The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-16
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fcentinued from Page seven.) Men of unswerving nerve. and great experience must be on hand to operate this apparatus, 1T proper resuits aie " he obtained.
 ..In this respect we are in no way lacking. The chief of this department h.ving had long experience in ths vavs and means of Are fighting, has ,,ot fallen short in the display oI his talent for selecting and maintain,ns ,nan of the class necessary TOT this .s.. of work And, as a result of his sSnarience. the apparatus of the Mont somery fire department is, almost wttn. ! o,,t exception, in charge or competent faithful and brave men.
 .The apparatus for the Highiano Avenue Station, consisting oI ons comhination chemical and hose wagon. sna me hook and ladder of the latesf aastxn. is on hand and ready for com r,ission. One thousand feet or nose ss also ready for use by this station vvhtle four of our horses are old ana ,viIl sooner or later have to DC rs nIaced by new ones, would reconine,u s, that this matter DC oelef'eu A0- next six months.
 aRes,Iltant from the erection or the sre stations in North Montgomery ana west End, the Southeastern TariH AS .ociation made a substantial reduction Tn the basic rate of fire insurance m Ihose sections of the city. ana no oouos, with the completion and equippihs o. tb. JJirhland Avenue station, the citi- ,ana of Highland Park and the terri- sory Immediately contiguous tnere'o ytll enjoy a like reduction
 south Montgomery station
 .sft is only a course of time when an additional fire station will pe neces sarys for the southeastern por.ion oi as thR finances will permit, I would recommend tnat same be erected.
 Seven horses for this depart ment have been purchased dur ing the year just closed. The chief of this department and all his men are to be. congratulated upon the efficiency with which their duties have been discharged.
 New Cemetery.
 "Although the area of Oakwood IS rapidly being consumed for the pur- pose of barying our dead. the urgent necessity for acquisition or additionai property for this purpose has been, to a certain extent, relieved.
 .sRecently a strong private corpora ton has oganized and opened Green wood Cemetery. With this new bury ing ground accessible, the life of Oak wood will be heightened. and the time necessary for action extended consid- erabiy.
 ..Attention is called to the improve ments which have been made Tn oak wood. Recently a large force has been engaged in the removal or all Wefos and debris from this, sacred place, and with this done. We have one or the most beautiful burying grounds in the State. The cooperation of the ladies of the city who are interested Tn the improvement of this place is earnestly requested.
 Superintendent Of stock.
 "The general condition of stock be- longing to the city, as is shown by the report of this department, Is good. Since the appointment of competent man to this position, the condition of the city's stock has been greatly im- proved and at a much smaller cost than heretofore. This is borne out by the report of this department, which shows total cost of medicines for all departments during the year to be only 33s.45.
 During the year an additional four teen head of stock have been pur- chased. making a total of 12S.
 ssWhile there have been a great many eases of disability and sickness among the city's stock, in the majority of cases cures have been affected by the super fntendent in charge. without the as- issuance or a. NctcTll6Etdiis SHOWAbG hhe Advantage and wisdom of providing a responsible head for this department.
 Legal Department.
 ''The many and diversified duties which have fallen upon the City Attor- ney have been ably and successfully discharged Through his efforts many convictions in the Recorders Court have been made, and the laws of the city upheld.
 ssrursng- the year he has frequently haan called IIpon to render opinions tC the Mayor, City Council and heads oi departments. The great number ol cases in which the city has been madt defendant. have required thofougt knowledge of the law on the part ol the City Attorney, and his ability tC cope with the situation has been dem onstrated through the gratifying re- suits obtained in some of these.
 For a more thorough knowledge oi the litigation in which the city has beer