The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-28

sion No 1 from East Lake where ,,e
 as chairman of that local board an,
 division, should have been if he is tn,
 patriot he claims to be.
 So I say where was Dr. Barrett Sun day afternoon? 2?
 LIST OF ACHIEVEMENTS
 MT Ward laid claim 10 the followin, accomplishments while he was mayor
 from 1905 to 1909:
 | All laws codified and published. clea ,
 street and garbage can raw passed; trash poAeS placed on principal streets: an. nual cleaning day inaugurated; healtf department organized and enlarged and records systematized; inspection of meat and milk supply systematized and ex- lehdeu; death rate decreased from 21 ' per cent to 1S.4 per cent; new account : ing department installed; sinking fund established; record of franchises, deeds etc,, compiled and published depart ment or building inspection created; de- partment of plumbing inspection created ;
 department of electricai inspection ere
 ated; department of gas and meter in
 spectfon created; city placed on first-class
 basis by Southeastern Tariff association
 new lire alarm system Installed; wires
 placed underground in business district.
 water standpipe authorized for Red
 mountain; fire losses in proportion to risk reduced from 15 to 8 per cent; had
 ioW PoESOu DS l6S1SldIurG DrOV1dlng for viaducts; street and sewer improvements made costing $1,300,O00; $SO0,000 sewer sys-
 tenn started; $400,0OO bonds sold for this account; city beautiful movement in- augurated; office of prosecuting attorney created police department increased and reorganized, and put on eighth hour shift: $350,0C0 school bonds authorized, increas- ing capacity 60 per cent; s150,0OO of said bonds sold at 104 cos, indicating premium of sl5000 high school opened and ded- lcated in September, 1905; number of school teachers increased 70 per cent; number of pupils increased from 6226 to 9500 or increase of 50 per cent; mainte- nance of school increased from $94,O00 to S130000. or 37 per cent; license office placed on fiat salary street tax abolished;
 Privilege license of public service corporations increased; arranged for interest on bank deposits; arranged for rents for use of streets raised the price of franchises; changed 50 lights from city pay roll to railroad pay roll; number of street lights increased from 290 to 404; number of fire plugs in- creased from 320 to 425; wiped out all Judgments against the city; increased and enlarged every department; more than doubled territory of city; wiped out temporary loan of $175.000 during first year; invested s322.000 in tangible property, $142,413 going into real es- tate; municipal property appraised in 1917 at $2,22S, S,66S00; municipal code adopted in 1907. changing form of gov ernn1ent; parks increased from 30 to TIT acres, or nearly 500 per cent
 MT. Ward became president of the commission in November, 1913. and the following is a partial list of the ac- under his adminstra- -ion. which he claimed last night:
 First avenue viaduct completed; sity's expenditures brought within it's Income; saved city $3OO.000 on the school bond issue: made contract with R. M. Grant & Co to purchase all 1 public improvement bonds at 51a per cent interest. the city receiving par md accrued interest in cash: reor- l sanized the police department on a oasis of efficiency and honesty; con- the license department into l 'ity comptrollers office: perfected the 1 accounting department; saved thou 1 'ands of dollars through management | 'f purchasing department: reorganized l egal department on business and ef- | icient basis; cut his own salary 5000 | ger annum; financed the application of | he tuberculin test to all dairy herds; | successfully disposed of city's bonds | 0 fund floating indebtedness accumu- | ated by previous administrations with saving of $5000 year interest