insurance companies. We have taken issue with the Armour Company as to whether the agent does really pay the tax. 5. As stated in my last report, Judge Charlton sustained the demurrer of the city in the case of the Atlantic Postal Telegraph-Cable Company, involving the validity and amount of the tax assessed against companies of this character. Upon appeal to the Supreme Court, Judge Charlton was reversed, upon the ground that the petition set forth that the tax was unreasonably large, and gave reasons for this position, and as a general demurrer admitted, for the purposes of a demurrer, the allegations in the petition to be true, the petition should not have been dismissed. The Court, however, held with the city and against the Atlantic Postal Telegraph-Cable Company on the constitutional and .other points assailing the validity of the tax. It was claimed that the tax was upon the interstate as well as intrastate business, and that it was void for a number of reasons. The Supreme Court, however, as I say, held against all of these points, and the only question now left in the case is whether the tax for the year involved is so unreasonably large as to justify the setting aside of the discretion of the municipal authorities in assessing the tax. The city has not suffered from any delay in this case because the tax was actually paid into the City Treasury. 6. The suit of Henry M. Bergen, in the City Court of Savannah, brought against the city and the Savannah Electric Company, in which the plaintiff claimed damages in the sum of $15,000.00 because of injuries alleged to have been received on the corner of Thirty-eighth and Montgomery Streets, as mentioned in my former report, has been since dismissed, and thus has been finally disposed of. liAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 7. The case of J. V. Dadin against the city, pending in the City Court of Savannah, in which the plaintiff claims damages for personal injuries, is pending on demurrer by the city. I think the demurrer will probably be sustained. 8. The case of Grdene & Co., mentioned in my former report, has been settled by direction of the Mayor and the Finance Committee. As to new cases, I report as follows : 1. R. F. Kennedy, an ex-policeman, sued the city, in the City Court of Savannah, for $5,000.00 damages, claiming personal injuries on account of what he alleged were defective steps from The Strand to Factors' Walk, he being, as he claims, on duty at the time. A nonsuit was granted, upon motion of the city, and an appeal was taken by the plaintiff to the State Court of Appeals. The case was argued some months ago, but no decision has been an- nounced by the Court of Appeals. 2. J. F. Rawls has brought suit against the city, in the City Court of Savannah, claiming damages in the sum of $10,000.00 for personal injuries. A demurrer has been filed by the city, which is now pending in the City Court. 3. Mrs. Agnes Shivers brought suit in the City Court against the city, claiming personal injuries in the sum of $10,000.00. A demurrer was filed by the city, and this demurrer has been sustained. 4. A suit was filed by her husband at the same time, based on the same cause of action, and claiming damages to him in the sum of $5,000.00. A like demurrer by the city has also been sustained in his case. Since the sustaining of the demurrers, these two suits have been renewed in the City Court of Savannah, damages in the case of Mrs. Shivers being now laid at $20,000.00, and the case of Mr. Shivers in the sum of $10,000.00. Demurrers 3_____ MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_________ and pleas in abatement have been filed in both of these suits, and which have, up to this time, not been disposed of. 5. Mrs. J. H. Barrett, Jr., has filed, in the City Court of Savannah, a suit against the city, laying her damages in the sum of $10,000.00, for personal injuries alleged to have been.sustained by her. This suit is how pending. 6. There is pending in the Superior Court of Chatham County the suit growing out of the condemnation of property belonging to Mr. John T. Chapman, the issue being as to the amount to be paid. Mr. Chapman appealed from the decision of the Assessors. 7. There is also pending in the Superior Court the attachment case brought by the city against the Barnum & Bailey Show Company, based upon injuries to the streets. 8. There is also pending the case of Abraham Hazzard against the city, in which he claims injuries to a horse and wagon, the city having certioraried this decision. The foregoing notices all the litigation now on hand to which the city is a party. During the year, I have drawn a large number of papers, advised the city and its officials, and attended to the usual routine work of the office of City Attorney. My letter-book indicates that, 'during the year, I have given (in addition to verbal opinions) not less than eighty written opinions, and I assume that the city officials, to whom they were given, have kept these opinions. I suggest that it would be well to have all of the written opinions kept by some city official, and so indexed that they could be referred to readily. Yours very truly, SAMUEL B. ADAMS, City Attorney. REPORTS OF Public Institutions OF THE City of Savannah 19O9 Annual Report of St. Joseph's Hospital 19O9 Savannah, Ga., January 1, 1910 To Dr. Craig Barrow, Chairman of the Board of Health: Honored Sir:I beg to submit herewith the Annual Report of St. Joseph's Hospital, for the year 1909. Report of city and county patients treated, nursed, fed, supplied with medicines, operation-outfits, surgical dressings, bedding, laundry, etc., from January 1 to December 31, 1909. Cost, per capita, per annum, to city __ $6.70% Cost, per capita, per annum, to county_______ 4.48% Cost, per capita, per annum, combined ____ Moribund on admission, 6. Births, 7. Respectfully submitted, , SISTER M. EUPHRASIA Superintendent Summary of Reports Submitted Each Month to Health Officer MONTHS January _ . February __.. . March April May June July ............ August October November December Total .... Treated 32 33 37 30 30 38 35 44 50 49 3f 31 446 Discharged 14 10 16 14 13 17 11 18 25 22 18 11 189 1 1 3 1 1 1 4 2 2 0 3 2 1 21 Remaining 17 on January 31 20 on February 28 ening of the Public Library, will show that in each and every year a most careful, accurate, and painstaking effort has been made to publish the fullest details of expenditure, and to properly account for every dollar entrusted to the care of the Board of Managers. It will be particularly noted that every dollar available in each year has been expended during that year, but that, in no case, has the Board of Managers ever exceeded the funds on hand. For this purpose, at the beginning of each year, a carefully thought out budget is prepared, covering the total amount of funds available during the year, and this budget is strictly adhered to. This has been its fixed policy, and will continue to be so. The Treasurer's vouchers are carefully bound in a volume at.the end of each year, and the statements of account which are attached to this report are made public. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 381 A larger annual appropriation should be made to the Library, as the amount available for the purchase of new books actually does not replace the wear and tear on the books already in the Library. The amount appropriated is less than that supplied to any simitar public library in this country of which we have any knowledge, and it has only been possible to maintain it upon this small allowance by the use of the utmost economy, and by the fact that through the generosity of the Georgia Historical Society so large a number of books were turned over to the Public Library at its inception. This is a matter which has been brought before the city in almost every annual report which has been made, but which each year increasingly demands attention. Respectfully submitted, by order of the Board of Managers. GEORGE J. BALDWIN Chairman Board of Managers, Savannah Public Library. Report oi Librarian Savannah, Ga., January 1, 1910. To the Board of Managers of the Savannah Public Library Gentlemen:With the passing of 1909, we enter upon a new year in the history of our Library, and I submit, with gratification, my sixth annual report. In concluding my report for the year 1909, I expressed the regret, which was shared by your honorable body, that there was, at that time, no certainty that the establishment of a separate department for the children would soon become a reality. That was a matter which, to all of us, appeared then to be of the greatest importance, and one which, for that reason, now receives my first attention. Special efforts were made to obtain from City Council an appropriation for that purpose, and the Committee appointed by your body to make the appeal showed so clearly the necessity for prompt and favorable action that the appropriation was made without delay. It was then thought that the installation of that department would be complete before the beginning of another year, but several things, not then foreseen, have retarded the progress of the work; yet it is more than probable that it will be in full and successful operation before the end of this month. In view of the expected early opening of that department, your body elected Miss Elizabeth McLaws as its Librarian, and, in my opinion, the choice was a wise one. At the same time, you gave to Miss Selina Heyward the position of Desk Assistant, and your choice of her was also for the good of the Library. In the month of October, it became necessary for Miss McLaws to give her entire time and attention to work preliminary to the opening of her new field of operation, and, in consonance with her invariable conduct, she has so thoroughly done M. R. 0. 8.2K 3M________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_________ that work that when her department opens nothing will be required there in consequence of any after-thought. Miss Selina Heyward began her service with us about the second week in October, and her work is satisfactory in every respect. Miss Maude Heyward continues to give us the benefit of her thorough knowledge of and practical experience in library work. The "duplicate collection" plan, authorized one year ago, was put into operation early in January, and its success became manifest at once. The circulation of books is given in a table annexed to this report, and shows a total for the year of 13371. The charges collected as rent for these books amounts to the pleasing sum of $673.26. No dissatisfaction has been caused by the inauguration of this system, and its'patronizers are generally outspoken in praise of its adoption. Nor is that all that may be said in its favor. After a book in that collection has been in circulation a certain number of times, it is then transferred to the free collection, and in that way the free collection has, in twelve months, received from that source 264 volumes, without one cent of cost. Having drawn your attention to matters of special interest, I now turn to the ordinary work, and will show what has been accomplished, asking you to note the gains which have been made at every point. \ The usual number of books for the blind have been included in our monthly purchases, and our efforts to serve that class of readers is highly appreciated. One of their number, Mr. Thomas Kreeger, has added to the section, from his private library, some books which, if not coming to us as gifts, would have caused us to supply them at considerable cost. This reminds me that we are indebted to other friends for liberal contributions in the way of gifts of books which have been very useful, and it is possible that others would do the same, if they knew their gifts would be acceptable. We can make use of any books given MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 385 to us, and it is hoped that accessions to our collection during the coming year from that source .will be frequent and liberal. The growth of the Library is shown by the following statement: Number of volumes at beginning of year 30,897 Number of volumes added by purchase 1,936 Number of volumes added by gift 119 Number of volumes added by government _ 189 2,244 33,141 Withdrawals Number of volumes worn out and condemned25 Number of volumes missing _00 Number of volumes lost and paid for 14 Total withdrawals for the year _ 39 Total volumes, at beginning of 1910 _________ 33,102 In addition to the accessions already referred to, we have received from the United States Government 2,106 pamphlets, sent to this Library, and 48 to the Georgia Historical Society. The Library has done more than usual in giving information concerning matter to be found on our shelves, which might be helpful to those pursuing special studies, and dealing with current events of the day. Three bulletins have been issued, containing lists of books recently purchased, and extra lists have been printed giving the names of books in the Library on topics discussed in the newspapers, and otherwise before the people at the time of publication. The subjects of the lists were: "Arctic Explorations," "Tuberculosis," "Nicaragua," "Dante," "Christmas," "Books for the Blind," "New Fiction," and a "Bibliography for the Griggs Course of Lectures." 386 _____MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT__________ Your special attention is invited to the large increase in the circulation of books. The total for the year, as will be seen in the table accompanying this report, was 85,961, or 8,454 more than in 1908. The list of periodicals taken remains the same as last year. In this connection, I call your attention to the fact that subscriptions to 20 periodicals on our list are gifts to the Library. Since my last report 1,015 volumes have been bound, of which 63 were magazines; and 583 volumes were mended in the Library. With the exception of three holidays, we have kept open every day of the twelve months. Fortunately, we did not have to close for the purpose of having repairs made to the building, as we did in 1908. While it is true that the books acquired by the Library are on a variety of subjects, and seem to call for no special mention, I cannot refrain from mentioning a few which have proven to be good material, and which have been frequently consulted. These are the "Dictionary of National Biography," edited by Sir Leslie Stephen and Sidney Lee; "History of Portrait Miniature," by G. C. Williamson; and "History of English Furniture (Age of Mahogany)," by Percy MacQuoid. In conclusion, I feel that I must say a -Word in reference to the crowded condition of our building. That we need a new home for the books we now have, and for the proper placing of what we are constantly adding to our collection, no one will deny, and no one feels the necessity for a new building more than your Librarian. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) WM. HARDEN Librarian > Monthly Circulation of Books1909 January _ February __ ____ March ________ April __________ June __________ July __________ August ________ September _____ October ___ _ December _ Totals 1909 _________ 1908 _________ 1907 _ _____ 1906 __._. __ 1905 _________ 1904 _________ Children 1557 1585 1299 1090 1078 1146 1691 1716 1559 1018 1071 934 15744 17380 ______ General I Philosophy 66 60 66 59 64 44 57 56 52 57 51 36 668 510 342 "379" _-__.|3 | 156 22 Religion 26 30 30 35 39 15 23 22 18 32 25 34 329 357 9 [3 39 33 44 36 35 31 25 28 22 33 26 25 377 Philology 5 1 21 5 2 T 2 5 1 1 27 379 |37 272 | 294 |23 236 | 454 |26 122 294 |13 40 | 42 3 Science Natural 1 31 19 34 36 32 24 30 40 35 46 42 30 399 337 t1 t5 30 28 40 35 30 29 42 39 35 29 27 26 390 339 264 | 283 302 279 62 185 162 24 10 44 34 33 36 20 30 21 26 20 23 20 28 335 347 170 223 189 36 Literature 223 237 233 ' 194 182 141 185 187 140 172 161 147 2202 2372 1985 1998 1170 225 IK 249 200 242 187 163 168 177 157 177 229 227 165 2341 2473 2347 2787 3424 1048 GoS 5425 5097 5285 5058 5132 5201 5317 5734 5423 5550 5471 4656 63349 52976 68201 59223 60382 16384 | 7695 7124 7308 6767 6780 6831 7568 8007 7483 7194 7122 6082 85961 77507 74188 65821 66294 17886 Curds Issued, Visits, Pines, Reserves, Etc. . January February ..... March .... ..... April ............. May .... . .. ... June -.___...__ July August ._ ... September ..... October .._.....__ December ........ 1909 ____ . .... 1908 _.. ..... 1907 ____ ".-.. 1906 ___ ...... 1905 --.-_....... 1904 ............ i & ** *a ti (3s 99 88 82 56 51 38 76 70 102 79 83 71 895 928 "IMS 955 1245 1913 Cards IssuedChildren to 21 21 25 33 34 15 41 32 33 19 23 26 323 345 291 337 *'S 5 i *2 B "t "a 0.2-S S>< 4991 5416 5161 5283 4848 5170 3972 5301 51SO 5743 5448 4441 Monthly Visits ofChildren 2638 2436 2466 2256 2299 2532 2639 2793 2934 2395 2425 2275 60924 30088 91012 53586 32924 86510 56240 34798 91038 89783* Monthly Visits of Library Committee 14 11 21 22 15 16 10 16 16 12 17 7 177 529 644 1 714 Duplicate Collection Circulation 424 820 1096 1074 1207 1266 1322 1286 1398 1297 1453 1228 13871 .S' * 5 " * S3 5 put* $ 23.21 30.86 50.27 50.50 59.15 56.10 61.41 64.80 59.50 67.26 77.48. 72.72 $673.26 640 | 89969 | 662 | | No record 78117 668 Fines andReserves $ 42.14 46.02 48.62 48.98 50.50 46.10 48.44 43.82 41.38 44.78 47.72 50.76 $559.26 646.38 711.94 M 1 $ 65.35 76.88 98.89 99.48 109.65 102.20 109.85 108.62 100.88 112.04 125.20 123.48 $1232.52 665.17 | 552.30 439.85 *Prior to 1907 no separate record of the monthly visits of children was kept, the figures given show ing the total of both adult and children visitors. Duplicate collection plan not in operation before 1909. _____ x ft|AYOR'9 ANNUAL REPORT______ 389 Classified List of Periodicals Subscribed For Literary "Reviews:-- 7 Popular Literature --24 Historical _ 4 Fine Arts _ 6 Useful. Arts _.____--10 Bibliography 3 Religion 4 Domestic Economy 4 Juvenile - 6 Language 1 Music __, 1 Horticulture 2 Humor _____ 3 Science __11 Medical 2 Sociology ___ 3 Trade _______________________ 2 Technical ___*' 4 Total periodicals ::.97 Classified List of Books Purchased in 1909, Showing" Percentage of Each Class Fiction ___________ 68.9 History _____________________ 10.9 Literature _________________ 3.8 Fine Arts _____________________ 3.8 Useful Arts ___________________ 3.0 Natural Science __________________ 2.5 Philology _______________ .1 Sociology :_ 1.4 Religion _______________________ .8 Philosophy _____________________ .7 General ___________1_________ .9 Books for the Blind _______________ 3.2 100 per cent. 390 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Classified List of Card-Holders Architects -'- 4 Artists _______ 12 Authors __ 3 Bakers _______ 8 Bankers ______ 23 Blacksmiths ____ 13 Boiler Makers __ 9 Bookbinders ___ 6 Brewers ______ 3 Brokers _______ 29 Butchers ______ 6 Cabinet Makers _ 7 Carpenters _____ 33 Chemists ______ 6 Civil Engineers __ 23 Clergymen _ 24 Clerks _______ 2,300 Conductors ____ 21 Contractors __ 12 Dairymen _ 5 Dressmakers ____ 8 Druggists 23 Editors ______ 6 Electricians 24 Engineers, Railroad 26 Exporters 11 Firemen ____ 60 Grocers ______ 22 Hairdressers _ 2 Inspectors ___ 13 Insurance Agents _ 35 Iron Workers. 4 Jewelers _ 7 Journalists 14 Kindergarten Teachers ___ 44 Lawyers ___ 60 Letter Carriers 4 Machinists ___ 102 Managers __ 125 Merchants __ 231 Milliners 6 Musicians :__ 49 Painters ______ 17 Paperhangers 4 Pawnbrokers 5 Photographers 8 Physicians - 14 Pilots ________ 7 Planters _____ 8 Plumbers _ 11 Policemen _ 21 Port Wardens ___ 1 Printers 35 Real Estate Agents. 30 Railroad Officials 16 Reporters 15 Secretaries, Private 25 Steamship Officials 17 Stenographers 156 Students ______ 4,318 Teachers _____ 170 Telegraph Operators ________ 17 Tinners ______ 9 Trained Nurses 37 Upholsterers 10 Watchmen _____ 18 __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________391 Wheelwrights 10 Males, no employWood Dealers___ 4 ment _______ 970 Females, no em- ployment ____ 1,844 Total _______11,220 Public Library, Treasurer's Report January 1, 1909, to January 1, 1910 Receipts Cash on hand, January 1, 1909_____________$ 300.11 From City of Savannah_______- 6,804.93 From Duplicate Collection book rent 600.54 From fines and reserves _ 566.20 From books lost and paid for ____ 11.51 $8,283.29 Expenditures Salaries __________________________$2,460.81 New books _____r ___________-___ 2,534.61 Periodicals, etc. _ 256.65 Fuel _____________. ____________ 98.35 Lighting __________.____________ 196.43 Stationery __________________ 91.45 Printing _________________________ 47.25 Improvements _____________________ 516.00 Furniture ____ 37.20 Insurance _______________________ 25.00 Miscellaneous __________________ 606.83 $6,872.58 Cash on hand, January 1, 1910_____$1,410.71 The December, 1909, unpaid bills, not yet presented for payment, will about cover cash balance on hand. Respectfully submitted (Signed) JOHN M. THOMAS. Treasurer Public Library. 394 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT I have examined the accounts and books of the Treasurer of the Public Library, from the first of January, 1909, to the first of January, 1910, and find the same correct, with proper vouchers produced, and a balance in the hands of the Treasurer of one thousand, four hundred, and ten dollars and seventy-one cents ($1,410.71). (Signed) H. W. WITCOVER, Chairman Finance Committee Public Library. Annual Report of the Colored Library Savannah, Ga., February, 1910. Hon. Geo. W. Tiedeman, Mayor, City of Savannah: Sir:Please find as follows my report to the Board of Curators of the Colored Public Library for the year ending December 31, 1909: Another year has come to an end in the life of our Library, and more and more the Library seems to be growing in favor, and like a tender 'plant it is striking its roots deeper and stronger into the earth that it may stand more easily the demands and responsibilities of the coming years. The management, control, and direction of the Library, by colored men, is an experiment, and just in proportion to its success will come credit to the Board and good to the colored citizens of Savannah. Just in proportion to the results we achieve from our limited resources and cramped conditions; just exactly in proportion as we stir in the colored citizens of Savannah a desire for books, communion with the greatest and best minds of all ages, will come reward and commendation to the management. It is a credit, and is noted with pride, that the Library, according to figures in the Librarian's report, is growing each year in the number of good books acquired, in number of regular and responsible borrowers, number of visitors, and in the number of young children who are more and more learning to avail themselves of the advantages of such an institution. 396 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT It is also noted that with all classes the Library is becoming more and more one of the institutions of Savannah. With so many things to be more or less proud of, there is still one thing to be regretted, and that is the few meetings the Board has been able to have during the past year for want of a quorum. It is to be hoped, and it is urged, that this be remedied the following year, by each one making greater efforts to be present and to do his full share in pushing the Colored Public Library to the front. During the year, the Board has lost two of its members, in the persons of Dr. S. P. Llojrd, who died, and in whose place the Board has been fortunate in securing as his successor by election, Mr. L. G. Middleton, and in the resignation of Dr. J. H. Bugg, who has removed to another State, and whose place thus far has not been filled. I desire to note, too, that the Board has been in communication with Mr. Carnegie, with reference to a library which it is hoped he will give, and in which correspondence there seems to be some spark of hope of success. I also desire to call attention to signs which have been placed over the door, advertising and introducing the Library- to the public. Now, with the above and with other points of which we should be proud, I desire to call your attention to a few recommendations and suggestions which I think would be of benefit to the Library. We ought to raise some little money each month for the purpose of purchasing new and current books and keeping the interior of the Library and furniture in good condition; hence I suggest that there be formed or authorized a committee on ways and means, in whose hands this and other money matters should be placed. I think that there should be a committee of visitation to see after the conduct, care, and keeping of the Library, and MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 397 report to the Board at its direction or suggestion. The Library still needs children's books, and a few more race papers. The Library needs more and better chairs. It ought to have, by all means, as they are printed and are accessible and reputable, all the books by colored authors. The Library, I think and suggest, ought to be kept open until nine o'clock. Hence, to do these and other things that would increase the efficiency of the Library, widen its sphere of good, and intensify its benefits, I suggest that the Board make a request to Council for an increase in appropriation to the extent of $300.00 per annum, at least, and to this end appoint a committee to present the matter, if necessary, to Council. With congratulations for the past, and with hope for the future, these few suggestions are respectfully submitted. A. L. TUCKER, Chairman Board of Curators, Colored Public Library. Report of the Librarian Hon. Geo. W. Tiedeman, Mayor, City of Savannah: SirI respectfully submit my report for the year ending December 31, 1909: Receipts Appropriation by the city ____-_-___$360.00 Donations __ 16.06 Total _._.______________-___ $376.06 j Expenditures Salary of Librarian ______________$180.00 Rental _______________________ 120.00 City Dailies ___________________ 13.20 Books and Periodicals __ 23.10 Light and Fuel _________________ 29.79 Repairs and Improvements _________ 13.28 Total ______________.___.__ $379.37 Deficit for the Year ______________ $ 3.31 January 1, 1909, total number of books _________ 2319 Number of books added during the year______ 229 2.548 W. R. C. S.20 400 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Number of cards issued to borrowers__________ 501 Number of books drawn__________________ 1285 Number of visitors _________________ 1359 Magazines by subscription Weekly papers ___________ Daily papers ____________ The library hours are as follows: Week days10 a. m. to 1 p. m.; 5 p. m. to 8 p. m. Sundays10 a. m. to 11 a. m. Respectfully submitted, A. L. TUCKER, President. CHAS. A. R. McDOWELL, Librarian. Our Board of Curators are: Dr. F. S. Belcher, L. G. Middleton, George W. Jacobs, C. A. R. McDowell, Librarian. E. E. DesVerney. 3 2 2 1 Sol C. Johnson, Duncan Scott, A. L. Tucker, Henry Pearson, Secretary. City Appointment ANNUAL REPORT OP THE KATE BALDWIN FREE KINDERGARTEN ASSOCIATION SAVANNAH, GA. FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1909 GEO. J. BALDWIN PRESIDENT Kate Baldwin Free Kindergarten Association Savannah, Ga., December 31, 1909 Mr. George J. Baldwin, President Kate Baldwin Free Kindergarten Association Savannah, Ga. Dear Sir:The report that is herewith submitted records the completion of ten years of free Kindergarten in the City of Savannah, supported by the Association of which you, sir, have the honor to be president. The occasion seems a fitting one for a brief statement of the principles that have inspired so small an Association to maintain at great expense a system of education that not only is little understood by the community at large, but that has frequently met with much public discouragement. In outline, these principles are: I. A belief in a teacher specially trained for her work a teacher who is a guide, interpreter, comrade, friend, rather than a mere instructor. II. A belief in the child as a living, growing, sentient being, with a distinct personality of his own that can only be brought to the highest degree of perfection by being first understood and then given the right environment and nurture to foster his own self-active development. We would point out that this conception is radically different from the prevailing one which regards the child as raw material to be shaped into a stereotyped pattern. 404 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT III. A belief in establishing the closest possible relation between the home and the school; in enlisting the co-operative sympathy and understanding of the parents in every step of the child's growth and education; with a chance for the teacher to be what she should be, the closest friend of the home, while the parents become the closest friends of the school. With the Kindergarten as the combining medium, this ideal is not a theory; it is a practical reality, as a further examination of this report will prove. We would point out that this conception is widely removed from the point of view which regards education as a concern for the school alone. IV. A belief in the fundamental importance of a sound physical basis for education; in the fine healthy body as a prerequisite to a fine mind and an exalted spirit. In the support of this belief, the Kindergarten gives to the child, through selected plays, activities which make, his body readily responsive to the best of his ideas, the highest elements in his personality. We would point out that again this conception of education is the complete antithesis of the system that seeks to repress and eradicate the natural play and motor impulses of the child. V. A belief in the child as a social being.-an organic part of the human brotherhood, and in the necessity of helping him to feel the interdependence and mutual responsibility that such relationships imply. We would point out that the definite and systematic training of the Kindergarten on these lines is far removed from the current instruction that teaches the child-that he stands or falls alone by the test of his knowledge of prescribed academic facts. VI. A belief in the dynamic power, for character and conduct, of ideals, aspirations, high hopes and desires, and MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 405 in the practical training of such ideals and desires by surrounding the child with the beautiful in all forms of art, music, literature, pictures; harmony of environment both in the physical and in the spiritual and moral world as well. We would point out that such careful and intentional training of the ideals is radically different from the chance instruction on this line that commonly prevails in our systems of education, VII. Finally, a belief that no service is so fundamental and far-reaching for the good of the world as that rendered to a little child in the terms of education. It is giving the child, and the family of which the child is a part, help by means of opportunity and training. It is saving the individual and society from incompetence, weakness, and evil, and if is doing this by the nurture of the best in the life of each child, developing character in the terms of industry, virtue, power, and happiness. These, then, are the convictions that have sustained and encouraged an Association, numbering only four people, to maintain three Kindergartens. But the Association holds that it has a further obligation upon it, an obligation born of knowing by the proof of ten years of practical work what the Kindergartens can do for little children. With this knowledge, it becomes the duty of the Association to work not simply for three Kindergartens, caring for less than two hundred children, but for an extension of the Kindergarten through the public school system until every child of Kindergarten age in the City of Savannah shall be given his rightful opportunity. Can Savannah afford such a system of public Kindergartens? Does the protest "economy" come, meaning the economy of money? We ask you to consider that larger economy of human intellect, human power, and human character, that in the end serve the State more profitably than any fiscal scheme, how- 406 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT ever shrewd and far-reaching. The real question of economy is, can Savannah afford to deprive her little children of a Kindergarten training? Number of Kindergartens The number of free Kindergartens in Savannah at present is four, maintained as follows: Three supported and maintained by the Association, namely : South Side Kindergarten, Montgomery and Thirty-first Streets. Jessie Anderson, Principal ; Clara H. Jussely, Assistant. Number of children on register, 58. Chatham Kindergarten, East Broad and Taylor Streets. Carol P. Oppenheimer, Principal ; Henrietta A. Palk, Assistant. Number of children on register, 42. East Side Kindergarten, Habersham and Congress Streets. Clara B. Vaughan, Principal ; Loretto McCarthy, Assistant. Number of children on register, 40. Total number of children on register in the Kate Baldwin Free Kindergarten Association, 140. One, supported by the Council of Jewish Women : The Kindergarten of the Council, Ann and West Broughton Streets. Catherine Putzel, Principal; Ella O'Mara, Assistant. Number of children on register, 38. Total number of children in Free Kindergartens, Number of Private Kindergartens whose principals attend the Kate Baldwin Free Kindergarten Association conferences, two, namely : Miss Hardee, Kindergarten 10 West Taylor Street; Miss West. Kindergarten Pape School. _ _ MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT _ 7 These Kindergartens cannot even meet the demand for Kindergartens in the sections of the city where they are established. Each of the Free Kindergartens has always a long waiting list. Boys' and Girls' Clubs The number of Boys' and Girls Clubs has increased since our last report was rendered from three to seven. The list is as follows: The Recreation Club; Leader, Miss Oppenheimer. Place of meeting, Chatham Kindergarten. Time of meeting, Tuesday afternoon at 3.45 o'clock. Membership, 24 (girls and boys). Age of members, 12 to 15. The American Girls' Club; Leader, Miss Falk; Assistant, Miss- Broughton. Place of meeting, Chatham Kindergarten. Time of meeting, Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Membership, 20. Age of members, 9 to 12. The Happy Hour Club (girls) ; Leader, Miss Vaughan. Place of meeting, East Side Kindergarten. Time of meeting, Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Membership, 20. Age of members, 9 to 12. The Merry Makers (girls) ; Leader, Miss Anderson. Place of meeting, South Side Kindergarten. Time of meeting, Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Membership, 15. Age of members, 10 to 14. The Tomochichi Club (boys); Leader, Miss Judge. Place of meeting, South Side Kindergarten. Time of meeting, Friday evening, at 8 o'clock. Membership, 12. Age of members, 12 to 15. 408 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT The object of this Club, as stated in its constitution, is: "It shall be formed of boys living in the neighborhood of South Side Kindergarten, who, by meeting together as Club members for work and games, shall become better friends, and by the study of city history with their leader shall become better citizens of Savannah and better patriots." There are also two clubs in connection with the Kindergarten of the Council: A Girls' Club, Leader, Miss Putzel; and a Boys' Civic Club, Leader, Mr. Fiedelson. In the removal of Mr. Edward Steel from Savannah, the Club work sustained a great loss. The members of the Jolly Boys' Club, of which he was the leader, have accepted temporarily the hospitality of the Recreation Club, but they are anxious to reorganize as a separate club as soon as a leader can be secured for them. The self-governing Club is one of the very best and happiest mediums that educators have discovered for training youth in citizenship, and for developing character and leadership. The Kindergarten rooms make admirable meeting places for such Clubs, and it is gratifying to the Association to know that the Kindergarten equipment is used for so many educational purposes other than the Kindergarten. Other organizations that meet in the Kindergarten buildings are: The Mothers' Clubs, The Parents' Associations, The Domestic Science Classes, The Young People's Social Meetings, The Teachers' Conferences, Normal Classes, and The Savannah Kindergarten Club. ______MAYOR'S ANNUAL; REPORT______409 Mothers' Clubs The value of the work of the Mothers' Clubs cannot be overstated. These Clubs supplement in every possible way the work of the Kindergartens. The mothers study with the Kindergartners problems of education, discipline, health, hygiene, food, gardening; simplicity, wholesomeness and beauty in-environment, both in the home and in the Kindergarten. By annual sales of their own handiwork they earn money which they spend for beautifying the Kindergarten grounds, contributing to the Kindergarten festivals, purchasing pictures, and similar supplementary work. A Mothers' Club is established in connection with each of the Free Kindergartens. South Side Mothers* Club; membership, 57. President, Mrs. Sullivan; Secretary and Treasurer, Mrs. Sutlive. Chatham Mothers' Club; membership, 50. President, Mrs. Oliver; Secretary, Mrs. Cooney; Treasurer, Mrs. Davis. East Side Mothers' Club; membership, 30. President, Mrs. Robider; Secretary, Mrs. Daly; Treasurer, Mrs. Goldrick. The Council Mothers' Club; membership, 30. President. Mrs. Lipsitz. Domestic Science Miss Martha Sasnett devotes three afternoons a month to Domestic Science work with the members of South Side, East Side, and Chatham Mothers' Clubs. This is the second year of tVr's work, and the gain both in the knowledge and practice of wholesome and economic cookery is incalculable. The study and discussion of Domestic Science problems has helped also to relieve the drudgery of household labor. 410 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Parents' Meetings The evening Parents' Meetings, organized last year at Chatham Kindergarten, have also become a feature of South Side Kindergarten. At these meetings, both the fathers and the mothers of the children assemble. The first half of the meeting, educational child problems are discussed, and the last half is given to social enjoyment. Festivals Three Festivals have been celebrated by the Kindergartens this year: The first one in honor of the coming to Savannah of the President of the United States; the second one to celebrate Thanksgiving, and the third one the Festival of Christmas. The following account of the Thanksgiving Festival, as reported in the Savannah Morning News, is written with such true appreciation of the educational value of the Festival that it seems desirable to incorporate a part of it in this report: "A Thanksgiving party of a very genuine and happy kind was enjoyed by something over 200 children under six years of age, of the Kate Baldwin Free Kindergartens, the Council Kindergarten, the Pape Kindergarten, and Miss Hardee's Kindergarten, with the Kindergarten directors and assistants, and an interested group of mothers and friends looking on. It was held in the Regimental Armory, to which effective decoration of harvest products gave the proper holiday air and carried the spirit of the occasion. The tables for the children were drawn up at first under the galleries, and here they were seated as they arrived, depositing apples, oranges, and other good things that they had brought as a Thanksgiving gift for children less fortunate than themselves, for each had been asked to contribute a single piece of fruit or some one thing to a Thanksgiving basket. When these were piled up in the center of the floor, after the 'morning circle,' they made a great mound of bright color. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 411 "All the exercises were purposely simple, and the usual hymns and songs of the 'morning circle' opened the program. The children marched with their chairs to the center of the hall, forming three concentric rings when seated. Miss Jessie Anderson, director of South Side, took charge of the circle, and as the two hundred little children with their directors gathered about her, eager and responsive, and as unconscious of the audience as if on the small circle of their own Kindergartens, there was a quality of earnestness, at once joyous and serious, in their breathless attention, that was very moving. The piano had previously given the morning signal for quiet, when they were still at the tables, and there had not been a sound while a soft little melody was played. Now, as the familiar chords were struck, all the little heads were bowed, hands clasped, and eyes closed, and the morning hymn of thanksgiving, with which the Kindergarten day always opens, was sweetly sung. After some other songs, the morning greeting was given, the children coming one at a time into the center of the circle, selecting other children," and greeting each other with curtsey and handshake. The charming unconsciousness with which they did this, bowing in turn to the children whom they chose to greet with as much deliberation as if there were no spectators, was one of the prettiest episodes of the morning. "After the fruit and Thanksgiving gifts had been heaped up in the middle of the floor, the children returned with their chairs to the tables, and putting the chairs down, marched to the circle for some rhythm play. This was so well done that it was difficult to realize that here were six different groups of children, accustomed to the rhythm play daily in their own Kindergartens, but meeting for the first time to give it together. Through the entire morning, their keen interest was evident in the close attention with which Miss Anderson was followed. 412 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT "The idea underlying the Thanksgiving Festival was that underlying all Festivals when used educationally. Its purpose was to give to the children a real experience of Thanksgiving, to let them actually share in the traditional customs of the day, and, as it has been put by educators, 'feel' Thanksgiving, not hear about it or merely learn the facts of history concerning it. In no other way does the meaning of a Festival, its spiritual significance, and the needs of the human spirit in which it had its origin, and which have perpetuated it, become a personal possession and a factor in personal growth. Through such a celebration, race consciousness is developed in the child, and a deeper sense of fellowship with his kind. "An impressive aspect of the fete was the Thanksgiving luncheon, when the tables were set in the form of a hollow square, and two hundred children sat around them, with heads bowed and hands clasped, while the Thanksgiving prayer was said. There was a moment of absolute silence and stillness, and the sight was a "very touching one. "The tables were gay with oranges, orange-colored baskets which the mothers had made to hold candies, and pretty mats with orange-colored borders that the children had painted. Adding a final touch of gayety, there were big pumpkin Jack o' lanterns at intervals along the tables. "In the afternoon, the different Clubs of boys and girls which are part of the community work of the Kindergartens met at the armory with the club leaders, and enjoyed the happiest possible two hours, playing games together, with refreshments to close the afternoon." Medical Inspection The medical inspection of the Kindergartens has been supplemented this year by the weekly visit of a trained nurse to each Kindergarten, when a personal inspection of every child is made. The nurse in charge of this work is __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________413 Mrs. Lucy B. Young, visiting nurse supported by the Parsons Fund, whose headquarters are in Chatham Kindergarten Building, where the Kindergarten Association gives a room, rent free, for a dispensary and for nursing headquarters. From June to November of this year a free dispensary was maintained there in charge of Dr. Lewis Warfield. In November, Dr. Warfield moved from Savannah, and since that time this work has been entirely in charge of Mrs. Young. Mrs. Young also visits the children in their homes, gives simple talks to the mothers at their club meetings, and has certain hours at each Kindergarten for the treatment of any case in the neighborhood for which her services are desired. With all this work in connection with the Kindergartens, Mrs. Young still finds time for a great deal of other nursing, not in any way connected with the Kindergartens. By following a very carefully planned system, the actual time spent by her in the Kindergartens is small, and the results accomplished are large. We are now reaping a riln*e 1Qf>O Values- _____ 1908 Values _______ 1907 Values ___ 1906 Values _______ 1905 Values _______ 1904 Values- ___ 1903 Values-- ____ 1902 Values _______ 1901 January 2.200 625 34.230 11.773 37.669 450 375 100 4.372 7,050 2.200 125 % 101.169 124,101 131^21 59,958 99,273 107,334 136,216 115.046 58,123 $4.670,209 6384,764 6,906,787 , 3.135.545 , 3;477;S13 7,204,387 5,786,279 4,565.688 2,805,885 February 2.150 200 5,144 31,746 700 400 100 1,252 5.875 1,200 48.767 49,137 44,987 39,810 54,732 45,190 90.956 70,376 78,474 $1.950,164 2;759340 2,307,460 2,349,314 2,059,015 3,255.297 4,079,111 2.864,010 3,766,838 March 500 8,197 5.534 26,617 415 200 100 751 2,550 850 45,714 34,847 70;028 58.D51 49,309 15,736 77,821 23,901 45,200 $1,989,499 1.860,878 3;567,999j 2,050,700 1,936,838 1,230,314 3341,766 1,035,327 1,962,350 April 800 400 5,141 200 39.523 500 650 400 1,775 1,050 50,43? 29.376 40,427 38,646 33,020 26,759 54,473 32,932 53,985 $2,402.262 1,406.098 2.097,188 3;i67,08S 1,261,918 1.881,547 2.704,728 11465,572 2,245,474 May 700 538 8,966 3,160 15,415 2,000 50 200 1,772 1,250 34,051 13,917 29,880 22,587 11,392 6,861 15,196 26,802 40,689 $1,449,434 721,163 1,569,792 2,122,821 4,316,804 450,465 789,052 947,751 1,688,676 June 850 4~643 31,212 752 276 I:::::::::: 867 600 25 38.625 19,208 19,708 28,779 40,066 7,397 7,034 14392 14,046 $1,740,878 1,027,323 1.158,119 2^42^64 1.622,840 386,850 397.205 617,615 581,427 July I 3,462 1,095 71 :::::::": 4,628 2.493 9,994 22.587 35,734 4.203 3.328 7,566 18,367 $245.830 74,945 547,935 i 1,147.051 1,853,185 221,820 213,052 308.996 757,220 August 689 ___. 25 100 325 1,139 3,774 1,549 29,779 39,158 310 $67,875 112,371 64.617 1,479,766 2.006,125 16,043 Septemb'r 2,59! 3,650 32,817 35,842 90,232 2.4SO 100 550 5,525 1,100 175.865 118.670 80,537 42,774 142,434 165.676 73.913 122,729 49,366 $11.533,083 5,524,361 4,976,815 2.072.341 7,388,770 9.124.311 4,005,527 5.253,308 2,019.208 October 2,1 2,120 73,297 17,798 84,676 4,250 Y.665 7.100 650 100| 194,091 190.502 178,597 198225 160;361 257,382 187,871 144.068 148,584 $13,356.264 8.776:016 9,954,166 10,919,400 8,244.117 13,425,636 8,732,440 6,185,289 6,036,784 November 4.55C 830 50,014 27.737 62,339 2,250 50 3,225 900 1(X 151,99= 150,754 165,190 167,983 172,237 181380 183,020 133,269 166,583 $10,887,012 6,690,098 9,030,020 8,818,292 9,545,536 9,083,201 9,701,136 5,511,585 6,351,009 December 20,174 63,838 4,025 800 88337 129,071 172,864 155,265 142,402 181,627 139,118 167,946 146,313 $6,337246 5.667,013 9,506,499 8,012388 8,317,465 7,304^76 8,370,590 7,003281 5,766,094 Total 16,449 8.363 242^99 105,506 484,387 13,767 2,072 500 16,775 33.414 10,125 250 934.307 865.852 945,582 881,462 980,131 1,000,355 961,946 855,527 819,737 $51,629.756 51.687,397 47,517.467 52,030;426 53,584,453 48.620,886 35,758,422 33,980,965 *Does not include Sea Island Cotton. (M. B. C. S.27, 420-421) 422 MAYOR'S AWNUAI, REPORT Table of Comparative Railway Distances Portland, Ore. ________ Omaha, Neb. _________ Salt Lake City, Utah _______ Kansas City, Mo. __________ St Louis, Mo. ______________ Nashville, Tenn. Chattanooga, Tenn. _________ Atlanta. Ga. ___ - __ __ ! 5: ' CO ' s ' I i Miles 3,302 3,289 1,503 2 54fl 1,426 1,194 1,397 1,165 1,209 1,201 1,219 1,088 > 1?. x 0 > V Miles 3,230 3,188 1,402 2,439 1,310 1 1 054 1,156 <)S1 995 988 1,005 874 Baltimore, Md, Miles 3,088 3075 1,789 J"\Vi 1.209 93? 1022 764 727 856 896 688 Norfolk, Va. Miles 3,212 3,222 1,421 2,482 1.241 970 960 755 650 764 771 596 Savannah, Ga. Miles 3,125 3,019 1,318 2,33? 1,159 887 67? 581 43? 4?1 340 760 At 88 I J* . O i_ 0 0 g* o 2 ^ *JS | H*< Miles 95 169 84 107 151 167 484 368 563 567 665 614 From the above table of railway distances it will be seen that St. Louis, Kansas City, Omaha, and other centers for the distribution of food products, as well as Chattanooga, Birmingham, and other important points in the mineral section of the South, are many miles nearer to Savannah than to any of the Northern seaports. The comparison in favor of the Gulf Ports from some of the points named is still more favorable, but the greatly increased water mileage from ports on the Gulf Coast* to Europe or to the North Atlantic ports, and the heavy marine insurance around the dangerous capes of Florida have already favored the commerce of the South Atlantic ports, and the tendency in that direction is likely to increase. *The average run from Savannah to Liverpool by sailing vessel is ten days less than from New Orleans. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 423 DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES OF ROSIN FROM SAVANNAH IN BARRELS OF 280 POUNDS1909, 1908,1907, 1906,1905, and 1904. COUNTRY Belgium ___________ Brazil - - _____ Chili _________________ Cuba _ . England _____________ Germany _____________ India (Br.) ______ _ Italy Peru January 2,660 178 92 21,411 24784 4,107 10,682 Portugal _ __________ Russia __________ Spain __________ Sweden j__ Totals ____ -__.-1909 Values _____ 1909 Totals _______ 1908 Values ______ -1908 Totals _______ 1907 "Values _______ 1907 Totals _______ 1906 Values 1906 Totals ______ -1905 Values _______ 1905 Totals _______ 1904 Values _______ 1904 63,914 $213320 88,082 $333,589 81386 $349,926 45,202 $172,920 26,395 $ 83.812 53.592 $144,189 February 888 180 1.660 4.606 4737 -12,071 $47702 64321 $260,989 37,672 $157,762 78743 $319,317 43,652 $136,005 86,772 $249782 March 174 3,703 10,466 7,533 7,491 7,359 36,725 $135,224 33,162 $122,684 46,276 $205,480 43,783 $180,452 35,012 $109734 45,458 $119,381 April 3,067 1*91 39,012 3,746 881 ~36736 83,133 $288,455 82,402 $304,334 53,337 $251,098 14,163 $48,644 18.099 $Je;468 34,337 $92,896 May 713 336 4.C98 2,589 437 3,347 12,120 $50,795 52,562 $153,920 9,009 $ 43,767 26,756 $122779 32,654 $102,633 22,052 $ 62,495 June 7,668 . July 8,882 17~7~7 22,025 14,428 16,421 5*386 1,497 1785 47,981 $194,023 49,280 $158,849 27,111 $140,329 32,926 $134,384 19,191 $ 76,364 3.444 $ 9721 jf&ny 51,274 $194,809 36,769 $135783 54,640 . $267,769 37,792 $166,010 48,055 $176^65 9,821 $28,130 August 3,1% 179 4,763 1~8~314 10,078 6,320 ________ 42350 $177,942 71337 $207,454 51373 $238^70 35,753 $2307-13 * 20711 $ 74.988 19,769 $ 51..569 Septemb'r 4754 1,955 19.120 7,435 5,095 441 23,553 222 62,075 $265,686 October 14,177 13,456 4,747 9,585 9,823 51,788 $218779 117,829 48740 $326,812 $143,507 49,467 $224,605 38712 $169,324 75,780 65,327 $238,332 $292,363 80,786 $342,939 41,595 $114781 28784 $138,881 57,050 $157,834 November 6,113 60,176 7,348 5,971 9,678 1,771 91,057 $409764 71,608 $207,775 54,864 $211,433 40731 $176,492 71,923 $335,251 43,610 $130705 December 5,352 2,181 180 23,556 10,322 128 896 42,615 $176,303 97,059 $318,090 73,483 . $254789 88.913 $407,513 57.423 $204,422 56744 $187,001 Total 1909|Total 1908| 17,430 25,537 2,828 24324 272 194,473 149,306 41.818 58,313 36,364 25,338 222 2,667 597,603 $2,371302 23,340 54,584 5,783 ff.696 171,913 291,396 315 77,842 148,706 352 14,356 5,457 2,734 5,706 814,580 $2,673736 :::::::::: Fotal 1907|Total 1906) 50,082 5,294 24,129 1,066 2,102 161,140 144,079 44,321 113,622 402 480 25,251 3,916 ______ 575384 $2,514,552 10,711 30,633 7,306 63,633 2,357 138,750 195,639 1,917 29,956 86.613 513 714 10,088 4,466 3,452 1 1 _______ [- 586.769 $2,489,425 . ......i-._ _. L_... __f___L___ Total 1905 32,131 13,385 21,646 2,633 3,393 12,163 117,502 176,990 2,468 13,624 62,818 2,269 534 9,579 3746 4,915 1,439 481,685 $1,832,762 Total 1904 11,975 33,252 7,669 25,450 111,674 167,058 3,153 18,684 78,166 4~654 9,923 2,677 473,744 $1,347,984 (M. H. C. 3.27. 422-423) 424 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Total Value Imports and Exports for Fiscal Year June 30, 1909 South Atlantic Ports 1909 1910 Savannah _____________$53,052,597 $67,283,528 Wilmington ____________ 21,708,717 23,277,679 Newport News __________ 8,969,856 6,807,452 Brunswick ____________ 14,756,596 14,665,192 Norfolk and Portsmouth ____ 11,135,934 9,679,431 Fernandina ____________ 4,995,168 6,004,639 Charleston __________-__ 7,675,033 13,332,874 Savannah's exports are almost as large as those of all other South Atlantic ports combined. Her combined exports and imports are also nearly as large as all others combined. This is because Savannah is the natural outlet of the Southeast. Savannah's exports are as large as those of Philadelphia and larger than those of San Francisco. II t: MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 425 DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO FOREIGN PORTS OF SPIRITS OF TURPENTINE FROM SAVANNAH (IN GALLONS)1909, 1908, 1907, 1906. 1905, 1904 COUNTRY Austria-Hungary Belgium Germany Italy Netherlands T~**.1. 1OAO Values _______ 1909 Totals ___ _____.1908 Values _______ 1908 Totals _______ 1907 Values. ___ - _ -1907 Totals ______ -1906 Values _______ 1906 Totals _______ 1905 Values _______ 1905 Totals _______ 1904 Values _______ 1904 January 7.994 12,973 666,385 34,370 7.820 270 729,812 $309,154 714.121 $341,045 457,987 $317,037 188,186 $101,699 58,246 $ 30,574 215,191 $137,434 February 7,80; 20,750 51,506 30,695 110.754 $ 471631 134,926 $69,329 214.586 $157,553 110,316 $ 74,228 140,814 $ 75,4% 143,995 $ 81,633 March 7,m 26.072 23.062 10,372 21,032 88,338 $ 35,242 98,838 $ 53,421 43,412 $ 31,382 54,728 $ 37,771 213,730 $114,817 19,245 $ 11,585 April | ___ _ 10",365 33.380 5,200 48,945 $ 19,560 531,316 $242,825 148,157 $98,763 75,842 $48,832 59,946 $ 35,767 180,397 $98,164 May "31,223 62^61 85,129 5,220 87,080 10,375 281,288 $112,862 755,614 $332,946 311,051 $204,325 162343 $99335 380,462 $233,407 231,664 $125,622 June 5,175 306,175 82,438 15,547 61.961 118;724 590,020 $244,455 820,453 $363,614 500,695 $299,385 599,275 $343,068 379,481 $234,570 500,339 $264,187 July 28,588 741,066 35,804 190,931 46,879 1,043,268 $481,452 909.580 $ 380,856 872,621 $ 508,135 263,619 $ 152..213 1,801,000 $1,029,221 264,624 $ 139,513 August 5,090 499.684 35,790 27,568 566.132 $296,391 782,160 $324,421 716.725 $ 412,443 753,063 $440,571 115,500 $ 69,302 769,304 $408,357 Septemb'r 16)206 426,951 22,967 13~1,451 591,569 $348,607 885,817 $ 332,529 515,468 $290,306 707,678 $ 438,443 1,014,318 $ 656,438 347,219 $ 186,515 October 158,487 177,001 65,019 7,794 48,426 456,727 $279,104 249,438 $ 91,731 412,210 $217,607 516,001 $347,568 235,013 $167,563 324305 $170,275 November 12,997 2,571 107,161 51,359 56.097 5,204 235,389 $135,439 426,461 $172,873 590,475 $272,517 340,614 $231,208 468,471 $298,474 170,226 $ 88,674 December 435,304 59,228 498,532 $318,567 227.114 $ 89,187 600,821 $269,415 239,734 $160,751 549.097 $352,345 410.285 $201,375 Total 1909 65,382 225,719 3,479,175 580,052 46,753 658,711 181,182 5,240,774 $2,628,464 Total 1908 25,760 459,454 3.858,380 830.201 140,964 1,215.845 5,234 6.536,238 $2,794,777 Total 1907 2,575 133.833 2.54S;217 1,144.178 178.490 1,429;915 5,434,20* $3,083,764 Total 1906 500 3,102 2.157,836 644,406 68,504 1,140.700 1,849 4,016399 $2,476,187 Total 1905 691,825 3,056,416 816,653 90,876 760,308 5,416,078 $3,297,974 Total 1904 36.214 328,500 2,237,075 644,530 112.857 218,118 3,577,294 $1,919,33^ (M. B. C. 8.27. 424-425) 43* KAYOS'* ANNUAL REPORT Domestic Exports to Foreign Countries from Savannah During 1909, 1908,1907,1906,1905. and 1904 of Sea Island Cotton, Cottonseed Oil, Cottonseed Meal, Cottonseed, and Staves 5 _ ^ 2 S.S MONTH j* J S Sg OT C " ' C ^ C 5* C ** O **. O ** Q j-ii ^ O C mt O N"-' 1 QHV* v' i O a*J^/' O ^"^ MU : oo i uS o March ________ April _______________ May _________ - July ..______.. August ______________ October - _ __ _______ December ___________ Totals ______ 1909 Totals 1908 Totals ___ ___ 1907 Totals _______ 1906 Totals _______ 1905 Totals _____ 1904 1.055 190 180 51 238 136 930 3,120 3,011 3,328 12.239 12,031 16.570 16,554 10.941 16,507 517,006 274.459 47.967 125,751 418,933 107.098 621,119 1,366.035 1,243,525 2,488313 4,765>34 18.036,594 2,374,153 4,670,591 4.511.413 2,457.171 968.245 16,059,475 3366.140 7,484.155 3,248,277 2,076.560 224,009 12,973.140 12,687,300 4,677.565 63.296,612 105,827,480 25,317.420 53,628,641 88,600,172 18.635.450 . 6,203,184 8,687,800 4,056,478 2,477,038 1,559,195 269.930 531,974 1.707,280 2,686,406 3.857,150 32,036,435 31,480,906 9,032,760 9.768,379 13,063,054 9,028,641 JS ~ll co 1,200 74,370 12,960 5,788 47,350 1,200 1,993 19,680 164,541 249,902 181,284 515,025 374,692 319,776 * After July 1, cottonseed oil was reported by pounds, instead of gallons. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 427 DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO BOREIGN PORTS OP LUMBER PROM SAVANNAH IN RUNNING FEET1909,1908,1907,1906, 1905. 1904 COUNTRY Argentine Republic Austria-Hungary Azores and Madeira Bermuda January 47,000 Canada Chili __ _ . ___ Cuba ____ - _ - _ England ; France < Italy Netherlands West Indies (Br.) ___ _._ Other Countries Totals 1,059,000 February "l9,66o 258,000 110,000 387,000 March 140,OOC 12,000 . 40,000 216,000 135,000 146"006 689,000 April May ______ f_ 219,000 161,666 209,666 589.00C 81.000 230,000 38,000 294,000 643,000 June 172,000 498,000 "26,000 234*000 930,000 July 352,000 127,666 168,000 202,000 $2,000 881,000 August 1,257,000 169,000 55,000 66,000 27,666 1,574,000 Septemb'r 320,666 240,000 7"5,666 lo'ooo 645,000 October |_ ..... . | 52,666 57,000 25,666 20.00C 154.0CK November 206,666 8a666 83,000 89,666 !-____ 452,000 December Total 1909 352,OOG 47,000 23,000 98,000 15,000 28,000 164,000 1,257,000 340,000 1,055,000 40.000 2,122,000 310,000 1,222,000 1,362,000 32,000 28.00C 8,167,000 Total 1908 752.00C 83,000 878,000 2,285,000 464,000 9,000 4,859,000 99,000 2,559,000 868,000 1,924,000 551,566 829,666 229,000 267,001 16,656,000 Total 1907 1,740,OOC 8,000 3,000,000 4,644,000 39,000 178,000 2,?53,666 32,000 2,217,000 2\364~666 440,000 2,905,000 3,689,000 24,209,000 Total 1906 1047666 690,000 3,819,000 2,323,000 62,000 143,000 2,305,666 514,000 2,165,000 430,000 2,732,000 621,000 376,000 1,560,0001 303,000 44,000 18,184,000 Total 1905 490,200 86,000 752,000 50,000 951,000 290,000 3,833,000 3,848,000 639,000 6,972,000 359,000 15,867,000 1,955,000 531,000 758,000 7,000 105,000 37,738,000 Total 1904 1977666 322,000 157,000 928,000 4,861,000 740,000 100,000 842,000 240,000 2,416.000 2,480,000 2,524,000 3,035,000 513,000 256,000 19,521,000 The above table is exclusive of timber logs, joists, scantlings, shingles, etc. (M. R. C. 8.27. 428-427) 428 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Assessments for Taxation at Savannah, Ga- for Fifteen Yean YEARS City Real Estate City Personalty 1 Total* January 1, 1909_____|$35,501,860|$13,188,015|$48,689,875 1908_____ 34736799) 12,806,028) 47,542,827 1907_____ 34,049,925) 13,342,126) 47,391,051 1906_____ 31,000,593) 14,215.475) 45,216.068 1905_________ 29,970,933) 13,226,564) 41,851,342 1904_____ 28,975,057) 11,791,620) 40,766,677 1903_____ 28,044,040) 11,007,880) 39,051,920 1902_____ 27,290,022) 11,070,935) 38,360^57 1901_____ 26-^30742| 10377-335) 37,108,077 1900_____ 25^65,076) 10,617,783) 36,582,859 1899______ 24^20,795) 10,560,052) 35,480,847 1898______ 24,425,620) 10,629^58) 35,054,987 1897_____ 24,360,457) 10,409,018) 34,769,475 1896_____ 24,163,380) 9,160,522) 33,323,902 1895_____ 24,763,080) 9,160,522) 33,923,602 The net City tax rate is $125 on the $100. The City government's income is, in round figures, $1,000,000 a year, of which a large amount is spent yearly on public improvements of a permanent nature. The increase in taxable values for the year 1909 was $1,147,048. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 429 SAVANNAH'S CLIMATE (1871-1*09 Inelivt>) Temperature, Rainfall, and MlicHln Datm Compiled from United States Weather Bureau Records at Savannah, Ga., Thirty-Nine Years TBMPERAT0RE A^MUl Mean 8TDaf. Highest Maximum on Beeord 105 Dec. Date July 12. 1879 Lowest Minimum on Record 8 Dec. Date Feb. 13, 1899 Absolute Range 97 Dec. SEASONAL TEMPERATURE MEANS February Mean . Dec. . ... 62 . ... 61 . ... 58 .... 82 March April May ..... Mean .. Dec. ...60 ...66 ... 74 ... 67 June Jnl7 .... Mean . Dec. . . . . 79 on . . . . 83 . . . . 81 October . . . Mean ... Dec. . . 78 AT . . 59 .. 67 PRECIPITATION (Amount of Rainfall in Inches and hundredth.) Annual Mean Greatest Yearly Tear Leaat Yearly. Year 49.02 I 78.94 1886 J_ 86.84 1901 SEASONAL RAINFALL (Average fat Inches) Sea'able Avc.9.25 March April . May .. Bern-able .....3.55 .....8.04 . . ...8.01 Avg.9.60 July . Bea-ble .....5.94 .....6.19 7 44 ATf.lB.5T September ..5.62 October ....3.31 November . . .2.27 Bea'ble Avg. 11.20 MISCELLANEOUS DATA MONTH January ..... February .... March ...... Amril ........ Way ........ July ........ September .... Nomnber .... December .... Total ..... Average number of days with .01 of an inch or more of precipitation. 10 10 9 8 9 12 18 14 11 7 7 9 119 Average number of clear days 10 9 12 18 12 8 8 8 10 14 12 12 128 Average number of partly cloudy days 11 10 11 11 18 15 16 15 11 10 10 29 143 Average number of cloudy days 10 10 95 Average date on which first "kHlinf" frost occurred (in autumn), November 25. Average date on which last "kfllint" frost occurred (In iprlnj), February 27. H. B. BOYXR, Local Forecaster, Savannah, Ga. ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF SAVANNAH, GA. TOGETHER WITH IMPORTANT RESOLUTIONS, COMMUNICATIONS AND REPORTS ADOPTED DURING THE TEAR 19O9 COMPILED BT N. P. CORISH CUrk M. It. 0. S-28 ORDINANCES Brinson By Committee on Streets and Lanes: An ordinance to permit the Brinson Railway to cross Magazine Street and Feeley Avenue, as herein provided: Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, That the Brinson Railway, a corporation of the State of Georgia, be and it is hereby permitted to build a connecting track between its line and the Seaboard Air Line Railway, in the City of Savannah, by crossing Magazine Street and Feeley Avenue, as per sketch attached to its petition of December 5, 1908, and before Council December 16, 1908, which said sketch is entitled "Brinson Railway; map showing crossing of Magazine and Feeley Avenues;" provided always that these streets be so crossed a"s not to in any way impede travel, and to the satisfaction of the City Engineer and Director of Public Works, and that no work be done looking to the crossing of either street or avenue, except after the approval of the City Engineer and the Director of Public Works, and under their direction. Section 2. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. i Ordinance passed January 13, 1909. Revocation of LicensesNear-Beer By Committee of the Whole: An ordinance to provide for the revocation of a license to parties authorized to sell malt liquors, commonly referred to as "near-beer." 434________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________ Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, that hereafter all licenses and permits of every character to sell, in the City of Savannah, malt liquors, commonly known as near-beer, and like beverages, shaJJ be subject to revocation by the Mayor of the City of Savannah whenever, in his judgment, such places become disorderly or violate the law, and such revocation can be made by the Mayor without a hearing; should he see fit to do so. Section 2. Be it further ordained that all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed January 13, 1909. Near-Beer License By Committee of the Whole: An ordinance to amend the tax ordinance passed December 30, 1908, providing for the assessment and levying of taxes for the year 1909, by providing that before a license shall be granted to dealers at retail in non-intoxicating substitutes for beer, same shall first be passed upon by Council. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, that the general tax ordinance passed December 30, 1908, providing for the assessment and levying of taxes for the year 1909, be amended by adding to section four, after the words: "Dealers at retail in non-intoxicating substitutes for beer, two hundred and twenty-five dollars, with ten per cent, discount if paid on or before January 15, 1909," the words "provided that before such licenses are issued they shall be passed upon and approved by Council." __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________435 Section 2. Be it further ordained that all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict .with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed January 13, 1909. Fir* Department By Committee of the Whole: An ordinance to amend the ordinance adopted September 16, 1903, entitled: "Fire Department; of whom and what it shall consist." Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, That the above entitled ordinance be and the same is hereby amended by striking from paragraph three of section two the words, "Clerk and Superintendent Fire Alarm Telegraph," and substituting therefore the words, "and Clerk," and by adding to said paragraph three of section two the words: "The Superintendent of Fire Alarm Telegraph shall be appointed by the Mayor, upon recommendation of the Superintendent of the Fire Department and Chief of Police, approved by the Committee on Fire and Police"; so that said paragraph three of section two, as amended, shall read: "The Assistant Superintendent and Clerk shall be appointed by the Mayor, upon recommendation of the Superintendent of the Fire Department, approved by the Committee on Fire. The Superintendent of Fire Alarm Telegraph shall be appointed by the Mayor, upon recommendation of the Superintendent of the Fire Department and Chief of Police, approved by the Committee on Fire and Police, and shall be under the joint supervision and control of the Fire and Police Committee." Section 3. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed January 13, 1909. 436_______MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_________ Messenger of CouncilOffice Abolished By Committee of the Whole: An ordinance to abolish the office of Messenger of Council, and to provide for the appointment of a Clerk by the Mayor. * Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, that the office of Messenger of Council be and the same is hereby abolished. Section 2. Be it further ordained, that the Mayor of the City of Savannah shall be authorized to appoint a Clerk in the office of the Clerk of Council, such appointment to be subject to the approval of the Finance Committee, and such Clerk shall discharge such duties as may be assigned him by the Mayor. Section 3. Be it further ordained, that all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed January 25, 1909. Mayor's Salary By Committee of the Whole: An ordinance to fix the salary of the Mayor of the City of Savannah at thirty-six hundred dollars ($3,600) per annum. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, that the Mayor of the City of Savannah shall hereafter be paid a salary at the rate of thirty-six hundred dollars ($3,600) per annum, the same to be paid as are other salaries of city officials. __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_______43? Section 2. Be it further, ordained that all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed January 25, 1909. Office Consulting Engineer By Committee of the Whole: An ordinance to provide for the office of Consulting Engineer of the Water Works. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, that the office of Consulting Engineer of the Water Works, in and for the City of Savannah, is hereby created, to be filled by election as are other offices of the City of Savannah, for the term which applies to other officers, and for the compensation fixed by resolution. The Consulting Engineer shall have complete supervision and management of the Water Department and the Water Works, and shall be under the control and jurisdiction of the Committee on Water. Section 2. Be it further ordained that all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed January 25, 1909. Improvement Portion Ogeechee Road By Committee on Streets and Lanes: An ordinance to amend the ordinance adopted June 8, 1908, and entitled "An ordinance for the improvement of a 438.________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT__________ portion of the Ogeechee Road, under the terms and provisions of an Act of the Legislature of Georgia, approved October 1, 1887." Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, that section 1 of the above entitled ordinance be and the same is hereby amended, so that the roadway from the south property line of Thirty-seventh Street to the south side of the first culvert shall be paved with vitrified brick, and from the south side of the first culvert to the city limits with Augusta gravel. Section 2. Be it further ordained that section 3 of the said ordinance be and the same is hereby amended, so that it shall read as follows, namely: "That after the improvement hereinbefore provided for has been completed, the Director of Public Works for the City of Savannah and the said Committee on Streets and Lanes shall prepare and submit to the Council of the City of Savannah two statements, one showing the cost of the improvement from Thirtyseventh Street to the south side of the first culvert, paved with vitrified brick, and another showing the cost of the improvement from the south side of the first culvert to the city limits, paved with Augusta gravel; and also two assessment rolls, showing as to two-thirds of the cost, how it is apportioned among the several abutting parcels, and giving the sum chargeable to each parcel, with the name of the owner, so as to separate the cost of the improvement for which vitrified brick is used and the cost of the improvement for which Augusta gravel is used, and to assess the cost separately. "Upon the consideration and adoption of the said two statements and assessment rolls 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 said City Council, and if such bill, so sent, be not paid within MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 439 thirty (30) days after the presentation or sending of the same, it shall then become the duty of the City Treasurer to issue an execution for the amount, together with costs, against the persons and property aforesaid, which execution shall be made and levied out of the property described therein as are executions for city taxes." Section 3. Be it further ordained that all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed February 6, 1909. Electrical Theaters By the Committee of the Whole: An ordinance to amend the tax ordinance as to the tax on electrical theaters or moving picture shows. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, that so much of the tax ordinance adopted December 30, 1908, as provides for the taxation of electrical theaters or moving picture shows, charging 10 cents or less, be and the same is hereby so amended that hereafter this portion of the tax ordinance shall read as follows: Electrical theaters or moving picture shows, charging 10 cents or less, one hundred and fifty dollars ($150) per annum,'without discount. Section 2. That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed February 10, 1909. 440 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Improvement of Cohen Street By Committee on Streets and Lanes: An ordinance for the improvement of Cohen Street, under the terms and provisions of an Act of the Legislature, of Georgia, approved October 1, 1887, Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, under the terms and provisions of an Act of the Legislature of Georgia, approved October 1, 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 Cohen Street, in the City of Savannah, from the eastern property line of Wilson Street to the eastern property line of West Boundary Street, a roadway twenty-five (25) feet in width, of granite block; and they are also authorized and directed to enclose the said roadway with stone curbings, and to do all the work in the way of grading, and placing of catchbasins, drains, crossings, and all other things incident to the construction and completion of the said roadway on said "Cohen Street. Section 2. Be it further ordained, That after the total cost of the said work shall have been ascertained, one-third of such total cost shall be paid out of the city treasury, and the other two-thirds from the persons owning, at the date of the adoption of this ordinance, the real estate abutting on said Cohen 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 Cohen Street to be improved, and the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah shall be, for all the intents and purposes of this __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL. REPORT________441 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 of the entire cost as hereinbefore provided. Section 3. 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 the cost of the improvement hereinbefore provided for, and also an assessment roll, showing as to two-thirds of the cost, how it is apportioned among the several abutting parcels, and giving the sum chargeable to each parcel, with the name of the owner. Upon the consideration and adoption of said statement and assessment roll by the Council of the City of Savannah, it shall then become the duty of the City Treasurer to send to the abutting property owners their proper bill for the same, as it may be ascertained by the City Council, and if such bill so sent be not paid within thirty (30) days after the presentation or sending of the same, it shall then become the duty of the City Treasurer to issue an execution for the amount, together with costs, against the persons and property aforesaid, which execution shall be made and levied out of the property described therein as are executions for city taxes. Section 4. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed February 24, 1909. 442 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Fortieth Street, Maupas Avenue, Forty-First Street, and Estill Avenue By Committee on City Lots and Opening Streets: An ordinance to amend Section 1432 of the Municipal Code of Savannah, touching Eleventh Street, South; Twelfth Street, South ; Thirteenth Street, South: and Fourteenth Street, South. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, that so much of the above mentioned section, which deals with the Eleventh Street, Twelfth Street, Thirteenth Street, and Fourteenth Street, south of Anderson Street, be and the sajne is hereby amended, so that the provisions touching these streets shall hereafter read as follows: The Eleventh Street, South, shall be known as Fortieth Street, and shall be 187.4 feet south of Thirty-ninth Street, at center of Habersham Street, and 183.3 feet south of Thirty-ninth Street at west side of Waters Avenue, and shall be 50 feet wide. The Twelfth Street, South, shall be known as Maupas Avenue, and shall be 185.15 feet south of Fortieth Street at center of Price Street, and 169.7 feet south of Fortieth Street at west side of Waters Avenue, and shall be 50 feet wide. The Thirteenth Street, South, shall be known as Fortyfirst Street, and shall be 183.4 feet south of Maupas Avenue at center of Price Street, and 169.1 feet south of Maupas Avenue at west side of Waters Avenue, and shall be 50 feet wide. The Fourteenth Street, South, shall be known as Estill Avenue, and shall be 314.5 feet south of Fortv-First Street MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 443 at center of Price Street, and 289.8 feet south of Forty-first Street at west side of Waters Avenue, and shall be 100 feet wide. Section 2. Be it further ordained, that all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed February 24, 1909. Assessment RollThirty-sixth Street Before the passage of this ordinance, Council heard evidence touching the'correctness of the statement and assessment roll, and duly verified the same. By Committee on Streets and Lanes: An ordinance to establish the official statement and assessment roll touching the improvement of Thirty-sixth Street, from the west property line of Florence Street to the east property line of the Ogeechee Road, made under an ordinance of the City of Savannah adopted October 21, 1908. Section 1. Be it ordained, by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, That the statement and assessment roll prepared and submitted to Council by the Director of Public Works for the City of Savannah, and the Committee on Streets and Lanes, under an ordinance of the City of Savannah, passed October 21, 1908, and entitled: "An ordinance for the improvement of a portion of Thirty-sixth Street, under the terms and provisions of an Act of the Legislature of Georgia, approved October 1, 1887," be and it is hereby declared to be the official statement and assessment roll of the said improvement under the said ordinance, the said statement and assessment roll being that entitled: "Statement showing the cost of improvements- to Thirty-sixth Street, in the City V MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT of Savannah, Ga., beginning at the west property line of Florence Street, and extending to the east property line of Ogeechee Road, as under an ordinance of the City of Savannah, passed October 21, 1908; with an assessment roll showing as to two-thirds of this cost, how it is apportioned among the se.veral 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 the Council for due authentication and preservation. Section 2. Be it further ordained, That the Treasurer of the City of Savannah is hereby directed to make out and send to the property owners a bill for the respective amounts due by them, as provided for by the said ordinance. Should the said bills be not paid, then it shall be the duty of the Treasurer to issue executions as provided for by the said ordinance, which shall be made and levied as are executions for city taxes. Section 3. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed February 24, 1909. Assessment RollCuyler Street Before the passage of this ordinance, Council heard evidence touching the correctness of the statement ana assessment roll, and duly verified the same. By Committee on Streets and Lanes: An ordinance to establish the official statement and assessment roll touching the improvement of Cuyler Street, from the south property line of Henry Street to the south __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________445 property line of Anderson Street, made under an ordinance of the City of Savannah, adopted June 8, 1908. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, That the statement and assessment roll prepared and submitted to Council by the Director of Public Works for the City of Savannah and the Committee on Streets and Lanes, under an ordinance of the City of Savannah, passed June 8, 1908, and entitled, "An ordinance for the improvement of a portion of Cuyler Street, under the terms and provisions of an Act of the Legislature of Georgia, approved October 1, 1887," be and it is hereby declared to be the official statement and assessment roll of the said improvement under the said ordinance, the said statement and assessment roll being that entitled "Statement showing the cost of improvements to Cuyler Street, in the City of Savannah, Ga., beginning at the south property line of Henry Street, and extending to the south property line of Anderson Street, as under an ordinance of the City of Savannah, passed June 8, 1908; 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. Section 2. Be it further ordained, That the Treasurer of the City of Savannah is hereby directed to make out and send to the property owners, including the street railroad company, a bill for the respective amounts due by them, as provided for by the said ordinance. Should the said bills be not paid, then it shall be the duty of the Treasurer to issue executions as provided for by the said ordinance, which shall be made and levied as are executions for city taxes. 446_______MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_______ _ Section 3. Be it further provided, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed February 24, 1909. Assessment RollThirty-Sixth Street Before the passage of this ordinance, Council heard evidence touching the correctness of the statement and assessment roll, and duly verified the same. By Committee on Streets and Lanes: An ordinance to establish the official statement and . assessment roll touching the improvement of Thirty-sixth Street, from the west property line of Jefferson Street to the west property line of Burroughs Street, made under an ordinance of the City of Savannah, adopted October 21, 1908. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, that the statement and assessment roll prepared and submitted to Council by the Director of Public Works for the City of Savannah, and the Committee on Streets and Lanes, under an ordinance of the City of Savannah, passed October 21, 1908, and entitled "An ordinance for the improvement of a portion of Thirty-sixth Street, under the terms and provisions of an Act of the Legislature of Georgia, approved October 1, 1887," be and it is hereby declared to be the official statement and assessment roll under the said ordinance, the said statement and assessment roll being that entitled, "Statement showing the cost of improvements to Thirtysixth Street, in the City of Savannah, Ga., beginning at the west property line of Jefferson Street, and extending to the west property line of Burroughs Street, as under an ordinance of the City of Savannah, passed October 21, 1908; with an assessment roll showing as to two-thirds of this __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________447 cost, how it is apportioned among the several parcels abutting, 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. Section 2. Be it further ordained that the Treasurer of the City of Savannah is hereby directed to make out and send to the property owners, including the street railway company, a bill for the respective'amounts due by them, as provided for by the said ordinance. Should the said bills be not paid, then it shall be the duty of the Treasurer to issue executions as provided for by the said ordinance, which shall be made and levied as are executions for city taxes. Section 3. Be it further ordained that all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed February 24, 1909. Police By Committee on Police: An ordinance to amend paragraph three (3), of section 470, of the Code of Savannah. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, that paragraph three (3) of section four hundred and seventy (470) of the Code of Savannah, be and the same is hereby so amended that hereafter the said paragraph shall read as follows: "No person shall be appointed a policeman of the said city who shall be, at the date of such appointment, over forty (40) years of age." M. B. o. s.29 448________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_________ Section 2. Be it further ordained that all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with tlus ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed February 24, 1909. PoliceThird Lieutenant By Committee on Police: An ordinance to provide for Third Lieutenant of the Police Force, and for his compensation. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, that there shall be appointed by the Mayor of the City of Savannah, upon the recommendation of the Chief of Police and the approval of the Committee on Police, an officer to be known as the Third Lieutenant of the Police Force of the City of Savannah. He shall be clothed with such powers and duties as may belong to the office of Third Lieutenant, and may be provided for by the rules and regulations of the Mayor of the City of Savannah and the Committee on Police. The said officer shall receive compensation at the rate of fourteen hundred dollars ($1,400) a year, payable as are other salaries; shall hold his office during good behavior; and shall be subject to discharge under existing ordinances with reference to Sergeants of the Police Force. He shall take the oath of office required by other police officers. Section 2. Be it further ordained that all ordinances arfd parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed February 24, 1909. __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________449 Retirement of Police By the Committee on Police: An ordinance to authorize the retirement of members of the Police Force of the City of Savannah, who have served faithfully for thirty-five (35) years or longer, on two-thirds of the pay received at the time of their retirement. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, that hereafter members of the Police Force of the City of Savannah, who have served faithfully for thirty-five (35) years or longer, may be retired on a pension, which shall be the equivalent of two-thirds of the compensation received by them at the time of their retirement. Section 2. That' all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed February 24, 1909. PensionsW. H. Smith and R. E. DavisPolice Force By Committee on Police: An ordinance to retire, with pensions, William H. Smith and Richard E. Davis, of the Police Force of the City of Savannah. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, That William H. Smith, a Sergeant of the Police Force of the City of Savannah, who has served the City of Savannah faithfully as a member of its police force for forty-one years and five months, and Richard E. Davis, another Sergeant, who has served the City of Savannah faithfully as a member of said force for thirty-nine years and two months, in consideration 450________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT of their long and honorable service, be and they are hereby retired with pensions, to be payable during their lives, the said pension in each case to be the equivalent of two-thirds of the compensation now paid a Sergeant of the Police Force of the City of Savannah, and the same to be payable as are salaries of city officers. Section 2. Be it further ordained that all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed February 24, 1909. Assessment RollOgeechee Road Before the passage of this ordinance. Council heard evidence touching the correctness of the statement and assessment roll, and duly verified the same: By Committee on Streets and Lanes: An ordinance to establish the official statement and assessment roll, touching the improvement of the Ogeechee Road from the south property line of Anderson Street to the south property line of Thirty-seventh Street, made under an ordinance of the City of Savannah, adopted June 8, 1908. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, that the statement and assessment roll prepared and submitted to Council by the Director of Public Works for the City of Savannah and the Committee on Streets and Lanes, under an ordinance of the City of Savannah, passed June 8, 1908, and entitled: "An ordinance for the improvement of a portion of the Ogeechee Road under the terms and provisions of an Act of the Legislature of Georgia, approved October 1, 1887," be and it is hereby declared to be the official statement and assessment roll of the said improvement, ANNUAL REPORT 451 under the said ordinance, the said statement and assessment roll being that entitled: "Statement showing the cost of improvements to the Ogeechee Road in the City of Savannah, Ga., beginning at the south property line of Anderson Street, and extending to the south property line of Thirtyseventh Street, as under an ordinance of the City of Savannah, passed June 8, 1908; 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. Section 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 a street railway company, a bill for the respective amounts due by them, as provided for by the said ordinance. Should the said bills be not paid, then it shall be the duty of the Treasurer to issue executions as provided for by the said ordinance, which shall be made and levied as are executions for city taxes. Section 3. Be it further ordained, that all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed February 24, 1909. To Amend Tax Ordinance By committee of the Whole: An ordinance to amend the tax ordinance with reference to the appropriation for Bonaventure Cemetery. 452________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________ Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, that the appropriation of five thousand dollars for Bonaventure Cemetery be and the same is hereby increased to eight thousand dollars. Section 2. Be it further ordained that all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed March 10, 1909. Fenders Upon Street Cars By Alderman Perritt: An ordinance to require the use of fenders upon street railway cars operated in the City of Savannah, to prescribe the style of said fenders, to provide for a penalty for failure to so use, and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, That on and after the expiratfon of six (6) months from the passage of this ordinance, it shall be the duty of all persons or companies operating street railways in the City of Savannah, to equip and maintain in proper condition and in a suitable working order, upon every passenger car, except trailers, of said street railway, used on the streets of said city, one of the fenders or wheel guards mentioned in the next section of th?s ordinance, for the protection of life and property: Provided no wheel guard shall be placed uoon any car unless such wheel guard be equipped with a buffer; and provided, further, no wheel guard shall be put on any car when the distance between the front of the car and the front of the truck is less than four feet and six inches. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 453 Section 2. Be it further ordained, That the fender or wheel guard to be so used shall, at the option of the street railway company, be either Hunter, Parmenter, American, Pfingst, Providence, or Sterling Meaker. Section 3. Be it further ordained, That, for a failure to equip and maintain one of the fenders provided for in the foregoing section, upon every car other than a trailer or work car, used within the limits of the City of Savannah, every person or company so operating said car, without said fender, shall be fined, on conviction in the Police Court of the City of Savannah, in the sum of one hundred dollars ($100), or imprisoned thirty (30) days; either or both in the discretion of the court, for each and every violation. Each day's refusal or failure shall be held and regarded as a distinct and separate offense. If the fender or wheel guard of a car is out of repair, it. shall be a violation of this ordinance for a car, with such a fender or wheel guard, to make more than one round trip while the fender or wheel guard is out of repair and before the repair of the same. Section 4. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed March 10, 1909. To Amend Tax Ordinance By Committee of the Whole: An ordinance to amend the tax ordinance with reference to the allowance of a discount in the payment of a tax based upon an assessment made through the office of the Controller-General. 454 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, That section 7 of the tax ordinance of the City of Savannah, adopted December 30, 1908, be and the same is hereby amended by striking therefrom the provision at the conclusion of said section, reading: "Provided no discount is to be allowed on the payment of any tax based on an assessment made through the office of the Controller-General of the State," and substituting therefor the following: Any company or person required to pay a tax based upon an assessment made through the office of the Controller-General of the State of Georgia may obtain the benefit of the discount herein provided for b}' paying to the City Treasurer, within the times herein mentioned, quarterly installments, payable on the basis of the last assessment of the said Controller-General, less the discount, and subject to adjustment after the assessment is made; and within fifteen days from notification of the said assessment the last payments due under the adjustment shall be paid to the City Treasurer, less the discount. Sqction 2. Be it further ordained that all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed March 26, 1909. Pulmonary TuberculosisAn Infectious Disease By Committee of the Whole: An ordmance to declare pulmonary tuberculosis an infectious disease, and to provide regulations to prevent the spread of the same. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled,. That pulmonary tuberculosis be and the same is hereby declared to MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 455 be subject to municipal regulation as an infectious disease; and it is hereby made the duty of the physician or person in charge of a patient afflicted with pulmonary tuberculosis to report the case to the Health Officer of the City of Savannah promptly after the fact is known. Section 2. Be it further ordained, That it is hereby made the duty of the Health Officer of the City of Savannah to distribute sanitary rules bearing upon the sanitation of pulmonary tuberculosis to all reported cases, unless the attending physician requests that this be not done. Section 3. Be it further ordained, That, upon the death or removal from the premises of a patient afflicted with pulmonary tuberculosis, it shall be the duty of the attending physician or person in charge to report promptly to the said Health Officer the said death or removal, and, after the said death or removal, the room occupied at the time of the death or removal by the patient shall be disinfected at the expense of the City of Savannah, and under the supervision of the Health Officer. Section 4. Be it further ordained, That it shall be the duty of a patient afflicted with pulmonary tuberculosis, and of every person in attendance upon such patient, to observe and enforce all sanitary rules of the Sanitary Board of the City of Savannah bearing upon the disease, and it shall be the duty of the attending physician to report to the said Health Officer all cases of pulmonary tuberculosis that may be cured. Section 5. Be it further ordained. That any person violating any provision of this ordinance shall be subject, upon conviction before the Police Court of the City of Savannah, to a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100), and to imprisonment not to exceed thirty (30) days; either or both at the discretion of the Court. 456 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Section 6. Be it further ordained That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed April 7, 1909. Streets South of Anderson Street Ordinance read in Council for the first time March 26, 1909; read a second time April 7, 1909; placed upon its passage, adopted, and approved. By Committee of the Whole: An ordinance entitled an ordinance to amend an ordinance passed February 3, 1904, providing for streets south of Anderson, between Waters Avenue and the east corporate limits. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, that section 7 of that certain ordinance passed July 4, 1904, to be found in MacDonell's Code of Savannah, 1907, as section 1433, and providing for streets south of Anderson, between Waters Avenue and east corporate limits, be and the same is hereby amended as follows: Anderson Street extended shall be eighty (80) feet wide, and center of same well defined by stone monuments from Wraters Avenue to said east corporate limits, from which as a base the other streets of this section shall be laid out; that is to say. the first street south shall be two hundred and twenty-five (225) feet from and parallel with said Anderson Street, sixty (60) feet wide, and shall be known as Thirty-first Street, and extending from Waters Avenue to said east corporate limits. The second street south shall be two hundred and twelve (212) feet from and parallel with Thirty-first Street, MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 457 sixty (60) feet wide, extending from Waters Avenue to said east corporate limits, and shall be known as Thirtysecond Street. The third street south shall be two hundred and twelve (212) feet from and parallel with Thirty-second Street, sixty (60) feet wide, extending from Waters Avenue to said east corporate limits, and shall be known as Thirty-third Street. The fourth street shall be one hundred and thirty-two (132) feet from and parallel with Thirty-third Street, forty (40) feet wide, extending from Waters Avenue to said east corporate limits, and shall be known as Thirty-fourth Street. Be it further ordained, that all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith be, and the same are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed April 7, 1909. Assessment RollYork Street Lane Before the passage of this ordinance, Council heard evidence touching the correctness of the statement and assessment roll, and duly verified the same: By Committee on Streets and Lanes: An ordinance to establish the official statement and assessment roll touching the improvement of York Street Lane, from the east side of Bull Street to the west side of Drayton Street, made under an ordinance of the City of Savannah, adopted December 19, 1906. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, That the statement and assessment roll prepared and submitted to 458 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Council by the Director of Public Works for the City of Savannah and the Committee on Streets and Lanes, under an ordinance of the City of Savannah, passed December 19, 1906, and entitled: "An ordinance for the improvement of portions of certain streets and lanes in the City of Savannah, Ga., that is to say" etc., (naming a number of streets and lanes), "York Street Lane, from the east side of Bull Street to the west side of Drayton Street," etc., "all under the terms and provisions of an Act of the Legislature of Georgia, approved October 1, 1887," be and it is hereby declared to be the official statement and assessment roll of the said improvement, under the said ordinance, the said statement and assessment roll being that entitled: "Statement showing the cost of improvements to York 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 under an ordinance of the City of Savannah, passed December 19, 1906; 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. Section 2. Be it further ordained, That the Treasurer of the City of Savannah is hereby directed to make out and send to the property owners a bill for the respective amounts due by them, as provided for by the said ordinance. Should the said bills be not paid, then it shall be the duty of the Treasurer to issue executions as provided for by the said ordinance, which shall be made and levied as are executions for city taxes. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 459 Section 3. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed April 7, 1909. Assessment RollBay Street Lane Before the passage of this ordinance, Council heard evidence touching the correctness of the statement and assessment roll, and duly verified the same: By Committee on Streets and Lanes: An ordinance to establish the official statement and assessment roll, touching the improvement of Bay Street Lane, from the east property line of Bull Street to the west property line of Drayton Street, made under an ordinance of the City of Savannah, passed November 7, 1906, and amended June 8, 1908. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, That the statement and assessment roll prepared and submitted to Council by the Director of Public Works for the ,City of Savannah and the Committee on Streets and Lanes, under an ordinance of the City of Savannah passed November 7, 1906, as amended by the ordinance of said city passed June 8, 1908, and entitled: "An ordinance to amend an ordinance entitled 'An ordinance for the improvement of Bay Street Lane, from the east property line of Bull Street to the west property line of Drayton Street, under the terms and provisions of an Act of the Legislature of Georgia, approved October 1, 1887,' the said ordinance having been passed November 7, 1906," be and it is hereby declared to be the official statement and assessment roll of the said improvement under the said ordinance, the said statement and assessment roll being that entitled: "Statement showing 460______' MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT__________ the cost of improvements to Bay Street Lane, in the City of Savannah, Ga., beginning at the east property line of Bull Street, and extending to the west property line of Drayton Street, as under an ordinance of the City of Savannah, passed June 8, 1908; 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. Section 2. Be it further ordained, That the Treasurer of the City of Savannah is hereby directed to make out and send to the property owners a bill for the respective amounts due by them, as provided for by the said ordinance. Should the said bills be not paid, then it shall be the duty of the Treasurer to issue executions as provided for by the said ordinance, which shall be made and levied as are executions for city taxes. Section 3. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed April 7, 1909. Assessment RollOgeechee Road Before the passage of this ordinance, Council heard evidence touching the correctness of the statement and assessment roll, and duly verified the same: By Committee on Streets and Lanes: An ordinance to establish the official statement and assessment roll, touching the improvement of the Ogeechee Road, from the south property line of Thirty-seventh Street __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________461 to the south side of the first culvert, made under an ordinance of the City of Savannah, adopted June 8, 1908, and amended February 6, 1909. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, that the statement and assessment roll prepared and submitted to Council by the Director of Public Works for the City of Savannah and the Committee on Streets and Lanes, under an ordinance of the City of Savannah, passed June 8, 1908, as amended by the ordinance of said city, passed February 6, 1909, and entitled: "An ordinance to amend the ordinance adopted June 8, 1908, and entitled: 'An ordinance for the improvement of a portion of the Ogeechee Road, under the terms and provisions of an Act of the Legislature of Georgia, approved October 1, 1887,'" be and it is hereby declared to be the official statement and-assessment roll of the said improvement, under the said ordinance, the said statement and assessment roll being that entitled: "Statement showing the cost of improvements to the Ogeechee Road in the City of Savannah, Ga., beginning at the south property line of Thirty-seventh Street, and extending to the south side of the first culvert, as under an ordinance of the City of Savannah, passed February 6, 1909; 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. Section 2. Be it further ordained, that the Treasurer of the City of Savannah is hereby directed to make out and send to the property owners a bill for the respective amounts due by them, as provided for by the said ordinance. Should the said bills be not paid, then it shall be the duty of the 462________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Treasurer to issue executions as provided for by the said ordinance, which shall be made and levied as are executions for city taxes. Section 3. Be it further ordained, that all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed April 7, 19(39. Electrical TheatersRegulations By Committee on Fire: An ordinance to regulate electrical theaters or moving picture shows in the City of Savannah. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, that every electrical theater or moving picture show, in the City of Savannah, shall, in addition to the tax required by the Tax Ordinance, be subject to the following regulations: A. No licenses shall be issued until there has been a thorough inspection of the place made by the Building Inspector, the Superintendent of the Fire Department, and the Electric Inspector of the City of Savannah. B. All operators of moving picture machines must be licensed, and of a legal age. Before issuing a license to an operator, his habits shall be carefully looked into, and an examination of him shall be had before the Superintendent of the Fire Department and the Electric Inspector or Chairman Fire Committee as to his qualifications and fitness for such position. C. Operators of machines shall be held strictly accountable for the safety of the establishment where MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 463 employed, and for the people who attend the performances. The machines must be in first-class condition, and must not be operated except in a fireproof booth, equipped with sand, water, and fire extinguisher. Faulty films are not to be used, and extra films are to be kept in metal boxes. Smoking is absolutely prohibited. No one shall be allowed in the operator's booth except assistants, the operator being held responsible for the action of his. assistants while absent from the booth. D. It shall not be lawful to re-wind one film while the operator is showing another. In case of an accident, the operator shall throw over the lamphouse, and then throw on the house lights, and shall not read while cranking the machine. Before showing a film publicly, he shall carefully examine it. If the sprocket holes are torn or worn, he shall mend the film. If the film is in poor condition, it shall be discarded altogether. All loose pieces of celluloid film shall be kept in a tin box, and carbons thrown in the sand pail. E. An operator's license shall be immediately revoked if he is caught smoking, or shall have a fire or an accident due to his carelessness. Rheostats or rheostaticides must rest en asbestos, stone, or brick, at least six inches above the floor; the wires from the switch to the lamp-house to be kept covered wth serviceable asbestos. Under no circumstances shall less than 35 amperes of electricity be used, and the fuses never heavier than 50 amperes. Section 2. Be it further ordained, that every violation of any regulation or provision of this ordinance shall be punishable, upon conviction before the Police Court of the City of Savannah, by a fine not to exceed fifty dollars ($50), imprisonment not to exceed thirty (30) days, either or both in the discretion of the Court. M. K. C. B.SO' 464______ MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_________ Section 3. Be it further ordained, that all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed May 19, 1909. Hospitals or Sanitariums By Alderman Barrow: An ordinance to provide for representation of the municipal administration on all governing boards of all hospitals or sanitariums supported wholly or in part by the City of Savannah. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah in Council assembled, That each and every board of governors, trustees, or directors of each and every hospital or sanitarium supported wholly or in part by the City of Savannah shall, within thirty (30) days after the passage of this ordinance, elect, as members of each and every such board of governors, trustees, or directors, three (3) members of the municipal administration, namely: the Mayor, Health Officer, and the chairman of the Committee on Public Health, to serve on such boards, with rights, powers, and privileges equal to other members of such boards, during the entire terms of these officers in these respective offices in the municipal administration. Section 2. Be it further ordained, That in case any of the hospitals or sanitariums supported wholly or in part by the City of Savannah has no board of governors, trustees, or directors, the Mayor, Health Officer, and the chairman of the Public Health Committee shall be named and recognized" by the owners or controllers of such hospitals as a board of trustees for the money appropriated by the City of Savannah for such hospital, with all the rights and privileges granted a board of trustees under the laws of Georgia. __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________465 Section 3. Be it further ordained, That it shall be the duty of these representatives of the municipal administration (the Mayor, Health Officer, and Chairman of Public Health Committee) to inquire diligently into the administration of the affairs of the various hospitals or sanitariums supported wholly or in part by the City of Savannah, with a view to a strict economy in their fiscal affairs, the maintenance of a capable medical and surgical staff, and a just distribution of the money appropriated by the city among the city's poor, and the prevention of a diversion of these appropriations to the care or treatment of pay patients. It shall also be their duty to require each institution to render to the municipal administration a complete and comprehensive annual report, setting forth exactly the cost of the city per patient per day, and to submit a monthly statement whenever called upon to do so showing the cost to the city per patient per day. Section 4. Be it further ordained, That it shall be the duty of the above-mentioned representatives of the municipal administration on the governing boards of the various hospitals or sanitariums to tender their resignations as members of such boards immediately upon their retirement as Mayor, Health Officer, and chairman of the Public Health Committee, respectively, and it shall be the duty of these hospital boards to accept these resignations, and to elect on their respective boards within thirty days thereafter the Mayor, Health Officer, and Chairman of the Public Health Committee succeeding to those officers in the municipal government. Section 5. Be it further ordained, That in case of the death of either of the above-named representatives of the municipal administration on the various hospital or sanitarium boards of the city, his successor in the municipal government shall be elected to fill his place on the several hospital boards within thirty days thereafter. 466 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Section 6. Be it further ordained, That any hospital or sanitarium failing to comply with any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deprived of its appropriations from the city. Section 7. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed May 19, 1909. Tax OrdinanceAmendment By the Committee of the Whole: An ordinance to amend the general tax ordinance, in reference to the tax on electrical theaters or moving pictures, by providing a tax for such exhibitions operated in open-air amusement places, and for other purposes. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen, in Council assembled, that the general tax ordinance be amended by adding to the section in reference to the tax on electrical theaters or moving picture shows, to be found on page 12, lines 31 to 34 of the printed ordinance, the following, to be inserted in line 34, just before the words "without discount:" Such exhibitions as are given in open-air theaters, not operated during the entire year, shall pay a tax for each month, or fraction thereof, during which they are in operation, of $25 per month for such performances charging for admittance more than ten cents, and of $12.50 per month for such performances charging ten cents or less. Ordinance passed May 19, 1909. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 467 Streets, Lanes, and Wards By Committee on Streets and Lanes: An ordinance to amend sections 1427, 1428, 1430, and 1438 of the Municipal Code of Savannah, touching the laying out of that part of the city lying between Lincoln Street on the west, Estill Avenue on the north, Waters Avenue on the east, and the corporate limits on the south. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen ol the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, That so much of the above mentioned sections which deal with the laying out of the streets and lanes in the above mentioned territory, and in the laying out of Granger, Watson, Schroder, and McKenna wards, is hereby amended so that the provisions touching these streets, lanes, and wards shall hereafter read as follows: "''f* Habersham Street shall be 60 feet wide, and shall be extended south to the city limits on the same lines as it is now laid out. The first street east of Habersham Street shall be known and designated as Battey Street; it shall be 592.8 feet distant from and parallel to Habersham Street; it shall extend from Estill Avenue to the city limits, and shall be 50 feet wide. The second street east of Habersham Street shall be known and designated as Reynolds Street; it shall be 592.8 feet distant from and parallel to Battey Street; it shall extend from Estill Avenue to the City limits, and shall be 50 feet wide. The third street east of Habersham Street shall be known and designated as West Atlantic Street; it shall be 213.5 feet distant from and parallel to Reynolds Street from Forty-ninth Street to Forty-seventh Street; and from the 468_______MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_________ north side of Forty-seventh Street to Forty-sixth Street on the arc of a circle, the radius of the eastern side being 206 feet, and the center being located at a point on the northern side of Forty-seventh Street, 469.5 feet east of Reynolds Street, and shall be 50 feet wide. The fourth street east of Habersham Street shall be known and designated as Atlantic Street; the center line thereof shall be 603.5 feet east of Reynolds Street, and it shall extend from Estill Avenue to Forty-sixth Street with a width of 200 feet, and from Forty-ninth Street to the city limits with a width of 50 feet. The fifth street east of Habersham Street shall be known and designated as East Atlantic Street; it shall be 340 feet distant from the center line of Atlantic Street, and shall be 50 feet wide. It shall extend in a straight line, parallel to Atlantic Street, from Forty-ninth Street to Forty- ' seventh Street; and from the north side of Forty-seventh Street to Forty-sixth Street on a circular arc, whose, radius is 206 feet on the west side, and whose center is on the north side of Forty-seventh Street, 134 feet east from the center line of Atlantic Street. The sixth street east of Habersham Street shall be known and designated as Paulsen Street; it shall be 704.4 feet distant from the center line of Atlantic Street, and parallel thereto. It shall extend from Estill Avenue to the city limits, and shall be 50 feet wide. The seventh street east of Habersham Street shall be known and designated as Harmon Street. It shall extend from Estill Avenue to Forty-fourth Street Lane, at a distance of 450 feet from the east line of Paulsen Street, and from Forty-fifth Street Lane to the city limits, at a distance of 585.6 feet from the east line of Paulsen Street, and shall be 50 feet wide. __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________469 The eighth street east of Habersham Street shall be known and designated as Waters Avenue; it shall be parallel to and distant from the east line of Paulsen Street 1,221.2 feet, and shall extend from Estill Avenue to the city limits, and shall be __ feet wide. Forty-fifth Street shall be parallel to Forty-second Street west of Bull Street, and 798 feet south thereof, as described in Sec. 1428, MacDonell's Code of 1907, and shall be 60 feet wide, and extend from Habersham Street to Waters Avenue, with the exception of the park spaces hereinafter mentioned. Forty-fifth Street Lane shall be south of Forty-fifth Street, parallel to and distant from it 105 feet. It shall be 16 feet wide, and extend from Habersham Street to Waters Avenue, with the exception of the park spaces hereinafter mentioned. Forty-sixth Street shall be south of Forty-fifth Street Lane, parallel to and distant from it 105 feet. It shall be 60 feet wide, and extend from Habersham Street to Waters Avenue. Forty-sixth Street Lane shall be south of Forty-sixth Street, parallel to and distant from it 95 feet. It shall be 16 feet wide, and extend from Habersham Street to West Chatham Crescent, and from East Chatham Crescent to Waters Avenue. Forty-seventh Street shall be south of Forty-sixth Street Lane, parallel to and distant from it 95 feet, and shall be 100 feet wide, and extend from Habersham Street to Waters Avenue. Forty-seventh Street Lane shall be south of Fortyseventh Street, parallel to and distant from it 95 feet. It shall be 16 feet wide, and extend from Habersham Street to West Atlantic Street, and from East Atlantic Street to Waters Avenue. 470 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Forty-eighth Street shall be south of Forty-seventh Street Lane, parallel to and distant from it 95 feet. It shall be 60 feet wide, and extend from Habersham Street to West Atlantic Street, and from East Atlantic Street to Waters Avenue. Forty-eighth Street Lane shall be south of Forty-eighth Street, parallel to and distant from it 105 feet. It shall be 16 feet wide, and extend from Habersham Street to West Atlantic Street, and from East Atlantic Street to Waters Avenue. Forty-ninth Street shall be south of Forty-eighth Street Lane, parallel to and distant from it 105 feet. It shall be 60 feet wide, and extend from Habersham Street to Waters Avenue. Forty-ninth Street Lane shall be south of Forty-ninth Street, parallel to and distant from it 105 feet. It shall be 16 feet wide and extend from Habersham Street to Waters Avenue. Fiftieth Street shall be south of Forty-ninth Street Lane, parallel to and distant from it 105 feet. It shall be 60 feet wide, and extend from Habersham Street to Waters Avenue, with the exception of the park spaces hereinafter mentioned. Fiftieth Street Lane shall be south of Fiftieth Street, parallel to and distant from it 105 feet. It shall be 16 feet wide, and extend from Habersham Street to Waters Avenue. *' Fifty-first Street shall be south of Fiftieth Street Lane, parallel to and distant from it 105 feet. It shall be 60 feet wide, and extend from Habersham Street to Waters Avenue. Fifty-first Street Lane shall be south of Fifty-first Street, parallel to and distant from it 105 feet. It shall be 16 __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_______ 471 feet wide, and extend from Habersham Street to Waters Avenue. Fifty-second Street shall be south of Fifty-first Street Lane, parallel to and distant from it 105 feet. It shall be 60 feet wide, and extend from Habersham Street to Waters Avenue. Forty-fourth Street Lane shall be north of Forty-fifth Street, parallel to and distant from it 105 feet. It shall be 16 feet wide, and extend from Habersham Street to Waters Avenue, with the exception of the park spaces hereinafter mentioned. Forty-fourth Street shall be north of Forty-fourth Street .Lane, parallel to and distant from it 105 feet. It shall be 60 feet wide, and extend from Habersham Street to Waters Avenue. Estill Avenue Lane shall be north of Forty-fourth Street, parallel to and distant from it 110 feet, and extend from Habersham Street to Waters Avenue. Chatham Crescent (West Section) shall be 100 feet wide, laid out so that the center line is a perfect circular arc, beginning at the point where the center line of Price Street extended intersects the south side of Estill Avenue; thence it shall pass through the intersections of center lines of Battey Street and Forty-fifth Street and also through the intersections of the center lines of Forty-seventh Street and West Atlantic Street. Chatham Crescent (East Section) shall be 100 feet wide, laid out so that the center line is a perfect circular arc, beginning at the point where the center line of Ott Street intersects the south side of Estill Avenue, and from there passing through a point on the center line of Forty-fifth Street, 517.8 feet east of Paulsen Street, and also through the intersection of the center lines of Forty-seventh Street 472 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT and East Atlantic Street. The two above sections, taken together, shall be known and designated as Chatham Crescent. WARDS That portion bounded north by Forty-seventh Street, south by the corporate limits, east by Paulsen Street, and west by Reynolds Street, shall be known and designated as Schroder Ward. That portion bounded north by Estill Avenue, south by Forty-seventh Street, east by Paulsen Street, and west by Reynolds Street, shall be known and designated as Granger Ward. That portion bounded north by Estill Avenue, south by Forty-seventh Street, east by Reynolds Street, and west by Lincoln Street, shall be known and designated as Watson Ward. That portion bounded north by Forty-seventh Street, south by the corporate limits, east by Reynolds Street, and west by Lincoln Street, shall be known and designated as McKenna Ward. Be" it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed June 2, 1909. Water Works By Committee on Water: An ordinance to require all premises in the City of Savannah to be supplied with a stop-cock and stop-cock box, and for other purposes. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 473 Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, That on and after the passage of this ordinance, all persons or companies owning real estate in the City of Savannah, and plumbers making connection with the water works system of said city, shall be required to place on the sidewalk, and within the curb line of the premises, a stop-cock and stop-cock box on each service pipe. Section 2. Be it further ordained, That every person failing to comply with the provisions of this ordinance, for each violation shall be fined, on conviction in the Police Court of the City of Savannah, in' an amount not exceeding twenty-five dollars ($25.00), or imprisonment for thirty (30) days, either or both in the discretion of the Court. Section 3. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed June 2, 1909. Uniformity in Sidewalks By Committee on Streets and Lanes: An ordinance to secure uniformity in the sidewalks, roadways, grass plats, etc. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, That the width of the sidewalks, grass plats, and roadways in that section of the city bounded north by Fortieth Street, south by the corporate limits, west by Habersham Street, east by Waters Avenue, shall be as follows: 1. Streets 50 feet wide shall have a roadway in the center of 30 feet, grass plats next to the property line of 5 feet, and sidewalks next to the curb of 5 feet wide. 474 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 2. Streets 60 feet wide shall have a roadway in the center of 32 feet, grass plats next to the property line of 9 feet, and sidewalks next to the curb of 5 feet wide. 3. Streets 100 feet wide shall have a grass plat in the center 20 feet wide, with a roadway on either side thereof of 25 feet wide, and a grass plat on either side thereof of 9 feet wide next to the property line, and a sidewalk next to the curb line of 6 feet wide. 4. Streets 200 feet wide shall have a paved walk 20 feet wide in the center thereof, with a grass plat of 50 feet on either side, and a roadway 25 feet wide next to the grass plats, and a grass plat next to the property line of 9 feet \vide. and a sidewalk next to the curb line of 6 feet wide. 5. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed June 2, 1909. Streets By Committee on Streets and Lanes: An ordinance to amend section 1431 of the Municipal Code of Savannah, touching the laying out of that portion of Atlantic Street, from the north line of Estill Avenue to the south roadway of Baldwin Park; and also that portion of Reynolds Street, from the north line of Estill Avenue to the south line of Fortieth Street. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, That so much of the above mentioned section which deals with the laying out of Atlantic and Reynolds Streets, is hereby amended, s~ that the provision touching these streets shall hereafter read as follows: MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 475 Section 1. That the center of Atlantic Street shall be 603.5 feet east of Reynolds Street, and it shall extend from Estill Avenue to the south roadway of Baldwin Park, with a width of 200 feet. Section 2. That Reynolds Street shall be 290.7 feet east of East Broad Street, and shall extend from Estill Avenue to the south line of Fortieth Street, with a width of 50 feet. Section 3. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed June 2, 1909. Describing, Locating, and Naming Certain Plats of Land, Dedicated to City for Parks By Committee on Streets and Lanes: An ordinance describing, locating, and naming certain plats of land dedicated to the city for parks. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, That those certain plats of land conveyed to the city by Mr. Harvey Granger, and located in that section of the city now known as Garrard, Watson, Granger, Dixon, McKenna, and Canty Wards, are hereby dedicated for public uses as parks; that is to say: Section 2. All that circular plat of ground, drawn with a radius of 116 feet, whose center concides with the intersection of the centers of Forty-first and Atlantic Streets, together with a roadway 35 feet wide outside of and around said plat, shall be known and designated as Baldwin Park. 476________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_________ Section 3. All that circular plat of ground, drawn with a radius of 116 feet, whose center coincides with the intersection of the centers of Battey Street and Forty-fifth Street, together with a roadway 35 feet wide outside of and around said plat, shall be known and designated as Guckenheimer Park. Section 4. All that circular plat of ground, drawn with a radius of 116 feet, whose center is a point on the center of Forty-fifth Street, distant 517.8 feet east of Paulsen Street, together with a roadway 35 feet wide outside of and around said plat, shall be known and designated as Theus Park. Section 5. All that circular plat of ground, drawn with a radius of 116 feet, whose center coincides with the intersection of the center of Battey and Fiftieth Streets, together with a roadway 35 feet wide outside of and around said plat, shall be known and designated as McCauley Park. Section 6. All that circular plat of ground, drawn with a radius of 116 feet, whose center coincides with the intersection of the center of Harmon and Fiftieth Streets, together with a roadway 35 feet wide outside of and around said plat, shall be known and designated as Solomons Park. Section 7. All that plat of ground laying between Forty-sixth Street on the north, Forty-seventh Street on the south, East Atlantic Street on the east, and West Atlantic Street on the west, shall be known and designated as Tiedeman Park. Section 8. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed June 2, 1909. __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________477 Prohibiting the Use of Siren Whistle By Fire Committee: An ordinance to amend the ordinance prohibiting the use of the rotary gong, by prohibiting also the use of the siren whistle, and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen, in Council assembled, That the ordinance prohibiting the use of a "rotary gong" on the streets by all except the Fire Department, be amended by adding at the end of section 1 of said ordinance, as it appears in section 643 of MacDonell's Code, the words "or siren whistle," so that said ordinance shall likewise prohibit the use of a siren whistle, with the same penalty now provided in Sec. 2 of said ordinance, for a violation of this portion of said ordinance. Ordinance passed June 2, 1909. To Regulate the Use of Street Car Transfers By the Committee of the Whole: To regulate the use of street car transfers. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, That every street railroad company doing business in the City of Savannah shall cause to be printed on the transfer tickets issued by it to passengers the conditions under which such tickets must be used. Section 2. Be it further ordained, That whoever wilfully uses a transfer ticket in violation of any reasonable condition printed on said transfer ticket, and whoever uses or attempts to use a transfer ticket not issued to him, or whoever, for value, disposes or attempts to dispose of a 478 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT transfer ticket issued to him to any other person, or whoever, for value, delivers or attempts to deliver a transfer ticket not issued to him to any other person, shall be subject, upon conviction before the Police Court of the City of Savannah, to a fine not to exceed twenty-five dollars ($25) or imprisonment for a term not to exceed thirty (30-) days, either or both, in the discretion of the Court; provided nothing in this Ordinance shall abridge or alter the contract now existing between the City of Savannah and the Street Railway Company, under the terms of which the street car company agrees to carry a passenger to any place between an}' points within the City limits upon the payment of a five-cent fare. Section 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 June 16, 1909. Improvement of Randolph Street By Committee on Streets and Lanes: An ordinance for the improvement of Randolph Street, from the north property line of Liberty Street to the south property line of Bay Street, under the terms and provisions of an Act of the Legislature of Georgia, approved October 1, 1887. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, under the terms and provisions of an Act of the Legislature of Georgia, approved October 1, 1887, that the Director of Public Works for the City of Savannah and the Committee on Streets and Lanes for said city, be and they are hereby authorized and directed to build and construct on Randolph Street in the City of Savannah, from the north property line of Liberty Street to the south property line of Bay Street, a roadway of __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL, REPORT_____ 479 asphalt block forty (40) 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 Randolph Street. Section 2. Be it further ordained that a street railroad company having tracks running through said portion of Randolph 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 the tracks of said street railway company with asphalt blocks, as the 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. Section 3. Be it further ordained, that after the total cost of said work, exclusive of that done 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 twothirds by the persons owning, at the date of the adoption of this ordinance, the real estate abutting on the said portion of Randolph 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 Randolph 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 such work, according to frontage, in addition to its one-third of the entire cost as hereinbefore provided. M. B. C. S31 480________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT__________ Section 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 the 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. Section 5. Be it further ordained, that all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed June 22, 1909. __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________481 Improvement Barnard Street By Committee on Streets and Lanes: An ordinance for the improvement of Barnard Street, from the south property line of Gaston Street to the north property line of -Fortieth Street, under the terms and provisions of an Act of the Legislature of Georgia, approved October 1, 1887. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, under the terms and provisions of an Act of the Legislature of Georgia, approved October 1, 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 Barnard Street, in the City of Savannah, from the south property .line of Gaston Street to the north property line of Fortieth Street, a roadway of asphalt blocks forty-five (45) 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 Barnard street. Section 2. Be it further ordained, That a street railroad company having tracks running through said portion of Barnard Street to be improved under this ordinance, is hereby required to pave the width of its tracks and two (2) feet on each side of every line of the tracks of said street railroad company, with asphalt blocks, as the 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. 482 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Section 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 two-thirds by the persons owning, at the date of the adoption of this ordinance, the real estate abutting on the said portion of Barnard 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 Barnard Street to be improved, and the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah shall be, for all the intents and purposes of this ordinance, the owner of the real estate so abutting, and shall pay from the city treasury its just pro rata as such owner of the cost of such work, according to frontage, in addition to its one-third of the entire cost as hereinbefore provided. Section 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 hereinbefore 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 __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________483 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 the 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. Section 5. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed June 22, 1909. Improvement Montgomery Street By Committee on Streets and Lanes: An ordinance for the improvement of Montgomery Street, from the south property line of Broughton Street to the north curb line of Liberty Square, under the terms and provisions of an Act of the Legislature of Georgia, approved October 1, 1887. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, under the terms and provisions of an Act of the Legislature of Georgia, approved October 1, 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 484________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT__________ directed to build and construct on Montgomery Street, in the City of Savannah, from the south property line of Broughton Street to the north curb line of Liberty Square, a roadway of asphalt blocks forty-five (45) 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 Montgomery Street. Section 2. Be it further ordained, That after the total cost of said work 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 person owning, at the date of the adoption of this ordinance, the real estate abutting on said portion of Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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 such work, according to frontage, 'n addition to its one-third of the entire cost as hereinbefore provided. Section 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 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 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 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. Section 4. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed June 22, 1909. - Improvement Broughton Street By Committee on Streets and Lanes: An ordinance for the improvement of Broughton Street, from the east property line of East Broad Street to the west property line of Randolph Street, under the terms and provisions of an Act of the Legislature of Georgia, approved October 1, 1887. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, under the terms and provisions of an Act of the Legislature of Georgia, approved October 1, 1887, That the Director of Public 486 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 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, in the City of Savannah, from the east property line of East Broad Street to the west property line of Randolph Street, a roadway of asphalt blocks 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 Broughton Street. Section 2. Be it further ordained, That after the total cost of said work 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 person owning, at the date of the adoption of this ordinance, the real estate abutting on the said portion of Broughton 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 Broughton Street to be improved, and the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah shall be, for 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 the work, according to frontage, in addition to its one-third of the entire cost as hereinbefore provided. Section 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 the Council of the City of Savannah a statement showing the cost of the improvement herein provided for, __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT _______487 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 Treasurer1 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. Section 4. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed June 22, 1909. Improvement of Fortieth Street By Committee on Streets and Lanes: An ordinance for the improvement of Fortieth Street, from the west property line of Jefferson Street to the east property line of West Broad Street, under the terms and provisions of an Act of the Legislature of Georgia, approved October 1, 1887. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, under the terms and provisions of an Act of the Legislature of 488________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_________ Georgia, approved October 1, 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 Fortieth * Street, in the City of Savannah, from the west property line of Jefferson Street to the east property line of West Broad Street, a roadway of asphalt blocks 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 Fortieth Street. Section 2. Be it further ordained, that a street railroad company having tracks running through said portion of Fortieth 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 the tracks of said street railroad company, with asphalt blocks, as the 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. Section 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 two-thirds by the persons owning, at the date of the adoption of this ordinance, the real estate abutting on the said portion of Fortieth 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 Fortieth MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 489 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 such work, according to frontage, in addition to its one-third of the entire cost as hereinbefore provided. - Section 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 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. 490 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Section 5. Be it further ordained that all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed June 22, 1909. Improvement of Paulsen Street By Committee on Streets and Lanes: An ordinance for the improvement of Paulsen Street, from the north property line of Henry Street to the south property line of Gwinnett Street, under the terms and provisions of an Act of the Legislature of Georgia, approved October 1, 1887. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, under the terms and provisions of an Act of the Legislature of Georgia, approved October 1, 1887, that the Director o.f 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 Paulsen Street, in the City of Savannah, from the north property line cf Henry Street to the south property line of Gwinnett Street, a roadway of asphalt blocks thirty (30) feet in width between 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 Paulsen Street. Section 2. Be it further ordained, That after the total cost of said work 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 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 491 said portion of Paulsen 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 Paulsen 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 such work, according to frontage, in addition to its one-third of the entire cost as hereinbefore provided. Section 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 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 prop- 492 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT erty aforesaid, which execution shall be made and levied out of the property described therein, as are executions for city taxes. Section 4. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed June 22, 1909. Improvement of Jones Street By Committee on Streets and Lanes: An ordinance for the improvement of Jones Street, from the east property line of Drayton Street to the west property line of East Broad Street, under the terms and provisions of an Act of the Legislature of Georgia, aproved October 1, 1887. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, under the terms and provisions of an Act of the Legislature of Georgia, approved October 1, 1887, that the 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 Jones Street, in the City of Savannah, from the east property line of Drayton Street to the west property line of East Broad Street, a roadway of asphalt blocks forty (40) 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 catchbasins, drains, crossings, and all other things incident to the construction and completion of said roadway, on said portion of Jones Street. __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________493 Section 2. Be it further ordained, That a street railroad company having tracks running through said portion of Jones 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 asphalt blocks, as the 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. Section 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, onethird 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 Jones Street to be improved under th;s 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 Jones 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 such work, according to frontage, in addition to its one-third of the entire cost as hereinbefore provided. Section 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, 494 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 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 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. Section 5. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed June 22, 1909. Alderman Battey made the following motion, and same was adopted: That it is sense of Council that the Streets and Lanes Committee prepare ordinance for paving of Thirty-seventh Street, from Bull to Habersham Street. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 495 Alderman Wilson made the following motion, and same was adopted: That the Streets and Lanes Committee be requested to have prepared ordinance for improvement of western end of Bay Street, and such portion of West Broad Street as they think advisable. Improvement of Thirty-Seventh Street By Committee on Streets and Lanes: An ordinance for the improvement of Thirty-seventh Street, from the west property line of Bull Street to the east property line of the Ogeechee Road, under the terms and provisions of an Act of the Legislature of Georgia, approved October 1, 1887. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, under the terms and provisions of an Act of the Legislature of Georgia, approved October 1, 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 Thirtyseventh Street, in the City of Savannah, from the west property line of Bull Street to the east property line of the Ogeechee Road, two (2) roadways of asphalt blocks twentyfive (25) feet in width each between the curbing, with a grass plat twenty (20) feet in width between the said two roadways, 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 roadways on said portion of Thirty-seventh Street. Section 2. Be it further ordained, That a street railroad company having tracks running through said portion of Thirty-seventh Street to be improved under this ordinance, M. R. c. s.32 496________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________ 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 asphalt blocks, as the 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. Section 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 two-thirds by the persons owning, at the date of the adoption of this ordinance, the real estate abutting on the said portion of Thirty-seventh 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 Thirty-seventh 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 such work, according to frontage, in addition to its one-third of the entire cost as hereinbefore provided. Section 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 sev- __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________497 eral abutting parcels, including the street and lane intersections, and giving the sum chargeable to each parcel with the name of the owner. Upon the consideration and adoption of said statement 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 executions against said company and its property for said bill, together with costs, which shall be made and levied as are executions for city taxes. Section 5. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed June 22, 1909. Improvement West Broad Street By Committee on Streets and Lanes: An ordinance for the imorovemetit of West Broad Street, from the south prooerty line of Thirty-first Street to the south property line of Fortieth Street, under the terms 498 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT and provisions of an Act of the Legislature of Georgia, approved October 1, 1887. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, under the terms and provisions of an Act of the Legislature of Georgia, approved October 1, 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 south property line of Thirty-first Street to the south property line of Fortieth Street, two (2) roadways of asphalt blocks twenty (20) feet in width each between the curbing, with a grass plat, thirty (30) feet in width between the said two roadways, and they are authorized and directed to lay the necessary curbing, and to do all the work in the way 01 grading, the placing of catch-basins, drains, crossings, and all other things incident to the construction and completion of said roadways on said portion of West Broad Street. Section 2. Be it further ordained, That after the total cost of said work 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 person 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 ofSavannah shall be, for all the intents and purposes of this ordinance, the owner of the real estate so abutting, and shall __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________499 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 of the entire cost as hereinbefore provided. Section 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 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. Section 4. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed June 22, 1909. Improvement Harmon Street By Committee on Streets and Lanes: An ordinance for the improvement of Harmon Street, from the north property line of Gwinnett Street to the south 500______MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_______ property line of Wheaton Street, under the terms and provisions of an Act of the Legislature of Georgia, approved October 1, 1887. . Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, under the terms and provisions of an Act of the Legislature of Georgia, approved October 1, 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 Harmon Street, in the City of Savannah, from the north property line of Gwinnett Street to the south property line of Wheaton street, a roadway of asphalt blocks thirty (30) feet in width between 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 Harmon Street. Section 2. Be it further ordained, That after the total cost of said work 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 person owning, at the date of the adoption of this ordinance, the real estate abutting on the said portion of Harmon 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 Harmon 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 such work, according to frontage, in addition to its one-third of the entire cost.as hereinbefore provided. __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________501 Section 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 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. Section 4. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed June 22, 1909. Improvement of Henry Street By Committee on Streets and Lanes: An ordinance for the "improvement of Henry Street, from the west property line of West Broad Street to the 502 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT west property line of Cuyler Street, under the terms and provisions of an Act of,the Legislature of Georgia, approved October 1, 1887. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, under the terms and provisions of an Act of the Legislature of Georgia, approved October 1, 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 Henry Street, in the City of Savannah, from the west property line of West Broad Street to the west property line of Cuyler Street, a roadway of asphalt blocks thirty (30) feet in width between 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 Henry Street. Section 2. Be it further ordained, That after the total cost of said work 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 person owning, at the date of the adoption of this ordinance, the real estate abutting on the said portion of Henry 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 Henry 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 such work, according to frontage, in addition to its one-third of the entire cost as hereinbefore provided. ._ _______MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_______503 Section 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 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. Section 4. Be it fur-ther ordained. That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed June 22, 1909. Improvement of East Broad Street By Committee on Streets and Lanes: An ordinance for the improvement of East Broad Street, from the South property line of Bay Street to the south property line of Oglethorpe Avenue, under the terms and 504________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT__________ provisions of an Act of the Legislature of Georgia, approved October 1, 1887. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, under the terms and provisions of an Act of the Legislature of Georgia, approved October 1, 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, Ga., from the south property line of Bay Street to the south property line of Oglethorpe Avenue, two (2) roadways of asphalt blocks, twenty-two (22) feet in width each between the curbing, with a graso plat twenty-six (26) feet in width between the said two roadways, and they are authorized and directed to slay 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 roadways on said portion of East Broad Street. Section 2. Be it further ordained, That a street railroad company having 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 the tracks of said street railroad company, with asphalt blocks, as the 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. Section 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 two-thirds by the persons owning, at the date of the adoption of this ordinance, the real estate abutting on the MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 505 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 on 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 such work, according to frontage, in addition to its one-third of the entire cost as hereinbefore provided. Section 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 506 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 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. Section 5. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are herey repealed. Ordinance passed June 30, 1909. Improvement of Waldburg Street By Committee on Streets and Lanes: An ordinance for the improvement of Waldburg Street, in the City of Savannah, from the east property line of Drayton Street to the west property line of East Broad Street, under the terms and provisions of an Act of the Legislature of Georgia, approved October 1, 1887. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, under the terms and provisions of an Act of the Legislature of Georgia, approved October 1, 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 Waldburg Street, in the City of Savannah, from the east property line of Drayton Street to the west property line of East Broad Street, a roadway thirty (30) feet in width of asphalt blocks (except on the intersecting streets, Abercorn and Habersham, which said two streets have already been paved with vitrified brick), and they are also authorized and directed to enclose MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 507 the said roadway with stone curbings, 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 the. said roadway on the said portion of Waldburg Street. Section 2. Be it further ordained that after the total cost of the said work 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 said portion of Waldburg 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 Waldburg 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 the said work, according to frontage, in addition to its one-third of the entire cost as hereinbefore provided. Section 3. 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 the cost of the improvement hereinbefore provided for, and also an assessment roll, showing as to two-thirds of the cost, how it is apportioned among the several abutting parcels, 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 Savan- 508________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_________ nah, 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 Council, and if such bill so sent be not paid within thirty (30) days after the presentation or sending of the same, it shall then become the duty of the City Treasurer to issue an execution for the amount, together with costs, against the persons and property aforesaid, which execution shall be made and levied out of the property described therein as are executions for city taxes. Section 4. Be it further ordained that all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed June 30, 1909. Sprinkling Streets By Committee on Water: An ordinance to prescribe hours when water shall be used for sprinkling streets and lawns, and watering gardens, in the City of Savannah, and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, That hereafter it shall be unlawful for any person to use the water from the water department of said city for the purpose of sprinkling streets and lawns, and watering gardens, except between the hours of 6 and 9 o'clock a. m. and 5 and 9 o'clock p. m., this prohibition not to include sprinkling wagons owned by the City of Savannah. Section 2. Be it further ordained, That any person violating the provisions of this ordinance shall be subject to a fine, upon conviction in the Police Court of the City of Savannah, in any sum not exceeding $10, and imprisonment for any time not more than ten days. __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________509 Section 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 June 30, 1909. Improvement of Thirty-Sixth Street By Committee on Streets and Lanes: An ordinance for the improvement of Thirty-sixth Street, in the City of Savannah, from the west property line of Burroughs Street to the west property line of Florence Street, under the terms and provisions of an Act of the Legislature of Georgia, approved October 1, 1887. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, under the terms and provisions of an Act of the Legislature of Georgia, approved October 1, 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 Thirt3'-sixth Street, in the City of Savannah, from-the west property line of Burroughs Street to the west property line of Florence Street, a roadway thirty-two (32) feet in width of vitrified brick, and they are also authorized" and directed to enclose the said roadway with stone 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 the said roadway on the said portion of Thirty-sixth Street. Section 2. Be it further ordained, that after the total cost of the said work 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 510 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT of the adoption of this ordinance the real estate abutting on said portion of Thirty-sixth 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 Thirty-sixth 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 the said work, according to frontage, in addition to its one-third of the entire cost as hereinbefore provided. Section 3. 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 the cost of the improvement hereinbefore provided for, and also an assessment roll, showing as to two-thirds of the cost, how it is apportioned among the several abutting parcels, 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 Council, and if such bill so sent be not paid within thirty (30) days after the presentation or sending of the same, it shall then become the duty of the City Treasurer to issue an execution for the amount, together with costs, against the persons and property aforesaid, which execution shall be made and levied out of the property described therein as are executions for city taxes. __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________511 Section 4. Be it further ordained, that all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed June 30, 1909. Fenders Upon Street Railway Cars By Alderman Wilson: An ordinance to amend an ordinance passed March 10, 1909, entitled "An ordinance to require the use of fenders upon street railway cars operated in the City of Savannah, to prescribe the type of said fenders, to provide for a penalty for failure to so use, and for other purposes," by omitting the requirement that wheel guards be equipped with buffers, and by allowing the use of the Hudson-Bowring Wheel Guard. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, That an ordinance passed by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, March 10,1909, entitled "an ordinance to require the use of fenders upon street railway cars operated in the City of Savannah, to prescribe the style of said fenders, to provide for a penalty for failure to so use, and for other purposes," be amended, by striking from section 1 of said ordinance the following words, to wit: "No wheel guard shall be placed upon any car unless such wheel guard be equipped with a buffer, and provided further," so that said section when so amended shall read as follows: "Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, That on and after the expiration of six months from the passage of this ordinance it shall be the duty of all persons or companies operating street railways in the City of Savannah to equip M. R. o. 8.SB 512________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT__________ and maintain in proper condition and in suitable working order, upon every passenger car, except trailers, of said street railway, used on the streets of said city, one of the fenders or wheel guards mentioned in the next section of this ordinance, for the protection of life and property; provided no wheel guard shall be put on any car when the distance between the front of the car and the front of the truck is less than four feet six inches." Be it further ordained, That Section 2 of the above recited ordinance be amended by adding at the end thereof: "Or Hudson-Bovvring," so that said section when so amended shall read as follows: "Section 2. Be it further ordained that the fender or wheel guard to be so used shall, at the option of the street railway company, be either Hunter, Parmenter, American, Pfingst, Providence, Sterling, Weaver, or Hudson-Bowring." Section 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 June 30, 1909. Naming a Certain Street By Alderman Guckenheimer: An ordinance to provide for the designation and naming of a certain street within the corporate limits of the City of Savannah. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, That the street running north and south from Thirty-fifth Street to Thirty-seventh Street with a width of 20 feet, and from Thirty-eighth Street to Fortieth Street with a width of 52 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 513 feet, lying between Whitaker and Barnard Streets, shall be known and designated as Howard Street, South, and that portion of Howard Street lying between Gaston Street and Park Avenue shall be known as Howard Street, North. Section 2. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed July 28, 1909. Keeping Cows and Sale of Milk By Alderman Barrow: An ordinance to provide regulations touching the keeping of cows, stables for cows, dairies, milk, and the sale of milk: to provide for the election of an Inspector of Milk, and for other purposes designed to secure purity in the milk consumed in the City of Savannah. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, that it shall not be lawful for any person, persons, or corporation to keep or possess within the corporate limits of the City of Savannah any cow or cows, either for the conduct of dairy business, or for his or her personal use, unless and except that a permit shall have been first obtained from the Health Officer permitting such cow or cows to be located within the corporate limits of the City of Savannah, as by this ordinance prescribed; which permit must designate upon its face specially the location for the keeping of such cow or cows. And all owners of cows must register with the Health Officer the places where said cows are kept, and the number of cows, and the Health Officer shall keep a complete register thereof. 514________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT ______ Section 2. Be it further ordained, that no building or shed shall be used for stabling cows kept within the city limits which is not well lighted, ventilated, and drained, provided said cows are kept in a stall or stalls having windows or doors on at least two sides, all stalls to. be not less than four (4) feet in width by six (6) feet in length, and provided, further, that said stalls and premises shall be kept in absolutely perfect sanitary and hygienic condition, and free from all offensive odors. Section 3. Be it further ordained that no building shall be used for stabling cows for dairy' purposes which is not provided with a suitable floor, laid with grades and channels to carry off all drainage; if a public sewer abuts the premises upon which such building is situated, they shall be connected therewith. Section 4. Be it further ordained that no building shall be used for stabling cows which is not provided with good and sufficient feeding troughs or boxes, and with a covered watertight receptacle outside of the building for the reception of dung or other refuse. Section 5. Be it further ordained, that no watercloset, privy, cesspool, urinal, Jnhabitated room, or workshop shall be located within any building or shed used for stabling cows for dairy purposes, or for the storage or sale of milk or cream; nor shall any fowl, hog or horse, sheep or goat, be kept in any room used for such purposes. Section 6. Be it further ordained that it shall be the duty of each person using any premises for keeping cows for dairy purposes to cause the building in which cows are kept to be thoroughly cleaned daily, and to remove all dung from the premises at least once every twenty-four hours, so as to prevent its accumulation in great quantities. Section 7. Be it further ordained that every person keeping cows for the production of milk shall cause every __ MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________515 such cow to be cleaned every day, and to be properly fed and watered. Section 8. Be it further ordained that every person using any premises for keeping cows shall cause the yard used in connection therewith to be provided with a proper receptacle for drinking water for such cows, none but fresh, clean water to be used in such receptacles. Section 9. Be it further ordained that any enclosure in which cows are kept shall be graded and drained so as to keep the surface reasonably dry, and to prevent the accumulation of water therein, except as may be permitted for the purpose of supplying drinking water. No garbage, urine,, fecal matter, or other similar substances shall be placed or allowed to remain in such enclosure, and no open drain shall be allowed to run through it. Section 10. Be it further ordained that any person using any premises for keeping cows for dairy purposes shall provide and use a sufficient number of receptacles, made of non-absorbent materials, for the reception, storage, and delivery of milk, and shall cause them at all times to be cleaned and purified, and shall cause all milk to be removed without delay from the room in which the cows are kept. Section 11. Be it further ordained that it shall be the duty of any person having charge or control of any premises upon which cows are kept to notify the Health Officer in writing of the existence of any contagious or infectious disease among such cows, immediately upon the discovery thereof, and to thoroughly isolate any cow or cows affected, or which may reasonably be believed to be affected, and to exercise such other precautions as may be directed by the Health Officer. Section 12. Be it further ordained that it shall be the duty of any person having charge or control of any premises upon which milk or cream is produced, handled, stored, or $16________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT _ distributed, or sold, to notify the Health Officer immediately upon the discovery of any case of croup, diphtheria, measles, scarlet fever, smallpox, typhoid fever, typhus fever, or any other contagious or infectious disease upon such premises. No milk or cream shall be sold, exchanged, given away, or in any other manner distributed from such infected premises until all danger of spread of disease has been removed, and the Health Officer certifies to that effect. No person who attends cows or milks them, or who has the care or handling of vessels for the sale, storage, or distribution of milk or cream, shall enter any place or premises wherein exists any of the diseases mentioned herein, nor shall any such person have any communication, direct or indirect, with any person who resides in or is an occupant of such infected place. Section 13. Be it further ordained that every person or corporation desiring to sell, offer for sale, expose for sale, dispose of, exchange, or deliver milk or cream in the City of Savannah shall make application to the Health Officer for a permit so to do. Such application shall be made on a printed form, to be furnished by the Health Officer upon demand, and the applicant, if an individual, shall state therein his full name and residence, and if a corporation, shall state therein full name and residence of each of its officers. Such application shall also state the location of the place at which it is proposed to carry on the business. It shall also contain a statement of the number and character of wagons or other vehicles to be used by the applicant in or about his or its business; also the number of cows, if any, owned or controlled by the applicant, and such other data concerning the conduct of such business as the Health Officer may require. The Health Officer, upon receipt of such application, shall cause to be investigated the place of business described in *] r such application, and the wagons and other vehicles, if any, !> I intended to be used by such applicant. If such place of busi- ' I ness and such wagons or other vehicles are found upon such ________MAYOR'S ANNUAL. REPORT________517 investigation to be in a sanitary condition, and fit for the uses and purposes to which they are intended to be put, said Health Officer shall forthwith register said applicant in a proper record to be kept for the purpose, and issue a permit authorizing such applicant to carry on, engage in, and conduct the business of vendors of milk in the City of Savannah at the place designated in such application. All permits granted pursuant to this ordinance may at any time be revoked by the Health Officer, subject to the approval of the Board of Sanitary Commissioners, for the persistent, repeated, or wilful violation of any law or ordinance, or of any regulation of the Health Officer governing the sale of milk in the City of Savannah; provided, however, that no such permit shall, at any time, be revoked by the Health Officer unless he shall first have given the holder of the same not less than ten days' notice in writing of his intention to revoke such permit, and an opportunity to be heard by the Board of Sanitary Commissioners as to why such should not be done, this proviso not to be taken to apply to cases where the sale of milk or cream may be temporarily prohibited by the Health Officer because of disease on the premises, temporary insanitary condition, or similar causes. Such permits shall not be transferable, and no permit issued hereunder shall entitle or authorize the holders thereof to carry on, engage in, or conduct the business of vendor of milk in any place or places other than that designated and set out in such permit. If any person, having a permit to vend milk as aforesaid, shall change the location of his or its place of business, notice of such proposed change shall be given to said Health Officer, and his consent in writing received to conduct such business at such new location; and no business shall be conducted or carried on at such new location until such consent has been received. Section 14. Be it further ordained that every vendor of milk, having a permit aforesaid, shall, whenever so required, furnish the Health Officer a statement of all changes in the f! \, 518 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT data and information provided for in the preceding section, and shall also, whenever so required, furnish him a list of all persons from whom he or it receives milk or cream for use in his said business, whether said shipments be Irom within or outside the City of Savannah; and said Health Officer shall have power, by regulation, to require that changes or additions in said lists of shippers shall be furnished him from time to time as they occur. Said Health Officer shall keep a record of such shippers, when furnished as aforesaid, for the use of his office, but the same shall not be open to the inspection of other persons. Section 15. Be it further ordained, that the permit to engage in the vending of milk, hereinbefore referred to, shall be posted conspicuously in the applicant's place of business, at a point to be designated by the Health Officer or a Health Inspector. Each vendor of milk shall, before engaging in the sale of milk or cream, cause his name or the name of the dairy, and the permit number, the former in letters of a readable size, and permit number in figures not less than three inches in height, to be placed and remain on each outer side of all wagons or other vehicles used by such vendors in .the conveyance or sale of milk or cream. Section 16. Be it further ordained, that the Health Officer shall have power to adopt such regulations as he may deem proper and necessary to insure all milk and cream intended for consumption in the City of Savannah being produced, transported, stored, kept, distributed, retailed, and delivered, under conditions rendering them suitable for consumption as human food, and to compel perfect hygienic and sanitary conditions of all cow stables, creameries, and dairies from which milk and cream so intended for consumption in the City of Savannah are produced; copies of the same to be printed and kept for free distribution to the public; and said Health Officer shall have power to prohibit the sale within the corporate limits of the City of Savannah of milk or cream produced, transported, stored, kept, distributed, retailed, or MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 519 delivered contrary to such regulations, whether said milk or cream be produced within or outside the corporate limits of the City of Savannah; and to the end that said regulation may be enforced in the case of milk or cream produced outside the corporate limits of the City of Savannah, but intended for consumption therein, said Health Officer may require such of the City Milk Inspectors as he may designate for the purpose to make inspections at such intervals and times as he may deem expedient of all dairy farms, stables, and other places outside the City of Savannah from which milk or cream is shipped for consumption in the City of Savannah. In case full access to such premises, or a full opportunity to investigate all the conditions under which milk is there ptoduced or kept, shall be denied said Inspectors, or in case, upon such inspection, the conditions are found such as in the opinion of said Health Officer render such milk or cream unsuitable or unsafe for human food, and warrant the exclusion of said milk or cream from sale in the City of Savannah, said Health Officer shall have power to absolutely prohibit the sale thereof, at any place in the City of Savannah, until such time a"s the reason for their exclusion shall, in his opinion, have ceased; and he shall adopt such means of identifying such milk and cream as to him may seem proper and expedient. In case of the exclusion of any milk or cream as aforesaid from sale within the City of Savannah, said Health Officer shall immediately make a record of such fact in a properly indexed book, kept for that purpose, said book to be open to the inspection of all vendors of milk who may desire to inspect the same. The action of the Health Officer hereunder to be subject to the approval of the Sanitary Board. Section 17. Be it further ordained that the Health Officer and all other officers of the Health Department, and any Inspector or Police Officer authorized by the Health Officer, shall have the right and power to enter and have full access to any building, structure, or premises where any K | 520____ MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT milk and cream, or either of them, is stored or kept for sale, and shall have the right of access to all wagons, railroad cars, or other vehicles of any kind for the conveyance or delivery of milk and cream, or either of them, and to any building, structure, or premises where he believes or has reason to believe milk and cream, or either of them, is stored or kept for sale; and shall have the right to take samples of milk and cream therefrom (such samples not to exceed one quart), for the purpose of inspecting, testing, or analyzing the same. Section 18. Be it further ordained that every sample of milk delivered to any Officer of the Health Department, or Inspector, shall have a label attached to the vessel containing such sample, upon which shall be written at the time of the delivery of such sample the number of the dealer's permit, the number of the sample, the date of collection, and the name of the Inspector or Officer taking the same; and a memorandum shall be made by the Officer or Inspector collecting such sample of the number of the sample and the name of the owner and driver from whom collected; and no conviction shall be had of any person for selling or having in his possession adulterated milk, as in this ordinance defined, unless at the time of taking the sample, upon the evidence of which conviction is asked, a duplicate sample, properly sealed and marked for identification, shall have been delivered to the person from whose possession such original sample was taken. Section 19. Be it further ordained, that the violation of any provision or regulation of this ordinance, and any failure to comply therewith, and the refusal or failure to comply with any direction or order of the Health Officer hereunder, shall be subject, upon conviction before the Police Court of the City of Savannah, to a fine not exceeding fifty dollars ($50.00), and to imprisonment not to exceed ten (10) days, either or both in the discretion of the Court, __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________S21 and each day's failure or neglect to comply shall be held and deemed to be a separate and distinct offense, and punishable accordingly. Section 20. Be it further ordained that the provisions of this ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days from date of passage. Section 21. Be it further ordained that all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed August 11, 1909. Improvement West Boundary Street By Committee on Streets and Lanes: An ordinance for the improvement of West Boundary Street, from the north property line of Cohen Street to a point one hundred and eighty-five (185) feet south of the south" property line of Cohen Street, under the terms and provisions of an Act of the Legislature of Georgia, approved October 1, 1887. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, under the terms and provisions of an Act of the Legislature of Georgia, approved October 1, 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 Boundary Street, in the City of Savannah, from the north property line of Cohen Street to a point one hundred and eightyfive (185) feet south of the south property Hne of Cohen Street, a roadway of granite blocks twenty-five (25) feet in width between the curbing, the intersecting street (Cohen K 522 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Street) to be paved to the property line, 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 catchbasins, drains, crossings, and all other things incident to the construction and completion of said roadway on said portion of West Boundary Street. Section 2. Be it further ordained, That after the total cost of said work 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 West Boundary 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 Boundary 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 such work, according to frontage, in addition to its one-third of the entire cost as hereinbefore provided. Section 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 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 f f several abutting parcels, including the street and lane intersections, and giving the sum chargeable to each parcel with the name of the owner. __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_____ 523 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. Section 4. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed September 8, 1909. To Retire Fireman W. B. Jones By Committee on Fire: An ordinance to retire Fireman W. B. Jones: Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, That W. B. Jones, a member of the Fire Department of the City of Savannah, who has served the city faithfully as a fireman for more than eleven years, and has become paralyzed, and no 'onger able to render service, be and he is hereby retired on a pension of half pay, that is half of the pay of a fireman, payable monthly, as are paid the salaries of firemen in the service of the city. Section 2. That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance be and they are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed September 8, 1909. 524 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Milk By Alderman Wilson: An ordinance to provide that the ordinance commonly known as the "Milk" Ordinance, adopted by Council on the eleventh day of August, 1909, shall not go into effect until November 1,1909. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, That the ordinance commonly known as the "Milk" Ordinance, which . provides regulations touching the keeping of cows, stables for cows, dairies, etc., adopted by the Council of the City of Savannah on the eleventh day of August, 1909, shall not go into effect or be enforced until November 1, 1909. Section 2. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed September 8, 1909. Fender Ordinance By the Committee of the Whole: An ordinance to postpone the operation and enforcement of the fender ordinance, adopted March 10, 1909, and amended June 30, 1909. First. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, That the ordinance known as the Fender Ordinance, adopted March 10, 1909, and amended June 30, 1909, be postponed as to its operation and effect until December 1, 1909. __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________525 Second, Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance be, and they are hereby, repealed. Ordinance passed September 8, 1909. To Abolish Position Assistant Keeper of the City Dispensary By Committee on Public Health: An ordinance to abolish the position of Assistant Keeper of the City Dispensary. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled. That section 972 of the Code of the City of Savannah be amended by striking therefrom the words "Assistant Keeper," wherever they may appear, the object of this ordinance being to abolish the office of "Assistant Keeper of the City Dispensary. Section 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 September 22, 1909. Assessment RollHull Street Before the passage of this ordinance, Council heard evidence touching the correctness of the statement and assessment roll, and duly verified the same. By Committee on Streets and Lanes: An ordinance to establish the official statement and assessment roll touching the improvement of Hull Street 526________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_____ (formerly New Street), from the west property line of West Broad Street to the west property line of Fahm Street, made under an ordinance of the City of Savannah adopted June 8, 1908. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, That the statement and assessment roll prepared and submitted to Council by the Director of Public Works for the City of Savannah and the Committee on Streets and Lanes, under an ordinance of the City of Savannah passed June 8, 1908, and entitled: "An ordinance for the improvement of a portion of Hull Street (formerly New Street), under the terms and provisions of an Act of the Legislature of Georgia, approved October 1,1887," be and it is hereby declared to be the official statement and assessment roll of the said improvement under the said ordinance, the said statement and assessment roll being that entitled: "Statement showing the cost of improvements to Hull Street (formerly New Street) in the City of Savannah, Ga., beginning at the west property line of West Broad Street and extending to west property line of Fahm Street, as under an ordinance of the City of Savannah, passed June 8, 1908; 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. Section 2. Be it further ordained, That the Treasurer of the City of Savannah is hereby directed to make out and send to the property owners a bill for the respective amounts due by them, as provided for by the said ordinance. Should the said bills be not paid, then it shall be the duty of the __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________527 Treasurer to issue executions as provided for by the said ordinance, which shall be made and levied as are executions for city taxes. Section 3. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed October 20, 1909. Statement and Assessment RollCohen Street Before the passage of this ordinance, Council heard evidence touching the correctness of the statement and assessment roll, and duly verified the same. By Committee" on Streets and Lanes: An ordinance to establish the official statement and assessment roll touching the'improvement of Cohen Street, from the eastern property line of Wilson Street to the eastern property line of West Boundary Street, made under an ordinance of the City of Savannah, adopted February 24, 1909. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, that the statement and assessment roll prepared and submitted to Council by the Director of Public Works for the City of Savannah and the Committee on Streets and Lanes, under an ordinance of the City of Savannah, passed February 24, 1909, and entitled "An ordinance for the improvement of Cohen Street, under the terms and provisions of an Act of the Legislature of Georgia, approved October 1, 1887," be and it is hereby declared to be the official statement and assessment roll of the said improvement under the said ordinance, the said statement and assessment roll being that entitled "Statement showing the cost of improvements to Cohen Street, in the if. R. C. S.34 528 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT City of Savannah, Ga., beginning at the eastern property line of Wilson Street and extending to the eastern property line of West Boundary Street, as under an ordinance of the City of Savannah, passed February 24, 1909; with an assessment roll showing as to two-thirds of the 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. Section 2. 13e it further ordained, That the Treasurer of the City of Savannah is hereby directed to make out and send to the property owners a bill for the respective amounts due by them, as provided for by the said ordinance. Should the said bills be not paid, then it shall be the duty of the Treasurer to issue executions as provided for by the said ordinance, which shall be made and levied as are executions for city taxes. Section 3. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed October 20, 1909. RegulationsKeeping of Cows and Sale of Milk By Alderman Barrow: An ordinance to provide rules and regulations for the purpose of carrying out and effecting the ordinance adopted September 8. 1909, entitled: "An ordinance to provide regulations touching the keeping of cows, stables for cows, dairies, milk, and the sale of milk; to provide for the election MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________529 of an Inspector of Milk, and for other purposes designed to secure purity in the milk consumed in the City of Savannah," and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, That the following rules and regulations, for the purpose ot carrying out and effecting the ordinance passed September 8, 1909, entitled: "An ordinance to provide regulations touching the keeping of cows, stables for cows, dairies, milk, and the sale of milk; to provide for the election of an Inspector of Milk, and for other purposes designed to secure purity in the milk consumed in the City of Savannah," be and they are hereby adopted, to become effective and of force on and after November 1, 1909, to wit: WHOLE OR PURE MILK is milk that shall conform to the following standard: Not less than fat, 3.5 per cent.; solids (not fat), 8.5 per cent.; total solids, 12.00 per cent. Specific gravity, 1030. Water (not more than) 88.00 per cent. The removal of cream, addition of water or any foreign substances to be considered adulterations. Milk so altered will be condemned and confiscated, and on third offense revocation of license will result. Milk drawn from cows within fifteen (15) days before calving, or within seven (7) days afterwards, is not whole or pure milk, and will be condemned and confiscated as above stated. CREAM shall conform to the following standard: 18 per cent. fat. 530________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT__________ SKIMMED MILK may be sold, provided each container holding said milk be distinctly marked on the outside "SKIMMED MILK", in letters not less than one (1) inch in length. BACTERIAL STANDARD Milk shall not contain more than (from April 1 to November 1) 500,000 bacteria per cubic centimeter; November 1 to April 1 of each year, not more than 300,000 bacteria per cubic centimeter; and shall be entirely free from any bacteria of transmissible diseases. CREAM shall not contain more than (from April 1 to November 1) 1,000,000 bacteria per cubic centimeter: November 1 to April 1, 500,000 bacteria per cubic centimeter; and shall be entirely free from any bacteria of transmissible diseases. COW STALLS Requirements of Dairy Cows Within Corporate Limits; No cow or cows shall be kept stalled or milked within fifty (50) feet of a building used as a residence; of a water closet, privy vault, or garbage receptacle, unless said receptacle be of metal with tightly fitting top. No cow or cows shall be milked while standing on the ground, but all barns, stables, or sheds must be floored, preferably of cement or similar material; if of wood, to be so constructed as to shed all urine. Floors shall be flushed daily with water. No bedding shall be used containing dirt or dust. Manure must be removed from barns, stables, or sheds twice a day, and from the premises every day, as prescribed by ordinance. No loose food products shall be stored above apartment where cows are milked, unless the ceiling of said apartment __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________531 is of tongued-and-grooved boards, so that dirt or dust will not fall into said apartment. No horses or mules shall be kept in stables, barns, or sheds with cows. FOOD Cows shall not be fed on slops, swill, or any refuse, decaying or fermented material. WATER For all purposes, artesian, and it is recommended that it be from tap for its detailed use. PASTURES No cows shall be pastured where there is any garbage deposit or dumping ground for refuse matter nor1 where they have access to any stagnant or polluted surface water, either for drinking purposes or where cows may lie down in said water. MILKING Cows shall at all times be kept free from manure and other filth, and before being milked all long hairs on flanks and udders shall be removed. Udders should be washed and dried before milking. THE MILKER should cleanse his hands with soap and water, and dry them. Foremilk should not go into milking pail. Clean clothes, preferably of cotton stuff, are recommended, and the same are requisite for a perfect score on the score card. UTENSILS Each time before use all milk containers, beginning at the milking pail and ending with receptacle in which milk is delivered to consumer or retailer, must be immaculately 5?2________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_______ cleaned and sterilized by exposure inside and outside to a temperature of not less than 212 degrees Fahrenheit for five minutes. MILKING PAILS AND CONTAINERS -* should be narrow-mouthed, 'metal containers, free from dents and sharp angles, rust, seams not properly soldered. As soon as filled, they should be covered and removed to milk-house or -room for straining, aeration, and lowered to a temperature of less than 50 degrees Fahrenheit. This house or room must not be used as a residence, nor must any other food product be stored there. The wall, ceiling, and floor must be kept immaculately clean, and all doors and windows screened to exclude flies and dirt. Bottling and canning tables, stands, or racks should be kept immaculately clean, and exposure to atmosphere in this process to be as short as possible. TRANSPORTATION All vehicles used for transporting milk shall be free from dust and dirt, and kept so at all times. They shall be covered. The name of the proprietor or name of dairy must be on such vehicle in large, plain letters. If milk is transported by hand, in wire racks or by other devices, the container must be covered to exclude dirt and dust. No milk container shall be returned from any house where there is any contagious or infectious disease, but the milk must be delivered to such a house by transferring it to a receptacle from the house. DAIRIES OUTSIDE OF CORPORATE LIMITS In addition to the regulations laid down for dairy cows in the corporate limits the following requirements are promulgated : __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT _____ 533 The use of surface water is prohibited. Manure shall be removed from barns, stables, and sheds before each milking, in a watertight vehicle, to a point not less than one hundred (100) yards from barn, stable, or shed; urine deposits to be treated in the same manner. Cow yards must be free from stagnant pools of water, and shall be cared for so that the footing for cows shall be free from quagmires. Surface walls are forbidden. Water closets or privies shall not be less than one hundred (100) yards from milking stable, barn, or shed. MILK DEPOTS Milk shall be kept at a temperature below 50 degrees Fahrenheit. No milk, nor any of its products, save butter, shall be handled, stored, or sold from any building used as a residence. All surfaces, floors, walls, and ceilings shall, at all times, be kept immaculately clean. Windows and doors shall be screened, for the prevention of flies and dirt. Refrigerators and ice boxes shall have their inner surfaces lined with porcelain or metal. No other food products shall be stored in refrigerators or ice boxes. Utensils must be clean, free from rust and rough surfaces, and must be sterilized on inner and outer surfaces by exposure to a temperature of not less than 212 degrees Fahrenheit before receiving milk. PASTEURIZATION OF MILK AND CREAM First. No person, either himself or his agent, shall offer for sale pasteurized milk or pasteurized cream, unless the same shall have been produced, transported, stored, pasteurized, and handled in accordance with the rules of the Board of Sanitary Commissioners. Second. Any person or corporation desiring to pasteurize milk or cream for sale in the City of Savannah shall make application to the Health Officer for a permit, said permit to be issued on proof that the rules and regulations of this Board are and can be complied with. 534 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Third. Raw milk and cream containing more than five million bacteria per cubic centimeter, or showing an abnormal fermentation, shall be considered insanitary and unfit for consumption as human food, even when pasteurized. Fourth. Pasteurized milk or cream shall contain not more than 50,000 bacteria per cubic centimeter, nor more than one per cent, of the number of bacteria contained in the product before pasteurization, and shall contain no pathogenic bacteria. Pasteurized products shall otherwise conform to the usual tests for efficiency of pasteurization. Fifth. Pasteurized milk and cream shall be sold only in bottles sterilized in live steam for 30 minutes; the packages shall be plainly marked to indicate the contents. THE CONSUMER The responsibility of the producer ends with the delivery to the consumer. Immediately after the delivery of milk it should be refrigerated in the original package, and when taken from it for use should be placed in a serving vessel of simple design, with rounded bottom and with covered top, which after being used should always be washed in hot water with either soap or washing powder, and rinsed with hot water, and so placed that it will be safeguarded from flies. The same procedure should be followed with containers in which the milk is brought by the producer before their return. Bottled milk is the best form of milk containers. CERTIFIED MILK While, at this time, it is not deemed advisable to legislate on this subject, certified milk will, in time, be a necessity, and the following statements should be embodied in the regulations. MAYOR'S ANNUAt, REPORT________535 The term "Certified Milk" shall mean milk produced, stored, handled, and sold in accordance with special rules of the Board of Sanitary Commissioners, for the control of certified milk, in general accordance with the methods of the American Association of Medical Milk Commissions. The sale of milk under the term "Certified Milk," not produced, stored, handled, and sold in accordance with these rules shall be subject to penalty, as provided by ordinance for violation of the rules of the Board of -Sanitary Commissioners. The following score cards, on which results of inspections of dairies and milk depots, are to be used to educate the producer and handler of milk, to protect the consumer, and to systematize the work of milk inspection: DAIRY SCORE CARD Division 1Health, comfort, and protection of cows: 1. Health of cows _____________________ 25 2. Isolation during sickness and calving 10 3. Comfort, bedding, etc. 10 4. Location of stable __' 11 5. Construction of stable 12 6. Lighting of stable 4 7. Ventilation, cubic space, etc. 8 8. Food __________________________ 10 9. Water _____________________-___ 10 Total score _______________________100 Division 2Cleanliness of cows and their surroundings: 10. Cleanliness of cows _ 45 11. Cleanliness of stable, freedom from odor and dust 45 12. Condition of barnyard 8 13. Condition of pasture _ 2 Total score _________100 536 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Division 3Construction, cleaning, and care of utensils : 14. Construction of utensils ________________ 25 15. Cleaning of utensils ____________________ 30 16. Water supply for cleaning _____________ 25 17. Care of utensils after cleaning _____________ 20 Total score ___________________100 Division 4Health of employees, and their methods of milking: 18. Health of employees _________ _ 45 19. Cleanliness of milkers _ 15 20. Milking with clean, dry hands _ 15 21. Quiet milking ___ 5 22. Cleaning of udder ____________________ 12 23. Rejection of foremilk ___ 8 Total score ________________________100 Division 5Handling of milk: 24. Cleanliness of attendants 5 25. Prompt removal from stable ___ 8 26. Promptness of cooling and aeration _________ 8 27. Efficiency of cooling _ 22 28. Method of straining __________ 10 29. Sanitary milk-room _______ 25 30. Methods of storage _____________ 11 31. Methods of transportation ____-___ 11 Total score _____100 Total of all scores _____________________500 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 537 SPECIAL DEDUCTION FOR CAUSE Final score ___ Sanitary, rating SCORE CARD FOR MILK DEPOT 1.Location and cleanliness of plant: Perfect. 1. Location _________________ 10 2. Arrangement _________ 10 3. Construction 14 4. Light and ventilation 3 5. Screens _______ 15 6. Cleanliness _____________________-__ 48 Total score _____________-100 2.Machinery and utensils. Water supply: 7. Construction 20 8. Cleanliness ________________________ 50 9. Water supply _______________________ 30 Total score ________-________-100 3.Handling and storage of milk: 10. Handling of milk ___________________ 70 11. Storage of milk _________________I_ 30 Total score ___________________-100 538 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 4.Wagons and salesrooms: 12. Wagons (construction) 8 13. Wagons (conditioncleanliness) __________ 18 14. Wagons (protection of product) ___________ 18 15. Salesrooms (location) _______________ 20 16. Salesrooms (ordercleanliness) ___________ 36 Total score _________________________100 5.Health, cleanliness of employees: 17. Cleanliness and neatness of employees ___ 40 18. Health of employees ___________________ 60 Total score __________________________100 Grand total score _____________________500 Rating FirstA total score of 480 per cent., and each division of 90 per cent., excellent. SecondA total score of 450 per cent., and each division of 80 per cent., good. ThirdA total score of 400 per cent., and each division of 60 per cent., medium. FourthA total score of 350 per cent., and each division of 55 per cent., poor. FifthA total score of 300 per cent., and each division of 50 per cent., lowest score passable. Section 2. Be it further ordained, That all of the provisions of the said ordinance of September 8, 1909, known as the "Milk Ordinance," for the purpose of enforcing and carrying out the said rules and regulations, and providing for a punishment for a failure to comply therewith, be and they are hereby adopted and ratified. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 539 Section 3. Be it further ordained. That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed October 20, 1909. Uniformity in the Sidewalks By Alderman Entelman: An ordinance to secure uniformity in the sidewalks, roadways, grass plats, etc., in the streets covered by this ordinance. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, that the widths of sidewalks, roadways, and grass plats in that section of the City of Savannah which is bounded on the north by the southern property line of Thirty-seventh Street, on the south by the southern property line of Estill Avenue, on the east by the eastern property line of Habersham Street, and on the west by the eastern right-of-way line of the Atlantic Coast Line Railway, not already provided for by ordinance, and of Maupas Avenue and of Forty-first Street from Bull Street to the western right:of-way line of the Atlantic Coast Line Railway; Barnard and Montgomery Streets from Forty-second Street to Best Street; Best Street from Montgomery Street to the intersection of the western right-of-way line of the Savannah Electric Company, near Bull Street, shall be as follows, to wit: 1. Streets forty (40) feet in width shall have a roadway in the center thereof of twenty-eight (28) feet in width, and sidewalks on either side thereof of six (6) feet in width. 2. Streets forty-five (45) feet in width shall have a roadway in the center thereof of thirty (30) feet in width, grass plats on either side thereof (next to curb) of two and 540 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT ___ one-half (2>) feet in width, and sidewalks on either side thereof (next to property line) of five (5) feet in width. 3. Streets fifty (50) feet in width shall have a roadway in the center thereof of thirty (30) feet in width, grass plats on either side thereof (next to curb) of three (3) feet in width, sidewalks on either side thereof of five (5) feet in width, and grass plats on either side thereof (next to property line) of two (2) feet in width; with the exception of Fortieth Street, which shall have a roadway in the center thereof of thirty-two (32) feet in width, grass plats on either side thereof (next to curb) of three (3) feet in width, sidewalks on either side thereof of five (5) feet in width, and grass plats on either side thereof (next to property line) of one (1) foot in width. 4. Streets sixty (60) feet in width shall have a roadway in the center thereof of thirty-two (32) feet in width, grass plats on either side thereof (next to curb) of four (4) feet in width, sidewalks on either side thereof of five (5) feet in width, and grass plats on either side thereof (next to property line) of five (5) feet in width; with the exception of Habersham Street, which shall have a roadway in the center thereof of forty (40) feet in width, grass plats on either side thereof (next to curb) of three (3) feet in width, sidewalks on either side thereof of five (5) feet in width, and grass plats on either side thereof (next to property line) of two (2) feet in width. 5. Streets seventy-five (75) feet in width shall have a roadway in the center thereof of forty-five (45) feet in width, grass plats on either side thereof (next to curb) of five (5) feet in width, sidewalks on either side thereof of five (5) feet in width, and grass plats on either side thereof (next to property line) of five (5) feet in width. 6. Streets one hundred (100) feet in width shall have a grass plat in the center thereof of twenty (20) feet in width, MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 541 a roadway on either side thereof of twenty-five (25) feet in width, sidewalks on either side thereof (next to curb) of six (6) feet in width, and grass plats on either side thereof (next to property line) of nine (9) feet in width. Section 2. Be it further ordained that, whenever sidewalks are laid, granite curbing shall be used to enclose the same, and the said curbing shall be four (4) by eighteen (18) inches. Section 3. Be it further ordained that, all sidewalks mentioned in section one (1) of this ordinance shall be paved with artificial stone by the abutting property owners within three (3) months from the passage of this ordinance, materials, etc., to be satisfactory to the Committee on Streets and Lanes. Should the sidewalks not be paved within the time mentioned, then the City of Savannah shall proceed to pave the said sidewalks at the expense of the abutting property owners. Section 4. Be it further ordained, that all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed November 17, 1909. Fines Paid by Members Fire Department By the Committee on Fire: An ordinance to set aside the fines paid by members of the Fire Department of the City of Savannah to the Order of American Firemen of Savannah : Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, That the fines hereafter collected from the members of the Fire Department of the City of Savannah shall be and they are. hereby 542________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________ set aside to the Order of American Firemen of the City of Savannah, and they shall be payable out of the city treasury, after their deposit therein, to the proper officer of said Association, upon the orders of the Chief of the Fire Department of the City of Savannah. Section 2. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed November 17, 1909. Assessment RollBroughton Street Before the passage of this ordinance, Council heard evidence touching the correctness of the statement and assessment roll, and duly verified the same. By Committee on Streets and Lanes: An ordinance to establish the official statement and assessment roll touching the improvement of Broughton Street, from the east property line of East Broad Street to the west property line of Randolph Street, made under an ordinance of the City of Savannah, adopted June 22, 1909. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled. That the statement and assessment roll prepared and submitted to Council by the Director of Public Works for the City of Savannah and the Committee on Streets and Lanes, under an ordinance of the City of Savannah, passed June 22, 1909, and entitled: "An ordinance for the improvement of Broughton Street, from the east property line of East Broad Street to the west property line of Randolph Street, under the terms and provisions of an Act of the Legislature of Georgia, approved October 1, 1887," be and it is hereby declared to be the official statement and assessment roll of the said MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 543 improvement under the said ordinance, the said statement and assessment roll being that entitled: "Statement showing the cost of improvements to Broughton Street, in the City of Savannah, Ga., beginning at the east property line of East Broad Street and extending to the west property line of Randolph Street, as under an ordinance of the City of Savannah, passed June 22, 1909; 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. Section 2. Be it further ordained, That the Treasurer of the City of Savannah is hereby directed to make out and send to the'property owners a bill for the respective amounts due by them, as provided for by the said ordinance. Should the said bills be not paid, then it shall be the duty of the Treasurer to issue executions as provided for by the said ordinance, which shall be made and levied as are executions for city taxes. Section 3. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed December 1, 1909. Assessment RollWayne Street Before the passage of this ordinance, Council heard evi- . dence touching the correctness of the statement and assessment roll, and duly verified the same. M. R. c. s.35 544________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_________ By the Committee on Streets and Lanes: An ordinance to establish the official statement and assessment roll touching the improvement of Wayne.Street, from the west side of Bull Street to the east side of Whitaker Street, made under an ordinance of the City of Savannah, adopted December 19. 1906. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, That the statement and assessment roll prepared and submitted to Council by the Director of Public Works for the City of Savannah, and the Committee on Streets and Lanes, under an ordinance of the City of Savannah, passed December 19, 1906, and entitled, "An ordinance for the improvement of portions of certain streets and lanes in the City of Savannah, Ga., that is to say," etc. (naming a number of streets and lanes) "Wayne Street, from the west side of Bull Street to the east side of Whitaker Street," etc., "all under the terms and provisions of an Act of the Legislature of Georgia, approved October 1, 1887," be and it is hereby declared to be the official statement and assessment roll of the said improvement under the said ordinance, the said statement and assessment roll being that entitled, "Statement showing cost of improvements to Wayne Street, in the City of Savannah, Ga., beginning at the west side of Bull Street, and extending to the east side of Whitaker Street, as under an ordinance of the City of Savannah, passed December 19, 1906; 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. __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________545 Section 2. Be it further ordained, That the Treasurer of the City of Savannah is hereby directed to make out and send to the property owners a bill for the respective amounts due by them, as provided for by the said ordinance. Should the said bills be not paid, then it shall be the duty of the Treasurer to issue executions as provided for by the said ordinance, which shall be made and levied as are executions for city taxes. Section 3. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed December 1, 1909. Shutting Off of Water for Non-payment of Water Rent By Committee on Water: An ordinance to provide for the shutting off of water for the non-payment of water rent: Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, That, on expiration of time allowed for payment of water rents under existing ordinance, or at any time thereafter, water may be shut off, without further notice, without regard to any change of ownership in the property for which water rent may be due, and all sales and purchases of property in the City of Savannah shall be made subject to this right to shut off for non-payment of water rent. Section 2. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed December 1, 1909. 546 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Assessment RollGordon Street Before the passage of this ordinance, Council heard evidence touching the correctness of the statement and assessment roll, and duly verified the same. By Committee on Streets and Lanes: An ordinance to establish the official statement and assessment roll touching the improvement of Gordon Street, from the west side of Bull Street to the east side of Whitaker Street, and from the east side of Bull Street to the west side of Drayton Street, made under an ordinance of the City of Savannah, adopted December 19, 1906. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, T^hat the statement and assessment roll prepared and submitted to Council by the Director of Public Works for the City of Savannah and the Committee on Streets and Lanes, under an ordinance of the City of Savannah, passed December 19, 1906, and entitled, "An ordinance for the improvement of portions of certain streets and lanes in the city of Savannah, Ga., that is to say," etc. (naming a number of streets and lanes), "Gordon Street, from the east side of Bull Street to the west side of Drayton Street, and from the west side of Bull Street to the east side of Whitaker Street," etc., "all under the terms and provisions of an Act of the Legislature of Georgia, approved October 1, 1887," be and it is hereby declared to be the official statement and assessment roll of the said improvement under the said ordinance, the said statement and assessment roll being that entitled, "Statement showing cost of improvements to Gordon Street, in the City of Savannah, Ga., beginning at the west side of Bull Street, and extending to the east side of Whitaker Street, and from the east side of Bull Street to the west side of Drayton Street, as under an ordinance of the City of Savannah, passed December 19, 1906; with an assessment roll __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_____ 547 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. Section 2. Be it further ordained That the Treasurer of the City of Savannah is hereby directed to make out and send to the property owners a bill for the respective amounts due by them, as provided for by the said ordinance. Should the said bills be not paid, then it shall be the duty of the Treasurer to issue executions as provided for by the said ordinance, which shall be made and levied as are executions for city taxes. Section 3. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed December 1, 1909. Assessment RollRandolph Street Before the passage of this ordinance, Council heard evidence touching the correctness of the statement and assessment roll, and duly verified the same. By Committee on Streets and Lanes: An ordinance to establish the official statement and assessment roll touching the improvement of Randolph Street, from the north property line of Liberty Street to the south property line of Bay Street, made under an ordinance of the City of Savannah, adopted June 22, 1909. 548 ______MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT _______ Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, That the statement and assessment roll prepared and submitted to Council by the Director of Public Works for the City of Savannah and the Committee on Streets and Lanes, under an ordinance of the City of Savannah, passed June 22, 1909, and entitled "An Ordinance for the improvement of Randolph Street, from the north property line of Liberty Street to the south property line of Bay Street, under the terms and provisions of an Act of the Legislature of Georgia, approved October 1, 1887," be and it is hereby declared to be the official statement and assessment roll of the said improvement under the said ordinance, the said statement and assessment roll being that entitled "Statement showing the cost of improvements to Randolph Street, in the City of Savannah, Ga., beginning at the north property line of Liberty Street, and extending to the south property line of Bay Street, as under an ordinance of the City of Savannah,' passed June 22, 1909; 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. Section 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 the said ordinance. Should the said bills be not paid, then it shall be the duty of the Treasurer to issue executions as provided for by the said ordinance, which shall be made and levied as are executions for city taxes. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 549 Section 3. Be it further ordained that all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed December 1, 1909. Assessment RollJones Street Before the passage of this ordinance, Council heard evidence touching the correctness of the statement and assessment roll, and duly verified the same. By Committee on Streets and Lanes: An ordinance to establish the official statement and assessment roll touching the improvement of Jones Street, from the east property line of Drayton Street to the west property line of East Broad Street, made under an ordinance of the City of Savannah, adopted June 22, 1909. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, That the statement and assessment roll prepared and submitted to Council by the Director of Public Works for the City of Savannah and the Committee on Streets and Lanes, under an ordinance of the City of Savannah passed June 22, 1909, and entitled: "An Ordinance for the improvement of Jones Street, from the east property line of Drayton Street to the west property line of East Broad Street, under the terms and provisions of an Act of the Legislature of Georgia, approved October 1, 1887," be and it is hereby declared to be the official statement and assessment roll of the said improvement under the said ordinance, the said statement and assessment roll being that entitled: "Statement showing the cost of improvements to Jones Street, in the City of Savannah, Ga., beginning at the east property line of Drayton Street, and extending to the west property line of East 550 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Broad Street, as under an ordinance of the City of Savannah, passed June 22, 1909; 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 clue authentication and preservation. Section 2. Be it further ordained, That the Treasurer of the City of Savannah is hereby directed to make out and send to the property owners, including the street railroad company, a bill for the respective amounts due by them, as provided for by the said ordinance. Should the said bills be not paid, then it shall be the duty of the Treasurer to issue executions as provided for by the said ordinance, which shall be made and levied as are executions for city taxes. Section 3. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed December 1, 1909. Assessment RollTaylor Street Before the passage of this ordinance, Council heard evidence touching the correctness of the statement and assessment roll, and duly verified the same: By Committee on Streets and Lanes: An ordinance to establish the official statement and assessment roll touching the improvement of Taylor Street, from the west side of Bull Street to the east side of Whitaker Street, and from the east side of Bull Street to the west side of Drayton Street, made under an ordinance of the City of Savannah, adopted December 19, 1906. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 551 Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, That the statement and assessment roll prepared and submitted to Council by the Director of Public Works for the City of Savannah and the *Committee on Streets and Lanes, under an ordinance of the City of Savannah, passed December 19, 1906, and entitled "An Ordinance for the improvement of portions of certain streets and lanes in the City of Savannah, Ga., that is to say," etc., (naming a number of streets and lanes) "Taylor Street, from the west side of Bull Street to the east side of Whitaker Street, and from'the east side of Bull Street to the west side of Drayton Street," etc., "all under the terms and provisions of an Act of the Legislature of Georgia, approved October 1, 1887," be and it is hereby declared to be the official statement and assessment roll of the said improvement under the said ordinance, the said statement and assessment roll being that entitled "Statement showing cost of improvements to Taylor Street, in the City of Savannah, Ga., beginning at the west side of Bull Street, and extending to the east side of Whitaker Street, and from the east side of Bull Street to the west side of Drayton Street, as under an ordinance of the City of Savannah, passed December 19, 1906; 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. Section 2. Be it further ordained, That the Treasurer of the City of Savannah is hereby directed to make out and send to the property owners a bill for the respective amounts due by them, as provided for by the said ordinance. Should the said bills be not paid, then it shall be the duty of the 552_________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Treasurer to issue executions as provided for by the said ordinance, which shall be made and levied as are executions for city taxes. Section 3. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed December 1, 1909. Improvement of Thirty-Seventh Street By Committee on Streets and Lanes: An ordinance for the improvement of Thirty-seventh Street, from the east property line of Bull Street to the west property line of Habersham Street, under the terms and provisions of an Act of the Legislature of Georgia, approved October 1, 1887. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, under the terms and provisions of an Act of the Legislature of Georgia, approved October 1, 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 Thirtyseventh Street, in the City of Savannah, from the east property line of Bull Street to the west property line of Habersham Street (excluding Abercorn Street, which has already been paved with vitrified brick), two (2) roadways of asphalt blocks, twenty-five (25) feet in width each between the curbing, with a grass plat twenty (20) feet in width between the said two roadways, 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 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 553 completion of said roadways on said portion of Thirtyseventh Street. Section 2. Be it further ordained That, after the total cost of said work 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 Thirty-seventh 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 Thirty-seventh 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 such work, according to frontage, in addition to its one-third of the entire cost as hereinbefore provided. Section 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 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 554________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_______ 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. Section 4. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed December 15, 1909. RESOLUTIONS Land for Opening Barnard Street Between Forty-Second and Best . By Committee on City Lots and Opening Streets: Resolved, 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 December 18, 1894, the City of Savannah being unable, by contract, to procure the land herein mentioned, that the following lots or parcels of land in the City of Savannah be, and they are, hereby condemned, for the opening of Barnard Street, between Forty-Second and Best Streets, they being needed for the public purpose mentioned, to wit: Lot number twenty-six (26), King's subdivision, Norwood Ward, and improvements, having a frontage on FortySecond Street of forty (40) feet, and a depth of ninety (90) feet, containing thirty-six hundred (3,600) square feet; owner, J. T. Chapman. The western portion of lot number twenty-four (24), King's subdivision, Norwood Ward, having a frontage on Forty-Second Street of thirty-three (33) feet, and a depth of ninety (90) feet, containing two thousand nine hundred and seventy (2,970) square feet, the owner being W. G. Gnann; and Walter Woledge of the City of Savannah, is hereby selected as the assessor to represent the City of Savannah, and the City Attorney of Savannah is hereby directed to give proper notices to the owners of the property mentioned, and to take the steps pointed out by the said Act of the Legislature for the condemnation of private property for public use. Adopted and approved January 13, 1909. 556 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Near-Beer License Committee By Committee of the Whole: Resolved, that the Mayor be authorized to appoint a standing committee of Council, t6 be known as the NearBeer License Committee, whose duties it shall be to pass upon the applications of all persons desiring to sell what is commonly called prohibition or near-beer. Adopted January 13, 1909. In accordance with the above resolution, the following committee was appointed by His Honor, the Mayor: Aldermen Gordon, Kavanaugh, and Entelman. Sinking Fund Commissioners By Committee of the Whole: Resolved, by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, That the following citizens of Savannah be and they are hereby elected as Sinking Fund Commissioners, namely: George J. Mills, Samuel Herman, Charles G. Bell, John Lyons, and Edward W. Bell; and that, upon their qualification, they shall compose the Sinking Fund Commission, and have all the powers and duties contemplated by an ordinance of the City of Savannah, adopted August 12, 1908, entitled, "An Ordinance to refund the bonded indebtedness of the City of Savannah, maturing on the first day of February, 1909," and also those contemplated by the ordinance of December 17, 1878, referred to in the ordinance just mentioned. Adopted and approved, January 25,1909. And George J. Mills, Samuel Herman, Charles G. Bell, John Lyons, and Edward W. Bell, were elected Sinking Fund Commissioners, in accordance with the above resolution. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 557 Reward By Alderman Battey: Resolved, That the sum of two hundred dollars is hereby offered as a reward for the arrest, with evidence sufficient to convict, of the party or parties who stretched a wire across the White Bluff Road on the night of January 25, 1909. Adopted and approved January 27, 1909. Savannah Electric CompanyTransfers to Passengers By Alderman Wilson,: Resolved, that the Mayor is hereby requested to appoint a committee of three, of which he shall be chairman, to confer with the Savannah Electric Company in regard to the issuing of transfers to passengers, as required by resolutions of this Council, accepted by the said Company. Adopted and approved February 10, 1909. In accordance with the above resolution, His Honor, the Mayor, appointed the following committee: The Mayor, Aldermen Wilson and Hull. Inspection of Rosin By the Committee of the Whole: Whereas, certain resolutions in regard to the inspection of arrivals of rosin, adopted by the Savannah Board of Trade, at a meeting held on February 2, 1909, have been brought to the attention of this Board, and 558_____ MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_________ Whereas, this Board believes that it is important that as much prominence and indorsement as possible be given said resolutions; therefore, be it Resolved, by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, that they do hereby express their approval of the mode of inspection of rosin which prevails at this port, as set forth in said Board of Trade resolutions; and Resolved, further, that Council has confidence in the Inspectors of Naval Stores at this port, which Inspectors are elected by City Council, and are sworn and bonded officials of the City of Savannah. Adopted and approved February 10. 1909. Savannah Realty CompanyOpening Streets By Committee on City Lots and Opening Streets: Resolved, by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, That the Committee on Opening Streets of the City of Sava-nnah be and it is hereby authorized to enter into a contract with the Savannah Realty Company, embodying the provisions set forth in the letter of Messrs. Lattimore & Lattimore to the chairman of said Committee, dated February 19, 1909that is to say: First. The city will adopt a plan of extension, extending Fortieth Street eastward through the property of the said Savannah Realty Company, commencing at the center of the tract at Habersham Street, and extending eastward through the center of the tract to its eastern limits. Second. The city will at once open and grade Fortieth Street, from Habersham Street to the eastern limits of the property of the Savannah Realty Company. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 559 Third. The city will extend its water mains through Fortieth Street eastward from Habersham Street to the eastern limits of the property of the Savannah Realty Company, within two years from February 15, 1909. If in the meantime the Savannah Realty Company desires to have the water mains extended, the city will do this at the expense of the Savannah Realty Company, this company paying for the work and receiving from the city its note for the amounts so paid, payable not later than February 15, 1911, without interest. Fourth. The city will provide storm sewerage neccesary and adequate for house drainage for twelve (12) buildings to be erected by the Savannah Realty Company, with the understanding that this said drainage will take care of the house drainage as to these twelve (12) buildings until such time as the regular house sewerage system is extended by the city through its property. Fifth. The city is to make the agreement herein indicated, upon condition that the said Company will convey to the city the necessary streets through the tract known as a part of Teynac Farm lots No. five (5), in Teynac, Garrard, and Harden Wards, for the extension of Fortieth Street, requiring approximately 97,570 square feet; for the extension of Reynolds Street, requiring approximately 7,240 square feet; for the extension of Atlantic Street, requiring approximately 9,000 square feet, and for the extension of Paulsen Street, requiring approximately 8,950 square feet; making a total of approximately one hundred and twentytwo thousand, seven hundred and sixty (122,760) square feet, without charge to the City of Savannah. i Adopted and approved February 24, 1909. M. R. c. s.se 560 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Monument to General Oglethorpe By Committee of the Whole: Resolved, by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled: Whereas, the State of Georgia has appropriated the sum of $15,000 toward the erection in Savannah of a monument to General Oglethorpe, the founder of the Colony of Georgia, the sum of $7,000 has been pledged for the same purpose by private subscriptions, and the City of Savannah desires to appropriate whatever sum may be necessary for the completion of the memorial; therefore, be it Resolved, That the sum of not exceeding $15,000 be and it is hereby appropriated by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah as follows: Not exceeding $12,000 for the erection of the monument. Xot exceeding $3,000 for the expenses of the ceremonies of unveiling and preparation of a site for the monument, including the removal of the fountain and other monuments in the square, and all other expenses incident to this preparation. Adopted and approved March 10. 1909. Death Hon. Herman Myers By Committee of the Whole: Resolved by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, that this Council has learned, with deep regret, of the death of Hon. Herman Myers, who for years served the city as its Mayor; MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________561 That, in respect to his memory, the Council now take a recess subject to the call of the Mayor; That the body of the deceased lie in state in the City Hall from 12 o'clock, noon, tomorrow, until the same hour the next day; That the Council attend the funeral in a body; That the public offices of the city be closed during the hours of the funeral, and the flag be placed at half-mast; and City Hall be draped. And that the Mayor appoint a committee of five, of which the Mayor shall be chairman, to prepare and report at a subsequent meeting of the Council suitable resolutions concerning this sad event. Adopted and approved by a rising vote of Council March 24, 1909. In 'accordance with above resolution, His Honor, the Mayor, appointed the following committee: His Honor the Mayor, chairman; Aldermen Guckenheimer, McCauley, Gordon, Kavanaugh. Public Library By the Committee of the Whole: Resolved, by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, that the sum of twentyeight hundred and forty dollars ($2,840), be and it is hereby appropriated out of the City Treasury, to be paid to the Board of Managers of the Savannah Public Library, to be used as follows: $1,400 for the inauguration of a children's department; $940 for the first year's maintenance of same, 562________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT__________ and $500 to replace the amount heretofore subscribed by the Georgia Historical Society, which subscription has been discontinued. Adopted and approved March 26, 1909. Resignation Alderman Perritt By Alderman Battey: Resolved, by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, That we deeply regret that his removal to another city makes it necessary for our colleague, Mr. J. Frank Perritt, to resign as an Alderman of the City of Savannah, and to sever his relations with us. It gives us pleasure to record the fact that he has always discharged the duties of his office with fairness, courtesy, and efficiency, with an eye single to the good of our people, and that his resignation involves a distinct loss to this Board, and to the community of which he is a valued citizen. Mr. Perritt will carry with him to his new home the good will, respect, and good wishes of every member of this Board. The Clerk of Council is directed to present to Mr. Perritt a certified copy of this action, under the seal of the city. Adopted and approved by a rising vote of Council March 26, 1909. Bacteriological Laboratory By Committee on Water: Resolved, by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, that a sum not to exceed MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 563 three hundred dollars ($300) be appropriated for the purpose of equipping the Bacteriological Laboratory with facilities necessary for analyzing coal. Adopted and approved March 26, 1909. Assessment RollOgeechee Road Ordinance read in Council for the first time March 26, 1909; read a second time April 7, 1909; and not passed. See resolution by Committee on Streets and Lanes: By Committee on Streets and Lanes: An ordinance to establish the official statement and assessment roll, touching the improvements of the Ogeechee Road from the south side of the first culvert to the city limits, made under an ordinance of the City of Savannah, adopted June 8, 1908, and amended February 6, 1909. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, That the statement and assessment roll prepared and submitted to Council by the Director of Public Works for the City of Savannah and the Committee on Streets and Lanes, under an ordinance of the City of Savannah passed June 8, 1908, as amended by the ordinance of said city passed February 6, 1909, and entitled, "An ordinance to amend the ordinance adopted June 8, 1908, and entitled 'An ordinance for the improvement of a portion of the Ogeechee Road, under the terms and provisions of an Act of the Legislature of Georgia, approved October 1, 1887,"be and it is hereby declared to be the official statement and assessment roll of the said improvement under the said ordinance, the said statement and assessment roll being that entitled, "Statement showing the cost of improvements to Ogeechee Road in the City of Savannah, Ga., beginning at the south side of the first cul- 564 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT vert and extending to the city limits, as under an ordinance of the City of Savannah, passed February 6, 1909; 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. Section 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, 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. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. The following resolution is relative to the above ordinance : Resolution By Committee on Streets and Lanes: Resolved, That the ordinance just read to establish the statement and assessment roll for the improvement of the Ogeechee Road, from the south side of the first culvert to the city limits, covering a gravel pavement, be not passed, and the assessment of $326.03 be not insisted on; the __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT______ 565 property owners surrendering all claim to the strip of land taken by the city, and now in its possession, in connection with the improvement of the Ogeechee Road. Adopted April 7, 1909. Opening Streets By Committee on City Lots and Opening Streets: Resolved, by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, that the Committee on City Lots and Opening Streets be and is hereby authorized to purchase (titles being satisfactory), from the estate of the late Gen. A. R. Lawton, a strip of land, to be fifty (50) feet in width, on the south side of Estill Avenue, between Bull Street and the Granger Tract, needed by the City of Savannah for widening Estill Avenue, the number of feet needed for the purpose being estimated to be fifty-nine thousand, five hundred and eighty-five (59,585) square feet, at and for the price of twenty (20) cents per square foot, with twelve hundred dollars ($1,200), added as the estimated cost for removing the buildings by the owners, and upon such terms as to payment, etc., as may be agreed upon by the committee ; payment to be covered by notes of the city, one, two, and three years, bearing interest at rate of five per cent., payable semi-annually. Adopted and approved April 7, 1909. Chatham Land and Hotel Company By Committee of the Whole: Resolved, by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, That the Mayor of the 566________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT__________ City of Savannah be and he is hereby authorized and empowered to enter, in the name and behalf of the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, into a contract with the Chatham Land and Hotel Company, a corporation of Savannah, Ga., embodying the following features, to wit: First. The said Chatham Land and Hotel Company is to convey to the City of Savannah all area necessary for streets and lanes, as shown by the map of the City Engineer, submitted with its propositionthe said area amounting, approximately, to the figures stated in the proposition of the Land Company, submitted to the City of Savannah. Second. The said Chatham Land and Hotel Company will pay all bills for any and all work for which the city is to be obligated under the contract, as the bills are submitted by the city, covering work actually done, and for which payments the said Company is to be reimbursed by the City's notes, running from two to six years from the date of the notes, without interest. Third. The said Company will make provisions for the donation to the city of a suitable site and the payment to the city for the cost of erecting a pumping station up to the sum of seven thousand dollars ($7,000), at such time and in the event the city may determine to establish a house drainage system over the property involved; ' Fourth. The Company will deed to the city the hotel site as shown on the said map, under the following conditions: If the site is not used in five years from the date of contract for a hotel costing not less than three hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($350,000), then it will become incumbent upon the city to turn the same into a park, and improve it; at any time within twenty years from the date of contract that a company may build such a hotel, the site will become available for hotel purposes; after the lapse of said twenty years it shall then become optional MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 567 with the City of Savannah whether it shall devote the same as a hotel site or continue it as a park. In consideration of the foregoing, the City of Savannah First. Will adopt the said map as prepared by the City Engineer for the subdivision of the property. Second. Will open Estill Avenue the full width of 100 feet, from Bull Street to Waters Avenue. Third. Will lay out a doubfe roadway, and park the centers, at such times as are stated in this resolution. Fourth. Will lay out Forty-seventh Street in the same manner as Estill Avenue, and curb the center parking; this work to be begun as hereinafter specified. Fifth. Will also lay out The Crescent in the same manner, curbing the center parkway; this work to be begun as hereinafter specified. Sixth. Will open up Atlantic Street from Fortyseventh Street to the south side of the park contemplated at Forty-first and Atlantic Streets, to the width of 200 feet, with twenty-five-foot roadways; a twenty-foot cement walk from the park at Forty-first and Atlantic Streets to Fortyseventh Street to be laid at the expense of the Company, leaving two parkways or grass plats on each side of a cement walk, sixty-five feet wide each, the curbing necessary for parkways in this street to be laid by the city at such time as is herein specified. Seventh. Will open and grade all streets in the entire tract, as called for by the said Company. Eighth. Will construct an adequate storm sewerage through the property, as indicated by the City Engineer on the map prepared by him, sufficient in his judgment to care for the drainage for some time to come. 568________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_________ Ninth. Will lay water mains as follows: Estill Avenue, from Abercorn Street main to center of Atlantic Street; Atlantic Street, from center of Estill Avenue to Forty-seventh Street; Estill Avenue, from center of Atlantic Street to center of Waters Road; Atlantic Street, from center of Estill Avenue to center of Fortieth Street. Tenth. The laying out of Estill Avenue is to begin when the said Company is prepared and ready to go ahead with its curbing and paving on that avenue. Eleventh. The city is not to do any work of curbing of streets for which it is obligated until the Company begins with its curbing on the same streets. Twelfth. The system of storm sewerage and water mains is to be completed from Forty-seventh Street north within a period of two (2) years, and the storm sewerage south of Forty-seventh Street is to be completed within four years from the date of the contract. Thirteenth. The Mayor is authorized to execute proper releases to the Company, looking to the substitution of the land covered by this resolution for that heretofore conveyed to the city for parks and streets by Harvey Granger. Adopted and approved April 7, 1909. Appropriation Street Paving By the Committee of the Whole: Resolved, by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, that the sum of $548.59, be and it is hereby donated to the Cathedral Congregation and the Sisters of Mercy, to be used in the paying of the bills of the City of Savannah for the paving of Abercorn Street. Adopted and approved April 7,1909. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 569 Hon. Herman Myers Report of committee appointed to submit resolutions concerning the late Hon. Herman Myers. Savannah, Ga., April 21, 1909. To the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah. The committee appointed by resolution of your Board to prepare and submit for your consideration suitable resolutions touching the late Hon. Herman Myers, and his recent death, beg to report as follows: Mr. Myers was born in Bavaria, Germany, on the eighteenth day of January, 1847, and died in this city on the twenty-fifth of March, 1909. He was the son of Sigmund and Fannie Myers. His parents removed from Germany to the state of Virginia when Mr. Myers was a child of tender years, and he resided in that State, continuously, until his removal to this city. He was educated at the public schools of Virginia, and in that State learned the tanner's trade. Mr. Myers removed to this city from Lynchburg, Va., in the year 1867, becoming a member of the tobacco house of H. Myers & Bro. From this time until his death he was an active, prominent, and influential member of the business community, and met with great success as a business man. Mr. Myers had taste and capacity for public service. In the year 1885 he was elected a member of the Board of Aldermen of this city, and served as a member of Council continuously for ten years. During this long term of service, he was vice-chairman for two years and chairman of Council for the same period. He was on the Finance Committee for ten years. For five years he was a member of the Sanitary Board. Mr. Myers was elected Mayor of the City of Savannah in 1895, and from this time until 1907, except one term of L 570 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT two years, served continuously as Mayor of the city; that is to say, he was Mayor of the city five different terms of two years each. This is unprecedented. We believe that no other citizen has filled the office so long. During his service as Mayor, the city expended for betterments the sum of $1,890,746, distributed as follows: Paving streets ______________________$562,241 Opening streets and new parks ____________ 407,608 New City Hall and furnishings ____________ 207,050 Sidewalks _______________________ 143,308 House drainage system ____ 263,657 Extension of waterworks, air lift, and payments on new waterworks ______ 138,345 Gwinnett Street Subway ________________ 36,398 Fire department, new buildings, and new apparatus 31,552 New sewers _______________________ 37,587 Notwithstanding these expenditures, the tax rate was reduced. This is true, notwithstanding the fact that the total appropriations for the different departments were $140,000 greater at the end of his last term than they were at the beginning of his first term. In 1895, the total mileage of the city's paved streets was eighteen, a good deal of which consisted of shell and other unsatisfactory substances, a part of which was removed and better materials put in its place. At the end of his last term, the entire mileage of paved streets was forty-one miles, of which nineteen were laid during the ten years of his administration. 4 The new City Hall, which has always been regarded as a very great success from a financial and architectural standpoint, was erected without additional taxation, and without injury to the departments of the city, or the retarding of the city's general progress. During his administration the city was relieved of the burden and expense of maintaining the Quarantine Station, which cost the city an annual outlay of from $10,000 to $15,000, and was turned over to the United MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 571 States Marine Service, which has since maintained the Quarantine without expense to the city, and to the satisfaction of our people. During his service, he lost no opportunity to advertise the City of Savannah, and advance its material interests. It is but simple justice to say of Mr. Myers that he was capable, active, diligent, and efficient. He was also conscientious and honest in the discharge of his duties. He carefully guarded the city's interests, and discharged his duty as he saw it with strict regard to the advancement and upbuilding of those interests. In his death, Savannah has lost a valuable and. progressive citizen, and a public servant of ability and efficiency. This Council has, by appropriate action, paid him deserved respect and honor. We now recommend, as an additional tribute, that this report be adopted and spread upon the minutes of Council, and that a copy be sent by the Clerk of Council to the widow of the deceased. Respectfully submitted, GEORGE W. TIEDEMAN ABE S. GUCKENHEIMER W. F. McCAULEY G. A. GORDON M. J. KAVANAUGH Committee Adopted and approved by a rising vote of Council, April 21, 1909. 572 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Froebel Circle of King's DaughtersFresh Air Home at Tybee By the Committee of the Whole: Resolved, by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, That the sum of three hundred dollars ($300) be and the same is hereby appropriated for the Froebel Circle of King's Daughters, to be used in prosecuting their work at the Fresh Air Home at Tybee, said amount to be paid in three installments, on the first day of June, July, and August, 1909. Adopted and approved May 5, 1909. New Electric Lighting Contract By the Committee on Streets and Lanes: Resolved, by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, That the sum of five hundred dollars ($500) be and it is hereby appropriated for the purpose of employing an electrical engineer to draw up specifications for a new electric lighting contract. Adopted and approved May 5, 1909. Camp for Charity Tubercular Patients By Alderman Barrow: Be it resolved by the Mayor and Aldermen, in Council assembled, That a committee of three be appointed by the Mayor to confer with a committee to be appointed by the County Commissioners in reference to the establishment and maintenance of a camp for charity tubercular patients in this county; and be it further resolved that this committee be __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT______ 573 authorized to do all things necessary in their discretion for the establishment of such a camp, said committee being authorized to contract and make expenditures not to exceed the sum of two thousand dollars ($2.000) on the part of the city. Adopted and approved May 19, 1909. Tubercular Exhibit By Alderman Battey: Be it resolved by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, That the sum of $250 be appropriated to help pay the expenses of the tubercular exhibit, such sum to be available in the event this exhibit is brought to the city. Adopted and approved May 19, 1909. Central of Georgia Railway By Alderman Hull: Resolved, by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, That out of the fund derived from money paid by the Central of Georgia Railway in settlement of certain back taxes, the sum of $15,027.14, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and the same is hereby appropriated for the improvement of that portion of Bay Street known as The Strand, for the entire work, as per plan and estimate of the City Engineer, the portion of The Strand to be improved lying between Abercorn and Lincoln Streets, between Whitaker and Barnard Street's, and between Barnard and Jefferson Streets. Be it further resolved, That the said sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is to be expended upon the said 574 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT improvement under the joint supervision of the Committee of City Council known as the Committee on Streets and Lanes and the Park and Tree Commission of the City of Savannah. Adopted and approved May 19, 1909. Issue of Bonds By Committee of the Whole: Resolved, by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled: First. That an election be had by the qualified voters of the City of Savannah, on the twenty-ninth day of June, 1909, and under the terms and provisions of an Act of the Legislature of Georgia, approved August 13,1904, to be found on pages 85 and 86 of the Georgia laws for the year 1904, for the purpose of authorizing an issuance of bonds by the City of Savannah to the amount of three hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($350,000) face value, the proceeds of the sale of said bonds to be used for the extension and completion of the sewerage system of the City of Savannah. Said election shall be held at the Courthouse, and under the rules and regulations governing elections of Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, and under the provisions of law relating to said municipal elections. Second. That the following notice, to be signed by the Mayor or Acting Mayor and the Clerk of Council, under the seal of the Clerk, of the said election, shall be published for the space of thirty days next preceding the day of election in the Savannah Press, a public gazette published in the City of Savannah, County of Chatham, and State of Georgia, in which the sheriff's advertisements for the said county are published, to wit: MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 575 "Notice is hereby given to the qualified voters of the City of Savannah that an election will be held at the County Courthouse, on the twenty-ninth day of June, 1909, between the hours of 7 o'clock in the morning and 6 o'clock in the afternoon, sun time, to determine the question whether a debt shall be incurred by the City of Savannah, to be represented by an issuance of bonds in the sum of three hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($350,000), face value, to be divided into bonds of five hundred dollars ($500) each, face value, the proceeds of which shall be used by the City of Savannah for the extension and completion of its sewerage system. "The said bonds shall be payable within thirty years from their date, shall bear interest at the rate of four (4) per cent, per annum, said interest being payable semi-a.rtnually, and shall be paid and retired as follows: By the expiration of the first year of their life, four of said bonds shall be paid and retired; by the expiration of the second year, ten additional bonds; and each and every year thereafter, an increase of one bond over and above the previous number of bonds retired shall be paid and retired; that is to say, the third annual payment shall include and retire eleven bonds, the fourth annual payment shall include and retire twelve bonds, the fifth annual payment shall include and retire thirteen bonds, the sixth annual payment shall include and retire fourteen bonds, the seventh annual payment shall include and retire fifteen fionds, and so on, the payments adding each year one bond to the number last paid and retired, thus retiring all the bonds by their maturity. A sinking fund shall be established for the purpose of carrying out this plan of payment. "The said bonds, in the event their issue is authorized, shall be sold for not less than their face value. "The following shall be the form of the ballots to be used: 'For incurring a debt of $350,000 by the City of M. R. C. S.37 576 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Savannah for the extension and completion of its sewerage system.' 'Against the incurring of a debt of $350,000 by the City of Savannah for the extension and completion of its sewerage system/ "This ele'ction shall be governed and controlled and managed as are elections for Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, and voters qualified to vote at the last election for Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah are qualified to vote at the election hereby provided for. "Witness the official signature of the Acting Mayor, and the official signature of the Clerk of Council, under the seal of the Clerk, and under resolution of the Council of the City of Savannah. "This May 26. 1909." Adopted and approved May 26, 1909. Hon. Joseph M. Brown By Committee of the Whole: Whereas. The Hon. Joseph M. Brown will, on June 26, be inaugurated Governor of the State of Georgia; and. Whereas, he has manifested the most cordial interest in Savannah, and, on the occasion of his recent visits to this city, has expressed a desire for her proper recognition; and, Whereas, it is both appropriate and desirable that the City of Savannah be represented at the inauguration ceremonies : therefore, be it Resolved, by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, That a delegation, consisting of the Mayor as chairman, and such other members of MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 577 Council as may be able to attend, go to Atlanta to represent the City of Savannah on that occasion; and, be it further Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be forwarded to the Hon. Joseph M. Brown, Governor-elect, by the Clerk of Council. Adopted and approved June 2, 1909. Opening Streets By Alderman J. H. H. Entelman: Resolved by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, That the offer of Mr. C. H. Schroder to sell to the city the eastern portion of lot No. 28 (King's subdivision), Norwood Ward, needed for the opening of Barnard Street, containing 180 square feet, at 40 cents per square foot, amounting to $72, and also $40 for outbuilding on same, making a total of $112, is hereby accepted, improvements to be removed within sixty days from consummation of sale, titles to be satisfactory to the City Attorney. Adopted and approved June 2, 1909. Bond Election By Alderman Guckenheimer: Resolved, That a public meeting of the voters of Savannah be called for Tuesday night, June 22, 1909, at 8.30 o'clock, Park Extension, for the* purpose of explaining to the voters the importance of the bond election to be held on June 29, and urging that the requisite vote be then cast in favor of the issuance of bonds; be it further 578 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Resolved, That the Mayor ami Clerk of Council he requested to arrange the details of the meeting. Adopted June 2,1909. Sanatorium By Committee on the Whole: Resolved by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, that they do hereby endorse and approve the Act proposed for passage by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, known as "an Act to authorize the municipal authorities of any city of Georgia that now has a population of not less than fifty-four thousand nor more than seventy-five thousand inhabitants, to establish and maintain, either alone or in connection with the county authorities of the county in which such a city may be located, a sanatorium, for the care, treatment, and maintenance of inhabitants of such county afflicted with tuberculosis or consumption; to authorize the making of rules and regulations touching such sanitorium, and the care, custody, and treatment of persons sent there; to authorize the creation of a board of trustees for such a sanatorium; and for other purposes." Adopted and approved June 30, 1909. Construction of Bridge Over Back River By the Committee of the Whole: Resolved, By the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, That the Hon. A. O. Bacon and the Hon. A. S. Clay, Senators from Georgia, and the Hon. Charles G. Edwards, Congressman from this District, _ ___ MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________579 are hereby requested to secure the passage of a bill by Congress authorizing the construction of a suitable bridge from Hutchinson Island to the South Carolina shore, over what is known as Back River. Adopted and approved July 14, 1909. Streets By Alderman Entelman: __ Resolved, by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, That the proposition of Eldred Simkins, made in his letter of July 1, 1909, to His Honor, George W. Tiedeman, Mayor, proposing to dedicate as streets to the city the streets set forth as Reppard and Bolton Streets, in lots 68 and 69, Springfield Plantation, as will more fully appear by a plan in the office of the City Engineer, upon condition that the City of Savannah will accept these streets and grade them immediately, be and the same is hereby accepted, and the said Committee is authorized to carry the contract into effect, and to receive for the city a proper conveyance. Adopted and approved July 28, 1909. Opening Streets By Committee on City Lots and Opening Streets: Resolved, by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, That the offer of Platshek & Co., agents for the estate of John C. Rowland, to sell the city so much of a triangular lot at the eastern Intersection of Rockefeller and Harmon Streets, in Johnston Ward, as the city will need to open Rockefeller Street (containing approx- 580 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT imately 875 square feet), for the sum of seventy-five dollars ($75), is hereby approved and accepted, titles to be satisfactory to the City Attorney. Adopted and approved July 28, 1909. Asphalt Blocks By the Committee on Streets and Lanes: Resolved, That thetDbmmittee on Streets and Lanes be and it is hereby authorized to purchase from the Barber Asphalt Paving Company 50,000 additional square yards of asphalt blocks, under option in contract of June 16, 1909, at the price of $1.159 per square yard, delivered at Savannah. Adopted and approved August 11, 1909. Panama Canal By Alderman Guckenheimer: Whereas, it is fitting and proper that the completion of the Panama Canal, in the year 1915 A. D., should be celebrated in a manner that will do justice to the great achievement by which the waters of the eastern and western oceans will be united in a great commercial waterway through the efforts and skill of our government; and Whereas, the attention of the entire world has been centered upon this great Isthmian waterway since the inception of the gigantic undertaking; and Whereas, the City of Savannah will be directly and intimately concerned in the revolution in the-world of commerce contingent upon the opening of the Panama Canal, her commercial activity immeasurably increased, her import- __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________581 ance as a seaport greatly enhanced, and her position among the shipping centers of the world vastly emphasized and magnified; and Whereas, the City of Savannah, by reason of her incomparable and salubrious climate, her centralized location, hec matchless harbor, her ample and extended railroad facilities, her adequate and modern hotel accommodations, her pleasant surroundings and wonderful beauty, as well as the dominant spirit of American progress evinced by the energy and enterprise of her citizens, her rapid growth and development in the field of business and commercial industry, affords a place that is peculiarly suitable for the purpose of holding an Exposition; and Whereas, the Board of Directors of the Savannah Chamber of Commerce, composed of representative citizens of acknowledged high standing and financial probity, have seen fit to place upon the project of holding such an Exposition the stamp of their pronounced approval; therefore be it Resolved, that the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, do hereby signify their unqualified approval of the commemoration of the opening of the Panama Canal in the year 1915 A. D., as set forth in these resolutions. , Resolved, further, that the holding of such an Exposition will be of lasting and inestimable benefit to the City of Savannah, and that the Mayor and Aldermen of the city give all lawful encouragement and support, therefore, toward the holding of such Exposition. Resolved, further, that in taking this course the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah are influenced by a natural desire to further the success of a project which they are convinced will redound greatly to the fame, credit, and future glory and prosperity of their city and its citizens. Adopted and approved August 25, 1909 582________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT__________ Bonaventure Cemetery 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 thousand dollars ($5,000) for the extension of water mains in the City of Savannah, and the sum of fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) for the improvement of the Bonaventure Cemetery, be and they are hereby appropriated out of the tax collected by the City of Savannah from the Central of Georgia Railway Company, now held by the city as a special fund. Adopted and approved October 20, 1909. Atlantic Coast Line Railway By the Committee of the Whole: * Be it resolved, by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, That the proposition of the Atlantic Coast Line Railway Company, as contained in the letter of its third vice-president, Mr. J. R. Kenly, to George W. Tiedeman, Mayor, dated October 5, 1909, be and the same is hereby accepted, the said proposition being that the railway company shall move, at its expense, the coal chute, and that the city open Waldburg Street across the railroad tracks at grade; that East Broad Street, Price Street, and Lincoln Street be opened across the railroad tracks at grade; that there be a subway at Henry Street, and either a subway or bridge at Habersham Street, and that the railroad company bear one-half of the cost of the subway at Henry Street and one-half of the cost of the subway or bridge at Habersham Street. That the above mentioned work be commenced not later than January 1, 1910, and completed within six (6) months from that date, except __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________583 the subway or bridge at Habersham Street, which shall be commenced not later than January 1, 1911, and completed within six (6) months from that date. Be it further resolved, Tht the Mayor be and he is hereby authorized and empowered to enter into a formal contract with the railroad company, in the name and behalf of the city, covering the above matters. Adopted and approved October 5, 1909. City Map By Alderman Guckenheimer: Whereas, in and upon a map prepared by John W. Howard and A. M. Bell, and adopted by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah on May 2, 1900, a certain lane is delineated on said map as lying between certain property located in Heyward Ward, which said property is bounded on the north by Gwinnett Street, on the east by Paulsen Street, on the south by Bolton Street, and on the west by what was formerly the Bilbo Canal; and Whereas, the City of Savannah, at the time said map was adopted held no title to the lane delineated on said map as extending through the middle of the said tract of land, and so delineated on the said map aforesaid, and claimed no title to said lane, and has and holds no title or claim of title or right of Ingress or egress in and over the said lane so delineated as a lane; Now, therefore, for the purpose of correcting said error in said map, in manner aforesaid, be it resolved by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, That the approval by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, on May 2, 1900, of the said map, prepared by Messrs. Howard and Bell, be and the same is hereby amended, and the said map is hereby L 584 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT amended so as to eliminate therefrom the delineation of the said lane, located as aforesaid; and the said Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, hereby recognize that no lane exists in and through the tract of land described aforesaid, and so delineated upon the said map. Adopted and approved November 3, 1909. Dr. William F. Brunner By Alderman Kavanaugh: Resolved, by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, That Dr. William F. Brunner, the Health Officer of the City of Savannah, is earnestly recommended to His Excellency, the Governor of Georgia, for appointment as a member of the Board of Trustees of the State Sanitarium, and his appointment is requested by the members of this Council. The Clerk of Council is directed to send to the Governor a copy of this resolution. Adopted and approved November 3, 1909. Donations By Committee of the Whole: Resolved, by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled: That the sums set opposite the names of the institutions herein mentioned be and they are hereby donated to these respective institutions, to be used in the payment of city taxes and assessments, due by them, respectively, that is to say: MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 585 To the Charity Hospital _______________$ 42.70 To the St. Paul's Colored Methodist Episcopal Church ______________________ 65.94 To the Orphans' Home of Protestant Episcopal Church ______________________ 341.00 To the Georgia Infirmary ___________________ 526.03 To the Woman's Home Mission Society ____ 513.62 To the Union Society _________________ 1,600.89 To the Westminster Church _____________ 80.25 To the Epworth Methodist Episcopal Church ___ 26.41 To the Julia McLeod Chapter ____________ 49.65 To the Kate Baldwin Free Kindergartens _____ 64.94 To the Savannah Hospital _ =_____________ 1,947.00 To the Savannah Institution Sisters of Mercy ___ 918.40 To the Woman's Christian Temperance Union__ 392.98 To the Woman's Home Mission Society ______ 181.70 Adopted and approved December 15, 1909. Condemnation Proceedings By Aldernvm Entelman: Resolved, by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled: Whereas, This municipal corporation has been unable, by contract, to procure the land hereinafter specified, or to agree with the owner thereof upon the compensation to be paid; therefore, be it Resolved, That the necessary and proper steps be taken by the Mayor of the City of Savannah and the City Attorney looking to the condemnation, for streets, of the property herein mentioned, belonging to the estate of the late Randolph Axson, now represented by B. P. Axson and Randolph Axson, as executors of the will of Randolph Axson. 586________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_________ The land needed, and to be condemned, is for the opening of Forty-ninth Street Lane (for which 1,600 square feet, more or less, is needed), Fiftieth Street (for which 3,000 square feet, more or less, is needed), Fiftieth Street Lane (for which 2,400 square feet, more or less, is needed), Fiftyfirst Street (for which 20,700 square feet, more or less, is needed), Harmon Street (for which 9,700 square feet, more or less, is needed), Solomons Park and street around the same (for which 71,631 square feet, more or less, are needed), under the plan heretofore adopted by the Council of the City of Savannah for the improvement of this section of the city, and the said areas so needed for the lanes, streets, and park mentioned are parts and parcel of the following property belonging to the said estate, and situate in the extended limits of the City of Savannah and County of Chatham,, to wit: That tract or parcel of land known as lot number three (3), Barstow subdivision, Canty Ward, bounded on the north by an unnamed street between the Goerz and Barstow Tracts or subdivision; on the east by tract or lot number two (2) ; on the south by an unnamed street between Barstow and McClusky Tracts or subdivision, and on the west by tract or lot of land number six (6). Be it further Resolved, That Jordan F. Brooks, of the City of Savannah, be and he is hereby selected as the assessor to represent this municipal corporation in the said condemnation proceedings. And the Mayor of the City of Savannah is hereby directed, with the assistance of the City Attorney, to give the proper notice to the representatives of the estate, as required by the statute, and to take all other and further steps necessary to the completion of the condemnation proceedings herein provided for. Adopted and approved December 15, 1909. ___ MAYORS ANNUAL REPORT _587 Land for Streets By Committee of the Whole: Resolved, by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, That the Committee on City L/ots and Opening Streets be and it is hereby authorized to purchase from Col. A. R. Lawton, as executor and trustee under the will of the late Gen. A. R. Lawton, certain portions of the tract of land on the southeast corner of Bull Street and Estill Avenue, for street purposes, under the terms set forth in the letter of Colonel Lawton, as executor and trustee, to the Mayor of the city, dated December 20, 1909, provided the title is satisfactory to the City Attorney. Adopted and approved December 29, 1909. Proposition of Messrs. Lattimore and Lattimore By Committee of the Whole: Resolved, by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, That the proposition of Messrs. Lattimore & Lattimore, relative to opening streets through and improving the Rivers & Garmany Tract and the Culver Tract, as. outlined in their communication to the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, of date December 13, 1909, original of which proposition is hereto attached and forms part of this resolution, be and the same is hereby accepted, with the following exceptions and amendments, to wit: That all of the houses on Sunnyside Tract are to be removed beyond the limits of the Culver and Sunnyside Tracts, as shown on the map of that area submitted by the Messrs. Lattimore; 588 _____MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT______ ___ That all grading, drainage, water supply, and street lines shall be under the supervision and control of the City Engineer of the City of Savannah, whose opinion in such matters shall control; That a formal contract between the parties is to be properly executed before the work contemplated shall commence. Adopted and approved December 29, 1909. COMMUNICATIONS AND REPORTS Granger Tract The following report from the special committee, and letter from Mr. Harvey Granger, president Chatham Land and Improvement Company, was read and referred to Committee of the Whole; meeting March 10, 1909: To the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah: Gentlemen:The special sub-committee of Council having under advisement- the proposition of the Chatham Land and Hotel Company, beg leave to submit the following report: They recommend the acceptance by the city of the proposition contained in the attached letter of Mr. Harvey Granger, president, of date March 3, 1909 (which proposition was the result of numerous conferences between representatives of the Chatham Land and Hotel Compan)' and this Committee), with the following changes, which said changes will be acceptable to the said Company, to wit: First. The city is to do none of the work of curbing until the Chatham Land and Hotel Company is prepared to go ahead with its curbing on the same streets. Second. In the matter of interest, the same is eliminated ; the city to give its notes on the payment basis stated, without interest. Third. Provision to be made by the Chatham Land and Hotel Company for the donation of a suitable site and the payment to the City of Savannah of $7,000 for the erec- 590 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT tion of a pumping station, at such time as the house drainage is put over their property. Respectfully submitted Abe S. Guckenheimer Chairman Special Committee. Mr. Abe S. Guckenheimer Chairman Special Committee, City Dear Sir:Having gone over carefully the proposition of the Chatham Land and Hotel Company, as submitted previously to your special committee, I have revised same, and herewith submit a proposition which I trust will appeal to your committee as being extremely fair and equitable. If the city will adopt the present plan covering the subdivision of the Chatham Land and Hotel Company as prepared by your City Engineer; Will open Estill Avenue its full width of 100 feet from Bull Street to Waters Avenue; lay out double roadways, and park the center; Also lay out Forty-seventh Street in the same manner as Estill Avenue, and curb the center parking; As also the Crescent in the same manner, curbing the center parkway. As well as open up Atlantic Avenue; it is our desire to make this avenue 200 feet wide with two 25-foot roadways; A 20-foot cement walk from Estill Avenue to Fortyseventh Street, the site of the proposed new hotel, leaving __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________591 two parkways or grass plats on each side of the 20-foot1 cement walk of 65 feet, the curbing necessary for the parkways in the center of this street to be laid by the city, the walks to be laid by our Company; To grade the entire tract, and open up all other streets in the entire tract: This Company will deed to the city its entire street holdings, amounting approximately to 443,000 square feet in the Estill Tract, 1,387,000 square feet in the Goerz and Barstow Tracts, and about 250,000 square feet excess streets in the -Granger subdivision, which the city would secure under this new subdivision as against the old, making in all about 2,080,000 square feet of streets that this Company would deed to the city, with the understanding, of course, that the parks and streets as laid out in the old Granger Tract shall be deeded back to our Company, and our Company in turn will give the city deed for the new streets and parkways as laid out by the new subdivision in the Granger Tract, as well as a deed for all the additional streets as indicated above. We would also be willing to deed to the city the necessary lanes through the Estill, Goerz, and Barstow Tracts that our Company owns, which the city now doesn't own, amounting to approximately 500,000 square feet, making a total deed of nearly 2,600,000 square feet of streets and lanes under this agreement to the city, which at the very lowest estimate of three cents per square foot, would amount to in round figures about $78,000. It is also understood that the city will lay an adequate storm sewerage system through this property, as indicated by the City Engineer on one of the Company maps, and which is sufficient in his judgment to care for this feature for some time to come, and will also lay water mains through the property as follows: M. R. C. S.38 592_______ MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT__________ Estill Avenue, from the western boundary of the Granger Tract to the center of Atlantic Street. Atlantic Street, from the center of Estill Avenue to Forty-seventh Street. Estill Avenue from the center of Atlantic Street to the center of Waters Avenue. Atlantic Street, from the center of Estill Avenue to the center of Fortieth Street, at the approximate cost of $7,835.70, per a letter of the City Engineer to me on this subject under date of December 30. The cost to the city of these improvements through this property will be as follows: About $5,000 for curbing parks and parkways; about $30,000 for storm sewerage; about $14,000 for grading the entire tract; about $7,835.70 for water, as indicated above, making a total outlay to the city of $56,835.70, for which the city will get in return about $78,000 worth of street rights, as indicated above. If this meets with your approval, it is understood that the laying out of Estill Avenue is to begin within sixty days from the date of acceptance of same, and the entire improvement, from Forty-seventh Street north, is to be completed within a period of two years, and the improvements south of Forty-seventh Street, as indicated, are to be completed within a period of two years thereafter, making four years for the completion of this work. If the city will accept this proposition, this Company will agree to pay all bills submitted by the City Engineer covering this work, this Company to be reimbursed by city notes running from two to six years, with interest at six per cent. In this manner, the city will not be forced to put actually any cash in this proposition for at least two years. It will only be a question of the interest accruing on the necessary amount of money advanced in carrying out this contract. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 593 You gentlemen can certainly see at a glance the enormous benefit to the city that this improvement will mean, as it is our purpose to develop this property on a very high plane, realizing that it is practically the only section where a high class of development can take place in the present city limits; and, controlling the avenue which will be the direct route to your main park in a few years to come, you can understand that it is desirable that this avenue be laid out on a beautiful plan, which is our intention if this proposition is accepted. It is also our intention to give the citizens of Savannah an opportunity to help this company to build a first-class tourist hotel on the site which this Company expects to donate to a hotel company. Trusting this will meet with your acceptance, I am, Yours truly Harvey Granger, President. Resignation Alderman Perritt Savannah, Ga., March 24, 1909. To the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah. Gentlemen:I beg to submit herewith my resignation as a member of the Board of Aldermen of the City of Savannah. This action is taken as a result of my prospective removal from the City of Savannah, and I need not say with the profoundest regret. With ever best wishes for the members of the Board and for the city, I am, Very respectfully J. F. PERRITT Accepted with regret. 1 594 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Tax ClaimCentral of Georgia Savannah, Ga., March 26, 1909. To the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah. The committee composed of the Mayor and Finance Committee, appointed with power to act, report that they have settled the tax claim of the City of Savannah against the Central of Georgia Railway Company, involving the taxation of the stock of the Western Railway of Alabama and certain bonds, for the net sum of $114,133.34, and that this sum has been paid into the City Treasury. George W. Tiedeman, Mayor. Ratified in Council March 26, 1909. House Drainage System A communication from His Honor, the Mayor: May 12, 1909 To the Board of Aldermen of the City of Savannah: Gentlemen:I wish to call your attention to the urgent necessity of the extension and completion of the house drainage system, so as to cover the entire city. My conclusion as to this necessity is based upon opinions and recommendations of the Health Officer, and my personal observations of the sanitary conditions as they prevail in sections of the city not equipped with the system. This work would cost about $300,000. There are about three ways in which it could be financed. ______MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________595 First. There could be used $100,000 of the funds derived from the Central Railroad tax case, and the balance could probably be arranged with the city's notes extending over a period of two years, at five per cent, interest. Second. You can use $100,000 of the tax fund, sell at a discount the ground rent contracts of $101,613.98 due the city, and which earn $6,200 per annum, or over six per cent, per annum, and finance the balance for one and two years, at five per cent, per annum. Third. You can issue $300,000 of four per cent, bonds at par, extending fifty years, and, under a sinking fund, pay them off by date of maturity. I suggest that the back tax fund of $114,000 should be spent in repairing and improving such properties and departments belonging to the city that may need it; under that may be included water mains, good sidewalks, improvement of Bonaventure Cemetery, additions and improvements, if actually necessary, to the Fire and Police Departments, improvement of Massie School, and such other expenditures along these lines as you, in your judgment, may deem proper. Therefore, I am opposed to the use of the fund as outlined in plans one and two. Another objection -to the first plan is the assumption of an obligation to pay, out of the annual receipts of the city, $100,000 per year, and to that extent curtail varied improvements for those years. The second plan is objectionable because it contemplates the use of $200,000 that should be expended in needed improvements of varied character, and in addition the sale or discontinuing of the ground rent balance due the city. In my judgment, to discount these ground rents for the purpose of raising money for any purpose, except a calamity, is 596________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT __ very unwise financing, for they are gilt-edged securities, and I would oppose selling such a security at 25 to 30 per cent, discount in order to raise money, when the money can be obtained at four per cent. In my judgment, the third plan is the most practical, for the nature of the work is such that its payment should be extended over a long period, so that posterity may pay its share of it. A sinking fund of $3,000 per annum, beginning after the first year 'of the date of the bond, and increasing $120 per annum, would practically liquidate the issue in fifty years, and the annual appropriation for interest and sinking fund would not increase, as the interest saving of $120 on the $3,000 of bonds retired would provide the $120 increase in the sinking fund appropriation. The cost per annum of the bond issue would be $12,000 interest and $3,000 sinking fund, or $15,000 per annum, including the gradual liquidation of the debt, so that it would be practically paid by the end of the period. With this amount of $15,000, the interest and sinking fund obligation of the city will not be as great as they were in 1908 and prior to that time. The last issue of bonds reduced the interest charge of the city $18,765 per annum, which is $3,765 more than the annual appropriation necessary to pay the interest and sinking fund on the proposed $300,000 issue. It would not be practical to use a sinking fund accretion of $120 annually, as the increase is too small to be used in the purchase of a bond, but the bond could provide that the sinking fund be arranged to equal an increase in its amount of $120 per annum. Based upon the value of property as assessed for taxation, the city may legally have bonds outstanding to the amount of $3,371,620, and, as the total amount now out- __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT______ 597 standing is $2,716,650, there can be legally issued an additional amount up to about $650,000. Respectfully submitted GEORGE W. TIEDEMAN Mayor Received as information meeting May 19, 1909. Report of the Police Committee on Industrial Farm The Superintendent of Industrial Farm shall take and subscribe an oath to faithfully, honestly, and humanely discharge the duties of his position, and shall give a bond, with good security, for such performance, in the sum of $500. The Superintendent shall have control of the guards, the public property, and the prisoners at said farm. He may in cases of emergency employ and discharge guards, subject to the approval of the County Commissioners. He shall safely keep the prisoners committed to the farm, rigidly enforce discipline, and, when necessary, inflict corporal punishment, which in no case shall be unreasonable. Punishment with a strap shall only be used as a last resort, when all other milder means have proven ineffectual. He shall keep a record, in which shall be recorded the punishment inflicted upon each prisoner, with the name, date, and character of the punishment, and shall make a report thereof, under oath, twice a week, with the daily reports, to the County Commissioners. He shall require the performance of good and faithful labor during work hours. He shall daily inspect the food and clothing, and see that the food is wholesome and properly prepared and served, and that the clothing is clean and in good order. 598 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT He shall keep a diet record, in which shall be recorded the number of prisoners at the farm each day, with the amount and variety of food furnished, which record he shall exhibit to the County Commissioners monthly and at such other times as he may be called upon to do so. He shall keep a permanent record of all prisoners received, give name, color, age, crime, term of sentence, date of reception, date of discharge, death, escape, and recapture, and shall send a copy of such record to the County Commissioners on the first day of each month for the month next preceding. On the reception, discharge, death, escape, or recapture of the prisoner, he shall immediately make out and forward to the County Commissioners a complete description of the prisoner. In connection with the County Physician, he shall carefully inspect and rigidly enforce sanitary regulations in and about the farm, and permit nothing of a filthy or dirty nature to exist in or about the premises. He shall keep the buildings and their surroundings clean and in wholesome condition, and shall see that bedding and clothes of the prisoners are kept as clean as practicable. The bedding shall be sunned at least twice a week. Each prisoner shall be required to bathe his or her entire person twice each week, and to bathe his or her hands and face before each meal. He shall require each prisoner to wear a regulation uniform; to sleep within the buildings; to be respectful to officers, guards, and to each other. A guard shall not be permitted to strike a prisoner except to prevent escape, or in his own defense, or in the defense of another. In no case shall any guard be permitted to curse a prisoner. He shall use his best efforts to build up and maintain a high state of morals at the farm, and shall not permit the __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________599 drinking of intoxicating liquors, gambling, swearing, or foul language or blackguarding, by himself, the guards, or the prisoners. He shall require attendance and good order at all religious services which may be held at the farm. He shall not permit relatives, or other visitors, to talk with the prisoners, except on the Sabbath, and then only upon written order of the County Commissioners. He shall not permit any mail or other written communication to be delivered to any prisoner, unless it is addressed in an envelope to the Superintendent, who shall read the same before delivering it. Should such communication be found to contain matter objectionable or subversive of discipline it shall not be delivered to the prisoner, but shall be returned to the writer. No letters written by the prisoners shall" be mailed, or delivered, until they shall have been read by the Superintendent, unless they are addressed to the County Commissioners. All letters addressed to the County Commissioners, no matter what their contents, shall be delivered to the County Commissioners. In all cases of sudden death, by violence, accident, or otherwise, he shall cause an inquest to be held, and immediately forward to the County Commissioners a certified copy of the evidence and verdict of the jury. When a prisoner is pronounced sick by the County Physician, his name shall be placed on the hospital record. No sick prisoner shall be kept in the sleeping quarters with well prisoners. When a prisoner is found to be permanently impaired or diseased so as to incapacitate him or her for labor, the facts shall be certified to the County Commissioners. 600________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_________ He shall frame in glass, and hang up in a conspicuous place in the buildings and about the grounds, a copy of these rules. Respectfully submitted G. A. GORDON Chairman Police Committee Received as information May 19. 1909. Issue of BondsReport of Committee Honorable Mayor and Aldermen, City: The Finance Committee beg to make the following recommendations relative to the proposed bond issue: That the election be held on June 29, proximo, and the amount of bonds to be issued placed at $350,000, in denominations of $500 each, 4 per cent, coupons payable semi-annually, and to be retired as set forth in the resolution of the Committee of the Whole. That they also recommend, the Finance Committee be authorized to negotiate for the printing of bonds, provided the election is favorable, and the sale of same to be left in/ the hands of the Mayor and Finance Committee. Respectfully W. F. McCAULEY Chairman Committee on Finance Received as information May 26, 1909. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 601 Cost of Sewerage System Savannah, Ga., May 25, 1909 Honorable Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah: Gentlemen:The Streets and Lanes Committee beg leave to report that they have investigated the matter of cost of extending and completing the sewerage system of the city, and find that the work contemplated will cost approximately $350,000. Respectfully submitted ABE S. GUCKENHEIMER Chairman Streets and Lanes Committee Received as information May 26, 1909. Acknowledgment Savannah, Ga., May 31, 1909. Honorable Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah: Gentlemen:I take this opportunity of writing to express my heartfelt appreciation of the prompt and considerate action taken by you on the occasion of the recent death of my husband. The resolutions of your honorable body which were forwarded to me shall be retained as a cherished possession. It is a great comfort in the hour of bereavement to receive such assurances, and it is superfluous for me to say that I appreciate them profoundly. Very sincerely. VIRGINIA G. MYERS Received as information June 2, 1909. 602 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Savannah Electric Company The Special Committee appointed to confer with representatives of the Savannah Electric Company relative to street car transfers, begs leave to report that the following transfer conditions have been agreed to with the Savannah Electric Company: Transfer Conditions First. Transfers are to be issued as early as practicable after being asked for. The passenger shall be privileged to surrender a transfer before leaving a car at the point named on said transfer, and receive in exchange a transfer for some other connecting point embraced in this agreement. Second. Transfers are to be issued at any intersecting point, good at that point only for use on connecting car to destination. Third, (a). Transfers will be issued on transfers from Liberty Street cars to or from any line except between parallel lines, running within two blocks of each other. . (b). Transfers will be issued on transfers from E. and W. Belt Line cars to and from Indian Street, Mill Haven, or West End cars, such transfers however not to be issued for use from Duffy Street intersections north. (c). Transfers will.be issued on transfers from E. and W. Belt Line cars to enable patrons to travel between Daffin Park section and that part of the city south of Duffy Street. (d). No transfers will be issued between parallel lines . anning within two blocks of each other. Fourth. Mill Haven patrons will be allowed to use, at Louisville Road and Railroad Streets, transfers punched for Margaret and West Broad Streets, if within the time limit. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 603 Fifth. Transfers will be good on any car from intersection and in direction punched, when used within the time limit. Sixth. Conductors who run out of and are unable to secure transfers will not collect fare from those needing transfers. Seventh. Transfers will not be issued from one car to another running over the same track and in the same direction. Eighth. Transfers will not be good for passage on issuing lines. GEORGE W. TIEDEMAN Chairman Special Committee. Adopted and approved June 16, 1909. Report of CommitteeFiremen and Policemen Riding on Street Cars Without Paying June 29, 1909 The committee to which was committed the duty of conferring with the Savannah Electric Company relative to firemen and policemen riding on the cars without paying for the privilege, beg to report as follows: First. It was discovered that the Railroad Commission had declined to authorize the street railway companies to carry any class of city employees without charge. Second. It was learned that, in Augusta and Atlanta, city employees were carried by the street railway companies under a contract whereby the city made a cash payment, or the equivalent thereof, for the service rendered by the street railway company. 604 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Third. Your committee conferred with the officials of the Savannah Electric Company, who suggested that the city pay $1,200 per annum for this service. Fourth. Your committee took the position that the amount demanded by the Savannah Electric Company was excessive, and the officials of the Company then sent a communication from their attorney stating that in their opinion it would be illegal for the Savannah Electric Company to enter into a contract with the city to carry city employees at any reduction from the regular tariff rates. This, in spite of the ruling of the Railroad Commission on this point. Fifth. Your committee stated to the officials of the Savannah Electric Company that the danger of litigation was remote, in view of the fact that the decision of the Railroad Commission would probably be accepted as final without any further test as to the legality of the contract, and suggested that the city pay $400 for the service rendered; and later suggested that the city pay $600 for the service rendered. Sixth. The Savannah Electric Railway made a check of the amounts being actually received at present from the riding of the policemen and firemen, and estimated this amount at $800 to $1,000 per annum. The officials refused to accept the view that $600 would be fair compensation for the service rendered, but suggested that the entire matter be deferred until the city lighting contract came 'up for consideration, stating that, at that time, they would probably be prepared to offer the city a better proposition with regard to the riding of policemen and firemen, than they were at present able to offer. Seventh. Your committee feel that they have done all in their power to secure permission for policemen and firemen to ride at reduced rates, and, in view of the facts above stated, and the further fact that a bill has been introduced MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 605 in the Legislature requiring street railway companies to carry policemen and firemen free of charge, we suggest that the committee be discharged, and the matter left in abeyance until the outcome of the pending bill is determined. Very respectfully G. A. GORDON Chairman Adopted June 30, 1909. Proposition of Atlantic Coast Line Railway Company The following communication from Mr. J. R. Kenly, third vice-president of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company, was read: Savannah, Ga., October 5, 1909 Hon. George W. Tiedeman, Mayor, Savannah, Ga. My Dear Sir:Referring to our recent correspondence and conference with regard to the opening of certain streets across the tracks of our railroad in the City of Savannah. The matter has had our careful consideration, and I respectfully submit for your consideration the following proposition, which I believe to be reasonable and fair alike to the railroad company and to the city: The following streets to be opened at grade: Waldburg, East Broad, Price, Lincoln. The railroad company to remove at its own cost its coal chute, which now occupies a portion of the land which will be needed to open Waldburg Street. A subway to be constructed for the passage of Henry Street under the railroad 606________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT tracks, the cost of this construction to be borne equally by the railroad company and the city. All of these improvements to be commenced not later than January 1, 1910, and to be completed within six months thereafter. A subway or elevated bridge to be constructed for the passage of Habersham Street, either above or beneath the railroad tracks, as may be determined after a careful survey of the location. The cost of this construction also to be borne equally between the railroad company and the City of Savannah. This improvement is not to be started later than January 1, 1911, and to be completed within six months thereafter. Yours very truly J. R. KENLY Third Vice-President Milk Ordinance The following communication from the Georgia Medical Society was read: Savannah, Ga., October 6, 1909 To the Honorable Mayor and Council, Savannah, Ga. Sirs:At a special meeting of the Georgia Medical Society, held last evening, the following resolutions were adopted: We, the Georgia Medical Society, having read and carefully considered the ordinance "to provide regulations touching the keeping of cows, stables for cows, dairies, milk, and the sale of milk, to provide for the election, of an Inspector of Milk, and for other purposes designed to secure purity in the milk consumed in the City of Savannah," do herewith express our approval of the same, and urge that the ordi- MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 607 nance as passed by Council, and the regulations as presented by the Health Officer and Sanitary Board, be ratified by Council without modification, and we especially commend that part of the regulations which prohibits the housing of cows within fifty feet of any building used as a residence, a water closet, or a privy vault. That the president be authorized to appoint a committee of as many members as he thinks best, of which he shall be chairman, to present these resolutions to Council, and express the society's views. The committee is composed of Dr. Thomas J. Charlton, chairman; Drs. H. H. Martin, Ralston Lattimore, H. H. McGhee, and George R. White. Yours very truly THOMAS J. CHARLTON, President J. M. SIGMAN, Secretary Received as information October 6, 1909. Commissioners of Pilotage The following communication from the Commissioners of Pilotage was read, and same was approved by Council, meeting October 20, 1909: Savannah, Ga., October 7, 1909 ''To the Honorable Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah. "Gentlemen:At a meeting of the Commissioners of P: lotage, held this day, it was unanimously decided to change rule 8 by striking out the words 'for over ten days,' which appear in the first sentence thereof, thus making, amended rule read: M. B. c. s.SB 608________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_________ "Hereafter when any pilot is absent from duty, his place shall be supplied by an apprentice appointed for that purpose by this board until return to ditty of said pilot. The apprentice acting for said absentee shall be paid the same as an 18-foot pilot" A resolution was also passed adding Rule 30 to those already in force. This rule reads as follows: "To enable the pilots to comply with rule 8, as changed this day, it is ordered that at least one past apprentice be kept on duty or within call at all times to fill vacancies and maintain the quota of active pilots on duty." I am instructed to request that you sanction the change in rule 8, and the addition of rule 30 to existing rules. Respectfully J. C. HARRIS Secretary Commissioners of Pilotage Approved October 20, 1909. City Lighting Alderman Guckenheimer. chairman ol the Streets and Lanes Committee, made the following report on the city lighting contract: Bids had been opened by Committee on Streets and Lanes, in accordance with previous advertisement, November 8. 1909. He also verbally stated that decision of the Committee as to the conclusion on the details had just been finally reached in the meeting of the Committee of the Whole pre- MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 609 viously held. He explained the inability to prepare a complete written report at the meeting, but assured Council that a detailed report would be made at next meeting. Upon motion of Alderman Gordon, the Mayor and the chairman of the Streets and Lanes Committee were authorized to have prepared contract embodying features suggested by Alderman Guckenheimer, and the Mayor was empowered to execute such contract. Adopted November 17, 1909. Park and Tree Commission The following communication from His Honor the Mayor was read: Savannah, Ga., December 6, 1909 To the Honorable Board of Aldermen of the City of Savannah: Gentlemen:I have the honor to report that I have appointed Mr. T. H. McMillan a member of the Park and Tree Commission of the City of Savannah, vice Mr. George J. Baldwin, resigned. The appointment is for the unexpired term of Mr. Baldwin. I ask your approval of the appointment. Very respectfully GEORGE W. TIEDEMAN Mayor Action of the Mayor confirmed December 15, 1909. 610________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________ Commissioners of Pilotage The following communication from the Commissioners of Pilotage was read and referred to Committee of the Whole December 15, 1909: December 14, 1909 To the Honorable Mayor and Aldermen, City of Savannah: Gentlemen:At a meeting of the Board of Pilot Commissioners, held yesterday afternoon, it was determined to change Rules 24 and 25, and I was instructed to ask the sanction of your honorable body to these changes. For your guidance, I enclose a book of rules, showing Rules 24 and 25 as in force as present, and also a memorandum of the amended rules to which your approval is asked. Respectfully (Signed) J. C. HARRIS Secretary Commissioners of Pilotage Amended Rule No/ 24 Notice shall be given by all the pilots, to this Board, of apprentices bound to them to learn the business of a pilot. No apprentice shall receive a certificate until he has served three years as an apprentice to the business, as provided for in Rule No. 25, and has reached the age of 21. If satisfactory evidence of character and competency for the duty of taking vessels safely from sea to the city and from city to the sea is then produced, such applicant shall be entitled to a certificate for eighteen feet. Amended Rule No. 25 Each pilot apprentice, after the completion of two years of service on pilot boat at the bar and mouth of the river, shall accompany the pilots on their trips to and from sea for MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 611 a further period of one year, that they may become familiar with the channel and the handling of vessels. To this end, it shall be the duty of the pilot in charge of the boats stationed off the bar to have an apprentice accompany pilot who takes a vessel to Savannah as often as it is practicable, and it shall be the duty of such pilots to instruct the apprentice in their charge in the art of pilotage. The apprentice, on arrival at the city, shall report to the secretary of the Pilots' Association, and the secretary shall send the apprentice back to the pilot boat on duty at the bar in charge of a pilot on the first outgoing vessel. It shall be the duty of the secretary of the Pilots' Association to keep a record of the number of trips made by the several apprentices, and to report same monthly to the Board of Pilot Commissioners. Improvement Rivers & Garmany and Culver Tracts Letter from Messrs. Lattimore & Lattimore, read in Council December 29, 1909. December 13, 1909 To the Honorable, the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, Ga.: Gentlemen :Referring to the negotiations between the city and Messrs. Lattimore relative to opening streets through and improving the Rivers & Garmany Tract and the Culver Tract, I beg to advise that having acquired control of these properties Messrs. Lattimore are now in position to conclude the agreement Detween the city and themselves, as follows: In consideration of the agreements and undertakings of the city, as hereinafter set out, Messrs. Lattimore are to remove from the Rivers & Garmany Tract the negro tenements known as "Sunnyside." The houses obstructing the 612_______ MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_________ opening of the proposed streets and lanes and the progress of the city's work, hereinafter detailed, to be promptly removed upon demand of the city, and the balance of the houses to be moved away by Messrs. Lattimore within three years of January 1, 1910. Messrs. Lattimore are to convey to the city 1. All of the land on the east side of Bull Street necessary to widen that thoroughfare as it at present exists, from the northern line of the Rivers & Garmany Tract south through the .Rivers & Garmany Tract and Culver Tract to the city limits at Fifty-second Street, a uniform width of seventy-five feet. We estimate the land necessary for this purpose at 91,520 square feet. 2. The land necessary to open Forty-fifth Street, 60 feet; Forty-sixth Street, 60 feet; Forty-seventh StreA, 100 feet; Forty-eighth Street, 60 feet; Forty-ninth Street, 60 feet; Fiftieth Street, 60 feet; Fifty-first Street, 60 feet, and Fifty-second Street 60 feet, from the east side of Bull Street to the eastern limit of the Rivers & Garmany Tract and the Culver Tract, these distances being about 1,400 feet. We estimate the land necessary for this purpose at 642,760 square feet. 3. The land necessary to open Abercorn Street from the southern boundary line between the Lawton and Rivers & Garmany Tracts, south through the Rivers & Garmany Tract and through the Culver Tract to Fifty-second Street, a uniform width of 75 feet. We estimate the land necessary for this purpose at 172,220 square feet. 4. The land necessary to open lanes through these tracts, as delineated on a plat prepared by Percy Sugden, City Engineer, which has, been submitted to the city. We estimate this land at 195,520 square feet. __________ MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT ________ 613 5. The land necessary to open the park streets, as delineated on the plat submitted, which we estimate at 58,440 square feet. 6. Five tracts, each containing about one acre, and being about 200 feet by 226 feet, and called upon the plat submitted "Entelman Park," "Barrow Park," "Lattimore Park," "Vetsbttrg Park," and "Battey Park," for park purposes, as delineated upon the submitted plat; these parks containing an area of about 220,000 square feet. Reference is had to the submitted plat, prepared by Percy Sugden, C. E., showing the extension of streets through the Rivers & Garmany and Culver Tracts, showing the park locations, and plans of streets and lanes. In consideration of the removal of the negro tenement houses from the Rivers & Garmany Tracts, and the conveyance to the city, in fee simple, of the streets, lanes, and parks, . the city is to 1. Adopt by proper ordinance the extension of the city's streets, with lanes and parks, in accordance with the plans submitted by Messrs. Lattimore, through the Rivers & Garmany Tract and the Culver Tract south to the city limits. 2. Grade all streets and lanes through said tracts, in accordance with the plans submitted, and curb with granite curbing the parks and the parkway through the center of Forty-seventh Street. The work called for under this section shall be commenced during January, 1910, and shall be completed by July 1, 1911. 3. Without unnecessary delay, purchase or otherwise acquire from the estate of Lawton, or its proper owners, such portion of the Lawton property as is located south of the northern line of Forty-fourth Street, extended east from Bull Street, to the eastern limit of the Lawton property, as 614________ MAYOR'S ANNUAL, REPORT__________ shown on the submitted map; open and grade this street, and convey to Messrs. Lattimore, in fee simple, for the same consideration paid therefor by the city, the southern strip of the Lawton land south of the southern line of Forty-fourth Street extended: this strip varying in width from about ten feet at its Bull Street extremity to about twenty feet at its eastern extremity. And also purchase or otherwise acquire from the estate of Lawton, or its proper owners, the land necessary to open Abercorn Street from Estill Avenue to the northern line of the Rivers & Garmany Tract, a uniform width of seventy-five feet, and open and grade this street. 4. Extend the city's water mains and house drainage through the tracts, so as to promptly furnish necessary and .adequate water service, drainage, and sewerage, as may be required; it being understood that until such time as regular separate sewerage is extended through said tracts the house and surface drainage system will be adequate for and will take care of the sewerage. The work called for under this section shall be commenced during the month of January. 1910. and shall be completed on or before the first day of July. 1911. 5. Co-operate with us for the purpose of effecting the prompt removal of the right-of-way of the Savannah Electric Company, as at present located, to Forty-fourth Street; I thence south on Abercorn Street to Forty-ninth Street: thence through Forty-ninth Street; or, if preferable to the ' street railway company, to continue south on Abercorn Street to the southern limit of the property at Fifty-second Street, and from thence east through Fifty-second Street; the city to grant the railway company a franchise to lay its said tracks through the streets designated; the city to incur no expense in connection with the removal of said ra:lway tracks as at present located to the streets as above indicated. 6. Messrs. Lattimore to finance the city's expenditures fnr said improvements through the Rivers & Garmany and __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_________615 the Culver Tracts, in accordance with the terms of this proposal, by taking the city's notes as the work progresses; these notes to mature two, three, four, and five years after date, as follows: One-fourth of the amount two years from the respective dates of the notes; one-fourth of the amount three years from the respective dates of the notes; onefourth of the amount four years from the respective dates of the notes; and the balance, one-fourth of the amount, five years from the respective dates of the notes. The notes herein referred to are to cover the city's expenditures for grading, curbing, water mains, house and surface drainage through the tract, necessary and adequate for house and surface drainage and sewerage, which is to be installed by the city, and which is to be used until the installation of the city's separate house sewerage system. The notes provided for are to bear interest from their respective dates to their respective maturities at the rate of 2/l 2 per centum per annum. This embodies our proposition of September 28, with the amendment dated October 6, which was submitted to the Committee of the Whole at its meeting Wednesday, October 6, and which met the approval of Council as per your favor of October 9. Please give this matter proper direction, that the proposals may be properly concluded. Very respectfully LATTIMORE & LATTIMORE