The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-20

This department is congratuiated upon it's success during the year Through its efforts we have been spared eptdemics of any kind. The city is in the same good sanitary condition year The .measures adopted by this department to prevent the spread of disease have been effective. A num- Der of unused wells have been covered or filled and stagnant water oiled, thus reducing the chances of breeding con- The force in the service of this depart ment is adequate and under the judi cious direction of It's head. the work falling to It's lot has been performed in most satisfactory manner.
 The work at the Slaughter House has been performed in an efficient manner and this very important branch of ths service Is constantly resolving care iul study and attention at the hands ot the inspectors. Your honorable sody has adopted an ordinance granting the Montgomery Abbattoir Company fran- chise to erect an additional slaughter house., With the completion of this building and its beginning of opera ton, the appointing of additional h. spectors will be necessary. This mat ter, however. will not demand atten- ton at ary early date
 Owing to the greatly increased num- per of paved streets within the city.
 
 street flushing machine is growing. It has been demonstrated elsewhere that street pavements can only be kept in good condition thro Igh means afforded streets should be in good condition. l would recommend the purchase of one ot these machines.
 The thorough practicability of the plan set out in the message of the ex- ecutive last year. has been demon strated conclusively when the excellent manner in which the Emergency Hos p!tal Is being conducted Is noted. This institution is in charge of an efficient manager who receives a compensat ton Of $50 per month and 50 cents per day per patient while in his charge. It Is not only one of our most valuable pos sessions. from a health standpoint, but ts. under the present arrangement, maintained and operated at an expense entirely commensurate with the de- mands made upon 1t.
 A great number of surface closets have been disconnected and sanitary connections substituted thereby reduc- Ing the possibilities of spread of con- tagious diseases in the sections where these improvement have taken place. A great many more sanitary sewerage con nections will be made in the near fu- turss
 Police.
 The duties devolving upon the oni- eers and members of this department have been many and the eflciency of the department has in no wise waned. feel sure that the officers of the city as well as the citizens at large are fully appreciative of the untirine and consistent efforts of the Police Depart ment in the enforcement of the laws of the city and the protection of our lives and property.
 has not been as rigidly carried into ef- feet as heretofore. This lapse has been permitted fin view of the labor condi. tions which have existed in and around Montgomery during the greater part of account of the financial stringency, been compelled to reduce their operat- ing force, and in many instances the most persistent efforts of some of the working class to secure employment in hand the department has acted wise ly in allowing this law to lapse in a certain degree. However, confirmed cases of vagrancy have not escaped the eye of the department.
 From an inspection of the report of this department the great benefit thereto by the service of the patrol wagon will he seen. During the year 2,333 calls were answered. and more than half the ar- rests recorded were brought to the sta tion by means of this conveyance.
 Acting upon the recommendation of the executive, your honorable body saw 1t to enact legislation authorizing the leasing of part of the men, all the women and boy convicts of the city. During the nine months in which these contracts have hoen iD force. the city has derived from this source, for wo- men and boys, $1,035.s3; for men, $2,- 66l.50. showing total revenue, here tofore, greatly under these figures, of $S,6s7.s3. This can only be considered as a testimony of the wisdom of thus disposing of our convtcts.
 The head of this department has en- deavored at all times to maintain e high degree of efficiency in his subor- dinates. and the results of his labors are made obvious in the actions of his department.
 Fire.
 The work of this department when the report of the same has been ex- amined, speaks for itself. Its high degree of efficiency continues to be the pride of our city. and to those to whom this condition is due, full appre- citation and credit Is accorded.
 The shortage of hose in this depart ment has been somewhat relieved by the purchase. by your honorable body. of 2.00O feet additional hose. The purchase of 2.000 feet in addition to tn Us recently purchased Is contemplat- ed and will be made as soon as cer- tain litigation surrounding the case has been cleared. With these pur-