The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-02-15
MAYORS REPORT.


the end OF each year to give an ac.
count of his stewardship. Inasmuch
as the reports Of the different oni-
GERS are full and complete. ii is not
necessary for me TO 90 into detail, but
rather cover the situation generally.
BY referring TO the report OF the
city clerk. you will note that there
was net deficit for the year amount.
ing to $1,9S35S as against this we
made number OF extraordinary ex
penditures, among which are the foi
lowing: Cost OF sewerage extension
over and above the amount held in re-
serve from the funds derived from the
recent bond issue, $1,000 cost OF
motor truck for the public works de
partment Sl,4OO; motorcycle for the
police department, 1919. The sewer.
age system had not had a thorough
clearing for several years, and It be
came necessary TO eXpend an extra
amount of 81 900. The initial pay.
Inent of $500 on a municipal dock;
the building of floating dock at the
foot of Monk street. the city's proper
tion amounting to $343 A new well in
the colored cemetery, the city's pro-
portion amounting to $500; taking
over of the white way, $500.
II is also notable fact that the IL
censes for the year decreased to the
extent OF 81 900 over the previous
year, and the police court fines were
short Of the previous year 5000" Had
we not made tho above mentioned
expenditures, you can readily see that
the net deficit would have been mate.
rally reduced. The increase OF tlie
net surplus for the year amounted TO
$3O,l41.10. which practically is the
amount going into the sinking fund
when the 1916 executions have been
collected.
During the year there were a mum
Der of improved methods installed in
the different departments of the city,
especially in the public works depart
ment, this with view OF ultimately
cutting the expenses and increasing
the efficiency. A motor truck was
purchased for this department, with
the result that double the amount
of work was done at the same ex-
ponse. With this experience IL Is my
opinion that the sanitary committee
should look well into the advisable
ity of motorizing this department as
early as practical / believe mate.
rial saving can be made by so doing.
With the new sewer cleaning mach
inc, a saving OF not less than $500
per day each day IL was used has been
recorded, and 1t has enabled the city
engineer to have the sewers clean
ed with quick dispatch, thus increas-
ing their efficiency.
Realizing the Importance of sewer.
age extension from a health and SAM
tary standpoint the system has been
extended over two miles, discarding
over two hundred surface closets and
connecting up over three hundred
houses To the sewer. This of course
Will help our health conditions gen
orally. This work was done with con.
Wet labor, the use of the county con
viets having been given the city for
period of three months The time
the convicts were not used on sewer
age extension work was taken up in
the building of new streets, one of
which leads to the property of the
Brunswick Manufacturing Co, and is
neat addition to our city streets.
On account of the general poor con
dition of our other streets. 1t was nee
essary for us to rebuild several and
repair almost all the others. A great
deal of this work was done with ma.
terial brought here as ballast in sew
eral ships, while the use of this ma
ierial had tendency TO hold the
cost of this work down. the material
costing practically nothing. due To the
large amount of work done during the
year the cost was over $4,000 more
than was originally contemplated at
the beginning of 1916 This can be
added TO the above mentioned extra
ordinary expenses.
The police department is in good
condition at pyresent, number of
changes having been made in its per-
sonnet during the year, with view
to increasing the efficiency of the de.
pariment The records show that
three members were suspended for
he good OF the service. The addi-
ilon OF motorcycle officer has had
q tendency TO put stop to the reck- |
less driving OF automobiles and of |
other violations Of the tranie ordi
nance. a.
the health department under the |
1le guidance Of Or. Abercrombie is |