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tfr.ii.y.i. > the ALBANY DAILY HERALD: TUESDAY, JANUA Z, 1906. that that /time has arrived m .T .uey jocuted .on, and intents In ctory. The condition <tf re fully than nny wore, , ..might give them., RespBettuUy. submitted, A. J. LIPFITT, J. R WHITEHEAD, you. « a brc ■yjay VN. Commission. SuperlnthndonVe.peport. To tho Commissioners of the Electric Lights and- WM»*works. Gentlemen: I respectfully tender you my fourth quarterly report, tor tha-Bleotrlc Light and Water Works Plants tor the term endlpg Dec. «•, iWOSj also a syn opsis. ot. the year's hualness, showing the receipts and disbursements for each plant by the cuarter, and attach- hly clean condition with only two od theretQ,. Is a statement from 1301 report n fpr comparison. All bills receivable and payable to .Tnnuary 1? 1908 are attached by state- meat, also showing the not proflt to tho city for 1906; which Is a deckled Improvement over the year previous, and’Phono will bo satisfactory to your honorable body. The new air lift motor, after con siderable delay' has been received, In stalled and- Is now running. I have also notlca of the shipment of the two new: pumps and motors pa the 16th Of- Dccembbr. If all of this ma chinery had aprivod on tithe as per contract, t could have turned over I about $T,390'more-to the city on this quarter: The failure to have this mnclilnorjs necessitated' our running the waterworks- department by steam Instead- of electric-power, which wo havo paid-tor, 1 can-report that-the-physical condl ; tioro of each- plant la -good: With kindest regards- and thanking each- commissioner- -for his courteous consideration, J-am VAry respectfully, -WM. LOOKBTT; Supt; he pedestrians are entitled to walks free/ from mud during '-ycather. / We, therefore, rec- that y 4hq following side- btjlpaydd: /inmerce street from Madison to lshlngton street. Broad street from Madison to Tront street. Pine street from MaJIson to Front street. Flint street from Madison to Front street. Tift street from Madison to Jack- son street. Jackson street from Commerce to Society street Jefferson street from Commerce-to Society street. Wo believe that this work can be done for about 36 cents per' lineal foot, which would not be very expen sive to each property owner. It is pos- slble that some objections will be made In thts matter, but no objections should bo made as the In crease In value of Albany realty af ter paving Is done would largely over pay this expenditure. The sanitary department bas out grown Its present force. It Is abso lutely Impossble tn do the necessary sanitary work lor the city and keep the alleys and streets In any reasona- occupied by the city lira, department Is In splendid condition. We recommend the purchase of one thousand {oat of hose. We further reoomtnend that the-city Install' the Gamewell Fire- Alarm sys tem. We are totonned that thlB sys tem can be- Installed at a cost of 13,600, and'by the installation of same a saving of 91,800 a year,on mercan tile risks would be- saved, and iw ad dition would give greater protection to other property, or account of en abling the department to locate fires, the department being now wholly de pendent upon tbe telephone which has proven very unsatisfactory. We hereto attach the report of the chief which shows in detail tbe oper ations of said department. Wo do not feel that we can close this report wthout congratualHng the city upon the efficiency of the departmenk which Is largely due to the Interest and care of the chief. Respectfully submitted, H. A. TARVER, W, W. RAWLINS, P. H. JONES. Fire Chiefs Report. Albany, Ga., Dec. 28, 1905. i To Hon. H., A. Tarver, Chntrman Fire Commute, Albany, Ga., Report Of- Street Committee. Albany, Ga., .Ttin.'J, lone. To. THo Honorable Mayor and Conn IftpUp* Albany: Vour CommUtoo on Streets rospnot- Tally, submit,t,ho.following report for ’tho year 1906: Tho cost of wprklng the streets for tho past, year was $4,300.62. Included In this amount aro qulto a number of permanent Improvements, such ns tho laying of targp sowers. You will note Tram thp, report nmdo; by your committer fpr, tho previous year that: tho cost of working the streets was $9,320.H0. T^o tncrcasc in expense for the yoar 1905 Ip only $40.52. While tho. report shows a fractional incense lit tho osi-onsa of the street department,, tho actual expense Is loss for It vtaa. necessary to Increase the labon about 25 per cent. This In crease alone amounts to about $800 paraanutn^^^^^^^^^^^^^H The. cost of ma'utolnlng the street and sanitary dwirtments should be very gratifying to tbe tax payers, i This- department has been run In the most economical' way, and every dol lur has been judiciously expended. We think that we- have- economised too much, ami that more money should bo expended on the Blraet dopart- ■ incut. Th»> coat of maintaining the gB^'anattaur department of Albany ta-fuUy 50 per cent, loss than the -coat of. running the same depart ment In other, cltlea the slzo of Al bany. Tho tlmo has now arrived when, the cltbuma hre demanding hotter streets and better sidewalks, and we- wish to. stale right here ttiat it Is lmppsalblo to keep the streets In n flrst-clasa condition with the present, force. This. Is on atcount of the natural condition of the earth, it being composed. W sand and clay. After, every, rainfall considerable wasliea bob found. In every portion of tho. city- These, however, are properly filled, as rapidly ns the pres ent force will nonnit. We suggest, that your committee ba allowed, to Investigate the dura bility of eithnr Augusta or Montgom- carts. We deem It advisable that two additional carts and two extra mules be purchased for Immediate service In •his department. The cost of running the street sprinkler as per the report of Super intendent T. E. James, was $258.75 for the pnst year. This is considerably less than tbe city paid when let out by contract. On account of the large Increase In the business district - of Albany, wo recommend that the 'olty mirclmse another sprinkler. If the Council does not see fit to purchase another sprinkler, we recommend that your committee be Instructed which streets to sprinkle as It Is Impossible to keep the duBt down In all the bus iness districts of Albany with only one sprinkler. In Ihe coming year It will be neces sary to establish grade lines all over ho city and to extend the water -mains considerable distance In the: westorn and northorn portion of the city. WS, therefore, recommend that' the city employ n competent otvil en gineer, who can superintend the above mentioned work, and at the same time ho could take such steps as would put ■ho streots In better condition, The olty has about $100,000 Invested 1m her water works and sewerage sys tem and should hssre a competent- iolvll engineer to overlook this sys tem, and when necessary to tap all She mains. As It 1b under our present system, nny plumber Is employed to up the mains at nny plaoe he sees fit, This Is entirely wrong and Is not allowed In any city. We recommend tlmt a new stable be built Immediately, us the one we are now UBlng Is entirely too small and totally Inadequate for the city's needs. We havo no shelter In which to atoro any of thn city carts or ma chines. The city purchased a lot a Hhort tlmo ago for this purpose, and we. hope that, arrangements will be- made to build theso stables without further delay, We hereto attach the reports of J. R. deGraffenrled and T. E. James, and the same are made a part of this repprt. Respectfully submitted, R. L. JONES, Chairman, H. A. TARVER, W. W. RAWLINS. PlYlKjjjijffi with the ylew of making a drive way around the city. By the fixing of one or. two streets per year It will only be a short while before tho streets will bo In a first-class condition, and they can then be kept at a much smaller expense. . We note with pleasure that Wash ington street Is being paved with vi trified brick from Broad street to : Report of Street Overseer. Mr. R. L. Jones, Chairman Street Com mittee, Albany. Ga. Dear Sir: I herewith submit my report, giving list of property on hand Janunry 1, 1905: Five mules, five carts, twelve sets of harness, one road machine, twelve shovels, ton picks seven hoes, two wheel harrows, five rakes, three,adzes, five pitchforks, one brickmnson’s hammer, one trowel, four grass blades, one hatchet, three lantorns, two saws, live buckets, one spirit level, two axes,. 150 feet roue, one sledge ham mer; lot of sewer piping, ono wheel scrape, two ono-lu'rse mowers, one hand mowevr, one blade sharpener, one crow bar. I call your nttenVIon to the bad con dition of the city lot. There being no protection or cover for the stock dur ing the bad weather, it is Impossible to keep It In anything like a sanitary condition. Respectfully submitted, J. R. deGRAFFEN RIED, Street Overseer. Sir: I herewith submit you my report to date, as chief of fire department, for 1905. This department has responded to seventy calls, being tho largest num ber of any previous yoar. Fifty-one (51) fires occurred In buildings where there was a total valuation of stocks and buildings at risk of $639,800.00, Insurance carried on same $443,400. Fire loss, $10,891.50. Buildings and Apparatus: Buildings $0,000.00 Two Hose Wagonv 800.00 One Hook and Ladder Truck. 425.00 One Steamer (In rosorve).... 4,000.00 3,000 Feet Hoae.... 1,850.00 Four Hornes ($160.00) 040.00 One Sot Double Harness 100.00 Two Sets Single Harness.... 100.00 Four Pony Chemicalu 101.00 Two Extension Ladders...... 50.00 Two Relief Valves 50.00 Six Play Pipes , 125.00 MlBonllaneous fixtures and ap paratus 100.00 Total $14,340.00 Expense Account. Salaries $4,020.00 Feed for Four Horses 273.35 1,100 feet Hose, New;' 759.45 Uniforms and Freight 209.00 Subbing for Vacations 101.55 Miscellaneous Expenses 168.93 Telephone service 42.00 Horse shoeing 31.50 Coal 12.00 Unpaid hills 1904 18.'19 $5,636.40 Oredlta: By 800 lbs Hay at 75c. $6.00 By 6 bu. Grain at 50c., 3.00 Sale old Junk 6.35— $15.35 Actual Expenses ,...$5,621.05 Hose. The olty has 3,000 feet of hose tn sorvlco, 1,000 wns purchased this year another 1,000 feet was returned to manufacturers and refined and the remaining 1,000 feet has been In con stant use tor the pnst seven years and should be rhplnccd with new hose at once. The recent fire at the A. C. L. depot clearly demonstrated the fnot that your city hasn't sufficient hoso to ineot such emergencies. * Fire Plugs and Cisterns. Fire Committee’s Report. Mayor and Council, Albany, Ga., Gentlemen: Your committee on Fire Depart* tbe depot- -We recommend "that tho mont beg leave to make tho following jgRHL be extended on Broad street j report. from Jackson to Front street. Wo The- property of the city used- and There are In sen-ice In first class condition 105 double Nozzle Hydrants. There are seven fire cisterns in the business section of the city with com bined storage capacity of 325,000 gal lons: Ono cistern at the Intersection of Pine and Washington abandoned on account of street paving, would ask that the remaining cisterns In resident portion of tha. city be put in order. AU apparatus In good condition. New stalls are needed In engine room, also: tho rear entrance to police court Is In bad repair while the roof of station %eeds painting. Your fire de partment Is sorely In need of a sys tem for transmitting fire alarms promptly and accurately and I would, again call your attention to the propo sition made your city by the flame- well: Telegraph Firs Alarm Co. Trusting you will give these mat ters your early and favorable consid eration and with thanks for past cour tesies, I am, Most respectfully. T. E. JAMES. Chief of Albany Fire Dept. Report of Ftuo Inspector. To the Mayor and Aldermen of the- City of Albany, Ga., Gentlemen: I herewith submit you this, my re port as flue inspector tor 1905: Number of new ques- erected.. .150 Number of old flues condemned 15 Respectfully submitted, T. E. JAMES, Flue Inspector. Report of Chief of Police. To the .Honorable Board of Police Com missioners,' of the City of Albany, Gentlemen: - I beg to herewith submit my an nual report for the year 1905: City Cases. The number of olty coses reported and docketed was 1,529, the, disposi tion of same being ns follows: Convicted 1,400 Dismissed 121 Not. disposed of 2 Total 1,529 The abve cases were reported and arrests made by tbe different officers, as follows: Raley 446 Barron 61 Walden ;. 300 McCaaklll 355 Price 171 McLarty 117 Kemp 61 Walden & McLarty 3 James 5 Lynch ;... 4 McDonald 12 Jones .... 4 Total 1,629 The sex of these against whom cases were reported and arrests made, were ns follows: White, males 341 White, females 12 Colored, males 939 Colored, females 224 Total 1,529 The one hundred tint! ' twenty-one dismissed cases are credited to the different officers as follows: McCasktll Barron ... Walden .. Raley .... Price Kemp .... McLarty . :.\33 ,.. 34 ... 4 ... 7 ... 3 Lynch 1 Total 121 days The number of days absent from duty of the different officers, was as follow^: Raley, 10 days furlough, 30 .days sickness. McCasklll, 10 days furlough, 6 days sickness. Price, 10 days furlough, 45 sickness. Kempt, 10 days furlough, 15 sickness. McLarty, 10 days furlough Walden, 10 days furlough. Westbrook, 10 days furlough. The total amount of fines Imposed by the Mayor’s court wns $7,849. Of this there wns: tlayB Worked out on streets ..$250.00 Fines remitted 11.00 Fines uncollected 64.50 Amount collected and paid over to city clerk 7,523.50 Total $7,849:00 Each member has been diligent and efficient In the discharge of Ills duty, and I recommend their re-election. On behalf of myself, and each mem ber of the force, I beg to herein ex press ottr deep appreciation of the hearty support at)'’ encouragement given us in the d! . narge of duty by our esteemed Mayor and Mayor Pro. Tern., Hon. A. J. Lippltt, and H. A. Tarver. The kindness and consider ation to and of us has made easy an onerous sendee, and made pleasant a stern duty. To each of the council and board of commissioners, we also desire to re turn thanks for the uniform kindness and courtesy shown us during the past year, and we hope to record our ap preciation In a continued and efficient attention to duty In this j ear to come. We greet you with a happy New Year. Respectfully submitted, R. fl. WESTBROOK, Chief of Police. Report of Committee on Dockets and Records. To the Honorable Mayor and Council, of Albtmy, Ga. Gentlemen: Your committee on Dockets and Records beg leave to ssy that during the past year they bavr exnrained and fo.-.ui all the hooks Ot the ctlv neatly an.', ccrrectly kept, and by competent ant 1 efi-cient officers. Tbs police court collections for 1905 amount to $7,523.80. We beg to call especial attention to tbs tact that this Is the largest amount ever realized from this source, same being sufficient to pay the salaries of the Marshal, Deputy Marshal' and entire police force. The credit for (his re- iparkable showing 1b due to our Hon orable Mayor and efficient marshal, deputy marshal and police force. ] Re'spectfu'ly, W. W. RAWLINS; Chairman, JOSEPH EHRLICH, JOHN S. CLARK, Committee on Dockets and Records. Amount ol licenses . collected d llr . lng the year 1905 from all- aour tes amounts to- $151683 against $14.nj the year previous. Wet attach hereto detailed statement as part of our re. port.. P. H; JONES, Chairman, C» metery Committee’s Report. Mayor and Council, Gentlemen: Your committee on Cemetery beg leave to make the fol lowing report: The cemetery is In very good con dition, but the beauty of same could be greatly Improved by work of a permanent nature being done upon the driveways. We think that this could he done at a smell cost. We think-it would he a good plan for Ihe city to repair and keep In repnir at Its expense, the brlclt walls around the different lots and further to pursue the policy In the fu ture of appropriating the funds receiv ed from the sale of lots to the erec tion of a brick wall around said lots. We hereto attach the sexton’s an nual report as a part of this report. We commend the sexton for the at tention devoted tn the care of the cemetery. Respectfully submitted, H. A. TARVER, R. L. JONES, JNO. S. CLARK. Report of City Sexton. Mr. H. A. Tarver, Chairman. I herewith hand you my annual re port for 1905, as follows: Total Interments for the year, 1905, 105, divided as follows: White males 30 White females 27 Colored males 27 Coloved females 21—105 Of these 16 were non-residents and accidental deaths and suicides 6. Respectfully submitted, F. L. WILDER, Sexton. Street Sprlnkllr’s Report. Hon. R. L. Jones, Chairman Street Committee, City of Albany, Ga Sir: I herewith submit you my report as Superintendent 0* Street Sprinkling for 1905: Paid for harness and sprinkler repairs $ 6.0,0 Paid for Horse Shoeing 12.00 Paid F. W. Godwin for hire nnd extra horse and driver 240.75 Total $258.75 Amount of water consumed about 1,410,000 gallons. 411 standpipes In good condition, while sprinkler is in bad repair from the fact that I’ve never had shelter to put-It under In' bad weather. Trusting the service has been satisfactory, I am Most Respectfully, T. E. JAMES, Supt Public Improvement Commltt:e’s Re port. To the Honorable Mayor nnd Council of Albany, Qn„ City Gentlemen: Your committee on Public' Improve ments beg leave tc say that, all pub lic buildings are In good condition, The expenditures for repairs, etc., for the past year amount to $1,082.42. Respectfully submitted, W. W. RAWLINS, Chairman, JOSEPH EHRLICH. R. L. JONES? Contract Committee’s Report. To the Mayor and Council of Albany Georgia. We, your contract committee, beg ‘o report that all business entrusted to us during the year has been trans acted with due care for the city’s best interest and all contracts have been carefully made and drawn up. JOHN S. CLARK, JOSEUH EHRLICH, H. A TARVER. Report of Health Committee, To the Honorable Mayor and Couucll of Albany. We are glad to report that the health of the city is very good. We have been free for the past year from any epidemics. We recommend that your body purchase two additional carts and mules for the sanitary de partments. Yours very truly, R. L. JONES Chairman, H. A. TARVER, W. W. RAWLINS. Report of License Committee. To the Honorable Mayor and Council of tho City of Albany, Ga. Gentlemen: Your license committqw begs to make the following report: The New Mhyor’s Address. Mr. Mayor Pro. Tern., and Members of Council of tl)e City of Albany, Gentlemen: In presenting this, address, I give a statement, not only of the present financial condition, but also an esti mate of the receipts and disburse, ments which we may expect during the present year, and although I have taken the past year as a basis, still, you will notice some increase In taxes Is due, In a measure, to the annexing of considerable territory! nnd, yet, we congratulate ourselves that a great deal of this Is from the general ; m . provement and development of the city. Albany Is no longer a- village, or town. She is a 11* e, active city, ani as such, we must set our stakes to work. Your total bonded indebtedness Is $133,500, and there Is also $12,500 of school bonds which has been validat ed, but not sol* There. Is $'6,500 to your credit of “Bond Account" In bank, and from this amount, about $3,500 will be paid, which will leave a balance of $3,000. Estlmalifl Receipts. Balance on hand, January 1, 1906 (actual) $11, Fines 7, Cemetery Licenses 16, Pound Rent ...... Waterworks and Electric Lights 8, Street taxes 2, Uncollected taxes, 1905 9, Taxes for 1906, es’imat- ed $27,000:00 Less amount which may be uncoh leetel Jan. 1, 1907 Il.000.ii0-.1C, Total receipts for 1909 $70,903.32 Estimated Disbursements. '• .-$7, Streets Tax Assessors Office and Stationery .767.32 ,500.00 200.00 ,000.00 65.00 48.00 ,000.00 ,000.00 ,'833.00 ,000 00 ,000.00 350.00 Telephone 84.00 Guard House . 275.00 Insurance 30.00 Printing . 875.00 Salaries . 5,000.0$ Incidentals . 2,000,00 Cemetery . 1,200.00 Police . 7,000.00 Street Sprinkler . 376.00 Fire Department . 6,300 0) Charity 260.0-1 Health 300.00 Appropriations 200.00 Carnegie Library . . 1,000.00 Sanitary 300.00 Pacing $14,490.45 Less property 1 owners hatf 40,800.00— 3,690.-15 BondB due Jan. 15 . 4,000.00 BondB due July l . 1,000.00 .Interest due Jan. 1.... . 600.00 Interest due Jan. 1... .... 250 Interest due Jan. 15...... . 3,120.00 Interest due Jan. 15...... . 312.00 Interest due Jan. 15., . 640:00 Interest due May 46.. . 626100 Interest due July 4. . . 500.00 Interest due July 1.. . 260.00 Interest due July 45.. . 312.00 ■interest due Nov. 16. .. 626.00 Estimated total of ;ljg. bursoments $50,289.45 In this statement you will notice 1 have only accounted for $16,000 of the taxes for 1906, when, In fact,.the total will amount to about $27,000. The $41,000 deducted Is the average per cent, of uncollected taxes Which ire seldom, If ever, collected during the year they are one. There also ap pears a charge of $750 in Interest to be paid January 1, (906. This amount has already been forwarded and is Included In your 1905 statement, but ■as the same programme will be car ried out this year, the charge will ye* main against the business of 1908. In the hour of prosperity,'we mu&t not forget the conservative and steady Step is the gait that wins, and yet, with your wise counsel, It will always he my pleasure to stand erect In the ranks of progress, and I feel certain' 'hat this board, with one united effort will place Albany in the position she so well deserves. To retiring Mayor A. J. L!pp!tt, and to each of you gentlemen, I, as the representative of the olty, offer thanks and appreciation for the very wfse and able way tn which the city’s affairs have been manged. Not- only are the finances in splendid shape) but the progressive, yet conservative spirit which you all have shown, and the large amount or work: done, win Have a., good .and lasting, effect upon.. the future development of Albany. C. W. RAW-SON, Mayor, , tm." nets BHOMKI