The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-01
y REPORT ALL READY.
9Th. BE HANDED IN TO THE
b MAYOR TODAY.

|b'lDM = of Departments h"NS Deeh
For the Last Few Days ana
Pm Wake the Mayor an Unusual
|EA. sent-The Mayors Report. to BE
tied to the COunciu and
ETY.. placed in the Printers Hard" by
Middle of the Month.
ION. Sea ,abz city officials will break the
Enc Tn. 7av For the first time perhaps
eAa o'' ,.,ys history the annual reports
line ar. ,+5cials. or the majority OF them,
savan. f" w. in tbe hands of the mayor by noon
'' 4 New Years day.
7or to do this the officials have been
1. MD. keeping their records up to date
n .s32M I.e the year, and during the asst few
=. AW +bev have been at work putting the
Paggett. ia ooe things as might occur during the
TUES day or - Two sI1sG d in ' to-dav and the re-
Pm 4s banded into the mayor
D. breaks the record with a vengeance.
Han years past the Guy onncsa,s e nave
-.a weeks to three months after the be-
ming of the new year, and the mayors
'S 200 n,,al report which is based to a large
81 tent upon the reports Of the officials,
IrD 70 usually appeared about late in the
ring or in the early summer.
|S0, uavor Myers insisted last year that the
sHcials get in their reports as early as
S,.,- 81 ssjbe and the result was that they all
SON- me in in about six weeks after the be-
ming of the year. They We're put on
TIA Eotce then that the reports for 1896 must
As in readiness on Jan. 1, 1897, and con-
.SS 90 III fentious endeavor has been made to
l.. 20 90 nmply with this order Commiss Toner of
I'll hic Works Willink has his re port all
|rrrr, adv to hand in 1t is a lengthy one and
a 9cf If
he operations of the several depa rtments
LAY #nder his charge during the year just end
As under the former method of man
Ito Ar ging the departments through commit
nd IN ees of council statistics kept the
commissioner is unable to make compari-
ons with former years, but he is prepared
kent E Ia show, so it is understood, that the sew
|ank - departments under his care have
Ter III been conducted al less expense nd with
/ ork bore benefit to the city from money ex-
- Hended than in previous years.
In m Fire Chief Mcguire had his report ready
EHN yesterday and the fires which occurred yes
80 81 erday and last night will probably not
D. 81 revent him from handing his report to the
6nayor this afternoon. Some account of
81 he good showing which the report will
Rail- make was given in yesterdays Morning
nm- News
|ecOnd DR.. George H. Stone, chairman of the
ark and tree commission has his report
cabin FL ready. The work of the park and tree
led Bommission during the year is ably pre-
Eented and much interesting information
United given especially with regard to the trees
|cond- the city of which Dr. Stone has made
special study.
Rail- A summary of the tree census of the
Pity, recently completed by DR.. Stone, is
and ven in the report. The exact number and
30 arety of the trees in every square and
|aoins n every street in the city is now re-
ord
|xcur> n Superintendent Lotions report will
make an excellent showing for the water
4 orks. The fact that council felt author
zed in cutting the budget appropriation
or he of he tar rorlve 1ofc
year from $4,000 to $4,000, is evidence
nough without further words, of the
manner in which Superintendent Lotion
las conducted his department. Two years
90 the appropriation to this department
WAS $4,000. The cty's water service has
r een improved and extended to am extent
* fnequaled in former years. The recent
Investigation of the water works depart
a. 8ment by the examiner of the national
III board of fire underwriters and the special
committee of the Southeastern Tariff AS
ISOLATION found nothing to complain of
lar. Pin the water department
Chief McDermott's report will make a
sood showing for the police department
ES~ While the total number of arrests is only
slghty in excess of those of the previous
|UR> year the percentage of arrests for burg
arles and larcenies is much larger than
Az ever before. This does not mean that
more crime of this sort has been commit
ted but that the police have been more
la Mvlgllant and more successful in appre-
blending the criminals. Great credit for
NJ
-" nave done splendid work during the year
In spite of the number of homcides which
- nave occurred during the year the party
hM committing the crime has been arrested
GN IN every instance within a short time after
pa the commission of the crime. If the man
wal KILLERS are stiII 1,oIl1i,,e, ~ stroa+ - is
|ln- not r. 80 e .tS9, - - 80 - -
Mr.. j. H. H. Osborne, secretary of the
lily board of tax assessors and receivers has
bgs the report of that body in readiness. 1t
p wlll show, for one thing, how those who
= nave avoided taxation in the past have
|NE been brought to bear their share Of the
ia public burden. Reports of other officials
are doubtless in readiness.
Mayor Myers expects to have his report
r. III readiness to read to council at it's next
ms regular meeting. after which it will i'm
rs medlately be given to the printer. 1t is
|n- expected that the report in printed form
Ew VIII be ready for distribution before the
end of the month