The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-01-04

plished was the improvement made in
the condition of the dairies They are
at present in almost as good condition
as in any state.
General Improvement in all branch
es of the sanitary department are
noted.
Under the new state health laws a
county board of health has been or
! ganized, and the county health officer
, is required TO give his full time to all
public health and sanitary matters and
| he ranks supreme over all other city
or county health officers; consequent
| ly it will not be necessary for the city
toemploy health officer for the next
year, but in order to take care of
charity patients it will be necessary
for us to employ a health officer for
the next year, but in order to take
care of charity patients it will be nee
eshary for us to employ a city phyS-
clan at a nomina. salary.
The services of DIR. T. F. Abercrom-
bic, the present health officers, who
has been with the city during the past
two years in this capacity, deserves.
and | feel sure has, the fullest approx
al of council as a body. To his unceas-
ing efforts is due the good health
condition of our city at present.
! A splendid showing has been made
| by our most efficient fire department.
! From the report of the chief you will
naote that from an exposure to fire of
property valued at $445,6S5 the fire
| loss only amounted to $17 7,44S.2S. This
alone suggests the good work of the
department. Due to the installment of
the fire automobiles the expense of
| the department has materially de-
| creased.
| There has been marked improve
ment in the police department in ev-
cry way Through their efforts the
moral condition of the city is improv-
ing generally. At present to my Rnowl-
ege there are no open violations of the
prohibition laws, such as formerly eX-
listed in our community. The sale of
whisky is confined to the boot-lcgger
and blind tiger and the police are
making an effort to eliminate these.
While hte report of the committee
the operation of this department this
is due to several contingencies, such
as the Deaver tragedy, the necessity
of placing an additional man on the
| force for a time in an effort to secure
| evidence against the violators of the
| nrnhi hilton n and n1Gn I hn inpraa c a
of the food cost at the Jail.
The public works department has
confined itself more to- maintenance
than extensive improvements, though
in many instances improvements Of
. this nature have been made, such as
/ the rebuilding of the boulevard which
/ is now in a very good condition. In
this work it became necessary to
widen the road and the city gang was
| kept busy for some time. The other
roads, with the possible exception of
one or two. have been kept up to the
standard. in the face of the fact that
it has been almost impossible to get
shell with which to resurface the
| roads.
From the report of the city engineer
| the experiment with the Birmingham
Stag as a road material is proving very
satisfactory and we think that after a
| little further test we may be able to
successfully adopt this in the place Of
! the shell and secure in the change a
road with so per cent better wearing
quality at an additional cost of 20 per
cent over the shell.
| We should commend the board of
! education and its able superintendent
for the good condition of our public
schools. In my opinion they are as
good as any schools in the state. They
should also be commended for the ad-
vanced step taken in the building of
the community school
In order to maintain the hospital it
/ became necessary for the city to in
crease its appropriation in the amount
of $500, this being partly due to the
cut in appropriation to this institution
| by the county commissioners, who
made cut of $500 and who through
its chairman now states that the re-
/ IildIHInS POUU Will Dt cut lot UcAt year ,
claiming that by assuming the expense
attached to the office of health Off
Ger. they should not be called on to
make an appropriation to the hospital.
At the same time the chairman ad-
mits that the extra tax levy by the
county was due to the expense at
tached to this office. This being the
fact, there is no sound reason why the
county commissioners should not con
tinue to assist in defrayirg the ex-
pense of so valuable an institution and
/ hope you gentlemen will see fit to
use every influence on The board of
county commissioners in an effort 10
have them continue their appropria-
ton.
In conclusion ! wish TO say that the
same practice of economy in the adj
minstration of the citys affairs
should exist, and the general welfare
of the city's interest Should at all
times be paramount TO all other in
terest feel sure, with the same
spirit Of cooperation amongst you as
Pnrp, arlv hoe avictad wo will ha a bIa