The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-30
MAKING UP THEIR REPORTS.
CITY OFFICIALS busy PREPARING
THEIR STATISTICS.

They VIII HaNe Untn Jan. 20 Get
Their Report. in 60 the Mayor.
Chief Mcguire OF the Flre Depart
ment Hopeful That He Can shake
the Favorable Report He Now Has
sn vicw-Au the CITY Departments
Getting Their Records la shape.
The heads Of che city departments are
winding up their business for the year
as rapidly as possible The FIRST order
was that their reports should be IN the
hands OF the Mayor by jan. !. Mayor
Myers. before he went 10 New York.
learned that Il would be almost imposai-
Die for some Of them 20 set IN the FINAL
details or the last day OF the year. and
ISSUED an order extending the time uutn
Jan 6 This win help several officials out
of a difficulty that might otherwise have
embarrassed some OF them.
AZ any rate the officials are all busy
NOW on their reports. Chief Mcguire Of
the FIRE department. has his report al
mos, up 20 dnts, he Is simply waiting TO
nee n anything turns up before the end
OF the year The chief would not give
any Statistics yesterday. but he said the
records would be unusually favorable
when compared with those or las, year.
Chief Mcguire wore smile on his face
as he thought Of the good report he could
make. and then again frown appeared
on hts brow as he said:
you know We Rad tho Lindsay a Nor
gan IRE on Dee. -. last year. and there
fE no taliing what may come along b..
fore tho bells ring az midnight 90 Dec
Al. 60 announce the new year. ! am hope
fui however that ] viii De able 20 put
On the same good report ! now have
on hand which shows considerable de-
crease from the losses Of last year. 30
FAR we are proud ~ our record
The chief. 100. viii cali attention 20 me
fact that TIM new No IRE engine house
at Thirty-eirhsh and Barnard streets
was turned over 20 the city on yesterday
by the contractor. william Armitugo The
FIRE department Is now looking after the
interior work and will PROBABLY have TIE
new station fully equipped and IN opera
zion By Feb J. chief Mcguire says he exc
pccis the new equipment 10 be IN the sta
sion within thirty days.
Engineer W. }. Wiun VIII make the us
nal recommendation with regard 20
street, house drainage and other mat
tiers which come within his department.
On addition 10 showing what has been
done during the year.
MAJ q. S. ilar1ee. city treasurer. wiz
submit the usual lists Of figures, one list
on each side of long sheet. with lit
tile demonstration showing how the two
lists ha lance
Director OF Public Works Gadsden has
Gnc OF the most important departments in
che city There has been very little street
opening during the year. but there has
been a good deal OF paving here ard
shere. and his report will be read with
much interest
Tho Police Court will show about @00o
3n fines for the year. as the Morning News
has already etated. This Is q reiuctlau
OF about 5000 over 1So. but an increase
OF ZOO over 1897 and 1898.
The other city departments viii turn IN
the usual reports. showing what they nave
done during the year. and making recon-
rnendatlous rs 90 work that should be-
done this year. or as soon as possible.
Clerk Robert Hvams Be- hand AZ work on
the annual report OF Snpt. Thomas screv-
IN. aud will have 81 completed by Jan. B
The report this year win be quite
lengthy one, despite the fact that The
total number OF arrests viii fan some
ih0 short OF lasb years Increase. MaJ.
~+ss-sgen o well pleased Nith the show
ug that his men have made during the
past twelve months. even though .herc
will be slight deficiency ar far as the
arrests go.
Mai Scroven stated 70 a Morning News
Representative iaat night that the do
partmert is IN splendid condition. Dur
ng the present year not few improve
ucuts were made, including the building
y a now ambulance for colorcd people
and tile purchasing OF wagon for the
1se Of the city detectives.
The police ana detectives have made
many arrests 81 Importance during the
closing year OF the nineteenth century.
mi these viii De chronicled under th,.
read OF arrests deserving OF special men
Ion" II was during this year that Har-
~ Turner md Harry Belmont were cas-
urcd in Savannah for the robbery OF
he P0stoftcc at ociia Ga. The arrcss
n these mon viii be readily recalled. boz
cause Of The fact that Il WIS out OF thls
'ahe that charges were entered aaalnsf
ne city detectives. later resulting IN the
eduction 10 rniAs Of two members of the
orco.
Han and Loeb the two Western crooks
arrested by Detectives Shea and Garfitv
MI also be given some space in the re-
port il Will be remembered that tho
wo men flm-fiamed certain notion
lonses. with the aid 81 "a specially adapf-
~ telescope with a false side
MAJ. Screven's report will bear the sad
Intelligence that three men under mis-
Command died during the year. patrol-
nan james }. Barrct Detective Jeremiah
& shea and sergt. Thorpe o. shs Ocean
sieamship force all passed away during
ne year 1850 Just what reeommenaa-
kfon the superintendent viii make he is
fot yet IN a position % give out. al
fhouEb shero viii probably be some sre-
,estons made 90 che city fathers.