The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-18
CARR REPORTS
 YEARS WORK TO COUNCIL

following increase in the principal
 sources of revenue, as compared with last year:
 Taxes, .. =. .. ..h........$ s,596.14 ..I.icense .... .. .. .. ...... 16,540.74 "Police fines, pounds. etc.,. 3,ss2.4o
 Market clerk. store and stall rents.. ..A.... ...... 2,221.22
 school fees and from State account of schools .... 6,ss2.75
 eTotal .... .. .... ... ..s3s,5b3.25
 Street Department and Engineering. we'll paved streets are not only es-
 sentfal to the commercial development of a city, but for various reasons they
 are an indispensable necessity. Noth- fnr has done more to assist in the up- building of Montgomery than the per- mar,ent improvement of her streets. Our highways of gravel vitrifed bricks and granite blocks are . magnificent advertisement, rehecting. perhaps, more credit upon our citizens than any other
 form of public improvement.
 Tt should be a matter of especial congratuiation to you that the litiga- ton in reference to assessments for
 street and sidewalk paving, which for
 the past four or ive years necessarily
 retarded all work of this character, was
 brought to a close during the year by
 decision of the Supreme Court, de-
 claring every point raised by the city
 to be vaid.
 ..rhis decision not being rendered un-
 til the latter part of the year, prevent
 ed our accomplishing the desired
 amount of work. However, steady
 progress has been found possible, even
 under the adverse circumstances. A
 R
 gfneer will show that we have pushed
 to successful termination the paving
 of sidewalks on Adams and Alabama
 Streets, which was begun under the
 previous administration. These two streets are now numbered among our most beautiful thoroughfares. A de- tailed statement of the work performed in eraveling streets and sidewalks will also be shown by the report of the City Engineer.
 During the past two months con- tracts were entered into for paving sidewalks on a number of streets. and the work is now progressing in satis- | factory manner.
 l in the city and this administration should constantly keep the policy in mind of bettering our highways, hav- | Ing for It's purpose the placing of all sections of Montgomery within easy | communication by modern paved streets and sidewalks.
 | Besides the construction of a few
 sewers of minor importance, we have made additions to our underground l system of storm water sewers by the l construction of a sewer on North Perry
 Street for the better protection of the | waterworks reservoirs, and of brick II QAyyAFQ ClAuAlonA Street. The performance of this work
 entailed large expenditure of our
 funds. but prevailing conditions in those
 sections demanded that the work be done. and the relief obtained will
 justify the expenditure made in its ac- complishment. | sanitatton Department.
 The record of Montgomery for
 healthfulness and desirability of cIi-
 mate Is known and appreciated, and
 this, together with our numerous other advantages, is a tower Of strength to
 our. progress and prosperity.
 The health of the city has been cs-
 pecially good during the year, and. save for; the continued annoyance of A | nominal amount of smallpox, nothing approaching an epidemic of disease has visited the city.
 | The report of the department shows
 that. with the inadequate facilities at | their disposal for the proper handling of smallpox at. the Emergency Hospital,
 1t has been necessary to maintain an Intelligent supervision and ceaseless
 energy to prevent a general spread of | this ioathsome disease. During the latter part of the year, however, ar engagements were made for the con-
 struction and equipment of a con- ! tagious disease hospital. situated about | agwe> IL III completed, will be a credit to Mont gomery and will undoubtedly aid in entirely stamping out smallpox. as well | as being an aid in preventing a gen | eral epidemic of disease of any char acter.
 | Montgomery is regarded as one of 1 the cleanest cities in the South. and I believe she is justly entitled to the dis | tinction. Filth in a city can but pro-
 duce disease and death, while cleanli- | ness will give a minimum of sickness and mortality.
 '"rhe removal of trash and garbage collected in the city is now being made to dumping grounds selected for that purpose. This method of disposition has been well conducted and the dump
 ing grounds kept in as good condition
 as possible. they being remarkably free from injurious or unpleasant sresults. However. some arrangements other
 than that in force at present should be provided. The establishment of crema . tories has been accomplished in several
 of the most progressive cities. and the system of incinerating filth shown to be more satisfactory than the method now being used in Montgomery. "It is my desire to make a thorough investigation of this question at a later
 date. when shall submit same to you l with definite recommendations in refer ence thereto.
 Sanitary Sewerage System. with the exception of the construc- ton of a small amount of connecting and intercepting sewers, there has been practically no changes, alterations or additions to our magnificent system of
 sanitary sewers The money for the