The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-01-04

provide remedies for the same as soon
as possible. Very respectfully,
+. M, JENNINGS, Chairman.
The Fire Committee.
Chairman Deubler, of the fire com.
mittee, submitted a report showing the
| improvements made in that depart~
ment, each Item of expense, and the
fires that occurred during the year. The
report contains much that is interesting.
and is as follows:
at the beginning of the year 1898 we
fund that the city had no organized
tlre department, the engine house was
in a dilapidated condition, the fire en-
| CINE Eeeded repairing badly and there
was very little good hose on hand.
| We organized two fire companies, one
white and one colored, each company
| having twenty-five members.
The cost OF repairs on the engine house
have been as follows: Lumber, S16.91;
iron track for door, $3.50; door rollers,
! "; hinge hasp, 20 cents; nails, 25 cents
II dozen bolts, 80 cents; paddock, 20
cents; VIM. Patterson, for work on en-.
CINE house, $16.25; VIM. Statham, for
whitewashing engine house and paint
ing door, ST. Is. Total. 41.76.
The repairs on the engine, new hose
| and OTTER expenses have been as follows:
| American Fire Engine Company, suction
hose, $1l936; machine hammer and pad.
lock, 81 O5; broom, So; l barrel lime,
81; American Fire Engine Company. re-
pairs on engine, $1O.95; la d oil. Ii gal
Ions, 81 So; 1900 feet fabric hose, waxed
thread; 2 shut-off nozzles, two play
pipes, 5 rubber colts and spanners, so
tiremen's badges, $1022. 96; freight on
ire supplies, 45 cents; printing 80 copies
/ bylaws for fire company, So l gallon
oil, hotel fire, 20 cents; watchman for
ire, April IA, S1.70; kilograms sent by
mayor to the fire departments of Albany
and Americas, $2,74; repairs on hose
reel, 81. 55. Total, 81, 1896.
We have on hand in good condition
about 1900 feet of hose. Lost 500 feet
at hotel fires
Tue following are the fires and alarms
of fire for the year 1898:
March IA, Gen. Laing's stable and
crib, loss 500, no insurance; April 6,
dwelling on Main street, loss SIS, in
! sured; April IA, Farnum ho ell, loss So
900, insurance s. 200; April IA, Perry's
negro house, loss $3.50, insured; April
IA, Perry's wagon yard shed, loss not
known; April IA, Masonic hall, loss
81, 200, Insurance $3.50; April IA, Kin
ney's dwelling, loss 500, no insurance:
April IA, Loyless' dwelling, loss 81. 500.
Insurance 1000; baldwin & Co.'S. mill.
loss not known; May 7. Parks d yelling.
loss $1,000, insurance 5000; May 20, false
alarm; June s, McClelland's dwelling,
loss $1,000, insurance $1,000; June 10.
Grer' s dwelling, loss $4,000, insurance
S2,75O; June s, Henry Buffers restau-
rant, no loss; Sept. 20, Lees residence,
loss $4,000, insurance $500; Sept. 20.
A. b. Hamilton's residence, loss $500.
| Insurance $500; Sept. 20, Wiley Baldwin
building, loss 5000, no insurance; Dec
IL, oil mill, no loss; Dec. Is, Fulton's
| house, loss 81, 900, insurance $3.50. Sew
| era false alarms are not mentioned.
Respectfully submitted.
G. DEUBLER, Chairman.
The Financial Report.
Auditor r. E. Bell subInitted reports
showing the city's receipts and disburs>
ments during the year. There was re-
ceived and paid out during 1898 the sum
OF S23, 734.S5 The auditor reported as
follows on the books of the various Of
| ficials:
| j. W. ROBERTS, CITY SEXTON.
To amount collected from
sale of lots, digging
| graves, etc. $50 %
| BY amount paid clerk peg
| vouchers. ..............,.....S $50 90
JOHN sEAY, CHIEF OF POLICE.
To amount of 1896-97 fl
fas collected $3.50 81
! To amount of fines col
/
| To amount OF street tax
| collected 80. ...... AL 90
| To am tunt OF Fl fas is
sued for special H.
| cenSe. ............ 81 70
$28O2 Sc
By amount paid clerk per
vouchers. ............. $2802 Sc
H. W. COLLINS, CITY ELECTRICIAN.
To amount collected on
| revenue. HZZ66 oil
! To amount collected on
| installation work. S98 90
$3164 60
By amount paid treasurer per
vouchers .................... $3.50 IS
By expenses paid per vouchers. POS 70
$3164 so
c. J, WHITEHEAD, CLERK.
To amount of 1895 OF fl fas on
hand Dec. 10, 1897. ......... $62S7 80
| By amount collected
since. .$5242 40
! BY amount on hand Dec.
%, 1898. ........... 1864 95-63O7 35
S 20 3
| Upon examination OF digest for wear