The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-23
Savannah for 18a9-Meyor's Report.

Savannah for 1899-Meyor's Report
Editor Morning NeaOs: In looking over
the mayors report there is food for thought
and wise legislation. All wise legislation
should be based upon actual facts, aud not
surmlseS or suppoSltiOns To begin with
we must take the actual population of a city
and then It's wealth and its resources. We
should know our surroundings thoroughly.
Who carries the wealth of a city? is the
next most important question, for mere
population is not wealth. 1t is those who
develop wealth who are seen and known by
legislators, aud their ability to bear taxa
ton.
In looking over the mayors report con-
dense for the general reader. Taking our
population at A, 900, find:
Trial balance, Dec. 81, 1690-Expendi.
lures, 5000, 223 50, receipts $699, 223 St; the
bonded debt Jan. l, 1890, S3,6l5, $50.
Amount due per annum for ground rent
$2S, 900 81 charities, 1905 81.
Ground rent owners names take up
thlrty-four pages of the mayors report
Some OF our wealthiest citizens are down
as enjoying the privilege of paying ground
rent. The report OF Corporation Attorney
Samuel b. Adams relative to taxation OF
ground rent lots clearly maintains that the
city has the right to tax ground rent lots
his authorities are among the great legal
lights OF the country, and his own reason
ing and conclusions are clear, conclusive
and convincing, based upon good common
sense, common justice, and just and fair
taxation
The police arrested 2,7O5; of this number
94l were whites and 1,763 colored. Total
number OF policemen, 81; Ocean Steamship
Company's number OF policemen, 81: grand
total, rs. 49, o ''-->'
rlre department, permanent force. 81
men, Sl9, $50; call force, 81 men, So, $50:
total force, As men, $23, $50 For ordinary
maintenance, total expenses, S3S, sol 95.
Number of fires 1866; insurance, SO, 1924, 523
loss, 81 ,3lO,579; insurance over loss, 81. SIS.
Number of buildings erected during tba
year, 1874; buildings remodeled, etc. l59
number mum OF artesian wells, %; fire hydrants'
Expenses of water works, 1889. S44, 2O1 %.
number of gallons pumped, 2,435, 6S3, 9O9.
Market; amount collected S1I 161 average
monthly collecting, $3.50 0S; weekly colIec-
lions, 1914 So.
year 1889, whites, 3S4; colored 6S5: total
1909 '0'0''
Total number of vessels inspected during
year 1889, 81.
Odorless excavating machine department
from Jan. l TO Dec. 81, 1889; number of
vaults cleaned, 1856, net cost of the depart-
ment for the year, "a, 663 OF.
ScaN enger department; total OUTLAY
el9,S75 20. Over 10000 loads of garbage
were removed from the city for the past
year. p''''
p City physicians, Eastern district, W. W.
- ems, Nj. D.. number of patients attended.
oVo6O, of this number 5,397 were visited at
'ueir homes and 1868 at office.
D Western district, B. F. Sheftall, NJ. D.
55a IEl seen, 5,96S, whites, 1854. colored,
Laurel Grove cemetery, number of inter-
,nents OF whites in the city 237, other inter
inehts' 20 and Al; total 313. Colored, deaths
~ i5s Tue city, 677 still born and premature
; tOo, other lnterments 80; total 925 Total
hue garments in both cemeteries, 1898 Num-
1sio 81 Interments from its opening, October,
$50 o. hltes, 14,305; colored, 23,94O; total
COY 10y dispensary, number of prescriptions
1ras spounded: Whites, 1903; colored, 4,66l;
Gor iptions, 1909.
81 7s6 DOT Io master, paid into city treasury
Gpss o' 20, amount OF harbor fees and wharf
tonnage, S57, 27S.
lsSa ara iSl of Trade, total shipment of spirits.
DO $50 arrels; rosin, SIS, 7S6 barrels.
reeei-t1o movements at Savannah; Grsss
r'S Tor lSSS-S9: Upland, 79S, CPS; sea