MYFBS, MAY(R - the Digital Library of Georgia

24 MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.through the instrumentality of Congressman RufusE. Lester. Our representative in Congress continuesto zealously watch and promote the interests of Savannahat Washington and is entitled to the commendationnot only of Council but of all of our people.He is always ready to assist the city in movementscalculated to benefit Savannah. He is atpresent working for a sub-treasury here and is readyto exert himself vigorously toward securing an appropriationfor the further deepening of the harbor.Savannah cannot rest content with its presentdepth of water. Not less than thirty feet eventuallyshould satisfy us, nor will less than that serve tomaintain our supremacy and ensure our futuregrowth as a port. It has been our experience in thepast that a campaign of some duration, prosecutedunflaggingly, is the price we must pay for such improvements.Council should now give considerationto this matter and institute such a movement again.The aid of our commercial bodies should be calledin, all of our citizens should be asked to cooperate,and a united front should be presented for morewater from the city to the sea.The City Departments.The reports of the various departments are submittedto Council herewith. They contain informationand recommendations worthy of your consideration.Indeed, all citizens should avail themselves of theopportunity these reports present of becoming acquaintedwith the uses to which the city's income isput. Through them they can ascertain the extentof departmental expenses, the nature and cost ofpublic improvements, and otherwise inform them-