Denver labor bulletin., 1915-04-03

saction OF ais. department for the year
1914 Comparison is made with the year
1919, the last under the mayor form Of
govezument. The report shows by COM
paxison of Expenditures of the two years,
. saving in the department of property,
under the commission form of 80, 5000.
OF this amount, sl9,226.42 was for salar-
ies and sl9,3l4ls for supplies
Comnissioner Thum is Organized LA-l
bor's representative in the city govern
ment, AID the record he il making can
mot help icing commended by even his
most csrping critics.
commendation by Commissioner Thum Of
his emrioyes, testimony to pleasant re-
lAtious with the other commissioners,
and commendation and Endorsement OF
the work of the civil service commission.
During 1914 the council held 81 meet
ings, filling 1877 pages of the council
records- There were introduced l45 bills
for ordinances, 100 of which passed The
council adopted IS resolutions. These
matter reqlired 365 pages of records.
Some Figures Of Faets-
There were filed with the city clerk
during the year 2,O5O miscellaneous doc
uments and 1900 warrants The re-
ceipts for the office amounted to S33.
The expense for this office for 1914 was
e3,46o-q9 as against e6,460.3l for 1913,
and 9g526.l5 for 1912, making net
saving OF s6,006.l6.
The recorders department recorded
42,991 documents, an average of 3,552 per
moafh, collecting therefor in fees, &29,-
81 80, showing decrease in papers han
died Of 2,37l, and in fees collected of
81 ,37Iss.
Their has been very substantial re-
duction made in maintenance expense in
this office, as compared to 1912 and
1913 The decrease in 1913 was S, ,460-37,
and in 1914 further saving of Sc, 025-e4
was made, making a total decrease in the
two year of sll ,4s6-3l. The department
WAS more than self-sustaining this year
to the extent of s5,74s.7l, as against
81 ,09465 in 1918.
1896 Boiler Inspections.
The boiler and elevator department
examined ,4o6 boilers and ! 40 eleya-
tors during the year, an increase of l47
boilers and l23 elevators. There were 43
engineer examined and 40 firemen, as
against % engineers and SIS firemen In
1913. Renewal licenses were issued to
569 engineers and lis firemen; an in
crease in engineers of IL and firemen 3D.
The total collections made on account
of this department was 80 ,303, or an In
crease OF s2l over 1913.
The expense of conducting this branch
was practically the same As 1912 and
1913, wr, 1850, showing, however, that
The fess colleeted this year offset the
expenses by e2,los.
The departmen issued 9, ,402 certificates
of inspection or examinations, and made
large number of special and second in
spections on boilers and elevaton for
which NO fee was charged. All elevator
accidents occurring during the year were
fully Investigated, and in no case could
such accidents be traced to faulty or de-
fective machinery, but were due to either
reckless o. careless operation, or to the
inexperisnce of persons attempting to
operate them.
Fire Escape Laws Enforced.
The activities of the building depart
meni regarding fire escapes resulted in
having The laws governing fire escapes
generally complied with. The department
inspected sos bill boards, requiring the
owners TO conform to the ordinance COW
ering their construction.
There were 3,1sl permits issued and
4.a5d inspections made during the year,
as against 2.O34 permits and S,l25 in
spections In 1913, or an increase Of 1857
permits and l ISL inspections The col
lection fees amounted to S4-2ll.75, being
an increase of $s62.75 The department
expense was S6.575-s2. or practically the
same IS 1913, but 81 500 less than 1912
This department also issued ls5 con-
demnation brders and was obliged to
bring 20 actions in Police court in order
to enforce some of its orders
The total value of buildings construct.
ed Tor which permits were issued
amounted to ss,75o, AGO, an increase of
Sa5S, ,sla over 1918.
6,o67 Electrical Inspections
Tue electrical department issued S,962
permits during the year, or l92 less than
ial3. Six thousand sixty-two inspections
Were made, GIG bonds were issued and
lG5 applicants for certificates of compe-
tency were examined, of which number
las passed the required test.
The fees collected amounted to ST.
1860. and department expense S6.02ll5,
or net credit of sl,775.25. The expense
of conducting this branch of the prop
erty department. has been materially re-
ductd. In 1913 it cost Ss.Se5.4l; 1918,
s6.e7s25, and this year S6,0sl15, or a
net wing to the city of Ss.374-e6.
Tie deputy forester issued 1897 per-
mits calling for proper pruning, spraying
and removal of trees, decrease Of 900,
indies ting that more attention has been
givcR by property owners to the care
of their trees. There were 769 calls
madc, 400 notices served, 1875 trees
trimmed. 1, ,l0s sprayed and 74S removed,
in addition to several thousand trecs
planted by individuals.
5000 Trees Given Awsv,
The forester supervised the delivery Of
1900 trees given the property owners.
He found that much better results were
obtained In the method adopted this