Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-09
DETAILS GIVEN 4.
OF COUNTY WORK
AND WHAT IT COST
Fulton Has No Outstanding Oh
ligations-0wns Real Estate
and Improvements Worth ST.
830,477.29.
MUNICIPAL COURT OF Ar,.,.

tablished January /. 1si4an1 Th was es-
takes the place of the Justice ot court
l Peaee courts pts located in the city Of A
establishment of the MunicinaI the
temporary quarters have been ssn,,t;
LOT TINS court in the Temple Cu a
PPio1ng str at the corner Of Alabama and
been designated by the Board ss mas
mex to the court house. Ifr,on an an
completion Of the new court house IN, NE
buildin~ WIN occupy quarters in that n,t
this court will be turned Svsr uing IN
county Treasury, and ali the erner sne
OF the court will be paid from tb licenses
ty Treasury VII 'he Coun-
COUNTY POLICE.
cban hangs dde eIpiat ZEN has undergone no
exception that MI 4 r. R RsIs: with the
eehle1' on account of poor heaitho ii h
, neen elected lieutenant and ran,A mas
Board OF M absence Gace at the pleasure Of the
elected chief in his stead This peen
psattment has continued to Increase to
EFFICIENCY, and 1t is to-day possih1s IN IN
S Stst orsa Th force Of the kind in the
harmony. and this departmeus e me IN
OF vast benefit to the County in tbs p pra
tectlon of property and in the nreven tio
below beH prosecution Somn,s1o Of crime give you
year 1918. 'oA' ouring the
Mumber of arrests in felony cases OF
cas suiii Sei Oh arrests in mlsdemeanor
- Number of arrests for other Counties
Total number of arrests, s44.
| NUMBER OF cases disposed of. $40
con 13o ~ OF nnes assessed in said cases.
te Number Of years sentenced to peni
Number of months sentenced to
| county changing. 1886
Number of cases now pending 3e5
SALARY LAW
Upon the LIST of January, 1913, the act
o. the Legislature placing all the pub
nc OFFICIALS in the County on salary.
n nt turning me fees from these offices
ttlto the County Treasury, went into eff
lect, and In accordance with the proyi-
slons of that act, the County hoard
called upon the County officers affected
r by sald act to furnish the information
requlred under the same, which request
was complied with by the Sheriff and
me Clerk of the Courts, the Solicitor of
me me Criminal Court of Atlanta and the
tba aic, nra,;al and the Board, under
me provisions of that act, fixed the
amount or money to be expended by
these OFFICERS during the year 1918 for
p t,leir clerks and assistants. The Tax
n rnereiv S,, Ia1 Collector and the Ordi.
quest of the Board to furnish the infor-
nation required by the act. mnon MI tba
ground that the act was unconstitu-
against them, and further action of the
board with reference to these Officers
Vas suspended pending action of man
gRa aard which under directions from the
officers by the County Attorney n com
PEI them TO comply with the provisions
OF the act hearing was had unon
ines tmese actions Of mandamus before the
m ,S, c in f.,, Which resulted in iudg
Upon me officers in question appealed to
me supreme Court. Pending decision
rom the Supreme Court, the contract
SfetMeeh me County and the Sheriff for
teedlhg the prisoners at the jail was
terminated, and the Board took charge
OF thls matter under it's own appontees
a lne supreme Court has ruled that said
ACT was unconstitutional and in ac-
cordance herewith the County has re-
K.ewed ITS contract with the Sheriff for
Isedlng the prisoners at the Jail. and all
e sre oIicers affected by the act. began
EIu are now operating under the old
law with reference to fees.
]. HEALTH.
Board elected Mr.. T. E. Lockhart lieu eii9
o Tenant OF County Police, with the pay
Chief 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 of contagious diseases reported in
the County outside of the city OF Atlanta
ana incorporated towns. In cases OF
meningitis, dphtheria and scarlet fever
ne mas quarantined premises by carding
the houses and isolating the patients
| where possible to do so, and fumigated
tne mouse after the attending physician
mad dismissed the patient In cases OF
smallpox 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
derlng plants in the County. and all hog
pens: cesspools and the like have been
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
nome in the County outside Of the City
OF Atlanta and Incorporated towns.
gous are very few Of cop fbs
Time: certainly fewer than at any time
previous to this year, and by contin-
uation, of the rigid inspection which has
prevailed during the past year these VIII
be reduced to minimum.
PURCHASING AGENT.
In the early part of the year the
Board created the office of purchasne
agent for Fulton County, whose duty Il
is to act as assistant clerk and to pur-
chase all supplies for the various de
partments under this Board. Mr.. c. NJ
Holland was elected to f1ll this position
The heads of departments make reaul.
sition upon their respective chairmei
for all supplies, as heretofore. but lilt
purchasing of the same is done by me
purchasing agent upon competitive olds
and while I have no detailed report OF
the exact amount saved by the COUNTY
under this method, the clerk OF ou'
Board has made up a partial statemen.
which shows that the reduction in pre-
upon competitive bids for books, sts
tionery and supplies for the OFFICERS II
the courthouse alone has exceeded w
expense of the office OF purchaslhs
agent 1t is reasonable to assume INA
- this department has saved Fulton CodH
ty this year not less than $4,000.
PUBLIC WORKS.
There has been an average Of $50 ma =, :