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MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 101giving to that fund all the fines imposed upon firemen,the fines collected in the Recorder's Court forviolation of electric laws and fire regulations andsuch other revenue as Council may decide. To thisthe firemen will add from time to time proceedsfrom entertainments given for the benefit of this fundand such donations as may be made by citizens andthe general public. In this way a fund could be accumulated%vhich could be disbursed under the directionof the Mayor and Aldermen, and the dependentfamilies of firemen who are killed while in dischargeof their duties or even those who die from naturalcauses while in the service could be in a manner providedfor.Recommendations.As the city grows in area, so should the fire departmentgrow in stations, apparatus, men and facilitiesfor coping with fires. The fire department often years ago could not be expected to perform asefficient service as the present, owing to the increasednumber of buildings and area, the added fire risksand the important industries that have been establishedwithin the corporate limits. New and improvedapparatus, appliances and implements are beingoffered every year and successful departments arenoticed for the promptness with which they availthemselves of everything which tends to increase theefficiency of their service. It is therefore importantthat we keep a pace with the times and increase theefficiency of the department whenever and howeverwe can. As a whole the Savannah Fire Departmentis nearly if not as fully equipped for work as any departmentof its size in the South, yet there are some