Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-09
ANNUAL REPORT
Of CHAIRMAN Of
FULTON BOARD
Continued From Preceding Page.

city ana IN the county OUTSIDE Oh the
city limits, than in any previous year
in the history of this board. This de-
partment is fully equipped with modern,
up-to-date roadbuilding machinery, and
curing the year the committee on pub
lie works has put into use four motor
trucks for hauling purposes, and this
has proven to be a wise and economical
departure, as each truck does the work
OF eight teams and drivers. A steam
shovel has also been put into service by
the committee, and this has enabled the
department to largely increase the
amount of work during the year, as the
shovel does the work of approximately
forty men.
Herewith ! give you a detailed, tabu
lated report of the work done by the
public works department of the county,
both within the city limits of Atlanta
and in the county outside of the city
limits. The total estimate of the work
done by this department amounts to
S766, 340.77, and the tabulated statements
below show the number of miles of roads
graded, the number of miles paved
the number of miles resurfaced, the
number of miles oiled, the amount of
work and sewer work, and the separate
cost thereof.
AS chairman of the committee on pub
lie works during the past year, | have
possibly been in closer touch with the
workings of this department than other
members of the board, and l have had
abundant opportunity to judge of it's eff
fiCency.
| commend the ability and work of our
superintendent of public works, Cap
tain T. j. Donaldson, and his assistants.
His force is we'll organized and under
good discipline. 1 commend very highly
the method of promotions from the
ranks. The majority of these assistants
have been with the county many years
and without exception they are loyal
to the interests of the department.
The convictS are well fed, housed in
comfortable and sanitary quarters and
we'll clothed. The sanitation OF all the
camps is carefully looked after by Dr.
Paul Mcdonald, County Physician. As
an evidence of the health of the pris-
oners, l call Your attention. to the fact
that of a total of $40 prisoners con-
fined for the month of December, there
were only four in the hospital under
care of the physician.
The engineering feature of this de-
partment is under the direction of Mr.
w 7. Wilson and his work has been
high class and efficient.
COMBINATIONS.
In view of the splendid work OBJ
tanned this year by reason of the steam
shovel and the motor trucks, 1 wish
to recommend that the board for 1914
purchase one additional steam shovel
a feet of eight or ten Baker automatic
dump wheel scrapes and two to four
additional motor trucks. I believe that
this additional equipment will be worth
far more to the county in extra work
done than any other investment that
could be made. l also wish to recommend
that the county either buy a new trac-
ton engine or authorize the superin-
Of Al rNr1ye, l,,,
now owned by the county put in first
class order, as this outfit as a means
OF transporting stone in large quaint
ties is Indispensable, the tractor and
the eight cars being equivalent to no
less than thirty-two double teams.
believe the board will be willing to
admit that the services during this year
OF the asphalt expert, Mr.. A. e. Christ
his service with us only covered the
short period of three elonths, | believe
that it justified the action in employing
such man. Therefore, in view of the
services of the expert, both in purchas-
ing and in the construction department,
recommend that the public works com
mittee of 1914 employ another man to
ill this place.
I wish to further recommend that
the board authorize the police commit
Zee of 1914 to install a telephone call
system In the police department, same
70 be used by the patrolmen as well as
VIZ Phpits fDutt d SYSTEM mas DeeN
worked out and we can get forty-five
call boxes at suitable locations in every
part of the county that will be accessi-
Die to the police and the citizens, and
/ believe that such ~vS+em would in
"re2se the efficiency Of the department
at least 20 per cent, as well as render
to the several localities facilities for
calling the police office in case of trou-
bic of any kind. This system will not
cost the county exceeding 81, 800 per an
num-.
| recommend that when It becomes
necessary TO punish any convict under
me direction of this board that report
or the same be filed in the commits
Si0ners' office. such report to show the
ofense, the time and place of punish
ment, the number of lashes adminis-
Tered and the name of the man admin
STEERING the punishment
The board has authorized the commit
zee on public works to install shower
paths at the county barracks near Bell
wood, for the use of the convictS. and
recommend that the committee on pub
lie works for 1914 proceed with this
work and have the same completed as
early as possible.
In conclusion, I beg to thank each
member of the board for their kindly
cooperation and support during the
year, and trust that the incoming year
WIN be one of the most prosperous and
Hdrmomous in the history of the board.
Respectfully submitted.
SHELBY SMITH, Chairman