Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-09
REPORT
0F CHAIRMAN Of
FULTON BOARD
Continued From Preceding Page.

a. mt Of work this year. both in the
.H. and in the county outside of the
limits. than In any previous year
.. the history of this board. This de-
r.-.n- ent is fully equipped with modern,
..-ta-date roadbuilding machinery, and
g1rfrg the year the committee on pub
Nd, works has put into use four motor
,r..iss for hauling purposes, and this
las nroyen to be a wise and economical
,.gsrture, as each truck does the work
NJ eight teams and drivers. A steam
.,,yri has also been put into service by
thc committee. and TINS mas enapied me
f.r3rtment 10 largely increase the
mount of work during the year, as the
shovel does the work of approximately
forty men.
Iierewith give you a detailed, tabu-
Jared report of the work done by the
.Iultr works department of the county,
hath within the city limits of Atlanta
qr5 in the county outside of the city
limits The total estimate OF the work
4rre by this department amounts to
-Gf.S4O n, and the tabulated statements
Iar.y show the number Of miles Of roads
,,4aed, the number of miles paved,
The number Of miles resurfaced, the
number of miles oiled, the amount of
bridge work done, general road repair
work and sewer work, and the separate
cost thereof.
Ne works during the past year, I 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 Its ell
commend the ability and work of our
syrerintendent of public works, Cap
tain T. j. Donaldson, and his assistants.
AIS force is well organized and under
\ hi ~, IN
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
lo the interests of the department.
The convicts are well fed, housed in
samfortable and sanitary quarters and
well clothed. The sanitation OF all the
ramns is carefully looked after by DR..
Paul Mcdonald, County. Physician. AS
an evidence of the health OF the pris-
that Of a total of $40 prisoners con-
fned for the month of December, there
were only four in the hospital under
care of the physician.
The engineering feature of this de-
r4rtment is under the direction of Mr..
" r Wilson and his work has been
tgh class and efficient.
LAMENTATIONS.
I'm view of the splendid work OBJ
tanned this year by reason of the steam
shovel ana the HuoloT tTuChs, / wish
u recommend that the board for 1914
,.rchase one additional steam shovel.
d fleet Of eight or ten Baker automatic
lump wheel scrapes and two to four
additional motor trucks. l 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. I also wish to recommend
that the county either buy new trac-
lion engine or authorize the superin
trudent Of public works to have the one
class order, as this outfit as a means
of transporting stone in large quaint
lies is Indispensable, the tractor and
tie eight cars being equivalent to no
less than thirty-two double teams.
believe the board will be willing to
admit hat the services during this year
,f The asphalt expert, Mr.. A. E. Christ
HHf proved very beneficial, and while
his service with us only covered the
short period of three months, ] believe
that 1t 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,
J commend that the public works com
mttee of 1914 employ another man to
fll this place.
I wish TO further recommend that
the board authorize the police commit
lee of 1914 to install a telephone call
system in the police department., same
70 be used by the patrolmen as well as
worked out and we can get forty-fi
rail boxes at suitable locations in every
part of the county that will be accessi-
HE to the police and the citizens, and
believe that such system would IN
ease the efficiency Of the department