The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-18
COUNTY AUDITOR
 SUBMITS HIS REPORT
 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
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 cipality the burden of taking care of its own epidemics, and to cast upon the county the same burden, so far as the same relates or pertains to any epidemic, which might be raging in any territory outside of incorporated towns It is mani festly unfair and unjust 10 the county. as last above referred to to require 1t to care for the patients of any municipality free of cost to said municipality.
 "In view of this condition of circum- stances 1t would seem that the very ob- dcst or end which the legislature had in view when the law was passed has been defeated. II would therefore seem essential in future, where epidemies be- come prevalent in the county or munich pality, that as per the statue, each munl- cipality be required to maintain and care for it's own patients, or at least to bear its prorate share of the expenses at the county house of dention
 ''The sanitary committee announces the early completion of the sanitary sewer, which has been under construction since about 1901 This was a giant undertaking and one that should reflect great credit, not only on the commission itself, but on the whole county and should be or enormous benefit from view point of health to tue county.
 "By courtesy of the secretary of the commission, I submit statement of work, completed and under construction; ssValley creek trunk sewer, entire
 line; feet ..................'.... oe' oo @ 'Bessemer branch, entire line.... 704i'oo "Ensley branch. entire line........ 406o. OO "Village creek, trunk ............. oo.oo ''rOtal 'i- ioo oo "The sewage purihcation plant. known as the Valley creek plant near Besse- mer and Village creek plant, near Ems lev, have both been completed. Eighteen thousand five hundred and sixty-four feet of the Village creek trunk sewer IS yet under contract and uncompleteu'
 Recommendations Made.
 Tn conclusion l make the following recommendations;
 .1 The passage of a law which will be uniform in all of it's provisions, governing Justices of the peace throughout the couh- ty. That all justices of the peace be re uuired to report monthly, to the audltor, their collections and disbursements or fines, etc.
 70. In view of the fact that under the existing laws, there is no one general dis bursting head for the countys fnances, recommend tHe passage of law that VIII require all claims against the county, or any kind or nature, to be first audited ana
  board of revenue, requiring at the same time said board of revenue. after allow ing said claim, to draw its legal warrant on the treasurer for said sum, said war rant to be properly authenticated by its officers Let this law have the effect or making the board of revenue, as nearly as possible tn general dlsbursing head of the county's finances. It is necessarily essential to have a general disbursing head of the peoples money. with a fixed responsibility therefor. Let this law be SO framed as that it's penalties will force this general disbursing head to hue to the line let the chips fall where they may '3. An amendment to the present road law which will make more effe7livc the k collection of which is known as the S3 \road tax.
 \'4. The enactment of such Legislation as will have the effect of placins the ex- neuaitures of the fine and forfeiture well within the bounds of it's cash re- sources
 "5. That the county install its own light ing plant, and thereby enable to heat and light the courthouse and jail. This can be done at a much ess expeose than at the present cost when it is considered that the lighting and heattig of the court house and jail for the year just ended is s4S11 .64 it stands to reason that this ser vice could be performed by the county itself at a saving.
 ''e. recommend that an act entitled an act to prescribe the duties and fix the co,npensaton of the coroner of Jefferson county, Alabama. and to provide for the payment approved February 10, 1899. be repealed in its entirety. as 1t will be noted from exhibit E' report that the expenses of this department are still increasing.
 ..7. That the law which allows money to be borrowed to meet current expenses for the county be repealed Respectfully submitted. ROBERT A. MORRIS,
 Auditor"