The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-16

possible to home investors.
 Sanitation ls Excellent.
 Sanitary conditions in the city are most excellent. as attested by the re- port of the head of that department:
 Every precaution has been observed
 uss ha.b as past H '"The death rate Is the lowest in years and the total absence of any epi- demic of a virulent nature may be as. industrious labors of those to whom is entrusted the important responsibility of confining and suppressing disease
 It has been our aim aim to conduct conduct, a pre- paign and to this end the construction of sanitary sewerage has been steadily
 carried forward and many far reach ing Improvements installed.
 "-The Emergency Hospital on the Cp- per wetumkpa Road, fitted up and rutr,.at .'t au ~N!."4.sc o' ;,..,rux.i mate iy sl5.ooo including the cost of thebuild ings and grounds. was opened for the reception of patients and has been or tncalculable assistance In preventing the spread of infectious and contagious diseaseA.
 "A City Physicians ofi1ce was. also.
 installed in the city building. provid- Ing a central point where charity pa. tients may apply Tor examination ana ''In connection with this office was established a fully equipped laboratory Without doubt. this outlay was a wise expenditure. regarded not only from q standpoint of health but. also. viewed as a financial investment. as hereto fore, It has been necessary to have all difficult and complicated analyses made possible to subject milk and meats to the most searching examination and scientific tests in our own laboratory. , swing H in the course of a year. "A recommendation of the City Phy- sician. to which I desire to add my
 hearty endorsement; contemPlates r Li the ~ian from the Sanitary Department This can be done without employing more men. or involving any additional expense. and would not entail any ma terial change in the present system Many reasons might be advanced to illustrate the advisability of such an arrangement but two. ! think, will snf- Ace to show the merit of the sugges- tion.
 owing to the multifarious demands upon the City Physician s time and at
 he is unable to falniliarize himself with the daily affairs of that department tr m extent that reason alone. exacts ot a departmental head. IL is, therefore.
 him to assume responsibility for the proper conduct of the Sanitary Dc: partmcnt which. I believe. will benef1t as largely if his connection herewith
  capacity. Moreover. 1t Is manifest un : fairness to deprive the executive a"-
 tually entrusted with the managsment
 which his capable services may entitle him. It will, furthermore. readily be seen that the existing arrangement nt'
 structions which are apt to exert a
 deleterious influence upon the general efficiency of the department.
 Your honorable body. is. also, pc. frJa fn in sanitary inspectors with police powers and include them In the list of city ofti- cers eligible to free passage over the lines of the street railway. Occasion sanitary inspectors would be greatly facilitated f they possessed both prere- gative and I approve of the recommen- dation.
 Police Department. T desire to commend the Police De ne partment of Montgomery for Its faith
 full and efficient service during the past year.
 Tn January. last. occurred the Ia. mentaple death of Adolphus Sanford Gerald. for twenty-seven years the successor Desk Sergeant J. Miles smith succeeding to the captaincy. Both officers have proven loyal. capable ser the facilities afforded. have been uni formally successful in suppressng and discouraging crime.
 Montgomery is fortunate in that, on the whole. her citizens of both races: infreauent ifg infraetion ' of the s law, pre- ferring to dwell quietly, ,, and peacs eScs. statutes enacted for the common good. But. in every community, however or derly and moral. will le found vigorous measures have been at all times employed to suppress this class
 of citizens with the result sg that to-
 from crime. Migrants and law
 breakers have come to regard Mont gomery as poor place to ply their h.,, has benefited accordingly.
 When 1t is borne in mind that the population of , our city has we, wonderfui Iar
 the increase in the number of arrests made. of 514. loses it's vicious slgnif- | canoe and this numerical advance
 fhsi' aact that that a a ppum6er ps % of ordinances a @
 embodied in the city code which had
 been allowed to lapse under previous
 revived revived and i'ri rigidiy enforced. simi-
 larly. may be explained the large in crease in cash receipts of $2?91.6o.
 hs eate Sa the ppfa of d,y 0 ora
 finances brought before the Recorder
 have been made to pay the full penal usual and eXtenuating circumstances S l warranted the exercise of leniencv.
 The recent installation ot 4 Game well Alarm system, at d total cost of
 something over s11.ooo. was an i'm
 portant step in placing the Mont
 gomery Police Department on d mod : ern. uptodate basis, and has been a
 powerful factor in enabling ,he mo- 1 lice to effect the prompt apprehen- | sion of criminals
 "A recommendation of the Chief of
 Police. which I think it would be wei. ! for your honorable body to take un- der advisement. urges the purchase ot
 two more horses for use with the
 patrol wagon. At present. there are