SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT OF HON. GEO. W. TIEDEMAN v MAYOR TOGETHER WITH THE REPORTS OF THE CITY OFFICERS OF THE CITY OF SAVANNAH, GEORGIA FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31st 1912 m To which are added the Official* of the City for 1912 and 1013. Budget, for 1912 and 1913. Commercial Statistic* of the Port. Report* of Public Institution*, Ordinance* Paand During the Year 1912. and State Laws Relating to Savannah, mess or M. S. * o. A. BYCIC CO. AVANNAH OA INDEX Annual Message, The Mayor's ____29-41 Assessments for Taxation _________365 Acts of Georgia Legislature 1911-1912, relative to Savannah _____.495-520 Board of Tax Assessors' Report.61-62 Building Inspector's Report 63 Bacteriologist ___'.____-264-290 Bank Clearings at Savannah for ten years363 Bank Clearances'at -Savannah in comparison with other cities364 Building Operations in Savannah 366 Board of Trade, Sketch of, ________369-373 City Government, 1912 .-_._______9-18 City Government, 1913 __________________.19-28 City Attorney's Report ...________64-68 City Engineer ..___________________105-147 City Marshal's Report ________________________54-60 Clerk of Market, Report of _________________310-311 City Physicians, Report of Dr. Morrison ____________________________291 Dr. Harris ______________________'___292-293 Dr. Tyson _____________________________294 Dr. Love __...__.__________.______295 Charity Hospital ______________....____.___304-305 City Dispensary ___________________________306-307 Climate, Report of ____________________________368 Cotton Exchange, Sketch of ___________________373-380 Chamber of Commerce, Sketch of _________________381-383 Director of Public Works ________________________7S-103 Department of Public Health ___________________233-309 Domestic Exports for 23 years. _____________________356 Exports of Domestic Articles from Savannah for 23 years___356 INDEX Continued Fire Department, Report of ___________________ 185-221 Foreign Exports of Upland Cotton _________________ 357 Foreign Exports of Sea Island Cotton, Etc.- ___________ 358 Foreign Exports Spirits Turpentine . ________________ 359 Foreign Exports Rosin _._ _ __ __ _____ 360 Foreign Commerce of Atlantic Ports _______________ 361 Foreign Commerce of the United States ___________ __ 362 Georgia Infirmary, Report of _________ 301-303 Health Department, Report of __________________ 233-309 Health Officer ____________________________ 233-263 Harbor Master _____ ..... __________________ 312-314 Index ---_ _ __._ ________ 5-7 Library, Report of, White ___ ~ ________________ 335-353 Library, Report of, Colored- _ ________________ __ 354 Mayor's Annual Message _ ________ ______ -__-._29-4I Marshal's Report ___________________________ 54-60 Market Report, Clerk of __ - _______ .__. _________ 310-311 Ordinances, Resolutions, Communications, and Reports adopted during the year 1912_ _____________________ 385-493 Public Works, Report of Director ________________ 175-103 Police Department ______________________ _ _ 149-183 Park and Tree Commission 315-334 Public Library, White _______________________ 335-353 Public Library, Colored 354 Park View Sanitarium ___ .__. ___ _______ ______ --___299-300 Plumbing Inspector _______ _____ _ _________ _ _._308-309 Postoffice, Report of __________________ .___ 367 Recorder's Report __ _ ___ .___ _ - ___ 69-74 Rosin, Exports of __ _ _ _ _ _ _ ______ _ _ _ _ ___ ___ 360 INDEXContinued Page Sinking Fund, Report of __42-43 Savannah Hospital, Report of -____'. ________296-297 St. Joseph's Hospital, Report of ____________________298 Statistics of the City of Savannah, Ga. _______-__.355-368 Sea Island Cotton Exports ______________________358 Spirits Turpentine, Exports of 359 Savannah Board of Trade, Sketch of __________369-373 Savannah Cotton Exchange, Sketch of _____________373-380 Savannah Chamber of Commerce, Sketch of____381-383 Treasurer's Report __________________________45-53 Tax Assessor's Report _________.61-62 Upland Cotton Exports ___________________357 Water Department, Report of __________________223-231 CITY GOVERNMENT FOR THE YEAR 1912 MAYOR AND ALDERMEN FOR 1912 Mayor GEORGE W. TIEDEMAN Chairman of Council W. F. McCAULEY Vice-Chairman of Council H. S. MEINHARD Aldermen CRAIG BARROW F. C. BATTEY J. H. H. ENTELMAN J. B. GAUDRY H. B. GRIMSHAW J. F. SULLIVAN R. M. HULL H. L. KAYTON W. F. McCAULEY H. S. MEINHARD M. J. O'LEARY C. G. WILKINSON STANDING COMMITTEES OF COUNCIL FOR 1912 Accounts ALDERMEN O'LEARY, KAYTON, HULL Assessments ALDERMEN GRIMSHAW, BARROW, McCAULEY, BATTEY, KAYTON City Lots and Opening Streets ALDERMEN ENTELMAN, McCAULEY, BARROW, HULL, GRIMSHAW Drainage ALDERMEN KAYTON, O'LEARY, GAUDRY Finance ALDERMEN McCAULEY, ENTELMAN, KAYTON, BATTEY, GRIMSHAW Fire ALDERMEN HULL, WILKINSON, ENTELMAN, BARROW, SULLIVAN Harbor and Wharves ALDERMEN WILKINSON, GRIMSHAW, HULL Market ALDERMEN GAUDRY, SULLIVAN, BARROW Standing Committees of Council for 1912Continued Police ALDERMEN BATTEY, GAUDRY, WILKINSON, MEINHARD, O'LEARY Public Health ALDERMEN BARROW, GAUDRY, O'LEARY Streets and Lanes ALDERMEN SULLIVAN, MEINHARD, ENTELMAN, McCAULEY, BATTEY Water ALDERMEN MEINHARD, HULL, GRIMSHAW, ENTELMAN, WILKINSON Near-Beer Licenses ALDERMEN BATTEY, MEINHARD, SULLIVAN Sanitary Board HON. GEORGE W. TIEDEMAN, Chairman HEALTH OFFICER W. F. BRUNNER, Secretary ALDERMEN McCAULEY, BARROW CITIZENS J. M. SOLOMONS, DR. JABEZ JONES, BEIRNE GORDON I COMMISSIONS, 1912 Park and Tree P. D. BAFFIN, Chairman T. H. McMILLAN CHAS. S. ELUS *S. E. THEUS I. A. SOLOMONS Died. ROBERT M. BUTLER elected July 24, 1912, to fill vacancy. Sinking Fund GEO. J. MILLS, Chairman CHAS. G. BELL, Secretary E. W. BELL L. ADLER JOHN LYONS Pilotage JAS. M. BARNARD, Chairman GEO. P. WALKER W. W. WILLIAMSON VAN B. AVERY JOSEPH HULL J. FLORANCE MINIS E. A. ARMAND, Secretary Massie School HON. GEO. W. TIEDEMAN ALDERMAN W. F. McCAULEY DR. H. W. HESSE CITY OFFICERS, 1912 GEO. W. TIEDEMAN_____._________..Mayor NEYLE COLQUITT_____-_Secretary to the Mayor N. P. CORISH_________________Clerk of Council CHAS. V. HERNANDEZ___Assistant Clerk of Council DR. V. H. BASSETT______________Bacteriologist W. G. AUSTIN_________________Chief of Police C. S .HARDEE______-__________City Treasurer W. O'D. ROCKWELL_____________City Engineer ROY M. BAILEY__________Assistant City Engineer H. E. WILSON_________________Crty Attorney D. C. BARROW___________Assistant City Attorney FRED WESSELS, JR.______________City Marshal WILKIE BROWN___________Deputy City Marshal J. E. MORRISON and R. V. HARRIS __________________(2 white) City Physicians C. P. TYSON and P. E. LOVE (2 colored) City Physicians ALEX MENDEL____________Clerk of the Market T. E. WHITE________Assistant Clerk of the Market A. S. GUCKENHEIMER____Director of Public Works JOHN CARR___________________Harbor Master W. F. BRUNNER________________Health Officer HENRY G. GREENE______Chief Sanitary Inspector SIMON A. WEIL___1___________Food Inspector LEWIS BLISS, R. B. JEWETT, W. R. POWELL, J. E. REGISTER, ]. C. REGISTER, J. F. BLISS, JAS. T. WELLS, NAT. HARRISON, and C. R. SHOUSE_Inspectors of Naval Stores H. BARTLETT___!__Inspector of Buildings J. T. McCORMICK______Keeper Evergreen Cemetery A. B. LA ROCHEKeeper Laurel Grove Cemetery City Officers, 1912Continued HENRY WILLISKeeper Laurel Grove Cemetery (col.) J. D. HARMS____________Keeper City Dispensary FRED HULL___________________Port Warden J. J. MAHANY_____________Plumbing Inspector JOHN E. SCHWARZ_______________Recorder THOMAS COOLEY ___Superintendent Scavenger Department THOMAS BALLANTYNE __________Superintendent Fire Department J. J. COXNALLY _Assistant Superintendent Fire Department J. P. FIGG____________Superintendent Waterworks H. S. DREESE, Chairman__________Tax Assessors A. B. PALMER and C. H. KONEMANN ________________(2) Tax Assessors R. W. FERGUSON__________Custodian City Hall JOS. A. ROSSITER________Clerk Police Department BUDGET FOR THE YEAR 1912 Fixed Expenses for the Year 1912 Interest on Bonded Debt _______-_--$ 120,247 SO Sinking Fund 35,415 00 Total __-____-__$ 155,662 50 Maintenance of Regular City Departments Departments Appropriations Bacteriological Laboratory _.$ 7,625 00 Board of Health __________________ 24,000 00 Evergreen Cemetery --_ 5,000 00 Laurel Grove Cemetery ________________ 5,000 00 Charity .1_..._.-.._...-...._.-.. S.OOO 00 City Clocks .... .. ._.. ---. 40000 City Hall _________________.____ 5,000 00 City Hall (Insurance) ......._........._____- 1,21350 City Lighting ___...___.____.____ 41,50000 Dispensary __________.. .__..__....._____ 4,00000 Drainage and Dry Culture ________._____---- 9,000 00 Fire Department and Uniforms _...__ 117,500 00 Harbor and Wharves _____..._______ _____ 2,500 00 Hospitals -___...____-___-__- 13,500 00 Hospitals (colored) __._______.____.._ 900 00 House Drainage '_______________________ 4,700 00 Incidentals, including office charity______._.._ 5,000 (X) Market _________________________.___ 6,000 00 Notes, Chatham Land and Hotel Company ..._.___ 37,960 15 Notes, Ardslev Park Land Corporation ________ 13,047 30 Fire Department, notes, motor drawn apparatus 16,492 05 Notes, park purposes ___________________ 3,328 00 Notes, Evergreen Cemeterv ________________ 3,472 70 Notes, Gamewell System __________________ 2,016 66 Opening New -Streets, including notes .._..__.. 33,543 79 Pensions, Police and Firemen _____________ 6,000 00 Police and Uniforms _________._________ 134,000 00 Police Reserves _________._...___..._____ 3,000 00 Printing and Stationery __________._______ 4,000 00 Plumbing Inspector __ _ ._..__._____.____ 1,765 00 Parks and Squares ______________...___ 12,000 00 Paving Streets, including notes for block..._____ 61,054 60 Public Library (white) ___________________ 10,000 00 Public Library (colored) ....._ _.....__._ . 36000 Storm Sewers -___.... ... ._ ._....__..._._._ 2,50000 Salaries _._......^.. ........................... 52,00000 Scavenger Department ___________________ 55,000 00 Scavenger Department, Street Railway contract-___ 8.000 00 Budget for the Year 1912Continued Sink Department, O. E. M.__________ ~......... 4,500 00 Streets and Lanes ______________________ 88,500 00 Streets and Lanes, gravel, etc. _ _----__-____ 4,500 00 Waterworks, old and new ________..________ 60,000 00 Water Meters ______________________ 1,135 00 Waterworks, improvements on platform_________ 2,000 00 Industrial Farm _________________________ 3,500 00 Total ___.___.___________________$ 881,513 75 New Improvements to be Made in 1912, to be Passed on by Council Before Expenditure Daffin Park ________._______-________$ 500 00 Grading New Streets __-_____________ 1,00000 Henry Street Subway, balance ___.............. 3,000 00 Market Improvements ________ 39,000 00 Tree Planting _______._____.- 1,000 00 Sidewalks ______________ 2,500 00 Total __ $ 47,000 00 Total Budget for year 1912--.$1,084,176 25 CITY GOVERNMENT FOR THE YEAR 1913 MAYOR AND ALDERMEN FOR 1913 Mayor R. J. DAVANT Chairman of Council ALDERMAN W. J. PIERPONT Vice-Chairman of Council ALDERMAN W. H. WRIGHT Aldermen J. W. DANIEL GEO. B. ELTON J. E. FOY H. B. GRIMSHAW H. L. KAYTON H. H. LIVINGSTON W. J. PIERPONT W. A. PIGMAN ' E. A. M. SCHRODER J. C. SLATER W. W. WILLIAMSON W. H. WRIGHT STANDING COMMITTEES OF COUNCIL FOR 1913 Accounts ALDERMEN WILLIAMSOX, ELTON, LIVIXGSTOX Assessments ALDERMEN GRIMSHAW, SLATER, KAYTON, PIGMAN, SCHRODER City Lots and Opening Streets ALDERMEN SLATER, SCHRODER, PIGMAN Drainage ALDERMEN KAYTON, DANIEL, WRIGHT Finance ALDERMEN PIERPONT, WILLIAMSOX, SLATER, FOY, DANIEL Fire ALDERMEN PIGMAN, PIERPONT, WILLIAMSOX, GRIMSHAW, FOY Harbor and Wharves ALDERMEN ELTON, PIERPONT, WILLIAMSON Standing Committees of Council for 1913Continued Health ALDERMEN DANIEL, LIVINGSTON, GRIMSHAW Market ALDERMEN LIVINGSTON, DANIEL, KAYTON Near Beer Licenses ALDERMEN WRIGHT, SLATER, LIVINGSTON Police ALDERMEN SCHRODER, ELTON, WRIGHT . Streets and Lanes ALDERMEN WRIGHT, FOY, PIGMAN, ELTON, SCHRODER Water ALDERMEN FOY, PIERPONT, KAYTON Sanitary Board HON. R. J. DAVANT, Chairman HEALTH OFFICER W. F. BRUNNER, Secretary ALDERMEN J. W. DANIEL, W. W. WILLIAMSON CITIZENS J. M. SOLOMONS, DR. WM. R. DANCY, and BIERNE GORDON Commissions, 1913 Park and Tree P. D. BAFFIN, Chairman T. H. McMILLAX CHAS. S. ELLIS R. M. BUTLER I. A. SOLOMONS, Secretary Sinking Fund GEO. J. MILLS, Chairman LEOPOLD ADLER JOHN LYONS CHAS. G. BELL JOHN F. PAULSEN Pilotage JAS. M. BARNARD, Chairman GEO. P. WALKER W. W. WILLIAMSON VAX B. AVERY JOSEPH HULL J. FLORAXCE MINIS E. A. ARMAND, Secretary F. R. CASSELS Massie School HON. R. J. DAVANT H. C. SHUPTRINE CITY OFFICERS, 1913 RICHARD J. DAVANT________________Mayor THOMAS GAMBLE, JR._1__Secretary to the Mayor THOMAS HALLIGAN__________Clerk of Council CHAS. V. HERXANDEZ___Assistant Clerk of Council M. L. MELDRIM_______________Chief of Police B. S. BRYAXT_____IFirst Lieutenant of Police C. S. HARDEE__________________City Treasurer E. R. COXANT_________________Chief Engineer JOHX ROURKE, JR.___________._City Attorney D. S. ATKIXSOX_________City Attorney (Assistant) GEO. D. SEMKEX________________City Marshal J. H. PAPOT______________Deputy City Marshal DR. J. E. MORRISOX and DR. L. J. CHEDEL ________-City Physicians (2 white) C. C. MIDDLETOX and B. W. S. D AX I ELS _________________City Physicians (2 colored) GEO. LEWIX_______________Clerk of the Market E. B. HARTLEY_____Clerk of the Market (Assistant) THOS. H. LAIRD__._.____..________..__Harbor Master W. F. BRUNXER________________Health Officer V. H. BASSETT__________________Bacteriologist C. J. MELVIX____________Chief Sanitary Inspector SIMOX A. WEIL________________Food Inspector LEWIS BLISS, C. R. SHOUSE, J. T. WELLS, G. W. ROBINSOX, NAT HARRISON, J. E. REGISTER, J. F. BLISS and R. B. JEWETT-Inspectors of Naval Stores JOHX R. EASOX_____________Building Inspector A. B. LA ROCHE_____Keeper Laurel Grove Cemetery J. T. McCORMICK_____Keeper Bonaventure Cemetery City Officers, 1913Continued HENRY WILLISKeeper Laurel Grove Cemetery (col.) J. D. HARMS____________Keeper City Dispensary F. M. HULL____________________Port Warden J, J. MAHANY______________Plumbing Inspector JOHN E. SCHWARZ_______________Recorder L. A. EAST_____Superintendent Scavenger Department JOHN H. MONROE__Chief Engineer Fire Department A. J. TOSHACH __Chief Engineer Fire Department (Assistant) J. P. FIGG__Superintendent and Engineer Waterworks H. S. DREESE__________Tax Assessors, Chairman MARION LUCAS and JOSEPH M. DREYER ____________________Tax Assessors (Two) J. CHRIS WERNTZ___________Custodian City Hall J. F. BERNHARDT___Clerk of the Police Department BUDGET FOR THE YEAR 1913 Fixed Expenses for the Year 1913 Interest on Bonded Debt _______________$ 118,00000 Sinking Fund ________________________ 30,900 00 Total -______-________.$ 148,900 00 Maintenance of Regular City Departments Departments Appropriations Bacteriological Laboratory __-..._.$ 7,500 00 Board of Health ________________-_____ 25,900 00 Bonaventure Cemetery ______...___ 8,000 00 Bonaventure Cemetery (Gate Jewish Section) __ 1,000 00 Laurel Grove Cemetery _____.________.____ 5,000 00 Charity ________-___-_ -______-__ SiOOQ 00 dissociated Charities _______________-____ 600 00 City Clocks _.-_-__....._.... 400 00 City Hall ______-__.... 5,000 00 City Hall (Insurance) _____________________ 171 00 City Lighting ___-_________-___._..___ 44,500 00 Dispensary __________________________ 4,000 00 Drainage and Dry Culture ________________ 8,500 00 Fire Department and Unifprms _-__________ . 117,500 00 Harbor and Wharves _______--_______ 2,500 00 Hospitals _________-_________________ 13.500 00 Hospitals (colored) ______________ 900 00 House Drainage _________-____._____ 4,700 00 Drainage Commission _____-________ 4,000 00 Incidentals, Including Office Charity _______ 5,000 00 Market .......__._......_____.......___.... 6,000 00 Notes, Chatham Land and Hotel Company______ 17,255 57 Notes, Ardsley Park Land Corporation____ 20,533 56 Notes, Paving Streets _________-______ 34,139 41 Notes, Water Extension _________________ 1,600 00 Notes, Sewers -__-.....___._.._...... 1,967 67 Notes, Gamewell System _________________ 2,108 33 Tree Planting ________________________ 2.000 00 Daffin Park __________________________ 500 00 Parks and Squares, Purchase of Mule__________ 225 00 Opening New Streets, Including Notes _________ 16,000 00 Pensions, Police and Firemen _______________ 6,000 00 Police and Uniforms ____________________ 144,000 00 Police Reserves _______________________ 3,000 00 Printing and Stationery ___________.____ 4,000 00 Plumbing Inspector __________________ 1,765 00 Parks and Squares ______________________ 15.000 00 Public Library (white) ________________.... 10,000 00 Public Library (colored) _________________ 360 00 Storm Sewers ________________________ 2.500 00 Budget for the Year 1913Continued Salaries __..__-_.__..__.__.___.___... 54,500 00 Scavenger Department ___________________ 59,000 00 Scavenger Department, Street Railway Contract___ 8,000 00 Sink Deoartment, O. E. M. __________________ 4,500 00 Streets and Lanes ________________________ 95,000 00 Streets and Lanes. Gravel, etc. _ 4,000 00 Waterworks, Old and New ________________ 68,575 00 Water Meters __________________________' 1,000 00 Industrial Farm _________________________ 3,600 00 Waterworks (extension of Mains) _-________ 10,000 00 Total -__-______.__-$ 860,800 54 New Improvements to be Made in 1913, to be Passed on by Council Before Expenditure Xew Stables, City Lots ___________________$ 15,000 00 Grading Xew Streets _____________________ 1,000 00 Henry Street Subway. Balance ______________ 3,000 00 Two Police Auto Patrols __-___________ 5,500 00 Sidewalks __________________________- 2,500 00 Repairs to Roof Pest House ________________ 300 00 Odd Fellows' Convention __________________ 500 00 Repairs to Wharves and Slips ______________ 3,000 00 Waterworks. Improvements 1,000 00 Street Paving __________-______-___ 25,000 00 Total _--________$ 56,800 00 Total Budget for Year 1913 ______$1,066,500 54 Bonds Due July, 1913______$214,550 00 SIXTH ANNUAL MESSAGE OF GEO. W. TIEDEMAN MAYOR OF SAVANNAH, GEORGIA FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1912 Sixth Annual Message of Geo. W. Tiedeman Mayor of Savannah Savannah, Ga., January 22, 1913 To the Honorable Board of Aldermen of The City of Savannah. Gentlemen: I have the honor to submit this, my sixth annual report, covering the principal operations of this administration during the past year and embodying certain recommendations regarding future policies. Inasmuch as this marks the termination of six consecutive years of public service, I shall advert very briefly to some of the accomplishments of this administration during that period. Six years ago this day, on the 22nd of January, 1907, this administration was inducted into office. There are now on this Board five aldermen who were sworn into office with me then, viz: Aldermen Battey, Entelman, Gaudry, McCauley and Wilkinson. I do not think you will find a parallel in the political history of our city. The public is apt to forget, and we ourselves, as part of that public, becoming accustomed to improved conditions, are apt to be unmindful of just what has really been accomplished. If we will go back six years, to the time when this administration first went into power, we will have a picture of Old Savannah. Were it possible to transform Bull street into the Bull street of six years ago, even for a day, twentyfour hours would not elapse before a public indignation 32_________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_________ meeting would be held. From the City Hall to Forsyth Park the asphalt paving was worn thin, full of holes, dangerous and unsightly. This was also true of Broughton Street and of Drayton Street. Bull Street from Park Extension to Estill Avenue was unpaved and so dusty as to impair the market value of houses abutting; in place of which we now haxr e a splendidly paved street from the City Hall to Estill Avenue. Barnard Street was the same Barnard Street of a half century before. Where we now see motorcycles, automobiles, and other vehicles speeding along Barnard Street, almost from one end of the City to the other, we then saw, now and then, a delivery wagon, forced to go upon Barnard Street, for delivery purposes, moving slowly along through sand a half foot deep. The same is true of many other of our most prominent thoroughfares. Other Street Paving Estill Avenue, then a country road, is now the handsomest boulevard in the South; one hundred feet wide, paved with asphalt block, a handsome parkway down the center with a double row of palms nearly one mile in length; affording a driveway of asphalt from the City Hall to Waters Road and Estill Avenue, three miles in length. To give some idea of the vast amount of street paving done during this administration, I need only say that the amount far exceeds that done in any like period in tb<" Citv's history, comprising nearly a million and a half square feet of paving material, the following named streets having been paved in part or in entirety: Abercorn. Bay, Barnard, Congress, Charlton, Perry, Henry, West Broad, West Boundary, Bull, Estill Avenue, Fortieth, Forty-first, Hall, Hull, Harmon, Montgomery, Paulsen, Waldburg, Thirtyseventh, the Strand, Broughton, Bryan, Drayton, Ogeechee Avenue, Thirty-sixth. Randolph, East Broad, Jones, Macon, Harris, Gordon, Perry, Wayne, President, Taylor, Cohen, Cuyler. McDonough, Park Avenue, and York. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 33 The Public Works Department and the City Engineer's office have been kept very busy, the former under the able direction (1st) of the late Harry Willink and more latterly under Director Abe S. Guckenheimer and the latter (1st) under the supervision of J. W. Howard and more latterly under City Engineer W. O'D. Rockwell. All four of these officers have been valuable public servants and have faithfully safeguarded the interests of the public. Mr. Rockwell's long service and experience with the city, he having been assistant City Engineer for many years before his advancement to the post he now occupies, renders him an invaluable public servant. New Areas Developed Much has been written and said about the developments in the Southeastern section of the City, in the Granger and Lattimore tracts, and I will not say more here than, in adverting to transformations, that where once was a negro settlement known as Sunny Side, which stood as a bar to the future progress of the city in a Southeasterly direction, there is now a beautiful restricted residential development; where once was an uncultivated old field, there is now a residential section that is the show place of the city. Upon both of these tracts are numerous handsome homes; the entire area has been given the finest drainage facilities, and upon the latter tract is being reared a magnificent tourist hotel, of which every Savannahian will be justly proud. This realization was by many considered a roseate dream, five years ago. While the companies which promoted these developments are due great credit, naught would have been accomplished except with the intelligent co-operation of the administration. The wisdom of the undertaking has been vindicated. Xo one acquainted with the terms of the contracts under which these areas were developed can gainsay the fact that they constituted one of the most advantageous 34_________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________ undertakings in the history of the city. Without going into the financial phases, which are familiar to almost every, tax payer, it may be said that the city has already received, in increased realty valuations, a'sum almost equal to the entire outlay made by the city, and has, in addition, acquired several millfon square feet of streets and lanes and an even dozen beautiful parks. In addition to the improvements in the Granger and Lattimore tracts, the city has undertaken like developments at Villa Heights, in the Cann subdivision, Schreck subdivision, on the Falligant estate, at Park Place, in the.Simkins and Bell subdivision and in other tracts, and should stand ready to undertake any similar work in any locality within the city limits, upon like conditions. I sincerely trust that the policy inaugurated by me, of acquiring streets in this manner, rather than by purchase, as formerly, will be adhered to by future administrations. Six Years Ago Many may have forgotten that when this administration went into power six years ago public gambling on every side was countenanced. Large establishments, handsomely equipped with a regular force of employees, were run in open defiance of law. Within a few weeks after we went into power these had been eradicated, and since that time public gambling has been unknown. Six years ago the saloons were open on Sunday in every part of the city. A strict observance of the Sabbath was insisted upon and shortly after this administration went into power the sale of liquors on Sunday had been stopped. Six years ago our streets were lighted with old fashioned street lights, the shadow thrown by these lamps being some- __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_________35 times larger than the light thrown. Today the city is brilliantly lighted with the latest magnetite arc lamps on ornamental poles. The Police and Fire Departments have been brought up to the most modern standards. It will be remembered that just before we went into office, the police department was in such a run-down condition, that the Police Committee of Council brought in an adverse report upon the condition of it's own department. Under Chief W. G. Austin ithe whole department was rehabilitated, new stock and new equipment acquired and the personnel of the department brought up to the highest standard of efficiency. The Police Department today is one of the finest in any city of Savannah's size in the country, bar none, and Savannah has never had an abler or more competent Chief of Police. The Fire Department was also in a run-down condition. We bought several new pieces of apparatus and built a new engine house, but it was very evident that, in order to bring the department up .to the highest state of efficiency, the expenditure of a large amount was necessary. At this juncture the advisability of motorizing the department presented itself, and, after careful consideration for nearly a year, it was deemed to the best interest of the tax payers to secure motor drawn apparatus. The terms under which this apparatus was bought, made it possible to secure the apparatus by paying $8,000 a year for same for a period of nine years, the said $8,000 to represent the amount usually spent for horse feed, harness repairs, additional salaries, etc., so that the apparatus could be bought in nine years without the outlay of a penny additional by the city, and at the end of that time the city would own, not only the motor drawn apparatus, but all of the old equipment. And, I am glad to say that in furtherance of that contract, the city now has a completely motorized, effective fire-fighting department, the efforts of certain disaffected citizens,.to;the''C9ntrary notwithstanding. . *.' " I - ' : -; ' 36_________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT__________ Chief Ballantyne In this connection I want to say that much of the credit is due Chief Thomas Ballantyne. His intimate knowledge of machinery and his familiarity with the workings of his department made him invaluable in the days of the transformation from a horse drawn to a motor drawn department. Savannah was the first city in the world to completely motorize its fire department and today our Department is the most widely advertised m the country. It has been customary to send copies of the Mayor's Annual Report to our various sister cities, and, following that custom, I did so last year. As an evidence of what other cities think of our fire department, I want to mention here what a few of the Mayors and Fire Chiefs in other cities voluntarily said about our department, in acknowledging receipt of the report. The report contained, as you know, a picture of our Department. I think these letters find proper place in this report, and I quote excerpts from a few. Said Charles F. Seyferlich, Fire Marshal of Chicago: "I am especially pleased with the excellent picture of the Savannah Fire Department, as well as the recommendations contained in the report. There is no question but that motor driven apparatus will eventually displace the horse drawn, and although we have done something along these lines, it is surprising to know that your fair city has made such progress and so complete as to place the whole department in a condition well nigh perfect. This is a splendid lesson from the far South, and 1 trust our big city will learn it so well that in the near future we will be able to say as much for our equipment as Savannah can say for hers." That from Chicago. The Mayor of Xew Orleans, a city whose fire department consists of fifty^geyeji companies, writes that he has __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_________37 read the report, and comments at some length on the motorization of our department and extends his congratulations. From Seattle, where six chief's cars are motor-drawn, comes the statement from Chief Stetson that Savannah has just cause to be proud of her fire department. From Washington, D. C. In a letter from Chief Engineer Wagner of the District of Columbia, he says: "Your motor equipment certainly makes a splendid showing and you are entitled to congratulations upon your progressiveness. I only wish our Department had sufficient funds to do the same." Chief Cummings of Atlanta, after complimentary reference to Savannah's Department, says: "Your* city has done the wise thing and I shall recommend in my annual report that Atlanta do likewise." Chief Haney of Jacksonville, says: "I do not want to flatter you, but I believe your city has the best equipment that money can buy." Similar letters were received from Milwaukee, Augusta, (Ga.), New York, Kansas City, Macon, (Ga.), Watertown, N. Y., Boston, Miami, Dallas, and Hartford. The officials from the last named city sent their Fire Chief to Savannah to study its Department. Frequent inquiries are received at the Mayor's office about our Fire Department. In the past six years this city has devoted particular attention ito matters of health and sanitation. Until six years ago the Health Officer of your city had annually been calling attention to the imperative need of more burial space for the city's dead. By the purchase of Bonaventure 38_________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT__________ cemetery and a large tract abutting, the city secured a burial ground sufficient for a century and more to come. Ideally located, far enough from the city to insure tranquility and yet easily accessible by street car or smooth roadway. The price of lots was placed at a nominal figure, in reach of all. The establishment of a Bacteriological Laboratory and the employment of a Bacteriologist and the installation of a steam chamber for disinfecting purposes have been enlarged upon in previous reports and will not be given attention here further than to say that they have become almost indispensable to the physicians of the city, and are a potent factor in reducing the city's death rate. Other Improvements I cannot refer to the great improvements made within the life of this administration without reference to the improvements in the water facilities. The entire water department has been rehabilitated, with a consequent increase in pressure everywhere in the city, and a general betterment of the service. So great have been the improvements indeed, that the Fire Underwriters advanced Savannah to class A, and gave the city a re-rating which resulted in a saving to premium payers of over $75,000.00 a year. While on the subject of the larger improvements, I shall merely mention such distinct improvements as the construction of the Henry Street subway; the opening at grade of all streets which are arteries of the East side; the removal of the unsightly old coal chute; the preliminary plans for a viaduct nearly a mile in length over the tracks of the A. C. L., which will solve for all time the vexatious question of uninterrupted communication with the East and Southeastern sections of our city; the elimination of the unsightly overhead wires in the down-town section; the improvement of ___________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_________39 the Strand; the paving of over 12 miles of streets; the appropriation of $10,000 for advertising Savannah; the city's part in securing the vast improvements for Savannah's upper harbor, and the extension of our city limits westward. With all of these improvements and correspondingly large expenditures, for which little or no provision was made by our predecessors in office, the tax rate has not been increased and the public debit is much smaller than when I went into office. I shall briefly refer to the refunding of the public debt by which an issue of $2,610,000 refunding bonds was floated. The issue was ten times over subscribed ; was sold at an average price of $105.11and that during the panic; the city reduced its bonded debt $127,000.00 and its rate of interest from 5 to 4/l 2 per cent., without the expenditure of a penny. House Drainage The greatest improvement of all, however, will be left for our successors in office to accomplish. I refer to the extension and completion of our house drainage system. lit took three years to secure the necessary authority for issuing $600,000.00 in bonds for this purpose. While politics has no rightful part in an election involving the health of a community, it is true that the pressure brought to bear by influences hostile to this administration was responsible for the defeat of the measure at the first election and was a menace to the successful issue of the second election. However, the measure, which was the greatest advocated by this administration, was successful at the polls; the necessary authority was secured, a non-partisan commission was appointed, plans have been completed and everything is in shape where the incoming administration can take charge of the work, in conjunction with the commission, whose powers are plenary. 40_________.MAYOR'S AXXUAL REPORT__________ I think that the foregoing review, which embodies only the largest of the numerous improvements accomplished by this administration, will suffice to make all of you who go out of office with me, retire with the satisfying consciousness of duty well performed. I have heretofore transmitted to your honorable body two special messages on the subject of the acquisition of additional municipally owned wharf frontage on the Savannah River and the inauguration of a system of realty assessments by which tax payers may secure justice in the assessment of their holdings for taxes. While only a portion of this Council will continue in office, I wish to renew the recommendations contained in those messages. I have for some time advocated the auditing of the- city's books regularly by a certified public accountant, and during the past year had an audit made by Air. Charles Neville, certified public accountant, in addition to the work done by the regular city auditor. I here renew my recommendations In this connection. I think that the members of the City's Sinking Fund Commission should be compensated for their services and recommend that same be provided for them. Boulevard to Thunderbolt Some months ago I suggested the desirability of continuing the improvements on Estill Avenue to the city limits and co-operation with the County authorities with a view to extending the boulevard to Thunderbolt. The County Commissioners have approved the plan and I sincerely trust that it may be carried to a successful consummation. Savannah will eventually grow out to Thunderbolt, and nothing could hasten the finality more than the construction of such an avenue. Manv cities have constructed such boulevards. ___________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_________41 Among them I need only mention the boulevard from Jacksonville to Atlantic Beach, some eighteen to twenty miles in length, paved with brick or cement its entire length. Thunderbolt is a town of no mean proportions, and the intervening area is fairly well built up. Thunderbolt is knocking at Savannah's door. The proposed Boulevard is the open sesame to the situation. I have heretofore in annual messages assigned my reasons for advocating a four-year term of office for the Mayor and Aldermen of Savannah. With a gubernatorial election every two years, with a city election on the alternating years, with the county primary every two years, and just six months preceding the city election, in addition to our presidential election, Congressional elections, bond elections and numerous other special elections, the people are given little rest from politics, and continual political agitation is injurious to business and anything but conducive to the best results in municipal affairs. Until the people are freed from the blight of continued political agitation, the best results can not be hoped for. I would, therefore, renew my recommendation in this connection and would suggest that during the incumbency of the present administration the proper legislative enactment be secured, so that when the election is held two years hence, the successful candidates at that election be inducted into office for a term of four years. In conclusion I want to express to the members of this Board and to the officials under me my grateful appreciation of their unswerving co-operation, without which it would have been impossible to have accomplished the improvements and prosecuted the policies which have made for the successful administration of municipal affairs during the past six years. Respectfully submitted, GEO. W. TIEDEMAN, Mayor. 42 MAYOR'S AXXUAL REPORT REPORT OF SINKING FUND COMMISSIONERS Savannah, Ga., Dec. 31, 1912 To His Honor George W. Tiedeman, Mayor, City of Savannah. Dear Sir: The Sinking Fund Commissioners respectfully submit their 33rd Annual Report: With funds at our disposal we have purchased bonds of the issue of 1909, as follows: 1912. February 2__$ 6,000 at 109>________ $ 6,570 00 .May 7__ 6.000 at 109^ and interest 6,665 25 October 10__ 4,000 at 109^ and interest 4,430 00 November 2__ 11,000 at 109^ and interest 12,211 38 827,000 $29,876 63 Issue of 1909 ___________________$2,483,000 00 Less purchase 1910 to 1912, inclusive_____ 78,000 00 Outstanding 31st December, 1912, of this issue $2,405,000 00 __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_________43 We have purchased of issue of 1883 as follows: 1912. October 14__$ 1,650 at par and interest $ 1,653 21 157,650 previous purchased 161,835 03 $159,300 $163,488 24 Signed and made available for Exchange____$390,000 00 Less on exchange, as per last Report______ 388.700 00 City Treasurer for Exchange ___________$ 1,300 00 Of these bonds issued 174,200 have been cancelled as follows: Special Purchases __________________$ 14,900 00 Purchased out of Sinking Fund _________$159,300 00 $174,200 00 Which leaves of this issue maturing 1st of July 1913 _____________-_-___I__$214,500 00 Issue of 1909Outstanding ___________$2,405,000 00 Issue of 1883Outstanding ___________ 214,500 00 Total ______________________$2,619,500 00 Respectfully submitted, GEO. J. MILLS JOHN LYONS CHARLES G. BELL LEOPOLD ABLER Sinking Fund Commissioners Savannah, Ga., December 31, 1912. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CITY TREASURER FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1912 C. S. HARDEE TREASURER ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CITY TREASURER Dr. Statement of Cash Received and Disbursed from January 1, 1912, to December 31, 1912 RECEIPTS ARDSLKY PARK COR. Received for account of agreement for grading, pipes and labor __...... RILLS PAY'AiRLlvMayor's Notes (one day), Notes with S. B. & T. Co. _______ BOARD OP HEALTH Sale of antitoxine .... , $ 27,136 88 68,000 00 522 48 PAYMENTS ARDSLKY PARK L. C, Advanced hy City us per agreement _.. BONDS 1879 Redeemed by City Treasurer.... HOARD OF HEALTH Salaries, pest house expenses_ BACTERIOLOGICAL DEPT. Salaries, apparatus, etc. BONAVRNTURE CE'METERYSalaries, labor, trees, etc. CITY HALL Salaries, labor, insurance, repairs, etc _________________ CITV CLOCK Keepers salary and repairs CITY LOTS Paid for S. A. L. Ry. for lot... CHIMNEY SWEEPING Labor, etc, ___.__ CHARITY Remission of t ax to asylums, pensions, etc. . .. Cr. 15,033 26 500 00 31,896 09 7,936 98 9,797 82 7,663 21 433 29 5,000 00 304 00 8,130 83 BONAVENTURE CEMETERY Received for sale of lots, burial fees, etc. CITY LOTS Sale of City lots _. CHIMNEY SWEEPING Pees from P. W. D.___-___. CHATHAM LAND & HOTEL CO.- Received on account agreement for grading, pipes and labor CITY CODES Sale of _ DRY CULTURE Unclaimed pay envelopes ELECTRIC FEES Received for inspection -. 8,805 91 10,039 58 10400 22,420 25 6 50 2 10 1,786 50 CHATHAM L. & H. CO. Advanced by City as per agreement __...___...._____ CITY LIGHTING Paid Savannah Electric Company COUPONS, BOND 1879 Paid by City Treasurer______ COUPONS, BOND 1883 Paid by City Treasurer ___ COUPONS, BOND 1909 Paid by City Treasurer ________ DRY CULTURE Labor, material, etc. __ 11,880 65 40,118 84 25 00 11,761 76 109,417 50 7,814 27 Fl R K DEPARTM ENT Sale of engines, hose carts, etc.___ FEES From City Marshal, for executions GROUND RENTS Interest on Ground Rent lots GROUND RENTS Sale of Ground Rent lots to fee simple __-__________ GRADING STREETS Refund of overcharge .. DAFFIN PARK-- Material and labor DISPENSARY Medical supplies and expenses.. DRAINAGE COMMISSIONSurveys, etc. 2,571 81 FIRE DEPARTMENT Auto engines, pay rolls, fuel, 1,115 63 etc. GAMEWELL SYSTEM 5 030 03 Paid notes and interest 9,458 39 54 00 GRADING STREETS Labor and material __ 399 80 4,164 93 2,86073 190,805 61 2,016 66 1,015 29 HARBOR FEES From Harbor Master __. HOUSE DRAINJAGE Refund error . INCIDENTALS C. C. permits, surveys, etc.. INTEREST On daily balances, city marshal, etc. INSPECTION FEES Plumbers fees __--_____ LAUREL GROVE Sale of lots, burial fees, etc._ MARKET Clerks fees, stall and vault rents. 6,469 10 21 00 2,302 80 2,321 37 1,646 SO 3,355 30 t 16,088 19 HARBOR AND WHARVES Salaries and repairs _ HOUSE DRAINAGE Labor, material, etc. HOSPITALS 'Atinual appropriations HENRY STREET SUBWAYLabor and material _____________ INCIDENTALS Official bonds, convention expenses, stamps, election expenses, etc. ___________ INTEREST Paid bank for interest on over drafts, etc. ____.____._______ 3,191 29 7,271 76 14,475 00 992 51 9,195 36 527 27 MA PSSale of new maps NEAR BEER Sale of retail licenses PAVING STREETS Received from abutting property owners POLICE DEPARTMENT Sale of old "hoss", etc. ...__... POLICE COURT From fines, 'etc. . 192 00 68,400 00 10S.037 02 2,779 28 25,590 85 INDUSTRIAL FARM Paid Chatham County _____ 3,552 92 LAUREL GROVE CEMETERY Paid salaries, labor, and material --........... 8.316 07 MARKET Improvements, salaries, lights, etc. _________________ 46,134 58 OPENING STREETS Notes and interest _______ 109,802 98 PLUMBING INSPECTION Salaries and incidentals _.._- 2,057 55 PARKS AND SQUARE'S Labor, material, trees, etc. _ 15,516 75 PAVING STREETS Labor, notes and interest and material and drayage ______ 98,296 35 PARK PURPOSE'S Notes and interest ____... 3,328 00 PENSIONS, FIRE AND POLICE Monthly allowances ____ 5,371 94 POLICE Pay rolls, feed, uniforms, etc.__ 133,221 93 POLICE COURT Fines remitted, stationery, etc. 775 45 . PERPETUAL OARE OF CEMETERY LOTS From various estates for City care of lots PRINTING AND STATIONERY Received from City Marshal RENTS Rents of wharves and from City Marshal SCAVENGERS From' County contract for garbage, etc. SEWERS From unclaimed pay envelopes, sale of pipe, etc. SIDEWALKS From lot owners, account repairs, etc. SINKS For cleaning, etc. 3,200 00 7800 696 00 3,084 59 179 88 12,054 81 2,627 79 POLICE RESERVE Annual appropriation __. PRINTING AND STATIONERYProceedings of council, reports, etc. _______________._ PUBLIC LIBRARIES Annual appropriations, white and colored _______._______ RESURFACING STREETS Gravel, labor, etc. _____ SALARIES Mayor and Aldermen and City Officers _____________ SCAVENGERS Pay rolls, feed, wagons, etc.______ SEWERS Labor, material, etc. ____________ SIDEWALKS Labor and material _____________ SINK'S Salary and contract _,___________ 2,812 50 6,394 37 10,023 29 3,432 12 56,5118 89 '71,451 92 6,260 11 24,249 16 5,008 48 STREETS AND LANES Sale of old horses,.'bags, barrels, etc. .__.______________ TAXES 1906 Through City Marshal _____ TAXES 1909 Through City Marshal _____ TAXES 1910 Through City Marshal _____ T1AIXBS 1911 Through 'office collections TAXES 1912 Office collections __ SPECIFIC TAX 1912 Sale of licenses and badges. 2,206 86 29 73 2,850 07 1,672 67 142,331 07 497,297 65 142,994 83 SINKING FUND 1883 Bonds redeemed ______ SINKING FUND 1909 Bonds redeemed ____________ SPECIAL, APPROPRIATIONSY, W, C. Association, conventions, and special advertisements ____ STREETS AND LAN'ES Labor, feed, mules, carts, etc... TiA REFUND Remitted to charitable institutions, etc, _________ 1,653 21 29,876 63 1.730 S3 R8.SOO 62 2,618 66 A C t* M>TJ O WATER RENTS Office collections ____ Total receipts 1912-__ Balance from Dec. 31, 1911 __.____-___ Grand Total ____ 137,191 17 1,339,752 59 8,757 32 $1,348,509 91 TWELFTH ST. LAND CO. Grading, labor, etc. WAITER WORKS Wages, coal, oil, pipes, etc. Total Expenditures Cash balance carried to January 1, 1913 _____ Grand Total __________ 102 55 76,323 48 $1,317,960 55 30,549 36 $1,348,509 91 C. S. HARDEE, City Treasurer. Correct as to additions and vouchers, showing a cash balance on hand, $30,549.36. JAS. L. RANKIN, Audftor. f W. F. McCAULEY, Chairman ) (Countersigned) j H. L. KAYTON f Finance Committee (.J. H. H. ENTLEMAN ) 54 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT CITY MARSHAL'S OFFICE Savannah, Ga., Jan. 15th, 1913 Hon. George W. Tiedeman, Mayor, Savannah, Ga. Dear Sir: I have the honor to submit my annual report for the year 1912, same being my sixth under your administration. The collections in this office from all sources amounted to $90,110.38, exceeding the high record of last year, and establishing a new record for collections by this office. The operations of this Department are fully set forth in the itemized schedule attached. Ground Rents:All lots reported to this office by the City Treasurer have been re-entered for arrears of rent, as required by ordinance. Receipts from Paving Executions:This item shows a total collection of $27,284.77, being the largest amount collected from any specific item during the year. By reference to the attached statement it will be seen which streets produced the income. Real Estate Executions:This item contributed the second largest amount in our schedule, $27,181.52. All real estate executions are well in hand, except some against estates and those in the extended City limits against whom we could not legally proceed. __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_________55 Specific Tax:The revenue from this tax shows the sum collected during the year of $11,631.13, which, I believe, sets a new record for income from this source. Personal Property:This item shows an increase over the past year. I wish to again repeat what I have suggested in previous reports to Council in connection with this tax, This particular tax has always been handled in Savannah in such a manner that by the time the executions reach this office it is absolutely impossible to proceed against the parties without fear of involving the City in litigation. It requires more time and attention than any of our work and produces less results. City'Market:This property has fulfilled the predictions made in my annual report of 1911, in which I stated that with the completion of the improvements a marked increase in revenue could be expected. This has been justified by the increase received from this property during the year. While we received only $1,859.00 in 1911, we collected $4,031.54 in 1912. This amount is exclusive of that collected by the Clerk of the City Market. If the Market basement is modernized and improved, the returns will be still larger, as there now exists a strong demand for space in this property. As a result of the improvements in the Market, we sold in August, at public outcry, the recently completed fish stalls, which brought a most satisfactory price, in fact, the highest they have ever brought. These stalls were sold on condition allowing the purchaser a discount of 10 per cent, if paid for in advance for the whole year, or if paid monthly that the City be furnished with surety for the payment of the rent. In all cases where parties did not discount the purchase satisfactory surety has been furnished the City. These stalls sold at public outcry for the sum of $4,559.00, a sum greater than ever before sold at. Eliminated Worthless Executions:During the year we eliminated a large number of executions which had accumulated from time to time and which we were unable to MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT collect. All of these executions were first carefully checked and audited by The Charles Neville Audit Co., and being found correct and agreeing with the records of the City Treasurer, were eliminated. This audit company also made a thorough and systematic audit of the books and records of this office and found them correct. With the exception of those executions in litigation or dispute and those issued against estates, together with some against property in the extended limits, against whom we could not legally proceed without inviting trouble for the City, we have collected the major portion of what was due, and the result is ^0,110.38, exceeding any collection ever made through this office. I recommend that in future in cases of estates, the City Treasurer issue executions against the legal representatives of estates before turning them over to the City Marshal, as otherwise it is impossible to proceed lawfully in such matters. I also wish to direct attention to the necessity of the City having a law enacted by the Legislature making it obligatory that all transfers of real property in the City be recorded at the office of the City Treasurer. The law as at present constituted does not require this to be done, and while the great majority of transfers taking place in the City are recorded in the Treasurer's office, there are quite a large number that are not. This has resulted in the past of much complication and some loss to the City. These matters, I believe, would prove beneficial to the City's interests, and I trust that they will have the consideration of those in authority. Respectfully submitted, FRED WESSELS, Jr., City Marshal. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 57 CITY MARSHAL'S OFFICE Itemized Statement of Collections from this Office for the Year Ending December 31st, 1912 Real Estate: 1903 _____________$ 7 25 1904 _____________ 11 60 1905 _____________ 19 08 1906 ______________ 44 23 1907 _____________ 60 36 1908 ______________ 308 23 . 1909 ______________ 495 93 1910 _____________ 2,246 80 1911 ______________ 20,976 38 1912 ______________ 3,011 66$27,181 52 Personal Property: 1904 ______________$ 3 63 1905 ______________ 7 25 1907 ______________ 4 52 1910 _____________ 86 28 1911 ______________ 1,234 24 1912 ______________ 2,829 20$ 4,165 12 Specific Tax: 1909 ______________ $ 60 00 1911 ______________ 52 50 1912 ______________ 8,623 63 Near Beer: 1912 ______________ 2,895 00$11,631 13 58 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT E'aving Streets: Abercorn _________1912___$ 1,266 41 Barnard __________1910___^ 1,737 48 Barnard __________1912___ 239 91 Bay, West ________1911___ 413 84 Bay Lane, West _____1912___ 50 00 Broughton, East _____1909___ 802 20 Bull ____________1907___ 4 00 Cohen ___________1909___ 287 73 De Soto Avenue _____1911___ 25 00 East Broad ________1910___ 836 43 Estill Avenue ______1910___ 14,595 44 Harmon __________1910___ 279 22 Henry ___________1911___ 1,771 58 Hull (Xew) ________1909___ 393 75 Jones ___^________1909-__ 150 44 Ogeechee Avenue ___1909___ 77 34 Paulsen __________1910___ 786 51 Paulsen __________1911___ 163 05 Perry _____.______1912____ 25 00 Price ____________1906___ 164 92 Randolph _________1909___ 105 02 Waldburg ________1910___ 718 81 Waldburg _________1911___ 9 00 West Broad _______1910___ 374 54 West Broad ________1911___ 155 79 36th, West ________1910___ 113 76 37th, West ________1910___ 1,221 86 37th, East _________1911___ 413 59 40th, West ________1910___ 102 15 $27,284 77 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 59 Sidewalks: 1907 ______ _ ______$ 11 31 1908 ______________ IS 10 1909 ______________ 34 64 1910 ______________ 13 49 1911 _____________ 492 20 1912 ______________ 2,250 24 $2,816 98 Privy Vaults: 1908 _________ . _____ $ 8 00 1909 ____'__________ 48 35 1910 ______________ 41 10 1911 ______________ 131 25 1912 ______________ 139 18 $367 88 Rents: City Vaults __________$ 35 00 Market Vaults ________ 2,078 00 Market Stalls ________ 1,953 54 House _____________ 92 00 $4,158 54 Fees: Executions __________$1,102 25 Advertising __________ 85 00 Electric Inspection _____ 5 38 $1,192 63 Interest _________________________ 764 39 Incidentals (City Pound) ______________ 96 00 Scavenger Department _______________ 39 00 City Lots ________________________ 10,001 00 Department Bonaventure Cemetery ________ 411 42 Grand Total ________________$90,110 38 60_______MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________ Recapitulation The following table shows an increase in the collections of this office for the last six years: 1907 __._____________________$ 51,170 25 1908 ___________________________ 54,621 55 1909 ________________________ 54,885 42 1910 ________________________ 62,506 33 1911 ________________________ 75,103 19 1912 ________________________ 90,110 38 $388,397 12 Respectfully submitted, FRED WESSELS, Jr., City Marshal. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 61 REPORT OF BOARD OF TAX ASSESSORS Savannah, Ga., December 31, 1912 Hon. George W. Tiedeman, Mayor, Savannah, Ga. Dear Sir: We herewith submit the Annual Report of the Board of Tax Assessors for the year ending December 31, 1912. Returns of Personal Property: Stock in Trade ___________________$ 2,554,326 Goods on Consignment __ 44,995 Furniture, etc. ____________________ 1,047,920 Jewelry, Silver, etc. ______________ 111,615 Musical Instruments __ 61,187 Libraries, Paintings, etc. ____ 51,938 Horses, Mules, Live Stock ____________ 114,882 Vehicles, Automobiles, Motorcycles _t 311,512 Money and Solvent Accounts __ 1,829,567 Stocks and Bonds ___________ 475,391 Promissory Notes __________ 93,740 Mortgages on Real Estate _____ 209,700 Mortgages on Notes 41,100 Bonds for Titles ___________________ 2,080 Shipping ________ 65,800 Machinery and Fixtures ______ 238,932 Banks _____________________ 5,037,791 Other Personal Property _ 28,430 Corporations 2,053,142 Total _______________________$14,374,048 62_________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT__________ During the year there were 452 building permits issued, the improvements amounting to __$ 1,330,246 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 ______________________$37,067,330 Personal Property __________________ 14,374,048 Total _______________________$51,441,378 1911 1912 Real Estate _____________$36,742,172 $37,067,330 Personal Property _________ 14,433,519 14,374,048 Total ______________$51,175,691 $51,441,378 Total for 1911$51,175,691 at $1.39________$711,342 10 Total for 1912 51,441,348 at 1.39________ 715,035 14 Respectfully submitted, HARRY S. DREESE, Chairman A. B. PALMER C. H. KOXEMANN MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 63 BUILDING INSPECTOR'S REPORT Savannah, Ga., January 16, 1913 Hon. Geo. W. Tiedeman, Mayor, City. Dear Sir: I beg to hand you the report of this Office for year 1912: Number Permits issued in 1912___'._______519 Number Permits completed _________-452 Carried over to 1913___________________ 67 Buildings for which permits were issued: 10 Story Brick Hotel _____________________ 1 4 Story Brick and Concrete Hotel _ 1 3 Story Brick and Concrete Buildings_______ 10 4 Story Brick and Concrete Building________ 1 2 Story Brick School House ________________ 1 2 Story Brick Buildings ________'. _________ 18 2 Story Cement and Stucco _____ 9 Marble Bank Buildings ___________- 2 Brick and Cement Theatres _-___-____ 3 Brick and Wood Churches ___________ 7 Brick and Iron Covered Warehouses_ 5 Brick and Cold Storage Plant_________ 1 Steel and Cement Shops and Foundries__ 3 2 Story Frame Houses _______-___297 1 Story Frame Houses 233 1 Story Brick Houses ____________________ 26 Repairs, etc. ____________________180 Automobile Garages _________ 23 Stables _____________________ 13 Sheds, etc. ___-________________ 12 Cost of new buildings completed ________$1,995,368 00 Respectfully submitted, JOHN F. GLATIGNY, Building Inspector. 64 MAYOR'S AXXUAL REPORT REPORT OF CITY ATTORNEY Savannah, Ga., January 24, 1913 To the Honorable George W. Tiedeman, Mayor. Dear Sir: I beg to submit you herewith my report as City Attorney for the year 1912. As to cases on hand at the date of my last report I beg to report upon each as follows: 1. The case of J. V. Daden pending in the City Court is still undisposed of. The probabilities are that this case will be dismissed. 2. The suit of J. F, Rawls against the City in the City Court is still pending. The plaintiff died during the year and no administration has yet been had upon his estate. 3. The suits of Mrs. Agnes Shivers and her husband are still pending as at the date of my last report. 4. The case of Mrs. J. H. Barrett, Jr., was tried and a verdict was rendered in favor of the City. A new trial was filed by the plaintiff and after being refused by the presiding Judge the case was appealed to the higher court where it has been argued but a decision has not yet been handed down. 5. The attachment case of the City against Barnum & Bailey's Show Company was settled by the defendant paying the costs of court. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 65 6. The case of Abram Hazzard, appeal pending in the Justice's Court, has not yet been tried. 7. The condemnation proceedings with the Wage Earners Loan & Investment Company have not yet been disposed of, this suit being prosecuted by the attorneys of the Chatham Land & Hotel Company. I understand that there has been an agreement reached which will bring about an amicable settlement and adjustment of all differences. 8. The suit of Mrs. Fannie Ferrazzi against the City and the Savannah Electric Company was settled by the payment of $100.00 by each of the defendants. 9. The suit of the Standard Fuel & Supply Company for injunction involving the right of the City to certain portions of River Street is still pending in the Supreme Court. The case has been heard but the Court has not yet rendered a judgment. 10. The case of Kehoe Iron Works against the City for damages to real estate growing out of the change of grade on Broughton Street was heard and determined at the present term of ithe City Court and a verdict and judgment rendered in favor of the City. A motion for a new trial was filed by the plaintiff and pending hearing of said motion an agreement was entered into whereby the City is to pay the plaintiff in said cause and Mr. William Kehoe the sum of $750.00 in full settlement of the suits of the Kehoe Iron Works and William Kehoe against the City, and in addition thereto give an additional entrance from Broughton Street to the foundry of the Kehoe Iron Works. This improvement will only involve a small expenditure. 11. The case of Anthony Peterson against the City where a judgment was obtained for $400.00 was settled pending the hearing of the motion for a new trial for $300.00. 66_________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT__________ 12. The cases of Annie Nutall, et al, and Annie Nutall for damages to property by the change of grade in Thirtyseventh Street was tried and resulted in a judgment in favor of the plaintiffs for $200.00 and $50.00 respectively. The judgments have been paid. 13. The suit of Mrs. Edwin S. DuFour was tried at the May term of the City Court and after introducing most of the evidence the plaintiff dismissed her case. 14. The case of Mrs. Ida Ferris was tried at the present term of the City Court and resulted in a verdict in her favor for $150.00. The plaintiff has filed a motion for a new trial which is now pending. 15. The case of Morris Schur, filed in the Justice's Court, has never been called for a trial and doubtless may be considered as terminated. 16. The judgment in the suit of E- W. Bell and Eldred Simkins, known as the garbage dump case, which was dismissed on demurrer and appealed to the Supreme Court, has been reversed and the case will be heard upon its merits. The Citv has a strong case and should prevail in the final trial. 17. The suit for injunction filed by the Chatham Land & Hotel Company involving assessments in the Granger Tract was amicably settled 'by an agreement reached with said Company by the Committee of Council on Assessments, and this agreement has been carried out. During the year the following new cases have been filed: 1. The suit of Dr. B. S. Purse asked for an injunction against the City relaying the sidewalk on Liberty Street in __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_________67 front of his property at the southwest corner of Liberty and Whitaker Streets. It had not been the intention of any one connected with the City government to relay this sidewalk, the only notice given to Dr. Purse being a notice to repair the said sidewalk. After a hearing on the rule to show cause, in which ithe position of the City was fully stated and established by affidavit and documentary evidence, Judge Charlton granted a temporary injunction, since which the case has been dismissed by the plaintiff. 2. Mrs. Edwin S. DuFour, who dismissed her case for personal injuries at the May term of the City Court, renewed the suit to the July term of this Court. This case was heard at the present term of the Court and a verdict rendered in favor of the plaintiff for $1,150. A motion for a new trial has been filed and the same is now pending. 3. A suit was filed by T. B. Gracen and George H. Richter asking that the City be enjoined from paying the notes for $65,000.00 given for the motor fire apparatus. The City could not in good faith refuse to pay these notes and retain the apparatus, which was necessary to protect the property of its citizens, therefore the Mayor arranged to pay the notes, which was done. General and special demurrers, and pleas in abatement and bar were filed to the petition. The rule to show cause came on to be heard on October 26, 1912, and the answer to the rule showing that the notes had 'been paid, the injunction was refused for the reason that there was nothing to enjoin. Since the above hearing the case has been dismissed by the plaintiffs. 4. On September 19, 1912, a suit was filed by F. C. Wallis, et al, asking that the City be enjoined from the laying of certain cement floors and walks upon the property situated on the south side of Liberty Street between Abercorn and Lincoln, known as the Convent property. A restraining order and rule to show cause were granted by 68 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Judge B. F. Walker of the Toombs circuit. Answering the rule the defendants showed, that in doing the work complained of, it was following a long established policy of dealing generously with such institutions, that the restraining order which was issued had already had the effect of a permanent injunction, and that it made no objection to the granting of an injunction. A temporary injunction was granted, and since then the case had been dismissed by the plaintiffs. This report shows a very great falling off in the number of suits filed against the City for personal injuries growing out of alleged defective sidewalks. The extensive improvements which were made during the year 1911 and the first part of the year 1912 to the sidewalks of the City have therefore already borne fruit in the decreased number of suits as well as in the number of claims which have been filed before Council. I have examined many titles and prepared the deeds to property bought for the purposes of opening streets. I have also drawn all the contracts which have been referred to me, have given opinions and advice when requested by you or any alderman or the heads of the several departments, and I have attended every meeting of Council held during the year. I wish to express to you my thanks for your uniform courtesy and consideration, and to the Assistant City Attorney, David C. Barrow, Esq., for the able manner in which he has discharged the duties of his office. Respectfully yours, H. E. WILSON, City Attorney. -MAYOR'S AXXUAL REPORT 69 REPORT OF THE RECORDER To the Honorable, The Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah. Gentlemen: In making this, my sixth annual report, I do so with a feeling of regret that it will be my last to you in your official capacities. My regret is occasioned because of the severance of ties that have always been pleasant. At no time has there been between your honorable body and myself anything but the most cordial feeling, save in one instance, where actuated by a 'belief that the office of Recorder should be elected by popular vote, it became necessary for me to act without your support and encouragement, which I had theretofore received. That your body acted from a sense of What you considered the best interest of the City, I do not doubt. That I was right in my attitude I still maintain. One or the other of us must be right and time alone will reveal who erred. I thank every man composing your board for his support of my administration of the affairs of my office and especially do I thank Alderman Wilkinson for his great kindness in serving in my stead when necessity occasioned my absence. I make public acknowledgment of my appreciation of the uniform courtesy, kindness, and support received at the hands of Honorable George W. Tiedeman. Ait no time has there ever been a discordant note to jar our relationship. He has never by deed or word questioned the integrity of my 70_______MAYOR'S AXXOAiL REPORT_________ decisions although in his power as Mayor so to do, and in this I take pardonable pride. At the hands of the police I have received that respect that my office demands and have always endeavored to cooperate with them for the betterment of conditions. The Chief of Police and myself have always acted in concert, save in one instance when each of us thought he was within his legal rights. However that difference has been adjusted and while it occasioned temporary unpleasantness, it has at least served to settle definitely a point which prior thereto had never been decided. I attach hereto an itemized statement of the material things connected with my office. Total Number of Arrests During 1912 White women ________________________ 223 White men _____________________'. ______ 3,037 Negro women __________________ 1,500 Negro men ________ 5,159 Minors _____________________________ 431 Total ________________________10,350 Disposition of Above Cases Sentenced in Recorder's Court _____________ 4,683 Dismissed in Recorder's Court ______________ 3,146 Sentenced and sentence suspended by Recorder__ 162 Turned over to Superior Court ___-_________ 211 Turned over to City Court _________________ 766 Turned over to Ordinary's Court ____ 36 Turned over to various County Sheriffs ________ 87 Turned over to foreign vessels ______________ 50 Turned over to Army and Navy _____________ 37 __________MAYOR'S AXXUAL REPORT_________71 Turned over to Juvenile Court _____________ 70 Suspicious characters __________ 725 Lodgers __________- 377 Total __________________________10,350 Fines Collected in Police Court During the Year 1912 January _____________$ 1,768 15 February ________________________ 2,376 85 March ________________________ 1,913 90 April ______________-________ 2,524 75 May ______-____________________ 1,771 40 June ____________ 2,1% 55 July ___________________________ 2,119 20 August ________________________ 1,865 05 September _______________________ 1,934 75 October _________________________ 2,951 25 November ______________-_______ 2,649 90 December ________________________ 1,519 10 Total ______________________$25,590 85 Statement of Fines Collected in Police Court for Each Year from 1902 to 1912, Inclusive: 1902 ___________________-____$ 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 1910 ____________________-__ 23,562 20 1911 ________________ 25,200 35 1912 __________-_-- 25,590 85 72_ ______.MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT__________ Causes of Arrest Abandonment of wife and children ____ 1 Adultery and Fornication _____________ 6 Aiding a convict to escape _-__.- 2 Arson -______-________________ 2 Assault and Battery ___________________ 76 Assault with intent to murder ______ 66 Assault with intent to rape ________- 2 Assaulting and Stabbing __ % Attempting to wreck a railroad train 1 Attempted Burglary ___ 9 Allowing vicious dogs to run at large ___ 3 Breaking and entering a railroad car _________ 7 Burglary _________ 90 Carrying concealed weapons ________________ 76 Carrying a pistol without a license __________ 10 Cheating and swindling _________________ 62 Contempt of Court ___________________ 44 Cruelty to animals _,________ 30 Cruelty to Children ____________________ 5 Cow stealing ________________________ 5 Deserters from Army and Navy _____________ 37 Deserters from Foreign Vessels ____________ 50 Disorderly conduct ________________ 3,0% Drunk and Disorderly ___________________ 1,785 Escaped Convicts :_ 37 Entering a house with intent to steal __________ 1 Fast and Reckless Driving ________________ 3 Forgery _______________ 10 Fugitives from justice ____________________ 87 Gambling __________________________ 295 Horse stealing _________ 5 Involuntary manslaughter ______________ 10 Impersonating an officer __________________ 1 Infanticide _-________________________ 1 Keeping a disorderly house ________________ 7 ___________MAYOR'S ANXUAL REPORT_________73 Causes of ArrestsContinued Keeping a lewd house ___________________ 3 Keeping and maintaining a gambling house 6 Keeping a gambling device for hazarding of money_ 11 Larceny after trust _____________________ 58 Larceny from the house __________________ 130 Larceny from the person _________________ 28 Larceny over the value of Fifty Dollars ______ 13 Larceny, simple ____________________ 551 Loitering on the streets ______________ 325 Licentiousness ________________________ 1 Lodgers over night _____________________ 377 Lunacy __________________________ 36 Malicious mischief ______________________ 6 Murder ___________________________ 17 Mayhem _________________________ 1 Public Indecency ___________________'_ 2 Pointing a pistol not in own defense __________ 37 Rape _____________________________ 6 Receiving goods under false pretense _____ 3 Refusing to assist ah officer _______________ 1 Receiving stolen goods __________________ 4 Robbery by force _____________________ 45 Shooting at another not in own defense _______ 3 Shooting on public highway ________________ 4 Stealing a ride on a railroad train ____________ 27 Seduction _______________________ 1 Sodomy ____________________ 4 Suspicious characters __________________ 725 Vagrancy ________________________ 17 Violating City Ordinance ________________ 918 Violating Traffic Ordinance _______ 759 Violating Prohibition Law ________________ 40 Violating State Drug Law _______________ 3 Violating State Game Law ________________ 5 Violating State Health Law ____1__________ 10 74_________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________ Violating State Board-Bill Law _____________ 27 Violating State LawSelling liquors to minors__ 1 Violating State Automobile Law ____________ 2 Violating State LawCarrying a deadly weapon in Court Room ______________________ 1 Violating Automobile Ordinance _*___________ 3 Violating Garbage Ordinance ______________ 1 Wife Beating ________________________ 8 Obtaining money under false pretenses ________ 1 Attempting to pick a pocket ______________ 1 Total Arrests _____________________10,350 Respectfully submitted, JOHN E. SCHWARZ, Recorder. .ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS OF THE CITY OF SAVANNAH,;GA. FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1912 ABE S. GUCKENHEIMER DIRECTOR MAYOR'S AXNUA'L REPORT DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS Director of Public Works ABE S. GUCKEXHEIMER Chief Clerk to Director of Public Works J. I. MORRISSEY Clerks to Director of Public Works W. G. GEFFKEX J. R. HAYM J. J. STAFFORD Superintendent Scavenger Department THOS. COOLEY Superintendent Construction of Streets and Lanes J. L. LACY Superintendent Maintenance of Streets and Lanes F. M. CORNWELL Foreman City Lots 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 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 77 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR Savannah, Ga., December 31, 1912 Hon. George W. Tiedeman, Mayor, Savannah, Ga. Sir: . I have the honor to submit herewith the annual report of the Department of Public Works for the year 1912. Condition of City's Paved Streets Generally speaking the paved streets of the city are in excellent condition. The sheet asphalt streets, which were resurfaced about five years ago, have stood the traffic well and there is no apparent deterioration from general use. Cuts in these asphalt streets for service connections are made from time to time but with the municipal asphalt plant these have been promptly repaired. It has been my aim to restrict such cuts as were transverse to the traffic of the street, and I have consistently refused to permit cuts in sheet asphalt streets parallel with the traffic. During the year it was apparent that the condition of Drayton Street from Broughton Street to Bay Street (which was one section of the sheet asphalt streets that was not resurfaced five years ago) had worn out. The work of resurfacing this was begun and has been about half completed. This was done with our municipal plant. There were several new conduits for the electric and telephone companies that were permitted to go down prior to the resurfacing of this section. 78________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________ The condition of Habersham Street between Oglethorpe Avenue and Liberty Street, which had been paved with vitrified brick, was extremely bad and arrangements were entered into with the Savannah Electric Company whereby they were to replace their old rails and ties with new ones and the street was to be repaved from curb to curb at their expense, excepting as to the renewal of any unsuitable material, which part was done at the city's expense. The condition of this street is now practically as good as new. Congress Street Lane between Drayton and Bull Streets was similarly repaved during the year at th expense of the Savannah Electric Company and the Savannah Hotel Company for whose use and benefit the lane had been torn up, and a similar condition applied on Bay Street between Drayton and Whitaker Streets, and on Whitaker Street from Bay Street to Broughton Street Lane, which work was done for the Stone & Webster Engineering Corporation at their expense. The paving forces are at present time engaged in overhauling the vitrified brick paving on West Broad Street between Gwinnett and Liberty Streets. This street .has been in bad condition for sometime, due to the extremely heavy traffic over it. The more recently laid pavements of the city, 5. e., asphalt block pavements are in excellent shape and this material is standing up well under some of the severest traffic. The bond of the Hastings Pavement Company covering work done on the following streets, viz.: Gaston Street, from Price to Jefferson; Bull Street, from Park Avenue to Estill Avenue; Park Avenue, from Bull to Drayton; Barnard Street, from Broughton to State; McDonough Street, from Drayton to Bull, and from Bull to Whitaker, expired on November 26, 1912. Prior to this time this Department had the streets inspected and filed its claim through the Chair- __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_________79 man of the Streets and Lanes Committee of Council, Hon. J. F. Sullivan, with the Hastings Pavement Company and the American Surety Company, with whom they were bonded, for 10,608 blocks damaged. There has been more or less correspondence with the company relative to this claim. They recently offered to furnish the city in full settlement 5,000 blocks. This was declined as the city is entitled to the full amount claimed and the bonding company is liable for it. I respectfully suggest that my successor in office take this matter up in the unfinished state in which it now stands. During the year St. Julian Street Extended was paved with pyrites and the portion of Louisville Road from Ogeechee Canal bridge to the Central of Georgia trestle across said road and also Perry Street between Abercorn and Drayton Streets were paved with the same article. The proposed use of this material was severely condemned by a number of citizens. The presumed dangers of its use were scathingly pointed out in the public prints. I am gratified to state that my judgment in the use of this material has been thoroughly vindicated, and to my personal knowledge to the satisfaction of many of those who were most vehement in their denunciation of its use. It is my firm belief that this material for the purpose to which it has been put is far better than either gravel or shell and does not make the roads slushy in wet weather, as in the case of gravel and shell roads. The discontinuance of its use has not been due to the result of these criticisms but to the inability of the Department to procure the material on satisfactory terms. Prior to this agitation we were given all the material we desired simply for the hauling of it. It is impossible to obtain it on these terms any longer and it cannot be bought for less than $1.00 per ton (a prohibitive price as far as its use for a paving material is concerned). 80 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Bull Street from Estill Avenue to city limits and from the city limits to what would be 54th Street (that portion of the White Bluff Road having been ceded by the County to the City) was widened to 75 feet, and the roadway paved to the width of 45 feet with gravel. The appearance of this section is considerably better since this improvement was completed. During the year the following streets have been paved: With Asphalt Block Abercorn Street south of Est'll Avenue. Abercorn Street from Bay to Gaston. Bay Street Extended from Randolph to Commerce. Barnard Street from Jones to Gaston. Congress Street from Dray ton to Abercorn. Charlton Street from Drayton to Abercorn. Perry Street from West Broad to ElKert Square. With Vitrified BrickLiberty Street Lane from Bull to Whitaker. With Granite BlockBay Street Lane from Jefferson to Montgomery. The paving of Barnard Street from Jones to State should be completed at the earliest date possible. Considerable work in this direction has already been done in the way of laying curb, putting in new catch basins, widening the squares, etc. The street railway company has graded its tracks to the new grade and removed them to the middle of the street. An unsatisfactory condition and one of serious congestion prevailed at the corner of Whitaker and Broughton Streets. This has been considerably improved by the change in grade at that point. The plan adopted beingpaving the intersection practically level and draining the water into the caitch basins from a point even with the intersection of the property line and the curb line instead of at the intersection of the curb lines. The sudden and sharp declevity ______ MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_________81 of the grade at the corners is thus done away with and for the purpose of traffic the street has been widened to the equivalent of 33 1/3 per cent. This plan could be followed to marked advantage at other congested crossings in the city, and I respectfully suggest to my successor in office that he give this matter serious consideration. The condition of River Street is one that requires serious attention of Council. The old cobble stone paving and wooden plank paving of the railroad company are both in bad condition. The Central of Georgia Railway is perfectly willing and in fact is anxious to have the conditions remedied. They now contemplate relaying entirely their rail on this street. lit will be necessary in doing this to use 7-inch girder rail, so as to take care of the paving. River Street ought to be repaved with Belgium Block. The matter was taken up with the Central of Georgia Railway and they have agreed to stand their pro rata cost of the paVing regardless of any city or property rights in this street, which question is now pending in the courts, as to certain parts of the street. This litigation should be terminated in some way and one of the urgent needs of the city at present is putting River Street in better condition on account of its heavy traffic use and bad condition. Paving Streets Department There were 720 square yards of vitrified brick, 52,830.65 square yards of. asphalt block and 596.62 square yards of Granite Block pavements laid during the past year. The total amount expended was $78,004.55. On the following page you will find full information regarding the streets paved, together with amounts charged against the city, property owners, and railroads. ' Streets Paved, 1912 STREETS Abercorn _______ Abercorn __ _____ Abercorn _______ Bay (Extended). Barnard Congress _______ Charlton _______ Perry __ ___ __ Liberty Lane Material Asphalt Block. Vitrified BrickGranite _______ * f ." to !x 8,048.39 9,440.82 22,607.66 3,654.65 6,466.34 440.52 654.21 518.06 720.00 596.62 a *j O 0 H O $14,516 02 17,147 99 43,374 15 8,922 91 12,621 46 834 79 1,163 29 984 88 1,224 55 1,022 12 2 K* uu $ 4,602 95 5,60992 12,113 51 2,115 71 3,483 79 278 26 387 76 328 29 408 18 340 71 >, 2 % fc o 5 0 C J* U OH O $ 9,205 91 11,219 85 24227 01 -8 23 __ > rt 2(25) 2(25) 45 30 45 21 30 24 22.5 22.5 .5 __ c ; u u 1,173.2 1,410. 3,558.67 1,076.65 1,006.7 190. 194. 187. 302. 243. __________MAYOR'S ANNLPA/L REPORT_________83 Cleanliness of City's Streets One of the most important duties of the Department of Public Works is the cleanliness of the city's streets. The forces in charge of this particular work have performed excellent service during the past year and the general appearance of the streets has been the matter of favorable comment from many of our citizens and visitors to the city. As stated in my last report, however, the citizens of Savannah themselves can do more towards gaining perfection in clean streets than is possible to obtain through all the efforts of the Department of Public Works, and with the citizenry aroused to that patriotic feel'ing of civic pride, that they themselves will not litter the streets with paper and other waste material and will not countenance it being done by others, but when they see a violation about to be performed, that if they will urge upon the individual the fact that he should not do what he is about to do, then and until then only can this perfection be obtained. In my last annual report I dwelt upon the fact that by the adoption of a separate service for the removal of ashes from the premises of citizens that the abuse of throwing these ashes in lanes had been lessened. I am pleased to advise that the system now in vogue is meeting with general approbation. The danger of incipient blazes in wagons and in the transfer cars at the City Lots has been entirely obliterated during the past year. We have had no such occurrence, whereas, during the previous year they were numerous. The public is thus officially notified that ashes accumulated in yards will be promptly removed upon receipt of request by telephone (or otherwise) either at the office of Director of Public Works (phone No. 4548) or at the City Lots (phone No. 68). Ashes obtained in this way are used to harden such streets and lanes as may most require it. 84_________MAYOR'S ANNUM, REPORT__________ Telephone and Telegraph Poles The various companies using the streets of the city for poles have co-operated with this Department during the past year, and the result is that there is an improved condition, the number of poles having been reduced wherever possible and a very large number of new poles having replaced others that were old and probably dangerous. I earnestly urge that the underground section of the city be extended. As I remarked in my last annual report, there has been nothing done in this direction since the underground section was first established in 1895. Street Signs and House Numbers I respectfully refer to the detailed report given in my last annual report. The census therein referred to has been completed and it shows that the whole system of street signs would have to be discarded for the reason that there are not sufficient signs left to be of any service whatsoever. In the installation of a new system I would recommend that neat four-way street sign be placed on every street intersection of -the city on small iron poles at the rate of two signs to each intersection; one on the north-west corner and the other on the south-east corner. There are many materials that can be well utilized but whatever is done, more substantial material or one of better quality than what was last used certainly should be employed. In the system of numbers many of the numbers are in good condition but there are considerable sections that are without numbers at all. However, all of this was fully covered in the last report. All I can do at this time is to urge upon the incoming Council to make some appropriation for the undertaking of this work, which I consider one of the most needed improvements of the City of Savannah. __ _______MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________85 Catch Basins In the matter of catch basins, this Department has inaugurated in a number of instances during the past year a system, which in the opinion of your Director and the City Engineer is a material improvement over the system formerly in vogue. It is that of placing the catch basin directly over the sewer and conveying the water from the four corners of the street intersection into the catch basin by means of smaller inlets commonly called "monkey" catch basins. The saving in expense as compared with the construction of four separate catch basins is considerable, the service rendered is equally as good, the cleaning of the catch basins is 75 per cent, less than otherwise and in addition to that each catch basin acts as a manhole for the sewer. I understand from conversation with the Chief Engineer of the new drainage system that he has practically adopted the same plan for the new work to be undertaken. At the close of the year there were 1,423 catch basins in the city, this being a net increase of forty. The expenditures for cleaning same and thirteen fountains during the year amounted to $ In all 20,645 catch basins were cleansed, an average of 1,720 times monthly. The twelve fountains were cleansed 470 times during the year. You will note that we have one fountain less than during the year previous. Sidewalks The work of laying new sidewalks to replace some of the old ones was stopped because of an injunction taken out by Dr. B. S. Purse on April 9, 1912. This injunction has since been dismissed. Whilst considerable work has been done in certain streets of the city during the year and a better condition of 86_________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________ sidewalks has resulted, there remains a large amount of work to be done in order to get the sidewalks in proper condition. The energies of this Department should be devoted towards the consummation of this work. I should direct special attention to the urgent need of some determined action in regard to sidewalks in many sections of the city lying east of -East Broad Street and west of West Broad Street. Particularly in the older sections of the city. There were 2,784 sidewalk repairs made during the year, including crossings and portions of paved streets, at a cost of 512,054.81. The total expenditures for sidewalks during the year were $24,227.00. Street Crossings Sixteen new street crossings were constructed in the course of the year, using therefor 24,000 vitrified brick and cobble stone for centers. The cost of such work was $490.40. Storm Sewers Storm sewers, generally, have well stood the heavy strains to which they have been put during the past year, due to excessive rains. The only real serious break in the storm sewers was in what is known as the new East Broad Street sewer. This sewer was constructed about six years ago on East Broad Street from Broughton Street to the river. At the point of outlet at the river this sewer showed evidences of sinking and the joints coming apart and breaking. In addition to this condition there has always been MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 87 more or less complaint from the wharf owners in the immediate vicinity that the emptying of this sewer in the manner it has been emptying, caused shoaling in the river at that point, especially close to the wharves. Therefore in repairing the broken part of the sewer this trouble was remedied. The manner adopted being the building of solid reinforced concrete basin at the terminus of the sewer and having this basin so trapped that sand would be held in the bottom of it instead of being forced into the river. This basin is provided with manhole covers to be cleaned the same as an ordinary cesspool. In finishing up this basin the north side of it was used as a concrete wall for the eastern half of the public dock at East Broad Street and the top surface was finished with cement walk, and the wall, making an attractive and useful wharf. It might not be amiss for the city to extend this concrete wall, so as to take in all of the East Broad Street dock. The building of the wharf in the present instance was merely incidental to die work that had to be done on the storm sewer. In the dock work that was done in connection with the new power house of the Savannah Electric Company, a bad condition in the West Broad Street storm sewer at the intersection of West Broad and Williamson Streets became apparent. The sewer makes a sharp right angle turn at this point carrying the main line of the sewer from the eastern side of the street as exists south of that point, to the western side of the street, from which point it goes into the river. There were two large square cisterns covered (concealed beneath the pavement), which had proven to be a place where decomposing matter would rest, form obnoxious gases, which found their way back into the street through some of the cesspools. This was remedied at considerable expense by doing away with these cisterns and so constructing the sewer that it carried with it a continuous flow on an easy grade. 88 MAYOR'S AXXUAL REPORT The total amount expended on storm sewers during the year was $6,512.29. There are now in the city 28.586 miles of storm sewers. The new additions to storm sewers for the year were as follows : New Storm Sewers, 1912 LOCATION' VValdburg Street,East of East Broad StreetBull Street Extension, Fiftieth to Fiftysecond Street Bull Street Extension, Forty-eighth to Fiftieth Street ________________ Bull Street Extension, Forty-seventh to Florence Street, Forty-second to Fortythird Street ______________ - - Intersection of President and HabershamT to Southwest corner of York and Hah- ^ ersham _ J Southeast corner Barnard and Gordon Lane_ M. H. Taylor and east side of Barnard 1 to Southeast corner Barnard and ^ Wavne - ___________________ ) Bay and Randolph ______ _____ __________ River Street, west of C. R. R. bridere ____ Congress Lane, between Bull and Drayton __ Total _________ __-_ _____ - Size of Sewer 8 inch 18 inch IS inch 12 inch 8 inch 10 inch 8 inch 10 inch 10 inch ( 8 inch } 10 inch 8 inch 10 inch 8 inch Length of Sewer 84.5 feet 560 feet 487.5 feet 450.5 feet 360 feet 10 feet 146 feet 10 feet 21.25 feet 70 feet 5 feet 125 feet 165 feet 112.5 feet 25 feet 2,632.25 feet House Drainage There has been practically no new work done in this Department during the past year, for the reason mentioned in the next heading. There have been some serious, dangerous, and annoying breaks in various lines of the House Drainage during the __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_________89 past year. The most vexatious one was on Fahm Street, which first became apparent between Pine and Bryan Streets. It seems that in this section of the city there is quite a quick-sand strata. The sewer is laid about 10 feet deep in a quick-sand bed. The method employed by the constructors at the time of laying the original sewer was to saddle pile and rest the sewer pipe on these saddles. Either through settlement or settlement and continued heavy traffic through the street, it became crushed. The pipe was broken on the top, at the bottom, and on the sides. This line of sewer is one of the most important drainage outlets, taking care as it does of all the house drainage west of Bull Street and north of Oglethorpe Avenue. This break was repaired by laying of the new pipe in a solid concrete bed and I feel satisfied that there will be no further trouble in this direction, because of the methods employed by this Department in doing this work. The length of this break was 175 feet. Further tests were made at various points further south which developed the fact that the sewer at this point was practically in good condition. However, it was but a few weeks after the completion of the first work that another break became apparent, on the same street just north of Bryan Street. This showed itself by the caving in of a heavily loaded hardware truck while driving over the street. That the driver and horses should have escaped injury was nearly miraculous. The work of repairing this line was continued and as it now stands at the present time is still in the course of construction. The work has been completed to Mills Street, a distance of about 435 feet, and is now being continued to Indian Street. It may be necessary to carry it to the river. This can only be proven by examination of the line beyond the present point of opening. 90_________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT__________ Drainage in General It has been hoped that the drainage work voted by citizens at the election held on December 6, 1911, would have been started during the past year, but the commission handling this matter, as I am informed, have given large study and deep investigation to the matter with the result that they have now advertised for bids and the people are assured that the work will soon be begun. There are many places where new lines are absolutely necessary, of which the commission is thoroughly advised. Scavenger Department The tabulated statement, which follows shows the work accomplished during the past year by this Department. Platform for Loading Garbage at City Lots The conditions surrounding .the unloading of city garbage from the scavenger wagons to the cars in which this refuse material is transferred to the County Farm, are in first class shape, the flooring having been completely renewed during the past year. A liberal quantity of disinfectant is used continuously and all the woodwork is whitewashed from time to time. The cars are covered and every energy is exerted towards keeping this branch of the city's work in the highest sanitary condition. Fire plugs have been installed at two different points at the City Lots within the year. One of these is at the entrance of the loading platform where a space has "been covered with cement walk, so as to allow the washing off of the scavenger wagons after they have finished their day's work. Contract for Removal of Garbage I desire to take this opportunity of directing the attention of the incoming Council to the fact that the present MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 91 contract with the Savannah Electric Company for the hauling of garbage to the County Farm will expire on April 1, 1913. The statement referred to above follows: Scavenger Department MONTHS May _ _____ July ._..__ Ahigust _ _______ October ________ Totals ______ Loads Hauledby Scavenger Wagons City Dump to 2,716 2,667 2,819 2,743 3,059 2,897 3,138 3,132 2,779 3,212 2,936 2,844 34,942 Hauled Loadsby Street andLane Carte Oly Dump to 2,045 2,239 2,562 1,839 2,177 2,061 2,043 2,053 1,562 1,948 1,656 1,249 23,424 Loads Hauledby Paper WagonsDump City to 148 146 156 152 162 146 160 162 147 164 154 144 1,841 Number Cars Hauled by Garbage County Farm By. to 166 .158 176 177 194 195 210 204 188 203 178 170 2,219 DEAD STOCK REMOVED _ I 22 12 10 13 7 17 16 10 14 20 15 12 168 CC 4) E * 34 30 24 18 17 22 22 25 41 24 27 35 319 0 O O 17 10 13 3 5 3 7 2 2 6 4 5 77 !'a O 10 6 11 7 3 5 6 3 3 4 7 8 73 00 *s 1 4 5 6 4 4 1 1 2 "4 5 3 39 &> O 0 22 51 56 91 121 133 98 82 89 97 56 52 948 | W 1 3 "l "l S m O O "I "l "l 3 Dry Culture Department A detailed report of the work accomplished in this Department is given below. The expenditures for keeping ditches clean and clear of weeds, etc., as well as cost of labor and material for repairing wooden bridges were $7,790.26. 92 MAYOR'S AXXUAL REPORT Dry Culture MONTHS March _ _______ June - ______________ July _....___ August __ _ October _____ _____ December _ ____ _____ Totals _.______ Number Feet Ditches Cleaned 112,864 92,876 120,200 87,716 121,870 45.763 98,665 74,366 79,100 84,444 100,447 110,755 1,129,066 Feet Number Canals Cleaned 10,572 24642 27^122 16,841 30,487 53,562 21 100 " 14,255 31,726 2C.4M 32,487 22,566 311,006 c oj$ 22 "Is & III fcfe-s 1 ?AA 1,266 1,000 1,460 900 1,000 1,300 1,100 4,822 500 720 17,312 Number Days Worked 351 320 346 319 347 339 147 325 342 327 350 330 4,043 Sink Department O. E. M. The expenses attached *o this department were $5,063.37, of which amount $3,044.85 was paid to the contractor for cleaning vaults, etc. The details of the work done in this department during the year appear in the tabulated form hereto attached Sink Department, O. E. M., 1912 co E O S 1911 December ________ 1912 January _ _ __ _ March . _____ __ April ___ __ May ________ June _____________ July _____ August _ __ September ________ October __________ November ___ ._ Totals ____ __ Privy Number Cleaned Vaults 24 38 63 85 53 43 54 60 53 48 38 45 604 Amount $8640 136 80 22680 30600 190 80 1S480 194 90 216 00 190 80 1-7280 136 80 16200 $2,174 40 Surface Number Cleaned Vaults 14 51 1C 36 17 13 10 12 8 17 213 "c 3 $ 31 50 114 75 56 25 22 50 81 00 38 25 29 25 22 50 27 00 18 00 3825 $479 25 Barrels Number |.Cleaned 45 {! 49 Amount , $22 50 1 00 s 1 1! ii i i i n 1 00} 1 SOf $25 00 17 Amount $ 5 60 5 60 5 60 61 60 11 20 5 60 $95 20 Dry Wells Number |Cleaned ' 3 1 1 1 1 11 1 jAmount $ 5 00 7 50 2 00 2 50 2 50 5 00 $27 00 Tubs Number Cleaned 2 2 $1 00 $1 00 Surface NumberCleaned Drawers Amount 15 31 19 29 12 37 31 18 23 237 $ 15 00 31 00 19 00 29 00 12 00 37 00 31 00 18 00 22 00 23 00 $237 00 Number Privy IFilled Vaults 1 2 3 Amount $2 00 4 00 $6 00 1 $ 168 00 288 15 302 05 364 10 291 30 295 65 236 85 272 00 246 40 199 80 180 30 200 25 $3,044 85 94_________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_________ Harbor and Wharves During the year the slips owned by the city were thoroughly over-hauled and are now in good condition. The expenditures in this department, which has a fixed charge of $1,500.00, were $2,255.29; the appropriation was $2,500.00. City Lighting At the end of the year 1912, there were 158 arc lights (old style), 557 magnetite lights, for 60 candle power lamps and two 100 Watt lamps in operation. The balance of the magnetite lights are being installed now, so that there will be none of the old style lights left in operation after the early part of January. Streets and Lanes, Gravel, Etc. The bulk of the expenditures in this department have been for repairing existing roadways and the partial hardening of small stretches of streets. The total expenditures in this department during the year were $3,745.91. Streets and Lanes Department The addition to the paved streets of the city during the year amounted to 9,341.221ineal feet or 1,769 miles; the city now has 52.34 miles of paved streets. The increase in the superficial area of such paved streets in 1912 was 53,147.27 square yards, making a total at present of 1.034,235.1 square yards, divided as follows: _________MAYOR'S "ANNUAL REPORT________95 Asphalt Broughton _______________17,950 Bryan ____________________ 619 Bull ____________________32,831 Congress _________________ 5,539 Drayton __________________22,522 Harris ___________________ 1,675 Liberty __________________30,430 Oglethorpe Avenue __________25,933 President __________________ 780 St. Julian _________________ 1,088 York ___________________ 477 140,814 Vitrified Brick Abercorn _ _______________39,640.7 Bay ____________________ 6,381.9 Rear of City Hall ____________ 227.7 Barnard __________________ 3,005 Congress Lane __________ 2,086 Cuyler __________________ 1,221.8 Gwinnett _________________31,695.4 Habersham ________________19,956.48 Park Avenue ______________14,208 President __________________ 3,%1 Wheaton _________________ 7,256 Ogeechee Road _____________11,026.87 Jefferson _________________17,228 Thirty-eighth ______________ 2,875 Thirty-sixth, West ___________ 9,100.1 Montgomery ________________ 405 Forty-second, West __________ 1,165.4 West Broad ________________43,120.9 Jones, West _________,______ 5,682 Berrien __________________ 2,351.1 Fortieth __________________ 6,573.53 Tattnall __________________ 1,231.6 Strand, East _______________ 3,399.47 96________-MAYOR'S AXXUAL REPORT_________ Stewart __________________ 4,663.9 Price ____________________16,858.2 Henry ___________________12,917.16 Perry Lane ________________ 749.3 Broughton Lane _____________ 1,917.3 East Broad ________________10,408.3 Macon ___________________ 211 Thirty-sixth _______________ 6,456 Roberts __________________ 689.7 Whitaker _________________18,295.7 Thirty-first ________________11,934.6 Drayton __________________ 1,033.2 State __________________ 2,862.35 Hall ____________________ 4,960 Wayne _______________ 595.7 Harmon __________________ 5,534 Gaston ________________ 1,550.5 Lincoln __________________ 689.6 Bay Lane, East of Lincoln ____ 122.26 Emmett Park _______________ 2,453.4 Strand ____________________ 7,612.13 Bay _____________________ 1,992.46 Bay ___.__________________ 3,139.46 West Broad ________________11,582 Liberty Lane _______________ 720 337,565.38 ChertLouisville Road _____________ 4,377 Bay Street Extension ____ 9,255 President __________________ 1,280. 14,912 CobbleBay ____________________20,528.18 Factors Walk __________.___ 8,800 Lanes ____________________11,786.1 __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_________97 Pine _____________________ 1,800 New _______________*___17,214.9 Street Slip, North Bay ________ 8,772.3 Reynolds ____________ 4,200 Barnard ___-____________ 3,420 East Broad __________________ 6,428 West Broad _______________ 4,359.1 West Boundary at Dump ______ 1,244 Whitaker _________________ 6,724.3 Orange _______________ 660 Williams _________________ 4,500 Williamson ______________ 2,252 Zubly ___________________ 2,645 Margaret _________________ 7,000 Sycamore _________________ 711 West Boundary _________1___ 3,033 117,077.88 Granite Blocks Bay ___.__-____________ 1,707 Barnard __________________ 1,049 Bryan ___________________ 6,991.31 Cohen ____._______________ 2,200.69 East Broad ________________ 9,190 Farm ___________________10,100.2 Jefferson _________________21,913 Indian __________ 7,572 Railroad __________________ 6,097 Wadley _________________ 4,309 Wheaton _________________ 5,000 West Boundary ____________ 152.71 Water _________________.__ 2,207 River ____________________ 4,618.1 New ____________________ 4,391.64 Coffee Alley _______________ 634.8 Bay Lane _________________ 596.62 88,823.07 MAYOR'S AXXUAL REPORT Shell Bolton ___________________ 11,700 Barnard __________________ 6,500 Hall ___________________ _. 4,752.8 Henry __ _ ________________ 6,977.59 29,930.39 Gravel Gwinnett __ ____________ 5,666 Bull __ .._ __________ 5,735.94 Harris ___________________ 1,937 St. Julian _- _____________ 5,244.9 Ogeechee Road __________ ___ 2,333.3 20,917.14 Asphalt Block Gaston __________ 9,998.9 Bull _____________________ 25,175.4 York _. ____ . ____ _ 505.7 Abercorn __________________ 1,556.71 Barnard ~ ____________ 1,034.3 Park Avenue ___ ___ _ __ ____ 1,511 McDonough _______________ 2,194.91 Randolph _________________ 10,365.5 East Broad ______________ 9,371.86 Jones ___ _ _________ __ _ - 9,120.9 Macon ______________ ________ 1,213.35 Charlton _,. _ 1,211.13 Harris __..._.______.. - 602 Gordon __ 1,205.3 Perry _________ - ___ 587.9 Wayne _____________ ________ 657.2 President __________ 738.2 Broughton _______________ 2,589.3 Taylor _______________ - _ 1,209.8 Barnard _____ _ 31,292.41 Bull ____________________ 1,638.66 Estill Avenue ______________ 32,803.95 Fortieth _. _ ...._ _ _ ____ ______ 2,138.07 __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_________99 Forty-first ________________ 1,051.95 Hall _____________________ 2,586.6 Hull _____________________ 544.72 Harmon _____________ 5,327.7 Montgomery _______________ 1,375.89 Paulsen __________________ 5,798.66 Unnamed Street _____________ 496.56 Waldburg _________________ 6,186.2 West Broad ________________13,773.3 Thirty-seventh ____'________-22,371.7 Thirty-seventh ______________ 7,957.27 Montgomery ______________ 1,129.1 Henry ___________________14,022.41 Abercorn _________________ 8,048.39 Abercorn __________________ 9,440.82 Abercorn _________________22,607.66 Bay (Extended) _____________ 3,654.65 Barnard __________________ 6,466.34 Congress __________________ 440.52 Charlton __________________ 654.21 Perry _____________________ 518.06284,195.24 Recapitulation Sheet Asphalt ____________________ 140,814 Asphalt Block _____________________ 284,195.24 Vitrified Brick ____________________ 337,565.38 Chert _______________________ 14,912 Cobble _______________.________ 117,077.88 Granite Block _____________________ 88,823.07 Shell __________________________ 29,930.39 Gravel _________________________ 20,249.14 Total ______________________.1,034,235.10 100________MAYOR'S AXNUAL REPORT________ Cleaning Paved Streets The cost of cleaning improved streets is as follows: Asphalt __________________140,814 Cobble and Granite __________205,900.95 Shell, Gravel, and Chert _______ 66,092.53 Vitrified Brick _____________337.565.38 Asphalt Block _____________284,195.24$25,767.00 Repairs to Paved Streets The cost of repairs to improved streets is as follows: Asphalt __________________140,814 Cobble and Granite __________205,900.95 Shell, Gravel, and Chert _______ 66,092.53 Vitrified Brick _____________337,565.38 Asphalt Block _____________284,195.24$10,679.40 Henry Street Subway The bulk of the work of constructing the Henry Street Subway was done prior to my administration as Director of Public Works. A complete settlement of accounts between the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad and the City has been delayed pending the settlement of several questions. The amount of work done by the railroad company was $34,168.72; the amount of work done by the city was $31,082.98, making the total cost of the improvement $65,251.70, which was to be divided equally between the Atlantic Coast Line and the City of Savannah, making the net cost of the improvement to the City, $32,625.85. City Stables On March 27, 1912, the City of Savannah purchased from the Seaboard Air Line Railway two large lots lying ___________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_________101 immediately north of the city stables, extending from Gvvinnett Street to Sycamore Street and from 'Cemetery Street to Lot No. 69 Springfield Ward. The city has been using these lots for storage and pasture purposes for a number of years. The price paid to the Seaboard Air Line Railway was $15,000.00. In August, 1912, the city sold to Mr. S. Eichholz the section fronting on Gwinnett Street for $10,000.00. The amount of property thus sold was approximately one-fifth of the entire purchase. The necessity of new and modern stables has been urged from time to time, and I earnestly recommend that during the coming year this work be undertaken and proper stabling facilities be furnished the department. During the past year some improvement was made to the old stable roof, which was damaged and worn out beyond repair, and a new galvanized iron roof was put on. Chimney Sweeping * The amount expended in this "department for the past year for sweeping chimneys totaled $326.00; the amount collected for such sweeping and credited to this account was $317.00. Grading New Streets The new streets graded during the year by this department are as follows: First Street north from Wheaton Street, 700 feet. Second Street, north from Wheaton Street, 700 feet. Thi'rd Street north from Wheaton Street, 700 feet. Fourth Street north from Wheaton Street, 700 feet. Fifth Street north from Wheaton Street, 700 feet. Sixth Street north from Wheaton Street, 700 feet. Lane, north of, and running parallel with Wheaton Street and intersecting streets: First, etc., to Sixth. 102________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_________ The cost of grading new streets during the year amounted to $2,378.97. There were quite a number of deaths among the foremen and employees in the department during the year. In addition to these on July 26, 1912, Mr. P. J. Winters, Superintendent of Construction of Streets and Lanes was accidentally killed by a falling piece of (terra cotta from the new Savannah Hotel building. Mr. Winters was unconscious from the time he was struck until about one and a half hours afterwards, when he died. I cannot let the opportunity pass to pay a few words of tribute to the memory of a man who had risen from the ranks as a day laborer to one of the most trusted positions in the department; a man who had 'been faithful to every duty imposed upon him and who had worked conscientiously in the interest of the city. In his death the City of Savannah lost a most valuable man. I also have to chronicle the death of Mr. Lee Masters who had for a number of years been the personal clerk to former Director Harry Willink and who was retained in the same position by me up to the time of his death. Mr. Masters died on September 7, 1912, after a lingering illness of some months. Mr. Masters was also a man thoroughly devoted to his work and to the interests of the city, and as in the case of Mr. Winters his death caused the city to lose the services of a good and faithful man. Supplementing the aforesaid, I wish to acknowledge my appreciation of the many courtesies extended to me and to this Department by yourself, by the Chairman of Committee on Streets and Lanes, Hon. J. F. Sullivan, and by the Board of Aldermen during the past year. Respectfully, ABE S. GUCKENHEIMER, Director. Appropriations DEPARTMENT City Lighting _ . Drainage and Dry Culture - House Drainage - Notes Chatham L. & H. Co.. Notes Ardsley Park Land Corporation __ Opening New Streets (including Notes) __ ____ Paving Streets ________ __ __ Storm 'Sewers _ _ Storm Sewers, Special __ __ __ Scavenger Scavenger, Sav. Elec. Co. Contract __ _______ Sink Department, O. E. M. ___ ____________ Grading New 'Streets _ ___________ Henry 'Street Subway _ _____ __ __ __ Sidewalks ___________________________ Chimney Sweeping _________________________ Repairitre Asphalt Streets _ _____ Twelfth Street Land Co. __ ___ _ Appropriation $41,50000 onnn nn y r/Yl no 4,70000 37,960 IS 13,047 30 < cji 70 61,054 60 2,500 00 55,000 00 8,000 00 4,500 00 88,500 00 4,50000 1,000 00 3,000 00 2,50000 "O c V O- V X i; w s $40,118 84 7,421 07 2,027 20 6,689 48 1,261 13 15,032 32 75,195 56 5,173 20 42641 55,172 01 8,532 84 4704 04 83,862 86 3,706 01 976 66 987 13 23,677 38 293 00 27 00 96 73 137 35 of Balance Appropriation $ 1,381 16 1,578 93 472 80 36,699 02 33,543 79 4,637 14 793 99 23 34 2,012 87 Excess ofAppropriation $ 1,989 48 1,985 02 14,140 96 2,673 20 426 41 172 01 532 84 204 04 21,177 38 293 00 27 00 96 73 137 35 *< O yo to X d Claims, Damages - _______ _ 75V M____ 1 69 Time . ______ of Hands ______ 1 173,200 ----- - _ 33________ Totals i$345,698 1 a CK *O 1 S vj o* fej Tki 8 tn S gl 13 to* Ov ^ In W S S ? 5 fc vj cK i 2 -W _tn i- O) O &#> o VI C "to V1 SS 5 N3 W -* U ** vi Go \Q \Q 1 00 2 1 * t/ C*i O tn 00 O !u N) Q VI 00 8 *. C/1 ^C* ^- IN 2 S -w g g w 1 $ i tS NJ C" CT S 8 106 and Same 00Office Furniture to i Repairs 49 Catch andCovers- .; Basins. 1,141 Manhole, Lamphole S. EContract (Garbage) ___ -___84__ 1 8,532 S8 88 8 5 a oo 2 0 - tji 8 VJ tn b) 8 i . -S Q & 'I A ,8 o. en w F ? (*-t/j n\O 3 1 4 f \o /I 1. r y5' * 'S N to and Tols Repairs Implements 749 68______ _ 10___ . Sinks ____ .._._.._-_ __ 3.046 Cleaning .. Veterinary Services _______________________ 50 1,67 r sr ^ S epj?^? ;illl& ft W> S *"* rt (u an- < S - NJOU O ^ Ln *1 oSvSt5?oo s o to 4* tn 8 Jl \) B VJ Q tn .u o\ S ss 1 1 1 i: Sj Sb tn r If a 3 tx A4' en | SN M4*. ^A^J Rent of254_ 89_____________________ 1 Telephones vjyi and Repairs Improvements to Public ____ Buildings 7014 - i 7n o. S1 8 r I 8 ? sa. o P1 S P Is ss * 8 *" S o N) tn M tnOO (ji Ot*1 i CM tn vi t/tl O9t t t I i i i i 00 tn O 1 1 ii i si i i 00 1 ! S j^ 8 S 1 1 1 1 1 t 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ^ vfl OJ Sis vj t t i i i t t I i i I i i i i i i i i i i i > i t i i i i i t i i i i i s as S K VJ 8 tntn CnC gg SH 11 s ^ s S & E c g ^* g5 ss s w 8 o\ 0 J n i J ^ ? 42Blocks ___ .Asphalt 1 $34,759 . 8SS K 8 ~*i n , O Amount Streets and Lanes City House Drainage Airdsley Park Storm Sewers Scavenger Dry Culture Savannah Electric Co. O. E. M. Harbor and Wharves Grading New Streets City Lighting Paving Streets Sidewalks Resurfacing Streets and Lanes Henry Street Subway Repairing Asphalt Streets Construction of New Sewers Chimney Sweeping Division of Public1912 Works, Expenses, Department Division of Expenses, Depart FOR Asphalt Blocks ____ __ _____ _.__._ Coal and Wood _ _ ___ Feed for Stock _____ _______ Repairs and Improvements to Public Buildings Clipping and Shoeing Stock - Brick _______ ______________ - _ _ Vehicles and Repairs to Same Gravel __ ___ __._-_. Cement, Lime, and Fire Clay.. City Lamps _-_ Repairs to Tools and Implements _ Cleaning Sinks Pipe . _____. -- Oils, Paint, Putty, Etc.- Lights, City Stables - Freight, Express Charges, Transfer, Car Service . Hardware Sand ____ - __ - _ Plumbing Work Horse and Mule Shoes and H. S. Nails. Artificial Stone Sidewalks Office Furniture and Repairs to Same Catch Basins, Manhole, and Lamphole Covers - S. E. Contract (Garbage) Time of Hands Totals Amount $ 34,759 42 594 63 24,811 86 714 70 133 28 254 89 132 47 89075 863 31 470 50 1,145 76 1,132 08 198 52 40,305 30 2.789 86 1,607 50 749 68 3,046 10 1,781 12 414 44 12,530 11 961 97 1,035. 32 1,264 00 1,092 03 50 42 75 495 03 11,619 61 4,647 18 39627 277 91 406 59 10,384 45 106 00 1,141 49 8,53284 759 50 173,200 69 $345,698 33 M l a iJ O a V) +J V S $ 6050 10,148 96 111 52 57 78 494 30 235 00 23 05 7996 321 18 657 75 15 95 205 70 126 25 352 63 335 55 434 56 2 10 198 23 185 03 2,399 74 11 50 2 00 156 75 103 00 11 00 _.-. ___ 69,343 59 f86,073 58 1 City House Drainage $ 6000 222 10 1 86 592 74 400 72 93 20 45 1 55 3 50 625 39,55 25845 34 31 10 65 68 62 6,205 05 $7,60201 Alrdsley Park i $ 4600 1,085 56 29 50 95799 48 70 3 00 27 40 2,953 00 25848 3 85 160 50 27 68 2,384 77 90 24 9 40 56 06 CO 1 V CO EU S C/3 $ 105 83 2 50 104 75 47000 292 263 79 14 25 32 00 97 18 270 75 58 08 5 75 38 00 79 43 64 86 16 25 98 50 531 32 Scavenger $ 73 00 12,986 78 428 70 68 04 70 44 183 76 235 50 44 65 103 58 590 21 932 25 25 75 4> u 2 "5 u >> Q $ 1000 281 85 1 50 40S 79 10 50 2 50 36 69 18 50 87 22 928 45 463 57 8 54 75 103 80 9 67 1,539 00 4 72 249 84 3 00 .... __ 1. __......._ _____ 6,791 69 $15,032 32 4,35463 $ 6,512 29 37,28566 $56,463 57 s _ _ .... .... 1 30 85 7,028 77 $ 7,790 26 $1 $* 1 VI Vtl 00 v 1 I i Si K inl O O> 5s * VI 1 8 2! 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Os s 00 s pMl VJ 8 ^0 10 8 n w _ -e-vi^^ Co O) j *-t\) i i t i 1 1 Ult 8 Ss c/i to O ^ *~* O U 1 N- O v) 8 i g g 8 1 00 E 1 V) S VJ- -69 8 a 00 V| 3i8 8 1 oo tn O ^O CM VJ _* M 1 *"* S' ooto s| 1 1 i S5I vj to s -(A ^O i'ffi II g vttn ss V| IHM* to U1 00 bd * -v >M I-4* 338 uiOC 8 \A in S N Oi O Is v H s *^ i <*; 8! s - ^^ 1Oa vj K 8 Streetsan^i!anes^^^ City House Drainage Airdsley Park Storm Sewers Scavenger Dry Culture Savannah Electric Co. O. E. M. Harbor and Wharves Grading New Streets City Lighting Paving Streets Sidewalks Resurfacing Streets and Lanes Henry Street Subway Repairing Asphalt Streets Construction of New Sewers Chimney Sweeping ANNUAL REPORT OF 1HE CITY ENGINEER OF THE CITY OF SAVANNAH, GA. FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31. 1912 W. O'O. ROCKWELL CITY ENGINEER 106 MAYOR'S AXXUAL REPORT CITY ENGINEER'S REPORT Office oi City Engineer Savannah, Ga., December 31st, 1912 Hon. George W. Tiedeman, Mayor, Savannah, Ga.: 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 31st, 1912. The past year has been one of unusual activity in the real estate business and in building. This activity has reflected itself in the increased amount of work accomplished by this department, for although there has been no extraordinary public improvements demanding the special attention of this office this year, there has nevertheless been an increase of twenty-eight per cent, in the volume of routine work, this increase is an index of a substantial growth of the city. City Extension and Planning A bill %vas enacted by the State Legislature the latter part of August this year, extending the west corporate limits to include the subdivisions now known as West Savannah, the greater part of Lincoln Heights, Findley, Fell Wood, Royal Vale Terrace, Highland Park, West End, Grant Park, Roach, and West Hill subdivisions, and also unsubdivided __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________107 lands belonging to Broady, M. S. Exley, Estate of W. L. Exley, and the Central of Georgia Railway. This territory lies west of the city limits of 1900, and betw'een Bay Street Extension and the Louisville Road, and has an area of 264 acres with probably a population of 300. The streets in this extension have been laid out in the several subdivisions independently of each other, the result has been a maze of streets and lanes in a district which, on this account, may in the course of time become a slum section, difficult ali'ke for police, fire, or sanitary control. In view of this, I would suggest that, the city adopt a policy toward the land owners in its vicinity that will make it to their interest to subdivide their property in conformity with a plan of the city covering the adjacent territoryThe progressive cities of the North and West are working along these lines, realizing that their future development depends largely upon the design of the city's future extensions. Viaduct During the past year two conferences were held between the City's officials and those of the Atlantic Coast Line Railway Co. regarding the proposed Viaduct, from Henry Street to Montgomery Street. Tentative plans were agreed upon, and the drawings are now being prepared by the Atlantic Coast Line Railway Company's Engineering Department. Work Done for Other Departments Some of the work done by this office outside of its routine work was the preparation of a map, showing the location of all the water mains, valves, and fire hydrants in the city. This map was of great service during the recent investigations made by the National Board of Fire UnderwritersAlso a number of maps and blue prints were made 108________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT__________ for the Law Department, to assist it in the various law suits in which the city was involved. Recommendations 1st. That previous to the paving of a street, that all water, gas, sewer, and electric connections to all abutting property be carried out to the curb lines, this will obviate tearing up of the pavement, from time to time, to make these connections, thereby, materially lengthening the life of the pavement and enhancing its value by keeping it unbroken and true to grade. 2nd. That a copy of all plans for underground construction by corporations or individuals shall be filed in the City Engineer's office as a matter of record and for the approval or disapproval of the city authorities before the work of installation is allowed to proceed. 3rd. That the proper investigations be made looking to the improvement of the vitrified brick pavements which are beginning to show wear, by giving them some kind of bituminous wearing surface. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 109 Survey of Lots With Plats for Private Parties LOT NUMBER 4 ___________ 5 ___ . _____________ 14 _____________ _ 7 ____________ - __ 10 __________________ 7 ___________ __ 229 and 230 ______ 181 _____ . _____ ._ 123 _ _________ ___ 124 __ . ___________________ 125 206 and 207 ________________ 210 and 213 ______ - 1A_ 8 .. ____ ____ _____ .._ 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, and A, B. C 71 and 72 ___________ 18, 19 and J ___ _ ____ ._ 123, 124 and 125__ ________ SO ______________--_ 131 ________________________ 22 ___ __________________ 3 ________________ 9 __________ 25 and 24, south part- __ 61. east half _______ __ 195 _______________ 6 ___________ ______ 2, north half _ _ . _____ 11, west part ___ _ _ _ _____ 13 _________________________ 13 ..___.___ 35, west half ______________ 84 ________________ 4 .___________ 12, east part ________ OR Tract ______________.____ 54, west half _____ ____ 1, east part of north half and 2, north half _ __________ 1, west part of north half ___ 36. 37, L and M. east part _ SUBDIVISION Block 23 ____________ Block 24 ___ __ _ 84 Canal Lots West ____ Canal Lots East 71, 74, 75 ____________ WARD Atlantic Atlantic Bacon Bacon Ballantyne Ballantyne Ballantyne Ballantyne Ballantyne Ballantyne Ballantyne Ballantyne Barry Barry Barry Barry Barry Battery Battery Carmichael Carmichael Carpenters Row Charlton Charlton Choctaw Coldingr Colding Cummins no MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Survey of Lots With Plats for Private Parties LOT NUMBER SUBDIVISION WARD 58 and 59 _________ _______- -Gumming 21, west 30 feet _________ ___________ Currytown 26, south west one-fourth | and 29 north west part ______ Currytown 10 _______________ Sec. 8 _________ Cuthbert Tract ______________ -_______ Cuthbert 30, west half _________ _______ Dale __._____________I _______i Dale __._____.____| -_-______| Dale G ________________i 18 -__-________I Dale 230, and east half 231 ____i _______I Dasher 62 ________ ______I ___________! Dasher 46, 47, 48, 49 _________I_______i Dasher 66, east part and 67, west! I part II Dasher 72 ________________I____| Dasher 47 ______________..." Block 4 ______| Dasher 65 ________________I____! Davant 9, east part of west two-1 I thirds _____________I Digby Tything ____| Decker M ________________i__...i Decker C, east half __________I_____ Derby C, west half __________I--____ Derby 3, west part ___________i Frederick Tything _ Derby 3 _ ____________ ___| Tyrconnel Tything _ Derby 9 _________________I Wilmington Tything j Derby 28 ________________| Sec. A, lot 5 _____I Demere 51, west 47 feet __________________I Duncan 24, east three-fourths _-_I _____I Duncan 15 ________________I_______| Duncan 7 ________________I________j Duncan 31, west one-quarter and 30 I [ east half __________I _-___________I Duncan 26, west three quarters and' I 27, east one-quarter___'_.__!Duncan 1 and east half of 2______' _______j Duncan 8 _______'-____j Duncan 3, west part ____._ ______________ Elbert 24. west part _________ ______________ Elbert 14, east half ___ ..._______1 Elbert 7 ..._..__.... 31, 32 ...______..I Elliott 54, north part __ _I Elliott 6 ________ 31, 32, 35 _______| Elliott 21 ...._________ ______________! Elliott 54, north and south parts_ ______________! Elliott 29 _______ _____________! Estill A, and part of B_._ ______________! Falligant F ____________ ______________| Falligant Tract, part .. .._________I Falligant MAYOR'S (ANNUAL REPORT 111 Survey of Lots With Plats for Private Parties LOT NUMBER SUBDIVISION I WARD I 10, west part ______ _I Falligant 44, east 40 feet ! Flannery B ________________ -________I Forsyth 15 and 16 west parts _____I __I Forsyth 30, west half ________ I Franklin 1, north part _________ 16 _._ Garden 4 ________________ Block 18 ________| Garrard 11 _______________ Block.18 ________| Garrard 4 and 6 _____________ _______j Garrard 7 ________________ Block 16 _______I Garrard 210, west part and 211 north I west part _________I I Gartland 212 ___.___._______| ____i Gartland 23 _______________!___I Gaston 87, east part __________I __I Gaston 22 ________________I ____i Gaston 23 ______________] I Gaston 24 ________________| ____I Gaston 15 _____ _ J 42-44 __________| Gibbons 3 and 4 ____________I____I Gibbons 4 and 5 ____________I 42, 43, 44 ______| Gibbons 17, west half _________I ___! Gilmerville 20 southeast part ______I ! Gilmerville 15, southeast part ______!I Gilmerville IS, southwest part _____I-! Gilmerville 11, west half _________ _ Gilmerville 56 and 60 ___________ Glatigny 54 ____ _ _ Block E _______ Glatigny 41 _________________ Block E ___'____ Glatigny 81 ________________ ___! Granger 45 ________________ I Granger 3, west half __________ -I Greene G. part _ ____I Griffin 456 _ "" Int<> A. B. C. _____| Griffin 48 and SO ___________ _I Griffin K and west part of L___ _|Hardee 8 and 9 _ ___I Harden 225 and 226 _________ -I Harden 62 ______________ .____! Harman Frank Blunt __________ Millen 1 __| Harman 19 _________________ -._| Haywood 21 ________________ _I Haywood 22 _______________ _! Haywood 5 __ _ _ LaRoche Tything _| Heathcote 3 ..__ 'I'll"""' "" .__.___.___I Hull 54 _.__._...___...__I Block 1 __-.._-._I Hull Sand 11 ___________I_____________I Hull 59 ...._____________I Block 1 ________I Hull 90 ____ _ ______| Martin Farm _____| Hull_____ 112 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Survey of Lots With Plats for Private Parties LOT NUMBER 11, 15 and 149, 153 ______ 45 39 . _ . _____________ 19 ___ . _ . ____ . ______ 102 _ __ _ ____________ 39 and 40 __________________ 219 __ . _ _ ____________ 262 and 265 _______ ____ B _____ _______ __ F ________________ 10, west part ._ __ __ 27. north part ____ 1, 2, 3, 4, north parts ____ 29. north part ___ __ .. __ 47. 48. 49 50 _________ 24 ________________________ 26 ______ _ ___________ 29. north half. 30 north east part of east half, 30 west one-third of east half _____ 23 _____ ____________ 4, west half _________ _ 41, 40 and west part 39 _____ 72 __________________ 66 ______ ... _ _. _ __ 40 ___________ _ 30, west half _ - ___ _ ______ 58 _____________________ 62 __ _ _ _______________ 12, west half ___________ 7 87 and 89 __ _ _ _ _________ 37 _______ ... __________ 163 and 164 ___________ 14 ________________ 85 _ _ 29 and east half of 30 ______ SUBDIVISION Into A. B. C. ________ Into 3 lots ___ _ 24 to 27 _ _ __ Sec. 5 _____ _ _ ___ Sec. 10 ________ Into M. N. 6. P Q R. S. T. __ _ __ ____________ ___ Goerz, Block 7 ______ WARD Hull Johnston Johnston Johnston Johnston Kelly Lafayette Law T -Jijir Lee Lee Lee Lee . Lester Lester Lester Lester Lester Lloyd Lovell Lovell Lovell Lovell Lovell Marshall Marshall McKenna Meldrim Meldrim Mercer MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 113 Survey of Lots With Plats for Private Parties LOT NUMBER I SUBDIVISION i WARD 9, north part H, east part of west half and I F, northeast part of west I -! Mid. Oglethorpe half 38, south two-thirds. J Mid. Oglethorpe .! Minis 41 . _____________I _______________I Minis 49 ________________I ______________1 Minis 19 _____________I ___________I Monterev 2, east half _*__.I I Monterey 242 and 243 _________~I I Morrison 113 and east half 114____I _.___.! Myers 84 and 85 ___________I -! Myers 34, northwest part _____I 1 N. Oglethorpe 24 and 26 ___________I-! Norwood 42 ________________I ______! Norwood 1 and D ____________I--_______' Norwood 39 ________________I_____! Norwood 52 and 54 ___________I_____' Norwood 56 _-- -_- __ !___-_________' Norwood 75 and 76 ___________I__I Owens 83 _________________i_________1 Owens 38. east half __________I' Owens 39. east three-quarters ___I! Owens 32 ___ _____|___________I Owens 19 _ ___ _ _____I______________I Padelford 16 . ...___ _ _____I_________! Padelford 221, 222. 223, 224, and west I I ^ part 225 _ _ I Into A. B. C. _____' Padelford 133 _ _____ _______i-_________'Padelford 218 219 220 _ _____I________' Padelford 22 _ __ _ _ _ |_______.__i Padelford 226 and east part 225____I' Padelford E _________________|_______________! Percival 22, northeast part ______I__' Pulaski 4 _. ____ ___ | "Villa Heights" ___I Purse 113 _______________I__I Puree 17 and 18 ____________I I Purse 331 -_____._....__I .....I Purse 332 ________.____I --! Purse 73 and 75 __.____-_I ___-I Purse 138 _______________! ______________'Purse 22 ________________I ______________I Railroad 2 ________________I ___I Reppard 14 ________________I---_____I Reppard Sand 11 ____________I____-.! Reppard 15 _______________I _..I Reppard 21 and east part LI I Reppard 114 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Survey of Lots With Plats for Private Parties LOT NUMBER SUBDIVISION 1 WARD 8 _________________ ____--_I Reppard 14 _______________ j ____________i Reppard I and 2 _____________i ______________I Reppard 9 east half and 10 west half_l I Reynolds 4 and 5 ______________I First Tything ___I Reynolds 25 _______________i ______________! Rivers 10 _________________I 24 ___.________| Roberts 3 _ __: ______________I Roberts 7, east half ___________I I Roberts 57 ________________i Barstow, Block 7 __ Schroeder 9 and 10 ___________! Millen 6 ____-___ Schwarz 87 and 88 ___________' 1 Schwarz . 113 and 114 ___________I I Schwarz 113 _______________| Millen 10 _______i Schwarz 46 ________________i ______________I Schwarz 47 _ I _________ __ ! Schwarz 53 IIIIIIIIIIII.I-.IIIIIIIII' Millen 11 ________' Schwarz 36 ________________ -_____________! Screven 20 and 21 ___________' -_____________' Screven 37 ___ _ _______: .______________! Solomons 83 __ j ______________I Southville 151 I ______________[ Southvjlle 153 _ I ____________I Southville 58 __ | ______________! Southville 57 ".-'_____~J.II.Il -______________' Southville 91 ~~___________________;_____________! Southville 70 _^ ~ "."' _______________| Southville .._______^ ____| Southvj,le 34 and 36 ____.______ ---! Southville 32 ____________________________i Southville 4, west one-third ______! i - Oglethorpe 46 _____________________i Stephens 2 and 3 _ _ J______I Stiles 12 _ _ _________ ___! Stjles 72. east"part""rr_rrr__ ""' 1 Stiles II _______________'______________i Stiles 19 _ " _ (_ _ I Stiles 13, eastlhaif'II-IIIIIIIIIIIIj-IIHIl Stiles 22 . _____________i Stiles 4, south half __________'I Swoll 255 and 256 __________! Telfair 64 and east part 63 _____ ________! Telfair - 1 and 2 ....________.____.____-_! Telfair 16 .- '_ __________'Telfair 69 _ _ __ _______________; Telfair 9 ________________I Block 13 ___i Teynac 137 ________________I Block 23 __-______' Teynac 112 and 113 ._________: Block 22 _____' Teynac____ MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 115 Survey of Lots With Plats for Private Parties LOT NUMBER 106 and 108 ___ __________ 134 and 135 __ 46 and 48 ___________ 8 ___________ 26 ___________ __ 37 _____ 10 . ___ _____ __ .__ 9, 10, 11, 12. _____ __ - 3 _________________ C and west part of B ______ 16 ____________ - ___ 1 and 2 _______ _______ 133 ___ _______ . ____- 169 ____ _ __ ..___. ._ _ 71 _ ____________ 105 __._ ______ . ______ 119 and 120 ________ - 16 and south part of 15 _ _ 10 _______ _______ 10, 12. 13, 15 _.___-_ __-_. 7, 8, 9 __ - ______ ._ - 456 51 east half _ _____ 73, west part __ 3 and 4 . __________ - A ________________ 16 and 21 south parts _______ 27, southwest part _____ A _________________________ 7 6, west half 25 and 26 ___ _______ SUBDIVISION Block 21 ____________ Into A. B. C. _____ . _ West of Bull S~treet__ East of Bull Street East of Bull Street __ 1, 2, 3 _______________ 18 ___________ 18 ________. 13-16 ____ - WA'RD Teynac Teynac Teynac Thomas Thomas Troup Trustees Garden Wadley Wadlev Wadley Wadley Walton Walton Watson Watson Watson Watson Watson Watson Weed Wed Wharf Lots Wharf Lots Wharf Lots White White White White White White 1 Williams Wylly Wylly Wylly Wylly 116 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Measurement of Street Paving STREET Abercorn ______ Abercorn ______ Charlton _ __ _ Perry __^ __ Bay ______ FROM Bull _. ________ Jefferson ______ Estill Ave.__ _ Drayton _ ._. _ West Broad .._ Cohen _ _______ TO Rav mit!ltpl" Montgomery __ Forty-seventh __ 'Fifty-second __ Abercorn ______ Elbert Square _ South 185 feetCommerce _- - PURPOSE Assessment Assessment Assessment Assessment Assessment Miscellaneous Measurements and Surveys Survey of Base Ball Park. Survey of lots 413 to 466, Section Q, Bonaventure Cemetery. Locating new catch-basin in Snedeker Carson Go's, lumber yard. Locating new catch-basins at Northwest and Southwest corners of Bull Street and Liberty Street Lane. Establishing corners at street intersections, through the Twelfth Street Land Go's, property. Survey of lots 99, 145, 245, Section A, Bonaventure Cemetery. Survey of .triangular lot, belonging to the city, at the Southwest corner Louisville Road and Stiles Avenue. Survey of Johnson Square. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 117 Survey of lot No. 1 Vernon Tything, Heathcote Ward. Survey of lot No. 524 Section K, Bonaventure Cemetery. Survey of lot 17 Section C, Bonaventure Cemetery. Survey of Stiles Avenue, from Louisville Road to Feeley Avenue. Locating new catch-basin at Southwest corner York and Habersham Streets. Survey of lot No. 24 Section H, Bonaventure Cemetery. Measurement of cement sidewalk on Bull Street, west side, south from Barrington Street in front of triangular lot and lots 3 and 4, Norwood Ward. Survey of lots 104 and 105 Section H, Bonaventure Cemetery. Survey of lot 297 Section A, Bonaventure Cemetery. Survey of lot 545 Section K, Bonaventure Cemetery. Survey of Railroad Street, from West Broad Street to West Boundary Street. Measurement of asphalt block paving laid between tracks at intersection of Whitaker and Broughton Streets. Measurement of asphalt block paving laid between tracks at intersection of Barnard and Oglethorpe Avenue. Measurement of 142 cement sidewalks for private property owners laid by the H. S. Jaudon Engineering Company, as per contract with city. 118________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT__________ Locating new catch-basin at Northwest corner Gordon and Barnard Streets. Locating new catch-basin at Northwest corner Wayne and Barnard Streets. Taking elevations of sidewalk at Northwest corner Broughton and Abercorn Streets. Locating pole for street light at Southwest corner Anderson and Live Oak Streets. Locating pole for street light at Southwest corner Burroughs and Forty-first Streets. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 119 Grades and Lines STREET Bull, W. S. __ Bull __ Bull _____ Roswell ________ Congress Liberty Lane ___ Forty-first Lane Florence, W. S._ First ___ _____ Second __ Third __________ Fifth _ . _ . Sixth __ _____ Bay ______ Forty-first LaneBarnard, E. S Forty-fourth Forty-fifth Charlton _ L Perry . __ __ Bay ___ Bay ____ _____ Estill Ave. Lane Bay _ _____ Bay, S. S. __ Atlantic __ ______ Hull, S. S. __. Congress Lane _ Thirty-fifth _ _ Reynolds - _____ Paulsen ________ Thirty-sixth __ H'enry Lane ____ West Broad _ Wayne ._____ FROM Roswell _______ A. C. L. Ry. _ Fifty-second ___ Bull ____ _______ Drayton __ _____ Bull _ ._ _ _. Reynolds Thirty-ninth ___ Jefferson _ ___ Wheaton ______ Wheaton ______ Wheaton _- _ Wheaton ______ Wheaton ______ Wheaton ... _ Seller _ ___ _ Paulsen _ _____ Randolph ______ Jefferson ______ Forty-second __ Battey ________ Battey _________ Drayton _______ West Broad ___ Randolph __ _ Randolph _ _ _ Bull ____ ___ Bll ___________ Atlantic Randolph __ Bull _ - Barnard - Fiftieth ________ Bull - __ - _ - Bull ____ ___ Thirty-fifth - Thirty-fifth - __. Reynolds - Live Oak Forty-second .. 1 West Broad 1 TO City limits _ - City limits - - Forty-seventh . A. C. L. Ry. _ Abercorn _ _ _ Whitaker _ _____ Atlantic _______ Center ______ Montgomery ___ Cotton Mills Cotton Mills ___ Unnamed Street Unnamed Street Unnamed Street 'City limits _____ Thirty-eighth __ Waters Road _. Commerce _____ Montgomery _ | Best ___ ____ Habersham ____ Habersham ___ t Abercorn _ ____ Montgomery _ i Commerce | Commerce | Drayton _______ ! Paulsen ______ I Commerce _ ___ | Drayton _ ___ _ 1 Tefferson _ ____ ! Hotel Site _____ 1 Floyd ___ 1 Whitak-pr 1 Thirty-sixth ___ ! Thirty-sixth __. Waters Road ._ Forty-third __ Montgomery __ PURPOSE Curbing Grading Sewer Grading Curbing Paving Grading Curbing Paving Grading Grading Grading Grading Grading Grading Setting Poles Grading Sewer Grading Curbing Sewer Sewer Curbing Curbing R. R. Tracks Paving H. D. Sewer S. W. Sewer | Sewer I Curbing | Repaving | Repaving I Sewer 1 Curbing ! Repaving '. \ Repaving ; : Water Main Water Main Water Main ' Water Main i Relav 'Sewer ! R. R. Track 1 Curbing t 120 MAYOR'S AXXUAL REPORT Grades and LinesMiscellaneous Grades and lines for curbing on the North side of Hall Street (Herndon Street) from East Broad Street 40 feet. Grades and lines for curbing on the south side of Roswell Street from Bull Street 50 feet. Grades and lines for curbing on west side of Habersham Street, south of Fortieth Street 90 feet (Lot 57 Griffin Ward). Grades for draining Snedeker Carson Go's, lumber yard. Grades and lines for curbing on east side of Magnolia Street, from Gwinnett Street to lane (Lot 36 Screven Ward). Grades and lines for curbing around lots 65, 66 and 69, 70 Brownsville Ward. Grades and lines for curbing on Sixth Street, north from Wheaton Street Lane. Grades and lines for setting return curb at intersection of Thirty-fifth, Thirty-fourth and Thirty-third Streets at Wheaton St. Grades and lines for curbing on Thirty-second Street, between Habersham and Price Streets. Grades and lines for curbing on north side of Best Street, from Barnard Street, 30 feet east. Grades for resetting curb on north side of State Street, east and west of Abercorn Street. __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________121 Grades and lines for setting Fire Hydrants on Bay Street, between Randolph and Commerce Streets. Grades for curbing at Northwest corner Gordon and Barnard Streets. Grades for curbing at Southwest corner Wayne and Barnard Streets. Grades and lines for curbing at Southwest corner Hall and East Broad Streets. Grades for setting curb at Merchants and Miners Steamship Go's, terminals foot of Fahm Street. Grades and lines for 12-inch sewer around east, north and west sides of Orleans Square. Grades and lines for 12-inch sewer on west side of Pulaski Square, from 'Charlton Street to north side of Macon Street. Grade for manhole in Congress Lane, between Bull and Drayton StreetsGrades and lines for curbing at southeast corner Walker and Wilson Streets. Grades and lines for curbing at Southwest corner Perry and East Broad Streets. Grades for repaying portion of East Broad Street slip. Grades and lines for curbing on the north side of Bryan Street, between Abercorn and Lincoln Streets. Grades and lines for curbing around center grass plat at intersection of Forty-seventh and Paulsen Streets. 122________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT__________ Grades and lines for sewer in Forty-fourth Street Lane, west from Reynolds Street 200 feet. Grades for repaying portion of Bay Street, from Randolph Street west 100 feet. Grades and lines for circular curbing at northeast and southeast corners of Fortieth and Habersham Streets. Grades and lines for curbing on south side of Fortyfourth Street, between Bull and Barnard Streets (Lots 1 and D Norwood Ward). Grades and lines for curbing on south side of Gordon Street, west from Price Street 35 feet. Grades and lines for curbing at Northwest corner Thirty-first and Price Streets. Grades and Lines for Sidewalks Northeast corner Bull and Congress Streets. Northeast corner West Broad and Kline Streets. Lincoln Street, between Park Avenue and lane, part of lot 45 White Ward. Jones Street, between Bull and Drayton Streets, lot 9 Monterey Ward. Southwest corner Montgomery and Forty-second Streets. Southeast corner Bulloch and Thirty-fifth Streets. North side of Hull Street, between Whitaker and Barnard Streets. _________ MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________123 Northwest corner Ogeechee Road and Center Street. Southwest corner Thirty-eighth and East Broad Streets. North side of Harris Street Whkaker to Tattnall. Gwinnett Street, between Atlantic and Bilbo Canal, lots 19, 20, 21 Haywood Ward. Fortieth Street, between Burroughs and Florence Streets, lot 2 Stiles Ward. Northwest corner Thirty-first and Price Streets. Northeast corner Lumber and Bryan Streets. Fortieth Street, between Paulsen Street and Waters Road, through Harden Ward. Southwest corner Thirty-fifth and West Broad Streets. Fortieth Street, between Burroughs and Florence Streets, lots 11 to 19 inclusive, Stiles Ward. Sou/thwest corner Burroughs and Fortieth Streets. West Broad, Charles and Charles Lane, lots 19, 20, 21, 38, 39 Garden Ward. Forty-seventh Street, between Battey and Habersham Streets. Lincoln Street, between Gwinnett Street and Hall Lane, lot 67 Stephens Ward. In front of No. 412 Hull Street, West. 124 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Forty-seventh Street, between Battey and Reynolds Streets. Southeast corner Walker and Wilson Streets. In front of Xo. 514 Waldburg Street, West. Water Street, lots 39 and 46 North Oglethorpe Ward. Harmon Street, from Forty-seventh Street to Theus Park. Forty-sixth Street, from Harmon Street, west to Chatham Crescent. Montgomery Street (east side) between Forty-second and Best Streets. In front of 1111 East Thirty-sixth Street. Northwest corner Florence and Fortieth Streets. Northeast corner West Broad and Minis Streets. Forty-fourth Street, between Whitaker and Barnard Streets, lots 1 and D Norwood Ward. Southeast corner Duffy and Waiters Avenue. Southeast corner Ott and Waldburg Streets. Southwest corner Abercorn and Duffy Streets. Southwest corner Gordon and Price Streets. Lincoln Street, between Fortieth and Forty-first Streets, lots 54 to 60 Southville Ward. '________MAYOR'S ANNUAL RE-PORT_______ 125 Northeast corner York Lane and Whitaker Street. Southeast corner Habersham and Thirty-ninth Streets. Jones Street (north side) between houses Nos. 508 and 510, in Railroad Ward. Northwest corner Park Avenue and West Broad Street. Northeast corner Forty-first and Burroughs Streets. Southwest corner Bolton Street and Waters Road. 126 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Street Lines Given During the Year LOT NUMBER I SUBDIVISION WARD 2 _--.__.I Second Tything __ Anson 15 and 18 ___________!_______________\ Bacon 1, 3, 4, 6 _____________i _______________j Bacon 181 _______________! _._____________! Ballantyne 121 and east half 122_____! ______________I Ballantyne 130, 131, 132 __________!______________! Ballantyne 103 _______________I______________I Ballantyne 179 and 180__________ ______________! Ballantyne G ________________!______________I Barry 13 _-_...... ._... i ... ...__... ... ...I Barry 25 ________________L-_____________: Barry 104 _______________1______________i Barry 26 ________________'_____________: Barry I and 2 ______________! ___________:___' Battery 3 ________________'______________' Battery 20 ________________I______________i Berrien 65, north part _______'__________\ Brownsville 134 _______._______I____________ Brownsville II and 12 ___________I ______________ < Charlton 54 ________________ ______________' Crawfqrd 25 and 26 ________ --____________' Cumminff 44.45 and K ___________-____________' Gumming 52, 53, 60, J, I ________ '.-_____________ Gumming 7 -________________'___________' Currytown 1 ________________ _____________ Cuthbert 1. south half _________' Sec. 9 and 10____; Cuthbert O ..__-________.'..__________ 'Dale 22 _______.___ '_..___ __ _ i Dale 43_______. _ _ '________ "Dale L ________________i _____________ J Dale H, I. J. south parts _____'________' Dale 38 _______________-____.__'-___..._.... Dale 70 _'___' Daniel! 79. 80. 81 -__.._......._..__' Sec. 3 ...__._.__.__..| Dasher 62 Dasher 9 ________iTyrconnel Tything __! Derby 17 west half, 16 east half' .--________ ! Duncan U and T ___.'46.....I Duncan 31. east three-fourths 'J Duncan 47 ________________I_________: Elliott 19 and 20 ___________!__-_________' Estill 29 __._.-._-!-_-_._: Estill 1 -_-_____.-.' 5 ...__________! Estill 16 ________________'____________.._ Estill 7 f__..___._.' Falligant 45 I ...I Flannery MAYOR'S 'ANNUAL REPORT 127 Street Lines Given During the YearContinued LOT NUMBER 64 _____ . _____ . _.__.. 18, east half _________ 18 _.__..__...._.-.. 10, west half _____ _____ 37 ____._._... 2 _ 16, 17, 18 _____ ._ .___ 6 __________________________ 200 201 and 202 _________ _ 36 and 37 _________________ 24 _________________________ 9 and 6 _ _ _________ 20 and 21 _____ _______ __ IS ______ . _______ 11 _____ ____________ _______ 12 ___________ _ . 14 and IS _- _________ 1, 9, 10, 18 _ _ . _______ TL 18, 19, 36 ___ __________ Tract __ __ __ _______ 48 and SO __________________ 82 and 83 - _________________ 42 . _______ _ . _____ 40 ________ ______ 69 and 71 ________ __ 281 and 283 ________ _ 117 ___ ___ _ ____ _______ 1 _ ______ _ _______ _____ 3 _ __ _ 91 and 92 ___________ 231 and 232 __ ___ __ 71 _ _________ 81 and 82 ___ ___________ 96, 97. 98. 99, 100 - __ - 233, 234, 23S, 236 __.._____ 070 F ___ _ __ ___ -. 31 and 32 __ __ _ ___ ____ C, west part and D, east part 5, south part _ __ _________ 4, 5, 6 ______________________ E ____ 62 ________ __ _________ 51 ________ _. ______ 32 ________ _____--.__._ SUBDIVISION | WARD Forsyth Garden Block 18 _______ Garrard ___ _ ______ Gartland _ __ Gartland ___ ___ ____ Gaston _____ ___ Gibbons __ ______ Gibbons Sec. B __ __ _ _ _ Glatigny Sec. C __ _____ Glatigny __ _______ __ Griffin - _. ___________ Griffin _ ___ ____ Cue __ _____ __ Gue ___ ____ ___ Gue Block 18 ______ Harman _ _ _ ___ Haywood Vernon Tything __ _ Heathcote _-_-__ ._ Hull _. ___ -_ _ ___ Hull - _ ________ Hull ___ _____ _ __ _ ! Johnston _ __________________ Kelly __ _____ __ Kelly ____ _ _______________ Kelly ______________________ Kelly Sec. 4 ______ _ _ 1 Lee __ __________________' Lee _______ _____ __._' Lee __._________-_____ Lee 128 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Street Lines Given During the YearContinued LOT NUMBER SUBDIVISION I WARD 57 east part, and 58 west part! ______________! Lee 16, east part ___1_________I Lester F _______.___.___I........_________] Lester Lloyd -! Lloyd 68 D 65 _________.____i_____._____..___! Lovell 54 and east half 53 _____L____-___-_____I Lovell 50. east half. 62 __._._.__________'. 1, part --___|. 4. west part Lovell Lovell Magazine Magazine 43, south half _________\......................I Marshall C ________________! 5 ____________! Marshall 58 to 72. inc. _________! -_____________! Meldrim 47 __________________[______________[ Meldrim 85. 86, 87 ___________I ______________i Meldrim 27 _________________!_______________I Mercer 20 _________________I_______________| Mercer 29 and east half 30 ______',_ __-______I Mercer 36 _______________'-_________I Minis 3 ___._____________'___________I Minis 17 _________________!___________i Monterey 33 _____._________! 51 _________I Morrison 272 ________________I __________I Morrison 238 _______ ___ ! ___________ I Morrison 88 __________ __ I____________ I McKenna 47. 48 49,iAA, BB, EE. FF__[____________I Norwood DD _______________|_____| Norwood 39 ._-______________I_____! Norwood 37 ___________[____I Norwood 78 _________________i____I Owens 39, west one-fourth _______'____! Owens 79 __________________'_____[ Owens 32 ________________!______________| Owens 51 and 52 ___________1______________1 Padelford 18, west 15 feet ________!_____________! Padelford 16 and east half 15 _____L____________I Padelford 219, west 17 feet _______I____________I Padelford 222, 223, 224, 225. 226_____i-._____I Padelford 113 332 Purse Purse 321 ________________! Villa Heights _____| Purse 137 _______________-I____! Purse 37 ______________!______________I Repoard 16 __________I_______________I Reppard 1 __________I Third Tything ____1 Reynolds 38 and 39 ____________I_______________I Rivers MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 129 Street Lines Given During the YearContinued LOT NUMBER SUBDIVISION i WARD 32. 33, 34, 35, 36, 37___ 122 to 129 and 149 to 156- 72, 73, 74 ___________ 32, 33, 34 _ ______________ 62 Hotel Site __________j~-________ 22 ________________| Millen 11 85 and 86 ___________I____._ 108 and 109 parts _____ 112 and 113 ________ 14 and north part 15 __- 63 ___________________._ 64 ________ 26 '_____________ 95 and % _______ 51 ______________ 16 _________________ 50 and west half 52 66 and 68 __.___ 86 and 88 ________ 151, 152, 153 ________ 23 58 and 59 59 and 60 30 ____, 16 _______ 12. 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18- 187 ____!______ 55 ______'_____ 113 ___________________ 135 ____________ 2, and west half 3 4, and east half 3 _____ 1, 19, 20, 38 ___________ 6 _____________________ 119 and west half 120 H ____________ 39 ______ __ _ 23 ___________ - A, east part _____ 2 and 3 _______ 33 ____i______ 134 ___________ 53-54 Block 14 Sec. A Block 12 Block 22 I Rivers Rivers Rivers Rivers Rivers Rivers Screven Schroeder Schwarz Schwarz Schwarz Schwarz Solomons Solomons Solomons Solomons Solomons Solomon'5 S. Oglethorpe S. Oglethorpe Southville Southville Southville Southville Southville Soiithville Southville Stephens Stephens Stiles Stiles Telfair Telfair Teynac Teynac Teynac Teynac Teynac Teynac Teynac Thomas Thomas Troup Wadley Wadlev Waring Watson 130 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Street Lines Given During the 'YearContinued LOT NUMBER SUBDIVISION" WARD 170 and 171 __________I ._____________' Watson 119 and 120 __________' ______________' Watson 13, 14, 15, 16 __________' ______________I Watson 105, 106. 107 __________ _____________'< Watson 83 and 85 ___________I ______________' Weed 17 ..._._.___________i_..._._.___.___I Weed 102 _________._____i______. _______ Weed 8 __________________I _______________' Weed 13 and 14 ___________I ______________! Wesley 1, north part of south part _j _-__________' Wesley 9 and 10 north parts ____:_-____________: Wylly 9___ _ ___ ___ i___________ __iWyllv ___________!_______________ Levels of Streets "" ~~ 1 T= ! STREET i FROM ! TO I PURPOSE _______!_______!_______!______ I I ! Bay I Randolph Commerce I Paving Forty-fourth 1 I Lane 1 Battey Habersham I Sewer Forty-fifth ! I ] Lane! Battey ! Habersham I Sewer Railroad ___I West Broad . West Boundary.! Grading Forty-eighth ! I Lane' Bull ______ Abercorn ___i Grading Bay, S. S.__.! Abercorn Lincoln ! Drainage West Broad __: Forty-second Forty-third .I R. R. Tracks LevelsMiscellaneous Levels taken at Southwest corner Brougbton and Abercorn Streets for Street Railway Company. Levels for proposed improvements on River Street west of Fahm Street. MAYOR'S AXX'UAL REPORT 131 Levels of Savannah and Ogeechee Canal, south of Louisville Road. Established first floor levels and bench marks around building for Chatham Bank. Estimates of Streets STREET Congress _______ Charlton _______ Liberty Lane ___ Bay __- Chatham Crescent Atlantic __ Forty-seventh _. Barnard ________ West BoundaryHull _ ._ ______ Wayne _ Wayne - Wayne _ __ ____ FROM Drayton _______ Bull ___________ Randolph __ __ Estill Ave. _____ Estill Ave. _ West Broad __ Gaston _______ Liberty ________ Oglethorpe Ave. Barnard _______ Jefferson TO lAbercorn __ Whitaker ______ Commerce _ Estill Ave. __ Elbert Square __ Liberty ______ Oglethorpe Ave. State . ________ Hull ___ ____ Hull ___ West Boundary Jefferson ______ West Broad West Broad __ MATERIAL Asphalt block Asphalt block Vitrified brick Asphalt block Asphalt block Asphalt block Asphalt block iAsphalt block Asphalt block Asphalt block Asphalt block Asphalt block Asphalt block Granite block Asphalt block Vitrified brick EstimatesMiscellaneous Estimate amount of sewer pipe needed and cost of constructing sewer in Bull Street, from Forty-seventh Street to city limits. Estimate cost.of grading streets through Rivers Ward. Estimate area of triangle at the Southeast corner of Rivers Ward. 132________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT__________ Estimate cost of constructing 12-inch sewer in Atlantic Street, from Fiftieth Street sewer to Hotel site. Estimate cost of grading streets in that part of Ardsley Park lying outside the city limits. Estimate for repairing foundation to houses on East Broughton Street, due to change in grade of Broughton Street Estimate area in square feet of Huntington, Hall, Maple, Canal Avenue and S. A. L. Ry. right-of-way through the Springfield Land Go's, subdivision. Estimate cost of grading Huntington, Hall, Maple, Canal Avenue, and S. A. L. Ry., through the Springfield Land Go's, subdivision. Estimate amount of curbing needed for Anderson Street, between Cuyler and Magnolia Streets. Estimate amount of sewer pipe needed prior to paving Barnard Street, from Gaston Street to State Street. Estimate area in acres of portion of tract of land belonging to Estate of Wm. L. Exleytract belonging to M. L. Exley, Broady tract and tract belonging to Central of Georgia Railway, recently taken into the city limits. Estimate area in acres of -the Hotel Site in Granger Tract. Estimate area of 45 lots in Section A, Bonaventure Cemetery. Estimate area of irregular size lots in Section P, Bonaventure Cemetery. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 133 Maps and Flats of Lots LOT D, east part, 22, C, east half __ 12, east half (two) 148 (two) ___ 65 north strip Own^ 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, SECTION Millen 11 - ___ Millen 10 ______ . WARD Southville _ _ Derby _________ Brownsville __ -.,. . . PURPOSE Opening Streets Owners Opening Streets Opening Streets Sale f~\ IS ' ' *' ' <- i West of Bull St.i Wharf Lots - - -- - wharf Lots __ I Wharf Lots __ 1 Grayson 7, ~8, 9""I East of Bull St. 4. 5. 6 145 (two) East of Bull St. Millen 6 215, 217, 219, 218, = 230, 222 (twoU Teynac Farm i | 'Lot 3-! Owners City Attorney Owners Opening Streets Glatigny & I Harman_j 167 and 170 (two"* Tevnac Farm . Lot 3_| Glatigny 56, north strip (two) Millen 6 ____1 Schwarz 278 and parts 276,1 280 (two) ....I 22 sou. strip (two)! Millen 11 ___ 16 north part ! (two)l Millen 6 _______ 13 (two) ____! Millen 11 . 1 _________| Vernon Tything 1 and 8 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 _____ L and K west 70 Barstow Harman Schwarz Schwarz Schwarz Heathcote Canty Opening Streets Opening Streets Opening Streets Opening Streets Opening Streets Opening Streets Opening Streets Encroachment Opening Streets | Wadley __ . __ | Owners i Hardee 37 ._______ 58 ________ 15 south part LaRoche Tyth- | ing I Daniel! Franklin _ Southville GilmerviHe ____ Owners Sale Encroachment Owners Owners 25 and south part 24_! __________! 8 and 10 partsI _______._l 13 __._.__...__! ______________! 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. 6__i E. of Lincoln St.; I Heathcote __I Owners l~ Berrien __I Owners Meldrim __! Owners Charlton I Owners Wharf Lots I Owners 134 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Maps and Plats of Streets STREET 1 FROM | TO PURPOSE _______I_______!_______j_________ I ! I Thirty-sixth, S.S.I Lincoln ____| Hafoersham __I City Property Hopkins __I Forty-second _1 Fifty-second __i Change of Line Stiles Ave. __I Louisville Road_| Feeley Avenue _| Correct Lines _________ I___________1___________I____________ Maps and PlatsMiscellaneous Plan showing land needed by the city for opening Reynolds Street in Glatigny and Garrard Wards. Plan of Base Ball Park. Map of Millen lots 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and part of 3 in Harman, Schwarz, Grayson and Glatigny Wards. Map of Johnson Square. Plan of proposed garbage dump. Two plans showing part of Fortieth Street, through the eastern part of Teynac Farm lot 5, in Harden Ward, purchased by "the city from Youmans and Demmond. Plan for iron grating over catch-basin. Plan of the Maupas subdivision. Map showing resubdivision of part of lot 3 and all of lots 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 Wadley Ward. Map showing Wage Earners Land and Investment Go's, holdings in Canty Ward, also the Chatham Land and Hotel Go's, subdivision in Canty Ward. MAYOR'S AXXUAL REPORT 135 Plan of out-fall for the East Broad Street sewer. Plan of Seiler subdivision of Teynac Farm Lot Xo. 2, from Price Street to Waters Road. Plan of Highland Park in West Savannah. Plan showing right-of-way and property of S. A. L. Ry. Co., extending from Stiles Avenue to S. A. L. Ry. shops. Map of Savannah, Ga., showing Railroad properties in color, for Chamber of Commerce. Map of city, showing water mains. Map showing territory annexed to city by Act of Legislature, August 1912, also Carmichael Ward. Two plans showing location of Power House, Wells and Manholes to Conduit of Savannah Water Works. Map showing ground plan and elevation of Kehoe's foundry, relative to grade of Broughton Street. Plan of cross section and elevation of proposed approach to Kehoe's foundry at Broughton Street. Plan of cross section of Broughton Street at Kehoe's foundry. i ". Map of ground plan of proposed approach to Kehoe's foundry at Broughton Street. Map showing Barstow and Goerze subdivisions in Canty, Schroeder, and McKenna Wards. 136 MAYOR'S AXXUAL REPORT Map of Wards, with Historical Sketch of Each Anson, Atlantic, Bacon, Ballantyne, Barry, Bartow, Berrien, Brown, Calhoun, Chatham, Columbia, Crawford, Currytown, Decker, Derby, Elbert, Franklin, Greene, Heathcote, Jackson, Jasper, Lafayette, Liberty, Monterey, Percival, Pulaski, Reynolds, Troup, Warren, Wahington, Wesley. Profiles and Cross-section Streets STREET Bay -_- FROM West Broad __ TO West Boundary. PURPOSE Tracing of Lots 1 LOT ] ! 1 1. C, east half i. 90 .:. ___ 1. 77 and 80 __ I 1. 35, south part. 1. 26 _-____._.__ 1. 135 and part 134J 1. 22 ___ . __ 1. Triangular lot 1. 35 ....... __ 1. 7 and 8 ___ 1. 149 to 155 __ : 1. 174 to 180 __ 1 1. 40 and 49 parts: 1. 1 and 2 ___ 1 1. 9 ... _____ 1 1. 29. 30, 31 __ ' 1. 15, south part.i 2. 8. 10, 15, 19, 17 1. 12 ...-.-J 1. 14 . ______ ! 1 SECTIOX 1 1 i - . i | Millen 6 ____ ' Millen 6 ____ I Millen 6 ____ | Millen 7 _____[ I Millen 11 ___ | I . _____ _ ! ....-..... __ 1 ___ I East of Lincoln ! Street- 1 Wilmington ! TythingJ i i ! l WARD Derby ______ Schwarz Sch wzirz Sch^yarz Wharf Lots Derby .__... Haywood Gilmerville _ _ Xorwood _ _ _ PURPOSE Owners Exchange Exchange Opening Streets Opening Streets Opening Streets Opening Streets Opening Streets Opening Streets Opening Streets Opening Streets Opening Streets Opening Streets City Attorney Owners Owners Owners Opening Streets Opening Streets Opening Streets MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 137 TracingsMiscellaneous Of plan of "Park Place" in Kehoe Ward, showing streets and lanes acquired by city, from American Suburban Corporation. Of plan showing land purchased by city from J. K. Culver for dpening Thirty-first, Thirty-second, and Thirtythird Streets, through Millen lots 6, 7, 10, and II in Schwarz and Grayson Wards. Of plan showing land purchased by city from Savannah Development Company in Glatigny, Harman, Garrard and Harden Wards, for opening Ott, Harmon, Paulsen and part of Atlantic Streets. Of plan showing portion of the right-of-way abandoned by the Savannah Electric Company, and transferred to the Ardsley Park Land Corporation. Of portion of River Street, between Abercorn and Lincoln Streets for City Attorney. Of old plan, being a true copy of the forty-five and five acre lots in 'the Township of Savannah taken from an old plan by Thos. McCall, Esq., late Surveyor-General, Savannah, 28th March, 1798. Of the Twelfth Street Land Company's subdivision. Two plans of part of River front, from a map of the city of Savannah, by Edw. A. Vincent, 1853. Of portion of Hull Ward, known as Eastville. Of part of River front, from a map of the city of Savannah by John B. Hogg, 1868. 138________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT__________ Of part of River front, from a map of the city of Savannah by John B. Hogg, 1888. Of part of River front, from a map of the city of Savannah by J. W. Howard, 1900. Two plans of Rivers Ward, showing streets and lanes dedicated to the city by the City Investment Company. Of plan showing subdivision of lots 1 to 10, Dale Ward. Of map showing south harbor line of Savannah River, from Randolph Street to Bilbo Canal. Of plan of "Hawthorne Park," located East of Savannah. Two maps of "West Hill," showing streets to be acquired by city. Of plan of proposed garbage dump. Of plan of lots 1 and 8, Barstow subdivision in Canty Ward, showing part needed for opening Forty-ninth Street Lane. Of plan of lots 33 and 40 in Canty and Schroeder Wards, showing part needed for opening Paulsen Street and Fortyninth Street Lane. Of map showing Wage Earners Loan and Investment Go's, holdings in Canty Ward, also the Chatham Land and Hotel Go's, subdivision in Canty Ward. Of plan of out-fall of East Broad Street sewer. Of plan showing right of way and property of the S.A.L. Ry. Co., extending from Stiles Avenue to S. A. L. Ry. shops. __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_______ 139 Of plan of Maupas subdivision. - Of map of city of Savannah in blocks, for Water Works Department. Of map of subdivision of north parts of lots 43 and 44 Gibbons Ward, formerly part of Springfield plantation. Miscellaneous Reports, Etc. Report construction of Atlantic Coast Line Railway wharves, between Randolph Street and Bilbo Canal. Report available routes for water mains, connecting Water Works with Seaboard Air Line Railway shops. Report to Mayor of wharf being constructed on river front in violation of city ordinances. Investigation of drainage conditions in Springfield plantation. Blue Prints No. of Prints 1Of plan of Eastern section of the city and vicinity showing proposed system of drainage. 3Of plan showing proposed paving of Bull Street, from A. C. L. Ry. to Fifty-second Street. 3Of plan showing land purchased by the city of Savannah from J. K. Culver for the opening of Thirty-first, Thirty-second and Thirty-third Streets, through Millen Farm Lots 6, 7, 10, 11, in Schwarz and Grayson Wards. 1Of plan showing land needed by rthe city for opening Reynolds Street in Glatigny and Garrard Wards. 140________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT__________ 1Of plan for opening Whitaker Street, from Forty-second to Forty-third Streets. 2Of map showing elevations in Collinsville. 10Of plan of east half of lot C, Derby Ward. 1Of plat of lot 148 of the Millen lot 10 in Schwarz Ward, for opening Thirty-first Street. 4Of plan of Base Ball Park. 4Of lot on east side of Lincoln Street dock (Capt. Dickerson). 4Of plan for opening River Street through property of Lower Steam Rice Mill Co. 1Of the east half of lot 12 of the Millen lot 11, in Schwarz Ward for opening Thirty-first Street. 4Of Wharf Lot 1, west of Lincoln Street and north side of River Street (Standard Fuel and Supply Co). 4Of plan of north part of Wharf lot 2, north side of River Street, between Lincoln and Abercorn Streets. 4Of Wharf Lot 1, west of Lincoln Street and north side of River Street ("Standard Fuel and Supply Co.), to show pegs. 2Of plan showing part of River Front, from a map of the city of Savannah by Edw. A. Vincent, 1853. 4Of plat of portion of River Street, between Abercorn and Lincoln Streets (by Percy Sugden). _________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________141 8Of plan of survey of lots 1 and 2 Wharf Lots east of Lincoln Street, by John McKinnon, April 14th, 1824. 4Of old plan, being a true copy of the forty-five and five acre lots in the Township of Savannah taken from an old plan by Thos. McCall, Esq., late Surveyor-General Savannah, 28th March, 1798. 6Of west half of lot C, Derby Ward. 4Of map of the wharves and open way under the Bluff Savannah, Ga., from Drayton Street to a point 200 feet east of Lincoln Street, surveyed by J. deBruyn Kops. 12Of lots 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, Wharf Lots, West of Bull Street. 2Of "Park Place," owned by American Corporation Co. 4Of Wharf Lots 7, 8, 9, Wharf Lots east of Bull Street. 4Of part of River Front, from a map of the city of Savannah, by Edw. A.' Vincent, 1853. 4Of part of River Front, from a map of the city of Savannah, by John B. Hogg, 1868. 4Of part of River Front, from a map of the city of Savannah, by John B. Howard, 1888. 1Of plan showing south line of Thirty-sixth Street, between Lincoln and Habersham Streets. 1Of plan showing water mains, fire hydrants, valves, etc., in the city of Savannah. 142________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT__________ 4Of plan of River Front from a map of the city of Savannah, by J. W. Howard, 1900. 4Of map of the city of Savannah, by Thos. Shruder, February 5th, 1770. 1Of plan of Rivers Ward, showing streets and lanes dedicated to city. 1Of plan showing Harbor lines in Savannah River. 4Of plan showing subdivision of lots 1 to 10, inc., Dale Ward. 1Of map showing south harbor line of Savannah River, from Randolph Street to Bilbo Canal. 1Of map showing proposed plan for making Hopkins Street parallel with Stevens Street. 2Of plan of Johnson Square. 1Of plan of Hawthorn Park, adjoining corporate limits. 1Of plan of lot No. 1, Vernon Tything, Heathcote Ward. 1Of map of West Hill, showing streets and lanes to be acquired by the city . 2Of plan showing part of Fortieth Street, through the eastern part of Teynac Farm Lot Xo. 5, purchased by the city from Youmans and Demmond in Harden Ward. 1Of map of West Hill, showing streets to be acquired by the citv. __________MAYOR'S ANXUAL REPORT________143 3Of map showing part of lot 3 and all of lots 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 in Wadley Ward. 1Of map showing west part of lot L and K, Hardee Ward, located on the north side of Wheaton Street, between Randolph Street and Bilbo Canal. 3Of plan for iron grating for catch-basin. 1Of plan showing Riverside Power Station, Savannah Power Company (Stone and Webster). 1Plan of lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, Demere Ward, showing portions of Bulloch, Thirty-sixth and Fortieth Streets. 4Of plan of the McCleskey Tract, showing its relation to the Granger Tract. 1Of plan of outfall for the East Broad Street sewer. 2Of Seiler subdivision of Teynac Farm Lot No. 2, from Price Street to Waters Road. 4Of plan showing right-of-way and property of the S. A. L. Ry. Co., extending from Stiles Avenue to S. A. L. Ry. shops. 2Of plan of Seller subdivision of Teynac Farm Lot No. 2, from Price Street to Atlantic Street. 2Of plan of Bonaventure Cemetery. 2Of map of city showing water mains. 23Of map of portion of Beaufort County, S. C. 2Of parts of lots 8, 10, 15, 19 and all of 17 Norwood Ward, for opening Whitaker Street. 144 MAYOR'S AXXUAL REPORT 2Of part of lot 12 Norwood Ward, for opening Whitaker Street. 2Of part of lot 14 Norwood Ward, for opening Whitaker Street. 6Of map of subdivision of north parts of lots 43 and 44 Gibbons Ward, formerly part of Springfield plantation. Encroachments Encroachment in Forty-first Street Lane, east of East Broad Street, reported to the Mayor. Encroachment at York Street Lane and Barnard Street, reported to the Mayor. Opening Streets During the past year the city acquired for opening streets the following property: Square Feet East half of lot 12, of the Millen Farm lot 11, in Schwarz Ward, for opening Thirty-first Street _______________________ 1,250 Lot 148, of the Millen Farm lot 10, in Schwarz Ward, for opening Thirty-first Street____ 2,424 First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Streets and two unnamed streets in Rivers Ward ______________________120,744 Lot 145 of the Millen Farm lot 6, in Grayson Ward, for opening Thirty-first Street_____ 2,400 __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT _____145 Part of lots 167 and 170 of the subdivision of Teynac Farm lot 3, in Glatigny Ward, for opening Atlantic Street ___________ 2,702.44 North strip of lot 56 of ithe Millen Farm lot 6, in Schwarz Ward, for opening Thirty-fifth Street _______________________ 857 Lot 278 and part of lots 276 and 280, in Harman Ward, for opening Ott Street_________ 4,932.32 Fortieth Street, through eastern part of Teynac Farm lot 5, in Harden Ward__________ 48,050 West part of lot 8, east part of lot 10, west part of lot 15, all of lot 17 and east part of lot 19, all fn Norwood Ward, for opening Whitaker Street __________________ 8,100 West part of lot 12, in Norwood Ward, for opening Whitaker Street _______________ 2,741.4 Streets and Lanes in "West Hill" as follows: Square Feet Oglethorpe Avenue _______________ 23,850 Hull Street ___________________ 25,425 Gary Street ____________________ 16,000 Newell Street _________________ 33,975 Lanes ______________________ 21,050 East part of lot 14, in Norwood Ward, for opening Whitaker Street ____________ 1,306.8 Forty-seventh Street, from Florence to Hopkins, to widen same from 60 feet to 100 feet___ 49,027.2 146________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT City purchased lots 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 and 80 in Daniell Ward, Springfield plantation _____________ Sale of Lots The city sold strip of lot No. 65 Brownsville Ward. The city sold the North part of lot 70 and all of lots 71 and 72 in Daniell Ward, Springfield plantation. Recapitulation Survey of lots for privaite parties ____________ 433 Plats of above lots for private parties__________ 310 Measurements of street paving _____________ 11 Miscellaneous measurements and surveys________ 169 Grades and lines __-___________________ 43 Grades and lines, miscellaneous _____________ 30 Grades-ami lines for sidewalks______________ 44 Street lines given during the year____________ 333 Levels of streets - - ---_ ____ 7 Levels, miscellaneous ____________________ 4 Estimates of streets _-___ 19 Estimates, miscellaneous _______________ 14 Maps and plats of lots __________________ 29 Maps and plats of streets ____ 3 Maps and plats, miscellaneous _____________ 23 Maps of wards, with historical sketch_________ 31 Profiles and cross-section, streets ____________ 2 Tracing of lots _________________________ 20 __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________147 Tracing, miscellaneous ___ 29 Blue prints _________________________- 192 Encroachments, reported __ 2 Miscellaneous reports, etc. ________ 4 Total ___________-__.-__._____1,752 Respectfully submitted W. O'D. ROCKWELL, City Engineer. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE FOR THE YEAR 1912 W. G. AUSTIN CHIEF OF POLICE ISO________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Mayor GEORGE W. TIEDEMAX Police Committee FRANK C. BATTEY, Chairman JULIUS B. GAUDRY H. S. MEIXHARD f M. J. O'LEARY CHARLES G. WILKINSOX Chief of Police WILLIAM G. AUSTIN* Lieutenants of Police JOSEPH McCOOL THOMAS C. MURPHY MARVIX L. MELDRIM Chief Detective JOHN J. MURPHY MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 151 REPORT OF CHIEF OF POLICE Savannah, Ga., January 1, 1913 To the Honorable,'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 1912. I have taken the liberty of making such suggestions and recommendations as, in my judgment, would prove beneficial to the Department. Arrests During the year 10,350 arrests were made. This is a decrease of 83 as compared with the number of arrests made during 1911. When the steady increase in the population of the City is taken into, consideration, I think that even this slight decrease in the number of arrests indicates a tendency on the part of the inhabitants towards a higher regard for the laws and ordinances than has heretofore existed. t Disturbances No disturbances of any note occurred during the year. The disorder attendant upon Christmas week in years past has, I now believe, become only a memory. Certainly the Christmas Eve celebration for 1912 was the most quiet of any year since my connection with this Department. Several 152 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT letters of appreciation from merchants along Broughton Street indicate that the work of the Department during the Holidays appeals strongly to them. Injuries and Assaults The Patrolmen and horses succeeded in getting through the year without any injuries or accidents of a serious nature. Deaths It is with much regret that I report the deaths during the year of the following members of this Department: Benjamin G. Floyd, retired Sergeant of Police; appointed during November, 1868; died February 226, 1912. Valentine F. Schafer, Patrolman, appointed June 9, 1910; died April 18th, 1912. A page in this report is dedicated to the memory of each of these men. Statistics For the convenience of those persons interested in the operation of this Department, a tabulated statement of the Department's work, and what it has accomplished during the year, is included in this report. Roster A roster of the force as of December 31st, 1912, showing the changes during the yearappointments, resignations, and dismissals is also included in .this report. Discipline The discipline of the force has been maintained and I do not feel that there will be any retrogression in this respect. __________ MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________153 By their ready performance of many hours of extra duty, particularly upon the occasion of the President's visit here in May last, and during the Christmas Holidays, the members of this department have proven their loyalty and efficiency. A feeling of good fellowship seems to exist amongst the members of this Department and it is with pleasure that I note the absence of the petty spites which so often beset a large body of men. Towards their officers the men show the utmost respect, and I am sure that every member of this Department, gives to its interests and purposes his very best efforts. I wish to thank the various members of this Department for their faithful and efficient services to the City and to assure them of my appreciation of their ever-ready willingness to perform extra duty when called upon. Detective Department Under the command of Chief Detective John J. Murphy, this branch of the service has acquitted itself in a highly satisfactory manner. Finances The amount expended by ithe Police Department for 1912, $131,903.64, shows a decrease as compared with the expenditures for 1911 of $1,112.52. For the information of those interested, an itemized statement of the expenditures of the Department for the two years is included in this report. Appointments Seventeen patrolmen and one patrol wagon driver were appointed during the year. 154 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Resignations Eight patrolmen and one patrol wagon driver resigned during the yearthe resignations in several instances were called for, while in others, the members resigned to accept better positions elsewhere. Dismissals Eight patrolmen were dismissed during the year for various violations of the Rules and Regulations of the Department. Recorder I desire ito express my appreciation to the Recorder for his heart}- co-operation and assistance. Assistance of Mayor, Police Committee, and Council I wish to thank His Honor, the Mayor, for his prompt and courteous attention to the various matters it has been necessary for me to refer to him during the year, and for the encouragement he has given me in my efforts to give to the City the proper police protection. I desire to thank the members of the Committee on Police, as well as the various members of Council for the trust and confidence reposed in me during the year. Motor Patrol Wagon and Ambulance In my report for 1911, I recommended the purchase of motor equipment to replace the present horse-drawn Patrols and Ambulances. Council, recently, in the exercise of their wise judgment, included an amount of $5,500.00 in the Police Department appropriation for 1913, for the purchase of two Combination Automobile Patrols and Ambulances. Bids have been advertised for, and the contract is to be awarded, provided satisfactory bids are received __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________155 on February 12th. I wish to thank Council for their timely consideration of my recommendation. I am quite sure that the motor propelled vehicles will be of inestimable advantage to the department in the conduct of its work. Recommendations In my reports of 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, and 1911, I recommended that a modern stable be erected. With each succeeding year the need of a new stable becomes more urgent. The building now in use is inadequate for present requirements and it is not only unsanitary, but peculiarly unsafe in the event of a fire. Only a very small amount has been spent on this building during the past six years, for such repairs as were absolutely necessary; unless a new building is erected within a very short time it will be necessary to spend quite a large amount to put the present building in serviceable condition. I urgently recommend that a sufficient sum be appropriated by Council to erect a modern stable that will properly house the various ambulances, patrol wagons, vehicles, and horses of the Department. I am sure that this is the most unsightly, unsafe, and unsanitary public building in the city. It was erected in 1859; over fifty years ago. It will therefore be readily understood that it has outlived its usefulness. Station House I desire to call to the special attention of Council the urgent need of a new Station House to replace the one now being used, which with the most casual inspection will be shown to be entirely inadequate for the increased requirements of this Department. The old house is truly a makeshift and with its ancient style of plumbing and ventilation, is most unsanitary, and should be replaced with a modern 156________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_________ Station House with the least possible delay. With the normal number of prisoners in it, it is very much congested and when Saturday night and Sunday, with their usual large number of law-breakers, is reached, it becomes necessary to put as many as six prisoners in one of the small cells. No provision is made for the detention of women and children and they are accordingly forced to mingle with all types of criminalsfrom the drunkard to the murderer. If, for no other than this reason alone, I do not believe that the immediate construction of a new Station House can be too strongly urged upon the wise judgment of Council, and I again take the liberty of most urgently recommending the immediate replacement of this unsanitary and poorly ventilated Station House with a new and modern one. Increase in Force For the past four years I have persistently and consistently recommended an increase in ithe number of patrolmen. Council in making the Police Department appropriation for 1913, in the exercise of their wise judgment, has seen fit to appropriate an amount sufficient to maintain a force of 100 men exclusive of Officers and Sergeants, for which I wish to thank them. Owing to the rapid development and growth of the Granger and Lattimore tracts, I feel that it is my duty to recommend a still further increase in ithe force, in order that the territory in which these two tracts are located, may receive the proper police protection. This is particularly true with reference to .that section of the City during the night. The many beautiful and expensive homes recently erected in that locality offer an attractive field for the depredations of petty thieves and burglars. Experience and observation teaches me that it behooves every Police Department to keep several steps in MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 157 advance of the criminals with whom they have to contend, who are ever on the alert for attractive opportunities to follow their calling. I therefore urgently recommend that the Granger and Lattimore tracts be apportioned into districts, and that patrolmen be regularly assigned to that territory for its protection and care. Increase of Sergeants There are at present nine duty Sergeants on the force three of these are assigned to desk duty, one for each relief. These three Sergeants average nine hours per day each; their duties are for the most part, clerical, such as entering cases; preparing bonds; posting the reliefs; receiving and registering calls from patrolmen on duty on the streets, and receiving complaints and reports. These various duties, which are numerous as well as arduous, keep these Sergeants closely confined to their desks. Six Sergeants are assigned to street duty, two on each relief; they also average nine hours per day each. They are required to ride each division at least once during each tour of duty and have direct supervision over all the patrolmen. In addition, their most important duty, is to preserve order on the streets and make necessary arrests. The record of arrests and convictions show that in nearly every instance, the street Sergeants have exceeded the patrolmen in the number of arrests. This is quite natural, as these street Sergeants, act as patrolmen at will and cover the entire city limits. I cannot praise too strongly the efficiency of this system. I take this opportunity to most urgently recommend that the number of street Sergeants be increased by three. When it is taken into consideration, the absolute necessity 158________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT__________ for a number of patrolmen, riding or walking at will, and the fact that the City limits are being extended yearly it becomes apparent that an increase of Sergeants is highly important, and in my judgment, based on six years' experience, is absolutely necessary. The pay of a Sergeant is only fifteen dollars per month more than that of a patrolman, so the increase to three more Sergeants will amount to but forty-five dollars per month. Promotion in the Police Department is necessarily slow, and this plan will permit the Chief of the Department to recognize efficiency and ability in the ranks, and reward worthy officers by promotion. I therefore earnestly urge that three more Sergeants be added to the present number. Gamewell System During the six years of my connection with this Department as its head, the Gamewell System has been brought to a high state of efficiency; many new boxes have been installed in the outlying sections of the City. Both the underground and overhead cables have been well extended. In my judgment it is highly necessary that this system be extended into the two new residence tracts, and that a sufficient number of boxes be installed in that territory to insure it of the proper police protection which it is due. Respectfully submitted, W. G. AUSTIN, Chief of Police. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 159 Number of Officers, Sergeants, Detectives, Patrolmen, and Attaches of the Police Department as of December 31st, 1912, and Salaries of Each 1 Chief ________________________$2,600 00 1 First Lieutenant ________________ 1,680 00 1 Second Lieutenant ________________ 1,580 00 1 Third Lieutenant ________________ 1,580 00 1 Chief Detective ________________ 1,680 00 1 Detective _____________________ 1,280 00 2 Detectives _____________________ 1,220 00 2 Detectives, each __________________ 1,160 00 1 First Sergeant __________________ 1,380 00 5 Sergeants, each __________________ 1,380 00 2 Sergeants, each __________________ 1,240 00 1 Sergeant _______I______________ 1,180 00 1 Quartermaster ___________________ 1,180 00 8 Patrolmen, each ________________ 1,080 00 7 Patrolmen, each __________________ 1,020 00 18 Patrolmen, each __________________ 960 00 58 Patrolmen, each (See N. B.)__________ 900 00 1 Clerk Police Court ________________ 1,200 00 1 Clerk Police Department ____________ 1,500 00 1 Electrician (one-half salary)___________ 750 00 2 Patrol Drivers, each _______________ 840 00 1 Ambulance Driver ________________ 840 00 1 Stable Keeper __________________ 1,020 00 1 Stable Keeper (night) ______________ 720 00 1 Porter ________________ 360 00 120 Total 160________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT__________ Retired 2 Sergeants, each ________$ 746 66 1 Sergeant ______________________ 650 00 2 Sergeants, each __________________ 560 00 1 Private _______________________ 540 00 1 Private _______________________ 300 00 Xote:Two of the privates mentioned above as receiving $900.00 per year have two more months of the usual probation ,to serve at $720.00 per year. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 161 Roster of the Force, December 31, 1912 NAM'E W. G. Austin T. McCool __ T. C. Murphy _ M. L. Meldritn-. J. J. Murphy T. P. Sandifprd. Jos. A. Rossiter. T. R. HeffernanD. J. Cronin J. S. Hallford . J J. Deignan J D. Semken J H. Lange J Farrell ________ J J. Reilley _____ L. P. Morgan J. J. CIancy__ . P. J. Eivers ____ J. H. W. Umbach E. D. Fallon _ J. C. McCarthy W. R. MitchellP. J. Ke11y_-..._ Akin, J. M. _ Alford, M. J. R.__ Andrews, J. L. _ Barthelmess, J.B Beach, G. E. _ _" Becker, W. L. _ Berry, T. H. _____ Bice, W. J. ______ Blumberg, L. _ . Brant, R. F. _____ Bradley, S. ______ Brennan, T... _ Burnett, C. B. ___ Burns, Charles.. Byrd, E. L. _ .. Cameron. T. J.. Clearv, T. F.____ Counihan. M. J._ Cowart, C. S _ Crosby, W. F. _ RANK Chief _____ 1st Lieut. _ 2d Lieut. _ 3d Lieut. _ C. Det't've Electrician Clerk _ Clerk _ 1st Sergt. - Sergeant __ Sergeant _ Sergeant _ Sergeant _ Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant __ Detective - Detective . Detective _ Detective _ Detective . Qr. Mr. ... Patrolman Patrolman Patrolman Patrolman Patrolman Patrolman Patrolman Patrolman Patrolman Patrolman Patrolman Patrolman Patrolman Patrolman Patrolman Patrolman NATIVITY Texas __ Georgia _ Georgia -. England _ Georgia _ Georgia ___ Georgia ___ Ireland _ S. Carolina Ireland ___ Germany _ Germany _ England __ Georgia _ Georgia ___ Georgia __ Ireland --_ Germany . Georgia" _. Georgia _ S. Carolina Georgia ___ Georgia _ Tennessee Georgia __ Georgia __ S. Carolina S. Carolina Georgia __ Poland _ .S. Carolina Germany _ Tennessee Georgia -- Georgia __ Georgia Georgia _ i Georgia _ 1 Georgia _ Georgia _ i g< 45 SO 45 39 48 42 32 27 *? 45 39 43 41 14 34 35 50 38 33 36 34 47 41 24 33 36 35 S3 33 39 S3 36 35 4fi I 28 | 45 28 42 46 39 47 ' 40 MARRIBD Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yrs Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes ' Yes Q Wj-i <* W "Z %% *$ January 22, 1907 Sep. 24, 1891 August 22, 1890 February 14, 1896 Nov. 20, 1897 March 29, 1909 April 19, 1911 February 4, 1907 Dec. 10, 1887 Sep. 13, 1894 February 6, 1894 February 4, 1896 October 9. 1897 January 3, 1895 October 25, 1901 January 31, 1907 October 8. 1900 January 27, 1890 January 31, 1907 August 10, 1906 July 2, 1900 Dec. 19, 1907 January 26, 1891 Dec. 18, 190" Sep. 17, 1912 February 1, 1911 February 9. 1907 February 27, 1909 July 24, 1891 Dec. 1, 1911 Dec. 1, 1911 February 4, 1896 July 5, 1907 June 10. 1912 January 31, 1907 Nov. 16, 191-1 July 23, 1903 June 17, 1908 Nov. 3, 1911 August 3, 1902 March 8, 1907 October 9, 1900 February 8, 1907 162 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Roster of the Force Continued NAME RANK Davis, E. F. Davis, R- T. _____ Doherty, J. J. Dooley, R. F. .... Dominick, A. M._ Donaldson, R. F. Fllis T H Fahey, P J._ Flaherty. T. E Fleming, M. B.__ Flynn, C. J. ___ Forehand. R. A._ Goslee. M. __ Hayes, R. J. Herman, J. A. ... Hodges. W. F. Howard, H. P. Hutto. H. \V. Hutson. H. C. _ Ivey. A. _______ Keane, T. _______ Kearney. F. J. Keller. C. W. _ Kelley, J. F.__ Kemp, H. H. __ Kennedy, L. S.__ Killian, J. G. __ Larisos, J. __ .___ Leech. C. F. _____ Lively. G. P. Long, C. R. _____ Longabaugh. J.D. Lovett. R. F.- Lutz. E. ________ Lysaught, D. Mallette, R. H.__ Merchant, R. E._ Milliken, J. ______ Morris, O. B. ____ Morse, W. J. __ McAcy. J. W. _ McAlpin, T. E.__ McGinley, J. J. 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 Patrolman Patrolman Patrolman Patrolman Patrolman Patrolman Patrolman Patrolman Patrolman Patrolman Patrolman Patrolman Patrolman Patrolman Patrolman Patrolman EHE ' P i w : < ' 0 ff. , < . \ Ireland _ ' 71 S. Carolin.-.l 58 Mass. ._! 29 Ireland _ ! 40 Austria __ 1 42 Georgia _ 1 39 S. Carolina1 25 Georgia __! 30 Georgia __! 36 Georgia _ ; 36 Ireland __ ! 40 Georgia .J 40 Maryland J 44 Georgia __ I 27 Germany _! 42 a Carolina 1 40 Georgia _ i 25 S. Carolina 1 24 S. Carolina! 32 Florida ___! 31 Ireland _ 1 37 Georgia _ I 51 Georgia _ _ 1 51 Georgia _ 1 34 Georgia ___! 41 Florida _ ! 28 Germany _ ! 32 Greece _ ' 37 Georgia .__ 32 Georgia _ 1 37 Georgia ___! 29 Ohio ___ 1 27 Georgia _ ! 33 New YorV. 1 34 Ireland _ ! 59 Georgia ___! 38 Georgia _ 1 33 Georgia ___f 25 S. Carolina! 26 Georgia _ ( 32 Kentucky _i 28 Canada _ 1 41 Georgia _ I 34 !MARRIED i__ . _ Yes Yes I Yes Yes Yes Yes ! Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes .No Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Q WEH g J 1 O ! August 18, 1881 January 10, 1890 Dec. 1, 1911 Alpril 16, 1910 February 27, 1909 February 1, 1911 June 9, 1910 April 16, 1910 July 22, 1909 Dec. , 1, 1911 June 7, 1908 July 5, 1907 April 12, 1907 Nov. 3, 1910 February 1, 19U March 24. 1910 Sep. 17, 1912 Sep. 17, 1912 Dec. 2, 1908 June 10, 1912 February 8, 1907 Sep. 7, 1898 April 12, 1907 February 1, 1911 April 12, 1907 Dec. 5, 1912 Nov. 20, 1908 February I, 1911 February 27, 1909 January 31, 1907 January 5, 1910 March 24, 1910 Dec. 3, 1906 Sep. 18, 1912 February 8, 1907 Dec. 1, 1911 Sep. 17, 1912 June 19, 1910 January 10, 1910 February 27, 1909 Nov. 26, 1910 March 13, 1902 Sep. 23, 1909 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 163 Roster of the ForceContinued XAME McGrath, J.-_ N'antz, L. H. __ Xichols, W. L.__ O'Neil, T. G. __ O'Reilly, J. J.___ Parker, W. C. __ Patrick, P. M. __ Price, H. L. _____ Pryor, B. R. _____ Pryor, W. A). ____ Quarterman, T.A. Rowse, J. A. ____ Sadler, B. F. __ Sherrod, M. H.__ Slocum, G. W.__ Stephenson, C. E. Sullivan, J. J. ____ Swift, F. S. _._ Tucker, J. R.____ Ungar, B. ._ Weber, J. A. L.__ White, J. _______ Williams, E. L.-_ Wilson, J. C. __ Wilson, T. O. _ Winn, W. S._ __ Kelly, John _____ Hennessy, J. W._ Rottenberg, J. _ Tuttlc, W. H. __ Rice, J. ________ Fraser, W. C.(c). RANK. Patrolman Patrolman Patrolman Patrolman Patrolman Patrolman Patrolman Patrolman Patrolman Patrolman Patrolman Patrolman Patrolman Patrolman Patrolman Patrolman Patrolman Patrolman Patrolman Patrolman Patrolman Patrolman Patrolman Patrolman Stable K'p'r Stable K'p'r Patrol Dvr. Patrol Dvr. Porter __ 1 NATIVITY , 1 Georgia ___ N. Carolina S. Carolina Georgia _ New YorkGeorgia Georgia _ _ Georgia ___ Georgia ___ Germany _ Georgia _ S. Carolina Georgia ___ New YorkN. -Carolina Georgia __ Georgia __ Georgia __ Bulgaria S. Carolina Georgia ___ Georgia ___ Georgia ___ Georgia Ireland __ Russia ____ Georgia ___ Russia ____ Georgia ___ W O \< 11 40 30 35 30 31 25 35 ! 0 K> 29 40 46 33 28 37 37 40 40 41 38 52 29 34 41 35 29 40 66 53 40 34 46 28 \ 1 MARRIED Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes I O w t*"Z So E- y <; " Q 5~j July 21, 1902 February 19, 1907 Dec. 1, 1911 Dec. 5, 1907 Nov. 19, 1908 June 10, 1912 June 10, 1912 Sep. 25, 1907 Dec. 1, 1911 January 5, 1910 October 9, 1907 March 16, 1901 Dec. 2, 1908 Sep. 17, 1912 October 18, 1907 February 1, 1911 June 9, 1910 March 24, 1910 Nov. 15, 1911 June . 10, 1912 April 11, 1889 February 27, 1909 February 1, 1911 October 24, 1910 Sep. 17, 1912 Sep 17, 1912 [Dec. 8, 1896 January 31, 1907 Sep. 1, 1909 Nov. 3, 1910 Dec. 1, 1911 February 1, 1911 July 3, 1907 164 MAYOR'S AXNUAL REPORT OBITUARY IN MEMORY OF BENJ. G. FLOYD, RETIRED SERGEANT Appointed to the Force, November, 1868 Retired June 1, 1901 Died February 22, 1912 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 165 OBITUARY IN MEMORY OF PATROLMAN VALENTINE F. SCHAFER Appointed to the Force June 9, 1910 Died April 18, 1912 166 MAYOR'S AXXUAL REPORT CHANGES IN DEPARTMENT DURING 1912 Appointments S. Bradley ____________ Patrolman A. Hering ________________________ A. Ivey ______-_________________ W. C. Parker _____________________ P. M. Patrick _____________________________ J. R. Tucker _____________________ W. O. Hollman ___________.._____._ M. J. R. Alford ______________.._______ H. P. Howard ____________________ H. W. Hutto _____-__________--_ L. H. Kelly __________________.._____ E. Lutz _________________________ R. E. Merchant ____________________ F. Morehead " B. F. Sadler ______________________ J. C. Wilson __________________..______ T. O. Wilson __________________._ L. S. Kennedy ____________.____________ Resignations L. Hicks ______--Patrolman W. O. Hollman _____________________ A. Hering _______________________ J. W. McWhorter ___________________ L. H. Kelly ________________________ F. Morehead ______________________ O. B. Morris ______________________ W. A. Pryor ______________________ Joseph Schatz ._________Patrol Driver MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT U>7 Dismissals E. M. North _____________________Patrolman T. D. Futch ______________________ H. M. Walthers ________________- O. P. Cantey ..._______.___________ H. A. Stamey ____________________ E. L. Newton ________1__________ H. Hosti ____________________-______ M. J. R. Alford __-_____-_______ Deaths Benj. G. Floyd ________________Retired Sergeant V. F. SchafFer _____________________Patrolman 168 MAYOR'S AXXUAL REPORT Number of Days Lost by Each Member of the Department on Account Sickness, Sickness in Family, Injured on Duty, Special Leave, Excused, Vacation, Suspended, During Year 1912 c o ed NAME j :|| ' |a.b 1 1 W. G. Austin _____ j 2 j _____ J. McCool ______ 10 1 T. C. Murphy ____ 2 ', 3 M. L. Meldrim __ _ __ _____ J. J. Murphy .......... ..J..... T. P. Sandiford .__ _ _____ T. R. Heffernan . _ _ __ . D. J. Cronin ___ .42 J. S. Hallford - - __ 16 _____ J. J. Deignan ___ _ 9 | _____ J. D. Semken ____ _ J .____ J. H. Lange __ __ 12 _____ J. J. Farrell _____ ! 5 ; _____ J. J. Reilley _ ___ J. J. Clancy _ ___ 2 : _____ P. J. Eivers __ __ ___ ' _ - J H. W. Umbach __ 3 ____ E. D. Fallon ___ __ !_ _ J. C. McCarthy ___ ' 1 _ _ W. R. Mitchefl ___ i 3 _____ P. J. Kelly ___ - _ ! 22 2 Akin, J. M. _____ i ___ _____ Alford, M. J. R. ___._: 2 > ..... Barthelrness. J. B. _ ! 2 _ _. Beach, G. E. _____ 32 __ __ Becker, W. L __ ._' 3 ' _____ Berry, T. H. _____ I 9 __ _ Bice, W. J. ___ __ ' 2 _____ Blumberg, L. _____ 1 2 j _____ Brant, R. F. _____ 1 1 3 Bradley. S. ______ ___ _____ Brennan, T. __ _ ! 2 _ Burnett, C. B. .__ _ i 3 2 Burns, C. _______ I 4 ' _____ Byrd. E. L. ___ J - _ _ _ Cameron. T. J. ._. _ 1 16 5 Cleary, T. F. _______J ___ ___ . j^ t 1 3 -~ "y 3 7.\ re 3.3 a t/i .. 7 28 i 1 2 4 "rt 1 40 21 IS 10 10 17 30 22 11 ?4 77 17 13 14 10 13 10 11 IS 3f> 11 30 10 13 SO 13 63 12 17 18 1S 18 18 IS 37 1? MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 169 Number of Days Lost, Etc.Continued NAME Cowart, C, S. __ Crosby, W. F. ______ Davis, E. F. __ _ Davis, R. T. ___ __ Doherty, J. J. _ Dooley, R. F. __ ._ Ellis, T. H. - __ - Fahev P T Flaherty, T. E. ___ Fleming, M. B. ______ Flynn, C. J. _ . Forehand, R. A. _____ Goslee, M. __________ Hayes, R. J. ___ Herman, J. LA. ____ Hodges, W. F. ______ Howard, H. P. ___ Hutto, H. W. _ . Htitson, H. C. ____ Keane, T. __ . . Kearney, F. J. ______ Keller, C. W. Kelly, J. T. __ - ___ Kemp, H. H. ______ Killian, J. G. -_____. Leech, C. F. _____ Lively, G. P. ___ Long, C. R. Longabaugh, J. D. - Lovett, R. F. _ - Lutz, E. _ Lysaught, D. _______ Mallette, R. H. ______ Merchant, R. E. _ Milliken, J. _____ Morris, O. B. _______ Morse, W. J. ._-__. McAcy, J. W. ___ i McAlpin, T. E. _ 1 Sickness . M 11 11 10 3 S 16 9 1 3 ? ? 3 1 7 ? 14 14 1 1 1 7 i inJ 'Sickness |Family ?, ? ?, K 0 3 S S 1 1 .... ?, 1 3 1 9 1 1 ?, 1 6 ! 1 1 t O || 'K.So t i 7 4 6 10 ... 1? 4 4 3 r 1 V > a _ V .2-1 0 V o. ec 3 T 2 4 3 ..... 6 1 1 3 2 i Excused 4 1 2 ? 1 1 ? 7 2 1 ? 1 ? ? 1 1 1 1 2 ? 2 3 7! 1 3 ? 1 ? ? 1 ? 1 ? S 1 Vacation 10 10 10fo 10 s 10 1 10 10 10 10 10 s 10 10 10 10 10 ..... 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 10 10 10 10 I 10 11 Suspended Total . _ 31 _ i 24 12 ___ 21 ___ 12 ___ 7 ..... 36 . _ 14 3 32 ..... 18 __ 28 1 _ . 29 _ ._ 18 ___ 11 ___ 13 1 14 1 14 _____ 11 ___ 3 _ .. 7 ..... 13 2 18 ..... 25 ..... 17 5 23 ..! 23 ___ 26 ___ 11 _ _ 13 ..._. 12 ___ 25 _ .. 13 _ 33 ___ 1 ___ 11 ___ 8 ___ ! S ___ 14 ___ 14 ___ 16 3 39 ___ 17 170 MAYOR'S AXXUAL REPORT Number of Days Lost, Etc.Continued XAME McGinley, J. J. ...... McGrath, J. ........ Nantz, L. H. __ ._._ Xichols, W. L. - _ - O'Neil, T, G. - O'Reilly, J. J. _______ Parker, W. C. ____ Patrick, P M Price, H. L. ______ Pryor, B. R. __ ___ Pryor, W. A. ______ Quarterman, T. A. - Reisen, H. __ _ __ Rowse, J. A. Sadler, B. F. __._- Sherrod, M. H. ___ Slocum, G W. __._ Sullivan, J. J. ______ Swift, F. S. Tucker, J. R. Ungar, B. Weber, J. A. L. ____ White, J. _ - ___ - Williams, E. L. ___ Wilson, J. C. ________ Wilson, T. O. -__ Winn, W. S _____ Kennedy, L. S. _ Kelly, John _________ Tuttle, W. H. ______ Rottenberg, J. ______ Fraser, W. C. (c) __ Sickness 7 3 9 7 1 4 3 4 13 1 6 1 1 1 3 1 7 ["W 1? 4 10 4 (Sickness in Family 1 3 9 8 4 5 3 1 1 5 ? j 1 3 ? 1 1 c o -a* | _3 P , '5 hl ? 1 J > C3 3.3o V a t/2 3 1?, 3 71 t 1 3 Excused 3 ? ? 1 j 1 ?,i ? 1 i i i ?,i s ? i ? 1 3 3 3 Vacation I 10in 10 s 101ft 10 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 I 10> 10 4 Suspended "- 9 ?. i "rt I ?.\ 15 1? 18 19 1? 10 13 7? ?? 31 IS 13 ?0 ?. 17 13 11 18 IS 4 15 13 14 15 1 76 JQ ?5 1? 11 IS 4 ___________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_______171 Number of Arrests Made by Each Member of the Department During 1912 NAME RANK jjj^jj W. G. Austin__________Chief ____._.___._.... 83 I. McCool________-1st Lieutenant __________ 131 T. C. Murphy_________2d Lieutenant___________ 168 M. L. Meldrim________3d Lieutenant ___________ 73 J. J. Murphy________Chief Detective _________ 327 P. J. Eivers__________Detective _____________ 237 J. H. W. Umbach__.___Detective ___________ 233 E. D. Fallen ___Detective ____________ 393 J. C. McCarthy_______Detective _____________ 215 W. R. Mitchell_________Detytive ______.._._.. 288 D. J. Cronin_.____-1st Sergeant __________ .. J. S. Hallford_________Sergeant ______________ 156 J. J. Deignan__________Sergeant _______________ 181 J. D .Semken_________Sergeant ______________ 2 J. H. LangeSergeant ____ 89 J. T- FarrellSergeant __-_________ 133 J. J. Reilley__________.Sergeant ______________ 4 J. J. Clancy__________Sergeant ______________ 148 L. P. Morgan_______Sergeant ______________ 154 P. J. Kelly________Quartermaster _________._ 7 Akin, J. M.Patrolman ..___ 55 Alford, M. J. R..______Patrolman ____________ 17 Andrews, J. L.Patrolman ___ 125 Barthelmess, J. B.Patrolman ______________ 61 Beach, G. E.__________Patrolman _____________ 35 Becker, W. L._________Patrolman _____________ 8 Berrv. T. H.__________Patrolman _____________ 90 Bice, W. J.___________Patrolman ____________ 190 Blumberg, L._________Patrolman ____________ 68 Brant, R. F._________Patrolman ____________ 69 Bradley, S.__________Patrolman _____________ 38 Brennan, T._________Patrolman ___________ 66 Burnett, C. B._________Patrolman ____________ 36 Burns, C.____________Patrolman ____________ 431 Byrd, E. L-_________Patrolman ____________ 111 Cameron, T. J.._______Patrolman ____________ 87 Cleary, T. F._________Patrolman _____________ 41 Counihan, M. J._____Patrolman ___________ 131 Cowart, C. 'S._______Patrolman _____________ 110 Crosby, W. F._________Patrolman _____________ 143 Davis, E. F._________Patrolman ____________ 3 Davis, R. T.___________Patrolman ______________ 18 Doherty, J. J|_________Patrolman ____________ 533 Dooley, R. F._________Patrolman _____________ 86 Dominick, (A1. M. ______.Patrolman ___________ 129 Donaldson, R. F.______Patrolman _____________ 20 Ellis, T. H.____________Patrolman ______________ 86 Fahey, P. J.___________Patrolman ______________ 36 Flaherty, T. E.________Patrolman _____________ 47 172 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Number of Arrests MadeContinued NAME RANK Fleming, M. B.~_____---Patrolman _____________ 221 Flynn, C. J.___Patrolman _____________ 36 Forehand, R. A.Patrolman __________ 48 Goslee, M.___Patrolman ____________ 173 Hayes, R. J._______Patrolman _..__________ 214 Herman', J. A. Patrolman _________ 74 Hodsres, W. F._______Patrolman ______________ 100 Howard, H. P._______Patrolman ______________ 35 Hutto, H. W.__________Patrolman ____________ 17 Hutson, H. C.______Patrolman ______________ 48 Ivey, A. Patrolman -_____ 26 Keane, T.__Patfplman ______________ 84 Kearney, F. J.Patrolman ____________ 122 Keller, C. W._______Patrolman __________ 39 Kelly. J. T.___________Patrolman _____________ 61 Kemp, H. H.___-___Patrolman ____________ 133 Killian, J. G.~_--Patrolman ______________ 74 Larisos, J. Patrolman __-______ 47 Leech, C. F.Patrolman __________ 58 Lively, G. P. Patrolman _______ 55 Lonfr. C. R.__________Patrolman _____________ 106 Longabaugh, J. D.___Patrolman ____________ 107 Lovett, R. F.__________Patrolman _____________ 50 Lutz, E. _ Patrolman _ . .___ 12 Lysaught, I>. Patrolman __ 15 Mallette, R. H._______-.Patrolman _____________ 58 Merchant, R. E.________Patrolman _____________ 9 Milliken, J.___________Patrolman ____________ 32 Morse, W. J._________Patrolman ____________ 104 Morris, O. B.__________Patrolman _____________ 77 McAcy, J. W.__________Patrolman ______________ 242 McAlpin, T. E.________Patrolman ____________ 44 McGinley, J. J._________Patrolman ______________ 82 McGrath, J.__________Patrolman ____________ 79 Nantz, L. H._________Patrolman _____________ 73 Nichols, W. L,________Patrolman ____________ 30 O'Neil, T. G._________Patrolman _____________ 135 O^eilly, J. J._________Patrolman ____________ 94 Parker, W. C.__________Patrolman ______________ 34 Patrick, P. M._________Patrolman ____________ 37 Price. H. L.___________Patrolman ______________ 13 Pryor, B. R.__________Patrolman ____________ 20 Pryor, W. A._________Patrolman -______ 63 Ouarterman, T. A.______Patrolman ___ 74 Reisen, H.___________Patrolman __ 31 Rowse, J. A.________-..Patrolman 71 Sadler, B. F.__________Patrolman ________ 16 Sherrod, M. H.________Patrolman _______ 138 Slocum, G. W.________Patrolman ____ 97 Stephenson, C. E._______Patrolman -___ 163 Sullivan, J. J._________Patrolman ______ 58 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 173 Number of Arrests Made Continued NAME RANK ie58f Swift, S. S. ____________ Patrolman _____________ 94 Tucker, J. R ____ __ Patrolman ____________ 19 Ungar, B. ___ Patrolman _ _____________ 21 Webr, J. A. L. ___ _ Patrolman ____________ 207 White, J. _ - ___ . Patrolman ______ _ ___ _ 65 Williams, E. L. ___ - ____ Patrolman _____________ 51 Wilson, J. C. __ Patrolman _____________ 14 Wilson, T. O. _______ Patrolman ____________ 22 Winn, W. S. ____ ____ Patrolman __ - ___ - _____ 87 Kennedy. L. S. Patrolman _ Tuttle, W. H. __ _ Patrolman ____________ 20 McGrath, J. H. _ Patrolman _____________ 143 McBride, J. E. - - Patrolman _____________ 34 Newton, E. L. ___ __ Patrolman __ 43 Stamey, H. A. Patrolman 7 Herring, A. __ __ Patrolman _ __ -_ ____ 7 Morehead, F. _ __ ___ Patrolman _ _ _ _ __ 4 Rice, J. _ _ _ Patrol Wagon Driver 1 Total Number of Arrests During 1912 White women __ _ __ _ 223 White men _________________________ 3,037 Negro women _ ___ _ _ __ __ 1,500 Negro men _ _ _ _ __ _ _ 5,159 Minors _ _ __ - _ _ 431 Total ________________________10,350 174 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Arrests Each Month MOXTH January _________ . March ____ _. _ . April __ ___ __ . May __..._. _ .... _ .. June . . . July ________. August _____ . September ____ ... October ___ __ . Totals _ ____ . W) V O bo V 2 I I 1 A17 - __ | 473 . _ .i 471 ___ i 589 _ | 463 ...I 455 . ___ 1 557 _. _ 1 638 1 792 . ___ ! 836 _. _ ! 458 . ___ ! 490 i ___ 1 6,659 Whites 27* 266 2~, 296 222 225 267 316 i'n 292 203 194 3,260 (A !_ Q i 31 SOJQ 25 46 32 54 30ia 24 32 30 431 +* O EH 741 789 783 910 731 712 878 984 1,263 1,152 693 714 10,350 Disposition of Above Cases Sentenced in Recorder's Court __________ Dismissed in Recorder's Court _______________ Sentenced and sentence suspended by Recorder. Turned over to Superior Court____________ Turned over to City Court ______________ Turned over to Ordinary's Court _____________ Turned over to various County Sheriffs _______ Turned over to foreign vessels ____________ Turned over to Army and Navy __________ Turned over to Juvenile Court ________ Suspicious characters _____________.____ Lodgers __-__________ 4,683 3,146 162 211 766 36 87 50 37 70 725 377 Total __________________________10,350 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 175 Fines Collected in Police Court During the Year 1912 January ____..___________________$ 1,768 15 February ________________________ 2,376 85 March _________________________ 1,913 90 April __________________________ 2,524 75 May ___.__..____._____-____ 1,771 40 June ______________________________ 2,196 55 July _______________._._______ 2,119 20 August ____ 1,865 05 September _______________________ 1,934 7; October ______________________. 2,951 25 November _^____________________ 2,649 90 December ____.__________________ 1,519 10 Total ______________________$25,590 85 Statement of Fines Collected in Police Court for Each Year From 1902 to 1912, inclusive: 1902 _______________________-__$ 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 1910 ___________________________ 23,562 20 1911 ____________________.____ 25,200 35 1912 _________________________ 25,590 85 176________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT__________ Cause of Arrest Abandonment of wife and children______ 1 Adultery and Fornication ____ 6 Aiding a convict to escape _-- 2 Arson __________________ 2 Assault and Battery ___________________ 76 Assault with intent to murder ______ 66 Assault with intent to rape ________ 2 Assaulting and Stabbing __________ % Attempting to wreck a railroad train 1 Attempted Burglary ______________ 9 Allowing vicious dogs to run at large ________ 3 Breaking and entering a railroad car _____ 7 Burglary ____________________________ 90 Carrying concealed weapons __--_-_____ 76 Carrying a pistol without a license ____ 10 Cheating and Swindling 62 Contempt of Court ____________ 44 Cruelty to Animals _______________ 30 Cruelty to Children _____________________ 5 Cow stealing _________ _____ 5 Deserters from Army and Xavy __._ 37 Deserters from Foreign Vessels 50 Disorderly conduct ________ 3,0% Drunk and Disorderly ___________________ 1.785 Entering a house with intent to steal____ 1 Escaped Convicts _ 37 Fast and Reckless Driving _____ 3 Forgery _______ 10 Fugitives from justice ___ 87 Gambling ___________________________ 295 Horse Stealing _1__ 5 Impersonating an officer _____ 1 Infanticide 1 Involuntary manslaughter ________ 10 Keeping a disorderly house__ 7 Keeping a lewd house ______ 3 ________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_______177 x Cause of ArrestsContinued Keeping and maintaining a gambling house___ 6 Keeping a gambling device for hazarding of money 11 Larceny after trust _____________________ 58 Larceny from the house ________ 130 Larceny from the person ______________ 28 Larceny over the value of Fifty Dollars _____ 13 Larceny, simple ______________ 551 Loitering on the streets __ 325 Licentiousness ___ 1 Lodgers over night _____________________ 377 Lunacy __________ 36 Malicious mischief ___________ 6 Murder _______________________ 17 Mayhem __________________________ 1 Public indecency ______________________ 2 Pointing a pistol not in own defense ___.______ 37 Rape ____________________________ 6 Receiving goods under false pretense _________ 3 Refusing to assist an officer ________________ 1 Receiving stolen goods ________________ 4 Robbery by force _____________________ 45 Shooting at another not in own defense________ 3 Shooting on public highway_______________ 4 Stealing a ride on a railroad train ____________ 27 Seduction __________________________ 1 Sodomy ___________________ 4 Suspicious characters __________________ 725 Vagrancy __________________ 17 Violating City Ordinance _______ 918 Violating Traffic Ordinance _______________ 759 Violating Prohibition Law ___ 40 Violating State Drug Law ____ 3 Violating State Game Law _.__ 5 Violating Stalte Health Law ______________ 10 Violating State Board-Bill Law ___________ 27 Violating State LawSelling liquor to minors____ 1 178________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_________ Cause of ArrestsContinued Vioating State Automobile License Law__ 2 Violating State Law; carrying a deadly weapon in Court Room _.___.._.___ 1 Violating Automobile Ordinance ____________ 3 Violating Garbage Ordinance ________ 1 Wife beating ________________________ 8 Obtaining money under false pretenses________ 1 Attempting to pick a pocket_______________ 1 Total arrests _______________10,350 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 179 Ambulance Calls for Year 1912 MONTH January February __ _ ___ Aoril July ______________ October Total .._..___.._..._......_... (x V 26 29 24 26 28 35 30 31 46 37 28 22 362 Negroes 61 48 51 45 47 43 50 42 52 59 39 54 591 "rt 1 87 77 75 71 75 78 80 73 98 96 67 76 953 180________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_________ STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES OF THE DEPARTMENT FOR THE YEAR 1912, AS COMPARED WITH THE EXPENSES FOR THE YEAR 1911 Receipts Appropriation for 1912 ______________$134,000 00 Union Station _____________________ 1,800 00 Sales of property and empty sacks; services of patrolmen; unclaimed prisoners' money; station house fees, and telegrams and long distance telephone messages collected for_ 979 28 Total _______________________$136,779 28 Expenses 1911 1912 Salaries ______________$115,271 62 $114,557 61 Horse Feed .___________ 5,056 41 4,784 18 Horses _______________ 365 00 __________ Horse Shoeing __________ 607 07 659 88 Veterinary Services ________ 427 92 332 75 Uniforms ______________ 2,743 70 3,638 92 Prisoners' Rations ________ 1,317 17 1,601 40 General Improvements and Repairs _________ - ___ 679 74 465 80 General Supplies _________ 1,330 65 1,084 66 Property ______________ 120 78 104 00 Lights ________________ 366 10 494 80 Fuel _______________ 177 50 414 75 Telephone rental _________ 368 34 451 29 Printing, Stationery, etc._____ 155 18 106 30 Gamewell System _________ 141 48 39 68 Postage and telegrams ______ 141 31 190 86 ___________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_______181 Insurance ______________ 110 00 50 00 Expense, Chief, Convention __ 150 00 150 00 Incidentals ____________ 645 06 507 06 Purchase of one motorcycle, and maintenance of three motorcycles and one automobile ______________ 2,841 13 2,269 70 Totals _____________$133,016 16 $131,903 64 Balance turned in to City Treasurer____$ 4,875 64 Expenses of the Department for the Past Eight Years and Estimated Expenses for 1913 Expenses of Department for 1905________$ 93,029 20 Expenses of Department for 1906_________ 106,281 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 Expenses of Department for 1910________ 131,400 47 Expenses of Department for 1911________ 133,016 16 Expenses of Department for 1912________ 131,903 64 Amount appropriated, for 1913____ 144,000 00 Special appropriation for purchase of two combination, automobile paitrol wagons and ambulances ______________________ 5,500 00 Inventory of Property Police Department Grounds _________$ 60,000 00 Police Headquarters Building ________ 25,000 00 Police Outbuildings ______________ 12,000 00 Gamewell System ______________ 23,750 00 1 Automobile _____-____ 650 00 3 Motorcycles _. ._______________ 300 00 31 Horses __ - __________________ 4,688 75 182 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 2 Patrol Wagons _________________ 100 00 2 Ambulances ___________________ 100 00 1 Buckboard ___________________ 50 00 1 Supply Wagon _________________ 75 00 5 Sets Single Harness______________ 75 00 2 Sets Double Harness ___________ 75 00 42 Springfield Rifles ________________ 400 00 42 Winchester Rifles ______________ 400 00 115 Revolvers ____________________ 900 00 32 Saddles, Bridles, and Blankets ________ 750 00 4 Roller Top Desks ______________ 300 00 4 Small Desks ___________________ 80 00 1 Flat Top Desk, Standing __________ 55 00 1 Steel Filing Cabinet ______________ 250 00 1 Wood Filing Cabinet _____________ 40 00 1 Small Filing Cabinet _____________ 15 00 1 Remington Typewriter (tabulator) _*_ 90 00 1 Prisoners' Property Cabinet _________ 60 00 110 Clothes Lockers __________ - ______ 440 00 30 Prisoners' Blankets _______________ 60 00 2 Iron Safes _________________. 140 00 1 Large Table ___-___________-_ 175 00 6 Small Tables ________L_______ 80 00 7 Revolving Desk Chairs _________ 100 00 11 Leather Back Chairs ______________ 120 00 69 Court Room Chairs ______________ 140 00 7 Stoves for Heating __________ 155 00 1 Cooking Stove and Utensils ________ 20 00 3 Clocks __________..__-______ 50 00 1 Steel Clothes Locker _____________ 50 00 1 Medicine Chest and Contents _ 25 00 5 Electric Fans ___,___ 120 00 1 Art Square ______ 15 00 8 Rugs _______________________ 20 00 3 Foot Mats ___________________ 5 00 52 Cuspidors ______________ 35 00 1 Lounge ___-_______ 30 00 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 183 1 Bookcase ___________________ 40 00 1 Steel Bookcase ________________ 75 00 20 Window Shades _________________ 5 00 Floor Coverings ________________ 150 00 Pictures, Mirrors, etc. ____________ 50 00 1 Ice Box _____________________ 5 00 2 Water Coolers _________________ 5 00 2 Pair Handcuffs _________________ 10 00 2 Bicycles equipped with speedometers 100 00 12 Pair Pillows __________________ 30 00 34 Sabres _____________________ 100 00 50 Webb Cartridge Belts ____________ 50 00 100 Wreaths ____________________ 65 00 25 Club Sockets __________________ 15 00 100 Badges ______________________ 50 00 100 Clubs ____.._______________ 75 00 100 Whistles _____________________ 25 00 1 Letter Press and Copying Outfit______ 10 00 27 Yale Locks __________________ 30 00 2 Wheelbarrows _________________ 10 00 Total _____________________$132,883 75 1 Mimeograph Machine ____________ 1 Heater ^for both rooms____________ 1 Boiler jfor both rooms______________ 3 Shower Baths _________________________ 7 Beds and 7 Mattresses_______ TWENTY-THIRD ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PAID FIRE DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF SAVANNAH, GA FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31. 1912 THOMAS BALLANTYNE SUPERINTENDENT 186 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT FIRE COMMITTEE OF THE CITY OF SAVANNAH FOR THE YEAR 1912 R. M. HULL, Chairman C. G. WILKINSON CRAIG BARROW J. H. H. ENTLEMAN J. F. SULLIVAN FIRE DEPARTMENT THOMAS BALLANTYNE_________Chief Engineer J. J. CON NOLLY______First Assistant Chief Engineer A. J. TOSHACH_____Second Assistant Chief Engineer P. F. CURRY______________Clerk and Storekeeper T. P. SANDIFORD______Superintendent Fire Alarm E. J. BURNS__Superintendent of Machinery E. O. KESSLER______________Electric Inspector F. J. KILROY_-__________________Fire Inspector D. S. O'CONNOR_____1____Assistant Fire Inspector J. P. KAVANAUGH______Chauffeur to Chief Engineer W. F. CARRICK________Chauffeur to Chief Engineer MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 187 CHIEF ENGINEER'S REPORT (Office of the Chief Engineer of the Fire Department.) Savannah, Ga., January 1st, 1913 To the Honorable Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah : Gentlemen: I have the honor to submit my sixth annual report of the operations and conditions of the Fire Department of the City for the year ending December 31st, 1912; this report being the Twenty-third Annual Report of the Paid Fire Department. The total force of the Department at the close of the year was one hundred (100) men, as follows: 1 Chief Engineer. 1 First Assistant Chief Engineer. 1 Second Assistant Chief Engineer. 1 Clerk and Storekeeper. 1 Superintendent of Fire Alarm. 1 Electric Inspector. 1 Fire Inspector. 1 Assistant Fire Inspector. 1 Superintendent of Machinery. 188________MAYOR'S AXXUAL REPORT__________ 3 Chauffeurs. 7 Foremen of Engine Companies. 7 Assistant Foremen of Engine Companies. 1 Assistant Foreman of Truck Company. 1 Foreman of Chemical Company. 1 Assistant Foreman of Chemical Company 7 Engineers of Pumpers. 20 Drivers. 2 Tillermen. 42 Firemen. During the year the following changes were made. 1 Assistant Superintendent Machinery Resigned. 2 Assistant Foremen made Engineers. 2 Firemen made Assistant Foremen. 1 Engineer reduced to Fireman. 1 Engineer retired on Pension. 1 Fireman retired on Pension. 1 Engineer appointed. 9 Firemen Resigned. 3 Firemen Dismissed. 14 Firemen Appointed. Leaving the force one hundred (100) men, the number authorized by City Ordinance. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 189 FORCE BY COMPANIES Fire Station No. 1 518-520-522 Broughton Street, East Name Capacity In Service R. J. O'Keefe _______Foreman __________ 5 Years J. F. Heartnoll Asst Foreman 3 Years S. W. Peck _________Engineer ________ 7 Years M. J. Roach ______Driver Pumper ____12 Years Thos. J. Duffy ______Driver Wagon ____ 3 Years J. A. McGrath ______Hoseman ___12 Years Thomas Welsh ______Hoseman ________ 9 Years Thos. J. Ryan ______Hoseman ________ 4 Years C. R. Greene _______Hoseman _____ 2 Years F. A. Leonard ______Hoseman ________ 1 Year Fire Station No. 2 Indian and West Broad Streets Name Capacity In Service Thos. Fogarty ____Foreman __14 Years Jas. J. Whalen ______Asst. Foreman __ 9 Years G. F. Kilroy ________Engineer ________ 8 Years G. J. Campsen ______Driver Pumper 4 Years L. F. Henderson ____Driver Wagon ____14 Years Jno. Higgins _______Driver Truck 5 Years Jno. W. Whalen _____Tillerman 6 Years M. F. Harvey ______Hoseman _ 6 Years R. P. Sheahan ______Hoseman 3 Years J. B. Thompson ______Hoseman _ 2 Years B. Wolfson ________Hoseman 1 Year W. J. Powers _______Hoseman __ 1 Year B. McCabe ________Hoseman _______ 7 Months 190________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_________ Fire Station No. 3 (Headquarters) Oglethorpe Avenue and Abercorn Street Name Capacity In Service C. V. Egense _____Foreman ___28 Years J. C. Hirt _________Asst. Foreman _____ 7 Years C. D. Henderson ___Engineer _ 6 Months J. H. Bell _________Driver Pumper ____ 4 Years S.Ward __________Driver Wagon _____ 2 Years J. P. Duffy ________Hoseman ______16 Years C. Christensen ______Hoseman _-14 Years J. C. Sheahan ___.Hoseman 9 Years Wm. Kearney ______Hoseman 1 Year Wm. D. Meehan _____Hoseman ____ 1 Year Fire Station No. 4 606 Barnard Street Name Capacity In Service M. F. Morehead _____Foreman ________14 Years T. G. Kearney ______Asst. Foreman ____ 9 Years W. F. White ________Engineer ________ 7 Years T. J. Fogarty _______Driver Pumper 7 Years Geo. C. Donnelly ____Driver Truck ____22 Years W. H. Remley ______Hoseman _11 Years W. T- Futch ________Hoseman _______14 Years J. J. Broderick ______Hoseman _ 2 Years T. A. Moore _____Hoseman 2 Years Thos. J. Ryan ____Hoseman 5 Months C. H. Zace ________Hoseman _____ 7 Months Fire Station No. 5 11 Henry Street, East Name Capacity In Service E.T. Morrissey _Foreman 11 Years Jas. Hunter ________Asst. Foreman 5 Years MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 191 L .D. Walsh Engineer 6 Years J. N. Egense Driver Pumper ____ 5 Years W. J. Hanlon Driver Wagon ____ 2 Years J. O'Leary ________Hoseman _______19 Years M. F. Sullivan _Hoseman _______10 Years C. D. Quarles ___Hoseman _______ 2 Years Fritz Goritz ________Hoseman _______ 9 Years B. Blumberg __Hoseman ______ 5 Months Fire Station No. 6 Thirty-eighth and Barnard Streets Name Capacity In Service C. M. Burnham _____Foreman ________16 Years J. H. Alien _Asst. Foreman ____ / Years L. Trebony ____Engineer ________23 Years W. L. DuFour Driver Pumper __ 4 Years W. J. Cleary ________Driver Truck _____28 Years J. J. Hearn ___Hoseman _______16 Years F. H. Thompson ___Hoseman _______17 Years J. C. Bailey ___Hoseman _______ 8 Years J. P. Mahoney _______Hoseman _______ 1 Year E. M. Bart ____Hoseman _______ 6 Months Fire Station No. 7 Gwinnett and Paulsen Streets Name Capacity In Service D. P. Murphy ______Foreman ________14 Years B. Leddy __________Asst. Foreman ____14 Years W. J. Barrett _-_____Engineer ________ 4 Years J. J. Buttimer _____Driver Pumper __ 4 Years W. W. Pringle ______Driver Truck _____21 Years J. C. Henderson Hoseman 8 Years J. J. Fitzpatrick _____Hoseman __ 7 Years J. P. Owens ________Hoseman __ 3 Years J. W. Witte ________Hoseman _______ 3 Years E. M. Keenan _______Hoseman __ 2 Years 192________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT__________ Chemical Co. No. 1 (Headquarters) Oglethorpe Avenue and Abercorn Street Xame Capacity In Service J. Murphy ________Foreman ________12 Years G. E. Johnson _Asst. Foreman __12 Years R. B. Hearn ________Driver _________13 Years D. V. Whitaker _____Hoseman ________13 Years A. Smith ________Hoseman _______ 2 Years Truck Co. No. 1 (Headquarters) Oglethorpe Avenue and Abercorn Street Name Capacity In Service T. Flynn ____ Asst. Foreman 14 Years P. E. Forehan ____ Driver __________ 5 Years F. F. Black ______ Tillerman _________ 4 Years E. V. Pacetti _Ladderman _______14 Years J. R. Wohonka _ Ladderman ________ 6 Years G. F. Byrnes ___-_ Ladderman ________ 4 Years B. F. Potter ____ Ladderman ________ 1 Year W. G. Fitzgerald ___.Ladderman _______ 7 Months J. P. Chaplin, Jr. ___.Driver 1st Asst. Buggy 2 Years Albert Hirt ______ Driver 2nd Asst. Auto_ 3 Years MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT APPROPRIATION, 1912 Fire Department and Uniforms Expenditures Salaries _ _ _ $ Printing and Stationery __ _ Feed for Stock ________ Horse Shoeing _ __ Treatment of Sick Stock _ _ _ Additional Stock Harness and Repairs to Same _ Repairs to Apparatus Additional Apparatus Engine Coal and Wood _ _ Stove and Heater Coal and WoodGas and Illuminating Oil _ _ _ Lubricating Oil and Waste _ _ _ Soda and Acid _ _ __ _ _ _ Beds and Bedding for Men Miscellaneous Shop Tools __ Furniture and Fixtures _ ___ Implements of the Service _ -- Paints, Varnish, etc. _ __ Repairs to Buildings _ - Additional Hose __ _ Boxes, Instruments, Wire Tools, etc. _ ____ _ __ Telephone Rent __ __ _ ____ Cleaning Tools, etc. _ _ _ Repairs to Heaters _ _ Ice ___ ___ ... Surgeon's Fees _ _ _ _ __ - Rent of Houses _ _ _ _ Incidentals ____ _ _ _ - Uniforms __ _____ _ ___ 1911 96,769 41 130 90 5,405 05 666 85 346 90 1,650 00 79 55 1,265 98 5,100 24 50 20 1,193 00 912 89 210 51 81 79 318 00 164 48 773 46 115 03 710 71 1,220 00 692 93 115 32 406 33 88 05 100 00 75 00 60 00 445 08 3,671 20 193 -$117,500 00 1912 $100,846 62 221 50 2,150 97 259 91 82 75 28 00 1,282 08 692 50 1,453 04 438 62 81 48 16 75 913 99 93 48 260 06 194 35 373 11 1.080 00 614 15 124 32 358 76 23 61 125 00 10 00 10 00 377 24 3,436 05 Totals _____________$122,818 86 $115,548 34 194________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT__________ RECEIPTS FOR 1912 Electric Inspector's Fees _______________$1,897 50 Sale of JK horse ____________________ 25 00 Sale of Empty Sacks _________________ 12 75 Sale of Old Hose ____________________ 4 30 Sale of Old Poles __________.._______ 5 00 Sale of Empty Barrels ______________ 36 10 Refund of Freight charges on Hose Clamps ___ 1 10 Sale of Empty Cement Sacks ____________ 9 50 Refund from Underwriters on 6 tons Coal_____ 36 00 Sale of Hose Wagon _________________ 396 06 Sale of Old Engines __________________ 2,000 00 Total ______________________$4,423 31 Turned Over to Department Public Works 13 horses, 1 wagon, 5 blankets, harness, etc., at a cost of _____-________-__________$2,814 00 Total ________________._______$7,237 31 Total Appropriation, 1912 _______$117,500 00 Total Expenditures, 1912 ____________ 115,548 34 Balance _______________________$ 1,951 66 Receipts _________ 7,237 31 Net Balance ________________$ 9,188 97 ESTIMATED VALUE OF DEPARTMENT PROPERTY Fire Station No. 1__________________$ 28,000 00 Fire Station Xo. 2_________________ 36,195 00 Fire Station No. 3__________________ 28,000 00 Fire Station No. 4__________________ 28,514 00 ___________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT ______193 Fire Station No. 5__________________ 28,000 00 Fire Station No. 6__________________ 18,250 00 Fire Station No. 7__________________ 32,800 00 Truck Company No. 1______________ 25,000 00 Chemical Co. No. 1_________________ 18,000 00 Fire Alarm System ________________ 42,500 00 Miscellaneous _______________ 6,000 00 Total __________.__________$291,259 00 EXPENSES BY STATIONS Fire Station No. 1__________________$ 10,959 58 Fire Station No. 2__________.:______ 13,852 38 Fire Station No. 3__________________ 10,813 52 Fire Station No. 4________________ 12,406 17 Fire Station No. 5__________________ 10,778 39 Fire Station No. 6__________________ 11,108 95 Fire Station No. 7__________________ 11,097 32 Chemical Co. No. 1_________________ 5,509 27 Truck Company No. 1_______________ 10,071 69 Fire Alarm ______________________ 1,402 85 Electric Fee _____________________ 1,622 89 General ________________________ 15,237 06 Supplies ________________________ 688 27 Total _____________________$115,548 34 196_______MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT__________ DESCRIPTION OF ROLLING STOCK Auto Pumpers, American LaFrance Fire Engine Company, Manufacturers Engine No. 1Auto Pumper, Type 12, 100 H. P., develop 110 H. P., 6 cylinders. Engine No. 2Auto Pumper, Type 12, 100 H. P., develop 110 H. P., 6 cylinders. Engine No. 3Auto Pumper, Type 12, 100 H. P., develop 110 H. P., 6 cylinders. Engine No. 4Auto Pumper, Type 12, 100 H. P., develop 110 H. P., 6 cylinders. Engine No. 5Auto Pumper, Type 12, 100 H. P., develop 110 H. P., 6 cylinders. Engine No. 6Auto Pumper, Type 12, 100 H. P., develop 110 H. P., 6 cylinders. Engine No. 7Auto Pumper, Type 12, 100 H. P., develop 110 H. P., 6 cylinders. Reserve Steam Engines Engine No. 1First Size Double Pump, LaFrance. Engine No. 2Double Extra First Size, Double Pump, LaFrance. Engine No. 3First Size Double Pump, LaFrance. Auto Combinations, American LaFrance Fire Engine Company, Manufacturers No. 1Auto Chemical-Wagon Type 10, 48 H. P., develop 73 H. P., 4 cylinders. ___________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________197 No. 2Auto Chemical-Wagon Type 10, 48 H. P., develop 73 H. P., 4 cylinders. No. 3Auto Chemical-Wagon Type 10, 48 H. P., develop 73 H. P., 4 cylinders. No. 5Auto Chemical-Wagon Type 5, 48 H. P., develop 73 H. P., 4 cylinders. (See Combinations) Auto Chemical Engine, American LaFrance Fire Engine Company, Manufacturers No. 1Auto Chemical Engine, Triple Tanks, 2 of 50 gallons and 1 of 40 gallons. Type 10, 48 H. P., develop 73 H. P., 4 cylinders. Reserve Chemical Engine No. 1Chemical Engine (horse driven). One Holloway Double Tank, 85 gallons each. Hook and Ladder Trucks No. 1American LaFrance Aerial Extension 75 feet. No. 2Hayes' Aerial Extension, 55 feet. No. 3Leverich Wood Frame Tiller Truck, 52 feet extension. No. 4Rumsey's and Go's. Light Steel Frame City Truck. (See Combinations.) No. 5Savannah Fire Department Make, Light Steel Frame City Truck. (See Combinations.) Combinations No. 1Auto Chemical-wagon, one Babcock 40 gallon Tank under seat. 198______MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_________ No. 2Auto Chemical-wagon, one Babcock 40 gallon Tank under seat. No. 3Auto Chemical-wagon, one Babcock 40 gallon Tank under seat. No. 5Auto Chemical-wagon, one Babcock 40 gallon Tank under seat. Truck No. 4Tank from Holloway Combination hung under Truck Frame. Truck No. 5Originally No. 5 Combination Wagon, running gear converted by this Department into a City Truck, one 65 gallon Hotloway Chemical Tank placed under Truck Frame. Supply and Gasoline Wagons Two one-horse small wagons. One one-horse small wagon equipped with gasoline tank and turret nozzle. Officers' Vehicles One Chief Engineer's Stevens-Duryea Automobile, 24 H. P. One First Assistant Chief Engineer's four wheel buggy. One Second Assistant Chief Engineer's Automobile, Hudson, 20 H. P. Electric Fee One, one-horse, four wheel, top buggy. Hose On January 1st, 1912, the department owned 16,300 feet of Hose, since that date 200 feet of 2j4-inch hose was added. During the year 11 lengths 2j/a hose was condemned and turned over to City Departments. __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_______199 The inventory of hose December 31st, 1912, shows 16,- 950 feet on hand, classed as follows: Very Good _._________________14,000 feet Chemical, Very Good __________ 1,700 feet 2/l 2 and Chemical, Very Poor_____ 1,250 feet Total ______________________16,950 feet Motor Apparatus Received Since the last report the remaining 4 pumpers were received by February 1st, 1912, and placed in service at Stations Nos. 4, 5, 6, and 7 motorizing the entire department with exceptions of Trucks, which are horse driven. Horses On January 1st, 1912, there were in service 30 horses in the department, during the year 16 horses were replaced by motor and disposed of as follows: 1 sold, 1 died, 1 turned over to citizen whose horse had been killed by apparatus, 13 turned over to the Department of Public Works. We have now 14 horses in the department. Repairs to Apparatus ' Pumper No. 1One new bumper, straightening front axle, repairing spring and circulating pipe and minor repairs. Wagon No. 1One new bumper and minor repairs. Pumper No. 2One new bumper, facing pump, welding crank in auto cylinder and one new engine complete. Wagon No. 2One new bumper and minor repairs. 200________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Pumper No. 3One new bumper, repairing radiator and minor repairs. Wagon No. 3One new bumper. Pumper No. 4One new bumper, drilling crank spindle and making pin, repairing radiator and minor repairs. Pumper No. 5One new bumper and minor repairs. Wagon No. 5One new bumper, one new engine complete and minor repairs. Pumper No. 6One new bumper, straightening axle, repairing spring and minor repairs. Pumper No. 7Minor repairs. Chemical Co. No. 1One new bumper, repairs to wheel, straightening axle, and minor repairs. Truck No. 1Repairs to steering rod and minor repairs. Truck No. 2One new foot-board and repairs to singletree. Truck No. 3Remodelled and repainted. Truck No. 4Minor repairs. Truck No. 5Minor repairs. Chief's AutoGeneral repairs, out of service during year, 8 days. First Assistant Chief's BuggyGeneral repairs. Second Assistant Chief's AutoThis auto was turned over to this department by the Health Department; it was given a general overhauling and turned over to the Second Assistant Chief. Electric Inspector's BuggyTwo new tires and minor repairs. Supply WagonsMinor Repairs. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 201 Injuries to Employes January 25thC. M. Burnham, Foreman Engine Co. No. 6, chemical hose dropping through scuttle hole, nozzle struck back of hand, breaking third finger of right hand, at Box 131. No time lost. February 3rdW. J. Futch, Hoseman, Engine Co. No. 4, Horse "Bob H", stepped on foot bruising same, off duty 14 hours, company was answering a telephone alarm. May 12thWm. Kearney, Hoseman, Engine Co. No. 3, while at work at fire at A. C. L. wharves, play pipe got away and striking him on the ankle badly bruised the same, off duty 8 days. August 1stH. J. Corley, Hoseman, Engine Co. No. 5, while responding to a false alarm from Box 142, Montgomery and 42nd Sts., fell off pumper No. 5, breaking his collar bone and fracturing skull, placed on the pension list. September 17thW. J. Cleary, Driver, Truck No. 5, horse badly bruised his leg, off duty 35 days. December -1stJ. Murphy, Foreman, Chemical Co. No. 1, answering a telephone alarm from corner Oglethorpe Avenue and Habersham Street, fell down cellar, spraining his ankle, off duty 17 days. Accidents to Apparatus May 12thPumper No. 6, while returning from Box 75, ran into a bad hole, bending axle, breaking spring, and dishing wheel, out of service 12 hours. August 1stWagon No. 5, while answering Box 142. false alarm, bearings ran hot, destroying crank case, whicfi necessitated ordering out new parts, out of service 40 days, 202________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT__________ November 19thChemical Engine No. 1, answering Box 126, skidded into curbing corner Taylor and Abercorn Streets, axle bent and wheel sprung, out of service 13 hours. November 27thWagon No. 5, while answering Box 134, to avoid street car corner Henry and Barnard Streets, ran into curbing and fire plug on the west side of Barnard Street, radiator punctured, left front wheel broken and axle bent, out of service 19 days. December 7thPumper No. 1, while responding to Box 57, skidded into telegraph pole at Broughton and West Broad Streets, breaking right front spring, bending right fender, also disarranging running gear, out of service 1 day. December 10thPumper No. 2, while being tested by the Board of National Underwriters, bearings gave way caused by heating, out of service 8 days. December 28thPumper No. 1, crank wrung off, out of service 9 days. ___________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_______203 IN MEMORIAM George Mouro Assistant Superintendent, entered the Department February 6th, 1878; died December 20th, 1906; from injuries received at a fire December 19th, 1906. E. P. Daley Hoseman Engine Co. No. 5, entered the Department October 6th, 1902; died December 20th, 1906; from injuries received at a fire December 19th, 1906. H. J. Eady Hoseman, Engine Co. No. 5, entered the Department November 9th, 1904; killed in (the discharge of his duty at a fire December 19th, 1906. H. J. Larkin Hoseman, Engine Co. No. 7, entered the Department February, 1886; died January 3rd, 1911; from injuries received in sliding down pole, answering alarm from Box 123, December 14th, 1910. REPAIRS TO BUILDINGS Fire Station No. 1Interior painted and minor repairs. Fire Sta/tion No. 2Interior painted, 2 new double doors in front, and minor repairs. Fire Station No. 3 (Headquarters)One new gasoline house built under tower, for gasoline wagon, roof painted and minor repairs. Fire Station No. 4Stalls removed and floor repaired. 204________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT___________ Fire Station No. 5Roof tinned, interior painted, stalls removed, and floor repaired. Fire Stations Nos. 6 and 74 stalls removed and floor repaired. FIRE ALARM I am pleased to report that during the year 3 new Fire Alarm Boxes were added and placed where they were most needed. For a more complete report on the Fire Alarm System, I respectfully refer you to Superintendent Fire Alarm, T. P. Sandiford's report. MACHINE SHOP During the year there was added to the Department, at Headquarters, a complete repair shop, consisting of the following machines, Lathe, Drill Press, Power Hack Saw, Emery Wheel and Stand, Hand Drill Press, Traveling Crane and Chain Block, Anvil and Forge, and all necessary tools. The benefits derived from this shop are too numerous to mention, but, I will say that a better addition was never made in the Department. All necessary repairs to Apparatus can be attended to at once, also, any other necessary tools should be added whenever possible. RECOMMENDATIONS I would respectfully recommend the purchase of a Fire Boat, the report of ithe National Board of Underwriters recommend such a purchase, and in my opinion a Fire Boat is an absolute necessity to meet requirements of our wharf terminals. I trust that such an addition to the Department will not be delayed too long. ___________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_______205 I would respectfully recommend that Trucks Nos. 1, 3, 4, and 5 (horse driven) be replaced with a Tractor. Truck No. 2 in my opinion is obsolete and I would not recommend a Tractor for that Truck. The change on the other trucks should be made as soon as possible. I would respectfully recommend the purchase of an automobile for the First Assistant Chief Engineer, I think it is necessary and would be an added benefit to the service. I would respectfully recommend that roof of Engine House No. 2 be retinned and the roof of Engine House No. 6 be generally overhauled. I would respectfully recommend that the Fire Alarm System be further extended, by the additional purchase of new Fire Alarm Boxes so that they may be installed in the section that is rapidly being developed, the Southern Section, East and West. This System should be put underground wherever it is possible to do so. Alarms The total number of alarms was 362, distributed as follows: From Street Boxes _________111 By Telephone _______________171 Local Calls ________________ 60 False Alarms _______ 20 Total _-__________362 The alarms were answered as follows: Engine Co. No. !___ 65 Engine Co. No. 2________ 68 Engine Co. No. 3__________ 85 Engine Co. No. 4____________117 Engine Co. No. 5__________ 81 Engine Co. No. 6_________ 56 206________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT__________ Engine Co. No. 7_____________ 39 Truck Co. No. 1__________. _ 72 Truck Co. No. 2______________ 66 Truck Co. No. 3______________ 85 Truck Co. No. 4______________ 43 . Truck Co. No. 5______________ 49 Chemical Co. No. 1____________104 The largest number of alarms came from Street Box No. 512, 7itimes. The greatest number of alarms were received during the month of December, a total of 52; November and February came next, 50; August with 12, shows the lowest of any month during the year. Sunday is credited with the greatest number, 64; and Saturday with the smallest, 44. The largest number occurred between the hours of 6.00 p. m. and midnight, 118. The smallest between the hours midnight and 3.00 a.m., a total of 18. Causes The causes as ascertained were as follows: Smoke issuing ___________244 Explosions __ 25 Foul Chimneys _______ 47 False and Test ______________ 32 Beyond City Limits __ 14 Total ____________362 Of these 88 occurred in brick or stone buildings, 203 in wooden buildings, and 71 in other than buildings. They were brought about in heating 155, in illuminating 99, and in other ways 108. ___________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_______207 The direct causes of the fires were attributed to the fol lowing: Careless Children _______ _ 23 Electric Wires (on poles) _____ 6 Overheated Stoves ___________- 8 Carelessness _________ 41 Defective Construction _ 30 Defective Flues ___________ 37 Incendiary and Supposed Incendiary- 4 Flying Sparks______ 23 Unknown ___________ 37 Explosions 25 Foul Chimneys _ 47 False and Test ___________ 32 Beyond City Limits ____ 14 Others __________ 35 Total ______________-362 Two hundred and eighty (280) were confined to points of origin or before they had gained any headway. Twenty-one (21) were confined to floor on which they originated. Twenty-two (22) were confined to the building in which they originated. One (1) extended to adjoining buildings. Six (6) conflagration. Fires were extinguished as follows: By Chemical Streams 162 By Hydrants, Streams __ 14 By Engine, Steams _ 23 208________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_______ By Bucket of Water __________ 80 Out when Department arrived_____ 51 Total ______________330 Losses The total loss for the year was divided as follows: On Buildings __________$ 8,159 00 On Contents __________ 4,130 00 Total _________$12,289 00 The greatest loss occurred during the month of May and the smallest during the month of July. The following comparative statement is respectfully submitted. 1890_______169~ $139,486 84 13.2 1891________190 345,265 84 19.2 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 1896_______196 390,970 23 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 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 209 1907 1908. _ _ 1909_.__ __ 1910 _ _ 1911- _ - 1912 _ .259 __ .258 . __ 341 __ _368 . 344 _ 362 291,107 00 171,465 00 187,141 00 124,887 00 131,229 00 12.289 00 8.9 5.3 5.4 2.8 7 2.5 In conclusion, I beg to submit the attached tabulated statement of alarms, fires, their causes, location, etc. I desire to extend my thanks to his Honor, the Mayor, and to the Honorable City Council, to the Commifttee on Fire, for the prompt and favorable response to such requests that 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 Assistants J. J. Connolly and A. J. Toshach, I am under obligations for assistance and courtesies 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 faithful when required to do so. They have been prompt and courteous at all times, and I would further extend my 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 Chief Engineer, Savannah Fire Department. 210 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Value of Property and Loss by Fire PERCENTAGE OF LOSS OF PROPERTY INVOLVED TWO AND ONE-HALF PER CENT. MONTHS March _________ May ... ____ - ____ June ________________ July ____.__-__ October _____________ Totals _ - __ *t! ir $ 348,925 00 47,160 00 123,485 00 179,875 00 567,393 00 215,220 00 512,310 00 928,00000 77,473 00 369,570 00 1,154,430 00 337,485 00 $4,861,328 00 & :i o ,4 $1,278 00 839 00 94 00 24000 1,667 00 281 00 68 00 127 00 16000 152 00 2,448 00 795 00 $8,159 00 ! 1 ! $ 32500 250 00 27000 63 00 1,295 00 12400 8200 278 00 79 00 43 00 792 00 531 00 $4,13000 I 3 5 $ 1,601 00 1,089 00 36400 303 00 2,972 00 405 00 150 00 405 00 239 00 195 00 3,24000 1,326 00 $12,289 00 Fires Beyond City Limits : . ; f _ j 1*" ft g *~ j i [ )$1.255,200 00!$69,4IS 00 \ I a j g 1 $3S2&6 00 i a | $421,641 00 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 211 Alarms, 1912Manner of Receipt MONTHS January February _ _ _ _ March ____________ April _____________ May _______ _ ____ June ___________ July ________ August __________ September ________ October ____ _. December _________ Totals _____ 1 7 23 10 6 9 5 3 5 6 3 16 18 111 Telephone! 18 18 ' 9 13 12 12 13 4 ' 8 12 25 27 171 9 7 7 7 5 7 1 2 2 6 5 60 , 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 20 36 50 27 27 28 26 20 12 17 19 40 52 362 Alarms, 1912Causes of Same MONTHS February _ March _____________ April ____________ May .... _ ____ July ._.____._._ August __ ___ _____ September ________ October _____ November _________ Totals _____ Jf ISI 1-1 CD 22 32 14 17 14 19 16 7 14 16 34 39 244 } 1 1 1 2 6 2 1 1 1 0 4 5 25 1S 9 8 6 4 3 1 0 2 0 1 9 4 47 1 |1 Cu 2 5 6 3 4 4 2 2 1 0 1 2 32 fe6 r 2 4 . 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 2 14 5 v so 27 27 28 26 20 12 17 19 48 52 362 212 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Origin of Fires, 1912 MOXTHS March ____ ________ May _ _________ June __ July ____________ August ______ September __-_ __ October __ ________ Totals _______ IN HEATIXG | I 'l a . I 6. 17 4 5 3 2 3 2 2 3 12 15 74 3 4 3 3 2 3 4 3 2 4 8 5 44 o 32 2 2 5 4 1 2 2 3 6 5 37 3"o !-i d 23i 9 10 10 9 8 7 io| 26| 25 153 ILLUMINATING | ^NEWS i!1 S 2 3 4 6 2 3 1 3 2 1 5 5 37 3 4 1 3 6 3 3 1 0 2 2 3 31 5 1 O 6 3 3 2 4 1 3 0 2 0 3 4 31 3 ' H o 11 10 8 11 12 7 7 4 4 3 10 12 99 & ,! 6 10 4 4 1 5 2 1 2 2 6 7 50 ts *S 4 i i 3 3 0 3 3 4 3 33 B o 3 2 5 1 2 2 0 0 2 1 2 5 25 * 1 13 17 10 6 6 10 5 1 7 6 12 15 108 Fire Statistics, 1912 MONTHS January ____________ February ___________ May _____ ____ June July __-_-____-__. October Total ___________ PII OR JfATEt~ o 3 s i c f* A 8 10 7 9 9 5 7 5 2 3 12 11 88 2ES IGID IN fee c 3 e.1 o , o 19 34 14 13 11 15 9 5 13 14 26 30 203 & i & a as jB 1 O 9 6 6 5 8 6 4 2 2 2 10 11 71 4-t SC 1 ""5 O 1 1 27 38 19 21 21 22 16 9 14 15 37 41 280 1 1 E* O 1 ! 2 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 4 6 21 l !!pa o 5 ! 4 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 3 6 2 22 1 Extended Ad-to Property' 1joining 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 & 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 Causes of Fires, 1912 Careless Children ___ __ Electric Wires (Pole) _ . _____ Overheated Stoves ___ _ Defective Flues Flying; Sparks __ - _____ Explosions _ _ False _____ ____ ___ Out of City _ - _ __ ._.___ Others - ____________ -_.___ Totals __ _____ _ _____ January ? f)n2Sn4i923 36 February111S1Sn7si846 SO 1 0ons311166nn 77 t113n3122431 ?7 frni1ni463411 28 1 ni3342114n3 ?6 1 7203300320410 20 Ia0001nn1i003 1? J70 . 1511nni0i 17 IOctober 110421ni20213 19 i 1 i 41136701549n06 Afi I0i654026SS126 52 n I 236 41 30 374 23 V7 47 ' 32 14 35 362 2 >Ko z ss w nj o3 to*" CM 214________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_________ ELECTRIC INSPECTOR'S REPORT Savannah, Ga., January 1, 1913 Mr. Thomas Ballantyne, Chief Engineer, Fire Department, Savannah, Ga. Dear Sir: I herewith respectfully submit my report from January 1st to December 31st, 1912, inclusive. Incandescent Lights _________24,930 Arc Lights _____ 203 Electric Fans _____________ 702 Electric Motors ____________ 149 Electric Signs __________ 108 Electric Pianos ____________ 8 Electric Irons 4 Electric Exhaust Fans 7 Electric Rectifiers ___________ 8 Electric Picture Machines ____-_ 5 Electric Heaters _____________ 7 Total Inspections _____26,131 A total of 26,131 inspections were made and fees to the amount of $1,897.50 to be collected. The above includes inspections of wiring and other electric services for temporary. The six (6) fires reported caused by electric wiring were caused by line wires on poles, no "fires reported were caused by defective wiring in buildings, conditions are good, some defective wiring in old installations. _______MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________215 Expenses as follows: - Salary ________________$1,485 00 Printing and Stationery _____ 34 25 Horse Shoeing __________ 21 94 Harness and Repairs ______ 9 75 Repairs to Buggy _______ 33 25 Uniforms ______________ 38 70 Total __________$1,622 89. Receipts ____________$1,897 50 Expenses __________.- 1,622 89 Net Balance ______$ 274 61 T am, Very respectfully, E. O. KESSLER, Electric Inspector 216________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT__________ REPORT OF FIRE ALARM TELEGRAPH Savannah, Ga., January 1st, 1913 Mr. Thomas Ballaratyne, Chief Engineer, Savannah Fire Department, Savannah, Ga. Dear Sir: I respectfully submit the following report of Fire Alarm service for the year ending December 31st, 1912, together with recommendations for 1913. Alarms from street boxes: Fire ___________________111 Test _____________________294 False ___________________ 20 Telephone Alarms _____________171 Local Alarms __ 60 Total __________656 During the year boxes 146, 147, and 412 were added, which required the stringing of approximately 3j/_ miles of wires with all necessary arms, pole fixtures, etc. The system now consists of the following: 1 12 circuit charging and operating switch board 1 8 circuit automatic repeater 250 Cells 5 amp. hour type "BT" storage batteries 2 Bell strikers MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 217 8 Combination Gongs and Indicators 5 Indicators 8 Electric Trips 105 Street Boxes 73 Iron Posts 6 6 inch Gongs 47 Miles Ins. Copper Wire 63,600 Feet of Lead Cable, Manholes, Ducts, Conduits, Cross Arms, etc. The condition of the system is practically the same as last reported. The service by comparison with previous years was very satisfactory, interruptions few, and of minor importance. During the month of December, Engineers of the National Board of Fire Underwriters made an inspection of the Fire Alarm system and I respectfully refer you to their report, together with their recommendations on same. The changes and additions recommended by them would unquestionably improve and strengthen the Fire Alarm system, but would involve a considerable expenditure of money, this expense, however, could be divided up and a portion of the work done each year until completed. While on this subject let me urge that in each year's appropriation, provision be made for a greater expenditure in improving and enlarging this portion of your department, to keep pace with the growth and importance of the City, since improvements cost money and good service is maintained tinder difficulties, unless rebuilding and replacing of defective apparatus and material provided for. During 1913 and commencing as early in the year as possible, considerable over-hauling of lines and cables is im- 218________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________ perative. About 20 cutout boxes of overhead outlets should be replaced with new ones of a different type from those now in use. Several new alarm boxes should be installed in the outlying districts where there are large property values with only small protection. A system of bells should be installed along Broughton Street at the intersection of Abercorn, Drayton, Bull, Whitaker, Barnard, and Jefferson Streets, to warn pedestrians, drivers of vehicles, etc., that an alarm has been turned in, and to look out for the apparatus. I again recommend the purchase and installation of a transmitter or master box to be installed at Police Headquarters, enabling the Sergeant on duty to sound an alarm over the fire alarm systems, as if coming direct from the boxes. This will make every police box a part of the fire alarm system, as would also the entire telephone system; it only being necessary for the Sergeant to know the location " of a fire to enable 'him to pull the nearest box. The cost of this outfit would be small compared with the benefits to be gained. I would recommend that all Fire Alarm boxes be made uniform throughout the system, as this would facilitate the proper turning in of an alarm by any one who may have previously performed this service, or had the working of a box explained to him. With the present arrangement, we have four styles of boxes, some of which are not of the successive type, and could not be pulled while another box was coming in, due to the simple noninterference feature with which they are equipped. If, however, all boxes were of the successive type, two or more boxes could be pulled at the same time, and alarms from each would come in separately, without interference. I realize that it would be expensive to carry out this recommendation; the old boxes, however, could probably be disposed of to some smaller city __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________219 contemplating the installation of a fire alarm system, or perhaps a deal could be made with the manufacturer for an allowance on the old boxes, when purchasing new ones; at any rate this is important, and some plan should be adopted whereby this change could be made, if not all at once, some of them should be replaced each year until uniformity is obtained. Expenses Salary ________________$ 750 00 Boxes, Wire, Labor, etc. ___ 614 15 Uniforms ______________ 38 70 Total __________$1,402 85 I am, Very respectfully, T. P. SANDIFORD, Superintendent Fire Alarm. 220________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT ______ FIRE INSPECTOR'S REPORT Savannah, Ga., January 1st, 1913 Mr. Thomas Ballantyne, Chief Engineer, Savannah Fire Department, Savannah, Ga. Dear Sir: We respectfully beg to submit our report of inspections made during the year 1912. There were a total of 14,714 inspections made as follows: Inflammable material in buildings and yards_____ 446 Fire Hydrants and Fire Alarm Boxes blocked___ 20 Places that had Fireworks stored on premises__ ISO Dynamite and other high explosives found in place__ 4 Defective wiring found, notified Electric Inspector-- 28 Bars ordered across windows, open elevator shaft beneath them _______________________ 17 Defective Stoves, Chimneys, and Flues________ 4,582 Cellars and Gratings filled with inflammable material and trash _________________________ 387 Places O. K. on first inspection ____________ 4,054 Broken window glasses ordered fixed _________ 20 Places that had Gasoline on hand ___________ 816 Special duty performed such as answering fire alarms, etc. ___________________________ 350 Metal ordered placed around or under stoves and ranges _________________ 1,237 Second call to see if orders were carried out_ 2,530 Gasoline Tanks under ground-_________ 73 Total ________________________14,714 ___________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________221 We also inspected every telephone, electric, and telegraph pole in (the City in May and October. We have been very attentive and watchful of moving picture shows every night from 8.00 p. m. to 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 your 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 us during the past year. Very respectfully, F. J. KILROY, D. S. O'CONNOR, Fire Inspectors. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE WATERWORKS DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF SAVANNAH FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1912 J. P. FIGG SUPERINTENDENT AND ENGINEER 224 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT WATER DEPARTMENT Committee on Water HEXRY S. MEIXHARD, Chairman R. M. HULL J. H. H. EXTLEMAN H. B. GRIMSHAW C. G. WILKINSON J. P. FIGG________-Superintendent and Engineer \VM. P. BAILEY__________________Chief Clerk D. T. FEIDELSOX________Chief Water Inspector WM. P. RIDLE_Foreman Extension and Repair Work F. A. WICKHAM__Asst. Foreman Extension and Rep. Wk. T. J. REID, 1st Assistant ] F. B. QUARTERMAX__ | Engineers Gwinnett St. Station H. B. HELLER____ ] S. F. COOK, 1st Assistant_- ) J. W. HEFFERXAX.___. [..Engineers River Station JOHX. C. EXNIS-___-J GEO. R. SMALL________Meter Reader and Repairer T. J. McELLIX_________Turncock and Gas Inspector THOS. KEXNEY ___________________Plumber J. LASKY _________-______________Florist W. J. KELLY_________. ] W. J. LEOXARD_______- V ___ Compressor Oilers B. M. COOPER_____- ) B. F. WIEHRS_____- ) H. F. LUBS, Jr._____- > Oilers, Gwinnett St. Station L. A. STAXFIELD____. j H. J. GREEXE________- } JOHX FLATHMAX ____- V __Oilers, River Station JOHX GARWES______- ) C. B. PATTERSOX. R. C. FETZER______- J. F. WIEHRS______ E. A. MASSART______- \ -Water Inspectors GEO. L. KEMPF_______ JERRY R. MASSETT-__ JOHX F. WALSH_____ MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 225 REPORT OF WATER WORKS DEPARTMENT Savannah, Ga., January 27, 1913 Hon. Geo. W. Tiedeman, Mayor. Dear Sir: I herewith submit the Annual Report of the Water Works Department, for the year ending December 31st, 1912. The year just closed has been one of the most successful in the history of the Department, entirely devoid of interruptions, save of a minor nature, which were promptly overcome. Referring' to my report for the year 1911, showing an exceedingly heavy pumpage, which very nearly approached our maximum capacity, recommendations were made therein, for a Pitometer survey for waste. The recommendations were considered by the Committee on Water and a survey authorized, the Pitometer Co., of New York, E. S. Cole, Manager, was engaged for this work, and very satisfactory results obtained, by reducing pumpage, approximately 1,500,000 gallons per day, at cost to City, of $3,554.35. This survey was begun on the 26th day of January, and continued to the 20th day of March, and the results obtained from survey, have been permanent, showing reduction in pumpage of 337,832,831 gallons for the year, and a corresponding reduction in consumption of fuel. 226 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT While no underground leakage of consequence was discovered by survey, it satisfied the Department for all time in reference to safety of underground services, and enabled us properly to locate trouble of that character. On recommendations submitted by them our Inspecting force was increased from four to eight men, and satisfactory results have been obtained by increase. In addition to .the increased Inspection force, the Department Plumber, has been permanently engaged in repairing leaky hydrants, on premises, and leaks of the above nature, to the number of 3,750 have received attention, and approximated, at the modest sum of 50 cents each, show a saving to /the tax-payers of $1,875.00, said expense being borne by Department. The increase of Inspectors force, from four to eight men, extensions, improvement, and maintenance of Distribution system, for which no appropriation was made, together with budget allowance for the year, of $3,000, less than necessary, have caused an excess of expenditures of $6,854.46 to appear in report. NoteThis department with the co-operation of the Engineering Department, have prepared during the year, an enlarged map, (which has been badly needed), giving correct location of all water mains, valves, and hydrants on system, and is a very valuable asset to the City. The report in detail which follows, show in full the operation, expenditures, and receipts of Department. __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________227 Salaries, Maintenance, and Repairs Gwinnett St. Station: Salary Account ____________________$28,351 83 Running Account __________________ 20,509 24 Repair Account ____________________ 665 09 Incidental Account __________________ 403 98 Stable Account ___________________ 973 48 Printing and Stationery Account ______________ 282 49 Total ___________________________$51,186 11 River Station: Salary Account ____________________$ 8,148 75 Running Account __________________ 3,481 91 Repair Account _______ 198 83 Incidental Account __________________ 184 45 Total _____________________.$12,013 94 Extensions Extension Account ___________________$5,358 65 Improvements Improvement Account ________________$1,812.03 Meters Meter Account ___________________$1,601 88 Pitometer Work ___________________ 3,554 35 Total Expenditures ____-$75,526 96 Appropriations and Disbursements Total Disbursements __________$75,526 96 Amount Appropriated __ 68,672 50 Excess of Expenditures __$ 6,854 46 228________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_________ Receipts and Expenditures Total Receipts for year 1912___________$137,191 17 Total Expenditures __________:_____ 75,526 96 Leaving a Balance of _____________$ 61,664 21 The total pumpage Gwinnett Street and River Stations is as follows: Gallons Gwinnett Street Station ____________ 3,329,712,315 Daily Average ________________ 9,122,499 River Station ___________________ 289,887,666 Daily Average _______________ 794,212 Total Gwinnett and River ____________ 3,619,599,981 Total Daily Average ____________ 9,916,711 Coal Consumption Tons Gwinnett Street Station _________________4,673.9 Daily Average _________________ 12.8 River Station ______________________ 925.2 Daily Average _________________ 2.5 Total Consumption _________________5,599.1 Daily Consumption both Stations________ 15.3 Extension of Mains Size in Location . Feet Inches Reynolds St. from 34th St. Lane to 36th St._ 432 6 Paulsen St. from 34th St. to 36th St._____ 528 6 35th St. from Reynolds to Paulsen______1,308 6 36th St. from Reynolds to Paulsen______1,308 6 46th St. from Lincoln to Atlantic Avenue__2,060 6 Reppard St. from Bolton to Sycamore St._ 396 6 Sycamore St. from West Boundary, West 300 6 Augusta Road from B. St. to Newell St.__ 225 6 ____ MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________729 Newell St. from Augusta Road to Lathrop Avenue ___________________ 812 6 Hull St. from Newell St. to Gary St._____ 442 6 Oglethorpe Ave., from Lathrop Ave., to Gary St. __________________ 460 6 Gary St. from Hull St. to Newell Ave.___ 440 6 Lathrop Ave. from Newell Ave. to Oglethorpe Ave. ________ 351 6 West Broad St. North of River________ 72 6 44th St. from Atlantic Ave. East, to Chatham Crescent ____1,500 6 45th St. from Atlantic Ave. East, to Chatham Crescent _______1,200 6 Total __________________11,834 Laurel Grove Cemetery _________ 150 1$ 4th St. East of W'heaton____________ 460 1 6th St. East of Wheaton ________ 375 2 Total ____________________985 Total miles of mains 79 miles and 2,323 feet. Hydrants and valves were properly located on the above extensions, old Hydrants removed, and new ones placed z* the following locations. Fire HydrantsReplaced Oglethorpe Ave., East of Whitaker St. Oglethorpe Ave., East of Bull St. West Broad and Hull Sts. Bay and Drayton Sts. Mills and West Boundary Sts. St. Julian, East of Randolph St. Barnard and Henry Sts. Jefferson St. and Park Ave. Reynolds and Perry Sts. Total number in service 745 230________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT ________ Fire ConnectionsPlaced Inches Standard Oil Co., Bay and Price Sts. ____________ 4 Standard Oil Co., Paulsen and Flagler Sts. ______ 4 Myers, Lee-Roy, Cigar Co., Bryan and Abercorn Sts.__ 6 Myers, Lee-Roy, Cigar Co., Bryan and Abercorn Sts._ 3 Hotel Georgia, Atlantic Ave. and 47th St.________ 4 Savannah Electric Co., West Broad and River Sts.___ 6 Savannah Electric Co., Montgomery and River Sts.__ 6 Hotel Savannah, Bull and Congress Sts._._______ 4 Water Meters Twenty-two new water meters have been placed during the year, making a total in service of one hundred and ninety-four. Miscellaneous Broken Mains repaired _______ 2 New Valve Boxes placed _________________ 110 Water shut off for leaks ________________ 437 Water shut off for City taxes _____________ 10 Water Meters tested and repaired __________ 75 Leaks reported ____ 10,077 Inspections made _______________151,117 Private hydrants, repaired by department plumber- 3,750 Re-Inspeotions _ 20,154 Cesspools repaired 82 Cesspools inspected 3,385 Gas Meters tested _________________ 12 Leaky Mains caulked _________________ 27 Old Valves removed _______ 2 New Taps placed _______________ 339 Fire Hydrants moved 4 Valves packed ______ 175 Old Hydrants removed and replaced by new ones_ 9 New Nozzles in Fire Hydrants ___ 12 Stem Nuts in Fire Hydrants___________ 10 New Stem in Valve _ 1 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 231 All valves and hydrants have been cleaned and packed when necessary. During the year this Department has assisted the City Treasurer, in collecting delinquent Water Rents to the amount of $7,663.89. Pumps, Compressors, and Boilers The pumps, compressors, and boilers at both stations have given satisfactory service, and I am pleased to report them in good condition. Buildings and Grounds The buildings and grounds have received the proper attention during the year, but would suggest rebuilding of the two main valve houses at Gwinnett Street Station, the present ones are showing signs of decay, and preclude the possibility of permanent repair. I would also suggest the painting of roof of engine and boiler rooms at both stations, valve houses, and necessary painting to buildings, conducive to appearance and preservation. Recommendations I would again respectfully urge the need of increased coal storage at Gwinnett Street Station. The report of the National Board of Fire Underwriters, a copy of which is on file in this office, will, I am sure, commend itself to his Honor, as to the needs of System, suggested by recommendation. In conclusion I wish to thank his 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 HEALTH OF THE CITY OF SAVANNAH, GA. FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31 1912 Including Reports o The Board of Sanitary Commissioners by the Health Officer and Bacteriologist, Reports of City Physicians, Hospitals, City Dispensary and Plumbing Inspector W. F. BRUNNER, ML D. HEALTH OFFICER 234 MAYOR'S AXXUAL REPORT REPORT OF BOARD OF SANITARY COMMISSIONERS Savannah, Ga., January 1st, 1913 Hon. Geo. W. Tiedeman, Mayor, City of Savannah, Ga.: Sir: The Health Officer submits the following report, with accompanying tables of that part of the sanitary work which has come under the control of the Board of Sanitary Commissioners. You will also find the report of the City Bateriologist, in which he gives full details of the work of that bureau of the Health Department which is so valuable an adjunct to any creditable board of health. The year 1912 shows the most marked improvement in our health conditions, as the death rate is the lowest ever recorded since accurate morbidity statistics were instituted, and this goes back nearly twenty-five years. The following figures show the improved health conditions herein referred to: Deaths from Natural Causes YEAR 1911 __________ 1912 _ ....... _ ... en o Ic 568 543 Colored 1,234 1,107 "a +* (Annual ratio per 1,000) V IS 1,802 I! 16.22 1,650 II 15.09 II Colored 30.75 27.00 _o OS 24.00 21.43 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 235 It is estimated that the population in 1911 was 35,000 whites and 40,000 colored and Negroes, a total population of 75,000, and that our population for 1912 was 36,000 whites and 41,000 colored and Negroes, a total of 77,000. Births for 1912 It is with some degree of chagrin that your Health Officer again announces the imperfect registration of births. The following table gives the births of both races by the month: MONTH March __ _ Aipril ... ___ . ______ ._._. __________ May ____________ . ___________ July _......_..__.......... October ______ _____________________________ Total ___________________ - ^' 73 71 62 44 71 SO 61 . 73 68 57 72 57 764 Colored ' 71 ft! 7ft 94 80 71 77 94 91 86 80 78 984 *<3 0 f149 155 1-ifi 138 151 121 138 167 159 143 11? 135 1 748 The reports of white births are imperfect by about ten per cent., while the report of colored births is nearly perfect. Based on the population stated in this report, the birth rate per 1,000 of population is: Whites ________1_________20.13 Colored _________________24.00 Total ____.______________.22.18 236 MAYOR'S ANXUAL REPORT It may be asked why the non-white population is divided into two classes, i. e.,colored and Negroes, and it is here stated that there is an essential difference in these two classes of people, evident from every viewpoint, but especially so from a sanitary basis. The scope of this report will not admit of giving the many reasons to establish, not a theory, but an existing condition. It is palpable that the African of unmixed blood is but a little over two hundred years from the jungle and he does not as yet thrive physically as a city dweller. The colored man, from his white blood, inherits a greater resistance to the diseases incidental to civilization, and when housed as the white people are. It is well worth the endeavors of the authorities of every Southern city to investigate a condition that must be faced and is fraught with the resulting evils to the white race. What is written here was shown to a committee from the Chamber of Commerce on the occasion of the visit of Mr. Ihlder, the housing expert, who visited our city last year. Again, your Health Officer calls your attention to the necessity of the appointment of a commission to look into the sanitary welfare of its Negro citizens. Can anyone read the figures quoted without observing that, if we have one race of people here with a death rate nearly double that of the superior and controlling race, measures, not yet adopted, are necessary to remedy this evil. In the year 1912, from two preventable diseases, the following deaths occurred: White Negro Tuberculosis _____ 41 130 Pneumonia _______ 27 111 This city, in common with other municipalities, is beginning to realize the necessity of a fight against the white plague by the segregation of the infected people: Of what __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT______ 237 value 'is this work when Tuberculosis factories not only exist, but are increasing. Fight the cause, not the effect. TRANSMISSIBLE DISEASES Diphtheria There were 131 cases of this disease reported to this office and its true nature verified in the laboratory. There were seven deaths from ith'is cause. The City continues to supply to its citizens Diphtheria antitoxin at actual cost and this serum is free to such of its citizens who are unable to pay for it. Scarlet Fever There were 58 cases during the year; there were no deaths and it is evident that the disease in late years, seldom if ever, assumes a malignant form. Typhoid Fever There were 16 deaths from this cause, which is less than 21 per cent, per 100,000 of population and shows this city to be freer from this disease than 90 per cent, of the cities of over 25,000 population and which are registered by the National Government. Smallpox This disease was a legacy of 1911 and existed to the extent of nearly 300 cases before the fight against it was successful. It was brought here from ithe surrounding counties of Effingham, Bryan, and Liberty and other counties, as well as from the sea islands of South Carolina. The railroads brought in 56 cases from November 1911 to Feb. 1st. 1912. 238________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_________ The County authorities pay but little attention to the prevention of its spread and the State Board of Health, if anything, does less. To exemplify: this City, within the past 60 days, having not a single case of smallpox, has had to care for 5 cases sent here from Allenhurst, a mill site in Liberty County. The matter was taken up with a representative of the State Board of Health and the local authorities at Allenhurst, with no result beyond curt replies, demonstrating the absolute inefficiency of the State Board of Health and the vicious attitude of the Allenhurst parties. The City of Savannah, in 1912, owed its smallpox epidemic to just such sources, several thousands of dollars being required to exterminate the disease. SANITARY INSPECTION The following table will show, in a measure, the work of the sanitary inspectors during the past year. Summary of Work Performed by Sanitary Inspection Force During 1912 Water closets choked ____________________2,4% Water closets partially choked ________ 37 Water closet bowl leaking ________________ 32 Water closet bowl,overflowing __ 3 Water closet bowl in disrepair (broken or cracked)_ 22 Water closet bowl insecure 7 Water closet bowl disconnected : 26 Water closet bowl removed _ 3 Water closet bowl (rim) loosened, causing leakage therefrom ____ 33 Water closet waste pipe broken 14 Water closet waste pipe leaking _ 30 __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________239 Water closet waste pipe disconnected and in disrepair _______ 7 Water closet trap broken1 3 Water closet trap leaking _________________ 7 Water closet trap disconnected and in disrepair 19 Water closet trap vent not capped or cemented___ 67 Water closet trap with vent cap loosened_-_ 2 Sewers choked 125 Sewers broken _ 166 Sewers leaking _____________ 17 Water closet tank valve deranged, preventing proper flow of water ____________ 247 Water closet tank loosened from brackets or wall supports 40 Water closet tank leaking_____________ 186 Water closet tank overflowing ____________ 40 Water closet tank missing _________ 7 Water closet flush pipe leaking ____ 215 Water closet supply pipe leaking (to tank and auto. valve closets) 190 Water closet tank broken _________ 7 Water closet flush pipe broken __^ 21 Water closet flush pipe dented and bent _ 6 Water closet flush pipe with hole______ 8 Water closet flush pipe with obstruction __ 37 Water closet flush pipe missing and removed_____ 8 Water closet flush pipe disconnected from bowl or tank 35 Hydrants in yards and connected to sinks, etc., leaking 199 Water service (general supply pipe) leaking 15 Stopcocks leaking _ 6 No water service to water closet tank and closet valves, also deficient _ 184 No water service (general supply) to occupied premises 17 Water closet flooring in disrepair 129 Waiter closet flooring (none) 7 Bathtub waste pipe or trap choked 41 240 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Bathtub waste pipe or trap leaking _________ 14 Bathtub leaking _______________________ 19 Bathtub waste pipe in disrepair ______________ 2 Washbasin waste pipe or trap choked_________ 2 Washbasin waste pipe or trap leaking ________ 2 Sink waste pipe or trap choked ______-_______ 116 Sink waste pipe or trap leaking _____________ 61 Sink waste pipe or trap broken or disconnected____ 31 Sink waste pipe or trap with hole _____ 5 Sink cracked ______ 3 Urinal choked ________________________ 9 Urinal waste pipe or trap leaking ____-___ 3 Urinal in disrepair and unclean ________ 6 Trash, garbage, etc., in yards _________ 27 Trash, garbage, etc., under houses___________ 5 Trash in lots, alleys, shed, and houses, also outbuildings 18 (These cases are special, as verbal orders are the rule for ridding premises of trash, etc.) Trash in cellars ______________ 4 Roofs defective, causing leakage to interior 163 Written notices sent account rank vegetation on private property _________________ 113 Sewage escaping to yards ________r________ 199 Sewage escaping to streets and lanes_ 34 Sewage escaping to alleys ___________ 14 Water closets in bad order (not specified)______ 79 Manure in lots -________________ 3 Manure in stalls and stables _______________ 20 Manure in yards _______________ 10 Stable yards and lots mucky with manure and stable litter __________ 7 Stormwater sewers choked 3 Stormwater leaders and gutters choked _.__ 4 Stormwater leaders corroded _______ 3 Stormwater leaders improperly diverting rainfall 11 Stormwater leaders broken, disconnected, and in disrepair ______ 11 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 241 Stormwater leaders with lengths missing ________ 4 Stormwater pipes missing ________________ 1 Cellars "springing" water _________________ 9 Ditches holding stagnant water ______________ 9 Fallen fences obstructing removal garbage ______ 2 Lots holding stagnant water, due to defective drainage 7 Yards holding stagnant water, due to defective drainage ____________________________ 11 Yard and alley caved ____________________ 2 Hog pens found within corporate and jurisdictional limits ___________________. ______ 4 Store refrigerators found in unsanitary condition___ 3 Stagnant water in barrels used for protection against fire ___________________________. 105 Car rotting fish ordered removed beyond City limits 1 AVater closet house in disrepair, causing exposure of person __________________________ 10 Water closet house in disrepair, having no roof___ 4 Water closet house in disrepair, roof defective___ 4 Water closet house without door, causing exposure of person _________________________ 1 Water closet house in general disrepair 22 Water settling under houses ______________ 21 Water settling in alleys _______________,._ 8 Water settling in basements, due to defective brickwork __________________________ 3 Walls wet by leaking pipes 3 Nuisance on lots ______________________ 3 Hotels found in highly unsanitary condition__ 2 Restaurants found in highly unsanitary condition 1 Stable premises used for committing nuisance. 2 Privy vault buildings used for committing nuisance 2 Nuisance in yards 2 Warehouse without Stormwater gutters or leaders_ 1 Privy vaults reported to Director of Public Works for cleaning _ 693 242 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Surface vaults reported to Director of Public Works for cleaning ____________ 4 Drawer closets reported for cleaning _________ 75 Drainage of streets and lanes referred to Director of Public Works _____________________ 17 Catch basins choked (4), Catch basins broken (1) __ 5 Complaints made against scavenger service to Director Public Works ________________ 6 Fixtures and Sewers Referred to Plumbing Inspector Bathtubs ____________-____________ 2 Water service to houses ______________ 2 Plumbing (not specified) ___________ 1 Alleged bad odor from water closet_________ 1 Water closets ______________________ 6 Sewer ____________________ _____ 1 Sink ___________________________ 1 Stormwater sewer ___.____ 1 General inspection of plumbing _ __ _ 1 Globe-valve water closet _______ 1 No drainpipe or cesspool for fish warehouse 1 Referred to Inspector of Plumbing on Memorandum ______ 9 27 Privy vault houses with defective weather-boarding ____________-__ 30 Privy vaults with defective curbing, etc._ 65 Docket Cases Made Violating garbage ordinance __ 13 Not making plumbing repairs 3 No permit to keep cow for personal use__ 2 Not effecting proper yard drainage 1 Maintaining filthy stable premises __ 1 Maintaining filthy premises 4 Not providing stormwater pipes for warehouse 1 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 243 Not disposing of rank vegetation according to law 14 Maintaining dairy without permit________ 1 Not having clearance made of stoppage in sewer_ 6 Xot providing water service 1 Selling milk in violation of law 1 Violating vaccination law ____ 1 Maintaining privy vault in unsanitary condition__ 2 Interfering with sanitary inspector in discharge of duty 1 Yard drains broken or choked __ 35 Cattle and hog storage warehouse unsanitary ___ 1 7,019 Milk Supply The steady improvement of the most important food product known to the human family is only made possible by continued enforcement of the milk laws and any laxity in such enforcement will result in the milk supply reverting to its status before the Milk Ordinances were put into execution. Some idea of the good accomplished is here submitted by the following figures for the first year (1910) and for year just passed (1912). The figures for the year 1910 are divided into two periods, the first covering the period of probation, when, at its expiration, the law was enforced. YEAR 1910 (Jan. 21st to June 30th) _____ . 1910 (June 30th to Jan. 31st) _ _____ Total _____ . _______ Year 1912 _______________ 0 u 0 o. tft ti 1,527 1,797 3,524 2,286 o I E VI | 174 27 201 57 o a J 650 105 755 39 U P 598 239 837 404 244 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT There is published every week the results of every inspection made during that period and by this exhibit citizens can know the character of milk they are getting. The law works for both the honest, clean milk producer as well as for the consumer, as he gets more for his product and is able to sell his entire output. Recommendations Your Health Officer would recommend that the removal and final disposition of all waste matter be placed under the control of this office. There can be no efficient work in this line where there is no sanitary responsibility. There never will be a prompt removal of garbage, that is: waste foods, until the men and apparatus are confined to this work alone. One of the greatest evils of the present system is the use of the scavenger wagons and carts for the work of cleaning streets and lanes one day in every week. Again, less than 50 per cent, of the material hauled by this force is true garbage and it is a fair proposition to state that much of the material moved would be of great value in filling up the low lands west of the city. Still, again, it is impossible to obtain a daily removal of garbage under the present system if the time of the hands and the use of the apparatus is taken up with the work of another department, namely; that of the Streets and Lanes. It is expressly forbidden by law to remove the droppings of all animals, a section of the City code specifying that such matter must be removed daily and at the expense of'the owners. Water Supply It is evident that the present supply of artesian water in a very few years will be inadequate for all purposes and it MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 245 is probable that, on completion of the contemplated extension of the house drainage system, the shortage will be apparent. Either one of two plans are thrust upon us: first, to reserve the use of artesian water for drinking supply and house-drainage and install a separate system of raw water for fire purposes, watering the streets and for the flushing of stormwater sewers at their catch-basins. The other method would be to seek another source to augment the artesian water supply and if this course is adopted it will be necessary to install a filtration plant for the purification of the raw water and this is now possible by sedimentation and coagulation, there being several efficient systems now in vogue. Food Inspection While, under your wise administration, safeguards have been placed around the staple food products, such as milk, and provision has been made for the inspection of bread, as well as for the inspection of hotels and restaurants, the next move 'should be to safeguard meats for local consumption. Already, an enterprising company has installed an abattoir, where cattle, swine and other animals" are butchered under sanitary conditions, but much of the meat sold here is of inferior quality and, often, is not fit for human consumption. It is plain that either the City should own its abattoir or should compel its local meats to be inspected and placed under supervision from the time it is sent to the butchering place until the meat placed before the consumer. Touching on this, it might be well to state here that while the Public Market has been much improved, it will be necessary at all times to keep this structure mechanically clean and the Clerk of the Market is responsible for this under the law. My report on this subject, made after periodical inspections, warrants me in making this statement. 246 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Another matter should be touched on, as it has its sanitary aspect and that is the enforcement of the law against vagrant dogs. The measure is a good one and while certain points may be changed for its benefit, the ordinance as a whole is reasonable one. The mad-dog scare has been overdone, but it would astonish the public to know how many persons are bitten by vicious (not mad) dogs. It is but fair to state here that .the article which appeared in a daily paper about the time of the passage of the dog law contained data giving the number of mad dogs and persons bitten by them, said data purporting to come from the files of the Health Department, but containing grossly exaggerated information on the subject. As this was misleading, the correct data is now furnished. Resume of Cases of Suspected Rabies YEAR 1908 ___________________ _________ 1909 _____ _____ ___ ___ . _____________ 1910 ______________ . _________________ 1911 ___ ____________ _______ . 1912 . ____________ ___ _ _____________ 8 P3 6 3 ft 20 (Q UJ V 1 2 1 4 3 11 a if. e 2 1 4 7 Total animals ________________________________38 There has been but one proved death from the bite of a mad dog since your present Health Officer assumed office in April 1888 and that occurred in the first part of the year 1912. Your Health Officer cannot conclude this report without referring to his six years of service with you, during all MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 247 of which time you have ever advocated and enforced every sanitary law for the protection of this community and the head of this office, and every officer and employe who held to a full discharge of their duties as public servants, have always received every consideration from you. Your Health Officer has served with many administrations; none has advanced the City's sanitary interests more than yours. Very respectfully, W. F. BRUNNER, M. D., Health Officer. Annual Report of Deaths from Natural Causes in City of Savannah, Ga., for 1912 CAUSE OK n HAT n Abscess . Abscess of Hip Alcoholism ___._ Aneurism Apoplexy Arterio Sclerosis Ascitvs Asphyxia Anaemia - W 4 1 3 *\ 3 C 1 1 . i W 1 1 3 3 U 3 L L, C 1 1 1 1 , w f W 1 J U 8 * C 1 1 ? a WIC I 1 _ ;_._ U i i i ...! 1 .-1 1 1 i t W 1 1 1 3 1 C s 1 1 1 ' ^ w 1 1 1 1 ? : 3 -* C 2 1 ? 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I- 1 * H-* 1 * 1 1 - ! - t ^ tn l 3 3 | 3 Q to Ki Con Brain, cussion of Burns N> K~* N> *~* H- >~ to toto O\CntO 1^3* _* * o\to oovito >-* ACCIDENTS 3 O 3 o 3 o 3 o 3 o 5: o OF CAUSEDEATH January February March April May June -July o 3 o ^ o ^ n 3 n ' 3 n 3 o 3- n August September October November December Total Grand Total Etc. 1StillPremature Deaths fromBirths, Violence, ISZ IVflNNV S.HOAVH Deaths from Violence, Still Births, Premature Births, Etc. HOMICIDES Hums . _ Skull, Fracture of_ Total ...... SUICIDES Creolin Poison Total __ Still Births ____ Premature Births _ Deaths under 10 yearsDeaths without Physician. 1 1 4 1 9 4 21 1 15 16 1 1 " - 4 10 1 1 1 24 19 27 1 1 6 10 1 -... 1 1 ? 3 I 22 15 20 2 9 2 ? 2 18 1 28 24 _ 5 1 14 2 20 34 25 " - 1 14 1 - 1 1 ?, ^~ 20 26 17 - 1 7, 8 2 7 15 23 13 1 1 2 11 2 i " ... 21 18 8 5 2 12 1 1 ... 1 1 21! 2 21 3 1 201 14 I 11 1 26 1 26 22 1 8 1 9 3 1 1 ? 14 1 23 10 ._ 3 2 11 1 1 2 18 3 18 16 1 3 2 6 1 1 7, 43 12 131 16 7 "~ 13 240 9 265 209 1 10 3 5 19 1 1 2 283 21 396 225 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 259 Longevity WHITE MALES Dukes, R. H. _______ Barnett, Wolf _ __ Kiugman, Solomon __ ____ Smith, Albert C. ______ Hirt, Constantine _ Reynolds, Samuel __ Jordon, Geo. JP. Otto, J. H. _______ ._._ Saussv, J. R. ________ Davis, Wm. J. ............ Lanigan, James - Ward, Henry G. - ________ Griffin, John H. M. ______ Murphy, Michael _ .... Sibley, J. B. ______ __._ King, Walter S. ____ __.. Seiler, Charles _______ Bryan, Geo. W. __ _ _ Harms, John ____ - _ Wolf, J. H. ___ _ ___ Gillispie, S. F. B. _________ Theus, Simon E. ___ __ Dooling, Michael __ __ Doyle, T. A. _ __________ Overstreet, Jno. E. _______ Westervelr, I. V. ___ _ Williams, Chas. A. ___ _ Age 103 95 85 84 82 82 78 78 78 78 78 77 77 77 77 77 76 76 76 76 76 71 75 75 74 73 73 72 72 72 72 71 71 70 70 70 70 70 70 WHITE FEMALES Groffe, Mary, Mrs.- _______ (Sister) Swindell, Sarah J., Mrs, ... Minis, Rebecca G., Miss _ Mitchell, Hannah, Mrs. ____ Charlesworth, Mary, Mrs. _ Harvey, Bridget, Mrs. .... Quint, H., Mrs. __ _______ Steckels, Margaret G. Mrs. Parish, Eliza R., Mrs. _ ' Felder, Cora, Mrs. ________ Wilkins, Anna, Mrs. _____ Blitch, Louisa, Mrs. ___ ___ Condon, Elizabeth, Mrs. ___ Mrs. Downs, Margaret, Mrs. _ Longhead, Sarah, Mrs. ____ Pierce, Amanda, Mrs. __ Epstein, Jeanette R., Mrs._ Terry, Hannah, Mrs.___ _ Blanc, Emma J., Mrs.- -- Byeas, Elizabeth, Mrs. ____ 1 IviHlman, Jennie, Mrs. _ : _ Cannon, Martha A., Mrs. _ Cessar, Harriet L., Mrs. _ Moore, Vandella, Mrs. __ Ryals, Ahn W., Mrs. _ Palmer, Annie M., Mrs. ____ Cohen, Helen, Mrs. _______ Goolsby, Maggie, Mrs.- ___ Norton, Harriet V., Mrs. Wvllv. Sarah C, Mrs. ___ r '|Age , 79 78 /8 78 78 77 77 76 76' 76 76 76 76 75 74 74 74 74 73 71 73 73 72 72 72 72 7? 71 71 70 70 70 70 70 260 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Longevity COLORED MALES Williams, Toby _______ Parker, Edward __ ____ McDuffie, Lawrence ______ Boston, Clifford __________ Fields, Russell _- _ _ _____ Willis, Williams __________ King, Woodsawyer __ Irwin, Samuel _ ___________ Ganaway, Charlie ________ Ficklin, William ______ 1 Miller, William ___________ Bates, Daniel __ Brank, Sam _____ _ ___ ___( Bryan, Henry | Johnson, Mitchell _________) Reddick, Thomas ___.___ Age 10S Q 89 86 82 81 80 80 79 75 75 74 74 74 73 7? 71 71 70 70 70 70 70 COLORED FEMALES Cassells, Charlotte ___ ___ Freeman, Sylvia __________ Grayson, Amelia __________ Murry, Katie _____________ Anderson, Muida _________ Grant, Nancy _ __ Walker. Venus ___________ Segee, Jane __________ Taylor, Sallie ____________ Thomas, Phoebe __ _ _ ___ Cleveland, Charity ________ Dayera, Mary ____________ Russell, Isabel __________ Barnes, Mary ____________ Hoyt, Louise _____________ Marshall, Lettie ______ Parker, Elizabeth ________ Smith. Nellie ____ _________ (Age lOi 10S 104 98 87 87 85 81 80 80 80 77 76 76 75 74 74 74 74 7?. 72 71 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 Nativity PLACE OF BIRTH Savannah _ ________ Georgia other than Savannah. South Carolina _ North Carolina ___ Florida ___________ Alabama _________ New York ________ Virginia __ _ _ __ Pennsylvania . ____ Tennessee ________ Maine _ ___ Maryland _________ Ohio _____________ Kentucky ________ New Jersey _ _____ Mississippi _______ West Virsrinia - ___ January W 3 31 3 ?, 1 1 4 1 1 1 C 12 51 22 1 1 ________________ February W 9 19 9 1 1 1 1 1 C 26 47 19 1 1 1 1 S W 3 16 1 1 1 1 1 C 10 54 19 1 3 1 *C a < W 3 16 5 1 C 26 40 25 1 1 1 1 >, * W 8 16 6 2 1 1 ?, C 28 60 15 1 ?, a s 3 *- W 6 24 3 1 1. ?, C 24 56 16 2 1 1 _>, "3 i-> W 3 18 10 2 1 C 15 51 15 1 1 4-1 en | < w 4 14 4 1 1 1 2 C 12 49 13 2 2 1 September W 5 24 2 "24 1 1 1 1 C '15 39 21 1 1 October . W| 9 22 2 1 1 1 C 16 51 29 1 1 1 1 November W 6 22 3 ""I ?, 1 1 1 1 1 C 17 53 11 1 1 December W 2 19 7 2 2 3 1 C 13 43 22 2 1 2 13*- S w 61 241 55 12 7 5 11 4 8 4 fv 2 3 2 3 ? C 214 594 227 8 10 7 1 ,6 1 j 2 1 1 2 "a o H e O1 / W-C 275 835 282 20 17 12 12 10 9 7 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 Nativity Indiana Michigan _. United States ..... England Cu'ba _____ Italy ._ _ _._._ British Guinea ____ iW 1 ?, 3 3 ? 1 b4 3 g - C ! < t W s ? 1 1 4 3 a y -4 C rJ W r w 1 6 1 j 5 ^ C * 4 W ? 1 1 1 1 * C 4 h f W 1 4 1 1 9' i ^5 C 1 1 1 w 1 1 1 1 &> c 3 -^ c ?, * w 1 1 1 6 1 1 1 1 >, 3 \ C 1 4 4P W 1 ? 3 1 ? B* 1 3 C C W 6 3 1 4 u V o ; V t~* 0, V o C i. t 4- !. w 1 4 1 1 1 1 ' S > t t ) c i 1 b e u: j c "/ W 1 ? 2 ... 3 i J j 5 ^ C 1 I. < 1 4 C 4 W s 1 1 1 1 f t > \ c 3 W ?6 ?S ?4 8 S 4 3 3 3 ? 1 2 c 1 ]?, 1 " 1 o 2 o W-C 38 ?S 74 8 i 4 3 3 3 ?. 1 1 Nativity ! : > U rt Rt , Cape DC Verde Isles Finland __________ Portugal __ _. Scotland __________ Syria . _______ Turkey ___________ Wales . _ _ Unknown ___ .__ Total __ _ W 1 61 C 87 3 U fe W 51 C 1 96 -g a s w 1 11 35 C 88 __ ft W a s 1 HI C 'W C 'WiC 1 1 1 1 i 31 1 100 1 44 108 1 42 2 105 3 1 i WiC1 1 48 1 85 t. J5 M < w 36 C 1 79 u C/3 W V o u O C |W 55 *" 4 81 1 1 51 C s 1 104 * * u _5 ; EV W 44 C 1 85 | Q W 45 C -. o W 1 2 89 1 1 C 1 H -3 C O W-C 11 1 1 j| l|_ 11 3 14 543 1,107 J 1 11 1 1 1 17 1,650 264 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CITY BACTERIOLOGIST FOR THE YEAR 1912, A. D. Dr. W. F. Brunner, Health Officer and Secretary Board of Sanitary Commissioners, City of Savannah, Ga.: Sir: Your Bacteriologist begs permission to submit his Annual Report, covering the work of the Municipal Laboratory for the period beginning January 1, 1912 and ending December 31, 1912. General Statement The City Laboratory was established in 1908 and was designed to aid the Health Department and the Physicians of the City in the control of communicable diseases; also for the study of problems of municipal sanitation and hygiene. Clinical examinations which have no bearing on Public Health are not made under the present regulations. The work of the department proceeds under the direction of the Health Officer, under regulations established by the Board of Sanitary Commissioners. Review of the Work of the Laboratory from 1908 to 1912 Table I Total number of examinations for tuberculosis 1,608 Total number of examinations for typhoid fever 1,159 Total number of examinations for diphtheria 2,796 Total number of examinations for malaria- 1,013 Total number of examinations for animal parasites. 852 Total number of examinations for meningitis 125 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 265 Total number of examinations of milk, cream, ice cream, etc. _______________________21,832 Total number of examinations for special purposes_ 706 Grand Total ______________________30,091 To December 31, 1912, a total number of thirty thousand and ninety-one (30,091) examinations has been made, as listed in Table 1, which shows the character and scope of the work. It may be confidentially stated that the department has given valuable aid in the diagnosis and control of communicable diseases, and by its examinations of milk and other food, has rendered possible an effective control of food and milk inspection. Regulations The laboratory places at the disposal of the Health Department and the Physicians of Savannah, the following services, which have a bearing upon the control of Public Health. (1) Examination of cultures and swabs for diphtheria bacilli. (2) Examination of blood specimens for the Widal reaction in suspected cases of typhoid fever. (3) Examination of blood for malarial parasites. (4) Examination of sputum, urine and pus for tubercle bacilli. (5) Examination of dogs and other animals for the diagnosis of rabies. 266 MAYOR'S AXXUAL REPORT (6) Examination of feces and similar specimens for parasites and ova of the hookworm and other parasites. (7) Examination of the urine of typhoid patients for the diazo-reaction. (8) Examination of the urine and feces of typhoid patients and suspected carriers for typhoid bacilli, by culture methods. (9) Examination of the blood of typhoid patients, by culture methods, for typhoid bacilli. (10) Examination of the blood of typhoid patients (leucocyte count and differential count). (11) Examination of exudate from cases of ophthalmia, by bacterioscopic methods and by culture. - (12) Examination of fluid obtained by lumbar puncture, for the diagnosis of meningitis. (13) Examination of scrapings of primary sores for the Treponema pallidum of syphilis, by the ultramicroscope. ' (14) Such examinations of ice, water, and of milk and other food, as shall be determined necessary by the Health Officer. (15) Such special examination as shall be ordered by the Health Officer. It is designed to extend these services as indicated by the needs of the community in preventing the spread of communicable diseases. Physicians are requested to make application to the Health Officer for any special examinations required. __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT _____267 Outfits for Securing Specimens The laboratory supplies special outfits for the collection of specimens. Much of the material collected is of a dangerous character and requires careful handling to prevent infection. On this account specimens are not received unless collected in accordance with the directions given on the data blanks accompanying the specimen outfits. For the orderly conduct of the work and to prevent mistakes in the identity of specimens, it is necessary that specimens be submitted in the outfits furnished and that they be accompanied by full data supplied on the blanks furnished. Outfits may be secured at any time from the laboratory. Outfits are also supplied to the hospitals of the city on demand. Specimens are not collected from the hospitals, but should be sent to the laboratory or left at the following culture stations, where outfits may also be secured: (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. An incubator is maintained in the laboratory; also at the culture station in Knight's Pharmacy, where diphtheria cultures may be left at any time of day or night. The following outfits are available: (1) Outfit (box, sterile bottle and blanks) for sputum and pus to be examined for tubercle bacilli. 268________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT___________ (2) Outfit (envelopes, culture tube, sterile swabs, and blanks) for making cultures for the diagnosis of diphtheria and control of quarantine in cases of diphtheria. (3) Outfit (slide holder, slides, lancet, pipette, and blanks) for securing blood for the Widal reaction in cases of typhoid fever. (4) Outfit (box, sterile vial, and blanks) for the examination of urine from cases of suspected typhoid fever. (5) Outfit (culture outfit and blanks) for blood culture in cases of suspected typhoid fever. (6) Outfit (box, slides, lancet, and blank) for securing blood specimens for the diagnosis of malarial fever. (7) Outfit (box, sterile bottle, and blank) for the collection of feces and exudate to be examined for animal parasites. (8) Outfit (sterile jar and blank) for the collection of massive specimens of feces to be examined for animal parasites. (9) Outfit (box, sterile vial or tube, and blanks) for the collection of spinal fluid in cases of meningitis. (10) Outfit (box, culture tube, slides, swab, and blanks) for the collection of exudate from cases of ophthalmia. Collection of Specimens Specimens may be delivered at the laboratory at any time during office hours. Specimens left at the culture stations during ithe day will be collected-daily (Sundays and holidays included) at 5 p. m. Physicians should not leave specimens after that hour if it is expected that the ___________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_________269 specimens receive prompt attention. Diphtheria cultures and other specimens requiring prompt examination should be sent to the laboratory, or delivered after office hours at the station at Knight's Pharmacy, 102 Oglethorpe Ave., East, where an incubator is maintained. If a bacterioscopic examination of a diphtheria swab or other emergency examination is required after officer hours, the physician should communicate with the bacteriologist (residence 402 Henry Street, East; Telephone No. 4024). Reports The specimens are examined as promptly as possible, emergency cases such as diphtheria first receiving attention. Many other specimens require careful and prolonged examination before negative reports can be made. Reports are made to physicians by telephone as soon as the examinations are completed. Written reports, on suitable blanks, are also sent by mail, to avoid the possibility of error in the transmission of verbal reports. Every effort is made to secure accuracy in examinations and reports. Physicians are requested to co-operate with the department to secure accuracy by securing specimens in accordance with the directions supplied in the outfits, and by returning carefully prepared data blanks with the specimens. 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 departmental reports do not take the place of reports to the Health Department by physicians, as required by law, and wh'cli should also be made in writing to the Health Officer. Blanks for this purpose are placed in each outfit. Periodical reports covering the whole work of the period reviewed are made to the Board of Sanitary Commissioners. 270________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________ _ The results of the laboratory examinations are entered on the data blanks, which are numbered serially and filed for reference. An alphabetical index has been prepared. An inventory of furniture, apparatus and supplies, the property of the city, has been made and entered on a card index. Additional apparatus and supplies, as purchased, are entered in this index. 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. A memorandum account of expenditures is kept, in the interest of economical administration, and to furnish a basis for estimates for the yearly budget. Review of the Work for 1912 Table II 1912 Sputum and other examinations for tubercle bacilli, positive __ Sputum and other examinations for tubercle bacilli, negative Diphtheria cultures for diagnosis, positive Diphtheria cultures for quarantine, positive ___ Diphtheria cultures for quarantine, negative. Typhoid fever, Widal tests, positive.... ____ Typhoid fever, Widal tests, negative __________ Typhoid fever, Widal tests, suggestive _______ Typhoid fever, urine examinations __ __ Malarial fever, blood examinations, negative Animal parasites (other than malarial), negative Animal parasites (other than malarial), negative Special examinations ___ _ ___ ___ Chemical examinations of milk, cream, ice cream, and other food Bacteriological examinations of milk, cream, ice January 11 36 17 8 21 19 1 7 1 1 12 4 6 1 16 252 238 651 February 9 43 6 15 19 13 7 1 1 1 9 6 9 7 1 12 249 240 648 j= u w rt % 13 35 1 16 2 1 7 8 3 7 1 16 248 225 583 1 9 26 3 9 2 1 3 11 2 1 1 15 3 8 15 255 331 695 > 10 31 2 8 3 3 3 24 2 1 2 20 9 8 2 25 280 372 805 V R S > i 15 29 4 11 3 3 9 24 5 IS 3 17 4 13 252 359 766 j* i , 6 37 5 13 3 8 6 25 2 1 4 23 6 19 13 247 360 778 4-t tA i < 8 25 19 13 23 14 8 23 5 1 5 29 8 ..... 18 233 343 775 September 8 35 17 11 13 10 6 19 1 11 31 3 5 2 15 211 233 631 October 12 23 24 15 29 27 3 19 11 3 10 40 8 15 5 26 217 216 703 November 10 35 22 17 22 21 5 14 5 i i 8 19 2 13 19 201 198 613 December 20 11 18 32 14 5 21 2 I 6 34 6 7 1 1 9 209 200 602 tfl "a 0 E116 375 131 154 170 135 50 201 37 10 1 49 255 53 122 13 12 197 2,854 3,315 8,250 272________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_________ The total number of examinations made during the year 1912 was eight thousand two hundred and fifty (8,250). In Table 2 is presented detailed information concerning the number and character of the examinations of the year, by months. The total number of clinical examinations has been less than in 1911, owing to the fact that in 1911 we had an epidemic of typhoid fever and also one of meningitis. The number of examinations, chemical and bacteriological, of milk has decreased, since the increased efficiency of the milk inspection and the more strict enforcement of the milk law has made it unnecessary to examine so large a number of specimens. There has been an increase in the number of examinations for tuberculosis; also for malarial fever, which was more prevalent in 1912 than in 1911. The number of examinations for diphtheria has been considerably less. The work of the laboratory has increased in efficiency, partly due to increased facilities, partly to better organization. Tuberculosis Four hundred ninety-one (491) specimens of sputum, urine, and pus were examined for tubercle bacilli, 116 of the examinations being positive and 375 negative. A* times, the finding of bacilli is an early sign of tuberculosis; usually the findings are only corroberative. The method of examination used for the most of the tests was the direct one. An average of about thirty-five (35) minutes was spent in search for bacilli before making a negative .report. Repeated specimens were examined in many cases. The concentration method has often been used, and it is recommended that apparatus be installed so that this method can be applied to all the specimens. __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________273 Malarial Fever Malarial Fever was prevalent to an increased amount during the year. Three hundred and four (304) examinations were made for malarial parasites with 49 positive findings. An average of approximately 30 minutes was spent in the examination of each specimen on which a negative report was made. It is believed that this insures the accuracy of the report in all but a very small number of cases. It is undoubted that many cases of fever, clinically regarded as malarial, are of other origin. In forty-nine (49) positive examinations, single broods of tertian parasites were observed 12 times; double broods of tertian parasites 6 times; and aestivo-autumnal parasites 31 times. No parasites of aestivo-autumnal fever were observed previous to July. No quartan parasites have been observed. No mixed broods of tertian and aestivoautumnal parasites were recognized during the year. Ovoids and crescents were observed but three times. It is beyond question that this modification of the parasite is uncommon in this locality. Typhoid Fever In all, two hundred forty-nine (249) tests were made for the diagnosis of typhoid fever, including two hundred and one (201) Widal tests, negative; thirty-seven (37) Widal .tests, positive; ten urine tests; and one blood culture. Blood cultures are not used to the extent that they should be used in the diagnosis of typhoid fever. Widal tests are in many cases disappointing in the mild type of fevers which prevail in this locality. Careful and repeated examination of feces, urine, and blood would be helpful in the diagnosis of this disease. 274 MAYOR'S AXN'UAL REPORT Animal Parasites One hundred seventy-five (175) examinations were made for animal parasites (other than malarial parasites). One hundred twenty-two (122) examinations were negative; fifty-three (53) positive. The following parasites were found. Hookworm, negative _____________________122 Hookworm, positive ________.___________ 35 Cercomonas intestinalis ___________________ 12 Amebas (one pathogenic; one non-pathogenic)_____ 2 Filaria sanguinis hominis ___________________ 1 Taenia saginata __'____________ 4 Silharzia haematobia _____________________.._ 1 The above includes two duplicate specimens. Meningitis Twenty-five (25) examinations only were made for the diagnosis of meningitis and many of these were duplicate specimens. Of the thirteen (13) positive examination, in twelve (12) the Diplococcus intracellularis meningitidis was found. These twelve examinations were made on 5 clinical cases. The one remaining positive finding was a case of pneumococcic men :ngitis. No cases of tubercular meningitis were diagnosicated during the year. Diphtheria Two hundred eighty-five (285) cultures were examined for the diagnosis of diphtheria and three hundred and five (305) cultures were examined for the control of quarantine. Of one hundred thirty-one (1311 positive cases, two (2) were returned as nasal diphtheria, three (3) as laryngeal, one H) as vaginal, and one hundred twenty-five (125) as tonsillar and pharyngeal. __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________275 The direct diagnosis of diphtheria by bacterioscopic methods has given good results in our hands. Of all the positive cases, seventy-three per cent, of the cases were diagnosticated by this method, without waiting for the growth of a culture. The results were checked by culture. The culture control of quarantine has been continued. It is again recommended that two consecutive negative cultures be required before quarantine is released. Rabies During the year eleven (11) animals have been examined in the laboratory for rabies. In eight (8) cases, the results were positive for the diagnosis of rabies. The following notes on cases under observation are presented: (1) Jan. 27. Dog reported to have bitten child. The animal was kept under observation one week and then pronounced to be healthy. Negative diagnosis of rabies. (2) Feb. 13. Dog's head submitted for laboratory examination. Negri bodies were found. This animal had bitten the child of one of the physicians living in the city. Positive diagnosis of rabies. (3) Feb. 23. Dog reported to have bitten a man. The animal was inspected and found to be vicious. The animal was kept under observation for ten days and then killed. Negative diagnosis of rabies. (4) June 22. Dog's head submitted for laboratory examination. The dog was observed to have a fit. and then 276________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT__________ bit three children. On examination bodies were found resembling Negri bodies in the cells of the cerebellum, but could not be found in Ammon's Horn. The case was referred to the Hygienic Laboratory, United States Public Health Service, Washington, D. C. After careful examination, the case was decided to be one of rabies. Rabbits were inoculated with positive results. Positive diagnosis of rabies. (5) Rabbits inoculated from the brain of dog No. 4. Animals died on the 16th and 24th day respectively, \v'th typical symptoms of rabies. Examination of the brains of these animals showed the presence of numerous Xegri bodies. Positive diagnosis of rabies. (6) July 27. Stray dog reported to have been killed by a policeman, after having bitten a man. The dog's body was not recovered. (7) July 24. Dog's head submitted for laboratory examination. The animal was said to have bitten two children. Negri bodies were found in the brain. Positive diagnosis of rabies. (8) Aug. 1. Dog, while having a fit, was killed by a policeman. The head was delivered to the laboratory for examination, but Negri bodies could not be found. Negative diagnosis of Rabies. (9) Sept. 17. Dog's head submitted for examination. The animal was said to have bitten several persons. Negri bodies were found in the brain. Positive diagnosis of rabies. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 277 (10) Sept. 17. Dog's head submitted for laboratory examination. The animal was said to have bitten a child. Negri bodies were found in the brain of the animal. Positive diagnosis of rabies. (11) Sept. 24. Dog's head submitted for laboratory examination. The animal, while sick, had bitten a man. Negri bodies were not found. Negative diagnosis of rabies. (12) Oct. 6. The report was made that a dog had bitten a man, and a laboratory examination requested. The animal was inspected and kept under observation one week, and then pronounced to be healthy. Negative diagnosis of rabies. (13) Oct. 17. Dog's head submitted for laboratory examination. The animal had bitten a child. Negri bodies were found in the brain of the animal. Positive diagnosis of rabies. (14) Oct. 26. Dog's head submitted for laboratory examination. The animal had bitten a number of people. Negri bodies were found. Positive diagnosis of rabies. (15) Nov. 4. Dog's head submitted for laboratory examination. The animal had bitten a child. Negri bodies were not found in the brain of the animal. Negative diagnosis of rabies. 278 MAYOR'S AXXUAL REPORT (16) Dec. 10. Cat's head submitted for examination. The animal, under suspicious circumstances, had bitten a. man. Negri bodies were found in the cat's brain. Positive diagnosis of rabies. The records of this department prove, in my opinion, that rabies is on the increase among the dogs and cats of the city. The disease is one that neglected street dogs are more disposed to contract and spread. These dogs are, moreover, a menace, not only to human beings, but also to the thoroughbred dogs with which they come in contact. It is recommended that the strict enforcement of the ordinance requiring the licensing of dogs would somewhat restrict the number of worthless dogs which run the streets. Hydrophobia, from a Public Health standpoint, is of limited importance when compared with diseases like tuberculosis, typhoid fever, smallpox, and meningitis, since, except under very unusual circumstances, as in large epidemics, only a very small number of cases are observed. A considerable percentage of persons who are bitten by rabid dogs escape infection. Since, however, the disease, when once contracted, is invariably fatal, and is of a very distressing character, every reasonable restriction which will prevent it should be taken. The most effective measure for the prevention of rabies is the muzzling of dogs. It is respectfully recommended that the ordinance requiring the muzzling of dogs while at large be strictly enforced as a public health measure. In other infected communities, this measure has resulted in wiping out the disease. _________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________279 To prevent the giving the expensive and painful Pasteur treatment without necessity, every case of dog bite should immediately come under the care of a physician. The wounds should be cauterized efficiently. The dog which is suspected to have rabies should not be killed, unless at large, and a danger to others. The dog should be kept under observation, and if necessary, killed and subjected to a laboratory examination. These examinations, if not made too early in the course of the disease, usually give conclusive information concerning the presence of the disease. In instances where wounds of the face have been inflicted, prompt measures should be taken. The methods recommended by the Laboratory Section of the American Public Health Association for the diagnosis of rabies are used in this laboratory for the examination ot suspected animals. Examinations of Milk and Cream A total number of 6,169 examinations of milk, cream, and ice cream were made in 1912, including 2,854 chemical examinations and 3,315 bacteriological examinations. Methods. The examinations are made in duplicate. Fat is determined by a modification of the Babcock method. Specific gravity is determined by the lactometer and checked with examinations made with a delicate specific gravity balance. From the data thus obtained, the total solids are estimated by Babcock's formula and the solids not fat determined by difference. If the samples do not come up to standard by these tests, which have a fair degree of accuracy, the examinations are checked by more accurate methods. Total solids are determined gravimetrically, and solids not fat by difference. The refractive index of the milk serum 280______MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_________ is determined with the Zeiss Dipping Refractometer according to the method of Ackermann. This method we have found very useful in detecting the adulteration of milk by water. In determining the number of bacteria in the samples of milk, dilutions are made in sterile salt solution, 1 to 100, 1 to 1,000, and 1 to 10,000, and cultures made in neutral agar-agar medium. The plates are incubated three days at 20 degrees C. and then counted on a Wolffhuegel's counting plate. For preservatives, seventeen (17) examinations were made, all with negative results. To determine the' presence of added water, one hundred and two (102) refractometer tests were made of suspicious samples. Of these one hundred and two (102) samples, fifty-two (52) showed the addition of water. These samples were defective samples from the two thousand six hundred and sixty-five (2,665) samples examined. The watered samples were therefore about two (2) per cent, of the total number of samples. Of two thousand, six hundred and sixty three (2,663) samples examined, ninety-three (93) or 3.6% fell below the fat standard (3.5%). Of these defective samples, eighty (80) failed to show water and therefore these 80 samples, or about three (3) per cent., were skimmed. The results of the examinations are presented in the following tables: _________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________281 Table III Tabulation of the results of the examination of 2,661 samples of milk to show the character of samples as regards total solids. Standard, 12% of total solids. No. of samples Per cent. Specimens with 13% of total solids, or more _____-_______2,179 81.8% Specimens with from 12.5 to 12.9% of solids ____________ 317 12.0% Specimens with from 12.0 to 12.4% . of solids _____________ 117 4.4% Specimens with less than 12.0% total solids ____________ 48 ' 1.8% Table IV Tabulation of the results of the examination of 2,663 samples of milk to show the character of samples as regards fat contents. Standard, 3.5% butter fat. No. of samples Per cent. Specimens with 4% of butter fat, or more _____________2,297 86.2% Specimens with from 3.5 to 3.9% of fat _______________ 273 10.2% Specimens with from 3.0 to 3.4% of fat _______________ 75 2.9% Specimens wirth less than 3.0% of fat ________________ 18 0.7% Specimens with less than 3.5% of fat .._______________ 93 3.670 282 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Table V Tabulation of the results of the examination of 2,661 samples of milk to show the character of the samples as regards solids not fat. Per cent 71.8% 26.0% 1.4% 0.8% 2.2% Standard, No of samples Specimens with 9% of solids not fat, or more _____________ 1,911 Specimens with from 8.5 to 8.9% of solids not fat ___________ 692 Specimens with from 8.0 to 8.4% of solids not fat __________ 38 Specimens with less than 8.0% of solids not fat __________ 20 Soecimens with less than 8.5% of solids not fat ___________ 58 Table VI Tabulation of the results of the bacteriological examination of 2,657 samples of milk. Standard, from April 1 to Nox-ember 1, a bacterial count of 500,000 bacteria per cubic centimeter. Standard, from November 1 to April 1, a bacterial count of 300,000 bacteria per cc. Less than 100,- 000 is considered very good. More than 1,000,000 bacteria per cc. is considered very bad. No. of samples Percent. Bacteria less than 100,000 per cc_l,405 52.9% Bacteria less than the number than indicated above as a standard_2,204 83.0% Bacteria more than indicated above as standard _______ _" ___ 453 17.0% Bacteria more than 1,000,000 per cc. 179 6.7% MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 283 Table VII Showing Comparative Number and Percentage Illegal Samples of Milk in 1910, 1911, 1912. of Total No. Illegal Percentage Fat Standard 3.5% Total Solids (Standard 12.0%) Solids not fat (Standard 8.5%) Bacteria not more than 300,000 in winter, 500,00 in summer per c.c. 1910 3,544 3,443 3,443 3,432 1911 3.288 3,443 3,286 3,279 1912 2,663 2,661 2,661 2,657 1910 212 486 1911 106 94 1,092| 229 741 567 II 1912 || 1910 11 1 93 A*l 48] 58 6. % 14.1% 1911 1912 i 3.2%| 3.6% 2.9% I 31.4% 1 453 1 22.9% 7.2% 17.3% i 1.8% 2.2% 17.0% Discussion of the Results of the Examination of Milk The tables show that from a chemical standpoint, the results of the enforcement of the milk ordinance have been very good. Only a small percentage of samples are adulterated. Occasional samples are watered or skimmed. Preservatives are not used to any extent. From a bacteriological standpoint, the results are not so good. There has been little improvement during the year. Too large a number of samples fail to meet the standard. More attention to the small details of dairy technique is necessary to keei the milk cleaner. Scrupulous care in the cleaning of utensils, the cooling of the milk on the aerator, and care in handling are necessary to enable the producer to meet the standard. Our standard is not an 284 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT unnecessarily severe one, and should be easily met by dairymen working under the conditions which exist in this community. Cream Of cream, sixty-eight (68) samples were examined chemically. Of these samples, only three (3) were below the standard (18% butter fat). Sixty-seven (67) samples of cream were examined by bacteriological methods. Of these, twenty-seven (27) samples were below the standard (500,000 bacteria per cubic centimeter in winter; 1,000,000 bacteria per cc. in winter). Ice Cream Chemical examinations of ice cream, except for adulterants, have been discontinued. Of ice cream, five hundred eighty-one (581) samples were examined by bacteriological methods. On account of the varied character of this product, a satisfactory bacteriological standard has not yet been secured. The results of the examination are presented in Table No. VIII. Table No. VIII Tabulation of the results of the examination of 581 samples of ice cream to show the character of the product as regards bacterial content. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 285 No of samples Per cent Samples with less than 750,000 bacteria per cc. __________ 94 16.1% Samples with from 750,000 to 1,500,000 bacteria per cc.__^ 48 8.3% Samples with from 1,500,000 to 3,000,000 bacteria per cc.___ 61 10.5% Samples with over 3,000,000 bacteria per cc. and less than 6,000,000- 91 15.7% Samples with over 6,000,000 bacteria per cc. __________ 287 49.4% Total _______________ 581 100.0% It is evident that a large part of the product contains very large.numbers of bacteria. The use of pure materials and greater care in manufacture would greatly lower the number of bacteria present. The results of the examinations of milk, cream, and ice cream are published weekly in the press of the city. The publicity thus obtained has been of great value in securing ithe enforcement of the ordinance governing the production and sale of milk. Library The department now possesses a good technical library devoted to the subjects of bacteriology, pathology, chemistry, hygiene, and sanitation. In addition to the department library, the journals and books of the Library of the Georgia Medical Society, which is placed in one of the rooms of this department, are available for reference. The journals contain much material which is of aid in the conduct of the work of the department. 286________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________ Journals Available in the Department Library Journal of Infectious Diseases, complete, 1904-1912; also current numbers. Journal of Pathology and Bacteriology, complete, 1893- 1912; also current numbers. Journal of Experimental Medicine, complete, 1896- 1912; also current numbers. Journal of Medical Research, complete, N. S. Vol. IXXI, 1891-1912; current numbers. Public Health; reports and papers of the American Public Health Association, complete, except Vol. V, 1873- 1910. Bulletins of the Hygienic Laboratory, LL S. Public Health Service, almost complete. Public Health Bulletins, U. S. Public Health Service, partly complete. Yellow Fever Institute Bulletins, part only. Journal of Applied Microscopy, complete 1898-1903. Watt's Dictionary of Chemistry, complete, 4 volumes. Thorpe's Dictionary of Applied Chemistry, complete, 3 volumes. Miscellaneous Reports of State and Municipal Health Departments. American Journal of Public Hygiene, nearly complete: current numbers. __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT____ 287 Maly's Jahresbericht der Tierchemie, complete, 1871- 1910. Baufngarten's Jahresbericht-Pathogenen Mikroorgaiiismen, complete, 1885-1907. Annales de 1'Institut Pasteur, complete, 1887-1912; current numbers. Zeitschrift f.Hygiene, complete, 1886-1912; current numbers. Zeitschrift f.Fleisch- und Milchhygiene, 1891-1912; current numbers, complete. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association, partly complete, Vol. 40-58; 1892-1910. Centralblatt f.Bakteriologie, Abtheilung I, complete 1887-1912; current numbers. Centralblatt f.Bakteriologie, Abtheilung II, 18954912, complete with current numbers. Archiv f.Hygiene, current numbers. Ziegler's Beitraege, current numbers. Virchow's Archiv, current numbers. WileyFoods and their Adulteration. LeachFood Analysis and Inspection. StillmanEngineering Chemistry. American Medical Directory, 3rd edition. 288________MAYOR'S AXXUAL REPORT__________ Journals Available in the Library of the Georgia Medical Society Journal of the American Medical Association, complete with current numbers. Journal of the Medical Association of Georgia, complete with current numbers. Southern Medical Journal, current numbers. Transactions of the Medical Association of Georgia, 1878-1910. Archives of Internal Medicine, complete with current numbers. American Journal of the Medical Sciences, complete with current numbers. American Journal of Diseases of Children, complete with current numbers. American Journal of Obstetrics, complete with current numbers. Annals of Surgery, vol. 35 to 56 and current numbers. Journal of Cutaneous Diseases, complete With current numbers. Progressive Medicine, 1899-1910. Transactions Southern and Gynecological Society, complete. ___ ______MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________289 Index Medicus, complete current numbers. Index Catalogue of the Surgeon-General's Office, U. S. Army, complete. Surgery, Gynecology, and Obstetrics, current numbers. Archives of Pediatrics, current numbers. New York Medical Journal, part of set, 1885-1911. Medical Record, complete; current numbers. Interstate Medical Journal, current numbers. Medical Review of Reviews, current numbers. Wisconsin Medical Journal, current numbers. American Medicine, current numbers. Boston Medical and Surgical Journal, partly complete, current numbers. John Hopkins Hospital Bulletin, current numbers. Lancet, current numbers. British Medical Journal, current numbers. Additions to Equipment During the year the alcove near the laboratory was fitted up as a balance and instrument room. This affords better facilities for the care of special instruments. In the chemical laboratory, additional furniture, in the shape of 290________.MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_________ a wall case, a work table, and shelving, has been added. A low-temperature, electric controlled thermostat has been installed. A small hand spectroscope and accessories have been added to the equipment, A high-grade polariscope and accessories have been ordered, but have not yet been received, having been delayed in transportation. In conclusion, your bacteriologist desires to acknowledge his indebtedness to his assistants, Miss Jane Van DeVrede and Mr. Elim Culpepper, who have given valuable aid in the conduct of the work of the department. The thanks of the bacteriologist are also due the Health Officer and the members of the Board of Sanitary Commissioners, for hearty support; also to the Physicians of the City for their co-operation. Respectfully submitted, VICTOR H. BASSETT, M. D. City Bacteriologist. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 291 REPORT OF CITY PHYSICIANS Northern District Hon. Geo. W. Tiedeman, \ Mayor, City of Savannah. Dear Sir: I herewith submit my annual report as City Physician for the year 1912. Total number of patients treated_2,696 House visits ______________1,535 Total number of office calls___2,178 Sent to the Savannah Hospital__ 119 Sent to the Park View Sanitarium____________ 118 Sent to St. Joseph's Hospital______________ 50 Sent to Georgia Infirmary______________ 52 Sent to Charity Hospital__________________ 8 I want to call your attention ito the bad drainage in the northeastern section of the city, that is, around the neighborhood of the Savannah -Cotton Mills. The most of my malarial patients were in ithis locality. I also think there should be some provision made for a surgical dressing room at the Police Barracks. I have had to dress all prisoners' wounds right among the other prisoners, which is very undesirable and a hot-bed for infection. I hope my services have been satisfactory, as I have tried to serve the public to the best of my ability. Respectfully submitted, JAMES E. MORRISON, M. D., City Physician, Northern District. 292________MAYOR'S AXXUAL REPORT_________ Southern District Savannah, Ga., January 3, 1913 To the Mayor and Aldermen, City of Savannah, Ga. Gentlemen: I herewith submit my report as City Physician of the Southern District, for the year 1912. Sent to Savannah Hospital_________________ 35 Sent to St. Joseph's Hospital________________ 9 Sent to Park View Hospital_________________ 34 Sent to Georgia Infirmary_________~___ 7 Office Visits _________________________ 368 House Visits _________________________2,422 Total Number of Visits________________2,790 White Patients Treated__________________ 989 Colored Patients Treated__________________ 807 Total Number Patients Treated___________1,796 By referring to my past reports, you will see that the White City Physician, is being called upon more frequently to treat Colored patients, and less frequently tcrtreat White patients. I would therefore suggest that the Colored patients be referred to the Colored Physicians, in all instances where a City Physician is called. As stated in previous reports the compensation received for the work done is very little, and this too should receive the earnest consideration of your Honorable Body. Our City has grown very greatly in the past few years, consequently the amount of work done by the City Physician has grown, therefore I think that the City Physician should receive better compensation, as at this time he makes absolutely nothing on the work done. _______MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________293 I would also call your attention to the numbering of houses in Lanes, no house is properly numbered, and consequently, the proper service cannot be given to those living in the Lanes of the City. This has been recommended every year since 1908, when Dr. Lawrence Lee took the matter up in his annual report. Respectfully submitted, R. V. HARRIS, M. D., City Physician, Southern District. 294 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Eastern District Savannah, Ga., January 25, 1913 The Hon. George W. Tiedeman, Mayor of Savannah. Sir: I have the honor of submitting to you this, my annual report of the work done by me as City Physician in the Eastern District during the year 1912. MONTHS January' - _ ________ March _ ______ _______ April ___ _ _ _____ May _____________________________ June _____________________________ July ._.___-_-__________ August __________________________ September _______________________ October _________________________ December __ _______ Total ________________ g o 151 134 164 169 184 190 187 198 169 148 123 141 1,959 3 > I g K 138 110 150 154 150 180 146 165 151 147 117 117 1,725 1 1 | **& 0 259 245 242 304 297 301 319 273 260 250 241 3,299 I & ff 8 o 6 7 6 7 7 5 6 4. ft 6 4 3 67 "a3 SW ^ o 7 S 3 fi 1 3 4 7 4 3 48 Respectfully submitted, C. B. TYSON, City Physician (Colored) Eastern District. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 295 Western District Savannah, Ga., January 1st, 1913 Hon. George W, Tiedeman, Mayor, Savannah, Ga. Dear Sir: I herewith respectfully submit my report as City Physician of the Western District for the year ending December 31st, 1912. l o MONTHS I & i| a I i C * W a* c c Is January .. ____ April __ ___ . ___ _ May ___ _ __ ______ June _ __ ______ July .._....._____._._..._._._._ August __ _ _._ ___ _ September __ - ____ _ _ _ October __ __________ ___ December ___ ____________________ Total ____________ _ 62 87 97 91 105 138 119 127 103 Ql 104 75 1,201 113 177 122 89 105 144. 141 1C* 141 122 14T on 1 487 160 7fU 21 S 17ft 207 278 254 283 JVJ 210 240 161 2.627 ,. 9 10 9 10 12 12 16 12 15 1ft 141 2 4 4 4 4 2 5 2 7 3 1 41 Respectfully submitted, P. E. LOVE. M. D., City Physician (Colored) Western District 296________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_______ ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SAVANNAH HOSPITAL . FOR 1912 Dr. Thomas J. Charlton, Superintendent Number of Patients in Hospital Dec. 31, 1911_ 37 Number of Patients Admitted during 1912__ 1,199 Number of Patients in Hospital during 1912_ 1,236 Number of Patients discharged during 1912_ 1,204 Number of Patients remaining Jan. 1st, 1913__ 32 Number of Patients died during 1912______ 63 Number of Patients moribund--___ 21 Number of Patients Born_______________ 26 Number of Hospital Days Pay Patients____ 8,527 Number of Hospital Days City and County Patients _____________________ 5,175 Total Number of Hospital Days________ 13,702 Average Daily Number of Patients__ 37^4 Number of Pay Patients 806 Number of City and County Patients-__ 430 Number of Surgical Operations 538 Mortality, Total Deaths _____________ 05% Mortality, Less Moribund ___ 02% Income from Pay Patients ____________$19,358 52 Income from Other Sources_________ 8,629 77 Total Income _________________$27,988 29 Increase of Income from Pay Patients, over 1911 _-__________-__$ 2,121 27 Increase of Income from Other Sources, over 1911 _____________________ _ 33 54 Total Increase ____$ 2,154 81 Total Operating Room Expense$ 4,033 66 Average cost per operation (538) 7 50 __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT _______297 Total Number of Hospital and Employe Days 28,653 Average Daily Cost of Raw Food________ 32 Cost to City and County, per Patient___ 11.73 Expense per capita per diem________ 2.31 THOMAS J. CHARL/TON, M. D., Superintendent. Annual Report 1912 Expenditures : Pay Roll _________________________$ 8,070 58 Petty Cash _______________________ 308 06 Tea __________________________ 28 65 Coffee _________________________ 220 26 Bread __________________________ 326 03 Butter _________________________ 901 51 Eggs ________________________ 803 80 Milk ___________________________ 1,045 15 Meat, Fresh and Salt________________ 1,382 65 Vegetables __________________________________ Fruk __________________________ 1,225 98 Poultry _____________________________________ Ice ___________________________ 414 46 Groceries ___________ 2,793 76 Drugs ________ 1,188 85 Surgical Supplies ___________________ 2,597 66 Whiskey and Alcohol ________________ 384 36 Coal and Wood ___________________ 1,074 25 Laundry ________________ 1,465 71 Crockery ________________________ 171 45 Dry Goods __:____________________ 876 71 Stationery _______________________ 305 90 Gas __________________________ 619 72 Electricity ________________________ 542 83 Repairs ____________ 3,922 34 Other Expenses ____________________ 946 25 Total __________$31,616 92 293 MAYOR'S AXXUAL REPORT _ ANNUAL REPORT OF ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL 1912 Savannah, Ga., January 1st, 1913 Hon. Geo. \V. Tiedeman, Mayor, Savannah, Ga. Honored Sir: I have the pleasure of submitting to you the Report of our Hospital from Jan. 1st, to Dec. 31st. 1912. Number of patients in hospital Dec. 31st, 1911__ 42 Number of patients admitted during 1912____ 847 Number of patients in hospital during 1912____ 889 Number of pay patients_______ 625 Number of City and County patients 264 Number of hospital days, pay patients__ 7,992 Number hospital days, City and County patients 4,859 Total number of hospital days____ 12,851 Number of patients born_______ 22 Number of surgical operations_____ 195 Number of patients discharged__________ 838 Number of patients died _________ 19 Number of patients moribund-___ 7 Mortality, total deaths________________ ' Mortality, less moribund ______'. ________ Number of patients in hospital Dec. 31st, 1912 32 Respectfully submitted, Sister M. EUPHRASIA, Superior. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 299 REPORT OF PARK VIEW SANITARIUM 1912 Savannah, Ga., Jan. 1, 1913 Hon. Geo. W. Tiedeman, Mayor. Sir: The directors of the Park View Sanitarium have the honor to submit to Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah the annual report for the year ending, Dec. 31st, 1912. The care of the Sanitarium includes: Treatment, lodging, nourishment, medicine, surgical operations, surgical appliances, and the care of obstetrical cases. The Sanitarium has received without limitation all patients sent in by Physicians of Savannah, the Police Department, in fact all deserving patients living in Savannah. The following table shows the record for the city patients. The appended list the total work done by the Sanitarium for the year 1912. SCO MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT MONTHS January ____________ _ May ____. ____ . _ June _______ _ July ____________________________ September _ October ________________________ December _____ ___ _ _ Total _____ ________ 'm > S ! & 363 171 117 172 397 320 347 451 398 425 395 391 4,362 Admitted v; 12 28 29 38 1 tA 38 48 S4 42 50 41 470 Female 16 13 12 12 17 20 IS 11 20 17 20 18 1Q1 1 70 19 16 17 21 14 23 27 34 ?X 30 21 269 S ?, ?, ?, \ \ 1 1 11 Dthl 6 1 1 1 1 ?, 1 1 > 21 Number of patients in Sanitarium during 1912___ 1,370 Number of Hospital days for 1912___________16,008 Numbers of Surgical Operations during 1912____ 691 Number of births in Sanitarium during 1912_ 54 Number of deaths in Sanitarium during 1912____ 63 Number of patients moribund when admitted, 50; mortality ________________ 4 1- Mortality, less moribund 1912_____________ Respectfully submitted, L. C. SAVILLE, R. N., Superintendent. _____MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________301 REPORT OF GEORGIA INFIRMARY FOR THE YEAR 1912 Statistical Report Number of Patients in Infirmary January 1, 1912 ______________ 39 Number of Patients admitted during 1912 _________________ 1,007 Number of Patients cared for during 1912 __________________ 1,046 Number of Patients discharged during 1912 _________________ 827 Number of Patients remaining January 1, 1913 ______________ 48 Births in Infirmary during 1912_ 33 Total Number of Deaths in 1912___ 171 Number of Moribund Patients carried to Infirmary in 1912 __________ 78 Mortality __________________ 16.35 Corrected Mortality ___________ 7.61 Tubercular Admits ___________ 54 Operations _________________ 382 Surgical Deaths __________ 33 Medical Deaths _____________ 138 Total Number Hospital Days all Patients ________________ 16,700 Total Number Hospital Days Charity Patients ________________ 14,370 Total Number Hospital Days Pay Patients ________________ 2,330 Daily Average Number Patients___ 45^4 Daily Average Cost per Patient- 71.026 302________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_________ Smallest Number Patients any one day 35 Largest Number Patients any one day 64 Expenses for year 1912______ $11,862.44 Appropriation from City of Savannah, and Chatham County averages per Charity Patient per day ____ 55.671 Number of Attendants, including two white nurses____________ 25 Receipts Balance, January 1, 1913________________$ 2,654 14 City of Savannah ___________________ 4,500 00 Chatham County ___________________ 3,500 00 Pay Patients _____________________ 1,935 99 E. R, Squibb & Sons, Rebate ____________ 1 81 Received from Interest on Investments___-_ 1,020 08 Donation from Savannah Benevolent Association ________________________ 248 68 $13,860 70 Disbursements Expenses: Salaries ___________________-__$ 4,327 78 Provisions _____ 3,636 87 Drugs and Surgical Supplies 1,934 88 Repairs, Plumbing, and etc. 224 24 Household Supplies _________ 547 53 Electric Lights and Gas _______ 482 14 Coal and Wood ______________-___ 386 50 Undertakers Account _________ 172 00 Telephone ________________ 44 65 Insurance _______ 81 57 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 303 Interest and Collections ______________ 24 28 Balance January 1, 1913_______________ 1,998 26 $13,860 70 HENRY C. CUNNINGHAM, President. Attest: MARCUS S. BAKER, Secretary and Treasurer. 304 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT REPORT OF CHARITY HOSPITAL (Colored) Savannah, Ga., January 1, 1913 Hon. George W. Tiedeman, Mayor: Sir: I beg to herewith present reoort of the operations of the Charity Hospital for the year 1912: Receipts City Appropriation for Year_______$ 900 00 Pay Patients _______________ 3,198 60 Donations ________________ 213 23$4,311 83 Expenditures Undertaker, City Burials ______$ 50 00 Insurance, Phone and Printing _ 98 67 Medical Supplies ____________ 690 86 Surgical Supplies ___^________ 477 01 House Supplies _____________ 189 40 Repairs __________________ 140 71 Bread, Milk and Groceries________ 1,117 82 Light and Fuel ______________ 453 38 Meats and Vegetables ______ 461 27 Salaries ____-__-___-_ 529 00$4,208 17 $ 103 71 Jan. 1, 1912Balance on Hand___ 1 56 $ 105 27 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 305 Unpaid Bills for year ending Dec. 31, 1912____ 773 51 Jan. 1, 1913Deficit on Jan. 1, 1913________$ 668 24 City Pay Total Dec. 31, 1911In Hospital _______: 5 4 Admitted during 1912_______-____ 247 462 Discharged during 1912__________-_ 202 413 Died ___-___________-____-_ 43 48 Moribund cases received 32 28 Born ____________ 6 3 Hospital Days _______________- 2,568 2,502 Surgical Operations 66 336 Jan. 1, 1913In Hospital-- 7 5 ___________________________ _ _ ___ i t Average cost per patient per diem__ .83 Average cost of city patient to city per diem, based on $900.00 appropriation___ .35 Respectfully, I. D. WILLIAMS, M. D., Treasurer. 9 709 615 91 60 9 5,070 402 12 306 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT REPORT OF CITY DISPENSARY Savannah, Ga., January 1, 1913 Hon. Geo. W. Tiedeman, Mayor, City. Dear Sir: I have the honor to submit herewith my report for the year ending December 31, 1912. Number of Prescriptions filled are as follows: White Col'd Total January ______________ 408 February _______________ 412 March _.______________ 424 April ___________ 335 May __________________ 377 June _______________ 357 July ___________________ 359 August ___________________ 422 September _______________ 388 October _________________ 441 November _______________ 348 December _______________ 313 773 688 724 746 830 819 904 849 823 918 719 677 1,181 1,100 1,148 1,081 1,207 1,176 1,263 1,271 1,211 1,359 1,067 990 Total ______________4,384 9,470 14,054 Besides supplies for the various institutions, city physicians, police barracks, and pest house, which were about half as much more than the previous year. __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________307 Expenditures for the Year 1912. January ______________________$ 344 51 February _____________________ 338 04 March __________________________ 326 07 April __________________._______ 378 47 May ____________________________ 364 21 June __________________._._____ 286 80 July ______________________ _____ 313 71 August __________________________ 370 66 September _______________________ 412 88 October _________________________ 285 01 November ______________________ 294 88 December ________________________ 296 57 Total ________________________$4,011 81 Very respectfully, JNO. H. HARMS, Keeper City Dispensary. 308 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF PLUMBING Savannah, Ga:, January 25th, 1913 Hon. Geo. W. Tiedeman, Mayor, City of Savannah. Sir: Herewith, I have the honor to submit my report for the year ending December 31st, 1912: " Plumbing Inspections Made During Year 1912 Month Fixtures Amount of Fees January ___________ 129 $ 64 50 February ___________ 155 77 50 March ____________ 302 151 00 April _____________ 247 123 50 May _____________ 347 173 50 June ____-________ 387 193 50 July ____________._ 262 131 00 August ___________ 463 231 50 September __________ 147 73 50 October __________ 791 395 50 November _________ 279 139 50 December __________ 167 83 50 Total __________3,676 $1,838 00 Note:In June, 68 fixtures installed at'the City Market were inspected, but on account of this being City work, the fees, $34.00, are herewith deducted, as is the fee for inspection of 1 fixture at Superintendent's residence, Laurel Grove Cemetery, in November. Total Deduction _________________._$ 34 50 Net Amount of Fees ___$1,803 50 __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________309 There were 1,761 more fixtures examined in 1912 than in the preceding year and an increase of $846.00 in inspection fees over 1911. Besides (these regular inspections, I made twenty-seven inspections of plumbing fixtures and pipes and sewers on the recommendation of the Health Officer, one hundred and ninety-eight inspections of sewers connected to the housedrainage system, and seventeen inspections of bad plumbing or alleged bad plumbing for citizens. No fee is received for these inspections. In conclusion, I wish to thank your Honor, the Committee on Public Health, and the Board of Plumbing Examiners for advice given and assistance rendered during the term of my office, which began on January 22nd. Very respectfully, J. J. MAHANY, Inspector of Plumbing. 310 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT REPORT OP THE CLERK OP THE MARKET Savannah, Ga., January 23rd, 1913 To the Honorable, Geo. W. Tiedeman, Mayor, Savannah, Ga. Dear Sir: I respectfully submit (the annual report of all monies collected at the City Market during the year 1912. Butchers ________________________$ 5,538 00 Fish Dealers ______________________ 1,502 70 Poultry Dealers ____________________ 472 00 Vegetable Dealers __________________ 757 60 Bakers and Etc. ____________________ 217 60 Crabs, Shrimp, Etc. __________________ 232 00 Basement _______________________ 158 00 Delicatessen _______________________ 391 00 Candy _________________________ 2,571 85 Total __'_____________________$11,816 75 This report does not show the money collected through the City Marshal's Office which amounts this year to: Vaults, $2.078.00; Fish Stalls, $1,953.54; which makes a total of $4,031.54, and which brings the grand total to $15,848.29. This is the largest amount returned in twenty years. The improvements in the Market have been very beneficial both from a sanitary and commercial standpoint, and the carrying out of the rest of the plans would give Savannah the best market to be found anywhere. __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________311 Our sincere thanks are due to the Committee on City Market, each one of its members having shown us all courtesies and rendered much assistance, especially the Chairman, Mr. Julius B. Gaudry, who has worked faithfully and untiringly for the success of the market and its improvements. Respectfully submitted, A. MENDEL, Clerk City Market. 312 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT REPORT OF THE HARBOR MASTER Savannah, Ga., January 2, 1913 Hon. George W. Tiedeman, Mayor, Savannah, Ga. Dear Sir: I hand you herewith statements showing the number of vessels arriving at this port during the year 1912, giving the net tonnage of same, also the amount collected for Harbor Fees. The inland steamers, and small craft plying local waters, of which there are quite a number are not included in the statements. The Southern Bell Telephone operator at Tybee has rendered valuable assistance to this department during the year and the same is duly appreciated. Respectfully submitted, JOHN CARR, Harbor Master. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 313 Foreign Steamers by Nationality Nation No. Austrian __________ 21 British __________________205 Danish ________________ 4 Dutch __________________ 18 French __________________ 1 Greek __________________ 1 German __________________25 Italian ______________ 5 Norwegian _______________ 10 Portugese ________________ 1 Swedish ___ 6 Spanish _________________ 4 Total ________________301 689,721 Vessels Arriving at SavannahYear 1912 1912 MONTH January February June __ July ...... August September October _ ..__.._ Total ____ - ... Ai St i 68 62 70 68 66 66 67 72 66 67 77 80 829 norlcan .aiunera 1 184,3% 152,860 166,415 160,431 157,078 150,156 154,960 161,638 138,069 157,427 182,906 176,303 1,942,639 An e'/; 13 13 14 IS 14 18 14 11 13 13 11 13 162 nerlcan Sail 6,528 8,025 9,491 7,527 8,546 10,449 8,221 6,037 7,153 7,741 8,309 7,883 95,910 K St( & 39 35 30 23 17 11 14 12 30 30 28 32 301 irelfn Miners IB a 88,538 81,128 62,586 52,547 41,612 24,175 32,892 27,375 72,554 75,399 64,025 66,890 689,721 Foreign Stil i i i i 3 1 532 955 210 1,697 Tugi o fc 1 1 1 1 4 418 295 554 418 1,685 I i 1 1 1 1 1 5 target 1 ' 1,402 3,934 1,550 295 1,612 8,793 Harbor FMI $ 774 00 66960 580 33 524 00 443 82 308 33 345 10 345 00 592 33 591 10 564 00 731 49 6,469 10 1,130 steamers, 2,632,360 tons; 165 sailing vessels, 97,607 tons; 4 tugs, 1,685 tons; 5 barges, 8,793 tons. Making a grand total of 1,304 vessels with 2,740,445 net tons. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PARK AND TREE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SAVANNAH, GA. FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1912 P. D. DAFF1N CHAIRMAN 316 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT PARK AND TREE COMMISSION T. H. McMILLAN______Term Expires January 1, 1914 R. M. BUTLER______Term Expires January 1, 1914 CHARLES S. ELLIS___Term Expires January 1, 1916 PHILIP D. DAFFIN____Term Expires January I, 1918 ISAIAH A. SOLOMONSTerm Expires January 1, 1918 Chairman PHILIP D. DAFFIN Vice-Chairman CHARLES S. ELLIS Secretary ISAIAH A. SOLOMONS Superintendent WILLIAM H. ROBERTSON Foreman JAMES B. WISE Keeper Laurel Grove Cemetery (White Portion) A. B. LaROCHE Keeper Bonaventure Cemetery (White) J. T. McCORMICK Keeper Laurel Grove Cemetery (Colored Portion) HENRY WILLIS MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 317 REPORT OF THE PARK AND TREE COMMISSION Savannah, Ga., January 1, 1913 Hon. Geo. W. Tiedeman, 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 Grounds Acres Forsyth Park ________________________ 10. Forsyth Extension ______ 21. Colonial Park _____________________ 6.6 Twenty-five Squares ____-_-__- --_- 21.8 Oglethorpe Green __________________ 3.44 Liberty Street Green _______________-____ 2.18 Dasher Park _________________________ .2 Thomas Park _________________________ 2. Wells Square ______________________ 1.4 Emmet Park ________..________________ 4.75 Myers Park ______________________ 1.56 Cann-Park _________________________ 2.18 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 _______________________ 2.75 McCauley Park __________________ 1.2 318 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Solomons Park _______________________ 1.2 Theus Park ___________________________ 1.2 Baldwin Park _______________._____ 1.2 Guckenheimer Park ___________________ 1.2 Entleman Park _______________________ 1. Kavanaugh Park ______________________ 1. Lattimore Park ______________________ 1. Vetsburg Park ________________________ 1. Gaudry Park _________________________ 1. Adams Park ____________________________ 1. Total area of Parks and Squares_____________181.54 Laurel Grove Cemetery (White, 57.1; Colored, 6G.8)_117.9 Eonaventure Cemetery _____ 99.69 Total area of our public grounds___399.13 FINANCIAL STATEMENT Parks and Squares There was appropriated ______________$12,000 00 There was expended ________________ 13,066 03 Appropriation overdrawn ___________$ 1,066 03 Parks and Squares (Tree Planting) There was appropriated _______________$ 1,000 00 There was expended __________________ 1,016 35 Appropriation overdrawn ____$ 16 35 Bonaventwe Cemetery There was appropriated $ 5,000 00 There was expended 6,073 67 Appropriation overdrawn ___$ 1,073 67 __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________319 Laurel Grove Cemetery There was appropriated ______________$ 5,000 00 There was expended _______________ 6,138 79 Appropriation overdrawn __$ 1,138 79 Baffin Park There was appropriated ____$ 500 00 There was expended ___ 499 75 Balance unexpended _$ 25 Special Appropriation, Lawn Mowers There was appropriated __$ 200 00 There was expended _________________ 200 00 Special Appropriation, Extra Men There was appropriated _______________S 1,000 00 There was expended ________________ 1,000 37 Appropriation overdrawn ____$ 37 Bonaventure Cemetery Receipts Received from sale of lots______________$ 1,850 55 Received from burial fees______________ 657 50 Received from care of lots______________ 3,724 84 Received from water rents__ 975 28 Received from miscellaneous work_ 1,597 74 Received exchange on checks____________ 10 Total amount paid to City Treasurer____$ 8,806 01 320________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT _____ Laurel Grove Cemetery Receipts Received from sale of lots, white__________$ 892 80 Received from burial fees, white___________ 1,692 50 Received from sale of lots, colored_______ 770 00 Total amount paid to City Treasurer____$ 3,355 30 Bonaventure Cemetery This cemetery has been given very careful attention during the past year and we are very much pleased with the manner in which it was done, as we fee! that the results obtained have been excellent, taking into consideration the fact that it has been operated on a rather small expenditure of money. We are taking care of a great number of lots and this takes up the larger portion of the time of the labor employed in this cemetery, and does not give us much time to devote to the cemetery in general as we would like, but we are hoping that Council will give us a larger appropriation, so that we may be able to place the cemetery in far better condition during the coming year. There were many lots planted in Italian Rye grass during the winter months, and together with that portion of the cemetery proper which we planted in rye grass, it added greatly to the beauty of the cemetery and was very favorably commented on. We were very much disappointed in not receiving an appropriation with which to continue the work of gravelling the roadways and laying the necessary concrete walks in the Hebrew Section, as both of these improvements were MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 321 badly needed, and we trust that Council will ascertain the fact for themselves and then they will plainly see the necessity of the said work. The work of extending water mains throughout the newly laid out burial sections was not accomplished this year, as we had no funds with which to perform the said work, although it was badly needed, and we are to a great extend handicapped in supplying water to these sections. When the official plan of this cemetery was drawn and adopted by City Council, it provided for a separate gateway for the Hebrew portion of same, but no funds were ever provided for this purpose, consequently the said gateway was never established, but we have recently received a petition from the Hebrew citizens, requesting that the said gate be placed, and the matter has been referred to Council with the request that an appropriation of $1,000.00 be made for the building of the said gate and connecting of the roadways, and we trust that the matter will receive favorable consideration. The following number of trees were planted during the year, viz: Live Oak, 55; and Magnolia, 60; making a total of 115. In my Annual Report of the Park and Tree Commission for the year 1911, I called attention to the necessity for immediate attention to the training wall along the river bank, as it was then in very bad condition, and was fast giving way and falling into the river, but no attention was given my request and although I have spoken of the matter several times during the year, nothing was done and the training wall has entirely collapsed, and unless something be done during the coming year, there is a very grave possibility of the river again encroaching and perhaps causing very serious damage, and this possibility should be removed without 322________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT__________ delay, as it is certainly encumbent on the City of Savannah to protect the lot owners from any possible damage from this source, I beg to here quote from my Annual Report for the year 1911, as I feel that it speaks strong enough on the subjects contained therein. The Keeper's residence is a matter that deserves your most earnest and favorable consideration. The present dwelling house is ol.d, decayed, and delapidated and is hardly worth repairing, and is really almost uninhabitable. Then again, it is the greatest shock to all visitors to our beautiful cemetery, when, they are informed in answer to their question, as to where does the Keeper live, and this miserable house is pointed out to them, as they have almost always sized it up as a barn or some old outbuilding, we do, therefore, most earnestly recommend that during the coming year, the City Engineer be instructed to procure suitable plans of a modern cemetery keepers residence, and that sufficient money be appropriated to cover the cost of its erection. It is not that such a large amount of money is necessary to erect such a dwelling, because it is possible to build such a house with a reasonable expenditure of money, and still get one that is both comfortable to live in and beautiful in architectural design. We must again call Council's attention to the fact that the perpetuity ordinance passed by your honorable body, has not been complied with, in that it is stated that each year the sum of S240.00 is to be placed to the credit of the Park and Tree Commission for the care of certain perpetuity lots and contracts, which has not been done, then again, it recites that the monies derived from the sale of perpetuity contracts shall be invested in such securities as the Finance __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________323 Committee may see fit, which action must be approved by Council and the money or investment will be held as a "Trust Fund" for the care of such lots as may be included in the perpetuities purchased, this has not been done, and we feel that this is not a matter that should be treated lightly, forgotten or pigeonholed, as it is a sacred trust, and the reason a person buys a perpetuity contract, is because they wish to so leave their lot, that the same will always be cared for and maintained, even after there are no relatives still remaining to see that the lot is properly cared for. The Commission feels very strongly its moral obligation to those who purchase perpetuity contracts, and wishes to carry out to the letter, each and every contract so made and placed in their hands for execution. The Commission urges your honorable body to take this matter up at once and see that the said ordinance is complied with. We beg to call Councils attention to the fact that the perpetuity fund for Bonaventure Cemetery amounts now to $13,056.45, said sum having been placed in general fund of City Treasury, and never transferred to credit of "Trust Fund" for care of perpetuity lots as provided for by ordinance, nor has the revenue from said money been placed to credit of Park and Tree Commission, to be used for care of said perpetuity lots. The Commission begs to call attention to the fact that the receipts from Bonaventure Cemetery for the year 1912, were $8,806.01, and being $979.67 greater than the year 1911, and the said receipts were $2,732.34 greater than the expenditures for the year 1912. 324 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT We have had considerable trouble in the collection of certain accounts for the care of lots, water rents, and miscellaneous work in this cemetery but have been assisted greatly by the hearty co-operation of the City Marshal, who has endeavored in every way possible to bring about their collection, and in a great many instances he has been very successful. Forsyth Park and Bull Street Squares During the past year the regular routine work has been carried on in this park and these squares, such work as repairing benches, placing new ones, _painting, keeping of lawns mowed and in good condition, planting of Italian Rye grass, etc., was done as usual. We have for many years called Councils attention to the need of new greenhouses, and that need is more imperative now than ever before, and we sincerely hope for Councils favorable consideration of our request for an appropriation with which to erect modern and spacious greenhouses, in order that we may properly care for the thousands of plants that are under our care. We have been very successful with our plants and have a good stock in greenhouses, as is shown by the statement below, which was taken December 31st, 1912. Hybiscus ____________________________ 600 Acalypha ______________ 650 Plumbago, Rosea ___________________ 150 Phylodendron ________________________ 250 Pandanus ______________- 100 Sancevia ________________________ 500 Cockscomb __________________________ 200 Phylanthus _____~____________________ 350 Dracaena ____________________________ 550 __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________325 Arabian Jessamine ______-__ 100 Croton _____________________________ 500 Palms ____________________________- 100 English Ivy _____________________ 150 Hydrangia _____________ 150 Roses ______________________________ 100 Oleander ______________________ 50 Geranium ______________________ 50 Cactus _____________________ 50 Begonias ________________ 50 Poinsettia _________ 50 Asparagus Sprengerii __________ 100 Acheranthum ___________ 200 Strobolanthus, Var. _______ 425 Strobolanthus, purple ___________ 150 Angel Trumpet _______________________ 250 Dieffenbachia _______________________ 50 Clerodendron _________________________ 50 Night Blooming Jessamine ________________ 50 Ficus Elastica ________________________ 30 Euvanimus __________________________ 100 Coleus ____________________________ 5,675 Alternanthera _________________________ 4,500 Salvia Splendens _____ 1,000 Miscellaneous plants ___________________ 300 Total ________________________17,580 It is indeed very unpleasant for us to be continually harping on one subject, and w must say that in this case it has seemed to avail nothing, but it is most necessary that we should pave the walks in Forsyth Park with artificial stone, as we have had many complaints, and justly so, as the walks are in a very badly worn out condition, and it would just be a waste of money to resurface them with gravel, as it is not lasting and then makes an abominable walk, especially for ladies who wear very thin sole shoes; 326________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT__________ we, therefore, most earnestly urge Council to take some steps at an early date, looking towards the abatement of this discomfort. Wells Square, Thomas Place, and Dasher Park These parks have as usual received only the routine care, no funds being available for any special improvement. Squares East and West of Bull Street and North of Gaston Street Although the appropriation for parks and squares was very small, we have managed to give these squares somewhat better attention this year than in the past, and during the year we filled in and graded most of the squares which have had their area increased, and they now present a very much better appearance, and we hope during the coming year that we will be able to complete this work entirely. On account of the Annual Conference of the Methodist Church being held here this year, and because it was held in Trinity Church, and also because of the Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences, Odd Fellows Hall, and Knights of Pythias Castle Hall, being located on St. James Square, the said square was properly graded and planted in Italian Rye grass, which made it not only attractive during the time that the conference was here but it will remain so throughout the winter, and not be unsightly to the many visitors to the Telfair Academy, etc. There seems to be quite a tendency on the part of many boys to build bon fires in these squares during the holidays, and while this commission does not wish to curtail the fun and enjoyment of anyone, yet it feels that this practice must be put a stop to at once, as these fires are very injurious to the trees in said squares, and often times injuring them so badly that they die. __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________327 Wherever fires are built and are kept up for a considerable length of time, it burns the soil to such an extent that all nutriment is consumed and it is impossible to get grass to grow upon it, and it must be removed and new soil put in its stead, which is a very expensive piece of work, and should not be made necessary. We regret to report that we have had considerable trouble in Washington Square, many of our trees in said square having been girdled and have in consequence died, and we have not been able to apprehend^ the guilty parties, but trust that nothing of the kind will occur again. / The Strand The strand has never been fully completed nor will this be possible until Council sees fit to make the appropriation asked for, as it is impossible to accomplish its completion with the regular appropriation allowed us for Parks and Squares. Myers and Cann Parks No special work has been done on these parks during the year, as it is useless to try and accomplish much in that direction until they have been curbed and made distinctive from the streets around them, which we have requested time and time again but without avail. Grayson and Dixon Parks Both of these parks have had the regular routine care during the year but no special improvements have been made. The walks in these parks are in very bad condition and we recommend that they be replaced as soon as possible 328_______MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________ with artificial stone walks, in order that the people who frequent them might have some comfort in walking. Grass Plats We have done as much filling in and grading of these plats as we could with the limited means at our command, and were greatly disappointed in not being able to complete the work, as they add so much to the general beauty of the city when they are placed and kept in good condition. Trees We have accomplished very good results with our tree planting during the past year, and the following will show the -total number planted to be 1,114, and the different varieties of each. Sweet Gum _________ 616 Live Oak ___________________________ 216 Dogwood ______ 96 Palmetto ____________________________ 48 Sugarberry _____________________ 48 Magnolia ___________ 41 Lagerstromia __ 24 Elm ______________________________ 16 Wild Olive __________________________ 7 Pecan ______________-_________ 2 Total _._______.______..___1,114 Trimming Trees We have endeavored during the year to maintain a special gang in the work of trimming trees, in order that they might be kept in better condition, but we have had many interruptions, and the work has not progressed as rapidly as we had hoped, still we are gratified with the results obtained with the limited number of men that could be spared for this particular work. __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________329 Spraying of Trees We have had some trouble with insects and scale during the past year but have been able to cope with it successfully and feel that the trees are greatly benefitted by the treatment which we gave them. Removal of Trees During the year we removed 170 trees and the following will show the variety and number of each. Water Oak ___________________________ 47 Sycamore ____________________________ 42 Mulberry __________________________ 20 Chinaberry ______________________ 19 Elm .__________________________________ 12 Maple ________________ 9 Live Oak _________________________.__ 4 Ash _________________________________ 4 Sugarberry _______________ 4 Magnolia ____________________________ 3 Poplar _____________________________ 2 Lagerstromia __________________________ 1 Dogwood _________________!________ 1 Pecan _______________________________ 1 Copal ________________________ 1 Total ____________________________170 Emmet Park This park has been given the regular routine care and kept in good condition generally. Parks in Granger Tract The parks in this tract have been kept in excellent condition by the Chatham Land and Hotel Company. 330________MAYOR'S AXXUAL REPORT________ Parks in Lattimore Tract The Ardsley Park Land Corporation kept the parks in their tract in good condition during the past year. Colonial Park We have only been able to keep one man in this park steady, but he has managed to keep it in splendid condition and we found very little cause for complaint. Baffin Park It is utterly impossible for us to accomplish much in the way of improvement in Daffin Park, with the small appropriation allowed us for its improvement and maintenance, and beyond being able to replant the dead trees and to fill in some of the worst holes, we have done nothing. Now that the Tourist Hotel is assured and its construction under way, it seems that is is certainly up to the City of Savannah to do something .towards the further improvement of this park, and not wait until the last minute to start this work and have the park needed long before it is in shape to be used. It seems ito us that there is not a full appreciation of the length of time that it takes to get this park in condition to be used, and that has perhaps been responsible for the manner in which appropriations have been made, but as this is a very large body of land, and as there is a great deal of work to be done before it can be put in condition for the use of the public, we sincerely hope that sufficient money will be allowed for this work, so that it will not be stretched out too many years, as we are surely going to have need of it before very long, and then, too, it takes years and years to grow some kinds of trees and many of these have not yet been planted and cannot be until the grading work has first been accomplished. __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_________331 Even though Council were to appropriate $10,000.00 per year for the grading and other necessary work in this park, it will then require quite a few years to finish the work, so you can readily see that $500.00 per year is not even sufficient for the upkeep. Miscellaneous Work During the year we delivered 43 wagon loads of wood to the various charitable institutions and the worthy poor. Upon the request of the Ardsley Park Land Corporation, we undertook the planting of Palmetto trees throughout their tract, and planted a total of 402 trees at a total cos* of $2,347.06, the entire cost of said planting was borne by the Ardsley Park Land Corporation. The planting of these trees adds greatly to the beauty of the city and will be a source of much favorable comment. Laurel Grove Cemetery The general care and routine work has been carried on in this cemetery the past year ito the entire satisfaction of the Commission. The Commission again quotes from its Annual Report for the years 1909, 1910, and 1911, relative to the Mary E. Williams lot in Laurel Grove 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 E. 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. 332_________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT__________ This money should be invested, and the revenue from such investment being devoted to the care of the said lot. The Commission again appeals to your honorable body to have this matter attended to without further delay, as it is a sacred trust and should not be allowed to hang over from year to year. We wish at this time to call attention to the condition of the greenhouse in this cemetery, as the same is badly decayed and will require a great amount of work done on it. to put it in proper condition for taking care of the plants which we use in this cemetery. There is now $700.00 paid into the City Treasury for care of lots in this cemetery, in perpetuity, and the same condition exists in regard to this money, as it does for the perpetuity money for Bonaventure Cemetery, and should receive immediate attention. Laurel Grove Cemetery Colored Portion This cemetery has been kept in a very satisfactory condition the past year and we have had no cause for complaint of any kind. We have sold off 65 lots in the new portion of the cemetery which we opened for burial purposes in 1912, and have calls for them every few days but believe that we will be well able to supply the demand for quite a while yet. I attach to this report the mortuary statistics of the Keepers of the cemeteries. Yours respectfully, P. D. DAFFIN, Chairman. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 333 Mortuary Report of Bonaventure Cemetery White January 1st, 1912, to January 1st, 1913 February __________ March _____________ April ______________ May ___ ___ ._ __ June _ _____________ July _________ August __ _____ September ____ October ___________ November _________ December _________ Grand Total ____ 1 & 6 6 4 3 4 4 6 3 H 6 0 3 6? fc 6 g 1 1 3 ?, 1 2 3 4 16 Still-Born 1 1 1 1 ! 4 Premature Births 1 1 p 0 1 >-) ll 4 1 ?. 4 1 1? | From Cathedral |Cemetery 1 1 S ' s 5 o 1 1 i 2 _s 5 0 f 8 * Is! ? 3 3 1 9 Removals SameLot 1 1 2 I 14 11 6 4 5 6 7 S 16 10 IS 0 IfkS Respectfully, J. T. McCORMICK, Keeoer. 334 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Mortuary Report for Laurel Grovt Cemetery for 1912 February __ May _____ WHITE x | i m . . 1 I !^; | ~. Is"5 3 =2 ! 1 & I=;l 27 1 4 26 13 . 2 4 17 1 22 1 2 June _____ 23 July ._. September _ October . _ _ November __. E>ecember ___ Grand Total 24 . 7 4 c c Q 2 I1 ; 20 1 25 23 5 2 23 ! 8 4 1 5 3 2 18 | 3 f 8 261 34 '158 ! i ; -2 3 ; 8 38 32 22 ?3 33 30 29 71 35 28 33 29 353 ? 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 2 7 3 39 I COLORED *S o S ^Q l^is^ "m ^S ' 1 S4 6552 4S 74 6R 60 61 62 69 49 46 708 ' V III 11 13 10 9 12 2 1? 9 7 9 14 12 12 8 10 129 7 4 4 9 6 8 4 10 6 79 3 75 87 66 67 87 79 78 81 82 85 67 62 916 jmE 9 s ? 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 2 7 3 39 Om c s B. "1 3 (So 113 119 88 on 109 107 102 117 113 100 91 1,269 Interments Interments during the year, White__________ 353 Interments during the year, Colored_ 916 Total number of interments________-1,269 Free burials, White ______________________ 39 Free burials, Colored ____________ 39 Removals in Cemetery, Adults, 5; Children, 7_ 12 Removals to Bonaventure Cemetery, Adults, 6; Children, 6 _______________________ 12 Removals away from City, Adults, 1; Children, 1 2 Respectfully, A. B. LaROCHE, Keeper. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY OF THE CITY OF SAVANNAH, GA. FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1912 WILLIAM HARDEN LIBRARIAN 336________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT__________ REPORT OF THE BOARD OF MANAGERS OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY Savannah, Ga., January 18, 1913 Hon. George W. Tiedeman, Mayor, Savannah, Ga.: Dear Sir: In accordance with the agreement existing between the City of Savannah and the Georgia Historical Society, I have the honor to transmit herewith the tenth annual report of the Board of Managers of the Savannah Public Library. Very respectfully, OTIS ASHMORE, Chairman. Savannah, Ga., January 1, 1913 To the Honorable Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, and to the Georgia Historical Society: Gentlemen: I have the honor to submit herewith the tenth annual report of the Board of Managers of the Savannah Public Library in accordance with the agreement between the City of Savannah and the Georgia Historical Society made on March 26th, 1903. Included in this report will be found the reports of the Librarian and Treasurer, which set forth in detail the work that has been done by the Library in its several departments, and the receipts and expenditures during the year. A careful study of these reports will show MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 337 that the work of the Library has been considerably extended, and that its financial affairs have been economically administered. The number of people reached by the Library is constantly increasing, and its usefulness to the community is annually growing greater. The number of volumes in the Library at the close of the year 1912, was 45,840, of which 4,008 were added during the past year. Within the twelve months past 99,489 persons visited the Library, of whom 62,805 were adults, and 36,684 were children. 1,631 new cards were issued859 to adults and 772 to children. By reason of the increase in our appropriation for 1912, many excellent books of reference and others of permanent value were added. While the popular demand for current fiction and the lighter and more ephemeral forms of literature must, to a reasonable extent, be met in the purchase of books for a public library, the aim should be to supply also reading matter of a more solid character, embodying the priceless achievements of the mind in all ages, as well as the more recent advancements in the arts and sciences. This our Library Committee has endeavored to do. It is nearly an axiom that people will not be better than the books they read, hence the importance of selecting with care our literary company. While there are many books of real worth still to be acquired, yet upon our shelves may be found a very large and varied collection, embracing almost every topic within the range of human knowledge. The department of current magazine literature has been furnished with the best reading, and it has been annually extended and improved. Availability of Books The usefulness of a library to the public, depends, not only upon the character of its books, but upon the availability of the knowledge it contains. Books are dumb till opened before intelligent eyes, then they a.re eloquent and 338 MAYOR'S AXXUAL REPORT helpful. In many large libraries the books and magazines are hidden from public view. The conditions that surround such libraries make this a necessity. Fortunately for our readers, all of our magazines and many of our books are upon open shelves and tables, so that our readers and visitors may browse at will in a very broad and inviting field of literature. Obviously this is of great advantage, especially in suggesting and directing the reading of those who have no definite aim. Special effort is made to assist those who seek information from the library. The entire library is well catalogued in accordance with the modern system of card cataloguing, so that visitors may easily find any book, author, or subject in a very short time. Classification of Card-Holders Attention is invited to the classified list of card-holders given in the Librarian's report. A partial view of this list shows that of the 15,463 persons who took books from the library during the year 1912, 2,836 were clerks, 6,952 were students, 238 teachers, 66 lawyers, 18 physicians, 12 artists, 25 bankers, 273 merchants, 206 stenographers, 59 trained nurses. 34 carpenters, 31 policemen, 37 printers, 27 electricians, 30 engineers, 17 blacksmiths, 9 clergymen, and hundreds of others. Nearly 2,000 more persons took books from the Library in 1912 than in 1911. This shows that the Library is reaching and helping more people every year, and all classes of our people are rapidly taking more interest in it. Children's Department The number of visits of children to the Library during the year was 36,684, an increase of 6,105 over the year before. The interest in this department has been sustained, and the number of books purchased has been greatly in excess of __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________339 that of the previous year. A special Librarian and assistant are employed for this department, and a systematic effort is made to interest as many children as possible, in order that early and correct habits of reading good books may be formed. Insurance The property of the Library is kept amply insured against loss from fire. An insurance of $15,000.00 is carried upon the building and $25,000.00 upon the contents. Finances Attention is called to the report of the Treasurer submitted herewith, showing in detail all the receipts and expenditures during the year, and the cash balance on hand. While our appropriation is not large, and while we could easily expend a much larger sum advantageously in the library work, the management has very carefully kept its expenditures within the limitations of its resources, and thus has prevented any indebtedness. The cash balance shown will about cover all current bills unpaid for the past year. The books of the Treasurer are carefully and regularly audited by the Finance Committee, and all payments are represented by proper vouchers, which are kept on file for inspection at any time. The increase in the City's appropriation for 1912 was very fortunate in aiding the Board of Managers to extend the usefulness of the library greatly, and to meet a public demand that was very urgent. The time must soon come when Savannah, with its rapid increase in wealth and population, must amplify the scope and character of her Public Library work. A larger and more modern building, more books, and more adequate facilities for meeting the demand 340 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT for what a Library can afford the public, will in time come, and it is to be hoped that the means will be available for these improvements at no distant day. Apprentices It has been found both desirable and necessary to devise a plan by which vacancies occurring from time to time on the Library Staff may be filled with trained assistants. After a careful consideration of the subject, the Board of Managers has adopted an apprentice system, which, it is believed, will meet all the requirements. It provides that at least two apprentices, or prospective assistants, shall be kept in constant training at the Library, so that when a vacancy occurs an assistant familiar with the work may be selected. The selection of these apprentices is made through a competitive examination covering the several elements of fitness for this work. Both physical and scholarship qualifications are considered, and a course of preparatory instruction and training in practical Library work for one year without compensation is required before the applicant can become an assistant. The plan aims to secure at all times the services of assistants who are familiar with library work, and to select without favoritism those most fit for these positions. It will be seen that the plan involves no expense to the Library, but it secures a considerable service in exchange for the training afforded the apprentices. Conclusion Ten years have now elapsed since the organization of the Savannah Public' Library, and a brief review of its operations during this time shows unmistakably the wisdom of the agreement between the city and the Georgia Historical Society, by which the large and valuable collection of books belonging to the Historical Society were made available to all of our people. Witn a very small expenditure the city has secured the free use of a well MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 341 equipped library of nearly 50,000 volumes, and 100,000 visitors annually show how extensively it is utilized. The Board of Managers has always worked in perfect harmony for the best advancement of the library work in the interest of the people, and we trust that by the earnest and unselfish efforts of those connected with its management and its daily work, the library may continue to grow in its scope and its usefulness to all the people of our city. The following statement shows the organization of the Library at the close of the year 1912: Officers Otis Ashmore _____Chairman P. A. Stovall _____________Vice-Chairman H. P. Smart ________________Secretary John M. Thomas ___Treasurer Board of Managers Appointed by the City of Savannah William M. Davidson H. W. Witcover John M. Thomas Neyle Colquitt P. A. Stovall Appointed by Georgia Historical Society Dr. T. J. Charlton H. P. Smart Charles Ellis Otis Ashmore H. Wiley Johnson Term Expires Dec. 31, 1913 Dec. 31, 1914 Dec. 31, 1915 Dec. 31, 1916 Dec. 31, 1917 Library Staff William Harden _______________Librarian Miss Maude Hayward __First Assistant Librarian Miss Selina Heyward_____Assistant Librarian Miss Mary C. McCants____Assistant Librarian Miss Lily M. Dodgen_Librarian Children's Dept. Miss Pamela LucasAssistant Children's Dept. 342 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Library Committee Dr. T. J. Charlton Neyle Colquitt H. Wiley Johnson Finance Committee H. W. Witcover William M. Davidson Charles Ellis Respectfully submitted, OTIS ASHMORE, Chairman Board of Managers Savannah Public Library. Librarian's Report Savannah, Ga., January 1, 1913 To the Board of Managers of the Savannah Public Library: Gentlemen: The tenth annual report of your Librarian, herewith submitted, clearly shows that the educational advantages offered to the people of this community by this institution have been more freely used during the last twelve months than in any previous year in our history; and the accomplishment of so much good is due, in large measure, to the liberality of the City Council in making a handsome increase in the appropriation to this important public utility. It is a pleasure to know that the amount contributed to this cause is not to be diminished during the year upon which we have just entered. In submitting the following statement, showing the accessions, I would call your attention to the fact that among the books purchased we have gained some useful works of reference which were much needed. ___________MAYOR'S ANNUAL, REPORT________343 Number of volumes at beginning of year 191241,861 Number of volumes added by purchase: Adult Department _________2,710 Children's Department ______1,0213,731 Number of volumes added by gift_ 65 Number of volumes added by government 212 4,008 Total ____________._.______-45,869 Number of volumes worn out and condemned 29 Total number of volumes at beginning of 191345,840 Owing to the long absence of the Librarian of the Children's Department, the books there needing re-binding were not sent to the bindery, but 269 volumes in the Adult Department have received special library bindings, and thus made strong and fit for circulation many more times. As usual, books not sufficiently damaged to require the services of an expert binder have been repaired by the assistants, the actual number so treated being 289. In the spring your honorable body deemed it advisable to appoint two more apprentices to learn library work, and, from a number of applicants, chose Misses Mary C. McCants and Marie Rourke. Those young ladies immediately took up the study which they expected to pursue, and the former has steadily applied herself to the work, and she is possessed of a strong desire to fit herself for her chosen occupation. The latter has, since the last monthly meeting of the Board, decided to abandon the pursuit, and suddenly ceased to receive instruction, just before the close of the year. Miss Annie Dunwody, one of our regular assistants, after a month's notice, resigned on the first of December, and you appointed Miss McCants as substitute in her place. 344 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT with a small salary, satisfactorily. Miss McCants is filling the position Miss Elizabeth V. McLaws, the Librarian of the Children's Department, obtained leave of absence for four months, in June, to go abroad, and, at her own expense, supplied as her substitute Miss Amelia Whitaker, a graduate of the Carnegie Library School, of Atlanta, who was well qualified for the work, and left us at the end of her term, after doing all that could be done by the best trained children's librarian. Before her return to the city, Miss McLaws saw fit to give up the work for which she was so eminently fitted, and forthwith sent in her resignation, to take effect the first of November. We were thus left with a position of the greatest importance in the Library vacant, and actually without any one at that time to whom we could look as the fit successor of Miss McLaws. Fortunately, your honorable body took prompt action at your December meeting, and authorized the Library Committee to fill the vacancy as soon as possible. Correspondence was carried on with several institutions for the training of librarians, and we were just in time to find a young lady, most highly recommended, who was about to sever her connection with one library to accept a better position elsewhere, but who preferred to come to us. That young lady, Miss Lily M. Dodgen, a Georgian, and thoroughly educated and trained for library work with children, has accepted, and begins her term of employment with us at once. The interruption of the work in the Children's Department, caused by the absence of Miss McLaws, interfered somewhat with the feature of the story hour, but while it was possible the regular arrangement made by her before her departure was kept up. Stories were told until the month of December by Miss McLaws, Mrs. Harden, Miss Lyons, Miss Edmonston, Miss Whitaker, and Miss McCants. __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________345 During the year the cataloguing of the books has been regularly attended to, and 3,346 volumes have been catalogued with the use of 7,469 cards. The duplicate collection has proved as popular as in the past, as shown by the fact that, in order to satisfy the demand, we had to add 1,134 volumes to it. By the aid of that department the general collection has been enriched to the extent of 801 volupies, transferred after serving their purpose through circulation in the former. No bulletins have been published, and it is doubtful whether more good can be accomplished by issuing them than is gained by publishing in the newspapers, as has been done regularly, lists of books added to the Library from time to time. The blind have not been neglected, and, though the number registered in that class is small, 7 volumes printed in the New York point type have been bought. This is doing well, considering the high price of such books. As usual, your Librarian has received the hearty cooperation of your honorable body, of the Library Committee, and of all members of the staff, which he gratefully acknowledges. The tables attached to this report will show in detail all that has been done to render the library a blessing to the people of Savannah. Respectfully submitted, WM. HARDEN, Librarian. it ion of Books 1912 Natural Science 48 48 78 74 58 63 87 66 72 68 91 57 810 ^dult De Children's Total S < S t> S 24 21 24 30 37 30 31 32 49 42 40 36 396 partmen i Depart (A+j < V c 87 110 123 73 60 61 87 62 54 56 106 76 955 o u S s 3 274 315 305 260 254 189 181 139 156 191 306 207 2,777 !CA 2 223 291 326 273 265 247 321 329 270 312 350 303 3,510 ,0+4 u E 7,062 7,255 7,453 6,912 7,041 6,562 7,494 7,160 6,809 6,376 6,647 5,395 82,166 3 8,046 8,426 8,738 8,002 8,130 7,509 8,575 8,185 7,669 7,310 7,904 6,343 94,837 t _ - _____ __________ 66,640 ment ___ . __________ 28,197 . . __ __ 94.837 ANNUAL REPORT MAYOR'S 346 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 347 Visitors, 1912 January _. _ March _ ______ April __________________________________ May _______________ .___ __________ June ____ July .._._____.___._. August September __ _ October ___ __ ___ _ __ __ _ _ ________ December __ ___ Total ____________________ S "3 "O < 5304 5,285 6,424 5,834 5,871 4,873 5,162 5,148 4,648 5,589 4,756 3,831 62,805 Children 27O7 1 405 4 ISO 3,251 3,448 2,959 3,546 3,235 7717 2,096 2,706 ?9f\d 36,684 *3 + 8,181 8,780 10,574 9,085 o no 7832 8,708 8,383 7,385 7,685 7462 6,095 99489 Duplicate Collection Circulation, 1912 January __ 1,350 February _________________________ 1,131 March ___________________________ 1,198 April .__________________________ 1,118 May June July 1,193 981 1,019 August ___________________________ 918 September ______________________ 1,044 October ___________________________ 1,116 November __________________________ 1,028 December __________________________ 877 Total ________________________12,973 348 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Cards Issued, 1912 March _____________ - ___________ May ___________________ ____ __ June July ._._ __-______. September October _______ ___ _____ ___. Total __ - _____ 1 74 79 79 57 78 57 f& 67 80 91 82 47 859 Children 77 88 115 57 78 24 75 78 35 61 54 30 772 o Jt 151 167 194 114 156 81 143 145 115 152 136 77 1,631 Monthly Visits of Library Committee, 1912 January ____^ 13 February _______- 11 March _________ 9 April _____________________________ 8 May _____________-_____ 12 June 15 July _________________________ 11 August ____ 13 September _- 14 October __________ 8 November ______ 10 December ______'. 10 Total ____________--134 Receipts from Fines, Reserves, and Duplicate Collection, 1912 January _ March _ , June July ......-........_-._. August September _ __ __ __ _ October - December Total ..-..-...........- __ FINES Adult Dept. $40.00 44.46 40.58 42.68 44.78 45.04 43.58 42.93 37.60 41.44 46.22 44.44 $513.75 Children Dept. $ 7.81 10.61 13.38 14.25 14.10 14.54 15.06 10.02 11.76 10.49 7.75 11.00 Reserves $.06 .08 .34 .14 .08 .14 .06 .04 .08 . .02 .12 .10 $140.77 J $1.26 Duplicate Collectioa Rent $ 72.82 63.78 68.59 67.59 64.05 50.31 59.66 45,19 44.43 55.72 56.61 48.40 $697.15 "3 o f-i $ 120.69 118.93 122.89 124.66 123.01 110.03 118.36 98J8 93.87 107.67 110.70 103.94 $1,352.93 en 5S 2 w ^ o 350________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_____________ Classified List of Periodicals Subscribed for, 1912 Literary Reviews ______ 7 Popular Literature _____________________ 25 Historical _____________________________ 4 Fine Arts ____~______ 6 Useful Arts ___________________________ 11 BiblJography __________________________ 3 Religion ______ 4 Domestic Economy ___ 5 Juvenile ____ 6 Language _ 1 Music ______ 1 Horticulture _ 2 Humor _____ 3 Science H Medical _________- 2 Sociology 3 Trade _______'- 2 Technical __________________ 4 Total ____________________________100 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 351 Classified List of Card Holders Architects 4 Artists ___ 12 Authors _ 3 Bakers ______ - 12 Bankers 25 Blacksmiths 17 Boiler-makers 12 Book-binders 9 Brewers __ 6 Brokers _- 32 Butchers _______ 8 Cabinet Makers _____ 9 Carpenters ______ 34 Chemists _____ 7 Civil Engineers ___ 23 Clergymen _____ 9 Clerks __________ 2,836 Conductors ________ 26 Contractors ______- 14 Dairymen ______ 8 Dressmakers ______ 11 Druggists ______ 25 Editors _________ 9 Electricians _______ 27 Engineers, R. R. ____ 30 Exporters ________ 13 Firemen _________ 62 Grocers __________ 25 Hairdressers ______ 5 Inspectors ________ 23 Insurance Agents ____ 37 Iron Workers ______ 4 Jewelers _________ 9 Journalists ________ 16 Kindergarten Teachers _ 60 Lawyers _________ 66 Letter Carriers __.._ 4 Machinists ___-____ 118 Managers ________ 127 Merchants ________ 273 Milliners _________ 8 Musicians _________ 51 Painters _______ 20 Paper Hangers _____ 6 Pawn Brokers _____ 6 Photographers ______ 12 Physicians ________ 18 Pilots ___________ 9 Planters _________ 12 Plumbers ________ 14 Policemen ________ 31 Printers ________ 37 Railroad Officials ____ 16 Real Estate Agents __ 40 Reporters ___ 17 Secretaries, Private _ 28 Steamship Officials __ 20 Stenographers __ 206 Students __________ 6,952 Teachers _________ 178 Telegraph Operators _ 21 Tinners __________ 9 Trained Nurses ___ 59 Upholsterers ______ 11 Watchmen ________ 19 Wheelwrights ______ 10 Wood and Coal Dealers. 6 Females, no employment 2,287 Males, no employment- 1,310 Total _____.:____15,463 352 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Treasurer's Report January 1, 1912, to January 1,1913 Receipts Cash on hand January 1, 1912____________$ 458 65 From City of Savannah _______________ 9,166 63 From Book Rent ___________________ 653 20 From Fines and Reserves______________ 618 04 From Cambridge University Press ________ 19 90 $10,916 42 Expenditures / Salaries ___________________$4,345 00 Binding ___________________ 184 20 New Books ________________ 3,911 74 Periodicals, etc. ____________ 65 15 Fuel ____________________ 131 50 Lighting __________________ 287 94 Stationery _________________ 204 20 Printing __________________ 79 50 Repairs _______ 3 00 Furniture _________________ 108 00 Insurance 267 50 Miscellaneous ____________ 316 68$9,904 41 Cash balance January 1, 1913__________$1,012 01 The December, 1912, unpaid bills, not yet presented for payment, will about cover the cash on hand. Respectfully submitted, JOHN M. THOMAS, .Treasurer Public Library. __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________353 I have examined the accounts and books of the Treasurer of the Public Library from the first of January, 1912 to the first of January, 1913, and find the same correct, with proper vouchers produced, and a balance in the hands of the Treasurer of One Thousand and Twelve Dollars and One Cent ($1,012.01). H. W. WITCOVER, Chairman Finance Committee, Public Library. 354 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT REPORT OF COLORED PUBLIC LIBRARY Savannah, Ga., January 1, 1913 Hon. George W. Tiedeman, Mayor: Sir: Herewith find annua! statement of the Savannah Colored Public Library for the year 1912: Books in the Library January 1, 1912__________2,833 Books added during the year________________ 397 Total _________________________3,230 Cards issued _______________ 791 Books drawn _________________________1,266 Visitors ____________________________1,722 Receipts City Appropriation ______________$3oO 00 Expenditures Librarian's Salary ____________________$180 00 Rent ____________________________ 120 00 Gas, Light and Fuel _________________ 23 00 Books, Dailies and Periodicals, etc. _____ 43 50 Cash deficit for year. 6 50 $366 50 $366 50 Cash deficit __________________$ 6 50 Unpaid bills ___________________ 29 35 Total deficit _____________$ 35 85 Respectfully, CHAS. A. R. McDOWELL, Librarian. STATISTICS OF THE CITY OF SAVANNAH, GEORGIA ITS TRADE AND COMMERCE FOR THE YEAR 1912 WITH COMPARATIVE TABLES OF PREVIOUS YEARS AND SKETCHES OF THE SAVANNAH COTTON EXCHANGE BOARD OF TRADE AND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES FOR 23 YEARS YEAR 191B... ........ 1911....... .... 1910....... .... 1909... ........ 1908........... 1907... ........ 1906. .......... 1905....... .... 1904. .......... 1908....... .... 1902.. ......... 1901. .......... 1900.. ......... 1899... ........ 1898........... 1897....... .... 1896........... 1895.. ......... 1894. .......... 1893........... 1892..... ...... 1891 ........... 1890....... .... Jnury 811,148,618 9,585,420 2,712,038 5,828,479 8.330,986 8,204,675 4,540,185 8,988,625 7,988,709 6,882,150 5,099,882 8,757,192 4,819,778 3,141,804 8,020,500 2,709,709 1,860,085 2,484,074 3,662,165 2,878,899 1,618,106 8,492,777 3,249,444 February 114,879,798 6,024,599 2,821,189 2,476,227 8,683,147 8,175,327 3,478,587 2,679,859 8,872,091 ..4,928,263 8,388,814 4,650,926 4,762,120 2,139,211 2,506,424 1,399,482 1,352,946 1,554,108 999,283 1,069,959 2,587,415 8,030,868 2,206,202 Mrch $8,177,808 1,724,147 2,532,488 2,451,472 2,647,788 4,703,726 2,7-93,147 2,579,001 1.552,940 4,605,860 1,852,405 2,720,851 6,206,264 957,183 2,247,860 1,608,049 1,942,088 1,292,602 1,262,792 1,117,796 1,167,248 2,004,608 1,621,869 April $7,504,277 2,691,088 2,564,745 2,926,394 2,480,660 2,962,119 3,752,685 1,654,666 2,391,806 8,539,085 2,042,980 2,187,888 3,810,888 653,111 1,524,188 1,160,364 1,081,209 1,477,426 1,307,212 808,992 782,365 1,226,996 811,181 M.y $8,761,547 8,119,967 1,659,013 1,968,386 1,688,241 2,916,291 2,875,911 6,062,122 820,635 1,479,444 2,290,572 2,629,688 1,866,804 877,702 890,857 1. 090,874 1,449,343 835,746 1,189,987 847,278 834,225 958,872 501,335 June 11,225,060 1,188,178 2,196,381 2,845,982 2,114,603 2,835,855 3,114,214 2,345,618 866,840 749,610 1,540,027 1,459,007 1,306,641 1,212,859 1,106,833 788,406 865,892 688,863 712,131 929,108 762,429 705,899 465,024 $1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 3, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, July 469,518 |1 829,802 806,116 020,691 813,523 752,065 726,325 ,833,987 543,162 763,426 038,873 452,505 ,306,641 076,125 889,272 588,824 668,289 ,024,405 401,197 633,671 641,731 474,091 455,582 August 309,421 588,173 813,007 699,953 794,052 866,259 548,140 333,809 535,333 474,855 855,511 653,264 120,161 845,555 722,415 557,171 646,931 549,729 283,257 466,004 513,339 840,052 822,438 September $ 4,629,196 14,182,504 6,557,014 12,370,714 6,504,789 5,641,790 8,032,650 8,856,613 9,815,325 4,889,382 6,620,984 2,676,564 6,424,584 3,077,701 1.501,923 1,928,908 1,680,198 1,848,896 789,908 1,566,288 970,991 816,965 3,529,782 October $12,535,873 18,005,778 14,072,216 14,668,507 9,840,759 10,982,576 11,970,486 9,037,458 14,705,929 9,854,486 7,260,964 6,818,107 9,442,112 4,748,510 3,088,123 5,164,491 2,721,958 4,495,246 3,894,571 4,889,486 8,820,117 4,410,403 6,165,418 November $11,704,452 11,470,838 11,216,281 12,427,205 7,828,947 10,769,549 9,952,478 11,279,117 10,074,689 11,547,482 7,409,858 7,442,998 5,631,579 4,397,041 6,101.507 5,142,515 5,101,477. 8,337,539 8,598,128 4,941,933 4,994,804 7,253,087 4,766,822 December $ 7,610,324 11,016,629 14,334,885 7,747,416 7,120,742 10,837,811 9,511,877 9,445,231 8,806,156 9,352,730 8,771,686 6,767,674 4,449,297 2,958,110 8,794,044 4,260,139 3,860,450 2,652,154 3,275,885 8,896,189 1,856,281 4,761,908 6,854,899 Tottla $85,450,486 82,377,118 62,284,818 67,378,310 58,758,092 65,147,666 58,867,666 62,546,011 61,368,615 58,566,773 47,671,195 44,166,059 49,530,265 26,077,826 26,842,891 26,405,522 22,680,811 21,690,283 21,874,516 28,535,503 20,819,051 29,476,491 30,494,991 FOREIGN EXPORTS OF UPLAND COTTON FROM SAVANNAH, GEORGIA COUNTRY Austria Hun. . Belgium Br. India D. E. Indiei England France . Germany Hong Kong . Italy ....... Netherlands . Portugal .... Russia ...... Sweden .... Totals 1912 . . Totals 1911, . Total i 1910. . Totals 1900. . Totals 1008. . totals 1007 . . Totals 1006.. Totals 1905. . Totals 1904.. Totals 1903.. Total* 1902 . . Totals 1901 . . Talnes 1912.. Falnes 1911. . Values 1910. . Values 1909.. Values 1908. . Values 1907.. Values 1906.. Values 1905 . . Values 1904.. Values 1903 . . Values 1902 . . Values 1901.. January 7,900 1,300 1,775 24,791 28,292 104,501 13,050 100 250 4,675 4,274 3,075 193,973 118,445 27,706 101,169 124,101 131,821 59,958 99,273 107,334 136,216 115,046 58,123 $9,036,411 $8,609,613 1,969,459 4,670,209 6,884,764 6,906,787 3,135,545 3,477,813 7.204,887 6,786^79 4,565,688 2,805,885 February 7,661 212 8,338 68,359 15,933 134,960 11,149 9,875 100 1,440 7,814 1,625 267,456 78,791 34,926 48,767 49,187 44,987 39,810 54,782 45,190 90,056 70,376 78,474 $13,073,097 $ 5,124,155 2,824,644 1,050,164 2,759,840 2,307,460 2,349,314 2,059.015 3 255.297 4,079,111 2,864,010 8,766,838 March 3,650 450 3,100 37,902 4,122 51,635 12,277 112 200 2,200 8,078 1,950 125,671 27,601 24,688 45,714 84,847 70,028 58,061 49,809 15,786 77,821 23,901 45,200 $6,362,982 $1,476,294 1,587,197 1,989,499 1,860,878 3,567,999 2,050,700 1,936,838 1,230,314 3,841,766 1,085,827 1,962,860 April 8,056 275 2,450 29,096 5,874 76,689 7,672 225 1,250 4,715 500 186,802 28,542 25,672 60,489 20,376 40,427 88,646 88,020 26,759 54,478 32,932 53,985 * $6,363,647 $1,590,001 1,715,122 2,402,262 1,406,008 2,097,188 8,167,085 1,261,918 1,881,547 2,704,728 1,465,572 2,246,474 Hay 1,400 100 17,076 33,400 2,223 336 200 200 1,798 150 56,883 30,205 14,645 34,051 18,917 29,880 22,587 11,392 6,861 15,196 26,802 40,689 $2,676,428 $2,179,384 744,642 1,449,434 721,168 1,569,792 2,122,821 4,316,804 450,465 789,052 947,751 1,688,676 June 30 203 11,742 1,259 70 100 13,404 8,383 21,897 38,625 19,208 19,708 28,779 40,066 7,897 7,084 14,892 14,064 $ 505,563 $ 557,451 1,398,984 1,740,878 1,027,323 1,158,110 2,242,264 1,622,840 386,850 897,205 817,615 681,427 July 200 43 6,934 1,350 400 100 3,293 12,320 7,451 911 4,628 2,493 9,994 22,587 85,784 4,208 8,828 7,586 18,867 $ 489,408 $ 481,959 60.048 245,880 74,945 547,935 1,147,051 1,853,185 221,820 218,052 808,996 757,220 August 1,179 3,968 250 36 200 5,688 10,126 497 1,139 8,774 1,549 29,779 39,158 810 $ 225,806 $ 616,954 11,541 67,875 112,871 64,617 1,470,766 2,006,126 18,043 September ...... Vo'o 24,767 18,846 15,047 2,898 50 ...... 800 6,025 297 68,880 221,764 841698 175,865 118.670 80,587 42,774 142,434 186,676 73,918 122,729 49,366 $ 8,84T,000 $12,807,271 5,885,422 11,583,083 5,524,361 4,976,815 2,072,341 7,888,770 9,124,311 4,008,527 5,263,808 3,010,208 October 10,950 3,118 87,108 27,805 103,213 50 5,308 400 600 300 12,200 2,247 202,799 326,775 182,727 194,091 190,502 178,597 198,225 160,361 257,882 187,871 144,068 148,584 $11,406,041 $16,362,458 13,402,723 18,356,264 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 4,250 3,225 39,329 15,394 106,667 600 400 200 300 2,000 7,949 8,000 188,214 208,888 141,678 161.995 150,754 165,190 167,988 172,287 181,880 188,020 133,269 166,588 $10,981,852 $ 9,785,498 10,142,826 10,887,012 6,690,098 9,080,020 8,818,292 9,545,536 9,083,201 9,701,186 5,511,585 6,861, 008 December 8,000 4,801 750 14,269 72,671 8,178 ais 100 600 6,801 1,100 110,985 204,314 188,071 88,887 129,071 172,884 156,265 142,402 181,627 139,118 167,946 146,818 $ 6,888,476 $ 9,626,787 13,351,341 6,887,246 5,667,018 9,506,499 8,012,888 8,317,466 7,804,576 8,870,690 7,008,281 6,766,094 Totals 47,067 18,611 5,625 10,788 294,122 110,266 721,817 50 SOO 64,755 9,875 2,983 400 1,800 12,865 61,712 14,044 1,817,070 1,198,784 767,674 984,807 865.852 946,682 881,462 980,181 1,000,865 961,946 866,527 819,787 $71,252,605 $69,066.700 52,598,949 51,629,756 51,687,897 47,617,467 62,080.4*6 68,684.453 48,620,886 85,758,422 88,980,865 358 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT FOREIGN EXPORTS FROM SAVANNAH OF SEA ISLAND COTTON, COTTON SEED, COTTON SEED MEAL AND OIL MONTH March .............. April ................ Mmr ............... Jnlr ............... Sea Island Cotton, ales 1,565 293 155 32 142 23 88 45 5 200 90 2,638 $227,451 Cottonseed Heal, Pounds 16,570,369 29,472,135 56,288,616 9,362,460 6,548,200 3,107,280 880.000 2,496,000 | 11,303,976 9,603,277 145,632,313 $1,749,012 Cotton Peed OH. Potmds 11,831,967 4,932,847 6,642,183 2,419,444 403,415 4,444,009 32,011,140 1,855,142 Cottonseed. Pounds 7,963,308 8,983,409 7,526,958 2,188,270 2,013,852 513,819 148,715 1,036,828 1,808,265 5,690,449 87,868,873 $412,651 FOREIGN EXPORTS SPIRITS TURPENTINE FROM SAVANNAH. GA., IN GALLONS CO0NTRY Austria Hungary. . . Italy ............ Total Gallons, 1012 Values, 1912...... Totals, 1811...... Values, 1911 ...... Totals, 1910...... Values, 1910...... Totals, 1909...... Values, 1909...... Totals, 1908...... Values, 1908...... Totals, 1907...... Values ,1907.... .. Totals, 1906...... Values, 1906...... Totals, 1905...... Values, 1905...... Total*, 1904...... Valnei, 1904...... January 25,469 12,965 192,628 78,441 58,522 120,780 489,955 $258,156 443,984 $367,953 888,101 fl99,688 729,812 $309,154 714,121 341,045 457,987 $817,037 188,186 $101,699 58,246 $ 30,574 216,191 $187,434 February 20,824 70,011 90,885 $ 44,431 190,473 $164,217 130,602 $ 77,877 110,764 $ 47,631 134,926 $ 69,329 214,586 $157,658 110,816 $ 74,228 140,814 $ 75,496 143,995 $ 81,633 March 48,941 46,251 25,427 296,846 412,465 $206,702 6,550 $ 6,688 265,512 $159,963 88,838 $ 35,242 98,888 $ 58,421 48,412 $ 31,882 54,728 $ 37,771 213,780 $114,817 19,245 $ 11,585 April 15,450 88,187 75,257 128,874 $ 59,140 117,181 $108,786 248,848 $150,801 48,945 $ 19,560 531,816 $242,825 148,157 $ 98,768 75,842 $ 48,882 59,946 $ 85,767 180,897 $ 98,164 May 15,194 25,888 288,885 88,740 285,442 684,094 $818,734 362,529 $257,932 262,725 $164,046 281,288 $112,862 755,614 $832,946 311,051 $204,225 162,848 $ 99,885 880,462 $288,407 231,664 $125,622 June 532,439 25,672 183,144 691,255 $341,592 510,186 $301,217 568,098 $387,236 590,020 $244,455 820,453 $368,614 500,695 $299,385 July 587,817 122,085 252,968 962,870 $458,008 August 645,492 44,700 279,699 969,891 $426,162 995,794 1 581,882 $546,924 j $817,504 579,629 $879,851 1,043,268 $481,452 909,580 $880,856 872,621 $508,185 766,500 $512,286 566,182 $296,891 782,160 $824,421 716,726 $412,448 599,275 | 268,619 1 758,063 $848,068 | $152,218 | $440,571 879,481 | 1,801,000 $234,570 {$1,029,221 500,839 $264,187 264,624 $189,518 115,500 $ 69,802 769,304 $408,857 September 12,918 884,829 81,155 25,878 218,821 647,096 $277,824 504,608 $275,290 860,797 $276,072 591,580 $348,607 885,817 $332,529 515,468 $290,806 707,678 $488,448 1,014,818 $656,488 847,219 $186,515 October 15,206 88,978 528,744 88,202 168,456 789,581 $321,111 614,581 $338,417 68,558 $ 50,065 456,727 $279,104 249,488 $ 91,731 November 7,575 99,082 79,215 158,145 848,967 $186,669 532,148 $268,612 666,298 $526,745 285,889 $185,488 426,461 $172,878 412,210 | 590,476 $217,607 $272,517 516,001 $347,568 285,013 $167,563 340,614 $231,208 468,471 $288,474 324,805 1 170,226 $170,275 1 $ 88,674 Dec'mb'r 77,269 642,891 58,644 178,551 "857^406 $361,755 558,788 $260,856 267,485 $208,200 488,582 $818,567 227,114 $ 88,187 Totals 88,218 167,848 8,886,858 . 727,38$ 109,122 2,112,568 7,112,288 $3,208,278 5,414,429 $8,208,448 4,612,588 $3,042,780 5,240,774 $3,638,464 6,586,288 $2,794,777 600,821] 5,484,208 $268,415) $8,088,764 288,784] 4,016,888 $160,751) $9,476,187 548,087 $852,845 410,286 $201,875 5,416,078 $8,397,974 8,577,384 $1,919,884 FOREIGN EXPORTS OF ROSINS FROM SAVANNAH, GA., IN BARRELS OF 280 POUNDS COUNTRY Austria Hungary. . . 1>. E. Indies.,,., , Bgypt ...,,..,.., Italy .... KuBila ........... Totals, 1912...... Values, 1912 ...... Totals, 1911 ...... Values, 1911...... TotI, 1910,.... , Values, 1910. . . . . . Totals 1909...... Values, 1909...... Totals, 1908 ...... Values, 1908...... Totals, 1907 ...... Values, 1907...... Totals, 1906...... Values, 1906...... Totals 1905...... Values, 1905. Totals, 1904...... Values, 1904...... January 14,877 10,778 2,684 17,527 25,290 0,791 5,532 82,979 $570,197 40,019 $249,513 56,963 8236,172 63,914 $213,820 88,082 $338,589 88,886 $349,926 45,202 $172,920 26,895 $ 88,212 53,592 $144,189 February 9,458 8,300 9,370 9,369 0,539 547 44,988 $297,598 52,669 $353,349 41,088 $182,630 12,071 $ 47,202 64,821 $260,989 87,672 $157,762 78,243 $319,317 43,662 $136,005 86,772 $249,782 March 1,774 90* 3,788 7,311 3,429 10,182 27,822 $190,994 10,385 $ 71,487 63,309 $269,498 36,725 $135,224 38,162 $122,684 46,276 $205,480 43,788 $180,452 35,012 $109,734 46,458 $119,881 April 5,054 449 3,970 5,733 7,394 52,285 74,891 $585,891 45,336 $377,926 60,727 $299,814 88,133 $288,455 82,402 $304,884 53,837 $251,098 14,163 $ 48,644 18,099 $ 56,468 84,337 $ 92,896 May "(109 549 1.7H5 12,900 12,672 4,208 0,980 2,070 18 41,795 $286,447 36,028 $270,888 48,729 $227,847 12,120 $ 50,795 52,562 $158,920 9,009 $ 48,767 26,756 $122,779 82,654 $102,833 22,052 $ 62,495 June 5,245 31,800 2,502 339 39,886 $294,658 20,448 $144,432 40,708 $221,816 47,981 $194,023 49,280 $158,849 27,111 $140,829 82,926 $184,884 19,191 $ 76,364 3,444 $ 9,721 July 976 , 1,378 12.9GU 13,579 3,651 8,686 178 41,414 9293,583 65,920 $480,798 46,634 $269,081 51,274 $194,809 86,769 $135,283 54,640 $267,769 87,792 $166,010 48,055 $176,265 9,821 $ 28,180 August 11,996 1,424 13,681 34,057 11,718 6,686 1,232 80,742 $544,409 75,780 $472,814 36,881 $208,010 42,850 $177,942 71,887 $207,454 51,878 $288,270 86,758 $280,218 20,211 $ 74,988 19,769 $ 51,569 September 930 20,120 16,624 8,421 871 3,692 49,964 $882,283 116,668 $759,806 49,583 $298,012 82,076 $265,686 117,829 $826,812 49,467 $224,605 75,780 $238,882 80,786 $342,939 41,595 $114,281 October 11,152 895 15,971 86 7,612 7,768 8,932 9,674 63,090 $414,403 46,219 $308,465 25,506 $165,482 51,788 $218,279 48,240 $143,607 38,212 $169,324 65,827 $292,368 28,284 $138,881 67,050 $167,884 November 3,482 3,991 17,685 5,010 1,857 31,976 $196,298 27,576 $188,267 51,158 $317,116 91,057 $409,264 71,608 207,775 54,864 $211,438 40,231 $176,492 71,928 $888,251 43,610 $180,705 Dec'rab'r 9,784 550 924 11,514 28,680 18,651 526 8,618 64,097 $864,756 31,890 $207,508 61,800 $854,118 42,615 $176,308 97,059 $318,090 73,483 $254,789 88,913 $407,513 57,428 $204,422 56,244 $187,001 Total 68,657 10,778 1,099 16,828 140,032 80 190,731 74,7:17 520 70,284 06,778 4,157 643,148 $4,321,416 667,804 $3,837,753 578,034 $3,049,149 597,608 $2,371,802 814,680 $2,678,286 575,884 $2,514,552 586,789 $2,489,425 481,685 $1,882,762 478,744 $1,847,984 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 361 FOREIGN COMMERCE OF THE ATLANTIC PORTS EXPORTS OF DOMESTIC MERCHANDISE Year Ending June 30 [PROM OFFICIAL REPORTS OF UNITED STATES GOVEKNMBNT] t New York. N. T.. .......... SAVANNAH, GA., ......... Boston ft Charlestown, Mass. . . Philadelphia, Pa. .......... Norfolk A Portsmouth, Va. . . . Portland ft Falmonth, Me. . . . All other Ports ............ Totals .............. 1912 9 817,945,803 104,286,925 92,210,877 69,692,171 69,069,730 28,705,448 19,889,838 12,423,035 11,998,504 7,114 350 29,342,650 91,262,679,331 1911 17170 c9 AAO 72 076,045 85 120,843 71,534,082 69,956,380 28,812,543 14,138,847 8 950,359 91628,932 5,441,609 28,256,800 $1,166 468,889 1910 9 651,986,356 63,428,155 77,381,507 70,516,789 73,266,343 20,992,398 14,592,614 8,104.821 8,155,818 5,177,466 24,541,274 91,018,143,541 362 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT FOREIGN COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES. EXPORTS OF DOMESTIC MERCBANDISE Year Ending June 30 PBOM OPFICIAI. RXFOBTS OF DUITEP STATES GOVERNMENT] . Kew York, ST. T. .......... SAVANNAH. CA .......... Boston ft Charleatown, Mass. . Philadelphia ft. ........... Detroit, Mieh. ............. 'nffalo Creek, X. T. ....... Mobile, Ala. ............... Wilmincton, N. C. .......... Niagara, >T. T. ............. Norfolk ft Portsmouth . Va. . . . Total*. .............. 1912 $ 817,945.803 218,146,097 149,160,910 104,286,825 92,210,877 69,692,171 69,069,730 63,745,572 55,911,967 55,016,025 49,249,734 32,199,443 31,230,117 28,705,448 26,526,794 25,506,796 25,128,304 23,886,645 22,964,280 19,889,838 12,423,035 11,998,504 10,849,483 10,404,250 157,949,740 $2,204.322,409 1911 * 772,552,449 220,504,917 172,835,293 72,076,045 85,120,843 71,534,082 69,956,380 on oci Q.A4. 46,182,245 40,624,903 27,305,038 30,154,037 28,812,543 21,096,506 22,103,959 20,425,476 20,505.873 23,981,681 14,138,847 8,950,359 9,628,932 11,368,490 12,876,106 143,975,398 92,049,320,199 1910 651,986356 1 o. i fta QQ-> 140,376 560 63,428'155 77,381,507 70.516789 73,266343 30,121 004 38,368 872 84 788.677 31,180 760 23,645 699 27,526 245 20,992,398 20,320 186 17,608 720 12,601 853 22,644 987 20,215 873 I 14,592,614 8,104 821 8 155,818 8J393 210 129,534,285 91,744,984,720 BANK CLEARANCES AT SAVANNAH FOR TEN YEARS BY MONTHS MONTH March ................... April .................... May .................... July ..................... Totili. ............. MONTH January March ............. .... April .................... May ..................... July .................... Totals..-. .......... 1912 $ 28,399,001 81 25,595,324 83 24,344,936 18 21,884,014 18 21,334,582 90 15,899,017 89 16,987.092 93 17,600,662 84 21,768,538 78 35,758,594 74 34,839,494 99 80,588,382 18 $294,297,728 24 1907 $ 24,127,226 00 16,604^958 00 15,551,280 00 13,706,744 00 15,231,942 00 12,669,398 00 12,897,118 00 12,096,009 00 28,107,734 00 30,279,450 00 25,790,147 00 23,259,684 00 $224,821,619 00 1911 1 27,258,438 18 18,192,285 66 18,070,813 84 19,678,841 87 20,187,389 85 15,615,730 77 16,255,870 65 18,485,806 77 85,569,188 53 87,667,865 01 81,994,458 72 82,196,459 61 1291,172,893 46 1906 I 19,568,208 41 17,619,637 21 16,182,888 23 16,397,851 04 19^504, 211 24 14,172,074 80 15,126,885 64 15,223,797 11 20,827,539 33 82,764,847 79 29,293,042 16 25,929,504 04 $242,608,427 00 1910 I 20,833,994 68 17,951,087 50 17,028,993 44 16,501,046 14 16,821,884 50 15,982,140 78 16,789,234 47 15,635,'ei7 44 28,546,919 03 87,729,288 55 83,378,774 50 35,351,031 08 $271,994,461 06 1905 $ 15,886,784 70 12,827,778 95 12,592,807 10 18,556,476 78 14,245,151 40 16,287,206 08 18,487,900 43 15,958,349 74 28,638,449 23 27,711,854 84 81,576,095 55 24,944,199 72 $232,521,039 97 1909 $ 19,116,000 82 14,585,606 77 18,716,264 40 16,479,892 77 14,071,988 53 11,908,491 07 11,994,546 82 14,238,588 69 34,814,484 21 87,775,118 01 25,030,768 12 26,552,650 98 $240,227,885 69 1904 $ 17,571,663 46 13,284,852 02 12,474,699 18 10,988,238 51 11,584,580 25 12,374,843 98 11,888,614 54 18,225,577 99 27,089,912 91 27,455,967 17 22,539,708 83 21,344,155 85 $201,796,751 64 1908 $ 19,069,484 46 12,765,807 86 12,521,888 71 11,887,841 88 12,588,009 27 12,182,566 18 11,544,086 66 12,150,817 69 22,868,878 65 26,259,902 60 21,706,018 80 19,885,238 57 $194,279,527 60 1903 $ 19,542,420 26 15,581,205 99 14,908,188 08 12,720,758 27 11,148,444 82 11,397,250 94 11,375,012 47 16,666,800 14 19,689,811 62 25,850,785 86 22,476,266 59 18,968,277 99 $195,265,562 48 Clearances in former years at follows: 1902, $181,069,677.89;1901, $182,261,154.89; 1900, $245,594,512.45; 1899, $188,514,- 714,24; 1898, $129,248,854.94; 1897, $127,777,401.99; 1896, $124,756,887.80. BANK CLEARINGS AT SAVANNAH, GA., IN COMPARISON WITH NEIGHBORING CITIES CITY SiTinnah, Ga. . . . Memphis, Tenn. . . Atlanta, 3ft. .... Norfolk, Vs. ..... Auguita, Ga. .... Birmingham, Ala . Caarlerton, 8, C, . Chattanooga, Tenn. Jacksonville, Fla. . NuhTlUe, Tenn. . . Clearings 1912 $294,297,728 421,802,287 *091,941,254 190,057,721 113,583,916 150,317,758 102,484,917 122,171,803 168,442,388 193,471,800 308,279,450 Clearings 1911 $291,172,898 48 361,984,292 00 589,615,938 93 168,714,796 00 127,209,902 45 148,355,216 76 92,233,072 05 100,726,356 64 146.740,819 23 181,968,199 55 281,872,588 82 Clearings 1910 1172,944,461 06 835,020,661 17 *674,164,916 77 158,618,952 00 117,975,164 84 130,248,528 98 90,769,607 29 98,027,419 98 124,657,071 62 65,690,080 55 176,616,832 11 Clearings 1909 $240,277,835 69 286,665*540 21 836,270,170 08 147,279,269 00 108,538,294 88 108,807,162 28 79,021,517 65 76,877,444 93 92,223,437 00 48,482,189 05 191,341,462 00 Clearings 1908 $194,279,527 50 252,991,081 53 280,067,592 55 111,078,245 00 83,838,140 86 93,635,311 16 67,674,899 30 69,746,353 49 73,194,127 54 36,237,694 00 155,675,903 00 Clearings 1907 $224,821,619 00 248,871,040 43 254,965,803 94 138,032,419 00 94,358,811 29 118,769,857 47 71,704,816 64 78,270,197 82 76,046,049 49 85,466,698 00 206,698,405 00 Clearings 1906 $242,808,427 00 247,584,485 42 235,997,896 00 124,551,553 00 85,756,416 00 100,586,990 00 68,803,295 64 87,486,782 27 74,018,826 00 31,916,293 00 Clearings 1905 $232,522,039 00 273,422,567 00 185,625,645 00 103,888,208 00 93,521,142 00 72,109,811 00 64,809,794 00 51,781,090 00 59,062,487 00 40,661,457 00 *Inelnd out-of-town clearance*. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 365 ASSESSMENTS FOR TAXATION AT SAVANNAH, GA. January i, YEAR* 1912........... .. 1911............. 1910. ............ 1909............. 1908............. 1907. ............ 1906..... ........ 1905............. 1904..... ........ 1903............. 1902 ............. 1901. ............ 1900. ............ 1899......... .... 1898..... .....'... 1897............. 1896............. 1895. ............ 1894............. 1898. ............ 1892... .......... 1891. ............ 1883............. 1870............. 1860............. 1853....... ...... 1836... .......... City Real Estate 85,681,456 35,501,860 34,736,799 34,049,925 29,970,933 28,975,057 28,044,040 27,290,022 26,230,742 25,965,076 24,920,795 24,425,620 24,860,457 24,163,380 24,763,080 24,615,594 22,563,488 21,427,176 10,296,688 .......... City Personalty 14,374,8 14,433,519 14,166,460 13,188,015 12,806,028 14,215,475 13,226,564 11,791,830 11,007,880 11,070,935 10,877,385 10,617,783 10,560,052 10,629,258 10,409,018 9,160,522 9,160,522 9,682,478 10,675,495 11,097,689 11,203,838 7,003,549 .......... Totals $51,441,378 61,176,691 49,847,916 48,689,875 Af] Kjn OO7 47,391,051 45,216,068 41,851,342 *rt TfiA RTT 39,051,920 38,360,957 37,108,077 36 582,859 85,480,847 35,054,987 34,769,475 33 323,902 33,923,602 34,298,072 83 288,983 82,798,396 32,630,514 17,300,237* 14,861,464 10,225 225 5,483,157 2,357,250 Itaeapitalation not nude prior to 1883. BUILDING OPERATIONS IN SAVANNAH FOR TEN YEARS YEARS 1912 ..................... 1911 .....,........,,,... 1910 .................... 1906 .................... 1908 .................... 1907 .................... 1906 .................... 1905 .................... 1904 .................... 1 QAQ Totali ................... Mine Tears 1-Story Frame , 288 109 187 287 261 202 164 169 141 Division 1,658 o 2 j*u a 26 6 14 5 10 7 10 4 1 into oil 88 2-Story Frame 297 111 116 189 121 118 111 69 185 net not *1,212 IS | 28 16 18 7 17 11 6 6 82 Oljlftt&I 186 3-Story Frame 1 4 1 2 9 1 >la 18 * 10 4 4 2 5 10 a 2 8 48 | 2 2 1 1 2 8 ! 1 1 8-Story 1 1 10-Story 1 1 2 i 1 1 Total Number Buildings New Completed 597 250 284 805 418 848 298 261 819 60! *8,765 Alterations and Additions 228 155 177 194 290 270 816 860 876 2,866 j Total Expenditure* on IBuildinrs ! 12,000,000 1,250,000 800,000 725,000 650,000 500,000 500,000 575,000 625,000 800,000 $8,425,000 *ToUli for ten yean 4.Of the 2-itory frame buildings, several hundred are apartmentl presiding accommodations for two or more families. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 367 Receipts at Savannah Postoffice for Thirteen Years Fiscal Year Receipts 1900-1901________'___$154,725.10 1901-1902_-...__.______ 156,523.84 1902-1903____________ 160,629.60 1903-1904_____________ 164,187.21 1904-1905____________ 178,248.55 1905-1906____________ 200,54083 1906-1907____________ 214,435.84 1907-1908____________ 221,404.65 1908-1909____________ 218,543.81 1909-1910___________._ 232,254.16 1910-1911____________ 248,979.10 1911-1912______.____ 263,982.29 1912-1913_____.______ 280,029.55 Our fiscal year begins July 1st and ends June 30th. Increase in receipts 1912-13 over ten years ago approximately 75 per' cent. M. S. BAKER, JR., Postmaster. 368 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT SAVANNAH'S CLIMATE (1871-1912 INCLUSIVE) Temperature. Rainfall and Miscellaneous Data Coaif iled from Uaited Stales Weather Barea* Records at Savannah. Ga., Forty Years TEMPERATURE ^TIIITI^ Mean Highest Maximum on Record Oate Jjowest M|T,verage number of clear days. 10 10 12 13 8 8 8 10 14 13 12 130 Average number of partly cloudy days. 10 9 11 11 13 15 16 15 10 10 9 141 Average number of cloudy days 11 9 8 6 6 7 7 8 9 7 7 10 94 Average date on which first "killing" frost occurred (in autumn), November, 25. Average date on which last "killing'' frost occurred (in spring), February 27. J. PBMBERTON SLAUGHTER. Local Forecaster Savauah. Ga. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 369 SKETCH OF SAVANNAH BOARD OF TRADE Thirty years ago the Cotton Exchange and the Naval Stores Exchange were the commercial bodies charged with the safeguarding of the interests of what comprised the two principal factors in the trade of Savannah, cotton and naval stores. Other products, such as lumber, general merchandise, and the output of the industrial establishments, did not have that attention from an organized trade body which their growing importance demanded. Commercial and other enterprises began to feel the need of a fostering care. The fact became apparent that Savannah must not only provide greater safeguards to its local trade, but that it must vary its industries and expand its commerce if it did not want the growth and importance of the city to be retarded, therefore, in April, 1883, the Board of Trade was organized, absorbing the Naval Stores Exchange. The growth and prosperity of the commerce of Savannah has been zealously fostered by this Board of Trade, it has used every effort to advertise the commercial advantages of Savannah to attract capital for trade and industrial enterprises, to encourage the construction of new transportation lines and to secure equitable freight tariffs to and from Savannah. The Board of Trade realizes the geographical position of Savannah, making her the most important port of the South Atlantic, and ranking second in exports of the Atlantic Coast, being exceeded only by New York. This Exchange has used its best energies in aiding Savannah to maintain her supremacy as the business center of the South and the entrepot for its foreign trade. During the first few years of its existence, it took up the matter of excessive freight rates, interested itself in mer- 370________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_______ chandise traffic by the Savannah River, advocated reforms in pilotage, reduction of wharfage rates, lower quarantine charges and shorter periods of quarantine detention, and other means to minimize the harbor expenses. During the years of its existence there have been some great achievements, and it would indeed be surprising if there were not some disappointments, though through no lack of co-operation on the part of the Board of Trade, and it may be safely stated that even if no direct influence for the benefit of Savannah's commercial and industrial prosperity could be traced to the well conceived, well executed efforts of the Board of Trade, yet the prominence its representatives have been accorded in trade assemblages, agricultural conventions and maritime congresses has resulted in advertising Savannah and placing her advantages before the country, and this has attracted capital, manufacturers, and powerful systems of transportation. The first steps in the interest of new lines of railways were taken under the auspices of the Board of Trade, in whose rooms were held meetings to encourage the projected South Bound road, from Savannah, Ga., to Columbia, S. C., and for the Savannah, Americus and Montgomery Railway. The construction of the former opened an extensive territory tributary to Savannah, and the outgrowth of that line of railway was the building of the Florida Central and Peninsular, from Savannah, Ga., to Jacksonville, Fla., the extensive terminals of the Seaboard Air Line Railway on Hutchinson's Island; the completion of the Georgia and Alabama Railroad to Savannah; the acquisition of another great railway system, the Southern; the building of the costly and beautiful Union Station on one of the widest and most prominent thoroughfares of the city, and the construction and extension of new lines of railway in the growing interior, directly tributary to Savannah. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 371 The harbor improvements attracted steamers of increased tonnage to convey the products of the fields, forests, mines, quarries, mills, and factories to the inviting marts of the world. Two important steamship companies, with lines of steamers plying between Savannah and the ports of the North Atlantic found it necessary to increase their terminal facilities and add larger and better equipped vessels. With a single purpose the Board of Trade bent every energy to promote measures looking to improvements in the harbor approaches from the sea, to relieve shipping from burdensome tariffs and quarantine delays and charges, and to the Board of Trade is largely due the fact that municipal control of quarantine has terminated and that it is now directed and operated by the national government, thus removing from the city the burden of its support, and relieving vessels of onerous charges which seriously operated against the interests of the commerce of the port. But if the Board of Trade has been energetic, zealous and alert in encouraging railway communication with Savannah it has been none the less vigilant in its determination that railways should not discriminate against Savannah, nor impose high tariffs on its merchants. Confronted with such threatening conditions and finding that they could be remedied only by drastic measures, a Bureau of Freight and Transportation was established under the auspices of the Board of Trade, and after five years of well directed effort before the Interstate Commerce Commission and the Railroad Commission of Georgia, it secured equitable distribution of the products of the interior and reasonable tariff rates. The work of the Freight Bureau during the five years of its active life is one of the results of the stern determination of the Board of Trade to protect the interests of Savannah's trade and commerce, and is a tribute to its unvarying, ceaseless, and courageous activity in safeguarding every avenue of approach where the commerce of Savannah might have been impaired. 372________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT _______ The Board of Trade has had the co-operation of other cities, States, and maritime, trade and agricultural bodies, conventions and congresses, because it has been undeviatingly and consistently unselfish. It has never asked more for Savannah than she has been entitled to. It has never sought to obtain recognition by individious comparisons to the disadvantage of other and rival ports or cities; on the contrary, it has always shown an earnest desire to stimulate the efforts of enterprising neighbors, and the written records of its meeting are replete with resolutions endorsing movements calculated to enhance the importance and advantages they possess. It has realized that the interior is large, and, with growing developments, every port will be taxed in the not distant future, for the ports on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts can be counted on the fingers of one's hands without telling them over a second time. For this reason efforts of the trade bodies of all the South Atlantic and Gulf ports to secure harbor improvements have had the material indorsement of the Savannah Board of Trade, a'nd its official appeals to Congress supplementing those of its neighbors and rivals. The fact that Savannah has no jealous and hostile rivals is because the Board of Trade, by the sagacity of its course, has silenced petty jealousies, disarmed hostilities, and -impressed upon the trade bodies of other ports the wisdom of intelligent co-operation and the virtue of friendly intercourse. Savannah is recognized as the principal naval stores port in this country, and it is through the Board of Trade that quotations on naval stores are made each day, which are recognized not only in this, but all countries of the world, as the trading basis on turpentine and the various grades of rosin. This Exchange also represents the lumber interests of the port of Savannah in which all differences are handled, both as to transportation and otherwise. __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________373 Statistics on all branches of business handled through this port and used for the purpose of showing Savannah's commerce to the world, are compiled and distributed through this Exchange. As can be seen from the foregoing, this Exchange is not working only for the interest of one or two classes of business, but for all lines of business that tend to promote the upbuilding and commercial standing of the City of Savannah, the State of Georgia and the South. THOMAS PURSE, Secretary Savannah Board of Trade. SKETCH OF SAVANNAH COTTON EXCHANGE The rapidity with which the transportation lines having terminals in Savannah resumed operations in 1865 and 1866 caused the receipts of cotton at this port to assume unexpected proportions and thus attract the general attention of the commercial world. Thence resulted an influx of representatives of business interests from all parts of the United States and from many European countries, all anxious to bid for a share of the reviving cotton business against the old established cotton firms of this city, whose business had lain dormant since 1861. In this manner a heterogeneous business community formed itself. The members to great extent were unknown to one another and differed widely in their views as to what business usages ought to be and even as to what ought to be considered fair and equitable in business transactions. Clashes of opinion on such points were the order of the day, and frequent friction developed to the detriment of the individuals concerned and of the 374 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT trade at large. Representatives of the various branches of the trade formed themselves into committees and passed resolutions adopting certain rules for the conduct of business; which, however, could not be enforced as all such committees were acting without recognized authority. In due course of time the conviction was forced on the cotton operators of the city that an authority had to be created and recognized, whose decisions in business matters must be acknowledged as binding and final by all parties engaged in the business. A general meeting of the trade was held June 11, 1872, and it was decided that the Savannah Cotton Exchange should be established. The elaboration of the preliminaries was entrusted to a committee, and on June 20th, a charter was obtained, which set forth the purposes of the Exchange should be: "To provide and maintain suitable rooms for a Cotton Exchange in the City of Savannah; to adjust controversies between its members; to establish just and equitable principles, uniform usages, rules and regulations and standards for classification, which shall govern all transactions of its members connected with the cotton trade in the City of Savannah ; to acquire, preserve and disseminate information connected therewith; to decrease tlie risks incident thereto and to generally promote the interests of the trade and to increase the cotton business of the City of Savannah and augment the facilities for conducting it." At subsequent meetings a President, a Vice-President and nine Directors were elected, Mr. J. W. JUathrop being the President and in September the Exchange was opened for business in a hall rented for that purpose. A plan for doing business in future was submitted and rules for its conduct adopted, which involved a fee payable __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________375 to the Exchange for every transaction. The business itself was short lived, the local conditions were not found favorable to it and it died after a few years; not, however, before it had contributed largely to swell the permanent fund of the Exchange, which had been started with the entrance fee collected from every member joining the Exchange. In the course of some years the fund had risen to an amount representing about $200.00 to every active member. It was then decided to capitalize the Exchange for $50,000.00 in the shape of 250 shares of the value of $200.00 eaCh, to give one share to each of the members and to put the balance of the shares on the market at the price of $200.00, and to add the proceeds to the permanent fund. All the shares were placed without difficulty, and the financial condition of the Exchange thus enabled it to erect a building suited to its purposes, which it has occupied since September 19, 1887. The building was paid for in cash, and there never has been a debt of any kind on it. The site of the building, which constitutionally could not be used for private purposes, was granted by the City of Savannah, for the special purposes of the Exchange. The building, therefore, cannot be transferred advantageously to other hands, and as under the provisions of the charter a dissolution of the Corporation is well nigh an impossibility, a permanent home in which to make its headquarters seems thus to have been secured for the cotton trade of the city. Having to pay no rent, the Exchange is able to conduct its affairs on very economical terms, and the yearly dues by members are very moderate, having of late fluctuated between $35.00 and $60.00. The work of the Exchange has been directed, under the supervision of the President, by various committees, who from year to year have been appointed to look after its various interests. Their exertions and efforts have in the main been crowned with success. 376________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT__________ The statistical department is well conducted. The black boards on the floor of the Exchange, designed to keep the members posted regarding the movement of the staple, are very complete and well adapted to practical requirements. Telegraphic quotations from other markets are received and posted with reasonable promptness. The Exchange has obtained recognition from the United States Government in matters connected with the maintenance and improvement of river and harbor facilities, and due attention is being paid to its suggestions on such questions. The transportation lines, which for a long time declined to pay any attention to the Exchange, have found it to their interest to change their methods, and for a number of years have been will-ing to discuss with its committees abuses, which have developed in course of time, and to lend their hands to the abatement of evil consequences engendered by them. Daily quotations of the local market are being furnished by the Exchange with as much correctness and exactness as the almost hourly fluctuations in values permit. In the early days of the Exchange decisions rendered by arbitration committees appointed to settle differences, or by the committee on appeals, met with scant consideration, especially from non-members, who had agreed to submit differences arising from certain transactions, to the decision of the Exchange, but did not find it incumbent on themselves to abide by the awards if they did not meet their views. In the course of time the Exchange succeeded in making its weight felt, and the list of defaulting debtors shows at the moment the name of only one firm which declines to acknowledge its authority. __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________377 The rules of the Exchange are based on the principles of justice and equity, and, with regard to these principles, have been modified from time to time in their details so as to adapt themselves to the constantly changing conditions of trade. The Exchange since its foundation, by systematizing the cotton -trade of Savannah, has conferred substantial benefit not only on the parties directly interested in that trade, but on the city at large, which for the development of its resources, is to a great extent dependent on the development of that trade. The receipts of cotton at Savannah increased steadily in volume and value since the organization of the Exchange, as is shown by the following table, from receipts of 545,997 bales valued at $32,945,559 in 1876 to 2,392,181 bales valued at $120,591,243 in 1912. 378 MAYOR'S AXXUAL REPORT Record of Cotton Receipts. Exports and Value at Savannah, Ga., Years Named Ending August 31st, 1875-1876, to 1911-191237 Years YEAS 1876... 1877. . . 1878... 1879... 1880... 1881 . . . 1882... 1883. . . 1884... 1885. .. 1886... 1887. . . 1888... 1389. .. 1890... 1891. .. 1892... 1893... Receipts Upland 538,825 482,371 611,982 691,446 737,431 881,161 " 726,148 814,047 655,784 710,459 789,051 781,069 875,017 798,628 924,282 1,093,978 985,732 758,119 1894... T 917,146 1895.. . 1896... 1897. . . 1898... 1899. . . 1900... 1901 . . . 1902... 1903. . . 1904 . . . '1905. .. 190B. .. 1907. .. 1908... 1909. . . 1910. .. 1911. .. 1912. .. 881,967 707,564 I 762,466 1.132.818 1 1,047.841 | 1,019,634 1,018,025 i 1,103,327 1,223,994 ; 1.116,849 1,824,195 1 1,457,142 1,434.931 1,479,695 1,467.201 1 1,320.552 ' 1.416.772 2,329.076 -Bales Ben Isl. 7,172 5,736 11,311 8,280 Upland ft Sea Island, Value Dollars 32,945,558 25,557.282 | 32,062,191 | 32,446,294 11.577 38,701,243 Exports Bales Upland 536,826 484,434 610,496 693,122 728,231 15,520 48,151, 769 ij 879,201 17,229 12,004 9,331 40,038,020 733,656 41,715,575; 815,143 33,076,168 II 658,836 19,543 | 36,310,299 jj 708,344 23,388 | 38,905,449 jl 785,045 27,365 23,518 36,051,016 1| 778,555 41,709,123 1 874,669 29,991 | 40,537,041 jj 797,146 32,235 j 49,162,900 J 921,467 45,630 42,084 56,168,413 42,815,047 1,095,296 988,088 35,779 34,598,595 j j 756,388 54,259 64,305 38,929.631 || 918,268 28,718,802 77,419 33,743,186 84,125 32,552,332 884,919 691,658 782,190 59,239 36.662,753 Ij 1,131,014 53,613 30,490,849 72,250 1,032,992 44,408,448 If 1,030,451 64.797 55,186,252 jl 1,019,370 Be* Isl. 7,033 5,871 11,396 8,286 11,526 15,201 17,541 12,055 9,255 19,083 22,790 27,939 24,033 29,382 32,881 43,782 42,160 36,162 54,846 64,727 75,591 79,939 59,622 59,550 70,659 66,006 55.336 48,437,248 1,092,580 j 51,939 76,960 i 59,255,379 || ,240,147 51.342 i 67.957,413 ' ,108,526 57,802 87,465,762 63,715 I 83,762,146 ,805,692 ,468,961 34,288 79,484,627 jj ,442,988 54,904 87,435,765 || ,468,299 ' 53.806 i 78.648,736 ! 1,465,976 78,992 Upland ft Sea Island, Value Dollars 32,817,572 25,691,547 31,993,123 32,525,777 38,233,425 48,019,799 40,495,221 41,773,265 88,221,875 36,191,441 38,807,726 36,159,996 41,678,008 40,413,541 49,087,006 56,081,501 42,915,719 34,559,941 39,026,845 28,828,686 32,978,623 33,014,213 36,632,612 30,425,074 44,733,730 55,346,886 47,740,862 60,115,833 49,585 || 67,326,983 59,094 64,768 34,802 54,660 52,822 ' 51,906 98.039,741 ' 1,336.046 51,962 ' 46.990 103.900.405 ' 1,407,177 44,439 63.105 ' 120.591,243 ,' 2,328.454 62,412 86,739,088 84,584,446 79,969,438 86,769,897 78,497,155 99,130,677 102,955,340 120,497,249 __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________379 There is every prospect that the activity of the Savannah Cotton Exchange in the near future may develop on a more elevated plane than heretofore. The cotton trade of the United States has been conducted for the last forty years in accordance with conditions dictated by the consumers and of such middle-men as were working in their interests. With the increasing wealth of the cotton States the day cannot be far distant when the farmers and merchants of these states will be able to enforce radical changes in business methods and insist on their being adapted to the conditions under which Providence has appointed cotton to be grown, and not to the conditions which man considers most apt to alleviate the deficiencies of his own designs. When that day will have arrived, the Savannah Cotton Exchange will have the opportunity of fulfilling on the highest plane, the mission which was contemplated for it at the time of its inception. THE SAVANNAH COTTON EXCHANGE 1912 -1913 OFFICERS PRESIDENT PAUL T. HASKELL, JR. VICE-PRESIDENT R. P. CANON. SECRETARY AND SUPERINTENDENT J. J. GAUDRY DIRECTORS W. W. WILLIAMSOX, JOHN W. GLEASON, F. D. BLOODWORTH, H. WEBER, A. J. RITCH, GEO. F. TENNILLE, WRIGHT HUXTER, M. M. HOPKINS, E. M. LAWTON. INSPECTORS OF NEXT ELECTION JOS. P. DOYLE. JOHN L. CABELL, B. G. ANTHONY. ______MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________381 SKETCH OF SAVANNAH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PRESIDENT LEOPOLD ADLER, FIRST VICE PRESIDENT A. B. MOORE. SECOND VICE PRESIDENT WILLIAM KEHQE THIRD VICE PRESIDENT CHARLES ELLIS FOURTH VICE PRESIDENT JOSEPH F. GRAY. Executive Officer and Secretary TREASURER WILLIAM F. McCAULEY DIRECTORS LEOPOLD ADLER B. H. LEVY F. G. BELL H. H. LIVINGSTON R. M. BEYTAGH W. F. McCAULEY T. A. BRYSON ' J. C, MANNING J. F. CANN A. B. MOORE JACOB S. COLLINS LEE ROY MYERS DR. J. W. DANIEL SIGO MYERS CHARLES ELLIS M. J. O'LEARY H. I. FRANK P. J. ROSENHEIM H. H. GEFFKEN R. E. SAUL G. A. GORDON L. G. SCHWARZBAUM J. F. GRAY A. W. SOLOMON W. J. HARTY P. A. STOVALL D. J. HOGAN GEORGE W. TIEDEMAN C. J. HUNTER H. I. TRAUB WILLIAM KEHOE L. M. WHITE W. D. KRENSON W. W. WILDER O. S. KULMAN W. W. WILLIAMSON 382_________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT__________ The Savannah Chamber of Commerce was incorporated and organized June 4th, 1903. The first three years of its existence Col. J. H. Estill was President, followed by Major" William W. Williamson for five consecutive years. Mr. Adler is now in his third year as the head of the Chamber. The government is vested in a directory of thirty-six members elected by the membership at annual meeting in March, in relays of twelve each year for a term of three years. The President, four Vice Presidents and Treasurer are elected by the board from its members. The primary object of the Chamber of Commerce is to foster and promote the commercial and industrial enterprises of the City of Savannah, to watch over, protect and advance the interests of the City and County, and incidentally the State of Georgia and the entire South, as necessarily related to the growth and prosperity of the city and port of Savannah. All good citizens and well wishers of Savannah are eligible and may be elected to membership in the Chamber, and all such are invited to become allied thsrewithy assumingtheir rightful share of the responsibility and expense of time and money necessary to the proper development of Savannah. This body is the non-partisan representative of all the people, seeking always the greatest good for the greatest number, and as such every citizen should contribute in proportion to his ability, of his time, talents and money. This privilege and duty should not be permitted nor assigned to the faithful few who are ever ready in response to the call. The activities and accomplishments of the Chamber must be restricted within its resources. The critic may contribute to greater success by becoming a member and helping push. The civic work of the Chamber is handled as much as possible by special committees, but the constant effort of the __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________383 officials is to encourage participation and initiative on the part of all members and citizens generally in outlining measures for the benefit and uplift of the community, with assurance that all suggestions will receive proper consideration. The matters brought up may be civil, social, economical or governmental in character, but affecting even remotely the interests of Savannah, it is to the Chamber of Commerce, the exponent of the best thought of the community, that its citizens may look for safe counsel and wise guidance. Every live community in this day either has or is seeking to organize a Chamber of Commerce or similar union of its progressive citizens for the common good. It is essentially a business organization, necessary in the keen competition of the period in developing and exploiting at home and abroad all natural and acquirable advantages. It compiles and distributes civic educational and advertising literature as best calculated to interest the individual. It strives in every feasible way to discover and attract the desirable settler, whether for permanent or temporary abode. It gathers and disseminates information in answer to all manner of inquiries from the outside which otherwise would be a burden on individuals, or left unattended to would be a discourtesy and possible bar to the progress of the city. Likewise it undertakes for its members and home people similar work of inquiry and investigation which can be most advantageously handled by the machinery of the associate chambers of commerce. The minutes and files of the Savannah Chamber of Commerce are voluminous records of activities of such varied character and extent as would surprise the uninitiated. The question "has anything been accomplished" may be best answered by the loyal Savannahian, proud of his City, asking himself is there any evidence of Savannah's growth and progress of recent years? Is she standing still? What are her prospects? ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF SAVANNAH, GEORGIA TOGETHER WITH IMPORTANT RESOLUTIONS, COMMUNICATIONS AND RBPORTS ADOPTED DURING THE YEAR 1912 COMPILED BY THOMAS HALL1GAN Clerk of Council 386 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT ORDINANCES By Alderman Barrow: An ordinance to regulate bakeries in the city of Savannah, to provide a penalty for the violation thereof and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, That any place in the City of Savannah used for any process of mixing, compounding or baking, for sale, any bread, biscuits, pretzels, crackers, buns, rolls, cakes, pies, or any food product of which meal or flour is the principal ingredient, shall be deemed a bakery for the purposes of this ordinance; provided, licensed restaurants or hotels in which any of the foregoing food products are mixed and baked for use only in such restaurant or hotel, and all kitchens or rooms of dwellings where any of said products are mixed or baked in an ordinary kitchen stove or range, shall not be considered bakeries within the meaning of this ordinance. Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That every person, firm, or corporation maintaining, operating or establishing a bakery shall make application to the health officer of said City, stating the location of the bakery and name of the owner or proprietor thereof, and within five days after it shall be the duty of the health officer to inspect the place where the bakery is or is intended to be located, to see whether it meets the requirements of this ordinance as to location, light, ventilation, sanitary arrangements, and ________ MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________387 equipment, and if such inspection shows that the place conforms to this ordinance he shall issue to the applicant a permit which must be at all times posted in a conspicuous place in such bakery. Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That every place used as a bakery shall at all times be kept in a clean and sanitary condition as to its floors, side walls, ceilings, wood work, fixtures, furniture, tools, machinery and utensils, and every part of the bakery shall be well lighted and shall be ventilated by means of windows, skylights, air shafts, air ducts or mechanical apparatus if necessary, so as to insure at all times a free circulation of fresh air, such ventilation, construction and equipment shall be of such a character that a complete change of air in all parts of the bakery can be made at least four times each hour; provided, however, that it shall not be necessary to ventilate at such times or in such manner that the process of mixing or rising of dough shall of necessity be interfered with or prevented. Sec. 4. Be it further ordained. That the floor of every place used as a bakery, if below the street level, shall be constructed of concrete, cement, asphalt or other impervious material or of tile laid in cement, which floor may be covered with a hardwood floor having tight joints, and the floor of every place used as a bakery above the street level may be of hardwood with tight joints or may be of any impervious material and in all cases whether the floor be below or above the street level the angles where the floor and walls join shall be made and maintained so as to be rat proof. Sec. 5. Be it further ordained, That the doors to every bakery shall be fitted with self-closing wire screens and windows, other openings with wire screens, and which shall be kept closed at all times, the side walls and ceilings to 388_______MAYOR'S ANNUAL, REPORT_________ every bakery shall be plastered and smoothed, tiled or sheathed with metal or wood sheathing and shall be kept clean and in good repair. AH wood work to the bakery shall be well painted and the walls painted, lime washed, or calcimined. Sec. 6. Be it further ordained, That every bakery shall be provided with adequate plumbing and drainage and have impermeable wash sinks on iron supports and no water closet shall be in direct communication with the bakery. Sec. 7. Be it further ordained, That no person shall sleep in the bakery or in rooms where flour or meal used in connection therewith, or the food products made therein are handled or stored, and all sleeping places located on the same floors as the bakery must be kept dry and well ventilated and sanitary. Sec. 8. Be it further ordained, That all workmen and employes while engaged in the handling or manufacturing of bakery products in a bakery shall provide themselves with slippers or shoes and a suit of washable material which shall be used only while the wearers thereof are engaged or working in the bakery, and these garments shall at all times be kept clean. Sec. 9. Be it further ordained, That no employe or other person shall spit upon the floor or the side walls of any bakery or any place where the food products of said bakery are stored. The smoking, snuffing or chewing of tobacco in- any bakery is hereby prohibited, and the owner or proprietor of any bakery is required to post a plain notice in the bakery forbidding any person to use tobacco therein or spit upon the floor or side walls thereof. __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________389 Sec. 10. Be it further ordained, That no person who has tuberculosis or .any venereal disease or any communicable skin disease shall work in any bakery, and no owner, manager or person in charge of the bakery shall knowingly require, permit or suffer such person to be employed in his bakery, and it shall be the duty of the said Health Officer to see that the requirements of this section are complied with. Sec. 11. Be it further ordained, That all rooms used for the storage of flour or meal used in connection with any bakery shall be dry and well ventilated, and every bakery and room used for the storage of materials and the food products therefrom, shall be so arranged that the shelves, cupboards, trays, troughs, bins, cases and all other appliances for handling and storing the same can be easily removed and cleaned, and if the floor of any such room is below the street level, such products shall not be stored nearer than one foot to the floor. Sec. 12. Be it further ordained, That no bakery, after the passage of this ordinance, shall be established in any room below the street level, and if any bakery now being operated below the street level shall be discontinued it shall thereafter be considered for the purposes of this ordinance a new bakery. Sec. 13. Be it further ordained, That all vehicles for the delivery or transporting of said food products from a bakery to a purchaser or consumer shall be a covered vehicle and equipped with lidded compartments for the protection of said food products, and the said compartments shall be at all times closed except when the said products are being removed therefrom. 390________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________ Sec. 14. Be it further ordained, That the said Health Officer and the Sanitary Inspectors of said City shall at all times have the right to enter said bakeries for the purpose of making inspection in order to see that the provisions of this ordinance are being complied with. Sec. 15. Be it further ordained, That all permits granted pursuant to this ordinance might at any time be revoked by the Health Officer subject to the approval of the Board of Sanitary Commissioners for the persistent, repeated or willful violation of the provisions of this ordinance ; provided, however, that no such permit shall at any time be revoked by the said Health Officer unless he shall first have given to the holder of the same not less than three 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 said food products may be temporarily prohibited by the Health Officer because of disease in the premises, temporary unsanitary conditions or similar causes. Such permit shall not be transferable and shall only be issued after an inspection of the premises as herein provided for. Sec. 16. Be it further ordained, That the said Health Officer shall make monthly inspections of the bakeries in said City and shall publish a report of said inspections in the official gazette of the City of Savannah. Sec. 17. Be it further ordained, That for the violation of any of the provisions of this ordinance the offender unon conviction in the Police Court of the City of Savannah shall be subjected to a fine not exceeding $100 or imprisonment for a time not to exceed thirty days, either or both in the discretion of the court. __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________391 Sec. 18. Be it further ordained, That this ordinance shall become effective on March 1, 1912. Sec. 19. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed January 10, 1912. CodeAmend Same By Committee on Fire: An ordinance to amend Section 695 of the Code of the City of Savannah of 1907, by authorizing the keeping of gasoline in portable metallic tanks, and for other purposes. Sec. 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, That Section 695 of the Code of the City of Savannah of 1907, be and the same is hereby amended by adding to said section the following, to-wit: "Third. Not exceeding fifty gallons of gasoline may be kept in a portable metallic tank, provided, such tank shall be constructed in accordance with the rules of the National Board of Fire Underwriters, subject to the approval of the Chief Engineer of the Fire Department; and provided, further, that such tank shall not be fined or charged after sundown or by artificial light." Sec. 2. Be it further ordained. That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed January 10, 1912. 392 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Commission Government By Committee of the Whole: Ordinance read in Council for the first time Sept. 4, 1912, and by unanimous consent of Council read a second time, placed upon its passage, adopted and approved. Whereas, At the last session of the General Assembly of Georgia an Act was passed entitled "An Act to amend the charter of the City of Savannah; to establish a Commission Form of Government and a Civil Service Commission for said City; to provide for the selection of candidates and the election of officers; to define offenses under this act, and fix punishment therefor; to provide for the submission of this Act to the voters of said City and for other purposes;" and whereas, Section 21 of said Act provides that "This Act shall be submitted to the registered voters of the City of Savannah at a special election to be called by the Mayor and Aldermen of said City, and which election shall be held in the way and manner and be governed by. the forms that now control regular City elections. It shall not be held within less than 60 days, nor later than 90 days from the date of the approval of this Act. If a majority of the votes cast .disapprove this Act, it shall not become operative." Now Therefore by virtue of the authority of said Act. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, That a special election be and same is hereby called to be held in said City on Tuesday, November 12, for the purpose of submitting said Act to the regMQtfed voters of the City of Savannah for their approval or disapproval. Ordinance passed September 4, 1912. ___________MAYOR'S ANXUAL REPORT_________393 Cemeteries By Committee of the Whole: An ordinance to change the name of the "Evergreen Cemetery" to that of Bonaventure Cemetery, and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, That the name of the "Evergreen Cemetery" be and is hereby changed to. that of Bonaventure Cemetery. Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed January 24, 1912. Paving Ordinance read in Council for the first time January 10, 1912, read a second time January 24, 1912, placed upon its passage, adopted and approved (unanimously). By the Committee on Streets and Lanes: An ordinance for the improvement of Charlton Street from the east property line of Drayton Street to the west property line of Abercorn 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 of 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 Charlton 394________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT__________ Street, in the City of Savannah, from the east property line of Drayton Street to the west property line of Abercorn Street, a roadway of asphalt block thirty (30) feet in width between curbing, and they are authorized and directed to lay the necessary curbing and to do all of the work in the way of grading, the placing cf catch basins, drains, and all other things incident to the construction of said roadway on said portion of Charlton Street. Sec. 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 portion of Charlton 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. t Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That after the improvement herein before 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, 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 __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________395 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. Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed January 24, 1912. Drainage By Committee of the Whole: An ordinance to approve the plan for the completion of the house drainage and storm sewerage system of the City of Savannah, adopted by the Board of Drainage Commissioners for the City of Savannah, and this day submitted by said Board to the Mayor and AMermen of the said City for its approval, and for other purposes. Sec. 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, That the plans and specifications for the completion of the house drainage and storm sewerage systems of the City of Savannah prepared by the H. S. Jaudon Engineering Company and adopted by the Board of Drainage Commissioners of ' the City of Savannah, and this day reported by the said Board to the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, fof its approval, be and the same are hereby approved. Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That said Board of Drainage Commissioners is hereby authorized, empowered 3%_______MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT______ and instructed to advertise for bids for the work necessary to be done under said plans in such newspapers and magazines as it may deem necessary. Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That the said Board of Drainage Commissioners is hereby authorized and empowered to award the contract for said work to the successful bidder or bidders, the said contract or contracts for said work to be executed by the Mayor of said City when recommended by the said Board of Drainage Commissioners. Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, That no contract or contracts shall be awarded, indebtedness incurred or expenditures made by the said Board of Drainage Commissioners in excess of the sum that may be realized from the sale of six hundred thousand dollars, face value, drainage bonds authorized at the election held December 6, 1911. Sec. 5. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed December 17, 1912. Dogs Ordinance read in Council for the first time August 7, 1912, read a second time October 2, 1912, amended, placed upon its passage and adopted and approved. Bv Committee on Public Health: - An ordinance to provide regulations for the keeping of dogs within the corporate limits of the City of Savannah, and for other purposes. __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________397 Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, That each owner or possessor and every person who harbors and keeps any dogs within the corporate limits of the City of Savannah, shall cause such dog to be registered in the Office of the City Treasurer, and it shall be the duty of every such person to place upon the neck of every such dog a collar made of durable material, with annual license metallic badge or tag issued by the City Treasurer, securely fastened thereon, and if at any time any such collar shall be lost or removed from any such dog, it shall be the duty of the owner, possessor or person who harbors or keeps the same to cause a collar with such license badge or tag attached thereto to be immediately replaced upon such dogSec. 2. Be it further ordained, That it shall be unlawful for any dog to be on the streets, lanes, highways, or squares of the City of Savannah, unless it either has a chain or substantial leather thong attached, which is in the hand of some responsible person, or else it shall have a muzzle of some type or style, approved by the Health Officer over its mouth, and it shall be the duty of any owner or possessor or any person who harbors or keeps any dog, to securely confine the same within -the limits of his premises, and not permit such dog to run upon the streets, lanes, highways or squares, except in one of the two conditions above named. Sec. 3. Be it farther ordained, That any dog found upon the streets, lanes, highways, or squares of the City of Savannah in any other condition than above named, shall be subject to be caught and disposed of as hereinafter provided for. 398 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, That where dogs are found upon premises within the City limits without having a collar with a license badge or tag as required by this ordinance, it shall be the duty of any Sanitary or Water Inspector or Policeman to notify the Dog Inspector, who shall verbally notify the person in charge of the premises to come forward within twenty-four hours and pay said tax and affix such dog collar and license badge or tag, and upon failure to comply, or if such person in charge of said premises shall disclaim any ownership in said dog by himself or any member of his household when so notified, it shall be the duty of the Dog Inspector to go upon the said premises and take charge of the said dog, and to keep it in some convenient place within the City limits for the period of forty-eight hours, and if during that time no person shall pay the said annual license or tax on said dog then said dog shall be disposed of as provided by this ordinance. Sec. 5. Be it further ordained, That any dog captured or taken in charge under the provision of this ordinance shall be kept for forty-eight hours, during which time the owner, possessor or any representative may come forward and pay the said annual license or tax, and supply the necessary collar required by this ordinance, and upon the payment of a fee of one dollar for each dog impounded such dog shall be delivered to him. Sec. 6. Be it further ordained, That if the owner, possessor or some representative shall not come forward and pay the said annual license or tax and supply the collar for the dog caught or taken in charge under the provisions of this ordinance, and pay the fee for impounding within forty-eight hours the Police Department shall cause such dog to be put to death in some humane manner. _________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_______399 Sec. 7. Be it further ordained, That any person violating the provisions of this ordinance shall, upon conviction before the Police Court of the City of Savannah, be subject to a fine of not more than ten dollars ($10) and imprisonment for not longer than ten (10) days, either or both in the discretion of the court. Sec. 8. Be it further ordained, That this ordinance shall become effective on Nov. 1, 1912. Sec. 9. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed October 2, 1912. Electrical Board By Committee on Fire: An ordinance to provide a board of electrical examiners for the City of Savannah, to prescribe the duties of said Board, and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, That a Board of Electrical Examiners, consisting of the City Electrical Inspector, the City Electrician and a Journeyman Electrician, who shall be appointed by the Mayor to serve for two years is hereby created. Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That it shall be the duty of said Board to examine and pass upon the qualifications of all persons, who desire to do electrical wiring, repairing or construction within the corporate limits of 400________MAYOR'S ANXUAL REPORT_________ the City of Savannah; the examination shall be such as to satisfy the said Board of the applicant's qualifications to do electrical work and construction in accordance with the ordinances of the City of Savannah, and whenever any applicant shall have passed the required examination the said Board shall issue to him a certificate authorizing him to do electrical wiring, repairs and construction within the limits of said City, subject however, to be recalled or revoked by said Board should it at any time become satisfied that the holder of a certificate is lacking in his knowledge of electrical work or construction, or refuses or neglects to do said work or construction as provided by the ordinances of said City . Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That all electrical wiring, repairing or construction within the limits of the City of Savannah shall be done by or under the immediate supervision and direction of a person holding a certificate from said Board, and k shall be unlawful for any person, excepting the holder of one of said certificates, to do any of such work, or for any one knowingly to employ another, who does not hold a certificate from said Board, to do the same. Section 4. Be it further ordained, That any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall, upon conviction before the Police Court of the City of Savannah, be subject to a fine not exceeding twenty-five dollars or imprisonment not exceeding thirty (30) days, either or both, in the discretion of the court. Sec. 5. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed April 3, 1912. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 401 Fire Department By Committee on Fire: An ordinance to retire Fireman H. F. Corley with a pension of half pay: Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, That H. F. Corley, a member of the Fire Department of the City of Savannah, who was injured in the discharge of his duty as a fireman on August 1, 1912, and who was thereby permanently incapacitated for the performance of his duty as a .fireman, be and he is hereby retired on a p?n?>9n ^ half pay, that is half of the salary he is now receiving, to be payable during his life as are paid the salaries of firemen in the service of the said City. Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed November 13, 1912. Land By Committee of the Whole: Whereas, The Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah is sole owner of the tract of land bounded on the north by Gwinnett Street, on the east by Magnolia (formerly Cemetery Street), on the south by Sycamore Street, and on the west by West Boundary Street, and, whereas, the map of the City of Savannah has delineated upon it as running through said tract Gwinnett Street 402________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT__________ Lane, Bolton Street, Bolton Street Lane, and a lane or alley west of said Magnolia Street, and extending from Gwinnett to Sycamore Street; and, whereas, through said tract Bolton Street alone has been opened up and used by the public, the said lanes and alley through said tract being now under fence; and, whereas, it is the intention to open for public use through said tract Gwinnett Street Lane, and not to open Bolton Street Lane or said lane or alley extending from Gwinnett to Sycamore Street; and, whereas, under a resolution adopted by the said the Mayor and Aldermen, in Council assembled, June 12, 1912, the City Marshal was instructed to sell all that portion of said tract of land bounded on the north by Gwinnett Street, on the east by Magnolia Street, on the south by Gwinnett Street Lane, and on the west by West Boundary Street, and in accordance with said resolution -the said portion of said tract was exposed for sale at public outcry before the court house door on the first Tuesday in July and sold co Selig Eichholz for the sum of Ten Thousand and One Dollar ($10,- 001), he being the highest and best bidder. Now, therefore, Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in Council assembled, That the said lane or alley lying west of Magnolia Street and extending through said tract from Gwinnett to Sycamore Street and Bolton Street Lane extending through said tract from Magnolia to West Boundary Street, be and the same are hereby abolished. Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That the sale at public outcry to Selig Eichholz of said portion of said tract of land, bounded on the north, by Gwinnett Street, on the east by Magnolia Street, on the south by Gwinnett Street Lane, and on the west by West Boundary Street, be and the same is herebv ratified and confirmed. __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________403 Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed August 7, 1912. Land By Committee of the Whole: An ordinance to sell to Mary Agnes Bohan a strip of land in Law Ward in the City of Savannah and for other purposes: Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah that the Mayor of said City is hereby authorized to convey to Mary Agnes Bohan the strip of land lying east of lot number three (3) Law Ward, facing south on Nichols Street, and lying between said lot and Burroughs Street, approximately two hundred and seventy-five (275) square feet, for the sum of five (5) cents a square foot, and upon payment of said price to execute a conveyance to her of said strip. Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed November 13, 1912. 404_______MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_________ Paving Ordinance on its first reading and by unanimous consent of Council read a second time, placed upon its passage, adopted and approved. By Committee on Streets and Lanes: An ordinance for the improvement of the portion of Wheaton Street from the east curb line of East Broad Street to a point about fifteen (15) feet west of the gangway of the Savannah Locomotive Works and Supply Company's mill, except the intersection of Randolph Street, under the terms and provisions of an act of the legislature of Georgia, approved October 1, 1887, as amended by an act of the legislature of Georgia approved August 10, 1910. 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, as amended by an act of the legislature of Georgia, approved August 10, 1910, 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 Wheaton Street in the City of Savannah from the east curb Ime of East Broad Street to a point about fifteen (15) feet west of the gangway of the Savannah Locomotive Works and Supply Company's mill, except the intersection of Randolph Street so as to connect with the vitrified brick pavement now on said Wheaton Street and extending southwestardly from said point to the western property line of the Waters Road, a roadway of vitrified brick twentyseven (27) feet in width between curbing, intersecting streets paved to property line, and they are authorized and directed to lay the necessary curbing and do all the work __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________405 in the way of grading, the placing of catch basins, drains, crossings and all other things incident to the construction of said roadway on said portion of Wheaton Street. Sec. 2. Be it ordained, That any railroad company having tracks tanning through said portion of Wheaton 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 railroad company, with vitrified brick, 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. Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That after the total cost of said work, exclusive of that done by or for a street railroad company, shall have been ascertained, one-third of such total cost shall be paid out of the City Treasury and the other two-thirds by the persons owning, at the date of the adoption of this ordinance, the real estate abutting on the said portion of Wheaton 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 Wheaton Street to be improved, and the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, shall be, for all intents and purposes of this ordinance, the owner of the real estate so abutting, and shall pay from the City Treasury its just pro rata as such owner of the cost of such work, according to frontage, in addition to its one-third of the entire cost as heretofore provided. 406________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT__________ Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, That after the improvement hereinbefore provided for has been completed, the said Director and the said Committee shall prepare and submit to 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 amounts, together with costs, against the persons and property aforesaid, which execution shall be made and levied out of the property described therein, as are executions for City taxes. The said statement and assessment roll shall also show the amount payable by any railroad company, and should such company fail or refuse to pay a bill for the same thirty (30) days after the presentation or sending of the same, it shall be the duty of the City Treasurer to issue execution against said company and its property for said bill, together with costs, which shall be made and levied as are executions for City taxes. Sec. 5. Be it further ordained, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance passed December 26, 1912. __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________407 Ordinance on its first reading and by unanimous consent of Council read a second time, placed upon its passage, adopted and approved. By Committee on Streets and Lanes: An ordinance for the improvement of Bolton Street from the east property line of Drayton Street to the west property line of Abercorn Street, under the terms and provisions of an act of the legislature of Georgia, approved October 1, 1887, Sec. 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 Bolton Street, in the City of Savannah, from the east property line of Drayton Street to the west property line of Abercorn 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 of said roadway on said portion of Bolton Street. Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That after the total cost of said work shall have been ascertained one- further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be, and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 8, 1912.