Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-24

old bonds and $500 OF A. and 6. II. r. en-
dOrsed bonds.
THE POLICE.
This force remains as It was at the last re-
port. IL Is efficient and it's management eN-
cellent. The effort of the chief and his su-
bOrdinates has been to impress upon the men
q sesse Of their obligation TO the public.
Their conduct in general has been CRAFTY
ing RESPONSE to the demands Of duty.
The pay of the men has been increased dur
ing the year from $50 to SOS per month. The
city furnishes the uniforms and equipments.
The expenses of this department for the
year have been s53, 2s2, which includes forage
for horses. uniforms and all incidental ex-
penses fully set forth in the Treasurers re-
port.
STREETS AND LANES.
This is a varied department and consumes
more money necessarily without show than
Health and Cemetery Department. The re-
pairs to streets and street crossings. the
keeping the cutters for drainage OF surface
water, bridges, the planking of streets with
their incidents amount to much more than
the casual observer can realize. The eXpen-
ses OF this department for the year have been
S8S,5ss n, Offset by SlO25 So received for sewer
permlts and repairs of pavements, etc.
In addition to this $l8,7S0 have been paid
for opening streets and for expenses of keep
ing up the parks and squares.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
This is now pay department supplement-
ed. or rather reinforced by "call men, whose
duty II Is to attend fires upon the alarm sound
The regular and the call men are directly
under the control of the Chief of the Fire De-
partment. The management Of the depart
ment has been highly satisfactory: Is eff
cheney, displayed on every occasion where
prompt, quick and efficient work has been re-
quired, has gwen that feeling of security
which house owners always desire to feel.
The expenses Of this department have been
$2,2I5 IL.
THE WATER DEPARTMENT.
This department now embraces the water
works and the pump departments. The re
celpts from this department from water rents
and supply to vessels have been S45.S34 ~.
against $44,6S1 % last year. The expenses
have been S25,03s 81, against $24,605 II last
year. The expenses OF this year include the
expenses OF the pump department, 1882 ~,
and about $28S 81 OF bills OF last year. The
expenses therefore OF the water works proper
have been only 22,S67 81, including S4.0l6 16 for
extensions OF mains. The EXPENSES of the
pump department include two months salary
OF the pump contractor, viz: 1888 80. This
deducted from the 1892 32 leaves 1909 eX-
pended on account of pumps.
The Office of PamD Contractor was abolish
cd last year and the affairs Of that depart
ment were turned over to the Water Depart
ment making a saving OF 81, 246 "a in the eX-
penses compared with last years account.
The entire expenditures for Water Depart
ment for the year, have been $24, 500 ID, and the
receipts from all sources $46.ll7 81.
The extension of mains during the year has
been 800 feet. The extent now of the dis
tributing mains is thirty-twO and seven
eighths miles (3219.
MARKET.
The receipts have been $lT, 1856 10 as follows:
Sil,O46 10 market fees. 5000 20 for rent of
stores and stalls. The expenses have been
Si,027 81, making the net income Sl3, S5s %.
HEALTH AND CEMETERY DEPARTMENT.
The account of this department Will be
found IN the Treasurer's report, under the
head of Board of Health and Laurel Grove
Cemetery anu quarantine The charities dis
pensed by the city are usually under this de-
partment.
The city has no hospital of its own. EXCEPT
what is known as the small -pox hospital, but
II provides for the care Of the ind gent sick IN
the hospitals managed by other hands. Indi-
gent patients have been treated and cared for
at these hospitals during the year at an ex-
pense TO the city ~ follows:
To the Savannah Hospital .....s---. 49, 800 90
To the st Juseph's Intirmary, ........ 1861 50
To the Georgia Indrmary. ..........s. 2,40O 90
S9.56l so
If it be an obligation of the city to provide
public charities. would suggest that much
suffering ight be prevented or ameiOrated
by the establishment of an aims house or poor
house under proper regulation wherein indl-
gent people not actually sick. but unable to
provide for themselves might find a refuge.
Many cases OF actual suffering come under
my observation. appealing much more strong
~ 10 human sympathy bDh0 many OF tine cases
treated in the hospital yet nothing can be
done for them because there is no provision
made for such cases. The endowment
of an institution for the care
OF the INDECENT would be of great
benefit to the community, and the institution
might dispense an immense amount OF practi-
cal charity. AfiuentpeOple who may be seek
ing TO do good can ind good place here for
Tue maintenance OF the City Dispensary. IN
GLIDING medicines, physicians Salaries, sala.
ry OF the officers OF the Dispensary, etc, has
cost IS, 729 76. and the cleaning and disinfectpg
of vaults, yards and premises SIS, $50 o.. The
receipts from property owners for such of the
dlsnfecting work as they are required to nav
for mas been s6,2lo 40; and the receipts from
the county OF Chatham for medicines fur
nished by the Dispensary TO INDECENT poor Of
the county outside the city limits has been
only sos 40, sum much less than Is
chargeable to the county. For some reason,
satisfactory. perhaps. to the County Com
missiOners but not TO the city authorities they
have refused to pay more.
The expenses Of keeping and maintaining
Laurel Grove cemetery have been 1887 %
and the receipts from sale OF lots and burial
fees $l.47l 80.
The Quarantine station mas been kept up
and the regulations prescribed by the Board
of Sanitary Commissioners have been well en-
forced under the supervision OF that highly
efficient and faithful officer, Or. J. r. McFar-
land, the executive officer OF the board, whose
report as Health Officer hereto appended, con-
tains much valuable and interesting infor-
nation upon all tho subjects OF his depart
ment.
The maintenance of the Quarantine station
has not been charge upon the city for the
past year. The receipts have been more than
the expenditures by Sl.i73 93. This, however
cannot be expected for the coming year, as
repairs viii probably have 10 be made TO the
wharves ana other expenses incurred which,
with the current expenses, will DO more than
the receipts.
b not intended that any revenue shall be
charged arc really a burden upon commerce.
All that can be expected or lawfully required
Is TO make the quarantine 40 nearly self-sus-
tanning "a possible.
The entirc expenses OF the Heal. n and Gem
etcry Department as shown by the Treasur-
ers books have been AO,jl0 80 and The re-
ceipts $ll,Ss5 80.
DRAINAGE DEPARTMENT.
Ihis departmet is charged with keeping ia
| oruer the low lands about the city. Under
\ the many obligations which the city has as.
sumca IN TINS respect and the necessity OF
/ guarding the health OF its inhabitants this de-
/ pafiment is not only an important but AN eH-
/ pensiYe one. The Bilbo canal. Musgrovs
| creek the Springfield plantation. Iamar's
] creek and Hutchinson isiand reuuire constant
attention. THIS signides much labor AMI c@r'
| sequehty much outlay Of money. The on
| penses OF the department for tine wear bayo
| DeSu fo'iW %. somewhat Ices than usual
/ inc subject Of tho drainage OF the city
\ proper has engaged the attention of tho Conn
/ GU. nc would be most dcsirahie upon con .
/ nlneratons Of health and cleanliness AZ soma
/ better system OF SEWAGE and surfaco drainare
could be adopted. The present dranego
through BtlbO canal Dr. not o. eomuiatq and
All n az HNsasa