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

tablished January 1, 1914. This eoust
takes the place Of the justice Of the
lanta, which were abolished With A. A.
establishment of the Municipal Cow,
Temporary quarters have been secured
for this court in the Temple Courr
Pryor Streets ahe s eo5ne fhi Of hhlaSsma
been designated by the Board as ana
mex to the court house. Upon fbo
completion of the new court house this
building All Of the fees accruins maj ~
this court will be turned over to the
county Treasury, and all the expenses
OF the court will be paid from the Couno
ty Treasury.
COUNTY POLICE.
cnange during the year 1918, with the
exception that Mr.. T. e. Rowan, former
chlef, on account of poor health has
been elected lieutenant and granted a
Board Mr. George Mathieson has been
elected chief in his stead. This de-
partment has continued to increase in
e east and it is to-day possibly the
state. The men work together in
harmony, and this department has been
OF vast benefit to the County In the pro
lection OF property and in the prevention
ana prosecution of crime. | give Won
below complete statement of the work
year 1913.
Number of arrests in felony cases, ss.
cases. S31.
Number of arrests for other Counties.
II.
Total number of arrests, 944.
Number of cases disposed of, $50
Amount of fines assessed in said cases,
$40, 1850.
Number of years sentenced to peni-
tertiary, 146.
of he Cnpta
County changing, 1886
Number of cases now pending, 395.
SALARY LAW.
Upon the LIST of January, 1918, the act
OF the Legislature placing all the pub
| lie officials in the County on salary,
and turning the fees from these offices
! into the County Treasury. went into eff
| feet, and in accordance with the provi-
sions of that act, the County Board
| called upon the County officers affected
by said act to furnish the information
required under the same, which request
was complied with by the Sheriff and
| the Clerk of the Courts, the Solicitor of
the, Criminal Court of Atlanta and the
Solicitor General, and the Board, under
the provisions of that act, fixed the
amount of money to be expended by
these OFFICERS during the year 1918 for
their clerks and assistants. The Tax
| Receiver, Tax 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
| ground that the act was unconstitu-
tonal and should not be enforced
| against them, and further action OF the
Board with reference to these officers
was suspended pending action of man
Gamus, which, under directions from the
board, We're commenced against these
! ofticers by the County Attorney to COM
pei them to comply with the provisions
these actions of mandamus before the
trlal court, which resulted In a judg
ment in favor of the County; where
| upon tt the officers in question appealed to
from the Supreme Court. the contract
between the County and the Sheriff for
feeding the prisoners at the jail was
terminated, and the Board took charge
| OF TINS matter under its own appointees
The Supreme Court has ruled that said
act was unconstitutional, and in ac-
| cordance Herewith the County has re-
newed its contract with the Sheriff for
the officers affected by the act. began
and are now operating under the old
law with reference to fees.
! HEALTH.
, At the beginning of the year the
tenant of County Police. with the pay
| or lieutenant, and under direction Of the
Chief of the County Police, Mr.. Lock
hart 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, diphtheria and scarlet fever
he has quarantined premises by carding
| the houses and isolating the patients
where possible to do so. and fumigated
had 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
dering plants in the County. and all hog
pens; cesspools and the like have been
with the rules and regulations for the
| protection of health adopted by this
| Board, and copy of these rules AMI
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-
gious diseases in the County at this
time; certainly fewer than at any time
| 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 for Fulton County, whose duty II
Is to act as assistant clerk and to pur
chase all supplies for the various de
|
| Holland was elected to fill this position.
| The heads of departments make requ'
| sition upon their respective chairmeh
| for all supplies, as heretofore, but me
! purchasing of the same is done by the
| purchasing agent upon competitive olos
| and while l have no detailed report OF
! the exact amount saved by the County
| under this method, the clerk OF our
| Board has made up partial Statement
| which shows that the reduction in price
| upon competitive bids for books s'a
| tionery and supplies for the Officers III
| the courthouse alone has exceeded ths
| expense of the office of purchaslnk
| agent. 1t is reasonable to assume ths
this department has saved Fulton Coun
| " this year not less than $4,000.
PUBLIC WORKS.
| There has been an average Of $50 mar
| convicts under control Of the COUNTY
during the year 1918. and they nav
been engaged upon the public works o.
| the county and the city Of Atlanta w
! der direction Of the committee on puu
| lie works. In addition to the sooys
number of convicts, there has been en-
| ployed by the county an average nun
Der Of 24s employees, consisting o.
| teamsters, guards, overseers, oaach
smiths, engineers, superfnt endent an
assistant superintendents, making 70
l tal Nf AfNT,lnveaa rnnvicta IN INS