The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-12
CITY DEPARTMENTS FILE
 THEIR ANNUAL REPORTS
Fire Chief BroWder Shows Losses During Year in Montgomery and City Engineer Shows
 Building Operations.

buildings. iss: brick buildings. il; false aiarms, 10; other than buildings I3: out of city limits, :.
 Hecemmendations of Chief. In conclusion the report of the fire chief says:
 "As 1t hampers the department to a great extent to answer alarms received from Highland Park. owing to this portion of the city being so far from the engine houses. [ would most res pectfully and urgently recommend the erection of fire station there composed of steamer company.
 Your honorable body will readily understand that in answering alarms received from so great a distance from the rest of the city. we are compelled to leave much property unprotected for the time being. In view of this fact. I deem it of the utmost importance that a steamer company be located at Highland Park at the earliest possible moment
 Another forceful reminder of the great necessity for steamer company at the park is the great distance to be covered in answering an alarm there, when in most cases a fire has sotten beyond control before such lengthy run can be made by the near est apparatus"
 Closing his report Chief Browder re-
  or, the Council and to other city off, cials and the men of his department for cordial cooperation.
 The report of Chief Browder is &C., companied by tho annual report of J. B. Cook. superintendent of live stock in which MT. Cook explains the pur- 'chases of stock during the year and their condition at present.
 He recommends that suitable place be provided where the. sick and disa- bled horses may be kept for treatment apart from the stock in active ser- vice.
 City Electrician Reports
 The annual report of City Electrician B. A, SBlakey. which is made to the Mayor direct. covers many things not ed by Fire Chief Browder.
 Mir. B1akey says:
 The lines of the police telegraph system have been extended with the suburban territory, about eight miles of wire having been strung to get con nections with street boxes located in West End, Highland Park and North Montgomery. This system Is very old. badly worn and out of date and should be replaced by an up to date sys- tenn as soon as possible as police telegraph system properly operated in connection with a patrol wagon will more than double the efficiency of any police force where such appliances are not in use.
 The inspection of installation of electric wires for light and power has grown to such an extent that it re- quires q great deal of time and atten- tion. A good portion of each day is devoted to this work and the result is that the condition of electrical work in the city shows considerable im- provement.
 The overhead wires in the streets of the business part of the city are in a very chaotic condition and some- thing should be done to remedy this. Wires of all companies should either be put underground or the city should erect pole lines and require each com pany using poles to place their wires on city poles paying the city a rental for use of the same. Electrolitic con ditions in the city are improving on account of relaying and rebonding of street railway tracks"