MYFBS, MAY(R - the Digital Library of Georgia

MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 95discovered they require the owner or occupant toimmediately correct the conditions.In this city this work is performed by the Superintendentwith the assistance of one of the firemendetailed for that purpose and I am pleased to statethatthe owners and occupants of buildings have alwaysshown a cheerful willingness to assist me bypromptly removing combustible material when notifiedof its dangerous conditions.Hardly a day passes that we do not receive somereport of defective flues or dangerous condition andto the promptness with which these notices are receivedand attended to I attribute, in a measure, thereduction in the fire loss for the past year. At timesthese reports are for imaginary dangers -and occasionallyare for trifling things that could be correctedin a moment, yet I am always glad to investigateeven these and I take every occasion to encouragecitizens to report anything that the}' may thinkwould eildanger property.The usual periodical inspections of buildings bydetails of firemen and the examination of new buildingsby the foremen of companies, so that they maybecome familiar with the interiors are continued asusual in the past year.Building Laws.I respectfully beg to again urge the attention ofCouncil to the necessity of proper building laws. Atpresent the laws are very inadequate and all kindsand character of dangerous and defective buildingsare being erected.In this period of close competition among contractorsno attention is paid to matters of the greatest