The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-11

condition OF the Barnard street sewer be-
came so bad, owing to the accumulation
of focal matter resulting from its improper
construction, that, acting under the IN
siruotions of the mayor and the health Of
hcer force was put 10 work al night to
clean it out thoroughly throughout. At
places il was found that this sewer ran
for some distance at a level or even at a
decline from the outlet. Proper flushing
of such sewers is almost impossible, ard
II is apparent that they are a constant
source of danger to the public health"
During the year 1882 feet of sewer pipe
were laid and p new catch basins put in.
Seventy-three sewer connections were
made by plumbers Nineteen new
street crossings were put down
and 80 repaired. Repairs were
made free to 146 sidewalks
damaged by the storm and to IS other
sidewalks. 1t is suggested that the side
walk ordinance be extended.
By the erection of the new stables it is
pointed out the city is saved $500 rent per
annum and the cost of caring for the stock
is lessened. The old surroundings were
unhealthful and the stock could not be
kept in good condition.
In the dry culture department, which
largely bore the expense of the clerks sal
airy and the building of the new roadways,
the expenditures were $l2,00l.53. There
are GAS miles of canal and 1925 miles of
bitches under its care. During the year
work was done equivalent to cleaning
l2ll,369 feet of bitches and S0,1l2 feet of
canals, and 1868 cubic feet of sand were
removed from the traps Commissioners
Willing is especially severe on the CON-
ments on the unsanitary condition of the
Ogeechee canal
The scavenger department expended $25,
540.67, of which ST. 1858 was on account of
new stables. Additional wagons, 1t is
pointed out, are necessary owing to the
rapid building up of the southern section.
The present wagons should be discarded
as soon as possible for a more improved
covered sanitary vehicle. One more wag-
on was run last year than In 1895. There
was hauled TO the crematory 1904 loads
! of garbage 206 horses and mules, and Jos
cows, and S,65S loads of garbage to the
country.
The operating expenses Of the cremato-
ries were s6,045.2S. In addition $1,s00 was
expended in constructing a new stack and
in other necessary improvements Since
the repairs no grounds for complaint
about any bad odors have arisen. Dur
ing the year 1898 cubic yards of waste
were Moderated, together with thousands
of animals, large and small. 1t is recon-
mended that a second crematory be built
on the eastern side of the town. The two
crematories would destroy all the city
waste, and lessen the work of the scav-
enger department.
AT Laurel Grove cemetery the expendi-
| lures were $6,52S.O2. The main drive was
paved with ebert a distance of 200 feet,
and it is urged that all the drives in both
the white and colored cemeteries be i'm
proved II this way. There were 342 inter-
ments of whites and 1,0l2 of negroes, a
total of 1854. There have been 1854 in
terments in the cemetery, 6,8O7 white and
30,757 colored, to date.
The removal of the powder magazine to
a point Ave miles from the city is recon-
mended There is stored on an average
of $4,000 pounds of powder and 900 pounds
of dynamite at the present magazine,
which is near the new water works. Fx-
tensive repairs TO the city exchange are
also needed.
The damage by the storm cost the city
STAB
On house numbering there were eXpendi-
lures of 81, 333S2 Altogether this work
will cost about 49, 400.
City lighting cost S27, 20S0S. There are
800 arc lights of 600 candle-power. twenty.
| nine of which are situated south of An,
derson street.
of these departments during previous
years, the commissioner is unable to make
comparisons and the report is accordingly
| made full, in order to furnish data for
comparison in future reports. 1t is evil
dent from reading the report that the
commissioner has given his careful at.
| tention to every department, and that
close economy has been observed.