The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-11
WOODLANDS GAINS DURING FOUR YEARS Mayor Perryman's Report Sets
 Forth Progress GREAT BUILDING RECORD Of 21 Arrests for Violating Prohibition Law 20 Have Been Made Since
 General Law Went
 Into Effect.

I
 ment and progress during the past four
 years. The figures submitted show Wood
 lawn to be one of the most progressive of Birmingham's suburbs The report is well worthy of perusal by all those inter ested in the districts development It is | as follows:
 To the Honorable Board of Aldermen, Woodlawn, Ala:
 Gentlemen-I have the honor to report | as follows on the amount and cost oi | permanent improvements made in Wood | lawn during your term of office covering | a period of four years from July 1o 1905
 to July 10, 1909.
 Street Improvement Work. i Fony-four thousand and sixty-nins | cubic yards of earth excavation, 36, 37. l square yards Q1.S miles, cement walks 66,519 lineal feet Q2.59 miles) 5x1S granite
 and concrete curbing. For street paving
 1892 cubic yards of slag and ehert, ,66i | lineal feet (3.53 miles) concrete gutter. SSS | square yards cement alley crossings, 27s
 lineal feet of cast iron pipe, 9l5 cubic ! yards of retaining wall, culverts and | drains, force account and engineering and | tnspection-total cost during above period, $9650S. 50.
 The full cost of the above work has l been assessed against the property abut- ] ting the streets improved.
 In order to finance this work you have issued S0,o0O of five-year street improve i mend bonds, which are first lien on | the real estate improved. Sanitary Sewer Construction. During the vast three years you have i built 1533 miles of main and lateral i-sewers.
 i In this construction you have used 15, ,454 1 lineal feet of T. c. 12-inch pipe and 252 i lineal feet of 12-inch c. L pipe 78,247 lineal fan 0f1 0-i ~ nj nd li,a paa of 10-inch c. I. pipe, 52.67s hneal feet of 1 S-inch T. c. pipe and IA lineal feet of S. i inch c. I. pipe.
 This pipe has been laid at a depth of from to 16 feet. Its total cost, including 2035 cubic yards of solid rock excavation, 152 manholes, 2373 Y's and engineering and inspection is $66, 001 14.
 1 Of the above cost $39, 1T .73 has been as sessed against the property drained, the l balance was paid by an issue of 20- year per cent general obligation bonds. 1 School Buildings and Equipment. Additions to Gibson building, 1908, $5925. Addition to Sxty-fourth street negro building, 1908, $50 Addition to central building now under construction, s7sS2 New steam heating systems in Central and Kennedy buildings. s2142. New steam | heating system in Gibson building 190S S1975 Equiping three white school build ings with sanitary plumbing, $1312. School l furniture bought during past four years, 1 $l327.3O Total expended for school build ing and equipment purposes. $2l ,S1S.75. l Cost of operating schools during session of 1905-6 s10,519,25. Cost of operating schools during session of 19O6-7, s12, 5s9. 50. Cost of operating schools during session 1 of 1907-S, $15, ,355. 37 Cost of operating schools during session of 19os-9, $1S,363 r.
 Children taught during session 1905-6, S55 1 teachers employed, 20 Children taught ] during session 1906-7, 9S3 teachers em- ployed, 21. Children taught during session 1s07-S, 1236; teachers employed 20. Chill dren taught during session 190s-9, 1877; ] teachers employed, 32.
 During the session 19O5-6 there was col lected from the patrons of our schools $2959.75 in incidental fees; during the ses- sion of 1906-7 these fees were reduced to $205S. .45; during the session of 1907-S these fees were further reduced to S1954. 49 dur ing the session of 1906-0 I am pleased to inform you that these fees were taken off entirely, making our schools free to the citizens of Woodlawn and saving them about 5000 per annum.
 Fire Department Equipment.
 One third-size Metropolitan fire engine, s5250. One hose wagon with ladders and extinguishers, $500. Horses and harness, S600 Fire hose bought in four years, SS1SS.S5. Furniture for firemen, sleeping quarters s100. Total expended for fire de- partment equipment, s10,53S. .85. On May 1, 1908, we begun keeping a rec ord from the fire department. This rec ord shows that firm May l, 1908, to July l. 1909 there were 55 alarms turned in. 52 of these alarms were calls to buildings op fire, three of the alarms were false. | This record also shows that the value of buildings burning was $52z30. Value 1 of contents of buildings, s29,5O5. Total l value of buildings and contents sS2 235 | Loss on buildings, $6412 Loss on con- | tents, s220 Total loss on buildings and l contents, $66S2. Amount of property saved | by fire department in IA month, s75553. h. | surance carried on buildings ana con- | tents, s36,000.
 | During the past four years you have | increased the number of fire plugs from | 15 to 33.
 City Hall, Fire Department and Jail Building. | Contract price of buildings. SIS. .z7 80 Furnishings buildings. including public library ...................... 1,49.S2 1 Steam heating system. .............. 1,794. % | Plumbing ........................... 69S. 90 l Electric wiring and hxtures..... 2S6. 95 Paving around building and iron
 railing .......................... N4.S .S9
 Total cost of buildings as above. .s2ss2o ss l Real Estate Bought.
 For street purposes. 1,1a. "A For school building purposes...... SS0. .00 1 For park purposes. 8,4O1. IT | For city hall fire department and
 jail buildings ..........-.........., T,002. 70
 Total amount expended for real
 estate ......................... $12, kS5. Q1
 Extensions to Water and Gas Maine.
 During the past four years tho
 Birmingham Railway, Light and
 Power company have laid in
 Woodlawn 7.51 miles of gas
 mains representing an invest
 ment of. ........................$3 .$30 GOO .OC
 During this time the Birming-
 ham Water Works company
 has made large additions to
 its water system costing. I am
 informed, about. 7,000 .0C
 Total cost of extensions to
 water and gss systems four
 years ........................ .$37 600. 0C
 Home Building In Woodawn.
 While you have been busy making pub
 lie improvements the people have also been busy building homes. Our building . records show that from July 15, 1905. to
 July 10, 1909. building permits were issued
 as follows.
 From July 15. 1905. to July 15, 1908,
 permits issued r.w~.---.~~-..-~-... g l T3om July 15, ieQA to xui4 K loh.