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-0wns Real Est.t.
and improvements Worth ST..
830,477.29.
MUNICIPAL COURT OF Ar,

Under a recsnt onl Of ATLANTA
me Municipal Court of AtIantoe Iaidture,
tapllshed January /, 1914 Tbi was es'
taxes the place of the iustina' ' court
i Puace courts located in the CITY Of me
establishmneennt were we abolished with fba
f ehlporary quarters have heen oouft.
Tor this court in the TemnIo SECURED
Ppu ng at the corner of AIabsrroC court
haS, ot = streets, and this buiIdinss ana
nex TO- fb ,la 'eo py the Board as ansn'
completion of the new conrt pom the
GoGri VIII occupy quarters Ihs
building. All of the fees acor Ill That
G (ilrS touTt VIII be turned over 70 IN N
county Treasury, and ali the ox 10 the
OF me court will be paid from tb ea PGehses
ty Treasury. ioiii the CoGa-
COUNTY POLICE.
oh ms department has UNDERGONE
o exanst during the year 1913 witb a.. 40
e chief that Mr. Il. E. Rowan" ' forr Inc
been oI ot dccouht of poor health hss
in cvn eIected lieutenant and grsp,+. tds
i D OF absence at the pleas "n ds
49, lioatu u. M: George Mathieson hoe me sne
erected chief in his stead ne oeen
a ri einent mas continued to increase ue e
hest nrgs,,i and u IS to-day possibly thu
oest organized force of the kind !; me
state The men work toeatba al me
harmony, and this department has - IN
oI vast benefit to the County in tbs peeh
ana 1lon , OF property and in the prevents to-
/ below . oa ourioi OF crime. | give Won
year 1918. ouflhg the
Number of arrests in felony cases DC
case uil sSi OF arrests in misdemesnor
Number of arrests for otber co,,....-
Total number of arrests, e44
-<uinpef OF cases disposed of $40
| $20,719.50 e''eo III SAID cases,
Number of years sentenced f. non,
! Tertiary, 146. " pehl-
r., Number of months sentenced n
! county, chaingang, 1885.
NUMBER OF cases now pending. 1876
SALARY LAW
- pom the LIST of January, 1913. the act
! OF o. me ne, Legislature placing all the pub.
nc oiflclals in the County on salary
ana turning the fees from these offtcss
! tshto the County Treasury. went into efD
s sioa, ana IN accordance with the provi-
SlonS OF that act, the County BOARD
Caued upon the County officers affected
by sad act to furnish the information
/ required under the same Which re0nest
was complied with by the Sheriff and
ne CLerk OF the Courts, the Solicitor Of
the Criminal Court of Atlanta and tbs
solicitor General, and the Roard unJsr
me provisions of that act, fixed fba
4 amount of money to be expended Nv
LESS Iie3e oillGers during the year 1918 for
fP3teto C.efk IS and assistants. The Tax
.eCeNer, lax Collector and the Ord.
nary declined to comply with the re-
quest of the Board to furnish the infor-
nation required by the act upon The
Siou'iG mat the act was unconstitu.
agairls4 d tiI should not be enforced
against them, and further action of The
BOARD with reference to these Officers
vas suspended pending action of man
II@miuS' winch under directions from the
81 49, were commenced against these
oiicers by the County Attorney Ia com
pei them TO comply with the nrovisiops
q me act. ~ hearing was had upon
ILeSe actions OF mandamuS before the
IldI court, which resulted in a judg-
,i,9u. N 1avor of the County; where
me supreme Court Pending decision
from the supreme Court the contract
petWeen the County and the Sheriff for
teeulhS the prisoners at the Jail was
o Cfi tIIii.atea' and the Board took charge
o. TINS matter under it's own appOinteeS
ne supreme Court has ruled that said
acl was unconstitutional and in ar-
eordance herewith the County has re-
! aeWtu us contract with the Sheriff for
Isedlng the prisoners at the iail, and all
me officers affected by the act began
ana are now operating under the old
law with reference to fees
HEALTH.
- At the beginning of the year the
bCard elected Mr.. 7. E. Lockhart lieu
tenant of County Police, with the pay
or lieutenant, and under direction of the
IuIei 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
me County outside of the city of Atlanta
ana incorporated towns. In cases Of
meningitis, diphtheria and scarlet fever
ne mas quaFantined premises by Cardlng
nd 11g4f liant
Where possible to do So and fumigated
me mouse after the attending physician
| mad dismissed the patient. In cases Of
SINAI poN 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
oeflhg plants in the County, and all hog
pens, cesSpOols and the like have been
required to he operated in accordance
with the rules and regulations for the
protection of health adopted by TINS
Board, and copy of these rules and
regulations has been placed In every
nome In the County outside Of the CITY
OF Atlanta and Incorporated towns.
There are very few cases of conta-
glous diseases In the County at tnls
time, certainly fewer than at any time
nation of the rigid inspection which has
prevailed during the past year these VII
be reduced to a minimum.
PURCHASING AGENT. -.
in the early part of the year ins
Board created the office of purchasing
agent for Fulton County. whose duty u
| is to act as assistant clerk and to pt.
| chase all supplies for the various at,
partments under this Board. Mr. =. "
Holland was elected to fill this posi-
| The heads of departments make Telu,,,
sition upon their respective chalrmeu
for all supplies, as heretofore. but W.