Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-09
DETAILS GIVEN
Of COUNTY WORK
AND WHAT It COST
Fulton Has No Outstanding o.
lIgations-0wns Real Estate
and improvements Worth ST.
830,477.29.
MUNICIPAL COURT OF AT, ANY,

acta hiit were abolished with ia
S STn olIshnent of the Municipsi Go Tue
temporary quarters have been Ss our;
, ,', TINS court in the Temnla cured
PPr rnor at the corner of Alabama G ani
been e, das streets, and this building has has
mex mex to the court house. Jipon an an an.
completion of the new court bpuno IN. me
b bniIdirW VIII occupy quarters in t fi,s
this na1rt All Min Of the fees accruing f IN
county Treasury, and ali tho a 20 the
OF the court will be paid from, 80 "a pGehses
| ty Treasury - VII the Coun-
COUNTY POLICE.
cba ms department has underyo,. ~
cndHse during the year 1919 ,;.r no
exception that Mr.. Il. 70. Rover WIN me
Sbnlei' on account of poor heai+h "i i he
i peen elected lieutenant and prs aas
i p OF absence at the pleasure NJ "a
elected chief in his stead Tss oeen
pa pa has continued to incraas ue
enlclency, and it is TO-DAY nossibIt, IN IN
S Stst organized force of the kind in the ths
harmony, a and if tbia d work together in
Oh vast benefit to the County in tie p pre
e.Eiion OF property and in the prevention
d aniaup prosecution of crime. / give vom
dona 0o!I pete statement of the work
year 1918 Ai 'iieht curing the
NNumber of arrests in felony cases ss
casa uni ee1 OF arrests in misdemeanor
L. Oil eS's lor other Counties,
Total number of arrests. s44
| 1uHlper OF cases disposed of. Ssa
S20,719.50. al 9alo Cases
ten Number Of years sentenced to penI-
number of months sentenced to
county chaingang, 1886
Number of cases now pending 395
SALARY LAW.
Upon the LIST of January, 1918 IN. aot
1l me Legislature placing all the pub
TIC officials in the County on safary
ana ana turning the fees from these offices
Iect' and in accordance with the proyi
SONS of that act, the County Board
called upon the County officers affected
r pS sac act to furnish the information
was complied with by the Sheriff and
NE Clerk of the Courts, the Solicitor of
me Criminal Court of Atlanta and the
I iI,a General, and the Board, under
amount of money to be exnended hV
these offlcers during the year 1918 for
Gnelr clerks and assistants. The Tax
n rnecvlE S,; IaX Collector and the Ord-
Guest Of the Board to furnish tbe infor-
nidtlon required by the act. unon the
ground that the act was unconstitu
a ioai1i ana tii should not be enforced
| %
b"Ard with reference to these officers
Vas suspended pending action of man
9Hdnus, which, under directions from The
nf 9aau. were commenced against these
nj tIspS Inc County Attorney to com
PEI Ihem TO comply with the provisions
- the act hearing was had upon
t tmeSe actons of mandamus before the
man+ c 10 winch resulted in iudg-
i ineit IN 1aVor of the County; where
| upon the officers in question appealed to
me me supreme Court. Pending decision
h ION me supreme Court. the contract
Sf eeNit me me County and the Sheriff for
| teeulnS lne prisoners at the Jail was
terminated, and the Board took charge
o 9l, thlS matter under it's own appointees
me supreme Court has ruled that said
act was unconstitutional and in ac-
cordance Herewith the County has re-
: HFeWed lis contract with the Sheriff for
tt66eul1as the prisoners at the Jail, and all
s sre oirIcers affected by the act. began
GHuu are now operating under the old
law with reference to fees.
HEALTH.
~ me beginning of the year the
board elected Mr.. 7. Il. Lockhart lieu
tenant os IaI of County Police. with the pay
Chief of the County Police. Mr. Lock
mart was detailed as sanitary inspector,
III additlo4 to his duties as police Off
Ter, MI. Lockhart has looked after all
Eases or contagious diseases reported in
me county outside of the city Of Atlanta
ana incorporated towns. In cases Of
| meningitis, diphtheria and scarlet fever
ne mas quarantined premises by carding
me houses and isolating the patients
where possible to do so. and fumigated
me house after the attending physician
nad dismissed the patient. In cases Of
s1ha up ne patients. have been taken
20 lhe 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
nd oil
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 "A Auanta and Incorporated towns.
mere are very few cases of conta
glous diseases in the County at this
time: certainly fewer than at any time
previous to this year, and by a, contin-
naIion !, OF the rigid inspection which h s5
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 II
is to act as assistant clerk and to pur-
chase all supplies for the various de-
partments under this Board. Mr. e, NJ.
Holland was elected to fill this position
The heads of departments make requl-
Sltion upon their respective chairmen
for all supplies as heretofore, but the
| purchasing of the same is done by the
| purchasing agent upon competitive BIOS
and while I have no detailed report OF
! the exact amount saved by the County
under this method, the clerk of out
| Board has made up a partial statemen l,
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 tIe
| expense of the office of PURCHASE.
| agent. 1t is reasonable to assume tns
- | this department has saved Fulton Couh-
| ~ this year not less than $4,000.
PUBLIC WORKS.
There has been an average OF bSo fnd. r
convicts under control Of the couh
during the year 1918. and they nav
been engaged upon the public works w
the county and the city of Atlanta w
! der direction of the committee on puu
lie works, In addition to the aoce
number of convicts there has been en-
ployed by the county an average nun
her of 246 employees, consisting ~
teamsters, guards, overseers, blscN
smiths. engineers, superintendent az
assistant superintendent, making IT,
tai Of employees and convicts IN lN'
public works department of 926.
| This department has done laTF'
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