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140 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.Crematory Department.As was the case in 1900, the Scavenger Departmenthad to do the work of this department, owing tothe fact of the Crematory being shut down, and thegarbage had to be hauled two miles beyond the citylimits,-therefore the department was compelled tocontribute to defraying the expense of hauling saidgarbage, etc., to the amount of $5,969.62. Wouldrecommend that unless a new crematory is built,that the appropriation of the Scavenger Departmentbe increased and the appropriation for Crematory bedone away with.City Lighting.There are at present 512 arc lamps in the city andfor a part of the year this number had to be paid for.The total expenditure for the year was $36,590.86.Public Buildings.The offices of the Director of Public Works andCity Marshal were thoroughly renovated duringthe year. This was positively necessary as in theDirector of Public Works' office there was no placefor any o! the committees to meet, and as the recordsof the Streets and Lanes and all the other departmentsunder the direction of this office are kept inthis office it was necessary that it be enlarged to meetthese requirements.The expenditure in this department were for thisand for lighting the offices of the building, fuel, insurance,etc., and repairing other public buildings,and amounted to $1,252.62.