Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-09
DETAILS GIVEN
Of COUNTY WORK
AND WHAT It COST.
Fulton Has No Outstanding Oh
IIgatIOns-owns Real Estate
and Improvements Worth ST.
830,477.29.
MUNICIPAL COURT OF ar,

the Municipal Court of Atlantas islature.
tablished January l, 1914. Tbi was es-
takes the place of the iusti tniS court
Ianta e coh bids located in the city Of 4 sfe
establishment OF the MunicinaTY itn the
temporary quarters have been oourt:
ior TINS court in the Temnla secured
Pryor str as the s corner Of Alabama and
oeen designated by the Board as has
mex to the court house L. S an an
completion Of the new court b puH ne
buiIdinS VIII occupy quarters in t imaS
this canrt All ai,, OF the fees accruing nf IN
CIV tou II VIII be turned over ~ ~ al
county Treasury, and ali the 18Th 70 the
OF the court will be paid from tbo AP@enses
ty Treasury. ~ VII the Coun-
COUNTY POLICE.
cban ms department has underpon.
exception that Mr.. q. e. R Row, with tn the
SHleI' on account of moor hani. turner
peen elected lieutenant and e sro mas
IReaee OF absence at the pleasure n ~ u,
elected cbia FfeGrge Mathieson has been
pfatioment has continued to incra ss oe
49, cy, ana 1T Is to-day possihir, In
S Sest organized force of the kind ~ me me
harmony ne aed men men work together in
OF vast benefit to the Countv in n as peen
and IN ol property and in the preventio,
1 hnu prosecution of crime I pivo t,oii
Gono d complete statement of The wori
year 1913 ourfng the
MNumper of arrests in felony cases &c
ca az uiil sei OF arrests in misdemesnor
II. ior otner Counties,
Iotai number of arrests, 944
lumber OF cases disposed of $40
500 ia En Vi nnes assessed in said cases
| Tertiary, 146 " penl-
Number of months sentenced tn
COUNTY changing, 1886. W
Nulnper OF cases now pending, 1885,
SALARY LAW.
Upon the 1st of January. 1914 tho art
OF the Legislature placing ali tb t.I nh az
nc oHlclals in the County on sajary
ana turning the fees from these ofsicss
INTO faeo the County Treasury. went into ef9
sions a nc n IN accordance with the provi-
HloiS OF th2t act, the County BOARD
called upon the County officers affectaJ
py SAID act to furnish the Information
requlred under the same, which request
the C yoripl ne with by the Sheriff and
ele criminal Court of Atlanta and the
Sollcltor- General, and the Board un6aT
one provisions of that act, fixed the
these off 9l money to be expended by
tneir clerks and assistants. The Tax
| r.ecelVer, Tax Collector and the OrSie
ms'as4 oecnned to comply with the re-
1 matio,S ol me board to furnish the infor-
ground that the act was unconstitm'
olonal and should not be enforced
a1sainSt them, and further action Of the
D osiu with reference to these officers
G1ainus, which, under directions from the
se: ~, We're commenced against these
o OH by the County Attorney to com.
of t {teia ~ 10 comply with the provisions
these actions of mandamus before tba
trlal court. which resulted in a iudg
ment IN favor of the County; WHERE
tbo me officers in question appealed to
hn etI,tne supreme Court, the contract
between the County and the Sheriff for
tteeqlng the prisoners at the iail was
o oFf'ttih,iin N and the Board took charge
Tho it S,, later under its own appointees.
me supreme Court has ruled that said
acI was unconstitutional, and in ac-
cordance Herewith the County has re-
tfiewed ITS contract with the Sheriff for
he eui dfs tne prisoners at the jail, and all
ere olllcers affected by the act, began
ana are now operating under the Old
Jaw with reference to fees.
HEALTH.
At the beginning of the year the
t n%ard elected Mr.. T, e. Lockhart lieu
tenant of County Police. with the pay
~ ~, lieutenant, and under direction of the
SShIet OF the County Police, Mr. Lock-
mart was detailed as sanitary INSPECTOR
a. da u1itlol1 TO his duties as police Off
& MT. Lockhart has looked after all
cases OF contagious diseases reported in
me county outside of the city OF Atlanta
ana Incorporated towns. In cases of
i.ilenlnsltls, diphtheria and scarlet fever
lhe houses and isolating the patients
where possible to do so, and fumigated
me mouse after the attending physician
mao l,ao dismissed the patient. In cases Of
a not fsN,f ,a1rA
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
WIN the rules and regulations for the
boarp' 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
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 minimum.
PURCHASING AGENT.
In the early part of the year the
Board created the office of PURCHASING
agent tlOr FuItOn county, whose dutS IL
is to act as assistant clerk and to pur-
chase all supplies for the various De
partments under this Board. Mr.. G.. NJ.
Holland was elected to fill this position.
The heads of departments make requl-
sition upon their respective chairmen
for all supplies, as heretofore, but the
purchasing of the same is done by the
purchasing agent upon competitive blds;
and while l have no detailed report or
the exact amount saved by the COUNTY
under this method, the clerk of our
Board has made up a partial statemeu.,
which shows that the reduction in price
upon competitive bids for books STA
tionery and supplies for the officers M
the courthouse alone has exceeded ine
expense of the office of purchasnk
agent. 1t is reasonable to assume Una
this department has saved Fulton CouH-
~ this year not less than $4,000.
PUBLIC WORKS. --.
There has been an average of bSO ma
convicts under control of the counl.
during the year 1913 and they nav
been engaged upon the public works Oh
the county and the city of Atlanta ~
der direction of the committee on puu
lie works. In addition to the apoNe
number of convicts. there has been en-
ployed by the county an average num-
Der of 246 employees, consisting ".
teamsters, guards, overseers, pIaCn4
smiths, engineers, superintendent anu
assistant superintendents, making ty