ANNUAL MESSAGE TO CITY COUNCIL OF HON. WALLACE J. PIERPONT MAYOR ON THE FINANCES AND IMPROVEMENTS OF 1917 TOGETHER WITH THE REPORTS OF THE CITY OFFICERS OF THE CITY OF SAVANNAH, GEORGIA YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31 1917 OFFICIALS OF THE CITY FOR 1917 REPORTS OF PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS BUDGETS FOR 1917 ORDINANCES PASSED DURING 1917 STATE LAWS RELATING TO SAVANNAH ENACTED 1917 :IM- LITHOMIM^H Ik MHTTIM CO. UVANHAH. (A. : -. .: INDEX Acts of Georgia Legislature 1917, 35-42 Act of Legislature Recreation Commission............ 38-42 Arrests for Year 1917...........-. 187 Arrests for 1917, Causes of......... 182-186 Assets and Liabilities of City, Dec. 31, 1916... 45-46 Bacteriologist's Report, Extracts from......... 351-369 Bonaventure Cemetery, Report of............................ 317-318 Budget for 1917...... 20-23 Building Inspector, Report of.................................... 270-271 Chief Engineer, Report of 203-252 City Attorney's Report......................................... 253-261 City Officers for 1917............ 18-19 Cleaning Streets and Lanes, Report on.. 210-216 Commissions for 1917......... 12-14 Committees of Council for 1917................................ 15-17 Comptroller's Report........................ 43-136 Deaths in 1917....-.- 370-376 Dispensary, Report of City.. 341-345 Electrical Examiners, Report of Board of... 156 Electrical Inspector's Report............................ 149-151 Electrician, Report of City.................................. 151-155 Engineer, Report of Chief....... 203-252 Fire Alarms for 1917._............ 154-170 Fire Department, Report of Chief of. 137-174 Fire Department, Report of Supt. of Machinery 161-162 INDEXContinued Fires During 1917............................ 163-169 Fire Inspector, Report of Chief.................................. 158-161 Food Inspector...................................................... 331-337 Gamewell System, Report of.................................... 179-198 Harbors and Wharves, Report on._....................... 225-226 Harbor Master, Report of.......................................... 262-263 Health Officer, Report of............................. 325-380 Hospitals, Reports of........................................... 346-350 Laurel Grove Cemetery, Report of.......................... 319-321 Marshal, .Report of City............................................ 272-275 Mayor and Aldermen for 1917-.......................... 11 Mayor's Message Reviewing Operations for 1917.. 25-33 Moving Picture Operators Report............................ 157 Park and Tree Commission, Report of.................... 301-316 Paving, Report on New Street.................................. 222-225 Pawnbrokers' Pledges.................................................. 197 Physicians, Reports of City........................................ 338-340 Police Court Cases, Disposition of..... 181-189 Police Court Fines......._......................................... 187 Police Matron's Report.............................................. 181 Police, Report of Chief of.......................................... 175-201 Property Recovered by Police.................................... 194 Public Library, Report of.__................................... 277-296 Public Library (Colored Ckngu>i; Report of.... 297-299 INDEXContinued Sanitary Commision, Board of.................................. 325-330 Sanitary and Storm Water Sewers, Maintenance of 215 Sanitary and Storm Water System, Extension of 227-235 Sinking Fund Commission, Report of...................... 268-269 Tax Assessors, Report of............................................ 266-267 Water Mains, Extension of........................................ 227 Water Meters, Report on............................................ 246-252 Water Works Department........................................ 238-252 CITY GOVERNMENT FOR THE I YEAR 1917 MAYOR AND ALDERMEN FOR 1917 MAYOR WALLACE J. PIERPONT CHAIRMAN OF COUNCIL Alderman W. H. WEIGHT VICE-CHAIRMAN OF COUNCIL Alderman J. C. SLATER ALDERMEN J. A. G- CARSON J. W. DANIEL S- N. HARRIS J. E. FOY H. L. KAYTON JOSEPH A. LOGAN H. H. LIVINGSTON W. A. PIGMAN E A. M. SCHRODER J. C. SLATER W. W. WILLIAMSON W. H. WRIGHT COMMISSIONS PARK AND TREE P. D. DAFFIN, Chairman, term expires January 1, 1918. T. H. McMILLAN, term expires January 1, 1920. R. M. BUTLER, term expires January 1, 1920. CHARLES S. ELLIS, term expires January 1, 1922. I. A. SOLOMONS, Secretary, term expires January 1, 1918. PILOTAGE J. FLORANCE MINIS, Chairman, term expires February 13, 1918. JOSEPH HULL, Vice-Chairman, term expires February 13, 1919. J. A. G. CARSON, appointed January 31, 1917, to fill unexpired term of James M. Barnard, who died at Hyannisport, Mass., August 17, 1916, and whose term would have expired February 3, 1920. W. W. WILLIAMSON, term expires February 13, 1921. VAN B. AVERY, term expires February 13, 1922. E. A. ARMAND, Secretary, term expires February 13, 1923. GEO. F. ARMSTRONG, reappointed February 28, 1917, for term ending February 13, 1924. COMMISSIONS(Continued) MASSIE SCHOOL Hon. W. J. PIERPONT C. G. BECK W. G. SUTLIVE RECREATION COMMISSION W. A. PIGMAN, JOHN W. DANIEL, C. B. GIBSON, J. C. SLATER, term expires January 1, 1918. H. L. KAYTON, JOSEPH A. LOGAN, S. N. HARRIS, E. M. LOKEY, term expires January 1, 1919. E. A. M. SCHRODER, THOMAS JOHNSON, N. B. F. CLOSE, WM. H. ROBERTSON, term expires January 1, 1920. SANITARY COMMISSION Mayor W. J. PIERPONT, Chairman Aldermen DANIEL, WILLIAMSON Citizens: DR. WM. R. DANCY, MR. JOSEPH M. SOLOMONS, COL BEIRNE GORDON SINKING FUND GEORGE J. MILLS, Chairman. LEOPOLD ADLER JOHN F. PAULSEN CHARLES G. BELL (One vacancy, January 1, 1917) COMMISSIONS(Continued) BOARD OF MANAGERS FOR PUBLIC LIBRARY Mayor PIERPONT Alderman J. A. G. CARSON Mrs. WALTER S. WILSON, Mrs. P. W. MELDRIM, Mrs. J. G. SMITH, Miss HORTENSE ORCUTT Messrs. W. F. McCAULEY, JOHN M. THOMAS, JOHN L. TRAVIS, J. W- GRIFFITH, THOMAS GAMBLE, H. W. WITCOVER, J. RANDOLPH ANDERSON (Chairman, J. RANDOLPH ANDERSON; Vice-Chairman, H. W. WITCOVER) BOARD FOR CONSTRUCTION MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM Mayor PIERPONT, Aldermen KAYTON, WILLIAMSON Messrs. GEORGE M. GADSDEN, FRANK G. BELL, THOMAS M. HOYNES, M M. HOPKINS Architect HENRIK WALLIN STANDING COMMITTEES OF COUNCIL FOR 1917 ACCOUNTS Aldermen HARRIS, LIVINGSTON, LOGAN ASSESSMENTS Aldermen LOGAN, FOY, DANIEL, PIGMAN, SCHRODER BOARD OF PURCHASE Mayor PIERPONT Aldermen WRIGHT, SLATER CITY LOTS AND OPENING STREETS Aldermen SLATER, SCHRODER, PIGMAN DRAINAGE Aldermen KAYTON, DANIEL, LOGAN, FOY, SCHRODER FINANCE Aldermen WILLIAMSON, CARSON, SLATER, LOGAN, KAYTON STANDING COMMITTEES OF COUNCIL 1917 (Continued) FIRE Aldermen PIGMAN, SLATER, WILLIAMSON HARBORS AND WHARVES Aldermen WILLIAMSON, LOGAN, HARRIS HEALTH Aldermen DANIEL, LIVINGSTON, PIGMAN MARKET Aldermen LIVINGSTON, HARRIS, SLATER POLICE Aldermen SCHRODER, WRIGHT, HARRIS STREETS AND LANES Aldermen WRIGHT, HARRIS, PIGMAN, SCHRODER LOGAN STANDING COMMITTEES OF COUNCIL 1917 (Continued) TRADE AND COMMERCE Aldermen CARSON, WILLIAMSON, DANIEL WATER Aldermen KAYTON, WILLIAMSON, SLATER PENSION BOARD Aldermen WEIGHT, PIGMAN SCHRODER Dr. F. WAHL, Examining Physician PURCHASE BOARD Mayor PIERPONT Aldermen WRIGHT, SLATER Chief Engineer CONANT CITY OFFICERS 1917 WALLACE J. PIERPONT..............................................Mayor THOMAS GAMBLE.-....................-.Secretary to the Mayor THOMAS HALLIGAN...........,.....,..................Clerk of Council CHAS. V. HERNANDEZ..............Assistant Clerk of Council B. S. BRYANT..............................................Chief of Police JAMES H. WOOD, First Lieutenant of Police, Resigned Oct. 8, 1917. WALTER H. FLEMING............Second Lieutenant of Police J. F. BERNHARDT....-.....Clerk of the Police Department C. S. HARDEE..................................................City Treasurer G- B. PRITCHARD....-..................Assistant City Treasurer JAMES FURSE........,.--............................................ComptrolIer E. R- CONANT.......---..............................-Chief Engineer W. O'D ROCKWELL........................Assistant Chief Engineer ROBERT J. TRAVIS......................................City Attorney D. S. ATKINSON.....--.-............--Assistant City Attorney FRANK WILBY................................Manager Traffic Bureau CLARENCE GOETTE.....................Director of Playgrounds GEORGE D. SEMKEN......................................City Marshal J. H. PAPOT..........................................Deputy City Marshal DR. L.B.TAYLOR*............................. < White DR. HOWARD T. EXLEY..._................ )City Physicians DR.C.C.MIDDLETON...................... ) Colored DR. F. S. BELCHER.............................. 'City Physicians GEO. LEWIN....................................................Clerk of Market E. B. HARTLEY............................Assistant Clerk of Market THOS. H. LAIRD................................................Harber Master DR. W. F. BRUNNER.....-................................Health Officer DR. V. H. BASSETT......................................... Bacteriologist C- J. MELVIN................................Chief Sanitary Inspector DR. D. C. GILLES.....-...--.-....-..--Chief Food Inspector CITY OFFICERS 1917(Continued) THOMAS F. FLEMING...............................Food Inspector Inspectors) LEWIS BLISS, C. R. SHOUSE, J. T. WELLS, of Naval > G. W. ROBINSON, NAT HARRISON, J. E. Stores I REGISTER, J.F. BLISS and R.B.JEWETT *Dr. J. E. Morrison acting as substitute in absence Dr. Taylor in army service. JOHN R. EASON.......Building Inspector A. B. LA ROCHE................Keeper Laurel Grove Cemetery J. T. McCORMICK.....Keeper Bonaventure Cemetery HENRY WILLIS (Colored)...............................:................ ............Keeper Colored Section Laurel Grove Cemetery F. M. HULL..-.........................Port Warden C. W. TANNER............Plumbing Inspector JOHN E. SCHWARZ...-.---.-.-.-....-..--.........Recorder L. A. EAST....Superintendent Scavenger Department A. P. McFARLAND.Chief Engineer Fire Department A. J. TOSHACH, Assistant Chief Engineer Fire Department J. P. FIGG..........................Superintendent Waterworks G. NOBLE JONES.-.-.--.--..-.-.Chairman Tax Assessors HENRY M. WARD................._..... JOSEPH M. BREYER, Resigned Dec. 5 ' TaX Assessors JOHN J. HORRIGAN, Elected Dec. 19. J. CHRIS WERNTZ.....Custodian City Hall BUDGET FOR THE YEAR 1917 Operating ExpensesGeneral Government: Executive and Legislative: Salaries of Aldermen and salaries and ex- - penses of offices of Mayor and Clerk of Council, including publishing of Council Proceedings and of Mayor's Annual Report.,.........___......_.... $ 21,335.00 Finance and Accounts: Comptroller's office, salaries and expenses .. $ 7,650.00 Treasurer's office, salaries and expenses__ 8,170.00 15,820.00 Assessment of Taxes: Tax Assessor's office, salaries and expenses.. 6.220.00 Marshal's Office: Salaries and expenses.................... 6,000.00 Law Department: Salariesand expenses..............._.. 10,000.00 Municipal Building: Salaries and expenses of custodian and assistants, and fuel, lights, elevator operation and other expenses of city hall building, ining clock expense...................... 6,840.00 Police Court: Salaries of Recorder and of Clerk and other expenses...._.____.............. 3,610.00 Pensions: Police department__.___________ $ 6,176.16 Fire department______________ 4,110.00 Health department. _____._______ 810.00 Highway and Sanitation departments.----- 4,5QO.OO Widows and orphans, Police and Fire departments._________________ 1,488.00 Various departments___...____..__ 1,600.00 $ 18,684.16 Municipal Court: Salaries and expenses.---...-.-.--.-.-,.- 11,085.00 Freight Traffic Bureau: Salaries and expenses..------------------ 7,500.00 Miscellaneous: Salary and expenses of building inspector.... 1,855.00 Salary of keeper of powder magazine__... 300.00 2,155.00 Total general government ------- _ $109,249.16 BUDGET FOR THE YEAR 1917Continued Police Department: Salaries and expenses, including new uniforms and military reserve .--.-...--.--- 163,944.00 Fire Department: Salaries and expenses, including new uniforms and chimney sweeping expenses. _ - - . 130,420.00 Board of Health: Salaries and expenses, office of health officer 31,525.00 Salaries and expenses, bacteriological laboratory....._._..-.._...-....... . 8,262.00 39,787.00 Plumbing Inspection: Salaries and expenses............___.__ 2,700.00 Sanitation Department: Salaries and expenses.____.________._.._-._ 158,700.00 Highway Department: Street Lighting_ ..________.. 48,400.00 Ornamental street post lighting........... 3,300.00 Salaries and expenses....__________ 40,460.00 92,160.00 City Stables and Shops: Salaries and expenses..........--..--..-. 2,535.00 Harbor and Wharves: Salaries and expenses...-...-..-...---.-. 3,800.00 Board of Purchase: Salaries and expenses.-.--.--..---------- 800.00 Waterworks Department: Salaries and expenses.---.-..------------ 79,593.00 City Market: Salaries and expenses.-.-_..______..__..__ 7,875.00 Park and Tree Commission: Baffin Park...--.-......-.-........-..-. $ 2,500.00 Other parks and squares....____-.---_... 15,000.00 Bonaventure Cemetery..--............... 8,000.00 Laurel Grove Cemetery................. 6,500.00 Tree planting..-... .................. 1,000.00 $33,000.00 Recreation Commission: Salaries and expenses.._............... 14,655.34 Industrial Farm: City's proportion of expenses............. 2,600.00 Public Libraries: Savannah Public Library (white)..____. 14,000 00 Carnegie Public Library (colored) ....... 1,350.00 15,350.00 BUDGET FOR THE YEAR 1917Continued Charities: Outdoor poor relief-____________ 650.00 Poor in institutions_____________. 1,260.00 Contributions to associations_____... 5,220.00 Contributions to hospitals (white)______ 9,616.66 Contributions to hospitals (colored)....._. 6,550.00 City physicians-._ _ ___________ 3,000.00 City dispensary....----.....-......-.._. 5,099.54 Donations for purpose of tax payments__ 4,000.00 35,396.20 Total Operating Expenses. ..... __ . . $ 892,564.70 Interest on Bonded Indebtedness: Bonds maturing in 1959_____._____ $104,400.00 Bonds maturing in 1943__________ 9,405.00 Drainage bonds (serial) dated 1914.____ 26,220.94 Auditorium bonds (serial) dated 1914____ 8,769.36 Drainage bonds (serial) dated 1916_...... 17,850.00 166,645.30 Sinking Fund: Bonds maturing in 1959___________ 32,000.00 Bonds maturing in 1943___________ 2,000.00 Drainage (serial) bonds maturing April 15, 1917....-.-....,..--... ......_.. 7,500.00 Auditorium (serial) bonds maturing October 15, 1917___.............____..... 3,000.00 Drainage (serial) bonds maturing March 1, 1917................................. 4,000.00 48,500.00' Payment of Obligations: Principal and interest on advances for the payment of municipal obligations__.... 20,000.00 Total operating expenses, interest and other fixed charges-_____..... $1,127.710.00 BUDGET FOR THE YEAR 1917Continued NEW IMPROVEMENTS, ETC., TO BE MADE IN 1917 TO BE PASSED ON BY COUNCIL BEFORE EXPENDITURES: General Government: New horse and buggy for building inspector.- 325.00 Police Department: Livestock.__-._ __----. ------- 500.00 Camewell system extensions-------------- 500.00 Motorcycles..........__.________ 600.00 1,600.00 Fire Department: Fire alarm system (extensions)..--...-.--. $ 1,875.00 Livestock......-..-..--.......-.---.-. 300.00 $ 2,175.00 Health Department Automobile for Health Officer............. 800.00 Sanitation Department: Motor chasis for street sprinkler_........ 2,800.00 Automobile for Superintendent (exchanged). 300.00 Drainage, Casey canal.. .--.-.. ---- 25,000.00 28,100.00 City Stables and Shops Department: < Livestock......._____-._...._ 5,000.00 Power tools (lathe)....__--___-_-..__- 500.00 5,500.00 Highway Department: , Automobile for Superintendent (exchanged). 300.00 Opening and grading new streets........_- 26,500.00 Paving streets (city's proportion).......... 31,500.00 Sidewalks and curbing (on city's property).. 1,000.00 59,300.00 Harbor and Wharves Department: Municipal wharf, upper reaches of Savannah river..--.-..-.-...--.-.....-.-...-..- 10,000.00 Waterworks Department: Extension, distribution system..-_---.- 13,500.00 Meters....-..--..--__.-____------- 10,000.00 Automobile truck...____________ 800.00 Improvements to plant__.____ .:..... 30,000.00 54,300.00 Park and Tree Commission: Extending and renewing mains Bonaventure Cemetery_________-_-._-__ 400.00 Pavingroads, Bonaventure Cemetery____ 400.00 Paving roads, Laurel Grove Cemetery...- 400.00 Repairs to keeper's residence, Bonaventure Cemetery......--.-.--------.---.-___ 300.00 1,500.00 Total new improvements, etc._...... $ 163,600.00 Total budget...-.-...........------ 5 1,291,310.00 ANNUAL MESSAGE OF WALLACE J. PIERPONT MAYOR SAVANNAH, GEORGIA REVIEWING, OPERATIONS FOR THE YEAR 1917 ANNUAL MESSAGE OF WALLACE J. PIERPONT, Mayor. TO THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN, CITY. Gentlemen: It is gratifying to report that while the increase in the city's income in 1917 from its regular sources of revenue was meager, but $16,641, the financial condition of the municipality at the close of December showed a further substantial improvement, its indebtedness to the banks having been reduced by $59,000, a slightly larger reduction having been made in 1916, so that the notes outstanding on Jan. 1, 1918, aggregated $265,000. This reduction was not made at the expense of the several departments, all of which were properly maintained in equipment and the efficiency of their working forces. Nor was it by the further diminution of public betterments, the expenditures for such improvements in 1917 having been in excess of 1916. In the main, the ability to reduce the outstanding debt has been the result of the continued co-operation of the Mayor and heads of councilmanic committees with the executive officers of the several departments in close supervision of expenditures and the elimination of extravagance or waste. Every effort has been made to limit the.city's forces to its actual needs, and while it was necessary to increase wages in a number of instances, in keeping with the general trend throughout the country during the year, the total payrolls of the city are found to have been about $11,000 below what they were during 1916. There is no evidence that the service rendered the people by any department was impaired by this persistent, careful scrutiny of department expenses and determination to exercise a wise economy in the use of the public money. 28____ MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT ____ The same policy will be pursued during 1918, but as there will be a considerable increase in the payrolls, even with the same or a less number of employees, as well as in the cost of fuel, feed and other essential supplies, the opportunity to maintain improvements on the same scale and further reduce the note indebtedness will not exist. During 1917 the cost of fuel purchased by the city was $23,000 more than in 1916, while feed cost nearly $8,000 more, the consumption in either case being approximately the same. Other supplies were proportionately more costly than heretofore. The cost of all supplies for 1918 is more apt to show an increase than otherwise, and on the basis of increases in pay already authorized by Council the expenditures for labor, with no additional employees, will be at least $50,000 greater than in 1917. The same labor and supplies in 1918 will cost probably $100,000 more than in 1916. Citizens generally must appreciate, from their own personal experiences, the position in which their municipal government finds itself with its income restricted to its usual volume and its necessary expenditures so greatly expanded. Building operations are limited to a minimum, condition do not justify material increase in tax assessments on the older properties, the burdens on business cannot be increased, and with the purchasing power of its income cut down as it has been the most rigid economy is unavoidable in all municipal outlays. The fact must never be lost sight of by our citizens, in studying the operations of their city government, that nearly $217,000 of its ordinary income is set aside for the redemption of bonds and interest. The receipts from taxes and other regular sources of revenue in 1917 were $1,384,000. Of this $1,167,000 was available for operations and $59,000 of this was used in reduction of the notes. Of the remaining $1,102,000 there was expended on betterments $113,181 as follows: _________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT__________29 Kayton canal.................................................................... $29,561 Land for drainage......................................................... 1,018 Opening streets............................................................. 19,387 Paving streets (city's portion)........................................ 19,171 Paving streets, materials paid for and on band.......... 10,442 Water mains.-........-......................... 8,82g Water meters............................. ...........,... 10,402 New wells and conduits.................................... 14,372 The largest part of the money available for betterments was expended on drainage and water supply, two matters of most pressing importance. The drainage work provided for by the bond issue has been entirely completed, supplemented by the construction of the Kayton canal which gives a natural drainage to the Granger Tract and a large outlaying section and is one of the most important drainage works the city has ever undertaken, doing for a considerable area on the east side what the Fell street sewer does for the west side and adjacent territory. The city is now completely supplied with storm and sanitary drainage trunks, and a large surrounding district, which will probably speedily develop when the war ceases and in a few years be brought within the city limits, is also provided for as to surface drainage. The construction of laterals as occasion arises is all that is required to meet apparent necessities for many years to come. In addition to the expenditures from the municipal treasury, entirely outside of the bond money, for the Kayton canal, the County Commissioners co-operated in the excavating, the work done by the county forces representing an outlay of approximately $16,000. It is gratifying to acknowledge the willingness of the county to unite with the city in drainage operations that redound to the benefit of the city and county alike. The water supply has been carefully protected during the year and earnest efforts made to conserve its use as well as to increase the volume available at the Gwinnett street station. 30__________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT____________ In response to what seemed to be a general demand and at the instance of civic organizations that called for an election, the question of a bond issue for the rehabilitation of the water works plant was presented to the people and lost by an overwhelming vote on Oct. 19- Public opinion apparently does not justify any further efforts in this direction at this time. Two new wells were bored giving a combined daily flow of 3,000,000 gallons. It was realized, though, that no matter how many wells are provided if the waste of water is permitted to continue the supply cannot be made adequate to permit of the cutting off of the River station. The experience of other cities, as well as the necessities of our own, justifies the rapid expansion of the meter system. During the year 995 meters were bought and 421 installed, giving a total in use at the close of December of 773. This is merely a start toward the complete metering of the city, which sound policy dictates and the work on which must run over a period of years as labor conditions now are. The rapid expansion of the city that the years following the war will bringthe unmistakable signs of which are now so evidentwill bring an extra strain on our water supply and the conservation of it by the use of meters must then be vigorously forced. The enforcement of new plumbing regulations will also materially assist in this. The experience of the municipality and individual property owners during the freezes has shown that more adequate steps are necessary to prevent a repetition of the waste of water, annoyance to house holders, and menace to health from which so many suffered. Over ten thousand bursted pipes and an extra expense on the municipality of $8,000, together with the expense of many thousands of dollars to which property owners were subjected, furnish an adequate object lesson to support the efforts to compel precautionary plumbing. From the report of the health officer it appears that the health record of Savannah in 1917 compares favorably with any previous year. While the preceding year, 1916, showed a lower mortality it is the only year that has made such an exhibit. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 31 In the latter part of the year an increasing death date among young children directed attention anew to the fact that higher cost of milk inevitably exacts a toll of lives among the babies, the substitution of cheaper and less natural foods resulting in illness that all too frequently terminates in death. This matter has been viewed from every standpoint by the Sanitary Commissioners but no solution of the problem is at hand, the high price of milk being beyond the control of the municipality. It is regrettable that while Philadelphia, for instance, secures its milk, at retail, at 12 cents a quart, and Massachusetts cities have their wants supplied at 13 and 14 cents a quart, Savannah must pay 18 or 20 cents. The fact that there is a shrinkage in the local dairy business indicates that it is not one of extreme profits. Outside of this the conditions affecting health have improved. The sudden growth in population at manufacturing plants beyond the limits of the city may bring problems, though, thai will react upon the health of Savannah, and the county and city should be brought into the closest possible co-operation in handling health matters. There is abundant reason to believe that the industrial communities which are springing up along the river front will be largely permanent and that their populations will show a remarkable expansion in coming years. The closest supervision should be maintained over all things affecting their health, and as the city is directly interested there is ample reason for it to co-operate in every possible way with the county authorities. I will not enter into details as to the ordinary operations of the departments, the full reports of which are worthy of attention from interested citizens. In the broader matters of public policy the administration has endeavored at all times to keep before it the honor and the moral and material interests of Savannah. The Mayor has felt that in the words of the Apostle Paul, we are "citizens 6f no mean city," and that whatever influence and power he is vested with should be used at all times with that thought in view. Every citizen should feel that this is "no mean city", that it has glorious traditions 32______ MAJOR'S ANNUAL REPORT___________ he should seek to uphold at any cost, that it has a wonderful future to be built on the foundations laid by the forefathers and the men of to-day, and that those foundations cannot be made broad and deep and secure unless the principles of truth and justice and righteousness enter into their composition. Material welfare cannot be disassociated from moral welfare and it has been the administration's determination to seek to promote the one %s well as the other. To that end it has zealously sought to enforce the statutes of the state directed at the iniquitous outlawed liquor traffic and has ample reason to believe that as a result the standards of life have been perceptibly raised and the business interests of the city promoted. Feeling, too, that any municipality which failed to heartily co-operate with the national government in all of its measures for the protection of the army and navy justly deserved the accusation of being a slacker, it has endeavored to join hands with the officials at Washington in the campaigns for the suppression of vice, for the conservation of food, for Liberty Loans and for every other species of activity in which it could serve the country and stand as the official representative of a thoroughly patriotic community. The auditorium, which was completed during the year, has served on many occasions as the people's gathering place for patriotic demonstrations and has become the center of activities that will continue to play an important part in the life of the community when peace has been restored to the world. The war has served, as probably no other agency could have done, to knit our people together, to remove the stigma of continued division that has marred all public efforts in the past, and with the exception of that small minority which allows selfish motives to guide and direct it and hangs like a brake on the wheels of progress and a check on moral and social betterment, there has been a wonderful union of Savannahians in spirit and activities. This sentiment of unity will undoubtedly grow greater this year and next. As long as hostilities continue our people will find common ties that draw them MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT closer to one another and permit and encourage them to work effectively in harness. This personal attachment and recognition of common duties and common opportunities and intensified desire for helpful public service should not be permitted to lapse with peace, but should be encouraged in every possible way. A great city, it is said, is the type of some great idea. Savannah should have as its soul some great idea around which its people can rally and remain united through all coming time. Then it can become not only the city of wider trade connections, of broader commercial relations, of vastly extended industrial operations, which we all look forward to, but a city of superior type in all the higher attributes of the ideal urban life. Surely we should all cherish thea mbition that this shall be "no mean city" in coming years, but a city whose character not only for beauty and wealth and culture, butf or integrity, for honor, for cleanness of life and elevation of ideals, shall give it a peculiar luster and an unique position among the municpalities of America. There should be no standard too high for Savannah. Respectfully submitted, WALLACE J. PIERPONT, Mayor. ACTS OF THE GEORGIA LEGISLATURE RELATING TO THE CITY OF SAVANNAH ENACTED 1917 SAVANNAH STREET LANE, FOR CLOSING. No. 42 Georgia Laws 1917, page 860. An Act to authorize the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah to close and convey to H. H. and William Lattimore, that lane known as the old Fifty-fourth Street Lane in the City .f Savannah, extending from a lane one hundred and fifty feet east of Bull Street to the McClesky tract, and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same, that the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah are hereby authorized and empowered to close and convey by proper deed that lane known as the old Fifty-fourth Street Lane, ten (10) feet in width and extending from a lane one hundred and fifty (150) feet east of Bull Street to the McClesky tract, in consideration of which the said H. H. and William Lattimore will convey to the said Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah that lane known as the new Fifty-fourth Street Lane, extending from Bull Street to the McClesky tract, the same being twenty-two (22) feet in width, and shown upon a map of same on file in the engineer's office of the City of Savannah, the same being made by W. O.'D. Rockwell, assistant chief engineer of the City of Savannah, on January 12, 1917, and the said Lattimores shall also convey and additional strip of land nine and four tenths (9.4) feet in length, extending from Fifty-fourth Street Lane northwardly, so as to connect the new Fifty-fourth Street Lane with the lane east of Bull Street, above mentioned. Section 2. Be it further enacted by authority aforesaid, that all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 4, 1917. 38__________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT___________ SAVANNAH STREET LANE, FOR CLOSING. No. 38. Georgia Laws, 1917, page 861. An Act to authorize the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah to close and abolish that portion of Henry Street Lane in the City of Savannah, lying between the western line of Cuyler Street and the Eastern line . of Magnolia Street; and to authorize and empower the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah to vest the fee simple title to said portion of Henry Stree Lane in any purchaser thereof. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah are hereby authorized and empowered to close and abolish that certain portion of Henry Street Lane in the City of Savannah, lying between the Western line of Culyer Street and the Eastern line of Magnolia Street, and to vest the title to said portion of said Henry Street Lane in any purchaser, his heirs and assigns, upon such consideration as to said Mayor and Aldermen may seem best. Section 2. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 4, 1917. SAVANNAH RECREATION COMMISSION AMENDMENT. No. 36. Georgia Laws, 1917 page 862. An Act to amend the Act of the General Assembly of Georgia, approved August, 19, 1916, and published in the Georgia Laws 1916, pages 957 et seq., and entitled MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 39 "An Act to create and organize a recreation commission for the City of Savannah; to define its powers and jurisdiction; to provide for the appointment and selection of its members; their powers and duties; to define the duties and qualifications of the superintendent of recreation and other employees; to provide for the manner of selection by civil service examination; to empower said commission to receive and invest moneys to be used by it; to have police authority, and for other purposes." Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That section 5 of said Act be amended by striking therefrom the words, "council shall appropirate annually funds sufficient for the management and operation of said department, and from time to time such additional funds as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act," and inserting in lieu thereof the following words: "The Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, at its discretion, may appropriate annually such funds as it may see fit for the management and operation of said department and from time to time such additional funds as the said Mayor and Aldermen may see fit to carry out the purposes of this Act," so that said section 5 when so amended shall read as follows: "Section 5. The commission shall have the power to expend for the purposes enumerated above all sums of money appropriated and turned over to them by council for such purposes, and shall have the entire charge and control of the expenditures of money so appropriated. The Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, at its discretion, may appropriate annually such funds as it may see fit for the management and operation of said department and from time to time such additional funds as the said Mayor and Aldermen may see fit, to carry out the purposes of this Act. Council shall make special appropriation to provide for the management of said department for the period between the passage of this Act and the day in January for the following year, when its annual ap- 40__________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT___________ propriation shall be made. The money appropriated shall he drawn from the city treasury on warrant of said recreation commission and shall be paid out from time to time for the expense of the department of recreation. The commission shall apportion the amount so appropriated among the items of its budget, shall fix the salaries of all employees, including the superintendent of recreation." Section 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That section 7 of said Act shall be amended as follows: By striking the word "must", from the eighth line of said seventh paragraph as published, between the words "examination" and "Be" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "may," by striking from the twelth line of the seventh paragraph the words "folk dancing and music, command of English," by striking from the seventeenth and nineteenth lines of said paragraph the words "recreation commissioners shall elect a superintendent recommended by said board of examiners," and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "The commission may waive the examination of a candidate for re-election who has previously qualified hereunder;" by striking from the twentyseventh and twenty-eighth lines of said paragraph the words, "said employees shall be appointed on recommendation of the board of examiners," by adding to the first paragraph of said section 7 the following: "The tenure of office of the superintendent of recreation shall be for a like term as City officials elected by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, and shall expire contemporaneously with the term of office of said city officials so elected, subject, however, to discharge upon charges as herein provided," so that said section when so amended shall read as follows: "Section 1. The superintendent shall be selected in the following manner: The commissioners shall appoint a board of five examiners, chosen because of recognized training and experience in educational and recreational work, whose duty it shall be to examine appli cants for the position of superintendent of recreation. Recreat ion commissioners are not disqualified from serving on this board of examiners. The examination may be both oral MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 41 and written, and must cover a statement of educational preparation, previous teaching, and recreational experience, theory and practice of games, atheletics, gymnastics, character, personality, natural fitness, including moral, mental and physical qualification. Said examination shall be advertised in the local papers, and in at least two educational or recreational publications, at least thirty days in advance of the holding of said examination. The commission may waive the examination of a candidate for re-election who has previously qualified hereunder. Other employees of the recreation commission shall, before appointment, pass a competitive examination before a board of three examiners appointed by said commission, one of whom shall be the superintendent of recreation, said examination to cover educational preparation, playground theory and practice, and personal fitness, or to be arranged at the discretion of the superintendent along lines will show fitness for a special position. Wherever possible, appointments shall be for one year and employees shall be reappointed annually on recommendation of the superintendent, provided, this does not prevent special appointments which may be found necessary or desirable in conducting special activities or classes for a limited time. The tenure of the superintendent of recreation shall be for a like term as City Officials elected by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, and shall expire contemporaneously with the term of office of said city officials so elected, subject, however, to discharge upon charges as herein provided. If no person passes the examination and becomes eligible for appointment, the board of examiners shall certify that fact to the commission, and may in its discretion certify to the commission the name and address of a person for temporary appointment, with or without examination; and the commission shall forthwith appoint said person from day to day, not to exceed sixty days, pending examination. The board of examiners shall pro ceed to hold an examination whenever suchtem porary appointment is made. If, after examination is held, no eligible list results, the commission may the n authorize the continuance of said temporary appointment, but not otherwise. The same 42__________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT___________ method shall be applied in filling vacancies as is provided above for filling temporary appointments when no eligible list results from an examination. The markings and examination papers of each candidate shall be open to his own inspection, and the markings and examination papers of all persons upon any list of eligibles shall be open to public inspection within ten days after an eligible list has been prepared. Section 3- Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That section 9 of said Act be amended by striking therefrom the following words, "thirty days' notice must be given before any dismissal takes effect" and also the following words, "and shall be entitled to thirty days' notice before said dismissal takes effect," so that said section, when so amended shall read as follows: "Section 9- The recreation commissioners shall have the right, upon the recommendation of the superintendent, to dismiss any employee for incompetency or neglect in the discharge of duty or on charges involving moral turpitude. The commissioners shall have the right to dismiss the superintendent for incompetency or neglect in the discharge of duty or on charges involving moral turpitude. Said Superintendent shall have the right to a hearing before the commission on the charges preferred." Section 4. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all Acts and parts of Acts in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 4, 1917. I ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CITY OF SAVANNAH FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31 1917 E. R. BANKS COMPTROLLER REPORT OF COMPTROLLER. HON. WALLACE J. PIERPONT, Mayor, City of Savannah, Ga. Savannah, Ga., January 1, 1918. Dear Sir: I herewith submit the report of the Accounting Department of the City for the year ended December 31, 1917. The financial condition of the City in condensed form is, as follows: FINANCIAL CONDITION ASSETS Current Assets.. .... _ ........--.- Deferred Assets ............ ... . Capital Cash Account.. ... ....... Land, Buildings, Permanent Improvements and Equipment _ ...__- Total...... .-...- Years Ended December 31 1917 $ 342,147.12 9,426.93 19,974.11 12,156,164.17 $12,527,712.33 1916 $ 303,626.67 5,744.31 336,030.09 11,763,444,21 $12,408,845.28 Incresae $38,520.45 3,682.62 392,719.96 118,867.05 Decrease 316,055.98 1CO & ft FINANCIAL CONDITIONContinued LIABILITIES Current Liabilities .... _ .......... Deferred Liabilities.... _ .................... Funded Debt, Less Sinking Fund. .. ........... Total Liabilities.... .......................... Excess of Assets Over Liabilities. ... _ ... _ _ Total.................... Years Ended 1917 $ 304,422.70 65,516.94 3,631,000.00 $ 3,990,939.64 8,536,772.69 $12,527,712.33 December 31 1916 $ 356,485.14 56,845.31 3,679,500.00 $ 4,092,830.45 8,316,014.83 $12,408,845.28 Increase $ 220,757.86 $118,867.05 $52,062.44 1,328.37 48,600.00 $101,890.81 2 I CO I The increases and decreases are shown in detail on the General Balance Sheet Statement, Exhibit A. The Cash Receipts and Disbursements for the year are shown in the following condensed statement. For detail of Cash Receipts, see Schedule 1, MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 47 OS E < a a o O5 5OO S ^* rt o$ oT co to * ^52 . ci co t-H H^ 1- Pd OS 'C 1 | O&H eg 5? S -t >o t sgt DOCK '*" ss 1 GO ^" co~oo 00 3 cjsoo' 1 t-l 1 ."*"^ J a" .3 "3 1 J2jM 1 JJ 00 t*- CO 10M t00s s" s9 |S111c111 -SMo3 at oI -* os TJ .s'o1 f SINKING FUND BALANCE SHEET ASSETS Cash on Deposit for Redemption of Bonds maturing in 1943 _ _ .... _ . . Cash on Deposit for Redemption of Bonds Maturing in 1959 __ ......................... _ . Total..-.---.-.. -..... . LIABILITIES AND RESERVES Sinking Fund Reserve.-..---.-.. ... _ ...-...- The Sinking Fund for the year is as follows: Cash on Deposit December 31, 1916...- _____ Sinking Fund Provided during 19 17. ._.-...-..... Total... __ .. ___ ..... ____ Par Value of Bonds Redeemed during 19 17 ___...- Cash on Deposit December 31, 1917, as above. . . Years Ended December 31 1917 i 1916 $ 2,000. 27,000. $ 29,000. S 29,000. 00 00 00 00 33,000. $ 33,000. S 33,000. 00 00 00 For Redemption of Bonds Maturing in 1959 S 33,000. 32,000. $ 65,000. 38,000. $ 27,000. 00 00 00 00 00 1943 2,000. $ 2,000. $ 2,000. 00 00 00 Increase Decrease $ 2,000.00 6,000.00 $ 4,000.00 $ 4,000.00 2 S{d CD a I 3 H TRUST FUND BALANCE SHEET en ASSETS Cash on Deposit for Perpetual Care of Lots in Bonaventure Cemetary. .................... Cash on Deposit for Perpetual Care of Lote in Laurel Grove Cemetary.................... Total _ ...-..--.-.,...... _ ... LIABILITIES AND RESERVES Bonaventure Cemetary Perpetuity Fund Account . Laurel Grove Cemetary Perpetuity Fund Account . Total.......................... Years Ended December 31 1617 S 22,488.12 4,700.00 $ 27,188.12 $ 22,488.12 4,700.00 S 27,188.12 $ S S $ 1916 19,513.12 4,275.00 23,788.12 19,513.12 4,276.00 23,788.12 Increase $ 2,975.00 425.00 $ 3,400.00 $ 2,975.00 425,00 $ 3,400.00 Decrease I05 n 3 CURRENT ACCOUNT BALANCE SHEET ASSETS Current Assets -.___-___..--_._.._______.__.____ Deferred Assets.. __--__-.-._.__.__ _ ...-....-. Total Assets..... __ .................. Deficit of Assets over Liabilities ___ . . . . . _ . . . . . Total.-.--.--..-....-...... ........ . LIABILITIES Current Liabilities ___ . ........................ Deferred Liabilities __ .......................... Total......... .-.-- Years Ended December 31 1917 5 340,468.05 1,679.07 9,426.93 $ 351,574.05 8,365.59 $ 359,939.64 S 304,422.70 55,516.94 $ 359,939.64 1916 S $ S S * 299,313.05 4,313.62 5,744.31 309,370.98 103,959.47 413,330.45 356,485.14 56,845.31 413,330.45 Increase S 41,155.00 3,682.62 $ 42,203.07 Decrease S 2,634.55 $95,593.88 $53,390.81 $ 52,062.44 S 1,328.37 153,390.81 2 I 55 1 The Revenues and Expenses of the Municipal Industries exclusive of Additions to Property Charged Income are, aa follows: Water Works Department Revenues. .................................. Expenses. .................................. Net Revenue _ ............................... City Market: Revenues. ....-....-....-...---.-......... Expenses. ................................ Net Revenues. ............................ Municipal Court Revenues. ................................ Expenses. ................................ Net Loss................................. Bonaventure Cemetary Revenues. ................................ Expenses.. _ ............... _ .......... Net Loss.................................. Laurel Grove Cemetary Revenues.. ___ .... _ .................. Expenses. ................................ NetLow. .._..-.. ...... - ---.....-_ Years Ended December 31 1917 $ S S S S S S S $ S 190,620,38 103,117.41 87,502.97 18,863.37 6,876.48 11,986.89 5,864.90 11,111.72 5,246.82 8,493.58 8,657.23 163.65 1,318.50 6,674.26 5,355.76 1916 $ $ $ S $ $ S $ $ $ 157,720.54 71,124.10 86,596.44 19,718.94 7,413.44 12,305.50 6,126.24 18,626.67 12,500.43 6,671.32 8,245.94 1,574.62 1,503.75 6,525.02 5,021.27 Increase $ 32,899.84 31,993.31 . S 906.53 S 1,822.26 411.29 $ 1,410.97 149.24 $ 334.49 Decrease S 855.57 536.96 S 318.61 S 261.34 7,514.95 $ 7,253.61 $ 185.25 S I03 w 3 SI The Operating Expenses of the several departments for the year exceeded the estimated budget authorizations thereof by 814,750.02 as follows: General Government, including Pensions __ _.-.-. Police Department- .._--._----._-..--.-.-..---. Fire Department. ..-_--._-._-..--..._.._-.---. Health Department _ --__--.--..-.-..--- ..... Bacteriological Laboratory. ..................... Sanitation Department- ..-.-_-...-...--..----.- Highway Department. _._-._-_--._-....._.---- City Stables and Shops.- ..-.....-........-.--.. Water Works Department- -..--. ............... City Market--.--.... ___ ................... Park and Tree Commission.-.-.....-.....-.---. Recreation Commission . ......-.-.........-- Charities- -.-----..--- -..--..--.-.--..-...-..- Libraries ................................. Municipal Auditorium __ ...................... Total __ ----.-..--. .----..--- Actual Expenses $ 102,374.01 162,357.10 124,578.45 36,240.52 8,109.13 158,179.35 92,783.20 1,695.27 3,366.20 843.75 3,626.00 103,117.41 6,876.48 33,687.70 14,805.18 3,300.00 33,311.89 15,386.08 1,975.17 710.83 $ 907,323.72 Budget Authorizations S 109,027.91 163,944.00 130,641.25 36,845.00 8,562.00 158,100.00 90,960.00 1,935.00 3,800.00 800.00 2,700.00 77,373.00 7,875.00 33,000.00 14,655.34 2,600.00 35,396.20 15,350.00 $ 892,564.70 Over Draft 395.52 79.35 1,823.20 43.75 926.00 25,744.41 687.70 149.84 700.00 36.08 1,975.17 710.83 S 14,759.02 Under Draft $ 6,653.90 1,586.90 6,062.80 452.87 239.73 433.80 998.52 2, 084.. 31 I OS I This increase is caused by increase in cost of fuel and supplies and increase in pay of labor during year 1917. The Comparative Operating Expenses may be summarized as follows: rvntt1 1> A fTM/"* t**'VT*'E*\TC!T?C! Health Department. ............._.--.-..-.-.-. Bacteriological Laboratory. , _........_._....----. Sanitation Department. .-----.-...._..---.----- City Stables and Shops.............. ........... Highway Department --...-.....------.-.-----. Harbor and Wharves Department- ............... Board of Purchase Department _ . .---.-....-.-. City Market... ............... ................ Publicity or Advertising. .. .......... ........... Daffin Park..... .............................. Other Parks and Squares. ....................... Bona venture Cemetary . . .......'..........--.. Laurel Grove Cemetary __ ..................... Tree Planting ................................. Auditorium -..........-..-.....-----...-..---- Total. ................ ....... Years Ended 1917 ? 102,374.01 162,357.10 124,548.45 36,240.52 8,109.13 158,179.35 1,695.27 92,783.20 3,360.20 843.75 3,626.00 6,876.48 33,311.89 3,300.00 15,386.08 14,805.18 1,975.17 2,500.00 14,856.21 8,657.23 6,674.26 1,000.00 710.83 103,117.41 S 907,323.72 December 31 1916 $ 107.499.22 161,652.29 123,780.47 30,765.01 8,244.43 158,312.53 3,117.92 93,341.39 3,454.56 823.80 2,104.42 7,413.44 35,025.04 3,600.00 11,200.00 15,528.47 2,277.35 2,499.97 14,907.74 8,245.94 6,525.02 999.94 71,124.10 $ 872,443.05 704.81 767.98 5,485.51 19.95 1,521.58 4,186.08 .03 411.29 149.24 .06 710.83 31,993.31 $ 34,880.67 $ 5,125.21 135.30 133.18 1,422.65 558.19 88.36 536.96 1,713.15 300.00 723.29 302.18 51.53 w co This increase is caused by increase in cost of fuel and supplies and increase in pay of labor during the year 1917. .I The Assets shown on Exhibit A, classified as land, buildings, permanent improvements and equipmentremunerative and realizableconsist of the following: WATER WORKS Lands................................................................................................ $ 90,000.00 Buildings.......................................................................................... 80,000.00 Wells and Conduits........................................................................ 90,000.00 Distribution System...................................................................... 450,000.00 Machinery and Equipment...................................................- 107,950.00 Live Stock and Vehicles.............................................................. 1,000.00 Furniture and Fixtures................................................................ 40.00 818,990.00 MARKET Land.............................................................................................. 125,000.00 Buildings.......................................................................................... 150,000.00 275,000.00 BONAVENTURE CEMETARY Land................................................................................................ 157,103.47 Buildings........................................................................................ 400.00 Pumping Plant......................................................................... 6,000.00 Equipment...................................................................................... 420.00 163,923.47 LAUREL GROVE CEMETARY Land................ Buildings......... Green House. Equipment..... 4,323.85 5,300.00 500.00 190.00 GROUND RENT LOTS. WHARF LOTS Nos. 7, 8 and 9, between Bull and Drayton Streets. 10,313.85 69,671.19 64,556.61 $1,402,455.12 i CO I The classification of the properties (See Exhibit A) under the head of land, buildings, permanent improvements and equipmentunrenumerative and realizableis as follows: Land................................. Buildings........................... Equipment....................... Furniture and Fixtures.. ..* 454,920.40 531,430.00 282,086.70 52,274.05 Parks and Squares...................................................................................................................... 4,286,000.00 $ 5,606,711.15 Detail statements of the land, buildings, parks and squres are shown in this report, see schedules 2,3 and 4. 2 I co 3 3 os to The following is the summary of the assets classified on Exhibit A, as land, buildings, permanent improvements and equipmentunrenumerative and unrealizable. New Streets........................................................................................... .................................$ 1,097,312.88 Storm Water Sewers.................................................................................................................. 670,600.00 House Drainage Sewers...................................................... . .......................................... 289,561.08 Storm Water and House Drainage Sewers......................................................................... 1,021.248.00 Bridges...................................................................................................................................... 11,001.94 Pavements........ ....................................................................................................................... 1,392,021.52 Sidewalks................................................................................................................................... 381,178.77 Street Landings........................................................................................................................... 99,075.38 Street Signs................................................................................................................................. 1,698.04 2 en $ 4,963,697.61 The expenditures during the year from the proceeds ($416,451.00) from sale of $400,000.00 drainage bonds, dated March 1, 1916, to which should be added the unexpended balance from the first issue of drainage bonds $1,529.49 making a total of $417,980.49, were stated in the 1916 annual report as $222,849.54, leaving unexpended, as of December 31, 1916. $195,130.95. Unexpended Balance, as of December 31, 1916.........,..-................-.....................................$ 195,130.95 Interest on Deposits accrued for the year 1917........-................................................... 6,993.44 Total Cash.................................................................................................. $ 202,124.39 The Items of the expenditures for the year 1917, are as follows: > SalariesClericaL...............-...............-......-....-..............-...................-......... $ 1,858.67 g SalariesSupervision................................................................................ 225.00 W SalariesInspectors................-........................................... 6,201.50 Telephone and Telegraph.................................................................................................. 1.23 Office Expenses and Supplies............................................................................................ 117.09 Engineering Service........................................................................................................ 2.00 Right of Way.......................................................................................................... 995.75 Advertising for Bids.......................................................................................................... 3.55 AutomobileSupplies and repairs to same................................................................. 20.68 Testing Cement, Pipe etc.,.................................................................................... 173.17 Drainage work done by the City (not under contract)................................................ 17,384.62 Payments to Contractors: Beasley Contracting Co................................................................. $ 55,227.15 Gadsden Contracting Co., and Guild Co................................... 35,979.89 Obenshain Bros. Eng. & Con. Co................................................ 60,920.74 Carolina Construction Co............................................................ 18,452.02 S. W. Copeland......................-.-..- 4,561.33 175.141.13 Total........-.-....-.................................... $ 202,124.39 8 The unexpended balance as of December 31, 1916, of the proceeds from sale of Auditorium Bonds ($203,274.40) amounted to $136,585.52................................................... $ 136,585.52 Intereston Deposits accrued during the year 1917....-.................................... 3,664.21 Total....................................................................................................... $ 140,249.73 g Expenditures during the year 1917, are as follows: Payments to Architect and Contractors: 0 Henrik Wallin, Architect............................................... $ 2,546.18 Wise Granite & Construction Co. ....................____............. 89,534.06 Peerless Plumbing Co..................................................... 4,839.00 ^ Savannah Heating Co...-.................................................. 4,155.65 ^ J. M. Electric Co.................................................................... 6,369.85 Toomey& Volland......................................................... 3,209.40 W. C. Bryant & Co............................................................ 1,000,00 Lindsay & Morgan......................................................... 5,781.97 O Refund of advances............................................. 2,839.51 120,275.62 * Total Unexpended balance, as of December 31, 1917.................. 19,974.11 The property within the City of Savannah, assessed for the purpose of taxation, as shown on the books, as of December 31, 1917, is as follows: & Real Estate.-.......-.-.-....-...-..-..-...-.....-.--...........................................$41,381,878.00 i Personal Property.............................................................................................................. 18,582,423.00 t Franchise Assessments of Public Service Corporations...... 1,306,781.00 Total..........-.-.--...-....-..-.-.--..--...--.-.-.--..--..--.$61,271,082.00 The bonded indebtedness of the City is limited to 7% thereof or to...........................$ 4,288,975.00 The actual funded debt (outstanding bonds less sinking fund) as of December 31, 1916, is........-......--.........-..---.--.-------.-.-.-....-.-.......... 3,631,000.00 The funded debt of the City is accordingly within the constitution limit by..... $ 657,975.00 Included in Operating Expenses, under the head of Charities, the donations during the year for the purpose of payment of taxes, etc., are as follows: Christ Church, Protestant Episcopal Church.......,..Real Estate Taxes 1916............................$ 127.51 Female Orphan Benevolent Society................. ......Paving 1916............................................ 206.91 First Christian Church.................... ..........................Repairing Sidewalk, 1916.......................... 4.20 Georgia Seventh Day Adventists..............................Real Estate Taxes, 1916............................ 4.62 Mission of the Lutheran Church of the Ascension Real Estate Taxes, 1916......................... 18.34 Orphan Home, Protestant Episcopal Church..........Real Estate Taxes, 1916............................ 409.33 Park View Sanitarium.................................................Real Estate Taxes, 1916.................... 387.66 Salvation Arrny............................................................Real Estate Taxes, 1916............................ 234.33 South Side Baptist Church........................................Real Estate Taxes, 1916............................ 79.33 Union Society..............................................................Real Estate Taxes, 1916.......................... 2,144.33 S I Total....................................................................................................................! 3,616.56 The budget for 1918, adopted December 28, 1917, was planned by City Council very carefully, every effort having been made not to under estimate necessary expenditure and not to over-estimate probable revenues. With all departments endeavoring under directions of the Mayor to operate very economically, it is confidently anticipated, notwithstanding the increased cost of labor and supplies, that the result of the operations for 1918, will again show a surplus and a consequent further reduction in the outstanding notes payable. During the year 1917, $59,000.00 was paid put of current funds in reduction of outstanding notes payable, and nb monies was borrowed at any time during the year 1917. This department has earnestly endeavored to give the accounts, revenues and expenditures of the City that c&reful attention expected by private Corporations and which an interested public demands of the accounting department of modern municipal corporations. I desire to thank the various departments and especially my Office force, for their hearty cooperation and efficient work during the year. I CO 1 o> -i The exhibits and schedules following are: EXHIBIT Schedule EXHIBIT Schedule Mr. P. F. Curry, Chief Clerk. Mr. R. E. L. Hunt, Accountant. Mr. R. O. Shaw, Book-keeper, Water. Mr. H. J. Norton, Secretary Board of Purchase Mr. Wm. Barnwell, Collector and Turncock Mr. G. R. Small, Meter Reader. A.General Balance Sheet. 1.Cash ReceiptsCurrent Account. 2.Land, Unremunerative and Realizable. 3.Buildings ,Unremunerative and Realizable. 4.Parks and Squares, Unremunerative and Realizable. B.Income Statement. 5.Revenues. 6.Operating Expenses. Respectfully Submitted, EDWARD R. BANKS, Comptroller t X EXHIBIT A. General Balance Sheet ASSETS Current Assets: Cash on Deposit and with Treasurer -----.-...-.- Accounts Receivable: Revenues Receivable: Delinquent and Executions Issued ............... Less Reserves for Discounts and Abatements __ .. Materials and Supplies .....-...-_...._........... December 31 1917 $ 4,927.34 3,225.20 26,229.32 272,816.08 28,426.07 301,242.16 32,182.88 269,059.27 37,026.92 1 340,468.05 1916 $ 3,852.69 4,122.41 31,257.63 252,006.41 20,993.66 273,000.07 32,985.34 240,014.73 20,065.59 * 299,313.05 Increase $ 1,074.65 20,809.67 7,432.41 28,242.08 29,044.54 16,961.33 $ 41,155.00 Decrease 897.21 5,028.31 802.46 I GO EXHIBIT A.Continued ASSETS Deferred Assets: Working Funds Clerk of Council and Librarian ._ Expenditures for sidewalks in Suspense ......... Expenditures for Street Pavements in Suspense ... Expenditures in Suspense Badges. ............... Total Deferred Assets. ...... ...... ......... Capital Account Cash: Proceeds from Sale of Bonds of Oct. 15, 1914-Bal. .. Proceeds from Sale of Bonds of March, 1916-Bal. . Total Capital Account Cash .. _ ......-.-. December 31 1917 386.36 296.60 140.00 65.96 8,548.01 S 9,426.93 19,974.11. t 19,974.11 1916 1,195.20 39.89 140.00 270.00 3,744.72 354.50 $ 5,744.31 136,585.52 199,444.57 $ 336,030.09 Increase 256.71 4,803.29 3,682.62 $..-.......... Decrease 808.84 214.04 354.50 116,611.41 199,444.57 $316,055.98 I so da i 3 S EXHIBIT AContinued. A GWG^TQ Land, Buildings, Permanent Improvements and Equipments: Remunerative and Realizable ----- __ ... ____ Unremunerative and Unrea lizable. _. ........... Construction in Progress Storm and Sanitary Drainage-.---------..--... ___ _..._... Total Land, Buildings, Etc., ...,_ _ ... _ Total..... ... ........... Decembe 1917 $1.402,455.12 5,606.711.15 4,963.697.61 183,300.29 $12,156,164.17 $12,527,712.33 r31 1916 $1,395. 938. 4S 5,605,163.91 4,477,117.02 222,849.54 66,688.88 $11,767,757.83 $12,408,845.28 Increase $ 6,516.64 1,547.24 486,580.59 116,611.41 $388,406.34 $118,867.05 Decrease 222,849.54 2 I oa as I EXHIBIT AContinued LIABILITIES Current Liabilities: Notes Payable Demand _ .................... Audited Vouchers Payable __ . ................. Audited Pay Rolls Pavable. .................... Unclaimed Wages __ _ __ ..................... Coupons Due and Unpaid- ..................... Total Current Liabilities. .............. ... Deferred Liabilities: Interest on Funded Debt, Accrued Not Due. ..... Total Deferred Liabilities. ................ December 31 1917 $ 265,000.00 25,899.72 4,637.63 559.20 8,426.25 $ 304,422.70 55,516.94 S 55,516.94 1916 $ 324,000.00 19,323.17 5,629.04 524.18 7,008.75 $ 356,485.14 56,845.31 $ 56,845.31 Increase 6,576.55 35.02 1,417.50 Decrease $50,000.00 1,091.51 152,062.44 1,328.37 $1,328.37 a I EXHIBIT AContinued LIABILITIES Trust Funds for Perpetual Care of Lots : Bona vent ure Cemetery. . _ ._--_._.._.______..- Laurel Grove Cemetery __ .-_._._.___..._ _ .-- Less Cash Deposited in Special Accounts .......... Funded Debt Bonds Outstanding: Series of 1909, Maturing in 1959 ____ _ _ __ - Series of 1913 Maturing in 1943... _ ..... _ ... Series of April 15, 1914 Maturing Serially. ...... Series of Oet 15, 1914 Maturing Serially _____ Series of March 1, 1916 Maturing Serially. __ . Less Sinking Fund and Cash with Treasurer applicable to Redemption of Bonds ____ __ ___ Total Funded Debt..... ........... ___ ... Total Liabilities........ ......... __ ........ December 31 1917 $ 22,488.12 4,700.00 S 27,188.12 27,188,12 $2,282,000.00 209,000.00 580,600.00 192,500.00 396,000.00 $3,660,000.00 29,000.00 $3,631,000.00 $3,990,939.64 1916 $ 19,513.12 4,275.00 $ 23,788.12 23,788.12 $2,320,000.00 209,000.00 588,000.00 195,500.00 400,000.00 $3,712,500.00 33.000.00 $3,679.500,00 $4,092,830.45 Increase 2,975.00 425.00 $ 3.400.00 3,400.00 Decrease $ 38,000.00 7,500.00 3,000.00 4,000.00 $ 52,500.00 4,000.00 $ 48,500.00 101,900.81 CO EXHIBIT AContinued. LIABILITIES Surplus of A snots Over Libilities : Balance December 31, 1916. .................... Sinking Fund Reserve.... _ ..-.....-.-.:..-_.. Additions to Property through Income.. _ ...... Deficit in Current Account as of Dec. 31, 1917. Total Surplus ................................ Total.. -. December 31 1917 7,779,180.07 29,000.00 736,957.61 8,365.59 58,536,772.69 $12,527,712.33 1916 $ 7,776,175.53 33,000.00 610,708.77 103,959.47 $8,316,014.83 $12,408,845.28 Increase $ 3,005.14 126,158.84 S 220,757.86 S 118,867.05 Decrease 4,000.00 95,593.88 I CASH RECEIPTSCURRENT ACCOUNTSCHEDULE NO. 1 Donated by the Ma.yor............. .............. Real Estate Taxes. ......... ..................... Less Discounts..... ......... _ ............ Personal Property Taxes. . ..--...-....-...-....... Less Discount. __ .......... _ ............. Franchise Taxes ........-....-..-.-...-..-.-._... Less Discount.--..-...-.-....--....... _ .... Specific Taxes -....---...----.....-.--.-.-.....- Less Discount. .---.--...-.--......---........ S $ S $ S $ S S $ Years Jfindec 1917 685,318.73 62,537.68 622,781.05 284,975.99 27,017.55 257,958.44 21,153.05 2,133.43 19,019.62 156,494.50 13,196.10 143,298.40 1 1) 1 $ S S S $ $ f) scember 61 1916 1,000.00 640,536.33 59,058.58 581,477.75 284,370.81 27,202.94 257,167.87 14,853.38 1,482.78 13,370.60 149,858.67 12,562.85 137,295.82 44,782.40 3,479.10 41,303.30 605.18 790.57 $ 6,299.67 650.65 5,649.02 6,535.83 633.25 S 6,002.58 $1,000.00 185.39 2 1 SCHEDULE NO. 1Continued. Near Beer Licenses... .............. .----..__...... Less Discount...-...-. --......-_-------------- Badges-.....-,.,..-......-.......--.- .......... Sink Cleaning Fees. . ..........._....,........ Less Discount. .....------...-...----..-.-..-. Rents Meter Water... _ . _ . _ ............... Less Discount. ......--..-...._....-....-_.-. * $ $ $ $ f Years Ended 1017 21,797.25 1,226.02 20,571.23 2,786.15 165.22 2,630.93 30,916.13 2,618.62 28,297.51 Dec * $ $ 1 S S * sinber 31 1916 35,200.00 3,520.00 31,680.00 19,250.50 1,307.05 17,943.45 2,262.50 131.65 2,130.85 22,233.74 1,934.04 20,299.70 Increase . , $ 2,546.75 2,627.78 $ 223.65 23.57 S 500.08 $ 8,682.39 684.58 S 7,997.81 Decrease 835,200.00 3,520.00 31,680.00 81.03 I S SCHEDULE NO. 1Continued Rents Flat Rate Water. ..... ___ ... __ ..._-- Less Discount...-.-.---.--. _.._.______...-. Market Vaults and Stall Rents .'.---.....-....... . Less Discount. .__-__--__--.-_..__....-._-..- Market Fees. ___ ...... _ _ . __ .. __ ..... Police Court Fines..-...-. .....-..-.._... ....... Municipal Court Fees and Court Costs. ............ Harbor Fees.......... _ ... __ ................ Surveying Fees. ................................. Ball Permits... _ ........ __ ... .. __ ....... Miscellaneous Fees and Permits. .................. Years Ended December 31 1917 $ 146,145.79 14,072.57 S 133,073.22 $ 15,410.45 24.00 $ 15,386.45 $ 3,620.45 22,191.00 6,015.47 981.60 1,161.75 3,290.90 455.00 1,185.00 3,206,71 1916 $ 148,918.92 13,357.16 $ 135,561.76 $ 15,738.28 24.00 S 15,714.28 $ 3,688.70 14,125.00 5,635.89 1,108.50 1,815.25 4,192.44 735.00 1,278.00 3,658.76 Increase 715.41 8,066.00 379.58 Decrease $ 2,773.13 2,488.54 327.83 327.83 68.25 127.00 653. fiO 001.54 280.00 93.00 452.05 I 3 GO SCHEDULE NO. 1Continued Sidewalk Charges.- . ............................. Street Repair Charges... ..-...........--_.......-. Paving Street Assessments. ....................... Water Main's, Outside Interests _ ................. Miscellaneous Charges. ..... __ ................. Miscellaneous Collections: Fire Department. ............................ Health Department- ....._....--.-._.-.-..... Highway and Sanitation Departments.. ........ Interest on Daily Cash Balances _ ................ Interest on Sinking Fund Deposits.. . _ ........... Ground Rent Interest.......... .................. Interest on Delinquent Accounts __ ..-.-..-.--... Bonaventure Cemetery, Sale of Lots ________-_.___ Bonaventure Cemetery, Other Collections. __ . ..... Laurel Grove Cemetery, Sale of Lots. .-...--._- Laurel Grove Cemetery, Other Collections. . ........ Years Ended 1917 $ 5,864.88 804.05 26,061.41 456.24 10,286.74 969.46 337.55 129.21 338.07 1,047.33 4,697.03 1,519.54 3,967.97 329.20 1,936.96 5,097.96 655.45 1,318.50 December 31 1916 $ 16,322.32 1,633.03 44,569.33 2,162.80 10,604.94 88.96 726.56 256.49 288.96 901.79 3,200,02 1,385.21 4,106.82 226.16 1,810.75 6,736.84 934.48 1,602.75 Increase 880.50 49.11 145.54 1,497.01 134.33 103.04 126.21 $10,457.44 828.08 17,007.02 1,706.56 318.20 389.01 127.28 138.85 1,638.88 .. 279.03 184.25 I 65 I SCHEDULE NO. 1Continued. Sales of Ground Rents, Lots and Other Land .... Unclaimed Wages ... .... .... .... ... Leased to Midland Railway of Right of Way along Ogeechee Canal __ ................... ...... Current Fund Expenditures Refunded: Storm and Sanitary Drainage ................. Total Receipts ____ ................... Years Ended 1917 3,479.23 81.53 100.00 27,079.03 2,839.51 $1,385.421.30 December 31 1916 9,208.23 35.88 3,833.37 58,111.26 2,000.00 41,802.31 9,671.26 $1,472,000.14 Increase 45.65 $ 5,729.18 3,833.37 58,111.26 1,900.00 14,723.28 6,831.75 S86,578.84 gsco ss d o S SCHEDULE 2APPRAISED VALUE OF CITY LANDSUNREMUNERATIVE AND REALIZABLE, AS OF DECEMBER 31,1916. GENERAL CITY City Hall Lot, 120x9a.....................-.-.........--............................ $100,000.00 Brampton Wharf Tract, 400 feet on Savannah River, west of city, 1,000 feet depth.............................................................................. 10,000,00 Fig Island (east part), originally contained 36J^ acres, now about SO acres and still growing.............................................................. 30,000.00 Hutchinson Island, 5 acres on Back River (outside city limits).... 500.00 King's Island, in Savannah River, opposite Pipemaker Creek, 33 acres (outside limits)..................................................................... 9,900.00 BALLANTYNE WARD Strip of Lot 19, 550.17 square feet.....................................-...:..-..... 100.00 BATTERY WARD (SpringBeld) Lot 89, 3.84 acres............................................................................... ..$10,000.00 Lot 90, 4.25 acres................................................................................. 10,000.00 20,000.00 S I MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 81 oo OS c eo >c cc > -e -p t-. c tc eo >o -j IM(N(NlNT-cin in a aegsss 2 era 2 2 Ere- 00 cro-Er no to m QO oo oo r~ CO | 00 CO ico a & c. a a & a, 'C'C'C'C'C'C'C * --JJ? -t> i'^* ^i?1 jup1 -jii^* |-^ OJ 02 QQ CO CO CQ CQ } fo t-t ^ >H 03 CO 03 03 03 CO - PQ o O DEMERE WARD North part of Lots 21, 22, 23 and 24 (triangle)............................. DANIEL WARD (Springfield) Block from Bolton to Sycamore and from Magnolia to West Boundry..................................................................................... FIRE DEPARTMENT Brown Ward, Lot 73, southwest corner Abercorn and Oglethorpe Avenue................................................................-........................$ Cuthbert Ward, east half of Lot 8, south side of Henry Street.... 2,500.00 Forsyth Ward, Lot 23, east side Barnard Street.............................. 5,000.00 Kelly Ward, Lots 1 and 2, southeast corner Gwinnett and Paulsen Streets..............:....................................................................................... 4,000.00 North Oglethorpe Ward, Lot 1, northwest corner Indian and West Broad Streets.................................................................................. 15,000.00 Solomons Ward, Lots 53 and 54, southeast corner Barnard and 38th Streets.............................................................................................. 4,500.00 Washington Ward, west half of Lot 37, north side of Broughton Street................................................................................................ 5,000.00 300.00 17,500.00 I 00 I 1 60,000.00 HAYWOOD WARD Lots 29, 30, 31, 5,428.72 square feet..........................................$ 750.00 Strip of Lot 12, 1, 396.28 square feet.............................................. 250.00 HEALTH DEPARTMENT Pest House Tract on Timber Landing Creek, 10 acres.................. HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT City Lots (Springfield) in Daniel Ward, adjoining Laural Grove Cemetery, 1% acres................................................... .................$ 9,000.00 City Pound Lot, Abercorn and Perry Lane..................................... 10,000.00 GARRARD WARD Strip of Lot 11, Block 16, 168.65 square feet.................................... GLATIGNY WARD Strip of Lot 215, 1,147 square feet................................. ....................$ 229.40 Strip of Lot 218, 1,564 square feet............................................. 312.80 1,000.00 1,000.00 19,000.00 54.74 542.20 CD 6 DANIEL WARD Strip of Lot 67, 1 acre......................................................................... 2,200.00 MELDRIM WARD Lot 37, strip of land at Burroughs and 35th Streets..................... 100.00 MORRISON WARD Southern 2/3 of Lot 51, 2.022 acres........... ............................... .... 7,501.35 NORWOOD WARD Lots 61 and 63........................................................................................$ 1,000.00 Strip of Lot 13, 126 square feet.......................................................... 20.00 Strip of Lot 15, 324 square feet......................................................... 50.00 Strip of Lot 11, 126 square feet.................................. ...................... 20.00 Strip of Lot 13, 324 square feet........................................................ 50.00 1,140.00 PARK AND TREE DEPARTMENT | Forsyth Ward, Lot 24 (Greenhouse)................................................. 3,995.00 POLICE DEPARTMENT Police Headquarters Lot, Habersham and Oglethorpe Avenue...... 25,000.00 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 85 3 o c O5 Oi O o O o< Ol >OO O 0050 t~i-i(M IO O COIXN CO J a i g t-H O X W .-Sfe o g^j W^rt -^ S l w o as O ' +J ^ t-i -. a1 a* 00 00 1-4<3> CBCCCCOQ +> H,"H 42 O O CUO< OQOO 43^3 'C'C CO O 8 SOUTHVILLE WARD Lot N, 4,520 square feet........................................................................$ 800.00 Lot C, 42nd Street, 4,050 square feet.............................................. 600.00 Lot 21, 2,700 square feet...................................................................... 500.00 Triangular Lot, D, 408 square feet..................................................... 100.00 Triangular Lot 23, 215.6 square feet................................................ 50.00 East strip of Lot 41, 1,240 square feet................................................ 250.00 Lot R, 2,295 square feet....................................................................... 450.00 LotS, 2,295 square feet........................................................................ 450.00 3,200.00 co THOMAS WARD ^ (Savannah Public Library) Lots 33, 34, 35; west part of Lot 36; north part Lots 52,53 and 54.........................'............................. 16,000.00 TURNER WARD Artesian Well Lot, Gwinnett and Philpot.......................................... 300.00 TRIANGULAR LOT A # Northwest corner Blue Avenue and Alien Street, containing 2.65 acres (outside city limits).......................................................... 1,590.00 TRIANGULAR LOT 99 (Springfield) 4.62 acres (outside city limits)...-...- .......................... 1,386.00 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 87 c CO o o o eo O CM tCO I ** i& CO a s CO OS -- 8 O SS OJ "H 1 a I S C3J >; CO cr I J 0*- s s e-iooo 03" eq o o 0 o iO CO * N i-t* O Q H O 88 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT >o QO to > CO * >-< o> a* CD o ) CO I *s 8 cfi ^aOS r-HQ "g 5 .0.6.6.6 6 o d d 6^6 o ]p m ^^.___^__^^_ Q "o'o'o'o'o'o'p'o'o'o'o SCHEDULE 3APPRAISED VALUE OF BUILDINGSUNREMUNERATIVE AND REALIZABLE, AS OF DECEMBER 31,1916. GENERAL CITY City Hall..................................................................................................$200,000.00 Powder Magazine................................................................................. 2,300.00 Savannah Public Library..................................................................... 90,000.00 POLICE DEPARTMENT Police Headquarters.............................................................................. 50,000.00 Emergency Motorcycle Station, Thomas Park................................. 515.00 Emergency Motorcycle Station, Grayson Park................................ 515.00 FIRE DEPARTMENT Engine House No. 1.............................................................................. 6,000.00 Engine House No. 2.......................................................................... 10,000.00 292,300.00 51,030.00 2 I to to Engine House No. 3 (Headquarters)................................................... 13,600.00 Engine House No. 4............ ............................................................. 7,000.00 Engine House No. 5...................-.........................................................$ 7,000.00 Engine House No. 6............................................................................ 8,000.00 Engine House No. 7........................................................................... 11,000.00 $ 62,600.00 HEALTH DEPARTMENT Buildings on Pest House Tract: C> 1 two-story frame dwelling (Smallpox Hospital) ..............., 1,600.00 2 one-story frame detention barracks.....................................I 1 one-story frame building for ambulance ...................... .......j SANITATION DEPARTMENT Incinerator Plant.................................................... .... ..... ........... 107,000.00 HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT City Lot Buildings: 2 1 Office Building................................................. ................ 1,000.00 1 Main Building (City Stables).......................................... ....... 5,500.00 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 93 in" o o o O C3 o o CO CO o o o 1 jsg jOC soc t^ ^ i , "a "3^ |j 03 'O o1 +3 a "l fe C _ 2 Shops (Carpenter, Paint,Storeroom, ofBlacl west 5 c c c T 4 ffi OG ^= e bl '43 IH S C c >c l~ o c O 1 ta1 '. eo [i >c C = l-H > e > c i 1 | ^^^ ij ^i r-t TDREE DEPARTME ;r's Residence. DaflBnPai 1 0 ) . c > c ; i v "B "f>, _oa m ^ s ^ | >CQ1 o "? s 4J ^= OQ ^ o flj J* > ) . t 1 -s rt SCHEDULE 4 APPRAISED VALUE OF PARKS AND SQUARES UNREMUNERATIVE AND REALIZABLE, AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1916. NAME PARKS Adams............. ...................... ............................ ......... Baldwin.. .... .....................................:............ .............. Cann. ....... ... ... .. .. .......................... .......................... Dasher... ... ...... ...................... .................................. Baffin... ... ....... ...... .. ......... ....... .. ... ... .... ................ Dixon........ ............... ............................ ......................... Entelman.. ........................................ .... ............... Emmett....... ........................ ........ ........... ................. .... Forsyth......... ... ............................................................ Gaudry.......... ........................................ ................... .. Grayson......... ............ .................................................. ACRES. ........................... 1. .......................... 1.2 ...................:....... 2.18 ......................... .2 ....................... 80.40 ........................ 1.20 ......................... 1. ......................... 4.75 ......................... 10. .................... .. 1. . ................ .. . 1.75 AMOUNT. $ 7,500,00 20,000.00 10,000.00 6,000.00 250,000.00 40,000.00 20,000.00 200,000.00 1, 000, 000. 00- 10,000.00 25,000.00 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT OOOCOO OOOOOO* oooooooooooo oooooooooooo (N O O I O( ! 0) 0 M o | > 3 ! 11S I I "el oJ _4 K, 1-4 s3 o 05 ij P^ OB SQUARESNAME ACRES AMOUNT. Chatham................................................................................................. 1.02 $ 70,000.00 Chippewa.......... ................................................................................... 1.40 200,000.00 > Calhoun.................................................................................................... .91 75,000.00 o Columbia.............................................................................................. .55 50,000.00 Crawford............................................................................. .56 40,000.00 Eibert............................................................................... .53 50,000.00 Franklin............................................................................................... .50 60,000.00 Green...................................................................................................... .50 40,000.00 Johnson.................................................................................................. 1.19 300,000.00 Lafayette.......................................................:...-..........................-...... .99 75,000.00 Liberty.................................................................................................. .50 50,000.00 Madison............................................................-.....-.... ........ .... 1.07 175,000.00 Monterey....... ............................................................................. .96 125,000.00 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 97 OOO OOOOOOl OOOi o O! o< < IOO O O > O OOO 'OOOOOOOO IOOOOOOOO >oooooooo OO : t- !> ( ! O O O O OO 10 > O CO 10 ^ CO O O o o 8 s5 *4 s s OJS cc : ' i ; i i i ; i i s i tf^ >S3 1-3 1 c : : 1 1 i i ' : : I 0 a Ja a 111 -*: i I S'S EXHIBIT B. Income Statement. Total Revenues.. ___.___.._._..___.____..---.-_-- Additions to Income: Ground Rents ___.--....___.__..._..-.-_-_-_ Interest _ ... .............................. Miscellaneous .. _ ..___._. .......J. ...------ Total.................................. Total Revenues and Additions to Income. ..-..---. Operating Expenses ......... _ _.___._,__.---....-. Per Cent of Total Income _ .................. Deduction from Income: Sinking Fund Provisions Bonds of 1959. ....... Sinking Fund Provisions Bonds of 1943........ Drainage Bonds Matured April 15..... ....... Auditorium Bonds Matured October 15-------- Drainage Bonds Matured March 1.. ........... Interest on Funded Debt. __ ........... ........ Interest on Notes Payable _ .... _ .......... Total..... ........... .................. Per Cent of Total Income _ .......... ....... Years Ended 1 1917 $1,323,042.60 3.967.97 5,292.35 $ 9,260.32 $1,332.302.92 007,323.72 68.10 32,000.00 2,000.00 7,500.00 3,000.00 4,000.00 158,226.34 16,307,61 3,180.00 239.2ft $ 226,453.21 16.99 December 31 1910 $1,307,202,59 4,054.96 4,162.09 451.56 $ 8,659.61 $1,315,862.20 872,443.05 66.30 31,000.00 1,500.00 6,500.00 2,500.00 145,993.83 18,836.22 4,587.50 151.75 73.13 $ 211,142.43 16.05 $ 15,840.01 1,130.20 $ oOO.'l $ 16,440.72 34,880.67 1,000.00 500.00 1,000.00 500.00 4,000.00 12,232.51 166.13 t 15,310.78 Decrease $ 77.99 451.56 2,528.61 1,407.50 151.75 $.. ....... s IGO 2! ri I INCOME STATEMENTContinued Total operating expenses and deduction from income Net Operating Income.. ... ...--.-_-._.--...._.. Per Cent, of Total Income __ ...... Additions to Property Through Income: Furniture and Fixtures General Offices. ...... Horse and Buggy Building Inspector.. ....... Police Department: Emergency Station East Side __ ............ Gamewell System Extensions. -_._._.__...__ New Live Stock. ........_................... Automobiles.--.-------.. .. - . Motorcycles. .................. ............. New Live Stock __ _ ....................... Automobiles. _ ___ ... ___ .--..--.....- Highways and Sanitation Departments: New Live Stock. _ ....._..._.. .. Machinery and Equipment, ... . .. . . Automobiles _ .......................... . Health Department: Automobile ___ .. ... Water Works Department: Liquid Chlorine Apparatus _ ............... Wells and Conduits ___ . _ _ . __ ....... Automobile _ ........... .. . .. .. Meters _ ............. .... Meters _ ...................... - .... - Years Ended 1917 '$1,133,776.93 198,525.99 14.90 25.00 109.35 160.00 835.00 1,110.00 1,262.00 265.00 4,200.00 150.00 618.50 1,179.75 8,828.92 14,372.74 774.20 10,402.24 10,402.24 December 31 1916 $1,083,585.48 232,276.72 17.65 568.35 863.80 535.00 1,147.02 1,300.00 1,050.00 1,555.13 550.00 689,20 3,944.00 3,091.39 500.00 19,438.53 600.00 $ 50,191.45 160.00 1,110.00 256.00 118.50 1,179.75 14,372.74 774.20 10,402.24 .-....- I 33,750.73 543.35 754.45 535.00 1,147.02 465.00 1,050.00 293.13 285.00 689.20 2,941.39 10,609.61 600.00 GO I INCOME STATEMENTContinued 8 City Market: . Improvements. ... ..__.__... ..-_ Savannah Public Library: Construction, Cost to the City - - ........... Bonaventure Cemetery: Park and Tree Commission: New Live Stock __ ......................... Lawn Mowers. _._ __.._____ __ -.. - Laurel Grove Cemetery : New Street Signs _ ...... - Cost of New Streets and Opening and Grading _ Thereof................ ... .......... Construction of New Sidewalks on City's Prop. . City's Proportion of Cost of Paving Streets __ . Improvements to Wharf at foot W. Broart St. .. Paid to Georgia Historical Society for Books .... Drainage, Kayton Canal _______ _ ..... Miscellaneous Strips of Land acquired. . ___ . Total... .......... ...- _ ... Years Ended '. 1017 3,463.12 695.15 399.96 19,386.93 81.1-1 19,170.99 29,561.08 ' 1,018.49 $ 118,069.56 December 31 1916 12,145.45 500.00 500.00 500.00 250.00 500.00 854.82 31,174.92 650.00 37,185.49 1,575.38 2,000.00 9,285.25 $ 132,953.73 3,463.12 695.15 29,561.08 Decrease 12,145.45 500.00 500.00 500.00 250.00 100.04 854.82 11,787.99 568.86 18,014.50 1,575.38 2,000.00 8,266.76 $14,884.17 fc 3 INCOME STATEMENTContinued Less: Sales of Bonaventure Cemetery Lots. ------- Sales of Laurel Grove Cemetery Lots. ------- Sales of Ground Rent Lots....- __ ...---_- Sale of Part of Lot 70, Daniel Ward.. ...--.- Sale of Other Land and Equipment ------- Inventory adjustments of Value of Live Stock Total Net Additions to Property Through Income. Per Cent, of Total Income. ____ ._ __ ------ Notes Payable for Outlays Issued Prior to January 28, 1913 _________ __ .-.-- Total Deductions from Net Operating Income . - . Net Income: Surplus _ _ _ _......___..-._...-.-_.-. Deficit... ...... _ .......... _ .... ----- Per Cent, of Total Income....... ...-.----- Years Ended! 1917 1,936.96 ARK if. 2,392.71 1,425.60 $ 6,410.72 $ 111,658.84 8.38 $ 111,658.84 $ 86,867.15 6.52 December 31 1916 1,810.75 933.48 731.36 7,500.00 3,060.00 1,037.23 $ 15,062.82 $ 117,890.91 8.96 28,505.29 2.17 $ 146,396.20 S 85,880.52 6.52 126.21 1,661.35 $ 986.63 278.03 7,500.00 1,624.40 1,037.23 .? 8,652.10 $ 6,232.07 28,505.29 834,737.36 cc e3 Advalorem Taxes: Less Discount. .--_.._--....------._-_ Personal Property Taxes. .................. Franchise Taxes ___ ..................... Less Discount. ..-.--...........-...-. Total Advalorem Taxes.. ..-.-..............._. Per Cent, of Total Revenues. -.......-. SCHEDULE 5. Revenues. Years Ended] 1917 $ 687,757.13 58,446.45 $ 629,310.68 $ 304,022.09 29,019.75 $ 275,002.34 $ 21,134.27 2,905.27 S 18,229.00 $ 922,542.02 69.72 December 31 1910 $ 682,731.00 66,631.72 $ 616,099.28 $ 295,738.41 28,636.87 $ 267,101.54 S 14,856.50 1,482.78 S 13,373.72 S 896,574.54 68.59 Increase S 5,026.13 $ 13,211.40 $ 8,283.68 382.88 $ 7,900.80 $ 6,277.77 1,422.49 $ 4,855.28 S 25,967.48 ju/v i h S M 3 REVENUESContinued. Specific Taxes: Specfic Tax Licenses __ .__.._....__._.---- Less Discount. ....................... Near Beer Licenses. ......,-......--.....-- Less Discount. ....................... Badges ..... . ... Total Business Taxes. __._._._....._ Per Cent, of Total Revenues ........... Years Ended '. 1917 $ 156,140.86 13,196.10 $ 142,944.76 $ 21,787.65 1,226.02 $ 20,561.63 $ 163,506.39 12.35 December 31 1916 $ 149,479.59 12,572.85 $ 136,906.74 $ 35,200.00 $ 3,520.00 $ 31,680.00 $ 19,219.50 1,307.65 $ 17,911.85 $ 186,498.59 14.27 $ 6,661.27 623.25 $ 6,038.02 $ 2,568.15 $ 2,649.78 835,200.00 $ 3,520.00 $31,680.00 81.63 $22,992.20 3 GO fe! CJ v-j s REVENUESContinued. Municipal Industries: Water Rents Flat Rate.... ............... Less Discount- ......-...-.-..-.....-.. Water Rents Metered .................... Less Discount...... .................. Rents of Land Old Water Works Tract.. . . . Miscellaneous Water Charges __ --.-_---._. Market Vault and Stall Rents ............... Less Discount ........................ Market Pees...-. .............. ..........^ Years Ended December 31 1017 S S $ $ $ $ S 145,972.43 13,028.25 132,944.18 32,732.41 2,618.62 30,113.79 600.00 592.50 15,311.62 24.00 15,287.62 3,575-.75 1916 S $ S S S $ S 148,258.03 13,251.80 135,066.23 23,066.85 1,934.04 21,132.81 600.00 981.50 16,009.54 24.00 15.985.54 3,733.40 Increase $ 9,665.56 684.68 S 8,980.98 Decrease $ 2,285.60 223.55 $2,062.05 389.00 697.72 697.92 $ 167.65 I GO 3 REVENUESContinued. Municipal Industries Continued: Bonaventure Cemetery: Burial Fees.. ._-..--.-. ..-----....- Care of Lots-...--..-. __-_--_...----,--- Watai* Pfmta Laurel Grove Cemetery: Municipal Court: Court Costs and Other Fees. ........... Total Municipal Industries ------- ' Per Cent, of Total Revenues ----- Miscellaneous Revenues: Chimney Sweeping Fees..----.. -------- Execution Fees. __ .. ..-._.-.---. Years Ended 1 1917 $ 736.00 5,370.09 1,148.11 1,239.38 1,289.50 29.00 5,864.90 S 198,790.82 15.02 $ 176.30 1,207.00 3,031.00 1,714.00 S 1,317.00 December 31 1916 $ 657.00 3,499.68 1,029.19 1,485.55 1,449.75 54.00 6,126.24 * 191,740.79 14.66 $ 493.70 1,760.50 2,890.00 1,479.00 $ 1,411.00 S 79.00 1,870.51 118.92 $ 7,050.03 141.00 235.00 246.17 160.25 25.00 261.34 S 317.40 553.50 $ 94.00 I 00 I REVENUESContinued Miscellaneous Revenues Continued : Gas Meter Inspection Fees. .._......-._..-. Harbor Fees. Sewer Connection Fees.. ....... ............ Sink Cleaning Fees.. . ...................... Less Discount. ........................ Surveying Fees.--.-.-.......-.-.-.-.... . Wharfage Fees _ .......................... Ball Permits _ ........................... Moving Furniture Permits. ................ Police Court Fines... ...................... Police Department Services. . . ............. Rents Municipal Wharves ................ Rents Miscellaneous City Property ........ Miscellaneous Items.. ...................... Per Cent, of Total Revenues _ _ ...... Total Revenues ...... _ .......... Years Ended 1917 $ 3,284.90 2S4.50 123.40 981.50 433.00 2,966.05 155.47 S 2,810.58 455.00 429.16 1,185.00 1.75 22,131.00 1,800.00 110.00 258.00 1,235.28 $ 38,203.37 2.88 f 1.323. 042. 60 December 31 1916 $ 4.00 4,198.44 166.50 23.50 1,108.50 320.00 2,195.70 131.65 S 2,064.05 730.00 1,023.03 1,278.00 2.00 14,094.65 1,800.00 110.00 257.00 1,543.80 S 32,388.67 2.48 S 1.307.202.59 Increase OS. 00 99.90 113.00 770.35 23.82 $ 746.53 8,036.35 1.00 % 5,814.70 S 15.840.01 Decrease $ 4.00 913.54 127.00 275.00 593.87 93.00 .25 308.52 I OS SCHEDULE 6 Operating Expenses GENERAL GOVERNMENT Legislative: Salaries of Aldermen ..-.---.-.....-.....--.- Postage, Telephone and Telegraph ............ Badges__._ ... ..... . ..... Total.. ....... ........ .- .. ..... Years Ended 1917 $ 3,120.00 4,525.95 235.86 14.24 1,908.50 78.59 $ 9,883.14 December 31 1916 S 3,120.00 4,940.34 173.97 14.28 1,206.50 100.21 $ 10,455.30 J.11U1 xitMKs 61. 89 Decrease $ 414.39 .04 198.00 21.62 $ 572.16 S I # 00 I 108 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT sI 8 . a: z o H CU Cd ga ! 1 S5 \ -i CO11 6 CO -H 1 1 2 5Q a; 5 w "B i o C ^ GENERAL GOVERNMEN Ei i ^ oo 1 O O3 ir~ o ICO O I CO CO 1 CO CO 1C OO " CM si 1 CKi ooO Cwfe *M ,Hc 88ngg$888 o i*- oo epic Cw O5 *O t** C^ I s* i-^ ^i 1O CO CO * ^i" -^ e o o o to t- oo "i1 o _!w O1 & " e^ Salary-..- Salaryof Mayor's . -and Uniform ofSalary Porter . Supplies. Office Expenses and Printing and Stationery ......Annual Publishing Mayors Repoi of Clerkommissions Salary o *Xu CO *4 *2sg" rH *-^ rH 1 T (~*f\\7T?T) XTTWC'TVtnn Assessment of Taxes: Salaries of Tax Assessors-....-----...----- .. Salaries of Office Clerks..... _ .............. Office Expenses and Supplies.. ............... Printing and Stationery . . ___ .............. Postage, Telephone and Telegraph ..-----..--. Surety Bond Premiums-. _ ._..... __ . _ .. Furniture and Fixtures-Repairs and replacement Total.. . Years Ended 1917 $ 3.772,10 2,000.00 79.05 S2.50 117.00 16.88 130.90 $ 6,198.43 December 31 1916 S 3,800.00 2,226.00 53.34 253.00 75.00 16.92 1.00 $ 6,424.26 25.71 42.00 129.90 27.90 225.00 170.50 .04 $ 225.83 OPERATING EXPENSESContinued. GENERAL GOVERNMENT Marshal's Office: Salary of Deputies and Office Clerks. .......... Office Expenses and Supplies... .. . ......... Printing and Stationery _ ................... Postage, Telephone and Telegraph ............ Surety Bond Premiums.-------. -. ........... Motor Vehicles Operation . ............. Motor Vehiclen Maintenance .... _ . . Furniture nnd Fixtures-Repairs and replacement Total.. .................... ............ Years Ended j 1917 $ 1,800.00 3,540.00 27.04 94.00 120.00 38.00 156.70 344.25 S 6,119.99 December 31 1916 $ 1,800,00 3,438.00 39.23 126.30 120.00 38.04 124.87 39.70 S 3.45 $ 5,729.59 Increase 102.00 1.83 304.55 $ 390.40 12,19 32.30 .04 3.45 z I a 3 OPERATING EXPENSES-Conrtnued. Freight Traffic Bureau: Salary of Office Clerks __ .....-_.---.-..-._ Printing and Stationery __ . __ ....... _ .. Traveling...... _ .. ____ ___ ........ . Furniture and Fixtures Repairs and Total _ ... . .... . ..... ..... _ .. Years Ended 1917 S 3,999.98 1,577.77 217.36 254.13 275.57 10.00 649.24 2.35 $ 6,986.40 December 31 1916 $ 2,666.67 525.00 55.22 132.07 73.70 200.00 404.69 $ 4,057.35 $ 1,333.31 1,052.77 162. 14 122.06 201.87 244.55 2.35 $ 0 QOQ f|E 190.00 i *?02 % I 8 OPERATING EXPENSESContinued, GENERAL GOVERNMENT Municipal Build ing City Hall: Salary of Engineers ....._._.........,... Fuel _ .................................... Insurance..... _-......---.-.----....----.-- Elevator Operation ......................... Elevator Maintenance... . .................. Building Maintenance.. .................... Furniture and Fixtures Repairs and Replacements. ......................... City Clocks Expense ........ - - ............ Towel Service. ._........-.. _ .............. Surety Bond Premiums. ..................... Miscellaneous Items...... .1... ............. Total Years Ended '. 1917 $ 1,200.00 803.96 622.50 391.84 256.89 147.10 484.56 797.25 44.18 299.28 196.94 128.75 496.00 128.01 130.00 5.00 35.66 S 6,227.92 December 31 1916 $ 1,200.00 840.00 637.50 184.00 513.85 137.50 486.29 1,053.06 351.50 103.23 100.43 300.00 493.00 122.06 122.50 5.04 82.20 * 6,732.16 Increase 23.96 207.84 9.60 196.05 96.51 3.00 5.95 5.95 15.00 256.96 1.73 255.81 307.32 171.25 .04 46.54 $ 504.24 S I CD iry S OPERATING EXPENSESContinued. GENERAL GOVERNMENT Registrations and Elections: Printing and Stationery. _ _ . . Total...... ..... Law Department: Salaries of City Attorney and Assistant- ....... Salaries of Office Clerks.. _ . ............... Damage Settlements and Judgments. ......... Total................ ... Years Ended 1917 $ 495.00 212.92 77.00 $ 784.91 $ 4,200.00 373.74 433.16 113.10 398.83 5,518.83 December 31 1916 4,163.71 300.80 714.37 105.50 5,284.38 $ 495.00 212.91 77.00 784.91 36.29 373.74 132.36 293.33 $ 234.45 601.27 s I*9 02 25 d 3 OPERATING EXPENSESContinued. GENERAL GOVERNMENT Police Court: Salary of Clerk _ .. ........................ Printing and Stationery. .. ..................... Maintenance of Court Building ............... Furniture and Fixtures Repairs and Replacements. _ . . ..................... Total................................. Municipal Court: Other Salaries. .............................. Office Expenses and Supplies. ................ Printing and Stationery.. .............. ...... Postage, Telephone and Telegraph ...-..---... Surety Bond Premiums............... ....... Furniture and Fixtures Repairs and Replacements..... . ...---.-.....-.-..... Remodeling Quarters at Court House ......... Total................................. Years Ended : 1917 $ 2,500,00 000.00 29.00 109.27 $ 3,538.27 4,740,00 5,865.00 47.49 212.55 184.75 17.48 44.45 $ 11,111.72 December 31 1916 S 2,500.00 900.00 270.85 8.40 $ 3,679.25 9,300.00 5,526.00 155.25 4flA 01 142.76 28.58 369.45 2,699.70 S 18,626.67 Increase 109.27 339.00 41.99 .............. 241.85 8.40 140.98 4,560.00 107.76 192.38 11.10 325.00 2,699.70 7,514.95 ICO g OPERATING EXPENSESContinued. GENERAL GOVERNMENT Pensions and Gratuities: Fire Department _ ._..--..-...-.-.-..-.-... Health Department- __....-.- - ._. .. Highway and Sanitation Departments ......... Widows and Orphans of Policemen, Firemen and Other Employees __ ................ Employees Enlisted in U. S. Army .-........-- Total Miscellaneous: Care of Powder Magazine.. . ................. Total... :--..-. . - General Government. ....-...--....-.-----.-...-. Years Ended 1917 $ 6,121.35 2,820.00 810.00 3,845.41 1.916.75 Ij 182.03 16,695.54 1,500.00 378.22 364.40 $ 2,242.62 $ 102,374.01 December 31 1916 $ 6,068.68 3,538.75 582.50 3,944.45 1,788.00 2,022.28 17,944.66 1,500.00 273.51 300.00 $ 2,073.51 S 107,499.22 $ 52.67 227.50 128.75 104.71 64.40 $ 169.11 718.75 99.04 840.25 $ 1,249.12 $5,125.21 S ICO I *TM S OPERATING EXPENSESContinued. 00 Public Safety Police Department: Salaries of Subordinate Commanding Officers, ,. . Salaries of Office Clerks..... ................. Other Salaries. ............................. Obtaining Evidence. ........................ Expenses and Office Supplies. . ............... Printing and Stationery .................. . Postage, Telephone and Telegraph ---.-..--..- Lights. .................................... Fuel.. ..... ... Telephone System Operation and Maintenance . Motor Vehicles Operation __ . .............. Motor Vehicles Maintenance. ............... Years Ended '. 1917 $ 2,600,00 17,066.10 93,505.70 10,176.21 569.00 1,800.00 5,765.12 708.75 328.62 367.02 812.26 340.61 411.94 151.68 28.48 1,628.13 1,897.15 3,542.54 ieeember 31 1916 * 2,600.00 17,701.71 95,431.96 10,172.78 1,800.00 7,007.00 212.51 318.20 632.01 472.09 374.20 156.48 28.56 1,516.45 1,446.29 2,573.36 Increase 3.43 569.00 708.75 116.11 48.82 180.25 37.74 111.68 450.86 969.18 Dcreasp 695.61 1,836.26 1,241.88 131.48 4.80 .08 2 o OPERATING EXPENSESContinued. Public Safety, Police Department Continued: Maintenance of Other Vehicles ..-_.-__--._. Maintenance of Buildings---..----.---------. Collars, Gloves, etc., for Patrolmen.. _ ......... Jail Operation...-....-. _-__-_----.-_--_.__ Dog Impounding Expenses. . ..--..----._..-.. Police Military Reserve.. .................... Travelling. __ _ .... .. ...... Firearms and Other Equipment and Maintenance thereof.. --.---.-.------. .... Furniture and Fixtures Repairs and Keplacements. .._.-_ ... ....... Total __ .-.......-.-.....--...-.-.-.-- Years Ended $ 12.65 1,311.85 7,430.98 429.75 4,880.65 96.10 2,095.06 215.23 3,000.00 245.30 401.30 96.80 26.40 577.92 S 162.357.10 December 31 14.70 505.92 6,481.86 41.79 4,314.98 * 139.85 1,949.78 3,000.00 227.11 838.87 156.20 94.50 1,443.13 $ 161,652.29 805.93 949.12 387.96 565.67 145.28 215.23 18.19 S 704.81 2.05 235.95 437.57 59.40 68.10 865.21 3 25 I Credit OPERATING EXPENSESContinued. Public Safety Fire Department; Salaries of Chauffeurs and Drivers .--.-....... Salaries of Office Clerks.... .................. Other Salaries .._...............-...-....... Expenses and Supplies Office. ............... Expenses and Supplies Station Houses...-.--. Printing and Stationery ...--.---.--..-.-.. Lights ........... . . _ .. Fuel---.....-...-.........-.....-....--.-.. Fire Alarm System Salaries and Expenses Motor-Drawn Apparatus Maintenance. ... _ Years Ended 1917 S 5.580.00 20,227.82 9,604.44 2,685.66 6,459.00 1,500.00 56,670.60 231.46 888.61 84.21 169.70 203,54 807.32 14.24 2,601.46 1,667.33 3,616.66 December 31 1916 $ 6,342.29 20,308.26 9,744,43 2,659.66 6,502.63 1,500.00 58,467.11 315.64 629.14 197.88 196.97 466.98 865.84 14.52 2,165.77 1,140.06 3,154.85 $ 337.71 259.47 445.69 627.27 460.81 Decrease 80.44 139.99 74.10 43.03 1,796.61 84.18 113.67 27.27 253.44 58.52 .28 1 en I 8 3 OPERATING EXPENSESContinued. Public Safety Fire Department Continued.- . Horse-Drawn Apparatus Operation __ ..... _ Horse-Drawn Apparatus Maintenance ...... _ Care of Live Stock .......................... Maintenance of Buildings .................... Furniture and Fixtures Repairs and Replacement. .. ___ ........ __ ... ... Medical Attention __ -._-.----___.-__.._._. Refreshments for Firemen on Duty __ ._.._--. Replacement of Hose _ ..................... Electric Inspection Salaries and Expenses. .. _ Chemical Supplies _ ..................... Chimney Sweeping Salaries and Expenses _ .. Travelling __ .............................. Miscellaneous- ............. _ ...-..--..-- Total... ............................... Years Ended 1917 $ 53.00 43.21 2,586.41 19.75 5,041.10 1,114.65 50.12 54.95 41.70 808.30 1,339.92 185,59 247.50 100.00 87.40 $ 124,578.45 December 31 1916 *$ 40.15 1,380.74 2.50 4,144.30 1,470.09 195.94 96.93 27.00 763,82 1,543.99 131.55 221.87 19.14 90.42 $ 123,780.47 3.06 1,205.67 17.25 869.80 14.70 44.48 54.04 25.63 80.86 S 797.98 53.00 355.44 145.82 41.98 204.06 3.02 3 co CJ& S 8 Credit: OPERATING EXPENSES Continued. Public Safety Board of Health ....._...___.-.__._ Salary of Health Officer.... ................... Salaries of Office Clerks........ .............. Salary and Uniform of Porter. ................ Office Kxpenses and Supplies. ... ............. Printing and Stationery... ................... Postage, Telephone and Telegraph ............ Salary of Chief Food Inspector _ _ .......... Salary of Other Food Inspectors ............... Salary of Inspector of Hotels, Resturants etc.... Other Food Inspection Expenses .......--...-. Sink Inspection- ...-.--_..............-.--.. Years Ended 1917 $ 4,000.00 3,600.00 377.75 129.04 479.08 244.92 42.99 12,747.30 901.00 1,999.98 1,042.50 1,200.00 44.33 900.00 2,422.70 731.31 41.30 922.18 December 31 1910 $ 4,000.00 3,600.00 375.75 52.72 311.80 148.52 15.56 8,078.17 919.52 2,000.00 1,380,00 1,200.00 88.87 900.00 2,034.75 794.66 1.00 683.65 70.00 Increase 2.00 76.32 167.23 96.40 27.43 4,669.13 387.95 40.30 238.53 Decrease ....... ..... . 18.52 .02 337.50 44.54 63.35 70.00 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 122 OPERATING EXPENSESContinued. Public Safety Board of Health Continued: Motor Vehicles Operation __ .............. Motor Vehicles Maintenance .......... __ . Other Vehicles Maintenance. ......... ___ . Tetanus and Meningitis Serums __ ...-.--.-.. Furniture and Fixtures Repairs and Replacements _ ................... Miscellaneous Items ____ -......--.-..... Bacteriological Laboratory: Salaries..... _ ..- _ _. __ _ ........ Chemicals Glassware & Other Supplies ...... Fixed Equipment....... ___ .--_.--..__ Library ........ .................... Postage, Telephone, Printing and Stationery..... ....... ............. Other Expenses. ---...------...-.--...-- Total..... _ ........... ... ..... . Years Ended December 31 1917 S 683.20 421.83 239.25 45.38 2,382.95 228.50 9.31 104.84 37.92 261.01 6,407.42 582.73 110.25 372.68 241.67 394.38 $ 44,349.65 1916 $ 602.95 398.87 336.12 87.93 2,358.28 135.50 68.58 59.85 30.46 31.50 6,530.00 341.00 257.29 393.90 213.10 509.14 $ 39.009.44 Increase $ 80.25 22.96 24.67 93.00 44.99 7.46 229^51 241.73 28.57 $ 5,340.21 Decrease 96.87 42.55 59.27 122.58 147.04 21.22 114.76 1 2 I 2 W I Increase caused by Transfer of water Inspections to health Department on June 1, 1917. OPERATING EXPENSESContinued. Sanitation Department: Cleaning Sheet Asphalt Streets __-..--...__._. Cleaning Other Paved Streets. ................ Cleaning Unpaved ntreets and Lanes. ......... Garbage Collection. . ........................ Incinerator Operation ...................... Clinker Disposal. ._............_...-........ Weighing Refuse and Delivery of game to Hoppers ..............._................ Steam Furnished Water Department "Credit".. Maintenance of Storm Sewers. ............... Maintenance of Sanitary Sewers. ............. Yen re Ended 1917 $ 1,200.00 6,624.67 9,007.20 32,495.01 6,071.17 58,912.78 18,518.16 1,501.75 1,537.50 3,246.13 8,379.20* .32* 4,196.24 3,038.92 December 31 1916 1,800.00 6,597.92 9,199.14 32,115.78 5,087.24 58,046.50 17,575.79 1,791.50 1,554.70 4,082.26 4,182.00* 1,093.43 2,519.90 1,392.74 2G.75 379.23 983.93 86(5.28 942.37 4,197.20* 1,676.34 1,646.18 $ 600.00 191.94 289.75 17.20 836.13 1,903.75 I CO 1 OPERATING EXPENSESContinued. Years Ended December 31 1917 1916 Increase Decrease Sanitation Department Contmued: Dry Culture Expenses..... ..... ........... Sprinkling Streets. .. ....-....--_..--.-.-... Oiling Catch Basins. _.-..---.-_.....---..-.- Garbage Disinifection... ................. ... Cutting Weeds ------_----.-------------- Miscellaneous Items. ..-------------.-...--.- Total $ 1,587.32 4,085.78 3,365.11 1,184.28 1,614.51 6,173.02 72.25 1,644.80 431.27 51.00 S 158,179.35 ( 1,535.64 4,470.17 2,205.43 1,157.49 565.81 6,469.08 92.50 2,358.91 488.60 294.00 S 158,312 53 $ 51.68 1,159.68 26.79 1,048.70 384.39 296.06 20.25 714.11 57.33 OAO Af| S 133.81 oo &ft) 1 S Credit. OPERATING EXPENSESContinued. Highway Department: Salary of Chief Engineer Proportion .-...._ Other General Salaries------..------. ........ Office Expenses and Supplies. ................ Printing and Stationery. .-...-..--......... Postage, Telephone and Telegraph. ........... Inssurance. . ............................... Surety Bond Premiums.. .................... Salary and Uniform of Porter.... . ............ Street Lighting ..,.--......-....-.....-.-... Ornamental Street Post Lighting. _ .......... Years Ended 1917 $ 1,800.00 5,608.33 5,837.58 157.25 293.78 330.79 248.72 92.35 16.64 497.75 48,226.50 1,862.32 1,071.48 December 31 1916 S 2,400.00 4,850.00 6,517.38 143.68 204.73 405.09 268.50 114.00 16.68 495.75 47,448.61 2,842.73 1,004.21 Increase 758.33 13,57 89.05 2.00 777.89 67.27 Decrease $ 600.00 679.80 74.30 21.78 21.65 .04 980.41 rj OPERATING EXPENSESContinued. Highway Department Continued: Grading and Shaping Unpaved St's and LanesSurfacing Streets with Gravel -City's Proportion Maintenance of Bridges _ ......_ _ --------- Maintenance of Equipment ---------------- Motor Vehicles Maintenance. ............... Care of Live Stock-. .. ................ Furniture and Fixtures Repairs & and Construction and Maintenance of Crossings.... Miscellaneous Items.. ------ _ __ ... __ . Elimination of Grade Crossing, A. C. L. Road.. Travelling ___________ . _ ................. Total Years Ended 1917 8,389.66 13,416.80 476.27 374.46 .32 865.32 1,399.72 396.84 138.60 47.90 182.54 611.10 379.68 62.50 $ 92,783.20 December 31 1916 9,574.72 11,589.83 379.35 116.96 273.36 420.06 822.66 383.90 64.25 1,198.30 1,158.46 440.18 69.00 139.00 $ 93,341.39 1,826.97 96.92 257.50 445.26 577.06 12.94 138.60 1,185.06 273.04 16.35 1,015.76 547.36 60.50 6.50 139.00 (,558.19 CO 55 I KTl 3 OPERATING EXPENSESContinued. City Stables and Shops Department: Salary of Chief Engineer Proportion- ...... Other General Salaries.. . ................. . Furniture and Fixtures Repairs and Replacement. .-...--..-....-..-...._... Miscellaneous Items.. .. ........................ Total......... ..................... .. YoarsEndcd 1917 5. . ... 1,199.00 290.22 129.29 4.00 72.76 $ 1,695.27 December 31 1916 $ 600.00 1,255.00 1,091.91 164.71 6.30 $ 3,117.92 Increase 60.46 $ 600.00 56.00 801.69 35.42 4.00 81,422.65 co OPERATING EXPENSESContinued. Harbor and Wharves Department: Salary of Harbor Master and Clerk __ ....... Office Expenses _____ __ __ .. __ ... Motor Vehicles Maintenance. ............... Municipal Wharves Repairs _ ......... . . . . Total... ..... . ... .. . Board of Purchase Department: Salary Proportion ______ . ____ _ .. ... Stationery and Printing, Postage and Other Office Supplies.--....-.... _ ...... .... Total.................................. Plumbing Inspection Department: Salaries of Plumbing Inspectors.. .--..-....... Total.................................. Years Ended December 31 1917 $ f S $ $ $ 3.000,00 265.67 32.39 54.60 13.54 3,366.20 750.00 93.75 843.75 3,626.00 3,626.00 1916 S 3,000,00 251.70 26.08 1.00 175.78 3,454.56 $ $ S $ 750.00 73.80 823.80 3,104.42 2,104.42 Increase 13.97 6.31 53.60 19.95 $ 19.95 $ 1,521.58 * 1,521.58 Decrease 162.24 f 88.36 S I o5 I OPERATING EXPENSESContinued. Water Works Department: Salary of Chief Engineer Proportion . _ ..... Other General Salaries. ...................... Salaries of Office Clerks.. .................... Inspection Salaries. ......................... Office Expenses and Supplies. ................ Printing and Stationery... . .................. Posta e, Telephone ana Telegraph- ........... I surance. ................................. Operation Guwinnett St. Pumping Station: Fuel __ ........ . Fuel Handling. ......................... Lubrecants and Waste. .................. Wages........... .. Other Expenses. _ ..................... Steam Furnished by Incinerator. ......... Years Ended 1917 $ 2,270.25 1,837 C2 1,500.00 3,300.00 219.79 218.73 268.44 262.36 5.92 25,522.36 810.16 1,005.63 14,208.00 322.04 8,379.20 December 31 1916 2,-OOO.GO 1,493.98 7,873.12 80.31 111.01 221.05 322.61 6 .00 13,951.95 243.56 991.70 13,792.28 84.37 4,182.00 Increase $ 2,276.25 6.02 139.48 107.72 47.39 11,570.41 566.60 13.93 415.72 237.67 4,197.20 Decrease 162.38 4,573.12 60.25 .08 s *, o$ M ra > X X o > * u 3 OPERATION EXPENSESContinued. Water Works Department Continued: Operation River Pumping Station: Fuel ................. ............... Lubricants and Waste ................... Wages . _. - - Other Expenses. ... . .... ....._..... Maintenance Gwinnett St. Pumping Station: Wages-.-.-.--.---.... .... ------- Material.. .. .... -.-..----.- Maintenance River Pumping Station: Wages.... .......................... Maintenance Distribution System: Watroa Material-.-.--.-...--. -__._----..-_-_--_ Tools Repairs and Replacements. ............. Care of Live Stock- ...-..-.......- ........ Traveling. .......... ... ...--.-.----.... Connection Service Expenses ................. Years Ended 1917 $ 13,544.28 223.08 9,055.75 256.18 3,778.47 191.12 4,001.65 811.42 167.59 319.59 139.94 214.54 December 31 1916 $ 5,963.68 158.63 8,719.25 127.25 20.00 1,122.53 11.00 297.39 3,413.28 150.62 90.25 425.09 100.00 29.82 Increase $ 7,580.60 64.45 336.50 128.93 2,655.94 588.37 660.80 77.34 39.94 184.72 20.00 11.00 106.27 105.50 SSfl GO W to OPERATING EXPENSESContinued. Water Works Department Continued: Meter Service Expenses... ..._.-.._------. Motor Vehicles Operation. .................. Motor Vehicles Maintenance. ............... Plumbing and Turncock Expenses. ....... __ . Furniture and Fixtures Repairs and Miscellaneous Items. ........................ Soldiers Encampment. ... __ ............... Total ... Years Ended 1917 S 4,397.01 135.00 107.82 84.59 1,941.18 130.54 2,892.64 588.52 S 103,117.41 December 31 1910 S 1,922.14 82.78 28.12 53.14 1,573.20 10.25 1,471.74 $ 71,124.10 S 2,474.87 52.22 79.70 31.45 367.98 120.29 1,420.90 588.52 $ 31,993.31 1 , ._, 2 I co Increase caused by increase in cost of fuel and supplies and increase in wages of labor during year 1917 OPERATING EXPENSESContinued. City Market Department: Salaries of Superintendent and Assistant ....... Printing, Stationery and Office Supplies _ Postage, Telephone and Telegraph ............ Surety Bond Premiums.. .................... Lights Maintenance of Equipment. ._.. ........... Furniture and Fixtures Repairs and Cleaning Labor. . _ ___.__._______._.._._._ Cleaning Material. ........... __ .......... Miscellaneous Items. ........................ Total.................-.............'-.. Years Ended December 31 1917 S 2,990.00 127.77 40.00 7.12 515.99 166.41 183.79 7.70 2,632.75 196.95 8.00 * 6,876.48 1916 S 2,880.00 99.06 40.00 7.20 1,302.30 166.58 51.45 4.75 2,684.30 177.80 $ 7,413.44 Increase $ 110.00 28.71 132.34 2.95 19.15 8,00 Decrease .08 786.31 .17 51.65 $ 536.96 OPERATING EXPENSESContinued. Charities: Outdoor Poor Relief ___ .. __ . ........... Poor in Institutions ... .. ....... Contributions to Hospitals White. _--.___._._ Contributions to Hospitals Colored .......... City Physicians' Salaries.... _ .............. Dispensary Salaries. .. _ . __ __ ......... Dispensary Rent _ ...... ______ ....... Dispensary Medicines _ __ .. __ ... __ - Dispensary Other Expenses.. _ ____ __ Donations for Payment of Tax Payments. Total........................... ....... Years Ended 1917 $ 591.90 1,260.00 4,505.92 9,305.42 6,550.00 3,000.00 1,321.50 480.00 2,415.07 265.52 3,616.56 $ 33,311.89 December 31 1916 S 581.55 1,260.00 4,424.01 9,781.66 6,399.96 3,006.25 1,970.00 480.00 2,546.41 180.79 4,394.41 $ 35,025.04 Increase 10.35 81.91 150.04 84.73 Decrease 476.24 6.25 648.50 131.34 777.85 $1,713.15 S I00 I MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 135 OPERATING EXPENSESContinued. Libraries: Public Library White....--..---.-.......-. Public Library Colored. _.._....._._..._._.. Total..---.-... .-.....- ... ... .. .. Publicity or Advertising. .................... Total..--..-.....-.--.....-----.....-.. Auditorium................ __ ................ Total............... __ ........... ... Total Operating Expenses ..-...--...... Years Ended 1917 $ 14,036.08 1,350.00 $ 15,386.08 1,075.17 $ 1,975.17 710.83 $ 710.83 $ 907,323.72 December 31 1916 $ 10,000.00 1,200.00 $ 11,200.00 2,277.35 $ 2,277.35 $ 872,443.05 $ 4,036,08 150.00 $ 4,186.00 710.83 9 710.83 $ 34,880.67 302,18 302.18 Ifa 00 d s TWENTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PAID FIRE DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF SAVANNAH FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31 1917 A. P. McFARLAND CHIEF ENGINEER FIRE COMMITTEE REPRESENTING THE CITY OF SAVANNAH, YEAR 1917 W. A. PIGMAN, Chairman W. W. WILLIAMSON J. C. SLATER FIRE DEPARTMENT A. P. McFARLAND....................................................Fire Chief A. JNO. TOSHACH................................First Ass't Fire Chief THOMAS J. FOGERTY..................Second Ass't Fire Chief VOLNEY B. JONES.................................................Secretary J. C. McDOWELL, ....................................Electrical Inspector (Resigned Sept. 15th, 1917) D. B. McCRACKEN ..............................Electrical Inspector (Appointed Oct. 15th, 1917) T. P. SANDIFORD............................................City Electrician E. H. TODD........................................................Ass't Electrician J. T. OWENS............................................................ ..Lineman WALTER L. ZEALEY..................Superintendent Machinery S. W. PECK...........................................Ass't Sup't Machinery J. C. TYSON...............................................Chief Fire Inspector F. J. KILROY........................................................Fire Inspector J. A. BERGMAN...............................................Fire Inspector CHAS. W. TAYLOR............................................Fire Inspector N. J. FRIZZELLE, JR.........................................Fire Inspector J. P, CHAPLIN......................................................Fire Inspector 140_________MAYOR'S AXXUAL REPORT___________ INVENTORY OF THE SAVANNAH FIRE DEPARTMENT, JANUARY 1st, 1918 Lands upon which are erected the seven different Engine Houses..........................................................$60,000 .00 Buildings........................................................................ 62,600.00 Three Hundred Forty-Nine Lengths2 J^-Inch Fire Hose, or 17,450 feet, at $1.00, per foot........... 17,450.00 Twenty-two lenghts Chemical Hose, 1,200 feet, at 45 cents per foot.............................................. 540.00 Seven Auto Pumping Eng's, American La-France Fire Engine Co. make, at $7.650.00each........... $53,550.00 Four Automobile Combination Chemical and Hose Wagons, American La-France Fire Engine Co., make, at $4.950.00each.__................................... $18,800.00 One Automobile Chemical Engine Complete, American La-France Fire Engine Co. make, with 3 tanks at.................................................... $ 5,000.00 One Fire Chief's Car, Haynes make, 50 Horse Power......................._......................._............. $ 1,500.00 One First Assistant Fire Chief's Car 24 Horse Power, StevensDurea make ............................ $ 1,200.00 One Thor Motorcycle............................................ $ 100.00 Two First Size Double Pumpers, American LaFrance Fire Engine Co. make, horse drawn, at $3,500.00.......................................................... $ 7,000.00 One Double Extra First Size Pumper American La-France Fire Eng. Co. make, horse drawn..... $ 4,000.00 Two City Service Trucks, Savannah Fire Department make, horse drawn, with one 65 gal. tank hung under frame of one truck $1,750.00 each $ 3,500.00 One Levericks .Hook and Ladder Truck in reserve........................................................................ $ 50.00 One Rumsey's light frame truck with 35 gallon Chemical tank hung under frame._..................... $ 1,500.00 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 141 One 75 foot American La-France Aerial Truck, horse drawn.......................................................... $ 5,500.00 One Automobile Supply Wagon, Stevens Durea make...................................................................... $ 500.00 One Auto Chemical Engine Savannah Fire Department make, on Stevens Durea Truck.............. $ 2, 500.00 Three (3) sets double harness, at $50.00........ 150.00 One Triple Set Harness.......................................... $ 100.00 Nine Horses, at $200.00.......................................... 1,800.00 One Hundred and Five Uniforms, Caps, and Quick Hitch coats................................................ 1,050.00 Furniture and Fixtures in Engine Houses............ 4,500.00 Fire Alarm System................................................. 40,025.55 Shop Tools.............................................................. 2,500.00 Supplies at the Headquarters Station, as well as at the other six different engine houses.............. 300.00 Total...........:......................... $295,715.55 142 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT FIRE CHIEF'S REPORT Savannah, Ga., January 1st, 1918 To the Honorable Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Savannah: Gentlemen : I have the Honor of Submitting to you Gentlemen my second Annual Report of the Workings of this Department, for the year ending December, 31st, 1917. This being the Twenty-Eighth Annual report of this Department. At the close of the year 1917. the total number of members of the Department was as follows: 1 Fire Chief. 1 First Assistant Fire Chief. 1 Second Assistant Fire Chief. 1 Secretary. 1 Electrical Inspector. 1 City Electrician. 1 Assistant City Electrician. 1 Lineman. 1 Superintendent Machinery. 1 Assistant Superintendent Machinery. 1 Chief Fire Inspector. 4 Fire Inspectors. 3 Regular Drivers Chief's Cars 7 Captains Engine Companies. 1 Captain Truck Company. 1 Captain Chemical Company 7 Lieutenants Engine Companies. 1 Lieutenant Truck Company. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 143 1 Lieutenant Chemical Company. 6 Egineers Pumpers. 54 Privates. 12 Substitutes. Total 106 During the year the following changes in the Department took place. 3 Privates dismissed. 16 Privates resigned. 3 Privates reinstated. 16 Privates appointed. 1 Private promoted to Engineer. 2 Privates promoted to Lieutenants. 1 Engineer resigned. 2 Lieutenants promoted to Captains. 1 Captain resigned. 1 Captain dismissed. 1 Electrical Inspector resigned. 1 Electrical Inspector appointed. 1 Chimney Sweeper dismissed (Ordinance abolished) 6 Privates at military duty. 144 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT FIRE DEPARTMENT BY COMPANIES. FIRE STATION NO. 1 518-522 Broughton Street, East. Name Rank Service Jerry Murphy................CaptaiB..................................17 years R. J. 0'Keefe................Lieutenant............................10 " C. D. Henderson..........Engineer................................ 6 " M. J. Roache................Private._.................................17 " T. Welsh........................Private....................................l4 " Geo. F. Byrnes.............Private.................................... 9 " W. F. Fallon.................Private.................................... 3 " J. J. Buttimere..............Private.................................... 8 " J. P. Duffey..................Private....................................21 " FIRE STATION NO. 2 Indian and West Broad Streets. Name Rank Service C. V. Egense.....-...-Captain..................................33 Years W. J. Powers................Lieutenant............................ 6 " Geo. F. Kilroy..............Engineer..........................13 " L. F. Henderson........._.Private..................................19 " Geo. Campsen..............Private.................................... 9 " J. C. Hirt...................... Private....................................12 " C. D. Quarles................Private.................................... 7 " J. W. WheeIan..............Private..._...............................11 " FIRE STATION NO. 3 Oglethorpe Ave. and Abercorn Streets. Name Rank Service J. J. Wheelan............Captain..........................14 Years T. J. Duffy ..................Lieutenant............................ 8 " MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 145 J. C. Bailey....................Engineer................................14 " J. Hunter......................Private._.................................10 " T. Ryan..-............-..-.Private........--.......-:........... 9 " A. Smith........................Private................................. .. 7 " J. P. Kavanaugh..........Private....................................11 " W. R. Woodrum..........Private.............................. ..... 2 " U. R. Mitehell-.-.......Private............ .................. 1 " R. L. Price...................Private.................................... 1 " FIRE STATION NO. 4 606 Barnard Street. Name Rank Service D. P. Murphy,.............Captain..................................19 Years T. J. Fogarty...............Lieutenant............................12 " J. H Bell.........-...--.Engineer..--.-.-.-...-..... 9 " Geo. C. Donnelly..........Private._.................................27 " W. H. Remley............Private....................................16 " " E. J. Seymour.,..........Private...................................11 " J. B. Minor....................Private.................................... 4 " T. G. Kearney...........-Private....................................14 " L. E. Seaward..............Private................................... 2 " FIRE STATION NO. 5 No. 11 Henry Street, East. Name Rank Service D. V. Whitaker............Captain..................................18 Years M. F. Sullivan......Lieutenant.........................15 " W. J. Futch ...........-Engineer...............--....19 " Jerry O'Leary.....Private.............*......................24 " F. E. Leonard.-.........Private.................................. 6 " J. C. Anderson..............Private............................. 3 " I. E. Moody............. Private............................. 1 " 146 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT FIRE STATION NO. 6 38th and Barnard Streets. Name Rank Service C- M. Burnham............Captain..................................21 Years B. Blumberg..................Lieutenant............................ 6 " C. Ch:istensen..............Engineer................................19 " J. A. McGrath.............Private...................................17 " M. F. Harvey................Private._.............................11 " J. M. Smith..................Private.................................... 2 " J- C. Shehan..................Private........:..........................14 " C. W. Mobley..............Private.................................... 2 " C. H. Zace....................Private................................... 6 " FIRE STATION NO. 7 Paulsen and Gwinnett Streets. Name Rank Service C. W. Stein....................Captain..................................10 Years B. Leddy._.........--......Lieutenant.............................19 " S. W. Peck....................Engineer...............................12 " W. E. Turner................Private.................................... 4 " W. L. DuFour..............Private................................... 8 " M. H. Franklin............Private.................................... 2 " E. Beylette...................Private.................................. 1 " J. Schuman....................Private................................ 2 " S. E. Voltz....................Private....._............................ 1 " TRUCK COMPANY NO. 1 Oglethorpe Ave. and Abercorn Streets. Name Rank Service C. W. Ellis...................Captain..................................l4 Years B. Sheppard.................Lieutenant............................12 " T. Flynn........................Driver....................................l9 " B. F. Potter.................Driver (1st Asst's. Car.......... 6 " MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 147 J. R. Wohanka..............Ladderman.......,....................ll " W. F. Carrick................Driver (Fire Chief's Car) ._.14 " Geo. Schroder._...........:.Ladderman............................ 4 " John Kavanaugh..........Ladderman............................ 1 " W. B. Smith..................Ladderman............................ 2 " W. G. Daughtry..........Ladderman............................ 1 " P. E. Forehand............Ladderman............................ 6 " J. E. McDonough........Ladderman............................ 3 " CHEMICAL COMPANY No. 1 Oglethorpe Ave. and Abercom Streets. Name Rank Service Geo. E. Johnson............Captain..................................17 Years J. F. Hartnoll._.............Lieutenant........................... 8 " E. T. Morrisey..............Private.........:...................-.....16 " J. L. Eady......................Private.................................... 4 " F. F. Black...................Private.................................... 6 " L. N. Crosby................Private.................................... 1 " SUBSTITUTE FIREMAN ON DEPARTMENT DECEMBER 31st, 1917. Dan'1 O'Connor, G. E. Haslett, Thos. Lovett, D. J. McCarthy, H. M. McCarthy, Wm. Mobley, J. C. Newton, G. H. Richberg, W. A. Thomas, R. L. Davis, B. Bargain, R. E. Biidue. 148 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT During the year the'following members of this Department asked for leave of absence, and joined the United States Army, with the understanding that their positions would be given back to them upon their return from the war. R. B. Hearne................................................................18 Years R. P. Shehan................................................................ 8 " R. E. Long.................................................................... 5 " A. C. Rollerson........................................................... 4 " H. V. Summerlin.......................................................... 5 " A. L. Alexander............................................................ 4 " PENSIONERS OF THE DEPARTMENT Per Month C. A. Christians, Pensioned March 12, 1918...... ......$ 50.00 \V, W. Pringle, Pensioned Feb. 4th, 1914 ................ 45.00 Louis Treboney, Pensioned Feb. 18th, 1914........ ....... 50.00 J. J. Hearne, Pensioned Aug. 16th, 1916............... ..... 45.00 \V. J. deary. Pensioned Aug. 16th, 1916.................... 45.00 HOSE (2>< INCH) SUPPLY Station Lengths Feet Engine Co. No. 1......................50.... ..................................2,500 Engine Co. No. 2...... .. ...........51.......................... .............2,550 Engine Co. No. 3......................52...... .................................2,600 Engine Co. No. 4 .............. .....45.. ................................. ..2,250 Engine Co. No. 5......................50......................................2,500 Engine Co. No. 6.....................48......................................2,400 Engine Co. No. 7...:.......... .....48..... ................................2,400 Truck Co. No. 1...................... 2........................................ 100 346 17,300 In Supply Room. ................ 3 .150 349 17,450 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 149 CHEMICAL HOSE SUPPLY Engine Co. No. I...................... 3................................. 150 Engine Co. No. 2...................... 3. .. 150 Engine Co. No. 3...................... 3.-150 Engine Co. No. 4...................... 3...150 Engine Co. No. 5...................... 3.......................... 150 Engine Co. No. 7._.................. 3......................................150 Chemical Co. No. 1.................. 4.................................. 200 22 1,100 LIVE STOCK (9) Horses; at $200.00......................... .......... ..... $1,800 CITY ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR'S REPORT YEAR 1917 Savannah, Ga., January 1st, 1918. Mr. A. P. McFarland, Fire Chief, Savannah Fire Department, Savannah, Ga. Dear Sir: I submit herewith my report for the year ending December 31st, 1917. During the year there was 1,981 inspections made; included in this number, was 23,585 lights, 371 fans, 165 motors, 17 electric irons, 25 heaters, 6 electric pianos, 12 rectifiers, and 34 electric signs. 150 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT RECEIPTS FROM INSPECTIONS January....................................:..................................... $ 118.25 February.......................................................................... 80.75 March............................................................................. 120.75 April........... .................................................................. 112.00 May............................................................................ 113.25 June............................................................................. 106.00 July...........:................................................................... 74.25 August........................................................................... 61.50 September..................................................................... 113.50 October......................................................................... 80.75 November................................................................... 70.25 December. ................................................................... 151.75 $1,203.00 DISBURSEMENTS Salaries....... ............... ............,.$1,250.00 Uniforms.................................... 17.00 Printing and Stationery.......... 15.00 Oils and Gasoline.................... 67.50 1,349.50 On October 15th, 1917,1 succeeded Mr. J. C. McDowell, as Electrical Inspector, and since this time the most of the inspections made has been in the Fire District. One building which I wish to mention in particular is the DeSoto Hotel which has been thoroughly overhauled. It now has a Fire Proof electrical insulation throughout. I am endeavoring to see that the Ordinance governing the present District, is lived up to strictly, and I might add that I have been rewarded with good results along this line. At this time and for some months back there has been very little building done, which of course accounts for the MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 151 apparent decrease in inspection fees this year against that of last year. During the time I have been Electrical Inspector for the City, I have had the co-operation of the entire Department, as well as the Electrical Contractors of the City, which I wish to thank each and all for. Again assuring you as well as the other heads of the various Departments, of my appreciation for your past courtesies, I beg to remain, Yours very truly, D. B. McCRACKEN, Electrical Inspector. REPORT OF CITY ELECTRICIAN FOR YEAR 1917 Savannah, Ga., January 1st, 1918. Mr. A. P. McFarland, Fire Chief, Savannah Fire Department, Savannah, Ga. Dear Sir: I respectfully submit herewith a report on the operation, maintenance, and extention of the Fire Alarm System, and an outline of such other work as has been attended to in the electrical division of the Fire Department during the year 1917. FIRE ALARM SYSTEM GENERAL CONDITIONS. The system generally is a very satisfactory working condition, a number of improvements having been recently made, including the installation of additional boxes, cables, wires, etc., also rewiring of main switch board at City Hall. 152 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT NEW BOXES. 151Forty-Ninth and Abereorn Streets. 152Fortieth and Burroughs Street. 154Forty-fourth and Burroughs Street. 156Park ave. and Live Oak Streets 157Thirty-Fifth and Paulsen Streets. 158Thirty-Eighth and Waters Ave. 159Thirty-Ninth and Price Streets. 161Wheat on Street and Bilboa Crossing. 162Bay Street, West side Musgrove Creek. 163Park Ave. and West Broad Streets. 164Joe and Paulsen Streets. 165Gwinnett and Atlantic Streets. 167Railroad Street and Stiles Ave. 168Hull Street and Lathrop Ave. Box No. 153, intended forForty-third and Stevens Streets, has not yet been installed, due to there not being an available pole route on which to string our wires to this point. OTHER IMPROVEMENTS. Five hundred twentyfive feet, five pair underground cable added from No. 3 Fire Station to Perry Lane and Abereorn Streets, and three hundred Seventy-five feet, three pair replaced with five pair from Perry Lane and Abereorn Streets, to Perry lane and Lincoln Street. These cables are for joint use of Fire and Police Departments; Old style metal cable head cut out boxes repaired with new wooden ones, at Berrien and Prendergast Streets, also at Waldburg Street Lane and West Broad Streets, and at Thirty-Eighth and Abercorn Streets. Approximately twenty-five fire alarm boxes repainted with aluminum bronze, with red top and key guard . RE-ARRANGEMENT OF EQUIPMENT: Residence gong of Fire Chief McFarland, moved to 216 State Street, East. Residence gong of Superintendent of Machinery Zealey, mved to 127 Abercorn Street. House gong of the Savannah Elec- MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 153 trie Company moved to their Riverside plant, and connected to our box circuit No. 2, in place of tower bell circuit as before. Fire alarm box No. 215 moved to Anderson and Paulsen Streets. SERVICE. The service for the past year has been good although marked by more failures of equipment and interruptions to service, than was experienced last year. This, I attribute to the increased mileage of our over-head lines. Numerous violent wind and lightning storms, the receipt of a greater number of alarms over the system, and more frequent interruptions to service caused by construction men of the Telephone and Electric Companies. DAILY TESTS. One box each day has been pulled to test the system, the boxes selected for this purpose being those not recently pulled for fires. These tests are occassionally ommitted, as on Sunday and when there are fires in progress. INSTRUCTIONS. I have continued the individual instructions to Fireman, Policeman, and Citizens, in the proper way to turn in fire alarms, that was inaugurated last year. In addition to this I set up demonstrating apparatus at both Fire and Police Headquarters, making two talks at each place of approximately one hour each on subjects of fire and poJice signal system operation, handling live wires, rescuing persons from electric shock and methods of resuscitation. These four lectures reached practically every member of the two departments, and was apparently much appreciated by them. By invitation of Dr. Clay, I made a talk and gave demonstrations to the nurses training class at St. Joseph's Infirmary on live wires, rescue work, etc. MOTOR DRAWN APPARATUS: Careful attention has been given to the electrical equipment of the motor drawn apparatus; keeping charged and in repair the storage batteries of each; there are usually two to each machine. Advising with and assisting the superintendent of machinery when needed. For other service under head of "miscellaneous 154 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT work" see my report to the Chief of Police covering the work done for Police Department, also report of Board of Electrical Examiners of which I am by virture of my position, a member. CITY CLOCKS On April 26th, I was made keeper of City Clocks, relieving the Wells Jewelry Co. I shortly afterwards made a report to Fire Chief McFarland, calling attention to the unsafe condition of the weights in the City Hall Clock. This has since been remedied by workmen under direction of Chief Engineer Connant. ECONOMY OF OPERATION As a measure of economy, we have discontinued the practice of purchasing anything ready made, that can be made by us at a saving in cost. As an example of this, we purchased material for six thousand fire alarm box glasses, for $7.00 cutting and fitting them in our spare moments. The saving on this item amounted to $65.00. >A11 motorcycle repairs on our three machines has been made by us. The cost of parts, oils, and gasoline being the only expense incurred. ALARMS RECEIVED DURING THE YEAR During the year this department had a total number of 478 alarms for fire as follows: 112 box alarms, 25 of which were false. 314 telephone alarms, 19 of which were fasle. 22 local alarms, no false. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 155 INVENTORY. City Hall Equipment.......................................... $4,000.00 Engine House Equipment.................................. 3,500.00 Outside Gongs and Indicators............................ 300.00 Tower-bells and equipment................................ 4,000.00 Fire Alarm Boxes._........................................... 16,750.00 Overhead wire and fittings................................. 3,481.30 Cables, conduits, manholes and posts.............. 7,744.25 Extra material and equipment.......................... 250.00 RECOMMENDATIONS. No recommendations will be made in this report, it being my intention to make these separate during the year as the needs of the system require and the available fund will permit of expenditures. I will then be able to show in succeeding annual reports, improvements made as a result of these recommendations, where they have been approved and adopted, or if they have not been carried out, they will stand as a record of our needs for the future. COMMENDATION I have nothing but praise for the efforts of Assistant City Electrician E. H. Todd, and Fire Department Electrician J. P. Owens, who have labored hard and faithfully to produce satisfactory results in the electrical work of the department, and I commend them for their conscientious attention to all duties assigned them. Respectfully, T. P. SANDIFORD, City Electrician. 156 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT REPORT OF BOARD OF ELECTRICAL EXAMINERS FOR THE YEAR 1917 Savannah, Ga., January 1, 1918. Mr. A. P. McFARLAND, Fire Chief, Savannah Fire Department Savannah, Ga. Dear Sir: We respectfully submit herewith a report of the examinations held by this Board during the year 1917. Certificate issued to W. B. Jarvis, Examinations................. 2 Certificate issued to R. L. Gruver, Examinations................ 2 Certificate issued to J. C. McDowell, Examinations............ 1 Certificate refused to Geo. L. Hemingway, Examinations 2 Certificate refused to J. T. Hill, Examinations._............... 1 Total Number examinations held.............................. 8 Number of Certificates issued to date......................................36 None of which have been withdrawn or surrendered. Respectfully, J. E. JORDAN, Chairman. T. P. SANDIFORD, D. B. McCRACKEN. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 157 REPORT OF MOVING PICTURE OPERATORS EXAMINING BOARD FOR THE YEAR 1917 Savannah, Ga., January 1st, 1918. Mr. A. P. McFARLAND, Fire Chief, Savannah Fire Department Savannah, Ga. Dear Sir: We beg to submit herewith our Annual Report for the year 1917. REPORT OF EXAMINATIONS HELD First Class Operators Passed on 1st Examination................. 4 Second Class Operators Passed on 1st Examination.............. 1 Second Class Operators Passed on 2nd Examination............ 1 Permits Granted to Apprentices................................................ 4 Failed to Pass on 1st and 2nd Examination .......................... 1 SPECIAL EXAMINATIONS HELD FOR TRAVELING OPERATORS Passed................................................................................... 6 During the year, we declined to issue license to four, two on account of being under age, and two women. 158 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS We respectfully recommend that the ordinance introduced several months ago be adopted. Respectfully submitted, D- B. McCRACKEN, Electrical Inspector J. C. TYSON, Chief Fire Inspector J. J. REBESKE, Moving Picture Operator CHIEF FIRE INSPECTOR'S REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1917 Savannah, Ga., January 1st, 1918. Mr A. P. McFARLAND, Fire Chief, Savannah Fire Department Savannah, Ga. Dear Sir: I have the honor to submit herewith my Annual Report for the year 1917. During the year there were 57,498 Inspections made by this department. The majority of the defects were from defective fire places and flues, defective stoves pipes, and inflamable material in buildings. The number of fire calls during the year were as follows: Box Alarms 142 of which 25 were false. Phone Alanne 314 of which 19 were false. Local Alarms 22. Total Calls 478 44 False. Of the 478 fire calls, were caused by burning grass, and 44 were fire calls beyond the City's limits, which includes MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 159 the call from the City of Atlanta, for assistance during their conflagration on the 21st day of May. The -fire losses during the year have been greater than the previous year, but the values on the property involved have been almost twice as much. Total values were............................ $14,415,503.50 Total losses were............................. 147,636.85 The percentage of loss being 1.024 per cent, which is the best record that has ever been attained by the department. The percentage of loss during the past three years is as follows: Per cent 1915........................................................................ 1.44 1916.................................................................... 1.31 1917................................................................... 1.024 The Ordinance mentioned in my last report relative to theatres and moving picture shows was presented to Council by the Fire Committee several months ago, but as yet has not been passed. This, in my humble judgment is a very important matter,and I urge that it,or a similar ordinance be adopted at an early a date as possible. The Ordiance pertaining to the examination, and regulations govering Moving Picture Machine Operators, has also been pending for some time and I strongly recommend that it be adopted and thereby legalize the Examining Board for Moving Picture Operators. * GRASS FIRES. The Fire Department has been called to very large number of grass fires during the year, and in many instances valuable property was endangered, and some losses sustained on account of these fires. I suggest that some remedy be applied to avoid in the future so many fires from this cause. 160 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT FALSE ALARMS. During the year there has been an unusual number of false alarms responded to by the department, and most of them were to the extreme city limits. The man who will deliberately send in a false alarm is nothing short of a criminal, and every effort should be exerted to apprehend and have them punished to the full entent of the law. FIRE PREVENTION DAY On October 9th Fire Prevention Day was observed in all the schools by having Cards with Fire Prevention Dont's put on walls of the class rooms, and the children's attention directed to them. These cards were also distributed among the large stores and manufacturing districts. I recommend that Fire Prevention Day be observed in the future, as I believe to be a very good way to educate the people, and especially the school children the importance of fire prevention. BUILDING CODE. In my last report I recommended that this city adopt the building code recommended by the National Board of Fire Underwriters, and I am pleased to see that it has been adopted for all future buildings. PARKING AUTOMOBILES. The parking of Automobiles on Broughton Street, should be restricted between certain streets. They should only be permitted to park on one side of the street, preferably the South side because in case of a fire call, the street car occupying the center of the Street, it is a very difficult matter for the Department to pass safely. The inspectors of this department have been zealous in the discharge of their various duties, both day and night. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 161 Their attendance every night at the theatre's and moving picture shows, is for the protection of the people. I have received the earnest and cordial co-operation of all city officials and employees in my work during the year. J. C. TYSON, Chief Fire Inspector REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF MACHINERY FOR THE YEAR 1917 Savannah, Ga., March, 5th, 1918. Mr. A. PORTER McFARLAND, Fire Chief, Savannah Fire Department Savannah, Ga. Dear Sir: I have the honor to submit herein my report of operation in my department for the year ending 1917. At the close of the year I find the different apparatus of the department in good condition with the exception of one Steamer at Engine Co. No 4's Station, which needs extensive repairs on her boiler. In addition to my daily and weekly inspections, I have attended to all night alarms and fires during the day. During the year I have turned out (440) four hundred forty, different jobs, consuming about (1,800) one thousand eight hundred hours, besides the many calls both day and night for minor repairs and adjustments. I would respectfully recommend the purchase of one large chuck for lathe, which is most too small for the work of the department. I would recommend also that the department purchase a shaper for the shop which is badly needed. With the aid of my assistant Mr. S. W. Peck, I trust I 162 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT have given satisfactory service, In conclusion I would like to thank you as well as the other officers of the department, for your many courtesies in the past. Respectfully submitted, WALTER L. ZEALEY, Superintendent of Machinery. FIRE REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1917. January.................. February................ March.................... April...................... May........................ June............... ......... July........................ August....... ..... ...... September............ October.................. November.............. December.............. Total...................... I. 481 354 553 590 650 621 549 601 552 690 703 800 7,144 in Material Inf.yards bidg and 159 134 156 177 201 132 192 205 73 330 270 390 2,419 Fire Placeswith premises Works on 3 1 1 12 17 in Wiring Def. Buildings 2 2 2 10 3 9 10 6 17 3 1 65 windows Bars acrosElevator Shafts a 1 1 5 1 8 1 3 20 " and Deft.Stores Pipes 369 257 315 201 301 272 205 270 161 153 130 53 2,687 Places Deft.Fire Flues and 830 779 1,182 1,057 1,258 1,067 941 779 34 525 306 185 9,543 Cellars withInfl. Mtl. andtrash 32 24 38 6 29 9 4 10 25 35 43 255 First O,K.oa Inspection .......... . 1,415 1,270 833 1,278 1,023 846 1,027 1,077 714 1,083 274 304 11,144 0. KSecond o Inspection 61 443 1,205 515 941 905 780 641 798 756 1,560 1,334 9,939 0- K.Third on Inspection 75 230 200 443 119 477 307 236 77 253 2,417 I I FIRE REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1917. January............ February.......... March.. ............ April............ ...... May....... ........ ... June.... ... .... July... August.............. September........ October............ November.. .... December........ Total.. ........ O. FourthK. on Fifth Insp. and 16 88 10 41 155 Window Broken Ordered Glasses Repaired 5 2 10 2 4 23 Gaso Placeswith hand line on 12 16 5 4 14 14 5 22 82 17 6 4 201 Metal Ordered and Under Around Stoves 50 91 35 17 30 90 12 55 15 20 22 21 458 Gasoline Tanks Under Ground 4 2 5 6 1 5 5 5 6 2 1 37 Parties Out on First Call 192 605 327 471 342 307 494 278 189 324 94 13 3,636 Parties Out on Second Call 577 141 548 229 661 647 372 502 422 314 499 220 5,132 Windows Doors and in Buildings Obstructed .____ 1 2 5 1 2 2 18 5 3 39 Special Dutyand Alms, Etc. 71 35 42 27 38 20 21 30 37 47 120 143 631 1 1,237 184 28 1 1,450 Bad Order Pols in 1 1 2 1 5 Leaks Water Reported 12 21 5 3 11 29 81 REPORT OF FIRES FOR THE YEAR 1917. SHOWING ACTUAL VALUES AND LOSSES SUSTAINED TOGETHER WITH THE AMOUNT INSURANCE CARRIED AND AMOUNTS SAVED MONTHS. January............ February.......... March..,.. April.................. May.... .............. July....... August.............. September........ October............ November........ December...... . Totals.............. Value of Buildings $ 639,600.00 575,040.00 539,000.00 250,550.00 1,594,950.00 200,762.50 837,875.00 88,375.00 124,780.00 3,537,975.00 473,250.00 480,430.00 $9,342,587.50 Value of Contents $ 417,575.00 1,076,475.00 206,475.00 139,400.00 1,040,050.00 1,042.150,00 296,900.00 45,646.00 43,460.00 393,300.00 159,730.00 211,755.00 $5,072,916.00 Total Values $ 1,057,175.00 1,651.515.00 745,475.00 389,950.00 2,635,000.00 1,242.912.50 1,134,775.00 134,021.00 168,240.00 3,931,275.00 632,980.00 692,185.00 $14,415,503.50 Loss on Buildings $ 862.00 3,606.45 2,110.75 369.00 3,434.68 527.11 183.30 1,373.45 2,415.30 11,232.35 6,085.69 7,616.40 $39,816.48 Loss on Contents $ 1,963.00 55,723.81 15,055.20 1,030.50 2,431.72 285.00 197.15 777.99 343.00 10,446.00 3,463.25 16,103.75 $107,820.37 Total Loss. $ 2,825.00 59,330.26 17,165.95 1,399.50 5,866.40 812.11 380.45 2,151.44 2,758.30 21,678.35 9,548.94 23,720.15 $147,636.85 I GO I fe) s Percentage of Total Loss 1.024. Percentage of Insurance Loss 1.32. REPORT OF FIRES FOR THE YEAR 1917.Continued. MONTHS. January .... February .. March........ April.......... May........ .... June........ July............ August- September October.-... November DecemberTotals........ Insurance on Buildings $ 571,500.00 341,750.00 311,200.00 190,200.00 1,197,400.00 131,050.00 337,350.00 53,850.00 66,150.00 3,354,000.00 316,700.00 259,650.00 $7,130,800.00 Insurance on Contents $ 353,900.00 969,700,00 134,450.00 96,000.00 610,400.00 950,000.00 231,750.00 22,000.00 19,500.00 290,000.00 77,500.00 112,200.00 $3,867,400.00 Total Insurance $ 925,400.00 1,311,450.00 445,650.00 286,200.00 1,807,800.00 1,081,050.00 569,100.00 75,850.00 85,650.00 3,644,000.00 394,200.00 371,850.00 $10,998,200.00 Saved on Buildings $ 638,738.00 571,434.55 536,889.25 250,133.00 1,591,515.32 200,235.39 837,691.70 87,001.55 122,364.70 3,526,742.65 457,164.31 472,981.10 $9,292,891.52 Saved on Contents $ 415,612.00 1,020,761.19 191,419.80 138,417.50 1,037,618.28 1,041,865.00 296,702.85 44,868.01 43,117.00 382,854.00 151,785.25 195,811.25 $4,960,832.13 Total Saved $ 1,054,350.00 1,592,195.74 728,309.05 388,550.50 2,629,133.60 1,242,100.39 1,134,394.55 131,869.56 165,481.70 3,909,596.65 608,949.56 $ 668,792.35 814,253,723.65 2 I I 1 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 167 NUMBER FEET OF HOSE LAID January............. ........ ................. ...... February.... ........ ....................... March......... ........ .... . ........ ..... ......... April. ............. ............ ....................... May........ .............. ........... ............ ...... June. ...... ........ ........... ...... I....... . July....-......-.-...... .... ......... ..... August............. ...... ...... ............ September.-. ....... ...... .......... ....... October.......... ... ...... .......................... November.... ......... ........ ............. .............................. 6,400 .............................. 34,600 .............................. 10,400 ...... .................. 10,950 ............................. 9,250 .............................. 4,750 ............................. 550 ............ 5,000 .............................. 4,200 ............ ........... ....... 19,000 ............ ........... 19,500 Total feet.................................................. 144,950 NUMBER GALLONS CHEMICALS DISCHARGED January..................... ....................... February....... ........... ..................... March................ ...... ......... ....... ......... April............ .......... ............................. May........ .............. ............ ................. June...... ....... ................ ............. ......... July.............. ............ ....... ......... ......... August......... ............. ........... ............. September....... .......... ........-.......... October................ ...... ............... ........ November...................... ...... .......... ... December...... .............. ........... ...... .............................. 435 .......... .................... 1,145 .............................. 795 ............ ......... 232 ............................. 627 .............................. 80 ............................. 115 .............................. 272 .............................. 239 ............................. 999 .............................. 1,014 ............................. 796 Total gallons.................................................. 6,749 168 MAYOR'S ANNAUL REPORT HOW FIRES WERE EXTINGUISHED January- ...'... February.......... March._..... ..... April.......... ...... May._............... June............ .... July. ............... August............ September ...... October. ......... November........ December....... Totals.... ...... Out Dept. when arrived 7 14 13 in 13 ^?, 8 4 ft 9 1ft 17 127 Chimney foul burned out 3 5 9: 4 1 1 3 4 23 ft 9 1 4 10 13 42 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 Buckets ofWater 8 9 4 1 9 3 ?. 1 ?, 4 7 9 ft9 O e 1 1 1 ?, 3 1 1 1 11 I 6 11 15 11 fi 5 ? 3 5 4 8 14 16 99 Hydrant Streams 4 fi fi 1 5 ft 3 1 6 8 10 ftft 1 o 1 ?, 10 3 4 1 1 ft ft 4 3ft s i i 3 ?, 3 3 fi 3 3 4 fi 10 44 J9 o i-> 40 fifi 37 ?,?, 41 27 ?,?. 19 Ifi 41 fi7 80 478 ORIGIN OF FIRES MONTHS January.............................. February............................ March............... ................. April.......... ......................... May.....!....... .................. ..... June.................................... July..................................... August............................... September.......................... October.......... ..................... November.... .................... December........... ........ ....... Total. ......................... Dwellings ffi 11 21 10 7 11 7 5 5 3 6 16 17 119 EA' en 1 PQ 2 1 3 2 1 1 5 .15 UN sV 3 O 5 1 6 G 3 1 11 28 12 10 13 7 5 6 3 7 16 22 140 ILL'& 1 P 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 10 UMI % 1 1 1 NAT I+3 O ING tn 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 11 Dwellings S, . 11 15 12 2 7 6 4 5 2 8 25 15 112 I 1 Business oo <-> 3 8 5 4 7 5 4 3 4 7 4 6 60 :EL 1-*i o 13 12 4 5 10 6 2 1 3 13 16 26 111 LA! ps< 1 1 3 2 3 3 6 3 3 4 6 10 44 *EO "3 -u 28 38 23 11 27 20 16 12 12 32 51 57 327 US -O .\Q -0,3*00,^0^,3 mor4?r,? K 32 . CMiOCOTji>OTjn-*coK: i-H iH : CM : : ; i : : "H ocot^oocot^cC' r-f i-H l-H ; i-H CO >O (M -*1 r-H i-H CM * ,' a I'l-g i * 1 ^&ng<|gH,H, 25 12! 00J**l CAUSE OF ARREST MADEContinued. Violating Pure Food Ordinance.... Violating Restaurant OrdinanceViolating Traffic Ordinance.......... Violating Water Ordinance...... ...... Violating Weed Ordinance............ Violating State Prohibition Law Wife Beating.................................... (Totals each Month).. ............ Grand Total................ 7 31 45 569 16 22 478 166 19 1,359 50 31 561 3 71 52 720 1 4?, 38 611 915 34 m 42 1 699 4 54 7 6 71 667 37 45 36 653 1 71 9 43 547 43 32 487 1 66 41 542 11 6 672 41 188 472 1 7,893 2 1 co *ra ! MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT ARREST EACH MONTH January............................. .... 569 February........ ___ ...... ....... ........ ....... .......... 478 March......--.......................,..... 1,359 April.................. .................: ............... 561 May................. ..... .................................. 720 June....-......................................-....... 611 July....................-.....-............-... 699 August-...-..---......-----...--...-... 667 September............... ........................... ........................... 653 October........ 547 November...........-.............. 487 December................................. ............... ... ... ... ..... ........ 542 TOTAL... .... :... 7,893 ARRESTS IN PREVIOUS YEARS 1911.-.............--...--..--........-....... 10,433 1912.-...-.........-........--.---... 10,303 1913................-.-.....---...-.............-- ll,356 1914--........................---....-. 10,461 1915-.--..----.-...-...----.-----......-... 11,480 1916-..-.-.......-...- ....... ............ . 8,719 FINES COLLECTED IN POLICE COURT Fines Collected in Police Court During 1917 $24,089.00 FINES COLLECTED IN POLICE COURT EACH YEAR FROM 1907 to 1916, INCLUSIVE. 1916.....-......-............-.--. .$14,125.00 1915.............--...........---..-....-----.-. 14,998.00 1914.............................--.........----...... 14,900.00 1913..........................-..-.......-..-----... 23,519.95 1912.......-............- ...-...... . 25,590.85 1911..-.-..-. ........... ........ 25,200.35 1910.....................-......-.................-..-... 23,562.20 1909.-......--........... ........... ... 19,332.01 1908............-.. --- ...... .......... 35,113.06 1907...-....-----.--..-.-..-.--------.-. 18, 255 . 25 CLASSFICATION OF ARRESTS MADE DURING 1917. r 00 Jan. | Feb. | Mch.| April | May | Junej July | AugTj Sept.) Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total White Men......... .. White Women...... White Boys............ White Girls .......... Negro Men... ......... Negro Women...... Negro Boys............ Chinamen.... .......... Negro Girls............ TOTALS............ 219 11 10 238 66 21 4 569 160 6 10 ?,U 73 14 1 478 561 55 11 441 268 18 5 1.359 196 12 13 1 228 86 20 5 561 300 23 14 263 94 22 4 720 197 12 8 236 117 37 4 611 293 36 9 211 118 24 6 2 699 227 28 6 1 263 111 20 11 667 250 20 5 261 98 15 4 653 227 17 6 1 212 64 17 3 547 208 13 2 203 49 9 3 487 208 16 2 1 248 50 15 9, 542 3,046 249 96 4 3,018 1,194 232 6 48 ' 7.893 I r* fc DISPOSITIONS OF CASES YEAR 1917 Jan.|Feb|Mch.[Apl| May [ June | July [Aug. [Sept. [Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total Sentenced........................ ........ Dismissed..................... ......... Sentence Suspended................ Turned over to Superior Ct. Turned over to City Court .. Turned over to Ordinary's Court...............;.................... Turned over to Juvenile Ct. Turned over to various Sheriffs, etc...................... .... Turned over to Foreign Vessel Turned over to Army and Navy.................................... Suspicious characters released Turned over to U. S. Athor. Held for U. S. Court.............. Turned over to Associated Charities................... ........... TOTAL............................ 202 177 11 16 68 2 25 12 2 6 48 659 177 136 1 13 46 24 8 6 9 57 1 478 633 564 3 8 45 3 36 8 2 3 53 1 1,359 177 197 3 8 61 2 35 11 1 2 52 12 561 250 241 5 12 85 8 41 6 1 4 60 5 2 720 211 200 2 15 63 5 38 14 1 4 53 4 1 611 194 303 3 14 90 3 34 10 11 1 33 3 699 220 237 5 7 96 7 29 11 1 3 47 4 667 223 251 5 13 81 1 21 9 4 41 4 653 159 224 3 6 72 3 23 6 14 33 3 1 547 186 164 3 6 72 1 14 8 6 1 23 3 487 186 195 3 2 72 3 19 23 28 3 2,818 2,889 47 120 851 38 339 111 54 51 528 4 39 4 5427,893 I CO I s 190 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT GAMEWELL AND PRIVATE CALLS Wagon Calls Returns Calls IGamewell \ Private I Gamewell) Private Office Report January....... February..... March......... April............. May... June............. July............. August......... SeptemberOctober....... NovemberDecember TOTAL.. 157 132 151 167 205 196 207 222 176 146 156 186 70 38 54 74 61 85 65 59 51 49 44 59 709 170 132 154 170 205 210 208 227 182 147 158 175 2,138 50 22 24 49 40 57 46 31 39 33 32 47 14,836- 13,652.. 16,116.. 17,346.. 15,790.. 14,985- 14,452.. 16,902- 16,956.. 17,263.. 15,920.. 18,036.. 470 192,254.. AMBULANCE CALLS White | Colored | Total January.................................. 35 February.......................... 44 March.................................... 50 April.................................. 40 May........................................ 40 June........................................ 48 July............... 43 August..... 41 September............................. 43 October............................ 35 November.................. 25 December...... 33 TOTAL.... 477 42 45 58 58 65 53 60 69 64 43 57 40 654 77 89 108 98 105 101 103 110 107 78 82 73 1,131 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 191 CALLS RESPONDED TO BY MOTORCYCLE CALL PATROLMAN FROM HEADQUARTERS January.......................... 118 July........ February...................... March.......................... ........................ 215 28 August.......................... 163 124 September...................... 132 April................................ 162 October........ May................................ 173 November.-.. June.... 195 December. 142 135' 154 TOTAL......................................................................... 1,741 CALLS RESPONDED TO BY MOTORCYCLE CALL PATROLMAN FROM SUB-STATION No 1 January......................... February.. March........................... April................................ 123 October..... May................................ 117 November June............................... 103 July................................ 114 90 August........................... 124 120 September...................... 116 .............. 122 ............... 94 144 December...................... 86 TOTAL.......................................................................... 1,353 CALLS RESPONDED TO BY MOTORCYCLE CALL PATROLMAN FROM SUB-STATION No. 2 January.......................... February........................ 62 August... March............................ 86 September... April............................... 119 October........ May................................ 82 November... June................................ 116 December.... 88 July................................ 106 ............ 80 ............ 62 63 49 44 TOTAL.............................-.------.....-----.- 957 REPORTS ON ACCIDENTS, LOST CHILDREN, ANIMALS IMPOUNDED, ETC. Jan.|Feb|Mch. |Apl| May] June | July Animals Impounded......... ..... Attempted Suicide................ Dead Bodies Found.... ........... Deaths by Drowning.............. Deaths reported to coroner .. Defective Sidewalks............... Electric Lights Out............... Lost Children Found............ .. Suicides.. .................................. Stores Found Open................ Water Mains Reported Leak ing....................... ................ Water Box Covers-Reported TOTAL............................ 12 3 3 8 10 1 15 5 2 59 7 1 2 2 2 23 1 28 180 1 247 10 6 6 1 17 1 31 5 1 78 9 4 4 28 10 55 16 1 2 1 2 3 23 28 13 2 91 2 2 4 4 9 22 7 50 2 4 4 2 4 3 12 ........5 13 4 53 Aug. 7 1 1 18 9 14 6 1 57 Sept. 11 2 3 3 2 15 23 4 1 64 Oct. |Nov. 5 2 1 1 6 9 24 1 49 14 2 2 18 24 1 22 13 3 99 Dec. | Total 3 3 1 24 30 36 12 4 113 98 12 31 3 29 89 185 6 3 284 260 15 1,015 REPORTS ON ACCIDENTS, LOST CHILDREN, ETC., Continued. ACCIDENTS Automobiles....... .... Motorcycles.............. Street Cars....... ...... . Other Vehicles.......... TOTAL......... ...... 2fi 9: 9, 8 38 13 1 ?, 7 23 19 ?: S 11 37 2fi ?, fi 10 43 29 5 3 Ifi 52 17 ?, 7 in 3fi ?,n 4 S in 39 23 B 7 Ifi 48 23 2 2 Ifi 43 31 2 8 in fin 11 2 6 3 22 19 1 9 2 31 256 27 62 127 472 CO I i^j 8 to w 194 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Reports made to Police Department of Automobiles Lost or Stolen and Recovered in the City, and those Recovered for Other Cities During Year 1917. January. ............................... February......... .................... ... March... ............. .................... April.-.. ................................... May.... ............... ..................... June........................................ July ........................................ August..... ............................ September............................. . October............ ............... ....... November...... ....................... December.............................. TOTAL.......................... Lost or Stolen 1 3 2 1 3 4 3 2 1 3 3 3 29 Recovered 1 3 2 3 4 3 2 2 3 3 25 Recovered for Other Cities 1 2 1 1 1 6 LODGERS ACCOMMODATED January... February... March....... April.__ ...... June........ ...... July.............. August....... September.... October........ November.... December.... White 24 30 11 13 5 11 12 13 2 5 11 7 Colored 1 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 Total 25 32 13 13 7 12 12 13 4 6 12 8 TOTAL._. 144 13 157 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 195 SALARIES PAID MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT 1 Chief........................................................................ $2,600.00 1 First Lieutenant...................................................... 1,680.00 1 Second Lieutenant................................................. 1,580.00 1 Third Lieutenant.................................................... 1,520.00 1 Clerk, Police Department and Police Court...... 1,800.00 1 Clerk, Detective Department.............................. 900.00 1 Matron....................................................................' 600.00 1 Chief of Detectives................................................ 1,680.00 1 Sergeant of Detectives.......................................... 1,300.00 2 Detectives................................................................ 1,280.00 2 Detectives................................................................ 1,220.00 1 Detective.................................................................. 1,160.00 1 Detective................................................................. 1,100,00 1 First Sergeant.......................................................... 1,380.00 7 Sergeants.................................................................. 1,300.00 1 Sergeants.................................................................. 1,240.00 1 Sergeant.................................................................. 1,180.00 I Sergeant.................................................................. 1,120.00 II Patrolmen................................................................ 1,080.00 15 Patrolmen................................................................ 1,020.00 25 Patrolmen................................................................ 960.00 54 Patrolmen................................................................ 900.00 1 Electrician (half salary}.......................................... 900.00 1 Assistant Electrician (half salary)........................ 600.00 4 Drivers..-......-......'-.....,-...................-............ 900.00 1 Stable Keeper.-.................................................. 1,200.00 1 Assistant Stable Keeper (Night)......................... 780.00 1 Mechanic:.-............................................................ 1,200.00 1 Porter (c).............'..................................................... 360.00 MEN UNDER PENSION 1 Sergeant................................................................ 746.00 2 Sergeants.-......................................................... 560.00 2 Sergeants.............................................................. 650.00 196 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 1 Detective..... 2 Privates....... 1 Private...... 1 Private..----- 640.00 540.00 510.00 300.00 CHANGES IN DEPARTMENTS DURING 1917. APPOINTMENTS Private B. S. Beach Private T. F. English Private D. Gay Private J. W. Graham Private M. R. Garnett Private C. E. Hayes Private H. B. Hamilton Private F. C- Hamilton Private E. M. Harris Private D. N. Heath Private I. D. Heery Private G. Joiner Private W. A. Kennedy Private H. E- Lollis Private C. E. Love Private G. McElmurray Private D. L. McLeod Private S. L. Mattox Private G. W. Mints . Private H. R. Peckmann Private J. C. Pryor Private J. E. Robinson Private J. E. Roughen Private R. J. Sasser Private T. R. Skinner Private H. H. Simmons Private E. D. Story Private J. D. Thomas Private A. L. Taylor Private H. C. Travers Private E. Wells Private W. L. Wolfe Private J. L. Willianms Private T. J. Wilson Private L. Z. Wetherington Private I. G. Zahler Driver L. B. Coats Driver J. M. Kavanaugh RE-APPOINTMENTS Private F. Adkins Private M. F. Davis Private D. N. Heath Private H. Hosti Private W. W. Hewlett Private W. C. Hendry Private H. P. Howard Private D. W. Jernigan Private A. T. Jackson Private Edw. Lutz Private P. H. Moehrke Private D. D. Miles Private G. R. Seckinger Private E. Wells __________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_________197 DISMISSALS Corporal W. W. Hewlett Private C. E. Love Private P. L. Anderson Private H. H. Price Private R. F. Brant Private W. L. Roberts Private H. F. Brown Private J. O. Wallace Private M. F. Davis Private H. W. Wright Private J. L. Floyd Private T. J. Wilson Private P. J. Fahey Driver H. Fine Private P. M. Hendrix RESIGNATIONS Lieutenant J. A. Woods Private C. F. Leech Sergeant H. Center Private J. E. Robinson Corporal F. Adkins Private E. J. Reeves Detective J. P. DeLeon Private G. R. Seckinger Private S. Berner Private L. B. Simpson Private T. F. English Private H. H. Simmons Private J. A. Felder Private H. C. Taylor Private H. G. Garner Private A. L. Taylor Private H. Goslee Private E. Wells Private C. E. Hayes Private E. L. Williams Private D. N. Heath Private B. L. Woods Private H. A. Heape Private T. O. Wilson Private H. P. Howard Driver L. B. Coats Private G. Joiner DEATH Private R. A. Forehand REPORTS MADE TO POLICE DEPARTMENT BY PAWNBROKERS DURING YEAR 1917. January....................................................................... 18,642 February........................................................................ 15,120 March............................................................................ 17,457 April............................................................................... 17,257 198_________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT________ May................................................................................ 19,130 June............................................................................... 19,200 July................................................................................ 18,450 August.__....................................................................... 19,700 September...................................................................... 18,730 October......................................................................... 19,340 November.-..............................................:.................... 20,620 December...................................................................... 21,780 TOTAL.................................................................. 225,426 AMOUNTS OF PROPERTY REPORTED LOST OR STOLEN AND AMOUNTS RECOVERED Lost or Stloen Recovered $ 4,086.14 3,044.45 3,834.00 1,445.25 3,685.50 5,132.00 1,681.00 2,770.00 1,484.00 2,661.00 3,556.00 4,016.45 January......................... February. .................... March........................... April. ............................ May... ........................... June............................... July............................... August....... ................. September.- ................ October......................... November. .................. December. ................... .................$ 5,339.14 ................. 3,881.99 ................. 6,250.60 ................. 1,868.91 ................. 5,439.00 ................. 7,162.50 ................. 3,729.00 ................. 4,463.40 ................. 3,724.65 ................. 4,283.00 ................. 6,113.91 ................. 5,890.45 TOTAL.................................. $ 58,146.55 $37,395.79 POLICE GAMEWELL TELEGRAPH BOXES 12 Bay and Habersham 13 Bay and Randolph 14 Bay and East Broad 15 Bay and Drayton ___________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT_________199 16 Grayson Park No. 2 Sub-station 17 A. C. L. Crossing and Montgomery St. 21 Bay Street and Schwarz 22 B rough ton and East Broad 23 Oglethorpe and East Broad 24 Congress and Bull 25 President and Randolph 31 York and Bull 32 Anderson Street and Waters Avenue 33 Liberty and Randolph 34 Estill and Waters Avenue 35 Park Avenue and East Broad 41 Thomas Park No." 1 Sub-station 42 Forty-second and Montgomery 43 Oglethorpe and Fahm 44 Forty-seventh and Reynolds 45 Indian and Fahm 51 Bay and West Broad 52 Estill Avenue and Bull 53 Broughton and West Broad 54 Broughton and Fahm 112 Drayton and Liberty ,113 Alexander Street and Augusta Road 114 Fifty-second and Bull 121 Oglethorpe and West Broad 122 Louisville and Schwarz Avenue 123 Gwinnett and Stiles Avenue 124 Gwinnett and Magnolia 125 Liberty and West Broad 131 Berrien and Prendergrast 132 Cohen and West Boundary 133 Charlton and Jefferson 144 Congress and Barnard 152 Gaston and West Broad 212 Gaston and Whitaker 213 Park and West Broad 214 Anderson and West Broad 2M_________MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 215 Liberty and East Broad 221 Gwinnett and West Broad 242 Gwinnett and East Broad 243 Jones and East Broad 312 Gaston and Lincoln 313 Hartridge and East Broad 314 Wheaton and Waters Avenue 321 Bolton and Atlantic Avenue 322 Park Avenue and Abercorn 323 Henry and Bull 331 Anderson and East Broad 341 Thirty-Eight and East Broad 412 Thirty-Sixth and Ogeechee Road 413 Thirty-Sixth and Bull IN MEMORIAM Patrolman R. A. Forehand Appointed July 3rd, 1907. Died August 21st, 1917. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER OP THE CITY OF SAVANNAH FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31 1917 E. R. CONANT CHIEF ENGINEER ROSTER OF EMPLOYEES 1917. CHIEF ENGINEER'S DEPARTMENT NAME TITLE PER YEAR 1917, E. R. Conant...Chief Engineer and Purchasing Officer........................ $4,800.00 Monthly Rate W. O'D. Rockwell ................Principal Assistant Engineer.......................................... $ 191,66 J. G. Hazelhurst....................Assistant Engineer (9 months)..................................^.... 125.00 Watson Walker..............Assistant Engineer................................................ 125.00 J. C. Bernhardt...Chief Clerk........................................................................ 150.00 J. R. Hayn....-..........---...^^^.......................-.-.................................-...---.. 110.00 Mrs. G. A. Lysaught..............Stenographer.............................................................. 80.00 L. A. East................................Superintendent Garbage Collection and Incinerator.. 150.00 G. W. Alien.....................Superintendent Construction.......................................... 150.00 J, H. Heery..............................Superintendent Street Cleaning.................................... 112,50 R. H. Clements......................Superintendent City Lots................................................ 125.00 Roy M. Bailey............Surveyor........................................................................... 125.00 W. F. Shellman......................Draftsman.......................................................................... 100,00 T. H. Jordan.................Record Clerk................................. .....: ........................... 100.00 O. M. Miller............................Sidewalk Inspector.......................................................... 3.00 per day C, A. Hartlege........................Service Cut Inspector..................................................... 3.00 per day R. F. Downing........................Foreman Garbage Collection...................................... 3.00 per day M. F. Smith............................Superintendent Drainage Construction..................... 125.00 PURCHASING DEPARTMENT H. J. Norton.. ............................Secretary Board of Purchase 1/2 of Salary charged to Comptroller 1/2 of Salary charged to Board of Purchase........................ $ 125.00 2 WATER DEPARTMENT | Joseph P. Figg................................Superintendent.......................................................................... $ 150.00 " P. F. Curry......................................Chief Clerk................................................................................ 125.00 jjj W. P. Ridle......................................Foreman Estension.................................................................. 110.00 ej J. H. Grady....................................Assistant Foreman Extension................................................ 75.00 b* Geo R. Small..................................Meter Reader and Repairer.................................................... 80.00 T. J. McEllinn................................Turn Cock and Plumber..................................................... 80.00 g Harry Alien...................................Plumber.'.................................................................................... 80.00 PLUMBIBG DEPARTMENT C. W. Tanner.................................Plumbing Inspector................................................................. $ 120.00 C. H. Kelly.... . ..... .... .......Assistant Plumbing Inspector .................................... ...... 85.00 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 207 REPORT OF CHIEF ENGINEER Savannah, Ga., April, 1918. HONORABLE WALLACE J. PIERPONT, Mayor, City of Savannah, Dear Sir: I would respectfully submit this, my Fifth Annual Report, covering the operation of various departments under my immediate charge for the fiscal year ending December 31,1917. Conditions existing during the year as ragards increased cost of supplies, and wages, paid employees, has required the strictest economy and careful management for the operation of the various departments within the amounts allotted, and only in one department, viz., the Water Works, did the expenditure exceed to any appreciable amount the allotment made for same in the budget. The increased cost of operating the Water Works was primarily due to the increased cost of coal. The cost of fuel, including credit for steam furnished by the Destructor Plant $23,348.00 more in 1917 than it was in 1916, and at the same time there was a general increase in the wages of employees of this department during the year, which was not contemplated, nor allowed for, when the 1917 Budget was made up. The total expenditure for 1917 for operating the Highway, Sanitary, Harbor and Wharves, City Stables and Shops, Plumbing Department and Board of Purchase, was in round figures $259,400.00. This was a trifle less than was expended in 1916, and even was less than the amount expended in 1914, notwithstanding a larger area of pavement was required to be kept clean, and a greater expenditure was made for lighting the City in 1917 than the previous years. The end of the year practically brought about the completion of the extension of Storm Water and Sanitary Sewerage System, for which funds had been provided for from two Bond Issues. This expenditure resulted in the accomplish 208 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT ment of a system of Sanitary and Storm Water Drainage, which thoroughly covers the necessities for the City, and to a considerable extent a storm water drainage is provided for outside of the corporate limits. Over 49 miles of sewers and closed canals were constructed with the money available from the two Bond Issues, and an allotment of $25,000.00 from current revenue. The operation of the water works Department during the year brought about a much improved condition as regards the mechanical operation of the Department, and this resulted in an improved condition of the sanitary aspects of the situation which previously had given considerable concern to many people. At this time it can be said that there is no objection as to the quality of water supplied to consumers and that it is now meeting with the approval of the Federal Health Department. Conservation of the water supply was started with the installation of 421 meters, and as the result of the installation of these few meters the pumpage per capita for the last six months of the years was 4-1/2 per cent less than for the corresponding months of the previous year. The installation of meters has only commenced and it is with gratification that serious objection to the installation of meters has not materialized. A broad and complete ordinance fixing, rates and establishing new rules and regulations was approved by Council. We experienced two cold spells during the year which caused the bursting of a large number of service pipe connections, conservatively estimated at not less than 10.000. This brought about a tremendous wastage of water and the cost to the City of the two freezes amounted to $10,000, and not only was the water wasted, amounting to three hundred million gallons, but for several days it was impossible to maintain one half the regular pressure in the distributing mains. At the time of preparing this report ordinances are being prepared to require the necessary measures being taken whereby repeated conditions similar to those experienced during the year cannot occur. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 209 In 1916 the City adopted monolithic concrete type of pavement for most of its paving construction. During 1917 we continued with this type of construction and every indication points to the success of concrete paving for Savannah, no cracks or other deterioration is visible in the work that was put down two years ago. The collection and disposal of our refuse, including garbage, was successfully carried on during the year, and there were no interruptions, or delays, in the operation of the Destructor Plant. The garbage portion of the refuse collected during the year was less than for previous years, as there was a greater economy in house-hold consumption of food products. The amount of garbage collected, was 20 per cent less than for the previous year, if we exclude the months of July and August when the melon sesson is at its height. Steam furnished the Water Plant from the Destructor Plant resulted in a saving of coal, which would have cost $8,000.00. The work accomplished under each branch of the various departments under my charge, together with cost of same, and other matters pertaining to the carrying on of same is set forth under various headings, to which your attention is invited. It gives me pleasure to refer to the amicable relations which existed throughout the year between you and each Alderman and myself, and of the co-operation and confidence that has been extended me. 210 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT SANITARY DEPARTMENT The total 'expenditure for operation of the Sanitary Department for the year 1917 was $158,000.00 as against 158,300-00 for the year 1916. The work done under this department is considered under the following headings or items. CLEANING STREETS AND LANES The expenditure for cleaning paved streets and lanes for the fiscal year was $45,524.00, which included the removal of debris collected. Detail data concerning the cleaning of paved streets and lanes is given in the following tabulation: CLASS OF PAVEMENT Sheet Asphalt.... Asphalt Block. Granite Block.... Vitrified Brick .. Concrete ............ Cobble Stone ... Area In Sq. Yds 140,818 342,190 122,108 384,849 55,932 68,224 Total............!, 114. 121 1 100 6.12 Percentage of Area Cleaned Times per Week . 2 58 100 71 100 58.38 3 25 9 10.51 4 9 2.79 Length In Miles 6 100 8 20 22.20 5.03 13.52 6.10 16.49 2.97 3.74 47.85 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 211 Cost of Cleaning Per Year Including Removal of Debris 8,295.00 11,885.00 6,843.00 15,913.00 1,725.00 863.00 $ 45..524.00 Cost Per Mile Per Year $ 1,632.65 861.14 1,121.81 960.03 580.50 220.63 Cost of Cleaning Per 1,000 Sq. Yd. Per Year $ 60.74 34.49 55.74 41.09 30.24 12.64 Cost Per 1,000 Sq. Yd. Per Cleaning Cu. Yd Debris Removed Cost Per Cu. Yd. Debris Removed $ 198 251 560 283 302 632 5,441 4,612 3,000 6,507 810 424 20,794 $ 1,528 . 2,579 2.281 2,430 2,128 2,034 It will be noted from the above tabulation that the cost of cleaning streets is proportional to the smoothness of the paved surface, and to a small degree on other features. It is noted that the cost of cleaning vitrified brick per thousand square yards for cleaning is a trifle less than concrete, yet we know the concrete surface is generally smoother than brick, but in this City the average width of brick streets exceeds the width of concrete paved, and the wider the streets is the lower the cost permit for cleaning same. 212 MAYOR'S AJfXUAL REPORT The greater portion of street sweepings are delivered to a local concern, who pays the City a nominal amouunt of $250.00 per year for same. All of our machine broom sweeping is done at night, so that the cleaning gangs can start at 7:00 o'clock in the morning to collect debris from the streets. REFUSE COLLECTIONS The amount expended for refuse collection during the fiscal year was $58,913.00. The amount of garbage collected was 23,000 tons, of ashes practically 400 tons and the number of dead carcasses, consisting of cows, horses, sheep and hogs was 444. The cost per ton for collecting the above was 82.50. This cost includes all labor employed, care of live stock, renewal of live stock and up keep of equipment. The dead carcasses are delivered to a Rendering Plant outside of the City Limits and there is a small revenue of $150.00 per year obtained for same. Street sweepings from the City Lots amounting to approximately 1200 tons, are sold at the lots for $325.00 per year. REFUSE DISPOSAL The Destructor Plant was operated without interruption during the year and the total amount of material destroyed was 23,400 tons- The total cost of operating the plant was, for operation $18,518.00, for clinker disposal $1,502.00, for weighing refuse and delivering same to hoppers $1,538-00 and for maintenance of plant $3,246.00, making a total outlay of $24,804.00. Steam furnished the Water Works, resulted in a saving of fuel amounting to $8,379.00, making the net cost for refuse disposal $16,425.00 or a net cost per ton of 70 cents. Previous Annual Reports for 1914, 1915 and 1916 gives detail description of the plant and other data concerning the operation of same. The Plant has now been in operation for three years and nine months and has been continuously operated without interuption from the time it was put in operation in March 1914. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 213 The average monthly amount of garbage, rubbish and other refuse destroyed at the Destructor Plant for 1914 was 2,128 tons, 1915 2,305 tons, 1916 2,203 tons and 1917 1,950 tons. It will be seen that the amount of refuse now being collected is much less than it was for either of the previous years noted and if July and August were excluded, when the water melon season is at its hight, the average amount consumed in 1917 for ten months, was 20 per cent less than it was for corresponding months in 1915 and 1916. This is concrete proof of household economy as regards saving food stuff. The capacity of the Destructor Plant is 3,900 tons per month, the saving in steam increases with amount of refuse destroyed up to the full capacity of the plant, so that if the plant was operated at its full capacity much greater saving would result in coal consumption at the pumping station by the increased amount of steam furnished from the Destructor Plant. It may be of interest to know the total expenditure for destroying refuse at the plant since March 1914, or for the period of three years and nine months. The expenditure during this period was as follows: OPERATION Labor..............................._.........................$61,506.00 Material.................................................... 6,101.00 214 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT MAINTENANCE Labor...-.-....-...-........$ 1,200.00 Material and repairs, including labor and material......................................... 7,967.00 9,167.00 Outlays.............................................. $2,596.00 Clinker Disposal.................................... 5,091.00 Weighing of refuse....................._......... 3,199.00 Handling cinders for fuel during July and August each year.......................... 1,900.00 Fuel purchased................._............... 500.00 13,286.00 Grand total.................-.......$89,970.00 SUMMARY OF CREDIT Steam..-......-...-......-...-........__.-..-.............$25,524.00 Clinker.......................................................................... 4,963.00 Outlays that should be distributed over several years...................................................................... 2,596.00 Material on hand.......................................................... 3,000.00 Total....-....-...-..-..-....-...............$36,083.00 The total amount destroyed for three years and nine months was 98,717 tons, equivalent to 72.6 tons per day. The net cost per ton was 54.6 cents, the guaranteed net cost of operation, assuming that the plant is worked to its full capacity of 130 tons per day, is 40.4 cents, and if the plant was worked to its full capacity, the net cost per ton would be less than the guaranteed cost. The cost above, however, does not include interest on investment or depreciation. An account of the operation of the Incinerator Plant from the commencement of operation, is contained in "Municipal Engineering" for February 1918. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 215 MAINTENANCE OF SANITARY AND STORM WATER SEWERS The amount expended for maintenance of storm water sewers for the fiscal year was $4,196.00 and for maintenance of sanitary sewers $3,039.00. This included, however, 2,664 lineal feet of extension of circular sewtrs from 6-inches to 12-inches in diameter, the cost of which was $2,132.00. While we were fortunate in not having any extensive sewer breaks during the year, naturally we had quite a large number of small breaks and a large number of stoppage in sewers to clean out. DRY CULTURE While the term Dry Culture is used, what is really meant is the surface drainage of lands on the outskirts of the City through open ditches and canals, and the work consists of keeping these ditches and canals clean and to proper grade. The amount expended for this work in 1917 was $4,086.00. SPRINKLING STREETS The Auditor's statement shows an expenditure for sprinkling streets $3,365.00. This amount, however, should appear in items for cleaning streets and has been so considered in deriving at cost of cleaning paved streets and lanes. SWEEPING CROSSINGS At the end of the fiscal year there were 362 foot crossings constructed across unpaved streets to connect with sidewalks. The amount expended for cleaning crossings was $1,184.00, which entialed an expenditure of $3.27 per crossing per year. 216 MAYOR'S ANNUAL RETORT CLEANING UNPAVED STREETS AND LANES The amount expended for this work for the year was $6,071.00. The work done consisted in part of cleaning up the debris consisting of rubbish and other refuse, and to a considerable extent the removal of ashes that had been dumped in the lanes by housholders, and to some extent of the grading of lanes. The cflbic yards of debris removed was 3,279. OILING CATCH BASINS Between April and November, during the mosquito breeding season, a force makes regular weekly inspections of all catch basins and the catch basins are treated with a low grade of kerosene or crude oil. This treatment eliminates to a very large extent the mosquito nuisance. The amount expended during the fiscal year for this purpose was $1,615.00. The number of oilings made was 54,000, making the cost for oiling approximately 3 cents. The number of catch basins was 1.774 or the cost per catch basin for the period when it was treated was a little less than $1.00 per catch basin, which must be considered a most economical expenditure for the results attained. CLEANING CATCH BASINS The cost of cleaning catch basins including the removal of debris taken from same, for the fiscal year was $6,759.00, the approximated yardage removed from the catch basins was 3,540 and the cost per cubic yard was $1,90. The number of cleanings made during the year was 21,698. the cost per each catch basin cleaned was 31 cents. The number of catch basins existing at the end of the year was 1,774. CUTTING WEEDS The amount expended for weed cutting was $1,645.00. The cutting of weeds was done in City's streets and lanes and other area owned by the City. This work was done part with horse drawn mowing machine and in part by hand. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 217 CITY STABLES AND SHOPS DEPARTMENT The operation of this department, includes the care and feeding of all live stock, the maintenance of and up keep of all vehicles and rolling stock. All wagons are built new, purchases being only made for wheels, axles and minor castings, used in the construction of same. All harnesses used in the various departments are repaired at the lots and all cart and wagon harnesses are made in the harness shop. All painting required for the rolling stock and vehicles is done in the paint shop, and to a considerable extent outside work is done at the market, maintaining bridges, etc., by the employees of this department. Besides the above, horseshoeing of all stock of departments under the public works office is also done without loss of time that would ensue if the work was done by outside parties. During the year 1917 the average number of stock on hand was 160 head. Only five head of stock died and five were sold. 18 head of stock were purchased during the fiscal year, 28,000 bushels of oats, 560 tons of hay and one ton of mixed feed was purchased. The cost of feed for the year, including drayage to the lots was $38,000.00, of this amount $8,000.00 worth was distributed to the Police and other departments. At the end of the year there was feed on hand valued at $2,000.00, so that the cost per animal for feeding during the year was $14.50 per month. The number of two horse wagons built during the year was eight, the average cost of which .was $156.00. The number of new carts built was ten, the average cost of which was $47.00, and the number of machine brooms refilled, 134, the cost of which was $6,47 each, the number of paper boxes built for use in lanes, was 46, at an average cost of $8.00 each. In addition to the routine work done at the shops, the regular force made certain improvements at the City Market, consisting of building 13 chicken coops 13 tables, closing opening to prevent birds entering the building, plastering and white washing several vaults, putting in window frames and glasses, 218 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT supervising the painting of the Market and other miscellaneous work. A small amount of work was done by the City's forces in repairing bridges and City's docks and wharves. The amount of pay roll for City Stables and Shops amounted to for the year $9,344.00. With the exception of $1,695.00, for maintenance of buildings and office force, this amount is distributed to various departments for which work was done. HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT STREET LIGHTING The amount expended for street lighting for the fiscal year was as follows: For post and pendant lighting $48,226.50, for ornamental street post lighting $1,862.32. At the end of the year there were 802 lights, 4-ampere magnitite arc lamps in use, 20 having been installed, one taken over by the City and one cancelled during the year 1917. The present rate for street lighting and current for power is as follows: For 4-ampere magnitite arc lamps, $60.00 per year Ornamental lighting 3c per kilowatt. For power 1.8 cents per kilowatt. For lighting all municipal buildings 2-1/4 cents per K. W. SIDEWALKS On account of high cost of meterial and increase in labor cost, as well as the desire of the real estate men to retrench as regards improvement work, the amount of sidewalks put in for 1917 was very much less than for the previous year. The yardage of new pavement put down was less than 2,000; 518 notices were served upon the owners of property to repair sidewalks. Due to the general suspension of sidewalk work, there are at this time a large number of localities where MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 219 sidewalks should be constructed, and it is anticipated that this work can be resumed in the near future. There was expended for maintenance of sidewalks and for repairs to sidewalks, where roots of trees upheaved same $1,071.00. REPAIRING PAVED STREETS AND LANES The following area of paved streets were taken up and either new material put down or old material turned and relaid: SheetAsphalt......................................... 1,051 Square yards Block Asphalt..........................._............... 6,944 Square yards Granite Block............................................ 7,439 Square yards Vitrified Brick.......................................... 12,938 Square yards Concrete.................................................... .......... Square yards Cobble ...................................................... 3,144 Square yards The total expenditure for this work amounted to $8,390.00 The amount expended during the year 1917 for maintenance of unpaved streets and lanes of the City amounted to $13,417.00, of this amount $2,500.00 was expended in re-surfacing or re-grading streets and lanes that were badly washed by torrential rains that occurred in July and August. The amount of rain that fell during a heavy rain fall amounted to over 4-inches in one hour. As it is impracticable to surface unpaved streets and lanes, which generally have a sand loam surface, on account of there being no suitable clay or gravel pits within a reasonable distance of Savannah, therefore, until paving is carried on more extensively in the City than it has been done in the past, we face a heavy annual expenditure for keeping up our unpaved streets and lanes, and the demands for this work is growing on account of the use of automobile trucks which require streets to be in better condition than when lighter vehicular traffic passed over same. The City now has from 70 to 75 miles of unpaved streets and lanes, over which there is more or less traffic and perhaps for 20 miles of these streets and lanes the traffic is considerable. 220 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT The City expended for re-surfacing streets with gravel during the year $476.00. We have about 15 miles of streets surfaced with gravel, cinders, shells and pyrites, which have had to be repeatedly repaired in order to keep them in a safe condition for traffic and a considerable amount of the money expended noted above for repairing unpaved streets and lanes was expended for keeping the streets that were at one time surfaced with gravel or other material which is now worn out. MAINTENANCE OF BRIDGES The amount expended for maintenance of bridges was $374.00. The report for 1914 contains description of bridges owned and maintained by the City, and the report of 1915 shows .the bridges which have been eliminated due to the filling in of certain canals and ditches. CONSTRUCTION OF NEW CATCH BASINS During the year 1917, 72 new catch basins were constructed at a cost of $3,818.00, of this number 53 was of the large type and 19 of the smaller type, known as monkey catch basins. The average cost per catch basin was $53.00, this included the connecting to catch basin with sewer, the average length of which is 20 feet. NEW STREET CROSSINGS During the year 20 new street crossings were added to those existing making the total number existing at the end of the year 1,200. The amount expended for constructing these crossings was $611.00. The great number of crossings are required on account of the City having a large mileage of unpaved streets and lanes. OPENING STREETS Under this heading there was expended for 1917, $19,- 387.00. This expenditure acquired 79,615.9 square feet of land MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 221 for opening streets at a cost of $9,000.00. There was also acquired sewer right of ways through various property, for which there was only expended in cash $969.50, which was paid for from money allotted for sewer extension. There was also acquired a lot upon which was bored an artesian well, having an area of 2,325.58 square feet at a cost of $427.50 and this amount was paid for from the allotment for Water Works. The tabulation below gives the land acquired by the City during the year: LOCATION Deed Square Feet Cost Atlantic St., part of lots 170 and 167 Glatigny Ward.... 793 2702.44 $ 750.00 Forty-first St., part of lot 13 Brownville Ward.............. 795 1725 500.00 Fortieth St., lot 43, Brownville Ward...................... 803 5000 1,125.00 Fifty-fourth Lane, (in exchange) no deed 27000 ................ Harmon St., part of lot 251 Harmon Ward................ 805 2430.66 825.00 Montgomery St., lot 48 Norwood Ward.......................... 798 3600 3,400.00 Montgomery St., 81 Norwood Ward.................................... 797 3600 1,600.00 Park Ave., (Springfield)...,...... 806 30750 ' Water main etc. Park Ave., North part of lots 34and36Gallie Ward...... 799 307.8 100.00 Thirty-fourth St., lot 108 (Millen 11) Schwarz Ward 802 500 700.00 79615.9 $9,000.00 Sewer right of way (Kayton Canal)...........................-.... No deed 969.50 For new artesian well lot 169 Bacon-Cann Subdivision 8043225.58 427.50 82841.48 $10,397.00 222 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT The remainder of the amount expended under heading of opening streets was for grading, curbing and other work incidental to the carrying out of agreement which the City made in obtaining streets and lanes noted in the above tabulation outside of cash consideration. NEW PAVING The paving progress for 1917 was interrupted on account of the rapid raise in prices for material and scarcity of labor. The total yardage put in during the year was' 26,281 square yards. It will be noted from the tabulation given below that the greater proportion of the paving done was of the monolithic concrete type. This pavement was adopted in the early part of 1916 and some of it has now been in use two years, and there is no sign of deterioration or of any cracks in the oldest pavement that was laid. It is the writer's opinion that this type of pavemnet properly put down with proper material is the most satisfactory pavement considering cost of construction, durability and ease of cleaning, that can be adopted for this section. The following tabulation shows the paving done during 1917 for which assessments have been made against the. property owners for the cost of same: Old Street Paved Oct. 11-16 Stiles Avenue Feb. 28-17 Wheaton Street Feb. 28-17 Wheaton Street Mch. 28-17 Waters Avenue From Louisville Road E.Broad St. Track "J" Anderson St. To Ogeechee Canal Randolph St. Waters AveEstill Avenue Material used Granite Block Concrete Concrete Concrete MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 223 Squares Yards 1,851.75 3,538.55 7,994.96 12,895.98 26,281.24 Front Feet " 84.89 1,766.25 4,800.22 7,552.25 14,960.61 Lineal Feet 420.94 883.12 2,400.11 3,776.13 7,480.31 Total Cost 4,758.20 5.080.66 11,479.19 24,526.00 45,844.05 City's Proportion 1,586.07 1,482.98 3,606.43 5,832.99 12,508.47 Cost Per Square Yard $ 2.57 1.43 1.43 1.90 Intersecting Streets and Lanes chargeable to City...5,243.35 17,751.82 Work done outside of ordinances-....................... 1,071.65 18,823.47 Cost Property Owners.....................................$17,582.94 Cost Railroads....................................................... 9,437.64 $27,020.58 Including Curbing. Cost City.............. ........................................................$18,823.47 Total Cost.__.............................................................$45,844.05 At the end of the year a considerable amount of material has been collected for paving of Montgomery Street, between 40th and 45th Streets. The total expenditure for the year 1917 for street paving was $56,286.29, of this amount the City's proportion charged in assessment rolls was $18,823.47. The amount assessed against property owners was $27,020.58. The remainder of the amount expended for paving is $10,- 442.24, accounted for by the value of material on hand as follows: 224 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Crushed Stone......................................................... $3,300.00 CobbleStone...........................-....-...-......... 3,000.00 Granite Block............................................................ 1,000.00 Stone Curbing................-....................................- 1,000.00 Cement.......................................................................... 2,142.24 The granite block pavement laid on Stiles Avenue was laid in a somewhat different manner than similar pavement had been laid in the past in that the stone block was laid on dry mortar bed placed over the surface of the ground which had been carefully rolled and shaped or screeded to a true surface. The cost per square yard for this mortar cushion 1 ^-inches thick was 20 cents per square yard, cost of pitch joints was 33 cents per square yard, cost of stone was $1.50 and the total cost for laying this pavement per square yard was $2.44 excluding curbing, the total cost per square yard including curbing was $2.57, and this pavement has been down a little over a year and has every indication that the extra expense of laying block on mortar cushion was warranted as no depressions or cracking of jointshave occurred. My report for 1916 contains itemized cost of laying concrete paving. The same data was prepared for the laying of paving in 1917. The paving down on Wheaton Street amounted to 11,534 yards costing $1.44 per square yard, which is only 6 cents per square yard more than work done in 1916. This work was done, however, before there was any greatly increase cost in material. The paving of Waters Avenue consisted of 12,896 yards entailed a considerable additional expenditure. In the first place heavy grading was required, in some places the removal of nearly 2 feet of material, again the railroad track was located in the center of the street and naturally would require some additional cost of laying the pavement and again the cost of material was much greater for this work than for previous work, so that the total cost of this portion of pavement done during 1917 was $1.90 per square yard including curbing. The paving done during the year MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 225 increased the mileage so that there was at the end of the year the following yardage and mileage of various classes of pavement. Material Vitrified Brick... ........... Asphalt Block................ Cobble............................ Sheet Asphalt................ Concrete.... ... .............. Granite Block................ Length Feet 98,682.64 71,412.7 20,485.00 26,577.49 15,570.23 33,068.84 256,796.90 Length Miles 16.98 15.52 3.9 5.03 2.9 A q 51.5 Square Yards 392,844.51 342,190.17 71,763.00 140,817.64 55,932.55 122,108.20 1,125,656.07 The 1916 Anual Report gives a statement of all street paving done in the City from 1858 to December 31st, 1916. HARBOR AND WHARVES The existing project for improvement of Savannah Harbor by the Government contemplates a channel 30 feet deep at mean low water, from deep sea to Quarantine Station a distance of ten miles, then a depth of 26 feet at mean low water, from Quarantine Station to the City Water Works a distance of sixteen miles, then a depth of 21 feet at mean low water to the foot of King's Island, a distance of \y-t miles, making the total length of improvement 28 miles. The project also includes broadening the channel opposite the foot of West Broad and Barnard Streets, creating a turning basin, of constructing mooring dolphins for an anchorage station opposite Fort Oglethorpe, for maintenance of closing dams, training walls and for closing the south channel and providing for a cut from the main river above the south channel to Habersham Creek, so .that the south channel can be closed. The mean tidal range is 6 >-feet at the bar and 6-feet in the upper part of the harbor. 228 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT The average depth from deep sea to the old water works is 27 feet at mean low water, but there are four or five localities of short lengths where there is a depth less than 26- feet at mean low water. The 21-feet project from the old water works to the foot of King's Island is one-half completed, a channel 150-feet wide with the project depth being so far attained, funds, however, are available for the completion of this channel with a width of 300 feet. At the suggestion of Col. John Millis, District Engineer, a Savannah Harbor Commission, composed of fourteen members, was formed during the year. This Commission considers matters pertinent to the improvement of Savannah Harbor and co-operates with the United States Engineer District Officer in furthering the harbor benefits. Since the formation of this Commission a number of meetings have been held, the results of which have been beneficial to the interest of the City and port, and the organization of the Commission is highly desirable. During the calendar year 1918, the City expended for Harbor and Wharves Departments $3,366.20. Practically all of this was expended in the maintenance of the Harbor Master's Office. The Municipal Dock that was constructed in 1914, is in use practically the entire time. While the current revenue derived from the use of the wharf is nominal, being $485.00 for 1917, yet the City makes good use of the wharf in accomodating various Federal Departments by allowing a landing place for Government boats. At the present time a portion of the wharf is used by the Harbor Patrol Fleet, also by the Engineering Department of the United States Army, and the construction and ownership of this wharf is a direct and decided benefit to the City. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 227 EXTENSION OF STORM WATER AND SANITARY SEWERAGE SYSTEM My reports for 1914, 1915 and 1916 gives the history of the issuance of two Bond Issues for $600,000.00 and $400,- 000.00 for the extension of storm water sanitary sewers. The reports referred to above also gives varied information concerning the work up to the end of 1916. During the year 1917 contracts with the Gadsden Contracting Company for Division "B", and with Obenshain Brothers for Division "A" of the work was completed during the year. The contract with the Beasley Contracting Company for the construction of the Fell Street Sewer, a contract for which was made in 1916, was also completed during the fiscal year 1917. A contract was entered into with the Carolina Construction Company for the construction of the closed portion of the Kayton Canal Sewer, and this work was virtually completed in 1917. On account of the contractors not performing the work in accordance with the specifications, the City took over the work on August 16th, 1917, and has carried same to completion. The following tabulation gives the location of all work from the commencement of the storm water and sanitary sewerage system to. the end of the fiscal year 1917, size and length of the various sewers constructed and total cost. The drainage money was insufficient to complete the Kayton Canal project and Council appropriated in 1917 budget $25,000.00 from current revenue to assist in carrying out this project. SAVANNAH SEWERAGE EXTENSION 8 1914-1915. BOND ISSUE $600,000,00 PROCEEDS 8604,707.00. SECTION No 1A. and No. 2 SIZE No. of Feet Total Length COST fa* (Main Trunk Sewer (substituting Bilbo Canal) from "A" Savannah River to Gwinnett Street, and branch extending west on Perry Lane), and extending south "B" on Paulsen Street, from Gwinnett Street to 61st St. lane, thence west to Bull Street, thence north to Notes Roswell Street. CONTRACTORS "A" A. T. Twiggs & Sons, River to Wheaton Street and Perry Lane "A" Gadsden Contracting Company& Guild & Company Wheaton Street to Gwinnett Street. "B" Gadsden Contracting Company and Guild & Company. SECTION No. 3. Main Trunk Sewer (Sanitary) West side of City "C" (Known as Brow Ditch Sewer) extending from Savannah River to 61st St. Lane. 7 ft.xlS ft. 7 ft.xll ft. 6 4 ft.x6 ft. 48 inches 42 inches 36 inches 24 inches 15 inches 10 inches 8 inches 36 inches 30 inches 24 inches 20 inches 18 inches 12 inches ..... ^ 2848,9 ^ 3936.7 O 1458.0 *S 3032.1 * 1730.0 & 1809.0 3 1717,0 ^ fc 2659.89 g 3175.1 3 9 428.55 22795.24 $274,074.82 ^ 6905.6 7329.99 613.0 582.0 858.0 68.0 16356.59 $85,031.66 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 229 s s CO O5 o S 00 O 00 OS e eo r- o> S c5 S CO i-t ui fe 8 5? o 00 ro S" 00 ICO 0 1-H eT ^4 . 00 S 9 0 1 00 "E ?3 CO i-H M iH *-< 5 00 t* C1 1 1 " 5 1-1 *H Sa: S ^W >. ^ MO H S i^-S 2s Or" __..!-> 5 c ^~ 5 o 5.s - M > S^ *A |^g= o ll&l 1 ss*5 a SS = ^ g 2 25 S . $ 2 S JS >> ^ S = 5 a x:^ ,5 s K5CP5P5 O a. OH: en15S cc1 td gjj ? 63X1 S?1 * 5 7S g ig | Q X . $400 BONDS ISSUE ^^8S 308 / carried g over 1915... . CiQ O ^H oo oc Q oo o r* osO occ o 5)* 55 ** *** i i i 2 tfc'j; * J^-H 3 C i-* ; 1916..... available i by Co appropriated , 1916 foravailable a ; out1916 forpaid Balance _ .... C C C G i i |_s es |> |8& TP *f . 1-4 CM i-f -- Z S g S S .., o o o o W e c a e c ccs COeo 00 00 A ah " rt "~"- o e Ig5 OQzi - wIf^ C*cs *2 ^^ S igo CO i < O >g. *b (.4 DIVISION "A" Storm Sewers South East Section "D" of City East of Bull Street. DIVISION "B" Sanitary and Combined sewers, "C" West of Bull Street. . "C" DIVISION "B" Storm Sewers West of Bull Street 12-inches 15-inches 18-inches 24-inches. 30-inches 36-inches 48-inches 8-inches 10-inches 12-inches 15-inches 18-inches 36-inches 42-inches 48-inches 54-inches 60-inches 12-inches 15-inches 18-inches 20-inehes 1 24-inches 30-inches 36-inches 42-inches 5 ft x6 ft.box 895.85 2089.7 2714.9 3822.4 1351.6 1997.8 590.0 13462.25 5 39,853.09 $ 140,211.81 55012.85 2913.00 3328.9 831.5 797.6 2003.1 1367.7 903.7 509.36 1249.34 68917.05 $ 104, 692; 03 3257.35 3774.85 4357 .6 1517.3 2071.6 286.6 857.0 21.7 432.6 16576.6 $ 29,935.41 8 134,627.44 2 ^ o CO C y d >c* H S F0 H g Fell Street Outfall Sewer from Savnnnnh River to "V" Extended 7 ft.x5 ft. (i-inehes 1699 S ft. 6 in.xfi in. 1096 10 ft.xO ft. (> in. 1269 Cnsey Canal Storm Wa- "K" ter Sewer through Hill- 7 ft.xO in. 6 in. crest Cemetery and cross 7 ft.xfi ft. Henry Srtrect. 1322 4G64 1355. NOTE Drainage work done by City not contract Miscellaneous expenses, rights of way, Kng. Inspection, ete. CONTRACTORS 186587.7 35.34 Miles "D" Obenshain Brothers, sublet to Gadsden Contracting Co. and Guild & Company. "C" Gadsden Contracting'Company and Guild and Company. "F" Beasley Contracting Company. "E" Carolina Construction Company. $ 68,860.04 S 38,157.53 $381,856.82 I 26,541.58 24,905.81 S 433,304.21 sI VTM 3 SAVANNAH SEWERAGE EXTENSION 1916-1917 FINANCIAL STATEMENT Bond issue $400,000.00. Proceeds $416,451.00 $416,415.00 Balance carried over from 1915.......... _.-..-. ------ -.-.--. ..-...-.---.... .... 1,529.49 Amountavailablel916-.... $417,980.49 Appropriated by Council 1917_________... ..... 25.000.00 g Amount available during 1916-1917-. -__... $442,980.49 Amount paid out during 1916-1917__ _ $433,304.21 BALANCE......- $ 9,676.28 DISBURSEMENTS 1916 1917 TOTAL Obenshain Brothers (Contractors)................................ $ 79,124.82 $ 61,086.99 $ 140,211.81 Gadsden & Guild (Contractors).._... 98,647.55 35,979.89 134,627.44 -, Beasley Contracting Company._...___...._.___._ 8,685.21 60,174.83 68,860.04 g Drainage work done by City not under contract... _....... ___. 16,031.55 10,510.03 26,541.58 p Miscellaneous Expenses, Rights of way, Engineering, Inspectors, etc. 20,360.41 4,545.40 24,905.81 Carolina Construction Company (Kayton Canal)___________ 18,452.02 18,452.02 By City (Kayton Canal)......-................................___________19,705.51_______19,705.51 $ 222,849.54 $ 210,454.67 $433,304.21 RECAPITULATION Amount available Jan. 1st, 1916.___.....__....._.......________.__.._.... .... $417,980.49 Amount paid out during 1916._...__....._. .. . _. __.. 222.849.54 $195,130.95 Amount appropriated by Council 1917....._____..._____.____.__..._____.____ 25,000.00 $ 220,130.95 Amountpaidoutl917-.. ... -.. 210,454.67 BALANCE..................................... .......................... $ 9,676.28 234 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT The mileage of rectangular reinforced concrete type of sewers constructed was 3 miles of circular reinforced concrete pipe 10.2 miles and of circular terracotta pipe 36.1 miles, making a total of 49.3 miles . The total mileage of sewers previously constructed amounted to 39.5 miles, so that at this time the City has a total of 88.8 miles of closed sewers, costing in total $1,860,000.00. The accomplishment of the work carried out under the several projects for the extension of storm water drainage has brought about a most favorable condition as regards not only surface drainage of the City but to a considerable extent, a considerable area of land lying outside of the corporate limits. There is also afforded a complete sanitary system of severs, and as undeveloped sections are built up there will simply be required the laying of laterals to give service for same. Unfortunately property owners in certain sections have not taken advantage of the new lateral sewers for sanitary use, but this is due to a large extent to their inability to obtain plumbers at this time, also to the fact of the cost of this work being so excessive at the present time. It is anticipated that the full benefit of the improvement can be taaken advantage of in the near future. Since the completion of the work, a great many of the vaults and dry closets have been eliminated, and certain localities where previously there were a large number of open ditches into which sewerage was run, have now been obliterated and filled in. Special reference is made to that section between Habersham Street and Waters Road, south of Anderson Street. When the project for constructiong Kayton Canal was considered, the County was asked to co-operate with the City in this work, for the reason that this Canal would mutually be of benefit to the County and the City. The County offered to do a portion of the open excavation with convict labor, and 40,000 cubic yards of material was excavated between Decem- ber llth, 1916'and April 14th, 1917 with convict labor. The City assisted in pumping water and purchasing rubber boots MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 235 for the men and incurred other incidental expenses amounting to about $1,800.00, and as a result of the assistance rendered by the County, the work done by the County amounted to approximately $15,600.00. The original project for taking care of storm water overflow for certain parts of the City contemplated the installation of pumps. There is every indication that trunk sewers as designed with automatic flood gates is going to give satisfactory drainage without the expensive installation and operation of pumps. The grades of the sewers that have been constructed have been established with great care and the capacity of the sewers were tested last August with a rainfall of 4-inches during the period of one hour, and yet the trunk sewers behaved admirably. There are several places in the older part of the City where the storm water sewers are inadequate in capacity to carry off instanta surface water from torrential rains such as occurred last August and to overcome this condition would require a very heavy expenditure. It is not customary in designing a system to contemplate such abnormal and excessive rain falls, it being expected that such would only occur rarely and the cost of a system to take charge of such an abnormal flow would not be warranted. WORK DONE UNDER THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ASSISTANT ENGINEER MR. W. O'D. ROCKWELL All surveying establishment of grades and street lines, making up of assesment rolls for paving and sidewalks and other miscellaneous engineering work, is directly under the supervision of Mr. Rockwell, Principal Assistant Engineer. The City of Savannah, unlike most municipalities, requires all surveying of lots and street lines, as well as lots in cemeteries, to be established and suveyed by the City, and a moderate fixed charge established by Council is made for this work. This method has worked out admirably and the property owners havenever complained of the system employed and the method resulted in not only a direct saving for the property owners as regards the expense for survey work, but it 236 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT also insures a greater degree of accuracy . No error of any consequence has been made for years by Mr. Rockwell's department in the establishment of street or lot lines. Plates of all surveys of lots for private parties are made of uniform scale properly indexed and filed and are in such shape as to be filed with deeds. The following tabulation gives the routine work done in the office for the fiscal year 1917. Survey of lots for private parties.........----..-...--............ 169 Plats made of the above lots for private parties............ 93 Measurements of street pavements for assessment rolls 3 Survey of lots in Bonaventure Cemetery..................... 12 Survey of lots in Laural Grove Cemetery........................ 12 Miscellaneous measurements and surveys........................ 102 Grades and lines for curbing, grading, etc........................ 110 Levels taken for miscellaneous purposes.......................... 9 Profiles for street grades, etc............................................. 7 Profiles for sewers................................................................ 123 Street lines given during the year._............................... 136 Grades and lines given for sidewalks................................ 33 Estimates prepared for street paving, grading, etc..... .. 17 Maps and plats of lots........................................................ 9 Maps and plats miscellaneous............................................ 8 Maps and plats of streets.................................................... ' 4 Tracing of lots...................................................................... 18 Tracing sewer profiles and plans..................................... 133 Tracing miscellaneous.......................................................... 36 Blueprints.................................................................... 560 Miscellaneous reports.......................................................... 13 The revenue derived for making surveys for private parties was $455.00. This revenue does not any where meet the cost of the work. The rate for making surveys should be increased so that the revenue would be sufficient to meet the cost of actual work entailed in making and plating surveys. This office has had a great deal of extra work during the MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 237 period of sewer construction and has made complete records of work accomplished, making separate plans and profiles of every sewer laid for future reference. I wish to commend the work done by Mr. Rockwell and his assistants. The Plumbing Inspection for the year 1917, was under Mr. C. W.Tanner, and for a portion of the year he had an assistant. The expenditure for maintaining the office of the office of the Plumbing Inspector for the fiscal year was $3,- 626.00. The number of fixtures inspected during the year was 1,963, and the amount of fees collected was $981.50. It is observed that the cost of operating the department was three times the amount of revenue received. This department should be practicablly self sustaining and fees for inspections should be adjusted to pay the inspections. It is, of course, understood that on account of the war there has been a general depression of building construction and extensive repairs to buildings. Besides the inspection of fixtures, 425 connections made to sanitary and storm water sewers were nspected, for which a revenue of $442.00 was received. An inspection of 202 water main taps and water supply to premises were made for plumbers, 40 water taps connecting city flush tanks, also at the request of tenants and property owners the Plumbing Department inspected 110 cases of faulty plumbing, and for the Health Officer 45 inspections. A new Plumbing Ordinance prepared by the Plumbing Inspector was approved by Council, and this ordinance extends the supervision of all plumbing work outside of the corporate limits of the City wherever water or sewerage is provided for property owners. BOARD OF PURCHASE The Board of Purchase was created four years ago and the establishment of same' has been a great benefit to the City, not only has supplies been bought more economically than before the Board was established, but the method of purchase 238 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT permits of wider competition as regards purchasing of supplies. All dealers are invited to submit proposals for purchases required. During the past year we have bought materials in greater quantities than was done heretofore. Coal was purchased for a year's supply, material for paving operation were bought in such quantities as to obtain lowest prices possible. The Board of Purchase has not been established in one respect as originally intended, in that no warehouse has been provided whereby small supplies could be bought in large quantities for all departments and then charged out to each department as required. A good deal of money could be saved if this was put in operation. The method of checking accounts now in use by the Purchasing Department eliminates almost entirely errors in accounts that are rendered against the City and errors are frequently found ranging from small up to considerable amounts which are detected by the method followed. During the fiscal year 40 meetings were held by the Board of Purchase and the Secretary issued in requisition blanks for various departments for over 5000, orders, and the Secretary checks all bills against these orders and personally investigates any irregularities that was brought to his attention. The records of the office are always open for inspection of the public and the Board gives business interest a square deal. I wish to commend the work done by the Secretary of the Board, Mr. Harry J. Norton. WATER WORKS DEPARTMENT An election was held on October 9th, 1917 to determine whether the City would providea bond issue for the purpose of providing funds for the general rehabilitation of our water works system. The people voted against the issuance of bonds, so that the project for the rehabilitation of our water works system as submitted by me had to be called off. The Annual Reports for 1915 contains a number of reports upon the condition of water supply at Savannah with project for improvement. The annual report for 1916 contains a revised project for the rehabilitation of the water MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 239 works system and reference can be had to these reports. No special mention is made of same at this time of the proposed plan for the improvement heretofore considered and printed in full in previous reports. Although the bond issue failed, a considerable expenditure was made during the fiscal year 1917 in bettering the condition of our water works system and increasing its supply. Three artesian wells were bored, two of 12-inch diameter with a depth of 600 feet and one of 10-inch diameter at the bottom with a depth of 1,230 feet. At the end of the fiscal year only one of these wells had been connected into system. All three of the wells were successfully bored and test of flow showed the capacity of each well to be over a million gallon capacity per day, in fact by using sufficient air the capacity noted can be considerably exceeded. The City appropriated $10,000.00 for meters, all of which amount was expended during the fiscal year. As stated in previous report the per capita consumption of water for the City is abnormally high. There is a great waste of water due in part to inferior plumbing and in part to carelessness on the part of users. The city's water supply must be conserved. The public has had presented to them a strong argument for cooperation and acceptance of the meter system, and it is highly gratifying to observe the favorable interest shown by the property owners as regards the installation of meters and it is earnestly recommended that the City proceed with entire meterage as rapidly as funds will permit. At the end of the fiscal year 773 meters had been installed of which 421 meters were installed during the year 1917. These meters were installed in accordance with ordinance which provides that all manufacturers, laundries, hotels, restaurants, livery stables, etc., be equipped with meters during the year, also all consumers located outside of the corporate limits of the City. The installation of this small number of meters resulted in an appreciable reduction of water per capita of 4 per cent. It is very interesting to note the meter cards. In many nstances after a meter had been installed, the consumption of 240 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT water as indicated by the meter was enormous, investigation made generally shown a great wastage due to faulty plumbing and after this is corrected the consumption would be reduced to from one third to one sixth of the quantity registered by the meter before leaks were stopped. During the fiscal year a complete new set of rules and regulations governing the Water Department were prepared and adopted by Council, and the water rates were revised also. These rules and regulations, with the revised water rates were printed in pamphlet form and can be had upon application to the Chief Engineer's office. During the fiscal year 1917 two abnormal spells of freezing weather occurred, one in January and the other in December. During these two periods of the cold weather when the temperature was at 14 degrees above Zero, the breakage of a very great number of water pipes occurred and a conservative estimate of the number of pipes broken, due to both freezes, is 10,000- As a result there was a tremendous wastage of water following each freeze and the plumbers were unable to make repairs promptly, in fact after each freeze the City put on every available man to stop wastage by disconnecting broken pipes from the water supply. This year the cost of this special work alone was approximately $2,000.00 to the City. The extra amount of water pumped due to these two freezes, was three hundred million gallons. The cost of coal alone for this extra pumpage cost the City $6,000. It will be seen that it is necessary to take vigorous measures whereby repeated experience can be avoided, and it is urgently recommended that such ordinances be passed as will require the proper installation of stop and waste cocks, so that water can be shut off by the occupant or owner of a building, when a freeze comes, and such laws passed as will provide a penalty for not taking necessary precaution during period of freeze, either as regards protecting exposed water pipes, or by shutting off the supply and draining the pipes when a freeze comes, which as we all know only last but a brief period. The work proposed for the fiscal year 1918 is to make MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 241 repairs to pumping engine to eliminate slippage, to connect the new wells with the system, to install one electrically driven individual pump at Springfield Well, to continue the installation of meters as far as funds will permit, with the exception that the above work will permit of the pumping at the River Station being eliminated. If this is done there will be marked saving in the cost of operation of our water works system. OPERATING EXPENSES GENERAL EXPENSES: Superintendent.................................................... $ 4,113.87 Salaries of Office Clerks.......................................... 1,500.00 Inspection salaries.................................................... 3,300.00 Office expenses and supplies.................................... 219.79 Printing and stationery...................................... 218.73 Postage, Telephone and Telegraph..................:..... 268.44 Insurance............................................................ 262.36 Surity bond premium........................................ 5.92 Total---...................... $ 9,889.11 OPERATING GWINNETT STREET PUMPING STATION Fuel..................................................................... $ 25,522.36 Fuel handling........................................................ 810.16 Lubricants and waste............................... 1,005.63 Wages............................................................ 14,208.00 Other expenses.................................................. 322.04 Steam furnished by Incinerator....................... 8,379.20 Total.............,...,.....,I.............. $ 50,247.39 242 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT OPERATION RIVER PUMPING STATION Fuel............................................................................ 13,544.28 Lubricants and waste ............................................ 223.08 Wages........................................................................ 9,055.75 Other expenses.......................................................... 256.18 Total.......................................................... $ 23,079.29 MAINTENANCE GWINNETT STREET PUMPING STATION Material.................................................................... $ 3,778.47 MAINTENANCE RIVER PUMPING STATION Material.......................................... ................... $ 191.12 MAINTENANCE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM Wages........................................................................ $ 4,001.65 Material.................................................................... 811.42 Tools, repairs and replacements............................ 167.59 Care of live stock...................................................... 319.59 Total.......................................................... $ 5,300.25 MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES Traveling.................................................................. $ 139.94 Connection service expenses.................................. 214.54 Meter service expenses............................................ 4,395.01 Maintenance of vehicle equipment........................ 84.59 Plumbing and turn cock expenses...................... 1,914.18 Furniture and fixturesrepair and replacements 130.54 Miscellaneous items.-....................-....................... 2,892.64 Motor vehiclesoperation...................................... 135.00 Motor vehicleMaintenance........... 107.82 Soldiers' encampment................ 588.52 Total.......................................................... $ 10,631.78 Grand Total......... $103,117.41 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 243 OUTLAYS Liquid chlorine apparatus................................... $ 774.20 Total.......................................................... $ 774.20 EXTENSION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM Extension Distribution System.............................. 8,828.92 Meters........................................................................ 10,402.24 Improvement to plant............................................ 14,372.72 Total.......................................................... $ 33,603.90 APPROPRIATIONS AND DISBURSEMENTS Amount appropriated for: Operating expenses-............................................. $ 9,888.00 Operating Gwinnett Street Pumping Station...... 38,675.00 Operating River Pumping Station........................ 17,500.00 Maintenance Gwinnett Street Pumping Station 2,025.00 Maintenance River Pumping Station.................... 250.00 Maintenance Distribution system.................. 9,035.00 Outlays..................................................................... 54,300:00 Total.......................................................... $131,673.00 DISBURSEMENTS Amount disbursed for: Operating expenses.................................................. $103,117.41 Chlorine apparatus.................................................. 774.20 Extension of Mains.......................-...........- 8,828.92 Meters...................................................................... $10,402.24 Improvement to plant................................'.......... 14,372.74 Total...................................................... $137,495.51 244 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES Total receipts for the year 1917............................ $179,297.34 Total expenditures.........................__................... 137,495.51 Net revenue.............................................................. f 41,801.83 TOTAL PUMPAGE FOR GWINNETT STREET STATION AND RIVER PUMPING STATION IS AS FOLLOWS: GALLONS Gwinnett Street Station..................................... 3,265,890,050 Daily average....................................................... 8,947,644 River Station........................................................ 591,289,468 Daily average.................................................... 3,857,179,518 Total Gwinnett Street and River Station........ 3,857,179,518 Total daily average both stations..................... 10,567,615 COAL CONSUMPTION TONS Gwinnett Street Station...................................... 3,971.9 Daily average.................................................... 10.88 River Station........................................................ 2,061.0 Daily average.................................................... 5.64 Total consumption both stations...................... 6,032.9 Daily consumption both stations...................... 16.5 At the end of the fiscal year 1917 the City had installed the following lengths of various sizes mains and laterals. EXTENSIONS OF MAINS LOCATION Length in Feet Size Inches 44th. Street from East of Habersham Street to East of Battey Street .................................... 565 6 Augusta Avenue from Millen to Jenks............ 1,232 6 Various Connections to hydrants...................... 582 6 Total laid during year._............................. 2,379 6 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 245 Total feet of cast iron mains in City 473,210 or 89.62 miles. FIRE HYDRANTS PLACED North side of 49th Street east of Habersham Street. Northeast corner of 49th and Battey Streets. North side of Augusta Avenue east of Fell Street. Northeast corner of Augusta Avenue and Jenks Street. Making a total of 858. NEW VALVES PLACED LOCATION Size in Inches Augusta Ave., and Millen St., West side of Millen St....... 6 Augusta Ave. and Fell St., West side of Fell St............... 6 Making a total of.................................................................... 590 AIR LINE Stiles Ave. Air Line to Wells No. 14, 15 and 16, 1,600 feet 2 1/2-Inches diameter. FIRE HYDRANTS REPLACED Hull and Barnard Streets. Southeast corner of Gordon and Barnard Streets. Northeast corner of 41st and Dray ton Streets. Northwest corner of Gaston and Barnard Streets. Southeast corner of Wheaton and Sixth Streets. Northeast corner of Wheaton and Fifth Street. Wheaton Street at Gulf Oil Company. Wheaton Street at McDonough's Mill. Wheaton Street at Aimar's Mill. Northeast corner of Paulsen and Gwinnett Streets. Charlton and Barnard Streets. Northwest corner of 38th and Habersham Streets. Southeast corner of Taylor and Jefferson Streets. 246 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT FIRE CONNECTIONS PLACED Hull and Barnard put in 6-inches connection for Auditorium. Hull^ Street near Jefferson put in 4-inch connection for Auditorium. Harris and Drayton Streets put in 4-inch connection for DeSoto Hotel. River Street east of Farm Street put in 3-inch connection for M. & M. T. Co. WATER METERS PLACED 421 New Meters have been placed during the year making a total in service 793. MISCELLANEOUS Broken mains repaired.................................................... 8 New Valve Boxes placed................................................ 80 Water shut off for leaks.............................................. 1,125 Water meters repaired............................................... 10 Leaks in mains caulked.................................................. 58 New taps placed.............................................................. 225 Valves packed.................................................................. 86 Water shut off for City Taxes.................................... 10 Water turned on ............................................................. 6 New Nozzles in fire hydrants ........................................ 15 Water services transferred.......................................... 30 Valves replaced................................................................ 2 New Valves in fire hydrants.......................................... 10 Lathrop Avenue moved 6-inch meter Hilton Dodge Co. Lowered 569 feet 8-inch water main (Waters Avenue) Taps placed for house drainage flush tanks. MISCELLANEOUS At the end of the fiscal year very careful inventory was' made of all property for various departments and following is result of same: MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 247 WATER WORKS DEPARTMENT Buildings.............................................................. $ 80,000.00 Wells...................................................................... 50,000.00 Machinery.............................................................. 100,000.00 Mains.................................................................. 400,000.00 Reservoir, conduits and connections................ 40,000.00 Hydrants, valves, etc., set in system...... 30,000.00 Miscellaneous trestle, etc................................... 10,000.00 Meters installed.................................................... 10,000.00 Land........-.................................................. 90,000.00 Meters on hand not set...................................... 5,000.00 Cast iron pipe, valves, etc., on hand.... 8,000.00 Chlorine Apparatus.............-....................... 600.00 Auto, truck wagon, etc...................... 1,000.00 Meter testing machine........................................ 350.00 Tools, valves, packing, etc................... 2,000.00 Total...................................................... $ 826,950.00 Incinerator: Building, machinery and miscellaneous equipment.-.........-..................................... $ 107,000.00 Engineering equipment, transite, levels, rods, miscellaneous drawing instruments, stationery and books...... $ 1,100.00 Building City Lot................................................ $ 15,000.00 Furniture City Lot........................... 40.00 Automobiles.............................-. $ 1,300.00 Livestock..................... 20,000.00 Equipment, (wagons, sprinkler, rollers, concrete mixers, etc.) ..................................... 15,000-00 Harnesses and leather stuff..................... 1,200.00 Small tools ..................................................:........ 2,100.00 Total.................... $ 60,740.00 248 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT MATERIAL ON HAND Feed (City Lots.................................................... $ 2,000.00 Lumber.................................................................. 280.00 Sewer pipe.__..................................................... 300.00 Crushed stone._..................................................... 3,300.00 Cobblestone......................................................... 3,000.00 Granite block........................................................ 1,800.00 Stone curbing........................................................ 1,200.00 Vitrified brick........................._......................... 300.00 Asphalt block........................................................ 150.00 Cement.................................................................. 2,250.00 Total...................................................... $14,580.00 Grand Total.................................. $1,009,270.00 A complement statement of water meters installed and on hand is contained in the following tabulation WATER METERS INSTALLED TO JANUARY 1st, 1918. MAKE Lambert.. .............. Keystone................ Empire................... Trident.... .............. Worthington._....... Hersey.................... Thomson .............. Bates...................... Watch Dog............ National................ Pittsburgh... ......... Union. _ ............... Neptune............. Eureka............. ...... Nash..-. ....... Gem...... .... ........ King........ ....... TOTAL.............. 5/8.. 30?, 8?, 5 10 78 7 ?, 1 ?, 1 1 ft 496 X m si 4 ? 14 ?, 106 1 I?, 40 7 11 1 1 72 IX 9, 16 1 19 IX 9 14 9 1 fl 28 IK 2 9, 4 ft 1 1 1 1 S 1 19 3 1 4 B 1 3 10 4 1 6 9, 8 5 6 10 10 7 8 1 1 2 9- 10 S S To'l 353 9107 34 11 80 48 3 9, 1 1 1 ?, 3 13 4 3 7 773 I da I I Five of these Meters are Discontinued METERS ON HAND January 1st, 1918. Keystone................ Lambert ............ .... Empire................... Worthington.......... Buffalo.................... TOTAL.............. ?,04 fifi 99 191 389 Wt 22 ?,0 20 M4 27 ?,?,? 11^ 99 191 458 I COI MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 251 In connection with the purchase of meters a modern type of meter tester was purchased in 1917 and all new meters received are tested before being installed. Other miscellaneous work done during the year was preparing a chart showing the water main pressure at various points in the City, a report upon same being filed in this office. The Bureau of Standards of Federal Government sent representatives to the City to make a preliminary examination of the electrolysis problem and their report is on file in this office. The result of this preliminary investigation indicates that our water mains are not effected apparently by electrolysis action. MISCELLANEOUS A careful record is kept of all permits issued from my office for connection in house drainage system, for setting poles, gasoline tanks, etc. During 1917 the following permits were issued: 386 Permits were issued for connection to house drainage 468 Permits for connecting to our water supply. 704 Permits were issued for cleaning sanitary sewers 68 Permits issued for cleaning storm water sewers 24 Permits were issued for laying cement sidewalks 114 Permits were issued for street space where new buildings were constructed or old buildings repaired. 38 Permits were issued for electric signs 24 Permits were issued for the installation of gasoline tanks. The Savannah Electric Company, Savannah Lighting Company and Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company received permits for setting 449 poles, resetting and replacing 442 poles and removing 51 poles. On account of so much work being done by the Savannah Gas Company, one inspector is detailed to look after the trench work done by this Company, and see that cuts made in streets are properly back filled, and for this inspection the 252 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Savannah Gas Company reimburses the City for the time employed by the inspector. Regular inspection was made of city wharves and docks to see that they are maintained in a safe condition. Inspections are frequently made to determine whether encroachments existing in the streets and sidewalks where permits have not been issued for same. Monthly meter readings are taken of electric meters registering quantity of current used for ornamental lighting of the City and other miscellaneous detail work. In concluding my report it is my pleasure to refer to the co-operation and hearty interest taken by my assistants. A position similar to the one which I hold with as many ramifications, can be made pleasant and agreeable if there is co-operation and good feeling by those who are called upon to perform the various branches of the work assigned them. It is expected with municipal work to receive criticisms as there are so many persons effected by municipal operation, and in nearly every instance where criticism or exceptions have been taken to work or deeds performed during the past year it has been my pleasure to make explanations to the complainant, and again it gives me pleasure to feel that your Honor and each and every Alderman has shown confidence in the operation of my departments, and from their action have assisted in the maintenance of the office where every attempt has been made to carry on the work with efficiency, economy and business methods without any hampering of same by political action. Many of the men under me have served for a long period, changes are accordingly infrequent, therefore, the men responsible for the carrying out of the work under the various departments becomes experienced and acquainted with their work, thereby increasing the value of their service and promoting efficiency. Respectfully, E. R. CONANT Chief Engineer. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 253 REPORT OF CITY ATTORNEY. HON. W. J. PIERPONT, Mayor, Savannah, Ga. Dear Sir: I have the honor to submit this, my report as City Attorney for the year 1917. The following cases were pending on January 1st, 1917: 1. W. W. Williamson, et al, as executors of the estate of James M. Schley vs. City. This was a suit for $20,000.00 damages said to have been caused by the raising of the grade of Waldburg Street and Park Avenue incident to the elevation of the tracks of the Atlantic Coast Line Railway Co. The case was non-suited upon trial in the City Court, appealed to the Court of Appeals, the judgment in favor of the City is published in 19 Ga. Appeals, 784. Recently the case has been reinstituted in the Superior Court and is now again pending. 2. C. E. Bennettvs. City. Suit for $10,000.00 damages for personal injuries. The case was tried and non-suited on motion of the City and appealed to the Court of Appeals and the judgment affirmed, but not yet published. 3. Frank Simmons vs. City. Suit for $1,000.00 for personal injuries. This case was dismissed by the Court on April 11, 1917, the date set for the trial, and has not been reinstituted. 4. Thomas Wilson vs. City. Suit for $500.00 for personal injuries. This case was dismissed by the Court on March 27, 1917, and has not been reinstituted. 5. James L. Rankin vs. City. This was an action for salary, there being a dispute as to the amount to be paid. Mr. Rankin was eventually paid $100.00 by direction of the Finance Committee, being less than the amount of the suit6. Harvey Granger, et al, vs. City. This was an injunction case contesting the validity of the Act affecting automobiles and like vehicles and the ordinances of the City requiring such vehicles to be registered. The Superior Court 254 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT decided against the City. This judgment was appealed to the Supreme Court and was reversed in 145 Ga. 578, and the entire case finally dismissed January 2nd, 1917. 7. J. S. Balmer, et al, vs. City. This suit was similar to the above, affecting motor-cycles, however. It had the same course as the foregoing case. The decision in favor of the City is reported in 145 Ga. 580- The case was finally dismissed January 2, 1917. 8. Hagar Barnes vs. City. This was an injunction case brought in 1915 against the City concerning a small lot claimed by the City as a part of a street. A verdict was rendered against the City by the Superior Court and the case is now pending on Appeal in the Supreme Court. 9. C- P. Brannen, et al, vs. City. This was an injunction contesting the validity of the Act establishing the Municipal Court. The judgment of the Trial Court sustained the Act and the case was dismissed by plaintiffs without appeal. 10. City vs. W. H. Wade- This is an affidavit of illegality to the levy of an execution for a paving assessment. The judgment of the Superior Court was against the City on demurrer and from this judgment there is now an appeal pending in the Supreme Court. 11. L. M. Bishop vs. City. This is an action for $20,- 000.00 for personal injuries. The demurrer of the City was sustained by the City Court, but this decision was reversed in 19 Ga. Appeals, 196. The opinion of the Court of Appeals however, in substance sustains the position of the City, and while the case is still pending the planitiff has not asked for a trial. 12. City vs. Savannah & Northwestern Railway. This is an action brought to recover a valuable tract immediately east of the waterworks conveyed with the expressed convenant and condition that the property should revert to the City if the Railway Terminals were not constructed thereon. The demurrer of the Railway Company was overruled, but by direction of the committee of the whole the further prosecution of the case has been suspended. On Nov. 16, 1917, an MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 265 order was taken placing this case upon the docket of suspended causes and the City was given the right at any time within the next ten (10) years upon ex parte motion to have the same reinstituted and placed upon trial. 13. Henry Harmon vs. City. This was an action for $1,000.00 for personal injuries. . A verdict was rendered in in 1916 for $36.00. The City made a motion for a new trial which was overruled. The City appealed to the Court of Appeals which set aside the verdict. The case is still pending. 14. J. H. Tennant vs. City. This is an action for $5,000.00 for personal injuries. The case has been twice tried, the first time resulting in a dismissal and the second time in a mistrial. It is still pending. 15. City vs. Mrs. Jessie Dixon. This is an affidavit of illegality to an execution for a paving assessment. The affidavit of illegality was dismissed upon demurrer of the City. The Court of Appeals affiirmed the judgment of the Trial Court and defendant then sought by certiorari to appeal from the Court of Appeals to the Supreme Court, but the Supreme Court declined to allow the writ. The case has since been settled. 16. Georgia E. Saunders vs. City. This was a suit for $5,000.00 for personal injuries. The case was tried upon its merits and a verdict for the City rendered from which there has been no appeal. 17. John H. Monroe vs. City. This is a certiorari from a decision by the Mayor and Aldermen convicting Monroe as Chief of the Fire Department upon certain charges. Motion was made by the City to dismiss the certiorari which was granted on April 12, 1917. Judge Meldrim directed, however, that the dismissal should not prejudice Monroe's suit for salary. This portion of his judgment has been appealed to the Court of Appeals and is there now pending. 18. A. L. Thompson vs. Mayor, Chief of Police and certain other police officers. This is an action for $10,000.00 for damages growing out of an alleged raid in connection with enforcing of the prohibition law. The suit is still pending. 256 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 19. J. H. Meyer vs. same officials. This was also a damage suit of the same character as the preceding which was brought in 1916 and is still pending. 20. Arthur Young vs. City. This is a suit for $1,000.00 for personal injuries. The demurrer of the City was sustained on January 13, 1917, and there has been no appeal. 21. Mrs. J. S. Davis, et al, vs. City. This is an injunction suit seeking to restrain the City from enforcing the ordinance concerning cows. Upon a trial, the injunction was dissolved. The plaintiffs have appealed to the Supreme Court and the case has not yet been determined. 22. T. J. Sheftall vs. City. This suit was brought on Dec. 18, 1916, complaining of an alleged illegal discharge from the employment of the City. The demurrer of the City was sustained on Feb. 14, 1917. An appeal was had by the plaintiff to the Court of Appeals, but the appeal was dismissed on July 7,1917. 23. Robert T. Russell vs. City. This suit was similiar to the above. The demurrer of the City was sustained on Feb. 14. 1917, and there has been no appeal. 24. George R. Patterson vs. City. This was a suit for $10,000.00 for personal injuries. The jury found a verdict in favor of the City on May 31, 1917. Motion for new trial has been finally dismissed and there has been no appeal. THE FOLLOWING ARE CERTIORATES IN LIQUOR CASES 25. I. Raskin vs. City. Overruled Jan. 11, 1917. 26. O- D. Jones vs. City. Overruled Jan. 9, 1917. 27. Henry Wood vs. City. Sustained Jan, 12, 1917. 28. C. H. Levan vs. City. Dismissed upon motion. 29. Abe Raskin vs. City. Sentence modified Jan. 11, 1917. 30. Peter Mastapoulas vs. City. Dismissed Jan. 11, 1917- 31. Peter Mastapoulas vs. City. Certiorari in another case sustained Jan. 12, 1917. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 257 32. T. F. Daniel vs. City. Sustained Jan. 9, 1917. 33. Henry Suiter vs. City. Overruled Jan. 11, 1917. 34. Joe Greenburg vs. City. Sustained Jan. 11, 1917. 35. Martin Roentch vs. City. Overruled Jan. 11, 1917 36. Mrs. J. Friedman vs. City. Sustained Jan. 12, 1917 37. J. Baker Bryan vs. City. Dismissed Jan. 11, 1917. 38. Willie Mazon vs. City. This is a certiorari complaining of a conviction for disorderly conduct dismissed on motion of the City. 39. Wesley Snipe vs. M. W. Dixon, Sheriff. This was a habeas corpus contesting the validity of the prohibition ordinances of the City. The Supreme Court held the ordinances invalid since the enactment of the "Bone Dry" Law. 40. Louisa Snipe vs. same. This case was consolidated with the foregoing and came to the same determination. 41. H. A. Quante vs. same. This was also a hebeas corpus but brought in the City Court. The ordinance was here upheld and there was no appeal in view of a decision of the Court of Appeals. NEW CASES 42. Bessie R. Hargrove vs. B. S- Bryant, Chief of Police et al. This was a suit for $10,000.00 damages for illegal arrest. The case was dismissed Nov. 22, 1917. 43. Lionel Hargrove vs. same. A similar action for $10,000.00 and was dismissed Nov. 22, 1917. 44. City vs. Midland Railway. This was a suit for $322.45 for material. A verdict in favor of the City was rendered September 10, 1917, and the judgment has been paid. 45. City vs. Midland Railway. This was a similar action to the above for $100.00 for a strip of land. A verdict was rendered for the City on September 10, 1917, and the judgment has been paid. 46. Katie Rivers vs. City. This is a damage suit for personal injuries brought Oct. 22, 1917. Property owners were vouched into Court and required to settle the case. 47. H. B. Jones vs. City. This is a damage suit for personal injuries filed in the Superior Court. The demurrers 258 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT of the City having been overruled; the case is now pending on Appeal. 48. John H. Monroe vs. City. This is a suit for salary alleging and illegal removal from office. The case is now pending upon appeal from the decision on the demurrer. 49- C. M. Page vs. City. This is and injunction to prevent the collection of a tax execution and is now pending in the Superior Court. 50. Nick Pahno vs. City. This was an injunction seeking to restrain the making of prohibition raids. The case was tried, the injunction denied and the case dismissed upon demurrer. 51. City vs. Gustave Werm. Condemnation. The Condemnation proceedings were completed April 18, 1917. 52. Gustave Werm, et al, vs. City. This was an injunction seeking to restrain the above condemnation. The injunction was refused, condemnation concluded and the injunction case dismissed. 53- City vs. J. W. Smith. This was an affidavit of illegality to an execution for curbing. It has not yet been tried. THE FOLLOWING ARE LIQUOR CERTIORARIES: 54. Fred Ford vs. City. Overruled April 25, 1917. 55. A Weitz vs. City. Overruled April 25, 1917. 56. L. Sable vs. City. Dismissed. 57. J. T. Byrnes vs. City. Overruled April 25, 1917. 58. J. G. Barbuor vs. City. Overruled April 24, 1917. 59. H. Kravitch vs. City. Overruled June 12. 1917. 60. Herman Grefe vs. City. Sustained June 12, 1917. 61. Ida Apolinski vs. City. Sustained June 12, 1917. 62. H. Kravitch vs. City. Sustained June 25, 1917. 63. Robert Baker vs. City. Overruled July 25, 1917. 64. Abe Raskin vs. City. Overruled June 12, 1917. 65. M. R. Klienberg vs. City. Overruled June 12, 1917. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 259 66. Monroe Page vs. City. This certiorari involved the validity of the municipal ordance as to employment agencies. The certiorari has been overruled. 67. Charles Davis vs. City. Same as preeeeding certiorari. Was overruled. 68. F. Ellair vs. City. This certiorari involves the tax ordinance and is still pending, being the only certiorari case now remaining upon the docket undisposed of. 69- Savannah Lighting Co. vs. Savannah Electric Co. et al. This was a case brought before the Railroad Commission of Georgia complaining of the electric light and power rates and practices in Savannah. The City was made a party. The final order of the Railroad Commission fixed rates for the local companies. The present contract rates for municipal lighting and power were established as the maximum rates for this class of public service and discrimination as to rates for light and power was prohibited. The volume of litigation concluded by the law department of the City has wonderfully increased in the past two years. In the number of cases tried there has been an increase for the years 1916 and 1917 of 400% over the average for the preeeeding five years. At the beginning of the year there were forty-one (41) cases pending and twenty-eight (28) new cases have been brought during the year. Of these sixty-nine (69) litigated matters there are only eighteen (18) which have not been finally disposed of during the year. Much of this litigation has been due to the enforcement of the prohibition laws, but it should be remembered that the City has during this time practically completed the extension of the House Drainage and Storm Sewerage System with an expenditure of over a Million Dollars and has completed the New Municipal Auditorium and the new Municipal Library in addition to carrying on its usual activities which have naturally been more extended owing to the increased population of the City. In connection with its civic development, it has established and maintains a Recreation Commission and a Municipal 260 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Traffic Bureau in addition to the commissions heretofore in existence. Notwithstanding the amount of litigation, however, the City has been lucky in the matter of results. In the yeafr 1916 only one jury found a money verdict against the City. This was in a personal injury case and was for the small sum of $36.00. Upon apppeal, however, this verdict has been set aside in 1917. During the year 1917, no money verdict has been rendered against the City in any case, nor has any suit or claim for personal injures been settled by me in or out of Court. The results should be gratifying. In the procuring of extensive rights of ways through private and corporate property, while the assistance of this department hasb een given, it cannot justly claim credit for the really remarkable results obtained by the Committee on Drainage under the leadership of Alderman H. L. Kayton. Miles of right of way have been procured by him without a penny,of expense to the City. During the entire year condemnation proceedings have been resorted to in one instance only. If condemnation had been required to any great extent in cases where these rights of way have been obtained the drainage system which has just been concluded and which puts the City of Savannah in the very fore front of American Cities in the matter of public drainage would have been seriously imperiled for lack of funds. As a result, no doubt, of the improvement due to the extension of the House Drainage System, I am informed that the health record of Savannah is the best since vital statistics have been preserved. There has been unusual activity in municipal legislation. Among the most important and progressive ordinances drawn by this department have been those governing weights and measures and the establishing of public scales and providing for inspections, and the ordinance establishing a modern building code and housing law for the City, as well as a number of other ordinances intended for the good of the public. Another important matter arose in connection with the proposal to require the Atlantic Coast Line Railway to elevate MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 261 its tracks within the City limits. I advised the Mayor and Aldermen that this could be required to be done at the expense of the Railway Company. The ordinance was enacted on April 11, 1917, and at the instance of the Railway Company an extension of twelve (12) months after the declaration of peace between the United States and Germany was granted. The usual service of the Law Department in rendering opinions, drawing resolutions, deeds and contracts has been rendered. Let me take occasion to say, that in my contact with the Mayor and Board of Aldermen, it has been particularly pleasing to me to find without exception that not one of them has shown the slightest disposition, in the performance of his municipal duties, to do other than cheerfully and strictly comply with the law applicable when so advised. It is a pleasure to advise a Board that maintains such an attitude towards public service. The Assistant City Attorney, Honorable David S. Atkinson, has been faithful, intelligent, courteous and efficient. I have the honor to be, ROBERT J. TRAVIS, City Attorney. December 31, 1917. 282 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT REPORT OF THE HARBOR MASTER Savannah, Ga., January 1, 1918. HON. W. J. PIERPONT, Mayor City of Savannah, Sir: I hand you herewith statements showing the number of vessels arriving at this port during the year 1917, giving the net tonnage of same, also amount collected for laoor fees. The inland steamers and small craft plying local waters, of which there are quite a number, are not included in the statement. Respectfully Submitted, THOMAS H. LAIRD, Harbor Master. Coastwise vessels handling solid cargoes in and out of the port of Savannah during the year 1917. Inward Cargoes 33 Lighters....................... 23,000 Tons.............. Soft Coal 29 Vessels.............................. 18,784 Tons._....... Soft Coal 8 Vessels.............................. 11,072 Tons..............Hard Coal 2 Vessels.............................. 1,473 Tons....................Cement 11 Vessels.............................. 7,570 Tons ..............Fertilizer 3 Vessels.............................. 1,636 Tons....Phosphate Rock 86 Vessels............................ 63,535 Tons._. Outward Cargoes 4 Lighters....................... 1,850 Tons.................Soft Coal 5 Lighters.................... 3,139 Tons................ Hard Coal 9 Lighters.................... 4,989 Tons............................ Coal MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 263 1 Vessel 368 Piling........................251,130 feet lumber 2 Vessels 16,247 Ties............................724,384 feet lumber 8 Vessels....................................................3,968,637 feet lumber 11 Vessels....................................................4,944,151 feet lumber 8? VESSELS ARRIVING AT SAVANNAH, YEAR 1917 1917 Month January... _ February- .. March .. April. ...... May....... June. ------ July........ August.-... September.. October ... . November. . December . . Total.. Am No. 57 51 58 47 45 45 33 36 40 40 43 40 535 Steamer Net Tons 166,031 128,324 148,397 127,209 121,778 129,446 86,469 94,251 98,759 95,458 103,557 103,489 1,393,168 Am. Sail No. 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 10 Net Tons 314 2,966 1,879 485 342 235 243 683 7,147 For. Steamer No. 9 10 8 7 5 7 10 9 7 15 7 9 103 Net Tons 15,715 18,719 17,773 14,449 13,152 13,549 20,807 14,653 18, 195 29,491 15,656 21,238 213,397 For. Sail No. 12 7 6 3 1 2 2 2 3 1 1 1 41 Net Tons 13,824 7,265 4,979 4,106 469 3,500 2,467 1,425 4,313 7% 1,993 607 45,744 Tugs No. 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 9 Net Tons 163 269 269 538 269 538 269 2,315 Barges No. 1 5 5 6 3 5 6 8 3 4 3 3 52 Net Tons 922 2,514 2,127 2,680 1,749 2,018 3,916 3,983 1,810 2,364 2,766 1,749 28,598 Harbor Fees 327.00 303.00 314.64 219.24 217.00 211,64 252.00 268.00 250.72 364.00 234.00 329.66 3,290.90 s I OB I Recapitulation: 638 Steamers, 1,606,565 tons; 51 Sail Vessels 52,891 tons; 9 tugs 2,315 tons; 52 Barges 28,598 tons making a grand total of 750 vessels with 1,690,369 net tons. Included in the American steamers there were 17 steamers with 46,234 net tons in foreign trade. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 265 Foreign Vessels by Nationality Steamers Tons. British.................................................:...... 42 117,838 Danish....................................................... 18 22,344 Dutch........................................................ 1 2,327 Greek.......................................................... 1 1,988 Italian........................................................ 1 2,659 Japan.......................................................... 1 2,287 Norwegian.................................................. 17 27,600 Russian...................................................... 1 3,398 Spanish...................................................... 13 22,450 Swedish...................................................... 8 10,506 Total..................................................l03 213,397 Sail Vessels Tons. Brazilian Bark .......................................... 1 232 Danish Ships.............'.............................. 3 5,656 Danish Barks............................................ 7 5,589 Danish Schooner...................................... 1 154 Norwegian Ship........................................ 1 1,993 Norwegian Barks...................................... 19 24,653 Potuguese Barks...................................... 2 938 Portugese Brig ._................................. 1 210 Portuguese Schooner................................ 1 258 Spanish Barks........................................ 3 3,564 Swedish Barks.......................................... 2 2,497 Total.................................................. 41 . 45,744 266 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT REPORT OF BOARD OF TAX ASSESSORS Savannah, Ga., January 1, 1918. Hon. W. J. PIERPONT, Mayor, City of Savannah. Dear Sir: The assessed valuation of all property in the City of Savannah, for taxation in the year 1917, shows a net increase over the corresponding valuation in 1916, amounting to $1.044,830.00, and this without any extension of the city's limits and in spite of the slump in the tax returns of the city's banking institutions and the restricted building operations attributable to the country's being at war. Following are the relative valuations: 1916 1917 RealEstate............:...............$40,957,901.00 $41,381,878.00 Personalty.............................. 17,960,051.00 18,582,423.00 Franchises of Corporations 1,308,300.00 1,306,781.00 Totals..............................$60,226,252.00 $61,271,082.00 The following items of personal property showed decreases in amounts returned for taxation: Stock in trade, merchandise on consignment, books, pictures and statuary, live stock, horse-drawn vehicles, money and solvent accounts, vessels and banks. These items showed increases: Furniture, Jewelry and silverware, musical instruments, automobiles, stocks and bonds, promissory notes, mortgages on land, mortgages on personalty, bonds for title, machinery and the personal property returned by public service corporations. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 267 Buildings completed during 1917, were assessed as follows: First. Quarter............................................... $215,675.00 Second Quarter................................................ 43,250.00 Third Quarter..............................'.................. 77,895.00 Fourth Quarter....................................... 95,250.00 Total.................-..............-....-.....- $432,070.00 Respectfully Submitted, G. NOBLE JONES, Chairman, HENRY M. WARD, J. J. HORRIGAN. 268 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT REPORT OF SINKING FUND COMMISSIONERS Savannah, Ga., January 1st, 1918. Hon. W. J. PIERPONT, Mayor, City of Savannah. Dear Sir: The "Sinking Fund Commissioners" submit their thirtyseventh annual report. During the year we have purchased sixty three thousand bonds of the issue of 1909, as under: $25,000 at 105 and interest................................................ 13,000 at 104f and interest................................................ 25,000 at 105J and interest amounting to $67,489.50 31st of December 1916, balance on hand issue of 1909.................... ........ .... .... ..........................$33,000.00 Add for appropriation of 1917........................ 32,000.00 $65,000.00 31st December 1916 issue of 1913................. appropriation for 1917 .............................................. 2,000.00 $67,000.00 Bonds redeemed 1917 issue of 1909..................$63,000.00 Bonds redeemed 1917 issue of 1913.................... None Balance to credit of Sinking Fund issue of 1909 $2,000.00 Balance to credit of Sinking Fund issue of 1913 2,000.00 $ 4,000.00 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 269 Debt of 1919 ................. $2,267,000.00 Debt of 1913......-..... 210,500.00 Total debt of these issues $2,467,500.00 Respectfully submitted, GEO. J. MILLS, Chairman, CHARLES G. BELL, JOHN F. PAULSEN, LEOPOLD ADLER. 270 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT REPORT OF BUILDING INSPECTOR Savannah, Ga., January 1st, 1918. Hon. W. J. PIERPONT, Mayor, City of Savannah Dear Sir: I am enclosing herewith my annual report for the year 1917, showing a decrease of 285 in number of Building Permits issued, amounting to $755,720. In view of the extremely high cost of all building material and the scarcity of labor, caused by war conditions, I do not consider this decrease abnormal. It might be well to mention the fact that during the past year several large manufacturing and two ship-building plants have been built just outside of the City Limits, at a cost of at least $3,000,000. Practically all of this work has been done by Savannah labor, and this addition to the industries of Savannah has already been of great benefit to our City. Very respectfully, JOHN R. EASON Building Inspector. Number of Permits issued in 1917............334 Number of Buildings Completed..........289 Number of Buildings Unfinished.............. 29 Number of Buildings not Built................ 16 Municipal Auditorium, completed..................... $200,000.00 Remodeling DeSoto Hotel.................................. 200,000.00 63 Two-Story Frame Buildings............................ 164,300.00 52 One-Story Frame Buildings.......................... 70,700.00 5 Two-Story Brick Veneer Buildings......-.. 34,000.00 3 Two-Story Brick Buildings.............................. 14,000.00 5 Three-Story Brick Buildings...-...................... 66,000.00 47 Two-Story Frame Buildings Remodeled........ 20,675.00 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 271 3 One-Story Brick Buildings................................ 14,000.00 22 New Porches...........,......................................... 3,920.00 24 One-Story Frame Buildings Remodeled.......... 12,125.00 11 Three-Story Brick Buildings Remodeled........ 14,650.00 20 Two-Story Brick Buildings Remodeled.......... 29,550.00 8 One-Story Brick Buildings Remodeled .......... 12,200.00 70 One-Story Frame Garages................................ 11,070.00 24 One-Story Frame Stables.................................. 5,470.00 5 Frame Buildings Removed from one lot to another.............................................................. 1,000.00 1 Brick Church...................................................... 40,000.00 1 Frame Church.................................................... 2,000.00 1 One-Story Open Steel Shed.............................. 2,500.00 Total..............................................................$ 918,160.00 29 Unfinished Buildings, about.............. $300,000.00 Very respectfully, JOHN R. EASON, Building Inspector. 272 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT REPORT OF CITY MARSHAL'S OFFICE Savannah, Ga., January 1st, 1918. Hon. W. J. PIERPOXT, Mayor, City of Savannah, Dear Sir: I have the honor to submit herewith my annual report, for the year 1917, same being my fifth report. The collections from all sources amount to $67,643.86, as per itemized statement attached, an increase of $6,034.94 over the previous year. GROUND RENTS:All lots reported to this office by the City Treasurer have been ro-entered for arrears of rent, as required by ordinance. REAL ESTATE:This item shows a total collection of $24,898.46, an increase of $6,807.14, same being the largest amount collected from any specific item during the year. During the year we bought at public sale three vacant lots against which we held executions for seven years or more, and deeds have been made to the City. PERSONAL PROPERTY:Receipts from this source amount to $6,269-41, an increase of $1,272.67. This is the largest amount that has ever been collected through the Marshal's Office for this item. SPECIFIC TAX:From this source we collected $12,564.00, and in this connection would respectfully suggest that the City Treasurer issue Executions and turn same over to the City Marshal for collection as soon as possible after Jan. 31st, instead of waiting until March 1st, as at present. PAVING ASSESSMENTS:From this source was collected $13,122.58, showing an increase over 1916 of $398.98. SIDEWALK CHARGES:From this source was collected $4,648.34, showing a decrease of $1,033.47. MARKET RENTS:From this source was collected $4,203.95, showing and increase over 1916 of $82.17- MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 273 CITY PROPERTY RENTS:This item shows a collection of $205.00 During the past year we placed about 20 parties on the Police Docket for doing business without paying Specific License, and with only two exceptions, all of these parties were found guilty and fined by the Recorder. In conclusion, I desire to express my sincere thanks and appreciation, to His Honor, the Mayor, the Police Department and the Recorder, for their assistance and co-oepration during the year. Respectfully submitted, GEO. D. SEMKEN, City Marshal. 274 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT CITY MARSHAL'S OFFICE Itemized Statement of Collections, Year Ending December 31st, 1916 Real Estate 1909..............................$ 8.13 1910.............................. 28.79 1911............................ 35.40 1912.............................. 17.62 1913.......................... 329 65 1914.......................... 1,067'63 1915.......................... 2,445*79 1916.......................... 20,859'50 1917.......................... 105,195$24,898.46 *u Personal Property: 1912............................. 35.36 1913.............................. 236.30 1915............................... 130.08 1916.............................. 1,427.66 1917.............................. 4,440.01$ 6,269.41 Specific Tax: 1915..............................$ 5.00 1916.............................. 715.29 1917..........:................... 11,843:71$12,564.00 Paving Assessments: 1906..............................$ 14.00 1909.............................. 36.83 1910.............................. 95.60 1912.............................. 30.00 1913.............................. 1,290.58 1914.............................. 515.41 1915.............................. 1,259.64 1916.............................. 7,024.52 1917.............................. 2,856.00$13,122.58 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 275 Sidewalk Charges: 1913....................... 76.26 1914...........-:.-........... 17.43 1915......-..... 1,035.60 1916..... 3,070.08 1917................ 448.97$ 4,648.34 Sink Cleaning Fees: 1911-.$ 4.00 1912............ 4.00 1913- 4.00 1914.......... 9.50 1916.... 43.10 1917....................... 212.15$ 276.75 Market Rents: 1916-.$ 273.76 1917............... 3,930.19$ 4,203.95 City Property Rent: 1916..-..$ 15.00 1917.............................. 190.00$ 205.00 Execution Fees: 1909___...$ 6.00 1910. 5.00 1911.. 7.00 1912.............................. 7.00 1913. 19.00 1914.............................. 39.00 1915-- 102.00 1916...... 463.00 1917.___............ 443.00$ 1,091.00 Miscellaneous: 1.04 Interest.....-.....-.$ 298.84 Overbid at sales.......... Advertising....... 65.49$ 364.37 Total.... ............ $ $67,643.86 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY OP THE CITY OF SAVANNAH SAVANNAH, GA. 1918 FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31 1917 To the Board of Managers of the Savannah Public Library: Ladies and Gentlemen: In reporting on the work of the reorganized Public Library in 1917 I wish to emphasize the fact that the library has still barely entered the field which it ought to covera field of such service to the people of Savannah in all intellectual life, in civic improvement, and in wholesome recreation, as will cause the library to be considered, not as an expense to the city but as a most valuable asset. The year 1916, as recorded in my last report, was a transitional period, in which the separation from the Georgia Historical Society and the preparations for opening the new building necessitated the postponement of many plans for more important work. And, as I stated last year, "Our efforts must first be given to enlarging the resources and perfecting the administration " of the library, before we can undertake any new enterprises. Much has been accomplished in the last twelve months, and many gratifying expressions of appreciation have come to us from people to whom the library has been of service. But it would be foolish to blind ourselves to the fact that what we have accomplished and what we are now in a position to accomplish, is but a small part of that which we must work for. In this connection I wish to express my appreciation both of the sympathetic interest and help which I have received from the Board and from the staff, and of the encouraging attitude of the public, which has been tolerant of our present short-comings, grateful for every improvement in the service, and keenly desirous of continued improvement. It is surely a field which deserves our best. 280 ' MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT THE BOOK COLLECTION The use of the library, both for circulation and for reference purposes, has been most gratifying, considering the insufficiency of our book collection. A vast increase in serious reading; a total circulation of more than 118,000 volumes; and a steadily increasing use of the reference department of the library for serious work, attest at once the importance of the service now being given the public, and urgent need of the strengthening our resources as rapidly as possible. It will be remembered that only 3,003 volumes of adult books other than fiction were transferred to us from the Historical Society. The entire class of literature, exclusive of fiction but including all of poetry, drama, and essays, contained only 612 volumes; of history, travel, and biography we had only 431 volumes; in the entire field of sociology, including not only social work but political economy, government, law, and education, there were but 419 volumes. The collection of reference books was practically negligible. Standard fiction was very poorly represented. The children's collection was strong in the titles it contained, but extremely weak in the physical condition of the books. It was evident that with the money available for buying books several years must elapse before the entire collection could be made at all adequate to serve the public properly. Approximately four thousand volumes have been added to the collection during the year. About one thousand of these were purchased by the librarian late in the year in New York, when it was possible for him to visit the stores of the leading booksellers and examine their stock carefully, selecting desired books which were offered at prices far lower than could be obtained in any other way. Every possible effort was made at all times to buy to the best advantage. By the occasional purchase of second-hand copies of important books infrequently called for, and by careful ordering from lists of remainders and of review copies, one dollar may often be made to do the work of two. When the books recently bought have MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 281 all been cataloged, we shall have the necessary foundation on which to build up a good collection of books. The purchases of the year amounted to $4,329.59. Of this amount $796.24 was spent for children's books, in addition to an order amounting to over $600, payable in 1918- The collection in this department^ is now in much better condition, for the new purchases have made it possible to discard many of the outworn books. Much further improvement, however, is desirable. We cannot open any of the new branches so seriously needed, and we cannot do justice to the two smal branches we are now maintaining, until we greatly enlarge the children's collection; and we are not doing justice to the children who now use the library when we offer them books that are badly soiled or dilapidated. Experience has proved that the danger of contagion from library books is negligible when, as in this library, all possible precautions are taken to safeguard the borrowers. But the moral effect on the children of shabby, mutilated, and soiled books, is bad. SELECTION OF BOOKS In the last few months of the year somewhat greater liberality in the purchase of new fiction was possible than was considered advisable at first when other departments were so weak. It is desirable that we should buy as much as possible, without slighting other classes of reading, of the best of the current fiction. I wish to renew my recommendation, however, that we be reasonably conservative in our decision as to what is the best, and that we keep our standards of literary merit reasonably high. On this point I quote the following extracts from a book by A. R. Spofford, for many years librarian of Congress. "The great demand for this class of reading renders it all the more important to make a wise and improving selection of that which forms the minds of multitudes, and especially of the young.....To buy indiscriminately the new novels of the day, good, bad, and indifferent (the last named greatly pre- 282 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT dominating) would be a very poor discharge of the duty devolving upon those who are the responsible choosers of the reading of any community. Conceding, as we must, the vast influence and untold value of fiction as a vehicle of entertainment and instruction, the question ariseswhere can the line be drawn between the good .and improving novels, and novels which are neither good nor improving? This involves something more than the moral tone and influence of the fictions: it involves their merits and demerits as literature also. I hold it to be the bounden duty of those who select the reading of a community to maintain a standard of good taste, as well as of good morals. They have no business to fill the library with wretched models of writing, when there are thousands of good models ready, in numbers far greater than they have money to purchase." This advice of Mr. Spofford will not result in a deficiency of reading sufficiently "light" and entertaining to meet the needs of those who read only for relaxation or amusement. Some of the mediocre we must have; but while we cannot possibly buy all of the best, let us not buy too much of the mediocre. CHILDREN'S DEPARTMENT Particular attention should be given, not only in our selection of books for the library, but in seeking to extend our influence over the buyers of books, to the subject of children's reading. Soon after the opening of the schools in the fall the children in some of the schools were requested to give their teachers a list of the books they had read in the last month. The lists were sent to the library and examination of them showed that a very large number of mediocre and even trashy books are being read by the children; to quote again from Mr. Spofford, the "weak and flabby and silly books" which "tend to make weak and flabby and silly brains." These books are not borrowed from the library, but come from other sources. Persistent effort is needed to raise the standard of reading among the young people, and in this effort we need MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 283 the active co-operation of the parents and of the schools. The library has always sought to exert an influence in behalf of wise selection on the part of all individuals who buy books for children. Our recent experience shows the importance of still further effort. In nearly every case the purchase of inferior books results from ignorance of the better class. To give greater publicity to the better books an exhibition of books suitable for children was arranged, with the co-operation of the Connor Book Store, similar to the exhibition held in 1916 but on a much larger scale. The exhibition was open for two weeks before Christmas. Some member of the staff was always in attendance, lists of good books were distributed, and publicity was given the fact that the children's librarian is always glad to advise concerning the purchase of books. The exhibit was attended by 382 people, all of whom were greatly interested. Similar displays will be held from time to time in the future and the books, many of which are low-priced editions suited to people of moderate means, will form a permanent "model collection" for examination by anyone at any time. The story hour has for several years been an important educational feature of our work with children, as a means of interesting them in good reading. The subjects of the stories told are taken from folklore, history, and the classics. Stories are told at the main library every Friday afternoon to two separate groups of children, the younger children and those above ten years. At the East Side Branch stories are told every Thursday afternoon. During the spring term of school the library conducted a story hour once a week at the Barnard Street School. The total attendance at story hours during the year was 5,780. An important work has been undertaken by Miss Dodgen, the children's librarian, in teaching children how to use the resources of the library. Miss Dodgen has spoken to the classes in many of the schools on the use of the library, and has also given instruction in the use of the catalog and of some of the simpler reference books, to children who have come to the library for that purpose. It was regretted that 284 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT this could not this year be done on a much larger scale, and I trust the time will soon come when instruction in the use of the library may be given, as a part of the curriculum, in every grade in all the schools of the city, including the high school. CIRCULATION Statistics are appended to this report showing in detail the number of books issued to borrowers. The total number is 118, 891. Of these, 4,908 were issued at the two small branches. The circulation at the main library was 113,983, of which 65,687 were adult books and 48,296 were juvenile.' This is a decrease of 10,650 volumes from the adult circulation in the last twelve months at the old library, and an increase of 1,965 volumes from the juvenile. It must be remembered that the removal of the library into a new neighborhood necessitated, especially in the children's department, the building up of a new clientele in a less thickly populated section. The adult circulation has been strongly affected by the deficiencies in the book collection; yet the decrease was solely in the class of fiction. Of adult books other than fiction 7,759 more volumes were circulated than in the old library's last full year. It is always interesting to note the percentage of fiction in the entire circulation. Anything above 70 per cent is considered high; about 60 or 65 per cent constitutes what is usually considered a satisfactory, normal percentage. Of our adult circulation last year 76.9 per cent was fiction, and of the juvenile circulation slightly over 77 per cent. This, however, seems a very satisfactory record when we remember that at the old library the yearly percentage of adult fiction was always 90 per cent or higher. An improvement was seen immediately after the opening of the new building, where the public are given unlimited freedom of access to the books. Notwithstanding the pitifully small collection of non-fiction with which we opened, the first two months, compared with the same months of theprevious year, recorded an increase of 60 per MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 285 cent in the circulation of books other than fiction. In the year 1917 the increase was more than 205 per cent over the last year in the old building. It is therefore evident that the use of the library, as shown by the circulation of books for home use, has been very satisfactory. The use of the library on Sundays, though less than we might wish, presents many encouraging features. The adult departments only are open every Sunday from 4 to 7 p. m. The average circulation was 67 volumes; the highest on any Sunday was 136 volumes. On most Sundays the reference room is filled nearly to its full capacity, and although the reading is confined largely to the magazines and papers, there is sometimes considerable use of the reference collection for more serious purposes. At the beginning of the year we commenced the practically unlimited circulation of back numbers of all periodicals, in addition to subscribing for extra copies of a few magazines to permit the circulation of current numbers. Experience has shown it to be desirable to restrict, to some extent, the circulation of back numbers, but with reasonable limitations this is an important feature of our work, both supplementing the recreational reading offered by the books, and supplying important material on subjects not fully covered by any of the books. The number of borrowers registered at the main library at the end of the year was 4,942 adult and 2,451 juvenile. BRANCHES AND EXTENSION WORK At present the work of the main library is supplemented by only two outside agencies. These are the East Side Branch on Habersham Street near Broughton Street, and a small branch at the Waters Avenue School. The East Side Branch was opened in January, 1915, and until early in the present year was conducted, under the supervision of the children's librarian, by Miss Stella Breckenridge. Since Miss Breckenridge found it necessary to give up the 286 MAYOR'S ANNUM, REPORT work early in 1917 the branch has been cared for mainly by Miss Annie S. Porter of the library staff, with assistance given by the members of the training class. Excellent work is being done among the children of the neighborhood, and the branch should as soon as possible Tae placed in more attractive and more commodious quarters. It should be open every afternoon and evening instead of from 3 to 6.30 p. m. one day a week, as at present. Instead of depending on such books as can be temporarily spared from the children's room of the main library, exchanged from time to time for others, there should be a permanent collection of some of the best books, supplemented by temporary deposits from the main library. The permanent collection should include adult books as well as juvenile, in order that we may begin to reach the grown people. The people living in this section of the city are far removed from the main library, and as soon as our resources will permit we should give them the privileges of a well stocked branch. The same needs exist in the Waters Avenue section, where the people feel most keenly the inaccessibility of the main library, and where a branch would be an unqualified success from the start. In response to a request of long standing, a small collection of children's books was deposited in the Waters Avenue School early in November, and since November 8 the library, under the care of Miss Amelia Shumate, of the Waters Avenue School, has been open every Thursday when school is in session from 3 to 6 p. m. On the first six open days 730 books were given out. Some arrangements must be made for keeping the library open during the summer vacation, and a way must be found soon to provide more adequate facilities for the adults of the community and for the children. Our thanks are due to Miss Shumate for the very important services she has contributed to the library in the interests of the Waters Avenue section of the city. Even if it were more centrally located, the main library could not satisfactorily reach all parts of the city. In addition to placing our two existing branches in a position to do MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 287 more and better work, we should have at least one other well equipped branch located in the vicinity of the old library, to serve the western section of the city. We should supplement these branches by smaller stations in drug stores, schools, or other suitable places. Some of these might be "delivery stations" only, where books could be delivered from the main library on request, or they might combine such delivery service with a small deposit of books left there permanently or exchanged at intervals. And there should be a business man's branch, situated as near as possible to Bull and Broughton Streets and open during all regular business hours. Such a branch, in the heart of the shopping district and of the business section, could supply miscellaneous reading in all classes as well as meeting the needs of the business men for practical information needed by them in their work. It is a safe prediction that within a year the use of such a branch would exceed the present use of the adult departments of the main library. Such a program may seem so ambitious that in view of existing conditions it is not worth considering. It would require probably an additional annual appropriation of $7,000, which is manifestly impossible under present circumstances. But let us remember that by this increase of less than 50 per cent of our present appropriation we could increase the usefulness of the library by several hundred per cent; that we could place adequate library facilities within easy reach of every inhabitant of the city, that we could immeasurably extend and strengthen the library's influence. We ought not to rely a day longer than necessary on the main library alone, but should keep the ultimate goal ever in mind, and should endeavor to get at least a little closer to it each year. COUNTY EXTENSION As soon as possible, too, the library should extend into the county, and if the necessary legislation can be secured at the 1918 session of the legislature, we should endeavor to get 288 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT from the county commissioners an annual appropriation toward the maintenance of the library. There are many residents of the county who could be reached, in various ways, who now have access to no books at all. The new school at Montgomery, with the plans for developing there a neighborhood center, offers an excellent opportunity, but a request which has already come for such service there had to be denied. The rapidly growing, important industrial community at Port Wentworth, so closely linked with the people and the interests of Savannah, imposes on us the duty of placing a branch library there at as early a date as possible, and from the superintendent of the sugar refinery has already come a request for books. Yet we are unable to make even a beginning of such service. Here again it may seem that there are so many urgent needs in the city still unsupplied that we ought not to attempt to do anything for the county. But the people of the county are so nearly a part of Savannah's own population that we ought so to consider them, and the city might well meet half of the additional cost of serving the county. An annual appropriation of $1,000 from the county with a like amount from the city, would enable us to give the residents of the county, and the men employed at Port Wentworth, the library facilities which they need for their recreation and for their instruction. REFERENCE USE Statistics can give only a partial indication of the actual usefulness of even the circulation department of a library, for the number of books taken home does not measure accurately the good accomplished. Of the reference department's work, very often more important than the issuance of books for home use, still less can be learned from statistics. No record is kept of the number of visitors to the department, for such ja record is, if not misleading, at least insignificant. But a record is carefully kept of all questions asked of the attendant which require any research, and from this record it is plain MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 289 that there are a constantly increasing number of people who recognize the value of the library as a source of specific information. By school students, by club women, by business men, and by casual inquirers of all classes, the reference department is now used to a very much greater extent than a year ago. This is a branch of our work which requires careful attention, for on the formation of a good collection of reference books and the painstaking efforts of the staff to satisfy every request for information depends much of the usefulness of the library. Little money has been spent on the reference collection since the purchase of a considerable number of the most important works of reference in the summer of 1916, and the collection ought to be strengthened in the coming year by the purchase of many other important books. As soon as possible some of the periodicals should be bound, to make them more available for use in reference work. CATALOGING The library has been hampered in its work by the incompleteness of the catalog. Under prevailing conditions it has been impossible to do much more than the work of classifying, cataloging, and preparing for circulation the new books acquired, and since early in the year no headway has been made on the re-cataloging of the old collection. Late in the year an effort was made to employ temporarily a cataloger from some other city, in order to complete the work as rapidly as possible. We did not succeed in finding anyone who cared for this temporary position, and shall have to rely on our own staff alone. Fortunately conditions are now such that the next yearpossibly the next six or eight monthsought to see the work finished. STAFF AND TRAINING CLASS On June 1, the staff was increased by the appointment, from the graduates of the training class, of two new assistants. This gave us for the first time the minimum of eight assistants 290 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT required to maintain all departments properly with a reasonable schedule of working hours. It is not yet possible to open the Periodical Room, on account of difficulty in having an attendant on duty there at meal hours and during the vacation season. The library suffered an irreparable loss in the death of Miss Helen C. Brewer, the assistant librarian. Miss Brewer came to us as an assistant in October, 1916, a graduate of the Carnegie Library of Atlanta Training School, and for two years librarian of the Cordele Public Library. On May 1 she was appointed assistant librarian, and had she lived she would have rendered most valuable service in developing the library's work. But soon after her appointment she was attacked by typhoid, and died on June 7. By her personality Miss Brewer had won the friendship of all who knew her, and by her professional ability, not only in technical knowledge but even more notably on the more important human side, she was unusually well qualified for the work she loved. I cannot forego this opportunity of testifying to the fine character and high ability of one in whom the best ideals of the library profession were exemplified. The vacancy in the position of assistant librarian was filled by the appointment, taking effect September 1, of Miss Julia A. Schilling, a graduate of the Atlanta Training School and a member of the staff of the Atlanta Library. In December Miss Selina Heyward, who had been an assistant at the old library for several years prior to the reorganization, was given a year's leave of absence to accept a position in the Government service in Washington. Her position was filled by one of last year's training class. The first training class conducted by the library completed its six months' course on May 10. There were five in the class, four of whom are already holding positions on the staff. A new class, of four, was organized November 1 for a course of seven months, and it is probable that we shall find it necessary to conduct a class every year in order always to have trained people eligible for such vacancies as may arise and for new MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 291 positions which may be created. Miss Dodgen, the children's librarian, is also director of the training class, for which important work she is well qualified. The instruction which we are giving our training classes compares very favorably with similar courses conducted by much larger libraries, and I know of no other library approximating ours in size where as careful instruction is given. Nevertheless, our course should still be improved. Aside from the desirability of employing local people so far as possible, it is a distinct advantage for the library to have always an eligible list of people with the necessary training, for temporary employment as substitutes or for permanent appointments, instead of having in all such cases to send to the library schools for candidates. But if we are to depend mainly on our own people for recruiting the staff, the interests of the library demand that we give them the best possible training and instruction. As soon as it can be done, I recommend that the course be lengthened to nine months instead of seven, and that a small compensation for service be given the students in the last two months. Weekly staff meetings are held, partly for the discussion of routine matters of administration, but mainly for the discussion of books, the members of the staff presenting brief reviews of new books or other books of special interest. Plans are now being made for other meetings, to be held bi-weekly, for the discussion of various phases of library work with which the staff do not ordinarily come in contact in the course of their work. Much good should result from all such meetings, which will furnish a mean? of supplementing the more formal instruction given in the training class. WAR SERVICE WORK t The library has co-operated to the extent of its present ability with the American Library Association's war service work. The Association at its annual conference in June laid extensive plans for placing well selected libraries, which 292 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT should be administered by trained librarians, in every cantonment and training camp. The difficult conditions under which we were working here during the summer made it impossible for us to do as much as we should have done in soliciting donations of books and magazines, in sorting them, and forwarding to the camps. About 5,000 books, however, and several hundred magazines were sent to Camp Hancock, in Augusta, and to the station of Marines at Paris Island, S. C. The library took part in the national campaign to raise $1,000,000 for the purpose of buying books for the camp libraries to supplement the gifts. The librarian served as a member of the State committee and visited Atlanta, Augusta and Macon in the course of the campaign. With the co-operation of the Savannah Federation of Women's Clubs, the United Daughters of the Confederacy, the Council of National Defense, the Board of Trade, the Rotary Club, the Greater Savannah Commercial Club, the Jewish Educational Alliance, and many individuals, an active campaign was conducted in Savannah, which brought in $1,397.50. Proportionately to the population, this was far in excess of the amount raised in any other city of the State, and I wish to express my sincere thanks to all those who helped make the campaign in Savannah so successful. LIBRARY HOURS In December it was decided to close the library daily at 9 p. m. instead of at 10 p. m., as the use of the library after 9 o'clock was not sufficient to justify the expense of lighting. At present the libraryc ontinues to open at 10 a.m., and more time is gained for the work of cataloging and routine work. As soon as the demands of such work become less pressing, we should open at 9.30 or possibly as early as 9 o'clock in the morning. FUTURE NEEDS Enough has already been said to indicate the most urgent needs of the library in the immediate future. I feel that no MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 293 apology need be offered for the work thus far accomplished. But the coming year will see a continued perfecting of the administration of the library, the further strengthening of the book collection, and redoubled efforts to extend the library's service and the library's influence for good in every possible way. The library should become in reality a "university of the people," a continuation school for those who have lacked full educational advantages, and the center of the city's intellectual life. May the year 1919 find us much further advanced toward this goal than we are at present. * Respectfully submitted, C. SEYMORE THOMPSON, Librarian. January 21, 1918. 294 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT STATISTICS (In accordance with form approved by American Library Association) ANNUAL REPORT FOR YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1917 Name of Library: Savannah Public Library: City or town: Savannah, Ga. Population served: 45,000 (estimate) Terms of use: Free for lending Free for reference Total number of agencies: Three Consisting of: Central library Two stations Number of days open during year (Central library) :........................................................................ 358 Hours open each week for lending (Central library) 75 Hours open each week for reading (Central library) 75 -~ i Number of volumes at beginning of year:._......... 19,602 (Number of volumes added during year:.................. 4,000 5 i Number of volumes lost or withdrawn during year 900 ^ 'Total number of volumes at end of year.L._...... 22,702 JuvenNumber of volumes of fiction lent for Adult ile Total home use........................................ 50,543 41,061 91,604 Total number of volumes lent for home use........................................ 65,687 53,204 118,891 Number of borrowers registered during year.............................-.-........ 2,463 1,462 3,925 Total number of registered borrowers 4,942 2,451 7,393 Registration period: 3 years. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 295 Number of newspapers and periodicals currently received: Newspapers 5 Periodicals 115 Receipts From: City appropriation.................................................. $ 14,000.00 Fines.......................................................................... 627.36 Duplicate pay collection....................._............... 289.29 Other sources............................................................ 50.99 Total.................................................. $ 14,967.64 Payments for: Maintenance Books.........................__......................................... $ 4,329.59 Periodicals.__................................................. 430.85 Binding.................................................................. 9.00 Salaries, library service........._.................... 7,245.26 Salaries, janitor service.._................................. 845.00 Heat..................._....................................................... 313.00 Light.......................................................................... 343.66 Other maintenance............................................... 1,451.28 Grand total._.....................!................... $ 14,967.64 296 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT BOARD OF MANAGERS (4>J. Randolph Anderson, Chairman <3>H. W. Witcover, Vice-Chairman. Thomas Gamble (3>Mrs. P. W. Meldrim d)J. W. Griffeth (4>Miss Hortense Orcutt <5>E. M. Lokey (2>Mrs. J. G. Smith (6) John M. Thomas (1) Term expires 1918 (2) Term expires 1919 (3) Term expires 1920 (4) Term expires 1921 (5) Term expires 1922 (6) Term expires 1923 LIBRARY STAFF Librarian C. SEYMOUR THOMPSON Assistant Librarian Children's Librarian Julia A. Schilling Lily M. Dodgen Assistants Mary C. McCants Margaret Silva Pamela Hyrne ' Margaret Brooks Annie S. Porter Agnes Jones Substitute Stenographer May Inglesby Frances A. Pottinger Training Class Marie S. Carolan Janey W. Davant Eva W. Martin MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 297 REPORT OF THE CARNEGIE COLORED PUBLIC LIBRARY Savannah, Ga., Jan. 1,1918. Hon. WALLACE J. PIERPONT, Mayor City of Savannah Dear Sir: * I herewith submit report of the Carnegie Colored Public Library for the year ending December 31, 1918. In submitting this report, I respectfully desire to direct attention to the constant increase in the number of borrowers which demonstrates the constant and continued growth of the Library in the estimation of the public and the continued expansion of its influence. The greater the number of borrowers, and the more general becomes the use of the library, the greater becomes the demand upon its resources, and the need of better facilities. These facts also demonstrate the great usefulness of the library to those whom it serves, and makes clear the great need of increased resources and better facilities. I, therefore, respectfully ask and recommend that the appropriation for the maintenance of the library be increased so as to make possible the purchasing of books which the library so much needs. This would make it possible for it to accomplish much good, and to better fulfill the purpose of its establishment. Respectfully submitted, A. L. TUCKER, Chairman. 298 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT To The Board of Trustees of the Carnegie Colored Public Library: Gentlemen: I herewith submit report of the operation of the Carnegie Colored Public Library for the year ending December 31, 1918. In submitting this report I desire to call your attention to the constantly increasing number of borrowers, and to say that the increase in the number of borrowers has been much greater in proportion than the facilities of the library would warrant. This increase in the number of borrowers, has greatly increased the need of better facilities. In order to supply the demands of the public as to kind of books applied for, it is necessary that the collection in each class be enlarged. There is especially a great and pressing need of juvenile books, and books of reference. To supply these needs would greatly foster the growing list of borrowers and enhance the work of the library to the public. The circulating statistics are as follows: Books in Library January 1, 1917............................ 3,308 Books added by gift.................................................... 170 Books added by purchase.......................................... 11 TOTAL................................................................. 3,489 Books worn out and discarded.................................. 14 Books in Library Jan 1, 1918.................................... 3,475 Number of Borrowers cards issued................. .......... 118 Number of books issued.............................................. 2,616 Number of visitors...................................................... 2,950 Number of Children.................................................... 2,344 Respectfully submitted, P. A. DENEGALL, Librarian. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 299 Treasurer's Report of the Carnegie Colored Library for period December 31st, 1916 to Dec 31st, 1917. RECEIPTS Appropriation of $112.50 per month for year 1917 $1,350.00 Collected from fees and fines................................ 13.04 Balance brought forward from 1916.......-.....-... 30.73 TOTAL...................... ...-..$ 1,393.77 DISBURSEMENTS Salary to Librian....... $ 480.00 Salary to Janitor.......................................................... 240.00 Lights........--.----..-----......---.. 75.03 Fuel...........................................'..................................... 96.00 Miscellaneous Repairing._......................... 51.00 Magazines............................................................. 48.00 Books ordered.............................................................. 205.27 Incidentals............... 35.00 Interest and payments on option of two lots contiguous to Library................................................ 102.74 Cash to balance..........................................!-......... 60.73 TOTAL._..-...................$ 1,393.77 Respectfully submitted, S. A. GRANT, Treasurer. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PARK AND TREE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SAVANNAH FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31 1917 SAVANNAH, GA. 1918 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 303 PARK AND TREE COMMISSION. PHILIP D. DAFFIN................Term Expires January 1, 1918 ISAIH A. SOLOMONS............Term Expires January 1, 1918 THOMAS H. McMILLAN......Term Expires January 1, 1920 ROBERT M. BUTLER.__...Term Expires January 1, 1920 CHARLES S. ELLIS................Term Expires January 1, 1922 Chairman PHILIP D. DAFFIN Vice-Chairman CHARLES S. ELLIS Secretary ISAIAH A. SOLOMONS Superintendent WILLIAM H. ROBERTSON Foreman WILLIAM J. LOVE Keeper Laurel Grove Cemetery (White Portion) A. B. LaROCHE 304 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Keeper Bonaventure Cemetery (White) J. T. McCORMICK Keeper Laurel Grove Cemetery (Colored Portion) HENRY WILLIS REPORT OF THE PARK AND TREE COMMISSION Savannah, Ga., January 1, 1918. Hon. W. J. PIERPOXT, Mayor, City of Savannah 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: Due to a request for conservation of paper and printing, this report will be made as short as possible. OUR PUBLIC GROUNDS. Acres. ForsythPark........,....:....................,............................. 10. Forsyth Extension.................................................... 21. Colonial Park._.....:....................................................... 6.6 Twenty-five Squares.................................................... 21.8 Oglethorpe Green...............................:................. 3.44 Liberty Street Green.__............................................... 2.18 Dasher Park.................................................................. . 16 Thomas Park................................................................ 2. Wells Square..............................._............................. 1.4 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 305 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 Southville Ward (not named)...................... . 17 Tiedeman Park.................................,.,............... 2.75 McCauley Park.................................................... 1.2 Solomons Park........................................................... 1.2 Theus Park.................................................................... 1.2 Baldwin Park..........:....................................-.-.......... 1.2 Guckenheimer Park...................................................... 1.2 Entleman Park............................................................. 1. Kavanugh Park.......................................................... . 1. Vetsburg Park.............................................................. 1. Lattimore Park............................................................ 1. Gaudry Park............................................................ 1. Adams Park.................................................................. 1. Total...................................................................... 175.43 Total area of Parks and Squares................................ 175.43 Laurel Grove Cemetery (White)......................... 57.1 Laurel Grove Cemetery (Colored).............................. 60.8 Bonaventure Cemetery................................................ 99.69 Total area of our Public Grounds.............. 393.02 FINANCIAL STATEMENT Parks and Squares. There was appropriated.......................................... $15,000.00 There was expended................................................ 15,000.00 306 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Tree Planting There was appropriated...................................... $ 1,000.00 There was expended................................................ 1,000.00 Bonaventure Cemetery There was appropriated.......................................... $ 8,000.00 There was expended............................................... 8,000.00 Laurel Grove Cemetery There was appropriated.......................................... $ 6,500.00 There was expended............................................ 6,500.00 Baffin Park There was appropriated.......................................... $ 2,500.00 There was expended ............................................... 2,500.00 Special Appropriation Bonaventure Cemetery For Construction of New Stables. There was appropriated.......................................... $ 300.00 There was expended................................................ 300.00 This appropriation was first made for the repair of keeper's residence but to have used the money for that purpose would have been wasting it, therefore the commission requested City Council to allow it to be used for the construction of new stables and barns, as same were badly needed. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 307 Special Appropriation Laurel Grove Cemetery For Paving Roadways There was appropriated.......................................... $ 400.00 There was expended................................................ 399.96 Balance unexpended............................. .04 Special Appropriation Bonaventure CemeteryFor Paving Roadways. There was an appropriation of $400.00 included in the Budget for the year 1918 to pave roadways in Bonaventure Cemetery but the request of the commission to have the said appropriation made available was never granted, consequently no work on the roadways was possible, there being no funds in hand for that purpose. Special Appropriation Bonaventure Cemetery For Extending and Renewing Water Mains An appropriation of $400.00 for the above work was provided for in the Budget for the year 1918 but the request of the commission to have same made available was never granted, therefore no work of that character was performed. Special Appropriation Parks and Squares For Purchase of English Rye Grass. There was appropriated..............!........................... $ 330.00 There was expended................................................ 328.50 Balance unexpended.............................. $ 1.50 308 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT BONAVENTURE CEMETERY Receipts Received from sale of lots.................................. $ 1.928.96 Received from burial fees....................................- 736.00 Received from care of lots................................... 2,500.24 Received from water rents.... 733.74 Received from miscellaneous work. 1,098.83 Received from fees for deeds to lot and exchange 37.15 Total amount paid to City Treasurer..... $ 7,034.92 LAUREL GROVE CEMETERY Receipts Received from sale of lots, white..................... $ 205.80 Received from fees for deeds to lots..... 9.00 Received from burial fees, white... 1,289.50 Received from sale of lots, colored ............... 439.65 Received from fees for deeds to lots..... 30.00 Total amount paid to City Treasurer.......... $ 1,973.95 FORSYTH PARK The general routine work was carried on in this park as usual. The mutilation and destruction of benches in this park continues and it does seem a great pity that we have to spend so much each year in replacement of benches, when the same money could be used to increase the number and thereby afford greater resting facilities for the public and we continue to hope that some determined effort will be made to break up this destructive practice. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 309 Last fall this park was planted in English Rye Grass and same gave excellent results. The Azalea beds which we planted in 1916 gave promise of thousands of flowers and but for the destructive freez in February the same would have been magnificient. The freeze was so severe that many of the plants were very seriously injured and 245 were killed outright. - BULL STREET SQUARES These squares have received general care and were planted in English Rye Grass. THOMAS PARK, WELLS SQUARE AND DASHER PARK The usual routine care was given to these parks. The destruction and mutilation of benches in Thomas Park has become so serious that it is almost impossible to keep any benches in this park and those that are not torn up or mutilated are very few and far between. It does seem that persons using this park would at least have cnsideration for the nurses and children who frequent this recreation center and help protect the benches for them. No protection is afforded the benches and it is necessary for us to be continually repairing and replacing them. May we not hope in vain for a greater co-operation on the part of the public in their protection during the coming year. At the request of the Southwestern Tax Payer's Association, we placed 20 benches in Wells Square and it is with regret we have to report that there are but three benches left of the original 20. 310 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT PARK AT ESTILL AVENUE AND BULL STREET This park has been kept in good condition and the shrubbery is growing nicely, so that in a very short time it will have reached a finished state. SQUARES EAST AND WEST OF BULL STREET AND NORTH OF GASTON STREET These squares have received only the regular routine care. THE STRAND The Strand received excellent care during the past year and it is with regret that we lost the valuable services of MrG. W. Harvey its caretaker but hope to replace him with another who will give the ground under his charge the same painstaking care that he gave it. COTTON EXCHANGE CIRCLE. This Circle was planted in cotton as has been the custom for a great many years past and is still of interest to our visitors. MYERS AND CANN PARKS We beg to express our appreciation of the fact that Cann Park has been curbed and we are now in position to improve MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 311 same as it no longer appears as a part and parcel of the streets around it. \We hope to take up its improvement during the coming year. Myers Park has not yet been curbed and we earnestly hope that the matter will receive early consideration, as it is in a rapidly growing section and demands more attenion paid to it. As soon as the curbing is laid we will be in position to make further improvements. GRAYSON PARK This park received only general care during the year. DIXON PARK The usual routine care was given this park. We placed a Christmas tree in this park for the use of the Colored Cristmas Tree Festival Association. GRASS PLATS We were unable to do very much in the way of filling in low grass plats but tried to keep all of them in as good condition as possible with the small force at our command. TREES We planted trees to the number of 124, and the following list will show the number and variety of each. 312 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Live Oak._......................................................................... 80 Sweet Gum.-................................................................... 19 Palmetto............................................................................ 9 Crepe Myrtle.................................................................... 9 Sugarberry....................................................................... 7 Total.................................................................. 124 REPLACING OF TREES We replaced trees to the number of 289, and the following list will show the variety and number of each. Live Oak........................................................................ 165 Sweet Gum.................................................................... 118 Crepe Myrtle................................................................ 4 Palmetto........................................................................ 2 Total............................................................ 289 TRIMMING OF TREES While this branch of our work has received considerable attention, beg to report that it has been impossible for us to give same the attention it required due to the shortage of climbers and we were without a climber for a quite a long while, and in consequence much of the work was delayed. SPRAYING OF TREES We have given as much attention to this work in the past year as our limited funds and labor would permit and believe MAYOR'S ANNAUL REPORT 313 that we took care of all cases that were urgent. To give this branch of our work proper care would require a force of not less than two men who would have to keep at it day in and day out. We are very fortunate in not having as many destructive insect agencies and fungus troubles as they do in the north but we have enough to demand constant attention which unfortunately, we are not in position to give them. REMOVAL OF TREES We removed 62 trees during the year and the following will show the variety and number of each. Chinaberry........................................................................ 12 Water Oak........................................................................ 11 Sycamore............................................................................ 9 Elm ................................................................................... 7 Sugarberry............................. .............._.......:..........._...... 3 Mulberry...........,.....,..,.............................................. 3 Sweet Gum............................................................... 3 Dogwood............................................................................ 3 Poplar............................................................;................... 2 Copal................................................................................. 2 Live Oak............................................................................ 1 Red Bud............................................................................ 1 White Oak...................................................................... 1 Hickory.............................................................................. 1 Haven................................................................................ 1 Crepe Myrtle................................................................. 1 Magnolia..............-........................................................... 1 Total.................................................................. 62 314 MAYOR'S AXXUAL REPORT EMMET PARK This park received only the general care. We placed 20 new benches in this park and regret to report that of that number but three now remain. The benches are not only mutilated and destroyed in this park but persons have actually taken them from the park and carried them to other parts of the city for their personal use. PARKS IN ARDSLEY PARK Such care as these parks received last year was given them by The Ardsley Park Land Corporation with one exception and that was when the Park and Tree Commission gave them a general cleaning up, this work having been performed although there were no funds appropriated to cover the cost of the work. The commission requested an appropriation to care for the parks in this sub-division but no appropriation was made. We trust that provision will be made in the budget for 1918 to care for these parks. PARKS IN CHATHAM CRESENT These parks were taken care of by The Chatham Land and Hotel Company, no funds having been given the commission to perform the work. COLONIAL PARK This park received very good care during the past year much having been done to clean out all useless trees and MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 315 shrubs, this adding much to the general appearance of the park. The destruction of trees, shrubs, flowers and benches continues and this gives us much concern but we seem unable to get the assistance necessary to stop these practices. Even though we have cleaned up much of the low growth, the park is still dark and is in need of additional lights. DAFFIN PARK We tried to keep nearly all of this park under cultivation during the past year and this not only enabled us to keep down the growth of weeds but went a long way towards cutting down our feed bill, otherwise with the increased cost of food stuffs our appropriation would have been more than sorely taxed. We planted Amoor River Hedges on the north and south sides of the central Mall for a distance of about 1,800 feet and also along the walk on Waters Avenue side, this hedge being about 1,100 feet long. We completed the filling in and grading of sidewalk and grass plat area on Dale Avenue from Waters Avenue to Bee Road, a distance of 2,700 feet with a width of about 20 feet. We also filled in some of the low area lying near Dale Avenue and towards the western end of the park. We put down over 600 yards of concrete sidewalk, part of the work being on 47th Street, and the other being a diagonal walk leading from 47th Street and Waters Avenue towards the Central Mall. We fertilized all trees within the park area and they took on a healthy color and made splendid growth. The drainage of the park is much better now and we have less trouble in getting our trees to live and grow. The use of dynamite worked wonders. 316 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT MISCELLANEOUS We delivered a number of loads of wood to the worthy poor of the city. The Public Library Commission furnished the English Rye Grass seed and we furnished the labor planting the Library Lawn. We procured and erected a large Christmas Tree in the Park Extension for the Christmas Tree Festival Association. Superintendent Robertson again allowed the use of his farm for the making of a hay crop for the commission and we raised approximately 12 tons of splendid hay, this land being used without cost to the commission. The Ford Express Truck which we purchased in August 1916 is still going and has really been a tremendous help in our work. The Cadillac automobile purchased on February 1st, 1913 for use of the department is still giving excellent service and this with very little upkeep cost. Although nearly five year old and with a monthly average of 1,000 miles of travel, then engine has never had to be torn down and still runs very smoothly, this being attributed largely to the excellent care which the car has had. Our stables and barn and also our workshop were in such condition as to be almost in a state of collapse and as we were occupying ground that did not belong to the city, deemed it inadvisable to erect anything of a permanent nature or to repair the present structures but instead to place our stables, barn and other buildings on property owned by the city, so there was a piece of the colored portion of Laurel Grove Cemetery, situated in the north east corner, that was unfit for burial purposes but by filling same in with cinders it could be made usable for the structures stated, therefore we started the work last January and by degrees hope to have a lot that will be substantial and efficient in every way. When the MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 317 work is completed we will have room to house our stock and a barn to take care of such feed stuffs as we can grow and also sheds to properly protect our equipment from the elements and thereby prolong its life and cut down its maintenance cost. We will also provide for the proper care of tools, lawn mowers, oils, greases, etc. We discontinued our shop the latter part of the year and made a very satisfactory arrangement whereby we have been able to cut down considerably on that part of our maintenance cost. Our laborers had been working for us at the rate of $1.50 per day, this being a lesser rate than that paid by other departments which was $1.75 per day, so towards the latter part of the year we increased our labor to that figure without asking for any additional appropriation, this being possible by the elimination of our shop as stated above. Due to the unusual conditions existing in regard to labor it will be necessary for us to make a further increase and in this we hope for the assistance of City Council by the granting of an increased appropriation, otherwise we fear that we will not be able to hold our labor. BONAVENTURE CEMETERY The care of this cemetery has been very good during the past year and while we have had some difficulty with labor, conditions generally have been satisfactory. The grass plats on the avenues were planted in English Rye Grass and made the cemetery attractive during the winter and spring months. A portion of Section E was grubbed and cleaned up. 318 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT The eastern portion of Section N was planted in Bermuda Grass, We planted 25 Live Oaks, 23 Magnolias, 15 Palmettos, 70 Crepe Myrtle, 40 Altheas and 150 Hydrangeas during the year. We cared for 427 lots under annual agreement. Also cared for 5 lotsunder monthly agreement. Furnished water to 431 lots. We also cared for 82 lots in perpetuity, for which the City of Savannah has received the sum of $22,195.00 in trust to provide for their care and maintenance. Installed water on 30 lots. The pumping plant is in very good condition and giving efficient serviceBesides taking care of funerals, we have performed a large amount of miscellaneous work. We purchased 34,000 brick with the appropriation allowed for the building of new stables and barn. An appropriation of $4,000.00 was allowed for the construction of a keeper's residence and office at Bonaventure Cemetery, this being in the budget for the year 1918 and with this money we expect to build not only a residence and office for the keeper, but also waiting rooms and toilets for both men and women. The building will be both attractive and substantial and in thorough keeping with a cemetery of the prominence of Bonaventure. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 319 LAUREL GROVE CEMETERY This cemetery has been kept in good condition during the year and we have had little cause to complain. Planted Italian Rye Grass in the Circle and on the main grass plats and it presented a beautiful appearance. The flower beds were planted in attractive designs as usual. The burial lots in the Ravine Section have nearly all been filled in and are now ready for sale, in fact a large proportion of them have already been purchased and improved. We care for 19 lots in perpetuity, for which the City of Savannah has received the sum of $4,700.00 in trust for their care and maintenance. We beg to call especial attention to the fact we have cared for the Mary E. Williams lot as per agreement entered into with the Mayor and Aldermen. Beg to report that with the $400.00 allowed for the paving of roadways, we paved 450 feet of 12 foot roadway in the southern section of the cemetery, same connecting the eastern shell road with the first gravelled avenue to the west and in addition did much in the way of patching roadways that were badly worn. It was a matter of gratification to us that the roadway leading from the Ogeechee Road to the entrance of the cemetery was put in a more presentable condition as per our request of August 16th, 1915, this work having been done during the latter part of the year 1917 and we immediately made the necessary fill in the plats and planted grass and the improvement has simply been wonderful. The laying out of the center and side plats and curbing them was just what this avenue needed to make an attractive entrance. We also planted four large Live Oak trees on the north side to match those already on the south. We hope that some day the 320 MAYOR'S ANNUAL RETORT city will see its way clear to pave the roadways with concrete. We built an attractive rain shelter with provisions for a drinking fountain and wash basins, this structure being very substantial and covered with a slate roof. Has a concrete floor and is otherwise sanitary. We also built a new greenhouse foundation and walls on which we hope to erect a modern greenhouse built of materials that are more lasting than those formerly used. Attached to and forming a part of the greenhouse is a complete set of cold frames built of hard brick and plastered with cement mortar so that they will to a large extent be moisture and cold proof. We have also constructed a toilet for men and hope to install the necessary fixtures during the coming year. The brick structure directly across from the keeper's residence which has been used for many years as a tool room for the working force of the cemetery, has been cleaned out, new plaster put upon the inside walls and a tile floor put down, the said building being converted into a waiting room for women. We have built an addition to this building in which will be a wash room and other conveniences. Under the main building of the women's waiting room we have constructed a lot owner's tool room, same being made attractive with plastered walls and concrete floor. This room affords the opportunity for lot owner's to leave their tools, garden hose, watering pots, etc., at the cemetery. We have a stock of 5,000 plants of many varieties in, our greenhouse which will be used in planting the coming spring. We have removed for cause the following trees; Chinaberry 39, Water Oaks 6, Cedar 4, Catalpa 21, Cherry 12, Elm 2, Mulberry 1, Wild Olive 5, Sassafras 1, Locust 1, Sycamore 2, Laurel 1. Haven 2 and Sweet Gum 1, making in all a total of 98. There is need for a new waiting station at the street car line and this we hope to put in some time in the very near future. There are many roadways that are badly in need of pav- MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 321 ing and we trust that City Council will see its way clear to grant additional funds for this purpose. In addition to the roadways that need paving, there are others that were paved many years ago and are now so badly worn that considerable patching is necessary. LAUREL GROVE CEMETERY Colored Portion The Cemetery in general was kept in very good condition the past year and we feel that with the limited amount of labor employed that a very remarkable showing was made. We furnished cinders to the keeper of the cemetery and with these he paved the main roadway which did much to ease the complaint in regard to the bad condition of that roadway. We hope from time to time to do additional paving with cinders which have been very generously given to us by the Savannah Electric Company in the past. I attached to this report the mortuary statistics of the keepers of the cemeteries. Yours respectfully, P. D. BAFFIN, Chairman, MORTUARY REPORT OF LAUREL GROVE CEMETERY (White) January 1. 1917. to December 31, 1917. White January...................................... February.................................... March.............. ...................... April............................................ May................................... ........ June............................................ July............................................ August...................... .................. September.................................. October...................................... November.................................. December.................................. Total.................................. inDied Savannah 11 18 13 15 18 13 12 20 14 17 27 20 198 Died ofout Savannah 4 2 6 5 4 1 6 1 1 7 3 2 42 Stillborn and Prema Births ture 2 5 4 4 2 2 0 1 3 10 2 3 38 1 17 25 23 24 24 16 18 22 18 34 23 25 278 ii ta <3 2 3 1 7 7 2 3 4 5 6 2 42 Colored Died inSavannah 57 62 60 64 58 50 53 44 45 61 55 54 663 Died ofoutSavannah 8 5 . 3 7 8 7 6 5 4 6 2 2 63 Stillborn and Prema births ture 13 9 11 14 9 5 3 11 7 9 13 6 110 3 sS 78 76 74 85 75 62 62 60 56 76 70 62 836 a Ub * 18 7 13 13 19 4 11 7 11 13 7 10 133 Total Interin mentsboth Cemeteries 95 101 97 109 99 78 80 82 74 110 102 87 1,114 GO d t VTJ 3 Removals in cemetery, adults 2, llemovuls out of cemetery, adults 4, infants 2. Respectfully, A. B. LaROCHE, Keeper. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 323 jo jdinoan 01 rM^u atxo inojj O *3 D I* .o H g PQ O S w Sfi Is' 3 mojj msmuqo pan jo n; paid (N iI iI i(di-HiIt-ItIr-lN CO 1 J i = g 03 S fl 1-g 1 I o O I O CO CO V tn a a oo 00 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF SANITARY COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF SAVANNAH FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31 1917 SAVANNAH, GA 1918 326 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT BOARD OF SANITARY COMMISSIONERS Savannah, Ga., January 1st, 1918. Hon. WALLACE J. PIERPONT, Mayor, City of Savannah. Dear Sir: The following is the report of that part of the health work assigned to the Health Officer is submitted with the report of Dr. V. H. Bassett, Director of the Bacteriological Laboratory and that of Dr. D. C. Gilles, Chief Food Inspector. MORTALITY The following comparative statement of deaths for ten years from natural causes will give a fair idea as to what improvement has occurred within the last decade. It should be taken into consideration that, in the ten years ending 1917, there was an increase of about 30 per cent, of the population. Year 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 White 467 462 571- 568 543 442 449 440 409 446 Colored 939 878 1,070 1,234 1,107 1,038 1,074 1,133 1,038 1,022 Total 1,406 1,340 1,641 1,842 1,650 1,480 1,523 1,573 1,447 1,468 POPULATION It is estimated that, in the year 1917, there were about MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 327 81,000 people, of which number 40,000 were white and 41,000 colored. PRINCIPAL CAUSE OF DEATH Disease Tuberculosis Brights' Disease Heart Disease Pneumonias Pellagra Malarial Fever Typhoid Fever White 29 58 35 26 6 2 7 Colored 143 98 96 100 32 16 14 Total 172 156 131 126 38 18 21 TRANSMISSIBLE DISEASES DIPHTHERIA There were 121 cases, with five deaths, four whites and one colored. ' SCARLET FEVER There were 16 cases and no deaths. MEASLES Measles swept the entire South Atlantic and Gulf coasts during this year. Until March this was not a reportable disease, therefore, we are unable to state the total number of cases during the year, but there were about 1,200 cases, of which 7 resulted fatally. It is beyond the knowledge of health officers to stop the progress of this disease, which occurs every second or third year, and within a period of two years or less attacks all persons who never had the disease before, eats up the supply of non-immunes and disappears for two or three years before again returning. The quarantine of 328 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT measles does not arrest the progress of an epidemic for two reasons: first, the mildness of the disease precludes about fifty per cent that physicians never see and quite a half of those seen have passed the transmissible stage before coming under medical observation. 1917 was a measles year. There probably will be a little measles during the year 1918 and there will be no serious out-break in the following year. WHOOPING COUGH An epidemic of this disease accompanied measles this year and there were two deaths. SMALLPOX There were three cases, all of which were found outside of the corporate limits, but were considered as being within the City and were cared for at the smallpox hospital. During the latter part of the year when smallpox prevailed to some extent, particularly in the military cantonment zones, there will be quite an outbreak during the coming year. Smallpox rarely occurs among the residents of this city. To exemplify, for nearly 20 years there has been no record of a local person having contracted the disease who had been admitted to the public schools of this county, where a successful mark of vaccination against smallpox is a requisite for admittance to such schools. BIRTHS There were 900 white births and 817 colored births recorded during the year, which means that somewhat less than 10 of the births which occurred among whites were not report ed, while not 80 per cent of the colored births were recorded. In this part of the United States vital statistics cuts but little figure, the value of birth registration being recognized by few municipalities and in actual fact, not by the State of Georgia. It should be stated that it is in evidence that there is a law enacted by the State Legislature to the effect that I MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 329 vital statistics shall be kept. It is a debatable question as to whether it will be put in force this year. FOOD PRODUCTS This work has been under the supervision of Dr. Gilles, Chief Food Inspector, and the Abattoir, owned by private parties is under construction and almost finished which, when finished, will be under the regulations of the municipalty and should be aa effective and protective measure against the sale of unsound meats. BUILDING LAWS The time has long passed when the City should enact I building laws in keeping with modern civilization. Often, your Health Officer has tried to show in many of his reports the necessity of enacting laws which would control and prevent the congestion of houses and the people which live in them. This City has been liberal in its endeavors to promote the health of its inhabitants in throwing safeguards around them to protect their health. Our municipal charity has been freely spent to care for those when sick who are not able to care for themselves, but, so far, the prevention of disease which comes from improper housing has never been legislated upon. The modern city protects its population by seeing that particularly the poorer classes are properly housed and there can be no great improvement in the housing conditions of any City unless the City provides laws which prevent the congestion of houses and the people that live within them. For nearly 20 years, your Health Officer has advocated that a commission of intelligent men and women be given authority to make a survey of the housing conditions of this City and inquire into the sanitary and moral conditions which unquestionably retard good health and good morals. WATER Your attention is called to that part of Dr. Bassett's report which touches on the water situation. It is clear that 330 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT the sooner the River Station be abandoned the nearer we will be from the constant danger of pollution of our water supply or at least that part of that supply which goes to a portion of the City: I refer to the Northern section near the water front. Dr. Bassett made many examinations of the water from the river pumping station which showed frequent contamination of the water supplied to the Northern section of the city above referred to. SANITARY INSPECTION In June the inspection forces of the Health and Water Departments were consolidated and placed under the control of the Health Department, and while under the present arrangement it will never attain the highest degree of efficiency it is easier to show the few errors committed than to see the good work performed by the inspection force. These facts are recorded in the Health Department and prove the good work performed by these men. Your Health Officer would recommend the employment of two female nurses (one white, one colored) to perform a mcst valuable work of the Health Department. The work of these nurses would have two principal functions: To aid in the prevention of infantile mortality and in the fight 'against tuberculosis. Already, every organized modern Board of Health has this bureau in operation. Yours respectfully, W. F. BRUNNER, M. D-, Health Officer. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 331 Savannah, Ga., 1st, 1918- Dr. W. F. BRUNNER, M. D. Health Officer, City. Dear Sir: I herewith submit a report of the work performed, resultr accomplished, etc., by the food inspection division for the yeas ending December 31st, 1917. GENERAL STATEMENT In general the work has progressed very favorably, in spite of the conditions brought on by the war. The shortage of labor, high cost of material, relative narrow margin of profits, etc. have caused the dealers in food products to go slow in making many extensive improvements in their places of business voluntarily, and it has been the policy of this division not to force extensive improvements where they could be dispensed with, consistent with proper sanitation. It is with regret that I have to report the postponement of the opening of the Savannah Abattoir & Packing Co., and consequently the postponement of the centralization of the slaughtering of animals supplying meat to Savannah. It is hoped, however, and seems altogether probable that this plant will commence operation very soon. MEAT INSPECTIONS The same methods of inspecting meats at the cold storage plants and green groceries, with no attempt to centralize.the inspection of country meats, has been followed as in the past. This appears to be the only logical method with the present force, it has given better results especially during the latter part of the year, due to the high price of meat, which has resulted in a decrease in consumption. During the year the Savannah Abattoir & Packing Co., have been building a plant, which is completed except for the 332 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT installation of machinery. This plant when completed, will be known as the Authorized Municipal Abattoir, and the City of Savannah will have control not only of the sanitary conditions and inspection, but also of the prices to be charged for slaughtering and storage. All the local butchers will be compelled by the meat inspection ordinance to do their slaughtering at this plant, and the meats from the country, while not excluded from the city, will be shipped under restrictions as to wrapping, and will be brought to a central point for inspection. This new system of inspection will result in a great improvement in the quality of the meat supply, a guarantee of its freedom from disease, and contamination, from dirty slaughter pens, and rough handling during transportation. GREEN GROCERIES There has been some improvement in the sanitary condition of the green groceries, the increasing price of meat, and the resulting decrease in consumption has naturally led to less meat being sold by most dealers, and while this has rendered the work of cleaning these places less hard, the profits made have been less, and the dealers hesitate in buying new fixtures and equipment, These have not been insisted on unless particularly needed to maintain in proper sanitation and storage. FISH HOUSES There has been a scarcity of fish during a part of the past year, and some of these places have been closed temporarily. The sanitary conditions have been good, and the fish have as a rule been better than ever in the past, due to the smaller quantities kept, and an increase in the consumption. RESTAURANTS Taken as a whole, the restaurants, including cook shops, and lunch rooms have shown a marked improvement during the year, in spite of the fact that only one or two have made MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 333 any great structural improvements. A considerable number of the smaller places have closed, and about the same number have made applications for permits, several of which have been refused. The score card has again been revised during the year, giving fewer points on the dining rooms, and more points on the kitchens which has forced these places to take more of their kitchens, in order to get the same score as previously. BAKERIES There has been some improvement in the sanitary condition of the bakeries, the majority of these having been kept in a good sanitary condition. The number is the same as last year, no bakeries having closed, and no new applications for permits have been made. TUBERCULIN TESTING OF DAIRY HERDS This work has progressed favorably during most of the year when the weather has been cool enough for this work. The following table gives the extent and result of the work done during the year. BOARD OF SANITARY COMMISSIONERS TUBERCULIN TESTS 1917. No. 1. a, 8. 4 5. 6. 7. q 10. 11 12. 13. 14, 15 16. Dairy Vale Royal............ .............. Powell, W. S...................... Demosthenes & Co......... . McLester, W. 0................. Tucker, Mrs. K. A........... Oliver & Keller.................. Mood, E. W....................... Kent, M. U....................... Prior, Mrs. H. H............... Harms, J. W. ...................... Paulitch, J. F.................... Sullivan, D. E................... Clark Bros......................... Ga. State Ind. Col............ Kyals Estate..................... Wansley, J. S.................... Date 1/2/3 1/9/1Q 1/15/16 1/22/23 1/26/27 2/26/27 2/15/16 2/12/13 3/6/7 3/8/9 3/14/15 3/14/15 3/26/27 3/29/30 5/2/3 5/14/15 Test 3rd 2nd 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 1st 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 2nd Healthy 47 3 47 13 12 40 30 15 14 14 3 7 43 14 60 73 Reacted 17 2 4 0 0 1 13 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 Susp. 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 4 Total 68 5 51 13 12 50 46 15 14 14 3 9 45 14 62 86 Per cent Keacters 25 40 7.8 0 0 2 28.2 0 0 0 0 11.1 0 0 0 10.4 # COfc X t^j S TUBERCULIN TESTSContinued 17, 18 10 20. 91 22. O'Lea'ry, Col. M. J........... Polychronides & Co... ...... Oliver & Keller.................. Vale Royal.......................... Demosthenes & Co........... Mood, E. W....................... 5/17/18 11/30/12/1 12/4/5/6/7 12/11/12 12/13/14 12/28/29 1st 3rd 3rd 4th 4th 3rd 28 49 87 34 46 22 710 0 1 8 0 0 6 62 1 0 0 2 0 3 22 29 50 95 36 46 31 794 0 2 8.4 0 0 19.3 7.8 GO I 3 S CO CO CJi 336 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT The per cent of reacters in this table appears rather high, but 55 per cent of these tests were made on dairies known to contain tuberculous animals as a result of previous tests. There are in addition to those listed eighteen (18) dairies containing about 500 animals, which have been found to be free of tuberculosis on previous tests. As a whole, the result of the year's work has been encouraging. This work will be continued in 1918, and judging by past improvements, there should be comparatively few tuberculous animals found, except in two or three herds which have shown a high percentage of reacters on previous tests. The reacters from the herds tested during the year have been slaughtered as soon as possible after tests have been made, and a careful postmortem examination has been made. About 50 per cent of these have been condemned for food. RECOMMENDATIONS With the opening of the new Abattoir, which will take place soon, it will be necessary to procure a new inspector for the inspection work at this plant, as it will take up all of man's time for this. This man should be a veterinarian, Who is a graduate of a "recognized" veterinary college, and one who has had experience as a veterinary inspector. I would also recommend that the green groceries be required to obtain a permit from the Health Officer before conducting business. This would have little effect on those doing business at the present time, as most of these would qualify immediately, but it would be a great help in getting new places properly equipped from the start, and would prevent the opening of many places which sell meat for a few weeks in winter, which never became really properly equipped for the sale of meat. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 337 Inspection was made during the year as follows: Green Groceries 10,186, restaurants 6,108; bakeries, 1,032; fish houses 822, cold storage and packers 380; City Market 229; special, 58; slaughter pens, 22; police court, 17; dairies, 16; tuberculin tests, 794; post mortem examinations, 56. grand total, 19,720. Condemnations during the year was as follows: Beef 9,914 Ibs., pork 2,647 Ibs., fish 30,425 Ibs- mutton and goat 24 Ibs., veal 460 Ibs., sausage 257 Ibs., salt meat 175 Ibs., liver 592 Ibs., smoked meats 78 Ibs., poultry 7 Ibs., miscellaneous meat products 200 Ibs., cheese 50 Ibs., total 44,829 Ibs. In closing this report, I wish to thank you for your support and encouragement in my work during the year, and also give due credit to Mr. C. S. Parks, Restaurant and Bakery Inspector, and to Mr. Thomas Fleming, Meat Inspector, for their interest and work during the year, without which the work of this division could not have been properly performed. Very respectfully, D. C. GILLES, D. V. M. Chief Food Inspector. 338 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT REPORT OF CITY PHYSICIANS Northern District January 1, 1918. Hon. WALLACE J. PIERPONT, Mayor, City of Savannah. Dear Sir: I beg to submit herewith my Annual Report as Acting City Physician for the Northern District for the year 1917: Total number of patients............................................ 1,734 Total number of house visits................................... 1,634 Total number of office calls.......:................................ 1,247 Total number sent to Savannah Hospital.......... 44 Total number sent to St. Joseph's Hospital............ 51 Total number sent to Park View Sanitarium.......... 52 Total number sent to Georgia Infirmary................. 9 Total number sent to Charity Hospital.................. 1 Yours respectfully, JAMES E. MORRISON, M. D., Acting City Physician, Northern District. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 339 / Southern District January 1, 1918. Hon. WALLACE J. PIERPONT, Mayor, City of Savannah, Dear Sir: I respectfully submit my report as City Physician for the white Southern District for the City of Savannah from January 21,1917, the day of my appointment, to December 31, 1917, inclusive, as follows: Number of patients treated......................................... 2,435 Number of office calls...................................................... 1,154 Number of House Visits.................................................. 1,969 Sent to the Savannah Hospital...................................... 56 Sent to the St. Jos. Infirmary...............,............ 65 Sent to the Park View Sanitarium................................ 51 Sent to the Georgia Infirmary........................................ 7 Number of Firemen treated..................................... 86 Number of Policemen treated........................................ 31 Number cases treated at Police Barracks.... 23 Number of Firemen examined for department............ 11 Number of Policemen examined for department........ 15 Firemen sent to the Hospital._................................... 3 Examined for the Government Child welfare work.... 11 Number of cases of small pox sent to the pest house 2 Respectfully submitted, HOWARD T. EXLEY, City Physician, White Southern District. 340 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Western District Savannah, Ga., January 1, 1918. Hon. W. J. PIERPONT, Mayor, Savannah Ga. Dear Sir: I beg to submit this, my report as City Physician, Western District, (Colored) for year ending Dec. 31, 1917. 1917 Januarv.... ...... February. ....... March............ April................ Mav...... .......... June... . ............ Julv................ August. ........... September.-... October ......... November...... December...... Totals.. ...... No. Treated 731 554 602 616 552 462 436 412 527 369 197 273 5,727 Office Calls 241 188 214 231 179 173 155 128 294 136 92 95 2,126 House Visits 518 293 416 426 381 321 289 310 243 246 208 183 3,834 Sent to Ga.Inf. 17 7 12 16 27 16 17 27 18 14 10 1 182 Sent to Charity Hospital 7 6 4 2 5 3 9 4 5 4 2 2 53 Respectfully submitted, T. B. BELCHER, M. D. City Physician, Western District. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 341 REPORT OF CITY DISPENSARY January, 1, 1918 Hon. WALLACE J. PIERPONT, Mayor, City of Savannah. Dear Sir: I herewith beg to submit the report for the City Dispensary for the year ending Dec- 31, 1917. Number of prescriptions filled is as follows: January.. ............................. ... February.......... ...................... March.................................... April.................. ... ................... May... ..................................... June.... .................................... July....................................... August.................................... September........................ ...... October............................ ...... November.............................. December.. ............................ Totals.... ........................ WHITE 475 568 765 702 727 556 665 598 533 581 593 576 7.339 COLORED 1,221 1,003 1,020 1,013 912 739 733 715 757 760 676 599 10,148 Total 1,696 1,571 1,785 1,715 1,639 1,295 1,398 1,313 1,290 1,341 1,269 1,175 17,487 Besides supplies for the various charitable institutions, viz:District Nurses, Tuberculosis Nurse, Day Nursery, Free Clinic, Fresh Air Home, Home for Aged, Abrahams Home, Police Barracks, Pest House, and City Physicians. The Number of Prescriptions Filled as per Physicians is as Follows: w fe Belcher.................. Exley...........'........... Morrison.... ............ Middleton.............. Collier.................... Waring, A. J......... Stothart, J. A....... Iseman.................... Daniels, B. W. ...... Martin, R. V......... Bray........................ Pinckney................ Tyson...................... Heriot.................... Lee, L..................... Wilson.................... Reid........................ Stothart. W. J....... Jan, 654 111 86 250 2 41 38 48 21 25 913 41 26 81 26 18 10 3fi Feb. 508 265 105 251 37 37 23 225 15 15 22 24 17 32 14 10 17 Mch. 587 265 296 223 48 42 28 114 12 18 17 10 12 17 15 20 8 April 537 282 228 249 29 31 15 17 25 18 18 18 23 13 8 13 26 May 474 325 200 180 38 24 34 14 17 10 28 23 23 25 12 21 16 June 407 210 181 167 37 30 20 20 19 26 10 23 20 14 15 8 4 July 306 290 214 155 78 34 6 13 16 18 12 17 20 42 14 12 21 Aug. 345 322 oq 16 174 11 17 10 24 49 19 25 13 24 10 20 21 5 Sept. 320 249 179 229 7 26 22 23 7 14 17 18 10 18 9 14 14 Oct. 320 225 174 246 35 25 21 34 16 33 3 14 6 26 26 3 3 Nov. 254 168 243 237 42 19 21 22 34 37 24 27 8 12 13 17 10 Dec. 262 226 200 206 30 4 18 29 19 28 16 12 7 11 14 10 2 Total 4 974 2,938 2,197 1,501 1,172 389 299 273 259 256 253 238 228 223 218 176 168 141 s 5 03 as 3 Number of Prescriptions Filled(Continued) ChedeL.................. Corson.................... Lang................ ...... Olmstead...... .......... Farmer........!........... Wahl...... ....... Harris, W. A......... Thomas.................. Brunner........... ...... Redmond................ Causey.. . ..... Winders.................. Lapat................. .... Baker...................... Myers. ................... Brazier...... ............. Carter.................... Lee, W. W............. Norton, G. M....... Williams, L. W. .... DeCarAdeuc.. ........ 457 1379 in4 1?,5 1141 ?, ?, 355 3 1339 11 ft ?, 2 16 Ifi1711494 2 14 .78 207 1042 11 9121233 128 ?, 6775757 157521R17 ft12 13 109 1477 4fi5722 ft 9,13863 2479141412233 5 1579236 ft ft ?, 55755 ?, 32 159 ft ?, 5 ft ft723534 ft3 fi ft fi 158 127 ft32 1425 ft fi 687 214163438 11743 91 3 ?, 1174 ?,1 ft1 ft5271 3 7 139426211134 112 112 92 81 73 71 61 53 51 50 47 45 43 41 40 39 35 30 29 29 29 # oo Number of Prescriptions Filled(Continued) w Blake...................... Usher, C................ Jones...................... Smith, E. J. ....... ... Johnson.................. Righton.... .............. Stothart, E. J....... Orear........... ........... Crawford................ Rogers.................... Norton, W. A....... Edwards................ Brannen.................. Maxwell.................. Harmon.................. Owens.................... Usher, J. A........... Taylor.................... Tompkins.. ............ Dudley.................... Clavborne ............ 612 917416441 ?, 3 ?, 4 ?, 431 . ?, 21 ?, 115 ?, 121121 ?,I 5 ?, 13114213111 ?, ?, 1134 ?, 1 ?, 16 2233 ?, 313 ?,11172 33 ?!444233124 11131146 ?, 211 6421 ?, ?, 12? 35 ?, 33411 44 ?, 3131 ?, 14o2522412 28 24 oo oo 23 22 20 18 18 18 17 15 14 11 10 10 109876 i CO Number of Prescriptions Filled(Continued) Leftwich..... ........... Chisholm................ Corbin.... ................ Clay........................ Hesse...................... Jackson.................. Fischer... ................. Boyde... ................. Williams................ Jackson, R. L....... Bishop.................... Meldrim.. .............. Hiers...................... McGee............ ...... .. Total.............. 1 1 1 ?, 1 ?, 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 9, 1 ?, 1 1 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 17,487 en 55 I 3 Respectfully Yours, JNO. H. HARMS, Keeper City Dispensary 346 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT REPORTS OF HOSPITALS St. Joseph Hospital Savannah, Ga., Jan. 1, 1918- Xumberof Patients Remaining Dec-31, 1916 .......... 38 Number Received during year 1917.............................. 1,390 Number of Patients Discharged.................................... 1,393 Number of Deaths during year...................................... 45 Number Remaining Dec. 31, 1917................................ 35 Number of Births during year........................................ 93 Number Surgical Operations.......................................... 595 Total Number treated............................................ 1,428 PARK VIEW SANITARIUM Savannah, Ga., Jan. 21, 1918- Hon. W. J. PIERPONT, Mayor, City of Savannah. Sir: The Directors of the Park View Sanitarium have the honor to submit to the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah this their annual report for the year ending December 31, 1917. The care of the Sanitarium includes: Treatment, lodging, nourishment, medicines, surgical appliances, surgical operations and the care of obstetrical cases. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 347 The Sanitarium receives without limitation, all patients sent in by physicians of Savannah, the Police Department, in fact, all deserving patients living in Savannah, excepting only contagious diseases. The following table shows the record of City patients; the appended the total work done byt he Sanitarium for the year: Year 1917 January...... February.... March. ....... April............ May............ June............ July............ August........ September October...... November.. December Total Hospital Days 205 309 254 298 297 244 370 440 347 347 362 396 3,869 Admitted 31 28 30 34 40 35 34 39 51 26 29 30 407 Female 23 24 23 22 25 . 15 26 29 33 18 18 17 273 Male 8 4 7 12 15 20 8 10 18 8 11 13 134 Births 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 Deaths 0 0 0 1 2 1 3 0 2 2 0 1 12 Total number of patients admitted during the year.. 1,818 Total number of hospital days...................................... 15,446 The number of deaths......................-.......................... 44 Total number of surgical operations......... 843 Patients moribund when admitted................. 15 Mortality................................................................. 0242.% Mortality, less moribund..-. 0159.% Total cost, per patient, per day................... $ 2.30 Respectfully submitted, L. C. SAVILLE, R. N., Superintendent. 348 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT CHARITY HOSPITAL Hon. W. J. PIERPONT, Mayor, City of Savannah. Dear Sir: I beg to submit to you this, the annual report of Charity Hospital, for the year ending December 31st, 1917. Patients left in Hospital Jan. 1st, 1917 Total (City 14, Pay 10)...................................................... 24 Patients cared for during 1917 (City 313, Pay 497).__............................................. 810 Hospital Days (City 3,201, Pay 4,445)..................................... 7,646 Surgical Cases (City 114, Pay 380)._........................................... 494 Surgical Operations (City 45, Pay 240).................................................... 285 Births (City 15, Pay 9)....................................................... 24 Deaths (City 39, Pay 36).................................................... 75 Moribund (City 12, Pay 13)...................................................... 25 Left in Hospital December 31, 1917- (City 11, Pay 12)...................................................... 23 Respectfully submitted, J. D. WILLIAMS, M. D., Treas. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 349 GEORGIA INFIRMARY (Colored) Savannah, Ga., Jan. 1st, 1918- STATISTICAL Number of Patients remaining in Infirmary Jan. 1. 52 Number of Patients admitted during 1917.................. 1,196 Number of Patients cared for during 1917.................. 1,248 Number of Patients discharged during 1917............. 999 Number of Patients..died during 1917.......................... 190 Number of Patients remaining January 1, 1918....... 59 Number of Births in infirmary during 1917................ 36 Moribund Patients admitted during 1917.................... 41 Mortality.......................................................................... 15 Corrected Mortality........................................................ 11 Tubercular admissions, 1917.......................................... 48 Operations during 1917.................................................... 374 Surgical Deaths during 1917.......................................... 42 Medical Deaths during 1917.......................................... 148 Number of Hospital Days all Patients, 1917 ._.......:. 26,131 Number of Hospital Days City Patients, 1917 .......... 22,972 Number of Hospital Days other Patients, 1917 ........ 3,159 Daily Average Number of Patients, 1917 ............._. 71 Largest Number Patients any one day, 191/7 .........__. 89 Smallest Number Patients any one day, 1917 ._......... 50 Attendants, Including White Nurses............................ . 23 Number of White Nurses................................................ 2 Daily Average Cost per Patient.................................... 50 Appropriation from City of Savannah averages for City Patients per day.................................................. 21 Expenses for year 1917................................................$13,236.59 Cost of City Patients for year 1917, there being 22,972 Hospital Days of Patients.. 1 .......................ll,636.41 Cost of Other Patients, there being 3,159 Hospital Days............................................................. 1,600.18 350 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT RECEIPTS City of Savannah............................._....................... $5,500.00 Chatham County.......................................................... 3,500.00 Pay Patients._.._........................................................... 3,713.75 From Interest on Investments................................... 738.66 From Student Nurses ................................................ 22.00 Savannah Benevolent Association............................ 1,250.00 DISBURSEMENTS. Salaries..............................................* 4,559.00 Provisions.......................................... 4,868.55 Drugs, & Surgical Supplies............ 1,718.63 Repairs, Plumbing, Etc. ................ 359.55 Household Supplies.......................... 406.66 Electric Lights and Gas.................. 289.98 Coal and Wood................................ 627.00 Undertakers Account...................... 179.00 Telephone........................................ 40.46 Insurance.......................................... 65.34 Interest and Collection Charges ... 122.42 $13,236.59 Deficit 1916...................................... 651.71 Balance in Bank.............................. 836.11 $14,724.41 $14,724.41 $14,724.41 Attest: MARCUS S. BAKER, Secretary and Treasurer. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 351 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BACTERIOLOGIST FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1917. Savannah, Ga., Dec. 31, 1917. DR. W. F. BRUNNER, Health Officer and Secretary, Board of Sanitary Commissioners" City of Savannah. Dear Sir: I transmit herewith the annual report of this department for the year 1917. The work of the year has progressed about as usual: The total number of examinations made was ten thousand, six hundred and eight (10,608), of which two thousand, one hundred, seventy-eight (2,178) were clinical, and the remainder examinations of milk, water, food, etc. The number of clinical examinations was about the same as in year 1916. The number of such examinations depends in part on the number of cases of suspicious communicable diseases coming under observation, this number varying from year to year. While the service offered by this department for the diagnosis of communicable diseases is freely used, it could be much increased without additional cost, if the following suggestions were followed. The number of examinations for diptheria quarantine should be increased by requiring two negative cultures for release of quarantine. Contacts should also be examined for the location of carriers. The number of examinations for tuberculosis should be increased by more frequent examination of specimens from all suspects, and by routine examination of all infected persons for prophylaxis and control of treatment. Examinations for the diagnosis of typhoid fever and malaria should be increased by making both examinations in all suspected cases. All cases of malaria should be examined if possible before quinine is given. Examinations of persons living in contact with known cases of mala- 352 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT ria would result in finding many chronic cases which are carriers of the infection. Specimens of feces should be more generally examined, since it is certain that there are many undiscovered cases of hookworm infection, as well as of other parasitic diseases. All cases of infected eyes should be examined, by smears and by cultures. This last service, now offered by the department, is not used to the extent that health conditions require. Examinations for the negro population are insufficient in number, when it is considered that the negro population exceeds the white population in number, and furthermore has a much greater incidence of morbidity and mortality, and if the facilities of the department were used to a proper extent for the negro population, the number of yearly examinations would be doubled. Examinations for the venereal infections, both syphilis and gonorrhoea, should be included in the routine work. This recommendation has been made for several years and is now being urged by the United States Government. These diseases should be made reportable by law, and some sensible prophylactic measures instituted. The additional expense for this service would be small, and the advantage, from a health standpoint, considerable. The regulations for the routine laboratory work, as adopted by the Board of Sanitary Commissioners, have been printed frequently in the annual reports of this department and are issued to physicians in the form of a printed card of information. By order of the Board, all cases must be reported to the Health Department before examinations are made in the laboratory. The work of the department for the past year is shown in detail in Table No. 1. TABLE No. I. SHOWING NUMBER AND CHARACTER OF LABORATORY EXAMINATIONS MADE IN 1917, BY MONTHS. CHARACTER OF EXAMINATIONS Examinations of Sputum and Other Material for Tuberculosis, Positive. _-_..____--__------..--_._---_--.---._ Examinations of Sputum and Other Material for Tuberculosis, Negative. ..._. __________.___.._..___..__--_.- Diphtheria Cultures for Diagnosis, Positive. ____._.._----_ Diphtheria Cultures for Release of Quarantine, Positive ... Diphtheria Cultures for Release of Quarantine, Negative- ._ Typhoid Fever, Widal Test, Positive... ....._-.-....---.. Typhoid Fever, Widal, Test, Negative ....... _ .... __ . Typhoid Fever, Widal Test, Suggestive . . _ ............ Typhoid Fever, Other Tests ..... _____ _ ........ ... Malarial Fever, Blood Examinations, Positive __ -.......- Animal Parasites (Other than Malarial), Positive. ......... Animal Parasites (Other than Malarial), Negative ......... Meningitis, Positive ................................... Meningitis, Negative.. ..---......---... ... ----------- Ophthalmia, Positive.. .. _ ...-.-_ __ --------------- Ophthalmia, Negative ..................... ._...-- Bacteriological Examinations, Milk, Cream, Food, Water, etc -. -._-_-.. ----- . . ... ..-.:. Chemical Examinations, Milk, Cream, Food, Water, etc .... Total Examinations __ ........................... Jan 9 39 4 34 3 7 6 14 4 1 1 13 4 18 0 1 0 0 5 444 372 979 Feb 5 47 6 37 0 4 4 11 1 0 1 14 13 12 0 0 1 0 6 335 287 784 Mch 3 43 7 33 5 3 4 11 1 0 1 23 11 26 0 0 0 0 7 437 354 969 Apr 10 33 0 22 1 6 4 17 4 0 1 21 10 24 0 1 0 0 6 405 332 897 May 6 37 0 22 0 0 4 21 3 0 0 25 12 33 0 0 0 1 3 456 354 977 Jun 11 '31 1 12 1 0 14 28 6 0 0 26 13 33 0 1 0 1 4 408 318 908 July 4 22 3 6 0 3 1 39 5 3 5 28 16 21 0 0 0 1 10 392 306 865 Aug 2 24 6 14 0 3 19 23 4 0 3 42 4 23 0 0 0 0 3 399 331 900 Sept 4 40 28 9 13 15 11 20 3 0 17 32 9 16 0 1 0 0 7 352 285 862 Oct 3 21 18 43 22 29 5 20 6 0 4 33 10 29 0 0 0 0 5 358 284 890 Nov 5 22 26 36 13 20 1 11 0 0 1 21 9 30 0 0 0 0 5 364 273 837 Dec 5 40 2 41 10 19 1 5 1 0 0 6 3 18 0 0 0 0 5 325 259 740 Total 67 399 101 309 68 109 74 220 38 4 34 284 114 283 0 4 1 3 66 4,675 3,755 Grand Total,. .............. ... 10,608 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT3 354 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Laboratory Examination for Communicable Diseases Tuberculosis Four hundred sixty-six (466) specimens, mainly sputa, were examined for the diagnosis of tuberculosis. Tubercle bacilli were found in sixty-seven (67) specimens. The direct method of examination was used as the routine procedure, two smears being examined, and an average time of twenty-two (22) minutes was spent in the search for bacilli in each negative specimen. Selected cases were examined by the concentration method. Malarial Fever Three hundred eighteen (318) blood specimens were examined for the diagnosis of malarial fever, and parasites were found in thirty-four (34) specimens. Of these, nineteen (19) were tertian parasites, single brood; three (3) tertian parasites, double brood; and twelve (12) were aestivo-autumnal. The routine procedure was to examine thin smears, but the thick-smear method was used for selected cases. An average time of twenty-one (21) minutes was spent on each negative slide. Typhoid Fever The Widal test was made on three hundred twelve (312) specimens of blood from suspected cases of typhoid fever. In seventy-four (74) instances, the results were positive; in two hundred twenty (220), negative; in thirty-eight (38) instances* the results were inconclusive, and a re-examination requested. One specimen of feces and three specimens of blood were examined for typhoid bacilli, with negative results. Three immunity tests were made after the use of anti-typhoid vaccine. Animal Parasites Three hundred ninety-seven (397) specimens of feces were examined for animal parasites or ova thereof, and parasites MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 355 were found in one hundred fourteen (114) specimens (with two double infections). The parasites found are indicated in Table No. II. Table No. II Specimens Hookworm .... .................................................................. 100 Cercomonas intestinalis.... .... ........................................ 2 Taenia saginata................................................................ * 1 Oxyuris vermicularis .... .... ............................................ 1 Ascaris lumbricoides........................................................ 9 Tricocephalus dispar....................................................... 1 Meningitis Four specimens of spinal fluid were examined for the diagnosis of meningeal infections. The examinations were all negative as to results. No case of cerebro-spinal fever came under observation during the entire year. Ophthalmia Four specimens of exudate from infected eyes were examined with one positive result. Diphtheria Four hundred ten (410) specimens were examined for the diagnosis of diphtheria. Diphtheria bacilli were found in one hundred one (101) cultures and were not found in three hundred nine (309). One hundred seventy-seven (177) cultures were examined for the control of quarantine. Sixty-eight (68) cultures were positive and one hundred nine (109) negative. In one hundred (100) instances, swabs from the throat were examined for the immediate diagnosis of diphtheria, and in fifty-seven (57) cases, a positive result was secured. Of the cases examined, ninety-three (93) were pharyngeal; five (5) laryngeal; and three (3) nasal infections. 356 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT The average duration of quarantine for diphtheria was sixteen (16) days. Rabies Nineteen (19) animals were examined for the diagnosis of rabies. Of fifteen (15) dogs, twelve (12) were found to be rabid. Of three (3) cats, two (2) were found rabid. One squirrel was examined with negative results. One case of hydrophobia in a human being was observed during the year. A young man living in a neighboring eountjr was bitten by a rabid dog. The pasteur treatment was not given and after an incubation period of five months, the disease developed in a typical form. The patient was removed to Savannah and died in a local hospital. A post mortem examination was made to determine the exact cause of death. Negri bodies, now generally recognized as the parasites of hydrophobia, were found in the brain, localized in Ammon's horn. This disease is not a large factor in the mortality of human beings, though on account of its prevalance, thirty to forty people each year in this city are compelled to take the pasteur treatment, which is tedious, painful and expensive. The disease is a considerable factor in the mortality of dogs and it would seem that consideration for our dumb friends would demand that something be done to prevent its spread. It may well be questioned whether those well-meaning but ignorant people who oppose measures for the control of stray dogs are the best and truest friends of the dog. Special Examinations Sixty-six (66) examinations of varying character were performed. Six (6) samples of coal were examined for the Chief Engineer. One (1) sample of ice was examined. Thirty-eight (38) samples of beverage were examined to determine the alcohol content. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 357 Examination of Milk Three thousand, three hundred seventy-two(3,372) samples of milk were examined during the year. The high standard of the past few years has been maintained. The results are shown in tables No. Ill, IV, V, VI and VII. Bacterial counts were made on one per cent acid agar after incubation'three days at 20 degrees C- Seventy-six and seven-tenths per cent (76.7%) of the samples contained less than 100,000 bacteria per CC. Fifteen and six-tenths per cent (15.6%) of samples contained excessive numbers of bacteria. Four and two-tenths per cent (4.2%) of samples examined contained less than the legal amount of butter fat. Only one per cent (1.0%) of samples contained less than the legal amount of solids. Seven-tenths of one per cent (0.7%) of samples were deficient in solids other than fat. Forty-two (42) samples deficient in solids not fat were examined with the Immersion Refractometer, and of these, thirty-three (33) samples were found to contain added water. Table No. Ill Table showing the results of the examination of three thousand, three hundred, seventy-two (3,372) samples of milk for total solids. The standard requires not less than twelve per cent (12%) of total solids. Samples with 13% of total solids, or more Samples with from 12.5% to 12.9% of total solids............ .......... ...................... Samples with from 12% to 12.4% of total solids................... ......... ......:...... Samples with less than 12% of total solids No. of Samples 2,914 300 123 35 Per Centage 86.4 8.9 3.7 1.0 Total...................................................... 3,372 100.0 358 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Table No. IV Showing the results of the examination of three thousand, three hundred, seventy-two (3,372) samples of milk for solid, not fat. The standard requires not less than 8.5% of solids not fat. Samples with 9% of solids not fat, or more Samples with from 8.5% to 8.9% of solids not fat...................................................... Samples with from 8% to 8.4% of solids not fat.......................... ..... ............. Samples with less than 8% of solid, not fat................................... ........... No. of Samples 3,104 245 20 3 Per Centage 92.0 7.3 0.6 0.1 Total...................................................... | 3,372 | 100.0 Table No. V Showing the results of the examination of three thousand, three hundred, seventy-two (3,372) samples of milk for butter fat. The standard requires not less than 3-5% of butter fat. Samples with 4% of butter fat, or moreSamples with from 3.5% to 3.9% of butter fat. ..................................._.. Samples with from 3% to 3.4% of butter fat...............................__......................... Samples with less than 3% of butter fat No. of Samples 2,748 481 116 27 Per Centage 81.5 14.3 3.4 0.8 Total......................................................] 3,372 | 100.0 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 359 Table No. VI Showing the results of the examination of three thousand, three hundred, sixty-five (3,365) samples of milk with regard to the number of bacteria. The standard requires that milk shall contain not more than 100,000 bacteria per CC. for the period from November 1st to April 1st; and not more than 300,000 bacteria per CC. for the period from April 1st to November 1st. On the 24th of September, 1917, the standard for the period from April 1st to November 1st was changed to 150,000 per CC. Bacteria per CC. Samples with less than 50,000 .................. Samples with more than 50,000 and less than 100,000..........;. ...................... Samples with more than 100,000 and less than 300,000.......................................... Samples with more than 300,000 and less than 1,000,000................................ Samples with more than 1,000,000............ No. of Samples 2,257 325 372 281 . 130 Per Centage 67.0 9,7 11.0 8.4 3.9 Total. 3,365 |100.0 Five hundred twenty-six (526) samples contained more than the number of bacteria allowed by the standard as noted above; thus fifteen and six-tenths per cent (15.6%) of samples contained excessive numbers of bacteria. TABLE No. VII Showing Comparative Number of Illegal Samples of Milk with Percentages, For the years 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917. Fat (standard 3.8%) ...... Total solids (stand'd 12% Solids not fat (standard 8.5% Bacteris per CO. within limits of the standard (see table VI.) Total No. of Samples Exam. 1910 3544 3443 3443 3443 1911 3288 3286 3286 3279 1912 2663 2661 2661 2657 1913 2232 2232 2232 2228 1914 2520 2519 2519 2519 1915 2741 2814 2822 2525 1916 3278 3446 3458 3020 1917 3372 3372 3372 3365 Number of Illegal Samples 1910 212 486 1092 741 1911 106 94 229 567 1912 93 48 58 453 1913 55 26 39 303 1914 64 15 8 410 1915 96 23 15 310 1910 188 28 16 456 1917 142 35 23 526 Percentage of Illegal Samples 1910 6.0 14.1 31.4 22.9 1911 3.2 2.9 7.2 17.3 1912 3.6 1.8 2,2 17.0 1913 2.5 1.1 1.8 13.6 1914 2.5 t- 0.3 16.3 1915 3.4 0.8 0.6 10.9 1916 5.4 0.8 0.5 13.1 1917 4.2 1.0 0.7 15.6 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 361 EXAMINATION OF CREAM The chemical standard for cream is that it shall contain not less than eighteen per cent (18.0%) of butter fat- Of one hundred ninety-seven (197) samples examined in 1917, only five (5) samples, or two and one-half per cent (2.5%) contained less than the required amount of butter fat. The bacterial standard for cream is that it shall not contain more than 500,000 bacteria per CC. during the period from November 1st to April 1st; and not more than 1,000,000 bacteria per CC. during the period from April 1st to November 1st. Of one hundred ninety-seven (197) samples examined during the year, twenty-four (24) samples, or twelve and two-tenths per cent (12.2%) contained excessive numbers of bacteria. EXAMINATION OF FOOD AND DRUGS A number of samples of foods and drugs were examined on order of the Health Officer and Food Inspector. EXAMINATION OF WATER The examination of samples of the city water supply, taken both at its source and from taps in the City, has continued during the year. Despite the fact that some sources of contamination have been eliminated, and some new wells, yielding a large amount of uncontaminated water have been added, the situation remains about the same and it is still necessary to treat the water with chlorine gas to meet the standard of the United States Public Health Service. There has been some improvement and it is the purpose of this report to note this improvement and to set forth, so far as possible, the character of the supplies at the two stations and as delivered at the taps. . 362 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT Number of Specimens Examined One thousand fifty-nine (1,059) specimens of water were examined during the year, from the following sources: Source River Station Reservoir.......... ................................. River Station tap at pump...................................... Gwinnett Station Reservoir at Tunnel.. ................ Gwinnett Station Reservoir at Pump. ................... Taps in City, north of Liberty St. (River Station) Taps in City south of Liberty St.(GwinnettSta-) Special samples.... ........................................................ Total SamDles.... ............... .................................... Number of Samples 320 39 307 66 207 86 34 1.059 Method of Analysis The methods approved by the American Public Health Association were used in making the analysis. Bacterial counts were made on one per cent (1.0%) acid agar, after incubation for two days at 37 degrees C. Fermentation tests were made in lactose bouillon. Subcultures of cultures forming gas in lactose media were made on Endo medium, and the colon organisms identified by the character of the growth on the special medium. A number of the organisms were isolated and studied in detail for the purpose of more complete identification. Standards of Allowable Impurity No natural water supply is entirely free from impurity. All that can be demanded is that the impurities be so small in amount that the use of water for drinking purposes will not result in harm. For the purpose, of detenning whether a water is of good sanitary quality, standards of allowable impurity have been made, from a comparative study of waters from various sources. MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 363 The standard of allowable impurity set by the United States Public Health service for water used by interstate carriers is such a standard; and water not meeting the requirements of such a standard cannot be used on railroad trains or passenger boats engaged in interstate traffic. The Public Health Standard requires that waters so used shall contain not more than 100 bacteria per CO.;that fermenting organisms of the colon type shall not be present in more than one ten CC. culture made from a sample; and that the water shall be entirely free from disease-producing organisms. While this is a rather severe standard, it is not a severe standard for water of artesian source. The study of our water supply at its source, from wells known to be uncontaminated, indicates that such water contains less than 50 bacteria per CO.; that no gas forming organisms of any kind are present; and that harmful bacteria are never present. Results of Examination The results of the examination of samples from both sources and from taps in the city are shown in detail in Table No. VIII. TABLE VIII Source and Character of Specimens River Station Tap at Pump Treated with Gwinnett Station Reservoir at Tunnel Untreated ........................... Gwinnett Station Reservoir at Pump Tup Water in City North of Liherty St., River Station Supply Treated Except as Noted** . ..................... g 3, a Ui o h 4J 1 y, 320 w 307 00 208 6 jjO & x.3 ss \\ <; 7260* 04 53* 3219* 11 8340* * o SK w+ Ij jjj 1 0 2 0 0 |8 a s S B. i* 1 +* 4,000 45C *** SOU 100 *** 3, SOL HIM! 05 ##* 7,800 1,200 > O M u ^ 19 V. 44 9 ft 0 23 _^ Ja w ^ 13 8 23 1 2 0 0 0 U.I $a Ip8 o t Jifl 3 ^ 14fi 19 19 1 35 S3 iS 45 ft 48 7 ft 2 1 S 10.4 ||i!|cj o" 41 a 4>LjO Jlu~ JS 3 z 134 4 09 14 19 ft** 41 9 10 3 22 S 21 2 9.1 5 u a | 1 || sl" cNft S 3 ^ 89 1 34 3 9 a1. fn* & 27 8 2 0 11 1 4 5 4.3 -111 S| B I|J Ial35 13 fc 10ft 3 41 9 15 S-j ^ t2 & 33 1 7 7 13 4 13 ft 7.2 JlsfJjS Is ft k. fl X 6ft 1 14 2 7 WtS 20 ft 2 ft 4 0 3 0 3.4 TABLE VIIIContinued Tap Water in City South of Liberty St., Uwinnett Station Supply Treated Except As Noted**-.--. .................... Tap Water in City All Treated Specimens. -. Tap Water in City, All Untreated Specimens. --......--..--.-.-----.-.--. Sfi 245 49 44 65 41* 89 n 0 4 450 *** 7,800 1,200 800 8 18 13 9 3 7.9 26.5 13 29 19 15 1 11.8 39.8 19 26 12 m 1 10.7 24.5 IS 14 8 15 1 5.7 16.3 11 17 9 n s 7.5 18.4 R 8 5 ft, 9 3.3 10.2 *'Single Abnormally High Count 'Excluding a Single Abnormally High Count **For Treatment see Text. 366 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT River Station Supply A study of the detailed analysis shows that the supply at River Station is contaminated by the entrance of surface water. Thirteen and eight-tenths per cent (13.8%) of samples contained bacteria in excess of 100 per CC. Twenty and sixtenths per cent (20.6%) of the samples contained colon bacilli in excessive numbers. These organisms are not present in the uncontaminated water and therefore enter it through defects in the equipment. It has been shown in the studies of the supply for the past three years that these defects are mainly in the well casings. A source of contamination from drainage from a defective pipe was discovered during the jrear and remedied, but the water still contains excessive numbers of bacteria at times; also colon organisms. The following comparative statement of the condition of the supply for the past two years is given: Year 1916 1917 Average number of Bacteria per CC. 122 50 Per cent exceeding 100 35.7% 13.8% Per cent with colon bacilli in excess. 9-8% 20.6% MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 367 Gwinnett Station Supply This supply, is quite free from impurity, except in times of hard rains. The figures for the past two years are almost identical. At the time of this writing, the efficient Superintendent of the Waterworks Department; Mr. L. A. East, has discovered and repaired a defect which has allowed contamination, in times of heavy rainfall, and it is believed that this change will do much to improve the supply at this station. The following comparative statement of the supply for the past two years is given: Year 1916 1917 Average number of Bacteria per CC. 23 19 Per cent exceeding 100. 2.0% 2.0% Per cent with colon bacilli in excess 4.3% 4-6% Tap Water in the City The tap water in the city has much improved, mainly due to the substitution of chlorine for hypochlorite in treatment at both stations. The improvement is shown in the following tabulation: Year 1916 1917 Average number of Bacteria Per CC. 157 70 Per cent exceeding 100. 48.9% 10.5% Per cent with colon Bacilli in excess 8.1% 4.5% The results in 1917 would have been even better had it not been for the fact that chlorination was interrupted for a short time, on account of the difficulty in getting a supply of 368 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT the chemical. During this period which was fortunately short, the bacterial content of the tap water was as high as eight hundred (800) bacteria per CC., and colon bacilli were constantly present in excess. It has been definitely determined that the tap water is at times contaminated by the entry of water from outside sources. On the 31st of July, water taken from taps near the City hall was observed to have a dirty green color, and found to contain bacteria in great excess (7,800 per CC); also green plants and flagellate organisms. Since these are not present in the water as it comes from the ground, and also are not present in the water at the reservoirs, they must have entered from some outside source. This would be impossible if the water pressure was maintained. The maintenance of pressure, the repair of leaks, and economy in the use of water are therefore matters of great sanitary importance. Chlorination of the Supplies Liquid chlorine is added to the supplies to render them safe for use. While chlorine is a powerful chemical, it is used in extremely small amounts and is entirely decomposed in the process of purification. It can do no harm, and is now generally used in the purification of water supplies. Chlorine was used at River Station except for the period from January 5th to March 9th; and except for the period from May 23 to May 28. Chlorine was used at Gwinnett Station except for the period from May 23rd to May 28th; and except for the period from Nov. 5th to Dec. 5th. The amount used was from 0.2 to 0.5 parts chlorine per million parts water. Conclusion It ought not to be necessary to chlorinate a supply of artesian origin for any considerable length of time. Treatment of the city supplies has now continued for over three years. The completion of the rehabilitation of the Water- MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 369 works system, as recommended by Drs. Stevenson and Dole, and by Professor Whipple, is urgent from both economic and sanitary standpoints Special Water Samples Thirty-four (34) special samples of water were examined from various sources. Samples of water taken from the new artesian wells sunk by the City during the year were examined, the results showing that the deep water is of good sanitary quality. Some special samples were examined in an attempt to determine sources of leakage. Samples of water were also examined from private artesian wellsall samples of good quality. Baby Welfare Exhibit In the first week in May, 1917, under the general auspices of the Federation of Women's Club of Savannah, a Baby Welfare Exhibit was held in the De Soto Hotel. The department exhibit covered the subjects of vital statistics, birth statistics, infant welfare, condition of city milk supply, garbage disposal, parasitic diseases, and other health subjects. Demonstrations were made of the methods of combatting hookworm disease, of the pasteurization of milk, and of milk inspection. While the attendance was small, much interest was taken in the low infant mortality of the white population. During the following week, the exhibit was shown to the colored people of the City at the Cuyler School, with the cooperation of the Negro Business Men's League. Special attention was given to the subject of the high mortality among negro children. The attendance was good, and much interest was aroused. Respectfully reported, V. H. BASSETT, M. D., City Bacteriologist. Annual Report of Deaths from Natural Causes in the City of Savannah, Ga., for 1917. CAUSE OF DEATH Ahseess .................... Abscess of Brain. ...---.- Acidosis.. ............... Anaemia ................ Angina Peetoris .......... ATwinlpw Appendicitis. . -......-,.. Arteri Sclerosis. ---------- Asthma ....-.-----.....- Asthenia. -.--------...-- Brain, Congestion of ..... Brain, Embolism ......... Brain, Hemorrhage of -- Brights Disease-----..... Bronchitis.. ------------ Bronchitis Capillary. ----- Brain, Tumor of Cancer .. - ---------- Cancer of Bladder. . . . Cancer of Breast--....... Cancer of Liver.. ..... Cancer of Intestines . . Cancer of Rectum. . .-.-.. Ja W~ 1 5 1 1 1 n 5~ 1 1 4 4 2 1 1 Fob W 1 4 1 8 1 1 C 1 2 1 "?, 1 fl 8 M VT 1 l 2 9 fir C~~ 1 1 1 2 3 ?, Apr W 1 1 1 5 C 1 1 ?, 12 ?, 1 May W 2 1 6 1 1 1 1 C 1 2 1 2 12 Juno W 1 1 1 ?, "& 2 C ?, 1 6 1 July W 1 2 "2 1 1 ?, C 9 2 1 2 1 10 2 AUR w i 2 2 1 2 3 1 1 C 2 2 6 3 1 1 So W~ -.- 3 1 1 1 2 pt C" 1 f. 1 1 7 Got W 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 ?, C 1 1 1 2 1 8 1 2 N W" 1 ?: f, "2 3 ... 5 2 1 ov C~ 1 1 1 ... 1 10 1 D W~ 1 1 "3 2 7 1 BO C~ 1 1 1 1 ... 2 12 2 2 Total W 4 3 1 9 9 2 11 2 9 2 58 6 12 ?: 5 1 1 1 6 C 3 4 3 11 8 10 2 6 19 98 10 6 1 4 1 3 Brifid TOM WIG 7 3 5 3 9 20 10 21 4 15 21 156 16 18 2 6 5 2 1 9 Annual Report of DeathsContinued Cancer of Stomach ........ Cancer of Uterus. -------- Child Birth.... .......... Convulsions pueperal. Cystitis ..----.---....--. Cord Strangulated -.-..- Cholycistitis .----... Diabetes ................ Diphtheria ............. Dropsy.. -_-..._._---- Dysentery.--.-.-....... Empyemia--....--...---- Endecerditis- - --.-.._.-.- Enteritis..-..-.. __ ... Entero Colitis.-..-. ...... Epilepsy... .... Erysipelas. -----.....-... Fever,Malarial. .......... Gastro Enteritis . ._..-.. Heart Disease ........ Hernia.. -.---_-.--.----- Hydrocephlus.. ---------- Insanity ...--.--. . Ileo Colitis..--.. __ .... Indigestion, Acute. ------- 1 rj1 ?. ?,1411134 ?, 't.12 f, ?, .... 1?1113414 11113 11111114?153 11 ?. 111 111131 9, fi8318 f, 1111 fi7141 1 f.3 fi11671 ?1 ?, ?, ?, 7: 1131 1111S5 11?1311 1373 <>5 103 131 311 fi ?, 14S11 11?2517 111f111412 f, 1011 111314 113148111 11111 ?, 111 f,\ 11f1 fi11 fi1 ?, 1 ?, ?, 13 1111211 fi ?, 2 1(1 fi1474 108R 1Q761 30 fi12 tttO1151 fi 10 ?, 20a Hfi Ifi 14 267 81 Ifi1 118 11 14 ft3 129213 fi 1255 202 ? 27 18 21 26 13 1. Illm2ii8 13 Annual Report of Deaths Continued Influenza. .......... . Intestines, Hemorrhage of . Intestines, Obstruction of - Intestinal, Toxaemia _ --_ Jaundice... .. . Lefkoin. ....... ..... Lungs, Oedema of.. __ . Marasmus. . ............. Meningitis........... Meningitis. Cerebro Spinal Meningitis, Tubercular . . . Morphinism...... ....... Measles.............. .. Neuritis. . ............... Old Age......... ....... Osophagus, Stricture of .... Pyaemia................ Paralysis................ Patent Poramin Ovale. ... Pericarditis. ............. Peritonitis, Puerperal ..... Pellagra.......:?........ Pneumonia ...... Penumonia, Broncho __ .. Polio, Myelitis.. ____ .. Pyosolpinx _ . _ _ .... Septecaemia, Puerperal ... 1121131 1 1 121113 2 2 11 11 ... 1 14 ...1 ---11 11 5>11 1 252 15 411 11111 ...13 ,51 6 11131 2 ?, 6 51 ...1 1 ?,111 ...21 2 6 111123 7 7.\1 11331122 ... ?1 3 134 3 2 11 1211 ...12 ... 3 5 135 1 12 ...11121 ... 153162 21 ...121 ?, 31 141112 ...11 ...11 14131 2 11 4 11 ...1 13 9, 33341 2111124 2412112 101 ...1131 4 3 2 4 112 3 1 17 14 4 2 11 3 2 12 3 3 1 5 3 ?, 17 12 1256 20 6 6 2 1381 4 1 47 63 4 47 1 274 32 4 82 18 2 1 1 13 3 17 10 1 1 I 7 3 59 9 6 1 9 7 2 24 1 3 399 38 4 102 24 2 1 1 19 5 Annual Report of DeathsContinued Spina Bifida. ......... Stomatitis ............ Syphilis .............. Tetanus. _ ...... __ .. Trismus Nascentium.. . Tuberculosis. . _ ... Ulcer....... .. ... Undefined....... ... Uraemia __ ......... Uterus, Hemorrhage of. Whooping Cough ... Totals.. 3 30 3 13 9. 1 76 3 39 9, 9, 15 S 1 97 3 32 5 12 4 1 88 1 2 1 29 3 9 11 6 1 107 1 "i 2 53 9 9: 13 2 1 1 88 1 ... 32 9, 2 3 10 3 80 4 1 30 1 1 12 4 9 92 1 ... 34 1 8 1 1 63 1 4 ... 36 "?, 14 2 73 1 2 2 1 34 4 1 15 2 83 ... 3 4 1 53 4 11 6 1 82 ... 2 3 44 3 2 9 2 93 3 2 29 10 1 2 1 446 1 2 30 11 4 143 39 7 1 1 1 1022 2 33 11 6 172 49 S 3 2 1 146S AGE SUMMARY January.. . February. . March .... April .. May...... June...... July...... September October _ November. December Total. . i i W 3 1 fi 10 8 7 1 7 8 5 6 61 9 * 8_> c 8 14 10 20 17 18 18 14 8 9 14 12 162 a 8 2 w 1 1 2 4 1 1 2 7 23 i 5 c 2 5 1 6 5 9 5 4 4 2 1 44 e S it W 1 1 3 1 2 2 3 3 1 2 19 i s 1 c 3 1 4 3 4 4 fi 3 1 1 32 a | 1 W 1 1 2 2 6 * t o 8 w C 1 1 2 3 2 3 1 2 1 16 a i i w 1 1 1 11 2 2 2 1 12 8 1 S C 5 11 6 2 8 3 3 9 5 3 9 66 o 1 a W 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 3 4 2 21 w 8 1 C 11 14 19 15 10 9 16 9 11 19 14 Ifi 163 1 1 W 3 3 6 4 4 3 2 4 ft 2 37 g I S C 17 18 12 16 14 11 10 5 11 17 14 20 165 a * 1 W 1 5 1 2 7 4 4 4 5 4 ft 4 47 e 8 8 o C 8 20 19 15 14 9 17 11 14 13 14 12 166 a | & W 9 3 3 1 6 4 2 5 5 5 9 3 55 i t 8 1 s; c 13 8 6 20 10 8 10 8 7 10 11 10 121 fl * S W 4 9 5 fi 10 4 1 3 4 3 9 9 67 fi I 8 s C 7 4 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 7 6 59 C $ w 3 11 5 3 10 5 4 4 1 2 8 9 65 * t S 1 8 C 1 3 2 2 1 1 4 4 20 a * & W 2 5 4 1 2 3 3 3 1 3 1 30 ft 1 i 1 i C 1 1 1 1 1 5 a I & w 1 1 1 3 e 1 S C 11 1 3 ? W fi 8 * 1 5 c __ t w 30 39 32 29 53 32 30 34 36 34 53 446 3 -1 C 76 97 88 108 88 80 92 63 73 83 82 93 1022 | H e O wc 106 136 120 137 141 112 97 109 117 135 137 1468 DEATHS FROM VIOLENCE, STILL BIRTHS, PREMATURE BIRTHS, ETC. CAUSE OF DEATH Accidents Asphyxiation. ......... Drowning...... ___ . Fracture of Femur.. _ . Fracture of 'Legs. ....:. Fracture of Ribs ....,..- Fracture of Skull ....... Fracture of Thigh ...... Total.. _ ........ > i i iW 1 1 * i i C 1 1 1 3 i ! & W 1 ?: 3 >1 I ) 4 C 3 ?, 5 j k W 1 1 i u a C 1 1 < W ... 5 3. C 1 1 ! 1 ^ ^ W _. - >> c 1 1 3 5 H W --_ 15 C 1 1 > W 1 1 2 | C 1 1 1 1 ?, 6 . W 1 1 1 3 j Q 0 3 C 1 11 1 4 , . C W 3 I 1 c < w ?, 1 3 S a S y c i 1 2 w ... fe> > o z; C 1 1 2 (. W 2 1 3 S a a ! c ?, . 1 3 W 1 4 1 fi 3 2 16 3 S c 8 ?, 1 1 1 1 fi 1 2 10 33 3 0 ca ll WJC 1 12 2 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 5 n 49 DEATHS FROM VIOLENCE, STILL BIRTHS, PREMATURE BIRTHS, ETC.Continued HOMICIDES Fracture of Neck ----- Fracture of Skull. ...-.- Gunshot Wound ......-- Incised Wound Total- ------ ------ Suicides Gunshot Wound ----- Hanging.. _...-.-.-- Poison, Carbolic Acid... Total. -.------.--- Still Births.. ---------- Premature Births . . . Deaths under 10 years. . Death without Physician..-.- . W 2 1 5 C 1 9, 1 4 21 3 14 10 W 1 1 4 1 1 1 C 16 1 21 11 W 1 1 5 "5 2 C 1 1 2 25 1 17 14 W 1 2 9 C 9, 9, 23 1 33 18 W 2 "14 1 C 18 2 28 14 W 3 3 11 1 C 1 1 17 1 34 8 W ... 10 C 1 1 16 30 11 W 1 7 2 C 1 1 17 1 21 11 W 3 1 11 1 C 1 1 17 "is n W 10 3 13 1 C 1 1 19 1 20 12 W 1 1 2 1 8 2 C 16 1 15 15 W 4 "Is 1 C 1 1 14 1 15 17 W 1 1 1 4 37 12 109 12 C 1 1 7 3 12 1 1 1 219 13 263 152 WIO 1 1 7 3 12 2 1 1 1 5 256 25 372 164 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT 377 WHITEMALES LONGEVITY Age WHITEFEMALES Age Blumenfeld, Abram.._____ 93 Cook, Frederick....____. 93 ScholJ, August.._.____.. 91 Barnwell, A. S............... 84 .Ensinger, Charles M..-_-___.. 84 Cameron, John._........... 83 Cook, J.B................... 83 Jackson, James..----.--...-.- 83 Palmer, Herbert A.__..__ 83 Blake, George................ 82 Buttimer, Patrick ... ___. - . 82 O. Driscoll, Dennis....__- 82 Rogers, Cornelius D._........ 82 Twiggs, Hansford D. D..~__ 81 Cohen, Isaac G.-.-__-.....- 80 Cornell, Joseph C-____.. _ 80 *McDonough, James._...... 79 Calais, W. J............... 78 Nisbet, John...........__. 78 O'Brien, Robert.............. 78 Tanant, Richard..______ 78 Walker, John W.............. 78 Weatherhorn, Solomon-.....-. 78 Meyer, Andrew.............. 77 Burns, James.-.._........-.- 75 Cunningham, Henry C........ 75 Ferren, Thomas B._.......... 75 Gansaky, F.. ________- 75 Graves, John H._............. 75 Huhn, John C................ 75 McDonough, J. N.-..-_._ 75 Pope, Pano.......__-.....- 75 Winkler, Van. R.............. 75 Healey, Thomas F............ 74 Stiles, Montgomery P..-.....- 74 Campbell, William......... 73 Coloniss, Alexander R._....... 73 Du Bose, Edwin R._...__. 73 Renken, George......_..... 73 Broad, James E...... ..... 72 Curtis, Hugh................ 72 Dwyer, Laurence J._........ 72 Englerth, Joseph A._____.. 72 Waher, Edward......--..-.-- 72 Pine, Charles H.............. 71 Flaherty, Timothy____ __ 70 Sloat, George M..._..__.. 70 Winchester, George W...... 70 Wittachen, Y. H........ 79 Brady, Julia A., Mrs, ____ 87 Daniels, Emma, Mrs........ 87 Blumenthal, Sophia, Mrs. ... 85 Dotson, Lavinia H.,Mrs.-... 85 Klein, Hildon, Mrs. __..... 85 Lindsay, Donora J., Mrs._. 85 Walsh, Chaterine L-, Mrs.... 84 Ward, Sarah, Mrs......_.. 84 Lange, Marie M., Mrs.___ 83 Gordon, Ellen K-, Mrs. ..... 81 Hinely, Ellen, Mrs. ___.... 81 Wilson, Bridget, Mrs........ 81 Ash, Sarah J., Mrs. ........ 80 Donovan, Mary, Mrs........ 80 McMahon, Margaret, Miss. 80 Sehultz, Sarah, Mrs._____ 80 Sutker, Hannah, Mrs....... 80 Wiggins, Martha A., Mrs.... 79 LeeTHarriet iE., Mrs........ 78 Clohoesy, El zabeth, Mrs.... 77 Patrick, SistTr M.______ 77 Stults, Amel'a A., Mrs....... 77 Wells, Sarah, Mrs.......... 77 McDonald, Martha, Mrs. ... 76 Flannigan, Catherine, Mrs. . 75 Grimm, Margaret M., Mrs... 75 Hartman, Catherine, Mrs.... 75 Garmany Emma C., Mrs. -.. 74 Green, Charlotte, Mrs...... 74 Norton, Martha J., Mrs..... 74 O'Donnell, Catherine A., Mrs. 74 Strous, Margaret J., Mrs. ..- 74 Waite, Emma N., Mrs. __ 74 Corbett, Catherine ,Mrs..... 73 Gayoon, Louise M., Mrs... 73 Herman, May C., Mrs..._. 73 McConnell, Emma C-, Mrs. . 73 Pack, Mary, Mrs....__... 73 Schroader, Meta, Mrs. ...... 73 Simmons, Adelia, Mrs...--.. 73 Douglass, Frances A., Mrs... 72 Kessler, Elizabeth, Mrs. ... 72 Smith, Josephine, Mrs. . . ... 72 Weigared, Margaret, Miss..- 72 Blitch, Elizabeth, Mrs.___ 71 Creamer, Mary W., Mrs. ... 71 Krenson, Catherine, Mrs. ..- 70 Redmond, Elizabeth, Mrs. .. 70 Tucker, Florence A., Mrs.... 70 NATIVITY Georgia, other than Savannah ........ South Carolina -.-.-. North Carolina ..-. New York............. Virginia Alabama, ............. Florida ....... ...... Pennsylvania .......... New Jersy .-..-..... Texas................. Minnesota... . ......... Ohio.. - Tennessee. ......... Colorada... ...... Delaware ........... Illinois. ....... .... Mississippi --.---.-.... Miaarklifl Oklahoma...-- -------- West Virginia... .... Wisconsin.-...--- -.-- January W 7 13 1 1 ?, 1 1 1 C 4 47 23 1 February W 4 12 5 1 1 2 1 C 8 63 24 1 1". W 3 9 4 1 1 1 C 7 58 18 1 1 1 1 1 ! w 3 13 4 1 1 1 1 C 11 73 17 3 1 5? W 9 22 9 2 ?, 1 1 1 C 10 60 18 8> 1 W 7 14 4 1 1 1 1 C 14 46 15 1 2 1 ,>> a- W 4 13 1 "i i 2 1 C 10 58 21 1 1 *a 3 w 5 12 3 1 1 C 5 44 10 1 September W 6 16 4 1 1 1 1 C 9 41 17 1 1 October W 3 18 4 3 1 C 6 57 14 2 1 1 1 November W 7 16 6 1 2 1 1 C 7 49 21 3 1 December W 7 23 2 1 1 1 1 1 C 7 55 27 1 ... 1 3 S w 65 182 47 11 10 2 6 6 fi 3 1 1 2 ?, ?, 1 1 1 1 1 C 98 651 225 13 8 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1l ( we 163 833 272 24 10 10 8 8 5 3 3 2 2 2 2 NATIVITYContinued United States.. ...-..- England ------- ... Russia------------- Norway and Sweden.. _. West Indies .---... Austria -----_.-..- Holland. -------- Canada-------- .... China . ------------- Hayti.. -------- Italy... Scotland..--.-. .... Switzerland . Unknown ......... Total. ___ ------ 2!1 30 1 76 V, 3 fi111 39 1 97 143 ?, ?, I 32 88 1111 29 11 107 2111 63 88 111 32 1 80 31111 30 1 23411 92l 34 1 ?: ?,112 63! 36 11 ?, 73 11111 34 1 83 345 ?,111 53 1 82 9!1112 44 2 93 9 ?5 9!39 ftS fl ?: ?, 11114 446 13 1 1 1 10 1022 10 25 23 9 6 5 5 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 14 146$ 380 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT LONGEVITY COLORED MALES Age Wall, Pompey--........... 97 Jones, Sidney__- ---------- 81 Filer, Ira.__._-_--.--- 80 Holmes, Aaron...--.-.....-.. 80 Mitchell, Thomton... __.... 78 Seabrook, James.------------ 76 Hunter, Sandy...-_-------- 75 Reynolds, Jackson..---------- 75 Singleton, Pinex........... 75 Green, Joseph__......------ 74 Robinson, Cyrus.----..----.. 74 Alien, James--------------- 73 Wilson, Peter..-..... ..... 70 COLORED FEMALES Age Brown, Alice.----.--'---.-. 92 Burroughs, Jare Ann... . _ 90 Jones, Jane P...._____ 88 Morgan, Lizzie.....-......- 80 Robinson, Viola... ___ _ 79 Brown, Elizabeth_______ 75 Singleton, Sibbie. -.-.---... 75 Habersham, Sophia.---.-.-- 74 Doyie, Sarah A.______. 74 Taylor, Eu^aa-. ___. _. 74 Weber, Leonora............ 74 Lee, Nancy ___ ____ _ 73 Charlton, Sarah_______ 72 Bacon, Amelia............. 70 Carsberry, Pollie.......---. 70 Dias, Betty ______. _. 70 Mclntosh, Mattie __.-... 70