Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-06

didly adapted for the purposes for Ubi,.
they were constructed. Ii would be diffill
cult to find more excellent instiutinn
of this kind in the country. O'
INDUSTRIAL FARM.
During the year 1912 there have no..
admitted to the industrial farm 81 III ,GeH
there have been paroled 81 boys, tbsTSo,
have been discharged 6 boys, there ES1e
been pardoned no boys. and there NV
escaped 8 boys. The total number oft
mates of this institution at this tina l.
20 boys The industrial farm has blan
one of the most successful instiutins
which the county has ever organized ia
OF the large number of boys who h9a
been paroled since the institution M
opened, fully 20 per cent are doing Vii
and have justified the expenditures for III
maintenance of this institution y
The buildings upon the industrial far,
are well constructed and well adantad Il
the farm consists of 1913 acres and ina
the able management of the Sunerirl
tendent, who has been in charge since
its inception, this farm has been devoiy
oped into a highly productive farm Vbinh
contributes very substantially to the cnst
Of maintaining this institution
recently the county, has purchased 49s
acres on the western border of the com
ty, upon which it is proposed to lCcats
counterpart of the industrial farm raferre5
to above (Which has heretofore been useE
enurely Tor Whlte boys) for negro iuyt
niles.
SIGN POSTS.
During the year 1912 the work of cor
structing suitable and substantial sig7
posts at points in the county where ii.
roads cross each other has been com
pleted, and the sign posts erected are a
metal and of such a durable character a,
TO remain serVlceable for many years tc
come.
SALARY LAW.
Upon the LIST of January, 1913, the recent
act Of the legislature placing all of fbe
public officers in the county on salary anS
turning the fees derived from these Offices
INTO the county treasury goes into effect
and in pursuance of the provisions of tba
ACT me county Doard called upon the va
rlous county officers affected by this act
to furnish the information required under
the act, which request was complied wills
by the sheriff and the slerk of the courts
the solicitor of the criminal court and the
solicitor general of the circuit and The
board has under the provisions of tbaf
act fixed the amount of money which NAV
pc eXpeended by the officers during the
year 1913 Tor their clerks and assistants
The tax receiver, the tax collector and
the ordinary declined to comply with HE
request OF the county to furnish the in
formation required by this act upon tba
ground that the act was urconstifutioT5i
and should not be enforced against then,
ana further action of the board with ref
erence to these officers was SUSPENDED
pending actions Of mandamuS. which nm
der the instructions from the board wore
commenced against these officers bv the
county attorney to compel them to comfy
WIN VIZ plpN lSitlIS Vi lllC act. y hearing
was duly had upon these actions of man
damus before the trial court. resulting
in judgment in favor of the county
from which judgment the officers in uueS-
ton have appealed TO the supreme court
In pursuance of This act also. the con-
tract between the county and The sher-
III Tor feeding the prisoners at the Jail
has been terminated and the board las
taken charge of this matter under its
own appointees. 1t is believed that there
will be substantial savings to the county
from the operation of this act
COUNTY POLICE.
This department has undergone no
change during the year 1912. but has con-
stantly increased in efficiency until ID
IS safe to say that, considering the size
of the body and the territory which it is
compelled to cover. it would be difficult
to finG a body of police more efficient or
mora nearly filing the purposes Of It's or
ganiza ton.
In conclusion, notwithstanding much
lost time upon public work by reason OF
the excessive rains during the year 1912
the county is to be COnEra tulatel lUun
the progress OF it's affairs during that
year, not only in connection with its pub
lie works department, but all other de
partments, which have generally been
conducted by the efficient officers In
charge thereof in a most satisfactory
manner. Respectfully,
CLIFFORD l.. ANDERSON.
Adv. Chairman.