The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-19
ABOUT TO LEAVE
CITY EXCHANGE
FIRST STEP WAS TAKEN
WHEN OFFICE OF HEALTH OFF,
GER WAS TAKEN DOWN.

DuEAhG the OomlhE week the Ctty
Officers VIII Move to Their New
Quarters at Police Headquarters.
Temporary Onhces Almost Com
pIeted-WiH BE Comfortable and
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS station VIII he
Reprinted and Put I'm Good shape.
Pistol Range VIII Follow.
What was really the first step to-
wards moving the city offices from
the City Exchange to police headquar-
tiers. was taken yesterday when work.
men began tearing down the office of
Health Officer Drummer.
During the afternoon DR.. Brunner's
private office was carted to police
headquarters and within the next two
of three days it will be ready for oc-
Cupancy. All of the offices will be
moved next week, although this will
not be done until Contractor Leonard's
surety bond has arrived.
Mayor Myers said that the city has
ten days nfwhich to Vacate the pres
ent building after the bond has ar
rived, and it will only take a day or
two to move out, and get things in
shape in the temporary quarters. The
surety bond it expected daily now, and
the offices are almost certain to be
moved next week.
A small army of workmen is being
kept busy at police headquarters. All
of the offices have been built
in the police buildings and the
work of papering and painting is now
going on. The temporary quarters will
be even more attractive than the Of
fees in the building now occupied.
Mayor Myers has made an inspection
of the temporary quarters, and is
pleased with the way the offices are
arranged.
where Officers Will BE.
In the main building on Oglethorpe
avenue a majority of the offices are
located. They take up the second and
third floors of this building. The two
rooms on the eastern side of the build
ing, on the second floor, will be used
by the Mayor and his secretary. Across
the hall is the Clerk of Councils office,
and Clerk Creamer's private office.
These two rooms are particularly at
tractive.
The western room on this floor is a
large one and will be used by the health
officer aand his force of sanitary in
spectors. There is narrow hall be-
tween the health officers offices and
the office of the plumbing inspector. At
the end of the hall is nicely arranged
room that will be occupied by the clerk
to the Park and Tree Commission.
Stoves have been put up and these Of
fees are attractive. On the third floor
the offices of the city engineer and the
water works department are located.
All of the rooms will be lighted by cleo
trio lights, and wires are now being
strung.
In the new building on Habersham
street excellent arrangements have
been made for the tax assessors, the
director of public works, the city mar
shall and the city treasurer On the
northern side of this building on the
first floor. the city treasurer will he
located. Across the hail. on the south
side, with windows opening on Haber-
sham street, the tax assessors will be
located, and to the rear of the asses
sors the city marshal. All of the sec
ond floor of the new building will be
used by the director of public works
and his Office force.
Changes at Headquarters.
since the work has been going on
the lockers have been moved from
quarters and the members OF the force
wear their uniforms home. The beds
have been moved, too, with the excep-
ton of half dozen on the top floor,
adjoining the temporary arsenal and
storehouse. These beds will be used
by the men on fire detail, and in quar-
ters, each night. Under ordinary cir
cumstances each man has his own bed.
The police kitchen, located in the sta
ton house, will De used as a vault for
records and books that must remain
in reach of the city treasurer, the
marshal and the tax assessors. A new
kitchen is being built in the yard adj
joining the jail yard, and just south
of the Gamewell house. A substantial
building is being erected and it will
probably continue as the police kitchen
even after the new City Hall has been
completed.
Making other improvements.
Just as soon as the offices have been
gotten ready work will be begun on
the police station, and 1t will be given
a new dress. The building is badly in
need of paint and the cell bars will be
cleaned of the rust and given several
coats of paint. The superintendent of
police is making arrangements to have
this work done within the next few
days.
After these matters have been gotten
in shape the pistol range will be con-
structed. The contract for this work
has already been given and It is in
tended to put up a range that will be
a credit to the department. Members
of the military commands who are in
terested in revolver shooting have
taken great interest in the range
and have given valuable suggestions.
Mayor Myers has announced that he
will take up revolver shooting when
the range is completed and by the
close of the year it is expected all of
the city officers, as we'll as the mem
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