Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-09
DETAILS GIVEN
Of COUNTY WORK
AND WHAT IT COST
Fulton Has No Outstanding OBJ.
ligations-0wns Real Estate
and Improvements Worth ST.
83O,477.29.
MUNICIPAL COURT OF aTtau-.

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tansa which were abolished with ~.
establishment of the MunicipaI ror ,ne
to en- porary quarters have been securad
buildin ls s sfu TT IN 1.-THE the Temple Court
h hryor streets, and this buiidinsa b has
peen designated by the Board as sr mas
mex TO the court house. Unon ~.
c conr3F Hji1 OF the new court house this
building s All gIIGc ~ ,,aa quarters AFTER in that
TINS court will be turned w. ot.as IN
Couhty Treasury, and ali the exner s,,s
ty Tres aSurv VIII be paid from the .Coun-
COUNTY POLICE.
cnange during the year IaiS 1;tt ~. no
e ehieo that Mr.. a. e. Rowan fnrrn LIE
IInlei' on account of poor HEATH t her
leave e nf sb lieutenant and granted q
Board. Mr.. George Mafbias aSure or the
eiected chief in his stead, This AZ
psasftment has continued to incraas.o %
hest ie nr and It is to-day possibly the
State e The m force w OF the kind in the
harmony. and this departmenf No , III
VI vast benefit to the County in ths ~
and Jm 81 property and in the prevention
9eiow complete statement Of fhe u yUn
year 1918 ouring the
Number of arrests in felony cases as
cases h ss1 Oh arrests in misdemeanor
y Number of arrests for other Counties.
Total number of arrests. s44
NuIioer OF cases disposed of, 500.
$20,71950. 'Seo III SAID cases,
tan Number Of years sentenced to peni-
co Number es Of Of months hs. sentenced to
NUMBER OF cases now pending, Ss5.
SALARY LAW
cpon the LIST of January, 1913, the Act
81 me ne, Legislature placing all the pub
nc nc orIiclaIs IN the County on salary,
INTO the County Treasury. went into eff
leect, and IN accordance with the provi-
slons or that act. the County Hoard
b Ia. upon the County officers affected
required under the same, which renuest
was complied with by the Sheriff and
me Clerk of the Courts, the Solicitor Of
Snio criminal nal Court of Atlanta and the
SoIicltor-Ge General, and the Board 11nder
me provisions of that act, fixed The
aLiouht or money to be expended Nv
this oHlcers during the year 1918 for
p fIeir cIefkS and assistants. The Tax
nary declined to comply with tho rn
quest of the Board to furnish tbe infor-
nation required by the act, 1Inon tha
s Siona1 a that the act was unconstituo
against them. and further action Of the
board with reference to these OFFICERS
was suspended pending action of man
Bo osiIS' winch, under directions from the
officers by the County Attorney ~ coz,
pei ihem to comply with the proyisions
o o. the act. hearing was had Inon
t tmeIe o actlons Of mandamus before the
m ts, ciG n f. WI which resulted in judg-
upon the officers in question anneaIed n
me supreme Court. Pending decision
tronn me supreme Court, the contract
f eeSina t the County and the Sheriff for
tteeaing the prisoners at the iai was
terIilihated, and the Board took charge
ri ri, this matter under its own appointees
me supreme Court has ruled that said
aorda was unconstitutional. and in ac-
uordance Herewith the County has re
feweu IT'S contract with the Sheriff for
Ieedlng. the prisoners at the jail. and ali
ene o1lcers affected by the act, began
10 ", are, are now operating under the old
Jaw with reference to fees.
HEALTH.
AZ the beginning of the year the
board elected Mr.. T. e. Lockhart a lieu
tenant of County Police, with the pay
% ~ hiiIesutesnant, and under direction of the
SShlet OF the County Police, Mr. Lock-
mart was detailed as sanitary inspector
IN ADDITION to his duties as police OFF,
Ger Mr.. Lockhart has looked after all
cases tas $ OF contagious diseases reported in,
n
ana Incorporated towns. In cases OF
meningitis, diphtheria and scarlet fever.
ne mas Guaranteed premises by cardinG
IN, uhe houses and isolating the patients
WheTe possible to do so, and fumiga ted
the house. after the attending physician
mad dismissed the patient. In cases OF
SINAI pox the patients have been taken
to the pesthouse of the City, under an
arrangement with the Health Depart
ment of the City and the County
constant supervision has been had
over all slaughter houses. and the rem
dering plants in the County, and all hog
required TO be operated in accordance
with the rules and regulations for the
protection of health adopted by this
Board, and a copy of these rules and
regulations has been placed in every
home in the County outside Of the City
of Atlanta and Incorporated towns.
There are very few cases of conta-
gious diseases in the County at this
time, certainly fewer than at any time
previous to this year, and by a contin-
uation of the rigid inspection which has
prevailed during the past year these will
be reduced to a minimum.
PURCHASING AGENT.
In the early part of the year the
Board created the office of purchasing
agent for Fulton County, whose duty it
is to act as assistant clerk and to pur-
partments under this Board. Mr.. C. M.
Holland was elected to fill this position.
The heads of departments make requi-
sition upon their respective chairmen
for all supplies. as heretofore, but the
purchasing of the same is done by the
purchasing agent upon competitive bids;
and while | have no detailed report of
the exact amount saved by the County
under this method, the clerk of our
Board has made up a partial statement,
which shows that the reduction in price
upon competitive bids for books, sta
tionery and supplies for the officers in
the courthouse alone has exceeded the
expense of the office OF purchasing
agent. 1t is reasonable TO assume that
this department has saved Fulton Coun-
" this year not less than $4,000.
PUBLIC WORKS.
There has been an average of $50 male
convicts under control Of the county
during the year 1913, and they hava
been engaged upon the public works OF
the county and the city of Atlanta un-
der direction of the committee on pub
lie works, In addition to the above
number of convicts, there has been en-
ployed by the county an average num-
her of 246 employees, consisting OF
teamsters, guards, overseers, black
smiths, engineers, superintendent and
assistant superintendents, making TO-
tai Of employees and convicts b the
public works department of 92S
This department has done y E1ftr
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